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OBH ACCOUNTS.
The fidfc yew of this paper will oxpiio on
‘H
endor onr acknowledge
patrons as have paid ua
ey abeuld all do. It
would enable us to do many things for the
knprovenKsnt of the establishment. To those
who hove not yet paid apy thing, we may be
peraiUted to eey, that aa wo have crediteS
them one yew, it is now but reasonable they
should credit ua one, end send four, dollars
instead of two, all of which wilt be duly cred
ited. . ‘ **■
I3T lion. Jambs L. BbWabd, who had
been abscut at the Indian Spring for a fort,
night past, returned to his home in this place
about tbemiddlaof last week.
LABGE BEIT.
We"were hown, afosw days since, arßeet
which-grew on the land of Elijah Neal, in
the 14th district of this count# which meas
ured thirty-four inehes one way, and thirty
two the other, and weighed fifteen pounds
and a half. The Beet can bo seen at the
raw nous.
We received, as a present, a sample of
flour made at the mills of Mitchell Griffih, ors
Cat Creek, in Berrien or Lowndes, wd do
not know which, and can salely say that it
cannot be boat. Persons having wheat to
grind would do well to patronise friend Griffin.
” I < TO TAX COLUSCTOBS.
We refer the Tax Collectors of this and
the adjoining counties to the circular of lion
* Trlppe, Stato Treasurer, which will
be found in another column of this paper.—
It will be seeu that an arrangement is made
by which the Collector may deposit the State
Tax ftinds with E. Remington, Esq., of this
pfenstfdT* journey to Miftedgevillo. This
will be a large accommodation to Tax Col
lectors in Soutli-Western Georgia. Funds
■My;also he deposited at Dnblin and^mer- 1
*Wc take pleasure in Mating that the Male
department of this Seminary of Learning
wiH be opened on the first Monday in Sop
timber next, under suporintendance of
the learned Prealdent, Milton Wiupa, with
competent aids. L A
The Female Department will bo opened
on tha firat Monday in October, and for this
Department also, tfe enderrtand, Instruc-
It is of the utmost importance, both to
teachers and pupils, that the latter should
pllmenco with the opening of the Institute,
and it is requested of Parents, by the Supcr
intendant, that they be sent forward at the
OTIS NEIGHBOR ONCE MOBB.
Wen neighbor, wo will liavo to give you
p. Two, almighty columns! “Words, words,
words,” a Hamlet says. Hois as long
winded as Eclipse. To*compare small
things with great ones, wo might speak of
him as Col. Benton did, a short time previous
to his death, of Judge Douglas: “Ilis am
bition is much beyond his ability, for, al
though a fluehfspeaker, his ideas don’t bear
the proper proportion to his words, and
though hi runs fast, he carries no weight.—
He .thinks he can bestride this continent,
with one foot on the Shores of the Atlanti#
and the other on the Pacific. But he can’t
do it—he can’t do it HU legs are too abort.”
There now, go; don’t bother us any more.
Write something that will instruct mthor
than amuse your readers. Bo not ambitious
of the reputation of a Brownlow in personal
controversy; Such qualifications never yot
led a tnnn to high reputation. Never mind
Longinus, you will to
know much about him, and it would not do
you much good if you did.
.
THE DEFALCATION.
A writer to the Brunswick Herald states —
“ The Treasurer of the Albany and Gulf
Railroad |uot the Atlantic and Gulf Railroad]
it a defaulter to the amount of about eleven
thousand dollars, and has left this latitude.—
Jlis bond being for ten thousand dollars, the
road ESBjjpt miffor much.” This exonerates
Mr. McDdiSllj'tdte S'|| 1 ® surcr of the Atlant
ic and Gulf Raitr oad, frola |ll impeachment, j
AHOTHKi EBVOLTITtON W MEXICO.
The New York Herald of the 12th feet,
reports another revolution in Mexico. Don
Juan Jose Bas has been declared President
of Mexico. This was done in the nsual
way, by] pronvnciatnetUo of the soldiery.—
The army is said to be under the command
of Gens. Parodi, Bengal and Traconis. No
particulars of the Revolution are given.
It appears that Zuloaga had abandoned
the city previous to the pronunciamento.
