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[Correspemdnui of the Baltimore Sun.}
Washington, Aug. 20.
Official Intelligence from New Orleans—Succor for
l/ype; —The After Orleans Riot—No Official .Ad
vices Received—The Government Powerless to Pre
vent Further Exjtcc itions, Iff.
I learn that the Government received a tele
graphic dispatch from the Collector of the port of
New Orleans, last night, stating that the steam
ers Fanny and Alabama were fitted out for Cuba,
and that they would go full of men and muni
tions of war to succor Lopez.
The Government is informed by this dispatch
that great eiforts have been made tiy the Collec
tor and Marshal to prevent the sailing of the
steamers and to break up the expedition, hut
without success. It is, therefore, not doubted
that the steamers have sailed. Whether they
will be intercepted in the Southwest Pass by the
Revenue Cutter Duane, is not known: but I pre
sume that the Cutter will be out of the way or
unfit lor service, as the Cutter Crawlord was at
Key West.
Till- Government had no official advices, as late
us two o’clock to-day, in regard to the reported
assault upon the office of the Spanish Consul, and
thetefore discredit it.
I further. learn that an anli-Fillibuster Cabi
net Council was held to-day by Messrs. Hall,
Corwin, Conrad and Graham.
We have an account that a steamer is fitting
out from New York with liberal supplies for the
invadeis. Steamers will rush from every port
between New York and Key West to succor and
revenge the invaders. It is now known and ad
mitted that this Government is impotent to pre
vent these illegal enterprises. The New York
correspondent oi line Union recommends that the
Government sli immediately go to war with
Spain and employ ur whole naval force in ma
king reprisals upon that power, taking or des
troying all their mval forces; or, if this measure
should he considered harsh, that the Government
should simply keep their hands off, and let the
Filibusters take their own course.
The Government will, 1 think, adopt the lat
ter alternative. That is to say, the matter is no
longer in the hands of the Government, but that
of the sympathizers; or rather, I might say, the
matter is in the hands of a power above all gov
ernments, for it is controlled hy destiny
nr sitkai 144 Him wAUIP
thing, the officers representing the federal gov
ernment, permitted the Lopez expedition to be
fitted out, without hindrance, it became idle to
interfere governri nt authority. It was foreseen
that, if one expedition was permitted, no matter
what might he its fate, it w ould be succeeded hy
a thousand expeditions—prompted by sympathy,
revenge and cupidity; hy national prejudice; by
liatreaof oppression, and love of liberty; by all
the most powerful motives that influence the
conduct of men.
Great wisdom, foresight and forebearance were
never attributed to the Cuban government, and
it was readily foreseen (hat, if it could make any
mistake thut w ould aggravate difficulties, it would
be sure to do it.
The domestic agitation that is to follow in the
train of the crusade against Cuba, is its most fear
ful consequence. Rut, for all these accumulating
evils, this government is distinctly responsible—
for they are the necessary, the foreseen result of
that neglect of executive duty which permitted
the Lopez expedition. lon.
William S. Crittenden.
In the midst of the lamentations of fathers and
mothers, brothers and sisters, lor the death of
their dearly beloved, by the Havana butchery,
we have abstained from the obtrusion of our hum
ble grief into the presence of the august sorrows
of those who have to mourn the loss of their own
blood, but we can no longer defer a poor tribute
to the merr.oiy of a bosom friend.
That friend was William S. Crittenden. Long
and well did we know him. We knew him
first in the Mexican war. and in many a bivouac
shared his blanket. Educated at West Point,
lie graduated with honor. At the opening of
that War, he occupied the position of Adjutant
of the First Infantry, and for several months dis
charged the highly responsible duties of Post
Adjutant at Vera Cruz with merited honor. He
was the son of a brother of the distinguished
gentleman who now fills the office of Attorney
General of the United States. His father emi
grated to Arkansas, when that State was in its
infancy, and died in early life, filling a com
munity with universal regret for the loss of a
man as highly endowed with the loftiest virtues
as he was gifed with the rarest genius.
Will Crittenden, as was familiarly named by
his friends, was worthy of the stock whence he
sprung. A nobler specimen of the Kentucky
gentleman; a worthier servant or citizen of the
Republic we have never met. A lion heart,—a
* love of truth, of honor and of liberty were his.
An accomplished soldier, a votary of letters, he
was as gentle as he was brave. At the close of
the Mexican war he resigned his military office
and became a citizen of New Orleans, where he
resided until he embarked with Lopez.
Kur blood has boiled to hear the base inuendos
e agueii lip-lovers of Cuban freedom against
him, as well as his companions for permitting i
themselves to be captured. The dying missives
of his compatriots reveal the causes that corr
jielled Iris heroic soul to yield. If ever a man
fell a viciim to atrocious deception it was he.
