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Olonstifatiaiutliat ft. ftqraUir. JAMES GARDNER, JR., ) and > Editor*. JAMES M. SMTTHE, ) Riot is Smith Ooantr, Texas. We copy the following from the Tyler (Smith County, Tex**) Telegraph of the 27th of Sep tember : “We stop the press to announce one of the most painful tragedies that has ever fallen to our lot to record. On this morning, John N. McKinley, Sheriff of this county, arrested at Canton, Mr. Joseph Pierce, with a warrant charged with the offence of assault with intent to commit a murder. After Pierce was arrested, a man by the name of Isaac Moore threatened to raise a crowd of Pierce’s friends and rescue him from the custody of the Sheriff. The sheriff in the interim summoned a guard to prevent the rescue of the prisoner. About two o’clock p. m. Moore and Robert Pierce and a man by the name of Crawford, made the[attemptto rescue the pris oner. The parties were all armed, and after about twenty shots, and many thrusts with bowie knives, hand axes, &c., the Sheriff’s party were left victors in possession of the prisoner, who is now lodged in jail. Robert Pierce, after receiving several shots, fell and expired. Isaac Moore was also shot dead. Crawford escaped, supposed to be severely wounded. Os the Sheriffs party, David Neil, was killed, James Holden mortally wounded, J. W. Patter son mortally wounded, SheriffMcKinley severe ly wounded, not considered mortal. Thus has terminated one of the most fatal and melancholy riots that has ever happened in our country. And strange to say, notwithstanding the deadly execution done, none know who did the mischief, except the wound received by the Sheriff, which was given by the prisoner, John Pierce.” The Red Land Herald (published at San Au gusline.) of the 4th inst. says: Bob Pierce, was in the house, using a broad axe upon the Sheriff, seriously injuring him and one ofhis men. He was, however, disarmed and carried to the Tyler jail. The Sheriff snap ped every barrel of u six shooter at his head, but without any effect. At our last advices a party of seine fifteen or twenty (mostly Pierces) were iollowing the prit "liter, supposed with on inten tion of rescuing him ut every ha/.ard. (Telegraphed for the Nashville Whig.) Eastport, Miss., Oct. 18. One of the most atrocious and deliberate mur ders ever perpetrated, was committed opposite this place in Alabama yesterday afternoon, by a rnan named Warren, upon a Mr. Lambert, a very respectable and peaceable man. It seems from what is known, that Warren, several months ago, had paid his addresses to a daughter of Mr. Lambert, and had, during that friendship, pre sented her with a breastpin. Through some cause their friendship was broken, and Warren then accused her of stealing the breastpin, and had her arrested as a thief. She was acquitted. Warren then threatened Mr. Lamberts life. Yesterday Lambert was engaged in hauling corn, and while driving his team along the road, met Warren, who had a double barrel gun. He told Lambert he was going to kill him. Lambert was sitting on his wagon when Warren fired upon him with one barrel. The charge broke Mr. Lambert's left arm, and entered his side, and us he fell Warren discharged the other barrel into Mr. L'a hip. Twenty-three buck shot entered his pereon, killing him instantly. Warren was arrested and axamined this evening, from which the above facts were obtained. The public feel ing is greatly excited against him. The llanana Consulship.— We are in pos session of information which renders it very cer tain that the telegraph has been playing false in reporting the appointment of the Editor of this paper to the Havana Consulship. We feel fully authorized to say, no such appointment lius been made. Our friends of the New Orleans Picayune and Delta can probably ascertain, from their res pective correspondents, how it happened that such a report was transmitted to New Orleans. Mobile Advertiser, 10th inst. The Charleston Courier thus notices the re tirement of one of the oldest and most respecta ble merchants of that city. A few days ago, we learned from an adver tisement in our paper, that our friend Thomas Higham. Esq., who, for many years, has been at the head of one of our most respectable and suc cessful mercantile houses, has from his advanced period of life, retired from business. We part with his name from among our active mercantile men with sincere regret. Through all the chan ges and trials in trade for nearly the last half century, the credit of that name has ever been above and beyond suspicion. No bill of exchange of his house has ever failed of prompt acceptance and payment. His knowledge of the theory of trade and commerce—his enlarged experience— his liberal principles, enabled him to conduct his business to the best advantage and with distin guished success, and gained for him the respect and confidence of the community. His integrity and intelligence contributed their full share to sustain the high character of the merchants of Charleston. The weather here still continuos dry, with very little prospect of rain soon. The streets and roads have become a literal mass of the finest dust, which is up Hying in mid air upon the slightest occasions of wind or travel on or through it. The Bigby river and all the lesser water courses in this part of the country are al most dry. Most of the mills in this county, which are all turned by water, have stopped run ning, in consequence of this unparalleled drought. These persons who are sending off for corn would do well, we think, to send word along to have it ground into meal.