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TIMES & SENTINEL ” COLUMBUS, GEORGIA. THURSDAY EVENING, AUG. 26, 1858. Judge Hawkins and the Florida Volunteers. We see by the papers, that efforts are being made to injure the dempcratic nominee for Congress, in our sister State, by charging him with negligence in the matter oj pay asked for in the suppression of Indian hostilities int at State in 1857. Whilst we are not disposed in the slightest degree to meddle in their affairs, we think it but just to their very worthy Representative, that we should furnish him testimo ny bearing directly upon the subject matter of controversy. Judge Crawford, our immediate Representative, being a member of the Ways and Means committee, happens to be very familiar with thisclaim. The question, he informs us. came before the House in a shape of an amendment by the Senate to the Army Appropriation Bill, the best meth od to be adopted to seeuro the passage of a claim which is likely to be contested by the House. This amendment provided, that the sum of $385,0C0 should be appropriated to the payment of the Volunteers, whose services were called into requisition in Florida, in the year 1847. Ac* cording to the rules of the House, the bill with the Sen ate’s amendments was taken up and referred to the Ways and Means Committee. II the good people of Florida only knew the efforts oi’ their Representative to pass thi s amendment, they would at least be satisfied that no one else could have done more, and that it it could have pasf. ed at all at that session, he would have succeeded in do- ing it. Judge Hawkins called upon the individual members oi the committee before whom this amendment was pending personally, and endeavored to secure from the committee a recommendation that the House “concur’ in the Senate’s amendment. This perhaps might have been accomplished at this time, but before the vote was taken, the Secretary of War enclosed a communication in which he stated, that it would take over $500,000 to liquidate these claims, and that the additional amount was shown to be required by other Volunteers, which had just been received. This set tled the question before the committee against concurrence ; First, because it was proper when payment was made, that it should be made in full; and second, that all the claims, together with the vouchers therefor, should be before the Committee and the House long enough for a thorough ex amination. Thus the bill went back to the House and the Committee of the whole, under the recommendation of the Ways and Means Committee, rejected the Senate’s amendment. Every man in Florida could not have pre vented it. This noncurrence formed one ol the disagree ing votes of the two Houses on the Army Bill, and of consequence had to go to a committee ot conference, which was composed of Senators Davis, Slidell and Collamar > and Representatives, Quitman, Crawford and Stanton — and here again, Judge Hawkins used every effort in his power to have it allowed, but upon its being stated tha* the original amendment to Senate’s bill, providing $385,- 000, would not be sufficient, the conference committee, unanimously determined to report against it, and let the whole amount and the vouchers, &c. be brought forward and examined be lore any part should be paid. This agree, ment on the part of the committee, all the men in Florida could not have prevented. The Senate’s committee having receded, the appropria tion fell. Again however, when the report was made to the House, it was adopted by an overwhelming majority, but intermediate the time when the report was received and the vote taken, Judge Hawkins did all that man could do to change the current, which flowed strong against this claim. This is a true statement of Judge Hawkins’ connection with these claims in Congress, as given to us, in form and substance, by our immediate Representative, Hon. Martin .1. Crawford. We take pleasure in giving it in justice to a worthy gentleman, who is regarded by his associates in Washing ton; those who witnessed his exertions in behalf of the Florida Volunteers—as a faithful guardian of the interests of his constituency. We know the value of such testi monials, having had occasion to lay before the voters of this district, (2d,) letters from the Hon. Jefferson Davis f Gen’l Wool and Col. Aiken, in regard to the military re putation of Mr. Crawford’s predecessor, Mr. A. H. Col xuitt—who haying won a little fame on Bueua Vista’s bloody field as aid to Gen’l Taylor—fame belonging to his Country and not to himself—it was sought to be robbed of him in the zeal of partizan conflict. We hope the attempt to undervalue the services of Judge Hawkins, will, in the language of Senator Davis to Maj. Colquitt, “be rebuked by the means which the people know so well how to em pioy.” William F. Samford, Esq. This distinguished gentleman—a prominent Candidate before the last Democratic Convention for Governor of Alabama, has recently appeared before the public in a letter addressed to the Hon. Henry W. Hilliard. It re views, in a masterly style, the letter written by Mr. Hill, iard in reference to the status of the South in the Union, and the constitutionality of the prohibition of the importation of African slaves into the United States. The letter is fill ed with rich classical illusions, and breathed the pure spirit of disinterested patr otism. We shall endeavor to lay ex tracts from it before our readers, when our space will per mit. We think we recognize in “Uncle Ben’s” commu nicationsto the Montgomery Advertiser, the trace of Mr. Samford’s gigantic mind. He should not talk too confi dently of the sweets of retired life. Alabama may want his services. The Yellow Fever Epidemic in Charleston. Charleston, August 23.