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s, <I BB3£Jj l j **t T^JXJJMXSBS*. BffIff THE CONSTITUTIONALIST. JAMES GARDN E R, J R . TERMS. Daily, per annum $H €0 Tri-Weekly, per annum (> (K) If paid in advance 5 00 Weekly, per annum ‘1 00 If paid in advancn - ;, 0 To Clubs, remitting 1 sl(3 in advance, FH E COPIES are sent. This will put our \V eekly pa per in the reach of new subscribers at TWO DOLLARS A YEAR. who will pay up arrearages, and send four new subscribers, with the money, can get the paper at $2 00. ffPAII new subscriptions must be paid in ad vance. {UUPostaare must be paid on all communications and letters of business. No Fiction. —Not a very long time ago, one of the most eloquent divines of Great Britain, occupying one of the most important pulpits of the kingdom, became so much affected by the use of wine repeatedly, that he was •summoned to give an account of himself. He could not bear, he said, to stand for trial on such a charge, before men whose only superiority over him consisted in the- "possesion of harder heads, which could endure potions that overthrew him. He accordingly left his high position, and, under an assumed name, took passage in the steeragj of a ship bound to America. At one of our principal interior towans be took lodgings at an obscure hotel, where, for awhile, he bore up under all the pressure upon him, and lived without excessive indulgence. But at length he returned to his glass more reckless ly than ever, got into a broil with low fellows, for which he was arrested, and with others compelled to labor in prison. There, of course, he was temperate, but the deep degradation of his condition prevented him from disclosing his real name. At length, a visiter looking at him, thought he discovered traits not common in the prison, and, having procured liberty from the keeper, Addressed the prisoner, saying,—“Sir, I judge from your bearing that you have seen better circumstances than these which you are in at present.” “Yes. I have,” replied the prison er, shedding tears. By persevering kindness the visiter was able at length to obtain the real name of the fallen man, and the story of his degradation. He repaired to a clergyman of the place, with the secret. The clergyman had a parishioner from the church of which the prisoner said he had been the minister. He was invited to the prison. It was so; there was his eloquent pastor, working among felons!— By application to the proper authorities, the prisoner was released form continenment, and under the care of kind friends it is hoped that his great talents may be employed ifi high use fulness again.— N. Y. Jour. Com. Thv Pass ofPinon , the Scene of the next Bat-tie. — The Mexican correspondent of the New York Sun has sent a description with a map of the fortifications at the Pass of Pinon, where the expected battle between Scott and Santa Anna will take place. This Pass was the only one of three roads from Puebla to Mexico unforti fied. It is a narrow gorge, sixteen miles from the city. It is about sixty rods wide, and runs between two volcanic mountains, high, barren and difficult of access. At their bases the ground is level,and the Pinon fortifications extend in a sort of half circle from mountain to mountain, nearly* a quarter of a mile. One of these mountains has a crater top, so hol lowed as to serve as a natural breastwork. Here a portion of the army* is to be poatod, also a portion on the other mountain, and the main body in the fortifications. The fortifications are composed of stone and earth or great strength, and are capable of mounting forty heavy cannon. Towards Pue bla, the fortifications have a perfect cannon shot range for more than a mile and a half, sweeping the entire road. Near the mountain to tne right, going towards Puebla, on a high eminence, Santa Anna has erected an observa tory, safe from cannon shot, from which he intends watching the expected battle. A bat tery of cannon has also been placed on a hill to the right of the road beyond the pass to wards Puebla. Some defexmees are also erect ed on the two mountains which form the Pass. The spot is admirably* situated to defend the capital, and in the bands of anybody but Mexi cans, would be impassable. Santa Anna’s ob servatory is nearly thirty feet higher than any* of the surrounding hills. Upwards of 50,000 men wexe at work on the fortifications when the Sun’s courier left. There is but one other road at all practicable, by which the Ameri can force could advance, the “Annunciation” to the south of the Puebla road, and this is de fended by still more difficult passes. These seem like formidable obstacles to encounter, but Scott is will supplied with the r ight arm of an attack, excellent artillery, and with infantry ■whose assaults are irresistible. If the Mexi cans have been