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'.’.-F---T4 US. •' gMßuiniini in advance .« t DO nlva " L ’ * ■EITES of advertising. Msperwuie advartising by tbss year, two routs lino (or each insertion, if ordered only in th# ■f S»3jL«l<lv, and one cent, per line for each if order 'Weekly and Tri-Weekly. occasional advertisements, if ever five line-', cents per line for the first insertion, and two for each subsequent insertion. fire lines, or lean, twenty-four cts. for the first and twelve cents for each subsequent ■Bfhere the adv’rtisbi? is considerable, these ',< may he a'lnr .>hat reduced. Transient Advertisements and Spocia > double the above rates. ®B^Bnir acl> may be made to suit the parti'ulai Sg||||Sj I’os’aje mu.' b« rv.l ..p al; ;TU'm,e;i;.' of business. the Temperance Advocate.] Ww l !** o» liaiproviMtf i aiitl with ■FI Immediate Profit. mgr. Editor: The attention of our agricul ■kristsisnow very generally turned to every Fpian by which our soils may be resuscitated r tnd enriched. No labor is sparedin making manures of various kinds, for ail we have found by experiencing that there is a gain in so enrich ng the soil as to make it yield more to the Mute labor, while it is gradually im proving, instead of deteriorating for future ' cultivation. It is a fact, however, that whilst we are all attending more or less to this ma: ter, vet by Sir the greater number of planters are pro- 1 grossing but slowly. One principal reason, wc apprehend is, that the necessities and pres sures of the majority are such as to prevent them from laying out any capital in the pur chase of suitable materials, with which to fertilize their lands. And but few arc able to lose their lab r, and time fofojhe present ip planting those green cropsome have been ploughed in tc/isj> im- provement of their ground.''' . Several persons who have plaq^Ssfi^wue/^. fdFthis purpose, but they the temptation ot reaping t, ud?sS -" sure of a great scarcity m proVisi?H| I believe it lobe veiy those farmers ad<qn (his course of their lan I, who are in what is circumstances, or those who may have a start in au abundance of-provisions. Under this* belief I will ask for a corner of your paper, that I may, in this, and perhaps one or two more numbers, throw out some suggestions which will be of use to such as •re starting on another year with a scarcity of provisions. We can call them what has been done very profitably by some others under similar circumstances-—hnw they have avoid ed the necessity of purchasing” corn, whilst they have materially enriched their land. • Indeed it will be found profitable by those, I who, though they may not be threatened with any scarcity, desire to raise stock or who may be near a market where provisions are in de mand. What may borclaimed for this mode, which • is very generally adopted in the low com.try, is, that it is one of the best and most economi cal ways of fertilizing the soil, whilst t. i made to yield a large and valuabi. pn ouc".— It has a decided advantage over the pea co. (that is planted as a manure,) in that you are ± well rewarded for your labor within the season ■itself, whilst the land will certainly lie fully improved. ' mode is to raise a crop from the vine ■■he sweet potatoe —which is one of the useful articles of food we have. Far- the middle and up country are for the part not aware of its value, noth s- for ih- the soil, and ns a wholesome and «;>; u food for man and beast. We form our of the estimate in which the up <mn y and planters regard the potato from fact that they plant and use so tew fur HnNow Sir, if soma of our agricultural Iri-nds ■/®l make an experiment upon a rtnali scale the value of a few acres of slips po food for hogs and oven homes; nod ascertain how many ..Ji ' acres rr ill ke. p well, .. t ell .1-- : J ' • ami w. dug i:i No- Si) n-i-h Is to I tie n-r-'. . ■|R] would have be ■:> b"'tor, ns Im, hmi by ex,.eri.'uce il we had wait d mr.il ;. ■■■todig.* ins i a : ol wh. ■ d < -' V lx fore—a purl n. Or. . . V- tnber. Ol course Uns t- ty tn production of potatoes to the a. re- n ■kotisidered u handsome out) here for the quaii- th<> land. But there sic acres widen Will EHyKfeseveral hundred bushels. The yield sp rificu ilii’ie va- good w... n i:i yield ol the laud in corn, or in else. Then tils- we should i..k ■ in- he comparative tunY Y 11 ol tshor A' aHihe condition in whn h the-ml is left after gsßHlrtivo reaped your corn. It is sure to pro- good corn another year. tins crop of potatoes we have fed 8 head Os horses, 4 head of oxen, 2 milch cows besides &.c. &c.,our people having as much as they could consume from the first November tothe Ist March including four months. In all this time wa have not fed out ten bushels ofcorn But our paper admonishes us to stop for the present. It agrii'ubl:* to you we shall write more on this topic—for we verily be lieve many would bo profited in pursuing a similar plan In our next we will nv ntion the time and inode of cultivation and also the manner ol feeding wiih potatoes. Hugo Otangebttrg, March 23, 18-19. Plank Roads.—The N. Y. Day Book high ly recommends a work entitled “Roads and Rail Roads,” by Professor Gillespie. As plunk roads are exciting much interest in Virginia as weU as else where, the following extract which the Day Book gives from the work will no doubt command attention. "The great objection to plank roads in the eyes of an engine r is tneir perishable nature, and consequent final destruction. But this fault is not one peculiar to plank roads, but common to all in a greater or less degree.— Thus in the case of broken stone, or McAdam roads, usually cited as contrasting models of durvbilitv, we find that they wear away so "TSpwly as to feqmre nor only constant repairs but, when well kept up, an uvtuai additional lo their substance of one cubic yard per mile for each beast of burden passing over Im-ut, arid the eighty thousand team* per year, which passed over tho "Syracuse road would have re quired an amount of broken stone, lo rep.ace their wear enough to return it many m s over. A Canadian report to th. Ho., lie Works shows that the co- o . McAdam ro«d will there make . nearly four miles of plank road; < roatltha substitution of plank lor u effected u saving of an atnoun. si.fi;.. .' plank the road ever) three years, it .r... been necessary. The New \ork Senate report stat-s that s | plank-road over the same lin • with a McAuam one can often be built and maintained tor less than the Interest on the cost of a McAdanotte, added to the expense of its ncce>-ary annual repairs. But even if a plank load was s’lit ■ m..re perishable than il is, and was worn o i hi year, slttt,if in that time, it hud rv|>aiii i s two or three fold, (as we have seen i do,) it would be -o much the more pro- iiivcstmenl '. and it.is is the lit -. ■ a; . private ngmeeimgco..