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THE CONSTITUTIONALIST. : _ _ JAMES GARDNER, JR. TERMS. Daily, per annum . $S 00 Tri-Weekly, per annum .0 00 If paid in advance * 5 00 j Weekly, per annum-. »'> 00 If paid in advance. .2 60 To Clubs, remitting $lO i\ advance, FIVE COPIES are *ent. This will put our Weekly pa per in the reach ot new subscribers at TWO DOLLARS A YE Alt* (LJ 3 Subscribers who will pay up arrearages, and send four new subscribers, with the money, can get the paper at $2 00. dTPAII new subscriptions must be paid in ad vance. must be paid cn all communications and letters of business. [From the Columbus Times.] The Wilmot Proviso. The Whig Editors are never wearied with i dinging it into the public ear, that Wilmot, 1 the author of the Proviso,with which his name is infamously associated, is a Democrat. Well, grant it. And ligw does the admitted recrean- i cy of one Democrat in Congress “out the damn- ! ed spot,” that taints the Congressional Whig party in its entire mass ? Do Whig Editors re member, in their jeremiads against Wilmot, to tell their readers that not one solitary Whig from the free States voted with the South on that question? Not they. They leave that for the | Lo~o Foco Editors to tell them, and when it is | told, they have pre-educated their readers not to oeneve a word of it —It being of the Whig | postulates never to believe a syllable that ap- in a Democratic print. How, we ask, is truth ever to get to the Whig people of the j country, when tire channels of its communica tion—-the press—are either as silent as the grave in regard to facts, which it is vitally ini- I portant to them to know ; or the bold charges : which they make upon certain Northern Dem ocrats for the same offence, are almost tanta mount to an assertion of the constancy of their Northern Whig allies upon the same subject ? ' It takes a bold man to criticise the mote in his brother’s eye, while the beam is in his own. — Yet such is the course of the Whig press. Their own friends, rotten to the core Upon this ques tion, are cherished,adhered to.affilated with and sustained —yet, they have time and space and conscience to upbraid Northern Democracy with its short-comings. And not only does the Northern Democratic party stand head and shoulders above the ! Whig party of the same section, in fidelity to the constitution and the South ; but the South ern Demobrats have taken a manly stand in i the same connection, which puts to blush the ; whimpering, time-serving conduct of South ern Whigs. No sooner did Wilmot throw his fire-brand into Congress, and no sooner did Southern Democracy discover the disaffection which it caused in the ranks of their Northern Allies, towards the South, than we, of the press, one and all, pointed it out to our peo ple, admitting and lamenting the fact, and call ing upon them, the more earnestly to stand firm to their rights, as some of our friends, upon whom we had for years relied, had dc- j serted us. And in our late Convention we declared, without reserve or equivocation— “We will not vote for a Wihnot Proviso man for the Presidency." What have the Whigs of the South done r Have they ever dared admit the wholesale re- | creancy of their Northern Allies on this que - tlon ? Have they ever told their people, that Northern Whigs, in abody, had deserted them :hat none—no, not one Whig in either hem e of Congress, was found to vote against the in famous proposal, that Southern citizens and property should be restrained to certain limits of the territory belonging to the whole peo ple of the Republic ? Not they. They could see and parrot one thing—Wilmot is a Demo crat; yet every Whig in Congress was a Wil mot man. The course of the two parties upon this ques tion in their late conventions presents the same strong contrast. The one boldly confronts the common enemy and throws down the glove of defiance.—The other, contents itself with a namby pamby expression of disappro bation of the Poviso. The one takes its ground boldly, as-a party, standing upon and willing to die by its principles ; while the Other, true to its nature and its purposes, dodges, and shuffles, and plants itself upon the shifting ground of expediency. The following is the political analysis of the vote in Congress on the Wilmot Proviso ; House. —Against the Proviso—Democrats from the non-slaveholding States—Messrs. 1 Strong, Black, Broadhead, Eardman, C. J. Ingersoll, McLean, Chipman, Owen, Wick, Douglass. Ficklin, McClernand, Cunningham, Morris, Parish, Sawver, St. John—l7. Whigs NONE. Senate. —Against the Proviso—Democrats from non- slavholdlng States—Messrs. Breese, Bright, Cass, Dickinson, Hannegan. Whigs N ONE. [From the Columbia South Carolinian.] A Nut for Northern Fanatics to Crack. Pjeteb Poole’s Return* to Slavery.