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[ f rom the Savarmah Georgian.]
Gen. Clinch’s Military Claims.
The Republican, in commenting upon the
language we used in sifting the ‘military pre- \
tensions of the Whig candidate for Governor, !
and more especially upon our assertion that his
‘‘thirty years service” amounted to nothing |
more than the fulfilment of a contract bet ween
himself and the Government, observes “M e j
Arc now gravely told that they fight foF their
pay, that it is a fair business transaction be
tween the government and the officers; they
light a battle, pocket their pay, and “they and j
THE GOVERNMENT ARK QUITS.”
The connexion shows that our neighbors, re- j
fer to soldiers generally, both officers and men.
Again:
“Not so thought the Georgian ip. 1836, w hen ;
no Gubernatorial contest was pending. Not
so, thought the people of the country —the j
brave hearts, whose blood has been poured out
like water on the soil of Mexico —the thou
sands who have perished with disease, with
out meeting an enemy —the patriotic citizen
soldiery, who have marched and counter
marched through the burning sands of Mexi
co to meet their enemy ! Not so thought the
citizens who hailed their return to their homes
again. The paltry pittance held out by the
Government is no compensation to the soldier
for his sufferings in the field and his abandon- |
ment of his domestic ties and his social hearth.
No, the soldier’s true recompense is the grail- ,
tude of his countrymen, that and that alone,
can repay him for his toils and sufferings:
stamp him as a mercenary, and you degrade
him iii his own eyes and those of the public.”
Our neighbors have made an uncalled for
attack upon us, and one which the character
of our remarks does not in any wise justify.—
The tenor of their editorial of Thursday, evi
dently shows that they are aiming to.strength
cn the cause of General Clinch by identifying
him with volunteers in general, and Ms services
with the servios of men who have really suffer
ed in the cause of the country. The remarks
which we made applied to officers, more espe
cially to officers in the regular service of the gov
ernment, and we unhesitatingly repeat it again.
tJpoii what ground is it sought to make Gen.
Clinch Governor of Georgia? Is it because he
was a General in the Army? Why ! who, wc
enquire, would not be a General if he could? —
Is it upon this ground alone that he is select
ed as being deserving above all others of politi
cal honor? Is this the evidence from which it
i , argued that he is a patriot? Our neighbors
are the ones who arc obstinately blind to the
claims of justice in these matters; the guilt is
not with us. We are opposed to this idolatry
of officers Svho have been high in rank, simply
because they were so. It is unjust, cruelly
do the work", who endure the hardships of
war. Commissions are always soxight for in
the army. Every man is willing to be a gen
eral, a colonel, a captain—it requires patriot
ism to carrry a volunteer lo Mexico in the ca
pacity of a private. Why, then, should all
the honor be bestowed upon the general, the
colonel, the captain, while the private is whol
ly forgotten? Is it because the one receives
his hundred, his two hundred, his three hun
tlred dollars per month, while the other is paid
the poor pittance of seven dollars? Is it be
cause the one' can ride upon a magnificent
horse, booted and spurred, while the other has
to plod through the burning sand or the chil
ling frost, frequently without a shoe to cover
his blistered and bleeding feet? Is it because
the one has A government wagon to convey his
mess-chest, his trunks, his wane, his luxuries,
while the other, in addition to a heavy mus
ket and forty rounds of cartridge, has to carry
all his clothing, and several day’s rations upon
his aching back? Is it because the former has
one, or two, or three wall tents under which
he can screen himself from the burning sun or
the deadly dews, while the latter is frequently
crowded with seven, or ten, or more of his com
rades, into oiic pitiful common tent? Is it be
cause the one can sit at his quarters with his
legs crossed, sipping his wine and smoking his
segat, while the other is Compelled to police
camp, and discharge the most menial duties?
Is it becaiise the one commands and the other
obeys? because the consequence of the one is
and the pride of the other is continu
ally mortified? because the name of the one is
mentioned in reports, and the name of the
other, it matters not how heroic he be, is never
heard? Is this the reason that all the honor
earned by an army, a brigade, a regiment, a
company, is lo be reflected, as a matter of
course, upon its commanding officer? that he
is to be lauded for a work which he never did,
and for hardships he never endured? We say
it is time for the work of injustice to cease,—
We have spoken plainly, because we think
that the truth, arid the whole truth, and noth
ing but the truth ought to be spoken, and we
are careless whom it may benefit, or from whom
it may detract. No man is a more throrough
advocate of discipline in the army than we are.
