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mmm j—<— Mmrnm —m —T» the constitutionalist. I Tam E S GARDNER, JR- T i: R M s. ! n S 3 00 ; Daily, per annum & ou Tn-Weekly, per $ qo If paid in advance, Weekly, per annum, If paid in advance, *** "" **, ’** V ry Ml new subscriptions most be paid in advance. P-iia-re moat t.e paid on all Gotnrmimcauonß A id Defer ?nf business. 'i l7 American Bivouac ou the ilio Crinmle. BY G. W. PATTEN, U. S. A. A nong went up at close of day, j-'rom the shining land where tlie gold m.nes lay; Strangely the while, ’mid citrons ripe, Clistened llie flag cf the stars and stripes. There were foreign hands in I hat sunset light, Lying at ease by their falchions bright, Ami they lified Ihe i r heads the vines among, At the thrilling sound of their native longue. *Tis glorious—Oh ! ’tU glorious, (Glad voices swell the Jay,) They lag amid the citron trees ! And the trumps that wake the day ! The lances bathed in liquid light— Ami the steeds that sweep the plain— *Tts g'orious—O! his glorious! On! to the charge again. Eat his lonely—Oh ! his lonely ! (A voice desponding sighed,) That we should leave the peaceful hearth For the battle’s storming tide ; That we should change for language strange, Fond words we understand— *Tis lonely—Oh ! his lonely— This march through foreigh land. Nay! glorious—Oh ! his glorious! (kang that exulting cry,) To ra irk the fl rating of the stripes Aid the battle sky; Ee-'ide the eagle's glittering crest, To watch its proud career, Ami with an arm above the rest To strike hnid shout and cheer, 'Tis lonely, oh! his lonely— (Still sighed that yearning heart.) All day we hear the roll which tells How human hopes tLp.»rt; Lo! cross itis hands upon the breast, Which heat like yours for fame. And bears him lo his place of rtit, A grave without a name! And the song was hushed on the evening breeze. And the day grew dim thro’ the plantain trees. And the brows that were lit by the sunset West, On their palm leaf pillows droop’d down in rest; Some to recall their native sky— Some to dream of—victory. ( From the Washington Union.] A Brilliant Affair of our Gallant Aary. “ tlnthusiasm is the word! ' . An article appeared recently in the news papers of the United Slates, giving the Mexi can account of the operations of lite sloop Cyane, at Guaytnas, and representing that Hie attack was repelled, and the assilants jnglorionslv driven off. We have been fur nished by a friend in New York, so whom it was addressed, with the following account of the visit of tlie Cyane to that port, which, though not official, is believed to be correct. The affair resulted in the successful ac complishment of Commander Du Pout’s ob ject, and the details exhibit renewed proof that the spirit which has, in times past, cov ered the navy with honor, still exists, and will display itself whenever an opportunity presents itself. The official despatches may be daily ex pected. An account of the bombardment of Guaymas, ; and the cutting nut of the Mexican brig Condor, from under the artillery and mas- I ketry of the enemy , by the United Slates sloop- j nf-war Cyane , Commander S. F. Du Pont. \ 07. 7 1846, by an officer on board. “We hid been cruising in the Gulf of California about three weeks, and had visited La Faz, Dorelto, and Mulage, on the Pen insula side of the gulf, to establish and give notice of oar blockade, and we wore also in pursuit of two Mexican gun-boats. We went into the harbor of Guaymas, situated in the province of Sonora, on the east side of the gulf, in latitude 28 degrees north, on Monday October 6, 1846, and came to anchor in the ; same harbor at 3 o’clock, p. m. distant from ; the town about one mile. We soon discovered j the two gun-boats, both dismantled, their guns landed, and one boat already hauled up in front of the town, the other they were I actively engaged in hauling up near the first. I “They were also dismantling and discharg- ; jug the brig Condor, which was hauled close \ in. No attention was paid by us to these ' doings. A large concourse of the citizens, | and a strong array of soldiery were assem bled upon a hill, situated in the front and central part of the town, near the flag-staff, to witness our arrival, and the fight likely lo come off. bv their intended resistance to our landing. Just before sundown, we sent an unarmed boat on board the neutral vessels in the harbor, so give the notice of blockade. A short lime after the return ofoiir boat, we had a visit from a captain of one oft he neutral ves?els. who informed Captain Dn Pont, that the authorities on shore were anxious lo communicate; that they had a strong military force on shore—the Sinoloa battalion dis tinguished for good discipline and bravery had arrived only the day before—and that they