put to the necessity of another fight, it well only be adding additional dis grace to their arms. Extraordinary Coincidence in the Lives of a Mailed Pair. —A Scotch newspaper of the yelri777, gires the following as the extract of a letter from Lanark: —“Old William Doug lass and his wife are lately dead ; you know that he and his wife were born on the same day, within the same hour, by the same raid wife ; that they were constant companions, till nature inspired them with love and friend ship ; and at the age of nineteen were married with the consent of their parents, at the church where they were christened. These are not the whole of the circumstances attending this extraordinary pair. They never knew a day’s sickness until the day* before their deaths; and the day on which they died they were exactly one hundred years old. They* died in one bed, andwere buried in one grave, close to the fount where they were christened. An Old Editor. —Richard Boylston, Esq., editor of the Amherst (N, H.) Cabinet, has just completed the thirl y-seventh year of his connection with that paper. Mr. B. began the business of type-setting in 1794 at the age of 12 years. • A Load. —We saw a Dutch woman yester day morming, who had a barrel of four strapped on her back, which her husband had just pur chased, and which she was conveying to its destination, whilst her affectionate lord walked very quietly in front smoking his pipe? That a woman could carry so heavy a load seems al most incredible, but the feat was witnessed by* numbers. — Baltimore Clipper. Sam Patch Outdone , —A fine young heifer, a day or two since, took the wind out of the sails of Sam Patch in the way of jumping. She was feeding on the brink of the precipice, over 100 feet high, at the lower falls, and by a mis •t3p was precipitated into the water behv, which luckily was deep enough to prevent her from being dashed to pieces on the rocks underneath She disappeared, but soon rose to the surface and attempted to gain a footing on “terra firma,” but could not, from the steepness of the bank. Some men procured a boat, and fasteing a rope to her horns, towed her some distance down the river to a place where she clambered up the bank as if nothing had happened. The animal did better than Sang Patch, who went down but never came up again.— Rochester Democrat , . 1 The Proper Spirit.— The Savannah Repub lican has withdrawn its unfounded charge against Mr. Town-, in the following language*: are always ready to do justice to friend or foe; and we very cheerfully* make a correc tion in relation to the early performances of Mr. Towns. MV own no ‘mortification’ in ! correcting a mistake.” Will not-the Macon Journal & Messenger, the Columbus Enquirer, and other Whig pa pers in the State which j üblished the original mistake, give the correction? Having attempt ed to scatter the poison they* should likewise administer the antidote. —Savannah Georgian , 30'/* nit. Douglass and Garrison Mobbed. M illiam Lloyd Garrison and Frederick Douglass, now on an anti-slavery tour to the West, were quite ill-treated at one of their meetings in Harris burg, Pa., last week. Douglass furnishes an account of the fracas for the New \ork Aati- I Slavery Standard. Several volleys of “unmer -1 charitable eggs,” he says, were poured through the windows, filling the room with the most disgusting and stilling stench, which he calls choice incense;” and “one struck i friend Garrison on the back, sprinkling its es sence all over his honored head. A pack ot j fire-crackers Avas also exploded, causing much excitement and alarm. Cries of “throw out the nigger” were shouted by* the mob out ■ side, and stones and brickbats were hurled, when he left the house, protected by some of his colored friends. Douglass himself escaped i without injury. Augusta, Georgia. WEDNESDAY 1 FOR GOVERNOR HOH. 8. W. TOWNS. OF TALBOT. Democratic Nominations for Senators. 4th Dirft. —Camden and Wayne— Elias Fort. sth Dist.—Lowndes and Ware—Gen. T. Hilliard. 7th “ Tattnall and Bulloch —John A. Mattox I Bth “ Striven and Effingham —Wi. J. Lawton". 9th “ Burke ana Enianuel—W. S. C Morris. 12th “ Thomas and Decatur—Wm. 11. Reynolds. 13th “ Baker and Early — Dr. Wm. J. Johnson. 14ih “ Randolph and Stewart— Willi am Nelson. j 17th “ Macon and Houston— John A. Hunter. j 20th “ Twiggs and Bibb —W. W. Wiggins. i 25th “ Jones and Putnam— James M. Gray. j QGth “ Munroe and Pike — Col. Allen Cochran. 2Sth “ Merriwether and Coweta — Obe. Warner. 31st “ Fayette and Henry— Luther J. Glenn. 32d “ Jasper and Butts—Col. J. C. Waters. 3Slh “ Clark arid Jackson— Samuel Bailey. 39th “ Gwinnett and DeKalb— Jas. P. Simmons. i 40th ** Paulding and Cass—Francis Irwin. 41st “ Cobb and Cherokee—Wm. 11. Hunt. 43d u Habersham arid Rabun—Edw’d Coffee. 