Don Valentine Gomes Fareas, who has
been Chief Magnate of the Mexican Re
public four times, died on the 2d July last,
in the 77th year of bis age.
ing our .iA* in rrlfition to tho nffitir, of this
Company, and the interests of the great body
of the people in connection with the Main
Trunk Hoad, nud in doing so have given
mortal offence to eotne few individuals.—
This fact however, shaft not deter us, either
now or hereafter, from the expression of our
views and opinions on these subjects, and we
are wHHug-ihat it should be distinctly ua
derstood that we desire the friendship of
no man nor set of men if that friendship can
only bo secured at the expense of truth and
justice, and at the sacrifice of our indepen
dence of thought, of speech and action.
Wo fit op to be no man’s master, and no
onoAcah say that we are any man’s servant
and speak the truth. In regard to the pro
position of the citizens of Decatnr, we repeat
what we have intimated heretofore, to-wit :
That, if the whole line of the road can he
let out, the acceptance of the proposition
would be wise, hut that unless this can be
done, and ia done, its acceptance would be
an improvident waste of the Company’s
funds. What the other “ important matters”
may be, we know not, as we are not in the
confidence of the Main Trunk Company,
and never expect to be; but that there are a
number of “important matters” which they
ought to consider every body knows.
We take the liberty of speaking out upon
one. Many years ago a railroad company,
with a wealthy and distinguished Georgian
at its head, had surveys made from the At
lantic through Southern Georgia towards
Pensacola, and the Brunswick line was set
tled upon by them as the most practicable
route. The engineers who selected this
routo were of acknowledged ability, acknow
edged even to this day. The Savannah &
Gulf Company, a few years since, sent out
an accomplished engineer and corps to make
pretty much the same survey, and although
it may not so have appeared in the report,
yet this engineer did say that the Brunswick
line was a well selected line for the purpose
of getting from the Atlantic to the Gulf.—
Recentjy it has become necessary for the
Slain Trunk Company to investigate this
matter further, and the survey is accordingly
ordered. The purvey is commenced and
progresses for some time, and the Engineer
makes his appearance in Thomasvillc in a
buggy, goes hence to Bainbridge, returns to
IThomasvifte and has conversation with some
of our citizens. In these conversations he
deA&res that so far the Brunswick line ap
pears to be much tho best, that the Troup
villo line is even a good one, and that the
lower Ijno ia hilly and bad—4n short, that
, the lower down lje went tho worse it appear
ed that the lino would bo. He gets into his
buggy again, goes through GrOoverville and
the sixteenth of Lownues, and tho next place
be turns up is in Bavaunah, where the Direc
tors have met for the purpose of locating the
line. They call upon him for bis opinion of
the most “ practicable route,” and ho says
that tho Troupville line wont do at all, and
then institutes a comparison between the
Brunswick and lower lines. The Brunswick
line he says is the shortest by a few feet, hut
then the lower lino has less curvatures. The
lower line also runs through tho richest lands
and is cloter to Florida, and besides there is
a swamp on tho Brunswick line about fire
miles long and several feet deep iu mud and
water. Now there has recently been a large
meeting of respectable citizens of Berrien
and Lowndes counties, and they say that
this swamp, as described by the engineer,
does not exist, in the first place, and in the
second, if it did, that the engineer does not
know, it, as he has neither surveyed it him
self nor had it done by others! This is a
grave charge, from a respectable sourced
against the engineer, and if it be true (and
wo do not doubt it,) how much longer onght
the" Company to have any use for this engi
neer t And if they have no uso for the en
gineer, bow much less use ought they to
lavtt’for his k,’ <
This may not be an “important matter”
to the Directors of the Mpin Trunk Compa
ny, but there are “ whole families” in this
country who think it ought to be. It is an
“important matter” that th&road should be
built spoedily, and in accordance with the
spirit and intention of the charter, and when
the Company show a willingness to do these
things, it is a highly important matter” that
, the people, all the ]ieople, should come up
anti do their duty in the premises. That
the people will do so, under proper circqm
stancos, h e do not doubt tor a sifgle mo
gieqj, and will not doubt until the fact should
appear otherwise.
