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TH E CON ST IT UT iONA LI ST. J AMES GARDNER, JR. THESIS. Daily, per annum $8 00 Tri-Weekly, per annum 6 00 If paid in advance 5 00 Weekly, per annum A 00 If paid in advance 2 50 To Clubs, remitting $lO in advance, FIVE COPIES are sent. This will put oar Weekly pa per in the reach of new subscribers at TWO DOLLARS A YEAR. fppSubscribers who will pay up arrearages, and send four new' subscribers, with the money, can get the paper at $2 00. (CTAII new r subscriptions must be paid in ad vance. * • [Fj’PoStage must be paid on all communications and letters of business. Lazarus and T/Zary. From the lllh chapter of«the Gospel of St. John. BY K. P. WILLIS. Jesus was there but yesterday. The print Os his departing feet was at the door; His ‘“Peace be with you 1 " was yet audible la the wrajd porch of Mary’s charmed ear; And in the low' rooms, ’twas as if the air, Hushed with his going forth, had been the breath Os angels left on w'alch—so conscious still The place seemed of his presence—yet, within. The family by Jesus loved were weeping, Fur Lazarus lay dead. And Alary sat By the pale sleeper. He w r as young to die"; The countenance whereon the*Saviour dwelt With one benignant smile, the soft fair lines Breathing of hope, were still ail eloquent, Like life well mocked in marble. That the Gone from those pallid lips was heard in Heaven, Toned with unearthly sw'eetness—that the light, Quenched in the closing ot those stirless lids, W as veiling before God its timid fire, New lit, and brightening like a star at eve— That Lazarus, her brother, was in bliss. Nor with this cold clay sleeping —Mary knew. Her heaviness of heart was not for him ! But close had been the lie by Death divided. The intertwining locks of that bright hair That wiped the feet of Jesu-—the fair hands Ciaspedin her breathless wonder w hile He tanght, Scarce to one pulse thrilled more in unison, Than with one soul this sister and her brother Had locked their lives together. In this love. Hallowed from stain, the woman’s heart of Alary Was, w'ith its rich affections, all hound up. Os an unblemished beauty, as became An office by archangels filled till now, She walked with a celestial halo clad; And while to the Apostles’ eyes it seemed She but fulfilled her errand out of Heaven— Sharing her low roof with the Son of God— She was a woman, fond and mortal still; And the deep fervor, lost to passion’s fire, Breathed through the sister s tenderness. In vain Knew Mary, gazing on that face of clay, That it was her brother. He was there— Swathed in that linen vesture for the grave, The same loved one, in all his comeliness— And with him to the grave her heart must go. W hat though he talked of her to angels ? Nay, Hovered in spirit near her / Twas that arm. Palsied in death, whose fond caress she knew'! It was that lip of marble with ivhose kiss, Morning and eve, love beamed the sweet day in. This was the form by the Judean maids Praised for its palm-like stature, as he walked With her by Kedron in the eventide— The dead was Lazarus ! * * * .# .# # The burial was over, and the night Fell upon Bethany—and morn—and noon~ And comforters and mourners, went their wav— But Death stayed on ! They had been oft alone, When Lazarus had followed Christ to hear His teachings in Jerusalem, but this as more than solitude. The silence now Was void of expectation. Something felt Always before, and loved without a name— Joy from the air, hope from the opening door, Welcome and life from off the very walls— Seemed gone—and in the chamber where he lay There was a fearful and unbreathing hush Stiller than night’s lust hour. So fell on Mary The shadows ail have known, w'ho from their hearts-, Have released friends to Heaven. The parting soul Spreads wings betwixt the mourner and the sky, As if its path lay, from the tie last broken, Straight through the cheering gateway of the sun; And, to the eye strained after, Tis a cloud That bars the light from all things. Now as Christ Drew near to Bethany, the Jews went forth With Alartha, mourning Lazarus. But Alary Sat in the house. She knew the hour was nigh When he would go again, as He had said, Unto his father ; and she felt that He, Who loved her brother Lazarus in life, Had chose the hour to bring him home through Death In no unkind forgetfulness. Alone— She could lift up the bitter prayer to Heaven, “Thy will be done. O God!” but that dear brother Had filled the cup and broke the bread for Christ; And ever, at the morn, when she had knelt And washed those holy feet, came Lazarus To bind his sandals on, and follow forth With drooped eyes, like an angel, sad and fair — Intent upon the Alaster’s need alone. Indissolubly linked were they! And now, To go to meet him —Lazarus not there— And to His greeting answer, ‘ It is well!" And without tears, (since grief would trouble Him Whose soul was always sorrowful,) to kneel And minister alone —he»• heart gave way! She covered up her face and turned again To wait within for Jesus. But once more Came Martha, saying, ‘“Lo! the Lord is here, And caileth for thee, Mary!” Then rose The mourner from the ground, whereon she sate Shrouded in sackcloth, and quickly bound