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CanstifafranfllM K IRtpuhlir* GARDNER, JR.,I and > Editor*. JAMES M. SMTTHE, ) ( From the N. 0. Picayune, 19tf wuf.) Later from Havana. By the arrival yesterday of the brig Adams Gray, from Havana, we have received a file of the Diario de la Marina from the 9th to the 14th inst. inclusive. These papers contain no particular news of interest, though they are filled with ar ticles congratulating the Spanish Government, the Captain General, the Spanish nation, the Cubans, and the civilized world in general, on the issue of the recent campaign. The Bth inst. was a day of great rejoicing, it having been set apart for the celebration of the victory over the ‘‘pi rates.” We learn from the Diario that at 10 o'clock in the morning “a solemn Te Deum was chanted in the Cathedral, to thank the Almighty for the happy extermination of the rabble which invaded the island.” The church was filled with an immense concourse as the first people of the city, including the Government officers, among whom was, of course, the Captain General. The battalion of La Reine was stationed in the Plazuela, and fired a salute. The Diario says: ‘ This corps, and the others of the garrison, with a squadron of cavalry and two batteries of artillery, were already assembled at 5 o’clock to receive the Most Excellent Governor and Cap tain General, before whom, accompanied by a numerous staff, the troops were formed in squares, and the illustrious representative of our august sovereign, with his own hand, distributed the •fo«ses conceded to the brave fellows who dis tinguished meiuscWM in the short but glorious campaign against the pirates. Itus tcrfmony being completed, and the soldiers having been made to pass beneath the banners, in defending which they had made themselves so worth) of the rewards bestowed upon them, the illustrious Captain General gave three vivat to the Queen, which were replied to with the greatest enthu siasm by the troops, to whose voice, on this oc casion, was united that of the people, with a warmth which demonstrates that they view now, as always, the symbol of their past and future glory, of which afterwards, on the troops leaving the ground, numerous proofs were given, in the spontaneous and enthusiastic vivai for the Most Excellent Senor Governor and Captain Gen eral.” In the evening a ‘‘patriotic” representation was given by the dramatic company. We-find no mention made in our papers of the departure of the prisoners, though we learn ver bally that they left some days previous to the sailing of the Adams Gray, in two vessels, one of which was a steamer. The latter may have been the Isabel la Catolica, which left on the Bth inst. Among her passengers was the widow of Gen. Enna, and Senor Laborde, Spanish Consul at this port. The Diario of the 11th has an editorial, parts of which we translate as follows: “The intimate union of all Spaniards which the recent events have caused to shiae in so brilliant a manner, has, before everything else, a wide • extended and grand signification—the defence of our ancient and glorious nationality. This sacred object was menaced by insidious foreign designs, and to guard it from the attempted villainy, we with spontaneous enthusiasm, ranged ourselves around its beautiful banner. The nationality which contains in itself the preservation of our fundamental institutions, outraged and sanguin arily attacked by the malice of our enemies serves us all as an indissoluble bond. Together we combat to sustain it, together we sacrifice our selves for it were it necessary, and this display of strength, this unanimity of instincts, are now shown so clearly in the eyes of the world that no one can be permitted longer to doubt our will or our power. Because this activity which Cuba has displayed before the menaces of reducing her to a foreign yoke, and activity which does not fatigue her, from the energy anil strength of her Government, and the tried and proved adhesion of all her inhabitants, constitutes one of the most signal benefits which the recent crisis has con ferred upon us. It is certain that the bastard ambition in which the piratical invasion oiginat ed still subsists, and will always subsist. The speculators without conscience, those unquiet and illcontented spirits, minds greedy of conquest, of enjoyments, and even of disorder (for to such an extent arrives the depravity ofhuman appetite when it delights in evil, for the sake of evil,) all and each one of these have few scruples, and like desperate ]>eople accustom themselves as little to retreat before obstacles. But besides this cor rupt mass, which by itself would be of very lit tle account, there are two other very numerous classes in the world, the deluded and the prudent ones, each of which will find material in re cent events for many, and serious meditations. Whence came this tenacious design displayed by the chiefs of the piratical enterprise, in the neigh boring country to represent our island in a state of open rebellion, and our army a prey of deser tion and insubordination. The sad confessions of many prisoners make it known to us. They believed that they were participating in an easy enterprise of as great as certain profit, and now they consider themselves happy that Spanish clemency has left to them their lives. # * * “The conduct of not a few Anglo American journals in these latter days serves to demonstrate the rigorous justness of our positions. When, on account of their repeated fictions, they at least come to imagine that they had succeeded in sowing in our soil the seeds of discord, their language commenced to be ambiguous, and to show their badly hidden hopes. At the depar ture of the Pampero their frenzy knew no limits, and many ;hrew otf the mask; but as soon as they received news of the defeat of the Jilibueteroe, their virtuous indignation broke forth anew. What will it be when they know of the complete extermination of the invaders? When they can no longer avoid acknowledging the unanimous feeling of the people in defence of their nationali ty.'’ The Diario of the 12th contains a despatch from Puerto Principe, announcing, for about the fifth time, that the revolts in that part of the island have been suppressed, and that quiet is j once more restored to the loyal inhabitants The product of the dramatic representation is : said by the papers to have been SB,OOO, which is to be added to the fund for the relief of the fami lies of all those who were killed or disabled du- ; ring the recent campaign. This fund aheady amounted to $60,473 71. We learn from the Diario of the 12th that the Captain General left that day on the steamer Pizarro, for Bahia Honda, San Cristobal and San Antonio, in order to inspect the scene of operations, and to see for himself “the theatre of the recent glories of the heroic soldiers.'’ Various persons of note accompanied the Captain Gen erahdn this excursion, and among them some us the committee for the relief of those who had distinguished themselves. Rewards were to be given to everybody that had aided in the destruc tion ol the “pirates,” and losses sustained were to be made upHo the sufferers. A railway accident has occurred near Havana, by which thirteen persons were wounded. Manufacture of Cotton Tarn by Planters. The Washington Union, in copying the fol lowing communication from the N. Y. Courier & Enquirer, says: Some time ago, our correspondent “S” wrote an article for this paper on this subject, and gave the facts showing that some 400,000 hades of our cotton could be made into yarns at home, and exported at a large profit. The article was wide ly copied at the time, and the correctness of the positions taken seem to be fully admitted. The great fall in the price of cotton has drawn attention again to the subject, and an editorial recently appeared in the N. Y. Courier & En quirer in reference to it. We copy below a letter to that paper, in which the extent and profit of the English cotton yarn are alluded to. We have before shown by an enumeration of all the items, that the m«t of moving a. pound of raw cotton from the Mississippi cotton'gin to the door of the mill at Manchester, Eng., is about four cents. For a less cost it can be made up at home into the average numbers of cotton yam. What folly to expend more capital and labor on the unnecessary carriage of the material and pro duct, than would be required in all the processes of its fabrication. In a few years, comparative ly ,the cotton planters, will be as familiar with the spinning frames as they are now with the cotton gin: “ To the Editort of the Courier hr Enquirer :—I have read with interest your article on the manu facture of cotton by the South, and if the planters will act up to your suggestions, the value of our exports in cotton yams and general cotton fabrics might be quadrupled. There is no mystery in the business of spinning yarns that need cause our planters to hesitate about embarking their capital in its manufacturing ; it is simple, and only requires attention and care to produce what the great markets of the continent of Europe, China, and the West Indies call for, as respects an assortment, style of packing, &c., to give us those markets. The cotton spinners of Lancashire (I mean those who spin yarns for the export trade, not the weavers,) are among the most wealthy men of England. During the past two years, while our cotton manufacturing interest has languished, and has been profitless indeed, the spinners of Manchester have made large sums of money.” Can we be acting with our boasted shrewness when we quietly yield the competition in twist to our great rivals, and suffer them to take the Erofits and commissions that result from the usiness indicated by the figures which I now give you, taken from the customs returns, as fol lows, viz : Five months’ exports to China from London to Liverpool and the Clyde —from Ist Jan. to 31st May, 1851.. 2,295,800 Five months export to Calcutta for same time 6,911,920 Five months export to Bombay for same time 1,781,800 Total 10,989,320 Here WiTj ave total of nearly eleven millions of pouutfi of co t to j, twist exported to the East InJ»» and China * urin 8 five months of this year, worth from 6 Id. toY 8(1 ' storlln S l* r P° un< * ob serve that this is bu* ol ‘ e EMiC ti° n of this enormous and luc-,tive trade 1 The exports to Germany and othe. continent*' markets are vastly greater. Now the aw cottw rom 3lb to Gpl. per pound, ant. we havet! 