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THE CONSTITUTIONALIST. JAM ES GARDNER, J R. TE I; lS . Daily, per annum, $a j Tn-Weekly, per annum, b O{J If paid in advance, Weekly, per annum, d UO If paid in advance, ' ' JCrAll n«w subscriptions mast he paid in advance. sCr Postage muni l>e paid on allCi»!u;auiiicau as • andLerersofh]^2l^^-»« 'i’Lia far. - Woi-d.—uv nos. mks. nor r on. A woßois ringing thro’ my brain, Ii was not meant to give rue pain; It had no tone to bfd it stay, When other tilings had pa-setl away; It had no meaning more than all. W hich in an idle moment fail; It was when ,i *l tin sound • heard A lightly uttered, cureless word. That word—oh! it doth haunt me now, In scenes of’Joy, in set lies i f woe; My iiiirbt, nv day, in sun or shade, W ith the half MBi ■■ tiiat gently ph.yed Reproachfully* arc! gave tin; sound r.ternal power thro’ life I > wound- There is no voice I ever heard. So deeply fix’d as that one word. When in the laughing crowd some tope, Jake those whose joyous sound is gone. Strikes on my ear, I shrink —for then The careless word comes back again. Wheti all alone I sit ami gaze Upon the cheerful home-fire blase, l.o! freshly us when lust iwus heard, Returns that lightly uttered word. When dreams bring b ick the days of old, With all tiiat wishes eoulo not hold: And from my feverish conch 1 star: To press a shadow to my heart Ain id its healing echoes, clear That little word I seem to hear* In vain Lsay, while it is heart!. Why weep!—’twas but a foolish word. y r comes —and with it comes the tears, 'Fhe hopes, the joys of former jears, Forgotten smiles, forgotten looks Thick as dead leaves on autumn brooks, And all as Joyless, though they voere The, brightest things life’s spring could share. Oh! wonid to God 1 ne’er had heard That lightly uttered, careless word. It was the first, the only one Os those which lips forever gone Breathed in their love—whit h had forme Rebuke of harshness at my g ! t*e} As if those lips were heard to say, ‘•Beloved, let it pass away, Ah! then, perchance —but 1 have heard Th a last dear tune —the careless w urd! Oh! ye who,meeting, sigh to part, Whose words are treasures to some heart, Deal gently, ere the dark day come. When earth hath hut for one a huitie; Lest, musing o cr the past, like me. They feel their hearts w rung bitterly* A id, heeding not what else they heard j Uwell weeping on a careless word. Sam Luis l*olasi- Tlie following sketch of this city, now the head quarters of ike Mexican army, is from the New \ oi k Iltra d San Luis Potosi is the Capital of the department of that name; indeed it is the oulv large town iu*he department. This department, in ihe lime ol the Spaniards, was of immense extent; it comprised Ta maulipbs. New Leon, - Cofiuliutla, atni Texas, atracM of country containing 28, 000 square leagues. In general, the toil of :he department j of San Luis is fertile; hut it is chiefly as : a grazing country thaqiis resource ls a<e . great. With cattle of aTT kinds, partieu- ! larly horses and mules,the department is ; overrun. With these animals the South of Mexico is supplied. Most of the fine horses you see cm vetting in the Alcmudci ■ or park of Mexico, are front the farms ol | the department of San Luis. 1 fie ran- : cheros hereabout are a fine, athletic lace, and unsurpassed as horsemen. There are several silver mines in the j depat tmerit of San Luis, the piincipal ol ! which ate Caloree, La Purissirna. Cone deCharco. and Real deClmrco. Os these I the mineolCatoree is the rno'-t productive; j miV, if wc may believe Humboldt, it j yietds mote stiver than any mine in Mexi co, with the exception of Guanajuato. Catoree is pist half "ay between Saltillo j and San Luis, and is right in the track of Gen. Tavlor, should he march in the ; direction of San Luis, Os the citv of San Luis itself, we may | I observe that it is a very fine one, and contains 30,000 inhabitants. It is 390 miles from Monterey, 340 from the city of Mexico, and 200 Lorn Tampico. As i in most Mexican towns, the streets ofSan Luis intersect each other at right angles, and meet in what is called the plaza, or great square. The houses, like those of Monterey, are castles in miniature. To take this town it w ill Le necessary to dvr xvhal was dv tie at Monterey—woik lino’ the party wails of ilie houst s. San Luis, like the city of'Mexico, is ; supplied with water by an aqueduct. Our