—Tho yellow fever is declared to be epidemic. The health officer reports twenty-eight deaths by fever in this city during the week ending on Saturday last. We find the above telegraphic item in the daily papers of the neighboring cities, and it is probably bv this time in the columns of every member of the Associated Press of the United States, out of Charleston. We beg of our co temporaries to regard the first sentence as the declaration of the telegraph, and without authority. The Board of Health have not, themselves, made any such declaration, or authorized any one to do so for them- The expression is singularly unfortunate, to say the least, lor one effect will be to quarantine Charleston vessels in every port. Our Carolinian friend at Columbia will see that its deductions from this dispatch are utterly unwarrantable. The char acter of the present fever in Charleston, may be learned from the official report of Monday last, and published in our paper of that date, wherein out of twenty-eight deaths during the previous week, only four were of natives of the United States, and two of those of foreign parentage.— The only reliable reports are those of the City Register.— Charleston Mercury; Aug. 25, Yellow Fever in Charleton, The Board of Health report forty throq deaths in that city during tho week ending 21st inst—thirty four whites and nine blacks— twenty-eight of the whites by yellow lever. The disease has heen’ pronounced, as wo see by telegraphic despatches received yesterday, epidemic, and in New York Charleston has been declared an infected port. Gen. Bethune on the Stump. Oar worthy fneud, the Editor of the Corner Stone, made a speech at Cussetta, on Tuesday, (24th,) on “Free Trade and Direct Taxation.” It was duiiog the sitting of Court, and we presume he had a good audience. The General is indefatigable in his efforts to infuse this doettine into the minds ol tin people, He is a forcible speaker—avoid ing dtsplay, and generally striking the nail on the head. COMMUNICATED. Counter-Resolutions— Supreme Court—Mer riwether Meeting. Merriwether County, Aug. 23, 1858. Messrs. Editors Avery small poition of the citi zens of this county, held a meeting at Greenville, on the 19th, in which resolutions were adopted, censuring Judge Benning for presiding in a recent Bank case tried at Ma con. Mr. Dougherty from your city, was present, and addressed the meeting in an hours speech—Those ac quainted with the case, will not attribute to Mr. ty, that disinterestedness, which would enable him to c peak impartially concerning the integrity of Judge Ben- ning. Having agreed to undertake these old cases for fifty cents in the dollar and pay costs, it is not unnatural that the recent decision should sting him with disappointment and chagrin—Hence it can be accounted for, why Ex- Governor McDonald and Judge Benning know nothing about the law (?)— Why all this hue and cry was not raised against Judge Benning, when he sat in these iden tical cases four years ago, and gave good reasons for it why Mr. Dougherty is so sensitive and so abusive of the Court now wherever he go s—We have only to say, that the citizens of Merriwether have held another meeting, completely overshadowing the first, in which counter resolutions were adoptr and, complimentary in the highest degree to Judge Benning. You will receive them in due season, and they will speak for themselves. We have not yet lost confidence in the integrity, purity and sound judgment of such men as Gov. McDonald and Judge Benning—Nor can we countenance the effort to impeach their integrity for the paltry sum ot a lew dollars this late in the day. We have too much confidence in the hones ty of the good people ot Georgia to believe, that they will mistake the resolutions adopted here a lew days ago by a small meeting, as the voice and sentiment of the people of this county. Far from it! Yours, &c., TANARUS, Muscogee Railroad Company. The annual report of the President and Directors of this company is on our table. It appears therelrom that the gross receipts, as compared with the receipts of 1857, have fallen ofl 30,512 01, whilst the expenses for the same peri od, have been reduced $29,573 79, making a decrease in not profits of $998 22. The President attributes this differ ence in results, in a great degree, to the financial embar rassment of the country during the early part of the pas t cotton season. The Banks and Agencies in this city, being unable to furnish the requisite facilities for shipping cotton eastward, a large amount—upwards of 6,000 bales, was ta ken from our warehouses over the Opelika Railroad