1 ’' 1 * tbe great satisfaction of putting these into the pockets of our friends abroad, when v e flight have shared them our selves. J There is a to be said on this subject and kindred topii-V' ‘bich my numerous engage ments will not permit me fully to discuss during this hot weather. I will barely hint at one plain and palpable reason why our cotton manufacturing friends of New England have for the past three years been so very unfortunate in the prosecution of their business, and it is this— tht y Have not divtriified their production. They have made no yarns— they have made but a small variety of coarse fabrics, consequently they have overstocked the market, and prices have rated low, ruinously low. It is pleasing to see the great State of Georgia taking the lead in the Southern manufacturing interest. The laliors of Senator James, of Rhode Island, at the South and West have been useful in call ing the attention of our friends to the necessity ofhuilding up a great manufacturing interest among the producers of the raw material; and liefore long they must become exporters of some thing besides. Merchant. New-York, July 16, 1851. Amin Bey. John P. Brown, Esq., Secretary of the Charge d’Affaires at Constantinople, has written a let ter which is published in the Chillicothe Ga zette, from which we make the following ex tract. Mr. Brown also states that he has been officially informed by the Sultan's Minister of Foreign Affairs that Kossuth and all the Hunga rian refuges in Turkey will be liberated Sep tember Ist, and that Kossuth will embark in the U. S. Steamer Mississippi for the United States Mr. B. says: Our visit home was prosperous in every re spect; and I have reason to know, that the ser vices which I was enabled to show to the Agent of this Government, who was with me, have been warmly appreciated by it. The kindness shown to him in my own country, will increase my usefullness greatly here, and add to my (low er to serve any of my fellow countrymen who may have interests at stake here—which is the utmost of my ambition and desires. Amin Bey is quite well: and, since his return, has not commenced his old function in the Ad- 1 miralty. The Sultan and all his ministers are ! much pleased with the results of his mission; and all his speeches and reports have been read by the Sultan himself. During his absence, one of his friends and patrons has been removed from the Navy, which is a disadvantage to him in this country, where favor affects men’s fortunes very much—but I hear he is to receive a pro motion so soon as his detailed report is laid be fore the Sultan. Mr. Nichau, his American Interpreter, is well and is emploped in the Arsenal: and Hassan, who figured only as an attendant, turns out to be a Lieutenant in disguise, sent to profit as much as he could by the journey in the New World. lam residing on the Itosphorus, about eight miles from the city, and 1 expect Amin Bey and suite, to call on me very soon, in full uniform, to pay me as the representative, (though only temporaly) of the Government which re ceived him so kindly, the honor of a “compli mentary visit.” This is qui'e reversing our late position, and it seems almost providential that I thus receive the fruits of my labors. When I next see Amin Bey, I will ask him to write to yon; and lam sure that did he know of my present occupation, he would request to be re membered kindly to you and his other excellent friends in Chillicothe. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, after my first visit to him, after our ar rival, thanked me for sustaining Amin Bey, ; when his position as the Agent of this Govern ; n ept was attacked in the New York “Express.” ! It i* tq be regretted that such was ever done, in J the country where so much hospitality was be ing shown him—but it is now not worth men- i I tinning. The Christiana Riot.— Eight officers, under Lieut. Ellis, arrived in Philadelphia, on Sunday, from the scene of the late outrage in Lancaster couqty. They with them a colored person named John Oberts, who is an important wit ness against Mr. Scarlet, the white men, who is allege 1 to be one of the instigatord of the outrage. They also brought with them several guns, whirl, were taken from the deserted houses, in the vhinity of Coopersvitl.— Baltimore Clipper. 23 d. in.d. Cor Crop in Spartanburg. —We have made quite an extensive inquiry as to the com crop in SpartanL lrg, and the result is, that it is much better th. n we had anticipated. The lower part of the District suffered much more from the drought tian the upper portion, consequently they have made very little, and will have to pur chase. But, we are happy to say that the larger portion of our farmers with the above exception will make enough to do—and no small number will have com to sell. In the adjoining coun ties of North-Carolina, we are told that the crops are good.— Spartan, 18th inst. Sale of Cuba.—The London Ledger has an article in which it is asserted that the Spanish Government is willing to dispose of Cuba to the United States for a round sum, and that negotia tions are now progressing on the subject. This may be so; and it would be more honorable to purchase than to seize Cuba, or to have it con quered by expeditions fitted out by private indi viduals of this country. The island must finally come into our possession, and we hope that it will be honestly acquired. The Massachusetts Free-soil convention, which met at Worcester on the 18th inst., and contained a large delegation from the whole State, adopted the following, among other reso lutions. Read them, Constitutional Union Par ty men. You will see you are not the only lovers of the “Glorious Union.” Resolved , That the Free-soil party is pre-emi nently the party of the constitution and ot the Union, of law and of order, of freedom and of pro gress; that it is opposed in principles and aims to sectionalism, secession, and disunion, and knows no North, no South, no East, no West, but em braces with equal patriotic love the country, the whole country, one and indivisible. Resolved , That we call upon all good citizens, in the words of Charles Sumner, “while serving the Union loyally in the spirit of the fathers, never to forget those true principles of the Con stitution according to which freedom, and not slavery, is national , while slavery, and not free dom, is sectional.' 