It may be proper to say that we have
none but the kindest feelings toward the En
gineer of the Main Truuk Road, and wo are
not dealing with him as a man. but as an ofli-
in the correct and effectual discharge of
wnMb duty, wc, in common with every body
else, ark iutcreifod. If he desires it, he can
have our authority for every statement in
THE COSMOPOLITAN ART JOURNAL.
We have*just received th#double number
tor March and June of this highly interest
ing publication. It is neatly gotten up, and
full of excellent reading matter, besides a
number of electrotypes and two beautiful ■
steel engravings. Ne& York. Two dollaisl
per annum. ?, |
THE OPPOSITION AND ITS EWOBTS
Many wonder why the opposition sfco*ld
be so anxious for the dissolution of the Dem
ocratic party, apd make such desperate ef
forts to accomplish it. Nothing is more nat
ural. As the opposition o6w stand, i
and broken up into fragments and petty fac
tions, they are in a hopeless minority, with
out organization, without concert of action,
without available numbers, and growing
“ beautifully less” Jay by day. It is quite
natural that they should wish to get out of
such a deplorable predicament. But then
only hope to accomplish that object is, to
make an inroad upon the Democratic party,
sow the seeds of dissatisfaction au£ discor 1 in
the Democratic-ranks, and break off the dis
contented factions. These factions would
then be in the same condition as themselves.
Hike themselves, they could not go back to
tho Democratic party for very shame, and
would be forced to join the opposition.—
Thus they hope to increase their numbers,
and it is for this reason they are so very anx
ious to divide and break up the Democratic
party. If they could only draw off one
fourth, and then bring about a union cf all
tho factions in opposition, there would he
some chance of doing something for them
selves, which they are most anxious to ac
complish. The country is highly prosper
ous under Democratic guidance, that is not
to be gainsaid, but as long as that Democratic
Mordocai stands within the gate, and appro
priates office and power to himself, the pros
perity of the country avails thorn nothing in
the way-of contentment.
Many of the leaders of the opposition at
tho South have become desperate and are
prepared to espouse any principles and join
any party to briug about a change. Nothing
is considered too desperate or hazardous.
It may bo said, we are not speaking to the
record, but we will show that we arc. The
Richmond Whig, it will not be denied, is an
orthodox journal of tho American party,
speaking forth the sentiments of that party
with all faithfulness. That paper holds
forth as follows:
“ The South is very nearly accurate when
it says the hopes of the Whig are based ex
clusively on tho chance of rallying oil the
elements af opposition into a compact body
against the Democratic nominees. And that
is the very thing we expect to be able to ef
fect. At least we shall labor for it, and pray
for it with a hearty good will. * * *
\Ve are willing to let by-gones be by-gones,
and to take tho chances in the same boat
witiyftt// the etemems of the opposition in
the North and in the South, in the East and
West,”
Now there is an open and a flat footed
declaration, to unite all the elements of op
position in tho next Presidential campaign,
by a leading Southern editor of the American
pairty, not excepting the Black Republicans.
The Black Republicans would form at least
three-fourths of that conglomeration. Are
the members of the American party in
Georgia ready to nttneh themselves to this
new jiarty, and be led by Northern abolition
ists? Some of the leaders may be, in their
lust for place and power, but the honest yeo
manry of the party 1 will submit to no snch
degradation ; and this effort to break np the
Democratic party will result, as it should, in
a large defection from tho American to the
Democratic ranks.
Patriotic American Editor.
Wc had just written tho above article,
when we took up the Savannah llejntblican,
from wliicii we extract the subjoined patriot
ic editorial. How different from the Rich
mond Whig! How the enlarged and patri
otic mind of this Savannah editor soars
above the other ! While the one is willing
to grovel in the dust and associate witli tho
vile to carry out the most disgraceful coalition
for the success of party, the other patriotic
ally soaril aloft, and nobly exclaims, “ The
South and her rights, first, last and forever!”
A Suggestion for Northern Politician!.
There is no doubt that the democratic par-,
ty has been composed of a minority of the
lawful voters of the Union for the last thir
ty years, and that, notwithstanding the his
torical fact that it lias carried every presi
dential election, but two, during that long
period. At the present time it is clearly in a
s null 1 minority.