up The golden locks of her dishevelled hair, And o'er her ashy garments drew a veil Hiding the eye she could not trust. And still, As she made ready to go forth, a calm As in a dream fell on her. At a fount, Hard by the sepulchre, without the wall, Jesus awaited Alary. Seated near Were the way-worn disciules in the shade ; Bat of himself forgetful, Jesus leaned Upon his staff, and watched where she should come, To whose one sorrow —but a sparrow’s falling— The pity that redeemed the world could bleed 1 And as 'she came, with that uncertain step, Eager, yet weak—her hand upon her breast— And they who followed her all fallen back, To leave her with her sacred grief alone— The heart of Christ was troubled. She drew near, And the disciples rose up from the fount, Moved by her look of wo, and gathered round, And Mary, for a moment, ere she looked Upon the Saviour, stayed her faltering feet, And straightened her veiled form, and tighter drew Her clasp upon the folds across her breast; Then, with a vain strife to control her tears, She to their midst, and at his feet Fell prostrate, saving,‘“Lord 1 hadst thou been here, My brother had hot died!" The Saviour groaned In spirit, and stooped tenderly, and raised The mourner from the ground, and in a voice, Broke in an utterance like her own, He said, “Where have ye laid turn'.” Then the Jew's who came Following Mary answered through their tears, “Lord! come and see !” Butlo! the mighty heart That in Gethsemaue sw'eat drops of blood, Taking for us the cup that might not pass;— The heart whose breaking cord upon the cross Made the earth tremble, and the sun afraid To look upon his agony —the heart Os a lost world’s Redeemer—overflowed, Touched by a mourner’s sorrow! Jesus wept. Calmed by those pitying tears, and fondly brooding Upon the thought that Christ so loved her brother, Stood Marv there : but that lost burthen now Lay on His heart who pitied her ; and t hrist, Following slow, and groaning in Himself , Came to the sepulchre. It was a cave, And a stone lay upon it. Jesus said, “Take ye away the stone." Then lifted He His moistened eyes to Heaven, and while the Jews And the disciple's bent their heads in awe, And trembling Marv sank upon her knees, The son of God prayed audibly. He ceased, And for a minute’s space there was a hush. As if the angelic watchers ot the world Had stayed the pulses of all breathings, To listen to that prayer. The face of Christ Shone as he stood, a id over him there came Command, as ’(were the living face of God, And with a loud voice he cried “Lazarus ! Come forth !’’ And instantly, bound hand and foot, And borne by unseen angels from the cave, He that was dead stood with them. At the w'ord Os Jesus, the fear-striken Jew's unloosed The hands from off the foldings of his shroud ; And Alary, with her sad veil thrown aside, Ran to him swiftly, and cried “Lazarus ! My brother Lazarus!" and tore away ,The napkin she had bound about bis bead. And touched the warm lips with her tearful hand, And on his neck fell weeping. And wdiile ali Lay on their faces prostrate, Lazarus Took Mary by the hand, and they knelt down And worshipped Him who loved them. [From the Edgefield Advertiser.] Celebration at Red Hill. Our National Anniversary was celebrated by a respectable concourse ot citizens ot the Dis trict and of our sister State, Georgia, at Red Hill on Saturday, the 3d hist. Iwo Compa nies having attended for Drill, one ot Infan try, and one of Light Infantry, after the dill! and the tiring ot National fealutcs from mus ketry, a Procession was termed by the tw o companies, escorting the Reader, the Orator of the Day, and the citizens, to the Baptist Church, a few' hundred yards distant, where after a few pertinent remarks, the Decimation of Independence was read Air. John I• I al bert, and an Oration delivered by Wm. A. Adams, Esq., in an eloquent and impressive manner; after which the audience repaired to the table and partook of a dinner prepared by our worthy citizen, John M. -Clarke, in a. suited to the occasion. The cloth being removed, and the tabie furnished with the sparkling juice of the grape, the meeting was called to order by Col. Mar tin Holmes and Capt. 33. M. Talbert, when the following sentiments were read with much ap plause. Regular Toasts. Isf. The Day we celebrate. —The birth-day of American Independence. 2nd. The Memory of General George Wash ington. 3rd. The Signers of the Declaration of Inde pendence. —In the face of the British lion, they fearlessly, and with the approbation of Heaven, did sign*and guarantee to us our liberty; their memory will ever remain fresh in the minds of all lovers of freedom. 4th. Our venerable and patriotic ancestors, who struggled in those dark and gloomy days, that tried men’s souls, for the Liberty and In dependence we now enjoy, may their memory be handed down with fond recollection to their latest posterity. sth. Lafayette. —Whose magnanimous spirit and love of justice, inspired and prompted him to assist our oppressed ancestors in their glo rious struggle for liberty, though he is now no more, he yet lives in the hearts of the Ameri can people, and his name will bo lisped, and fondly cherished by generations unborn. 