-:uc facts are certain y lo go tar to r.-.-.-i: m. i-.i me r. 0..- O&., vaiuab.e improv.;;t cf ['.a::k —“A-x-e. axe." —-'What is an axe ?" •• All ni'iruineiit 'or emtrng.” 'il .S wunv ■' i’'''-' ll '- narrow ax'. - ' - ' A '■'• ' ' —Gow. me n-v .s'y Xj'/ oi '.cam .vt a you. _■ g. : n:a:i el rafer-.gl i a: : s ■' '■ a.m t'r' * ”ks ’ha: .'a WTO O® BY JAMES M. SMYTHE, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. VOLUME 11. From the New York Tribune, 11 th inat. ANOTHER SHAMEFUL RIOT. Attack on the Opera House—Military called out—Fifteen persons Killed, and Twenty-five Wounded. We are again called upon to record one of the most shameful events which has ever dis graced the history of our City. The not of Mon. ■Mgjpight. oA wludrthattof last night was but a was harmless in comparison. We the particulars in the order of their occur- almost entirely from our own personal ** ■ The invitation extended to Mr. Macready by a Fnuniber of our most prominent citizens, and his i acceptance thereof, culled forth a second effort on ttio part of those who created the riot on Mon day night. Early yesterday morning placards were posted up through the City, saying that the crew of the Briush Xeamer hud threatened vio lence to nil who “darryd express their opinions at die English Aristocra'Aj Opera House,” and call ing upon all working mejn l 0 « s t aui l by their law ful'rqdrl’-” f*!' '■‘“f'Jucnce of this and similar threats'k' a f ee ** was ordered to at tend at and in case this should not be order, the 7th Regi •ment, Col. DurySHbrid two troops of horse, (Cupts. Varnum airoPutterson,) of the Eighth Regiment, under command of Gen. Hall, and the Huzzars attached to Gen. Morris’s Brigade, were held in readiness. They formed in two bod es, one of which *as stationed in the Park undone at Centre Market. In anticipation, of a riot, the rush for tickets was very great, and before night, none were to be had. For some time before tho doors were opened, people began to collect in Astor Place, a d the Pohco look their stations at the doors and in the buildings. The crowd increased with v. .•• moment, a.id when we came upon the gr.imv 3: !-..m-pas’. -.ven, the square and street front Broadway to th . Bowery we re nearly full. There Was nucha tremendous crush about the doois, despite of a notice posted up stating that the tickets were all sold, that'several of the en trances were obliged to bo closed. The Police used every exertion to preserve order, and suc ceeded in preventing all attempts to force an en trance, Inside, the house was filled but not crowded, and the amphitheatre jvas not more than half full. The general appearance of the audi ence was respectable and it was hoped at first that there would be no serious attempt at disturb azee. Wo noticed, however, that the windows h'.id been carefully boarded up and the doors barri caded—the object of which was afterwards made manifest. The first two scenes passed over with a vocifer ous welcome to Mr. Clarke as Malcolm. The entrance of Mr. Macready, in the thrrd act, was the signal for a perfect storm of cheers, groans and hisses. Tho whole audience rose, and the nine-tenths of it who wore friendly to Macready cheered, waved heir huts and handkerchiefs A largo body in the parqaelto, "with others in the hissed and groaned with equal zeal m 01 r ~' 11111 m• ex> wll *u 11: eb t ■ r * upon wni<l> friends of Order will remain quiet.” This silenced all but the rioters who continued to drown all s-ound of what was said upon the stage Not a word of the first act could be heard by any one in the house. The Policemen present did little or nothing, evidently wailing ordeis. Final ly, in the last scene of the act, Mr. Matsell. Chief of Police, made his appearance in the par queue, and. followed by a number of his uifls in relied directly down the aisle tothe leader o; the s: in banco, whom he secured after a short but violent struggle. One by one the rioters weie taken and carried out. the greater part of the audience applauding as they disappeared. Before the second act was over, something of the play could be h 2ard, and in the pauses of the shouts und yells, the orders of the Chief and his men in different parts of the house could be heard as well us th« wild uproar of the mob without. Mrs. Coleman Pope, as Lidy Macbeth, first pro cured a lit tie silence, which ended however, im mediately on Mr Macready’s re appearance The obnoxious actor went throu »h his part with perfect self possession, and paid no regard to the tumultuous scene before him. As the parquette and gallery were cleared of the noisiest rioters, the crojwds without grew more violent, and stones were hurled against the windows on the Astor place side As one window (-racked after another, and piece) of bricks and paving-stones rattled in on the terraces and lobbies, the confusion in creased. till the Opera House resembled a fortress besieged bv an invading army rather than a place meant for the peaceful amusement of a civilized community. Sometimes heavy stones would d sh in the bo-trds which had been nailed up as protection, and a number of policemen were con stantly occupied in nailing up and securingthc de fenses. The attack was sometimes on one side and sometimes on the other, but seemed to be most violent on Eighlh-st. where there was a continual volley of stones und other missiles. The retiring-rooms were closed, and the lobbies so “ raked” by the mob outside, that the only safe places were the boxes and parquette A stone thrown through an upper window, knocked off some of the ornaments of the splendid chandelier. The fourth and fifth acts were given in compar ative quiet, so far as tho audience were concern ed, a large number of whom assembled in the ,obby, n egress from the building being possible At tinse words of Macbeth: •• I w’il! ndt be afraid of death and banc, ’Till Birnam forest come to Duuainane.” An attempt was made to get up a tumult, but failed. The phrase, Wi!! laugh a siege to scorn.” was also loudly applauded. But in spite of the consent crashing and thumping of stones and the terrible yells of the crowd in the street, the tra gedy [too truly a tragedy to many,] was played to an end und the curtain fell. Macready was of course called out and cheered, as was Mr. C<arke. Cheers were aho given for the Police, and for many other things which we did not hear in the general tumult. Towards tho c ose, a violent attack was made by the mob n one of the doors, which was partly ced A oly of Policemen, armed with their i c .b d Hom it and secured a number \. o weic brought in and placed in j.