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THE CONSTITUTIONALIST. JAMES GARDNER, JR. T£R M S % Daily-, per annum,.-. . $8 00 Tri-Weekly, per annum,. 6 UO If paid in advance* 5 00 W eekly, per annum. * ..* *... 3 00 if paid in advance,......*. * 2 50 To Clubs, remitting §lO in advance. FIVE COPIES are-sent. This will put uur weekly pa per in the reach of new subscribers at TWO DOLLARS A YEAR. Subscribers who will pay up arrearages, and send four new subscribers, with the money can get the paper at $2,00. SCT Ml new subscript ions must be paid inadvance. ■ttr*Postage must be paid on all ComtiitJuicaiiciiß a>id Letters <>f l >usitiess. [From the N. Y. Globe.] Special Meeting of the Tammany Society. Initiation oi lion. Dixon 11. Lewis ol Alabama. Last evening the sons of St. Tammany gathered in great members at the Old Wigwam, tor the purpose of conferring the honors of the order upon the flon. Dixon H. Lewis. We were present at tiro ceremony, and can safely as sert that the Hon. gentleman “saw the elephant” with evident satisfaction. As soon as the very interesting ceremonies of initiation were over, tire society ad journed to /he banquet room. Here a new scene was presented —a scene of pe culiar interest, it was a general meet ing for the interchange of sentiment, in which nearly every State in the Onion was represented. The chair was taken hy Grand Sachem Ejah F. Purdy; Hon. D. H.* occupied a seat on his right, and he was well supported on the left by Sachem Daniel 1. Delavan.— 'l'he uncorking of the “spa i kling Bnrguu fly,” w'as the commencement for the “feast of reason and the flow o1 soul.”— 'fire meeting being called to order, Col. Delavan proposed as a sentiment: “Out distinguished guest, Ssnetor Eewis—We cordially greet and warmly welcome him within tire W iguarn of Old Tammany.” This sentiment was received with great enthusiasm, and was further con firmed by nine hearty cheers. Senator Lewis, as soon as the commo tion had in a measure subsided, arose promptly, “no trifling feat, in view of his immense weight—nearly 500 pounds, and O * 1 responded in a neat and appropriate speech. He said that he was proud of being united in brotherhood with the members of so ancient and honorable an institution. The Society had in all times maintained an honorable and exalted position. It w'as gratifying to him to bn able to convey to his brethren in Ala bama the assurance that of those political principles known by comparison, and good, better, best, he was proud to say the Democracy ol lire Empiffe Slate must be know as of the latter —best. The Hon. gentleman closed his remarks by re assuring his brelhern of the pleasure lie Ueriveil Upim i!ic incscnt -JV.i.u-mm It is impossible for us to give a type of his remarks, which w ere listened to throughout w ith deep interest. The following toasts and sentiments were then given in the order following, as near ly as our recollection enables us to pronounce, interspersed with an abun dance of sparkling wit and repartee : By Senator Lewis: Tire Society of the Sons of St Tammany. Nine cheers. By Grand Sachem Purdy: General LVright, of New Jersey—Always ready to combat the enemies of Democratic prin ciples. Six cheers. Mr. Wright responded in an appro priate speech. By Camper C. Childs, of the Globe: Hon. Dixon H. Lewis—the largest Democrat on record—may his shadow never be less. This sen imcnl was received with a storm of laughter and cheers, which partially subsiding, was renewed, by Gen. Wright, remarking to the Hon, Senator, that he might expect much from the older mem bers of the Democracy of the Empire State, after so gigantic an effort by a child. To which Mr. Childs renlied that it was generally admitted to be about (W) right. By Judge Th.J. Smith: Grand Sachem Elijah F. Purdy—The Democracy of the Empire State know none more unflinch ing in the goodcau.se, none more fearless, than he to whom common consent awards the proud title of the “War-horse of De mocracy.” Nine cheers. Grand Sachem Purdy arose and said, that he received the sentiment, flattering as it was, not to himself, but must be per mitted to suppose it intended rather for his brethren of the Tammany Society. He had he believed, always striven to do his duty, and he must in justice say, that he owed much of his success to the aid of his brethren. In their name, he again thank ed the meeting for their very kind senti ment. He said he would propose The Democracy of Massachusetts— few in number, but of the right sort. This sentiment was received with great and long continued cheering. Mr. C. Mosher, Jr., of Boston, who was present, responded in behalf of the Bay State, and after referring to a speech of Sesiator Lewis against the United Slates Bank, closed a neat and eloquent speech by proposing: The Democracy ofthe Union may well be proud of one who sustains their prin ciples as nobly as the Hon. Senator from Alabama. Nine cheers. By Hon. E. F. Purdy; C S. Bdgardus, Esq., a gentleman, exemplary in the dis. charge of public duties—devoted to De mocratic principles.