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On Buena Vistfc*s Bloody field.
BV COL. HENRV PKTRIKEN.
On Buena Vh'ta’s bloody 'field
A soldier,-'dying, lav,
Ills thoughts were ofhis piountain home.
Some thousand ihilesaway;
He called his comrade to his side,
For much had he to say.
In briefest time to those whft were
Some thousand miles away.
Myf.i Uier. comrade, you will tell,
About ihis blooiiy fray—
My country’s standard say to him.
Was safe with me to-day.
I’ve made a pillow of it uo.v,
On which to lay tny head, ;
A winding-sheet you’ll make of it,
When 1 am with the dead.
I know ’twill grrevc his inmost sou’,
To think that never more.
I’ll sit with him beneath the o A,
That shades his cottage door,
But tell the time-worn patriot,
That mindtul of kin fame.
Upon this bloody battle field,
I sullied not his name.
My mother’s form is with me now.
Her wail is in n iue ear,
And drop by drop, as flows my blood,
So drops from her the tear.
Then, oh! when you shall tell to her
The tidings of this day.
Speak softly, comrade —softly speak,
What you may have to say.
Sr»ak not to lie' in hurried words.
The. blighting news you bear.
The chords of life might snap too soon.
So,comrade, have a care,
i am her only, cherished, child,
But, tell her that 1 died,
Hejokinf that site taught me young,
To take tny country’s side.
But, comrade, there is one, I fain
Once more would look upon;
Sh- lives upon the sloping hill,
That overlooks the lawn—
The lawn, where I shall never more.
In spring-time’s pleasant hours,
Go forth with her in merry mood.
To gather woodland flowers.
Tell her. when death was on my brow,
And life receding fast,
Her voice, her form, her parting words,
Were with me to the last.
On Buena Vista’s bloody field,
Tell her I dying lav.
Ami that I km w the thought of mo,
Some thousand miles away.
[From the Milledgr.ville Federal Union Extra 20th ult.] ;
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
AIILUEDGEVILLE, June 28, 1847.
At a Convention of the Democratic Parly
of Georgia, hoiden at Ihe State House this
day, for the purpose of nominating a suitable
candidate for Governor of this Slate, for
the purpose of organization,
On motion of Joseph Day, Esq. of Jones
county, Gen. Jiio. VV. A Sanford of the
county of Baldwin, was called to the Chair,
and Fred. H. Sanford and Samuel Field,
Esq<-s., appointed Secretaries.
The counties being called in their order. I
the following delegates appeared and took
their seats, to wit: From the county of
■/Baker —R H Clark.
Laldwin —Dr. T. Fort, Gen. J. W . A.
Sanford and Samuel Buffington, Jr.
Bibb —o. J. Ray, A. B. Powers, J as. Smith
and R. A L. Atkinson.
Burke —J. A RozierandA J. Shewmakc.
Butts J. G. Park, L. G. VV\ r alt and Henry
Hendrick.
Campbell —W. White and John Carh ton.
Cass— L. Tumlin, N. Nicholson and Wm.
Solomon.
Chatham —R. EJ. Griffin and J. L. Swinney. i
Chattooga —Sam i. Hawkins, and J. T. Fin
ley.
Clark— J. Hillyer, H. Cold)and W. H. Hall.
Crawford — P. Montford and T. E. Gorman.
Cobb —T. R. Huson and W. S. Johnson.
Coweta —A. North und R. T. Stokes.
Dade —Benjamin Eas'y.
Decatur —J. R. Hayes and A. A. Alien.
JjeKalb —W. J. Lawton and N. J. Bellenger,
Dooly— R. A. McCombs, T. F. Alon Tan and
C. H. Rice.
Early-— J. G- Collier.
FayctU—Jt J. Whitaker and T. M. Griffin.
Floyd —T. C. Hackett.
Forsyth —J. H. Russell and H. Thornton,
Franklin —David Dumas and J. M. Freeman.
Green —F. H. Cone, R. J. Willis, T. Wray
and Philip Poullain.