to Montgomery. This fact had the further effect to induce planters of Alabama, who, otherwise would have patron ized our market, to send their cotton direct to Montgomery. The Chattahoochee river being navigable for the larger class of boats during the whole season, 12,682 bales were shipped via Apalachicola. These two causes or lacts ac count for the decrease in eastward freights. The general stagnation in trade, which affected alike every branch of industry, he assigns as a cause for the decrease in westward freights and passengers. He thinks that the prospects of the road for the coming season are more flattering, based upon the faith of a large crop and a revival of confidence and trade. The report alludes to the fact that the last ses sion of the Legislature passed an Act authorizing connec tions between the Muscogee and the Mobile and Girard and Montgomery and West Point roads, on terms to be agreed on, and satisfactory to the city of Columbus, and says: “The city has given its consent, but on terms the Direc tors are unable to comply with at present. The terms pro posed by the city are, that this company shall have the priv ilege of making a connection with the Opelika Road, pro vided it pay to the city of Columbus $2,000 lor the first year after the connection is made, and $3,000 lor every v<nr triomnftor. until this comnHnv shall connect with lha Mobile and Girard Railroad. To make the Opelika con nection will cost, acording to actual survey and estimates, $11,458 50 for double track, and for single track, $6,953 50; a sum within the reach of this company- To make the connection with the Mobile and Girard Railroad it will re quire, according to the estimate of experienced gentlemen, SIOO,OOO ; a sum entirely out of the reach of this company. The Directors, however, have resolved to build the upper or Opelika connection, provided the city will modify its terms 90 as to bring it within the ability of this company.” We hope the city will “modify its terms,” as suggested above. We confess that we never comprehended the poli cy or good sense of imposing such a condition on the company. It would be foolish to doubt that the Company desires to make both connections, and will do so when ever its resources will justify the outlay; yet the “terms,” imposed would seem to be suggested by the idea that it was in favor of the Opelika and abhorred the Mobile con nection. If the Opelika connection will injure the city it ought not to be allowed ; but if it be a desirable object, wherein consists the sonse of clogging its accomplishment with an impracticable condition 1 Whether either will be beneficial or hurtful to the interests of the city is a distinct proposition, having no natural relation whatever to the other; and to make them reciprocally dependent, the one upon tbe other, as uming the effect of each to be benefi cial, is like saying to a man afflicted with nartial paralysis, “sir, unless you move your left hand we will letter your right.” Greenville Meeting—Resolutions. Just before going to press, we received a communica tion from Meriwether County, containing the counter res olutions passed by the citizens of that County in reference to the late decision of the Supremo Court in a Bank case tried at Macon. Mr. F. M. McLendon was Chairman,and G. L. Peavy, Secretary. They withhold an expression of opinion as to the legali ty of the late decision and condomn the hasty manner in which resolutions were passed at a previous meeting. Also speak in the highest terms of Judges McDonald and Ben ning. despatch from'Paris says it Was reported there that the King of Holland intends to abdicate. The Prince of Orange, the heir to the throne, completes his eighteenth year next month, when he will be qualified to ascend the throne. The motives of the King’s abdication are said to be a profound mystery. Congratulatory Message from London. New-York, Aug. 24.—The mayor of this city received to-day a congratulatory message from the Lord Mayor 0* London, dated on yesterday, the 23d of August. Pennsylvania Politics. Piiiladelfhia, Aug. 24.—The democratic party split in their district convention,in the first Congressional Dis trict. The Hon. Thomas B. Florence was nominated by his friends, and Dr. Nebinger, by the anti-Lecomptonites. In the 2d district, George H- Martin was nominated; in the third, James Landy; and in the fourth, HeDry M- Phillips. Havana Consulship. Washington, Aug. 25.—Majcr Helm, of Kentucky, has bee appointed Consul-General of the United States at Ha vana. A young Washington, who, the other day, made a bet that he could put his finger safely into the mouth of a decapitated turtle, tried it, and got his finger nearly bitten off. The turtle was a green one, and so was the boy. “My boy, what does your mother do for a .iving?” was asked of a little bare-footed urchin. .