—May prosperity at tend him through life. Ninexiheers. Mr. Bogardus replied appropriately, and* concluded by calling on General Wright of New Jersey for a song, who ang ‘-‘S;ar Spangled Banner” in his best style, with a chorus that made the Old Wigwam ring again. By Sachem Peter Crawford: The cardinal principles of Democracy: free trade, sailors rights, and equal represen tation of the people’s interests. We regret our space will not allow us to make a more full report of the proceed ings, which were throughout of the must interesting character. At 11 o’clock, the Hon. gentlemen took leave of the Society. Upon taking Lis seat in the carriage, he was greeted with nine soul stirring cheers—-tally—and a ! good one for the last. As the carriage drove off, he shouted out success to Old I Tammany. He appeared delighted to the l highest degree end wt> only wish that he j may live long to wear his well earned lau- j rels. Os all men living, he is capable of i ! giving the giealest weight to any subject, i We forgot to s’ate, that during the ! evening the whole Society and its guest | paid a vi-it by. invitation, to the “Mrs. | Lynch’s,” at the Pewter Mug, adjioning Tamrnairv. The entertainment was uo ; bounded and highly creditable. Toasts, sentiments, &c., served to give zest to the occasion, anil every thing went off with | the greatest possible tclat. Thomas, who | is a member of Tammany Society un corked the tall bottles and rendered every facilitv in his power to render honor to his distinguished guest. ri3W!a>-'wTi'i" '>i iwt iimi AUGUSTA. GEO.. * j SUNDAY MO UN ING, JULY 4, 1847. FOR GOVERNOR, H3N. 0. W. TOWNS. ! OF TALBOT. HZTIn order that those engaged in this of- | i fice ir.av participate in tlie festivities of the ! Dav, no paper will be issued from this office ; until Wednesday morning. ' | (PirThe Telegraph between Baltimore and t Philadelphia was out of order on the 30th | ult. No tidings of tire Sarah Sands had readied New York, at 2 P. M. of that day. Relief to Scot. and. We have been favored by a friend with a Copy I of the Glasgow Courier of 25th May, in which I we find the following acknowledgment of the receipt of funds collected in this city by R. A, | Reid, Esq., for the sulf ring Scotch. “Contributed to the Highland Relief Fund by | a few people in Augusta, Ga. per Mr. John Me- I ; Dowall, 3s. U-i.” [Editorial Correspondence of the Constitutionalist.] Milledgeville, July Ist, 1817. ! You have ere tins received the extra from ( . i the office of the Federal Union, giving the outline of the proceedings of our Deinociatio j t Convention. It remains lor me to give an , | account somewhat more in detail. The result of its deliberations will meet i | the hearty concurrence of the Democratic par- ; : ly. A belter feeling never existed in any I | party than was this week manifested. Never I 1 was there a stronger conviction of the justice I 1 of a cause, and never a stronger delermina- ! tiou to sustain it, than that which pervaded ! the mind of the Convention. Rarely, if ever, | i lias one met in this Sia;e representing either } 1 of the great parlies of the State, combining as I much talents, good sense, weight of cbarac ! ter and private worth. Even a stranger, look- ; ing upon that large and respectable assein- j blage, would have been forcibly impressed j with its air of intelligence, and us orderly tie- | portment. The nomination of Col. Towns is, I con- ; sider, a very happy one. Tae popularity of j Col. Towns is unsurpassed. He has not an : enemy—not a bitter feeling to contend against, either among vvbigs or democrats. He has a host of devoted friends who will do their ut most to insure his election. His claims upon the confidence of his party are of the high- | esl order. He has long been known as a I man of fine talents, lie lias been long a dis linguished leader in his party. The urbani ty of bis manners is such that be will be a most formidable antagonist even to Col. Win. C. Dawson in a canvass for the personal good-will of the people. The Convention could not have gone very far wrong, however, for the only competitor, Col. Herschell V. Johnson, is a very able man, one of the ablest in this or any other Slate, of high moral worth and great energy. He is gratefully remembered for bis efficient services in the -democratic cause whenever the opportunity lias offered, and more espe cially for the ability and untiring zeal with which he canvassed the State as a Presiden tial Elector in 1844, and for the vigour and ta lent which he