Gwinetle —A. R. Allen.
Habersham —*H. K. Cabaniss and W. C. Rich.
Hancock— L. Reeves, J. T. Martin,R. P. Sars
hetl and R, M. Johnston. £
Harris —J L. Blackburn.
Henry—■ J. C Griffin.
Houston —H. L. Dennard, J. W. Belvin T.
J. Moore, D. Adams.
Irwin —Smith Turner.
Jackson —K. White and S. P. Thurmond.
Jasper —J. W. Shropshire, J. Robinson, J. VV.
Burney.
Jones —Joseph Day, James M. Gray and D. N.
Smith.
Lee —Burnwell Jourdan.
Lumpkin —James F. Cooper, D. S. Gregory
and M. H. Gathwright.
Macon —N. Bryan.
Marion —M. Paul, sen., J. Newberry.
Mclntosh- R. Spalding, Sr M. Street.
Muscogee —J. T. Niles, J. A, Junes.
Meriwe'her —G. D. Tharp.
Ahnroe —Col. Wm.C. Redding,! D. Lester.
Morgan—Ct. R. Jessup, T. J. Burney, T. !
Gibbs and T. P. Safiold.
Murray— VV. B. Cone, Owen 11. Kenan, Ar
chibald Sloan.
Newton —J. S. Anderson, R. Bryan, Isaac
Henderson, Lucius Q, G Lamar.
Oglethorpe—F. Phmizy, H. L. French. Jacob
Phinizy, Jr.
Paulding —Edward D. Chisolm.
Pike —Allen VV. Pryor.
Pulaski —John A. Wynne, Geo, W. Jordan.
Putnam--N. Bass, P. J. Mullins, I. B. Hud
son and W. F. Tripite.
Randolph —W. H. Barton ami W. M. Hines.
Richmond —d. Sknne,£. Starnes and J. Gard
ner, Jr.
Scriven —E. J. Black, and J. Lawton Single
ton.
Stewart —G. Stathan, W. H. Disinukc and J.
J, Nelson.
Sumter— E. R. Brown, L. Gresham and W.
Minims.
Talbott—J. M. Turner, S. D. Heard and L.
B. Smith.
Taliaferro— L. L. Andrews, D. H. Williams
and S. H. Wilier.
Tainall —M. Stephens.
7 homos —E. R. Young-
Troup —J. T. Smith, P. A. Heard and W. B.
Pryor.
Twiggs —Gen. H. H. Tarver, B B. Smith
and W.Crittenden-
Upson —D Dawson and W. F. Jackson.
Union —J. P. Wellbornc.
Walker*— E. R. Harden.
Walton —W. J, Hill, 3. J. Cooper. M. A.
Pharr and i. Jackson
Ware —C. B. Cole.
Warren —William Gibson, Wm. H. Blount,
Thos. Neal, Sr. and Geo. W. Ray.
Washington— I H. Saffold, R. W. Flournoy,
S. Robinson and C. O. McConnell.
Wilkinson— Jas. M. Fulsain, B. O’Bannon and
A. E. Cochran.
The Convention being organized, on mo
ton of Mr. Brown of Sumter, the Hon. Carl
ton B. Cole was unanimously nominated to
preside over the deliberations of the Conven
tion, and having taken the Chair addressed
theConvenlion and tendered his acknowledge
ments —
On motion of Mr. Jackson of Walton,
Resolved, That the rules governing the j
last Legislature, be adopted for the govern- j
ment of the Convention—
On motion ot Mr. Bass of Putnam,
Resolved. That the delegates from coun
ties from which there are not full delegations,
be authorized to cast the full number ofvoles to
which such counties are entitled under the
old apportionments of the State Legislature.
Mr. Cone, of Murray,offered the following
resolution, viz:
R’solved, That, the President appoint a
committee of three Irom each Judicial Cir
cuit, to present to this Convention suitable
names to be balloted for Governor, and the
person receiving two-thirds of all the votes
given in shad he unanimously elected by this
convention; and tho same being read, Mr.
Cone of Greene offered as a substitute there
for the following resolution.