6th. Oar Nary. — The safeguard of our mari time operations. 7th. Our Army. —Energetic and brave, they have maintained the honor of our country, and we are confident they will do it in every crisis. B th. The Mexican War. —The battles of Palo Alto, Resaca de la Palma, the storming of Monterey, the battle of Buena Vista, the bom bardment of Vera Cruz, and the battle of Ccr ro Gordo, prove our officers and soldiers to be faithful representatives of the Anglo-Saxon race. Qth. The Press. —When confined to its le gitimate object, viz :—the diffusion of true and useful knowledge, will ever be a safeguard for the protection of our liberties, but w hen pros f tuted, as government presses often are, to un holy purposes, they are unworthy the patron age of a free people. 10th. The adherents of the Wilmot Proviso. — Should they persist in their unjust and fanati cal project, they will receive from the South the breath of scorn, so united, so strong, so withering, that like mushroons, they will 1 droop to revive no more. IDA. John C. Calhoun. —Through all his po litical course, he has acted with promptness, irrespective of party dictation, i 1 2th. South Carolina. —Firm in the Rovolu tionary struggle, unwavering during the last war w'ith England, true to herself to ’32 and ’B3, and ever on the side of the Constitution. 13th. Women. —God bless ’em, we love them I all. Volunteer Toasts* By the President. Smith Carolina. —May all her daughters be chaste, and all her sons be brave. By the Vice President. Gen I. Taylor . —Old Rough and Ready—Democrat, Whig, or what else he may be called, he has nobly sustained his country’s honor in the Mexican War. By John P. Talbert. —Death to tyrants and freedom tq the oppressed of all nations. By S. Broadwater, Esq. Hon. George Mc- Duffie —Though retired from public life, his zeal for Southern interests, and his political in fluence will be ever cherished in the memory of every Southern man. Bv Dr. Jno. W. Ogilvie. The 9C> Boys. — We know' their material too w-ell to doubt Old j Edgefield’s being faithfully represented in the i Halls of the Montezumas. By P. 11. Delane. Gen. Sumpter. —The game cock of the revolution, the patriot of ’76, the republican of'9B, and nullificr of’32 —his me mory will ever live in the mind of Hie friends of freedom. By John Weatherford. The American Ea q\.—Long may it soar o’er the land of the free and the home of the brave. By Col. Hill. The Orator of the Day. —llis intellectual genius, a good percusor of useful ness. By a member of Light Infantry.—Honor to the brave South Carolina Volunteers, who have fallen, not in the battle field, but before the shafts of disease and death. Bv Capt. J. B. Harris. —The battle of Bue na Vista, second to none in the annals of his tory. ~By A. Ramsey. lion. Geo. McDuffie, —May his last days be as pleasant and tranquil as his first Was brilliant and glorious. By Mr. Willis, of Geo. The twin Sisters, South Carolina and Georgia. —Side by side, may thev encourage a mutual intercourse, as they should be one in feeling, and one in interest; and may Agricultural and political prosperity identify them with each other. A member of the Company. The brave Vol unteers— At the battles of Buena Vista, and Cctro Gordo, proved to the W'orld their effi ciency and invincibility. By W. W. Adams. “ Gen I. Winfield Scott.— The hero of Lundy’s Lane, wall doubtless pros ecute the present war, to a successful termina tion, in defiance of hasty plates ot soup. Queen Victoria. Her Britannic Majesty, it would appear, though so great a favorite with Louis Philippe, is not passionately admired by all his subjects. According to the Corsair , a Parisian Punchy paper, though the first gentlewoman of En gland, she is no great beauty; though she deems herself a musician, she is no great ‘shakes’ —and although she essays the painter, her pictures, are but daubs. All this, however, may be but her majesty’s picture as seen through the distorted medium of national antipathy. Be that as it may, we give it without either endorsement or protest. The Corsair says: [Delta. Idle Queen of England is of low stature, heav ily built without being fat. Her hair is reddish; her blue eyes arc expressionless; while two of her front teeth, which piotude from her mouth, prevent her lips from touching each other, and give to her countenance anything bait an ex pression of kindness; her disposition is imperi ous and full of jealousy. The Queen of England believes she is a great musician, and her courtiers take care not to acquaint her with two facts —the one, that she has a cracked voice, and the other that she sings so much out of tune, as to grate upon the ear of the most unitiated in music. In Order to prove that she is a dilettante , she gives con certs at court, where she sings with Lablache. Lablache is a man of wit, as well as a man ot talent: the duos are always badly executed. ‘The Queen sings divinely,’ said some one to the eminent basso , the other night. ‘Very well, indeed,’ said he; ‘but I unfortu nately sing so much out of tunc, that oui voices never harmonize!’ The Queen’s taste for drawing is about upon a par with her taste for music. A painting was exhibited in London, with the name of a very eminent artist at the foot of it. Several of tire public journals state ! that the painting was a horrible failure, and wondered that so distinguished an artist should put his name to it. The artist, piqued and chagrined, stated, ha a letter, that a very great lady , a pupil of his, executed the painting, and forced him to put his name to it. E.very body suspected w'ho the great lady was, so that her taste for pain ting has become as aaotorious as her taste for music. In a word, the taste of Victoria the First for Prince Albert, for music and painting, gives evidence that she is a princess of the most un fortunate predilections. {From the Savannah Republican, 9th i/isf .] Launch. Yesterday, in the afternoon, at 5 o’clock, the staunch and handsome new steamboat, the j “ Amory Sibley,” was launched from the yard ! of the Iron Steamboat Company. She glided into the water with the ease and grace and lightness of a duck. There were no ac cidents, no delay —not of an instant, nor was I there confusion of any kind. The whole as- j fair reflects much credit on those who direct- j cd the operations. The construction of the “Amoiy Sibley” be- \ longs to the days of YOUNG SAVANNAH. | We mean, in other words, that those days (thanks to a benign Providence, who rewards labor,) have passed away, when it was neces sary to send either to England or the North to supply all our wants. Gone are the forty bale theories, and gone the lordly independence of cotton aristocracies, that scorned to look at or encourage, nitick less to ptit in. operation a Southern workshop. Things have, indeed, changed, when we can make boats out and out for ourselves. The Sibley was built entire ly by Savannah Merchanics, under the direc tion of Mr. F. IvuknsOm. Her frame is of Ce dar, brought from Warsaw Island; all the ma- i terials are Southern, and her boilers and ma- J chinery were mostly made by Mr. Lacklison, j and in the shop of the Company. We do not 1 advert to these facts as constituting the first j case of the kind, but this steamboat belongs to i the new era that has dawned upon us. The Sibley will be used as a tow boat ou the Savannah liivcr. She is 126 feet long, 7 feet ; deep, 21 feet wide, not including the guard 1 * measures 222 tons, and will only draw, with her machinery on board, from 13 to 19 inches of water. The New Course of Trade* Fourteen barrels of Flour from Nashville, Tennessee, reached this city by Hail-Hoad yesterdny, in fine order, and found a prompt | sale. We hail this as a sure indication of the current of Western trade, which is soon to set i in for Savannah. Our merchants, if they are I mindful of their own interest, and those of the I city, would do weH to encourage this tenden cy. Our city is the natural outlet for tjie produce of a large section of the great and | growing West, into which Gcogia enterprise ’ is now stretching lines of Kail-Road commit- j nication. This is the first Flour that ever j came to this port from Nashville. It was ; eight days in coming.— lb. [From the Dahloncga IVatchnun .) Our Candidate. We make the following extracts from ah : article in the Savannah Georgian, under the above caption, in relation to the public servi ces of the Democratic nominee for Governor. That Mr. Towns is a talented and popular gen tleman, no one, we presume, will have the ef frontery to deny. But we may expect base charges against him by his political opponents, because they well knew that such a man as he is, is not easily defeated for any office He is just such a man as the people want for their Governor, and we shall confidently expect that on the first Monday in next October, a large majority of the people of this State will say thorough the ballot-box that he shall be our Governor. But to the extracts. The Georgian says:— In 1334, Mr. Towns first run for Congress on the ticket with Judge Wayne, Governor Schley and others, and his majority in Chatham, over the highest on the opposing ticket, was 260. Now, five on the ticket not elected that year, including Gov. Gilmer and Gen. Lamar, now of Texas, are members of the Party which ad vocated the Amnexation of Texas; a Party, too, which sustains President Polk in his meas ures since the annexation of that State, which has strengthened the Union and secured on a firmer basis the rights of the South. Mr. Towns, that year received 32,694 votes, making him the third on the elected ticket, and Governor Schley second. In the year pievious, (1833.) Mr. Towns represented the County of Talbot in the Sen ate of the State. Near the close of this year he received from his party, the nomination for Congross, and was elected by general ticket the next year, as before stated. Since then he has served several years in Congress. In January, 1843, such was his popularity in the 3d District—“beyond all question a Whig District” as a Whig paper at Milledge ville declared, that he procured a majority for Congress, over an old Whig and popular op ponent of —253. In the same District, in October 1844, Mr. Poe's Whig majority over Mr. Chappell, De mocrat, was 130 votes. Last year this District was again carried by the Whigs. Mr. Towns, although defeat ed on the second trial, is entitled to the dis tinction of rescuing it on tho first trial from his political opponents. Now the standard bearer of the Democracy through the State, success awaits him. Freaks of a Sailor. Yesterday a sailor, mate of a vessel at East Boston, perhaps a little disguised with liquor, came across a cow, quietly feeding in the streets of that place, and jumped upon her back.