generals will please hear that in mind. Nine-tenths of the inhabitants of San Luis are Indians and alcxl/zos. It is said that there an* mere wine shops in Sun j Luis than i i at.v other Mexican tow n, and ’hag in consequence, -brawls and homicides are of frequent occurrence. Theie are a few manufactories at San j Luis. There is not much intercourse be tween this place and the city of Mexico, San Luis getting the greater pail of its *»upplies of foreign merchandise from Tampico, that port s’anding in the same relation to San Luis which Vera Cruz ! does to Mexico. Most of the goods con- j Mimed in the department of Zacatecas are brought from Tampico via San Luis; j no that the last named place is one of | very great importance. The reasons , which have induced Santa Anna to make San Luis Ids head quarters are very ob vious. CC/"A melancholy accident happened in our city on Thursday last; a voting man by the name of John Sharp, in com pany with a gentleman from the country, I went into a store in order to take a glass of brandy, but instead of going to the ac customed place of keeping the spirits, they laid hold on the first bottle they came to, supposing it to he hratulv, (notwithstand ing the holtle was labelled, “Laudanum,”) they (taitl uo attention to it, and both of (litai look a glass,—which resulted in the j acaih i i Mr. Sharp, vve learn that it hud . hot lit;.e effect upon the other gentleman. Medical aid was called, hut without suc cess.—Albany {Geo.) Conner. | Could the statue that enchants the World, the Venus de Medici, become suddenly animated, how gieat would he our disap pointment, if wo found her not endowed j with a soul, answerable to 11 ,e inimitable I perfection of her form! Thus it is w ith ; a woman, wht se only accomplishment is external excellence. [ From. the Fort (joints ( Ga.) I ohtniecT , 2 d tttxt.j Oc01'“;« lU-sillH’Sii. The following list, for wiudi we are indebted h* the court- sy ol our esteemed trie on, Albert L. ! Russ, of Compan y C, comprises the commissiou i ed officers of the Georgia Regiment of Volun teers; also, the discharged, dead, and deserters* up to December Ist. its correctness maj be re lied on: OFFICERS.— CAPTAINS. Company A. — James S. Calhoun. - ' B.—Daniel W. Did. “ C.— Isaac iioimes. “ D John E. Davis. “ E —John Jones. “ F- —John McMahon. “ G.—Jos. A. S. Turner. H. Alison Nelson. “ t.—Harrison J. Sargeant. “ K.—Kennedy Grandin,resigned, and Bird substituted. FIRST LIEUTENANTS. Company A.—Edwin R. Goulding. “ B. —John Piiiniz' . “ C. — Elisha L. Shelton. “ D.—John Forsyth. “ E —Robert G. Mitchell. “ F.— George CorleUe. “ G.—Owen C. Horne. It.—ll James Dobbs I. Geo. B. Alexander. K.—Allen Keith. SECOND LIEUTENANTS. Company A.— FI. C. Anderson. B.—A. 11. Me Laws. “ C. —Edmund S. Rogers. “ D.— Charles P. Hervey. “ E.— Jos. tS. Dismukes. “ F.—David O’Conner. “ G. —John E. F. Cottle. “ H.— Win. J. Manahan. “ I.—Henry B Holliday. “ K.— Wm. F. Muhins. BREVET 2D LIEUTENANTS. Company A. —James Kellogg. B —William Phillips. " C —Wm. D. Griffin. “ D—Roswell Ellis. “ E —Absalom Sauls. “ F. —John Devany. “ G.—John A. Hunter. “ ll.—Jos H. Winters. “ K.— Zim Lavvhoru. ■ RESIGNED. Robert G. Mitchell. Ist Lieutenant, | Kennedy Graailin, Captain. DISCHARGED. Michael Carv . Thomas Burke Jns. M. Stonaker Sanford Moore Wm. Woods Christopher Salvo James Fleeting Charles Farelly N. G. Peabody E. VV. Irwin L. T. Be!k Benj. Rodehurk | N. Carmichael E. L Smith | S. G. McDonald Michael Downy i I T. Crawford David Linch I A. Hammerslv Daniel I oals ja. B. Ross. corp. •- Wm. D. Neal | \\ m Oats John McGuffv : Thos. Dillon Joseph Creppe : G. T. I emort D. H. Nix ; VV. J Guess L- Probble I J. B. Fob's S B. Sp. ncer W. M. J.-rn a Edwin Harm T. E, Brooking David RaLtort I J. C Cole A. T. Franklin A. F. Burnes f- D. V. ood I Bn], lioffard li.D. McGcheo j Thomas Ryan W.P. MtGelue 1 Patrick Cody Hogs Pecse ■ Dennis Deimond Benj Gravis ! w. D. GraV W.P. Marlin J R Wells James Camack j J. B. Elam John Campbell Samuel Wilcox 1 • VV-ootti’ij > Albert peddv 3/ichaei Ra slon i John McDonald Ayers Blake S. W. Freeman Jesse R. Beck R. Latimer John Hall I Benj. Shim H irvev Rice I Dam Jordan John Wagner D. A. Winn Elbert Presetv i M VI. C. Parnell John D. Rvan ; Solomon S. Rico Gatehouse, flier * A. J. Guess VV. Hardin j J, J. Bennett Samuel Smith M. F. Noland J- VV. Hoga-book G. W. Hughes John H. Wilds , B. A. Iloxey William Wvnn J. W. Bcrrv Burrell Lawrence A. B. Seats' G. W. Keith j ’l*. Cunningham Alfred Cook Wm. L. Switzer John O. Hobson John Law Sand L. White J. W. Park H. J. Galt J C. Hatelv Joshua Hughes James Lineh Green B Brooks Wm. Hallman Hucfh B. Gray Wm. S. Johnson Wiley H. Pope DEAD. J unes R. Hanson Thos. J. McCrary p p. Farror Etheldred A. Dye Jacob 3/cNair James A . Green Wm. B. Chandler VV T J. Harris N'urbon T. Taylor N S. 