Resolved, That this Convention do now
proceed to vote by ballot for a candidate for
Governor, and that a majority of two-thirds
be necessary to make a nomination, and tiie
same being received in lieu of the original
resolution, was agreed to—
The'Convention then proceeded to ballot
fora candidate for Governor and the ballots
being received and examined and no one hav
ing received the number of voles necessary
io a choice,
On motion of .Mr. Gardner of Richmond,
'he convention adjourned until 3 o'clock P.
M.
3 6’clock, p. m.
The Convention met pursuant to adjourn
ment.
B. F. Carswell, Esq ,a delegate from the
county of Jefferson, appeared and took his
seat.
I The convention then resumed the unfinish
j ed business of the morning, to-wit, the selec
-1 tion of a candidate for Governor of Georgia,
i and the name of Col. H. V. Johnson, being
i withdrawn, on motion of Gen. Jno. W. A.
1 Sanford, the
HON. GEORGE W. TOWNS,
of the county ot Talbot, was nominated un
animously by acclamation.
On motion of Mr. Clark of Baker.
Resolved, That a commiltee of five he ap
pointed by the Chair, to inform Col. Towns
of his unanimous nomination by this body,
j ami request his acceptance, whereupon the
Chair appointed,
Messrs. Clarke of Baker, Fort of Baldwin
Black of Scriven, Robinson of Jasper, and
Cobb of Clark, that Committee.
On motion of Air. Cone of Greene,
Resolved , That a committee of twenty-two, |
(two to be selected from each judicial cir- j
cuit,) be appointed by the Chair, for the pur- !
pose of reporting to the Convention, such re- !
solutions as they may deem proper for the ’
action of this Convention.
The committee named, were from the
Middle Circuit. —Messrs. Black of Scriven
county, Gardner of Richmond.
Northern. —Sassneit of Hancock, N-al of
Warren.
Southern. —Tarver of Twiggs, Young of
Thomas.
Eastern. —Griffin of Chatham, Spalding
of Mclntosh.
Western. —Hillyer of Clark, Cobh of Clark.
Ocmulgee. —Cone of Greene, Burney of ;
Jasper.
Flint. —Ray of Bibb, Redding of Monroe.
Chattahoochee. —Jones of Muscogee,Smith
of 'Talbot.
Coweta. —Prior of Troup, Stokes of Cowe
ta.
Cherokee. —Hackett of Floyd, Cooper of
Lumpkin.
South Western. —Hays of Decatur, Brown
of Sumter.
The Convention then adjourned until to
morrow morning 8 o'clock.
Tuesday, June 29, 1847.
The Committee appointed, for the purpose of ■
reporting tothis Convention, such resolutions
as they may deem proper for the action of
this Convention, through their Chairman, Mr.
Cone of Green, made the following report, to
wit*
The Committee who were appointed to re
port to the Convention such resolutions as
they may deem proper for their adoption,
, respectfully submit the following report.
Whereas, it is expedient, from time to time,
to send forth anew the principles upon which
our political faith is based, and the measures
for the promotion of which our Parly organ
ization is maintained, to the end that the great
landmarks may be kept ever iu view, and re
membered amid the changing and exciting
topics of the day; and whereas, the present
time presents new features*of the political
scene, and brings forward new questions on
which vve are called to decide and ac’; and
whereas, we are firmly convinced, that the
welfare of our country and the ultimate pre
servation of the Union itself, depends in no
slight degree upon the wisdom and moderation
which may at this juncture pervade the
counsels of the democratic party, and upon
the harmony which may be preserved among
the different secjjpos;- and whereas we, re
presenting the democracy of Georgia, are as
much as ever persuaded of the truth and im
portance of those vital principles for which
we have so long contended, believing them
the only rules by which our Government can
be so administered as to secure and perpetu- :
ate the enjoyment of liberty and equality by
the people at large, and believing moreover, |
that these principles can be best carried out i
by the united and harmonious party action i
of the Democrats of the whole country; and j
whereas,in a country like ours, of vast exten t |
and various and conflicting interests and sec. ;
tional attachments and prejudices, union can
only be preserved by mutual concessions and
a spirit of compromise*.
