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C*ell, Sbii Itlii-Nlroni; MopesoA !d» Bcrorerj .
The numerous friends of B'ig. Gen. Jus.
Shields, throughout the United States, will
learn with joy and gratitude, that although he
received h most desperate and dreadlul wound
iu ihe mule of the lS(h nil., at Cerro Gordo,
|,. p ijfp i= not despaired of. His physicians
entertain hopes of his recovery. The follow
ing letter, written by his aid, Maj. Davis, to
D. Hayden, Esq , of this city, will best ex
plain his situation, the nature of his wound,
mi l the chivalric and gallant service in which
it whs received. All honor to Gt'n. Shields,
arul in<v kind Heaven lestore Inm to health
and a sale return to his country, to receive
the plaudits due to his distinguished gallantry
and meritorious services.
Pass of the Cerro Gordo, Mexico, April 2*2, 131 1.
Mj Dear Sir— Knowing the deep anxiety
V nii, as well as the large circle of friends with
which Genera! Shields is blessed, will feel to
a-certain his true situation, and ihe prospect
ot in’s recovery, I leave his bedside lor a lew
moments to give von the desired information.
Contrary to the expectation of all his
p’.ysicans, I am rejoiced to have it in my power
to Hffureynii that he is not only in the land
ot tne living, but that the chances are now
all in his favor that his life will yet be saved.
H ; s recovery I now regard as almost certain,
unless some unforseen change in his situation
occurs.—The wound is a horrible one. and
it must be sometime before he will be able to
be removed to United States, even il he re
covers at all.
He was shot in the early part of the battle,
on the 1 S«li, while leading the 4th Illinois
regiment in a charge upon a balt.lery of six
guns,supported by a iarge body of lancers
and infantry—the whole being the extreme
right work of the enemy and the headquarters
o! Santa Anna, and the depot ofali their pub
lic stores, officers’ baggage, &c., &,c. The
I all, which was either grape or canister, en
tered the right breast, about an inch and a
half or two inches below the nipple, passed
through the right lobe of the lung and out of
the bark, without, however, doing injury to
the spine. I w’as the only member of his
staff near his person when he fell, and had
him at once borne from the field. We had
to carry him upwards of two miles before 1
could reach a physician, and after succeeding j
in getting him there, the only consolation I ;
received Iron them was, after examining and
dressing his wounds, that he must die. I
however, clung to hope as long as there was
life, and succeeding at last in getting a litter,
carried him to a rancho two miles and a half
towards Jatapa, where he still remains.
Os his conduct on the field of battle it is
useless for me to speak, the wound upon bis
body, and the fact that he was leading his
men on foot, speak a language more emphatic
than any I can mike use cf. H s command ;
took the battery, captured a large amount of
public stores, some $20,000 in specie, 200
pack-mules, and chased Santa Anna so close j
as to compel him (o abandon bis carriage and
mount a mule that was hitched to it,—ln this j
way he escaped.
The battery taken by Gen. Shields is a mils I
this side of the Gerro Gordo, towards Jalapa;
lo gel there he led his command over three |
miles through the most dense chaparral 1
ever saw, without even the guide of a foot
path. The Mexican officers state that the
appearance of in’s command this side of the
Pass, and immediately in front ol Gen. Santa
Anna’s headquarters, produced great con
sternation among them, and did much to in
duce an early surrender—they naturally sup
posing a large force was approaching to en
tirely cut them off in the rear. The Mexican
officers assert, they have no more guns or
ammunition to fight with, and that peace
must speedily ensue. 1 cannot add more, as
the messenger who is to take this to Vera
Cruz, is wailing. Os one thing rest assured,
1 shall never quit the side of Gen. Shields, let
the consequences to myself be what they
may, until I see him entirely out of danger,
and” able to return to the U. S. when I arn
confident lie will meet with a warm reception
from his countrymen.
God I^lssyou, and believe me to remain,
truly, your friend.
GEO. T. M. DAVIS, A. D. C.
To D. Hayden, Esq , New Orleans.
Col. Doniphan.
