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************* ~THE CONSTITUTIONALIST. JAMES GARDNER, JR. TER3IS. Daily, per annum, S 3 00 Tfi- Weekly, per annum, - 6 00 If paid in advance, 5 00 Weekly, per annum, 3 00 If paid in advance, 2 50 To Clubs, remitting $lO in advance. FIVE COPIES are sent. This will put our weekly pa per in the reach of new' subscribers at TWO DOLLARS A YEAR. sor Subscribers who will pay up arrearages, and send foirr new subscribers, with the money can get the paper at $2,00. ♦ {(Cj~ All new subscriptions must be paid in advance. . iO" Postage must ne paid on all Communications and Lerersof \From the N. O. Picayune 30th ult.] The News 'from Mexico. The news by the New Orleans, which will be found in detail in our columns to day, is the most serious and consistent that we have received for many weeks. It is now no longer doubtful that Gen. Scott’s march upon the capital will be 'disputed with no inconsiderable determi naton —for Mexicans. It is supposed that he will he resisted, in force, at three several points between Puebla and Mexi co. Santa Anna has succeeded in gelling to the windward of his enemies, lie has collected a force, formidable at bast in numbers, and it is said, contrived to have himself made Dictator—upon the condi tion that he will refuse.to makepeace. Those generals and dignitaries who were opposed to him, or were suspected of lukewarmness in his cause, have been imprisoned or sent to distant provinces in exile. Mis sway, it would seem, is es tablished upon as firm a basis as the pow. er to get rid of his enemies w ith u restraint can furnish. All accounts agree in stating that the utmost activity prevails in the different armories and foundries in Mexico —that cannons are being cast with rapidhy— that shells, round shot and other missiles are turning out in abundance, and that men are collecting in large bodies to fill tip the rank and file of the army. The people, it is said, have been aroused and Santa Anna employs the intervals between the composition of high-sounding procla mations in the more soldier likeand serious business of preparing substantial dofen fees of the seal of government. As a means of keeping in power, despite the foreboding complexion of such returns of the voles of the States as have been re ■ ceived, Congress, no doubt through I n procurement, have passed a law to the -effect that their successors chall meet on the Ist of January next, and the vole for President shaft be counted on the 15 th of that month. Whatever may be said of Santa Anna’s conduct in battle, he has certainly a wondeiful knack of raising armies and recovering from apparently boneless reverses. The complaints in the army of the tardiness in receiving reinforcements and necessary transportation are univeisal. Had these needful supplies of men and means been forwarded with becoming despatch, it is conceded on all hands that Gen. Scott would ere this have taken possession of the Mexican capital without meeting serious resistance. Now' it is doubtful when he will again make a for ward movement. Tne lff:h inst. was the day appointed to advance from Pue bla, hut such w ere the prepa rations of the enemy to receive him, that he was com pelled to delay his march until reinforce ments arrived. The guerrillas, 100, are becoming bolder in their attacks upon bodies of men moving along the road. Indications of obstinate resistance are rife from every quarter, nor can any presage of peace he drawn from any source unless there be comforts in the adage, “the darkest hour of the night is just before day.” [From the N. O. Courier, 30 th ult.] The Army. It appears that General Scott had not advanced from Puebla toward of the city of Mexico, as late as the 14th instant, which is the date of the last letter re ceived by the editors of the Picayune.