'Punier Wm E. Beall ' H. F. Carpenter Jan.es VV . Beasly F. Dickens Jer’h Jackson Nicholas Hunt W, J. Conger Alfred Guthrie VV. F. Davenport Wm. Elkins A. M. Boyd ‘ J- J- Belcher Sami- R. Weems Jos. VV ntkins Samuel Kennedy David Edwards Cicero L. Brown T Jernigan David R. Ross Henry V\ Lite Henry J. Tidd 3/oscs B Strainer John Turner S. J. Cook ((shorn Brewer John A. Burges B. Jones James Zachary J. C. Pryor W. Goodson nj VV . Harris Henderson Gibhs Benj. Dean William V. Porter S W. Rice John R. 3700rc Jesse 3/achen Thomas R. Wilson Sanford Loven James Love John B. Lawson William Huff Whalen Je-se Dav is Wm. M. Wright Hinson ProUar Joel VV alker ° 'J’honiDS J. Boyd Isaac Scago A- VV Boyd John Pryor A. J Lafoy J. J. Thompkins VV . li. 3/cCutehJin Samuel Hawkins 7<eml- P- 3/cArlhv Wm. H. T red well Isaac VV . Robinson John Taylor DESERTED. John Boady 3/ichael Weldon Francis Gerbodic John Kcgan John 11. Davis 3/ichael Hoar John C. Davis Jacob Rhcinhart Sami. G. Gamble Geo. Perminger David Huson Geo. 37. Weldon John Keef Caleb Higgins James Watson James Curley James Weldon. James Pettitte j A newspaper in a family is equal ; . to three months in a school each year. — Go into the family where a newspaper is taken, ami into those uho ‘cannot afford • it,’ and mark, the difference in the intelli gence of* the chiidien, and he convinced. I A UGUSTAUEO. | WEDNESDAY MORNING, JAN. 6, 1547. j The AlaiJs. We recei\2d no papers from Mobile or ! New Orleans by yesterday’s western mad. I ! The papers clue by the northern mail last ; 1 evening also failed from offices north of j Charleston. IDcciioa of t ostuly Ol.ictr*. Ti»e following is Lire result of tiie Election ! held in this County on Monday last, (or lax Collector and Receiver of Tax Returns —all 1 the precincts heard from: i Receiver of Tax Returns. I I Ishani Thompson, 40/| / i-5 20 ( 14|i/o j William Skinner, IJL j GT ; William Johnston, 79; 13 30 *>3, IC4 Tex Collector. i M I Robert Wa-kins, 5-74 12 32 33 3^30 ; Middleton beago, 110j1127 22, 2{j172 | ittcehanics’ S>a«k. At a meeting of the Stockholders held on Monday at the Ranking house, the following ; I aentlemen were elecled Directors of the Me- ; i citanics’ Bank for tue ensuing year: ! Amory Sibley, I James Ik Bishop. 1 Arte mas Gould, I James B \N alkkr, John M. Adams. Jeuial 'I. Hand, ? Thomas fc. Metcalf. | Josiah Sibley, Clark J. Cook. At a subsequent meeting ot the Board, j Amory Sibley, Esq, was unanimously rt- - elected President. o*Why is it liial those presses which i looked upon the acts of General Kearney 1 and Commodore Stockton as such stupen- ! i dous outrages upon Mexican rights are now i | so sparing of censure? Tiioy either with- I ; hold their invectives entirely—keep perfect ly mum, or like Nick Bottom, i ‘‘Rear them as gently as a sucking dove.” Why is this? The Whig papers general- , Iv with some honorable exceptions have 1 I taken the rights of Mexico under their j ■ special guardianship, and whenever they ■ j fancied that the President had committed | upon their unfortunate, yellow complected | 1 friends any tresspass which could hot he | j sanctioned by the Laws ot Nations applied to • the case, a great outcry would be raised at 1 the monstrous iniquity. No terms of abuse were sf rong enough to lavish upon the Presi dent when it was supposed by them that the acts of General Kearney and Commodore Stockton were in strict pursuance of instroc ' lions from head quarters. If these acts wore i intrinsically, so desperately outrageous, why do not those zealous Conservatives of the j Laws of Nations, and of the rights of belli- | j gerent parties in general and <1 the Mexi i cans in particular, turn their batteries loose { upon the real offenders? \\ by do they not , venture in the same unmeasured terms to ; assail those gallant officers? Have they no j appetite for their accustomed pastime now I I (hat they know who to blsAie? Is if the ads (hems' ' ■in their pure conscientious ness v>. hga.osi?