displayed in the edi’orial chair of the Federal Union in the succeeding year. " The fact that lie lias always lived in whig counties and districts, has prevented his be ing placed oftener in a public position, and it has long been a cause of regret to his ad mirers, that his valuable services could never be brought into requisition in our halls of ie isiation. The large vote lie received for the nomination in previous Conventions, and the still larger votes now received, indicate a growing popularly of the most stable ki:d. Tbev prove Col. Johnson to be a strong man with the people, and that he is yet destined to receive dislingushed honors at their hands. Afier the nomination, a very interesting debate sprung up on Monday afternoon, upon a motion to appoint a committee of five to publish an address to the people of Georgia. This was opposed very vehemently by Mr. Wm. B. Prior, of Troup, a very clever fellow by the way, a main of good declamatory pow ers, and great enthusiasm of manner—with a very fine swelling voic,e,and very fond of hear ing it— greatly addicted to “the siump”and de lights to dwell on his feats on that primitive rostrum. Wilhail he is an interesting speak- er. I should say amusing. Though he might not bring very cogent logic or terse reasoning to bear, he never sils down without having first said something good and interlacing.- — He abounds in comical conceits and racy anecdotes, and they come upon you when you least expect it. In the midst of a most tow ering flight of declamation, the orator will come down with most facile descent, to an illustration or story which would seem as cut of place as a harlequin in a church. 1 have given this notice of Mr. Prior, because I in the course of the debates he gave the con | veniion much entertainment. The occasion I gave him an opportunity to make a fling at | Mr. Calhoun, and his friends, which was very I gratuitous, for they had no idea of introdu i cing his name and his course into that body I for discussion, and the motion for a committee had not the most distant reference to him. — After a discursive speech about the war u ill) Mexico and the glorious energy of the peo ple in general, democracy in particu* lar, in reprobation of Mr. Calhoun, praise of Judge Colquitt, and himself, and Hernando Cortez, who conquered Mexico and marched into her capi'al with three hundred men,‘*6e fore Iks invention of gun I'cncder” as the im passioned orator informed us—after quotingto us the example of some ot the old puritans, who resolved in town meeting, Ist, that the earth was the Lord’s and the fullness thereof; 2nd, that the Lord designed the same for the saints; 3rd, Resolved that we are the saints, he recommended its application to this coun try in reference to Mexico. When Mr. Prior concluded, all eyes were turned to Mr. Black, who had seemed 10 watch him with keen eye, as a setter would his game. But he did not at that time reply. The motion to appoint a committee of five was voted down. Judge Hillyer of Clarke, next obtained the floor, and introduced a preamble and resolu tions, which were afterwards made the basis of the report of the Committee of twenty-two, and with some alterations and some addition al resolutions constituted the report of that Committee. Mr. Black offered a preamble and resolu tions to the Convention as a substitute, and took occasion, in reply to Mr. Prior, to de fend Mr. Calhoun from the charge of apos lacy to democratic principles. He showed how in all times of trial and difficulty, and particularly in the last ten years, Mr. Cal -1 h.oun had been the able—the ablest chain- I pion of democratic principles, and had reu deied to them, and therefore incidentally to the democratic parly and to the South, most invaluable services. That he was not a member of the democratic party was true, ! ior he had said ihut for seventeen years he had felt constrained to oppose many ot the measn.es of the Democratic party or espouse measures of the Whig, and vice versa. But ii) man could doubt that upon all fundamen tal and constitutional questions he was a democrat in the strictest sense. Mr. Black poured forth a eulogy of Mr. Calhoun, which was beautiful in style and tn manner. It came from the heart of one of the most ardent admirers of that great man, and was the more manly and honorable from the fact, that it was disinterested. It could have no sinister —no selfish motive. To be the eulogist of Mr. Calhoun is not the road to popularity with the democratic party in Georgia. It U but just, however, that a voice of remonstranee should be raised, when gra tuitous assaults are made, and gentlemen travel out of their way to make them, on Mr. Calhoun, while the delinquencies of such men as Mr. Buchanan, and of Governor Wright on the tariff, and of