It is said that, in viow of tliese facts, the
party has no title to tho government of tho
country, and that the opfiosition should com
bine their forces to defeat it. We, too, are
tor a combination on prineip/e, and under
the leadership of mlnest, reliable mCn.hut
we are free to express that we are opposed
ty a consolidation of all the odds and ends
of tho anti-democratie element,* with the
adoption of their principles,and the under
standing that they are to be intrusted with
the government. As bad an opinion as wp
have of tho Democratic party, we prefer
tlioif misrule to the risk of something better
from some of the men and parties who op
pose them. ’
The recent movements at the North tor the
organization of anew party to entef the
field agnfnst the Democracy at the next
presidential election, have wholly ignored
the existefice of an anti-democratic element
at the Souths Wo find that in nearly all
the States where this movement has been in
abgurated, war lies boen declared against tho
Buchanan Administration for what is charac
terised as the “pro-slavery character qf
Kansas measures.” This is the particnlar
aml paramount ground tor opposition with
the projected party, and wo regret to seo
some ofirthe most conservative journals at
the North giving their sanction to the issue.
Now, as a southern opponent of the Dem
ocratic party, we hitvc a word to say on this
point—a special word to our fiorthern breth
ren—-aud thoio is no better time than the
present to make known our sentiments.—
The issue yon have tendered lias aii tlie ele
ments of strength at the North jnst at this
particular juncture, and yon may use it if
! you choose in your local elections, with which
;we have nothing to do. But we call your
| attention to the fact that, with tha exception
TT - “ l'~l~
of small parties in imiryiaiui ana iveniucK/
American and Whig, ns well as Democn&s, i
approved and sss/atned the Fresident’s poll- ]
cy. Nor do wfl intend to swallow onr words
or back out from our position, and we tell !
Sur northern anti-democratic friends that any
attempt to force ns todo either will result in
a signal failure.* We give this warning in |
advance. h
Kansas, we hope, is-done away with, and j
should the opposition at the North attempt
to carry it beyond their State elections and
into the presidential question, with the un
derstanding that their the
Soutli are to join them in the war, they will
find themselves greatly mistaken. In such
an event, southern men of all parties, how
ever much they may deprecate the necessi
ty, will sustain that candidate and party
whose positions nnd sympathies shall most
nearly accord with their own, leaving the
consequences to those who will have forced
them to- such -a-eowrse? .*=wss* .... —-- vfc- .
■ No. >lf anew party is to bo formed, let
the slavery question and all matters relating
to or growing out of it, be first dropped and
laid on tbe shelf for all time. Let us quit
the disgraceful wrangle and go to work on
those great questions which involve the in
terest ot thd white men of America and the
truo glory of the Union. There will be un
ion, and strength and omnipotence in such a
party, properly organized, and defeat, dis
grace and disaster iu any other. And it
ought to fail.
% YELLOW nSVEB.
This terrible scourge of closely populated
cities and warm climates, has commenced its
ravages with more than its wonted virulence
this summer.
If it is not already in the city proper of
New York, fatal cases liave certainly appear
ed on Staten Island, aud die city is in much
danger.
On the 12th five cases wore reported in
Philadelphia.
It is admitted to be in Charleston. Phy
sicians assert that it does not exist as an epi
demic. Perhaps not —but people tako it,
and whether from contact or the atmosphere,
wo should not care to get in its way.
It is making terrible ravages, in New Or
leans. The number of deaths for the week
ending August 14th was 285.
In Havana also the mortality is very great.
We certainly have no disposition to aggra
vate the horrors of this terrible pestilence,
but those who are safe away from it should
not trifle with their existence by entering
within the scope of its influence.
Savannah appears to be quite healthy.—
We trust it may continue so. During’ the
week ending the fSthv there was not a* single
death by fever of any kind.
THE TELEGBAPHIC CABLE.
The communication through this great
achievement of scieuce is noperfect, and
messages are being received and sent from
continent to continent daily. The first mes
sage was sent by her Britannic Majesty Queen
Victoria to the President of tho United
States, anfl reads as follows:
The Queen of England to tho President of the Uni
ted States.
To the Honorable the President of the
United States:
Tbe Queen desires to congratulate the
President upon the successful completion of
this great international work, in which the
Queen has taken the deepest interest. The
Queen is convinced that the President will
join with her in fervently hoping that the
Electric Cable which now connects Great
Britain with the Uuited States, will prove an
additional link between the nations whose
friendship is founded on their common inter
est and. reciprocal esteem. The Queen has
much pleasure in thus communicating with
the President of renewing to him her wishes
for the prosperity of the United States.