— The General was waiting for reinforce ments, which were rapidly approaching under Generals Pillow and Cadwallader, whose united force will number about 3200 men. Many troops are in Vera Cruz, and on the way thither, and it is probable that Scott will soon have abundance of force for whatever operation he may think proper to undertake. General Cadwallader had a smart affair with the guerrillas a few miles he yond Jalapa, in which the enemy had some 30 killed. There was also a skirmish between the guerrillas and General Pillow’s de tachmen’, a few miles beyond the Na tional Bridge, in which the General, with characteristic a'nbty and vigor, roted the enemy and dispersed them. This seems to have been a se ions affair, al though the Picayune, in its unreasonable hostility to the brave and patriotic Pillow’, makes light of it. The road between Vera Cruz and Ja lapa are full of banditti who call them selves guerrillas. There is need of a strong and active force of mounted men in that region. VVe are sorry to hear of the death of Mr. Thom as G. Banks, who fell a \ic lim to the vomilo at Vera Cruz—he was a native of one of the interior counties of the State of New York, a man of great energy of character, and remarkable for heiculean strength. He was attached to the Quartermaster’s Department, and had distinguished himself by the address with which lie surprised and captured a party of Mexican robbers in the vicinity of Vera £ruz; he also made himself conspi , cuous for courage and activity in defend ing the wagons in the train ol Colonel Mclntosh, when it was attacked by the guerrillas. The loss of such a man can not be easily supplied. The guerrillas are' so bold that they commit their murders and robberies un der the walls of Vera Cruz. In a le'fer received in this city, brought by the New Orleans, it is stated that Santa Anna had been appointed Dicta tor, and was pul in command oi thirty thousand men. [ From ike N. O. Picayune , Ist inst ) Later from the A*my of Gen. Taylor. The steamship James L. Day, Capt. Wood, arrived last evening from Brazos Santiago, whence she sailed on the 28th uh. By this arrival we have unr correspondence to tlie 1 6Ti Jme from Monterey, bm the news is'of no great importance. Nothing has occur red to change the disposition of Gen. Taylor’s forces in any material point, and there is no hope of an advance upon San Luis. Capt. Bankhead, commanding a company in the Virginia regiment, arrived at Monterey on the 14'h ult. from China. He reported that after the departure of the main body of the battalion for Monterey he despatched a Mexican for Cornargo with a communication for Col. Belknap. A feXv days after he learned that the messenger had been captured hy a body of armed Mexicans near Faso Z tcata and sentenced to be shot. News had reached Monterey from China, of the death of Lieut. Mahan, who was shot in the recent duel with Lieut. Miunlord— b thofthe Virginia regiment. Three companies of Texas Rangers had re cently come in to Monterey alter having been out scouring the roads in the direction of Oo margo. They failed to fall m with Unrest or any of his men, although minor frequently had him in the neighborhood in force. Our correspondent thinks he is still the other side of the mountains. The rangers ca pt ured one or Iwo “robbers,’ and it is said, shot one of them. Upon their return they were at cnee ordered up to Saliil lo. The Mexicans are said to be organ : £ : ng small guerrilla parties, and the roads are somewhat beset w ith robbers, but we do not !e . rn of anv barm done by them. A iram from below arrived at Monterey on the 15th, escorted by several companies of the North Carolina regiment. The health of the'troops at Monterey was improving, and only one man had recently died, lie was attached to the Virgina regi ment. The Mexican? are beginning to return to their residences in Monterey in considerable numbers. A man named James Mays, a Virginian by birth but a long resident of Texas, was shot recently at Monterey by the guard, while attempting to escape from the guard house. A Texan Banger lead also been shot on the plaza hy a fellow soldier and died. Notwith standing these untoward events. Monterey is now much more quiet than it had been. The troops are under severe discipline and preserve admirable order. The Massachusetts regiment Lad not reached Monterey at last accounts, hut a rumor had been received that it was ordered to Vera Cruz. The rumor was probably un founded, but ft would excite no surprise were it true. f From the N. O. Delta, l.iZ inti.] GEN. SCOTT’S ADVANCE. The Preparations to Oppose Him. i We do not share ilte apprehensions of those of our cotemporaries, who think Gen. Scliti’s position a very perilous and embarrassed one. We have passed through severer crises, leap ed Higher barriers, and escaped more danger ous precipices, than those which lie in the path of our army from Puebla to the city of Mexico. When several of our papers, last winter were filled with the most gloomy fore bodings, and the most utter despair, on ac count of Santa Anna’s advance with a large armv, against Gen. Taylor’s little Spartan band, and our conquests on the Rio Grande were given up as lost, we held firmly and con fidently to the hope and belief that American courage would prove superior to the crisis.