—Last week we had the pleasure of meeting Dr. W. C. Bennett, of Spartanburg, S. C. who was re turning from the North and had under his pro tection Peter Poole, a negro man who volunta rily returned to slavery rather than enjoy free dom in New York. Peter Poole was a black smith, who was owned by our friend, the lion. H. H. Thompson, Senator from Spartanburg; and having been faithful and earned for his master a large sum of money, he was by his liberality only nominally a slave, and Col. Thompson paid him large wages. Under the laws of South Carolina, he could not manu mit him, and as he might have fallen into the hands of a less liberal master in the event of Col. Thompson’s death, he gave Peter permis sion to depart for a “Free State,” and furnish ed him with proper papers to go wherever he chose. Some time last year he proceeded to Charleston, hut could not get a passage in any ship to New York, although he wars vouched far by Mr. Bomar, who resides in that city, and who knew all the circumstances connected with his leaving. Mr. Bomar wrote to Col. Thompson, who promptly forwarded to him a .proper power of attorney, by which he cleared him at the Custom House, and he found easy transit to New York. Peter had several hun dred dollars, the fruits of his industry here, which after his arrival in New York he depo sited with Mr. Kelsev, a broker in Wall-st. — He set about procuring work at his trade, which he found difficulty in getting. He was immediately taken by the hand by the Aboli tionists, who promised him to buy his wife and child, who remained here. They frequently urged him to proceed to Canada, stating they would send his wife on after him. He waited patiently, listening to their promises, and los ing daily by lack of work, low wages, and high board, until patience itself was exhausted. In his own words, “They were the best hands at talking I ever heard.” Mr. Kelsey was his good friend, and at last gaining confidence in Peter, proposed to give §2OO towards the pur chase of his wife, provided the Abolitionists, who had volunteered to do so, world make up the balance required; and in order to test their sincerity, went round with him to see what they intended to do. They, however, de clined, and gave as an excuse, “that it was a yainst their creed to purchase human flesh." Even, charity and their boasted principle of humani ty could not induce them to depart from their principles, although they had promised this honest negro to redeem his wife from slavery! Peter then decided to return home, and risk the inevitable consequence of being made a slave aarain. The Abolitionists endeavored to \ dissuade him from this, as they said ii it would he against their cause," and he believes they would not have allowed him to depart, if he had not kept his further intentions secret. — This he did, and meeting with Dr. Bennett, desired to return home under his protection. Dr. Bennett informed him of all the conse quences, ami put him in possession of all the information in his power, at the same time warning him that he would become a slave the | moment he reached South Carolina. With i this knowledge, he determined to return, and j reached here last week on his way to his mas- ; ter. He says, he was a slave thirty-four years, | and a freeman one, and decides in favor of slavery in South Carolina.” He also says, “he j could not make a support for himself and wife | ; in New \ork, and could not enjoy life as well there a freeman, as here a slave.” “That he was in a hurry to get olf home, for fear he ; would become as degraded as the free negroes | of the North;” who, he says, “resort to ro- j gucry and drinking when they are out of em- ! ployment.” It is his opinion, “that a slave in i any situation here is better off, and has cause i to be happier, than a free negro in a free State;” ; and says “that not only the free negroes in the i vicinity of New York, but thousands of whites, are worse olf than the slaves of South Caroli- I na.” He worked in the village of Islip, in which he said “there lived about two hundred free negroes. Out of this number, there are ; few who arc able to gain a decent support, but are a poverty-stricken and roguish set.”