Col. Benton on tiie annexation question, have been treated with such perfect forbearance. Mr. Black’s resolutions had for their object, a declaration of the principles of the democratic party and its position on the leading questions which divide the two great parties. They also had special reference to the question of the pub lic domain, acquired and to be acquired, and to the principles of the Wilmot Proviso. They embraced also, in terms, the resolution afterwards reported by tiie Committee and adopted bv the Convention, that the demo cratic party would support no man for the Presidency who did not distinctly repudi ate and disavow the principles of the \\ ilmot Proviso. On this topic, as on all others, he discussed; mare especially on the subject of the Missouri Compromise, and the proposi tion in Mr. Hillyer’s resolutions that we have entire confidence in the fidelity of the great mass of the Northern democracy to that compromise, he was particularly happy. Mr. Black, both on Monday and Tuesday, iu the debates which took place, made a most favorable impression for talents, and a high order of oratorical abilities. He is certainly a most tasteful and polished speaker. His diction is choice, and his pronunciation and his emphasis almost faultless. His satyrical propensitses, and his unrivalled powers of ri dicule, were kept under sedulous restraint, though some of his characteristic inodes of pourtraying an argument or position that he is combating in a ludricous- iignt, were ex hibited in a style which fras irresistably amusing. After the substitute of Mr. Black was of fered, a motion was made to appoint a Com mittee of two from each judicial circuit, who should take into consideration all the resolu tions and substitutes which were or rnijjht be offered, and to prepare from them a report for the action of the Convention. Upon this a warm discussion arose, and a motion was made to adjourn as a test question. The mot-ion failed,a,od the motion for a Committee was carried. Before the vote was taken, Mr. Gardner of Richmond, offered a pream ble and resolutions, on the subject of the Wilmot Proviso, recommending the adoption of the Virginia Resolutions, a resolution that the Democratic party would vote for no man for the Presidency who did not distinctly re- j pudiate and disavow the principles of that j Proviso, and also a resolution, that in view of those vital rights and interests of the 1 Smith assaiied by it, we recognize with j pleasure in the person of General Z icbary ; Taylor, identified with ns in those rights and interests, and that rather than vole for a can didate who did not distinctly repudiate the principles of the Wilmot Proviso, the demo cratic party of Georgia would rally around that patriot and hero. After the motion was carried, the Commit- ! tee was appointed by the Chair, and the Con- ; vent ion adjourned to 8 o’clock on Tuesday I morning. i On re-assembling next morning, the report | I of that Committee was adopted by the Con- ; | veniion, with the exception that theConven- j lion substituted, in place of a resolution mak ing a simple declaration of the constitutional ; rights of ail citizens to an equality in the en- j j joyment of the national territory acquired or ! to be acquired, a resolution declaring the willingness of the democratic party of Geor- [ . gia to aduere to ihe provisions of the Mis- ! . i souri Compromise. This Was offered byway ; of amendment bv Judge Cone, of Greene, i Chairman of the Committee of twenty-two, through whom the report was made. This i amendment was acceptable to tiie Conven- ; tion as the result proved, but its coming from j the source it did created some surprise. Afterthe report was read,the Han. Howell Cobb of Clarke, called attention to the fact ! that the resolutions of (lie Virginia House of i Delegates, adopted in the report, were after j wards annexed in the Senate, by adding to ■ them a resolution declaratory of a willing- ! ; ness to adhere to the Missouri compromise. ■ On this subject Mr. Cobb made a very strong i and interesting speech. He went somewhat I at length into the history of the subject, and contended that on this slavery question, from tiie time of its first agitation, the ‘ only party at the North that had ever voted with the youth was the democratic party. Not a single vole had ever been given by a Northern whig in our favor. The democratic party therefore had saved the South and saved the Union by tiie aid it had often given to the South in Congress. It had always furnished a sufficient number of votes, added to »lio Southern vote,to carry the question for the South, while in no instance had the whig party of the North contributed a single vole. Upon the preservation then of that good old ! party —the democratic party of the Union, | fie