We glory alike in all the exploits of our
gallant soldiers. Far be it from our purpose,
lo snatch a single leaf from the laurel of one
of our brave leaders, in order that another
mav shine more conspiciously, and fill a
larger space in the records of our nation’s
glory. Never was there a war, in which the
various leaders pressed so closely on each
other, in the n\ce of glory. All have done
their duly, nobly, ably, and successfully.—
Taylor has rendered tlie valley of the Rio
Grande classic in our history, by deeds of
aurpassing brilliancy. Scott has revived the
glories of Lundy’s Lane and Chippewa around
Vera Cruz and on the craggy summits of
Cerro Gordo. Kearny, after occupying an j
immense territory, marches two thousand i
miles, with a single company, through a hos- ;
tile country, fights several battles against an j
overwhelming force, suppresses an insurrec
tion, and re-establishes American supremacy
on the distant Pacific, Price, with a single
battalion of volunteers and regulars,'defeats
an insurgent force of two thousand soldiers, i
and with small loss revives quiet and order in |
the vast valley of the North Rio Grande.—
And now, the latest and not the least glorious
of the many valorous achievements of this
war, the extraordinary march and tfPilliant
victory achieved by Col. Doniphan, in Chi
huahua, crown the series ot stirring events
and splendid actions, which has made this so
glorious an epoch in the annals of our Repub
lic.
With a force of nine hundred men, nearly
all citizen soldiers, this gallant and able offi
cer marches a thousand miles, over dreary de
serts and through a hostile country, without
resources, without ammunition, far off from
all supplies and reinforcements, into the very
iff ii.
centre of the enemy’s country; meets hL
troops in greatly superior force; defeats them
in two pitched battles, with the loss of sea rep
ly a man; captures a large and flourishing
city; occupies a rich and populous State; and
then, when the cm q lered people are reduced
1 lo subjection and allegiance, he prepares to
march with his little band five hundred mi!e
farther, to reinforce the army of the Rio
Grande, then supposed to be surrounded by
Santa Anna with his legion army.
]n a few days we hope to have the pride
and pleasure of recording the entire success
of this most extraordinary enterprise. It cer
tainly will be regarded in history us one of
the mo.-t brilliant achievements of ancient, or
modern limes. Neither the retreat of the
ten thousand Greeks, under Xenophon—the
bloody march of Cortes through the swarm
ing myriads of the Aztecs and Tlascaians—
nor any of the various a accom
plished by small bodies of men, traversing
hostile territory, of which history has any re
cord, exceded in difficulty, in danger, or in
success, (he masterly march of Doniphan
over the vast plains and through tiie populous
valleys of New .Mexico.
But the merits and distinction of Col. Do
niphan do not depend alone on the successor
this extraordinary military enterprise. He
has left behind him, in conquered territory, a
more lasting monument ot his wisdom and
sagacity, in the compilation of laws prepared
: by him for the government of the New Mexi
| cans. Throwing aside the sword and the
| military insigna, adopting the language ot
Cicero, arma cedant toga', he seizes his pen at
the invitation of our General-in-Chief, and
from the rich stores of his knowledge and ex
perience, compiles a system of jurisprudence,
j admirably adapted In soften the rigors and al
i leviate the horrors of military ride in the con
i qtieied country—a jurisprudence, whose faith
| fui and efficient enforcement will contribute
1 more to redeem and elevate the degenerate
race, now subject lo our rule, than all the
i bloody battles that ever were fought and won
To the crown of laurel, then, which be
longs to the brow of this gallant officer and
gentleman, let there be added the still more
glorious civic wreath, due to him who has
| rescued, bv his wisdom, a whole nation from
j degradation,law lifssness,crime and ignorance,
j Let the double glory be his. of having sub
j deed a people by his arms, and saved them by
{ his wisdom—of having conquered an enemy,
I only to enlighten and elevate Inm.
AUGUSTA, GEO..
FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 14, 1817.
j {KjrGeutlemen wishing to subscribe for ihe Din
ner to be given on Monday, the 17th, to the lion.
Daniel Webster, will please cal! at the Constitu
tionalist and Chronicle & Sentinel offices, where
i they will find subscription lists open.