44th “ Lumpkin and Uttion—Elihu S. Ba *avtoh received no papers from New* York by* last evening's mail, but we regret to learn from passengers arrived in this city, per South erner dt Charleston, that before they left (4 P. M., Saturday* afternoon) news reached New York that the Hon. Silas Wright, ex-Gover | nor of New York, died on Wednesday last. Our Letter Sheet. At the request of several of our patrons we postpone the issue of our Letter Sheet until Wednesday* next, when w*e hope to be able to make up our tables complete to Ist Sept, of the receipts, shipments and stock of Cotton on hand at the different ports on the Ist inst. Our Tri-Weekly. ' We have changed the publication of ou r Tri-Weekly from Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday*, to Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. We make the change to meet the mails, and by* so doing our country friends w*ill get the review* of our market one day earlier than by the old arrangement. Democratic Ejecting, At a meeting of the Democratic party of the county of Richmond, convened at the City Hall, on motion of Jno. Phinizy, Sr., Dr. Geo. M. Newton was called to the Chair, and Mr. A. H. McLaws requested to act as Secretary. John Phinizy, Jr. offered the follow ing resolutions, which being seconded were unanimously adopted: i Resolved , That it is the duty* of every demo crat in the approaching contest, both for Gov ernor and members of the Legislature, to make every effort to secure tne triumph of his par ty’s principles, and the policy which those principles indicate—believing that such are the true principles of our government, and that such policy is essential to the continued prosperity* and greatness of our country. 1 Resolved , That we approve of the action of the late Democratic Convention at Milledge ville in re-asserting our principles, and not at i tempting to conceal, from the people, obnoxi , ous doctrines under the deceitful plea, that “ they are too well known to require repeti tion,” —and in giving us for our standard bear er, in the person of GEORGE W. TO WNS, one of Georgia’s most talented and distinguish - ed sons —tried in every* emergency of our for tune, and ready, with true Democratic spirit, to display our banner in the face of any oppo sition. Resolved, That in order to promote the pro gress of Democratic principles, and especially* to extend the personal acquaintance of our f nominee for Governor, a committee of three be appointed to invite Col. Towns to visit Richmond County, and address his fellow-citi zens, at some early period suiting his conve- I nience. Resolved , I*hat a Committee of Fifteen be ap pointed, who, in case of his acceptance of the invitation, shall make all necessary and proper j arrangements for his reception and for the en tertainment of our fellow-citizens of the ad joining Counties, aixd all such as may honor the occasion by their attendance. The first resolution was filled by the Chair with the names of JOHN PHINIZY, Jr. j E. STARNES. SAM’L. C. WILSON, | The second with the names of Col. T. CLANTON,* Capt. J. ADAM, Gen. VAL WALKER, DAN’L. MIXER, Dr. I. P. GARVIN, H. D. BELL, I Col. G. F. PARISH, T. J. WALTON, Gen. J. D. THOMAS, P. McGRAN, GEO. SCHLEY, LEWIS LEVY. G. B. RED, C. SALM. E. J. TARVER, On motion of A. W. Noel, it was Resolved , That these proceedings be pub lished in the Constitutionalist , with the request that other Democratic papers of the State copy the same. The meeting then adjourned. G. M. NEWTON, Chairman. A. H. McLaws, Secretary. It is stated that there are one hundred thousand sheep in Addison county, Yt., which must be driven to other sections of the coun try to be wintered, or be slaughtered. The deficiency of the crop of hay*, and the ravages of grasshoppers, have caused a scarcity of food. Federal Issues. Some of the whig presses in Georgia nre so disingenuous as to say that federal issues have nothing to do with the approaching elections in Georgia, 'they are unv, llling to discuss them. One press, the Southern Recorder, even I goes so far as to refuse to discuss them, ihe Whig Convention said it believed it unneccs i sarv even to reiterate its often declined prin : ciples. Yet we can see by the following what use the whigs will make of the result if they ; ' c arry the State. The truth leaks out in the • following extract. It shows that the Whigs would have a triumph in this State, as a tri umph of Whig principles on Federal Issues. [Correspondence Savannah Republican .] MILLEDGEVILLE, Aug. 22d, 1847. Gentlemen : —The result of the Tennessee elections, so unexpected by the Democracy, it their Editors have been sincere, (pardon the doubt,) is hut the “foreshadowing of coming events” in our own State. Accounts from al most every section of Georgia, and recently j from that strong hold of our opponents, the Cherokee Country, are of a