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JAMES M. SMYTHE, )
(From the American Messenger.]
CHVH.. BT MBS. L. S. BIOOVRKET.
“ It is more blessed to give than to receive.”
(Jive prayers: the evening hath began;
Be earlier than the rising sun:
Remhmber those who know not God.
His hand can boundless blessings give:
Breathe prayers; through them the soul shall live.
Wive alms: the needy sink with pain;
The orphans mourn, the crushed complain.
Give freely: hoarded gold is curst,
A prey to robbers and to rust.
Christ, through his poor, a claim doth make;
Give gladly for thy Savour’s sake.
Give books: they live when you are dead;
Light on the darkened mind they shed :
Good seed they sow, from age to age,
Through all this mortal pilgrimage.
They nurse the germs of holy trust;
They wake untired when you are dust.
Gives smiles to cheer the littlo child,
A stranger on this thorny wild;
It bringcth love, its guard to be
lt, helpless, asketh lovo from thee.
Howe’er by fortune’s gifts unblest,
Give smiles to childhoods guileless breast.
Give words, kind words, to those who err;
Remorse doth need a comforter.
Though in temptation's wiles they fall,
Condemn not—we are sinners all.
With the sweet charity of speech,
Give words that heal, and words that toach.
Give thought, give energy, to themes
That perish not like folly’s dreams.
Harkfrom the islands of the sea,
The missionary cries to th ce:
To aid him on a heathen soil,
Give thought, give energy, givo toil.
[Front the AT. O. Picayune , Bth msf.[
Later from Santa Ft.
The following, which is dated at Indepen
dence, Mo.. September 26th. has been telegraph
ed to the St. Louis Republican :
The mail arrived to-day from Santa Fe, with
several gentlemen of the Mexican Boundary
Commission, bearing dispatches to Washington
City. From our correspondence we gather the
following items of news:
Col. Sumner and troop* left Santa Fe for the
general rendezvous at San Domingo, from
whence they start in a few days for the Navajo
country. Rumors prevail that the Navajoes,
having planted no crops, intend to take to their
strongholds in the mountains, leaving the troops
to perish with famine.
The Right Rev. John Lamy, Rev. Machebuf,
Vicar General, and Reva, Barioe and Gazela
chowsko, had arrived at Santa Fe.
Quite an excitement has been raised by the
demand of the Catholic Bishop for the church
edifice commonly known as the Military Church.
Under the Mexican Government it was used
exclusively as the chapel of the army. Since the
conquest, it had been used by the U. S. Army
as an ordnance-house. After the departure of
the troops, Chief Justice Baker obtained front
Col. Brooks permission to occupy the house as
a court-room. The* Catholic clergy considered
thima desecration of the house, and consequently
objected to its being thus appropriated. The
commotion was quelled by the Governor's sur
rendering the key to the bishop, formally putting
the possession of the building into the hands ot
the church.
Major Weightman is certain to be elected De
legate to Congress.
Much misundeistanding existed between the
judges in construing the laws in regard to holding
the courts, and some fear a good deal of delay in
administering justice in consequence, as the law
yers are refusing to bring suits until there shall
be unanimity among the judges.
News had reached Santa Fe, that five of Col.
Sumner’s men had perished for want of water,
before reaching Laguna. The troops were scat
tered along the road for forty miles, and horses
were daily giving out. Col. Sumner will estab
lish a post at San Juan, one in the Navajo coun
try, and one at Don Anna.
Rain had fallen to some extent throughout
New-Mexico, and vegetation was beginning to
revive.
An Evidence or 111-breeding. —There is no
greater breach of good manners—or, rather, no
better evidence of ill-breeding—than that of in
terrupting another in conversation, while sjteaking
—or commencing a remark before another has
fully closed. No well-bred person ever does it,
or continues a conversation long with one who
does. The latter often finds an interesting con
versation abruptly waived, closed or declined, by
the former, without even suspecting the cause.
It is a criterion which never fails to show the
breeding of the individual. A well-bred person
will not even interrupt one who is in all-respects
greatly his inferior. If you wish to judge the
good breeding of a person with whom you are
but stightly acquainted, mark such person strict
ly in this respect, and you will assuredly not be
deceived. However intelligent, fluent, easy, r.r
even graceful a person may appear for a short
time, if you find such individual guilty of this
practice, you will find him or her soon prove un
interesting, insipid, and coarse. It is one of the
surest, and most infallible tests ever applied for
any purpose whatever. It is often amusing to
see persons priding themselves on the gentility
of their manners, and putting forth no Tittle ef
forts to appear to advantage in many other res
pects, so readily betray all in this particular.
Wuat Next? —The Cincinnati Nonpariel
says:
“By invitation of Mr. Wood, we yesterday
had the pleasure of witnessing Mr. McCormick's
experiment of walking on an inverted plane.
