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JAMES M. SMYTHE, )
The Three Brides.—A Thrilling Story.
“Do you see," said the sexton, “those three
hillocks ronderj side by side? There sleeps three
brides whose history lam about to relate. Look
there, sir, on yonder hill you may observe a little
desolate house, with a little straggling fence in
front, and a few stunted apple trees on the ascent
behind it. It is sadly out of repair now, and the
garden is now overgrown with weeds and bram
bles, and the whole place has a desolate appear
ance. If the winds were high now you might
here their crazy shutters flapping against'the
sides, and the wind tearing the gray shingles olf
the roof. Many years ago there lived in that
house an old man. who cultivated the few acres
of ground that belonged to it.
“The father was a self taught man, deeply
versed in the mysteries of science, and as he could
tell the name of every flower that blossomed in
the wood or grew in the garden, and used to sit
up late at night at his books, or reading the mys
tic story of the starry heavens, men thought he
was crazed or bewitched, and avoided him as the
ignorant ever shun the gifted and the enlighten
ed. A few there were, and among others, the
minister, the lawyer, and the physician of the
place, who showed a willingness to afford him
countenance, but they soon dropped his acquain
tance, for they found the old man somewhat re
served and morose, and moreover their vanity
was wounded on discovering the extent of his
knowledge.
“To the minister he would quote the fath
ers and the scriptures in the original tongue, and
showed himself well armed with the weapons of
polemic controversy. He astonished the lawyer
with his profound acquaintance with jurispru
dence; and the physician was surprised at the
extent of his medical knowledge. So all of them
deserted him, and the minister, from whom he
differed in some trilling point of doctrine, spoke
very lightly of him and by; and by looked on
the self educated farmer with eyes of aversion.
“He instructed his son in all his lore; the lan
guages, literature, history, philosophy and science;
were unfolded or.e by one to the enthusiastic son
of the solitary.
Years rolled away and the old man died. He
died when a storm convulsed the face of nature;
when the wind howled around the sheltered
dwelling, and the lightning played above the
roof, and though he went to heaven in faith and
purity, the vulgar thought and said that the
Evil One had claimed his own in the elements.
I cannot paint to you the grief of the son at this
bereavement. He was for a moment once dis
tracted. The minister came and muttered a lew
hollow phrases in his ear, and a few neighbors,
impelled by curiosity to see the interior of his
dwelling, came to the funeral. With a proud
and lofty look, the son stood above the dust and
the dead, in the midst of the band of hypocritical
mourners, with a pang at his heart but serenity
upon his brow. He thanked his friends for then
kindness, acknowledged their courtesy, and then
strode away from the grave, to bury his griefjn
the privacy of the deserted dwelling.
“He found at last the solitude of the mansion
almost insupportable, and he paced the ebony
floor from morning till night, in all the agony of
woe and desolation, vainly importuning heaven
for relief. It came to him in the guise of poetic
inspiration. lie wrote with wonderful ease and
power. Page after page came from his prolific
pen, almost without an effort; and there was a
time when he dreamed (vain fool) of immortali
ty. Some of his productions came before the
world. They were praised and circulated, and
inquiries set on foot in the hope of discovering
the author. He, wrapped in the veil of impene
trable obscurity, listened to the voice of applause,
more delicioushecausc itjwas obtained by stealth.
From the obscurity of yonder lone mansion, and
tswir Witts Vw tsuttsV \wy» -wrWkakl '
t\un wur\v\, wna ViuWadi w itVtvmv'* *«» V\i« vUnunry
VwwA.
“His thirst for fame had been gratified, and he
now began to yearn for the companionship of
some sweet being of the softer sex, to share with
him the laurels he had won, and to whisper con
solation in his ear in the moments of des|iondeu
cy, and to supply the void which the death of u
lather had occasioned. He would picture to him
.sel! the felicity of a relined intercourse with a
highly intellectual and beautiful woman, and
as tie had chosen for his motto, “whatever has
been done may be done,” he did not despair of
success.
“In this village lived three sisters, all beautiful
and accomplished. Their names were Mary.
Adelaide and Madeline. I um far enough past
the age of enthusiasm, but never can I forget the
beauty of those young girls. Mary was the
youngest, and a fairer haired, more laughing
damsel never danced upon the green. Adelaide,
who was a few years older, was dark haired and
pensive; but of the three, Madeline, the eldest,
possessed the most lire, spirit, cultivation and
intellectuality. Their father, a man of taste and
education, and being somewhat above the vulgar
prejudices, permitted the visits of the hero of my
story. Still he did not encourage the alfection he
found springing up between Mary and the poet.