had 500 men under arms, breathing defiance; that they had compelled our consul to leave the place some days previous ; (a | role was received from the consul through one of tlie neutral vessels, dated at. the time he left, saying that he had left an agent and requesting that note betaken of his signa ture;) and that after we hove in sight they determined to haul up and dismantle the gun boats; and that I hey had that morning re ceived letters and newspapers from the city of Mexico, and gave us as items of news that Gen. Taylor’s army was increased to 18,000, i and that Col. Kearney’s force, numbering 3,500, was marching south from Santa Fe. On the morning of the 6th, about 9 ’clock. Captain Du Pont sent a communication, by flag of truce, to the commanding officer on shore, informing him of the forbearance that had been extended toward the persons and properly of the places we had visited in the gulf—that they had all readily yielded to his moderate demands, and concluded by request ing the delivery lo him of lire two gun-boats armed and equipped, and the registers of the vessels in the port. The Mexican com mandant desired (and was given) three hours to answer this communication. Within that time a Mexican boat, bearing a flag of truce, ! came off with two officers, with the reply, which was a refusal to comply with the demand, as not comporting with their military or national honor. in the course oT the afternoon Captain Du Pont sent his ultima tum, by flag of truce, that unless his demands were complied with by 10 o’clock the next day, he would take the Mexican vessels by force, and that tlie military must evacuate the town, or he would be obligad to fire upon it. The officer that delivered this letter was to have an interview with our agent, which the military commander refused him. The neutral vessels were directed to haul out of the range of shot. We hoisted out oar launch, and warped in nearer the town. { i “On the morning of the 7ih we hauled in ptill nearer to the town, and as close as the water would allow at high tide—low water leaving us aground; our distance then being to tf.e nearest point of the town 1.100 yards. We sprung our starboard broadside upon the town. At 8 o’clock a Mexican boat, with a flag of truce, came off. bearing a Mexican of ficer with a reply to Captain Du Pout’s last communication; the reply was a peremptory j refusal to comply with his terms, somewhat | defying, with a sprinkling of gasconade. Ac- I companying tlie officer who brought the re ply were four persons, representing them selves as neutral merchants residing in Guay- j mas; they brought a letter from the Spanish i consul introducing them to that effect; they j desired that hostilities might not commence j for three days to allow them time to remove 1 their effects. They stated that not a woman or child remained in the place, and that 500 men were underarms. They admitted they j had known of the war two months, and had j been apprised of our visit four days. Captain I Dn Pont shrewdly suspected that live object j of these merchants was not simply personal, as they were unaccompanied by our agent, and did not bring a line from him. Subse quent events strongly confirmed tlie suspi cion; for they gave their assurance, when it was urged that granting their requests would give time to the enemy lo throw up batte ries and receive reinforcements, that it was | impossible for the forces on shore to receive ; any increase during the time; yet, on the | evening of the next day, three hundred armed I Indians, mounted, rode into the place, they being tlie advance of a body of seven hun dred, that were to join them the next day.— These Indians were armed by the Mexicans and are subsidiary to them. Captain Du Pont finally told them that he had been re fused the courtesy of an interview Vvi'h the J American ?.g°nt —that he had received a. de- ! Tying letter from the military commander— tiiat all he could Jo under the circumstances would be to extend his terms one hour, which was tlie time they had lost on board. 1 hey shoved off a few minutes after 9 o’clock; their boat had been on shore only a few minutes, i and before 10 o’clock both the gun-boats were ! discovered with the Mexican flag living and on fire, which was seen with regret,although we all anticipated hot work in l i ving hold of them. We at once fired two Paixhans at | them, which dispersed those that were firing ; them. It was soon evident that they were thoroughly fired, and we considered so much of our work as done—work, too, which we thought hazardous; as the gnn-boals were hauled well up, and the shore was lined with buildings and walls that gave protection to their men, and within fifty yards of them; be sides we could see that they had prepared en trenchments to