The experiment was a private one, only a few
persons being present, and was made under very
disadvantageous circumstances, the preparations
being necessarily incomplete, and the health of
Mr. McCormick being somewhat feeble. The
experiment, however, passed off to the entire
satisfaction of all present. A heavy frame was
erected, with a slab of marble nine feet long at
the top, the under surface being polished like a
mirror. We saw the experimenter mount his
platform, and adjust his unwieldy boots; then,
placing both feet against the surface of the mar
ble, be swung himself off with his head down
wards. Disconnecting one foot from the slab,
and placing it firmly several inches in advance
of the other, he continued the alternate move
ment till he had taken ten steps, and arrived at
the other end of the slab.
“We held our breath during the experiment,
expecting momentarily that he would fall, but
he appeared to walk as safely as a fly runs along
the ceiling. After his descent, however, we
noticed that he was much exhausted, owing to
the excitement and exertion. The public ex
hibition of this wonderful experiment will take
place at the Melodeon on Monday evening
next.”
Pensacola Planjc Road.— We learn from
the Pensacola Democrat that the project of a
Plank road from that town, to connect with the
Montgomery and Mobile Plank Road, is likely
to’succeed. At a late meeting held in Sparta,
Conecuh county, a large amount of stock in the
road was subscribed, and the people of the coun
ties interested were arousing the importance of
the work. The Democrat also learns, that the
Montgomery Plank Road Company had sent an
agent down to meet the engineers of the Pensa
cola Road, and to arrange the point of conjunc
tion, &c.— Mobile Register.
* Thirty-two steamboats have been built at
Pittsburg, Pa., the present season, with an ag
gregate tsnage of 5,255 tons. There are besides
twenty four steamers now building.
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Barer Co., Ga., Sept. 26, 1851.
Dear Sir: In compliance with your request,
I write to give you the result of my inquiries
and personal observation of the Cotton crop,
from the lower part of Muscogee and Stewart,
Randolph, Lee and Baker counties. My decid
ed opinion is, that the crop in these counties is,
at the largest calculation for the present cropone
fourth less than that of last year. The fruit from
the middle of the plant down, is a fair yield;
from the middle to she top it is poorer than I
ever saw; but putting the upper crop at half a
yield, and it will leave three-fourths of a crop.
I however candidly believe the upper half to be
far below halt a crop.—There has been, for the
last week, a good deal of bloom, which, with an
ordinary season, cannot mature; the earth is very
dry, the nights quite cool, and the days windy
and cool. I have not met with the first man
who boasted of a good crop—a habit planters
are prone to. with each other. My own crop is
deficient in bolls at least one-half of that of last
year to the stalk; but I have about one-tbiid
more plants on the ground, from two causes—
first, I reduced the width of my rows from five
to four feet, and my stand is greatly better.
Very respectfully and sincerely, yours, &c.
A Banker’s Dodge.—A story is current here
of a little sharp practice on the part of the Cash
ier of the People’s Bank of Patterson, which is
too good tobeloet. The morning this institu
tion failed he came into town, expecting to make
arrangements to go on as usual; but hi* agent
here very properly refused to redeem the bills un
less supplied Wore hand with the needful, which
was not forthcoming; and the Cashier accordiagly
started on his return to make preparations for
closing the bank. On arriving at Jersey City,
he found quite a number of brokers collected,
who had got wind of the trouble, and were on
their way to Patterson to secure, if possible, the
redemption of the bills in their hands. The
train started, the hungry bill-holders seated in
the cars, and the Cashier, who is President of the
Railroad Company, standing with the engineer
on the locomotive. After a run of a few miles,
the bolt by which the engine drew its burden
was quietly withdrawn, and the locomotive, car
rying the Cashier, shot onward to Patterson,
leaving the cars to follow at their leisure. As
soon as he had taken leave of his passenger, the
engineer put back to bring up the train, and
found it at a dead stand in an interesting locali
ty, where the passengers had abundant time and
opportunity to examine the scenery and cool
tne fever of their impatience. When the train
reached Patterson the score of bankers rushed to
the bank, but found it closed, with an interesting
placard attached to the door!— New York Journal
of Commerce.
German Fatherland Liberty Movement.
The Philadelphia Ledger of Monday, gives
the following account of a German meeting in
that city:
“The Chinese Museum was crowded to over
flowing on Saturday evening, to hear Dr. Kinkel
on the condition of Germany, and the means of
republicanizing the German Fatherland. Dr.
Tikeman wassailed to the chair, assisted by
some twenty or thirty vice-presidents. It was
resolved to raise a German national loan, after
the example of that raised by Mazzini, the Ital
ian patriot statesman, who, of all the European
refugees, seems to have the greatest constructive
talent, and the most practical views in regard to
the regeneration of tne old world. Dr. Kinkel
spoke with great effect on the wrongs suffered
by the German people, and the necessity of the
people working out their own salvation. He.
assured the meeting that the armies of Germany
could no longer be relied upon by the princes,
and that nothing was wanting but money to
strike an effective blow for liberty. He was fol
low by Messrs. Remak and Giund, and by
Messrs. Tyler and Elder, in the English lan
guage. A committee was appointed to receive
donations and periodical subscriptions, which at
once entered upon its functions, when, in a few
minutes, a very handsome amount was collected
and subscribed. This is a very good beginning,
and if th'e Germans of other cities imitate the
example, a respectable fund will, no doubt, be
raised for patriotic purposes. The good, honest,
laboring German population of our city, it seems,
are not yet affected by the tightness of the mo
ney market; at all events, their hearts are not
contracted by it.”
