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the constitutionalism Tames Gardner, jr._ T 1) It 31 s. Daily, per annum, $S 00 i Tn-Weekly, per annum 00 I If paid in advance, p ; Weekly, per annum, 3 00 If paid in advance 2 50 TO CLUBS. We call particular attention to the following terms of our paper : To Clubs, remitting $lO in advance. FIVE COPIES are sent. Tins will put our weekly pa per in the reach of new subscribers at TWO DOLLARS A YEAR, £3“All new subscriptions must he paid in advance. Postazs must De paid on all Communications and Let'ersof business. [From the Washington Union, 3lst ull.J From Oeucral Taylor’* Camp. Headquarters Army of Occupation, . Camp on the held of battle, Buena \isia. Mexico, February 34, IB4i- Sm: I have the honor to report that, hav inrr become assured on the 20th inst., that the enemy had assembled in very heavy j force at Eucarnacion, thirty miles in front of | Ag-'in IVnevn, with the evident design of at- ; . tacktnjr mv position, I broke npmy camp at ; tiie latter place on the 2ist and loukupa strong Jute in front, of liuena Vista, seven miles south of Saltillo. A cavalry force left at, Agua Nueva for the purpose of covering the | removal of supplies was driven in during the night, and on the morning of the 22d the Mexican army appeared immediately in front ofour position. At 11 o’clock, a. rn , a flag was sent, hearing from General Santa Anna a summons of unconditional surrender. I<> which I returned a uagattve re p'ay. 'I he summons and rny reply are here with en dosed The action was commenced 1 ite in the afternoon between the I'ght troops on the left 11 ink, but was not seriously en gaged until the morning of the 23 1, when | the enemy made an effort to force the left flick of our position. An obstinate and san guinary confl ct was maintained, with short intervals, thoughmit the day, the result being that the enemy was completely repulsed from nnr lines. An attack of cavalry upon the rancho of Buena Vi-fa and a demonstra tion upon the cilv of Saltillo itself were like wise handsomely repelled. Eearly in the rich', the enemy withdrew from his camp and fell bark upon Agua Nueva, a distance 0 twelve miles. O ir own force engaged at all points in j tit's action fell somewhat sh >rt 5.400 men, while that of the enemy, from the statement of General Santa Anna, may bo estimated at 20.000 Our success against such great odds is a sufficient < nrom’um on the got d con duct of our troops. In a more of ficial report, I shall have the satisfaction of , 1 ringing to the notice of the government the conspicuous gallantry of particular officers j and corps. [ may be permitted here, how ever, to acknowledge my great obligations to Brig (Jen. Wool second in command, to whom I feel particularly ind ’.ted !' • his val liah’e services on this occa. Our loss lias been very se id will not probably fall short of 700 m, The Mexi can loss has been immense. 1 shall fake the j earliest opportunity nf forwarding a correct | list of the casualties of the day. I am sir, very respectfully. You obedient servant, Z TAYLOR, Maj. General U. S. A. convl’g. The Adjutant General of the army, Wash ington, D. C. [T rauslalion.] [Summons nf Santa Anna In Gen. Taylor .] Yon are surrounded by twenty thousand men. and cannot, in anv human probability, avoid suffering a rout, and being cut to pieces with your troops, hut as you deserve consideration and particular esteem, I wish to save von from a catastrophe, and for that purpose give yon this notic*. in order that you may surrender at discretion, under the assurance that you will he treated with the consideration belonging to the Mexican rha r acter, to which end vnu will be granted an 'hour’s time to make tip your mind, to commence from the moment when by flag of truce arrives in your camp. With tin's view. I assure you of my parti cular consideration. God and Liberty. Camp at Encantada, February 22d. 1847. ANT. LOPEZ DE SANTA ANNA. ! To Gen. Z Taylor, lomd’g ti e forces of the j U. States. Headquarters Army of Occupation, Near Buena Vista. Feb. 2.M , 1817. Fir; In reply to your note of this date, summoning me to surrender rnv forces at dis cretion, I beg leave to say that I decline ac ceding to your request. With high respect, I am,sir, your obedient Bervanf, Z. TAYLOR, Maj Gen. United States armv.comd’g. Senor Gen. D. Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna. Commandcr-in-chief, La Encantada. Headquarters Army of Occupation, Saltillo, Feb. 25, 1347. j Fir ; I have respectfully to report that the a wain Mexican force i- yet at Agtt t Nueva. Our troops hold the positions which they have so well defended, and tire prepared to receive the enemy, should he venture another at tack. An arrangement has been made with Gen eral Santa Anna for an exchange of prison ers. by which we shall receive all, or nearly all, of those captured from us at different times, besides tiie few taken in the artuWof the 23d. Our wounded, as well as those of the Mexicans which have fallen into our hands, have been removed to this place, and are rendered comfortable. Our loss in the recent actions, so far as as certained, amounts to 264 killed.4so wound ed. and 26 missing. One company of the Kentucky cavalry is not included in this statement, its casualties not being vet report ed. I respectfully enclose a list of the com- ! missioned officers killed and wounded, em bracing many names of the highest metit. I am, sir. very respectfully, Your obedient servant. Z TAYLOR, Major General U. S. A. comil’g. The Adjutant General of the army,Wash ington, D. C. Headquarters Army of Occupation. Agua Nueva, March I, 1847. Fir : I have the honor to report that the troops of my command occupied their origi nal ramp at llii* place on the 27th February, the last of the Mexican armv leaving on tiie rooming of that day, in Ihe San vouis. It is ascertained that the enemy is r in full retreat, and in a very disorganized condition; the men deserting and dying of starvation in great numbers. I despatch a command this day as far as Encarnation to harrass his rear, and t-ecure whatever milita ry supplies may be found there. From the statements of Mexican officers, particularly of the medical staff left to sue | cor the wounded, there seems no doubt that their loss in the recent action is moderately estimated at 1,500, aud may reach 2.000 men; killed and wounded; besides 2,000 or 3,000 j deserters. Many officers of rank were lost. I I enclose a list of tfie names of our own kill and wounded, made as complete as practica | b!e as ttii-s time. One regiment (Kentucky | cavalry) is nut included, its return not be j rende r ed. The enemy had fully reckoned upon our total rout, and had made arrangements to in tercept our retreat, and cut off tiie army, sta tioning for that purpose, corps of cavalry, not only immediately in our rear, but even below Monterey. I regret to report that iliev succeeded near tiie village of Marin in des troying a tram of supplies, and killing a con siderable number of the escort and teamst*rs. Colonel Morgan, 2d Ohio regiment, on his ; inarch from Cerralvo to Monterey, was io [ tested by the Mexican cavalry, with which j ; he had several rencontres, but finally dis- i | persed them with small loss on his own part. ! Captain Graham, A Q,. M., volunteer ser vice, was mortally wounded in one of these affairs. I have no doubt that tiie defeat of the main army at liuena Vista will secure , our line of communication from further in terruption, but 1 still propose in a few days to change my headquarters to Monterey, with a view to make such further arrange ments as may he necessary in that quarter. The dispositions made to harrass onr rear, vindicate the policy and necessity of defend ing a position in front of Faltilio, where a defeat has thrown the enemy far back into the interior. No result so decisive could have been obtained by bolding Monterey, and our communications would have been j constantly in jeopardy. 1 urn, sir, very respectfully, Your obedient servant, Z. 'FAYLOR, Major General U. S. A. cmnd’g. The Adjutant General of the army, Wash ington, L). C. From our Squadron off Vera Cruz. [U. S. Ship Raritan, OffSacriflcios, March 10, 1847. Sir: Li mv last despatch, dated on the • 7lh inst., I informed the department of the arrival of Major General Scott at Anton Lizardo. Most of the transports, with troops and the materiel of the army, hav. ing a rri ved a bout the sane* time, a speedy di-embarkation was resolved u >on. it being , quite important that we should eff-ct a landing before a norther should come on, j as this would delay us two or three days. After a joint reconnnissance, made by the general and myselfin the steamer Petrita, I the heach due west from Sacnficios, one | of the points spoken of in rny previous let- i ters, was selected as the most suitable for ; the purpose. Tiie anchorage near this j place being extremely contracted, it he- I name necessary, in order to avoid crowd, ing it with an undue number of vessels, to transfer most of the troops to the vessels of war for transportation to Sacrificios Accordingly, on tiie morning of ihe 0;h, at daylight, all necessary preparations — sucii as launching and numbering the boats, de'ailingofficers, &c.