While in the field let the officer command and
the sol Her obey. An army can never be a Re
public. Distinctions must be maintained be
tween the officer and the soldier to render a
corps effective. But when the officer and the
private have returned to the bosom of the
■community, then let a just and grateful pub
lic enquire who has done the most, wffio has
suffered the most in the country’s cause?—
Let not the one be rewarded for the services of
the other. We say unhesitatingly it is the
private that deserves reward. The General,
the Colonel, has received his reward already;
and simply to say that he has been an officer in
the service of his country is of itself to present j
no claim to popular sympathy. It is simply to i
say that he has enjoyed a good fortune which
does not fall to every man’s lot. If such au
individual, therefore, presents himself to the
people as a candidate for office, let him not
speak of his “thirty years’ service” of the coun
try! This is idle indeed. Let him point to
the proofs of high talents, distinguished gen
eralship, brilliant achievements, displaying a
qualification for high thought and lofty position
—and not to a negative service of the country,
for which he received his pay, and enjoyed all j
the pomp, and eclat, and circumstance of rank, j
{From the Federal Union,] •
generous an i whole sealed patriotism
of old Withlacoochee.”
“This spirit,, (of detraction) we regret to per
ceive, has even gone to the length of scoffing
at the generOus and whole souled patriotism
of Old Withlacoochee, in throwing all his pri
vate stores before our destitute solders worn
down by the toils and privations-.-of a.vigorous
campaign : What our opponents can expect
to make by undervaluing and sneering ’.at the
personal sacrifices of Gen. Clinch, in behalf of
war worn soldiers, and those to the soldiers
of Georgia, we cannot pretend even to imagine.
Surely the day has not arrived in Georgia,that
to feed the hungry soldier, a*d generously
administer to his wants, is a thing to be sneer- |
cd at and turned into contempt.— Southern
Recorder , August 10/5, 1817.
We ask the special attention of our readers
to the above extract, from the leading Edito
rial of the Recorder of last week. How beau
tifully it mingles the tears of regret, with th c
words of honied adulation ! But where does
the Recorder find any “sneering” at the “gene
rosity” of Gen. Clinch ?—Where does it see
1 any evidence of a disposition to deny “Old |
Withlacoochee,” all the credit to which he is ,
entitled? The Democratic party are perfect
ly willing to render “unto Caesar the things j
that are Ca'sars;” but they will not consent
| to bow down in homage to the bloated exag
gerations of the whig press, in reference to the ;
services of Gen, Clinch. The secret is, that
! the federal prints ax*e exceedingly anxious to
manufacture popular enthusiasm for their
candidate by dwelling upon his military deeds
i and thus blind the people to the odiousness of
i the principles, which they desire to fix upon
j the country, in his election. Hence, they
i feign great indignation at what they are pleased
!to characterise, as “ detraction' ’ of General 1
Clinch, in order to get a pretext to lug in a
! recital of his deeds.
Well, Mr. Recorder, you have provoked an
investigation of "the generous and whole souled j
; patriotism Os Old Withlaeoochie ,” let us see S
i then how tar it entitles him to the Executive 1
j chair. - “The, generous and whole souled patriot
ism'' alluded to, is the “ throwing all his private \
| stores, before our destitute soldiers , worn down by
i the toils and privations of a rigorous campaign.”
It is true then, that Gen. C linch .did feed on
Corn and Sugar Cane in 1836, the forces then
{ in the command of Gov. Call in ITorda; and
for this we give him full credit and bespeak
i for him the lasting gratitude of the country.—
But in the name of common sense and justice,
will Gen. Clinch never be satisfied? —Will.he
never receive pay enough for serving his coun
try r In 1814 he was elected to Congress—this
was in return for his “ generous whole souled
patriotism” in Florida, and so far as honoris
concerned it was pretty full pay. In addition
i to tliis, ho received at the hands of the general
! government, the nice little sura of $25,756 25
for his corn and sugar cane that were consum
ed by the soldiers and their horses. Yet says
Gen. Clinch, this will not do—l want more
pay —going to Congress is not enough—the
receipts oi twenty-five thousand seven liun
| dred and fifty six Dollars and twenty-five cents
is not sufficient, —I demand to be elected Gov
i ernor of Georgia, by the people, and all who
; object tome, whether 1 am capable or not, are
guility of foul “ detraction Geu. Clinch lacks
“ the modesty o f merit ” which is a quality held
in high estimation by the lale Whig Conven
tion. He mu st expect a signal rebuke through
i the ballot box on the first Monday of October
But to the proofs. It seems that on the 4th
of April, 1840, the Hon. Win* C. Dawson,
1 from the Committee on claims, submitted to
Congress a report off the petition of Gen. Dun
can L. Clinch, for relief. See., which collates
the evidence in favor of the claim of this
“generous and whole souled” patriot, and con
cludes by reporting the following Bill, to wit;
AN ACT for the relief of General Duncan L.
Clinch*.
lie it enacted bg the Senate and House of Rep
resentatives of the United States of America , in
j Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War
i be, and he is hereby required to adjust all
claims of Gen. Duncan L. Clinch, for the corn
and sugar cane consumed or destroyed by the
tTnontef, T' r -r.: + f,A Ky
Gen. Call, m the year 1836, during the period
x said troops were in possession of his planta
tion; and that the amount, when ascertained,
i shall be paid by the Secretary of the Treasu
ry, out of any money in the Treasury, not
otherwise appropriated.