— Carrollton Republican. 11th. The Cost ok a Handkerchief.— ln a descrip tion of the offerings of Belgium to the Exhibi tion, we find the following upon the laces and embroideries. The loss of sight and thirty years of time wasted, are a considerable price for an article of vanity 1 “Her carpets are rich and tasteful, and her magnificent laces from Mechlin, Brussels and Valenciennes fully justify their old renown.— These exquisite gossamer creations are so ex ceedingly beautiful that the most thorough utili tarian is forced to praise them: while the rap tures which they excited among the lady visitors are positively indescribable. But beautiful as they are, it is sad to think of the years of seden tary toil expended in twisting together their almost invisible threads; *and it is very certain that, if laces and embroideries are still to be used as articles of dress, in the wiser, healthier times that are coming, they must be produced by ma chinery that will necessitate no such loss of time, and eyesight. Look at this embroidered pocket hankerchief, conspicuous even among its wonder ful companions; how rich the traceries with which it is covered, and the exquisite bordering, finer than the finest lace; how incredible the deli cacy of its execution, which renders it in its own way, a perfect geni, a chef d'ouvre, a mira cle! Examiue it closely, fair ladies, and say who among you would not be enchanted to have it for your own ? And yet, when you come to know that the embroidering on this iden tical little square of baptiste occupied a woman steadily during thirty years, and that she became stone blind at the conclusion of her wearisome taste, who among you could use it without re morse ?” Judge Wm. L. Sharkev. —We observe that several papers have fallen into the grand error of supposing that Judge Sharkey is a candidate for IJh 1 J he 1 . 17 - S - Senatorship. We have it from that distinguished gentleman’s own lips, that he is an aspirant for no office whatever; that he is not, nor will be a candidate tor the Senato-shro Notches Courier. P ' {Correspondents es the Charleston Courier. ] Washington, Oct, 19. The recent elections, and the money market, and the Cattle Shows and Fairs, and the Irlte Annihilator appear to divide public attention in nearly equal shares, at the time. Gov. Johnson has not been defeated by so large a majority in Pennsylvania as his oppo nents had wished, and his own quasi friends had predicted. The National Whigs at the North, and all Whigs hereabouts rejoice that he is de feated, and that he and his Lancaster platform have fallen together. The result will, it is be lieved, encourage the friends of Mr. Buchanan to give him the nomination for the next Presiden 'east on part of Pennsylvania. After the Ohio and Pennsylvania election, the project ol bringing forward Gen. Scott as a non-commit tal candidate, must be considered as hopeless, and will probably be abandoned. The Money market, according to all accounts has become easier, though there have been many failures in consequence of the pressure. There has been really no scarcity of money, but there has been of security—on the part of those who had long existed on bank loans. The pressure commenced with the banks in New-York, and extended elsewhere until two per cent a month became a common rate of interest, forcing many I individuals and incorporated companies iuto as- j signment and liquidation. An attempt is made ! in some quarters to show that the importations have been excessive and ruinous, inconsequence j of the reduction in the rates of duty by the present ! tariff But it is quite certain that no measures for [ the increase ofduties will be tolerated by congress. 1 It has been urged upon the Secretary ol the Treasury to afford some relief to the banks by purchasing U. S. Stocks, with the money in the Treasury, not now wanted lor the purposes of the Government. The Secretary has this pow er under the loan act of 1847. He may pur chase stock in the market at the current rates, “not less than par.” There are now about fifteen millions in the various public depositories. Melancholy Accident.— lt is with painlul emotions that we record the sudden and unex pected death, on Monday last, of Mr. Lewis Le- Conte, of Liberty county, by the discharge of his own gun. As far as we are informed, the cir cumstances of this melancholy affair are as fol lows : Mr. LeConte left his residence at Wal thourville in his buggy to visit his plantation some ten or twelve miles distant. He took with him his guu charged with buckshot. Within a short time after he had left his home his horse was found in the road near his plantation, by one of his servants, with the buggy and no one in it. This circumstance created surprise, when some of his servants immediately returned with the buggy, in search of their master. They had not liroceedcd far, before they found him lying life less in the road. The jury of inquest, upon ex amination of the case, found, that one barrel of his gun had been discharged—that the contents had entered his left side, about the region of the heart and passing through his body upward, were lodged in his right shoulder, and that upon a comparison of the shot and wadding found in his body, with the charge in the other barrel of his gun, there could be no doubt, but that he was killed by its accidental discharge.