‘She eats cold vittles, sir.” From the London Times. The Atlantic Telegraph— An English View of it. We believe we are correct in stating, that 500 miles of telegraph have never before been success fully laid under water, and yesterday we received intelligence; that a communication is tnliy es ab lished beneath 2,000 miles of stormy ocean, under a superincumbent mass ot water, the depth ot which may be calculated in miles. Only now, when it has succeeded, we are able fully to realize the magnitude and the hardihood of the enterprise. Over what jagged mountain ranges is that slender thread folded; in what deep oceanic valley? does it rest when the flash that carries the thought ot man from one continent to another, darts a ong the wire; through what strange and unknown re gions, among things uncouth anil wild, m us 1 thread its wav ! It brings up tidings from the vast abyss, but not cf the abyss itself, but of men i*e ourselves who dwell beyond. ourseives wno aweii Since the discovery of Columbus, nothing has been done in any degree comparable to the vast enlargement which has thus been given to the sphere of human activity. We may, now that this the most difficult problem of all, has been solve , be justified in anticipating that there is no portion of the earth’s surface, which may not be placed in immediate communication with us. We know that we have in our hands the means of a practi cal übiquity. Distance as a ground of uncertainty will be eliminated from the calculation of the states man and the merchant. It is no violent presump tion tosuppose that within a very short period, w T e shall be able to present to our readers every mor ning, intelligence of what happened the day be fore in every quarter of the globe. The admiralty will know to within a few miles, the position of every ship in her Majesty’s service. The intelli gence of a Caffre war or an Indian mutiny will reach us before the first blood that has been shed is cold, and we shall be able to economize the whole time consumed by the ordinary vehicles of intelli- gence. We see, with not unnatural satisfaction, that the advantages of the discovery will be the greatest to those countries, the possessions'of which are the most remote, and therefore, that England has more to gain than any of her rivals. More was done yesterday for the consolidation of our empire, than the wisdom of our statesmen, the liberality of our legislature, or the loyalty of our colonists could ever have effected Distance between Canada and England is annihilated 1 For the purpose ol mu tual communication and of good understanding, the Atlantic is dried up,and we become a reality, as well as a wish, one country. Nor can any one regard with indifference, the position in which the Atlantic telegraph has placed us in regard to the great American Republic?. It has half undone the Declaration of 1776, and'gone far to make us one again, in spite of ourselves, one people. To the ties of a common blood, language, and religion, to ’ the intimate association in business, and a complete sympathy on so many subjects, is now added the ’ faculty of instantaneous communication, which must give to all these tendencies to unity an inten sity which they never before could possess. We are most happy that it has fallen to the lot of this country to carry out an enterprise in which human nature is so deeply interested, in concert with the only other nation on the globe in which the flame of science is fanned and kept alive by the breath of freedom. Let those who are assem bled at Cherbourg to celebrate another develop ment in the art of destruction, and to fete the in auguration of a forteess avowedly designed to threaten the independence and prosperity ofthese islands, reflect on the true nature of the enterprise which has thus been executed, and turn from the contemplation of the science degraded into the haiiaiuuKi ui eiiauguiui aim . —._>• . i . .-t applied to her legitimate office, as the conciliator, the benefactress, and the enlightener of the whole human race. A military monarchy has created Cher bourg ; political freedom and commercial enterprise have made the Atlantic telegraph, and they have nothing to blush for in the comparison. From the Liverpool Journal. Two-thirds of the commerce of the world ap pertain to Great Britain and America, and this commerce will increase as population increases; and while stimulating trade throughout the uni verse, the trade between England and America will forever be paramount. The major part of this trade refers to cotton ; and as both countries may be considered almost exclusively interested in the growth and manufacture of that plant, an immense benefit will be derived for both by what may be considered instantaneous communication between the two great marts of trade. In a week or two we shall know in Liverpool, each day, what they are doing in New York and New Orleans; and the merchants in Wall street will have a response, in equally short time, of what the bankers are do ing in the Liverpool Exchange. % % % % % % * Considering all the circumstances attendant on the Atlantic electric telegraph, it is impossible to appreciate the immense advantages which must proceed from it, and there will be nothing extrava gant at all in coming to the conclusion that the completion of the wire on Wednesday last inaugu rated a social and commercial revolution , the effect of u'hich cannot he otherwise than good. From the London Chronicle. It is curious that (his completion of a work which links logether England and the United