cover them, and had also the two guns taken from the gun-boats, and sev eral pieces of field ordnance. We elt they had yielded to our ability to take them, which was actually striking to seventy-five men— the most that we could have landed; and with these they could have come to a hand-and hand conflict in two feet water. Our ship’s company was very much reduced in number, all our marine guard, with the lieutenant of marines, having been left to garrison the town of Los Angeles, Upper California. We had officered ami manned the prize schooner Julia with one lieutenant, one midshipman, and twelve men, which, together with our sick list, left our effective force greatly re j duced. “We now set manfully at onr remaining ! work, which was to cut out. the only Mexi- I ran vessel lying in the harbor, (the neutrals had hauled out, as they were directed ) This was tlie brig ‘Condor,’ anchored within pis tol-shot of the town, and within slioit musket range of their troops concentrated behind the bill I have before mentioned. iSiie evidently was not burned when tlie gun-boats were, on account of her being more completely cover ed hv their combined force, lying in a cove so far behind the hill that they could fire upon her from their protected position without ex | pn>ing themselves to the ship’s guns. Our j launch, with her gun—a I*2 poundcarronade j —mounted in her bows, and the third cutter, were called away, with their crews armed and equipped. Lieut. G. W. Harrison in ; command of the expedition in the launch, ; with Midshipman 11. N. Crahb and Acting ' Boatswain James Collins. The third cutter, I with Lieut. Edward Higgins and Midship i man R. F. R. Lewis, with some extra small arm men, shoved off at half-past eleven. — Lving on their oars a few minutes, along side, they were addressed by Capl. Du Font in a few pertinent remarks, setting forth the necessity of liis sending them upon so ha zardous an expedition, wishing them to show the enemy, by the manner of bringing out. the brig, from her more exposed position, how they would have handled the gun-boats. The officers and men in the boats—envied by all on board, for such was the enthusiasm, that every man was disappointed that was not se lected for the expedition—gave way, and pulled directly for the brig. We at once opened the fire from the ship upon the town with round and shell shot, concent rating the fire upon the government buildings, which, fortunately, formed a space between this hi!!, behind which the military lay, and where the I Condor was lying. Our fire had the effect to make the troops withdraw a little to find greater security behind the highest part of the hill; we soon saw that our shot and shells were doing tearful execution by the holes in the walls of the houses. As the enemy did not onen upon our boats immediately, our fire was slackened for fear that our shells might I burst before reaching the shore, and do in- I jury to our own people. i “When onr boats boarded the Condor, the i enemy, with three cheers, opened upon them with volleys of musketry and an 18-poumler charged with grape and round shot, and a culverine situated within musket range of them. Our fire from the ship was at once fiercely resumed and so well directed, that it prevented the enemy from approaching the Condor, confining them behind the hill, as the whole space was swept by our shot and shells. Their fire was also warmly returned by ouf launch’s gun and the small-armed men drawn up on the deck of tlie brig. Her cable, | though of iron, was soon cut with an axe, and our men were cheerily upon the hawser, 1 runningPo tlie kedge anchor, which they had dropped as they approached the brig, with ‘off she goes and off she must go.’ In the mean lime, the enemy’s fire became so hot, that Lietenant Harrison ordered the brig to be fired, fearing the boats might be disabled.— This work was done under showers of balls, as they were receiving the fire of at least five hundred muskets. When she was warped ; up to tlie kedge, she was taken in tow by the boafs; it was at this moment that the enemy j iiad some exultation, seeing the boats pull ing away from tlie brig; and not observing the liaw'ser which was slack, they thought the boats were beaten off, but they soon saw the hawser lighten, and the brig follow the j boats; the lit cutter was sent to assist in towing, in charge of Acting Muster J. F. i Stenson. The brig was soon out of range of itie enemy’s musketry, the fPe was far igni ted, she was towed to leeward of us, and the boats cast < fi"; we ceased firing, our officers and men were joyously received—not a man was injured, which ‘•cemod miraculous — . the brig’s sides, and masts were full of shot, and one of our launch’s oars was broken by a ; grape si of, the only injury done us. If