— There were two rugged bridges on the road, over which deceased had to pass. It is supposed, that, in crossing over the first bridge with his gun resting on the seat of the buggy, the muzzle was jostled into position against his side, and that the cock, resting upon the cap, received, at that moment, a concussion which discharged the load into his heart ami lungs, causing instant death. The horse appears not to have b'“en frightened, but proceeded on until he reached the second bridge, in ascending which, the body fell from the buggy, where it was found, the horse continuing on to the plantation. We fur ther learn that the clothing of the deceased was set on fire, and that one of his arms was some what burnt. The clothing of one ofhis legs was also much chafed and tom by the wheels of the buggy,before he w.'s thrown out—thus leaving no doubt that the accident had occurred before he reached the second bridge, where he was found. The charge of the gun consisted, we are informed, of a patent wire cartridge, containing nine buck shot. The verdict of the jury was iu accordance with these facts. Mr. Le Conte was in the vigour and prime of manhood. He possessed a strong mind, highly cultivated. Honourable in his deportment, kind and conciliating in his social relations, he was endeared to, and shared largely in, the confidence and regard of his numerous friends. He has left an atllicted wife, four small children; and a large circle of relatives, lo mourn his untimely end. and their irreparable loss. While a student at college, the deceased attached himself to the Presbyterian church, and, iu his life, he illustra ted the graces of "faith, hoiie, anil charity.'’ “Such is human life, so gliding on— It glimmers like a ineteorand is gone.’’ | Savannah Republican , 2M in*/. The Laborer ie worthy of hie Hire. The telegraph brings us the news that Judge Sharkey, of Mississippi, has received the place of Consul at Havana, vice Owens, of Georgia, re moved lor impertinently presuming that the President meant what he said when he de nounced the Cuban adventurers as pirates and outlaws; —or rather, for stupidity supposing that the President would bear the responsibility of what was discovered to be an unpopular art, when he had the chioce of fastening it upon a subordinate. We have no sympathy for Mr. Owens. He was, of all appearance, the medium by which Georgia was paid for deserting the South. He is now paid in his own coin,—be trayal and desertion. But we admire the fortunes of J udge Sharkey! What a dear delightful politician he is! The President of that hot-headed Convention in Mis sissippi, which blew the first trumpet note of or ganized resistance to the North, and called into being the Nashville Convention; the writer of private letters to Foote, approving of the Com promise, about which, on further consideration, he was so much concerned, he swore he would cut his (Foote's) throat if he dared to publish them, and which were nevertheless published without anybody's throat being cut; the Presi dent of the first Nashville Convention, and refus ing to attend the second which met in accor dance with resolutions, he had signed and ap proved; the writer of caustic retorts on the Na tional Intelligencer; vindicating Southern resis tance; and finally, the active agitator for South ern Submission;—ever new, fresh, versatile Judge Sharkey ! does he not deserve to be rewarded for the necromantic activity of his tergiversations. —Charleston Mercury. Here are two or three hints tor juvenile tobac co smokers and chewers, which we extract from the Boston Olive Branch: “ Tobacco has spoiled and utterly ruined thou sands of boys, inducing a dangerous precocity, developing the passions, softening and weaken ing the bones, and greatly injuring the spinal marrow, the brain, and the whole nervous fluid. A boy who early and freely smokes, or other wise largely uses tobacco, never is known to make a man of much energy of character, and generally lacks physical and muscular as well as mental energy. To people older, who are na turally nervous, and particularly to the phleg matic, tobacco may be comparatively harmless, but even to these it is worse than useless. We would particularly warn boys who want to be any body in the world to shun tobacco as deadly poison.” Auburn, Oct. 20. Judge Conklin to-day required the parties ar rested at Syracuse to give bail for their appear ance at the next term of the court at Buffalo, which meets on the 2d Tuesday- in Novemer. Their offence is misdemeanor, not treasan. j Hudson, N. Y. Oct. 20. , The post-office in this city was broken open on Saturday and a number of letters purloined. : A reward of SIOO has been offered for their re- ’ covsry. | AUGUSTA, GA. FRIDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 24. ' THE LARGEST CiRCULATIONIN THE STATE. CTF* SEE FIRST PAGE OF DAILY. Anti-Slavery in the South. ! After nearly two weeks of “ chewing the cud i of sweet and bitter fancies'’ suggested by our • i editorial of the 9th inst., setting forth some of ’ the causes of the defeat of the Southern Rights P party in Georgia, and the very large vote re ; ceived by Mr. Cobb, the Chronicle 4 Sentinel comes out with a general denial of out awer ! tion that there exists “u vert/ .vmtUeruoie itan , slavery party in our moist.'’ One specific tact is adduced to disprove this assertion—to-w it: that j “of the 30 counties containing the largest stave ’ population in Georgia, 23 gave majorities to Mr. | Cobb.” This proof is very inconclusive in face of the j facts which no doubt exist, that the slaveholders I are in a minority iu those very counties. Did a 1 majority of the slaveholders in those counties | vote for Mr. Cobc ‘ If this fact could be estab j lished, it would be of some avail to the Chronicle [ 4 Sentinel. But we have no doubt that in most | of those very counties a majority of the slave j holders voted for Gov. McDonald. We dare say if the means existed to ascertain the vote, this would be found to be the fact in every county in the State, with the exception of a very few strong Whig counties in middle Georgia, where the Whigs went almost en masse for Mr. Cobb irrespective of the slavery question. On the other hand in nearly all those coun ties where slaves are fewest in proportion to the white population, we find that Mr. Cobb gets majorities, and in most of them his heaviest ma jorities, notwithstanding the presumption, judg ing from past political affinities, that those coun ties would have voted for Gov. McDonald. The coalition of Mr. Cobb with the Whig leaders, by means of which he .got the mass of the Whig vote in Georgia, and their joint coalition with the Fillmore and Webster portion of the Na tional Whig party, with a view to create a Na tional Union party, the programme of which was put forth at Milledgeville, in December 1850, were not calculated to give Mr. Cobb strength in those counties. We have given the true so lution of the extraordinary vote which Mr. Cobb received. Our article of the 9th inst. was not hastily written. It set forth the delibeiate opinions of the writer, and those opinions have met with the concurrence of every Southern Rights man with whom we have since conversed, and of a number from whom we have received letters.— ; They are confirmed by distinct facts communi cated to us, where persons avowed that they were opposed to slavery, and voted accordingly against the Southern Rights candidates, view ing the question as a contest between the Union and slavery. In some portions of Georgia, the evils of slavery constituted a theme of common discussion, and the position is openly taken in conversation, that slavery is a disadvantage to the poor white man. We apprehend, few who have traveled much in the State will deny this. Others not taking such extreme ground, yet urge that the poor non-slaveholder is not benefited by slavery, and therefore has not a personal interest to preserve it at the hazard of disunion and civil war. It will not bo denied that some of the candid . ates of the Constitutional Union party have labor ed underthe grave charge of entertaining and ut tering anti-slavery opinions, and the belief was> and is honestly entertained by their opponents that they are unsound on the slavery question. Yet so far from this proving an obstacle to the success of their candidates, they have been elect ed by unprecedented majorities—by majorities which even took their own friends by surprise. The election of James Johnson, Esq., to Con gress, in the 2d District, in the face of Mr. James T. Flewellyn's uncontradicted statement of Mr. Johnson’s opinions, corroborated in part by those of Mr. Chambers, Mr. J. H. Howard and Gen. Semmes, is proof at least that opposition to slave, ry was no impediment to success in the ranks of that party. We quote the following from Mr. Flewellyn's | letter, of the 13th September, to Mr. Forsyth, I and published in the Columbus Times, and copied by other papers before the election: “The following are the opinions which Mr. Johnson has repeatedly advocated in conversa tions with myself. Ist. That Congress had absolute and unlimit ed power of legislation over the District of Columbia—the right to abolish slavery , or to do any thing else it might deem proper; that there was no limitation to its right of jurisdiction. 2d. I'hat Congress had supreme power over all the Territories, Dock Yards, Navy yards. Arse nals and Forts—the power to prohibit slavery therein, or to dispose of them to any foreign power. 3d. That slavery was a political evil. Mr. Johnson, in repeated discussions with myself, upon a lecture delivered by Mr. Fisher, of Cin cinnati, Ohio, two years since, held that slavery was a political evil—that the influences growing out of the institution of slavery, were the true cause of the Southern States being so deficient in those elements of wealth and prosperity which characterized the North. Ith. That slavery was a social evil. Mr. John son, eighteen months since, disposed of his Law business to myself, on the ground that he design ed moving to a Frke State, where it was hon orable to labor —that slavery at the South was degrading to labor, and he desired to move from its contaminating influences.’’ Nor do we conceive the repeated election of Mr. A. H. Stephens, in the face of the follow ing declaration in his Texas annexation speech in Congress in 1543, devoid of evidence of the existence of anti-slavery elements in our midst: {‘•This acquisition will give additional power to the South Western section in the national coun cils, and for this purpose I want it. Not that I am desirous to see an extension of "the area of slavery,” as some gentlemen have said its efleets would be. lam no defender of slavery in the abstract. Liberty always had charms for me, and I would rejoice to see all of Adam's family in every land and clime, in the enjoyment of those rights which are set forth in our Declara tion of Independence as natural and inalienable, if a stern necessity bearing the mark and impress of the Creator himself, did not, in some cases, in terpose and prevent. Such is the case with the States where slavery now exists. But I have no . wish to see it extended to other countries, and if the annexation of Texas was for the sole purpose of extending slavery where it does not now, and ! would not otherwise exist, I would oppose it!” But Constitutional Unionism, and the ele- i ments which go to give it strength arenotdif- 1 ferent in one Southern State from what they are i in another. The old Whig party of Virginia has 1 become converted into a Constitutional Union party, and it is under the new name and th< humbug cry of Union, it is trying to defeat th« Democracy in Virginia. Hopeless of overthrow, ing that staunch old State rights party whicl has been uniformely triumphant in the old mo ; ther of States and of statesmen, upon the legiti ; mate issues of Democracy and Federalism, i - fraudulently aims to stigmatize the Democracy a u Disunion party, as desiring to dissolve the ; Union on account of slavery. And what is on< of their first steps for success ? The nominatioi of an anti-slavi ry miin as a candidate for Gover nor, in opposition to Governor Johnson, the De mocratic candidat . Who is this Constitutional Union candidate ; Georg# If’. Summers. He is from western Vir ginia—the stronghold of anti-slavery in tha State. One motive of his nomination no doub was to get the benefit of the heavy anti-slaver] vote in that section. We will give a few extracts from a speed made by this gentleman January 17th, 1832 upon the resolutions laid before the Legislatun of Virginia for the immediate abolition o slavery. The sentiments contained in them havi never been recanted, on the contrary, Mr. Sum mers in the late Reform Convention ot Virgini. said he had nothing to retract on the subject. “Asa question of political economy, the re moval of the slave population is justified, nai imperiously recommended .” “ The slaves are ; dangerous property, and therefore do not con tribute to the real and proper wealth of the com munity.” “ A slave population exercises thi most pernicious influence upon the manners habits and characters of those among whom i exists. Lisping infancy learns the vocabulary o abusive epithets, and struts the embryo tyrant o its little domain. When, in the sublime lesson of Christianity, he is taught to do unto others a he would that they should do unto him, he neve dreams that the degraded negro is within tin pale of that holy canon.” ***** “ Those whom interest or want would promp to industry, rarely find employment in a dens slaveholding community. Penury and wretch edness await them, or the abandonment of thei native land, and the humble graves es their kir. dred, to seek in a distant country, and amoni strangers that which their own had deniei them.” “Slavery tends to diffuse ignoranci among those more immediately in contact witi it.” “Where slavery prevails, the spirit of fret inquiry and adventurous enterprise is much re pressed. The difference is manifest betweer the Eastern and Western parts of this common wealth.” “Slaves add nothing to the physica strength of the country —they contribute naugh to its glory or its defence.” “The gentlema: from Brunswick (Mr. Gholsoti) remarked tha the condition of our State had heretofore been ac counted for in a failure to develope her resource! by a judicious system of internal improvement But, sir, where is the source of that failure? I is found in the existence of a large slave populu tion and slave interest. It is but one of the le gitimate effects of that original primary caust which stands out in bold relief tfij fountain of ali our ills." “But, sir, the evils of this system (slavery) cannot be enumerated. It were unne cessary to attempt It. They glare upon us ai every step. W hen the statesman examines tht condition of his country, and finds her moral in fluence gone, her physical strength diminished her political power waninu, he sees and mus confess them. They may be viewed written o: a nation’s map.” ***** “ But, sir, it is not only as a Western man mindful only of the interests of that portion of tin State from which I come, that I feel myself bound to vote against the report of the select committee (declaring it inexpedient to abolish slavery.) Asa Virginian and a Legislator, bound by the hindest moral obligation and my official oath, tc promote the prosperity and happiness of the whole commonwealth, I can with the best exer cise of my poor judgment, in no other mode dis charge the duties which I owe to mu conscienn and to my country , than by solemnly declaring by the vote I shall give, the deliberate conviction of mi, mind that it is expedient to act in relation to this momentous subject, and to act promptly and effi ciently." ***** “ Slavery is a national calamity. Such it has been regarded by those who are entirely free from the evil. The gentleman from Albemarly (Mr. Wood) himself admits, that Congress may consitutionally aid in the removal of our colored population, by appropriations from the public lands. If, sir, we may lawfully receive assis tance from this source, we may from the Treasu ry, or any other of the resources of the general government. I would remind the gentleman too, of another clause of the Constitution, whicli authorises Congress to provide far the common de fence ami general welfare." ***** “It