Tennessee. —The Washington Republic pub
lishes an official statement of the population,
wealth and other statistics of this prosperous
State. We copy the following:
Recapitulation of the State of Tennessee.
Dwelling house* in the State 129,420
Families in the State 130.005
White males 382,270
White females 374.023—750.893
Free colored males 3,072
Free colored females 8,199 — 0.271
Total 703.104
Deaths during the year 11.759
Farms in cultivation 72.710
Manufacturing establishments, producing SSOO
and upwards annually 2,798
Slaves 239.401
Federal representative population 9C0.840
(Telegraphed to the Charleston Courier.)
Columbia, Oct. 9, 7.40 P. M.
The market opqned and continued brisk to
day, without any variation occuringin prices.
Six hundred and twenty bales changed hands at
prices ranging from 6g to 83 cents.
“I say, Jemmy, lend me your newspaper.”
“1 shant do it; you would't lend me your new
coat the other day.”
“Well, but that’s another thing, I only want
to read it to the ladies.”
“And so I only wanted your coat to wear
i among the ladies.”
“Do you retail things here,” ‘asked a green
looking specimen of humanity as he poked his
; head into a store on Main street the other day.
“Yes.” was the laconic reply.
“Well, I wish you would re-tail my dog—he
had it bit off about a week ago.”
Qncx Trip to San Francisco.—The clip
per ship Flying Cloud has made the trip from
New York to San Francisco in 89 days—the
shortest on record, by 16 days! The N. Y. Her
ald says:
She mai'e Cape Horn in 50 days, and the line
(Pacific side) in 71 days. Her run from Cape
Horn to San Francisco was made in 39 days.
Her best run in 24 hours was 374 miles—the
greatest run ever made by a sea-going vessel—
averaging 153 miles per hour. While making
this run, she was carrying topgallant sails with
. the wind one point forward of the beam. She
run in three days 992 miles! On one occasion,
during a squall, 17 knots of line were found in
! sufficient to measure her speed; 49 miles was her
shortest run in 24 hours. When ten days out.
she sprung her mainmast head, rendering the
mast very tender the rest of the voyage.
William Penn and Thomas Story, travelling
together in Virginia, were caught in a shower of
rain, and unceremoniously sheltered themselves
trom it in a Tobacco house, the owner of which
happening to be within it, accosted them with,—
“You have a deal of inpudence to tresspass on
my premises. You enter without leave. Do
you know who I am?”
To which was answered, “No.”
“Why, then, I should have you to know, I am
justice of the peace.”
To which Thomas Story replied.—“My friend
: here makes such things as thee—he is the Gov
ernor of Pennsylvania.”
The great man quickly abated his haughti
ness.
A Balloon, in which Mr. Pusey was to make
an ascension, at York, Pa., last Saturday, slid off
without him, to the great disappointment of five
or six thousand persons who had assembled to
witness his ascent.
AUGUBTA7GA.
SATURDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 11.
THE LARGEST CIBCDLMIN THE BTATi
OUTSIDE DAILY.
SoQih-Carolina Elections.
The contest, nominally between secession and
co-operation, but in fact between secession and
luimnuion, is to be decided in Sonth-Carolina
next Monday. A full set of secession candidates
for the Southern Congress, on the one side, and
of co-operation candidates on the other, are in
the field, and the result will be considered in
that State as a test of public sentiment.
If the secession candidates are elected by an
aggregate majority of the voters of the State,
the Convention will look upon the result as the
voice of the State in favor of separate secession
of South-Carolina from the Union, and it is pre
sumed, will act accordingly. If the co-opera
tion candidates are elected, it will be considered,
and rightly too, as the will of the State in favor
of co-operation—alias tubmitrion. As there is
no other Southern State to co-operate with in
secession, or any other mode of resistance to the
Compromise measures, all of them having de
cided in favor of submission, the term co-opera
tion is a misnomer. If co-operation triumphs,
then submission triumphs, for it will be the de
cision of South-Carolina that she too, will sub
mit to the past aggressions of the Federal Gov
ernment.
This is a plain statement of the case. We
have uniformly been in favor of the co-opera
tionists, and now that the question of resistance
or submission has been definitely settled every
where else, we would, if in South Carolina —
advocate submission.
It would be impolitic—ruinous and suicidal for
South Carolina to secede alone, and try the costly
and perilous experiment of a separate nation*
ality. Even if graciously allowed to secede
peaceably, which is not probable, she would be
the victim of the hostile legislation of the Federa I
Government, and be overwhelmed by the embar
rassments it would entail upon her. That her
people are sagacious and wise enough to see and
know this, we have never doubted, and have sev
eral times expressed ourselves to that effect.—
We have not undertaken to argue the question
with a view to influence public opinion in that
State. There has been no need of foreign coun
sel among the people of that State to aid them to
that conclusion.