1 Resolved, That liberty is the inherent and in alienable birthright of every human being, of whatever clime, color, or condition, and that the protection of this birthright is one of the first and highest duties of government. • Resolved, That Congress has no more power to establish slavery than to establish a monarchy —no more power to make a slave than to make a king. Resolved. That the firm establishment of the national policy which we proclaim— no slavery under the federal government; no more Slave States would arrest at once the aggressions of the slave power, give repose to our country, and secure the stability of the Union. [From the Savannah News, 24 th inst.] A Habeas Corpus Case. A case was yesterday evening, decided by the Interior Court of this county, which involves in it, a very important question, as to the reclama tion of fugitives from justice, who may come into this State from other States ot the Union. It appears, that on Sunday last, a constable of Sa vannah, arrested Mr. Wm. J. Tobin of South Caro'ina, having made an affidavit, found upon a telegraphic dispatch, and a private letter — that this Tobin was concerned in a murder, alledged to have been committed in June last, in Barnwell S. C. . ’ Tobin was yesterday brought before the In ferior Court, by petition, under the States’ Writ of Habeas Corpus, that cause might be shown why he was detained of his liberty. Mr. Millen opened the case. Argument was then heard from Henry Williams, Esq. to refuse the motion to discharge the prisoner, which was resisted by a very learned argument from the Hon. Robert M. Charlton, as to the constitutional require ments of a case like this. He showed clear ly that the precise mode under which the provision of the constitution must be executed, was not adopted, and that by no other procedure could an American citizen be deprived of his lib erty, F. S. Bartow, Esq., closed on behalf of the prisoner, with an eloquent and powerful expo sition of the whale case. The motion was grant ed. and an order was taken for the discharge t>f Mr. Tobin. Fast Travcllixo.—The Vicksburg Whig states that the steamboat Emperor mad. e ’her lasl trip from this city to Natchez in ?4 hours and five minutes including 27 landings s ix of which were to put out frieght. During the trip, she took on 47 cords of wood. Tne same paper says that the steamboat Glend y Burke made her last trip from this port to Natchez in 23 hours and 37 minutes—making fourteen landings and taking in twenty-four cords of wood on her route. The machinery is all new, and it is thought the trip can be made in less time after the machinery becomes a little worn— N. O. Della, 20 th inst. The Difficulty between Gen. Wool and 001. Webb, Rochester. Sept. 20, 1851. I have made some further inquiry about the case of Col. Webb and Gen. Wool. There is no getting at the exact particulars, because the story has only oozed out from themselves. The rumor all over the city about the fracas on Thursday af ternoon, between Col. Webb and Gen. Wool is that during the day, Gen. Wool asserted his ri.rht to review the troops, as taking precedence o f the Governor, who is only Captain General of the militia. The claim was not admitted, as it was ths militia that were to be reviewed. General j Wool, however, agreed to go to the ground, and | it was arranged that he should have a place in the Governor’s carriage. In the sa\ne carriage | were Cols. Bruce anil Webb, as aid sos the Gov ernor. The Governor, observing that Gen. Wool and Col. Webb were not speaking, ed to introduce them. Gen. Wool said that he did not know Col. Webb, and did not want to know him. There was then some allusion to a certain article in the Courier & Enquirer, in 1 which some reflections were made upon the ! generalship of Wool. Col. Webb, in justification |of himself said that be had a letter from the late Gen. Taylor, in which he said, that if General Wool’s advice had been followed, the decisive battle of Buena Vista would have been lost Gen. Wool said it was ialse; Col. Webb said he would prove it by publishing the letter- Gen- Wool dared him to do so. What further occurred deponent saith uot; but the foregoing* is in every body’s mouth. 1 It appears there has been a bad feeling be tween Wool and Webb ever since they were in the army together. The Crops.—The accounts from all quarters i present rather a gloomy prospect of the cotton j c r°P- some localities the draught, in others the rust, greasy rot, boll worm, army worm. Ac &c., have cast a blight upon the prospects of the | planters. j YVe would not have our readers place too m uch j confidence m the prognostications of “ short , crops,” but we are well convinced that the crop must be far short of what was anticipated e- ten a few weeks since. An early frost would’ now do the work completely; though with the qu >n tity planted, there is no knowing what a late j fall ma )' bnng about. —Atlanta Republican, 2 IM inst. (Telegraphedfor the Charleston Courier.) Baltimore, Sept, 24, 10.10 P. M. Additional per Africa—Nkw-York Ma r ket. -T he sales in the Liverpool Cotton mat ket on Friday amounted to six thousand bales. Middling Orldens was quoted at 5 3-16 d., and Uplands at sd. Cotton in the New--York Market to-day, Wed nesday, was firm, and had an upward tendency. Eight hundred bales were sold. J Rice was worth $3 75. New-Orlea.ns, Sept. 24—S p. m. The European intelligence by the steamships \Y ashington and Africa has been received he re but has produced no advance in Cotton, of whi ch staple three thousand bales have been sold to day. Corn is scarce, and mixed is worth fifty cents. 