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The President’s Visit North.
In our last wo gave a short notice of
the arrival and recepli n ofthe President
and suite at Baltimore, on Tuesday last.
On arriving at the Exchange llotei, ne
was escorted into the Drawing Boom, h\
the members of the city corporation, where
he was welcomed by the Mayor Davies, in i
the following address:
Mr. President: —It affords mellie high
est gratification to welcome you, in trie
name of the citizens of Baltimore, upon
this your first visit, to our city, since, by |
the voice ot a free people, you have b< en
chosen the Chief Magistrate of the Repub
lic, and to lender to you, sir, as I now do,
the hospitalities of the city, most freely
and cordially, during your sojourn among ■
us. The people of Baltimore have, upon j
all occasions, when an opportunity has i
been afforded them, not been backward j
in the expression of their appreciation of '
such of their fellow-citizens whose lives
have been devoted to the true glory and*)
prosperity of their country, either iij the j
field or the cabinet, —and most happy are
they, on .the present occasion, to greet ;
you, sfr, and exchange congratulations,
as American citizens may well Jo, upon
the prosperous condition of our beloved
country, and the brilliant prospects which
ewait her future destiny.
1 renew again, sir, the assurance, in
the name of the whole people, that the*
citizens of Baltimore esteem themselves
happy to welcome you as ih.• ir distin
guished guest, and most gladly will they
embrace the opportunity of testifying, in
person, the warmth of their regard, and
their profound respect (or you, sir, the
honored head of au ; ’ ’■/*' people.
The President brtf tly replied : Sir, I
acknowledge gratefully the kind recep
tion I have met with today among the
people of Baltimore, and the lender of the
hospitalities of the city you have made as
the organ of the municipal authorities.—
1 have, indeed, been welcomed, in the
most gratifying manner, to one of the
most beautiful and interesting cities in *
our whole country, renowned as it lias
been in our history, as the Monumental
city, by the memorials of the gallant j
achievements of her sons.
In the presence of so much hospitality
and courtesy I feel myself in tlie society
of my countrymen, and in the home of
friends. I have long desired to visit you,
but it has not before been convenient for
me to do so. After more than two years
of almost constant confinement and of un
remitting attention to my responsible pub
lic duties, I have availed myself of the
present occasion, when I have reason to
suppose 1 can, without detriment to the
public service, be absent for a few days
from the seat of government. The pur
pose of my brief visit is to pay my re- |
specls to my fellow.cilizeus of Baltimore j
and of the northern section of this eoun
try. Had I postponed it beyond the pre
sent summer, it is not probable that any
other convenient opportunity to make it, j
would have occurred during the period of
my term of official service, at the close of
which I shall retire to private life. And I
1 hope, sir, to retire, leaving the adminis- j
tration of my country in the hands of a
worthy successor; and that country whicih
has honored me so much, L trust to coln
mitto that successor prosperous and hap
py. I thank you, sir*.
His Excellency then passed into the j
Rotunda of the Exchange, where he re- ■
ceived the citizens generally, and, from
3 tos o’clock, they continued to pass be
fore him in one uninterrupted concourse,
all anxious to pay the propertribu'e of re
spect to the Chief Magistrate of a free
people. They were received by Mr. Polk
in nis peculiar bland and kind manner.
He seemed most particular in his notice
ofmanyoflhe younger scions of liberty, !
who crowded up with their elders, to
' v place their little hands in that of the
President.
The various military companies also
iv paid their respects to the President—the
companies’ officers being severally intro
duced by the Mayor.
During the progress of the procession
through the streets, the windows were
crowded with spectators, consisting chief
ly of ladies, between whom and the Presi
dent cordial salutations were frequently
interchanged. Upon the arrival of the
barouche at the Exchange, his Excellen
cy was greeted with cheers of welcome,
which were continued until he had en
tered the hotel, but was almost immedi
ately called back to the Rotunda by the
j arrival of the venerable Association of the
Defenders of Baltimore in 1814. Gan.