When, however, he found that her affections
were engaged, he did not withhold his consent
from their marrage, and the recluse bore to his
mansion the young bride of his alfections. Oh,
sir, the house assumed a new appearance within
and without.
“Roses bloomed in the garden, jassamines peep
ed through the lattices, and the fields about it
smiled with the effects of careful cultivation.
Lights were seen in the little parlor in the even
ing; and many a time would the passenger pause
by the garden gate to listen to strains of the
sweetest music breathed by choral voices from
'he cottage. If the mysterious student and his
wife had been neglected by the neighbors, what
cared they? Their enduring mutual affection
made their home a little paradise. But death
came to Eden. Mary suddenly fell sick, and
after a few hours’ illness, died in the arms of her
husband and her sister Madeline. This was the
student’s second heavy affliction.
“Days, months rolled on, and the solace of the
bereaved was to sit with the sisters of the de
ceased and talk of the lost one. To Adelaide he
offered his widowed heart. The bridal was not
one of revelry and mirth. Yet they lived hap
pily, and the rose again blossomed in the garden.
But it seemed as if fatality pursued this singular
man. When the rose withered and the leaf fell,
in the mellow autumn of the year, Adelaide too
sickened and died liked her sister in the arms of [
her husband and Madeline.
“Perhaps you will think it strange, young man,
that after all, the wretched survivor stood again
at the altar. Madeline! I will remember her.
She was a beauty in the true sense ol the word
—she might have sat upon a throne, and the most
loyal subject, the proudest peer, would have j
sworn the blood in her veins descended from a
hundred kings. She loved the widowed for his j
power and his fame, and she wedded him.
“They were married in that church—it was on j
a summer afternoon—l recollect it well. During s
the ceremony the blackest cloud I ever saw over- J
spread the heavens, and the moment this bride .
pronounced her vow a clap of thunder shook the *
building to its centre. .All the females shrieked, ,
but the bride herself made the response, with a t
steady voice, and her eye glistened with a wild j
lire as she gazed upon her bridegroom. When
arrived at this house,she sunk upon the threshold;
but this was the timidity of the maiden. i
“When they were alone he clasped her hand I
and it was cold as ice! He looked into her face f
—‘Maiden,’ said he, ‘what means this? Your t
cheek is as pale as your wedding gown.’ The v
bride uttered a trantic shriek. ‘My wedding t
gown” exclaimed she, no, no—this is my sister’s ji
shroud! The hour of confession has arrived. It c
is God that impels me to speak. To win you I b
lost my own soul. 1 es, yes—l am a murderess! tl
She smiled on me in the joyous affection of her tl
young heart—but I gave her the fatal drug. !
Adelaide twined her white arms around my |
neck, but I administered thq poison! Take me
to your arms; I have lost my soul for you, and
mine you must be!’
“And then'” continued he, in a hollow voice,
“at that moment came the thunder, and the guil
ty woman fell dead on the floor!” The coun
tenance of the narrator expressed all he felt.
“And the bridegroom!” asked I, “the husband
of the destroyer and the victims—what became
of trim?”
“He tlamii before you!" vas the thrilling an
swer.
(Telegraphed for the Baltimore American.)
Arrival of the Humboldt.
New York, Oct. Bth, 9 P. M.
The steamer Humboldt has arrived with Lon
don dates of September 24th, 4 days later news,
and 1.30 passengers. She brings a moderate car
go of French and Continental merchandise. The
Atlantic arrived at Liverpool on the 24th, after
a passage of ten days and twenty hours. The
Hermann arrived at Cowes on the 21st, in four
teen days and eighteen hours.—The Asia arriv
ed at Liverpool on the same day, in ten days and
fourteen hours.
England. —An abundant harvest warrants the
anticipation of a steady increase of bullion in the
Bank of England.
The steamship Avon arrived at Southampton
with $1,500,000 in specie, the greater part being
from California.
Abbott Lawrence, the American Minister, is
continuing his tour throughout Ireland.
Great preparations are now making through
out Ireland for the reception of the Queen on her
contemplated tour.
The intelligence of the compete failure of the
Lopez expedition in Cuba had been received in
Liverpool. It produced much satisfaction in
England, and hopes were entertained by the Lon
don journals that no further attempts would be
made by marauding parties to disturb the Island.
The suspension of the extensive house of Mart
land & Awkes had been announced in Liver
pool.
The trade at Nottingham has been much im
proved.
The great Exhibition at London continues to
become more attractive as the period of its final
closing approaches. During what are called
shilling days,the attendance averages about sixty
five thousand persons.