Be il therefore Resolved, That a strict con
struction of the Constitution, an equal dis
tribution of benefits and burthens by the
general Government, a Revenue Tariff, op
position to a system of Internal Improve
ments, to a National Bank, and to any modi
fication of the veto power, are leading and
cardinal principles of the Democratic Farty,
and to which they will strictly adhere.
Resolved , That the Democratic party, while
it asserts the right of citizens of any state to
settle in any of the territories of the United
States with their property, yet in the spirit of
mutual “concession” in which our Union
originated 1 , and by which alone it can be pre
served,we are still willing to abide by the
provisions and the geographical line of the
Missouri Compromise.
Resolved, That we adopt the four following
resolutions as passed by the General Assembly
of Virginia, as amended.
Resolved, That the Government of the
United, States has no control, directly or in
directly, mediately or immediately, over the
Institution of Slavery, and that in taking any
such control it transcends the limits of its
legitimate functions by destroying the inter
na 1 organization of the sovereigns which for
med it.
Resolved, That under no circumstances will
this Body recognise as binding anv enactment
of the Federal Government, which has for its
object the prohibition of Slavery in any Ter
ritory to be acquired either by conquest or
Treaty, "south of the line of the Missouri
compromise,” holding it to be the natural
and independent right of each citizen of each
and every State of the confederacy, to reside
| with his property, of whatever description, in
any Territory which' may be acquired by the
arms of the United States or yielded by
Treaty with any foreign power.
Resolved, That this Assembly holds it to
be tire duty of every man in every section of
this confederacy, if this Union is dear to him
tooppose the passage of any law, for whalev,
er purpose, by which Territory to be acquir
ed may be subject to such a restriction.
Resolved, That the passage of ihe Wilrnot
Proviso by the House of Representatives of
the United States, makes it the duty of every
slaveholding State and the citizens thereof,
as they vah e their dearest privileges, their
sovereignty, their independence and their
rights of property, to take firm, united, and
concerted action in this emergency.
Resolved further by this Convention, That
the Democratic Party of Georgia, will give
their support to no candidate lor the Presi
dency of the United Stales who does not un
conditionally, clearly and unequivocally de
clare his opposition to the Principles and Pro
visions of the VVilmol Proviso.
Resolved, That the usage of the democratic
parly, in meeting in convention for the pur
pose of nominating a candidate for the Presi
dency of the United States, meets with the
approbation, and receives the sanction of this
Convention.
Resolved, That the present war with Mexi
co is just and necessary, forced upon us by
the aggressions of Mexico herself, and call
ing for support and encouragement from all
patriots of whatever party.
Resolved, That the thanks of the whole
country are due to ihe gallant officers and
men of Our Army, Navy and Volunteer ser
vice, for the glory with which they have cov
ered our arms, and the heroic valor with
which they have sustained their country’s
cause on the battle-field.
Resolved, That in the Administration of
James K. Polk we recognize a firmness, a
w isdom and a devotion to the true principles
of the Constitution-, which cqll forth our ad
miration for the man, and demand of us a
steady and zealous support of tire measures
; of his administration.
j The preamble and resolutions being taken
; up separately and amended, were agreed to,
On motion of Mr. Satfold of Washington,
Resolved, That as representing a large
i port ion of the people of Georgia, our thanks
i are due, especially, to the officers and soldiers
| of the Georgia Regiment who have raain
! tained the honor of the Slate, and illustrated
1 the patriotism of Americans during their re
i cent service in Mexico.
On motion of Mr. Pryor, of Troup,
I Resolved, That this Convention hereby ex
| press their ardent and unqualified admiration
| for the skill, gallantry and valor of General
I David E. Twiggs, one of Georgia’s native
j sons, and for tlie admirable ability and brave
j ry with which he lias ever led on the forces
I of his country to victory and glory; an l this
resolution is intended by tins Convention as
an especial tribute to the hero of Cerro Gordo.