—Or is it Ihe mT.nl foiled and thwjuM, they return from the chase in w 1 iuli they fondly hoped to pursue the Presi dent info a p; -:ti n where lie could he con- : ■ victod of a usurpation of prerogative —per- ; : haps a violation of his constitutional duty. | i They were eager for more food lor defaitia- | . t; on —they hoped to batten on the Execu tive corruption—the tyranny —the usurpation i which they fancied he had exhibited. They were delighted at the idea of pourtraying our j Chief Magistrate in this position. They are i disappointed, and cannot conceal their cha grin. But a little while ago, the offences j were so enormous as to cry aloud to Heaven i for vengeance! Now the untiring ferrets of i , the iniquity, who have tracked it to its real j source, pause in their career and do not give tongue. Why is this? It is because they j dare not attempt to get up indignation ex i citements against General Kearney and Com modore Stockton. They know public opin ion will not respond to the effort, jet to I bo consistent, these presses ought not to i slacken their fife. We do not aim to provoke them to the as i sank. God forbid that such gallant and pa triotic men should be set upon by so reck i less a pack. If the assault were commenced in earnest, and it was thought that a political advantage could he gained from it, we might j hid adieu to all generosity—all fairness—all ! justice. The recollections of the past —of i their toils—their privations, and gallant ex ploits could not save them, or Lemper the ; ruthlessness of the assault. ; It is not that we seek to defend the con j : duct of those officers, or to deprecate censure, i ; That they, and more especially Commodore | I Stockton, have transcended their instructions is undeniable. \\ edo not think, therefore j that their conduct should be passed o\er in | silence. For the sake of proper discipline, some notice should he taken pernaps some ; j reprimand shouid he bestowed upon their ; acts. But we see no enormous wrong com ! milled by either, bn) far as lfie Mexicans are concerned, we do not think tneir friends in this country should he so exceedingly sen- > ! sitive. What was done for them in New i j Mexico and in California was really intend- ; ed, and would have operated for the good of : the inhabitants. Belter governments were ! | bestowed upon them in lieu of those they ! ] had before, and a more faithful adininistra- j Hon of the law's. Ihe gallant Commodore seemed as green in the business of institu ting government and administering law as , did Rancho Pauza when made Governor of , j Barataria. There was also in his case a ! little stretch of prerogative, and perhaps a not very great familiarity with Vattel, Gro- ( lius. PuffenckVrf and Martens, the decisions of Lord Stowe!!, aud of the Supremo Court , of the United States. But we think he exhib- , iied like Sancho considerable astuteness in his ideas o icivil government. We hope that .r . i when the provisional military government there shall cease, his suggestions may not be altogether thrown away. In tact, au thentic accounts show that the Mexicans j in California are very much delighted at the change—the new government is quite popular. They have elecled an Atneiicau, , Alcalde of Monterey. The trial bv Jury introduced among them ! by the now Alcalde, was to the citizens an attractive novelty, and has favorably im pressed them with the institutions of our country.- [O’VVe have been shown two specimens of Mono Chromatic Painting, by a pupil ol j Miss L. Tl. Williams. They are beautifully executed, the result of two lessons, and are j creditable alike to the skill of the instructor in teaching,and of the aptness of the scholar in acquiring so tasteful an art. As Miss W. leaves very soon, to take charge of Laurenceville Female Seminary, j those desirous of taking lessons are recom mended to apply immediately. iPisih F^tork. At a public sale of the Bank Stock be- j longing to the estate of the late James . Frazer. Esq., at the lower Market, yesterday, J the following Shares were disposed of: ]3o Shares Bank of the State, at prices ranging i from 80 to 851 —closing at 82. 1571 Shares Augusta 1 suranceaud Banking Coro pany, at 85. GG Shares Georgia Rail Road Company, at 79, 791 and 80—closing at 79L 186 Shares Bank of Augusta, a 89 a 90. 10U Shares Marine and Fire insurance Bank, Sa vannah, atso a 51. 2 Shares Planters* Bank, Savannah,at 95. 