— And are we now to he frightened at such old women’s stories as those detailed, respecting the ardor and enthusiasm of a people who, witli a population of 200 000, are compelled to send off hundreds of miles for naked In dians, to tight their bailies ? And, forsooth, they are casting cannon and making balls— they are throwing up entrenchments and dg ging ditches—but what of all that ? These preparations will give spice and incentive to the valor of our men. Mexican prowess is no more to be dreaded in the defence of the Capi tal, than it was on the field of Buena Vista, and on the heights of Cerro G*»rdo. Indeed, the men who fought those battles, w T ere of far better material ihan those which can be ral lied in their effeminate Capital. They fought, too, under the most favorable circumstances —in tbe one case with greatly superior num bers, and in tbe oilier with great advantages of position. But now they have to defend a city which lies on a level and exposed pla teau—a city embracing a large area—and which could not be successfully defended with less than two hundred cannon. Where are the cannon? VVe hear of melting of church bells into cannon, but we believe this is all Mexican gasconade. If the Church has made this sacrifice —in Mexico a very seri ous one—it is certa nly Ihe first they have made for this war. But if the cannon are there, where are the soldiers to man them ? Where are their artillerists—their experi enced officers? They are nearly all exiled from the Capital, or under arrest. The ja trio ic and honest Bravo has been sent north ward; the chivalrous and able Almonte is in pn.-on; the cunning and capable Ampudia lias been sent, under guard, to Cuernavaca; Pinzon is on parole; Lombardjni is nursing his wounds and his ire against Santa Anna, at San Luis Potosi; Minon moves within pri son bounds; Valencia lives in quiet at lee ha cienda, cultivating the arts of peace; Canaii zo satLfies his valor by writing magnani mous and high-swelling letters and orders.— Nearly all the prominent military men of Mexico have retired,or have been driven from the service. They have lost all confidence in the generalship of Santa Anna. He was never considered by the professional soldiers of Hie country, as a very capable soldier in the field. His late operations have given such strong confirmation to these opinions, that they openly and publicly declare • heir con tempt fur his military qualifications. Re duced to a few inexperienced officers, and a rabble army of militia and wild Indians, he expects to prevent the entrance of Gen. Scoll into the Capital; and some of our own people think that there is ground for apprehension , and fear on account of our army, in march* inor against a city thus defended. Never were feari more baseless. Bcoit will leave i’ue bia with 12.000 of Ihe best troops that ever went forth to battle; he will have veteran, experienced officers, complete and effective, artillery, abundant supplies, and, what is more than all, he will have men “in whose vocab ulary there is no such word as /at/.” The Mexicans will, no doubt, make a stand before they yield up their Capital, but it will ; be a weak one. Tin ir dreaded Pintos , with | their wild look-, long knives and hows and arrows, will carry no terror to the souls of j our men. Their barbarous arms and war | tare will prove of little avail against the big I gnus of our artillery; the long bayone's ofour | i. fantrv, and (he resistless charges of our ■ cavalry. Gen. Scott will enter their Capi | tal with less difficulty than Cortez experi i cnced three hundred vears ago. j ' [ From the N. O Delta Ist ins I ] The Picayune of yesterday contains another attack upon General Pillow, based upon lire statements of a gentleman just arrived from Vera Cruz. The substance of t tie charge i- - , that Gen. Pillow commenced his march in the midille of the day, and the rays of the sun being terrific, and the sand ankle-deep, the so'dters suffered dreadfully. We cannot presume that the General is held blameabie tor his inability to restrain the ardor of the sun, and to cause the sand to grow hard and firm—Rancorous and unjust as the persecu tion of this officer has been, we cannot pre sume that even malignity can he so blind as to attach to him the responsibility for impe diments of this nature. The gravamen of his offence we presume, is the commence ment of his march in mid-day. To decide upon the propriety of this act, it would be ne cessary to know some things which we think are not in ttie cognizance of the Picayune’s informant.