believed depended the salvation and per | petuity of their federal Union. It was then that Mr. Cone rose and offer j ed his amendment, which was supported by 1 himself and Mr. Prior. To these Mr. Black replied in behalf of the resolution of the Committee, and made it a very luminous and able argument. He contended that silence j on the subject of the Missouri Compromise i was not opposition to it. It was not a repu diation of tiiat contract by the South. But the North had already repudiated it, and proved false to it, by the passage, through tiie lower House of Congress* of the Wilmot Pro viso. It was time enough for Georgia, to pro* | claim her willingness to adhere to it, When ; the North called on her to do so. So far her j willingness had never been called in ques ! tion. But if tbe North chose to repudiate it, then the true policy for the South was to plant herself on her rights under the consti tution, some portion of which she had con i ceeded in that compromise , (improperly so ! called.) while the North had conceeded noth- ; 1 mg. Mr. Griffin, of Savannah, a very talented j young gentleman, and a beautiful speaker, ‘ 1 made a chaste, graceful speech in favor of i ! the amendment, and wks very eloquent and poetical on the subject, of the enormous ini- , propriety of calculating tiie value of our sa cred Union. The orator seemed to have a- ! dopted a mode of ascertaining the value of 1 the Union without the necessity of making any calculation of its benefits. This mode he did not disclose however. Mr. Gardn r, of Richmo id, next obtained | the floor, but yielded it to enable Mr. Black to reply to so much of Mr. Griffin’s speech as was personal to himself and his argument. He sought to disabuse tbe mind of the gen i tleman from Savannah of the idea that be ■ cause he did calculate the value of the Union —that lie did ascertain its value by a calcu lation of its advantages—its immense ad vantages to us, as to all portions of our com mon country, that therefore fie undervalued it, and would desire its disruption. Mr. Gardner then proceeded, and advocated the ! original resolution as it was reported by the Committee, and vindicated the Committee from any imputation or false impression which might be made, as to their opposition to the provisions of the Missouri Compromise. It was not that they would desire Georgia to violate it, but that it was inexpedient and uncalled f »r; that she should reiterate her al* j herence to it in the face of its repudiation by the North. The vote was then taken, and the amend ment was carried by a large majority. This was the most important debate of the Convention. It was highly interesting, and j was listened to with marked pleasure by a crowded gallery. There were some other speeches made on this and incidental questions that arose, in which, among others, Messrs. tSaffdd and Flournoy, of Washington, participated. The latter expressed, no doubt, the sentiment of the Convention when he said, that he pleased .that the Convention had had a full discussion of such important subjects, instead ! of voting silently resolutions cut and dried ! for the occasion. Free discussion, and a J manly interchange of opinion, was Demo cra'ic characteristics. The Democracy were never afraid of it. It was their privilege to differ on minor questions, and to give expres sion to their independent views. But that it was also their characteristic to cling togeth er on great and. fundamental principles, and that when called on to vindicate them at the ballot-box, they would be found united. The Whigs are assembling in great force for their Convention. They will meet this morning at 10 o’clock. It is said that Gen. Clinch and Col. Dawson are about equal ly strung in the vote they will get in the Convention —that the two-thirds rule will be adopted for the nomination. Neither will withdraw in favor of the other, and that the j Whigs will compromise on Judge Trippe, of Cuss, or Col. Robert Hardeman, of Jasper, • This, of course, is street rumor and con- | jecture. Before the riddle is solved, the stage will have left with this letter, so you must wait to see what another day may bring forth. Yours, G. Whig Gubernatorial Convention. This body assembled at AJiliedgeville on Thursday last. Charles J. Jenkins, Esq , ! was chosen Chairman, and Messrs. Win. B. ' Tinsley, and John IJ. Steele, Secretaries.— Sixty-seven counties were represented. Without any nomination the Convention i went into a ballot for the candidate—the ma- j joritv of the votes to govern. On counting I the ballots the following was the result: ]it hallol. ! 2d (mllot. 2d ballot, i Clinch, to Hi 112 ! Dawson, 91 91 97 ! Hill, 2 Trippe, 14 12 5 Holt, . 