Approved, June 19, 1840.
j The following document leaves no doubt of
Gen. Clinch’s having long since pocketed the
! sum of $25,756 25 in the way of compensa
' tion for his corn, and sugar cane.
“CORN AND SUGAR FURNISHED BY
GEN. D. L. CLINCH.”
Letter from the Secretary of War, transmit
ting the information required by the resolu
tion of the House of Representatives of the
23d instant, in relation to Indian corn and
sugarcane furnished by Gen. D. L. Clinch,
and the sums paid for the same.
July 20, 1842. Read and laid Upon the tabic.
War Department, July 22, 1846.
Sir : In answer to a resolution of the House
I of Representatives, of the 22d instant, requir
j ing “the Secretary of War to communicate to
the House, at as early a day as practicable, the
amount of each item of Indian corn and su
gar cane, and the sum paid on each item, al
lowed Under the act of the 19th of June, 1810,
entitled ‘An Act for the relief Gen. Duncan
j L. Clinch;’ ” also, “the time when the allow
ance w*as made,” I respectfully transmit here
with, a report of the Third Auditor, which, it
is lielieved, contains all the information re
quired by the resolution.
Very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. C. SPENCER.
Hon. John White,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Treasury Department,
Third Auditor’s Office, July 26, 1842.
Sir ; I have the honor, to return the resolu
tion of the House of Representatives yester
day referred to me by you for a report.
I The resolution requires that the Secretary of
War communicate to the House, at as early a
day as practicable, the amount of each item of
Indian corn and sugar cane, and the sura paid
on each item, allowed under the act of 19th
June, 1840, entitled “An act for the relief of
j Gen Duncan L. Clinch;” also, the time when
the allowance was made.
The papers in this case w'ere, on the appll
-1 cation of the chairman of the Committee of
Claims of the Senate, transmitted to him some
mouths since, and have not been returned.—
1 After the reception of the resolution by me, a
letter to him, requesting the return of the same,
was written. His reply informed me that the
papers -went, with a bill for the relief of Gen.
j Clinch, from the Senate to the House of Rep
resentatives, a few days ago. On application
at the House this morning, the .papers were
i found to be in charge of the Committee on
! Claims; and, on recourse thereto, the allow
ances made under the act referred to in the
resolution, by the late Semetary of War, are
found to have been as follows:
For 6,237£ bushels of corn, at $1 50prbu $9,856 25
For 205,000 lbs sugar, at 8 cts pr lb 16,400 00
# , 25,756 25,
The allowance appears to have been made on
the 24th April, 18-H; and the requisition for
the money was soon thereafter delivered to
i Gen. Clinch.
i With great respect, your most ob’t. serv’t.,
PETER HAGNER, Auditor.
* Hon. J. C. Spencer,
Secretary of War.”
As to the reasonableness of the demand of
Gen. Clinch, we say nothing. The report of
the Committee, says his charges w r ere not cx
travagant, and we shall not complain lest we
should be accused also of “detraction.” Still
. we think, we can give no offence, by expree
sing the opinion that ,fcl 50c per bushel for
corn was pretty fair pay, and that 8 cents per
pound for sugar, that never was even ground from
the cone, much less manufactured , ought not to 1
be-grumbled;..at, by the “generous and telltale 1
sodded Old W'thlacooehie .”
"We conclude therefore, without any ’Spirit
of “ detraction ,” that Gen. Clinch has been well
paid both in glory, and money , for all that he has
done for his country—that his claim to the
Executive chair, without intellectual ability
to fill it, is rather arrogant, and that he ought
i not to complain, if for the balance of his life,
! he should be allowed the “otium cum dignitote”
[ of private life.
[From the N. O. Della, \6tli inst.]
From Texas.
The steamship Yacht, Capt. Crane, arrived
yesterday from Galveston. She left there on
the 10th inst. We received by her papers to
that date, for which Capt. Crane will accept
our thanks.
The Cotton Crop —Our last accounts (says
the Galveston News of the 9th inst.) from the
interior are highly favorable. In the neigh
borhoods where the worm was reported to
have caused or threatened most injury, it has
nearly disappeared, doing no damage of mo
ment, while in other sections it has confined
its ravages to the grass : and in the greater
portion of the cotton region from which we
have heard, its appearance is not mentioned.
Several of the papers speak of the appear
ance of the worm —the grass-worm, no doubt
—so, far, however, it appears there has been
no harm done.
There has been an arrivals at Galveston from
I Corpus Christi. There are only 15 or 20 fami
-1 lies at this time at Corpus Christi, and busi
ness is extremely dull, owing, as is believed,
! to a prevailing feeling of insecurity and dan
ger in traversing the prairies. It la believed,
however, that no robberies or other acts of vio
. lence have lately been perpetrated.
