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THE CUNOTTUTIONALIS^ JAMES GARDNER, JR. T E II 31 S . Daily, per annum, 00 j Tn-VVeekiy, per annum, J 5 H ‘ \- If paid in advance, J • vv ee.kly. r~ r 00 { if paid in advance 2 30 To Clubs, remitline $lO in advance, FIVE COPIES are sent. This will put our weekly pa per in the reach of new subscribers at T >VO DO LL VRS A YEA R • {£/- Subscribers who will pay up arrearages, j and send four new subscribers, with lire money can j gel the paper at $2,00. jdr All new subscriptions must be paid in advance. iO"Postage must be paid on all ComiuunicatioiiH Mid Eet*ersof j,,, w.a» 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-