A few days before he left we met him, and a
wish that we would accompany him was ex
pressed. We earnestly advised him against em
barking in the enterprise; we spoke our incredul
ity of the reports that the Cubans had risen.
He answered that he was no freebooter, that he
could not be induced to join the expedition were
not the people of Cuba in arms against their ru
lers. That a revolution had actually commenc
ed; that the Cubans were in the field, he assured
us he knew from tire statements of parties, who
had given him their confidence. Against this
faith we had nothing but our incredulity to pre
sent, and we parted never to meet again. We
have lelt it a solemn duty, to state this to dispel
an impression that he, from hi« position in the
expedition, was a party to the cruel artifices
practised by the'unseen heads of the scheme.
Heisgoue: A noble citizen is lost to the Re
public. In the excited state of public feeling, at
present, we will notgnlarge upon the cold blood
ed and selfish policy »f those who enlisted his !
sympathies liy tl' ir f liberate falsehoods. Peace
to your name and h ;orto your memory. Will
Crittenden.— True Delta.
Thl Methodist Cuit 'H Property Case.— i
The Methodist Book Concern in New York j
city, and the agency of the Church South, estab- t
lished at Richmond, Virginia, have jointly pub- <
fished a full report of the arguments in the pro- I
perty suit tried in Mav last, before the United i
States Circuit Court for the Southern district of ,
New York. It makes a handsome octavo vol
ume of nearly four hundred pages, and is the
production of Mr. R. Sutton, the well know !
Congressional reporter. The New York Com
mercial says that it is a verbatim report of what
was said, quoted, or referred to, on tne trial, and
will remain as a memorial to the Methodist
Church, both North and South, of an event in
their joint history, which though the members
of the church generally deplore its occurrence,
yet it having taken place, every Methodist must
be glad to have the proceeding put upon record
in a form which both parties to the suit have
admitted to be correct. The volume is to be
sold as low as fifty cents.— Baltimore Sun.
Nashville and Chattanooga Rail Road.—
We learn that the work on the Bridge across
the river, being built under the supervision of
Col. Stevens, is progressing very well. It is a
very heavy job, but we are convinced that if en
ergy, supported by practical knowledge, will
conquer, tne Company may rest contented that
Col. Stephens will get his work done.
Messrs Murdoch & Townsend, who have a
very heavy contract on the Road between Chat
tanooga and the river, are devoting their whole
energies, time, talents, capital and ingenuity, in
pushing forward the work. They will succeed,
without some misfortune, in fulfilling their con
tract. The work around the point of the Look
out mountain is further advanced than the most
sanguine friends of the enterprise anticipated,
considering the difficulties to be encountered. On
the 25th, Mr. Murdoch rode around on the track
on horse-back, and on the 26th, the same .feat
was performed by Engineers, J. B. Whiteside
and H. L. Brantley. This argues well for the
success of the work. To the enterprising Con
tractors, the Engineers, Boss workman and all
concerned, much credit is due. The “Point” was
a serious obstruction; now it is passed, and the
Cavalier or Pedestrian can pass in safety, and
soon the Steam Engine will wend ite way be
neath the mighty cliffs, and above the dark wa
ters of the beautiful Tennessee.— Chattanooga
Gazette , '29th inti.
A New Fire Annihilator.—The Newark
Advertiser, of Friday evening, contains the fol
lowing:
“Yesterday Mr. C. Dowden, of this city, made
an experiment with an incombustible gas for put
ting out fire. He filled a barrel, open at both
ends, to about one half its capacity, with tar, dry
shavings, and other combustible materials, anil
when ignited, and in full blaze, a few sheets of
common wiapping paper saturated with the gas
eous preparation, were put under the barrel, and
the flame was extinguished in a few seconds,
leaving nothing but a smoke produced by the
gas, mixed with a small portion of smoke of the
j lire. To those standing in close proximity it
' was found innoxious.—This experiment was sev
j eral times repeated with like results. The bar
rel was then removed, leaving the combustibles
in a heap upon the ground, which were fired, and
when fully ignited and in a blaze, Mr. D. applied
the gaseous paper, and it was instantly extin
guished, leaving nothing but the smoke referred
to above. The philosophy of the thing, accor
ding to Mr. Dowden, is this: The gas used is
incombustible, and flame cannot exist in it, or
even where there is any considerable portion of
, it. Hence he supposes that the correct mode of
! using any incombustible gas is to put out the
flame ot a burning building, and when the flame
is stopped a very small quantity of water will
’ reduce the temperature of the cinders below the
; burning point. Mr. D. considers this process of
’ extinguishing flame a discovery by himself ac
cidentally made. He intends to make other ex
, periments on the subject.”