States, should have been consummated at a time when the British Queen is personally interchanging ex pressions of amity with the sovereign of another allied State. Such intercourse, whether passing and ceremonial or permanent and business like in character, tends more than anything else to insure the peace of this world, and to promote, in conse quence, the welfare of all civilized nations. Visits like that to Cherbourg may do much, but the es tablishment of a regular and instantaneous means of communication, will accomplish far more to wards consolidating friendship between rulers and people, and effacing every cause or trace of disso nance long before it can ripen into hostility. To commence the Atlantic Telegraph will no doubt prove a most successful and profitable instrument. But its political functions and international agen cies are of even higher importance, and will estab lish it as one of the chief civilizers and pacificators of mankind. The Niagara at the Navy-Yard. —The Niag ara was visited on Thursday by throngs of peo ple, men, women, and children” Row-boats were constantly plying between the Brooklyn wharves and the frigate, their owners making the most of and by the occasion. The gaugway was uncom fortably crowded with visitors coming and going. From the forecastle or quarter-deck the vessel looked like the principal throughfare of a well peopled city, where sailors, soldiers and civilians are constantly passing and Among the visitors was Gov. King) to whom Capt. Hudson showed the ship, and explaining the paying-out machinery in detail. The Governor shook hands with the officers on board with great heartiness, and congratulated jthem upon their participation in the enterprise, so successfully brought to com pletion. From Venezuela. —Affairs at Venezuela on the 3d inst. were qniet. A French and English fleet were at Lagnyra. Gen. Geogorius Monagas had died in prison at Maracaibo. LaGrange Female College. The following is the Report of the Board of Ex aminers, relative to the character of the recent Examination of this College. To the Trustees of the LaGrange Female Col- lege: Gentlemen —At the request of the Faculty, the undersigned committee have attended the Exam inations of the College Classes of the LaGrange Female College, beginning on Monday, the sth in stant and closing on Thursday, the Bih. As spec ial interest is now felt in the success of the Insti tution under the new administration of its affairs, the committee feel that the duty assigned them was a very important one. Feeling a lively inter est in the cause of education, and being especi ally anxious that our Institutions of learning may succeed in elevating still higher the stan dard of attainment, the committee attended the exercises with a fixed purpose to approve only what was worthy of approval after a candid and impartial scrutiny. The most ample opportunity to investigate was afforded to the Committee, and the examinations, whether conducted by the Pro- lessors or by members of the Committee, were highly satisfactory. Six hours a day were devoted to these examinations —an hour and a halt to two hours to each class. The President, Rev. W. G. Connor, examined classes in Rhetoric and Moral Science. From these examinations, and from the excellent discipline maintained during the examination, the committee are satisfied that the duties of the Re sidency have been ably and faithfully performed. The suavity and firmness of the President have permitted him to get and retain a hold upon the affections of the young ladies, which has enabled him to exercise a large influence in promoting their moral and mental progress. Prof. J. R, Mayson examined classes in Arith metic, Algebra, Geometry, and Trigonometry. The Committee can hardly do justice in this sketch to the skill and fidelity of Prof. M., as an instruc tor. Great patience, skill and experience as a teacher, and an intimate acquaintance with these subjects, could alone secure the success to which these classes have attained. Prof. Jno. W. Akers examined classes in Latin. As Latin was made an essential to the honors of the College only a year ago, most of the classes were beginners. In drilling pupils in the elements of the Latin Language, Prof. A. has been remarka bly successful. The Committee must be allowed to express their gratification at the unusually tho rough and systematic drilling to which the classes have been subjected in Etymology and Syntax. Those who have undertaken to guidge the young mind along this rugged and slippery path, can fully understand that ability and zeal in the profession, and great perseverence, can alone enable the teach er to place the pupil upon the stand point at which the committee found these classes. Prof. W. A. Harris examined classes in Natural Philosophy and French. In Natural Philosophy the classes showed that they had been taught to reason upon the subjects presented for their consideration. The reasoning powers had evidently been brought into active ex ercise, and it was clearly shown that Prof. H. con siders the cultivation of the mind of much more value than the mere hoarding of knowledge. The classes in French, too, proved that Prof. Harris is