is true that the people es the West, in ad dition to the general concern which they felt in this great question (of abolition.) have peculiar interests of their ow n, which, if their representa tives fail to regard, they abuse the high trust with which they are clothed, and become the unworthy depositories of the public confidence. We are now comparatively free from slavery, and we are impelled by every consideration of duty to ourselves and to those who shall come after us, to avert, if we can, the progress of the evil. * * * We see that Western Virginia must necessarily become a slaveholding community, not from choice, but from inability to prevent it. We do not take the disease volun tarily, but by infection, from our proximity to, and connection with, you (Eastern Virginia.) We can erect no barrier to its approach. We can establish not even a qiaraxtise. You (Eastern Virginia) will enact for us no statute by which the transportation of this population to the Wes tern counties wonld be forbidden. Did the coun try lying west of the Blue Ridge compose a se parate and independent State, she could annihi late this evil at a blow.—We of the West do not desire to see our mountains blackened with the slave, or that the fresh grass of our valleys should wither beneath his tread.” “At all times the non-slaveholders of Virginia are subjected to the most outrageous injuries by the presance of this population. To prevent, as far as may be, the mischiefs of insubordination, police laws have, from time to time, been enact ed—the execution of which, for the most part, is thrown upon those who themselves own none of this property. In the character of Patrols the non-slaveholders are made to perform onerous and disagreeable duties; not to protect themselves and their property, but to protect the master in the enjoyment of that which it is to the interest of the non-slaveholdider should not exist. He is thus made to fold to his own bosom and pro tect this adder which stings him.” *** - * * “The slave is made property, not by natural right in him who makes him such. Men are made slaves only by force and necessity, and they are retained such only by force and necessity. Slaves are made property in Virginia by statutory provision.” “The right by which we hold our slaves is the right of force, and our property is founded in wrong, outrage and injustice." “It I will not be denied that the slave, as a living man ! has a right to assert and regain his liberty if he can', i He has a right to direct and control his own ac- I tions, a right never surrendered and never alienat ed—a right paramount to all conventional guar anties or civil compacts.” These extracts are fruitful themes of com- - ment. But we leave our readers to such refiec- j tions as they must suggest. If this is not red- 1 mouth abolitionism then we do not understand the term. When men holding such sentiments can be j i run for the highest offices in Southern States, i and with hopes of success, against a party which on legitimate party issues could not possibly be i defeated, who will say that our comments on this unpleasant topic should excite the astonish . | merit of our readers. That they will arouse in t dignation in some quarters, is not very surprising, j for truth some times has this effect. We make no charge of anti-slavery opinions . having ever been uttered or entertained by Mr. i Cobb; nor do we insinuate that he is in any way . | unsound upon the question. The only stabs of . this character he has ever received from the public press of Georgia has been administered by ' the papers which, in the late canvass were his supporters; conspicuous among which was the t Savannah Republican. Nor did we insinuate t that anti-slavery sentiments, or opposition to the r institution, preponderated in the party that sup ported him. But that anti-slavery elements did , enter irto the canvass, and that the Constitu , tional Union party get the full benefit of their . influence, so far as they went, we did assert and f now reiterate. > The danger to the institution of slavery is not from the statement of the existence of anti , slavery elements in our midst—the danger is from the fact, if it exists. If the statement be true, then the danger is certainly not diminish r ed *>y shutting our eyes to it, denying its exis i tence, and asserting that all's well. C?* As an error occurred in the following ! editorial in our paper of yesterday, we republish ’ it this morning corrected. f Election of Superior Court Judges by the People, f From the election returns it appears that al -5 though there was scarcely a Corporal guard who J I voted against giving the elections to the people. , | Yet those in favor of this policy have made but a ! very meagre demonstration at the polls. The election returns show the following vote: - i By the People, 9,634 ’ j “ “ Legislature, 696 r | We sincerely regret this for we apprehend the • | Legislature will not consider itself instructed by ’ the vote to tianster these elections from their own hands into those of the people. The ab i | sence of opposition to the change is proba ! j bly one reason for the meagreness of the | i vote. We believe there was not a paper in the . State which took open ground against it, and 1 therefore nothing like animated discussion took place on the merits of the question. This is one ‘ of the rare cases in which a measure received in . jury, and may be defeated by its popularity.