A dispute, resulting in a scuffle,recently took
place in Brazoria, between Mr. Reuben 11.
Brown and Mr. \Vm. Carson. The parties
were separated without any apparent injury
to either, but Mr. Carson expired a few minutes
afterwards, as was found, from the rupture of
a blood -vessel. ,
~Gen. Lamar is I candidate for the Legisla
ture in Nueces county.
A cordon -of military, posts is about to be
established along the whole western frontier
of Texas, for the double purpose of protecting
the Indians from the injustice and impositions
of the whites, and for administering prompt
chastisement for any acts of aggression of
i which they may be guilty’. , ;
M. A. Martin has commenced the publica-
I tion of a new journal in Lavaca. The Victo
ria Advocate is much enlarged and mechani
cally impoved. . .. .
It is now believed at Bexar and Austin, that
the four surveyors recently captured by the
Indians, have b »eu murdered. The Caman
ches, who attribute their capture to another
. tribe, have so reported.
The Texas regiment, under Col. Hays, is still
divided between Austin and San Antonio,
awaiting orders from Gen. Taylor.
A man by the name of Thomas T. Bullock,
was killed on the evening of the 24th ult.,
about 8 o’clock, some seven miles west of San
Augustine, on the lower Nacogdoches road,
1 a short distance from the residence of Mr.
i David AY. Gilbert. Wm. AY. Downs has
been arrested and imprisoned for trial for the
murder.
The U. S. transport steamship Ann Chase,
has been repaired at Galveston, and would
leave to-this port no the 12th.
[ From. the Savannah Republican, lllh i/wsf.]
IVcgro Stealing-,
j We 1c im from a letter from Liberty county.
’ that a man has licen arrested in the act’of ruii
i ning several negroes oil’ to Florida. He has
i been lodged in Jail. writer who was the
owner of the negroes, says;
“On my return home, on Tuesday night, I
found my negroes had left on Sunday night,
the 18th ult., consequently they had three
> nights the start. I was satisfied that they had
been stolen by a white man, who, I had every
reason to believe, had been lurking about the
place. A number of gentlemen of Montgome
ry and Tattnall turned out with me, and the
next morning we struck a trail leading into a
large island in Pendleton Creek, on the line of
Emanuel. AVe traced it to their camp, but
- they had left it the night before. AVe then
trailed them some ten or fifteen miles, and
overtook the man we suspected, and arrested
and made him toll where the negroes were.
“He had left the negroes four miles behind
in a thicket. AVe tied him, and went within
] about a hundred yards of the thicket, and
j three gehtlemen and myself laid down behind
the trees, and directed the rogue to advance a
few paces ahead, hut not out of gun shot, and
give the sign. He whistled three times in a
peculiar tone, when the negroes answered, and
in a few moments all three of them came out
with their packs, the two fellows with the gun
and rifle they carried off, and walked up to
within ten feet of where we were lying, I
sprang up and ordered them to stand, the mu
latto fellow and the girl submitted, but the
black fellow presented his gun at me and at
tempted to shoot, when I fired on him, but
struck him with only one shot, at the same
moment Mr. AVilliam Mann, of Tattnall coun
ty, snapped at him. He wheeled and ran at
the fire of my gun, when Air- Alanu fired upon
him and brought him down.
“The plan, which the villain had adopted,
was to travel only at night, the negroes to re
main hid during the day; he was to show him
self as seldom as possible. And had it not
been for the invaluable aid which I received
from a number of gentlemen in trailing them
up, there is no doubt but they would have es
caped. I found the services of Air. Alanu pe
culiarly valuable in this respect. He could
j gallop on the trail where my inexperienced eye
I would detect nothing, even after stopping.—
! And there were other gentlemen as well skilled
!ashe in the matter. My thanks are due to
i the citizens of Montgomery and Tattnall for
; the prompt manner in which they turned out
to aid me.
“The rogue had induced the negroes to be
lieve that he would take them round to St.
Augustine in Florida, and get them on a ves
sel and carry them to a free country. AA'e over
took them in Alontgomery county, going in
the direction of Florida, but not towards St.
Augustine.”
A Revolutionary Soldier Gone !
The lapse of years has left, among the living,
but few of the venerable men whose fortune
it was to witness the stirring scenes of our Re
volutionary AVar, and to take a part in giving
birth to our young Republic. AV'herever they
have survived, however, they have always
been objects of public notice, esteem and affec
tion. For many years past, in our own com
munity, lingering among us like a sered leaf
from a departed summer, distinguished bv his
“Knee-Breeches” and his “Cocked-1 Eat.” in
the person of SIIEFTALL SHEFTALL, Esq.,
was recognised one of the Soldiers of the Re
volution. Born in Savannah,eighty-five years
ago', his fate has ever been identified with
hers. Here he lived before the Revolutionary
AVar; here he partook of all the intense ex
citement which attended its approach; and
here he joined the Continental Army, and
linked his individual destiny with that of his
suffering, struggling country, lie shared the
dangers and withstood the horrors attendant :
upon the bloody siege of Savannah, and fought
-* *■ i
side by side with men, whose names are now
historic. It was in the surrender of this city
that he was taken prisoner by the British, and
was confined for six months upon the prison
ship at this port and at Charleston, during
which time he suffered much from hardship
and mal-treatmcnt. From Charleston he was
taken to the AVest Indies, where he was per
mitted to return to Philadelphia on his parole
of honor. He was subsequently sent to Charles- j
ton, with a dag of truce, to take money tor the j
relief of the American prisoners there. He
held, the appointment of Assistant Commissary
in the Army.