— Such is the character of the free negroes of the North. We have no comments to make. These statements are taken down from the lips of an honest and unsophisticated man, whose testimony we give for the benefit of our slaves at home and the fanatics abroad. The certificates in favor of General Clinch. Gen. Clinch’s friends fearing to trust his cause to the judgment of the people, have en deavored to bolster up his reputation by cer tificates from W. C. Dawson and Joseph Gale. Both of these documents appear to have been made to order, and intended for use. The en dorsement of Gen. Clinch by Col. Dawson is well enough. It was probably a fair business ! transaction, all in the way of trade. He and the Gen eral were both embarked in the same I speculation and probably mutually agreed to i endorse for each other if it should become i necessary. But it is passing strange that the Whigs should go to the Mexican Organ in | Washington, to get a certificate of character for their candidate. The eulogist of Santa ' Anna certifying to the character of Gen. Clinchl r Why the same Journal that gave this faint praise to Gen. Clinch has frequently given the Mexican General much stronger commenda tion. Santa Anna in his estimation was a perfect hero, —the only man in Mexico that | could unite all parties, defeat the American armies and save Mexico. The man who has : made so many blunders in his estimation of ' the character of Mexican Generals, has also ! endorsed for General Clinch. The people will j judge how much his certificate is worth. They 1 will also conclude that a candidate who need ■ cirtificates from Mr. Gale to establish his character, is not fit to be Governor of Georgia. —Albany ( Ga. ) Patriot. Speculating- in Public Lands. The Columbus Enquirer had a long article last week, setting forth the impropriety of of fice-holders resigning their office to speculate 1 in public lands. We should think it was full as honest and praise-worthy to resign an office to speculate in public lands, as to hold on to an office, and speculate in the public lands at | the same time. We h ive frequently heard it asserted, and never heard it denied, that Gen. ; Clinch, whilst commanding our army in Flor ida, became the owner of very large and valu- | able tracts of land in that territory.' That his position as commander there, gave him the opportunity to select and purchase the best of the public domain. We have frequently heard soldiers who had served under Gen. Clinch, complain (with how much justice we do not pretend to say) that they were employed a great part of their time in cutting roads through Gen. Clinch’s land—that they had to build forts to protect Gen Clinch’s plantations.— i We have frequently heard them complain that when they were stationed at one of Gen. Clinch’s sugar plantations, called Fort Drane, they had paid his overseer a very exorbitant price for new rum made on the General’s : qjlantation; and we are told that it became a bye-word in the army, that Fort Drane was correctly named, for there the soldiers were drained of all their money. We do not pre tend to say that Gen. Clinch had not a right to make use of his knowledge of the cou itry, and thus make a large fortune by speculating in public lands, but we do not see how this should entitle him to the gratitude of the country, or qualify him to be the Governor of Georgia.— Albany Patriot. Battalion of IVlounfcd Men. The following companies have been report ed as complete, or nearly so, and have been accepted by the Governor, as constituting the new battalion of mounted man, lately called for from this State. We may look, in a few days, for the arrival of the companies at this rendezvous, preparatory to organization as a battalion, and taking up their line of march | for the seat of War ; Capt. Kendall, “Upatoi Rangers” Muscogee co. “ Goulding, “Calhoun Guards,” “ “ u Hamilton, Cass u u Wofford, u ‘‘ “ Fulton, Chattooga “ We understand that Capt. S. J. Calhoun, in compliance with the suggestion of the War Department, will receive the appointment of Lieut. Colonel of the Battalion, from Gov. j Crawford. This is but a just tribute to the gallantry and patriotism of the gentleman thus honored,and will give general satisfaction to the several companies placed under his command. May the battalion win many laurels, to the credit of the State which sends it forth, and to the honor of each individual member of the I noble band, who have so promptly responded to the call of the country, in its hour of need. —Muscogee Democrat, f'lth last. More Troops. An effort is about being made to raise a Horse company in this and the adjoining coun ties, for the Mexican war. The plan that will be proposed is a good one. Any man that has a horse will receive from the Government forty cents a day for h : re, —and those that have no horse will be furnished by those having the raising of in charge. No effort to elect officefs will be made until forty men are enrolled. Our townsman E. H. Platt, Esq., will receive any communications upon the subject. We hope all will join in the effort to j raise a company for the service of the country. We will give further particulars in our next. — Albany (Ga.) Patriot, 1 1th Inst. Mr. Jones was in the habit of getting some what “balmy” and one night he was discover ed by a neighbour leaning against the side of a church for