— i Had it had more enemies, and open opposers, it would have lared better. Had the issue been " made, and its opponents taken the field in . vigorous opposition, the proposition to give the • election of the Judges to the people would have ■ j swept the State. If either party had identified itself with op . position to this change in the mode of election, : it would have assumed a weight troublesome to ' carry. Even Constitutional Unionism would have been seriously embarrassed by it, and might have broken down under it, notwithstanding all its other clap trap advantages. But this was a question very properly kept • clear of the political issues dividing the two par ties, and, in the heat of the discussion was over- I looked, and unfortunately voters neglected to eu dorse their preference on their ballots. 1 We hope, notwithstanding, this matter will be thoroughly discussed before the Legislature, and that it will decide in favor of giving these elec tions to the people. We are sure tffey will be deposited in better hands if this is done, for then some chance will exist for Judges to be elevated on the strength of their professional abilities and fitness for the judicial office. Most candid men who have seen the mode in which aspirants to those stations have too often succeeded before the Legislature, and the grounds on which I their claims are decided, will admit that intel lectual merit and attainment have too often been secondary considerations in determining the re- | suit. 10th Regiment Goorgia Militia. This I’egiment, under command of Col. Byrd were out yesterday for review and inspection by Brigadier General Drane. After the review they were marched from the general parade ground up Broad-st. The Companies showed themselves well drilled, and made a very credi table appearance. These citizens-soldiers were in dress and deportment in every way decorous, and evinced a disposition to show proper respect to the militia laws under which they were or dered out. This is as it should be. The Oglethorpe Infantry appeared to their usu al advantage, except that the turn out was small. The Clinch Rifles, a young but well-drilled Company, under the command ofLt. J. E. Mar shal, (Capt. Wilson being sick) was out in fa tigue dress, and made quite a.'soldierly appearance We heard divers complimentary remarks upon the proficiency this Company exhibited in their evolutions. That Set of Harness. The most splendid specimen of the harness kind we have ever seen, may now be inspected at A. Hatch s store. It is a double set complete I for four in hand. The mountings are of solid silver, and the silk embroidered work upon the patent leather, shines like silver tissue, and are ' of the most elaborate and tasteful figures. This set is made throughout of Georgia leather; 1 and the entire work has been done in this city. 1 1 One of the workmen employed on it, who is now I' with Mr. Hatch, assisted in preparing the splen- < did gold mounted set, valued at $2500, sent from 1 Philadelphia to the World's Fair. 1 This harness will not compete in costliness with the Philadelphia. But they are tome in s that way, for it will take SSOO to buy them, and a leave but little profit for Mr. Hatch at that. In elegance and taste they are hard to beat. We predict they will take a first class pre- J mium at the Macon Fair. t Concert Postponed. j We have the pleasure of announcing the ani- a val in our city of Signora Vietti, accompanied by o Sig. Sanquirico and Sig. Avignone. Her first Concert will take place on Monday evening ” next, a due announcement of which will be given r with the programme for the occasion. A young woman, 18 years of age, met with * her death in Williamsburg, N. Y. last week, from c the explosion of a camphine lamp. The Bank ofEngland uses in her accounts no T less than 60 folio ledgers, filled up completely everyday! 28,000 bank notes are thrown off daily, and all registered that the. abstraction of a J single note is followed by immediate detection. I C The Ohio Senate at present stands—s w? and 24 Democrats. There are. however ♦ districts yet to be heard from, one of which ■ probably elect a freesoiler and the other a d " crat. The House stands 24 Whigs 59 w crats, and 2 freesoilers. eleven districts yeuTt heard from. The official returns for Gov e * are all in but 12 counties, and Wood, the D cratic candidate will have a majority 20,000. > fabo « The state of parties in the Pennsylvania Lee-, lature will stand as follows:—In the Hoc ° Whigs 46, Democrats 54. In the Senate. Wh,l 16, Democrats 16—Native I—who. it i s , posed, will act with the Whigs. We perceive that on Saturday night a Leav j northeast storm visited New-York, and cor,tin'/ led nearly the whole of Sunday. Trees and were blown down in all parts of the city sot little damage, however, was done to the ship, ping. ‘ p ' Mr. Ezra Hodges supposed to be the last of Washington's Life Guardsmen, died at East V w salbarough, Me., on the Ist inst., aged 91 y ears ' The Secretary of the Navy, in reply to a i*. tition from the Councils of New Orleans for i Navy Yard at that place, replies that he thinks the service at the present time requires no ad. ditional yards. Progress of Kossuth. — Visit to England - Kossuth has, it appears, decided to go to South ampton, so that he need not be expected to arrive in this country for some time. The mails by the America state that on the arrival of the Missis, sippi at Marseilles. Kossuth and his friendsbein» much affected with