- the parquette, with those who 1:..'.-, y e,i<\t'iy a;rested. These riotera, to | e number o; thirty or forty, battered down the ; p irtnu n of the room with their feet, and attempt 1 ed to crawl out at the bottom by the holes so j made. A strong guard was therefore placed to i watch them, and no one, we believe, succeeded ! n making his escape. From the confusion occa i sioned by the continued attack on the house, we were unable lo learn the names of any of them. After the play was over, the noise being appa ; rcnlly diminished somewhat, the audience were I allowed to go out quietly by the door nearest 1 Broadway. ’l'he crowd was not dense in the mid [ die of the street, a body of troops having just passed along, but the sidewalks, fences and all other available positions were thronged, and a • shower of stones was kept up against the window. I As we reached Broadway a company of the ! Greys came round from Eighth-street and took I their position in front of ihe Opera House. Two ■ cordons of Police in Eighth street kept the street . \ scant before the building, but the shattered doors ! and windows showed how furious had been the f I - track on that side. We learned from those in • crowd that troops of foot and on-of horse had • a .ed about half an hour previous and passed ■ entirely around the building, partially disperaag ■ . the mob. They had been assailed with stones, it was stated, one of the dragoons knocked from his horse and aaother carried off with a broken leg from the fall of his horse. ' Up to this time we did not learn that any pro clamation had been made to the ri ters. Auer ‘ I passing ihe Greys at the comer of Broa way we > wni into Eighth st. an«t were on the return, tu not more than three minutes afterward, when a i volley was fired by the troopa.the quick, scatter ’ mg (faehee throwing a sudden gleam tnvr the > 3, it'lrid Journal, fcruotcb to News, politics, £iter4ure, (General intelligence, &c. ? Tcrn >«--® w ® a Year > ’ . ) INVARIABLY IN ADVANCE. crowd, the gas-lights in the streets having all beeoextinguished. Hastening into Astor place, we found the troops drawn up before the house, and the crowd, beginning to disperse in front of them. It was generally believed that they fired blank cartridges, and a large nui.iber of persons, who were mere lookers-on did not pay much atten tion to it. We passe i into Lafayette-place, and theie saw the I ©dies of two or three persons dead orwouuded borne away. Tho crowd seemed iwken by surprise, count-l iuccKMCinl jioisvs very few heard tho reading of the Riot Act. Many assert that it was not read, hut we have positive testimo ny to the contrary. We wore returning and had nearly reached Astor-place agaih, Khen a second volley was fired, followed almost without pause by three or four others. A part of the crowd came rushing down Lafayette-place, but there was no shout nor noise except ths deadly reports of the muskets. After this horrid sound had ceased, groups of people came along, bearing away the bodies of the dead and dying. The excitement of the crowd was terrible. We heard nothing but one universal expression of vengeance and abhorrence. What adds totals tragic occurrence is that most of those who were killed were innocent of ail participation in the ri®t. An old man, waiting tor the cars in the Bowery, was instantly shot dead. A little boy, ‘right years old. was killed by a ball, at the corner of Lafayette-place, and a woman sitting in her own room at the comer of the Bowery, was shot in the side. Some of the bodies were carried into Vauxhall, others into Jones’s Hotel, and others to the City Hospital and the Ward Station House. In the former place we saw a dead man stretched on the billiard table, and another with a ball in his hip, writhing in gif at agony. Groups of people collected in the stree'R and in front of Vauxhall, some of which were addressed by speakers, calling them to revenge the death of the slain. The troops for a time anticipated ano ther attack, in consequence of this, but up to the hour of going to press, all has been quiet. We found Mr. Matsell, Chief of Police, in] t e Opera House. He said that the mob fired with guns or pistols—that a great number of Police were hurt—some of them shot through and through—one mortally as he had heard. One of Mr. Matsell’s officers told us that of 40 or 50 under arrest iu a kind of a pen down stairs one Trappen had been arrested within three months on a charge of burglary. Some had been ironed, but their irons were taken eff. Bill Sparks a notorious character, Tom Burns, E. Z. C. Jud son, editor of Buntlin’s Own, were among them. The National Grays and Police had possession of the House, and would remain all night. The Mayor, Gen. Sandford, and the Sheriff were on the ground at the moment of tho greatest difficulty. • Some artillerymen were therefwhen wo left. There were o( course a thousand rumors more or less exaggerated in circulation, which are not worthy of particular mention. Il is impossible io ascertain to-night the number of dead und wounded : but we think we have positive <-viden<-e that at least twelve, and perhaps !»• lift cell, w cie ci tn er kiiVd outrigfit or di« d b<?- foro I o’clock this morn ng. The rumor of woun ded will vary from twenty to thilty, although ma ny are not dangerously hurt. We shou'd also mention the alacrity and promptness with which the Druggists and Physicians in the vicinity prof lered their services to the woundc I. The military were severely pelted with stones, but none of them were seriously injured, as we learned from several officers. We left ihe Opera House about one o'clock this morning ; all was quiet in the streets with no apparent excitement on the part of the people.