support, lie hailed him with “Hal loa, Jones ? you look serious—think of joining the church ?” ° “Well, replied Jones, “/ incline considerably that way at present.'" [From the Jackson Mississippian, Aug 6.] The Cotton Worm. The Grenada Press of July 31st, states, that | this scourge of the planter it is feared, is about to blight the prospects of the present crop, if not entirely destroy it. A planter near Gren ada expresses the belief that they are the same species of worm which so destructively pi’cyed upon the cotton last season. The Southern Workman says, that the army worm has already commenced its ravages in great numbers on plantations near Brandon. The Advertiser, Holmes county, remarks that the cotton worm has begun its ravages in that county to an alarming extent. They have made their appearance on almost every plan- ; tation north of that place from which the od- | itor has heard. They embrace several species, ! 1 the cotton caterpillar, the army worm, the boll j worm, and two kinds of ground worm, one a i gray cut worm, and the other a large yellow 1 and black striped worm which feeds both on leaf and stem. The Port Gibson Herald states, that the army worm and caterpillar have made their appearance in Alabama, Louisiana and Missis sippi, and the ravages of these, even if they do : not spread themselves, taken in connection j ' with the damage done by the heavy and fro- j | quent rains, cannot fail to make the crop a j : small one. j The Concordia (La.) Intelligencer announces that the cotton worm has made its appearance | there. Professor Forshey in a published state j ment, says they are the same which destroyed the crop last year. A correspondent in Scott colmty informs us that the worm has commenced it, ravages in that county, and that fears are entertained of a total loss of the crop in that county, ■———g—iri:i« ■ »««itmhii>ihotwwii « ■■ i ■ w 0 z o r g i ct * SUNDAIT AuSuiT 15, FOR GOVERNOR HON. 0. W. TOWNS. OF TALBOT. Democratic Nominations for Senators. . stli Dial.—Lowndes and Ware—Gen. T. Hilliard. 7th “ Tattnall and Bulloch—John A. Mattox | Sth “ Scriven and Effingham—W. J, Lawton. \ 9th “ Burke and Emanuel—W. S. C Morris. 1 12lh “ Thomas and Decatur—Wm. H. Reynolds. 13th “ Baker and Early—Dr. Wm. J. Johnson. 14th “ Randolph and Stewart—William Nelson. i 17th “ Macon and Houston—John A. Hunter. 20th “ Twiggs and Bibb—W. W. Wiguins. 25th “ Jones and Putnam—Tame* M. Gray. 26th “ Munrue and Pike—Col. Allen Cochran. 28th “ Merriwelher and Coweta—Obe. Warner. 31st “ Fayette and Henry—Luther J. Glenn. 32d “ Jasper and Butts—Col. J. C. Waters. 33th “ Clark and Jackson—Samuel Bailey. 39th “ Gwinnett and DsKalb—J vs. P. Simmons. i 40th “ Paulding and Cass—Francis Irwin. 41st “ Cobb and Cherokee—Wm, H, Hunt. 1 43 J “ Habersham and Rabun— Low’d Coffee. 44th “ Lumpkin and Union—Elihu S. Barclay. The magnetic Telegraph—Zs Jit oil a I Con- Ire atiou. The suggestion that a Convention of the Edi ; tors in Georgia interested in the Magnetic Telegraph, should take place at the Stone Mountain cn the 11th irist., had the effect of bringing together several of the editors of the Savannah, Macon and Augusta papers. Mr. Chester, Agent cf the Washington City and New Orleans Telegraph line, was also present. This was intended to be a meeting merely fgr consultation, and preliminary to a more general meeting at some future day, of editors and proprietors of papers along the ent : re lines of Telegraphic communication from Boston to New Orleans. The Convention therefore confined itself to the discussion of the following questions : Ist. Was such a general Convention desira ble and feasible? 2nd. What were the objects to be attained by it? 3rd. In what manner could they be at tained? 4tli. When and where should this Conven tion assemble? Views were freely interchanged on all these points, and there was no diversity of opinion on the general questions. Details were left for future consideration. But the advantages to result from a general Convention were too ° ■ I manifest to provoke much discussion. It was at once agreed that our cotemporaries of the press be invited to come together to make a combined and harmonious arrangement, by which would be secured to each press em braced in the arrangement, at the same timet the same information , commercial and po litical, along the whole line or lines of Tele graph. This can be accomplished at an ex pense to each, under an arrangement made in unison, so moderate as to place it within the j reach of papers in the smallest cities. It will thus be a desideratum to them. It will also, by the same means, immensely reduce the heavy expenditure to which the presses in our large cities are subjected by their present plan of obtaining seperately their telegraphic news. To accomplish this, a