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LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS sheriffs Levies. 30 days. $2 50 per levy ; 60 days, |5. Executor's. Administrator's and Guardian's Sales, Real Estate, (per square, 12 lines) $1 75 Do. do. Personal Estate 3 25 Citation for Letters of Administration 2 75 Da. do. Dismission 4 50 Notice to Debtors and Creditors 3 25 Four Months’ Notices 4 00 Rules Nisi, (monthly) $1 per square, each insertion. %J- ALL REMITTANCES PER MAIL, IKK at ock p.iax. [From the Milledgtville Federal Umon.\ Review of the Alberti case. We extnet the following correspondence from the I'ennsylvanian of the 30th ult. The Editor of that paper assures us that it “contains an ac curate narrative of the facts and proceedings on ‘he trial.” The writer was one of the leading counsel for the defence; his statements are pub lished in one of the most popular newspapers printed in the city where the trial took place. It will be seen that Mr. Lehman substantially sus iains the statement of Peter A. Brown, Esq., which was said to be “garbled and false,” by the coalition editors in Georgia. It will be seen that Judge Parsons admitted illegal testimony, and ruled out all the testimony offered by the defence. This Abolition Judge is condemed by the Bar and the press of Pennsylvania, but is defended and excused by the Augusta Chronicle & Senti nel. Our readers will perceive that the review er declares that the Report published in the Chronicle & Sentinel “is fabricated and deceptive .” in saying “that there was no legal proof that the Woman was a slave, or that Mitchel was the owner, or that Alberti had any power of Attor ney or Authority to arrest and remove the wom an.” The coalition press in Georgia are willing to go much farther in sustaining the conduct of thi* judicial tyrant than the press of Philadelphia. When before has the press of Georgia been pros tituted to the service of the Abolitionists of the North? And why do the papers in the service of the Triumvirate now consider it hecessary for tliemAo defend the conduct of the Abolitionists? Are the fortunes of both so blended that they must rise and fall together? These are questions for the reflection of every man that loves his country. We hope all of our readers will ex amine this statement of Mr. Lehman for them selves, and then compare it with the statements made in several of the Cobb papers of Georgia. And if they are not convinced that the coalition papers are endeavoring to sustain the conduct of the Abolitionists “they would not be persuaded though one should rise from the dead.” Philadelphia, Sept. 9,1851. Dear Sir: It is reported in a daily journal of this morning’s publication, of which 1 send you a copy, that “garbled and false statements of the proceedings in this city against Alberti, the kid napper, has been circulated very extensively iu the Southern States.” In continuation, the same journal remarks, “we did not suppose that any body who desired to reach the truth would he so deceived by so one sided and specious a publication.” The statement alluded to, and thus denominat ed “garbled and false,” “one-sided and specious,” is, if I am not greatly deceived, the able review of the trial of Alberti* from the jien of our dis tinguished fellow-townsman, Peter A. Browne, Esq. Having heretofore perused Mr. Browne’s pam phlet, which left the conviction, yet unshaken, upon my mind, that gross injustice had been done Alberti by the Judge who presided at the trial, permit me to request that you will furnish for publication a succinct narrative of this deeply in teresting and important case. As one of the leading counsel for the defence, you can perform the task my request imposes with a degree of accuracy to be questioned by no one, and the public can then determine, by re ferring to Air. Browne’s review, whether it is justly chargeable with being “larbeed and false,” “one-sided and specious." Very truly yours, W. B. HIESIvILL, 40 South Sixthst. Wm. E. Lehman, Esq., 21 Prune st. Philadelphia, Sept. 10, 1851.) No. 21 Prune street. J Wm. B. Heiskill, Esq.—My Dear Sir: I hasten to comply with the request contained in your es teemed favor of the 9th inst. My conviction remains the same, after the lapse of several months, and accords with your impression, that gross injustice had been done Alberti by the Judge who presided at the trial.” 1 may be mistaken in my views, but as 1 have freely expressed myself to this effect before, per haps it is as well that I should publicly express some of the reasons for my opinion. In doing so, 1 shall be governed by a strict re gard for truth, inviting correction if anything is extenuated or misstated. All 1 ask is a candid judgment upon the merits of the case, without favor or prejudice. James S. Mitchell, of Cecil county, Maryland, was the owner of a slave, named Betsy Gallo way, alias Catharine, who absconded about the year 1845, and married one Peregrine Berry, alias Alexander Thompson, and emigrated to New Jersey, where they had issue, a male child, Joel Henry Thompson. Mr. Mitchell authorized and appointed George F. Alberti, of Philadelphia, his true and lawful attorney to take up and secure in the jail of Ce- i cil county, Maryland, his negro woman, named I Betsy Galloway, now calling herself Catharine, ! aged about 28 years, &e., a fugitive from labor. 