31 Shares Georgia Steam Boat Company, at 15 ! a 16. 07We publish the following letter accord ing to our promise of yesterday. Some of i the items of information in it have already been anticipated. But the letter is written < in so manly a style, and the views presented j in many respects so just, that we are reluc -1 lant to suppress any portion. We think the writer would have acquitted ; j the government of all reluctance to assume every proper responsibility, if he had, at the j time of penning the letter, been apprized of ! the steps contemplated, and since recom mended by the Executive with a view to a vigorous prosecution of hostilities. The blkifie of a want of adequate force and a spirited prosecution of the war should attach to those who have facliously sought j to prejudice the public mind against it, as | odious, aggressive and disgraceful, and have tried to check the ardour of the people whose national impulses wuuld be to come forward to the support of the government, 'j’he Pre sident lias had to contend against two sets of opponents —the Mexicans, and the anti-war party. MONTEREY, Mexico, Dec. 2d. 1846. The time for our movement is uncertain; some say in a week, but no one knows—not even Gen. i Taylor. If we move upon Tampico, in order to march from lhat point upon cither Vera Cruz or upon iSan Luis I’otosi, we must have a much larger force llian we now have. The ene- | my, it is said, have 20,000 men or more at San Luis Potosi, and can, I suppose, if we move | with a small force, collect many more; for if the citizens see an inconsiderable body penetrating in to the interior, moving on their beloved Capitol, it is but natural that they will he more indignant ! than fearful, and lake arms against us. But if our force is powerful and well equipped, they will re- I main inactive at least, or by flying from us, spread 1 terror as they go. You know if a little dog runs 1 after us we do not run from him, but thrash him j well for his impertinence; hm when a large one shows Lis teeth aud comes grow ling on, confident in his strength, there are but few but what feel in clined to take the fence. If we move on Zacetecas, thereby making a de monstration on Mexico, it is probable the Mexican i force will leave San Luis and either fight us at or near Zacetecas, or draw us on into the interior, and give us a grand fight either at or near the city of Mexico. If we march upon Vera Cruz and take that i place, the enemy by holding San Luis, a central position, may so endanger our line of communica- J tions and our depots, which will heat Vera Cruz, ; as to force ns to march against him at San Luis 1 before striking at the Capitol. We may find, how ever, the country so well supplied with materials to subsist t lie array, and the inhabitants willing to supply us, that we may move at once on Mexico, j In that case San Luis will be deserted and the grand final fight will be at Mexico. Take all the supposable cases, it is necessary to have a large force to meet the worst, and also to ; lake immediate advantage of all favorable cir cumstances. But in this country of few roads and little wa ter, it is impossible to tell w hat will be done until the army is on the spot to see for itself. It is im- | possible to obtain correct information upon any- | tiling; all maps are wofully incorrect for military j purposes. We are well aware that it must be a main object with the enemy to draw us far away from our sup plies, and to harrass us in every possible manner in order to waste our ammunition, w hich must be at all times limited, owing to the difficulty of transportation, and also to weary the troops, in this country no difficult matter. If the number is small, no matter how valiant, they must in the end lire out, owing to the fre quencyjofeach one’s turn in watching. Our pickets cannot be far advanced; they are numerous, and therefore, more opportunities for arousing the main i force will be given. In fact there is no argument at all for not increasing a great deal our force.— j Large bodies move slowly of course, but they move surely. Besides, small bodies can be detach- j ed from a large one to move with the requisite ce- ' lerily, and gain all which small bodies so moving can gain. With our present force we must move i together or not at all. Gen. Worth is at Saltillo with nearly half of the army which conquered here at Monterey. I here is no doubt but that he can hold his position against all the Mexican force which will be sent : against him. i This town must be garrisoned very strongly.