- having been previously made, ibis transfer was com menced. Tiie frigates received on board between twenty five and twenty eight hundred men each, with their arms and i accoutrements, and the sloops and smaller vessels numbers in proportion. This part of ilie movement was completed very sue cessfuMv about II o’clock, a. rn., and a few minutes thereafter the squadron un der my command, accompanied bv the commanding general, in the steamship Massachusetts, and such of the transports as bad been selected for the purpose, go! u d r wav. The weather was ve v fin • indeed we could not have been more favored in bis particular than we were. We had a fresh, an 1 vet gentle breeze | from the southeast, and a perfectly smooth 1 sea. The passage to Sacrificios occupied us between two and three hours. Each ship came in and anchored «it limit the slightest disorder or confusion, rn the small space allotted to her—the harbor being soil very much crowded, notwithstanding the number of transpoots we had left he hind. The disembarkation commenced on the 7 instant. Whilst we weretrans. fen ing the troops from the ships to the se* f boats, (sixty-five in number,) I directed the steamers Spitfire and Vixen, and the five gun-boats, to form in a line parallel with and close in to the heach, to cover i the landing. This order was promptly j executed, and these small vessels, from ; the lightness of their draught, were ena bled to take posiiion within good grape range oft he shore. As the boats severally received thei r complements oft roops, they assembled, in a line abreast between the fleet and the gun boats; and w hen all were readv, they pulled in, together, under the guidancocofa number ofthe officers of the squadron, who had been detailed for this purpose. Gen. Worth commanded this, the first line of the army, and had the satisfaction ot forming his command on the heach and neighboring heights just before sun set. Four thousand five liun died men were thus thrown on shore, almost simultaneously. No enemy ap peared to oflhr us the slightest opposition. The first line being landed, the boats, in successive trips, relieved the men of-war and transports of their remaining troops, by 10 o’clock, p. m. The whole army (save a few straggling companies) con sisting of upwards of ten thousand men, were thus safely deposited on shore, \vi li mit the slightest accident of any kind. The ofnceis and seamen under rny com mand vied with each other on this occa sion, in a zealous and energetic perform ance of their duty. 1 cannot hut express to the department the great satisfaction 1 have derived fiom w itnessing their effort to conti ihute all in their power to tiie sue cess of their more fortunate brethren ot t)ie army. The continuing fine, so-day, we are engaged in landing j the artillery, horses, provisions, and other materiel. The steamer NeW Orleans, j u ith the Louisiana regiment of volunteers, ; 800 strong, arrived most opportunely, at Anfnn Lizardo, jus! as we had put our selves in motion. She joined us, and her troops were landed with the rest. Another transport arrived at this anchorage to-day. Her troops have also been landed. Gen. Scott has now with him upwards of eleven thousand men. At his request, I permit ted the marines of the squadron, under Captain Eds,on, to join hi.n, as a part of the 3d regiment of artillery. Thegeneral in-c-hies landed this morning, and the army put itself in motion at an early hour, I to form its lines around the city. There has been some distant firing of shot and [ shells from the town and castle upon the troops, as they advanced, hut without re- \ suit. lam still of the opinion, expressed in mv previous communications, as to the inability of the enemy to hold out for any j length of time. The castle has, at most, I but four or five weeks provisions, and the town about enough to last for the same i , ° time. lam very respectful!v, &o. D. CONNER, Commanding Home Squadron. Hon. J. Y. Mason, Secretary of the Navy, W ashington. [From the N. O. Delta, 31s£ ult.] Later fr im Vera C/'i nz, The ship Oregon, Capt. Glidden, came in last eveniny : she left Anton L zirdo at 11 o’clock on the 2Ctii in-u. While Cant. G. was on shore, on the I'lth hist., he was in- ! formed, hy good authority, that Gen. Scott i intended to commence the bombardment of j the city rfo the next, day—the 20 ti—at 12 o’- ; clock. Me is inclined to think that he car- ; ried this, his intention, info execution; lor, > some three or four hours afirr he sailed, the report of heavy guns was distinctly heard on ; hoard. It uas believed that, they were the American mortars : tlie guns of the Castle are not of a calibre to make so loud a report. A portion of (Jen. Worth’s division had posses sion of a lime-kiln within 700 yards of the city. Some brilliant manoeuvres may he an ticipated from the “Hero of the Heights.”