number of presses must combine. This will lessen the amount to each, while the aggregate will afford a compensation sufficient to remunerate the telegraphic com panies, and make the arrangement an induce ment to them. The arrangement contemplates the furnish ing to the associated presses, only those general items of news from the chief commercial marts, in reference to markets, sales, prices, &c., as are of interest to all—and an epitome, from day to day, during the sessions of Congress, of the important occurrences at the great po litical centre —Washington City—together with summaries of foreign news made up on 1 the arrivals of the steamers from Europe, at New York and Boston. Farther items and details may be still open to the competition of the most enterprising, and whose read- | ers may require them —as may be the case in the large cities. Such, the contemplated ar rangement is not intended to restrict. But to such, to the extent it goes, the arrangement will be a great saving, and a manifest benefit. The 2nd point —to wit: the objects to be attained by the convention, we consider is to some extent elucidated by the remarks we have already made. These afford the outlines of the plan, which with the suggestions obvi ously springing therefrom, are quite sufficient for present purposes. As to the 3rd point—the manner in which to attain these objects, we cannot better present it, than by calling attention to the communi cation signed G.~which wc copy below from - the Macon Journal $ Messenger. This has re- | ference to a contract to be made with one Com pany —the Washington and New Orleans Tele- i graph Company. But all the telegraph com panies can doubtless be induced to make a common arrangement, so that it may apply to the whole extent of the telegraphic lines. The exact terms and conditions of the arrange ment can be made known by tliese companies | to the editorial convention, or a committee of conference appointed by it, and the proposi tions can be then and there agreed to and de finitely acted upon. We suggest that the | Telegraph Companies undertake the contract of furnishing to each Press coming into the arrangement the amount of telegraphic matter agreed upon—employing for the purpose agents ! and reporters responsible to the Companies employing them* There will thus be a direct privity of contract between each Press individually, and the Telegraph Company or Companies. Each party to it Will thus be directly and legally responsible to the j other for the faithful performance of its con tract. The reputation of the Company is in- I volved in the faithful, prompt and regular transmission of accurate reports, and will be interested to employ efficient and reliable re porters. The vital interests of each press will impel it to the prompt payment of its quota,for the intelligence it thus secures on such favor able terms for its columns, i The last point considered and agreed upon, resulted in the selection of Washington City as the place, and the loth of December next as the time for the meeting of the Convention. ! We did not doubt that it would be both con- j venient and pleasant for a large number of the | editorial corps interested in the business, to assemble at that time and place. Many will be there at all events, and those who cannot conveniently be there in person will find no 1 I difficulty in procuring friends on the spot to act for therm In a matter of so much importance, the 1 members of Congress from the respective ' States of the absent editors could be selected ■ who would take pleasure in representing them I I in the Convention. The meeting cannot well be postponed to a later date, because it is expected that the telegraphic communication will be completed | from Washington City to New Orleans by the Ist of January next, and it is desirable that our contract should commence with the day of j its completion. As favorable terms might not : be obtained after the line Was put in operation. In the above views, which are submitted to the editorial fraternity interested in this great enterprize, we have endeavored to comply with the request made of us at Stone Moun tain by the editors there assembled. This was to embody in an editorial the opinions, views and wishes there expressed and coincid ed with by them. We invoke for them the grave consideration of our editorial brethren, and confidently anticipate from them an affir mative response to our proposition to meet us next December in Convention. - > [Front the Macon Journal V Messenger.] Now this most important work is in active progression between Washington and New Or- ( leans, which will so closely connect * iat great i Southern emporium with New York and Bos ton, it becomes a matter of serious moment with the various public prints that they