This matter being settled, as it doubtless will
be next week, against secession, it will become
the people of South Carolina to prepare to tight
the demon of abolition aggression inthe Union, in
stead of out of it, and for this purpose, co-opera
tion with her sister Southern States will be a le
gitimate subject for consideration. That aggres
sions are to be made step by step, surely and
steadily, there can be no doubt. The question
for the South will be, how shall they be met, or
shall they be submitted to, under the euphone
ous title of another Compromise ?
The next time the question comes up, it is to
be hoped the South will present herself in the
dignified and respectable attitude of united resist
ance. In the contest that is now virtually past
and gone, she has, by her distractions, rendered
herself an object for the derision of her oppo
nents, and has encouraged their hopes that she
will come off no better in the next sectional
struggle.
The White Mountains were covered with
snow on the morning of the 24th ultimo, and
the ground at Lancaster, (N. H.) was also cov
ed with snow.
The Hon. Linn Boyd, of Kentucky, is spoken
of as the Democratic candidate for Speaker in
the next Congress.
Rice Harvest. —The Georgetown True Re
publican of Wednesday says: ‘‘The weather is
and has been for a length of time excessively
dry and cool. The harvest is still going on
around us, though many whose crops were for
ward have finished. The yield is regarded an
average one.”
The Hon. William A. Graham, Secretary Os
the Navy, lett Washington on Monday last, on a
visit to North Carolina, rendered necessary by
the decease of his brother, and may probably be
absent for two or three weeks.
Sweden and Switzerland are the only Euro
pean powers not owing a national debt.
Dr. Kidd, Regius Professor of Medicine in
the London University, and author of one of
the Bridgewater Treatises, that on the adaption
of external nature to the condition of man, is
dead.
Eugene Sue is engaged on a new novel, which
he calls Miss Mary. It is said that, byway
of change, he means to make it quite decent.
A Welsh paper states that 150,000 watches
have been pawned and sold in Wales, for the
purpose of finding funds to pay the expenses of a
journey to and from London to see the Great
Exhibition. In some cases even beds have been
dispossed of. Foolish people.
Qy We are requested to call the attention of
persons interested in the study and Science of
Phrenology, to the notice of the meeting of the
Augusta Phrenological Society this evening.
The sole right and title to the use of Phillips’s
Fire Annihilator in New Orleans has been pur
chased by Messrs. Wm. Syer & Co. They paid
$20,000 for it.
Mr. Hobbs and his Goi.d. —The London Ex
press objects, as does Mr. Hobbs, to the ungra
cious manner in which Mr. Bramah paid over
his two hundred guineas for having his lock pick
ed. It also gives the following account of the
display made ol the two hundred guineas by Mr.
Hobbs at the Crystal Palace:
The American department was again the great
feature of attraction, Mr. Hobbs having, with a
fine Barnum touch, got his reward changed into
sovereigns, and spread them out under a glass
case, with a policeman keeping guard, and an in
scription informing the spectators that there
were the two hundred guineas which had been
awarded for picking Bramah’s lock. This was
an argument that appealed to the meanest capa
city, and excited so much curiosity that the
place was a scene of bustling all day, every one
wishing to assure himself jby occular proof that
the American had really won the day. The
hero of a hundred locks was himself the observed
of all observers, and complained that even in
the streets he suffers one of the disagreeable con
comitants of glory, in being followed by crowds
on his way to the palace.
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ELECTION RETURNS
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Baker ° ! 000 000 568 273 0000 0000
Baldwin...' 317 308 309 357 0000 0000
Bibb 783 715 754 634 0000 0000
Bryan ...... « 30 76 117 0000 0000
Bulloch 339 64 408 25 0000 0000
Burke «0 543 343 464 0000 0000
Butts *56 214 411 264 0000 0000
Cimdeh';: 225 66 176 02 0000 0000
Campbell.. mB6 000 653 311 0000 0000
53T... m2OO 000 801 428 0000 00U0
C ™ .740 1252 1461 905 638 36
Chatham'.'.!:!! 755 837 786 666 0000 0000
Chattooga 000 m4OO 462 396 0000 0000
Cherokee 000 m 550 1101 681; 0000 0000
Clarke ' 417 620 454 584 ; 775 11
Clinch” 000 000 ( 0000 0000
Cobb 1347 1267 1069 888 2000 14
Columbia 245 416 220 36110000 0000
Coweta 000 m 32 724 774 0000 0000
Crawford m9l 000 464 377 0000 0000