— It was reported, as we had previously heard, that the citizens were anxious to surrender, to avoid an attack; hut the Commandant of the Castle warned them against such a course, threatening, in case it should he attempted, to turn his guns on them, and not cease firing till he should leave the city in ashes. 'The ; force in the rirv is estimated hv our people at 1800—that of the Cast mat 1200. About an hour after the Oregon left, she met the U. S. steamer Mississippi, having Com. Perry on hoard, bearing in (or ti e fleet. A shell Ind been thrown from the Cattle into the quarters of one of Gen. Scott’s aids. It merely intimated to him that he was too close to be agreeable—so lie took the hint, and took up his position at a more conve nient distance. The ship I Inron and barque Douglas, sailed fur this port on The 2()t!i inst. We \esfeniay conversed with a gentleman who was present at the baffle r»f Buena Vista. In add fion to the farts already published, lie related to us much interesting memoranda. The coolness and bravery of the Mississip pi and Illinois volunteers, were, he says, he vnnd ail praise. While firing in line, the front rank knelt on one knee, faking deliber- ! ate aim. and doing deadly execution. Col. Bowles, of the 2d Indiana regiment, j finding that his men (altered early in the ac- 1 tion on the 23d, withdrew from them in dis- | gust, and taking a rifle joined the Mississippi regiment in the thickest of the fight. It is ! due to the Indiana regiment, however, to say, i that they subsequently rallied, appealed to as they were by Capt. Lincoln and others, and fought bravely. The three guns which the Mexicans took, were only yielded hy Lieut. O’Brien afer a desperate resistance. Two of his horses were killed—the carriage-wheels of one of them were broken—and the men attending the guns were all, but one sergeant, shot down. Gen. Tavlor complimented Lieut. O’Brien on the field for his bravery. Ca >t. Washington’shattery was in a most fay Table position. It protected the principal pass or approach to the American lines with the very best effect. At one time dm ing the b if fie, Capt. Bragg expressed some apprehension to Gen. Tay lor in relation to the position of his battery, and risked what he yvas to do. “Give them j more grape, Bragg—more grape,” says old > Rough and Ready,“and that will secure their safety.” Bragg fried the prescription, and found it to have the he.-t effect. Col. Jefferson Dtvis, of Mississippi, is idolized by his regimen’, and, as one of them j said he would lead them into h—l. Believ- | ing that on the 24’h there would be a fight, and being uivib'e to vva ! k on account ol the wound in his foot, be ordered that he be car- j ried out to their head in a wagon. Veil, as we have already told onr readers, j was lanced to deal It. His horse became res tive,his bridle broke, and he carried him into the midst ofthe enemv, where a lance pierced him through the head. Col. Hardin, before being killed, captured a flag from the ermtnv, which with bis hor.-e, he requested should be sent home as a last memento to his wife. Nothing could contrast more strongly (ban the humanity of the American soldiers and the cowardly ferocity and roguish propensity of the Mexicans. The Americans shared therr biscuit and water with the wounded Mexicans, and were often seen to lay them in a position least painful to them. The Mexicans, on the contrary, cowardly killed our wounded men when they met them, as in the case of Col. Clay; they stripped and robbed several of our officers and many of their own. Among the prisoners taken were two who were deserters from onr own ranks. They were brought before Gen, Taylor, who or dered the wretches to be drummed out be yond the lines. Such rascals, he said, might do fur Santa Anna—they would not suit him —and it would be wasting powder and shut to them. They were therefore drum med out to the tune of the Rogue’s March. A bullet having pased through the breast of Gen. 