1 This Power of Attorney bears date December 17, 1847. It is witnessed by John A Rankin, and acknowledged, the same day, before Mr. Rankin, who was a Justice of the Peace. It has , also a certificate under the seal of the Cecil coun- : ty Court, signed by George McCullough, clerk j of said court, and John A. Rankin is a Justice of the Peace, &c. Armed with this authority, Mr. Alberti suc ceeded in peaceably arresting the said fugitive j slave and securing her in his house; and that he might do nothing contrary to law, he took the advice of Hugh W. Tener, Esq. a member of onr bar, and sent for a magistrate, Alderman William Allen, to hear and determine the case, under the provision of the act of Congress of 1793. the ar rest and hearing being prior to the present Fu- \ gitive Slave law. The Alderman heard the case. The evidence was conclusive, and to remove all doubt, the woman voluntarily confessed her servitude to Mr. Mitchell. A certificate was made out, under the act of Congress of 1793, to remove the fugi- i tive to the State of Maryland, dated August 14, 1850, signed and sealed by William Allen, ma- j gistrate, &c., and delivered to Mr. Alberti; and, by virtue of this warrant, the slave woman was taken to Alaryland and given to the claimant, Mr. Mitchell. 5 |i The woman at the time of her arrest, had « with her the child Joel Henry Thompson, an in- i fant in delicate health|of tender years, still at the breast, and requiring the care and nourish- 1 ment of the mother. It was suggested at the hearing by Mr. Tener « {he counsel of Mr. Alberti, that he had better J not take the child, Joel, as be (Alberti) had no written authority, and as, by the laws of Penn sylvania, the child might be considered as free, being bom in a free State. Mr. Alberti imme diately adopted this view, and repeatedly and earnestly urged the mother to permit the child to remain, promised that he should be well taken care of and delivered safely to the father. In this request he was earnestly seconded by Al derman Allen, Mr. Tener, Mrs. Hetty Moore, and Mr. George T. Price; but the woman refus ed, and would not listen to the separation, and said that she would take her child with her, and rear him among her other children in Maryland. As the violent separation of the child would have been attended with a breach of the peace, and subjected the parties who attampted it to a heavy penalty under the fourth section of the act of 1847, there was no alternative but to allow the motherto retain the child, and by this means Mr. Mitchell obtained possession of both moth er and child. On the 13th of January, 1851, the Grand Jury of our county found a true bill against Al -1 berti, Mitchell and J. Frisby Price, for kidnap ping Joel Henry Thompson, a free male negro child, by taking him by fraud, enticement, or 1 violence, out of the jurisdiction of Pennsylvania j ; into Maryland, with intention of selling and . disposing of him as a slave for life. 1 ! This cause came on for trial in our court of | ! Quarter Sessions, during February term, 1851, before Judge Anson V Parsons. The principal witness for the Commonwealth, (the man whodrove the woman and child down to Maryland for Alberti) swore that the slave woman was anxious for the freedom of the child; that she requested Alberti to take charge of the child and deliver him to the father, or to send tor the father, which Alberti refused to do. He further swore that Alberti had told him in the course of conversation, that he (Alberti) had re ceived from Mr. Mitchell, the owner, §SOO, be ing half the profits of the sale of the woman and child. There was no possibility of contradicting the latter statement; it was with)the witnesses’ con science; except by suggesting its improbability and attacking the character of the witness for truth and veracity. For this last purpose, a number of respectable witnesses were examined on the part of the defendants, who testified that the witnesses’ character for truth and veracity was very bad. In additon to this, the record of our criminal court exhibited two convictions for felony, either of which would have excluded him from the witness stand. But he wa« par doned on the day of trial by Gov. Johnston, to ■ restore his legal competency and enable him to ■ be examined against Alberti in this case. This ■ witness had been convicted in our criminal court . on October 19, 1835, and sentenced to two years r and nine months imprisonment at hard 1 bor, f and in March term, 1847, he was again sentenc . ed to fifteen months imprisonment at hard labor. In addition to all this, the defendants offered to ■ show a strong feeling of hostility in the mind of . this witness against Alberti; but the Judge re : jected the offer. It was proposed to prove that I this witness had said to Richard Berry, a witness r for the defendant, that he would swear hard s against Alberti, because he (Alberti) had not s treated him fairly—the witness for the Com . monwealth having on his cross examination . denied ever having used such language, s To disprove the other statement, the defen i. dants offered direct testimony; but the Judge I ruled it out, thereby depriving the defendants of f the privilege of showing that the mother, and | not they, took the child into servitude. The de fendants could have proved this material fact, beyond cavil or question, by the following re f spectable witnesses: Aid. Wm. Allen, Hugh W. i Tener, Mrs. Hetty Moore and George T. Price, ; all of whom were present and saw the woman - take the child, against the earnest remonstrance iof Alberti, but the Judge declares the testimony inadmissible and exclaimed, “produce the wo b man! produce the woman!” while at the same ) time, Mr. I). P. Browne, who represented the a Commonwealth, remarked, “she is a slave and cannot be examined.” Whether she could or . not, Ido not