And be it further Resolved, That the Presi
dent of this Convention forward to General
Twiggs a copy of the foregoing Resolution.
On motion of Mr. Gobi) of Clark,
Resolved, That the thanks of this Conven
tion are hereby tendered to the President f»j
the able manner in which he lias discharged
his du»y, and also to the Secretaries for the
faithful discharge of their duties.
Resolved, Thai the proceedings of this Con
vention be published by the Federal Union—
and that other Democratic presses in litis
State be requested to copy,
j The convention then adjourned sine die.
CARLETON B. COLE, President.
Fred IF Sanford,
Samuel Field, $
[From ihe N. O■ Picayune, 26th ult.\
Further from Tampico.
Through the courtesy of a gentleman
to whom we are often indebted for news,
we add a few items to the intelligence we
gave yesterday from Tampico. A letter
I has been received in town from the re
ceiver of public revenue at Tampico,
dated June 17, in which he mentions that
he lias collected since ihe Tth May last,
| on imports and tonnage, $18,565 80.—
| The value of the imports during the pe
! riod was $314,212 95. He was looking
| houtly for two vessels from Havana that
will pay a duty of $20,000.
The same letter mentions that the cel
ebrated Mrs. Chase, the wife of our Con
sul at Tampico, will visit New Orleans by
the first steamer that leaves after the 4th
of July. This great national festival Col.
Gates is making great preparations to
celebrate by a grand civic and military
display.
We annex the last general order of Col.
: Gates, which sufficiently indicates the
watchfulness thought necessary to be em
ployed at this post, which is cot. tinually
j disturbed by false alarms :
Ordinance A 'o. 2*3.
Headquarters Department ok Tampico.)
June 17, 1947. $
All Mexican visitors and traders, not
| residents, now in this city, will leave it in
twenty-four hours. m
All Mexicans who wish to enter this
town, either by the Altemira road or by
the bridge over the canal to the eastward
of the city, will be strictly examined by
the guards on the same, and none will be
permitted to enter who do not come w ith
provisions or marketing, and who are not
| well known. All strangers or traders
I from the interior will be detained by the
guards stationed at the outer barriers un
til further orders in each case.
All firearms, swords, cane-cutters, or
other formidable weapons, in this city,
belonging to merchants, traders or shop
keepers of any kind, will be deposited by
their owners for safe keeping, within for.
ty-eight hours, in the U. S. Arsenal.
Every Mexican officer, whether on pa
role or not, will depart hence within twen
ty-four hours.,. ...
Maj or VV. W. Morris, chief of police, is j
charged with the execution of this order
in all cases for which other provision is
not /made.
By order of Col. GAtfe's : , , t ,
E. G. BECKWITH, A. A. A. G.
The Intercepted Despatch.
The passage in the intercepted letter of
Secretary Marcy to Gen. Scott which at
! tracts most attention in Mexico is the con
cluding portion, which is substantially as j
follows :
“Intimations have been given to the Go
vernment that a portion of the people of 1
the Stale of Vera Cruz, and also of some
oilier States,is disposed to refuse obedience
tot he Central Government. Should such j
be the case, you will adopt such measures
as may encourage this spirit, using the
utmost discretion, nevertheless, that the |
U. States may not appear compromised; i
as it may occasion embarrassment to the
Government when negotiations for peace
| are entered upon. Should von judge it
proper, you might offer aid or protection
j when the war terminates.”
Another portion of the Secretary’s let- j
; ter announces that Gen. Taylor had made i
1 appfeation to the War Department for !
two or three thousand regulars who have 1
been in the service in case he should be j
expected to advance into the country. —
1 The Secretary says that much as the Go- |
; eminent nny be disposed to reinforce j
I (Jen. Taylor’s division, it hardly deems it
prudent to do so at the expense of Gen.
Scott’s command, who appears more par
ticularlv to need troops of the description
j indicated by Gen. Taylor. He leaves it
j therefore to Gen. Scott to decide, as com
mander-in-chief of the forces in Mexico,
whet lie r the suggestion of Gen. Taylor
| seould be acceded to.