—For instance: vce should have to know what were General Pillow’s orders. If those required him to move immediately— within two hours notice, and to start in mid day—then, those who, in ignorance of his i orders, blame him for so doing, would feel j rather cheap when they ascertained the I null. | From what we can gather, we think it j highly probable that Gen. Pillow commenced his march in mul-day under express orders : from Gsn. Scot'. But, supposing he received no orders to j that rff’Ct, we are not prepared to jump so ' hastily to the conclusion of the Picayune’s informant, that it Was an unwise and utipre- i cedenled course to commence the march of a long train at mid-day. It is well known, that I the country swarms with gherrillerps, who ; have lately succeeded in capturing !20 out of 200 of our wagons, guarded by a large force. These attacks of the guerrilla parties were made chiefly at night. A long tram, extend ing for miles along the road, would certainly be very much exposed on a night march through the country infested by luese numer ous and daring bands. The late part.es of Col. Mclntosh and Cipt. Bainhndge were subject to constant attack at night. Thus much for the reasons of Gen. Pillow’s march. As to its being an experiment,the Picayune’s informant is again at fault. 'The two large trains that preceded Gen. Cadwallader’. the one, we believe, under the direction of i Mhj. Grayson, and the other under Col. Mc- Intosh—left Vera Cruz in the middle of the day Gen. Cadwallader marched, we be I eve, late in the evening, bn, experienced so much difficulty, from the confusion of a long train of wagons moving at night, that when tie ar rived at Santa Fe, he changed his lime of marching, and thereafter always marched in the daytime. The eneuron of Gen. Pillow will h-Ave to hunt up oihor and better sub stantiated charges than those which have already been given to the public to succeed in the ignoble undertaking of dismaying the reputation of a meritorious officer now engag ed in the service of his country. [From the N. O. Bee.] Fiom Texas, By the arrival of the steam ship Yacht, Capt. Crane, we have received our files of Galveston papers to I lie 27ih ultimo. They contain Intie of particular moment. The News of the 26th says ;—“We expect in a few da vs to have the exact population of this city, which, it is ascertained, will not varv much from 6000, In this population, it will be seen by the Hospital and City Sex ton’s Reports, there has not been ‘a single death the past week. This is worthy ol note as evidence of remarkable health!illness.— The present war and the loss of onr last year’s j crop have combined temporarily to draw away our citizens fill the present number is probably nearly 2000 below the actual popu lation of last winter. Texas Sugar - Last year 213 hhdsofTex as sugar and 327 bbls of Molasses, were re ceived at Galveston. From the best evidence that can be obtained, if is believed that the quantity of sugar that will be made in Bra zoria county alone tins year, will not fall much short of 3000 hhds. The Austin Democrat states that all the volunteers, recently on tneir inarch from Texas to Mexico, under Col. Hays, returned, with the exception of one company, who, we presume, determined to enlist for the war.— The Democrat says the returning companies have been passing through Austin in squads; that they appear crest-fallen on their back ward march, and many of them say they would rather have met 5000 armed Mexicans, than Major fc’mith with his orders to “ad vance backward ” The prospects of the harvest in Texas have greatly improved since the refreshing rains that have recently fallen. [Front the N- Y. Globe, 2 d inst ] Gen, Taylor Repudiates the Ofllcioustess of the aai Declines a Party No mination* The following important letter from Old Rough and Ready will fall, like a wet blan ket, upon the aspirations of those Whig demagogues, who, after abusing him, indi rectly, for the part lie has taken in »o nobly fighting tbe battles of his countiy, have sought to appropriate his fame and name to the advancement of their political schemes. Gen. Taylor says, distinctly, that lO*“tN no case can I permit myself to be the lUT candidate o/ any party or yield myself to O’ party SCHEMES.” We shall be much mistaken if the Whigs do not now