seems ! quite as strained and fabulous to me, an eye witness, when written, as it must to yon, i s that two boats, with about fifty men, should i be exposed to so great a fire for from twenty I to thirty minutes, without sustaining injury; hut sucli is the whole truth. I believe you j may search naval records in vain for a better i planned or more completely executed expedi tion. Its entire success without loss is the highest evidence of its just conception and its gallant execution. The spirit that light rd the fires at Tripoli is still alive in our navy. I The old spirit is not buried, but raised up. ‘•lt must be recollected this cutting out i was made at mid-day, and previous notice given. The truth is, the enemy did not | open their fire upon our boats until they board • ed the brig, when, with three cheers , they opened upon them, believing that they every man bagged that was in reach of their shot. There can be no doubt they felt that they had them trapped, from their 1 exultation. Never did a set of men behave | better than ours did. | ‘-The Spanish consul’s letters, received in I the morning', being unanswered, Cupt. Du , Pont now replied to him, saying that he would not open his fire again, un'ess some offensive act was committed, that the inha bitants might return to the town and resume (heir avocations, that he had accomplished all that lie had come for, and would leave soon; and showed, moreover, to the Mexican commander, by the cutting out of the Condor I within pistol shot of his barrack, that his pre vious forbearance had arisen from motives of humanity and a desire to protect the proper tv of neutrals. '1 his letter was sent on shore ! by a boat from a neutral vessel. ‘We have not been able to learn, with any ! reliability, what damage or lossihe enemy sustained. ‘ “A captain of a neutral vessel informed ns i that the enemy had expressed themselves I contiifenly that they cou'd beat off any force ' that might attempt to cut out the Condor, and that our lire had been most destructive to the buildings; that it was most fortunate ly directed to cover our boats; that one ofotir Paixhan shells had exploded in the inside of a house and turned it inside out, and that so | great was the force of our 32-pound shut,that j | one find gone through five house walls, and j ! buried itself in thesi.xth; and that six persons i were wounded. As far as he could ascertain, j none were kiilied. This per.-on was on ! shore during the bombardment, as all inter- I course between the shore and all vessels' I was interdicted, we could learn nothing satis. fu*l<Tily. It was repor ed by neutral sailors ! that a number of the enemy were killed. ‘•On the Bth, we hauled out, hoisted in our ! boats, and prepared for sea; towards evening ; we saw a large body of mounted men enter the town —they were received with the beat ing of drums* and blowing of trumpets. — i These were the three hundred mounted lu | dians; the assurances of the neutral rncr- I chants that the enemy had no further resources | nor could he receive any reinforcement lor S three davs, to the contrary notwithstanding. ‘■On the morning of the 9th. wc lc!t the | harbor without any demonstration upon the purl of the enemy.” \ Correspondence of th? Baltimore Patriot.] tor Magnetic I clejrapii. W a-iiington, Feb. 8, 1847. j IN SENATE. Petitions and memorials were presented, j The bills from the House relative to the | Military Academy, and providing for the pay* ment of the interest on the public debt, were ! passed. The ten regiment bill still remains with the Mili ary Committee, to whom it was recom mitted. The three million bill was taken up, after the otiier morning proceedings were through, and Mr. Morehead delivered an able and eloquent speech against the scheme. Mr. Calhoun next took the floor, and the j bill was hud aside until 10-mormw. Mr. Dix from the conference committee on | the disagreement of the two houses, in re gard to the amendments to the ten regiment bill, reported that the committee had come to an agreement, which he announced. It yielded the power to the President (onp point officers during the recess ot Congress, find therefore the Senate non-roncurred with the report, and ordered the subject to be sent to the House. On motion, the Senate adjourned. 