We do not attempt to translate the des- J
patch, as from the two fold process errors |
may well occur, and the original will no I
* ~ j
j doubt shortly be given to thecountry.— lb. ■
auglHtaTweu.. |
FRIDAY MORNING, JULY 2, 1847.
FOR GOVERNOR,
HON. G. W. TOWNS.
OF TALBOT.
The Democratic Convention.
We give in ibis morning’s paper the pro
ceedings of the Democratic Convention, held
i I
in Milledgeville on Monday last, for which |
we are indebted to the Federal Union. We
understand the greatest harmony prevailed, i
and all seemed animated by one desire, to J
make choice of a stand-ird-bearer acceptable |
to tbe mass of the party. That choice has
been made, and the mantle has fallen on one
who has long been fried and found to be a ;
faithful servant,the Hon. George W. Towns, j
of Talbot.
The Democratic creed is given in such ;
plain language, by tbe resolutions adopted by j
the Convention, that .all can comprehend |
i it—and all that now remains to be done
|
; is to enforce and illustrate it. Ouroppouents
in this section are placed, by their northern
[ brethren, in a peculiar position—all that was i
| dear to them in the last struggle has vanish
i ed like thin air—Clay has been dropped, and
j with him we hope his principles—a Tariff, for ■
protection, and a National Bank are now ob
solete ideas, and the Southern Whig cry is, j
give us Taylor for President. For him they
are now going it blind; they ask not for his |
principles—they think him an available can
didate, and that suits their present purpose.—
AU we ask of them is to stick to him, and |
should he prove to be another John Tyler,
we will not find fault with their choice, if he
is elected.
The Whi£ Convention.
The M illedgev ille Federal Union of the 291 h
ult. speaking of the Whig Convention says— ;
“On Thursday next, this body assembles to
designate the individual who is to be the i
standard bearer of our opponents, in the ap
proaching canvass. That there is trouble in
their camp, is obvious. There are those in j
their ranks who honestly sustained Mr. Clay
on account of his principles—becaus'e they
believed a national bank necessary and pro
per, and protection of domestic industry, (as
they called it,) indispensable. There are
also among them those, who are not now,
and never have been at heart, the advocates
of these measures. But, perhaps by far the
greater class, are those who care for none
of these things, whose only aim and end is,
so to shift their course as to be sure of suc
ceeding in their elections. The first class
will, if they have the moral firmness to do hj
go for the nomination of Mr. Clay for the Pre
sidency. The second class, wishing to get
back upon the old republican track, and
knowing that Gen. Taylor is opposed to both
bank and a protective tariff, will avail
themselves of the opportunity to sneak out
of the dilemma into which their support of
Mr. Clay placed them, and will be open
mouthed for Gen. Taylor. The third class,
irrespective of their principles and their past
professions, will go for him that is most
available, Though they are the very men
that huzzaed at the sentiment, "the friend of
free trade may be a very good British sub
ject, but cannot be a good American citizen”
—the men that have clamored most vocifer
ously for a national bank, and have been
loudest in their condemnation of the measures
of the Jackson administration, yet these are
the. men that will press the claims of Gen.
Taylor—the uncompromising opponent of
every principle they have lately "so zealously
espoused.
“The Chronicle & Senlifiel for months past
with the aid of some of its kindred prints, has
been striving to save its party from the deep
degradation, which its more unscrupulous
members seem determined to bring upon it.
It has urged the claims of Mr. Clay—of
principle and of consistency. But its labors
have been in vain. The die is cast. Thurs
day will witness a universal somerset in the
ranks of the whigsof Georgia.
"The Convention, by the hoittinatian of Gen.
! Taylor, will issue the mandate, and through
! out the ranks of their constituents there will
be a doffing of their old garments. Two weeks
j from this time,hundreds of whig* in Georgia,
j with their new dress, will boldly declare they
i have never worn any other. \Vho can keep
1 the tally of the somersets of Georgia whig-*?