Progress ok Manufacture.—The increase of
' manufacturing industry in Great Britain in sixty
1 years, is shown by the following table of the raw
1 materials used in that kingdom:
In 1790. In 1849.
’ Wool, 3,245,352 lbs. 70,756,173 lbs.
Silk, 1,253,445 “ (i,881,861 “
’ Hemp, 092,306 “ 1.061.273 “
1 Flax, 257,222 “ 1,806,786 “
' Cotton, 30,574,374 “ 758,841,650 “
Was it the Autumnal Gale.—A severe storm
of wind and rain passed over this part of the
country on Sunday morning last. Young corn
was blown almost flat, and, as a consequence,
checked in its progress to perfection. This part
of our corn crop was the most promising; but the
oars will now, we fear, be considerably lighten
ed. The freshet in Saluda ltiver lias been some
what destructive. Cotton has also been pros
trated, and in some places much injured. The
wet seasou has caused a large portion of the
squares and young bolls to dron. Rust has made
its appearance in several neighborhoods. Upon
the whole, the prospect of an unusual turn-out is
very much dininished.— Edgefield . Advertiser, 28 th
inst.
Last Sunday we had a considerable blow from
the East, doing some damage to the crops, break
ing a few limbs from trees, &e., but was not the
cause of any serious damage. Unless something
further should befall, we will have a better crop
of corn than last year.— Dalonaga Signed , 28<A
inst.
Cuban Meeting.—One of the largest and
most enthusiastic meetings ever held in our town
came off last night. The town Hall was crowd
ed to overflowing and more persons out of doors
than in the building. If we are to judge from
the deep feeling of indignation there evinced,
and if that feeling be general throughout the
country, there hangs a terrible retribution over
the Cuban authorities, which will ere long ease
the snroaking blood of their victims.— Hamburg
Republican, '2Bth inst.
Wm. L. Chaplin Married by Himself.—
We find in the Skaneateles (N. Y.) Democrat
the following unique paragraph in regard to this
noted individual, who was some time since ar
rested in Maryland for abducting negroes, and for
whom his friemds forfeited over 5>20,000 bail,
rather than bring him to trial:
“Married on the afternoon of the 12th instant,
at Glen Haven Water Cure, by themselves, Wm.
L. Chaplin to Miss Theodocia Gilbert, of that
establishment.”
It is not stated what was the color of the lady,
but so great and sell-sacrificing a lover of the
black race as Mr. Chaplin could hardly be ex
pected to marry a white woman. It might
; cause suspicin ot the sincerity of his philanthro
pic professions, if he has.— Savannah News, 28 th
inst.
A Stormy Day.—lt is not a little remarkable
that we should have, on the 24th day of August
1851, nearly an exact repetition of that extraor
dinary day, 21th August 1850. On Sunday last
the wind blew a perfect hurricane during the en
tire day, while the clouds continued, to empty
their contents, without intermission, until nearly
sun-set. We do not recollect to have seen a
more boisterous and disagreeable day, though the
wind was less severe than the storm of 1850, and
the damage to crops, fences, &c., by no means so
great. We are much gratified to state, that so
far-as heard from, it was attended with but little
disaster on the coast.— Washington (Ga.) Gazette,
28th inst. __
Tribute to the Murdered Patriots.— The
following remarks of a young Creole lady were
written in the grief produced by the news of the
slaughter of the young patriots in Havana :—N.
O. Delta.
“Mourning, at some period of life, is the iuevita- !
j ble fate of auj but, when felt for the unknown,
it must be the result ofsome extraordinary cause, j
We are now called upon by the irresistible law I
j of sympathy, to mingle our tears with those of
the unfortunates, whose hearts have been made
: desolate by the late cruel massacre at Havana.—
i Many are the indignant and just comments of
those who have souls to value greatness and exe- f
crate baseness. For our part, we would 1 weekly :
fold our hands in resignation, 1 and murmur ' sad
ness so fdls our hearts that they can admit of no
passion besides;’ but vengeance, though unfe
minine, asserts its place there too. Can language
do justice to those fair young martyrs, in de
picting their meeting with death, in its most re
volting form, without a murmur, in the cause of |
oppressed strangers i The ineffable grandeur :
of soul thus displayed, stamp them in their death
—divine. They have passed from earth, and
loneliness fills their vacant places! The blood
hounds that rioted on their cherished bodies, will
not long fill space with their yelpings, and for
each precious life-drop that reeks from their in
satiable jaws, they shall yield a craven life—
“ And now, we shall have onr feasts of tears.
And many a cup in silence pour:
Our guests, the shades es former years,
Our toasts, to lips that bloom no more T
ALi GUST A, GA.
SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 31.
j - ~——’ - -TX- ~r •
For Governor.
CHARLES J. MCDONALD.