The English funds have been subject to slight
speculation and depression by the prevailing un
certainty in commercial circles.
The influx of bullion from all quarters has
been very large.
France. —The French Capitol has been much
agitated by rumors respecting a change in the
ministry, which had produced a decline in funds.
The Government had, however, issued an official
denial of the reports, wh;ch tended in a manner
to restore confidence.
Several presses had been seized for publishing
certain obnoxious articles against the Govern
ment.
It is stated that just previous to the next ses
sion ol the Assembly, Napoleon will make his
tour through the Provinces, and then something
definite will be learned from him respecting his
intentions with regard to the Presidency. The
French Government is said to be positively ne
gotiating a treaty with Switzerland.
Spain.—Letters from Madrid to the 18th state
that the Government was about to send 0,000 or
8,000 more troops to Havana. A warlike feel
ing prevails at the Capital, and it was urged by
some that it would be better for Spain to declare
war against the United States, and thus take the
iniutive, since it was feared she would inevitably
lose Cuba if tilings remained in statu quo. Be
sides it was not thought that a foreign war would
much damage Spain, as she had little commerce,
while the excitement would draw off the atten
tion of the population from internal affairs, ami
furnish employment to thousands during tiie
winter. The capture of hundreds of American
merchant ships was also looked forward to a set
otV ampMuoi Vom us C.uW. 'i'Via ltnw a of Uo>
\*T«* caplutn and exac.uUuu \tu.«V not tVien raarYi
et\ Wpnin.
Portuual.—Lisbon advices state that politi
cal aHiiirs were again in an uncertain condition,
owing to the decided stand taken by the Catal
ista party, who, it was feared, would interfere to
prevent the election, and whose movements
were not displeasing to the Queen.
Italy.—The Neapolitan Government has
published an official reply to the charges made
by the Hon. Mr. Gladstone.
The London Times says that this puplication
will by no means efface the obloquy which Mr.
Gladstone’s letter to Lord Aberdeen threw u|>oii
the administration of criminal practice in Naples.
Germany.—The yearly budget of the Dutch
Government shows a surplus lor the year of $2.
000,000.
Austria.—A letter of the 18th states that im
portant deliberations had taken place at the
Ministry of War, oil the possibility of reducing
the army within the limits of the budget of
1852.
The Emperor visited Mantua on the 17th.
The Vienna papers say, though it is not gen
erally believed, that the houses of Rothschild
and others have subscribed four out of the eight
, million Government loan.
The Governments of Austria and Modena
i have agreed to erect a line of telegraph from
t Venice to the coniines of the Papal States.
s Pi'RussiA. —A|treaty of commerce between
Belgium and Prussia has been ratified,
i Markets.
Cotton since the Canada sailed has been dull,
. but prices are unchanged. The average daily
f sales have been 5,000 bales.
Good brands Flour were commanding full
rates. Corn was lirmly held, and some papers
, quote an advance of Od.
, The London Money market was easier. Con
i s °l s closed at 90] a 90J for money. American
Stocks were firm.
Trade at Manchester was active, and prices
well sustained.
Father Mathew and the American Steam
ers.—We have heretofore adverted to the fact
that E. K. Collin*. Esq., in behalf of the United
States Mail Steamship Company, at New York,
had tendered to Father Mathew a passage across
the Atlantic, in one of their fine ocean steamers.
In Father Mathew’s response, he says:
“ I have been borne to the shores of your re
public through a similar act of kindness on the
part of my dear and much valued friends, the
Messrs. Grinnell, who kindly placed at my dis
posal one of those splendid packets, which, as a
class, form that extensive mercantile marine
whose flag proudly floats from the Baltic to the
Indian seas. In accepting your kind offer. I take
my departure from your great and prosperous
country in one of another class of vessels,which,
though but recently entering a new field of com
petition. have already won severely-contested
triumphs, and the success of which their spirited
projector, with an ambition alike honorable to
himself and his country, seeks to render durable
by aspiring to a supremacy in speed and safety
hitherto deemed unattainable. Wishing, dear
sir, to extend my humble labors to the latest <
moments and anxious to add to the ranks of tem- i
peranee the thousands who are still daily pre
senting themselves, I must postpone my depar
ture to the 25th of October, when I will be ready '
to avail myself of your truly generous and prince
ly liberality.”
The New York Typographical Society held 1
its semi-annual meeting on Saturday evening.