'Baylor’s jacket, lie remarked that the balls were becoming excited. We may give some more of thess inci dents of the fmld to-morrow. [From the N■ O Mercury, ult.] linrna Vista fleeting- The publ. ; meeting, last evening, m non- j nr ofthe victory of our brave soldiers at Buena Vista was very large and respectable. The Mayor of the city presided, and enthu- siastic and eloquent speeches were delivered by Col. Cushing, Gen. Anderson of Tennes see, Wm. C. Johnson of Maryland.Mr, Came ron of Pennsylvania, and Gov. Johnson of 1 Louisiana. The following resolutions were read to the meeting and adopted by acclamation: Resolved, That the late brilliant achieve ment of ourannv at the battle of Buena Vista, lighting as it did against such fearful odds, aliurds to the world another proof of what American valor, directed by American skill, can accomplish—the deeds of m.ble daring performed there by officers and men will fill a bright page in the Nation’s History, and will be turned to u ith pride and exultation as long as its records shall endure. Resolved. That Gen. 'Baylor, the com mander of our forces at Buena Vi.-ta, by his sagacity, his skill, his enterprise and daunt less firmness in the conduct of the Mexican War, and especially by his heroic valor and strategy in his whole engagement w ith Santa Anna, has won for himself a name that entitles bun to rank with the greatest Captains ol this j or anvother age. Resolved, That we tender to Gen Tay- i lor, bis officers and men. onr thanks for their services, our congratulations for their victo ries, and our assurances that we shall be ever ready toaccoid to each and all of them ap- I propriate honors and rewards fur their ser vices to the Republic, Resolved, That while we mourn over the loss of onr gallant fellow countrymen who fed on the 22d and 23J of February, w r e look back*upon their (ate with mingled feelings of regret and pride—they leave gone—but they ! are not dead. They will live forever in tfie I memory and affection of the nation, and we | scarcely know whether to offer their fannies | and ft lends our condolence or congra'.ula- ' tn n-, AUGUSTA. GEO.. TUESDAY MOUNI.NG, A PHIL G, 1847. rtlcatu’H. Brrrni, Stephens, Toombs nucl King, unit their Xortiieia Allies. w e received some weeks since, the first No. of the weekly North American, new' se ries, published at Philadelphia, and recom mended to the wings of the Union by a long list of distinguished names of that party. Glancing obr eye over the long column so ostentatiously paraded, we discover the names of the above members of Congress from Georgia. We were desirous of ascertaining what are the sentiments and opinions put forth by this sheet, and which are recom mended to public confidence in the following emphatic language addressed “To the Whigs of the Union.” Tim undersigned, members of the Senate and House of Representatives, take pleasure in commending to the confidence and favor of the whigs of the Union, the North Ameri can newspaper in Pml idelj ha. The dis tinguished ability with which'n has advocated the great princt/des upon whi h the party is founded, and with which we believe the prosperity and honor of the country to be identified, the uniform zeal which it has ex hibited in supporting the good cause, and the valuable service which it rendered in pro ducing the important political revolution in Pennsylvania and elsewhere, entitle it to public confidence and approbation. By the force of superior talents, energy and enter prize, it has deservedly assumed a high posi tion among the most enlightened and influen tial journals of the country,and mty he class ed in the Jronl runic of the mo.-t important auxillinries and defenders of whig principles. Washington, February, 1847. This is a fall recommendation. We felt solicitous to know what were the whig prin ciples, to give currency and respectability to which the distinguished names of onr mem bers ol Congress fr un Georgia are thus au thoritatively used. We concluded to exam ine life number sent us, an i seiect from it some choice specimens. The paper opens rich. The following are the opening re marks of an editorial entitled Mr. Calhoun and the Wilrnol Proviso. — Every natum-tl triumph won by Locotm oisrn lor the la.-t twenty years, has been the result of a surrender, by the Dough-faces of the North, of the principles and interests which the people of this quarter of the republic re gard as American, to the over weeding pride of opinion and dominion of the South.— Every one! It is worth while for the South, through her Arch Here.