To which Mr. Buchanan replies:
The President of the United States to the Queen of
England.
Washington, August 16tli, I§sß.—The
President cordially reciprocates the congrat
ulations of her Majesty* the Queen, on the
success of the great international enterprise,
accomplished by the science, skill and indom
itable energy of the two countries. It is a
. triumph more giorious, because far more use
ful to mankind, than was ever won by con
queror on the field of battle. May the Atlan
tic Telegraph, under the blessings of heaven,
prove to be a bond of perpetual peAcooaud
friendship between the kindred and
an instrument destined by Divine Providence
to diffuse religion, civilization, liberty and
law throughout the world. In this view,
will not all the nations of Christendom spon
taneously unite in the declaration that it
shall be forever neutral, and thatsit commu
nications shall be held sacred in passing to
the places of their destination, even in the
midst of hostilities!
There seems to be a pnzzlo among the
•* corps editorial” why neither of the above
messages bear the signature of either the
Queen or the President* The fact is, nei
ther was “at home” to the other. The
Queen was on a visit to her newly married
daughter at Berlin, in Prussia, and Mr. Buch
anan was rusticating at Bedford Spring, in
Pennsylvania. It is somewhat doubtful
whether either of the'augnst personages had
any knowledge of the messages, sent in
their name, before they saw thorn in print.
.
GEN. WM. WALKER.
While the career of this renowned filli
buster was fresh in the memory of meu, it
was not difficult to keep him before the peo
ple. But now, like all things sublunary, his
star has culminated, and is in the'descend
ant. Spasmodic efforts still occasionally ap
pear, to keep him in position, but they do not ;
answer. He was>recently reported as march
ing with eight hundred men.— ■
On the lath inst. he passed Augusta, going
the 12th inst.frill of Octobm\ The
Queen’s speech, delivered by commission,
was uninteresting. The Londou Times at- 1
tacks the sjjccch severely. !
CAPTAIN De BIVIEBE AND COL. BLOUNT.
There has been a most amusing and ridic- ’
ulous farce enacted in this country for the,
last month ;or two, which the sharp caterers
for tbe theatrical boards will hardly neglect
to make available for public amusement in
due time. The dramutis persona appear to
be, first, a foreign adventurer and fortune
: seeker bearing the nom de plume of Captain
j.De Riviere, preiendiug to he some great one
from foreign parts, and said to bU a marriei i
man. 110 is popularly called the Zouave.— :
Wfiat that means we honestly confess wo jjo
not know ;*but it is outlandish, and that is
Sufficient, “with good looks, to constitute the
Captain a ** lion” and “ man of mark” among
the fashionables of the beau mande, particu
larly the ladies. * * y
Tbe other male character in the hill is CoL.
Blount, a worthy sort of gentleman enough,
if left to his own volitions, hailing from Mo
bile, and an attorney by profession. But he
appears to be extremely unfortunate in his
family relations, and is put to no little per
plexity on account of their iudiscrcePactiugs
and doings.
Tho ladies who figure iu this piece are the
wife and daughter of the aforesaid colonel
and attorney; the former a gay and fashion
able lady of middle age, “ with a bee in her
bonnet,” as the Scotch say when they wish
to express that the person has a deranged in
tellect ; and the daughter—she is a fashion
able lady too, and perhaps might pass for a
good girl, but for the misfortune of having
the aforesaid middle-aged lady for a mother.
They have, wealth, aud. that gives them
standing in society.
This elegant gentleman and accomplished
Adonis, Captain De Riviere, crossed their
path somewhere in the fashionable world at
the South, probably at Mobile, and determin
ed to make court to tho daughter—and we
suppose to the middle-aged lady too. for she
appears to like him the better of the twain.
The middle-aged lady determines to make
him licr son-in-law, and the young one, noth
ing lothe, does not object—but the father,
like a prudent and sensible-man. does. To
carry ous his intrigues tbe better, no doubt,
the Captain goes to New York aud the wife
and daughter after him. The husband and
father, thinking Mich a meeting might not be
exactly the one best calculated to promote
his own peace nnd happiness, or those of his
’ family, puts out after the others and arrives
at New York too.