110 USE OP pnBsKNTATIVES. The proceedings of the House this morning opened with a very exciting scene in which Mr. Douglass, of Illinois, and Mr. Kennedy, of Indiana were the principal actors, Mr. Douglass first rose and called attention to the report in the Union of the proceedings in the House, on Saturday, whilst Mr. Went worth was endeavoring In make an explana tion, <Lc. Mr. D. said the report was untrue, and he offered a resolution to expel the reporter of the Union. Mr. Kennedy defended the report;—said his account was true, and if there was blame to be attached any where it was to the House, not to the reporter. Mr. Douglass rejoined, and said if the re port was corret, then those members who had made the interruption and ejaculations noted in the Union, bad disgraced them selves! Mr. Kennedy took fire at this, for be bad made the ejaculations denounced. He said if Mr. Douglass wanted to change the object of bis attack from the reporter tobim (Mr. K) let him do it; bo (Mr. K ) “was ready.” Mr. Wilmot here got ibe floor, and made a pretty strong speech. ’ He said be would j neither condemn nor applaud the course of Mr. Wentworth, but went on to severely condemn and denounce the reporter, whom lie was understood to charge with having made gratiilions declarations against Mr. Wentworth, in the report in qnesUon. Mr. Broadhead, for the purpose of stop ping debate, moved the previous question. Mr. Drnmg Oole moved to lay on the table the resolution to expel I lie reporter of the Union. Lost —ayes 84, noes 99. Mr. Douglas moved to refer the whole subject to a select committee, with instruc tions to inquire into the conduct of the Union and other reporters. Carried—yeas 128, nays 64. Mr. Bayly moved to add an additional instruction, which was laid on the table— yeas 104, nays 74. The special order of the day, the three mi lion bill was then taken up (Mr. Norris in the chair.) Mr. C. J. Ingersoll spoke at length in favor of the b 1 and against the Proviso , which, he said, it was understood his collea- I gnc(\!r. Wilmot) intended to offer. He 1 contended that it was mischievous and wick ed to advocate this Proviso and agitate the slavery question! Mr. Wilmot followed and submitted and advocated with great zeal and warmth of j manner hi.s celebrated proviso to restrict j slavery in all territory that may be acquired ! of Mexico. Mr. Strong and Mr. C.hiprnan each spoke against the Wilmot proviso. Mr. Cobb next took the floor, when tlic committee rose, and the House adjourned. AUGUSTA. GEO.. FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 12,1847. Relief for frclaud. We trust that the appeal made, in this day’s pa per, by our correspondent, “A Native Georgian,” in behalf of our sufferin'* fellow creatures in Ire land , will not be in vain. We would not do our community the injusiice to doubt its warm and generous response. Such a heart-rending appeal to the charities and sympathy of llie world as the condition of Ireland now presents, is wholly mi- } paralleled in the history of modern limes. In ibis our happy country, we revel amidst the bounties of a hind Providence. Death from star vation is wholly unknown "and impossible in this land of plenty. Let not prosperity nuke us cal- ; lons. Let ns bear in mind, in the midst of our j abundance, that millions of our fellow beings are literally w rithing under the pangs offamine. Many have already died from that horrible cause.— : Thousands and hundreds of thousands are de- j pendent for their rescue from the same fate upon I the aid they must receive from other countries. Poor Ireland is wholly inadequate for her own salvation. Her resources are well nigh exhausted. All that every civilized land can do for her will not be more than sufficient fur the exigency. Let tts not in Georgia lie backward in the generous . competition of charity. The Irish are a people challenging our warmest sympathy and admira tion. They are as brave and have been as aspir ing, though less fortunate than us. They have often struck for liberty, and have longed to enjoy the same noble boon of self government w hich our ; forefathers won forus. Their liberties have been ; cloven down beneath the sword of the conqueror, I on many a disastrous field. But it is a land of brave and warm hearts and generous natures. Let us come forward in a kindred spirit to contri bute our mite in her extremity. We are pleased that the move is made by “A { Native Georgian.” We hear of several persons ! ready to come forward and contribute handsomely as soon as a Committee is organized to receive the donations. We hear of one ready to contribute SSOO. Another 500 bushels corn. The natives of Ireland, who have found a hap- | py home among us, w ill not be behind the Native j Georgians in this work of mercy. - Whig Sympathy lor CJcu. Taylor. Wc 1 imnv not on what lair grounds Iho ; Whig press can aspire to be the peculiar and sole guardians of the military reputation cl | General Taylor. The fame he has acquired : certainly is not the peculiar property of the \ Whigs, nor is he indebted to them,as a party, I for any portion of it. They have not assisu ed him in any way to win the first for these have all been won in a war bitter ly denounced by the Whigs, and stigmatized as unjust and rapacious. Had their policy j been adopted, Gen. 