drop Old Rough and Ready, like a hot potatoe. For a man who will not yield Iwmselfto “party schemes,” is not the man for the political schemers of the Wing party. The letter is written to the editor of the Cin cinnati Signal,and is a frank and manly ex pression of the writer’s independence of Whig influences. We have taken the liberty to italicize one or two sentences, to which we wish the reader’s attention particularly di rected. The Signal thus explains the cir cumstances which drew forth the letter: “The circumstances under which the fol- I AUGUSTA WHOLESALE PRICES CURRENT, JULY 7, 1847. ARTICLES i Per. j Wholesale BAGGING—Gunny IS a 20 Kentucky 15 a i 8 BALE ROPE—ALinilia ib \z Kentucky 1 7ia 9 BACON—Haras. i Sa 9 SsiUes.. 6 a 9 feiiuiilders ... da 8 BUTTER—Gushed, prime lb a 25 Cuuniry 12 a 15 CANDLES —fepenaaceUi .......... 32 a35 Geurgiurtia.de..... I3su 15 Northern do 15 a 16 CHEESE—Northern 9 a io C U FF E E—Cu ba .... none. Rio .... 8f a 10 Java . 12 ? a 15 Laguayra 9 a 11 f Shirtings, brown, 3-4 ..... yd. ba 64 j ** “ 7-8 .....i..., 74a 8 § j “ “yd.wide Did 10 | Sheetings, brown, 5-4 ......... 12 a 15 2 <( ** bieacheu, 5- L 18 a 20 11 Checks 10 a 16 g j Bed Tick 12 a 18 ( Oznaburgs, Boz j JO a 11? LVarn Ots.-oried) lb 17 al9 Floii —Mackerel, No. i bbl.i 14 a Do. No. 2 j.... 9 ka 10 Do. No. 3 j.... 7a 74 FLOUR —New Orleans .... none. Canal .... 8 50a9 00 i Georgia 5 5 i«6 50 j GRAIN—C orn bus.! 70 a Oats 37 a 40 GUNPOWDER keg. 6 a HAY —Eastern 100. North River IRON—Pig 100. Swedes, assorted jlon.| 41a 5 Hoop 100,1 7 a Sheet Ilb ! 8a 10 Nail Rods i.... | 6 a 7 j LEAD —Pig and Bar 1100. 6 a Sheet 6 ka 8 White Lead 1....! 74a 9 Exports of Cotton to Foreign ami Coastwise Forts, commencing Ist September, 1816. r ~ " ii Saraituali. ('auiii'stou. IWohilc. IV. Qvleimw. > iVcw lotit. Other I’orts, Jutal. whither exported. 1 IM7. 1846. 1847. 1846. 1847.11 fS4o. (1847.) 1846. 1847. flB 46.1184771840, 184771846, rTV.VV.Hd 7777T77fi 961047 533021102828; i h'M p 7777:77.; 1013 14001 i j| j Glasgow ami Greenock 8767, 3147 3738 4208 4815 10.15; 9541 15322 612' 2032 > Cork and a Market I \ *945 _4020 Total to Great Britain 101871 5(4419 112511) 925 2 105311 '9 '792 3041«2 488378. 4.2 U 78176 25886 38415 8939:12 914712 I H :i vre ~TUSO " «393;i 47766 ( 4j“.u4 31623 6u9d2| 756014 1290. l 24837. 4344aj 3u17 6-407 V *.** 7777 7 7.77.7’777* 4201 locsl 326 1714 3934 5998 31721 8737 1 ; Nautei !777.....‘ 573; 1317 1229, | 1963 __4 254 4041 iVili . 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We were desirous that some of the suggestions con tained in our article should meet Die eye of Getteral Taylor, and therefore enclosed it to bis address, with a few words of reference la our position as a journalist. In reply to that communication, we have received the udinirabie and significant letter, which we lake pleasure in laying before our readers.” Headquarters Army of Occupation, ) Camp near Monterey, May 18, 1847. ) Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge tHe receipt of your letter with the enclosure of your editorial, extracts from the Signal of the 1 3ih April. At this time, my public duties cotnmam. so fully my attention, that it is impossible to answer your letter in the terms demanded by its courtesy, and the importance of the sen timents to which it alludes; neither, indeed, have I the time, should I leel myself at liber ty, to enter into the lew and most general* subjects of public policy suggested by the article in question. Mv own personal views were better withheld (ill the end of the war. when my usefulness as a military chief, serving tn the field against the common ene my, shall no longer be compromised by their expression or di-cnssion in any matter. From many sources I have been addressed on the subject of the Presidency, and 1 do violence neither to myself nor to my position as an officer of the army, bv acknowledging to you, as I have done to all that have alluded to the use of my name in this exalted connexion, that my services are ever at the will and cal! of the country, arid that I am not prepared to say that 1 shall refuse if the country calls me to the Presi t i ; il office; but that I can and shall yield to no call that does not come from the sponta neous action and free will of the nation at large and void, of ike slightest agency of my own. For the high honor and resposibilities of such an offic e, I take this occasion to say,, that I have not the slightest aspiration: a much more tranquil and satisfactory