Hero commences the family exposure.—
The. husband pulls tho old lady and his
daughter one way; the Captain the other.—
The husband swears the Captain ifr a scoun
drel and an imposter; the wife declares him
a love of a man, and the ve r y person she
had been looking for to make her daughter
respectable and happy. The husband storms;
the wife will have her way; the daughter is
in the pouts. The Captain removes to a ho
tel at Hoboken ; madnme and the daughter
follow him there. The husband institutes
legal proceedings, and thus throws the matt|r
before the public—a gloating New York publrt?
—and the affair ranks in notoriety with that
, of Dr.'Burdell and Mrs. Cunningham. All
this is nuts for the New York editors, and
they made tkc most of it.
But the moon waned, the heated brain of
tho middle-aged lady and the love of the
young one cooled off. They came to the
conclusion that the gallant Captain mieht not
be exactly tbe pure dot after all; that they
might possibly bo mistaken in their man ;
and they had better pack up and take them
selves off, go.home with their husband and
father,’ and leave the noble and gallant Zou
ave to his fate—which they accordingly start
ted to do.
But the Captain was not disposed to “ give
it up so.” He followed ; and the husband,
bearing at Savannah that he had taken ship
ping for that port, got oat a warrant and had
the “ mirmydons of the law” on hand, ready
to nab the Captain on his arrival.
Now comes act the second, and as wo are
tired of writing wo will let the editors of
tW Savannah papers give the details of the
further progress of the plot:
* Tho Republican says the Hunfsvilte ar
rived in due time, and Captain De Rivier6
was a passenger. A large coiicourso had as
sembled; on the wharf to witness tire scene of
bis arrest. The steamer having nqpred the
wharf, continues tbe Republican, Sheriff
Prendergast was the first to go aboard, fol
lowed by certain suspicious looking gentry
for all tho world as if they were charged
with some of the delicate offices of the law.
Upon consulting the list of passengers, the
name of De Riviere did not appear, buULhe
Captain politely informed the Sheriff
one Lewis David corresponded in every par
ticular with tbe gentleman who was the ob
ject of his search. This Mr. David being
pointed out, the Sheriff gently took him
aside, addressed him by his proper name,
which he acknowledged, and informed him
that he was his prisoner by virtue of two
warrants issued at the instance of Col. F. S.
Blount, ono to keep the peace toward tlio
said Blount and the other for the abduction
of the daughter of the informant from the
State of Alabama, with th# intention of de
filement. The law of Alabama makes this
offence punishable by confinement in the
penitentiary, and Col. Blount, we learn, can
clearly make good, the charge by proofs,
n®w in his possession, that onr gallant Lotha
twas, at the date of the abduction, married
a lady ifi the State of Now York.
The Zouave took the awkward circum
stances tfiatr4md so suddenly come upon him
with much coolness mid composure. He ac- j
knowledged the authority of the Sheriff And ■
expressed entire willingness to do j
•- v JgL ■ V-*, ■* ’. ’ i
f‘® ho stage having been run aboard and a*
I cured to the steamer, an immense crowd
’ immediately thronged the cabin of the v.
sel, until the air was almost suffocating. Tbe
Zouave was quietly seated in tbe aft part of
the aide of the Sheriff^ tn< i
jHe is, dpon the whole, a fine looking 8
some six feet in height, well
far as we could judge while he was in a-sit
ting posture) dark hair and eyes, while his
general aspect is more German than French'!
j A patch of court plaster on his right cheek
marked the woiind recently received in a du
el at Mobile, which well nigh healed. He
( is a traveled man and has learned
to brave the up-hill points in tbe journey of
life and to look with the eye of a philosopher
. upon..every fate. a *!*-**.
Matters having become somewhat quiet on ‘
the deck, Sheriff Frendergast came ashore
with his prisoner, when both entered a bug
gy and drove down tbe bluff. This move
ment revived the sensation, and the crowd
rushed down the Bay, halting at every block
to be prepared for a sight when the party
should drive up into The city. The bnggy
eventually emerged from below and. was. fol
lowed by the multitude to Justice Connell’s
: office, at the corner of Bull and Bryan streets,
where a full bench of Justices, composed of
Messrs. Connell, Staley and Russell, were
convened for a preliminary examination of
the matters charged in the warrants. -
Messrs. Bacon and Levy appeared for the
State and Joseph Ganalif, Esq.'.'&r tbp pris
oner. Somediscuasion appeared on tho point
of jurisdiction, hut it being late, the further
consideration of the.case un
til. to-day. In tho inean time Cnpt. De Riv
icie was committed to jail.