Who can estimate the Moral influence upon
I the community of these consistent consena
lives}
“It is impossible to predict who will be rlie
nominee of the Convention for the office of
Gove 1 nor. Whoever he may be, we lru>l he
will be one, who if perchance he should be
elected, will not forget that he is the Gov
ernor of Georgia and not of a party-one who
at home as well as abroad all men of all par
: lies can respect and esteem, and whose moral
I influence upon this community will be tell fur
; good and not for evil.”
Bunker Itill tloiiumniti
Tt is mentioned in the report of the Mana
gers of the Bunker Hill Monument, that no
1 less than twenty thousand people visited the
j monument during the past year.
Movement of Troops,
The Columbus T imes ol the 29th nit. says
—"A company of U. Stales Infantry, attach
ed to the 13rh Regiment, under the command
of Lieu; O. H. Prince, passed through this
place on Sunday last on route to the seat of
I war. They numbered over 60 privates, who
i were recruited in and about Macon.
ITlSni ler Su«|)ci’de<l.
We see by the Pittsburg Telegraph, that
i the Synod of the Reformed Presbyterian de
| domination, at its recent session in that city,
I suspended one of its members from the tnin
-1 istry for kissing his sister-in-law. Ahem!
Sale of the Portsmouth Road,
The Wilmington Commercial has been in
| formed that the trustees of the town of Ports
; mouth have purchased from the Board of Public
Works the Portsmouth Rail Road, and that
i they will soon make the necessary arrangements
: for the renewal of the Road. There is not the
j least doubt of the correctness of this information.
We have good authority, adds tlie Conmercinl,
| for stating that the rumor relative to the purchase
| of the Raleigh Road, by Boston capitalists, is al
: together unfounded.
i °
Movements ufthe President,
The Governor’s room at the City Hall,
! was thronged on Saturday morning with
crowds of people. 'The President ,-eerned
! highly gratified with the cordial congraiula
j lions and warm welcome of the citizens of
I New York, and his own affable deportment
j produced in return the happiest impression-*
i on those who called to pay him their respects.
! At noon he made a visit, to Brooklyn, es-
I corted hy the Common Council of our city,
! and a numerous suite. While there lie visit
ed the Navy Yard, Dry D<-ck. and other pub
| lie works. He was attended by a in memos
j escort of the civil authorities, the military,
i and firemen of Brooklyn.
At half-past two P. M. the President again
j left the Astor House, visited the Deaf and
Dumb Asylum, and the Distributing Reset
j voir at 42d street, dined at Harlem, and then
| rode out to the Higti Bridge. The party
| started for town about 7P. M., and on their
| way called at the Institution for the Blind.
! In the evening the President met the Tam- 1
, many Society at Tammany Hall,
i It was arranged that the President should
attend church three times yesterday—in the j
morning with the Mayor, in the afternoon I
i with Hon. B. F. Butler at Dr. Skinner’s, and
I in the evening with Aid. Oliver at the Du ch
| Reformed Cherch corner ot Fourth streets •
and La fa yg lie Place.
This morning the President leaves Peck
Slip at six o’clock, in the fine steamer Hero,
for New Haven. He will be escorted to the I
steamer by the 3Sih regiment, differ.son
; Guards, under the command of Col A. War
; ner, detailed lor that duty. A detachment j
of the 11th regiment of Artillery, under the j
command of Col. Yates, will give him a part-
I ingsalute. He expects to remain a couple
of hours at New Haven, and about the same
i time at, Hartford, and to lodge at Springfield,
| whence he will proceed to morrow to Boston.
i —iV, Y. Jour. Corn. '2Bth ull.
[From the N. O. Picayune .]