stop to inquire. The testimony > teas admissible, because the judge has previously r received in evidence,on the part of the Commoii . wealth, a similar conversation against the deien , dants. Let it be borne in mind that intent constitutes . the essence of all crime. The indictment, in i, this case, charged the defendant with carrying e •a'ay Joel Henry Thompson, by enticement, fraud , or violence, with the intention of selling and dispos r ing of him as a slave for life. What could have . been more competent and direct testimony to negative this charge, than to prove that the de , fendants used their utmost exertions to prevent j the child being taken into slave State where he ,{ would be claimed as a slave for life, and only . yielded to the earnest appeals of the mother and ; i the dictates of humanity. What could be more competent to contradict : the witness lor the Commonwealth, who had j sworn that the mother requested Alberti to take | charge of the child and deliver him to the father, j than to show that she made no such request, but on the contrary, resolutely insisted upon keeping ] the child and taking him with her. I The testimony may have been inadmissible, ! but if her conversations were evidence for the . Commonwealth, they were equally evidence for j the defendants. How could one conservation or , , admission in reference to the same subject mat r | ter be heard, and another conservation or admis . i sion, made at the same time and under similar 1 i circumstances,be excluded, or the defendant pre ! i elude, from showing that no such conversation . j took place ? , | The case was opened ou the part of the Com • i monwealth by a concession that the mother of . j Joel was a slave, but that Joel was a free child, , and reliance was placed upon the witness for the Commonwealth, to prove that the child was , fradulently or violently carried off by the defen ] dants into slavery. , j I take occasion here to say, t! at the report in the Daily Chronicle & Sentinel published at Augusta, Georgia, alluded to by the Public Ledger, (the journal you refer to,) which report I have now before me, is fabricated and decep tive in this particular, in saying, “there was no legal proof that the woman was a slave, or that i Mitchell was the owner, or that Alberti had any power of attorney or authority to arrest and re , move the woman." i According to the rulings of the Judge, none of the evidence offered on the part of the defendants 1 was ‘ legal,’ he rejected it all; and then it was that the counsel for the Commonwealth retract ; ed the concession that the woman was a slave, and the Judge observed that if the defendants’ were indicted for kidnapping the woman he would instruct the jury to convict them. I most respectfully but decidedly, differ in opinion with the Judge. It is be to deeply regret | ted that writs of error do not lie in criminal cases, and that the Judge is not required by law to j note exceptions. The reputation and liberty of j every citizen is at the mercy or judgment of a single man. The only appeal is to common sense and public justice, and finally to the Exe j cutive. Let me withdraw the assertion that the coun- 1 ! sel for the Commonwealth opened with the con- 1 | cession that the woman was a slave. Let me ! assume that this fact was denied, and the free- ' | dom of the mother claimed. May I ask, why ! were not the defendants indicted for kidnapping * the mother ? Why did the counsel for the Com- ■ | monwealth lead the defendants into the belief i that the only point in controversy was the con- , dition of the child ? A ciimal trial is not a trap. : j The highly respectable and eminent counsel ap- : peared on that occasion for the Commonwealth i , ; would spurn the imputation. The main ques- ! - l tion, (admitting that the child was taken into , servitude by the defendants) was, whether the ! j child was free, or followed the condition of the i mother ? c But let me assume that the slavery of the mo- 8 tber was denied. The defendants offered to prove that the woman tea* a eiave by her own confession made to Aid. I Allen, Mr. Tener, Mrs. Moore, and Mr. G. T. Price, but the Judge rejected the offer. the defendants offered the record of the proceedings before Aid. Allen to show that the woman was a slave, and the authority of Alberti to remove her; the judge also rejected the offer —said that the record of the magistrate was i waste paper, and threatened him a prosecution i under the State act of March 3,1847. The defendants further offered the Power of Attorney to show the agency of Alberti, derived from Mr. Mitchell, the owner, but the Judge re jected the evidence, because the subscribing wit ness was not produced, although it was conten ded that he was beyond the jurisdiction of the court, and could not be compelled to appear, and his deposition would not have been evidence. The objection was purely technical, and had there been any doubt about the authenticity of the Power (which was fully attested, acknowl edged and certified) it might have been excused. The object of the inquiry was to ascertain whether the child, Joel, had been fraudulenty or violently carried into servitude by the defen dants. not to convict them by excluding the evi dence of their innocence. I do not pause to consider the legality of the several rulings of the J udge. I merely state facts that you may see how far the remark is justified —that there was “no legal proof that the wo man was a slave, or that Mitchell was the own er, or that Alberti had any power of attorney or authority to remove the woman.” The grounds assumed by the defendant’s coun sel were: 1. That the child was born in New Jersey; the parents resided there—that the mother and child were taken Irom that State, and that if any offences had been committed, it was against her jurisdiction ; and the defendants could only be held as fugitives from justice, awaiting the requi sition of the authorities of New Jersey. Com. vs. Simmons, 6 Binney, 617. 