— Little knots of men, were standing here, and iho re, talking over the affair ; but, with one or iwo exceptions, in a calm and reasonable manner. Strong cordons of Policemen barricaded Eight li st, and Astor-place, preventing ail approach tothe scene of the riot ; while a body of the National Greys hud possessi* uof the building and its ap proaches. Every precaution had been taken to prevent a repetition of the sad and bloody occur rence, so disgraceful and unusual in our city. The whole number of ’roups engaged about the Opera House wus about 3UU, between 4U and 50 of whom were injured by the missiles thrown by tho crowd—some of them Severely. The compa nies of cavalry could do nothing. The people surrounded them goaded their horses and knocked some of them to the ground. Thu number ol per sons in the must have amounted to 12 or 15,000. I’he troops remained on the ground till 5 o’clock this morning, when they w’erc ordered to retire. ESCAPE OF MACREADY. After the performance of Macbeth was finished. Mr. Macready passed through the crowd with the and ence who were leaving, on foot and uni ecog nized, and made his escape. He left the City du ring the night, and was seen at New-Rochelle this morning at 5 o'clock, where he breakfasted and took the early train to Boston. THE OPERA-HOUSE DURING THE DAY. Since an early hour this morning the Opera- House has been surrounded by crowds of people, attracted by curiosity or a sympathy with suffer ers in the scenes of last evening Within and without a strong police force keeps diligent watch, but. although there is a murmured discontent or subdued rage, there is little danger of any farther distnibunee. The interior of the house received no injuries, and only the broken windows give signs of the late riot. NAMES OF THE RU LED. A telegraphic dispatch to the Baltimore Ameri can gives the following list of names of pcroons killed ii the riot in New Th£lp.»rr, nihnrs not given: William Butler ; Timothy Bums ; Neal Gray; Wiliis Kelley: Mr. McG range : Owen Burns; ! Aza F. Collins ; Mathew Cohea ; Mathew Ca- i hart; Thomas Kaiman; Geo. W. Taylor; George ■. Lnikin ; G. W. Brown ; Henry T. Allen ; John ' S. Jones: Andrew McKinley, and G. W. Ged ney. [From the Charleston Courier.] New York Markets. Monday’, Muy 14—5, p. m. Cotton is rather heavy, wnh a slight turn in favor of buyers. Flour is dull and heavy, and holders are anxious lo sell. Exchange is firm at S io 8 j for good leading ! bills. Treasury notes 110. No sales ot Go vernment L“an. Slocks are firm, with a slight tendency to advance. New York Riot. Ail was quiet at New York yesterday.—Al though the military still under arms, no further disturbance was anticipated. Mr. Macready sails next week for England. Further of Liverpool Markets. The tone of the Cotton Market, up to the moment of the sailing of the Hibernia, was steady in price, with a fair demand at 4f for fair Mobile* 4$ for fair Orleans; Middling Upiands4d. ; Middling Orleans The sales of the day were 50U0 bales? Bread Stuffs were firm. Holders were un willing to concede any further decline in price. American stocks were at five and a half to six and a half premium. From St. Doxccgo. Intelligence from Sr. Domingo announces the total defeat of the Hayliens by the Domin ican forces. President Solouqe himself nar row ly escaped capture. Our Government intends detailing, forth with, two of the national ships in search of the lost exploring expedition ol Sir John Franklin. in the Arctic seas; one to go east, around ‘ • Cape Labrador, and through Davis' Straits— ■ i the other west, to Behring’s Straits. AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, WEDN Augusta, (Ea. Thursday Morning, May 17, L 849. O” The Agent for the Republic i» Mr. Wn. Claget. Receipts will be given by him for payments upon ■subscriptions and accounts. We respectfully ask for him the kind aid of friends wherever he may go. This an written authority to others to act in a similar capacity. In our paper of Tuesday morning there was an article headed‘ Election of Judges by the People” which should have been credited to the Alabama (Whig) Reporter. To Manufacturers. We have been requested to make the enqui ry—Whether a machine which, would carry the ends of threads from a reel across the sleighs, in a direct line,and take them through in regular order, and with greater speed than the shuttle, would be of material imporianco to weavers. If yea, what premium would th y be willing to give for an effectual operating model. Stockholders Convention. The Convention of the Stockholders of the Georgia Rail Road adjourned yesterday, after remaining in session a part of two days. We have not been able to get such an account of their proceedings as would authorize us to say more, than that the affairs of the Road are in a highly prosperous condition,at once flattering to the Direction of this important and useful corporation, and to the interests of those who are immediately connected withit, as owners of Stock. We learn that the proposition of the peo pie of Wilkes to have a branch Road construc ted from Washington to some convenient point on the main Road, was turned over to the Di rectors, and we are pleased to learn further, that a survey of the intermediate country with a view to ascertaining its probable cost will soon be made. The assembling of the Convention at tracted a large number ot persons from abroad who have, for the past two days, given much life and animation to thetiiy, by their pres ence. Most of them will probably leave to-mor row for their respective homes, which, wg_ trust they will all reach in safety. The GaliGl Jade Winces. We copy the following from the Chronicle of yesterday: “Gross )1 —A few days ago we copF'd, without a word of comment, from the Richmond ( Va.) Times, an article defending the Hon. J. S. Pendleton, against the misrepresentations of his opponents, which we regularly credited to the Times. We were quite surprised therefore to find the arti cle of the Times in the ‘ Republic' of yester day ascribed to the Chronicle and Sentinel, and accompanied by a long editorial assailing this journal for the opinions of the Richmond Times. Such, a spirit of malignity and desire to wilfully misrepresent the Chronicle and Sentinel, can only recoil upon the source whence it emanates.” We now re-publish the article in defence of Mr. Pendleton, which we copied from the Chronicle of the 11 th inst. Here it is: John S. Pendleton.—Great injustice (says tho Richmond Times) is done to this gentle man by the Democratic papers of this and other Southern States. For the purpose of exaggerating as much as possible the extent of the Democratic victory in the late election, special care is taken to vouchsafe some con gratulations at Mr. Pendleton’s defeat, because it is al!- ged that he is “unsound” on the slavery question, whilst Mr. Morton, his successful competitor, is perfectly orthodox. It is just to Mr. Pendleton to say, that be is greatly misre presented in the refefeaces so frequently made to his opinions on the slavery question. During the canvass, he publicly declared that he was utterly opposed to the Wilmot Proviso, had al ways voted against it, and would go as far as the farthest in resisting its application ; but in regard to the constitutional power of Congress to pass it he said that lie could not reject the weight of authority in its favor. For every practical purpose, therefore, it is undeniable that Mr. Pendleton took the very strongest In Mr. Morton’s election, the Democrats have no manner of occasion for comforting themselves. He agrees with Mr. Pendleton as to the justice and odiousness of the Wilmot Proviso, and goes a step farllier to deny its con stitutionality ; so do the large majority of South ern, men, whether whigs or Democrats, and no man is less a Whig, because his opinions on this subject are of the strongest character. Mr. Mort’.n »i> als (no man could exceed) Mr. Pendleton, in the cordial.ty of his admiration. If this be comfort to the opposition, tliey may “make the most of it.”