— Ctuuarqo, Matamoras, strategic points, must also he provided for, Point Isabel loo; Marin must have , one; Tampico a strung force, and then we will have about 80(H) to lake Mexico. Vera Cruz. &c. &c.. aad fight the whole seven or eight millions. The government, the authorities w lio ordered those things, and still will tlirovv it upon l*en I ay- Jor to call out the troops. Why in the world, it there is to he any odium attached to it, do not j those who order tilings to he dune, even in spite of the remonstrances 01 the General commanding, send a force proper to engage in the undertaking. The taking of M< nterey was a God semi, a piece of luck which God granted to our troops for fighting, fur attacking so bravely and -so well, such odds against them botli in men and position. Gen. Taylor was urged into it hy orders from the government. The old man said, it there are o'J.UOO 1 will fight them, B'owill it be elsewhere. Our men ha ve been deserting, influenced by the Priests, by money, an 1 hy lion >r —ail foreigners, 1 am glad to say. Several (bor 6) American soldiers determined to cab h those concerned. According ly, having obtained a clue, they oil'-red themselves . . , ! for deserters, were provided with money, cnanes, Ac., ami promised more on arriving at an appoint' eil rendezvous iwuaiul a half leagues away. They reported the circumstances, and three Mexicans and two Frenchmen were arrested bytheguard on the next day. They are now under trial. The respectable Mexican families are leaving llie city, asserting that they are afraid of Santa Anna coming against ns awl capturing the city. J <' d a young girl who told me she was going for that reason, that it was not so—that .she was airaid of the Americans. She ac knowledged that to be the reason of herself and friends leaving. “We are ult afraid of the Volunteers,” she said; ‘‘for our doors have to be shut all the lime; if they tire left open, in will come some Volunteers, and there is no telling what w ill be done.” In truth it is bad. We see he «e men who in the 1 'ailed States will behave themselves with propriety, acting the part of must perfect blackguards and loafers. The Volunteer officers in general are very infe- i rior men. particularly those balomting to the j Northern regiments. I heard the sm If officer of 1 Gen. Quitman, my friend, say yesterday, that the j Georgians were the best set of officers and men he j eversaw for Volunteers; that they had a military | spirit about them which was extraordinary, and j that they behaved like men and gentlemen; that , the Colonel was a very smart man and a splendid j officer. 8o says all who have seen them, and 1 ! was indeed proud to hear that opinion expressed by one who is himself a fine soldier, and who must have heard office s high in rank make the same re marks, or he would not have been so open and so j positive. The Baltimoreans became a disorganized mass a few days since, and Gen. Taylor sent a regular officer, Capt. Buchanan to command them. The j Captain has since been elected Colonel. Their I former commander, Col. Watson was killed. It is pretty certain that the regular forces at fids place will move soon under Gen. Taylor, towards i Victoria. As Gen. Taylor will be along wcdoiiut feel under any concern if we were to stumble on a fight. ; There are various slanderous reports out in the newspapers against those who in the battles were conspicuous for their gallantry and good conduct. The authors are supposed to be those who in those battles acted the part of cowards—who were seen j skulking behind walls, when their men were ex posing themselves, but when the battle was won, were loud in extolling their own heroic deeds. ’Tis a pity that Gen. Taylor lias not a more severe pen, 1 may say, a more just one. in order that whilst praising those who behaved gallantly, he should render their deeds more conspicuous hy naming those who were, in truth, cowardly. Gen. Butler j is openly accused in the newspapers, for being i deficient in that courage necessary for a General i ■ in battle. Gen. Quitman is slandered—accused i | of being Quixotic, and wanting in coolness and j judgment. These slanderous reports, strange to tay, came out in the Northern papers. Their idea | of