Miltenberger, the President of the Asso
ciation, was presented to his excellency
by the Mayor, after which the other offi
cers were severally introduced.
Jos. E. Stapleton delivered a shorl and
appropriate address, referring feelingly
to the kind reception given by his excel
lency to the Association at the Presiden
tial Mansion dunng their visit to the city
on the twelfth of Seutem
f#l^v^ > retident responded, and express, i
Ey&Suß.
mm tjtmwii i—■ W’~w aww.■> an ll .ji -
ed his high gratification at the unexpected | ;
honor done him by the present visit of the
venerable hand of Defenders, now rapid
ly passing from I tie stage of life—nor, said i
his excellency, since 1 have been Presi- I
dent of the United States, have I received j
a compliment more truly gratifying than
the present.
Immediately aftrj the Defenders, the
President was waited upon by the schol- j
ars ofthe Female High School, and pait
of the Female Public School t No. 3, ac j
coinpauied by their teachers, and Messrs, j
Wilson, Bovd, and Dr. Monmonier, of
the Board of School Commissioners.
Mr. Boyd introduced the scholars in
the following words :
Mr. President— lt affords me much i
pleasure to introduce to you the scholais •
ofthe Eastern Female High School of j
Baltimore city. These young ladies, in
fluenced bv that patriotic devotion to the ;
institutions of our country which seems to
possess our entire community, have pre- ;
sooted themselves to pay their respects to j
its Chief Magistrate. I will not on this |
occasion tax your time and patience with j
a detail ot the history of our public schools, !
or scholars; suffice to say, that a system j
of public education is permanently estab j
lished in our city, sustained by cmlribu
lions from our citizens in the shape of ,
“school tax,” which is most cheerfully ■
and promptly paid. All admit it to be
the most profitable invest merit the city has |
made; and as the budding ot some of its
fruits allow me to present to you Miss |
Mathiott, one ol the .scholars, who will
speak for her associates.
M ss Mathiott then presented his Ex
cellency a most superb hoquet, accompaui j
ed by Ibe following address;
Mr. President. Ami Ist the congratu- j
lations of your fellow citizens, w ill you
permit the pupils of the Eastern Female
High School, to tender you a most cordial j
welcome to Baltimore. Your Excellen
j cy, in travelling through this wide and
j h ippy land, requires no armed guards, as !
do the princes and rulers of other conn- ;
tries, for your protection —the affections of ,
a free people will always be the best
safeguard of their President, elcome,
; them renowned sir, to the city of monu
ments—to the city that gives graves to its
invaders, and honors to its defenders—to
the city that, feeds the hungry and clothes
the naked —and to a city that is training
units youth in the principles of knowledge
and virtue. Being well aware that pub
lic education lias your countenance and
■ influence, as the best means of perpelua
ling the blessings of civil and religious
liberty, that we now enjoy, to generations |
yet unborn, we ask you to accept this
bouquet as a small token of our sincere
and profound respect.
The J unior A nillery, Capt. Gill, who
had been detailed to fire the salute at the
outer depot, now entered the rotunda, and
i paid their personal respects lo the Chief j
i Magistrate, after whjch he again retired,
no doubt as fully gratified in mind as he |
must have been wearied in person, in re- ;
ceiving the gratulalions of so many ol his .
fellow citizens.
About half past six the President and j
lube, and the members of the corporation, j
I sit down to a sumptuous enter a nment.
After taking some necessary rest until 8
o’clock, P.M., his Excellency again re.
ceived the visits of the chizens. The
j crow d being dense, and the heat so suf
focating, it was found necessary to receive
■ t! :r . at the western door-ofthe Ex-
I ei.i .th 1 com. any passing out that j
I «• a < . Am half past niue r he# retired,
i almost xhausled, and the crowd of visi
j tors still c Milinued to pour in long after.