, The Georgian says—-The arrival-of the
Blonut family and the announcement that
, Captain De Ilivlere was expected by the
, Huutsville, produced an exoitenient seldom
witnessed in our city. The indignation of
, the crowd was much aroused on his arrival,
and frequent cries of hang - him, shoot him,
, Ac., were heard, but after some difficulty ho
[ was janded, placed in a damage and carried
, to tho office ot Justice Connell, &.e. -But it
, appears there was a considerable revulsion
, in public opinion afterwards ant! the Captain
, had a number of warm friends enlisted on
hissidexffi* * y.j
The News states—Tho next day the Court
; assembled to henr the case. Eleven • o’clock
- , was the.time appointed for the convening of
- j the Court, but when the time carac.'ljeither
i ! the prisoner nor prosecutor, or their couuscl
3 j were in attendance. ThdCoart had the par
r tics hunted up and brought into Court, and
; had arrested for • contempt. In
i not bringing theJ|Psoncr before them at tho
- proper time. It appear that at tbe instiga
• tion of the attorpfeys engaged in the case,
i Riviere and ulount had got together in the
r morning, before the hour gs meeting of the
!> Court, for the purpose gs adjusting the affair,
t and, when tito hour arrived; all hands, clients
1 and attorneys, were 90 busily engaged, that
1 they had forgotten the Court altogether.-*
The Sheriff was afterwards “excused, as it
appeared he had turned over his warrant to
1 a Constable to execute,. The officer who
1 had charge’of the prisoner, was fined two
. dollars and sent to jail for six hours for con
tempt. After a little more fussing in Court,
; and Col. Blount testifying that he could not
prove what ho had alleged against the noble
1 Zouave, be was discharged.
The Georgian of the 6th thus closes the
play—just as a good comedy Cr farce should
be closed : “ We are autborized by tbe coon
-1 sel of Col. Blount nnd Capt. De Riviere to
state tliat their difficulty has been honorably
and satisfactorily adjured.” #
Here are the two acts of the drama. It is
a capital plot, full of incident, and highly
theatrical throughout. All it wants is a lit
tie filling up, a little .ornament, a little adjust
ment of the unities, a little attention to stage
effect, and Old Burton would, give a thousand
dollars and a free benefit for it.
‘ We prepared tbe above article for our pa
per two weeks ago, but have been unable to
’ find room for it until this time. In the mean
1 time we perceive our suggestion has been
’ acted upon in New York, and the affair has
been brought out upon the boards. The
populace are nightly amused at Niblo’s with
this romantic drama. The amorous Cap
tain has gono back to New York, and proba
bly enjoys himself occasionally with a sight
of the exhibition. The Blounts have gone
j home to Mobile. And here is an tyicellent
| comment, inja late communication in the
Savannah Georgian, to wind up with:
•* So long as onr young ladies are permit
ted to draw their mental and spiritual ali
ment more from the polluted springs of “yel
i low covered literature” than from the ele
ments of truo education; so long as they
are dreaming, more of becoming heroines of
such stories ns they , read, than aspiring to till
well and nobly.somc real position in life; and
so long as silly mammas and ambitious pap
pas will encourage whiskered adventurers
and.titled foreigners, rather than the honest
and nnpretendiug youth of oor own land,
these farces, and sometimes tragedies, will he
enacted. Had an honest American young
man, claiming to be but what he fallen
in a dnel, or been otherwise unfortunate m
the neighborhood jaf Gol. Blount’s residence,
would he have beceivcd tbe attention bestow
ed upon Count Captain Henri Arnous de
Riviere I I repeat, the fault is as much in
tbp false notions of. our. children as in tbe
reckless ambition and uUblashing impudence
of foreign adventurers. If families suffer.
I they themselves and the false notions ot
I society to blamo. It is a disease, however,
! which ia time will effect its own cure.”