For Congrese—Eighth District,
ROBERT McMILLAN, of Elbert.
THE LARGEST CIRCULATION Hi THE oKK
Appointments of Col. McMillan.
Col. McMillan will address his fellow-citizens
At Augusta, Tuesday, Sept. 2nd.
At Judge Neal's Mills, Warren co., Thursday,
Sept. 4th.
Public Barbacne.
A Public Barbacue will be given to Col. Ro- |
bert McMillan, the Southern Rights candidate |
for Congress, in this district, on Tuesday next,
and day of September, at the Lafayette Race
Course.
Hon. Charles J. McDonald, Hon. J. M. Ber
rien, Hon. Charles Dougherty, Hon. J. H.
Hammond, Hon. Ilersliell V. Johnson. Judge
Colquitt. L. J. Gartrell, Esq., Col. Billups, J. W.
Harris, Esq., and others have been invited to be
present on the occasion. The Barbacue will be
free to all. Every one is invited, to attend.—
Come one ! Come all!
A. H. McLAWS,
ROBERT A. WHYTE,
WM. K. DEARING,
ALEX. DEAS,
TURNER CLANTON.
T. W. FLEMING,
H. D. GREENWOOD,
Committee of Arrangements.
N. B. Col. McMillan is expected to addreas
the citizens ol Augusta, at 8 o'clock, on the eve
ning of the same day, at the City Hall.
OC7* There will be a Barbacue and Free Dis
cussion at Dearing, on the Georgia Railroad, on
Friday, Sept. sth, on which occasion Col. Mc-
Millan will address the people.
Free Soil Boasts since the Passage of the Com
promise.
Wc introduced a few passages from the Oi.n
Testament, on Friday, to show that slavery
was recognized, sustained, and even guarantied
by that portion of the Holv Biui.e. But, per
haps. when the Son of Gon came down from
Heaven, to suffer and to die for sinful man, he
did away the old law on this subject, and taught
f universal emancipation ! Perhaps he denounced
' slavery as sinful in the sight of his heatenly
Father, unjust to a portion of the human race,
and so diabolical as to prejudice the salvation of
those who might dare to encourage, sustain, or
in any way participate in it! No such thing.
Slavery existed then in a worse and severer
form than it does at present. Not one word of
denunciation of slavery ever fell from the lips of
Christ or his Aposti.es. The affecting inci
dent of Christ’s healing the servant of the Cen
turion will be remembered by all. He imposed
no conditions upon the master. He did not tell
him that his charge for healing him would be the
immediate emancipation of the servant, or his
freedom at some future day. “ I will come and
heal him. - ' That was the simple declaration of
the Saviovu. The details ofthe case any one can
read at leisure for himself.
No, Christ and his Atostles recognized the
legality and morality of slavery. The subject was
not overlooked. They taught kindness to the
master, honor and obedience to the slave. “ Ser
vants, (says the Apostle Peter,) be subject to
your masters with all fear; not only to the good
and gentle, hut also to the froward. For this is
thankworthy, if a man for conscience towards
God endure grief supposing wrongfully. For
what glory is it if, when yc arc buffeted for your
faults, yt shall take it patiently ; but if when ye do
well, and suffer for it, ye lake it patiently, this is
acceptable with God.’' The system then existing
was not one of hired service, but of personal and
perpetual servitude. Slavery was not sinful in
the eye of Christ or bis Apostles, for it is written
*' Masters do the same things to your servants,
forbearing threatening, knowing that your Mas
ter also is in Heaven, neither is there respect of
persons with him."’
We presume it is admitted by ali orthodox
churches that neither masters nor slaves can be
admitted to Paradise, if sinful—that is, if they die
in their sins. But it is clearly declared that both,
with a proper state of preparation, can go there
where God will he no respecter of persons.
In the ErtSTi.E to Philemon will be found
the case of Onesi.mus, who, for fear of punish
ment, ranaway from his master, and was restor
ed to him by the Apostle Paul. Jttstts Christ
came to save the world. He established his
church, and sent his Apostles to preach the Gos
pel to every creature. We not only fiud nothing
against the sinfulness of slavery in the ten com
mandments, or throughout the Old Testament,
but fanaticism, in the keenness of its ingenuity,
can find nothing against it in all the teachings of
the New.
We presume that they declare what was right
aud wrong, and that nothing within the range
of moral duty escaped the unerring eye of inspi
ration. God. in the person of his Son, exposed
sin and guilt in all its forms and places of con
cealment. Not a word was uttered, nor a line
written in condemnation of the horrid custom of
holding slaves ! Is not this enough ( Do we not,
stand justified before the Christian world, taHng
the Bible as our rule and guide, in, sustaining our
peculiar domestic institution ? The Bi ble, that
took of consolations, which reveals the charms
; of hope and the gardens of Paradise to our en
! raptured visions, is upon the side of the South.
| The melody of the Israeutish Harp fell in
sweet strains upon the master and the slave, both
cared for by a common Father in Heaven. And '
now the slave and the master sing and worship :
together in the same sacred temples of the Lord. I
'-■ ‘ i
Why will unholy bigotry seek to disturb it?