2. That the child, being the issue of a fugitive negrcss slave, followed the condition of the mother. 3. That the mother was a slave, that Alberti had authority to take her, that the State law of March 3, 1847, was unconstitutional, being in conflict with the act of Congress of 1793, and that the passport of the Alderman was a warrant for Alberti to take the mother to the claimant. 4. That there was no evidence to show that the defendants took the child away by enticement, fraud or violence, and sold him into slavery; the weight of evidence offered and rejected being that the mother took the child against the wilt of the defendants. ' The J udge answered the first point in the neg -1 ative. In answer to the second, he said the i child was free, having breathed free air. • To the third he replied, that the State act of i March 3d, 1847, was constitutional, that the pro , ccedings before the Alderman were a mere nul ■ lity, and could not delegate any power to Alber • ti to remove the woman, and that had the defend > ants been indicted for kidnapping the woman, f he (the J udge) would have instructed the jury to convict. The fourth point, it will be perceived, involves i the merits of the case, so far as regards the es l sence of the crime charged. It was the one up k on which the {counsel for the defendants, chiefly • relied for an acquittal. The J udge, however, charged the jury, which I took down word for word, and now transcribe - from my notes: “Although the mother was a • slave and was rightly recaptured, and Alberti j had authority to remove her, and the mother 1 took the child against the will of the defendants, - they were bound to tear the mother and child , asunder; and if that could not be done, the de ■ fendants should have given up both, and if the • child was taken by the mother, and by that , means sold into servitude, the defendants are 1 guilty, in manner and form, as they stand indict -4 ed.” ' Under this charge, the defendants were con - victed. Alberti was sentenced to ten years im -3 piisonment at hard labor, and to pay a fine of • $1000; and Price, another defendant, to eight 1 years imprisonment, and to pay a fine of S7OO. r I believe, sir, that I have now stated as briefly f as nossible, all the important facts of this case ; f and have verified what I said in the commence • ment, that I would be governed by a strict re • gard for truth— ‘ nothing extenuate r.or set down aught in malice.’ 3 For your interest in this case, and kind ex -1 pressionsof regard for me, permit me to thank f you, and subscribe myself truly your friend. 1 WM. K. LEHMAN, Jr. ; (Telegraphed for the Charleston Courier.) > N%w-Oiu.kans, Oct. 13,8.42 P. M. There was less Cotton offering here on Wed nesday, but the demand was good, and five hun dred bales were sold at firmer prices. Good Mid dling was worth 7Jc. There have been sales of Molasses of the new crop at 28c. Baltimore, Oct. 16, 7.5 P. M. In the New-York market to-day, Cotton was dull and inactive under the effect of the Ameri i ca’s news. A thousand bales were sold, and , middling Orleans was worth SJ.and Upland Sic. ; Rice was quoted at 3 5-16. Flour had advanced ; an eighth. Wm. Bigler's majority for Governor of Penn , sylvania, will be about nine thousand. The 1 Democrats have elected neatly a full ticket. The Whigs are supposed to have effected the return of the Judges of th : Supreme Court. The Democrats in Ohio have also been suc cessful, and the full ticket has been returned. New Orleans, Oct. 16,8.18 P. M. Four thousand bales of Cotton have been sold to-day since the reception of the America's ad vices. Prices were decidedly better in the morn ing, but the improvement was subsequently lost. Low to strict Middling was worth 6| to 7|. Whisky was quoted at from 19 Jto 20c. There is no Rice in first hands. Columbia, Oct. 16, 8.55 P. M. The Cotton market opened lively to-day, with out change in prices. The outside figures of yes terday have been freely paid. Three hundred and ten bales have been sold at 6 5 cents, and the market closed firm. South Carolina Election—Number of Votes Foi led, as far as heard from. Districts. Co-Op. Seces. First Congressional District 2349 1138 Second do. do. ... Third do. do. ...3017 2307 Fourth do. do. ...1864 1138 Fifth do. do. ...1424 715 Sixth do. do. ...2747 1169 Seventh do. do. ...1374 1456 Total 12775 7912 Majority for Co-Operation in the above 4,863; to which must be added the majorities in Pick ens, Anderson, Marlborough, Abbeville, Edge field, and deducted, the rumored one in Orange burg, which will give a total thus far of 7,129. Charleston Courier, 17rt inst. More Shooting.—On Saturday evening last, about dusk, as Mr. Fred, P. Hall, (who. as our readers will remember, shot Mr. Jno. Kirby last April,) was returning home, on horseback, in company with Mr. Ezekiel Wright, he was fired upon from some bushes, and received a severe and painful wound. The ball, which is suppos ed to have been fired from a rifle, passed through his right arm, and struck his pistol which he had ; in his pocket, whereby his life was saved.— Tuscaloosa Observer , 13M inst. Sugar Making.