3 Columbia, Sept. 24—7.20 p. m. The news by the Washington, reporting an advance in Cotton, caused the market to open brisk, and during the day prices advanced an eighth to three-sixteenths on yesterday’s prices. Two hundred and thirty-three bales chained' hands at from 6j a 9 5-16 c. * ° New York, Sept. 22. Steamship Monumental City.— The Havana * , "‘c n "'*Y* < '- rhe steamer Monumental City left San Francisco on the 16th of August, and i reached San Jnan del Roe on the 6th of Septem- , L- !' e l T£c t 1 ? 1 but no gold. : Ihe t alcon left San Juan Nicaragua on the 11th i and arrived at Havana on the 16th. The Chero kee left at Havana the U. S. steamer Saranac . and sloop Albany. Passengers who visited the Patriots in prison : state that 19 were in good health, and 26 sick in the Hospital. They expressed their thanks to ! the British Consul for his great kindness and attention. On the 15th, eight more American i prisoners were brought to Havana, having been i captured in the mountains. AUGUSTA, GA. ] FRIDAY MORNING, SEPT. 26. THE LIBGSBT CffiCUUTION IN THE STATeT For Governor. CHARLES J. MCDONALD. District For Congress. 1. JOS. W. JACKSON, of Chatham. 2. HENRY L. BENNING, of Muscogee. 3. DAVID J. BAILEY, of Butte. 4. —JOHN D. STELL, of Fayette. 5. WILLIAM H. STILES, of Cass. 6 THOMAS F. JONES, of Newton. 7. DAVID W. LEWIS, of Hancock. B—ROBERT McMILLAN, of Elbert. Representatives for Bichmond County. WILLIAM R. FLEMING, WM. SCHLEY. Election Tickete. We are prepared to print election Tickets for any county in the Slate, with neatness aud des patch. Price 50 cents per 100—$4 per 1000. The cash must accompany the order. Hon. John M. Berrien. i We have received a supplement to the Athens Herald, containing the address of J udge Berrien to i the people of Georgia, defining his position on the exciting issues before the people of this State, it is a lengthy document, for which we have not room this morning, but will publish it in full in our next. The Athens Herald, in speaking of 1 this letter, says : | ‘"The reader is doubtless aware that for some two or three weeks past the Disruption prints have claimed our distinguished Senator as and of Mr. Cobb’s supporters. Although we did not place any confidence whatever in the story, we did not feel at liberty to contradict it, until we could do so authoritatively. Thus are the fabri cations of the Disruptionists, week after week) exposed and nailed to the counter; and yet with an industry worthy of a better cause, they re vamp old stories and coin new ones, for the pur pose of bolstering up a edsperate cause. This attempt on their part to take refuge behind the great name of Judge Berrien, is in keeping with their whole course. Let the friends of that diiV tingushed statesman remember, that if the Dis ruptionists an • successful, he is to be ostracised, because-he re fuses to leave the Georgia platform, and with M essrs. Cobb, Toombs and Stephens, take the ground that the so-called compromise measures were “FAIR, EQUITABLE AND ■ JUST!” “Let t'je friends of J udge Berrien and the friends , of the Georgia p’.atform remember that the new t progra mme of the so-called Constitutional U * nion party, requires a departure from the posi , tion -assumed by the Convention—that they are i now required to huzza for the very measures t which they then solemnly declared they did not j and could not 4i wholly approve.” Let them remember these things, and act accordingly at . the polls.” The following portion of Judge Berrien's ad dress, will explain his position on the matters . now under discussion by the people of Georgia, and soon to be decided. He is a Union man, but ' not a Constitutional Union man under the teach -1 ings of Cobb, Toombs and Stephens—he is on the Georgia Platform as laid down by the Conven tion—is willing, for the sake of harmony, to let ’ by-gones be by-gones—«but cannot sing hosan- J . nahs to the Compromise measures, and say they - are FAIR, LIBERAL and JUST, and that | the South has gained more than she lost by these , measures. No, he is an honest man, anil being such, cannot be made a political tool of by politi i cal tricksters — hence he is discarded by them. But the people of Georgia will sustain him and the platform laid down by the Georgia Conven tion, Messrs. Cobb, To ombs and Stephens to the contrary notwithstanding. The Compromise may be fair, liberal and just, in the eyes of these , gentlemen, but it will require the aid of Her- I schel's great telescope to enable the people of Georgia to see it in the same light. But from various quarters, the question is propounded to me, will you act with the Con ’ stitutional Union party? and it shall be answer ed frankly. I adhere to the decision of the Convention. With these representatives of the sovereignty of Georgia, 1 have a lively recollection of “the aggressive spirit of Representatives of the non ’ slave-holding States,” with which “we have long combatted,’’ and feel with them, that the sources of this turbid stream lie beyond the Halls of Congress—that “they are to be found in the ' midst of their several constituencies’’—l agree ‘ with them, that the meeting ot the Convention * afforded a fit occasion “for the sovereign people * of Georgia, to commune with the sovereign peo * pie of those States,’’ to remonstrate calmly and frankly with them, and “to recall them to a 1 sense of their duty as confederates.” And al '■ though I find in the compromise measures, as > they did, “matter for objection and matter for ap -1 proval,” though like them, Ido not “wholly ap ’ prove’’ them, yet