Why not let alone an institution which existed , ]
in the patriarchal ages, in the day ot the ad
vent of the Saviour, in the morning of the resur
rection, and which was instituted of Heaven and ,
sanctioned by the teachings of the Son of God 1 '
Human servitude has existed, in some form, in ,
! every age and clime. It is best in the form in j
j which it exists in the Southern States of this 1
I Union.
We cannot now enter into a discussion of the
philosophy of the structure of Southern civiliza
tion and society. We have examined it in all of j
. its features, and religiously believe that it is the
best that the world can furnish. It is a great
system of regulated labor which bestows prosperi
ty upon the people without the danger of agra
rianism, or the least violation of the moral law
of God. Go to the plantation of the Southern
slaveholder and there you will find, in miniature,
the patriarchal institution ordained by Heaven.
Early in the mom, while yet the grass is wet
with dew drops, the slave goes to his work after
a night of ample refreshment and rest. His task
is far lighter than that of thousands of white la
-1 Hirers in other sections even of our own country.
The master goes among his servants, and studies
their health and happiness from the double iu
rtuence of personal interest and humanity. The
labors of the day are closed. His servants retire
to their comfortable houses for rest—his flocks and
herds are gathered in their folds—and the whole
scene, by day and by night, is one of domestic
i government and regulated labor, blessed by the
I same God that smiled upon Abraham, Isaac
! and Jacob of old, with their flocks and herds, and
men servants and maid servants.
This system is best for the whites, and best
for the blacks. Let it rest, then, upon its own J
merits, and leave it to its fate in the vicissitudes J
of the future. If our Northern brethren could
.oniy r think and feel, upon this subject, as the
Bible teaches, aud as our rights demand, nothing
; recorded in history, or scarcely in romance, could
| equal the happy destiny of these States. The
j existence of our Union, we fear, is involved in
i it. Wo have labored, as we have, not for party,
J nor for treasonable purposes, but for the I'ullill
i ment of the glorious promises of the Union. We
i would bring abolitionism, in any and every form,
j and in all its degrees, to pause and reflect, for the
j good, the protection, the perpetual existence of
j the Union of these States, if we could. Our best
i hopes are blended with those who love it and
desire its perpetuity upon principles of good will,
equality and justice. But we would be willing,
as much as we love it, to go to another altar to
worship, though, in doing so, we should have to
look back in pain and sorrow to that once happy
and common Union, established by our fathers—
we say we would go to that sooner than have
our people submit to political degradation. We
must keep our sovereignty and honor as pure
and bright as the new-fallen and stainless snow
upon a mountain top. We have scarcely a ray
I of hojte to cheer us in onr contemplations of the
future. Justice seems to be dead in the bosoms
i of our Northern brethren, and lurid lights ofdan
, ger and war flash in eur faces from the dark
hills of the North. Let us, then, stand ready to
I offer the olive branch in the event of justice be*
• | ing done, or to secede in peace when the last
l hope of getting it is gone.
l; You do not tell the truth about what took
place at Lexington last October. You did not
there state 11 to the assembled citizens" that you
were not aware the forged extracts from Mr.
. Toombs’s speeches had appeared in your paper.
You did there state with regard to the first ex
tract quoted by me, that you had learned since
its publication, it was not taken from Mr.
Toombs’s speech, but was an extract from a let
let of his, and you then put the question to him
if he had ever written such a letter ! He denied
it, and defied you to produce the letter.—
You then asked if he had ever said so to any one f
( He answered no, and defied you to produce the
witness. You were silent “to the assembled
citizens," concerning the second extract in which
the w'ord (California, was forged. This silence
you maintained, though the extracts were de
nounced to your face as falsehoods or forgeries,
by Mr. Toombs, who stood within reach of a
blow. You then and there, in hearing of the
multitude, pledged yourself to hold Mr. Toombs
to a strict personal account for his language, to
which he responded he was ready to answer for
it publicly or personally, there or any were else,
and repeated the offensive language. You never
called him to aerount and never attempted to do so,
and you did not intend it when you made the
pledge."
I copy the above from the article signed ‘’Doc
tor,'’ which was published in the Chronicle £ Sen
tinel of Friday morning, only, because, it has re
ference to an altercation between Mr. Toombs
and myself last fall, at Lexington. The above
statement is not true in several particulars.