The report of the committee states that since the
last meeting, three members have died, and thir- *
teen new members had been admitted: and that,
with the exception of forty four free <
there were one hundred and seventy five now in ]
jurisdiction. The financial condition of the So- 1
ciety is as follows Funds invested, $2,910- Li- t
brary Fund, $1,397 40: total resources, $4,698 79- i
the receipts of the past six months have exceeded t
the expenses by S3B 40. 1
AUGUSTA, GA. '
SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 12.
THE LARGEST CIRCULATION IN THE STATE.
try- SEE OUTSIDE DAILY.
Naval.—The U. S. steam frigate Mississippi,
with Kossuth and the Hungarian refugees or.
board, is daily expected to arrive at New York.
The 17. S. frigate Savannah is also daily expected
at New York from the Pacific.
The U. S. brig Dolpin has sailed from New
York, upon her expedition to endeavor to run a
soundings across the Atlantic.
The U. S. ship Dale, W. H. Pearson comman
der, sailed from Simons Bay, C. G. H., about July
20th, for Comoro Islands—all well.
Malaga was visited on the 31st August, by a
severe storm, which destroyed a great quantity
of fruit. No rains had previously fallen for sev
eral months.
The Govern Dr of Massachusetts has appointed
Thursday, the 27th day of November, as a day of
public Tanksgiving and Praise. It is said that
there is an understanding among all the Gover
nors in the Union to appoint the above day for
the observance of the annual holiday.
ADDITIONAL ELECTION RETURNS.!
ELBERT COUNTY.
McDonald 207 Cobb 994
McMillan 217 Toombs 1034
Mattox 293 Hardiman 940
Blackwell 338 Thornton 699
Dead wy ley 642
Adams 300
Houston 228
The Chinese Junk, with its museum of curi
osities, is to be sold at auction in London on the
loth inst. Here is a chance tor Barnum, orsomc
other enterprising Yankee.
There are twenty-one newspapers published
in California—one religious, eight political, and
twelve neutral, or nominally such.
Female Institute.
We would call attention of parents and guar
dians to the advertisement of Mr. Cormick, who
has opened, on Ellis street, an English and Clas
sical Female Institute. Mr. C. is a gentleman of
education and some experience, and as his school
is limited, as regards the number of scholars, we
have no doubt he will give satisfaction to the pa
trons of his Institute. We should foster and en
courage the establishment of good schools in our
city.
Thk Drought. —All over the country, says
the Huntsville Advocate, of the Ist instant, the
drought prevails with an intensity seldom wit
nessed. The rivers are unprecedentedly low ;
brooks, fountains and springs are dried up. The
Marshall (Va.) Advocate says that much suffer
ing for the want of water is felt in that region.
The Washington (Pa.) Commonwealth, of the
11th ult., contains the most gloomy account of
the prevalence of drought in that county, and
also of prevailing sickuess and mortality. The
Cincinnati Commercial says that in that vicini
ty cattle have to be driven two and three miles
to water, and that the country and climate have
more the appearance of Arabian Deserts than
the fruitful valley of the Miami. The Bowling
, Uraan VnUtVUiitiiii'*r says tVm* off «v**
ry description, in that section, is literally crisped
and parched to death, and water, for man and
beast, is becoming very scarce.
The Ohio State Journal gives an account of a
huge specimen of humanity, a giant, which it
avers is a giant, and one of the greatest living
curiosities extant. He stands about eight feet
high, weighing over four hundred pounds, with
good proportions, and yet he is abeardless boy,
and is still growing. He is a sight worth seeing,
and it is only once in an age that such a person
is permitted to grow.
An English paper, noticing the challenge
given by Mr. Hobbs, to pick his lock, says:— ll ls
there no public spirited burglar in London that
will come forward for the honor of his country
and a round sum of money.’’
The brig Rescue, companion of the Advance
in the Arctic Expedition, has arrived at New
York.
Movements op Jf.nny Lind. —The Nightin
gale is again on the wing! Having spent the
summer days in the shade, as nightingales arc
wont, she is now pluming her rested pinions
preparatory for another flight—a farewell flight!
The New York Express says:
She will next alight at Detroit, thence wing
her way to Chicago, Milwauke. Cicinnati,Cleve
land, and so on hitherward again, arriving in
New York city about the middle of December
to give a few farewell warblings here. Her last
concerts in the country are to be given where
her first were given, in this metropolis. The
first of this series will be given at Buffalo on
the 15th inst.
Salvi, having parted on amicable terms, as we
are informed, with Max Maretzek, has been en
gaged for this entire round of concerts. Burke
the violinist. Belletti. the clarinetist,and Gold.’
Schmidt,the pianist, compose the remanderol'the
party. In the Atlantic cities, a large orchestre
as usual, will be engaged.