— Most of the planters below s the city will, we are informed, commence mak- ( mg sugar about the 15th inst., more on succeed ing days; but few will not have commenced by the 20th inst. One or two have already begun * The opening of the sugar making season on our t plantations is always a gay and animated scene it presents many unique and interesting features of Southern, Creole and plantation life, which 1 all who can should take an opportunity of seeing. ! — N. O. Picayune, 12th inst. “ t Some one propounds the following to the Knickerbocker: i R L A Q B X P-ditioniet? l AUGUSTA, GA. SATURDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 18. _Wlabgebt circulation in the state. SEE OUTSIDE DAILY. Navigation of the Savannah, The communication of “ A Citizen” in this day’s paper is on a subject of great importance to every citizen of Augusta, and to a large portion of the State of Georgia. Fully one half of the po pulation ot the State is interested directly or in directly in keeping the Savannah river in navi gable order. The South-Carolina Railroad is now the only rival of the river in forwarding to market the produce of that population and bring ing back goods, wares and merchandise in re turn, and the onerous tolls upon the Augusta Bridge added to the more costly transportion by Railroad, must continue to make the Savannah river the favorite channel of trade from this point to and from the Sea Coast. It has strong claims, therefore upon the favor of the Legisla ture, and we hope the members from this coun ty will succeed in enlisting such an interest for the improvement of the river as will carry through an appropriation for the purpose. The necessity for such improvement has been made painfully evident, this summer, to the commercial communities of the State which have had their goods shipped around by Savannah for the purpose of having them brought up the river. The delays to which they have been compelled to submit, have worked great inquiry to their trade, and caused much pecuniary loss and disas ter. Notes are fast maturing given for goods which are still in Savannah, or on the river, and which might have been converted into cash or good bankable paper, had they reached their des tination in ordinary time. Some of these goods are of a perishable nature—others are saleable at a profit only when received in season, others are dependent upon the shifting caprices of fashion, and become almost unseable when out of fashion. The prices of Cotton and other produce are always injuriously effected by the low stage of . the river, and consequently increased difficulty and cost of forwarding to the sea board. Thus every important interest is affected. Uninterrupted navigation of the river at any stage of the water, will keep up a wholesome • rivalry with the South-Carolina Railroad Com ptny, preserve a healthy tone of trade in our ! cities and villages, secure fair prices for produce, and quick returns upon merchandise. With ' merchants a nimble six pence is always more desirable than a slow shilling. , As 40 proper disposition of the appropria i tion when obtained, the suggestions of “A Cm. i ze.n*’ are worthy of due consideration. That is a matter which cau be, we tear, more easily ar j ranged for than getting the money. » What has South Carolina Decided? t The elections in South Carolina to the South e ern Congress was the test of strength between the Secessionists and the Co-operationists. The . latter have evidently carried the State. It be . comes interesting, therefore, to know what opin l ions have triumphed. What does this election 1 show to be the dominant sentiment in South f Carolina f It is not a victory of Unionism over ; Disunionism. The triumph of the Co-opera - tionists proves no love for the Union on the part ( people ol South Carolina, though there are doubtless thousands of citizens of that State, . all of whom voted, of course, for the Co-opera c tion ticket, who are Unionists—attached to the Union per sc, and desire its preservation. South Carolina has simply pronounced the opinion that it would be impolitic in her to sepa rate herself, at this time, from her sister States of the South, who have a common cause and a com mon destiny, and secede alone from the Union. A Southern Confederacy is the hope and the aim of the Co-operationists, as it is of the Secession. . ists. But the former believe that separate seces . sion would inevitably defeat that object; while I the latter believe it the only mode of accomplish | ing it. The Secessionists would prematurely force the Southern States into a position they . consider undesirable, and have decided not to ; occupy voluntarily. The Co-operationists would pay deference to that decision, and wait patiently to see if abolition aggression will not advance upon the South to a point of non-endurance, and make secession and a Southern Confederacy the i almost unanimous voice of the Southern States. That the spirit ot abolition is determined, un tiring and progressive, and is moving steadily on to its filial purpose, is very palpable, and the late elections in Alabama, and Georgia, are not calculated to check its advance. But whether this aggressive spirit will produce the effect the Co-operationists of South Carolina hope for, or whether Mr. Seward’s assertion that the Union is stronger than slavery, be true, is a mooted point yet to be settled. The Campbell Minstrels Give their last Concert in this city this eve ning. The Masonic Hall, during the past week has been crowded with the beauty and fashion of our city, to witness their burlesques and listen to their fine music. This Company is deservedly popular, and its members excellent