Mr. Stephens in addressing the people, said
something to this effect: That a newspaper was
about the last place to go to get the truth—that
I had misrepresented Mr. Toombs in some par
• tictilars, which he proceeded to state. One was
that I had said that Mr. Toombs had used the
following language in one of his speeches: *! If
the people of Georgia understood this slavery
question as well as I do, they would not remain
in the Union five minutes.”
Another was, that I had charged him with ut
tering certain language in his California speech,
which he did not use in that speech.
I did state “to the assembled citizens” -that
these extracts were published in my paper du
ring my absence, or that I was not aware that
they had been inserted in it. I cannot now re
collect my precise words, for I uttered them un
der a high excitement of feeling. After making
the statement, I refereed to the fact generally, of
the publication in the first extract. It was gene
rally attributed to one of Mr. Toombs’s speeches.
I was under the impression for sometime that
he had uttered it in a speech; subsequently I
heard that it was contained in a letter, but final
ly it appears to have been uttered, if uttered at
all, in a conversation with some citizens of this
State. It was announced then, that it was at
tributed to one of his speeches, in the Augusta
Republic. I did not remember that such was
the fact, and then proceeded to say, that since
its publication, not in the Republic, but in
the papers generally, I had heard it was con
tained a in letter, and I asked Mr. Toombs if that
was the fact. He denied it. I then asked him
if he had ever made such a declaration. He said
that he had not. I then said that if the gentle
man denied it, I should ol course take his word
as correct. So much upon this point.
I will take this occasion to add, that The Co
’ tumbles Tims of the 20th inst., a paper which
: had previously brought this matter before the
public, states that the above remark was made at j
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Washington City to two gentlemen of his own
political party, (Whig) who were residents of
Stewart county, Ga.
We quote in this connection as follows from
, that paper.
“ If the people of Georgia understood this slavery
question as well as / do, they would not remain in
| the Union five minutes .”— Toombs.
The Augusta Chronicle if Sentinel wants to
. know of the Savannah Georgian in what speech
or letter, Mr. Toombs used this expression. The
Georgian replies that it does not know. We
san tell both of them. Mr. Toombs made use of
the remark to two gentlemen, then of his own
political party (whig.) in Washington City.—
The gentlemen were from Stewart county, Ga.
Columbus Times.
The word California was not forged. I dis-
I covered, upon my return to Augusta, that a de
claration of Mr. Toombs was simply attributed
to his Calfornia speech when it should have been
attributed to another speech.
When Mr. Stephens made the remark about
newspapers, aud misrepresentations of Mr.
Toombs, the latter rushed up to the stand and said
yes, and I pronounce those statements false. I im
mediately rose from my seat in a chair upon the ,
ground, ascended the platform and said : and 1
demand of Messrs. Stephens and Toombs to say
before the assembled citizens of Oglethorpe,
whether they intend to say that I had wilfully
published in my pajier that which was false. —
Mr. Stephens remarked, that he intended only to
say thatrthe statements as published were incor
rect. Mr. Toombs immediately left the stand
and remarked as he was going off, that he in
tended to say that they were false as published.
I then reiterated the assertion that the publication
was made in my absence from the city of Au
gusta, and that I was always ready cheerfully to
j correct any errors which might get into the i
| columns of my paper.
It is true, I remarked that I should hold Mr.
Toombs responsible for what he might say re
flecting upon my veracity, and it is true that he
said, that he was ready to respond tome publicly
or personally. But I did not pledge myself, at any
future time, to hold him responsible for what had
, happened; nor did I imagine that ray honor de
manded it, or that any one expected it. I said
•. that I should defend my personal honor upon any
, and every occasion, which required it, and I say
' the same now.
f I desire to avoid every appearance of indecor
ousness towards others, and I do not believe
1 that “ Doctor” can get the saction of Mr. Toombs
. to his statement, that there was an adjourned
, pledge which has not been redeemed. If he
i \ could, if Mr. Toombs would say that he did
> charge me with wilfully making false statements
' j and did not qualify it, but reiterated the charge,
- and stuck to it to the last, it would not yet be
s too late to test bis declaration of personal respon
• sibility. I would distinctly remark that I make
1 this statement not as a challenge, or threat, but
' simply as a vindication of myself against the
• unfounded imputation of the author of “ Doctor.”
• It was not my intention to notice this article,
, further than to make this explanation. It is
• not my purpose to take any further notice of
: : “ Doctor” in this paper.
, JAMES M. SMYTHE.
■| Correction. —In an article headed “Mr.
Cobb, Mr. Chappel,” in our last weekly we
quoted a resolution of the latter gentleman, and
. referred to Journal 1832, page 123 where it might
t be found. It should have been Journal 1833 in
t stead of ’32.
The Knoxville Plebeian.