cowardice, Arc., in our Southern men, can well be laid to their feelings of envy: for while ! you can point to many gallant men in our battles | —To Gen. Taylor, (Jen. Butler, Gen. Quitman, j Col. Davis, Col. Met lung, Arc., and their booth- j ; etn regiments—and challenge investigation, our j memory has to be taxed when we are called to j ; name the heroes of the North, either regintenlally 1 ’ or personally. Writers have been sparing in remarks against j those who.in truth.were not heroes, to say the least 1 —hut “truth” ’tis said, “is stranger than fiction.” i and if the‘‘skuikers”do not slop w riiiug. the truth j will be told, anti the public will find that those ! things which some, non t.i 1 tiol do. will weigh j down by far. those things which only themselves 1 (the skulking writer.') said they did do. 1 have not seen a really brave, chivalrous nffi- i cer or man, boast or even tell of his actions, sinre j 1 have been in the war. S » true it is that a brave i man is no braggart, an i the newspapers will bear out the assertion, that a braggart is no brave man. A few instances in my own limited experience could be given to prove the last assertion. It is a true assertion that, a guilty conscience needs noaccnser. Men who have a suspicion that they 1 themselves have not behaved gallantly do not,it i is true, directly acknowledge it, hut they lake everv opportunity to assert that their actions were 1 chivalrous in the extreme. It is slange, but a wi-e provision in rnrui s constitution* If Gen. Taylor moves I believe lie will trike the i Georgia and Mississippi regiments—leaving the other volunteers to guard this city und the sur rounding country. Gen. Tavlor received a letter from Santa Anna the other day, w ho, after v\ riling about some mat ters relative to the prisoners, said that it was no , use to talk about peace, for he was determined ; never to think of such a matter so long as there i was a foreign foe on the soil of Mexico, and that j he but re-echoed the sentiments of the people of , Mexico, individually and collectively. The tone i was very polite and with but little of the usual Mexican bragadocia. Some think that the Mexi- | cans are desirous of peace, while others demon- 1 s rate the necessity ol tw oor at least one great bat tle more. A company of Dragoons, under I-ient. Kearney, passed on to-day, in order to join Itch. Worth, at ballillo. Gen. Hamer, from Ohio, died yesterday from an ; attack of bilious cholic —libs burial will be to- j morrow. The General was in the battle with Gen. Taylor's part of the forces. He was a man of fair talents, and well spoken of. The town is getting more and more dull to me, ' the inhabitants not interesting—the girls not very ' pretty, and the men not friendly. I was glad to j hear of our contemplated removal. It is now ascertained (December Silt) that we i w ill move by next Sunday, it is supposed in the j direction of Victoria. The Georgians and Missis- ( sippians, under Gen. Quitman, go along. The 4th j Infantry and Baltimore Battalion will garrison i the city, The 7th, (6 companies) two companies j of the rifles, and l«t Infantry, (4 companies; will go together. So Gen. Taylor will take with him I the Ist, 3d and 7th Infantry and Dragoons of the j Regulars, and the Georgians, Mbvissippians ami Tennesseeans of the \ olunteer*. r l he remainder of the \ olunteef lorces, Ate., remain with Gen. Butler. Capt. Holmes, of the Georgia died Sunday. He was much beloved by all; hia ro remains will be sent to his family. Stiauicr Sou Keener. The New York Express ot Tm rsd-iy s«y«, that the Southerner will not return lu Char leston until the middle of February. Lcllrr I'iom Hnuta Anna. The Editor of the Courrier ties Etais Uni*, says the Baltimore Clipper, has been shown two letters from Mexico, one of which is from iSanta Anna and tlie other from Almonte to a friend in New York. The former writes from Saint Euis de Potosi on the 2-lib Nox » and is a contradiction of the report that ha had none to \ ictoria. lie had no such in tention, and seems to have made up his mind with firmness and prudence. He says, ‘T believe firmly the probability of success t* with us, (Mexicans,)” and his whole letter hears the mark of dignity and patriotism, lie expresses his determination not to end the war but with honor to his country. Not otherwise important, the letter is curious, a« it was written for a private eye