The reports that Jenny Lind will appear in
opera, prior to her < lepature from America, are
entirely without ioundation.
Mr. Seyton, the manager of Miss Lind’s last
few concerts, is to occupy the same responsible ,
post hereafter.
Ihe accouuts from Nicaragua represent that
the Americans resident there are about to take
sides in the civil war raging there. Some of
them go in favor of Leon, and others in that ot
j Grenada, so that it is not improbable that our
I c °untrymen may be brought into a hostile atitude
towards one another even to the battle field. A
private letter received by a gentleman in New-
York, gives the following important intelligence:
The Mosquitoes are to return to the Blue Fields
River for a certain sum of money. Grey Town
or San Juan, is to be ceded to Nicaragua! The
territory of Costa Rica is to be fixed on the south
bank of the St. John's river, but Nicaragua is to
have dominion over the lake of Nicaragua.
In contradiction of a report that Jenny Lind
contemplated returning to the stage in Opera
the New York Post publishes the following ex
tract from a letter from Miss Lind herself, dated
at Niagara Falls, on the 3d inst.
* * I have not the most remote idea of
ever again retuning to the stage; and although
I usually treat with perfect indifference the re
ports and sayings of writers in newspapers, or :
otherwise, yet I should feel really thankful to
you to state that no inducement whatever can
tend to make me change my mind in reference to
the resolution I have adopted to quit the stage” !
( Baltimore Citv Electior. —The new board
of Council consists of eleven democrats and nine
whigs. The second board consists of six Demo
crats and four whigs.
ELECTION RETURNS.
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Mr. Toombi and the Mexican Laws.
The Constitutioiuilist publishes two certificates
—one from its Editor, the other from John C.
. is**; . th ,aA
I country, in 1818; that it the Mexican laws were
, got repealed, we must fig/U.” The certifiers
only charge that the declaration was made in
Mr. Toombs’ Augusta speech.
We have only to add, in reply, that these gen
tlemen are mistaken, as they might readily be,
< in reporting the exact language or meaning of a
speech delivered three years ago, and before a
crowded popular assemblage. We have author
ity for saying that either the original understan
ding or the recollection of the certifiers, is whol
ly at fault. It is very certain that such a posi
tion was taken no where else by Mr. Toombs.
His position throughout this controversy has
been one and the same, and is well understood
by the country. He has ever made the act of
j legislative prohibition the point of resistance, nor
can it be shown that he, at any time, or place,
held or proclaimed a different doctrine. We
might quote largely from his various addresses
ams speeches in proof of this assertion, and will
do so should it become necessary.
At best the point is immaterial. If Mr.
Toombs did say it, he could hardly now be ex
pected to redeem his pledge, with one half of the
country declaring that no such laws exist, and the
other hall with the Constitutionalist leading them,
that if they did. Congress has not the constitu
tioiud power to repeal them !—Washington Gazette.
Messrs. Editors: —The above article, which is
taken from the Washington Gazette of the 2d.
inst., asserts that James M. Smythe, Esq. and
myself are mistaken in reporting the exact lan
guage attributed to Hon. Robert Toombs, in the
statements referred to us, published in vour pa
per of 16th ult. and the editor, professing to speak
from authority, says that either the original un
derstanding or recollection of the certifiers is
wholly at lault; because, as he contends, Mr.
Toombs took no where else the position at ribu
ted to him in Augusta. Averse as I am to par
ticipating, under any circumstances, in a news
paper controversy, and more especially disinclin
ed to be suspected of courting one with my
friend, the editor of the Washington Gazette, the
article a Dove quoted would have been passed
over in silence, did I not conceive that justice to
myself demanded a reply.
My.published statement referred to, was call- !
ed for under circumstances which I did not feel ,
| at liberty to refuse, and I stated what I heard
from Mr. Toombs, or words to that purport, at
I the lime and place mentioned, vouching not for
! ilm precise words used, but the sentiment ex
j pressed. The editorial quoted, charges a mistake
j in reporting the exact language or meaning, and
, that either the recollection or understanding of
; the certifiers is wholly at fault. This charge rests
; entirely on bare assertion, and the authority on
j which it professes to speak. It does not ad
duce any of the proofs alleged to exisj.