The editor of this excellent paper, W. T.
s Helms, Esq., is now in our city, and it has af
forded us much pleasure to form the acquaintance
of so intelligent a gentleman. He edits a paper
1 of neat typographical apjtearance, of more exten
sive circulation than any other paper in East
Tennessee, and holding a high rank for ability
1 among the papers of that State,
i Asa large trade is now opening to Augusta
with that fertile aud prosperoussection. we com
mend to our merchants the advantage of adver
l rising their business in The Knoxville Plebeian.
Southern Medical and Surgical Journal.
| j The September number is on our fable. It
■ contains much matter interesting to the Medical
, profession.
It is edited by Dr. L. A. Dugus, and published
It monthly by James McCafferty, Augusta, Geo.
j Terms, $3 per annum.
New Publications.
■ I Travels and Adventures in Mexico: in the
course of journeys of upward of 2500 miles, per
, j formed on foot. By Wst. W. Carpenter, late
i. of the U, S. Army. Harper & Brothers, Pub
; Ushers, New York.
The title of the above work is attractive. The
1 j work embraces a range of topics in reference to
i ! a count! y, its people, habits and customs, which
: will interest almost every class of readers.
■ j The Fate : A tale of stirring times. By G. P. K.
j James. Harper & Brothers, Publishers. New
j York.
The above are for sale by Richards & Son.
And J. A. Carrie & Co.
( Fancy Ball at Cotoosa Springs.
We learn that the Grand Fancy Ball adver
tised to come off at this fashionable watering
place on Thursday evening last, was a very suc
cessful aud brilliant affair. The company was
t large and fashionable—the costumes, many of
them, showy and elegant, and everything con
‘ spired to make the occasion gay and delightful.'
There were in all about five hundred persons
at the Springs at that time.
Screw Steamships between Lxvertool and
- New York. —The Liverpool Courier of the 6th
iust., says that it is in contemplation to establish
a line of screw steamships between that port
and New York. The first vessel to be employed
in this line is the Sarah Sands, whose charter for
two years between Panama and San Frdncistjo
will shortly expire. It is proposed to lengthen
the Sarah Sands forty feet, and her engine power
will be greatly increased. A second and larger
vessel for this line is to be built by Messrs. Cato,
Millar & Co., of Liverpool, under the directions
of Mr. Grantham and Capt. W. C. Thompson.—
A regular line of screw steamers will then be
established between New York and Liverpool.
Rumored Conversions to Roman Catholi
cism.—The Baltic brings intelligence that there
was a credit ed report in England that two Duch
esses of high rank and consideration at Court
had decided to abandon the English Church for
that of Rome. That one of them is the Duchess ‘
of Sutherland, Queen Victoria's Mistress of the
Robes, it is said, is pretty certain. There is a l
rumor also that the other is the Duchess of Kent I
j (the Queen’s Mother,) but this, in the absence j t
mmmmmmm ————ayg—s
of proof, is hardly probable. But were such in
deed the case, we conceive, that policy, consid
ering the highly inflamed state ol the public
mind in England, relative to Roman Catholicism
at this particular juncture, would dictate the ex
pediency of keeping it for the present, at all
events, a secret.
(communicated.)
The Educational Convention.
Messrs. Editor* . This Convention, like one for
similar purposes, held many years ago in Geor
gia. but withiu the recollection of the writer, has
held its meeting, passed its quantum of windy,
ad captandum resolutions; and, like its prede.
cessor, has produced but little if any good, be
yond the mere fact of its assemblage; and even
this, a very questionable good. Indeed, ii it-,
mad scheme should be adopted, (of which there
can, however, be but little dread.) then, much—
very much of positive, substantial evil, would
flow from its assemblage, as I shall herealter at
tempt to show.
It has been a matter of wonder, why a con
vention, so numerous, and embodying, as it didt
such an imposing weight of talents, should have
accomplished so little. In the solution of the
paradox, I give, of course, only my own opinions,
perfectly contented, that they should be suffered
to pass for what they may be worth. It is in
these two circumstances, the number of its mem
bers, and the high order of its character tor tal
ents, that we must look for the explanation. A
great convention of great men had met for the ac
complishment of a great object ; and too many
seemed desirous to manufacture from its proceed
ings, some capital for posterior fame. A noble
bantling was to be begotten, and too many ap
peared ambitious for its paternity. But the off
spring, following the stern laws of nature in case
of divided and multifarious paternities, is likely,
by its physical disabilities, to vindicate its ori
gin, blast the hopes of its parentage, and gratify
all the wishes of its enemies. The convention
was large—too large to make its action efficient.