sickness, desired to recreate themselves by travelling across France by land, and telegraphed their wishes to Louis Napolew and petitioned for a permit so to do, but in 4 feet keeping with his other acts, the Presid I refused a compliance with their prayers, J they were obliged again to embark on board tL« the Mississippi and leave for England, where X is understood the wife and children of Kossuth are to remain while he visits America. On the 27th, while waiting for a reply to his petition to cross France, Kossuth’s private Sec retary, Lieut. Col. Jhaski. sent a letter to the Mayor of Southampton, England, stating that Kossuth had decided to proceed immediately so Gibraltar, and thence to visit England, and ask for an asylum for his children there, while he proceeds to the United States, to thank, person ally, for the most generous aid and assistance which the people, Congress, and Government of the United States honored him with. The letter of Lieut. Colonel Jhaski closer aj follows; ' “His Excellency left Lutayah with the con fident hope that the sacred cause which it is his glory to represent cannot fail to have a future yet, being honored as it is by the powerful sym pathy of the English race—that mighty, great and glorious guardianfof justice, right and freedom on both hemispheres." The refugees while at Marsailles, having ob tained permission to land and walk the town, were surrounded by such enthusiastic crowd* crying “vive Kossuth,” “vive la republic," that the police had to put an end to the oration. Kossuth was hourly expected at Southampton, at the sailing of the America, and the mayor and the leadsng citizens of the city were preparingfo give him a princely reception,— Baltimore San St. Lours, Oct. 20. The steamer Shelby was run into forty miles below this city by the J. Q. Adams, and her chimney knocked overboard. She then took fire, and, after the flumes were extinguished, was towed ashore. No lives were lost. Got Their Ideas Up.— Mr. Le Grand Smith, according to the London correspondent of the Philadelphia North American, has not been able to make an arrangement with Carlotti Girsi foi this country. She asked $60,000 and contingen cies. Cerito and Taglioni are equally coy; and the odds are that we shall have to dispense with all three of them. A New Route to California.— Mr. Childs at ‘ l| * ew of k> has just returned from Nicaragua I He reports that the Suruly route is complete.— The length of the canal to be dug will not ex ceed forty-five miles. The whole cost will be much less than originally estimated. A meeting of parties interested will soon take place in New York city, when stock to the requisite amount will be issued. New-York, Oct. 20, 10 P. M. Later from South America. —An account from La Platte stales that the allies had succeed ed in one or two engagements against Rosas, and that Urquiza was moving on towards the capital of the Banda Oriental. Oribe was also reported to have been defeated, on his march to the inte rior, and was closely followed by the Brazilian forces and a portion of the command under Oaxi ta. (Telegraphed for the Charleston Courier.) Baltimore, Oct. 21, 9.50 P. M. Judge Sharkey of .Mississippi has been ten dered, and has accepted, the appointment of Con sul at Havana. Election in Januart). Cty JVe are authorized to announce E. C. TINS LEY" as a candidate for re-election to the office of Tax Collector of Richmond county, at the election in January next. oc t 22 DJ” 44 e are authorized to announce 4V. IV. MONTGOMERY’ as a candidate tor Clerk of the Suporior and Inferior Courts of Richmond county, at the election in January next. oct. 10 4Vr are authorized to announce 4VIL LIAM B. SAVAGE as a candidate for the office of Clerk of the Superior and Inferior Courts, at the election in January next. oct 10 it?” We are authorized to announce SAMUEL 11. CRUMP as a candidate for Clerk of SupoA and Inferior Courts, at the approaching electiow January next. oct.V OJ~ 44 r e are authorized to announce J rH. GREEN as a candidate for Clerk of the Suporior and Inferior Courts of Richmond county, at the ensuing election in January next. oct. 4 IT?* 44 e are authorized to announce 4V.MILO OLIN as a candidate for Clerk of the Suporior and Inferior Courts of Richmond county, at the ap proaching election. oc 4 D?We are authorized to announce AXDIiK SON W. 4VALTON as a candidate for clerk of the Superior and Inferior Courts of Richmond county, at the election in January next, oct. 3 * B? We are authorized to announce DAY'ID L. ROATH as a candidate for Clerk of the Supe rior and Inferior Courts of Richmond county, at tho election in January next. * sept. 27 D? 4Ve are authorized to announce OS4YELL E. CASHIN asa candidate for Clerk ofthe Superior and Inferior Courts of Richmond county, at the ensuing election. d&c sept 26 D?” We are authorized to announce the name es ISAAC S. TANTT, as a candidate for the office es Tax Collector, at the ensuing election in Janua ry next. * sept. 30 R?* 44"e are authorized to announce WMJH. PRITCHARD as a candidate for the offico of Re ceiver of Tax Returns, for Richmond county, at the election in January next. oct 14 [£?* We are authorized to announce DANIEL J• ■QNG as a candidate tor the office of Receiver of fax Returns at the approaching election, oct 9 IT?* 4Vo are anthorizsd to announce A.LEXAN -SER PHILIP as a candidate for re-elation to the iffice of Receiver of Tax Returns for Richmond lounty at the ensuing election. oct 9