There is something truly.grand, in wit
nessing an occasion of mis kind, lo see the
highest in the social chain of our favored
land, holding by the hand those whom.,
i fortune has placed at the other extremity 1
—to see the furthermost link* thus weided I
I together, forming a magic circle, emble- j
; rnatic both of the and perpetuity
of our free, institutions. What courtly
magirificence could equal this simple dis
play?
The President was serenaded bv the
splendid band of the Independent Blues
on lasi night, about 12 o’clock.
[ From our Correspondent.]
DELTA OFFICE, > |
New Orleans, June 21, — !2 o’clock 31, |
JL.ite from Vera Cruz.
Threatened attack n/i Tampico-—Arrival of-
Gen. Scot I dl Rio Frio—Proposals for
Peace. •
We issued an extra on Sunday, giving
the exciting news of which we were put |
in possession by the arrival of the steam
ship Galveston.
'Pile steamer James L. Day, Capt. i
Wood, arrived this morning. She left !
Vera Cruz on the afternoon es tho 1G fi
inst., touched at Tampico on the morning I
of the 17th, and Brazos Si. Jago on the
afternoon of the ISth.
Her news is one day later from Vera
Cruz. The main interest excited by
this arrival, centres in the report com- I
muuicafed to the James L. Day, by Mr. j
Clifton, the pilot of Tampico, w ho boarded
her on the 17ih off that city. He stated
that they were in daily expectation of an
attack from the Mexicans, who were re
ported to be 1500 strong in the vicinty of
trie city. On the night ofthe 12lh inst.,
a demonstration was made by the Mexi
cans in Tampico to raise. The Ameri
can authorities, however, had timely in
formation ofthe contemplated movement,
and to suppress it, it attempted, called out
the troops, who lay on their arms all
night. There was then no demonstra
tion of revolt marie.
On the 15th inst. a party of Mexican
lancers attacked the outposts at Tampico
and drove the sentinels into the city. On
the 16ih a party of rancheros attacked
the pilot station and were greeted by a
discharge from half a dozen muskets,
when they retreated.
The barque Mary, of Baltimore, put
•m, —■ -■ •»**- W‘" l - wm"mm mm u ■ a—w ■■'m »- ■_ "'"lVttzz:
’" i
into Tampico on the 18ih instant for sup
plies and repairs. She was bound for
Vera Cruz with 200 volunteers, which
she landed at 'Tampico.
The most important part of the intelli
gence brought by this arrival is the flat- 1
tering prospect of peace. Capt. Wood,
of the James L. Day, informs us lhatjn- j 1
formation had been received at Vera i
Cruz brfore the Day left, that Gens. Scott j
and Worth, with the main body of the
army, had advanced as far as Rio Frio, j
without opposi ion, and were met at that
place by a deputation from the Capital,
with propositions for peace.
'The exact tenor of the propositions j
were not know- they were, however, ot !
such a nature, that Gen. Scott refused to ;
accept them, and was determined to push
on his forces to the Capital* From the
deep anxiety fell by the new government,
if’ lhe term government can be applied to
any parlv or power in Mexico, to stay the
march of our forces on the Capitol, il was
thought that (uilher concessions would be
made to Gen. Scott before he took up his
line ofmarch from Rio Frio.
[From the S. O. Mercury, It) in si J
Mexican Treachery.
Tver since we have been engaged in
this Mexican war, our aimies have treat ,
ed our enemies with the utmost kindness. |
We have respected their religion, their j
persons, their homes, their wives and 1
children, their property, their every thing;
and all to what purpose? Have they,
; as a general thing reciprocated? On the |
; contrary they have returned our kindness |
with violence, treachery, impi isonments j
and murders of our citizens. While we
1 have solicited peace, and protected Mexi- j
! can citizens in the towns and cities we |
i have taken, these very citizens have only j
acted a> so many spies, and treacherous- j
It exposed us to the murderous attacks
i of lawless bandits or gerrilla parties. All
our kindness and rigid adherence to the
rules of honorable warfare have only
been repaid with Mexican treachery.