O’ We are pleased with the energy and
j harmonious spirit evinced by the DeKalb and
Gwinnett meeting. Though they occupy
much of our space,we publish them with plea- 1
I sure, with a view to oblige our subscribers
* , .
there, and in the hope that their zeal may
prove infections. We rejoice to see the de
j mocrats preparing for the severe political con
test that we are this summer lo experience
fur the supremacy of our cherished princi
ples.
The Crops.
The recent concourse of visitors in our I
city from various sections of \he State,
brought together by the Rail Road Conven
tion, gave us an opportunity to inquire into
the condition of the crops. We are sorry to
learn that they are far from promising. The
wheat has suffered much in the middle and
upper portions of Georgia from drought—
the stand is not a good one, and an average
yield cannot be expected. The corn in the
same region is not doing well. The spring
has been cold and backward and unseasona
able, and in (lie Cherokee region there are
complaints of the grasshopper being quite
destructive. The planters are looking to a
short crop of corn, and holding on to their
surplus. In addition to this, it is believed
that the foreign demand must continue a long
time and keep up prices. The cotton also
is very backward, the stands are not good,
and in stiff soils many of those that planted
late have not yet got their cotton fully out
of the ground. We see that the Columbus
Times, makes the same report of the stiff
lands on the Chattahoochee.
Taylor and his Generals.
A work under the above attractive title has
been laid on our table by Mr. J. A. Mil!en,r f
the Literary Depot. It is a cheap edition,
contains sketches of Generals Taylor, Wool,
Worth and Twiggs, and his, besides-, seve;al
wood cuts.
There is also appended to it, a history of
the bombardment of Vera Cruz, and a sketch
of the life of General Scott,
We have also from the same source, two
interesting numbers of Little’s Living Age.
Two numbers of The Pictorial Times, and
Nichols’ Illustrated New York.
We hope that our readers will call at the
Depot and examine for themselves.
Rail Rond Convention.
This body adjourned after two days harmonious
session. Before adjourning, the following elec
tions were made.
JOHN P. KING, President.
Directors.
John Bones, Jas. W. Davies,
H. Bowdre, A. G. Saffold,
VV. M. D’Antignac, E. E. Jones,
A. J. Miller, John Cunningham,
A. Poullain, Charles Dougherty,
B. 11. Warren, Thos. N. Saffold,
P. Stovall, W.D. Conyers,
J. C. Fargo, Jacob Phinizy,
T. N. Hamilton.
Manufacturing in Georgia.
A Colton Factory is in course of operatic n
in Troop county. It is to work 1,600 spin
dles, and 20 looms.
Governor of Jalapa.
Gen. Twiggs has been temporarily appoint Go
vernor of Jalapa and charged with the preserva
tion of order and the protection of the inhabitants
of that place. Lieut. Col. Childs hne been appoin
ted military commandant of the city.
Itfr< Webster.
This gentleman left Charleston on Tuesday
last, accompanied by his wife and Miss Sea
ton, for Columbia. He will remain at Co
lumbia till Saturday next, when he will leave
for this city.
Steaveus’ History of Georgia.
The Savannah Republican of 10th inst.
says—We are pleased to be able to inform
our readers that the first volume of Dr. Ste
vens’ History of Georgia is completey, and
that it will be issued from the press during
the coming autumn. The work will consist
o !
of two rather large octavo volumes, divided i
into five books—as follows:
1. The Ante-Colomial Period.
2. Georgia under the Trustees.
3. Georgia under the Royal Governors.
4. Georgia in the Revolution.
5. Georgia and Independent State.
We shall speak more particularly of it in
a few days.
Steam Bo it Company of Georgia.
At a meeting of tlie Stockholders of the
Steam-Boat Company of Georgia, hold in
Savannah, on Monday last, Savannah, for
the purpose of reorganizing the company,
the following gentlemen were elected Direc
tors, in conformity to the charert
For Savannah. —Edward Padelford, An
drew Low, Jr., Hubert A Lewis, Joseph S.
Fay, John H. Reid, George W. Anderson,
Charles Green, Edmund Molyneux, George
Hall, Robert A. Alien.
For Augusta. —T. S. Metcalf, J. R. Bulk
ley, James Hope.
At a meeting of the new Board Tuesday,
Charles Green, Esq. was elected President
of the Company for the ensuring
the following appointments were made.
Wm. P. Williams, General Superinlen.