10 5 Redding, 3 2 Hardeman, 3 2 1 Blank, 1 Among the resolutions reported by Mr. A. J. Miller, Chairman of the committee, and a dopted, we find the following : 3. Resolved, That yielding to onr admira | tiou and gratitude tor ihe distinguished »er- j i vices of the Great Captain of the age—Gen eral Zachary 'Taylor—with whose charac ter are inseparably associated ihe modesty of , merit, the coolness of bravery and the devot- ■ edness of patriotism, and being assured of Ins identity with us in principle, we cheer fully respond to the general and spontaneous acclamation of the American people, in now recommending him as tlie next President, of these United Stales. 4 Resolved, That the thanks of the people of this Slate and trie United Slates are emi- i nenlly due to the officers and so d ers of our army in Mexico, both regulars and volunteers, | for their gallant conduct and lofty bearing during the existing war. 5. Resolved, That the Hon. John C. Cal- 1 boon is entitled to the thanks of T lie people | of Georgia for his independent and patriotic : course in the Senate of the United Smites in reference to our recently disturbed foreign relations. . 6. Resolved , That we are opposed to the ; Wilmql Proviso, so called—and that all le ! gislation by Congress restricting the right io j c* hold slave properly in the territories of the 1 United States, is unequal, unjust and uncon- j Stitutinnal. j 7. Resolved. That a committee of seven be appointed for the pnrpo-e of communica ting to llie Hon. Duncan L. Clinch ins nomi nation as the candidate of the Wing party for Governor* and that they publish Jos re- ! ply. _ • I’rogiess of the President. The Hartford and New Haven Railway i Company despatched # exira trains from New Haven to Springfield, for the accommodation of the President and suite, free of charge. I The cars ran over the road from New Ha ven to Springfield, G 2 miies, in one hour and forty-five minutes. The President spent j Monday night in Springfield, and reached ’ Boston Tuesday noon> On arriving at the , city limits be was escorted by the military ordered ouL by the Governor of Massayha setts, to the Toll House, where he was re j ceived by the city authorities of B iston., — j Afterwards ho was escorted to the Revere j House. i Tlie Washington Union says—“ The news papers liave teemed for several days past with rumors about the recall of Mr. Lisboa, the Bra ; i ziliun minister. Some of the letter-writers pro | fess to give the very laconic terms in which the i recall lias been made. We are not advised that. _ I up to this moment, the recall has been communi cated to our government," Magnetic Telegraph. The Charleston Courier of the 3J instant, says—“lt is with pleasure that we stale that the erection of the posts for the wires of the line of Telegraph between tills city and Co- I lumbia, along the Rail Road track, is in pro gress. The work was commenced on Mon day last, and has progressed upwards of eight miles. The posts are of Cypress and about one hundred yards apart and twenty-five feet * above the ground.” More Volunteers gone. The Cassville Pioneer of the 2d inst says— Capt. Grant left this place on yesterday for Co lumbus, with his company of volunteers. He has hud considerable trouble, to raise this company, owing to the business season of the year being I on hand, and people could not, conveniently, | leave their crops. The officers of the company, I are as follows; ' j * W. B. Grapt, Captain; Win. Lemmons, Ist Lieut.; Ebenezer Fain, 2J do/, Wm. Hunter, 3d i do. We wish them a healthy, but stormy compaign, and may they survive many hard fought bailies, and return to be covered with never fading hon ors by them friends and fellow-citizens. A terrible storm ed over a portion of Chattaoga and Wal ker Counties, on Sunday lust, the effects of which were truly .calamitous. - lis ra vages embraced an extent of territory from a half to three fourths of a mile in ! width. 'Pile length of it we have not as. | ceriained. Fields of Com and Oats were { totally destroyed and the Colion, which i is now from eight to twenty inches high, was litieially shipped of leaves and branches by the hail—trees wete torn up by the roots and fences blown from their places. — Rome ( Ga.) Journal , 30 th ult. [ Fro."k the N. O. Bee-] We received,by the steamboat Illinois, St, Louis papers of the 22d June. We extract the following from the Reveille: Sa l News from the Plains—Capture of a VVagon Tram —Murder of Teamsters. A gentleman arrived in town last eve ning, from Westport, who informs us that just before his departure, a Delaware Indian had arrived from the Plains,giving an account of a wholesale murder ot teamsters, hy a combined force of Ar. rapahoes, Cumanches and Pawnees. The | Indian Is a son of Nacoma, the principal | chief of the Delawares, and is generally considered a man of veracity. Me was j found a prisoner at Taos, when Col. Price took that place, and was liberated. His story is, that having started homeward, lie fell in with a large body of Indians, of the tribes mentioned, on the Aikansas. They made him prisoner, and only spared his life on the condition that he would join I them against the whiles. He sets their number down at two hundred fires, which would make the total number ot the foice about one thousand men. Near Walnut creek, lie states, this formidable party met and attacked a train i of thirty wagons, drawn by mule teams, ! and accompanied only by the drivers and j eight or ten horsemen. 