We have tried this course long enough
to know, that the effect we desired to pro
duce by it cannot be thus attained.— ;
Treacherous plunderings and cold blood
ed murders are all that we gel by it; and
now the question is, should we not try j
somethin" else? Have we not witnessed I
the treacheries of our enemies whom we
have treated so kindly, long enough to j
s-ee that we gain nothing bv il? The plan ;
we are now pursuing at \ era Cruz. Tau- j
pico, Matamoros, and all the other places
we have taken, leaves the Mexicans in \
those places entirely free, mo e so, indeed, ,
than they were under their own rulers, |
and this freedom and kind treatment they j
make use of only to betray us and ex- j
pose us to the enemy. If a train leaves
Vera Cruz, or any other place, these
treacherous Mexicans, whom we cherish
in our midst, aware of all that is passing,
immediately communicate the facts to
: the enemy, nod murders and plunderings \
: follow. This was the case in the late j
! melancholy guenilla movements of id j
Paso. Fite departure of the train was
' made known to the guerrilla bands, by
the friendly Mexicans, w horn we are pro
tecting and treating so kindly at \era
! Cruz. 'The same game has also been
; played with us ever since the war began .
I from Matamoros to Monterey; and this is j
all we have got by our kindness. We ;
have treated the Mexicans entirely too
well —belter than they deserve to he treat- j
ed, and they have only rapaid the kind
; ness with treachery.
In Vera Cruz we have gone so far as
to allow them to establish there a Spanish
newspaper, in the columns of which they
have had the audacity to applaud the do
ings of the guerrilla hands.
Now, in view of this treachery and
ingratitude of the Mexicans, we say it is j
i high time that we pursue some o'her ;
i course towaids them—that we at lea-4
establish such regulations, in all places I
that we have taken, as to prevent them
from taking cognizance of bur movements, j
and from communicating them to the ene
my. Spanish and Mexican treachery is '
proverbial, and the idea of suffering our
military movements to be exposed to the i
inspection of the Mexican population of I
tfie place we hive taken is not only de- j
j cidedly unmilitary, but it is aiding the
I enemy. Some more rigid regulations
regarding the population of Mexican towns i
must be adopted, if we would cope sue- j
cessfully against the guerrilla parties.— j
These parties are in constant communi
j cation with the Mexicans whom we now
j treat as friendly to us in the towns we j
i have taken, and thus know when and
j where to commence their predatory and 1
murderous attacks.
Mexican Guerrillas. —Murder of a Hors
Guard.
Among other items of information, for j
i which we are indebted to a naval officer who I
arrived here in the Massachusetts from Vera ;
Cruz, we are told that the horses belonging
to the army were removed from near the
walls of Vera Cruz to a distance of two or
more miles, at the suggestion of the board of
physicians. They were there guarded by
four men—two Americans and two Mexicans.
On the evening of the 7ih or Bth of June, tfie
drove was attacked by guerrillas, who were
fired upon and driven off. Some fifteen or
sixteen horses were lost in the attack. Next
day the Mexicans composing the guard told
their American companions that they knew
where the horses were, and that if they would
go along tliev could be retaken. One Ameri
can, not suspecting foul play, left the drove
and went with the Mexicans some distance
from the camp. Os a sudden he was sc> zed
by both arms from behind. Before fie could
release himself a number of guerrillas were
upon him, who actually hung him up to a
tree in broad daylight till he was dead. Ihe
Mexicans on guard were in collusion with
their countrymen. They decoyed the unfor
tunate soldier into a trap, seized and helped
to put him to death. After this exploit the
Mexicans, with their guerrilla friends, re
turned to the horse pound, and drove off sixty
horses without let or hindrance from any
body—y. O. Picayune, 19 th inst.
f From the Coosa River Journal, June 22. j )
Augusta. May 11th, 1317. \
To the Stockholders of the Georgia Hail a
Hoad aud Backing Co, j
The annexed statement of the Cashier, !
compared with his last annual statement, ,
will exhibit the operations of the Bank (
during the past year. As we anticipated ■
in the last annual Report, these opera- ,
lions have been considerably enlarged, ,
though the full advantages of this branch
of the Institution can never be realized
whilst it is charged with so heavy an in
terest on the debt contracted for the con
struction of the Road.