Much of that kind of talent which is necessary
for efficient action, was also to be found in the
convention—l mean practical knowledge of the
wants and circumstances of our people, and a
thorough acquaintance with our present school
system, both by experiment and observation.—
But this order of talents was not brought into re
quisition. Talents of a higher rank, but with
less practical knowledge of the subjects to be act
ed upon, prevailed in the convention. Why these
things were so, it is not my purpose to inquire.
It is sufficient, that the facts show the reason,
why the convention accomplished little or noth
ing which is likely to be valuable to our State.—
Had this class of practical men been allowed
their due weight in the convenlidii; 1 entertain
no doubt, its action would have been very dirim
ent.
I do not desire to pass a,censure upon the con
vention, but intending at my leisure, very brief
ly, to review its action, I have deemed it neces
sary to state my views of these facts, that what
I may say on the subject hereafter, may be tin
better understood and appreciated.
A Member.
It is stated that among the millions of farmers
in the United States, there is not one Jew. This
is a singular fact if true. The ancient Jews
were a pastoral people.
Nor. folk, Aug. '2l.
Naval. —Charles L. King, Esq., arrived here
yesterday morning from Washington with des-
E atches from Government to Commodore Par -
er. It is understood that Commodore P. is in
structed to inquire into the circumstances of the
shooting of the forty Americans at Havana; and
also to investigate the affair of the Falcon, U. S
Mail steamer, and demand satisfaction for the in
sult offered to our flag on board the Falcon by
the Spanish war steamer.
On the receipt of these orders, the Saranac wa
immediately got ready, and sailed yesterday af
ternoon.
A telegraphic despatch, we learn, was receiv
ed on Monday, td change the destination of tlx--
sloop-of-war Plymouth, and order her to Cuba
but she had already sailed.
The U. S. surveying schrs. Nautilus, Lieut-.
B. F. Sands, and Meredith, Acting Master Vi.
W. Roberts, engaged in surveying off Cape
Charles, put in at Old Point on Sunday evening,
to avoid the late storm.
Officers ol the Nautilus:—Lieut. B. F. Samis.
Lieut. M. C. Watkins; A. M. Lynali, Assistant
Surgeon: J. B. McCauley, Passed Midshipman
Officers of the Meredith : —Acting Master W.
W. Roberts; M. L. Powell, Passed Midshipman.
S. S. Bassett, do.; Hartman, Draftsman
Newberry, S. C., Aug. 21.
Destructive Rains. —During the last week, thi-
District was visited by one of the most injurious
rains known for several years. The water course- j
were immensely- swollen. Every streamlet be
came a frightful torrent, overflowing the adjacent
bottom lands, sweeping off bridges, and laying
prostrate the corn and cotton upon its borders. 1
What amount of injury has been done cannot, at |
this time; be correctly estimated. It must be j
immense. The chief dependence of the planter- >
and farmers of this section of countay. for a suffi
ciency of corn, has been seviouslyfinjnred, perhaps
entirely destroyed. The price of breadstuff- will :
be greatly enhauced. Much of the fodder has
been destroyed, and what has been saved is not
of very good quality. The cotton crop has also
received great damage. The superabundance o t
rain has caused it to shed the forms and grow to ff
weed. But few blossoms are.to be seen.
Thedisasters of the week were succeeded by f
another heavy fall of rain, on Sunday last, the
24th, accompanied by a furious east wind,- which
prostrated many trees in;onr streets, and the ad
joining country. The coru has been laid flat to jj
the ground, making it more liable to rot. she 1
cotton too is a sufferer. The unfinished dwelling S
house of Dr. W. H. Harrington, in sight of om .1
town, was blown down. What other injuries -
have been done by the storm, we have not yet J
learned. We apprehend the worst consequence
—Sentinel. '
New York Money Market.— August 27
The Africa which sailed to-day, took out $857.-
333 in specie, including SIOO,OOO in American
silver, $195,000 in Mexican do., and $27,000 in
English gold. The Pacific which sails on Satur
day, will probably take SfiOfr'or S7OO moiv -M
These shipments create some uneasiness in the j
market, but beyond alarming the fears of the 1
timid, have produced no other results. The de- J
mand for money in the street has abated, and h ■
there is less activity, it is as much by consent |
of borrowers as lenders. The offerings at the
banks continue very large, but must not be taken
as a criterion of the real wants of the communi
ty; as the banks average their means among
their customers, parties making offers ask foi
three times the accommodations which they ex
pect to obtain.
[Journal of Comnerc.-.
St. Louis, Aug. 27tl>.
Later from Santa Fe. —The mail from In- f
dependence is in, with dates to the 23d of August
The Santa Fe mail was in, and, of the boundarv
commission, Sanford, Cranston, Drum and Stew
art came passengers. The rainy season had set
in in New Mexico, and the roads were very W
to Moro. Col. Summers had reached Santa Ff t