-iarch, to complain! Sue has always ruled the country, always borne off its chief honors—except upon the battle fields of the republic : and now, cush ioned in the high places td the government, and subjectinir its entire policy to her pecu liar views, she makes her complaint against the majority of the American people. This is her administration. The present is her policy, and ail the mighty space of its larye honors are lying at her leet. She has tri umphed in her war again:-! the industrial in terests of the nation, and that, too, with a clear majority of the people in favor ot the Tariff. She has given us the present war, its object is her’s, and that object is now ac knowledged to be the seizure of the territory of a free people in order to make the African Slave trade unnecessary, by encouraging the breed of human cattle at home. After a very long tirade against the bitter curse ot slavery, the following language of menace is used in reference to any effort of the south to resort to her reserved rights in resistance of this Wilmot policy: But let the whole truth be spoken. The time has passed when the North can be hec tored into submission. Mr. Calhoun is de ceived in supposing that the raw head and bloody bones which he exhibited, with great effect, some fifteen years since, can frighten us. The North is attached to the Union; hut threats of its dissolution no longer alarm her. The Union will not, and cannot he dissolved, while the North lias a heart to feel or an a. in to stnke in its defence. These are specimens of the spirit which inspires the policy of the Northern allies of our whig members (all Nullifies in days of old) and so highly commended to us. We will now take a few specimens from an editorial headed “The People and the War.” After setting forth that this war is (fne got up by the President, to uphold southern su premacy, and to extend the area of slavery, and that the people are opposed to it—to its cause—the manner in which it was com menced, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera, it use g the following language: With these ievvs, we (eel justified in np j posing more vigorously all the wrongs ofthis contest; to hold up the abominations of the President’s policy in the str. ngest light for i ational condemnation; to endeavor to strip i the war of all its designs of conquest; and then, as a people in arms, united and ready | lor the worst, offer Mexico a brother’s, not a ! robber’s peace. 'Phis has been and is the position of the Whig party —and a sublime j and patriotic one it is. Again, while writing to support the war though stigmatizing it as above, the following is said in tender sympathy for the supporters of Mr. Cilley's pusillanimous back out policy, I and the traitorous refusal of Massachusetts federalists to vote supplies— yet wiio are not | withstanding respected and cherished , as good ' whigs, good patriots, good men, wise and true: I There are Whigs, it is true, who entertain different views. While we differ, in some i respects from them, we continue to respect and cherish them as good Whigs, good pa triots, good men—wise and true. They op pose the granting supplies; forgetful that tl e measure which, in England only opposes the | administration, here opposes the nation.— 'There it removes the minister and controls the executive; here it has no such power, and operates only against the government and the country. As a specimen of the candour and veraci ty ofthis important auxilliary of whig prin- I ciples, we introduce a few sentiments from the prospectus. Among other acceptable an nouncements it states the fact so pleasing 1 to the south, that the Tariff fight is yet to be fought. It is difficult to find in the same ! space, as many disingenuous and false posi tions as are contained in the following: The Tariff fight is yet to he fought. The present administration, having stolen the vote i ofthis Stale by tariff pledges, disgraced its j triumph by laying the industry of the coun try at the feet of Great Britain. This men- I sure, conceived partly in hatred of the North, and a desire to humble her industry to an | equality with that of slave-, and partly in a base effort to ape that which was falsely al leged to he the policy of England; has, even thus early, been attended with many of the consequences anticipated. A foreign famine has interposed to save us from its worst ef fects, for a time; that shield is temporary— the evil is permanent, unless tlie people cor rect it. The course of on r Pennsylvania Lo co Focos upon