Decatur 000 000 392 469 0000 0000
DeKalb 699 1426 1014 832 496 147
Dade 000 m9B 309 67 0000 0000
Dooly m3OO 000 505 311 0000 0000
Early.. ..! 000 000 457 144 0000 0000
Effingham 156 177 124 202 0000 0000
Elbert 000 j 000 195 995 0000 0000
Emanuel 252 254 307 176 0000 0000
Favette 000 m 52 897 449 0000 0000
Floyd 406 1066 780 738 654 67
Foriyth 680 727 753 496 0000 0000
Franklin 000 000 914 389 0000 0000
Gilmer 000 mIOOO 838 289 0000 0000
Glrnn 50 76 38 94 0000 0000
Gordon *97 679 438 16
Greene 000 m5lO 128 761 0000 0000
Gwinnett 000 mlO 639 730 0000 0000
Haberaham ! 252 1030 771 322 0000 0000
Hall 376 7.32 : 695 542 0000 0000
Hancock 215 548 344 412 287 104
Harris 000 000 441 748 0000 0000
Heard 000 000 486 355 0000 0000
Henry 073 984 895 910 0000 0000
Houston 000 167 081 568 0000 0000
Irwin 000 000 337 41 0000 0000
Jackson 415 829 732 558 611 8
j, SDPr mlo2 000 540 410 0000 0000
Jefferson 128 532 107 430 0000 0000
Jonc , m4O 000 434 396 0000 0000
Laurens 76 679 58 539 0000 0000
Lee 000 m2OO 249 330 0000 00s*0
Liberty .! 157 - 198 146 153 0000 0000
Lincoln 165 260 172 233 0000 0000
Lowndes 000 000 430 419 0000 0000
Lumpkin 000 m 796 589 537 0000 0000
Macon 000 m 165 340 389 0000 0000
Madison 74 598 375 324 314 14
Marion 000 mlso 581 517 0000 OOtiO
Mclntosh 97 143 133 79 0000 0000
Merriwether 774 731 834 743 440 60
Monroe 679 727 650 732 0000 0000
Montgomery 000 000 53 221 0000 0000
Morgan 000 m 154 272 379 0000 0000
Murray 000 m 2 00 1177 703 0000 0000
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Newton 000 m 633 510 610 0000 0000
Oglethorpe 279 486 206 600 0000 0000
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Pike 853 901 895 719 0000 0000
Pulaski 000 000 399 246 0000 0000
Putnam 000 m 67 322 374 0000 0000
Rabun 173 228 330 21 0000 0000
Randolph 000 000 769 777 0000 00(10
Richmond. 654 856 542 739 684 27
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Sumter 000 m 489 577 662 0000 0000
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Tatnall 84 363 96 307 0000 0000
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Twiggs. ...- 385 294 392 330 0000 qOiiO
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Upann 352 682 423 620 0000 0000
Walker 000 m 565 918 731 0000 0000
Walton 000 n*325 741 536 0000 0000
Ware 000 000 217 268 0000 0000
Warren 428 671 417 572 0000 0000
Washington 383 812 592 012 0000 0000
Wayne 000 000 112 63 UOOO 0000
Wilkes I 342 465 334 l 441 24R: 9
Wilkinson I m72i 000 612 j 38110000,0000
ADDITIONAL ELECTION RETURNS.
BAKER COUNTY.
McDonald 708 Cobb 320
Benning 693 Johnston ~..301
Harris 675 Rives 291
Tift 652 Webb 282
RANDOLPH.
McDonald 797 Cobb 808
Benning 793 Johnson 799
Speight 783 Wolfe 787
Hendrick 7SI Pirkins 795
Christie 784 Rice 773
G. W. Christie (S. R.) is elected Representa
tive.
In Lee county, Rives is reported to have a
majority of 200.
Georgia Election.
For Congrm.—Firtt Diltrict.
As far as heard from:
HOPKINS. JACKSON.
Chatham, 756 810
Bryan 107 109
Bulloch, 30 391
Camden, 55 228
Effingham, 172 159
Mclntosh, 131 97
Liberty* 188 171
Glynn, 65 61
Scriven, 147 303
Emanuel 211 265
Tattnall, 358 109
Montgomery, .226 rept’dm.
Appling, 23 maj.
Thomas, 165 “
2,449 2,891
Election Returns.
Macon, Oct. 8,10. P. M.
Bailey’s majority is 150. Benning, Democrat,
is defeated by Johnson, Federalist, in the 2d Dis
trict by several hundred.
Thomas County, McDonald’s majority one
hundred ahd twenty’ seven, Jackson’s one hun
dred and sixty five. Seward {S. R.) is elected
to the House.
Non-Intercourse.—A public meeting at
Newbero, N. C. resolved that they will not pi
lot Rodney French’s vessels into the harbor, nor
assist in freighting them, on account of his op
position to the reclamation of fugitive slaves.
Mr. French is a well known New Bedford abo
litionist.
Large Failure.—The firm of Dexter, Har
rington & Co., at Boston, wholesale grocers,
failed on Monday, with liabilties amounting to
about half a million of dollars. Much of the pa
per is endorsed by a firm in Salem.
Naval.—The U. S. frigate St. Lawrence, now
at the U. S. Navy Yard, Brooklyn, is nearly rea
dy for sea, and is destined for the Pacific squad
ron. The following officers have already received
orders to report for duty on board: Capt. Henry
Henry; Leut. Law, Hennington, as executive
officer.
Death of Hon. Thomas C. Hackt.—We
announce with painful regret (says the Marietta
Union of the 9th inst.,) the death of this gentle
man, so long and favorably known to the people
of this Congressional District. He expired in
Marietta, on yesterday morning, at 3 o’clock,
after a long and painful illness.