should, by prompt and energetic measures, endeavor j to effect a systematic and advantageous ar- j raugement for the transmission of their Intel- \ ligeuce from the various points upon and from i the termini of the lines. To accomplish such a measure, I can sCe no better plan than the one proposed by you, for a convention of the various editors interested in this matter at Savannah or other central point, whore, they might meet in committee with the authorities of the line, and deterihiue i upon a satisfactory tariff of prices. This to be I effectual, should be in constant agitation at ; the present time, and should be prosecuted ! with vigor until consummated—the months of j August or September should sec the matter determined. Those interested in this line have thought much and labored to devise a plan, wherein all the various classes of papers could partake qf the benefit of the Telegraph upon an equita ble relation with each other. The one daily print equals six weeklies, or three semi-week lies, or two tri-weeklies. Connecting thus there are equal to sixty or more*daily papers which should combine to receive the news, having three general reporters, one in New York, New Orleans and Washington— their United salaries would be about $-5,000. Let each print pay seventy-five cents per day j for their communications, entitling them to the | news from both directions, not to exceed three hundred words in all —New York and New Or leans would only receive one communication, j each, 150 words, but as it would traverse the same distance, the profit to the line would be i the same. In addition there would be a digest of for- ! eign matter once a week, which would occupy 1 five times as much space—this would cost each paper alike $97,50 per annum, at half the former rates. J The whole expenses of daily and weekly , news with expense of reporters divided among the sixty journals, would be per annum : For a Daily $414 83 “ Tri-weekly 256 16 “ Semi-weekly 203 27 “ Weekly 150 38 This certainly is a meagre sum when we re gard the quantity and the importance of the matter transmitted, and no respectable paper could possibly object to such terms. The same amount of words sent by individuals would pay over five hundred dollars weekly. These hints are thrown out for the purpose of calling the attention of the press to their own interests. It is impossible to say what prices the Board of Directors may determine upon, but it is be lieved that such or some similar scale of prices can be secured to the press by such prompt action as you have already proposed. Let me continue to impress upon yourself and brother Editors, not to allow the time to pass unheeded without some action. The line once in operation with their prices adjusted and you can expect no better terms than indi duals. Yours, very truly, C. From California. In our telegraphic despatch received last evening from our attention, correspondent, we have advices from California two months later. Col. Fremont has been arrested and sent home on trial. Kearney, Drake and Stockton are returning to the IT. States. The Mormons were quartering at the great salt Lake. The emigrants were in a suffering condition. The Reed family were safe. Tennessee. VOTE FOR GOVERNOR. As far as received, the following is the state of the Poll. N. S. Brown, (whig) is no doubt elected Governor. EAST TENNESSEE. 1845. 1547 W. D. W. D. Foster. Brown. Brown. Brown. Anderson, 616.... 348 <»5G.... 330 m Blount 955.... 745.... 1082.... 711 Bradley ....339m Campbell 355 ... .464 408 .... 401 Carter 708 .... 176 558 m ... Claibonw 512.... 828 193 m Cocke 816 195 826 244 Grainger 938... .580.... 1067 •• • .658 Greene 992... 1508 1023 ... 1522 Hawkins 1141... 1372 1178... 1314 Hamilton... 613.... 548 626.... 720 Jefferson 1419 296.... 1577.... 356 Knox .. 1900.. • .554 .... 2126... .573 McMinn 887 ... .980.... .... 130 m Meigs 123... .625.... ....500 Monroe 801... .956 905.. .1057 Polk 233 434 ..... 318 546 Khea 235 329 264 379 Roane 901 726 .942 806 Sevier 781 95 830 105 Sullivan *. 328... 1463 392... 1353 Washington .*.832 —l2ll 353 m 16086 14523 14779 12593 MIDDLE TENNESSEE. Jackson. *** -. * 1057... * 862... .1218 ... ,S4sgn : Overton* 333 *.. 1115 * 413 ... 1213° Van Buren.... 117... * 195 113...* 239 Warren 335... 1192 379... 1237 White 949.... 55 3 1050.... 603 Williamson.. .1758.... 908... * 2274... 1005 Bedford... *.. 1431... 1555 ** * * 1489... 1467 Cannon ...».**330..*.793..* *.360...*842 Coffee 275... 1001 223... 1002 j Davjdson 2177... 1570...*2347... 1728 DeKalb 548 535 * 27gn Dickson 293.... 650..... 333... * 689 Franklin 335 ;*. 1141... *. 378. *. 1122 Giles.. .*...* 1245... 1381.... 1393. *. 1521 Hardin 477 734... . .566.. .*799 Lawrence 502.... 555 631.... 662 L ncoln 651 ...2316 677.. .2400 1 Maury 1243... 