and not to b*» published. r J.'he licrruuc Service. The Secretary of the Treasury hat direct ed the Revenue Cutler* to cruise on the Coast, during the winter months, to a>sist and aid merchant vessels in distress. Dur ing the last winter they assisted 89 distress ed vessels, which with their cargoes, vver« valued at $1,335,000. public .Ucrtiiig. Pursuant to the notice of the Mayor of the | City, the citizens of Savannah met at the Ex change on Saturday, the 2d inst. ! Ills Honor, the Mayor, was called to the i Chair, and F. Winter appointed Secretary. ; The Chairman read to the meeting- a letter 1 from the Delegates to the Convention at Wavnesboro,’relative to the proposed Raid i Roathtv Waynesboro’and Augusta. On mo tion of R. R. Cuyler, Esq., the following Resolutions were unanimously adopted; Resolved, That this meeting of Citizens ha* seen with pleasure, the action of the Stock- J holders of the Central Rail Road and Bank j ing Company of Georgia, in relation to the i proposed Rail-Road from tne Central Road, j by Waynesboro, to Augffsta. | Rtsolced; That the Honorable the Mayor i of the city be, anti he is hereby requested to * answer in person, at the approaching meeting | of the Waynesboro’ Convention, the letter i read to-day from that Convention, and to answer them that the citizens of Savannah feel a lively interest in the proposed work, bnt that if Is considered that the action of the Stockholders of the Central Co;, pat nr embraces all that the city, as a corporation, can at this time do—the city being the owner ofone-fourtti of the Central stock, and, in that way, having, in fact, already responded. Resolved, That, as the proposed Roa ! w ill be of great value to the City of Savannah* this meet ing sincere! ' trust, that Stock will to some extent be taken by individuals. After some remarks from Joseph \V. Jack son and R. R. Cuyler, Esqs. the meeting was adjourned to the first Wednesday in j February next. H. K. BURROUGHS, Chairman. F. Winter, Secretary. DEATHS. In Albany, Baker enmity. Ga., on the 1 \ inst Mr. John G Vason. aped 24. In New Orleans, on the 29th ult.. of Consump tion. 11. li. Stewart, Printer, a native of Phila delphia. Statement of the Business of the Georgia Kail Road during the week ending January 2, 18*7 ; Passengers, $2,939 Ob Freight, 7,931 83 Mail, 760 46 i -■ ■ Amount, $10,740 34 1 Geo. K. K. Banking Co. ) Transp. Office, Jan. 5, 1816. $ 1 Jan. 6 GIT V ELECTIONS. i On tHe second Saturday in January. 1817, tHat j City Council of Augusta will elect the following i Officers fur the ensuing year, with the salaries, , ! Ac. annexed to said offices. j Candidates will deliver to the Clerk of Council I their written applications, (namingsecurities when required by ordinance, &r.) on or before the day. marking on the envelope the office, for which they : offer,except Candidates for City Watch, who w ill i report their names to the Clerk. SALARIES. Collector and Treasurer, SI,OOO Clerk of Council, 750 | City Marshal, 800 ; Two City Constables, 500 each. Eight Watchmen, (per night) $1 each. Bridge Keeper, 1,000 j Super. Streets, Pumps and Water Works, 700 Keeper of the City and County Jail, S(W) and [hoard* Clerk Lower Market, 500 Clerk Upper Market, 40 Keeper of the Magazine, 200 Keeper of the City Hall, 75 Keeper of the City Clock, proptMtals to accompany application. Keeper of the Hospital, proposals lu accompany application. I City Surveyor, Fees. ! City Sexton, Feet, Vendue Masters, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, (elected for two years) Fees. J City Sheri If. (elected for tw> years.) Fees. W. MILO OLLN, Dec. 30 Clerk of Council. - ; CHFU ST MAS GIFTS AN D NEW YEAR’S PRESENTS. One of Johnson's Daguerreotype ' MINIATURES, a perfect likeness, pm up in a fine morocco Case, may be had for three dollars His rooms are over Messrs. Clark At Rackets i Jewelry Store. Entrance one door from the Post } Office. What present during either of these holidays i could he more appropriate than a Miniature of a i dear friend or relative, true to life and stamped ' upon metal by the great luminary of our system. ■ dec IS If C7 [J(“f 3 li. S. Jackson , Tearlier on the Piano Forte, Flute and Violin* respectfully • lenders his services to the citizens of Augusta. References—Henry Parsons, Thus- Richard*, and T. is. -Metcalf, Esq’rs. N. 8.-—For terms, dec., inquire at 11. Parson,”* j Music store. 6tn Dec. \