— The frightened animal started dowm the street with its unusual burden, much to the amuse ment of the spectatoi's. Having reached the end of the street, the sailor jumped off, and with a loud cry of “starboard your helm:” jerked the cow round by the tail, jumped on again, and rode back to his original starting place. The owner of the cow, upon healing the facts, was disposed to sue the sailor for damage done the cow; but the matter was set tled by his paying ten dollars for his ride.— Boston Traveller . A Large Pauper. A Woman applied at the office of the over seers of the poor, this forenoon, for assistance, who was on her way from Milledgeville, Ga., where she has resided tor some years past, to New Hampshire, her native State. When she started from Milledgeville she weighed three hundred and twenty pounds, but the fatigues of travelling had reduced her weight so two hun dred and seventy-six pounds. She received the assistance which she needed and was put in the House of Industry carriage for conveyance to the rail road. She completely monopolized the vehicle, and much fear was felt that, tae carriage being rather old, it would break dowm. It however reached the rail road with its sub stantial burden in safety.— lbid. Qugu 5t a, ©car gi a . SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 11,1847. FOR GOVERNOR HOH. 6. W. TOWMS. OF TALBOT. Bad Taste. It was a whig paper that in 1845 acquired for itself a notoriety by no means enviable in characterizing Mr. McAllister as the swellcd head candidate. After the unsparing com ments of the democratic press upon this speci men of fairness and liberality by an organ of “all the decency, and all the talents” party, we had hoped that there would be no imita tors on the democratic side. In this avc are disappointed, as the following editorial,quoted from the Georgia Pioneer will show: “•J.oak nut'for the swelled-head. —You may expect Duncan L. Chinch, the swelled-head candidate of the whig party, Avith about as much brains as you could stick in a thimble, in these diggias shortly. He is ! one of those stiff, starchy fellows, who revels in his 1 palace at home,drinks his wines, brandies, &c., and does not deign to notice common people. Von re collect democrats, how the whigs talked of Mr. McAllister, the swelled-head candidate in 181-5, — I and in 1817, they place a man as their standard ; bearer, who inhales the same atmosphere, and is ; cA'ery way as obnoxious. Look out we sav for the j swelled-head candidate, Duncan L. Clinch, who has 1 ! received his title by fighting musquitoes, on a little j j Island, almost without the limits of Georgia. Be i ware of this SAvelled-head avc say, who is put in nomination, to try, if possible, to take the State by storm. We opine that he will be up among the Cherokee boys shortly to try to dupe them into his support,—but we have no use, us of the mountains, fora man who lives in the extreme corner of the State,—who does not know us, —who knows nothing of onr interests—and who has neA r er before his nomination, thought us worthy of spending his time, to pay ns a visit. Above all, Ave have no use for this wine-drinking swelled headed aristocrat. Duncan L. Clinch, we say inhales the same atmosphere as Mr. McAllister—his interest lies in the same place —he advocates the same sectional prejudices, as ! the Avhigs said Mr. Me. did, and avc warn you of this j j man.—we teli you keep clear of him, for he is a bait \ I set forth to catch you, to carry the State for the i wliigs, and now let us show them in a plain Avay, | ; that avc have no use for these swelled-headcd j 1 autocrats. j As the canvass this summer avIII be a very ; j Avarm and exciting one, Ave feel particularly : desirous to see it conducted with all proper courtesy. We concede that it is permissible I to discuss a candidate’s mental Capacity, and even to estimate hisbni as by tlae thimble full, if he have that much, for we hold that a dull and stupid man is not fitted for mi office which ! required, as the whigs insist, all the talents end j the energy and fiscal knowledge of Gov. Craw- j j ford to discharge properly. But avc think it un fair and invidiohs to attempt to excite prejudices agaiiast the personal character, and social hub- t its of a man by affixing to him the term arcs- j : iocrat— 3 -a term of wide signification, and to | | which each reader is left to attach his own ; i meaning: or the more vague and less refined , term swelled-head, which may e pially suggest ; prejudices possibly the most unjust and un founded. We think it equally censurable to | j seek to arouse or to perpetuate sectional pre -1 judices. We know no good reason Avhy a j citizen of Georgia, inhaling the atmosphere of 1 the sea board —inhaling the same atmosphere Avith Mathew Hall McAllister, should for that reason, be less eligible to office, than a resident of the mountains or the midlands of Georgia. 