this subject has made mani fest their falsehood, perfidy and corruption; the yeomanry of the Keystone, at the late election, most signally rebuked them; and we cannot doubt that the com ng contest will confirm that verdict. But while, by destroying »he Tariff they shrivelled up the revenues of the govern ment, they were unsatisfied until, by drag ging the Sub Treasury from the grave to which the people in 1840 consigned it, they also destroyed nnr credit —1 eggary and bank, rupfcv, even in a stare of peace, wee the certain consequence; but lest some interpo sition of Providence should save us from that degradation, a foreign war was accumulated upon this pile of abominations. We can pity the folly and fanatical dog matism that would ding to the absurd theo ry that Free Trade is an injury to a country, and prohibit ions, restrictions, monopolies and j the thousand fetters that class legislation throws around the energies of a nation I would be fruitful of blessings. We can piiy the folly that will believe in shell absurd.ties, even in defiance of the flood of light which the recent experience, arising from tiie en lightenrd free trade policy of the two most commercial nations m the world, has poured upon the stubborn prejudices of protection ists. The slowness of seme minds to give np a favorite theory, even after it has been long exploded and despised by the practical wisdom of the age, is 100 proverbial to need comment. But we have no charity for mis } representation. We cannot respect the press which will deliberately assert as recently as iVarch 3d, 1847, that the effect of existing measures —the tariff and sub-treasury, has been to sh. ivel up the revenues of the country, to produce beggary and bankruptcy, and to ; destroy the credit of (he country. The reverse of all this is notoriously true. Every pursuit and branch of industry is i thriving—ilie credit of the government was j never higher, and the revenues, under the i present tariff, will exceed those under the i tariff of 1842, several millions of dollars for the current year. We leave the people of Georgia to deter mine for themselves, what reliance they can place upon such a press,though so highly re commended to them, and what benefit they are to derive from the triumph of the whig I party, if these are its principles. CTWe would call attention to the adver tisement of Muscovado Sugars, to be sold in Charleston on the 13th inst, by Mr. M. C. Mordecai, at auction. Good Div.dcuils. The Mechanics Bank of tins city has de clared a semi-annual dividend of 4 per cent, payable on demand. The Board of Directors of the Bank of Brunswick, have al.-o declared a dividend of i four per cent, which is payable on demand. Grand Sal me. A salute of one hundred guns was to have been fired on Monday last in Baltimore, by order of Gen. Smith, in honor of the glorious victory of Buena Vista, achieved by the American arms under Major General Zacha ry Taylor, on the 221 and 23J of February last, over the Mexican forces, commanded by Gen. Santa Anna,outnumbering the Ame rican in the proportion of four to one. The next Stcnimhip, The next steamship from Liverpool will, it is expected , be the Sarah Sands, which was to sail on or about the 2flth uit., and will bring some twenty days later intelli gence. The amount of Treasury Notes outstanding on the Ist inst- was $7,632,813 14- Tbe Mint. The Washington Union of the Ist inst. says—“ The coinage of the Mint at Philadel phia last month exceeded two millions of dollars, being the largest amount ever coined in one month since the government was founded. It was as follows: In gold conis $1,988,880 In silver do. 88,600 In copper do. 2,031 $2,079,511 Under the new directions given by Mr. Walker, as Secretary of the 'Treasury, and ! the zealous co-operation of the able director, Dr. Patterson, it is believed the coinage at the Philadelphia mint will reach three million* : of dollars a month—chiefly in gold. It i* fully believed that during President Polk’s administration, sixty millions of dollars will lie converted into American coin, being, in four years, more than one-half the amount of the fi'fy-five years preceding. So much for democracy and hard money.” [communicated j Mr. Editor —l received a few days since t communication, dated April 2d, from a com mittee of a meeting held at Larnhack’s Long Room, on the 31.