musicians. To commence with, there is Abbott, on the Violin, who has few superiors in this style of entertainment; Mons. Cobini, displays great ta lent in his overtures, quick steps, &c.; Mr. Camp bell, as a ballad singer, is exceedingly clever, and his imitation of the Cornet, and accompani-' ments on the Guitar, has been warmly received Mr. S. E. Clarke, as a bass singer, has few supe. riors—his voice is deep, full and melodious ;Mr Rumsey has few equals on the banjo, and still fewer on the tenor or small drum; then there is W est the most graceful mode-female dancer we have ever seen, and Peel, who in the breakdown, and other dances,but particularly in bis trembles, is A. No. 1. Great Western, the Comedian, and Mrs. West, are an acquisition, and-give a pleasing variety to the performances of the Company. Mr. Burdett, the musical director, and arranger and composer of the music of the Campbells for the last three years, is deserving of much credit and the Company are indebted for their present 1 popularity, as much to his taste in the selection and composition of the pieces, as to any other 1 source. j And last, though not least, there is Mr. Nor- 1 ris, the manager, paymaster and general busi- 1 nsss man ot the concern. The Company will < never suffer under his management, for he is prompt in all his transactions. The Campbells perform in Savannah next week, at Macon during the fair, and at Milledge ville a week during the session of the Legisla ture. Wherever they go they will meet with a warm reception, as we are satisfied all who go to hear them will come away well pleased. A dinner is to be offered by the St. George Society of New York, and other British re- ; sidents in that city, to Henry Grinnell, Esq., Lieut. De Haven, and other officers of the Ad vance and Rescue,recently engaged in the search for Sir. John Franklin. A Queer Subject for a Sermon.— Bryant, in his “Letters of a Traveller,” relates that while at Glasgow he attended one of the free churches, and listened to a sermon from Dr. Lindsay. At the close of the exercises, the preacher announced that there would be a third service in the evening—“the subject will be the thoughts and exercises of Jonah in the whale’s belly.” California Election. —The Journal of Commerce says;—At the departure of the last steamer from San Fancisco, Sept. 6th, the re turns were too incomplete to decide the result with much certainty; yet it was conceded that the Democrats had a majority in the Legislature, which will give them a U. S. Senator in place of Col. Freemont, whose term of service has ex pired. It was also conceeded that one Democrat was elected to Congress. The result in the oth er district was claimed by both parties; also the result for Governor and Lieutenant-Governor.— In regard to Governor, the Whigs were very confident. The next arrival from California will make the whole matter plain. Rush for California. —The rush for Cali fornia seems to have been resumed with redou bled vigor. Notwithstandingthe U.S. Mail Steam ship Company has four and frequently six large steamers leaving New York each month for Cha gres, and other ports too, they all go out crowded . with passengers.—The Illinois on the 27th had between 6 and 700, the steamer on the 7th quite as many, and the Empire City on Saturday, and the Ohio on Monday, carried a large number, the latter over 600. Through passages to San Fran cisco, can now be had, in the steerage, for $l5O, 1 a rate of which many no doubt will avail them selves. [communicated.] ’ To the Mayor amd other Members of the City 1 Council of Augusta. ! GetUlemtn :—As the period for the meeting of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia is • near at hand, may it not be worthy the considers • tion of your Honorable body, to whom is confid i ed the advancement and protection of the gener ■ al interests of Augusta, to seek pecuniary aid through the Legislature, for the purpose of re moving the obstructions which are impeding the navigation of the river, directly in front of our City. The bar, which is rapidly extending itself, 1 has been created within the recollection, no ' doubt, of some of your present members, who sat at your Board anterior to the existence of the ob structions referred to, and which, unless counter -1 acted, threaten, before very long, to render val -1 ueless the wharves of the corporation. In such r event, independently of the loss of so much rev enue to the city, the navigation, in ordinary 1 stages of the river, in much shorter time than has s elapsed since the bar began to form, will entirely i be impeded in front of our wharves. The removal as the obstructions in the river, now brought to your notice, may, with much propriety, be considered a legitimate subject of ! enlightened legislation by the General Assembly ■ of the State. Though these obstructions may be f considered local in one point of view, the remov ■ al of them is a desideratum, affecting, generally, • directly or indirectly, the interests of all persons i residing within the State, not only by furnishing ■ facilities of Commerce, but calculated to swell the revenue accruing to the State, in the shape ! of taxation, proportioned always to the growth anl extent of towns and cities located on naviga ' We streams. The improved navigation of our r rivers is a subject so vital in its effects on com , mercial enterprise, as ever requires to be guarded [ against sinister legislation for its accomplish ■ ment. Thousands of dollars have been expended in endeavoring to improve the navigation of our waters, the result of which has often been to