life, after she termination of my present duties, awaits me, I trust, in the society of my fami ly and particular friends, and in the occupa tions most congenial to my wishes. In no case can I permit myself to be the candidate of any party , nr yield myself tn parly schemes. With these remarks, I trust you will par don me for thus briefly replying to you, which I do with a high opinion and approval of the sentiments and views embraced in your editorial. With many wishes for your prosperity in life, and great usefulness in the sphere in which your talents and exertions are embark- beg to acknowledge myself, Most truly and respectfully, Your obedient servant, Z. TAYLOR. Maj. General U. IS. Army, Jas. W. Taylor, E<q , Cincinnati, U. A postscript to a letter from Montgomery, (Ala.) to the Editors of the Charleston Cou rier dated Ist inst. says: “There have been a series of very heavy rains here, and up the country. We are now having a heavy freshet in the Alabama River from the Coosa and Tallapoosa Rivers;great damage has already been sustained by the Planters, and never before have their cotton crops been so poor on the Ist of July; the grass will ruin what little they have growing from the poor “stands” which they oau to depend on, whilst the prospects for a large corn crop never was better.” ARTICLES. Per. | V•Me.nl LIME bbl. Job a 250 MOLASSES —Cuba gal. 28 a3O N. Orleans 40 a 43 NAILS—Cut, 40 to 20tl sfa 5s OlLS—Sperm, W. strained j 130 a Pali strained d 125 a Summer do/ WO a 112 Linseed jbbl. 874a '1 aimers 55 a Lard ....... IUU a POTATOES ...bbl.| 1 PORTER •... doz.i 225 a 250 PEPPER —Black Ib 10 a 12 PIMENTO ) 144a RAISIN’S —Malaga, ouucli box. 225 a 250 Muscatel j 2 a RlCE—Ordinary 100. 475 « 5 Fair ;... j 525 i 550 Good and Prune 575 a 6 'French Brandies ltd a 2 Eeger Freres 275 a 3 X Holland Gin 125 a 150 15 American Gin ....! 43 u 45 \ Jamaica Rum 150 a 2 12 iN.E.Rum,inis.and brls.k 37 a3B f Whiskey, Phil. & Balt ...J 33 a35 Di>. New Orleans 33 a 35 U Peach Brandy 75 a 100 SUGAR—Cuba Muscovado R 8 a 10 P.R. Ai St. Croix.... ... . 9a II Havana,white....... .. !l‘ all New Orleans... | ... 8 a 9 L' f.................... . 13 al4 Lump ......... t Jl al2 SALT—Liverpool - sack 155 u 162 Loose bus. a 45 SOAP—American, yellow. j lb 5a 6 SHOT—AII sizes.... L. j......... ,j 162 a 175 SEGARS —Spanish .M. 20 a3O Americ tn 8 a 10 TALLOW—American 84 a 9 TOBACCO —Georgia IB 4 a Cavendish 15 a 15 TWlNE—Bagging 20 a (7 Seine ... 30 a oj AUGUSTA. GEO.. WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULY 7, 1«17. FOR GOVERNOR, HON. G. W. TOWNS. OF TALBOT. For Sale Cheap. fcrThe founts of LONG PRIMER and BOUR GEOIS of which the Constitutionalist is now pribted. They will be eotd cheap, and the purcha ser can have with them the Cases. Also two Cases of Borders, one of them but little used. An early application w ill ensure a goo 1 bargain. General Taylor’s Letter. In another column will be found a letter of Genera! Taylor, in connection with the Presidency, which comes like a cruel trosi to nip untimely the budding hopes of the Georgia whigs. Oh, ye cunning schemers for palry triumphs—ye of the Convention, who would impress the military fame of the old hero into the ranks of par v, to fight for party power and spoil—ye must be contem with the hero of Withlacoochee,, and repose all your hopes beneath the mighty shadows of his great fame. The splendors of iiis military achievements are alone left you to gild your political horizon. There is to the whigs a frightful positivenes's in this sen tence of the Nation’s Hero: “7a no case can I permit myself to be the candidate of any party , to yield myself to party schemes .” If the whigs of Georgia therefore aim to elect (heir Governor and a majority of the legislature, by the aid of the cry of hurra for old Rough and Ready , they aim to ac complish their purpo>e under false pretences. The Southern Cultivat >r. The July Number is on our desk, and is filled with useful and interesting matter to the planter,accompanied by numerous appro priate engravings. It is a work that should meet with liberal encouragement from South ern planters, as it is devoted to their interests and published at so low a price that it is within the reach of a!!. The present num ber comes to us clothed in she g irb of mourn ing for its late talented editor, James Camak, Esq. From the following it wiil be seen that the publishers are in correspondence with an eminent, scientific and practical agricultural ist, whose services tlmy wish to secure as the future editor of this work: A Word to our Friends. —The demise of the late Editor, necessarily excites within the minds of our numerous friends some anxi ety as to the future conduct of the Southern Cultivator, and the inquiry naturally enough presents itself to the mind of every reader, who is to succeed the lamented Camak?