flattering charac ter, and indicate that the gallant “Old AVith lacoochee” will lead his opponent in hand some style, on the first Monday in October next. In the mean time, efforts of every char acter will be made to sustain the sinking cause of our opponents, and to rally to the polls an “effective force;” but if the Whigs will only be true to themselves, and to those great con servative principles for which they contend, no fear need be entertained that as signal a re buke will not be given to the partisans of Mr. Folk in Georgia, as they have so recently re ceived in Kentucky, North Carolina and Ten nessee. Let the thought of the triumphant shouts of the whigs that will rend the air in case j they succeed in this State nerve the democrats to redoubled exertions. Let them remember that the politics of the two United States Sen ators to be elected depend cn the political complexion of the Legislature. If the whigs get a majority of members, Judge Berrien is to be re-clected, and another whig will be sent to take the place of the democratic Senator. Hon. Walter T. Colquitt. In our anxiety to elect Col. Towns, let us hot forget the Sena tors. to the Legislature. General Clinch and the Bank of St. Marys. We And the following editorial in the Sa vannah Ilepublican of the 30th August. We copy it with its capitals and indexes, or fists as they are commonly called, just as it conics to us in order to give it the full benefit of our co lumn-. Who this former Cashier is on whose I ipse dixit we are called on to rely we are not informed. He says that there was no fraud in the organization of the Bank. That “the al legation that there was any fraud in that trans i action, (the giving the note of one thousand dollars) or in the proceedings relative to the amount of stock taken and paid—was false and slanderous.” How far this is a disinterested witness we are not as yet enabled to judge. So far as General Clinch is concerned we are ( by no means surprized at the assurance that he committed no fraud —that he designed none. We di-l not wait for a witness to state that.— From the beginning we have said uniformly ! that we believe he has been made a cat's pate of by sharper witte I and unscrupulous men. We arc not satisfied however by the mere un sustained assertion of “the former Cashier” 1 that there was not a fraudulent evasion of The j Charter. Mr. Preston, Gem Clinch’s Attorney has yet to come out with a statement to the pub lic on tlris subject. He is answerable for the I allegation if it be “false and slanderous,” for ihe it was who made it. His pleas are suscep tible, of no other construction that we canper i ccivc. I Here is the Republican's article. i i A SLANDER REFUTED \£b GENERAL CLINCH AND THE BANK OF ST. MARY’S! j We have already expressed our surprise and { regret at the wanton attacks of many of the Democratic papers of this State upon the pri , vate character of Gen. Clinch. We had sup -1 posed that the letter of J. W. Preston, Esq., I would have satisfied an honest seeker alter truth, of the baseless nature of the charge made. To put a stop to the clamor of the Democratic press, and to expose to the people of Georgia the desperate resorts of the lead ers of the Democratic party to prop their sinking cause, we subjoin a simple statement of the facts in regard to the note of One Thousand Dollars, which is the basis of the ■ alleged fraudulent transaction. The Demo i cratic press assert that this note was given to make up the requisite amount of stock re quired by the charter to enable the Bank to go into operation, and wa? therefore, an eva sion of the law and a fraud. The Bank of St. Mary’s, went into opera tion on the 20th day of May, 1837, as appears by the published notice of the Commission ers, dated the 19th of April, 1837, calling a meeting of the Stockholders for organization ’ and for the election of Directors; and also by the recorded result of said election and organ ization in the REPUBLICAN OF THE 22d DAY OF MAY, 1837. note of One Thousand rfKjf’referred to, was not made for more than tfgrONE YEAR AFTER THE BUSINESS, and itJgH Shears date, THE OF JUNE, 1838.Jggl This note WAS ENDORSED BY ONE OE THE WEALTHIEST ! AND MOST RESPECTABLE GENTLEMEN IN CaM DEN COUNTY. We had been informed by the former Cash | ier of the Bank, that this note was a transac tion subsequent to the date of the commence ment of business of the Bank, and that the al : legation that there was any fraud in that trans action or in the proceedings relative to the amount of Stock taken and paid—was false ! and slanderous. Before alluding to this statement, we thought proper to give those papers which have given currency to the charge an opportu nity of correcting themselves, and of doing justice to Gen. Clinch. Having since then obtained the dates requisite —we have