'Taylor would have pro- i bably remained with his gallant troops in in- i glorious repose at Corpus Christi, subjected i to the jeers and ridicule of the gasconading Mexicans. Coifld the policy advocated byia large portion of that party be now enforced, ! our armies would now be recalled from the fields of their fame and he compelled, in bitter ; humiliation, to turn their backs upon the foe, | to occupy a safe position within the United IH1t? S • But the Wiiig papers have become very indignant, or affect to be so, at efforts which they allege are made by the Administration to bring Gen. Taylor into disrepute. They are constantly conjuring up some dire con spiracy against the hero of the Rio Grande, and when it is “ bodied forth ” with apt and plausible words to give it the appearance ot reality, sundry indignation editorials are ful minated with a view to getting up a sympa thetic excitement among the people. But the trick is very transparent. “It is all sound and fury, signifying nothing.” It is a bold bare faced effort to make poliiical j capital against the Democratic party, and as such it will be viewed by the Democrats. If the Whigs can be fooled by if, they are welcome. But sensible people of either par ly can see and understand it. 'The last conspiracy in the order of time is the publication of an order contained in ! the army regulations,which forbids the writ- 1 ing,in lime of war,by officers of the army, of letters which disclose the plans of a campaign and the operations of the army. The rea son of such an order is apparent to the slight est reflection. The order is right in itself. We have seen no evidence adduced to show that its intrinsic propriety was ever ques tioned. It certainly was not promulgated in the first instance to mortify or crusli Gen. Taylor. This was in 1825, long before even these Whig President makers ever dreamed of him as an available candidate. But its republicalion at this juncture is charged as a stab at the military reputation ! of General Taylor. And why? Because Gen. Taylor has had the misfortune to have a very indiscreet friend,to whom he wrote a long letter giving details of army operations and plans, which it is conceded by the most intelligent minds should not have been made public, and that indiscreet friend has pub lished it. No candid man will deny such an order should exist and be enforced in a time of war. This very letter demonstrates its propriety. The President has therefore done no more than his sworn duty in insist ing on its observance. When an Executive does his duty, the motives of any man im puting improper motives to him, will of course be subject to suspicion. That Gen. Taylor’s letter is obnoxious to this order, is not the fault of the President or of those who framed it in 1825. We have yet to learn too, that any military man, however glorious may be h i achievements, arid how ever endeared lo the popular hear?, is to be elevated above I lie laws, or the constituted authorities of the land. lie is presumed to be amenable to them as fully as the humblest citizen. In the present case, the true object of censure is the individual who published the letter. We do not for a moment believe it was written for publication. But this affiir of the letter is not the only in-lance in which a plot has seemed to be betrayed against the fame and popularity of General Taylor. From the time he look command of the army on the Rio Grande to the present, horrid phantoms of black in l trigue, and diabolical injustice have been conjured up, and pourtrayed with all due coloring and flaming exaggeration, ilis be ing placed in the separate and untrammelled command in the first instance, was certainly no evidence of ill will towards him. Then the would-be makers of political capital assert ed that lie was placed there to be cut oIT. But it turns out that he was given unlimited dis cretion to call on all the Southern and West ern States for any amount of force lie might desire and should find needful for his sup port. That idea then, was exploded and laughed at. Well, be fought out his diffi culties, and won two glorious battles. So far the President had done him no injury. Then it was alleged that -a batch of Major and Brigadier Generals was prepared by the President, and created by tiie Democrats, to oiej'slaugh General Taylor. Bui this phan tom had hardly time to take a tangible form, when lo! the President, at the first opporlu- j nity, appoints General Taylor, full Major j General. He is then given the entire com- | mand of the whole army of regulars and volunteers, and the conduct of the war, in a great degree, loft to his discretion. But, after the exploits of Monterey, and its capitulation, another effort is made lo get | np a charge