Il will be seen by the Engineer's Re
port that tiie net profits ot the past year, <
ending March 31st, were $vi02 ; 033 10 | j
For the same rime.the in
lere>t paid by itie Bank
was $d4,761 33
Reduced by interest, dis
count, &c. received, $23,27 186
Balance of interest 29,489 70
Add Bank Salaries, Tax
es and Incidentals, $.10,218 81
0 39,708 51
Leaving Net, $212,324 59 |
Or upward of 0 per cent, on the capital ,
stock, after paying interest on debt, and i
all expenses properly chargeable to both
Bank and Board. It has been truly oh- i
served bv the Engineer in his R -port, j
that the past has been a year of great |
prosperity; but as the tendency is to an |
increase of net profits, from causes no
ticed in previous Reports, and as our con
nections will soon be considerably ex
tended, the Directors see no reason to an
ticipate any diminuition of the net profits
of the Company hereafter.
In connection with this result of the last
year’s business, the Directors feel it a
duty to remind the Stockholders of the
real value and prospective pro-fits oftheii
stock. It will be perceived that if that
part of the Road debt bearing interest j
were represented bv capital slock, the ;
whole investment would yield an interest
that would insure to the slock a heavy
premium in the market.
The Engineer’s Report exhibits fully
the present condition of the Road, and j
its operations for the part year. The out- :
lay for the Cars and Engines has been •
somewhat larger than was anticipated, f
I owing to an increase of business and other
I causes mentioned in his Report. As these
I causes are mostly flattering to the bust-
I ness’and prospects ot the Company, they
! afford no discouragement to the Stock ;
holders; and with tfie trifling exception '
mentioned by the Engineer, the outlay .
hereafter may be confined to the regular |
and necessary expen-es of working the
i Road,and such gradual appropriations as
I mav be deemed expedient to replace the
flat bar with heavy iron to Union Point.
This latter outlay, though very impor
tant, is of no pressing emergency except
for the first twenty miles. The plate
rail is a good one.and it is believed by the
Directors, tiiat few roads in the Union |
laid w ith a plate rail are in better condi
tion, or kept in a more perfect state of ad- j
I jnstment t ban the Road from Augusta to
Union Point. This pattern of rail is how
ever not well suited to our heavy business, 1
and as the same trains run over the en
; lire Road, much of the advantage of a
heavy rail above Union Point is lost by
| the use of the plate rail below it.
'These considerations might well induce
the Directors, on principles of true econo
| my, to recommend at once the substitution
of a heavy rail to Union Point, if the fi
nances of the company were in condition j
to w arrant it. As they are not, however,
the orders made, or at present contem
plated by the Engineer, have been very
properly confined to the twenty miles
i nearest Augusta. lo this extent the
! purchase of the heavy rail during the
present year is especially important, it
j is the oldest part of the Road—is more
used than any other, and whilst the
1 heaviest tonnage necessarily passes over
it, it exhibits some of the largest find
heaviest grades upon the line. To these
I inducements may he superadded, the
I very favorable opportunity of disposing
of the plate rail to be displace J.