S. M. Pond, Treasurer and Secretary.
George Johnson, Clerk,
IJ» S. Hledical Convention.
A convention of delegates from various
medical schools and societies in thell. S. was
insession in Philadelphia last week. They
adjourned on Saturday, after a session of
three days, to meet again in May, 1848* in
the cifv of Baltimore. Previous to adjourn
! ' . <
I mrnt, the following resolution Was proposed
i and adopted—
! “Resolved* That this convention do now
resolvet itself into the “American Medical
Association. *
An election Was then gone into for officers
j for the ensuing year, when the following
j gentlemen were chosen
j President —Dr. Nathaniel Chapman, of Pa.
Vice Presidents—Drs. J. Knight, New
Haven; A. 11. Stephens, N. V.; Moultrie,
South Carolian; Buchanan, Tennessee.
Secretaries—Drs. Stille and Dunbar, of
Philadelphia.
Treasurer—Dr. J. Havs.
Destructive Fire at Baltimore.
The city of Baltimore was visited on the
i 9th inst., with one of the most destructive
conflagrations that has taken place for
the loss being estimated at from .$150,000 to
$300,000. It broke out about 1 o’clock in
the extensive cabinet manufactory of John it
James Williams &. Co,, on South street, and I
m a few minutes the whole building was 1
wrapped in flames. It next extended to the i
extensive wholesale grocery establishment of 1
Wm. Chesnut, E-q., which was also destroy- j
ed. with two other warehouses, occupied by
Mr. John Dowell, grocery merchant, Peter
Kernan, and Hamilton &. Donsery. Mr.
Chesnut was insured $20,000, but his loss is
afoul $40,000. Messrs. Williams’ loss is
about $35,000, on which there was an insu
rance of but $15,000. The other stores de
stroyed were all fully insured as were also all
the houses burnt. •
Statistic?.
The whole amount of the annual products
of the United States is about one thousand
millions of dollars. Os this, the proportion to
each inhabitant is greatest in New England*
viz; $34; in tfie Middle Stales S7O; in the
Southern $52; in the South Western s6l; in
the North Western s4l. These great dif
ferences result in pari from variations in the
density of population, fertility, capital, mar
kets, slavery, ets., and in pari also from differ
ences in Slate legislation.
The New England States, containing less
than two-fifths of the whole population ofthe
Union, possess 76.3 per cent, of the manufac
tures, and the manufactured products of Mis
sachusetts exceed in value those of all the
Western States together.
In manufactures, Massachusetts, Pennsyl
vania and New York lead. The profits of
commerce are greatest in New \ork, Penn
sylvania, Ohio and Louisiana. In (timing,
Pennsylvania equals all the others Slates
together, excepting New York, which is not
the half of Pennsylvania.
The mining interest of Virginia is about
one third that of New York.
TTCapt. Leslie Chase, of the army, has been
ordered to Columbus to muster in the Volun
teer force recently called for by the Govern
or.
Tennessee and Pennsylvania Regiments.
In addition to the list of killed and wound
ed at ihe battle of Cerro Gordo; the New Or
leans Picayune of the Bth inst., contains the
loss sustained by the Tennessee and Penn
sylvania Regiments, under Gen. Pillow, be
ing the Ist Brigade of Volunteers. The
officers killed were Lieuts. F. B. Allen and
C. G. Gill, 2d Tennessee Regiment; those
wounded were Brig. General J. G. Pillow,
slightly; Lt. Col. U. W. Gumming, Major
Fa'rquharson, Capt. Murry, Lieuts. VV. Yeo
man, James Fenest, and J. T. Sutherland,
all of the SJ Tennessee Regiment; Capt.
- --sa
Maulding and Adjutant Heiman of the Ist
Tennessee Regiment.
Os the rank and file, seventeen were killed,
principally belonging to the 2J Tennessee
Regiment, and seventy-five wounded, be- |
longing to the Ist and 2d Tennessee and Ist
| and 2d Pennsylvania Regiments.
The above added to those published yester
: day, makes the total of killed, wounded and
missing, 411. Fourteen others, belonging
to Capt. Magruder’s company of Ist Artil
lery and Company F., Illinois Regiment,
from which no returns were made, are not
included in the above.