of conspiracy against him, and it is founded on the fact that the Administra. tion did not approve of the terms of that capitulation. Is it not notorious that public opinion, without distinction «f party, was very much divided on this question? It was a sub ject of universal discussion whether the term? were not 100 lenient. Gen. T’s. letter quotes t ho remark? of the Secretary of War. giving the views of that department and of the President, that they i were too lenient, but in a most courteous manner. There was nothing offensive. They were very complimentary, and the Secretary said that there might have been circnm?tan- i ces which justified the departure from the | ! term? first proposed. The late vote in the lower branch of Con j gross on the resolution of thanks, is also ; quoted as evidence of a design to break down i General Taylor. We understand that vote I in favor of the proviso, as nothing more than that those voting for it declined passing an opinion in favor of the terms of capitula tion granted to Ampudia. This was a dis i puted point. All the facts connected with it | are not yet before the public. A difference ! of opinion did exist and does exist on the subject, and the House thought that the oc | casion should not he made use of to convert : a vote of thanks into an expression of ap i probation of those terms. If the Whigs can make anything more I out of it, they can see farther through a millstone than common folks. The Whigs are famous for hobbies. They have mounted Gen. Taylor as an available one. but if lie be no politician, and not a Whig, except that being a man of conserva tive views lie leans naturally in favor of that party, which is the account The National j Intelligencer gives of him, he must he a lit | t le disgusted ;it the perversion to pitiful par ity schemes, the Whig politicians are making j of ins name and his affairs. Gen. Taylor j is not more sincerely admired and honored by ! any of his fellow citizens than by the Demn- I crats, in place, and out of place. lie ha? ! done the country gallant service and shed lustre on her arm?, and they are as grateful for it, and as proud of his fame as the noisiest of the demagogues that arc trying to use him for political effect. We do not suppose that the democrats, as I a party, would he so suicidal as to attempt a ! crusade aguin?t Gen. Taylor. It would sink j any party hopelessly and irretrievably, for I people are generous as well as just, and an attempt to persecute the time worn vetran of three wars who has devoted the best years of his life to his country’s ser vice. would raise a storm of indignation which would only be appeased by his elevation lo the Presidential chair. This result would cer tainly follow, and the democrats know that as well as the whig*. They will not oblige the whigs so far as to fall into the trap thus set j to catch them. Tire proviso to the resolutions we regret, because we have never doubted that the terms of the capitulation were discreetly and properly granted. And we regret that those j in Congress who thought differently did not I express that opinion by an independent reso lution. This would have been in belter taste J and would have saved them from miscon struction. If we thought that the proviso designed a covert blow to humiliate and dis grace Gen. Taylor, we should be sorrv to see a single man who voted for it, under any such influences, sent ba ck by the people lo repre sent them at Washington. He itjt Dam ages. Simon Cunhlfhas obtained a verdict with SSOOO damages against the Mayor, &c. of Albany, for injuries sustained by him in August, 1840, when the bridge across the basin at the foot of State street fell, causing the death of some thirty citizens, and in juring a great many others. The plaintiff was on the bridge at the time, and by the fa I] had h>s h»p broken. Supreme Court. The Macon Telegraph of the 9th inat. saya —“The Supreme Court of the State of Geor* gia, present Judges Nisbet, Warner and Lumpkin, commenced its regular semi-an nual session in that city yesterday. There are, we understand, several cases involving important principles of law, lo be disposed off during its present session.” The Sub-Trensurjr. The Secretary ol the Treasury has issued a circlar directing that on or before the first of April next, the balances remaining in any of tiie banks should be transferred in specie or Treasury note?, and deposited with the Treasurer of the United State?, the nearest assistant treasure'r, treasurer of the mint, or branch mint, as the case may be. A«ti oiioaiical bucorery, Sir W in. Hamilton, member oftlie Irish Royal AcadeniV; announce* in the Dublin Evening Post, an astronomical discovery of great impor tance. He professes lo have discovered, aided by mathematical calculations, the