leave them in a worse condition. The natural meandering of our rivers, which a wise Provi dence has directed, for the pur nose of retarding the velocity of the current, and thereby to keep up a more uniform depth of water, has some times been injudiciously straightened—the obvi ous effect of which has been, to lessen the depth of water in proportion to the rapidity with which it passes along its banks, thus accelerated by its more direct course. So, in the removal of bars and jther obstructions in our rivers, project after project has often been carried out, resulting in no other effect than the expenditure of the appropri ation, in requital for the valuable services of the undertaker, for seeing his own hired slaves well and promptly paid, and that the provision bills for their support, (perchance from his own groce ry store or that of some near relative or friend) were faithfully and justly cancelled. All this might have been done, and yet resulting from ignorance and inexperience of the undertaker, more than from any fraudulent intent on his part in the first instance. To guard against casual ties of this kind, in granting appropriations, it becomes the duty of the corporate body so act ing, while looking for an honest and responsible undertaker, to become well assured that the indi vidual selected to carry out the work, has also ca pacity and experience in the business for which he is employed. To procure the services of such an individual, the intelligence of the Legislature would require no dictation. A liberal salary, accompanying advertisements in some of our Northern as well as Southern papers, together with correspond- , ence opened with Mayors or presiding officers of i corporations, injsome of the principal cities in the 1 Union, asking co-operation in furtherance of the < object desired, are some of the facilities which < might be availed of, to effect our wishes in this * matter. No further suggestion is considered necessary , to awaken the attention of the guardians of the * welfare and prosperity of our City, and to im- I press the importance of early and efficient action • in the premises, than to point them to the naked . bars at the present moment, extending more " than half the distance across the river, opposite £ our city. One suggestion more addressed to you, | gentlemen, the the Republic, and I have done-not for the purpose l offering an apology for occupying a portion J your valuable paper, which I have ever f OUr open to any suggestion calculated to advance tl prosperity, or which might tend to ornament ill beautify our city, but to invite something fro your own pens, in lieu of this communication conscious of your ability to render more amnT justice to the above subject, than can be found i! the crude remarks, with diffidence offered and respectfully submitted by A CITIZEN* Augusta, Oct. 16,1851. I! STATEMENT OF PRODUOB. II Drought to tlio City of Angnutri, Iky way of tho AngUsta na l , A,, roni j the fcimo it wa« opened (February, 1H47,) to the lgtof Sept,.. 1001. j S iyo~ m 73 I * 's»§•§ Articles. §* 2° Total. m ® o ® I r I r r* r» Cotton 12,809 26,007 25,887 20,1 1" 1 84,814 "bales. Flour 828 718 1,004 19 2,564 bunds. Com 1,284 1.284 bushels. Firo Wood 1,779 93 3 344 300 3,556 cords. Bacon 27,700 27,700 pounds. tpeas 59 59 bushels. Staves 6,000 1,500 7,500 Factory Yarn.... 35 75 294 404 bales. Wheat 200200 bushels. Wool 2 2 bales. Hickory Bark.... 8 8 cords. iSawod Lumbor... j84,000 j 84,000 foet, board mcas. Oxide Manganeso, I 30 j 30 barrels. — ’ _ i ! s No account is kept of up Freights, Merchandize, Machinery, Ac ’ \ MARRIED, In Pensacola, ou Wednesday morning, Bth instant lit the Kev. P, Donan. General David £ Twicos I' m »' to Mrs. Tklitua Hint. • •A. (Commercial. j Augusta Market, Oct. 17—P. M. . COTTON.—We have no change to notice in priew " aince the receipt of the America's advices. There wu I a fair demand to-day, at 7} for Middling Fair, 7»f or i Fair, and 7| centa for Good Fair. , SAt ANNAH, Oct. 17.— Cotton. —Arrived since the 9th mat., 3,773 bales Upland (2.943 per Rail Road.Hlyfroi - Augusta, and 20 by wagons.) and 11 do Pea Islands The exports for the same period have been 1.598 b«’», Uplands and -'4O do. Sea Islands, vis: to New Vork 1 its hsles Upland and 30 do Sea Islands; to Philadelphia its bales Upland; to Baltimore 225 bales Upland and y Charleston 21 bales Upland-leaving on hand and o shipboard not cleared, a stock of 7.943 bales Unland anil f 43# do Sea Island, against 15.368 bales Upland and ois do Sea Islands at the same time last year. 5 The receipts at the Atlantic ports are much smaller than last year, but from information derived from va rious reliable correspondents, we are inclined to believe . that the crop of Georgia will folly equal that of last year. During the first three days of this week, the market i *** dull, and but few sales were effected. Ou Tuesd&r there was more enquiry, and 411 bales changed hand. - on W ednesday, there was a brisk demand, the sale, amounted to 853 bales; yesterday there was still a good enquiry, and 687 bales were disposed of at full rate r We have had three arrivals of foreign steamers this - week. The news by the steamship Asia came to hud l i on Friday, by the Atlantic on Wednesday, and last ons j ing, after the business of the day had closed, by the America at Halifax. After the arrival of the Asia, ou s market was much depressed, and prices declined fullv a . cent from those of the previous week. The brisk mir ket of Wednesday and yesterday gave firmness, and per - haps a slight advance, hut still our quotations helot are nearly a cent iower than in our last. We quote. Ordinary to Good Ordinary 6 @7 3 Middling to Good Middling 74 ~ 71 Middling Fair i 7? Fair to Fully Fair B^B} y The sales of the week amount to 2,181 bal« at the following particulars: 10 at 8: 18 at 6J; 130 at 7' 78 at s 74; 91 at 7}; 173 at 7J; 198 at 7#; 491 at 7j; 87 at 713 1« 171 at 71; 603 at 8; 8 at 8*; 61 at 84; 8 at 8 5-16; 23 at ' 8|; 13 at 8 j; and 8 bales choice at 9 cents. Rio*. —The market remains in the same state noticed . in our last report. The sales since that time amount i to about 500 casks, at 2J a 3 1-16 per hundred pound*. II The new crop comes in freely. f Flour. —We have no large sales to report. Baltimore 1 is selling from store in lots at $5. We quote Baltimore at wholesale 14,75, with no purchasers. Corn.