One hundred dollar counterfeit notes on
, the Nashville branch of the Planters’ Bank
I of Tennessee are noticed as in circulation at
St. Louis, so well executed as to deceive the
best judges.
The Richmond Whig ot ttie 10th instant,
savs—“We understand that Fayette McMul
len, democrat, is ascertained, by the official
scrutiny of the polls, to be elected to Con
; gress, from the Abingdon District, by one
| majority over Andrew S. Fulton, the Whig
j candidate.
[communicated.]
Democratic fleeting in the 33th Senato
rial Uikli ict of Georgia.
Stonk Mountain, May 10th, 1817.
j In accordance with previous arrangements
the delegation from the counties of DeKalh
i •*
I and Gwinnett, composing the 39th Senato
-1 rial District of Georgia, met this day in con-
I venfinn at this place, for the purpose of se
lecting a candidate to be voted for, to repre
; sent said district in the Senatorial branch of
j the next Legislature*.
| When, on motion of J. B. Wilson, E-qr.,
i James Diamond, Esqr. was called to the
Chair, for the purpose of organizing said
body, and J. N. Bellinger requested to act as
j Secretary.
On motion of J. B. VV i’son, Col. L. F.
i Wilcox of Gwinnett, was unanimously cho
son President.
On motion, a Committee of two, to wit:
J. B. Wilson and John Jones, Esqrs., were
appointed to conduct Col. Wilcox to the
Chair, who on taking his seat addressed
the convention in an animated and patriotic
tone, calling upon the democratic party to
look well to their posts, and unite and stand
| firm in defence of their principles. The
i names of the delegates were then read out—
when the following gentlemen appeared and
took their seals:
From DeKalh —J. B. Wilson, P. F. Iloyl,
R. M. Brown, M. W. Fonnwall, E J. Hul
sey, VV. E. Mitchel, T. M. Darnall, John
Jones, James Milican, J. L. Williams, Wm.
Johnston* Wm. Beauchamp, Simeon Smith,
Samuel Potts, James Diamond, Tims. C. Bol
ton, Rob!. McCurdy, J. W. Fowler, Alex.
Ratferree, E. B. Reynolds, T. A. Kennedy*
A. R. Almond, Geo. K. Smith, F. C. Dia
mond, J. N. Bellinger, and Nimrod Argo,
Esqrs.
From Gtrmneti —L. F. Wilcox, J. A.
Bouls, C. N. Johnson, Benj. Ghalston, T. M.
• Jones, R. F. Foster, J, Dishon, John Mcrphet*
H. P. Thomas, M. F. Hamilton, G. T. Rake
j straw, J. Highsaw, R. Whitworth* Marat
Camp, 11. IM. Willis, Wm, Lee* Mathew
i Henry, F. Matlocke, Mark Miller, E. J. Mc-
Daniel, Win. Roberts, and Richard Hulr*
I Esqrs.
On motion of Dr. T. M. Darnall, trie
delegation from Gwinnett were called on
to report the name of the candidate which
they had agreed upon to present to the con
vention. They responded by presenting lhe !
name of James P. Simmons, Esqr. of Lau
rcnceville as a suitable and capable candi
date to be run by the democratic parly of the
39th Senatorial District.
Whereupon it was moved that James
P, Simmons, Esqr. be nominated by accla
mation, which was done almost unanimously,
some two or three voting in the negative,
not from objections to the name, but from a
misunderstanding of the arrangements.
On motion of John Jones, Esqr., a Com
mittee of three were appointed to inform
Col. Simmons of liis nomination and solicit
Ids acceptance. This Committee were
Messrs. Thomas, Foster, and Jones.
On motion of Dr. T. M. Darnall, a
Committee of five were appointed to draft
resolutions expressive of the views of the
meeting. The Committee appointed were
Messrs. Geo. K. Smith, J. B. Wilson, John
Jones, S.H. Tones and T. M. Darnall, Esqrs.
The Committee retired for a short time and
through their Chairman Geo. K. Smith, re
ported the following Preamble and Resolu
tions, which were read hy the convention.