1810.... 1 300... 1963 Montgomery*. 1104... * 901»... 1182. * *»933 1 Robertson. .1128 808.... 1196 ...* 804 Rutherford.. .1599.. .1457.... 1703.. .1593 j Smith 2257 796 2389... * 823 1 Stewart...... .479 678 * .530... *679 : Sumner... ** * .823. * .1888 833.. .1002 Wayne 651 448 691... * 421 Wilson . * *.. .2364.. .1045... .2431 *. .1070 24359 27272 2G299 27589 WEST TENNESSEE. Carrol... * * *.. 1282.. * *slß* *. * 1351. *.;619 Gibson 1189 -.. .616.... 1339 684 Henderson... 1124 ... .464.... 1141 ... .525 Madison 1213 701.... 1451 779 Weakley *670... .961 640.. .1039 5478 3260 5922 3646 Msyhbers of Congress Known to be Elected-. Dist. 1. Robert Dale Owen, Dem. 2. Thos. J. Henley, Dem. 3. John L. Robinson, Dem; 4. Caleb B. Smith, Whig. 5. W. Wick, Dem. ■Qe. D. M. Dobson, Dem. 7. Richard W. Thompson, W hig; 8. John Pettit, Dem. 9. Charles W. Cathcart, Dem. So far, no change from last Congress; The 10th district is,not yet ascertained. Kentucky. The Lexington Observer (whig) claims nine of the ten Congressmen from Kentucky. The Louisville Democrat, however, says : Clark (dem.) is probably elected in the third district; and we were informed yesterday by t. gentleman from the second district, that Pey ton (dem.) was thought by both parties to have beaten his opponent. If this turns out to be the case, we shall have at least four Congressmen fronl Kentucky. Capt. Price of the sixth district, has Undoubtedly beaten Adams, the whig candidate of that district;” North Carolina. The only returns we have from this State , are in the shape of contradictory and urisalis- | factory rumors. We” therefore prefer to hold | off until something reliable comes to hand. The probability is, from the Whig gerry- j mandering of the State, the next delegation | will stand three Democrats and six Whigs. The new steamship President, built at Phila delphia for the Government, to run as a mail boat between New-Orleans and Vera Cruz, has been launched and will be ready to sail by latter end of this month. Extract of a letter received in Charleston , dated “ARCOLA, (Marengo Co., Ala.) July 30. “Gloomy as were our prospects for a cotton crop when I last wrote, they are vastly worse now. As I have kept a diary of the weather since the beginning of the present month, I will copy it for your information—Rains, July Ist, 2d, 6th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 23d, 24th, 25th, 26th. 27th, 28th, 30th. This is a true account of the rains that have fallen on me and mine during this month. I am somewhat inclined to the opinion that this vicinity has had more than its fair pro portion of the passing rains, but of this I am not certain. Os one thing, however, there can be no doubt, that the crop with us is lost. The greater number of these rains have been char acterised by unusual violence —bridges, cause ways and fences are broken in every direction; the roads between this and Demopolis are both impassable to vehicles. The whole country flooded with water, the river very high and rising, and the rain still falling—the fodder ready for pulling and mouldering on the stalks. Ruin and desolation seem to prevade all this region; how far it extends I am unable to say, but with us every thing is marked by gloom and dismay. To what extent the ravages up to the present moment may be repaired by a propitious August, September and October., if we should be so favored as to have it, I have not the necessary experience to determine. — But I fear that under the most favorable au spices we cannot exceed the crop of last year, and I am not without apprehensions that we may not make seed enough to plant the next crop ! Don’t smile at this", we have left off laughing in “these panrs” for I assure you in all seriousness that in the whole of my life I have never contemplated a more cheerless and disheartening prospect. The crop is gone, that’s done; but the amount of sickness, suf fering and mortality that may follow in its wake is appalling. AVe must bow in submis sion fate.” ' Copy of a letter received by a gentleman near Edgefield datod 20th July, Charleston P. O. Mississippi. “The Worms have again made their appear ance in the Cotton here, and I fear very much that we shall make a worse failure than last year. Our Cotton has not matured enough to make lOOlbs. to the acre, it is certain, if they do not cease their operations in a very few days, we shall not make seed to plant next year. It will create great distress in our country, if two failures in succession, it will be impossible for the people to meet their liabilities. Our Com crop promises an abundant yield, if the worms do not destroy it; they have commenced on it in some farms already,—one week ago our prospect was never better, our crop is injured already, at least 50 bags, and God