The growing importance of the trade
- and travel from the valley of the Coosa
j and North Alabama, induced the Board to
authorize a subscription, to about one
fourth the stock of the Road, chartered
from Kingston to Rome, which is estim
aled at a cost ofnot exceeding one hun
dred thousand dollarspncluding necessary
outfit. This small departure from the j
acknowledged policy of the Company,
was thought by the Directors to he well
justified by the importance ot the object, ■
compared with the small outlay' which
was found to be necessary to accomplish it. |
The Directors are pleased to notice the
confidence with which the Engineer an- j
ticipates a continuation of the line from
Cross Plains to Chattanooga,and from that
point to Nashville. It is with equal pleas
ure they have understood that the Hiwas- i
see Company has been revived, with a
strong prospect of the completion of the
Road at an early day. The great re
sources of the Count ries to be developed :
bv these important Roads,connecting with
our Georgia improvements, have been of
ten noticed and never overrated- W hen
completed, it would be difliult to estimate
the business that must crowd upon us
from the populous and fertile regions of ;
East Tennessee, and the great valley of
the West.
In pursuance of the policy indicated by
the Stockholders at the last Convention,
the Directors have since t Haiti me decla red
from the net profits, two dividends of two
dollars each, amounting in the aggregate
to $91,567 99. About $31,000 of the
principal debt bearing interest has also
been paid. The heavy outlay made by
the Engineer for outfit, and the. purchase
of new iron, has weakened the ability of
the Company topay as much towards its -
principal debt as was desirable. Some
thing more, however, could have been paid
with safety, if an opportunity had been
afforded. This opportunity will be af
forded on the first of July next, when a
portion of the funded debt of the Company
will become due, and may be further re
duced.
All of which is respectfully submitted. |
JOHN P. KING, President. 1
~~ AUGUSTA, GEO..
SUNDAY .MORNING, JUNE 27, 1847.
[LTSubscfibers residing in the upper part
of the city, who do not get their papers, will
please send to the office for them, us .he car
rier on that route is sick.
New Books.
The publishers, Messrs, llirper & Broth- j
ers, N. York, have sent us through Mr. Rich
ard', the following publications :
The Inheritance, a novel; by Miss Ferrier.
Boys’ Summer Book: descriptive of the J
season, scenery, and rural amusements; by
Thomas Miller.
Part Ist. Josephus Illustrated; by Rev. R. j
Traill, D. I). This is to be published in
parts, at 25 cents each, with notes, explana
tory essavs and numerous pictorial illustra
tions, and will, when completed, comprise the ;
works in full of tiie celebrated historian, Fia
vius Joseph us.
Also: Prescott’s Conquest of Peru—a
magnificent work, in two volumes octavo,
with a portrait of Pizarro, and one of La CJ is
ca, viceroy of Peru.
The fame of Prescott, acquired by his
much admired histories of i* erdmand and Isa
bella, and Conquest of Mexico, will secure a
ready sale for ids new work. It can scarce
ly be inferior in interest to either of the oth
er two mentioned. The events of which it .
treats, are not less tragical and romantic than ;
were those narrated in the bfe and adven- .
turesof I lern mdu Cortez. 'The nations over |
whom Pizarro waved the bloody sword of ;
conquest —tbeir institutions, political and
religious —their manners and customs, are
as fruiiful of interest to the curious mind.
A faithful narrative, as this doubtless is, ot j
the Conquest of Peru, cannot serve to en
hance the Spanish character in oureslima- |
tion. A more pitiless system of wholesale
"butchery, aided by all the vile schemes of j
treachery and fraud which human wickedness ;
could devise, cannot be found recorded on |
the pages of history. The footsteps of the :
Spaniard have been tracked in blood on every |
land which his conquering legions have )
visited, and he has planted no benifi- ,
cent institutions which could atone in any
degree for the original wrong—no colonies
which have, by virtue, intelligence and en
terprise. in any way redeemed the national
character from the opprobrium of the world.
Oppressors and enslavers of others, the Span
iards in the New World have become the
slaves of their own vices and bad passions,
and proved themselves incapable of self-gov
ernment.
Jlr. o ? Co»meD,aiui the Hev. L>r. Chalmers.