an able, faithful and successful instructor. Mrs. Judge examined classes in English Litera ture, and Domestic Economy. Mrs. Judge is so well known and approved by your body, that we need say no more than that her labors seemed to the Committee to have been emi nently successful—fully sustaining the reputation already won by many years of successful and ac cejnauio icuv/tiiiigi In fine, the Committee take this occasion to con gratulate the Trustees, and through them the pat rons and friends of the Institution, upon the very favorable auspices under which the year’s labors have been closed. The college is before the pub lic, and it is the ‘privilege of the citizens of La- Grange, and the surrounding country, to see that it is sustained. They owe this as a duty, not so much to the President; the Professors, the Trus tees, and to the church under the patronage of which the College is placed, as to themselves, and their children. Let every citizen feel that he is do ing an injury to himself, his children, his friends, and to society, whenever he fails to give the ap proved teacher his earnest and cordial support. RosDectfullv submitted, WM. M. CUNNINGHAM, JOHN A. FOSTER, W. H. EVANS, L. F. WILCOX, S. W. YANCEY, L. L. LEDBETTER, J. E. HURT, FLEMING JAMES, Jr. HENRY HODGES, Committee. LaGrange, Ga., July 8, 1858. The Com Crop in Missouri, Kansas and Ne braska. In this county the corn crop never looked more promising. This is the case both in the bottoms and on the hills. The Rockport (Atchison county) Banner of the 12th instant says the corn in the bottoms which was covered by flood is completely dried up, but on all the uplands the crops look exceedingly fine, and would make an abundant yield without anoth er drop of rain. Tne Leavenworth Times has accounts from the interior of the Territory, north of the Kaw river, that the corn crop in that section, as well as in oth er sections of the Territory, will be of the finest and largest yield this year. Gentlemen who have travelled extensively through the corn-growing wes tern States, and gone to Kansas, and seen the flour ishing condition of the crops, report the prospect for a rich harvest of corn as much more promising than it is in those States. This is cheering news. Kansas will be independent this year, as regards this staple, and perhaps have a handsome sur plus. The Nebraska City News says that the yield of the corn crop in Nebraska will, this season, be to all appearances unprecedentedly large. It is nearly all now in “roasting ears,’ and never in this coun ty looked so well. The stalk is of magnificent height, and is. we believe, well “eared.” Nebraska soil is particularly adapted to the raising of corn.— Potatoes also do fine; and for vegetables, such as cabbages, beets, and squashes, it cannot be beat en.—St. Joseph Journal. The following “verdick” was given and written by the enlightened ioreraan of a coroner’s jury, at the town of : “We are of A Pinion that the Decest met with death from Violent Infirmation in the Arm, pro duced from Unoan Cauz.”— Ex. This reminds us (says the Lumpkin Palladium ,) of a verdict returned by a coroner’9 jury in some one of the lower counties of Georgia, where the deceased was killed by lightning. The foreman of the jury, after investigating the circumstances, re turned that, “We are of opinion that the deceased came to is death casuatlu by an accidental stroke of thun der.” WRITTENqIN THE SAND. Alone T walked on the ocean strand, A peerly shell was in my hand;” I stooped and wrote upon the sand My name, th°! year the day, As onward from the spot 1 passed, One lingering look behind I cast,” A wave came rolling high arid fast, And washed my lines away. And so, methought, ’twill quickly ho With every mark on earth with me! A wave of dark oblivion’s sea Will sweep across the place Where I have trod the sandy stiore Of time, and been to be no more; Of me, my day, the name I bore, To leave no track or trace. And yet with him who counts the sands, And holds the waters in his hands, I know a lasting record stands Inscribed against my name, Of all this mortal part has wrought, Of all this thinking soul has thought, And from these fleeting moments caught, For glory or for shame. From the Missouri Republican. Senator Green of Missouri, and Hon. Alex. H. Ste phens of Georgia. During the late Canvass in this State, Mr. Green one of the United States Senators, made two speeches in St. Louis, greatly to the annoy, ance of the Black Republicans. About that time the organs of the party, and particularly the Dem ocrat, were exceedingly soilcitous for the reputa tion of Judge Douglas. Many kind things were said of him, and a sort of parental care was assu med over gentlemen who were supposed to be Douglas men, and attempts were made to incite them to hostility against Mr. Barret and the Demo cratic ticket, on the ground that they were hostile to Mr. Douglas. The humbug was so apparent that no one was deceived by it; and when, tailing in this, they contrived a plan to draw out from Mr. Green his sentiments in this relation, he did not fail to respond to the call, but in a manner which did not suit the Black Republicans. He took no ground against Judge