like them, I will “abide by it,” ■ and will unite with any party, or portion of my ! fellow-citizens, whose conduct, as a party, shall conform to a spirit thus manfested by this patri otic body. Like them,” impelled by an earnest desire to perpetuate the American Union,” I am anxious to “restore that peace and harmony .on which its value” depends—and with them, . am willing to “let by-gones be by-gones,” in the cherished hope that “brighter hours will come.” If these opinions and these feelings make me a Constitutional Union man, here then is the pledge of my fealty. But if beyond this, I am required to say what the Convention have not said—to affirm what they have expressly contradicted—if, in the face of the long continued manifestations of an aggres sive spirit on the part of the no-slaveholuing States, which the Convention denounced in the language of calm, yet manly remonstrance, it is exacted from me to say that Georgia has sus tained mo wrong—if while they declare, that there is in the Compromise such •“matter for ob jection,” that they cannot “wholly approve it,” I am required to say, not only that there is in it no matter for objection, and that I wholly ap prove it, but also that it is fair, just and equitable —a source of triumph and gratulation to the peo ple of Georgia—then I have to say, non fuze in fader a —l cannot enter into these bonds. I will not make war upon the Convention. This is neither their language nor spirit. It is in direct conflict with all they have said or done. I can- i not "s wallow my own words”—l cannot unsay, I to pr< ipitiate the favor of a party, what under the 1 obligations of my oath, I have said in maintain ing tae rights of the State. I cannot stultify my- i self, l.est I should invade the province of that re- '< vere ad gentleman, and gallant soldier, and ac- 1 com] dished statesman, who does me the favor to sit m judgment on my “capacity.” I cannot en title mysell to the forgiveness, which in such a truly gentle and patronizing spirit, is vouchsafed to ray “aberrations.” I cannot hope to remove the s srious doubts of the many patriotic and in- J telhgent men, who have unburdened themselves c to the nominating Convention of Richmond, c No, fellow-citizens, when I accepted, with pro- f found gratitude to those who bestowed it, t seat in the Senate of the U. 8. I made no surrender of my privileges as a free citizen of Georgia. I re tained my rights as a man, and could not divest myself of my obligations as an accountable being. Dragged before the public to repel an unfounded imputation on my personal integrity, at a mo ment like this, it is both my right and my duty to awak the truth, “ without fear, favor, affec tion, or the hops of reward,” unawed by the menace of party proscription, and unseduced by the hope of conciliating opposition. To the de cision of the people of Georgia, as it has been an nounced by their representatives in Convention assembled, I yield a cheerful obedience, and will cordially unite with any party who will adhere to it, with fidelity, by whatsoever name that par ty may be distinguished. By that decision, the people of Georgia, impelled by an earnest desire to perpetuate the Union, and to restore the peace and harmony, so indispensable to the accomplish ment of that object, agreed to throw a veil over past aggression', the existence of which they did not deny, but asserted—to acquiesce in the com promise, not wholly to approve it —not to eulogize it—not to proclaim it as a triumph to the South —above all, the Convention did nothing to au thorize the formation, under its auspices, of a pro scriptive party. They opened wide the portals of the temple of freedom, and called to their frater nal embrace, all who would cordially and faith fully unite with them, in maintaining the prin ciples which they proclaimed as essential to the preservation of the Union.—l am unwilling to believe that the great majority of those who are ranged under the standard of the ' Constitutional Union Party, are not actuated by the same just and liberal spirit—l will not permit myself to think that the pros criptive spirit so very strikingly exhibited by the Richmond fraction of that great party, is ‘ characteristic of their associates. Consider for a moment what it is they have done, apart from the calumny of which they intended that I , should be the victim. The most distinguished citizen of their county—one who has served 1 them with eminent ability, and a fidelity which 1 no man will call in question—who has a strong t er hold on the affections of their people, and of . those of the State at large, certainly than any other man in Richmond, probably than any oth ' er man in the State—who would justly occupy ■ an elevated position in any assembly of the , State, or of the Union—a man, the purity of ( whose private life is beautifully illustrated in his public conduct—alike (in the better sense of that celebrated phrase) “ without fear and with* • out reproach”—without fear, but to do wrong, ! and without the reproach of doing it—this man , too has been politically ostracised, so far as it was in the power of the nominating Conven -1 tion of Richmond to banish him from public ■ service. An Unlucky Nomination. We predict that the nomination of one candi date, at least, of the Constitutional Unionists for , Congress, will prove to them in the end embar- I rassing, and perhaps disastrous. We allude to James Johnson, Esq., candidate for the 2nd Dis i trict. Whatever the result, his nomination must r ultimately tell against the party that has put , him forward as the exponent of its