— The above is the article copied from the Chronicle just as it appeared in that paper and as we published it. It was put in the edit rial columns of the Chronicle and in editorial cha racter. It was leaded and had the appearance of the rest of the editorial matter of that pa per. We venture to assert, that net one in five hundred of the readers of the Chronicle, ima ; gitied that the whole article was from the Richmond Times. It is true the first sentence i commences thus. “Great injustice (says the ' Richmond Times) is done to this gentleman ' &c.” Why did not the Chronicle put over the article, “from the Richmond Times,” or give i the usual credit at the bottom of it. The mode ; of inserting it which the Chronicle adopted, Jis calculated to deceive. It looks as if the I Chronicle wanted to steal an editorial by ma- I king it appear as its own, or slip a defence of i Mr. Pendleton slyly into its columns. | We confess, that we did not know whether ' the *boie article was from the Times or not. I We do not exiiange with that paper and have : nut seen a numljjr of it in more than twelve . months. Finding it inserted in the Chronicle as it was ! in the editorial columns and in editorial cha MORNING, MAY 23, 1849. ractefwe presumed that it either the ar ■ icle df the Chronicle in whoU or in part, or ihe offering of its adoption. t**msclves say, that they copied il fron.ihe TinD*wiMoi4 a ward.of comment. One would bfve supposed that it would not have bi n inserted as it was without comment j*e'ntinicnts were agreeable to the We ask, why did the Chronicle copy it at all? What object did it have in view 7 Did it wish to show that a lending whig jour nal of Virginia, thought the highest ground that a southern man could assume on the sla very question,was to admit the constitutionali ty of the Wilmot Proviso but vote against it. We appeal to every reflecting Southern man and ask him, if the course of the Chronicle in this matter is calculated to benefit the South. We ask every reflecting Whig, if the publi cation of such articles, “without a word of comment,” in a widely circulated Vyiiig Jour nal, is calculated to benefit the whig party in the coming elections I Our article in the Republic ol Tuesday was not a gross misre presentation of the Chronicle. We had a per fect right under the circumstances to hold the Chronicle responsible for the article, ei.her as its author or endorser. We did not state in our piece that the Chroni cle was the author. Being somewhat in doubts about it, we asked the question “is that the opinion of the Chronicle 7” The Chronicle is doing the South an injury —is doing its party an injury—and when we seek to check its baleful influences by expos ing its course, it replies with the scurrility which disgraces its columns. Will the Chronicle be bravo enough to pub -Ish this article, and reply to the following questions 7 Does it believe that Mr. Pendle ton look “the very strongest Southern ground!" Can, cr will it justify any Souihern man in ta king the position that the Wilmit Proviso is canititutioual, notwithstanding, lie is opp ssd to, and would vote against it 7 Does the Chronicle believe that Congress has the consti tutional power topass the Wilmot Proviso, or tclegislate in any way, directly or indirectly, to exclude slavery from the territories of New Me|iicoand California 7 We do not wish to do the Chronicle ittjiis licqi Let it reply to these questions and we THWpSßiy*pliblish if, more especially ii its answer is such as should be made by a South ern press. Ve are endeavoring, by all fair anil just me us, to advance the interests of the whig paru, because we prefer its principles in the mait, to those of the democratic party. How can we aid it effectually, when the democrats, and wme Whigs urge that the Chronicle more trulv represents whig principles, feelings and opitions, than the Republic. Whigs are certainly not playing false to us to oir face and in their letters. For the last six nonths we have conversed with but few Whijs who did not utterly condemn the course of the Chronicle on this slavery ques tion. It is vita', and unless our skirts are clear, our position brightly, warmly Southern, we are gsne. Frsm the New Orleans Picayune of the 10th inst., we learn that that city has been seriously threatened with inundation recently, from the crevassees in the Levee. A large number of bands were employed on the lOtli inst., in re pairieg the break at Sauves’. Late in the evening, however, a large timber raft came rushing down the river, and almost demolished the embankment which they had thrown up About half an hour after another larger raft came down, tearing away the*piles and swi ep ing everything before it. Continued efforts were making however, to repair the break, and from die Picayune of the 11th inst, we learn that success would be certain. Another crevasse in front of the Powder Magazine about three miles below Algier’s was discovered on the morning of the 10th. Efforts were making to close it, and the Pow der Magazine, was in great danger of being swept tway. Tho last news from the Morganza Crevasse, in Point Coupee Parish, is very discouraging. The breach in the embankment was about a quarter of a mile wide. A committee appoint ed by the Police Jury toexamine this crevasse, reported it impossible to be repaired. The Picayune of the 11th inst. reported an other crevasse at the “English Turn” eight miles below Algiers.. Xha pfoutalrou* us-or tne wefifrh bank of tlie Mississippi are cov ered with water to the depth of fonr fee’, and much injury is sustained by the crops of corn and cane. Commissioner for Texas.—We under stand that the Governor of Texas has appoint ed John K. Jackson, Esq., of this city, Com missioner for that State in Georgia, for the pur pose of taking acknowledgments of deeds and other instruments. The Clinch Fire Company. This fine and favorite Company made their appearance yesterday afternoon in their showy uniform of blue and red. and exhibited before the United States Hotel to a crowd of specta tors the power of their excellent engine in throwing water. They played first through one hose and afterwards through two; throw ing beautiful jets to a height of over one hun dred teet. The Clinch No. 2, have in times of trial proved tl»i mselves something better than a company of holiday heroes, and will, should the occasion arise, show themselves ready to take the shine off their new uniform by real work, and free con act with fire and water. We are pleased to witness so much esprit de corps among them. I: is an excellent guarantee to the community of their continued usefulness.