deemed it our duty to repel this vindictive assault up ; on the mind and character of as pure and I stainless a man, as treads the soil of Georgia. Now mark this language. “The democratic 1 press asserts that this note was given to make up the requisite amount of stock required by the Charter to enable the Bank to go into op eration, and was therefore an evasion of the law and a fraud,” The democratic press asserted no such thing. | They published Mr. Preston’s assertion, to this effect, and assumed it as true. It was pretty high authority. The inference that this if true was a fraud, was an inference of demo cratic presses, but an inference not confined to | them. The following are from Mr. Preston’s own pen, and are spread on the Records of Camden Court: Superior Court—Camden County. Duncan L. Clinch, I Who sues for the use ads. > of the Abraham J. Bessent, S Bank of St. Mary’s. And the said defendant, by James W. Pres i ton, his attorney, comes and defends the wrong | ! and injury, &c. And for a further plea, the sSid defendant . ; saith, that the said note in the plaintiff’s dee- j laration mentioned, if any there bo, was made j and signed at the solicitation of the said plain- I tiffs and others, that they the said plaintiffs 1 might comply with the requisition of a cer tain charter for the purposes of banking, grant- 1 ed by the Legislature of the State of Georgia to the said plaintiffs and their successors, which said charter, among other things, re- \ quired that a eertain amount of Stock of said : i contemplated Bank should be subscribed and i taken, to enable said plaintiffs to commence j the business of Banking, and there was not before or since the giving of said note, nor at any time, any consideration, or value for the defendant’s making or signing said note, or , i payment of the amount of said note, or any j part thereof. And the said plaintiffs now hold ; the same, without value or consideration, and ■ tins the said defendant is ready to verify. And for a further plea, the said defendant i | saith that the said plaintiffs ought not to have or maintain, their aforesaid action against him, because he says that the said note in the plain tiffs’ declaration mentioned (if any there is) was made and signed and delivered by said defendant at the solicitation of said plaintiffs and others, that the said plaintiffs might com j ply with the requisition of a certain charter for the purposes of Banking, granted by the i Legislature of the State of Georgia to the said plaintiffs and tlicir successors, which said charter, among other things, required that a I certain amount of Stock of said contemplated Bank should be subscribed and taken, to ena ble the.said plaintiffs to commence the business i of Banking, and that the consideration of said | note (if any there was) has in part if not whol- ; ly failed, and that the said defendant hath j not received full value for the making, sign ing, or delivering said note—and the said plain- j tiffs now hold the same, without full value or consideration, and this the said defendant is j ready to verify. t . Signed. J. W. PRESTON, Att’y. Georgia, Camden County; ) Clerk’s Office, Superior CoUrt. ) I certify that the above is a true copy of the Plea filed in the case of Abraham Bessent, i who sues for the use of tile Bank of St. Mary’s j vs. Duncan L. Clinch. . . Witness my hand and seal of office, this, the ; 10th dav of April, 1844. Signed. HENRY R. FORT, Clerk; This is the note of one thousand dollars re ! ferred to. “The former Cashier” says that “this note was a transaction subsequent to the date of the commencement of business of the j ; Bank.” Mr. Preston says that this note “was made and signed at the solicitation of the said I Plaintiffs and others, that they the said Plain tiffs might comply with the requisition of a | certain Charter for the purpose of Banking I granted by the Legislature of the State of Georgia to the said Plaintiffs and their suc cessors, which said charter among other things required that a certain amount of stock of said contemplated Bank should be subscribed and taken, to enable said Plaintiffs to commence ! the business of Banking.” Which are we to believe? “The former I Cashier,” or General Clinch’s Attorney? ■ We shall believe the latter. If he takes back his above assertion, well and good. If i not he and “the former Cashier ” are at points. Quere. May note this not have been given in renewal in whole or in part, of a note given for the purpose described by Mr. Preston? Or, j ■ may it not be that Mr. Preston pleaded to one 1 note, while “the former Cashier” is talking about another? These two conflicting witnesses will have 13 j | settle this discrepancy. Mr. Preston owes it to the public—to himself and to Gen. Clinch. ; The Pleas he filed point surely and unequivo