only knows how much it is to be injured yet. It has rain ed with us for the last month, every day. lam certain we have not had three days fair wea ther out of thirty. I have never seen such floods of rain before, it really looks as though we should have a flood in place of fire.” Earthquake. A correspondent of the Boston Journal, da ting from that city, says—“A smart shock of an earthquake was distinctly felt in this city, and in the adjoining towns of Cambridge, Rox bury and Dedham, yesterday (Sunday) fore noon, at about 10 or 11 minutes before 10 o'- clock.” The editors add— “ This earthquake we felt distinctly in Rox bury* It agitated our habitation considerably, but we heard not the rumbling noise which usually accompanies this phenomenon.” Extract of a letter , dated Nantucket, August 8, 1847. We have had for a few days past delightful ly cool weather, and this morning a shock ■> f an earthquake between the hours of 9 and 10, which quite alarmed the Islanders* The Constancy of Lovci The Glasgow Examiner (Scotland) chronU cles a marriage, and the history of the court ship too illustrative of the constancy of man’s love to be lost sight of—=■ especially as such in stances are rarely made public, it being the province of the other sex to take all the glory of such Unchahgeableness of heart. More over, the gallant bridegroom is a New Yorker, a Mr. Archibald Campbell, of Colchester, Del aware, coUnty, ill this State. The lady of his long remembered first love was a Mrs. Janet Edraistort, of Carmhnnock, Scotland. The Examiner says I “The united ages of the venerable couple are upward of 140, The young gudeman is in his list year, the young gudewife three or four years older, both being natives of Scot land. On leaving this country, about forty years ago, he wanted his then blooming love to join hands and go with him, but a refracto ry father compelled her to remain at home, and she got married to another. The then young man followed the same plan in the new world, but both becoming single again, about the same time, he renewed his suit by letters, be | ing then about twenty years absent, but she | refused; arid being again disappointed ■, he married a second wife, with whom he lived nearly twenty years. On becoming again a widower he seemed to be determined not to be deprived a third time of tile object of his early affections, but crossed the Atlantic, ar* rived at Carmunnock oil the Ist July, was pro claimed three times on Sabbath, married on Monday, and has captured the betrothed of 1 forty years.” It may well be doubted whether any of the loving, and undeniably loveable sox, can com pete With Mr. ArchlbaidCampbell for the honor of cdnstancy —barring the episodes which it seems were mutual on the part of his lady-love and himself. DIED, In Cd’ambus,on Friday evening week, Mr.H-ENRV M vtthews, a native of England, in the 4Gth year of his age. In H'vston county, on the 27tb ult. Mrs. IL T. V. Rutherford, wife of B. 11. Rutherford, in the 42d year of her age. At his residence, in Russel county, Ala.,, on the sth inst., Mr. Ezekiel Calhoun, aged 35 years, leaving a wife and seven children to mOurn their loSS; Uu the 24th ult., of Consumption. Wm. H. SiM«q Esq., aged 45 years, formerly of Vicksburg, Miss., but for the last tire years a resident Os New Or-* , leans; Special Notices* TR AM ME LL & TEII HUN B« ATTORN.CE3 AT LAW. ROME, GA. Wm. F. Trammell. Wm. Terhune. Aug. 15 ly' DANIEL S. PRINTUP, ATTORNEY AT LAW. ROME, GEORGIA, b ill practise in the Cherokee Circuit—Pauld ing, Cass, Cherokee, Forsyth, Lumpkin, Union, Gilmer, Murray, Walker, Dade, Chattagoo and Floyd. -Aug. 15 ly 4-G ALEXANDER McKENZIE, JR., ATTORNEY AT LAW, WAYNESBORO’, GEORGIA. April 20 ly 178 PLEASANT STOVALL Renews the tender of his services in the STOR AGE AND SALE OF COTTON AND OTH ER PRODUCE, at his Fire Proof Warehouse, Augusta, Ga., Aug. 4th, 1847. 8 mos. 35 JAMES GARDNER, JR., ATTORNEY AT LAW, AUGUSTA, GEORGIA JOHN j7 JONES, ATTORNEY AT LAW, MACON. GEORGIA. Will practice in the counties of Bibb, Jones, Baldwin, Twiggs, Houston, Crawford and Monroe and also in the county of Burke. Any business in-, trusted to his care will receive prompt attention. June 2 ly . 205 STEAMBOAT COMPANY OF GEORV GIA. (O 3 This Company having been re-organizcd 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 ot C ommis sions. . ... The connection of R. M. Goodwin with is Company has terminated, jqhn r GU[EU; June 6 ■ I—y Agent at Augusta. ICTBR. j. A. sTmILUGAN, "ill at tend to the practice of Medicine and burner} . Augusta and its vicinity. Office in Metcalfs Range, up Entrance one door below Mr. J. Marshall’s Drug Store. June 13 6m —_ EVE and CAMPBELLS will at tend to my Professional Business during my absent for the summer from the State. ~, July 17 PAUL F, E> L.