Plank Roads.—A load of 16 bales of Cotton
came in on the South Plank Road last Saturday,
drawn by four small mules. It was brought
from the plantation of A. G. McGehee, thirteen
miles from the city. The bales averaged 518 i
lbs. Over the ordinary road, five of these bales
would have been a load for the team. Mr. Mc-
Gehee is of the opinion that the same team can
bring in 20 bales. —Montgomery Advertiser.
Jewish Anniversaries.—The following an
niversaries are to be observed by the Jews du
ring the present year: Oct. 11th, Feast of Ta
bernacle ; 17th, Feast of Palms of Branches;
18th, End of the Host Feast; 19th, Rejoicing for
the Law; Nov. 29th, Consecration of the Tem
ple. The Fast of Expiation was observed on
Monday last.—Savannah News, 9th inst.
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ASIA.
COTTON MARKET UNCHANGED.
Charleston, Oct. 10—11.35.
The steamship Asia arrived at New-York this
morning, with later advices from Europe.
The Cotton market was unchanged, and the
quotations given are the same as per Canada.
Further by the Steamer Asia.
The sales ol Cotton for the week were 39,000
bales, of which speculators took 3300 and Ex
porters 11,000 bales. The sales on Friday were
7,000 bales.
Flour was firm. Coffee rather scarce at full
rates.
The Manchester market was steady.
Eggher & Taylor, Cotton and Corn dealers at
Liverpool, had failed. Their liabilities are very
heavy.
The bullion in the Bank of England on the
30th Sept, was over fourteen and a half millions
pounds—-circulation nearly £19,000,000.
The harvest in all parts of the country is a
bundant.
France is much disturbed and armed forces
have left Paris. Commercial affairs dull. Poli
tical affairs much disturbed.
Macon, Oct. 10 8, P. M.
Eighty five counties heard from. Cobb’s net
majority 16632 votes—lo counties to hear from,
which will increase it to 18000. Union majority
on joint ballot in the Legislature, 144.
Charleston, Oct. 10—P. M.
Cotton. —The market has declined full 1 cent
on yesterdays prices. Sales 400 bales at 61 a 9
cents.
New Yore, Oct. 10—P. M.
Cotton. —The market is unsettled, and prices
drooping. The sales to-day reach 600 bales.
* More per Asia.
The stock of Cotton in Liverpool is 560,000
bales.
Rice 14 a 19s.
American common Rosin 3s.—best 7s.
Kossuth arrived at Smyrna in the steam frigate
Mississippi.
Commodore Warrington is lying ill at Wash
ington—not expected to live.
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Meeting of the Cotton Planters of Burke County,
C a.
A respectable number of the Cotton Planters
in Burke county held a meeting this day, in Way
nesboro, Maj. E. Byne, Chairman, and S. P.
Davis, Secretary.
J. B. Jones, Esq., after a few preliminary re
marks, explanatory of the object of the meeting,
offered the following Preamble and Resolutions,
which were unanimously adopted:
Whereas, for a series of years, the market for
our great Southern staple has been maintained at
a figure, at which it is not far from truth to say,
the cost of production equals the net proceeds to
the producer, so that it has become a serious ques
tion with the Cottqn Planter whether he can re
main upon the soil of many of the old States and
live, and whether it is not better to forego the
privileges and blessings of home, and embark
upon the inconveniences of a new settlement on
the virgin soils of the new States: And where
as, this course of things is rapidly tending to de
populate our own State, with others similarly
circumstanced, and thus weaken us politically as
well as morally and socially: And whereas, this
state of things is produced by a stringent system
of combination of foreign spinners and manufac
turers, and calls for counter combination of Cot
ton Planters for self-protection: Therefore, be
Resolved, That we concur heartily in the ob
jects contemplated by the assembling of a Cot
ton Planter's Convention, in Macon, during the
last week of the present month.
Resolved, That the more fully to evince our ap
preciation of the benefits which it is intended to
effect, and may secure to the Cotton States, we
will send 20 delegates to represent us in said
Convention.
Resolved, That we will co-operate, to carry out
any plan which the convention, in its wisdom
may devise for the good of the Cotton Planter.
Resolved, That the proceedings of this meeting
be signed by the Chairman and Secretary, and a
copy be furnished the Chronicle & Sentinel, the
Constitutionalist, Southern Cultivator and the
Soil of the South, with the request for their pub
lication.
The following gentlemen were appointed by
the Chair, under the second Resolution, to at
tend the proposed Macon Convention; Jos. B.
Jones, John Hatcher, Edmund Palmer John C.
Poythress, Jno. B. Whitehead, John Dowse, E.
Williams, Dr. E. L. Antony, Alex. McKenzie.
A. L. Patterson, Dr. E. J. Carter, James M.
Reynolds, Moses P. Green, James H. Royalls,
Allen Inman, E. B. Gresham, E. B. Glisson, J. J.
Whitehead, E. Gilstrap, and S. P. Divis.
On motion, the Chairman’s name was added
to the list of Delegates.
On motion of Alex. McKenzie, the meeting
adjourned E. BYNE, Chairman.
S. P. Davis, Secretary. oct 7
MARRIED, ~
On the 21st Sept., by Rev. John Trapp, Mr. G.
W. Durst and Miss Amanda, daughter of A. R.
Falkner, all of Edgefield District, S. C.