1 This prejudice against the sea board, artfully j and ungenerously fomented, did much to do- i feat that distingaiished and Avell-deserving | democrat, M. 11. McAllister in the last Gu- j bernatorial election. We hope that the demo- J cratic party will yet ha\ r e it in their poAvcr, by I honoring him, to rebuke this prejudice and this injustice. The democracy have many j able, talented and trust-worthy citizens upon j the seaboard, and Ave should be sorry to see a ! prejudice fostered until its dictates Avill amount to a pi-actical ostracism of all such citizens, from all offices in tlae gift of the people of the State at large. Let us not follow the example so uuAVortliily set us by the whigs. To do so would be anti-democratic. Let us remember ! that a cardinal rule of democracy is equality j of rights ami privileges —it is opposed to award- 1 ing these according to the spot AA'here it has been the lot of a citizen to have been born, and where it is his lot to dwell. To assign privileges to some, and to put under the bann of disfranchisement others, according to any such rule of location, Avould be coming much | nearer aristocracy in practice, and would be almost as odious as “titles of nobility,” Avhich | the federal constitution forbids so emphatical- | ly. The only true democratic rule should be, | “Is he honest; Is he capable; Is he faithful to the Constitution:” By these tests let the comparative merits of the two opposing candi dates be tried, in connection with the great principles of government A\ r hich divide the whig and democratic parties. As to General Clinch’s predilections for wines, brandies, etc., avc think these the pub lic have nothing to do with, unless the use of them be to an extent to impair his mental en ergies. That he should prefer wines and bran dies —to “old .bald face” can certainly bo no crime, social or political. He pays for them out of his OAvn pocket. The liquors of Gov ernors of the State are not paid for out of the contingent fund. If they were, the mail who drank the cheapest liquor, and the less of it would run the best, and a total abstinence man Avould run better than either. As for Gen.Clinch’s manners being “stiff and starchy,” avc hope the people Avill not be left solely to take neAvspaper accounts of them. We hope he Avill travel freely and shoAv himself among the people—if he choose address them on topics of public interest, as we expect our nominee Col. Towns Avill do. General Clinch, we believe, and have always heard, is a dull man—a very dull man, but he is an amiable and clever gentleman in his manners and re lations. It is said he adorns private life, and many avlio knoAV him best think that in A\ish ing to remove him to a high ciA r il station so foreign to his education, habits, pursuits and capacity, his friends have made a very Avidc mistake. The democratic party, however, Avill save them from all mortification on this head, by placing a man in the Executive Chair Avho is, unquestionably, in every way admirably fitted for the station. President of the United States re turned to Washington on Wednesday evening last, from his Northern tour, in fine health and sph’its. He met with a Avaam reception wherever he went, from Washington city to Augusta, Maine. On the sth hast, he travel led over 300 miles, and during the day received and returned various addresses —as many, per haps, as ten or eleven. [Pj’Thc Government steamers Secretary Ma son and Secretary Buchanan, with the sclir. Col. Yell, went to sea on the 3d inst., from Philadelphia. The destination of these ves sels is for Ycra Cruz direct, via Key West. They are laden with stores for the army. The Crops. Upon the Avhole, (says tho Natchez Courier, of the 29th ult.,) the accounts which reach us as to the prospects of a good crop the coming season, are decidedly favorable. In the ad jacent counties, avc are informed that cotton and com generally, look well—although in some places a bad stand was made of the for : mer, and the latter has somewhat suffered for ; the want of rain. On the Loubana side of the river, avc have been told that cotton is in a much better growing condition than was anti i cipatcd some AA'ceks since. Taken generally, | the prospects for a good crop is fair in this sec tion, and if the etrrible worm, or no other un forseen calamity steps in, between this and the ! ripening of the crop, our farmers may safely calculate upon a fair remuneration for their labor. The Crops. The Montgomery (Ala.) Flag says—‘-‘We have had heavy and continued falls of rain du ring the last week, which avc fear have done serious injury to the crops generally, and to the cotton in particular. The cotton has been backward and unusually small, and required j some warm, dry weather to bring it out. The weather of last Aveek has been very un favorable to it, being both Avet and cool. The Chambers Herald of Friday, the 2d, makes a I similar complaint of the weather in that coun ! ty. Laconic. ' The Boston Post makes the folloAving laco nic announcement —more Avould have been su perflous—“Mr. Baylies Richmond was found dead at Taunton on Monday, supposed to have died in a fit. He left