Geo. K. Smith, Esqr. then addressed the
body in advocacy of the resolutions then pre
sented, and descanted at some length on the
inconsistencies of the present whig party,
and closed by calling earnestly on the de
mocracy to rally, unite and concentrate their
efforts in behalf of democratic truth. The
following preamble and resolutions were then
unanimously adopted by the convention:
Whereas the time for calling forth and
presenting to the people a suitable and ac
ceptable candidate to be run for State Senator
in the 3911 i Senatorial District of Georgia,
has again arrived—and whereas, we, the
delegates chosen bv the democratic party of
the counties of DeKalh and Gwinnett, have
this day met for that purpose, and have ac
complished the same by the selection of one
worthy of that high and honorable trust, and
whereas we are democrats, not from policy,
not Irom motives of interest, nor yet for pur
poses of self aggrandizement, but from a pure
and devoted love of country—from an abid
ing confidence in the doctrines of the great
democratic party of the United States, as
being the most wise, the most wholesome,
doing the greatest good greatest num
ber of the people, as standing forth in strict
accordance with the views, ends, aims and
objects of the illustrious framers of our glo
rious republic. Therefore be it
1. Resolved, That notwithstanding we are
censured and opposed by the whig party gen
erally, in apparent earnestness, in regard to '
the doctrines we advocate, we are yet strong in i
the faith. —'"dyed in the icnol ,” havieg the most I
abiding confidence in the purity, correctness i
and stability of our principles as heretofore j
set forth and expounded bv the great leaders
of liberty at d republicanism.
2. Resolved, That we have a- yet an mi- i
shaken confidence in the present Chief Ma
crislrate ol the United States—in his abilities
id • 1 •
as a Statesman—in his purity as a patriot,
in the policy lie has adopted in administering
the government —that we believe his great
est wish has been the good of his country
and his whole country —that his administra
lion so far in its general features has been
acceptable to the party that elevated him to
the Presidency.
3. Resolved, That we view, with mingled
feelings of sorro v and indignation, (lie course
that has been taken by a large portion oflhe
whig party in regard to the present adminis
l (ration — to its policy in reference to the war
now existing between the United Stales and
Mexico—to the war itselfand its objects and •
consequences—that we look upon the course ;
of some of them.anrf the number is not small, !
as being utterly deslitnte of that patriotism I
which should rise, and swell, and burn, in t
every American bosom, prompting them to
sustain the glory and honor of our common
country when invaded by a common foe.
4. Resolved, Tint we look upon the pre
sent war as being a just one, so far as the
Government of the United States is concern
ed; that it was loudly called for by justice,
policy and the honor of the* country; that it |
was war, or disgrare, in the eyes of the 1
world; and as it, is commenced we wish our
arm- may continue to triumph until peace
shall be conquered, or the whole country of !
the enemy tall into the possession of our ;
Government.
5. Resolved, That we rejoice at the late j
brilliant achievements of our arms in Mexi- j
co; that (Jens. Taylor and Scott, and our !
• whole army are entitled to our respect, our
; confidence, our best wishes and feelings; 1
j that, tliev claim and shall have, a place in ,
our memories that shall live through all
time.
6. Resolved That we regret much to see
the attempts that our opponents are making 1
in order to succeed in the next Presidential j
canvass* that we look upon them as being J
the result of a too eagerdesire to succeed not
upon merit alone, but by resorting to mere
availability ; that we look upon their course
in attempting to bring I lie name of the gal
lant Taylor in connection with Whig princi-*
pies as being highly inconsistent with their
former and present course, in reference to
Texas and the war.
7. Resolved , That we will cheerfully and
; unanimously support Jerries P. Simmons, !
the nominee this day chosen for Senator from |
the 39th Senatorial District of Goorgia.
8. Resolved, That the thanks of this body ■
are hereby tendered to the President for the
; able m inner in which he has presided mor ;
! its deliberations, and also to the Secretary 1
for the manner ill which he has discharged |
; his duties.
I 9. Resolved. That the thanks of this meet- |
j ing be tendered to Mr. A. Johnson, for his |
t kindness in furnishing a room,; and other ac
commodations.
On motion of James Diamond, Esq., it |
was
Resolved, That the proceedings of this |
Convention he published in the Augusta Con
stitutionalist, the Federal Union, and Allan- !
ta Luminary.