true centre of our solar system, tbnl is to say, the point round which the sun himself turns, and the planets which are only bis satellites, bir illaiui states a’so, like an ol server in Liverpoo 1 , and like some astro nomers in New York, that the new planet of Lo Verricr is surrounded by a luminous ring like that of Saturn. fj* The Ilev. Air. Seys, of the Methodist Church, whose recent trial in New York created some excitement, has been acquitted of the charge made against him. Kentucky Senatorial I£lection. The 21-t and 22d ballot on I lie Ist inst., | resulted the same as those of the preceding j Saturday, the same candidates being in | nomination. After two unsuccessful ballots they adjourned to Tuesday. The New York Herald states that the dis agreements which recently took place be tween the American Minister at Rio de Ja neiro and iheJßraziiian Government has been satisfactorily adjusted, and in a manner high ly honorable to both Governments. John W. Yarborough, E?q., fonnely Ed - for and Proprietor of the Hamburg Journal died in Green comity, (Ala.) on the 19th up. The cotton commission merchants of Mo bile are at. issue with Judge Bragg. The Judge has decided that warehou?e-keepers» storing cotton consigned to commission-mer chant?, have the right, whenever the name maybe found damaged, to send it to a picke ry and have the same pul in order, without I the knowledge or consent oflhe commission, house to whom the cotton is consigned, and I * • j for whom it is stored, and then make said commission-house pay the expenses of the same, whatever said expenses may be. The commission-merchants contend that they have always had and still shall retain, the exclusive right of making their own arrange ments and contracts about the repairing of i their own cotton, A Georgia Cotton diu for i£ii?sia. The Madison Miscellany says —“We un derstand ihal Messrs. Worship &, King, of this country, have received an order from the Russian Consul at Savannah, for one of their superior Cotton Gins, which is to be sent direct to the* Emperor of Russia.” The New Orleans Bulletin is now printed on paper, which the Editor states was manu factured at the paper factory in that city, owned by himselfand Mr. George May. The factory was erected several years since at an expense of SIOO,OOO, but has not been in i operation for seven or eight years. The pa per upon which the Bulletin is printed is a very fair specimen for a first attempt, and an improvement, which will make it equal lo the paner imported from tiie North, is pro mised, and no doubt will be made before long. [COM MU N 1 CAT KD. j To Jerries Gardner, Jr. Tsq : Sir—l observe that public meeting? are being held in many of the principal cities of the United S’ates to alleviate, as far as pos sible, the distress of the Irish people, which is truly lamentable at this time; and feeling confident that the citizens of Augusta, who are always prompt to respond to the calls of suffering humanity, would willingly assist in such a work, I would suggest that a meet* inguf the citizens be held at the City Hall j at an carlv day, to adopt such measures as they may deem best for the immediate relief oflhal greatly distressed people. A Native Georgia*. Look out for C ounterfeit*. i We have lately seen several counterfeit > bills of the denominination of Twenty Dol lars, purporting to be of the Bank of Charles ton; some of these bills are good imitations of * the genuine notes, and easily passed upon ‘ tiie unweary. Indeed we understand that in L one or two instances they have been put uporWhe Tellers of some of the Banks of this Slate. The bills that we have seen are ’ nearly new. Though the vignette is indis met the signatures are not very skilfully imi -1 tated, and ihe paper inferior. We under . stand that a great many ol these bills are in , circulation in lire counties South West of Macon. From what we can learn, we think it pro , bable that there is quite a number of itiner . ant gentry engaged at this time in the very , lucrative business of exchanging these spu rious notes lor the bills of the Georgia Banks —which they accomplish by sending a runner ahead, representing some one or all of the Georgia Banks as unsound, and these follow ing in his wake, taking such advantage of the public credulity as may be presented.— The public would do well lobe upon their guard against swindlers. —Macon Trle i graph, 9//t inst. George Washington. 1 The Montreal Courier, discussing a point ; of military etiquette, pays a passing compli r men: to our country’s Father, which we ap prec ate mure particularly from this source; P “On that subject, I could cite the case of Washington. He was a Lieutenant Colonel I and Adjutant General of the State of Virginia. His loyalty was not of the fanatfcmi kind