After she close of the Revolutionary AVar,
he continued to live in this city, which, in
fact,he never, left-except during the period of his
imprisonment, arid while it remained in the j
hands of the English. He-was admitted to the
Bar, in Camden County, shortly after the A\ ar
and was the oldest lawyer in the .State. For a |
number of years he held the responsible office of j
J ustice of the Peace, under appointment from
the Governor; an office in which so mttch can j
be done for the good or for the injury of society, i
Out of near twenty thousand cases which he
tried, there was not one in which his decision
was reversed. His unceasing effort was to
prevent unnecessary litigation,and to do justice ;
between parties, fully, and fearlessly.
For seven years past his health has been j
growing exceedingly feeble. For the last one
or two his venerable form has been missed I
from its accustomed place in his piazza, and
the time has at last corqp for him to depart.
So long indentified with Savannah, having
been acquainted with all whose names are
connected with her history; possessed, even in
advanced age and sickness, of a most extraor
dinary memory, he will be greatly missed by
our citizens. He will go to his tomb respect
ied by all. Alay he rest in peace !—Savannah
| Georgian, Doth inst.
The Man who Kissed the Three Girls.
A young man who boarded at a house in the
j country, where were several coy damsels who
seemed to imagine that men are terrible crca- j
tures, whom it was an unpardonable sin to look j
> at, was one afternoon accosted by an acquaint- i
ance, and asked what he thought of the young i
ladies with whom he boarded? He replie I that
. they were very shy and reserved.
“So they are” returned the other, “and so i
much so that no gentleman could get near
! enough to tell the color of their eyes.”
“That they maybe,” said the boarder, “yeti
| will stake a million that I can kiss all three
without any trouble.”
“That you cannot do’” cried his friend, “it
i is an acheivement which neither you nor any j
other man can accomplish.”
The other was positive, and invited h’s friend
! to the house to witness his triumph. They !
j entered the room together, and the three girls
were all at home sitting beside their mother,
j and they looked as prim and demure as John
Rogers at the stake. .
.Our hero assumed a very grave aspect, even
to dejection, and having looked wistfully at
the clock, breathed a sigh as deep as Algebra,
1 and as long as a female dialogue at the street
1 door. Ills singular..dep>' rtmefit now attracted
the attention of the girls,. Who cast their slow
’ opening eyes up to his countenance; pcrceiv
-1 ing the impression he had made, ho turned to
his companion and said. , . *■*•, • ; *
’ “It wants three minutes of tne time J”, }
“Doyou speak of the dinner?” said the old
' lady, laying down her sewing work. . ...
“Dinner?” said he with bewildered aspect,
and pointing as if unconsciously, with curled
' forefinger at the clock. ,
A silence ensued, during which the female
part of the household glared at the young
man with irrepressible curiosity.
“You will see me decently interred,” said
he again turning to his friend,
i His friend was as much puzzled as any body
' | present, and his embarrassment added to the
( intended effect; but the old lady being unable
| , to contain herself cried,
“Mr. C , pray what do you speak of ” j
“Nothing,” answered he, in a lugubrious
i tone, “but last nisrht a spirit appeared unto
[jme I” Here the girls rose to their feet and !
drew near. “And the spirit gave me warning
that I should die exactly at twelve o’clock to- I
day, and you see it wants but half a minute (
of that time!”
The girls turned pale, and their hidden sym
pathies \vere at once awakened for the doom- j
, ed youth. They stood chained to the spot, j
looking alternately at the clock and the poor
youth. He then walked up to the eldest of 1
the gil ls, and taking her by the hand bade her {
a solemn farewell. He also imprinted a kiss j
i upon her trembling lips, which she did not at- i
tempt to resist. He then bade the second and
and third farewell in the same tender and as- j
| fectionate manner. His object was achieved, 1
and that moment the clock struck twelve. — |
j Hereupon he looked around surprised, and
ejaculated, “who would have believed that an
apparition would tell such a lie ? It was pro
bably the ghost of Annanias or Sapphira.”
It was some time before the sober maidens !
understood the joke, and w hen they did, they
evinced no resentment. The first kiss broke
the ice; and thanks to the ghost, they discov
j ered there was some pleasure in a bearded
j cheek.