The same was agreed to.
When, on motion, Weldon E. Mitchell ad
dressed the meeting in some appropriate re
marks.
On mot ion, it was
Resolved, That there shall be a meeting \
held at the Stone Mountain on the filth Sat
urday of this month, for the purpo e of cele
brating the late victories of our Army in ;
Mexico, and that Col. James P. Simmons be j
especially invited to attend.
The meeting then adjourned.
LYMAN F. WILCOX, President.
John N. Bellinger, Secretary.
[ CORRESPONDENCE.]
LAWRENCE VILLE, May 10th, 1347.
; Sir : We, the undersigned committee, ap- :
pointed for the purpose, fake pleasure in in- ;
forming you, that in the Democratic Couven- |
lion, this day holden at the Stone Mountain, !
you were nominated, by acclamation, as a j
suitable candidate for the office of Senator, |
in the 39th Senatorial District.
The committee would fake this occasion to j
congratulate you on the unanimity exhibited
in the selection, and hope the nomination
will meet with your approbation. Piease ac
cept for yourself our personal esteem and
good wishes.
HENRY P. THOMAS, }
JOHN JONES, VComm’tee.
ROBERT S. FOSTER. )
To James P. Simmons.
LA WHENCE VILLE, May 30th. 1817.
i Gentlemen; Yours of this dale, notifying
| me that the Democratic Convention, this
j day held at the Stone Mountain, for the pur
| pose of nominating a candidate to be pre
-1 sented to the Electors of the Counties of
! Gwinnett and DeKaib, to represent those
i counties in our next Slate Senate, saw fit to
| propose my name for that station, is before j
me.
In view of the honor thus conferred upon
me by that convention, which was both un
sought for and unexpected on my part, I can
not do otherwise than accept the nomina
tion.
I have further, only to say that should the
free and enlightened citizens of this District,
ratify the selection made by the Convention
which you represent, on the day of election,
I will, with pleasure, serve them as well as
my humble abilities will enable me.
You will please, gentlemen, accept for
yourselves, for the courteous manner in
which you have been pleased to notify me of
the action of that Convention, the acknowl
edgments of
Your friend, and obd't. serv’t.
JAMES P. SIMMONS.
Messrs. Thomas, Jones, Foster.
1 -' nf -''L l !- 11 -* ll . l ■ I 3
O” Lieut. Wm. Price, ol Mmois, who wa«
killed in the battle of Buena Vista, whs sev
enty-two years old. A correspondent of the
N. Y. Post says he had left a home of hlßij.
once an 1 ease with the expressed wish to die
in the service of his country, and if need b«
upon the field of bailie. ‘‘They cannot cheat
me out of many years,” sa’d he. When or
dered with the battalion, like a forlorn *hope,
to the trying contest in the mountains, tie ex
j claimed with a look of joy as he drew hit
1 sword; “Now, boys, this looks like aotne
thing.” The enemy triumphed over his fall,
supposing him tn be Gen. Wool. 'Hie same
writer thus alludes to the death of a noble
German in the fiercely contested battle of
Buena Vista :
In the same part of the field and about the
same time with Ciav, McKee and Hardin,
another fell, pierced by a lance, whose nam*
is worthy of a place in the roils of fame—
Private Alexander Knnze of Company 11, 2d
Regiment of Illinois. The writer was hon
ored with his friendship, and had an oppor
tunity of knowing him well, being a member
of the same company and his tent male. His
conduct on the field was most soldic;ly, cool,
calm, deliberate and prompt in obeying or
ders. His courage was conspicuous, even in
j Ihe moment of his death, when he refused l»
! surrender. Except a brother in South Ame-
I rica, he loft no relatives on this continent. —
His widowed mother lives in Bueckeburg, in
Hanover, near to his native city, Hamburg.