principles. To them victory will be almost as bad as defeat. , For his election would be the endorsement by s the party of his free soil and consolidation prin t ciples. If defeated, his party might consider it , self as measureably purged of the political sin of [ his nomination, and would quote it as proof that his sentiments did not suit the party, and could not command its support. In this view, his , being badly beaten may turn out, in the end, a piece of good luck—a blessing in disguise to the t party that now puts him forward. This suggestion may be consolatory to ourop » jionents who are anticipating defeat for their ■ candidate. t We publish some letters to-day—those of Gen. . j Semmes and of Mr. Flewellen—corroborative of r that of Mr. Wm. R. Chambers, as to the opinions t of Mr. Johnson. They are opinions which > ought not to be very congenial to a constituency r in this meridian, and we hope are not. It is difficult to realize the possibility of such • a candidate standing any chance of election—es -1 pecially when he is in opposition to a man of • the marked ability and high character, and tho : roughly Southern sentiments of Colonel H. L. s i Benning. » j | [From the Columbus Times, Sept. 30.] Mr. Jamas Johnson’s Political Opinions. Buena Vista, Marion co., Ga., l Sept. sth, 1851. J 5 John Forsyth. Editor of the Times, and Wm. H. . Chambers, Editor of the Sentinel :— Gentlemen :—We have noticed in the Times and Sentinel, statements of opinions held by . James Johnson, Esq., the Constitutional Union r candidate for Congress in this District, in rela > tion to the institution of slavery and the power . of Congress over it in places within the imme r diate jurisdiction of the General Government, i We believe that every Southern man has a deep f and vital interest in this subject, and that no . man ought to give his vote for any man as a > Representative in Congress, who is not above i suspicion in his feelings, sympathies and princi . pies. It is understood, however, that Mr. John son, in passing through this county, a short time | since, denied that he held some of the opinions i which had been ascribed to him. It becomes, . therefore, a matter of justice to him, as well as i the voters of this District, to ascertain the evi . dence upon which the statements in your papers were predicated. You will, therefore, gratify us, 1 as well as retrieve the cause of justice and of the South, by giving to the public the evidence, if there be any, of the truth of your statements, and of the opinion of Mr. Johnson generally ; upon the subject referred to. Very respectfully, Jacob A. Clements, Chapman F. Maddux, Moses Pauls, Sr. Columbus, 9th Sept., 1851. Capt. Forsyth: —Dear Sir: You ask me to state what I know of Mr. Jas. Johnson’s opin ions of the power of Congress over slavery. I answer by giving the impression made on my mind by a number of conversations with Mr. Johnson on the subject. Mr. Johnson defends the constitutionality as the doctrines of the Freesoilers. His opinions, ! as expressed to me, which I doubt not are his j honest convictions, will force him, if elected to ■! Congress, in compliance with the oath to sup- ! port the Constitution of the United States, to : vote with the Freesoilers on the question of slavery as connected with the District of Colum- I bia, the Territories, Forts, Arsenals, Dock Yards and Navy Yards, maintaining, as he does, that; the jurisdiction of Congress is supreme therein. To the remark made by me that if slavery be ! restricted withip defined limits, that alone would i ultimately produce its abolition, he replied : “ It! (slavery) must have an outside row(mean- ! ing thereby that it must have an end,) or words j to that effect. I think I give Mr. J.’s precise ‘ words. You will bear me witness that this certificate j is given only through courtesy to yourself, and ! as a tribute to truth. I am not conscious of wishing to do Mr. J. any injustice. Very respectfully, P. J. Semmes. , Columbus, Sept. 10,1851. 1 To the Public. —Understanding that Mr. Johnson, the candidate to represent the people of the 3d Congressional District in the Congress ’ of the United States, denies ever having ex- ■ pressed the opinions, in relation to the powers of ' i Congre», whu:h Wm. 11. Chambers, of this city charged him with having entertained in his let* ter fromtheChalybeate Springs, of the 23d Au? being called on to state what I know of Mr. Johnson’s political opinions, I hold it a duty which I owe to the cause of truth, and to Mr. Chambers, to state what I know, of my own knowledge Mr. Johnson, long before he became a candidate for Congress, and while he c aimed to be a member of the Democratic nartv claimed for Congress not only exclusive, but un limited power over the territories and the Dis trict of Columbia, in discussions with me and others m the city of Columbus. He has often distinctly asserted that the Wilmot Proviso was constitutional; that the territories being exclu yJi?der th f Ration of Congress, gives that body aright to legislate upon them as it thought proper, without regard to the interests of the South, or any other interest. He main tamed tjhat Congress had supreme power in the territories, and could establish a monarchy in them, or do any thing that a supreme and unlim ited power could do—that the constitution hav ing conferred the exclusive power of legislation over the District of Columbia, gave that body the power to abolish slavery in that District His conclusions were drawn from the exclusive powers of Congress, which he always insisted were not limited in any way by the constitution