—The market for the past week has been dull; 6 the only sales of importance we have to notice is about . 2,000 bushels Western at 65 cents per bushel. There is a good stack in the market, and but few purchasers. Groceries.—We are again without any large transac tions in the leading articles. There has been a fair s business doing in filling country orders. The stocks of J all kinks arc now very large, and still on the increase, and prices are as low as in any Southern market. 1 Salt—We have no largo sales to report this week, > the stock in first hands is rather limited. The only sale of any importance made, was at 85c. 4000 sacks arriv -1 ed yesterday after we closed our inquiries. Lime.—There have been no arrivals since our last re port. The last two cargoes received were sold from th« ■ wharf at $1,374- Bagging and Rope—We have no change to notice in these articles, and no sales es consequence to report [ Exchange. —Sterling nominal. Domestic—the Banks are selling Sight Checks on all Northern cities st«. prein.; and are purchasing sight 10 5 day bills at ■■■ [ prem.; 30 day bills, Ja j dis.; 60 days, 1} ali dis., and 90 days. 24 discount. Freights. —There is nothing doing in foreign. Coast -1 wise, to Bor*,on. we quote 5-16 for Cotton and 871 c for Rice; to New York the rates have advanced, and there is more doing; we quote for Cotton 15c. per hundred pounds; to Philadelphia, 4c. for Cotton, 50c. per caJt for Rice. ' CIiARLErTON, Oct. 17. Cotton. —Tho market was neglected at the opening of the week, the sales on Fri da}. the first day, having been limited to 430 lal«. Prices, although easier than they had ret bepn wore still beyond the reach of buyer's limits, «d hence th™ stagnation; on Saturday, however, one or two of our factors, being anxious to realize, placed a portion of their stocks on the market, which was subsequently fob nW .°,, °fuers—aad some forced sales were effected at a etdl lower range of figures, Fair having gone off at about 84c. This heavy concession brought buyers out, and there was a fair attendance of this class of dealers on Monday, who took during the day about 1100 bales! within the margin of Saturday's rates. Tuesday an<£ Wednesday were comparatively active days—the trans t,mß ha J. in K reached np'wards of 3U3 bales, at about corresponding prices. A good dema9) hall Pre Mn t rTn -n’ V?® 6ales having reached 1 To! baies. Most of the available stock havinl been dimm ed of. the market was very firm at the ntmruinn below, up to about 2 o'clock, when the accounts by lhs America came to hand, and it remains to h. .k.t effect these advices will have on the The tram actions of the week reached 7338 bales againsUhe re ceipt in the same time of 7755 bales. The sales were as follows, viz: 6 bale? at 5:11 at 54; 35 at 8 rat, u « at 64 ; 10 at 6J ; 7" at 6? I 132 atY; l£li rt! 445 at 1 4 j 1 3 at 7|; 681 at 74 ; 237 at 71 ■ 1693 ar S • 6’o at 84; 1909 at 8J■; 82 at Sj; 432 at ß4 ; aVd 6 balesat*! We have no quotations to offer for the extreme quali ties, as the transactions have not been sufficiently large to establish prices. The middling qualities may be quoted from 14to Ij. and middling fair and fair. Bto 84c The market for all descriptions of Long Cotton has been very quiet during the week under review. The businesi has not been of sufficient magnitude to deserve particu lar attention, and we consequently have no sales to re port. Corn—There hare been no arrivals of Com this week, and in the absence of wholesale transactions to govern us, our present quotations must be considered nominal There is a ful supply 0 n the market. Bacon—The market may be said to have been brought to a stand this week, so limited have been tbs transaction. Bard— This articlehas been entirely neglected this week, as w, have nothsard of a single transaction- The stock is ratner larger than otherwise. Present quotations in the absence of transactions must be con sidered nominal. Coffee. —The transactions have been limited to small lots Rio. Me quote 8 to 9c. The sales however, have been principally at »4 a b|c. Molasses— There was an arrival this week of a cargo of Cuba, which was sold, as we learn, within the range of our quotations, viz: 184 a 19c. New-Orleans has been retailing at prices ranging from 36 to 42c., as in quality. Freights— There are several vessels loading at pre sent for Liverpool. The rate is 5-16thsd. for Cotton in square bags. There is a vessel up for Havre, which is loading at jc. for Cotton in square bags. To New- York there are no fixed or quoted rates. We quote to Boston, Cotton, 25c. per 100 lbs.; Rice 75c. per tierce. GUITARS l GUITARS 11—The subscribers have just received a splendid assortment of supe rior GUITARS, both of French and Spanish pat terns. GEO. A. OATES A CO., o«t. IS Bro»d-rt., next door to U. S- Hotel,