—[Constituiionalis- of yesterday. The Whigs of Wilkinson county have ap pointed as delegates to the coming convention for Governor. Joel Desse, Gen. J. B. Bostwick and N. A. Carswell. Machinery for Georgia Flour Mills.— The Engine, boilers, and machinery complete for an extensive Flour Mill, in Greene county, arrived in our city from Philadelphia two days I since, consigned to Messrs. Heard & Davison, and were forwarded by Rail-Road yesterday morning. These are intended for the Penfield Steam Flour Mill, which is to be one of the most complete and superior establishments of the kind in our State.—[Constitutionalist, 16th instant. The Sonthern Banner, the Co lumbus Times aud the Cousti tatieualist. i j./ All of these papers have evidently been try ing to entice us into a controversy which we never sought, and, into which we do not intend to be drawn. So far as onr own opinions, de clarations and positions go, we are always attack. We holding to the South, and hence the repeated calls upon us of the Southern Banner, io count with it, Whig Anti-Wilmot Proviso, and Democratic Anti-Wilmot Proviso noses at the North, are gratuitous am out of place. The Banner and one or b > other Democratic papers appear to speak as if we had backed out from some position assumed by us. We simply denied the truth of the statement, that Mr. Stephens had admitted the constitutionality of the Wilmot Proviso, and that the Southern Whigs would soon admit the same. .We asked for the proof. None has been furnished. The Times of the Bth inst. says: “ It seems to us a very easy matter to place the Editor of the Republic in a position which will compel him to admit one of the three fol lowing propositions: “ Ist. That Mr. Stephens believes the Wil mot Proviso constitutional—or 2d, that he must abandon the positions assumed in his speech of 7th August—or 3d, that he holds two opin ions that are convadictory. “ Mr. Stephens admits that Congress can legislate upon the subject of slavery in the Territories. By what authority do they legis 'He 7 Is it by the general power delegated to legislate upon the subject without restriction 7 If so, then it follows, as a matter of course, that such legislation, either for or against slavery, would be constitutional 7 Is it under a specific and limited power like that in the case of post offices, post roads, &c., and that guaranteeing religious liberty when Congress is bound to legislate for, but cannot legislate against 7 Then the Constitution establishes slavery in the Territories just as much as it establishes religious liberty, and security of person and property, and we have therefore the right to carry slaves there, and Congress is bound to legislate for our protection, and of course the Wilmot Proviso is a violation of the Constitution 7 “But Mr. Stephens cannot avail himself of this position, nor his friends for him, for he says the Constitution recognizes slavery only where it exists by the local law of the place, that although it guarantees the right of taking a slave, if he escapes into a free -Slaw, yat-ii. the owner t/kes him there voluntarily, he is free. Now, it will be recollected that Mr. Stephens contends also that the law of Mexi co abolishing slavery in the Territories, is still in force; therefore, according to Mr. Stephens’ position, if a man shall carry a slave into Cal ifornia, he is free. Now can Mr. Stephens believe that a man loses his property in the slave, by carrying him to California, and yet believe that the Constitution gives to Congress a one-sided power over the subject 7 The Republic, with all his zeal, will hardly con tend for this. Before Mr. Stephens can take this position he must abandon all the positions of his speech of the 7th of August, or hold two opinions contradictory of each other. “There is another ground upon which it may be contended that the Wilmot Proviso is unconstitutional—and that is that Congress has no right to legislate upon it at all. Mr. Stephens cannot avail himself of this position, nor can his friends do it for him, because he has said that Congress can legislate upon it— he has done more, he has said that we cannot carry slaves there until it does legislate upon it, that without such legislation we are forever barred from it. “ Inasmuch, therefore, as it cannot be claim ed for Mr. Stephens that he believes this to be one of the subjects in favor of winch Congress is required by the Constitution to legislate, nor one of those upon which, for want of delega ted power, it cannot legislate at all, we ask the Republic how it will make out that Co' gre's has the right to legislate upon the subject at all, and has not the light to legislate on either side, according to its discretion, for this is the only question.” We tiius give the Times the full benefit of its argument in our columns. Now, we un hesitatingly say, that the reasoning of the 'Times does no: compel us to admit either of his three impositions. Mr. Stephens yields to Congress the power to legislate for the admission of slavery’ into New Mexico and California. But he does not ■ yield the correlative power against it. How this position jnay be taken we have heretofore illustrated. It is not necessary for us to do so now, for the Tinies admits the correctness .of- o« r posiriSTT - Buys ". 11 1 * “ We admit also, that Congress has tin power to legislate for particular things, and has not the correlative power to legislate against them, as in the instances pointed out by the Republic.” Mr. Stephens thinks that an anti-slavery law is still in force in New Mexico and Cali fornia, and that it should be repealed by Con gress, in order that the Southern States may enjoy their rights in those Territories. He would claim legislation for tlie extension of slavery, as an act of justice, and oppose tlie contrary as derogatory to the equality of the States, and therefore, unjust and unconstitu tional. The Wilmot Proviso is the very reverse of this, for that would exclude slavery forever. It is true, Mr. Stephens stated, that the con stitution docs not establish slavery, but he con tends, at the same time, that Congress should ; repeal the anti-slavery law, so as to permit ; Southerners to go to the new territories with i their slaves. i This the Times thinks is contradictory. We understand Mr. S.’s position to be this, i The constitution itself does not