'The Indians sur rounded them, and charging suddenly, drove the teamsters from their saddles, ; and massacred every man ot the party! —d’he wagons were loaded with govern ment stores. which, with the mules, the Indians appropriated to their own use. The day succeeding this massacre, young Nacoma vvas permitted to depart, having been presented with a fine large American mule.—This animal bears the mark ‘*U. S,” and has been recognized ! a ? one of those belonging to a government train which left Fort Leavenworth a lew i weeks since. We further learn, that the Delawares ■ are preparing to send a war party against ; the O.sages. The latter tribe have teceull v I ' * taken three Delaware scalps. A Cass of Lyuiiinui. It grieves us to have it to record, that a case of L} nch law execution came off, in our city, on last Saturday evening, on i ii,6 person of the name of Powell or Pow er, living in the vicinity of the Coweta Falls Factory. This man was married, a lew months ago, to one ot the factory i girls, whom, it is said, he vvas in the habit I of abusing, while in a sta e of intoxication, i Having committed ibis offence of conjugal 1 propriety on Saturday ash moon, a mob of some futy young men collected after j supper, and took him to the river bard by, i where he was ducked till he wrfsas c e>t | fallen as a drowned rat; he was then ta ; ken to-his house, where,in the presence of his w ifo and other females, lie was bom d I to a tree with a large rope or ‘bowser/ i and soundlv beaten vvith laths, sticks, fists, dec. &c. Having somewhat ap p as< cl their wrath with this manner o/ i punishment, he was next hoisted on a rail, preparatory to a grand rice, without j saddle or hi idle. The rail, \ bow ever, : broke, and the victim fell, hurting him self considerably; but another was scon ; procu el by one of ihe Christian*, and j would have been us-il had not several | citizens earnestly remonstrated with the | crowd of Lynchers, and succeeded, will j some difficulty, in restt aining them from ! further violence—on the promise from •Powell to clear out, which, we under i stand, he Vas comp.led vvidi. —Muscogee i Democrat , Ist inst. DEATHS. In Columbus, on Saturday night, tl e .6th ult , | Mr. Nathan •'“eymour, Merchant of Apalachi cola, Fla.. aged 55 years. in Columbus, on Saturday, 2Gth ult., air. Kou t.RT I.Krt, aged 23d years. Air. was a private, of Capt Calhoun's coin j p.my of “Georgia Light Infantry.” recently return ed from Mexico. He was followed to the grave ! by bis tale comrades in arms, who were ill the city, and vvas buried with military honors by Capt. j Cooper’s ‘‘Light Guards.’ 1 TEMPERANCE CELEBRATION OF THE ANNIVERSARY OF AMERI CAN INDEPENDENCE. The Committee appointed by Augusta Di is i ion, No. 7, of the SONS OF TEMPERANCE, j announce that a procession will be formed in front of the Masonic Hall in Augusta, on Mon day, July sth, at 8 o’clock, A. M., under the di * rerliun of Brother AARON ROFF ; Marshal of the day, and proceed to the Bridge, where it will be met by Marion Division of Hamburg uniting vvith that, and Ninety-six, Aiken, and Barnwell Divisions, in celebrating the day in that place. After which, the several Divisions will repair to the Presbyterian Ciiuich in Augusta, ’ where, after the usual religious exercises, an Ad dress will be delivered by Brother LUCiEN LA TASTE. It is expected that the exercises in the Presby terian Church will commence about 10 o’clock. The Pews on the right and left of the centre aisle will be reserved for the Societies which join in the procession. The Washington Total Abstinence Society, and ail other friends of the Temperance Cause, are cordially invited to join the procession, and the Youth of the city are tspecially invited to at ! tend. 2 JuJv 3 j STJEAJIBOAT COHUPANV OF CJFOit CIA. s7rThis Company having been re-organized and placed in an e’flicient state for service, are prepared to send forward without delay ail freight that may offer. Goods consigned to WM. P. W ILt!AM§, Agent at Savannah, will be forwarded free.of Commis sions. The connection of R. M. Good Ain with this Company has terminated. JOHN B. GCIEU. June 6 I- T Agent at Augusta. / ' ‘