When death strikes down his victim from
the high places of the earth, the impression
is profound and universal. In every clime
and country it. becomes theme of solemn
reflection, and awakens a common sympathy
among all classes and condiitons of men; for
, it speaks of a common lot of humanity, to
which, rank and wealth, and power, and mor
al worth, and lofty genius, are equally amen
able with fire lowly and tiie obscure. The re
cent deaths of Daniel O'Connell and Dr. Chal
mers are events of no common magnitude,
for they were men of no common intellect,
influence, and power. 'They are events oc
curring to their respective countries at a time
when the hand of affliction is heavy np'>n
their people. Jne loss of its greatest man
will be fell by each as the drop that over
flows its cup of bitterness. The condition of
Scotland is, however, not one of unmitigated
suffering. It is only a portion of her popu
lation that are feeling the severe scourge of
famine. So in reference to the loss ol their
great and good men—the bereavement will
be widely and deeply mourned, but it will not
come to them with the stunning sense of a
; national calamity which knows no mitiga
| lion. The sphere of usefulness in which
Dr. Chalmers operated, was comparatively
; limited. The world of politics, and trade,
: and business—of the arts and tue elegancies
of life, will move on as if nothing extraordi
nary had happened. Yet the influence of
the precept and example of a man so learned,
pious, and exemplary, will long be felt. In
addition to this, Dr. C. is identified with, and
was the avowed head of one of the grandest
movements in the religious world recorded in
the history of the modern Christian Church,
He was foremost in the “secession movement”
which severed the great body of the church
hie.archy of Scotland from the State, and its
corruptions',and established the “Free Church
of Scotland.” The blandishments of Court
favor, and the disapprobation and frowns of
the dignataries of the established Church,
w'ere alike powerless to deter him from his
bold march in the line of conscien ious duty.
'Tiie Free Church of Scotland now numbers
about two thousand congregations, and at
their head is a body of clergy among the most j
enlightened and pious in the world. Fur the 1
prosperity of that church the kindest wishes !
exist in our country, for theirs is a cause |
which finds a ready sympathy in thisrepubli- !
can land, where the popular mind is al- ;
ways on the side of freedom of opinion, and
freedom of religious worship—always in fa
vor of a severance of Church and Stale, and a
system of voluntary contributions for the sup
port of all Church government.
O'Connell had a wider fame —and a more
powerful influence over the destiny of his
countrymen. That influence was to an ex
tent wholly unexampled in the history of mo
dern times, unless it finds a counterpart in
the person of Napoleon Bonaparte. Vet the
latter maintained his sway over his country
men by ministering to their passion for mili
tary glory, and their love of war. He was
the impersonation of the national taste, and
his military successes made him the national
idol. But O'Connell held the passions of
his countrymen under the absolute sway of
his mere will. IBs lightest word controlled
them to peace, and kept down the smothered
fires of national hate which centuries of op
pression had fanned into intense fury, and
which waited only the signal from their great
leader, to burst forth into a universal blaze
of rebellion. Mis lightest word could have
rent the land as if with a volcano. It was
his influence alone which seemed to keep
down the fierce elements. Hundreds of thou
sands would peaceably assemble to listen to
his counsels of peace, of obedience to the
laws and respect to the rights of property,
and would as peaceably disperse to their rude
; huts of squalled poverty. His was the noble
idea of achieving a peaceful triumph for his
| country by appealing to the moral sense of
| their oppressors for justice. And these giant
I meetings were thus to be the instruments of
j a moral, rather than a physical power in
working out the issue. How far he could
have succeeded, it can now never be known.
This is an age of progress, and the rights of
| man are slowly, but surely working nut their
| redemption in many of the strongholds of
power throughout the world. But whether
‘•Repeal of the Union,” could have ever been
achieved bv O’Connell had his life been pro
longed, or whether he looked upon it as an
i impracticable dream with which he amused
j his countrymen, while he secretly aimed at
| some less grand but more feasible result,
| must rest in conjecture. He did accomplish
I a triumph for his countrymen, once thought
; not less chimerical—Catholic Emancipation,
This may be called the great achievement of
his political life. The other great aim of bis
existence may perhaps ever alter this be
classed among “the phantoms of hope.”