[From the New York Spirit of the Times.]
Takin j A Native—A Pish Story.
A ludicrous scene occurred the other day iu
Anthony street, uea- where 4he n«w theatre is
in course of construction; which if a brief de* - j
j cription may convey an adequate impression
| of it, is well worth telling.
One of the laborers growing thirsty under
the influence of a hot sun, went hastily over
to the nearest hydrant for a drink, and clap- i
ping his capacious mouth to the spout, imbi- j
bed the Croton j ust as it came, in the most
forcible and plentyous manner imaginable.
Hardly had poor paddy, however, tasted the
gushing flood that discharged his cheeks, when ;
he started bolt upright, and with a look of
agonized horror commenced a series of pan
tomimic contortions which were absolutely 1
painful to witness.
“Ow —Ow—ugh!” he groaned convulsively,
at the same time clawing at his throat in a
frenzied manner, while he spirted the water |
forth again with the energy of a wounded
whale; them suddenly recovering the use of his
speech he shouted —‘Och, murther! but he’s
1 gone, it’s all over wid me now!
“What’s gone! exclaimed the crowd that had
gathered around him. ‘AVhat's goner’
T’re swallowed him! Oh, liowdy St. Patrick!
I’ve swallowed him!,
‘And what the deuce is’t ye’ve swallowed?
‘A snake?’ A murthering snake, oh! howdy
Saint Patrick protect me!’
‘Sure, then, ye’ve made a savin’o’yer din
ner!’ said a fellow laborer, more alive to fun
than sympathy; while a shout of mingled
laughter and incredulity followed, in which
, even the poor sufferer could hardly refrain from
! joining.
‘But was it alive man: inquired a sympa
thetic individual, when the confusion subsid
ed.
‘Alive, did ye say! By the blessed powers
ye don’t think that I’d be after ating him dead?
Alive, as it is! and did’nt he jump down and
that in spite o’ me teeth?’ Then clapping his
hands to his stomach, he exclaimed, ‘Och,
hone, squirming now. 1 Oh, howdy St Patrick!
O why didn’t ye do yer work intirely, and
kill the snakes in this murthering country,
too?—Help! he’ll bite the inside of me! Oh,
howly Moses? Help! murther! fire!' and poor
!. Pat, distra«tcd by fear, cut more capers than a
j Camanche at a war dance.
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‘Tut, tut! Be quiet man!’returned another,
how do you kirow it was a snake?’ ‘How does
1 know, it is? Didn’t I file him wiggling his
tale? oh, howly Saint Patrick deliver me!’
A benevolent looking gentleman here sug
gested that it might possibly be a fish or per
haps an eel; and remarked that there ought to
be a filter attached to every hydrant in the
city, as the water is full of all sorts of animal
cule, etc.
‘lt’s an all! shouted a hodman, catching at
the idea. ‘Mike, it is an ail! Run for a phaltor,
and ye’ll catch the rascal prisintly.’
‘A filter! a filter! was the general cry, Run,
Mike, for a filter!’ AVithout pausing to in
quire into the feasibility of using the article in
question for the purpose desired, the poor dis
tracted son of Erin started with the speed ot a
race horse for the office in Broadway where
the figure Hebe standing in the window “pours
her never ceasing fount.”
‘A wbat d’ye call’ cm!' cried he, rushing
frantically into the establishment.
‘A snake catcher, for thee love of ! A
shake-catcher! Oh howly St. Patrick!’ he con
tinued, snatching up one and applying it ener
getically to his lips. ‘Come out wid ye, thief
o’ the world!’
‘My good fellow,’ said the astonished knight '
of Diaphragms, ‘what’s the matter with you?’
‘Mather, is it! isn’t every thing the mather? 1
—a snake is the mather! I’ve got an ail in my
; belly! och hulliboo! hulliboo!’
‘An eel! how* came au eel iri your —stom-
achc?’
‘And didn't the varmint jump into ray
mouth without saying ‘by yer lave?” said the i
bewildered sufferer, endeavoring to screw the
filter in his lips.
‘But, my man, that won’t do any good now.
It should have been attached to the hydrant
and then you might have diaak with perfect
j safety.’
‘And won’t it catch him, now?’ asked Mike,
in a piteous tone, turning aghast as he dropped
the instrument in dispair.
‘Of course not —how r should it?’
‘Och, murther! what will become of me!
exclaimed Alike, with an agony truly painful
j to behold.
‘Get a sockdolger fish-hook?’ shouted a wag
j from the crowd.
‘Run for the doctor!’ said another, ‘and get
; a stomache pump.’
This suggestion was instantly followed, and
he started for a drug store near by.
The apothecary however, applied an eme
tic instead of the pump, and the poor fellow,
after violent retching, ejected a lively black
eel, about six inches long.