— This is a rational anxiety and a very natural inquiry, the existence of which satisfies us of the deep interest which is fell in the ulti mate success of the work. We will endeavor to answer that inquiry partially now, and we hope definitely ere long. A correspondence has already been opened with one of the most eminent scienti fic and practical Agriculturalists in the coun try, whose services we hope to be able to secure as the future Editor of the work. The result of our negotiations will be known (we trust.) in all this month, and when known, shall be communicated to our friends. Till then we must ask their indulgence for the imperfect manner in which the duties of Edi EXCHANGE. J Augusta insurance and Hanking Company,., par Bank ol Augusta,.,,. Branch State of Georgia, Augusta,. 3 4 ' Bank of Brunswick, ** Georgia Kail itoad, ** Mechanics* Bank, .... “ Bank oi St. Mary's, ** Bank oi Milledgeville ** Bank oi the State of Georgia, at Savannah,... “ Branches of ditto, ** Marine and Eire insurance Bank, Savannah,. “ Branch of ditto, at Macon, “ Planters'Bank, Savannah, “ Central Bank of Georgia, “ Central K.. Li. & B’k'g. Co., Savannah, “ Charleston Banks, ** Bank oi Camden, ** Bank oi Georgetown, ** Commercial,Columbia,. “ Merchants', at Cheravv, “ Bank oi Hamburg,.. ** Alabama .Notes, 2 fa) dis. Merchants’ Bank of .Macon, 5 (3) 0 “ Commercial Bank, at Macon, failed NO SALK OR UNCERTAIN. Hank oI Darien and Branches. Ha k oi Columbus. 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Comparisons will be made between them, of course, and we take great pleasure in contemplating the verv superior tone of manly frankness—of bold annuncia tion of principle on the part of the Demo cratic convention, compared with the timid, non-committal and feeble resolutions of the ! Whigs. 1 hey set out with the declaration fit t their principles have been too often reiterat ed to need being again set forth. Very satis factory ilfi-, when it is fconsidof &d that t $ Whig party, and of course we mean the Whig party of Oeofgia, has often shifted i(«* position—that it has boxed the political com pass—that it has been exceedingly difficult to keep them two successive canvasses to identically the same creed—that they would not. allow themselves to be pinned down to al principle an hour after it ceased to ft availa ble or proved lobe untenable—and that there were differences of opinion on cardinal points among their leaders. We need only go back to the last legislature and remember the cau cus among the Wings, in reference to a United Stales Senator, which resulted in the nomination of Judge Dougherty, for proof of serious division among them. That proved that the party did not then, consider, Judge Berrien the exponent of their opinions.— After deliberate consideration, however, the party receded from their position by electing him to fill his own vacancy. This practi cally indorsed his opinions, and we may now consider him as the exponent of Whig prin ciples. He is a candidate for re-election to the Senate, and if the Legislature be carried by the Whigs, it mty be set down as a tri umph of Judge Berrien, and a sanction of his course by the people. Since the last session of our Legislature no change of opinion,has been formally announc ed by the whig party, and as their convention declines reiterating them, on the ground that they are sufficiently known, we -accept the is sues thus tendered, and shall go into the can vass accordingly. Bin new issues have since sprung up. it was due to candour and to the committals which their public press have made> that the convention should not have remain ed silent upon them. Is the Whig party with our government, or is it with Mexico, on the question of the justice and the expediency of the war? If with the government, it was due themselves that the convention should have so declared, and thus patriotically giv en “aid and comfort” to the nation, and to our brave troops in the field, by this cheering evidence of sympathy. It they are against our government, and consider that Mexico has been ill-used and imposed upon—w in- I tonly invaded and outraged, and that the