-1 till., requesting my opin ion, as one of the candidates for Mayor, in regard to the “immediate re-building of the Upper Bridge,” Distracting private matter* have hitherto prevented my paying that at tention to the qi.e-tion, which my respect both for the committee and the meeting would ! dictate. As that meeting seemed to think that the Council would be sufficient to act in j the premises, my sole object now is to pro pose, that the Council be instructed on the i subject; and then those who have to pay for it, j will decide on the expenditure. Nor is il too late for the present Council to direct the citizens, at the approaching election, to indi cate, on tl eir tickets, their approval or dis ; approval of the measure. j. g. McWhorter. 1 OCrAt a meeting of Hie Georgia Modi cal >ciety, held on the Ist in-f., D>»o- I tors R I). Arnold and J. B. Tufts were elected as Delegates to represent this i Society in the National Medical C>nven -1 lion to be held in the citv of 'Philadelphia ;in May next. Savannah Georgian , 3 inst. • Col Robert >l . Erie. ls, j a-.-t d through town on Wednesday, on his way to New Groans. , As that ciiy is the present headquarters of his regiment, all letters should bo directed to him (here. From Col. Echols much is ex pected,and shou d his regiment take the field, i under Ins skilful management it must be come the crack regiment of the army.—At lanta Luminary. 3 I ins/. Ulastvil W.icat. Richard Wanhen, of this county, sent a few bunches of wheat to us, winch we learn he gathered promiscuously from a large field, | the spires ami blades being entirely withered and dry. In discovering the cause of tho | decay, we found at the root of every stem I eiilier a small white deposit resembl mg ffiat i of the wasp, w hen first seen in its cell, or a more mature insect answering die qualifies of the young locust, both in color and form. We also learn, that Mr. Warthen’s whole wheat crop is suffering more or !e<s from 1 those insects, but have not heard of any oilier, Sandersvillc Tele scope ,2 J inst. LECTURE Q.\ MISSION. The Rev. JOHN B. ADGER will deliver a j lecture to-night in the Presbyterian Lecture Room at half past 7 o’clock. Subject—“ The future prospects of the Amen : can Mission.” Tiie public are respectfully invited to attend. April 6 J 157 Wistars’s Balsam of Wild Cherry. A Lady tn New 1 ork, who had been given up by her Physician , sends us the following : TROY, May 15, 1846. Mr.. Fowle —In October last, I took a violent i cold, which settled on my I ungs and produced a : hacking cough, accompanied with sweat* which reduced me very low. A few days after t was taken I employed one of our b-st Physician*, hut received no help; but I tried another, but with no better success, and finally a third, still g ow* ing worse all the while. At tins stage of live dis ease I was reduced so low as to be unnbl+to turn myself in bed, or sit up while my bed was made.— My physicians finally g ive me up, and said that I had the consumption, and that there was no help for me. 31 y friends advised me to try Wislar't Balsam of Wild Cherry, but the Doctors objected, ■aid that it would only hurry me out of the word; I finally procured a bottle, and by using three bot tles 1 was restored to perfect health. MRS. SARAH LAWSON. None genuine unless signed I. Butts on tho wrapper. For sale in Augusta, wholesale and retail, by IIA VILA ND, RIS LEY & CO., and also by THOMAS BARRETT &, CO., and Dealers in Medicines generally in Georgia. April 6 t 3— 157 8an«l’» .Sarsaparilla. Health is the choicest blessing heaven can con fer on man, in comparison to which all wordly treasures sink into nothing and insignificance. The royal robes of princes cannot compare with the ruddy hue of health. Thousands suffering from diseases that have mlueed them to a total wreck, might by proper treatment and the use of the right medicine, entirely regain their health. Diseases having their origin in vitiated secretion or inflammation or the mucous tissues, chronic rheumatism, sciatica or lumbago, scrofula, king's . evil, biles, salt rheum, barber’s itch, and similar , diseases, will be safely and effectually cu ed by the use of Sand’s Sarsaparilla, which has been used in many thousands of cases with complete i success. 1 For turthcr particulars and conclusive evidence ■ of its superior value anil efficacy, see pamphlet*,- which may be obtained of agents, gratis. Prepared and sold,-wholesale and retail, by A. t D& D. SANDS, Wholesale Druggist*. UK) 3 Fulton, corner of William street, Ncw-\urk.— ] Sold also by, IIAVILAND, RISLEY & CO., Augusta. And by Druggists generally throughout the i United States. Price $1 per bottle, or six bottle* for |5. P April 6.