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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 I ‘ f ■ ' * ■ ■ 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