! His immaterial, as to the point at issue,
whether or not Mr. Toombs ever used elsewhere
I than at Augusta, the language attributed to him
and were quotations from his speeches and ad
dresses elsewhere, show to the effect claimed by
the Gazette, I should protest against this being
applicable in the present question. And I would
ask, by what recognized rule, in arrivingjat-the
truth of any proposition, the disproving the ex
istence of an alleged fact or circumstance, at a
certain time and place, by the non-existence of a
similar fact or circumstance, at different times
and other places, would be admissible ? As far
as I am concerned, it is.'quite immaterial wheth
er or not the language stated has ever been used
elsewhere than Augusta; and if not, as contend
ed by the Gazette, it no farther affects the ques
tion under consideration, than so far as it shoe's
that on first meeting his constituents, when fresh
from the halls of Congress, Mr. Toombs man
ifested a warmer interest in their rights, than he
has been disposed to exhibit on subsequent occa
sions. Nor could such testimony as that contend
ed for, be considered of any weight in the present
instance, unless it be first shown, (which I pre
sume will not be attempted.) that Mr. Toombs,
unlike most politicians, has never changed his
opinions, nor found it convenient to suppress, at
times, opinions previously uttered, but has held
forth, at all times, the same stereotyped language
whenever he spoke; and hence, from the na
ture of things, almost any particular fact might
be either proved or disproved at pleasure by re
sorting to quotations from the speeches and ad
dresses of politicians; there being few gentle
men, who during a public career of years, have
been so fortunate as not to have boxed every
point of the political compass.
Without doing violence to the last paragraph
of the article from the Gazette, it might be con
strued as an admission of the language attributed
to Mr. Toombs, and an apology for not acting
out the sentiment, though I do not contend such
construction was intended by the writer; but be
that as it may, I do not feel myself called on to
decide whether or not, under the circumstances
alleged to exist, Mr. Toombs should be expected
to redeem his pledge. As to whether or not he
has acted according to the plain import of the
sentiment expressed by the lauguage used, his
subsequent course fully demonstrates.
In corroboration of the statements of Mr.
Smythe and myself, which are about the same
import, I now beg leave to add below the certifi
cate of Mr. Ryner V. Goetchius, and the copy of
a memorandum of the expressions of Col. Garey
F. Parish, in a conversation held with John
Phinizy, Sen., Esq. and myself, and afterwards
repeated in the hearing of Mr. Smythe, who
came up. These are all respectable gentlemen
residing in Augusta. The two former of whom
were present at the meeting alluded to, heard
Mr. Toombs’ speech, and entirely corroberate
my statement of his language, or the purport of
it. Col. Parish, from his peculiar notions, as to
the delicacy of appearing in the public prints as
the author of a formal certificate, seemed inclin
ed to be excused from giving one when called on
for that purpose, but without expressing any
change of recollection as to the purport of his
previous conversation. Therefore, I have re
sorted to the next best evidence, viz: a copy of
my written memorandum, made a few minutes
after the conversation, fortified by the certificate
of Mr. Phinizy.
Feeling myself called on to fortify, as far as
convenient, my statement, by the corroboration
of other persons; and flattering myself that I
have done so to an extent showing that if there
be either mistake or fault in understanding or
recollection, in regard to the statements referred
to, it lies on the side of the Gazette or the au
thority on which it speaks. I |now dismiss the
subject. JNO. C. SNEAD.
Augusta, Oct. 10/A.
Augusta, Sept. 16th, 1851.
s James M. Smythe , Esq. —_
. Dear Sir : —You ask me to state my recollec*
» fcijlS'cnmim SWUllg
g *’'>♦**■*l miuuw nfr, tt fwrf mi mitten to nfnprjnsi pzrr
s ticipation in the Mexican territory, in his speech
i ma(le l»y him at the City Hall, in this place, in
the fall of 1848, on the return of himself and
Mr. Stephens from Washington, shortly after the
i defeat of the Clayton compromise. I was pre
i sent and heard both of the gentlemen, and Mr.
1 oombs, about the*close of his address, having
justified Mr. Stephens in the course pursued by
. him in relation to the Clayton compromise, said:
. “You ask me, what shall we do, if those anti
| slavery laws are not repealed, and the South ad
' mitted to an equal participation in that territory!
I say we must fight.’ , These may not have been
, the precise words used by Mr. Toomds, but they
were to that purport.
I am yours, &c.,
JiYO. C. SNEAD.
Augusta, Oct. 3d, 1851.
I have before read the certificate ot John C.
Snead, Esq., of the 16th of September, in which
he gives the stateineat of Mr. Toombs in his ad
dress at the City Hall, in the fall of 1848, and
which is above. And I hereby certify that I
was present at that meeting, and heard Mr.
Toombs’s address, and fully concur with Mr.
Snead in his statement of what was said by Mr.
Toombs. R. v. GOETCHIUS.
COPY MEMORANDUM RKFERED TO.