Respectfully, &c., John H. Howard. Columbus, Sept. 13,1851. Mr. John Forsyth: —Dear Sir: Your note, re questing me to furnish you a statement of Mr. Johnson’s opinions, has been received. It is with reluctance that I yield to the requirements of a sense of duty in making a public exposition of Mr. Johnson’s true opinions, inasmnehas the relations that have existed between that gentle man and myself, for the past few years, have been very friendly. And the motives that now influence me in the performance of this duty, originate in no personal ill-will or malice to wards him, but solely in the desire to promote the ends of truth and justice. The following are the opinions which Mr. Johnson has repeatedly advocated in conversations with myself. Ist. That Congress had absolute and unlimited power of legislation over the District of Colum bia—the right to abolish slavery, or to do any thing else it might deem proper: that there was no limitation to its right of jurisdiction. 3d. That Congress had supreme power over all . the Territories, Dock Yards, Navy Yards, Arse nals and Forts—the power to prohibit slavery therein, or to dispose of them to any foreign power. 3d. That slavery was a political evil. Mr. 1 Johnson, in repeated discussions with myself, upn a lecture delivered by Mr. Fisher, of Cin cinnati, Ohio, two years since, held that slavery was apolitical evil—that the influences growing out of the institution of slavery, were the true cause of the Southern States being so deficient in those elements of wealth and prosperity which , characterized the North. 4th. That slavery was a social evil. Mr. John son, eighteen months since, disposed of his Law business to myself, on the ground that he de signed moving to a Free State, where it was , honorable to labor —that slavery at the South wag degrading to labor, and he desired to move from its contaminating influences. I have written this brief statement with much particularity, as I desire to do Mr. Johnson am ple justice in making known to the public the opinions which he has so often advocated in con versation with myself. Very respectfully, James T. Flewellrn. The Christiana Outrage. —The Baltimore Sun has been informed that Mr. Dickinson Gor such was on Saturday morning, in rather anim | proved condition, strong hopes being entertained of his recovery. The Cholera.— On the 14th inst., the chol , era broke out with great violence at Cynthiania Ky., and on the 15th a number of the best citi zens had died. A New Article of Commerce.—We un derstand that a quantity of ground zinc-stone, a quarry of which has been discovered in Rock ’ bridge county, Virginia, has just arrived in Rich mond by the James river and Kanawa canal, en i route for England.—This curious stone has the remakable quality, when finely pulverized, mixed f with flaxseed oil, and spread on any surface, of reforming itself into stone, by a re-union of its rock covering, or coat of mail— imperious to water, and pt oof against fire. Its value has been well and satisfactorily tested, we understand, in the neighborhood in which it was found, as a fire proof covering for roofs, &c., The proprietor of this article, Mr. J. D. Houston, has caused it to be used in Europe, and with such approval as to lead to an important order for the article for the 1 English market. The sum of $3,500 has been appropriated by \ the Southern Central Agricultural Society of Georgia, to be distributed in prizes in the form of silver pitchers, goblets and cups, on the occasion > of the State Fair, to be held in the city of Ma -1 con, Georgia, on the 29th, 30th, and 31st days of | October, 1851. Among the prizes which will • be given, the four first consist of four elegant pitchers, of the Adriudne pattern, elaborately chased, valued at fifty dollars each, for the best essay on agricultural education, practical agri culture, Southern horiticulture, and a steam en gine of Southern manufacture. The other prizes consist of pitchers, of the value of twenty dollars each; also a number of goblets and cups, worth from five to ten dollars each. Raleigh and Galton Rail Road.— We learn from the Wilmington Daily Journal, that George ‘W. Mordecal, Esq., of Raleigh, has been elected President of this Company until the Ist of Janu ary next. He does not, for the present, accept of any salary. H. D. Bird, Esq., President of the Petersburg Rail Road Company, has been elected General Superintendent of the work, at a salary of $2,000. A Model Church. —A correspondent of the Syracuse Journal describes the interior of the church in which Rev. Henry Ward Beacher ! preaches, in Brooklyn. The form is nearly a ; square, with galleries on three sides, and the | orchestra, with an organ, back of the pulpit or 1 platform. The preacher stands,when preaching, ; upon a plain panelled plattorm. The aisles all tend towards the desk, so that, in whatever part ■of the house,the audience faces the speaker. This j church, which the writer considers to be a great ; improvement on the common style, will seat about 2,500 persons. American |Oysters in England.— Several packages of oysters had reached England from the United States, by a vessel from New York, for the first time, contained in jars, shelled, and preserved in pickle. It has been decided that the rate of duty as cured fish does not apply to these pickled oysters, which, being dressed and actually fit for use, become chargeable with the ad valorem duty as a manufactured article. Niagara.— The number of visitors at this watering place this season has been 80,000 to 100,000, an increase of 15 to 20 per cent, over any previous year.