a wife and family, and a | bottle and S2O in his pocket. | John lloAvard Payne, the author of “Bru tus,” and the translator ot “(Mari, ot Milan,” and lately tho Consul of the U. S. at Tunis, is on the eve of return to this country. I So arc Coleman, the Agriculturist, and Poor, the Boston Atlas’ Paris correspondent. of Ladies. It Avas stated at an Anniversary Meeting of the Ladies’ Bible Association in England, that a calculation has been made at Birmingham respecting tlae proportionate v&lue of the ser vices of gentleman and ladies, as collectors f< »r charitable and religious purposess and it was found that one lady was worth thirteen gen tlemen and a half. "Sticka PiuThsr» ” . , We find the following anecdote ot Gen. I ay lor in a letter of the Washington correspondent of the Pennsylvanian. Old Rough and Ready ' is not alone in doubting the sincerity of those who oppose the AA T ar and yet Avish to make party capital out of its triumphs '.—Federal ! Union. A gentleman noAv in this city, just from the | army of Gen. Taylor, related to me an incident | which I deem worthy of repetition. The gen : tlemau aams sitting in the tent of “old Rough i and Ready” in conversation, when they were I interrupted by the appearance of a young officer | who handed the old General a bun lie of news papers. “Here is one, General, that has your name up for the Presidency.” “Let me see iti sir.” The old General looked at it for some minutes, scanning it Avith seeming interest. “Take it away, sir,” said the old hero gruffly; I don’t believe in it—no one can support me who opposes the war—he’s worse than a Mexi can!” The Editor of the North American will i please “stick a pin thei*e.” i Captain Van Yliet, of the Quartermaster’s Department, we learn, has been ordered to Pittsburg to proA'idc the necessary armament, &c., for the expedition Avhich has recently been ordered to be organized for the protec tion of persons en route to Oregon. The ex | pedition which Mr. Yan "N liet, accompanies is to consist of five hundred mounted Missouri j volunteers. Who is to command them avc do not knoAv, but Dr. Walker will go out as As sistant Surgeon, Lieut. D. P. Woodbury as i Engineer, and Capt. Yan Yliet as Quarter j master. The instructions to the command ■ are to erect two block-houses —the first three hundred miles beyond the mouth of the Kan sas river, AA'here the Oregon trail crosses the Platte river, and the second three hundred miles beyond the first. The expedition Avill be absent tAvo years. It is supposed they will have some trouble with the Indians, but to provide against this they will take with, them 12-pound howitzers. —Pittsburg Gazette. Henry Clay. This great statesman, having recently made a profession of religion, was on Tuesday of last week, (June 22d,) publicly baptised in a beau tiful pool near his house, at Ashland. The scene, Ave are informed, avrs most sublime and impressive. Like David, he may Avell say, ‘lt is good for me that I have been afflicted.’— Nashville Whig. (UT W, Wilson, Portrait Paiuter, will be absent from this city, until about the 15th Au gust. b— .1 uly 8 STEAMBOAT COMPANY OF GEOR GIA. [PJ 3 This Company haA'ing been re-organized and placed in an efficient state for service, are pre pared to send forwarded without delay all freight that may offer. Goods consigned to WM. P. WILLIAMS, Agent at Savannah, will be forwarded free of Commis sions. The connection of R. M. GoodAvin with this Company has terminated. JOHN B. GUIEU, June 6 I—y Agent at Augusta. SINNER TO THE VOLUNTEERS. Those who have not been called upon by the Committee to subscribe to the Dinner, to be given to the Volunteers returned from Mexico, can do so by calling on either of the Committee, previous to 'Tuesday Night. JAMES ADAM, 1 LEWIS LEW, J. M. MOOD’k, >Committee. G. VOLGER. I ALLEN YOUNG, J July 11 2 14. : ITT DR. J. A. S. MILLIGAN, will at ' tend to the practice of Medicine and Surgery, in i Augusta and its vicinity. ) Cilice in Metcalfs Range, up stairs. Entrance one door below 3lr. J. Marshall’s Drug Store. June 13 Cm 213 JOTNTES & SHEWMAKE, ~ ATTORNIES AT LAW. WAYNESBORO, GA. JOSEPH B. JONES, and JOHN T. SHEW • MAKE, having associated themselves in the prac i tice of Law, will promptly attemi to any business entrusted to them in the counties of Burke, Jeffer son, Emanuel, Richmond, Scrivea and Washington. July 8 l2 OFFICE IKON S. BO AT CO., i Augusta, bth July, 1817. $ , DIVIDEND NO. 10. i HTNOTK'E. —The Directors have this day declared a Dividend of rplß PER CENT,, payable to the Stockholders or their order, on de mand. g. McLaughlin. July 7 3 Secretary & Treasurer. OFFICE OF THE AUGUSTA INSUR ANCE dk BANKING COMPANY. July 5, 18-17. DIVIDEND NO. 35. I ’The Board of Directors have This Day, declared a Dividend of §4 PER SHARE) for the past six months, which will be paid to the Stockholders on demand. ROUT. WALTON, Cash’r. July 7 6 244 Sands’ Sarsaparilla. We hear every day ot the cures performed by I this excellent preparation of one of the most Valua ble roots in the whole materia med ca. There are many “extracts of Sarsaparilla' - ' in vogue, but none we believe which equal this, it retains dll the pecu liar curative qualities of Sarsaparilla, in their natu ral strength. This is the secret of the success and the superiority of Sands’preparation, which is be* coining more and more popular, as it is better known | and wider circulated and used.