On the 2d inst., by the Rev. John Trapp. Mr. C.
M. May and Miss Caroline, daughter of Benja
min Stevens, Esq., deceased, all of Edgefield Dist.
In Abbeville District, on the 25th ult., by Rev.
Jas. Moore, Mr. Reuben L. Golding and Miss
C. F. Hill.
On the Ist inst., by the Rev. S. P. Getzen, Mr.
Robert Atkins, of Abbeville, and Miss Eliza
beth Henderson, of Edgefield District.
On the 2d inst. by the Rev. Tilman D. Oxford,
Mr. Tilman G. Bridges, of Henry county, and
Miss Emily Pearson, daughter of James Pearson,
Esq., of Monroe county.
DIED,
At the residence of Mrs. Woddail, on the 7th
October, her son Clark Wodail, aged 34 years,
known by many and loved by all of his acquaintan
ces.
At the residence of Capt. C. D. Harr, on 3d of
October, John Hattan, aged 22 years. He was a
most worthy young man, loved by all who knew
him.
On Tuesday the 2d inst., after an illness of three
weeks, Mrs. Isabella Word, wife of Mr. Tboma*
A Word of Cassville, aged 24 years.*
Also, on the same day, Corra, infant daughter
of Mrs, Word.
ffommemai,
SA\ ANNAH, Oct. B.— Cation. —Arrived' ■
2d inst., 2,049 bales Upland (2,029 per R.,! vf®**
and 20 by wagons,) and 35 do. Sea Islaadi
exports for the same period, have been 1 547 x , *
Uplands and 13 do. Sea Islands, viz: to Bortr. el
bales Upland; to New York 1,044 bales Upland
13 do. Sea Islands, and to Philadelphia 283 j
Upland—leaving on hand and on shipboard 6i
cleared, a stock of 5,766 bales Upland and
Sea Island, against 13,008 bales Upland and ->-!
do Sea Island at the same time last year. "
During the past week, wo have had a fair ,
steady demand, with moderate sales. The mark
having been easier since the arrival of the Canal
the transactions would probably have been lanr
but for the difficulty in negotiating. The sales r
Friday were 95 bales; on Saturday 43: on Mood!!
285; on Tuesday 215; on Wednesday 246, and ve*
terday 93 bales. The news by the Canada eame t
hand just after the remarks for our last weekl
Prices Current were written, and the Humboldt
with three days' later intelligence, was reported r,r
W ednesday evening. “
We revise our quotations to suit present rate; l v
which it will be seen that prices are about lc iU
er than last week. We quote for strict classifies
tions:
Ordinary to Good Ordinary 7) a 8
Middling to Good Middling 8j as:
Middling Fair— a gi
Fair to Fully Fair 9 a
The sales of the week amount to 927 bales at th.
following particulars: 10 at 7j; 22 at 7j; 46 a( -'
6 at 7j; 8 at 8; 41 at 8J; 55 at 8|; 141 at 81 *2
8j: 244 at 8}; 10 at 8 13-16; 56 at 81; 156 at 9 4
at 9J; and 27 at 9} cents.
Groceries. —We have no change to notice in ar.v
of the articles under this head. Tho market dil.
ring the week has been unusually dull, leaving u;
without any sales to report. By recent arrival,
the already extensive stocks have been greatly ic
creased, and this market can now boast of as good
an assortment, and to be had at as reasonable rates
as in any Southern market. We refer to our oat.
side quotations, with confidence, as a correct guid>
for present rates.
Corn. —The stock has been materially increasei
during the past week. There is, however, but 3
very light demand, principally for small lots, whi«
can be bought within the range of our quotatinu-
Exchange. —Sterling nominal. DomCctie—Th«
Banks are sellling Sight Checks on all Northtrr.
cities at jc. prom.; and arc purchasing sight to 5
day bills at Ic. prem.; 30 day bills, j a ) dis.. ill,
days 1 j a 1 i dis., and 90 days 2i disconnt.
Freights. —Nothing doing in foreign shipments.
To New-York, Cotton 35oonts per hale, and Riel
20cts. per cask ; to Philadelphia, Jc. for Cotton , tc
Baltimore 3-16 a ic. for Cotton, and very dull te
all coastwise ports.
CHARLESTON, Oct. 10.— Cotton. —The Cotton
market was very much neglected for several day;
prior to the date of our last publication, and in con
sequence of the partial withdrawal of buyers, it
soon became depressed, and the purchases general
ly inclined in favor of buyers. The week closed
with the middling qualities valued at 8) a 9; mid
dlingfair, 9ja 9J ; and fair 9| a 9jc. The aspect
of affairs hod by no means improved at the opening
of the week under review. Tho sales of Friday
and Saturday wore limited to about 1000 bale;,
and tho market exhibited even a greater degree of
lassitude than had marked the operations of an ear
Bor date. There was quite a largo accession to its
stock about this poriad, which, coupled with the
total absence of anything like a demand from the
trade, made a decidedly unfavorable impression m
prices, and on Monday, holders, in order to sell
wore compelled to submit to a still further reduo
tion; and those causes have subsequently bonis
heavily on the market, which during the last ttire
days, has been in a languid and drooping condi
tion, each day showing a lower range of figure
than the one that preceded it.