establish sla- I very, but Congress, in the exercise of its pow i ers may legislate it into existence. For in j stance, the constitution recognizes the laws of | Massachusetts against slavery, and Georgic I in favor of it. i Hence, as the local law, on the subject of > slavery in the territories obtained of Mexico, in Mr. Stephens’opinion, still exists, the court in deciding a question between master and slave, would find no justification in the consti tutioj for deciding in lavor of the master, as j that instrument recognizes the local law. But, i if Congress, in carryingout the great consti i tutional principle of equality of rights were to . repeal the anti-slavery law, then the constitu- I tion and courts would recognize it in deciding i a case as above stated. ; ' Hence, it will be seen that Mn Stephens’ views are not contradictory., We would have it distinctly understood, that wo are arguing now from Mr. Stephens’own premises. We need scarcely say, tharwe differ with him, for we have held all alongtfrit the constitution es tablishes our rights, and the courts would so decide, if Slaveholders were necessitated to £±s igte l S;. 1 gress has no right to legislate upon the sub ject at all, either for or against. We have been reasoning, however, from the premises of Mr. Stephens, uot our own, and we draw this conclusion. Tiiat, he believes the Wilmot Proviso is unconstitutional—thn the constitution does not establish slavery any where, but recognizes the local law—that Congress has he p -.v ir to repeal a local an:: slavery law.and esis:. .■:> slavery in the ter lo ries. It Is risen a rioetjt that we are Compelled to admit neither of the propositions of ’.he Co lambus Tihijs. The ‘ Southern limner charges us with suppressing the truth, because we have apt published the votes, speeches, &c. of North ern democrats against the Wilmot Proviso We expressly stated that some Northern dutn crats had sustained the South. But what of that, —what do those few vhtes amount to, when the great majority in Congress and out of it are against us. The Banner knows that nearly every legis lature in the nonslaveholding states,has passed resolutions denouncing slavery, and its fu ther extension by nearly unanimous votes of whigs and democrats. When the Banner states that we have sup pressed the votes in Congress, the publication of Northern journals and the speeches of dem ocrats, it states what is not the fact. We have published the votes in Congress on this ques tion, since we have been publishing a paper. We have not published the editorial# and' speeches of Northern democrats, it is true, but not from a wish to suppress them. We have not been afraid to publish any thing upon this question,but baveaiwdys been influenced in making up our paper by the character of the news and matter befere us, from which to make selections for our readers. .. Jj.Ja.liue that a .few ,CU itinerate- twted-iu. Congress against the Proviso, but most of them did so for fear of defeating the lerritoriai bill if it were incorporated in it, believing a the same time, as General Cass did, that slave ry was already excluded from the territories by law, and could pot go there without Con gressional legislation in its favor. The Banner quotes from us and proceeds as follows : Again says the Republic : “What then if a few democrats, here and there, are opposed to the Wilmot Proviso.— They may oppose that, and still contend that Southerners have no right to go wit!) their slaves to the new territories because of a Mex ican anti-slavery law.” “And this is an argument of the Republic to prode that Northern democrats are * unrelia ble’—that they will not ‘do to trust’ on the Wilmot Proviso ! Weil, but has not both Mr. Stephens and Mr. Toombs told us the verv same thing 7 Certainly. Yet the Republic thought both of these gentleman ‘reliable’ and they would at any rate 'do to trust!’ Did you not, gentlemen 7 Do answer !” We certainly think they will do to trust when it comes to voting in Congress, whether the South shall be admitted or excluded from the territories, and we certainly think, that Northern democrats will not do to trust at that critical period. Some difference this, Mr. Banner! Hence it will be seen that the North ern democrats, and Mes-rs. Stephens and Toombs, are on very different platforms. Has the Banner forgotten that those gentlemen vo ted against the Oregon Bill with the Wilmot Proviso incorporated in it, while Messrs. Cobb Lumpkin and Harralson voted for it. Those gentlemen voted for the Bill we know, in conformity to the Missouri Compro mise line, but still they voted for it. That was giving some aid and comfort to he enemy, though we honestly believe, it was not so in tend’ d. W J : Banner aome days f”. . .....ur. « beraell, lto No ;< I i-s. Tr . ays riiri wilt d when it comes to ligt. in,-. We say it .. do ue: »:*. Let each Stu:!- .... . v be i ■ Let . wii. ' ’ ' / .radation 1’: ..J';:; Let me . . > - c- do this, and w t.; :<e time for v. .j c ;me , ttie representatives . the North win w more apt to do us justice. If they will not act justly then, we would never yield an inch, but would contend for our rights in sweat and blood, if necessary, over the grave of the Constitution and the Union I itself. The Banner tells us that it never admitted, that “the majority of the Northern Democrats are against the South.” We so stated as an inference, bnt we give the Banner the benefit i of the correction, with the remark, that none I are so blind as those who will not see. . Partizan prejudice has very dull ears and eyes. We have thought that a few of tlie New Hampshire, Connecticut and Ohio demo cratic free-soil thunderclaps bad opened tlwse of the Banner. It must, ere long, both see and hear them, I and will be compelled lo swallow political gall I and worm-wood. Let the Banner mark what iwe now say. The Banner, Times, and Con stitutionalist all, advise us to find out from Mr. Stephens whether he thinks the Wilmot Pro viso is constitutional or not, insinuating that our efforts in his behalf may be labour lost. Doubtless these papers would be greatly pleas ed, if we were to question Mr. Stephens and he should answer in the affirmative, but the burthen of proof is upon them. They made ’ a charge—we denied its truth. It now de j voices upon them to make it good. So far I they have failed to do so. We thouobt, from their whoops and shrill t e r ! whistles, that they had started something, but ! after all it turns out to be nothing but a wild I goose chase. BANK NOTE Augusta Insurance and Banking Company,., -pat. Bank of Augusta, « Branch State of Georgia, Anguuta,............. “ Bank of Brunswick, “ Georgia Rail Road, “ Mechanics’ Bank, *' Bank of St. Mary’s, Bank of the Statu of Georgia, at Savannah. . Branches of ditto, Marine and Fire Insurance Bank,Savani’ah, *• BrafiWi of ditto, at Macon- * Plant'!