I Ip received a splendid education at tl e uni
versities of Jena and Goettingen, He had
been but a year in the United States when he
joined our regiment in Alton, whither he had
come to volunteer from W isconsin. His mo
tives in lakmg tins step were, that lie might
; serve the country, whose constitution he re
| specied before all oilier systems of govern
ment, and to grati ly his curiosity in a new
mode of life, by seeing Mexico and observing,
; as he did with a philosophic eye, the chame.-
( ter of her people an institutions. The writer
j promised much pleasure to himself in travel
j img with him through this country. He was
j I went v-.-even years of ago, and probably the
! most learned man in the army. ili» know
ledge of philology was accurate and pro
■ found. Such was his familiarity with the
j Latin, that by one day’s examination of a
Spa nish grammar he was able to read this
1 cognate language with facility. Many plea
i sant hours have we spent together in ramb
-1 lino over the plains and mountains of Mexico.
d ' k
j while lie fi'lod his haversack with new plant*
; to send to Germany, and which his know
ledge of botany often enabled him to class in
liie several genera and species. A belter or
a braver heart than ins never heat its last
upon a field of battle. While awaiting upon
the field, on the n giit of the 23d of Februa
ry, the renewal of the attack by Santa Anna,
the thought was most consolatory to several
of his comrades, that death on the next day
might make them companions of Miltiades,
' of Socrates and of Knnze.
Demociatie Alee ling ia Columbia county.
A meeting us the Democratic p; ny of Columbia
county will be field at Appling, on the first Tu-«-
; day in June, fur the purpose of appointing Dele
| gales to the Convention to be held 111 MilledgeviJJe.
Sand** Kitranpniiliu.
This valuable Medicine combines the most
I salutary production*, the most potent siufrplcs of
i the vegetable kingdom. Its unprecedented suc
cess in the restoration of those who had long
: pined under the most distressing chronic nvalA
j dies, has given it an exalted character, UutiLk-
I mg. as it Joes, e• idonce o its own intrinsic value
and recommending it to the afflicted iu terms
‘. the afflicted only can know. Jt lias long been a
most iiupoitant desideratum in the practice of
medicine to obtain a remedy similar to this—o»«
ttiat would act on the liver, stomach and bo we la,
with all the precision and potency of mineral
preparations, }el wUlretit any of their deleteri
ous efleets upon the vital powers of the system.
For further particulars and conclusive evidence
of its supciior value and efficacy, see pamphlets,
which may he obtained of agents, gf.vii*.
Prepared and sold, wholesale and retail, by A.
B & JD. SANDS, Wholesale Droggists, 100
Fuiton, corner of William street, New-York.
Sold also by,
11AVILAND, RIS LEY & CO.,
Augusta.
j And hy Druggists generally throughout tho
i United States. Price $ I per bottle, or six buttles
I foi $5, f 3 May ]2
Wista ’s Balsam of Wild Cherry.
A VALUABLE TESTIMONY.
| We like at all times, to give credit when credit
| is due, and if at tnc same lime we can relieve lh»
1 distressed, we are doubly gratified; we, therefore,
j give the following voluntary testimony as to tha
j beneficial effects of Wistar’s Balsam of Wild
j Cherry, by the editor of the Columbia South
Carolinian, who appears to have obtained great
relief from its use. Old Dominion , Portsmouth,
Va.
W1 STAR'S BALSAM OF WILD CHER
RY.
We seldom resort to patent medicines, having
a great respect for the skill of the medical profes
sion, but chance threw into our way the above
named medicine, immediately after the close of
the laic session of the Legislature, when our
lungs were almost dried up hy the highly rarified
atmosphere of our stove-wanned State-house.
The Balsam immediately relieved us of a mest
i harassing cough, which threatened our health in
a serious degree. We feed that we arc indebted
te it for some fifteen pounds of animal weight—
which addition being once FELT, cannot ;>e
forgotten.
.None genuine, unless signed I. BUTTS on
j the wrapper.
For sale in Augusta, wholesale and retail, hy
HAVILAND, RISLEY & CO., aucj also by
THOMAS BARRETT & CO., and Dealer* in
Medicines generally in Georgia.
May 10 t 3— 186
GCr* R. S. Jackson , Teacher on
the Piano Forte, Flute and Violin, respectfully
tenders his services to the citizens of Augusta.
References—Henry Parsons, Thus. Richards
and T. S. Metcalf, Esq’rs.
N. B.—For terms, «sec., inquire at 11. Parson’s
Music store. fun Deo. i
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Silk and Cotton Undershirts and Drawers
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BOW DUE &. CLAGETT
April 17 16?