— Am. Cit. For further particulars and conclusive evidence of its superior value and efficacy, see pamphlets, which may be obtained of agents, gratis. Prepared and sold, wholesale andretale, byA.R. &. D. SANDS, Wholesale Druggists, 100 Fulton, corner of William-street, New-York. Sold also by. * * ' HAVILAND, RISLEYACO., And by Druggists generally throughout the Uni ted States. Price £1 per bottle or six bottles for | $5. joiy 3 Another Severe Case of Asthma Cured by Wistar’s Balsam. Skth W. Fowls.—Dear Sir—Having for a long while been troubled with Asthma in its worst form, and after having tried various remedies, all to no effect, I bought of your agent, A. Rowe, one bottle of the Balsam of Wild Cherry, which relieved me very much. I have continued to use the same, as the disease returns upon me, and find it always relieves when nothing else will: and further, I have J J J : no doubt, could I have had the Wild Cherry in the | first stages of the disease, but that it would have j entirely cured me. I can confidently recommend | if as a very valuable medicine for ail lung com plaints. BENJAMIN ROBINSON, j New Hampton, April 5, 1816. None genuine, unless signed L BUTTS, on the wrapper. For sale in Augusta, wholesale and retail, by' H .\ VILAND, RISLEY <Sc CO., and also by THOM AS BA RRETT & CO., and Dealers in Medicines generally in Georgia. July 8 13— .urw.mnayjggtßaMeLMuaaiua -«.—j »ji» ■ » u— (£ o m m c r c i a I. LA "ft ST lUTES FROM LIVERPOOL JUNE lit. | LATEST DATES FROM HAVRJ... JUNE 16. I ~ CHARLESTON IMPORTS—JULV 9. Sagua la Grand e-—Brig Sarah Louisa—ll 3 hhds. Sugar, and 56 do. Molasses, to lledley ■ Street. CHARLESTON, July 10.— • Cotton .—We have no new feature to notice in the Cotton market du ring the week just brought to a close. Abqut an l equal amount of business has been done, and as far ' as prices are concerned, they rule about the same. On Saturday last near 400 bides changed hands, j Nothing was done on Monday. Oik Tuesday a fair | enquiry prevailed, which resulted in the sale 6f be— S tween 8 and 9(H) bales. On Wednesday the traits ; actions were restricted to some 62 bales. Thus tar I the prices paid the previous week were fully sus tained. On Thursday the detailed accounts by the Caledonia came to hand, since which time only a little over 300 bales have been sold, and prices have not undergone the slightest variation from those current at the opening of the week. The demand since our last seems to have run mostly on the better classifications, viz : Middling to mid -1 dlmg fair, 11a 11 A; and fair and fully fair, a 12c. The sales of the week foot up upwards of I 1800 bales, against the receipts in the same time of ! 190 bales. The transactions comprise 60 bales at 10; I 24 at lot; 21 at lOf; 184 at Bat 11U, 68 at 114;34at 11|; 175 at 1U; 283 at ll|; 263 at 11 J; 200 at 12; and about 150 bales at 12|c. The operations in Long Cotton have been confined to a few bags Maines and middling fine Sea Island, at prices ranging from 30 to 34c. Corn. — The Corn market continues very* much depressed. Under the influence of tiie recent un favorable advices from the other side, taken in connection with a comparatively heavy supply and the very limited demand for the article, prices have further declined. Small parcels have been sold, with and without the bags, at prices ranging from 81|t075c.; and we quote it nominally at the latter figure. A cargo of superior quality, consist ing of some 2900 bushels North Carolina, received this week, were taken by a dealer on terms which | have not been allowed to transpire. NEW YORK July 7.— Cotton. —The market ■ here has not fairly opened since the receipt of the ■ Caladonia’s advices; the few hundred bales which have been sold, show no change in prices, There j was hut little done Saturday before the above ac . counts were received. The sales since our last are j 1000 bales, of which 700 bales were Upland Florida, thus: Ord. to good ord. 10 a 10£c, mid. to good mid. , 10| a 11£, mid. fair to fair a 12, fully fair to j good lair. By Magnetic Telegraph. [ Correspondence of the Baltimore Patriot .] NEW YORK, July 7, 2 P. M.—The stock mar ket to-day was dull and sales were made at a slight decline. The Caledonia’s news has had a very' depressing effect upon the Hour market and prices have de clined fully $ 1 per bbl., from the highest point prior to the steamer’s arrival. Sales to-dav of several thousand bbls. Genessee brands at $6,1 a 18| per bbl.; the same prices are paid for Howard street brands and $6,18| a $6,31 for GeorgetownjMichi gan and Ohio $6 a 6.12. Corn Meal very dull and declined to $3,50 3,75 per bbl. Sales of Genesee white wheat at 130 c. and mix ed do. 125 a 128 c. Mixed corn 65 a 69c. and sales of yellow at 80c. —about 2,000 bushels taken; oats 42 a 45c.; rye has declined to 90c., with sales. There is ‘a better feeling and more fcrmness in Provisions, with fair transactions. Groceries quiet. Rice dull. Not much demand for Sugars and Molasses. Wliiskey held at 28 ajO cents.