‘O, howly St. Patrick!’ he exclaimed, experi
encing immediate relief. AVhy didn’t ye male
clane work ov it, and kill the alls as well!—
shure, and they are first cousin to the wicked
sarpints. Divil a drop of water will I iver drink
again in this blessed country, without a snake
j catcher in me mouth.
And, with sundry other resolutions which
would have shocked the ears of a temperate
man, poor Mike, pale and trembling with ex
: haustion, returned to his work.
Augusta, ocorg ia .
T uuii sdatT IVIORNIN G. 19.
FOR GOVERNOR
nan. Os w. towns.
OF TAI.BOr.
Nominations for Senators.
4tli Diit.—Caaiden and Wayne— Elias Fort.
I sth Oust.—lxnvpdes ttnd Ware—Gon, T. Billiard.
j 7th “ Tattnall f.nd Bulloch— Jchr A. Mattox
' Bth Borivun and Fffhghan)—W. J. Law tow.
! 9th “ Burke and Einaniiel—W. !?. C Morris.
j 19th “ Thomas ard Decatur—Wm. H. Reynolds.
Ihh “ Itaker aijd Early.—Dr, Wm; Ji qoH.N-sox.
I4rh “ Randolph and Stewart,-*- Wjlli..m Nelson.
I7th “ Macon aiid Hopator.—Jotcr A, Hurter-
I 2)th Twiggs and Bihb—W. W Wiq'j;pj.,
| 25th “ Jones and Putnam— James M Glut.i. .
| 2»3th “ Munroe and Pike —Cul. Allen Cociirv? t
28th “ Merriwether and Coweta— Obe Warner
31st “ Fayette and Honry—Luther J. Glenn.
31d “ Jasper and Batts—Col. J. G. Waters.
{ 38th “ Clark and Jackson—Samuel Bailee.
I 39th “ Gwinnett and DeKalb—J vs, P. Simmors.
40th “ Paulding and Cass—Francis Irwin.
4Gt “ Cobh and Cherokee—Wm. 11. Hunt,
43d “ Habersham and Rabun—Ed w’d Coffer.
| 44th “ Lumpkin and Union—Elihc S. Barclay.
The Northern Mail.
AVe have been without a Northern mail for
the past two evenings, caused no doubt by
heavy rains North. The Charleston Courier ;
' of yesterday, in noticing its failure on Tues- j
day, says —“The Northern mail failed yester- ;
; day beyond Wilmington, N. G. The cars had
not arrived at Wilmington at 6 P. M. on Mon
. day, at which time the boat left.”
Interrogatories Propounded to General
Clinch.
The following questions arc put to General
Clinch by the ALgis, a paper published at
Clarksville. They are pertinent, proper in
themselves —on important subjects, and arc
| respectfully put. As there is nothing in print
to show what General Clinch's views are on
these subjects, it is due the people that he
should not refuse to answer. Silence on his
1 part cannot be defended on the ground that
they are federal issues, and not State issues.
The very convention that nominated him set
the example of introducing federal issues,
by making a recommendation of a candidate
for President of the United States. A\ hat
had that convention to do with the question
of the Presidency? Certainly not more than
their candidate for Governor with the follow
ing questions. The opinions of General Clinch
are certainly as important to the public as
were the opinions of the AA’hig Convention on
the Presidency. His opinions are certainly as
I legitimately involved in the issues of the pre- i
sent contest. The people will not elect him
without knowing what his opinions are. They
will not elect him even when they know them,
unless they are willing to indorse those opin
ions, and adopt them as their own.
Gen. Clinch. —As this gentleman is now a
candidate for the suffrage of the people, and
as they have a right to know the opinions of
; those for whom they are called to vote, wo
call his attention to the following questions,
i hoping that he will give us his views upon
them:
1. Are you in favor of a protective tariff in
the sense of that term, as expressed by Messrs.
Clay, AVebster, and Berrien?
2* Are you in favor of the tariff of 1842 in
preference to that of 1840?
3. Are you in favor of internal improve
ments by the General Government within the
States, and do you approve of the resolutions
of the late Chicago Convention?
4. Are you in favor of reinstating tho Bank
of the United States?
5. Do you think the war with Alexico just,
and the United States justifiable in prosecut
ing it as at present?
6. Are you in favor of extending the Mis
souri Compromise line through all the Terri
tory which may be hereafter acquired by the
United States?
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7. Will you support for President any man
who is in favor of the principles of the Wil-
Proviso?
8. Are you in favor of the veto power of the
President as it now exists under the' consti
tutionr
Commercial.
The N. Orleans Delta, of loth hist, says—
“ The news by the steamship Hibernia hers
produced but little effect upon our Cotton
market, though it has checked the upward ten
dency of Flour and Grain—The sales of Cotton
yesterday embraced about 2000 bales, includ
ing one list of 850 Alabamas and one of 1070
O
Mississippis. Prices are generally steady. Ar
rived past four days 547 bales, (of which nine
new;) cleared same time 17,159 bales; stock un
cleared last evening 45,256 bales.”