The Right after the Battle of iliicnn
The night of the 23d of February last was
one of must intense anxiety to the participa
tors in the bloody fight of Buena Vista. A tier
twelve hours of obsiiua’e fighting, with the
final result yet, unknown, nothing but water
having passed the lips of those gallant men
for the last twelve hours, the llower of their
respective corps dead or wounded, and the
certainty of a renewal of the onslaught, the
next day, it is hard to imagine a period more
calculated to “try men’s souls” than that
night. After the cessation of the fight, came
the lassitude super-induced by the extraordi
nary excitement of the day:'men fell exhaust
ed, and bivouacked in line—“the weary to
rest and the wounded to die.” The depres- I
sion of physical energy was so great that i
neither hunger nor danger con'd incite them: [
that bloody field was at 8 o’clock as silent )
as the grave. It can only be surmised j
what were the feelings ol that “great old
man” upon contemplating the results of
that day’s work. No officer sought repose,
and the camp fires, which on other occa
sions had been the scene of jest and merri
ment, were now still,and the deep anxiety de
picted on the faces of the various groupes of
officers impressed you with a solemnity,
a foreboding of ill, that was truly painful.
All eyes were turned ever and anon to the
Umt of one upon whom all their hopes were
p aced, but not a light, not a movement could
be discerned. The occasion made that single
lent an object of intense solicitude. Some
wondered if he was alone; others would have
given theit earthly wealth to have known the
thoughts, the hopes, the wishes, the inten
tions of the old hero; but all was dark and
silent as the tomb. Capt. L., of the Topo
graphical Engineers, had visited the battle
ground at nig lit. He had made some discove
ries he thought important to be communicated
immediately to the commander-in-chief. Ou
approaching the generalV quarters, he over
took his servant, who had been attending to
his master’s cavalry, and inquired if the “old
man” was alone and awake.
“I spec he fast asleep, caplain, for he eat a
monstrous hearty supper , and when he eat a
I /rig supper he sleep berry hard and sound, and
I reckon you won't sec dr'old bos' fore 4 o'clock
in the morning. Listen, you hear him snore
clear out here." When the captain made a
report of this last reconnoissahce, joy and
satisfaction vvere diffused through the camp.
They knew that all was safe. r. p w.
irtt» mi nf-waanwi mm&mmammm
The Friends and Acquaintance of Porter
and Sarah B. Fleming, are invited to attend the
Funeral of their Son ROBERT EVE, Phis Morn*
’in", at 9 o’clock, from llietr country residence.
I July 2 231
Wista. ’s Balsam of Wild Cherry.
T he extraordinary success attending the use
of this medicine in the diseases of the lungs, ami
the many singular euros it has effected, having
naturally attracted the attention of many physi
cians, as well as the whole fraternity of quacks,
various conjectures and surmises have arisen re
specting its composition; some physicians have
supposed i« to contain iodine, other ignorant pre
tenders .-av it must contain mercury, and to some
stlch Substance they each attribute its singular ef
ficacy. As such opinions are altogether errone
ous, and calculated to prejudice many persons
against it, we PLEDGE OUR HONOR that it
contains nothing of this kind, or anything U.e
i least injurious; on the contrary, it is compos, d of
| the most simple substances, the principal ut which
are the extracts of tar and wild cherry bark, anil
the who.e secret of its efficacy consists in the
mode by which they are prepared.
None genuine, unless signed 1. BUTTS on
the wrapper.
For sale in Augusta, wholesale and retail, by
HA VI LAM). HI S LEY & CO., and also hy
THOMAS BARRETT & CO., and Dealers iu
Medicines generally in Georgia.
| June 29 ’ t 3— 222
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tender plant is nipped and withers ere it blooms.
If scrofula or king’s evil exists in (he system, or
the blood is impure, manifesting itself by eruptions
on the fa e, thickening and cracking ol the skin
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similar complaints, Sands’ Sarsapaiilla will et
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For further particulars and conclusive evidence
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which may be obtained of agents, gratis.
Prepared and sold, wholesale and retail, by A
. B & D. SANDS, Wholesale Druggists, 100
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Sold also by,
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And hy Druggists generally throughout the
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for J 222 June 29
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MEDICAL COMPANION.
By Dr. A. M. Mauriceau.
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I health and welfare, us well as that of her hus
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whom it has been directed.
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The “Married Woman's Private Medical Com-
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(J f A •
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