*' Bank,Savannah- •’ Central Bank of Georgia, ** Central R. R, & Bonk’g Company, Savannah, “ Charleston Banks- « Bank of Camden, “ Bank of Georgetown, * “ Commercial, Columbia, 11 Merchants', at Cherr.w,- •* Bank of Hamburg,. IJTThc following rates of discount are far small sums, and sold to our brokers - Merchants’ Bank of Macon 5 Bank of Milledgeville, 2 a 5 dot Alabama Notes, 2 a 4 dis. North Carolina N'otea .' 2 a 3 dis. Virginia 2 a 3 die. NO SALE OR UNCERTAIN. Commercial Baiikyf Macon failed Bunk of Durion and Branches. Bank of Columbus. Chattahoochee Rail Road and Banking Company. Monroe Rail Road and Banking Company. Planters’ and Mechanics’ Bank, Columbus. Exchange Bank, Brunswick, Insurance Bank of Columbus, at Macon. Phceuix Bank of Columbus. -LL» H-l LL-L! ajMJ Si Commercial intelligence. Office of the Acocsta Republic, > May 17. 1849. ) AUWSTA MARKET. COTTON.—There has been a good do maud, and for the light stock offering full pri- s ce»are easily obtained. The receipts are ve- -. ry light. Planters who have Cotton in store in our market offer it very sparingly for sale. i * lutfi d Ji BJ; Middling Fail n 7J. Very little of the latter description offering for sale. CORN—Continues scarce, and will readily command 62 a 65 cents. FREIGHTS Our river is in good order, a-d the boats are bringing up and carrying .vn full f eights. Candidates. 1 Qi'r : two of our cotempoiaries have hint- :at th large: : umber of Whig gubernatori aspi. .its Georgia. It is true a good ly i.cifoer of name ', have been spoken of by their respective friends We presume that so few Democ. ii- have I a named for that of- fice, out of re-pe t to Qovcruor Towns, who has get-erally given st. .faction to his party. Besides, cast' n. ■ ei. tb dan incumbent to the r.cr of a s-cond heat ii not a second term. Tosh .’, 'row itiv.ih Democracy in Alabama, wepubl'-li . . foll jivi..,,.. i iineH, which are found in the Montgomery Flag and Advertiser, (Dem ) presented Ly their friends as suitable Democratic Candidates for Governor of Ala bama. It will be scon that there are lots of Democratic Gubernatorial commodity in that Slate. Here are the names: “Gov. Reuben Chapman, Col. W. R. King, Co). Walthall, of Perry; Col. Nat. Terry, of Limestone; Hon. D. Coleman, of ditto; Col. W. B. Martin, of Benton ; Col. Rose, and Hon. S. W. Harris, of Coosa ; Col. Irwin, and Col. Womack, of Greene; F. S. Lvon, E-q., of Marengo; Gen. Walker,of Lauder dale ; Col. Winston, of Suinter; Judge Bowie, of Talladega ; Judge Collier, Judge Phelan, , and Judge Pickens. A New Leather Factory.—We learn, that Dr. Sledge ot this city has rented for a term of years the Kilburn Warehouse in ther upper part of the town for the purpose ot con verting it into a Leather Factory. Hitherto very little leather has been made in Augusta from the difficulty of procuring tan-bark. Since the canal and railroad have at ton, it has been found in.u —_ un extensive tannery. In this desire our readers in Richmond and tliealH joining counties, to b ar in mind that the ■ months of May and June are the best lime for peeling bark from oak trees; and that the ar ticle will briug a good price in this city. Per sons clearing land should fell oak forests when the bark can be turned into a handsome sum of money. Some one shonld start an extensive Shoe Factory, and employ 100 servants that might be found, who now earn less than it costs to keep them.—[Chronicle and Sentinel. From Canada. The mob spirit in Montreal has not yet beer* suppressed. On Wednesday last, while Lord Elgin was dining, in- company with some of the government officials, at Titus’ Hotel, the house was attacked, by several hundred riot ers, which resulted in the death of one of the mob. Gen. McDuffie.—On a recent visit to thio distinguished patriot at his residence in Abbe ville, we were gratified to find him improved in health. He seems, at present to be entirely free from physical pain—though unable to walk without assistance. He manifests very little interest in conversation of any kind ; but with the exception of defect in memory, shows that he still retains in clearness his powers of mind.—[Edgefield Advocate, 9ih. inst. Cannibalism in Fejee.—An exchange pa per says : “The Fejee islanders indulge in the delectable piactice of broiling and eating hu man bodies, and they train their children to the taste by rubbing the flesh over their in fant lips This practice succeeds admirably, according to a recent published account from a missionary, for we find that the practice is I general, and that a slice of humanity is better i dished than any other kind of food. Some of the F jeeans carry their epicurean gusto ! so far that they not merely kill and eat their | e but live upon friends; and these are I , > orn raw. The Chief of . known to have a good suppiy..pf u bis box, salted down, and has*' o his daily food, seldom eating fl sh. The flesh of women he flesh of men ; and .-o.nHhing verydelicate, :or i;. cc. ' .r:.> o-.des are before him,achild Ist Mr. Hunts asserts, ini tries confirm it, that the i . ' - ro f -“''b'in ß no word for a b v- •• y use, bakola, conveys t- 'i ad. This is their war i c ':,.0 my is slain and his body to .1 : “11. n-1 ■! id body lo be eivten” : —the word they use is bakola Tin y alsoaf- Lfirm tluii , within the la -t lour years, fully one fthotisand have been k Led within twenty miles i of Vewa : and that they keep far within com ' pass when they say that, of these slain, five I hundred have been eaten. There are proba- I bly none who can read this account who will I envy he Fejeeans their taste or wish to be i considered in the catei'ory of their friends.” MARRIED. In Eatonton. Ga. on Thursday evening, tho 10th inst. by the Rev. T. U. Wilkes, Rev. A. E. Marshall, and Miss Adeline, only daughter of Mr. Joseph Wilkes, all of Eatonton. | “ Leaves have their time to fall, I And flow’rs to wither at the north winds breath, And stars to set —but all, ! Thou hast all seasons of thy own, O death!” OBITVARY. Departed this life, on the Ist of April, after i a short and painful struggle, Mrs. Marian A. I Fh-mming, in the 28th year of her age. The ■ pathway of life was a thorny one to her, and ( she greeted death as a welcome messenger, i She leaves two innocents, and many relatives and friends to lament her early departure. A brother affectionately dedicates the-e few lines to her memory. J. V. R., Charleston. IS'At ens papers, and Temperance Ban ner, Penfield, will please copy. DIED, In Mansfield, La., on the 22d Fields, aged about 27 years. <