The Mobile Register of the 14th inst. says—
j “The reports from the country of the pros
: pects of the growing crops are rather more en
couraging, the rainy weather haying in some
measure abated. Still they are not of so de
i cidedly favorable a nature as to exhibit a per
| rnanent change for the better. The many con
tingencies the plant has yet to undergo, renders
I it, at best, so early in the season, a matter of
conjecture as to its ultimate product, 'faking
| appearances just now, however, they are much
| against an abundant yield; and should the de
predations of the worm be realised that have
| been threatened, and seriously apprehended,
i we may look for another material curtailment
{ of the crop of this State."
The Cotton Worm in St Mathews,
The Charleston Mercury, of the 18th inst.,
| says—“We have received a letter from a gen
tleman in St. Mathews, dated August 16, an
nouncing the appearance of the Cotton Cater -
; pillar in that neighborhood. He says they
were first discovered some two or three days
previous, and are increasing very rapidly. They
have not as yet done much damage, but he
anticipates that their ravages during the nest
ten days will tell disastrously on the prospects
of the Planters of St. Mathews. The fiy ifs
abundant in the fields distributing eggs, and as
the Cotton is so backward, our correspondent
anticipated much damage to the crop in that
neighborhood.’
I iggfAn unfortunate dilliculty occurred ih
New Orleans on the 12th Last., between Orrau
Byrd, and M. C. Edwards, a member of the
bar, which resulted in the death of the former.
The Murderer of Alexander George.
The New Orleans Picayune of the 12th last.
I has not as yet come to hand. That paper of
the 13th, received yesterday, under the above
head says —“We arc happy to learn by a letter
from Fort Pike that the negro who so foully
murdered Mr. Alexander George, as mention
; ed in our last, has been arrested and is now ia
| jail at Covington.”
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Dialogue in a Car.
Whig. —l wonder if you have the remotest
| hope of electing Col. Towns over the distiu
j guished Clinch?
Democrat. —1 do not know wliat you undcr
j stand by remotest hope, but one thing I can
| tell you, I look upon the election of Colonel
i Towns as certain.
Jf r . —Well, for my life, I cannot see what
i you have to gain by placing Towns in the
chair so ably filled by Gov. Crawford. What
i has he ever done to entitle him to ao distiu
\ guished a scat?
1 /A- That is not the question we have to de
-1 termme, I wish you to inform me what Gen.
| Clinch ever did to entitle him to the seat. —
| Will vod gratify rue?
IF.—The cars make such a confounded fuss
| 1 cannot exactly hear you. What! run Col.
Towns against the great Clinch? why man tho
idea is preposterous.
D. —Very well; just mention rorr.e of Jus
! brilliant achievements in the councils of the
| country?
If. —My conscience! what a noise these
cars do make —they certainly have not weight
enough aboard to steady them.'
D. —Yes; and I’m afraid you’ll find that to
be the case with your candidate when his elec
tion comes on.
IT.—Come, corac—none of that —nopersou-
, alities —let us discuss the merits of the men.
D. —Well, that’s what I am perfectly wil
; ling to do, but some how or other, just so soon
as I ask you to commence, to show wherein
j your candidate is so much superior to mine,
! the cars make so much fuss you cannot hear me.
j If". —Well, in the first place, there’s the bat
tle of Withlacooehie, and in the second —
D. —Very well —go on.
IT.—ln the second place—ray gracious !
; just wait till the cars get over this rough place #
; That’s a beautiful field of corn there on the
right. I would not wonder if corn sold for 35
cents per bushel, and that—
D. —What has corn fields to do with what
we arc speaking about? Will you go on, or
just give up the question?
W. —No, indeed, I don't give it up. Well,
1 as I said, in the second place—
D. —His “brief and brilliant" career in Con»
I gross I suppose you mean.
W. —The cars give me the headache. You
must excuse me till some other time.
jD.—Just as you please, sir; but allow me to
say, that I question very much if you will
ever resume the conversation.
TOM,
New Cotton.
The steamboat Helena, Capt, IV elch, arriv-*
cd yesterday from Alexandria, brought down
two bales of new Cotton from the plantation
of Madame George, of Rapides, consigned to
the house of Manuel W hite h Co, Ihe steam
boat Ellen, Capt. Bronaugh, from the same
place, brought down two new bales from the
plantation of C. H. Blanchard, consigned to
the house of W. Jackson & Co.; and two new
bales from the plantation of Mr. Bonner, to
Hewitt, Heran & Co. All of the above is from
Rapides. The steamboat Rainbow, Capt. bei
leck, brought down one bale of new C
from the plantation of R, S. Vaugh, Eas
liciana, consigned to Ward, Jonas & Co.
N. O. Delta, 13 th inst.
The quarters
of our State, that the Sugar crop never
finer. High up on Red River, many Pinters
planted Sugar this year, in place of
Then;-crops arc said to be even superior to tn -
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