O’Connell has departed, the great and beam
ing light of his country lias been extinguish
ed, and none can tell when one will arise
worthy to wear the mantle that has fallen
from his shoulders. Yet may the words of
j one of her patriotic bards prove prophetic.
I Like the bright lamp that shone, in Kildsre’s holy fan* ,
Audi burned ihro* long ages ot darkne-.s aot? storm.
Is the heart that sorrows have frowiied on in vain,
V\ hose spirit outlives them, uniatling an.J warm,
j Erin, oh Erin, thus bri-ht thru’the tears
i Ola long night ol bondage, thy spii u appears.
1 The nations have fallen, and thou still art young,
■ Toy sun is but r sing when others are set;
i Anti llio’ slavery's cloud o’er lliv mornimr hath hung
j T e full noou of freedom shall beam tound -bee yet.
; Erin, oh Erin, tin/ long in the shade,
| Thy star shall shine out when the proudest ahull fade
lii the Southern Stales there is certainly
; no inducement to exaggerate the personal
1 merits of Daniel O'Connell, for his name nnd
■ his memory have no peculiar claims upon
; our partiality. He was the very incarnation
j of abolition bigotry. His invectives against,
j not the institution alone of slavery, but
i acainst slaveholders, amounted to insane rav
i mg. He was incapable of doing the South
justice, for his prejudices were too violent to
allow him to examine the question philosphi
cally—to understand the operation of the sys
tem, to assign to the proper parties, the ori
| gin of the system, and to award the censure
| if any should attach, in the right quarter.
; But we cannot be insensible to the claims of
j the Liberator of Ireland to the admiration of
| his race, not alone for his splendid talents and
| unrivalled eloquence, but tor his nncompro
i mising patriotism. In the attributes of splen
did and effective orator} 7 , which derived its
1 greatest power from a genuine sympathy
with the masses, which the arts of a mere
demagogue can never counterfeit, he had no
peer in this or perhaps any other age.
Democratic Convention*
The following gentlemen have been ap
pointed Delegates to the Gubernatorial Con
vention to be held in Milledgeyille on Mon
day next, in addition to those already pub
lished by us:
Appling —Seaborn Hall and B. Mobley.
Marion —Moses Paul, Sr., J. Herndon anti
i J. Belks?.
I V arc —Hon .C. C.Coie ano C. S. I law ley*
Chatham —R. il. Griffin, Col. G. P. Har
, risen and J. L. Swinney.
Mclntosh— Capt. R. Spalding and S. M.
Street.
Mustered into Service.
The Muscogee Democrat of the 24th inst.
says—Capt. A. Gaulding’s company of In
fantry from Stewart county, whose arrival
we have before noticed, was mustered into
service a few days since, and lack but about
a dozen men to be entirely full.
Hon. R. M. Charlton of Savannah, has
been appointed to deliver an address before
the Wesleyan Female College, on commence
ment day, the 15th July. 'Hie address before
the Literary Societies of Emory College will
be delivered by Hon. 11. W. Hilliard, of Ala
bama, on the 21st July.
[Correspondence of the Baltimore Siri. j
Philadelphia, June 23,6 P. M.
His Excellency the President of the
; United States, arrived at Wilmington
| this morning at a quarter after 10 o’clock,
I in a special train from the city of monu-
I rnents. Alter partaking of the
| ty of that city by a splendid collation,
| and interchanging friendly civilities with
1 her citizens, he embarked on board the
steamer Pioneer, for this city. When in
sight at the navy yard, the Pioneer was
met by the government propeller “Jas.
Buchanan,” decked with flags, and her
decks crowded with ladies and gentle
men. At the navy yard wharf the Pria-