17th Septemher, 1851, on the morning of this
day, Col. Parish said in the presense of John
Phinizy, Sr., and myself, that he heard Mr.
Toombs's speech in the City Hall, alluded to in
my letter to Mr. Smythe, as published in the
Constitutionalist and Republic of yesterday, that
he understood Mr. Toombs to use the language
attributed to him, in my letter, or words to the
same effect.
Col. P. again repeated the same recollection
of Mr. Toombs’s expression, in presense also of
Mr. Smythe, who subsequently came to where
we were standing in Bload street, on the Plank
Road, near the side walk,opposite Clarke, Racket
& Co.'s Store. J. c. SNEAD.
I concur in the above memorandum of John
C. Snead, as to what was stated by Col. Parish
on the subject, and at the time and place men
tioned. JOHN PHINIZY, Sr.
Augusta. Oct. 10th, 1851.
Money Market, Wednesday. Oct. Bth.
There is no material change to notice in the
money market. Capital is offered more freely
but the rates of interest show little decline, and'
it will take some time before money will flow
freely again in its wonted channels. The steam
er Africa, which sailed to-day, took out $495 000
in specie, of which about $375,000 was Foreign
silver and gold, chiefly silver.
The specie which left to-day by the Africa,
did not, as far as we could learn, any of it come
from the banks; so that they stand in a better
position than for some time. In regard to the
Heavy arrivals of gold from California, there is
one point about which there seems to be some
misapprehension. Very considerable portions
of the dust thus received, is sold to the bullion
brokers in Wall street, and paid for in coin, so
that if the owner is not a resident ot the city, or
does not owe the amount here, he will carry
with him into the interior the whole of his
“pile,” and the receipt of it will not be immedi
ately felt in our commercial circles.
The hoard of gold thus added to the treasure of
the country since the discovery of California ex
ceeds $50,000,000! If any one would trace this
amount beyond what is seen in the increased cir
•
eolation of gold, he has only to examine the
stockings, chest tills, and other odd treasuries of
those country people who have something laid lv
for a “rainy day" and he will discover what
has become of the yellow dust.— Jour. Com.
[Telegraphed for the Charleston Courier.]
New Orleans, Oct. 10.
Thirty-five hundred bales of Cotton has been
disposed of to-dav. since the reception of the
Asia's advices. Middling was worth 7 cents
and Fair 81. The week’s sales amount to 25,000
bales, and the week’s receipts to 30.000. The
receipts since the Ist of Sept, are 109,000 against
46,000 at the same period last year. The°stock
on hand amounts to 79,000 against 40,000 at the
same time last year. Rice is worth 41. Ster
ling Exchange is quoted 8 to 9.
Columbia, Oct. 10, 8.10 P. M.
The Cotton market has been dull to-day. and
prices have receded a quarter to three-eighths of
a cent. One hundred and forty bales have been
disposed of at from 61 to 8| cents.
Tribute of Respect.
The Baptist Church of this City, having con
vened at their Lecture Room, this day, upon the
announcement of the death of their Pastor, Rev.
C. B. Jehnette, adopted the following Preamble
and Resolutions:
The death of the humblest Christian is a public
calamity; apart from the direct benefits of his ex
ample, he secures for the world, through an un
seen, but powerful instrumentality, abundant
blessings. “The prayer of a righteous man
availeth much.” But when that Christian stands
‘in Christ’s stead,” to win men to holiness and to
God, the loss is visibly augmented, for “ it pleaseth
God by the foolishness of preaching, to save
them that believe,” and “ faith cometh by hear
ing.” These declarations of our God are amply,
and firmly sustained by facts. The power of the
Pulpit is a matter of continuous history. Where
ever the gospel is preached it is demonstrated by
its effects to be the power of God; whenever flier,
a Pulpit becomes vacant—when the voice of an
ambassador for Christ is hushed in death, the
people should mourn, not for him that is summon
ed to his rest, but for themselves.
Such is our cause for sorrow; our Pulpit is va
cant— our beloved Pastor is no more.
If it be deemed a salutary custom to offer
some tokens of regard to the memory of the hon -
ored dead.it is not unbecoming in aChristian com
munity, to notice the death of a talented and de
voted minister, and to pay some tribute of affec
tionate respect to his memory. Therefore
Resolved. That we have heard with profound
sorrow, the death of our Pastor, Rev. C. B. Jks
nette.
Resolved, That we cherish with sincere affec
tion the memory of our brother, who in sickness
and in health ministered to us faithfully in holy
things.
Resolved, That we adore the grace of the Lord
Jesus, which enabled our beloved Pastor to walk
through the dark valley of the shadow of death,
fearing no evil.