Douglas, but spoke as confiding in him and in his democracy. That position is further explained in a letter, with a co py of which we have been furnished, written last month, in answer to one which had been address ed to him, staling that a rumor had been in cir culation to the effect that Mr. Green intended to stump the State in favor of Judge Douglas. Mr. Green did not blink the question, but wrote as follows: Canton, Mo. July 14, 1858. Dear Sir—Your favor of the 12th instant, calling my attention to certain rumors to the effect that I intended to sustain Hon. S. A, Douglas, has been received. I had heard of the report before, but I did not attach sufficient importance to make any reply. The facts are as follows: Being asked what I believed Mr. Douglas intended to do in his party relations for the future , I gave it as my opinion, founded on his own words, that he would heartily sustain the Demcratic party, and oppose to the bitter end the Black Republican; and that if my belief should prove correct, then I would rather see him re-elected than any one of the Black Republican party. Many persons differ with me in regard to what the future course of Douglas will be, and I have heard many persons express their opinion that in 1860 he will be identified with the republicans. If he should war on the democratic party, we must war on him , but, if he should fight in our ranks against the common enemy, I should certainly pre fer him to any one belonging to the enemy. No doubt Douglas did us great and serious harm du ring the last session, but I trust democrats will nev er be so eager for revenge as to countenance the election of a Black Republican. As between de mocrats ot Illinois, l can never express any pre ference, even if the Judge should turn out as I hope he may. But l should not hesitate (it he should verify my expectations) between him a Black Republican. The idea of my taking the stump for him, without certain evidence of his fidelity,is preposterous ; but, for the principles of our party, and in opposition to republicanism, I feel it my duty to speak on proper occasions. Yours, truly, JAMES S. GREEN. From the Chicago Daily Heiatd Aug. 17. The State Democrat of the 14th, devotes an ar ticle to the Hon. Alex. H. Stephens, of Georgia, who was recently on a visit to Chicago, and whom it charges with having come here “on a mission of peace to the democracy of this State,” inferring that hesis a Douglas man. We would inform our spirited cotemporary, and also the Douglas editors, that Mr. Stephens did not come to Illinois on political business. His business here, and that of his brother, was with Mr. Healy, the artist, and had nothing whatever to do with politics. While here, however, Mr, Stephens did not hesi tate to express, his opinion on political subjects when conversing with his Illinois friends. Mr. S. in Congress ably opposed the efforts of Douglas and his Black Republican allies in their attempt to defeat the administration, and he still believes that he did right in thus opposing them. He is not a Douglas man by an)’ means, and the most the Douglas men have to boast of in respect to the opinions of Mr. Stephene, is the doubtful compli ment he pays Mr. D. by saying that he “would prefer Douglass to Lincoln as a senator, but he would prefer a good democrat to either of them. Oregon and Washington, A Washington correspondent of the New York Herald, writing under date of 19th instant, says:— “Official Intelligence has been received that the supplies of mules and horses that were so much needed in Oregon and Washington Territories,have been despatched thither from the Utah expedition. Considering that ihe troops were scattered over so wide an extent of country, the rapid concentra tion ot about two thousand troops at Walla-Walla within one month, has elicited both astonishment and admiration from the Secretary of War, and those here associated with him in the conduct of military affairs. With the addition of the Sixth Regiment of Infantry, now on its way to the Pa cific, it is supposed the force r will be sufficient for present purposes. The troops in Washington ter ritory were probably ready to march on the Ist of Angust against the Indians who attacked and defeated Col. Steptoe. Tho extent of the defec tion among the Indians is not known, but so satis factory are the present military operations, that it is confidently anticipated at the War Department that the campaign will be an exceedingly short one, and far less expensive than any former similar movement against hostile Indians.” Why Mr. Buchanan’s Message was Delayed. —lt appears that when the mutilated message from the Queen was sent to the President, he expressed some doubts of its genuineness; but notwithsth standing hurried off his reply. An officer of the Atlantic Telegraph Company, however, supposing that the Queen’s message would yet arrive, tele graphed from New York to Valentia not to forward that from the President. As this order was not revoked, the operator telegraphed, after waiting 30 hours, to know if they should forward it. ln> answer, of course, was in the affirmative 1 But t this oversight the message would have been trail mitled immediately.