The week closes in a very unsettled state, the
quotations below, however, will give a fair index
the value of this article at the close of busines
from which it will be seen that these qualities haw
suffered a material reduction, when compared wi:L
the quotations recorded above. The sales of tht
week may be estimated asflfollows, viz: —l riday
529 bales; Saturday 500; Monday 998; Tucsdt
693; Wednesday 612; Thursday 221—making ar.
aggregate of 3553 bides, against the receipt, in the
same time, of 7056 bales. The actual transact™
comprise 20 bales at 6; 80 at 6); 2 at 7; 75 a; '
126 at 7*; 12 at 7 11-16; 26 at K; 81 at 8J; 112 at
81; 11 at 8J; 276 at 81; 143 at 8j; 220 at 8»; 1J at
8 13-16; 94 at 8J: 887 at 9; 783 at 9); 32 at 9 13-16.
440 at 9); 137 at 9j; and 20 bales at 9jc. Woqiyuic
Middlings BaBJ ; Middling Fair 83 a9 ; Fair9( •
Corn. —Wo renew the quotations of the .Id inst..
to which wo would with confidence refer to for the
state of tho market. The arrivals since our las:
have been limited to some 2000 bushels Maryland
which havo been sold within the rango of these
figures.
Bacon. —Tho markot has been quiet, and two nr
throe small lots Sides received this week have gone
into store. Tho demand has been confined solely
to purchases for retail purposos. and in thi? wav
Sides havo gono off at prices ranging from 12
121 i and Shoulders from 9 j to 10c., as in quality
Good Hams arc scarce, and would readily command
from 12 to 13c.
Freights. —There is a vessel loading for Liver
pool, but she makes very slow progress. We have
no quotations to offer. To New York, there ar
no fixed or quotable rates. We quote to Bostnn
Cotton, 25c. per 100 lbs.: Rice, 75c. per tierce.
PRESENTMENTS.
O* We, the Grand Jurors, chosen, selected, an
sworn for the September Term of the Superior Con t
for the county of Franklin, beg leave to make the fol
lowing presentments :
We have, through our appropriate committee;, exam
iued the books of the Clerks of the Superior, Infer
and Courts of Ordinary, and find them neatly anil regn
larly kept, and in a plain and legible manner, high!;
creditable to those officers. We have also examin'd
the books of the County Treasurer, and find them nea.
ly and properly kept, and a balance in the hands of
Treasurer of *569 99J cts. We have, too. examine i
the books of the Receiver of Tax Returns, and find them
neatly made out. hut with some unimportant error
and recommend the proper authorities to have then
corrected.
We have also examined the County Jail, and find it
a clean and safe condition. We find in said Jail a negr'
who is an idiot, and therefore recommend the Inferi-
Court to adopt some measures to relieve the count;
from any further expense relative to him. Me lm"
examined the Insolvent list of the Tax Collector, an.
allowed him *99 54 upon the State tax, and $49 "i
upon the county tax.
We recommend to the Inferior Court to exempt fro®
taxation Letty Foish, a free woman of color, on account
of affliction. We recommend to the Inferior Court to
make an appropriation of 0 sufficient amount of mono;
to repair and put in good order the Public Square Mo
approve highly of the order of the Inferior Court, re
quiring the Commissioners of Roads to have put in goo
order their respective roads, and we sincerely hope they
will enforce that order. We find that in some portion,
of the county that order has been strictly obeyed, b 1
regret to say that in others it has been partially or to
tally disregarded. The bridges, with some few excep
tions, are in good repair, and undergoing repair
would, however, call the attention of the Inferior Court
to MeEntire’s bridge, which is reported as being in -
unsafe condition.
We recommend to our Representatives in the ocx
Legislature to have an Act passed paying the Grand am
Petit Jurors of this county one dollar per day.
We, with the lights before us, disapprove of the too
free exercise of the pardoning power by the E vecu
of this State, and particularly in the case of Tlioma-
Holbrook, of this county. . ■
We request that these presentments be publish.!
the Athens Banner, and that-the Constitutionalist cop.
the same.
We would, in conclusion, tender our thanks to
Honor Judge Jackson and the Solicitor, D. 11- " • 1 *
for their kind attention to our body during this
JOHN H. PATRICK, Foreman
E. W. Morris, Richard Wheeler.
John V. Latner, Thomas Holland.
John D. Parker, Issac B. Lawrence,
Madison H. Thomas. John N. Pnckett.
Isaac M. David, Newman R. Dortcli.
John G. York, Francis Balew,
Thos. H. Yarbrough, Wm. J. Wily^
Samuel Johnson, Micajah Martin.
James L. Gillespie, David Vaughn.
On motion of D. H. Walker, Solicitor General i* «
dered that these presentments be published m
Southern Banner and Constitutionalist, as request
the Grand Jury. k i: a
A true extract taken from the minutes of i r *
Superior Court, September Term, 1851.
act. 11 cl D. DUMAS C- 9 «•