Resolved, That we recognise the chastising
hand of our Father, in this sad dispensation, and
that we humble ourselves before him.
Resolved, That a sermon, commemorative ot the
sad event, be preached by the Rev. W. T. Brant
lv, at his earliest convenience.
Resolved, That the pulpit be draped in mourn
ing, in token of our bereavement.
Resolved, That we tender our sympathies and
prayers to sister Jennette, the widow of our de
parted brother, and also to his bereaved parents.
MARRIED,
• - «a».
Hall and Miss Martha Hatcher, both of this
county.
On Wcdnosday ovoning, Bth instant, at Uiehtnond
! Hill, by the Rev. Francis N. Moulding, Mr. Henry
, McAlpin, of Savannah, and Miss Anna Maria
daughter of the late John Schley, of this county. ’
On the 2d inst., by the Rev. Jesse Lambert!]
Newton P. Johnson and Miss Caroline J axe
Davis, all of Floyd county.
In the Presbyterian Church, at Madison, on
Wednesday morning, Bth instant, by Rev. R. M.
Baker, Mr. S. A. Atkinson and Miss M \r\ E
Potter, all of Madison.
obituary!
When our city papers, some weeks ago an
nounced tho death of Martin M. Dve, E5,.., cir
cumstances, at that time, prevented a more extend
ed obituary. It is not now the intention of tho
writer to attempt the eulogy of one, who, by a long
life of upright and honorable conduct, has left be
hind a memory that is beloved and respected by
all who knew him. His object is, rather, simply
to allude to somo of the most prominent facts con
nected with his history.
The subject of this notice, was born in South
l arolina, in tho year 1787, and, while yet a youth,
ins parents moved to Burke county, Georgia, where
he lived the greater portion of his life. From his
teliow-citizons of that county he received, repeat"
cdly, the highost evidence of their confidence in his
integrity and patriotism. They several times call
ed upon him to represent them in the Legislature,
and, for a number of years, they enjoyed the valua
ble services of this efficient and faithful public ser
vant, as a Judge of the Inferior Court.
In 1835, Judge Dye moved to this city, and en
gaged in commercial pursuits. Here, as in his for
mer homo, his fellow-citizens discovered his ability
and faithfulness, and they again called upon him to
superintend the affairs of the public. Ho yielded to
the warm solicitations of his friends, and accepted
from them tho highest municipal honor in their gift.
For many terms he served this community as its
Chief Magistrate, with an honesty and zeal that
none can question, and in a manner that was pro
ductive ofits interests and prosperity. These pub
lic positions, which he occupied, wero sought out
for him by those who knew his worth—and it was
the desire to do good in these enlarged spheres of
action, and not to gratify selfish ambition, that in
fluenced his acceptance of them.
In 1850, he changed his business relations to the
city of Savannah, and had been, ever since his ar
rival there, actively pursuing the same, until June
last, when he was prostrated by severe illness. His
strong and robnst constitution, which, from tho
regular habits of his life, had preserved, in a re
markable degree, its original vigor, did not yield
easily to disease. Ho rallied for a time from its
effects. His physicians advised a change to the up
country. He was brought to this city, and tarried
here a few days; then was taken to Madison, in
this State, where he improved so much that he
was induced to extend his journey to the Indian
Springs. This last change, however, proved too
much for his strength. He relapsed—was brought
back to Madison—and there died on the 26th day
of August, in the 64th year of his age. In this con
nection it is proper to remark, that he had long
been prepared to meet death with Christian forti
tude and resignation. He became a member of
the Baptist Church, in Burke county, in 1827, and
was chosen to fill the office of Deacon while there;
and so, also, during the last years of his residence
in this city, he served the Church here in the same
office. Those who knew him, will testify that he
was a sincere witness to the truth.
Here we must close our remarks. It would af
ford little comfort to those with whom he was con
nected as husband, parent and friend, to use, in re
gard to his character, the ordinary enconiums that
are usually bestowed on such endeared relations.
To them the void that death has created, cannot
be supplied by empty words. There is, however,
one consolation, in this bereavement, which they
must surely possess—it is the Christianas belief and
hope that lie is at rest with those who “sleep in
Jesus. ’ A Friend.
Augusta, October 11 th, 1851.
Christian Index please copy.
In Pensacola, on Sunday morning week, after a
long and painful illness, Tiios. Jefferson Reed,
aged 45 years, a native of Hall county, Georgia,
and for the last four years a resident of Pensacola.
In Monroe county, on the 20th September last,
Mrs. Mary Haygood, in the 93d year of her age.