cally to an evasion of the Charter of the Bank by some one. The transaction therein set forth cannot be a mere wanton fiction of his j ■ brain—a cruel, reckless, baseless implication j of the plaintiffs and defendant or either of ! them in a transaction which never took place. The Republican says in another editorial of j same date as the above, “we waited to afford those democratic presses that made the rude and ungenerous assault, an opportunity to ren- j der justice.” It had better have waited on Mr. Preston, and the Plaintiffs in the suit that he speaks of. We are ready to do jus- j tice. AVe have not attempted to do any thing else. That may be exactly the thing some parties in this transaction do not want. That | General Clinch was above committing a frau dulent act, for any sum large or small, we ad- j mittedand maintained. That he is an honest I man, an honorable man, a gentleman, and a very clever one, we have cordially conceded. | But that he had been duped aud decoyed into this Bank business, and been made use of by i others in an evasion of the Charter we believ i ed. AVe believed it from the Pleas of his own Attorney. AVe shall continue to believe it, until those pleas are fully explained, and the statements they make admitted to be errone ous, and the manner in which the error, if any occurred, accounted for to the public. The Coosa River Journal, after avowing that it has no desire to flinch from the discussion of federal politics, yet protests that they have nothing to do with the present election— noticing an article of ours referring to one of its former editorials, it says in reply. “ AA T hat we did say, and what we repeat is, that in the present canvass for governor of our i State, national politics has nothing whatever to do with the issue before the people. Now, we put the question to intelligent men, what influence will the election of their candidate , have on those measures which are purely na tional. AVill the election of Col. Towns con tinue in operation the tariff of ’46, that mea sure which has attached to it the misnomer of ; free trade ? Will his election advance the cause ! of Mr. Polk’s war in Mexico ? Will it settle the boundary between the United States and Mexico ? AVill it cause more money to be ta ' ken from the pockets of the people and locked f up in the iron vaults of the Sub-Treasury ? &c. &c.” —Coosa River Journal , August 28. Yet in the very same number of its paper is a letter from Athens, Tennessee, in which its I correspondent is triumphing and rejoicing at the election of Neil S. Brown —the whig can didate for governor, and boasting that “the overthrow of Polk democracy, is complete and overwhelming.” It speaks as one of the inci dents of whig triumph in carrying the Legis lature, that a whig U. S. Senator will be elect i ed. It is vain for whig Journals to sing this hol low and deceptive lullaby about Federal poli tics. The Democrats are not to be lulled to sleep, and thereby, like Sampson shorn of i his locks, wake up when it is too lute —wake up to find a AVhig Legislature assembled in our State House and resolved to re-elect the 1 Hon. Jno. M. Berrien to the Senate, and to send another AVhig Senator to keep him com pany, and vote as he votes. New Call for Troops. The Washington Union, of the 28th tilt: sdys —“The AVar Department has just called for i five Jiew regiments, exclusive of the regiment I ° J ■» * * from Ohio, which Is already reported to be | raised, and is now in progress of being mus- j tered into the public service, and will in a few ! day be en route for A r era Cruz, i The five regiments now called for are to be | drawn from the following States: Two regi ments from Kentucky, two from Tennessee, and one from Indiana. The regiments from Kentucky are to ren dezvous —one at Louisville, and the other at Southland, at the mouth of the Cumberland j river. The regiments from Tennessee are to ren dszvou —jne at Nashville, and the other at Memphis. The Indiana regiment is to rendezvous at i ° such convenient point on the river Ohio as the governor of that State may designate. These five regiments are expected to be rapid ly raised, and promptly placed in the public j service. Offers have already been made, which induced the Executive to designate these States, and to make the necessary arrange ments for embodying these troops without delay. The administration have determined to do their duty, whether for peace or for war. They have offered the olive branch. As it may be declined; they have deemed it their duty to prepare for a vigorous prosecution of the uai. 1 and to fill up the ranks of the army to the proper standard, as they have been partially thinned by disease and death. Let the enemy j I be assured that they have to deal with an ad rhinistratibn which will not shrink from the most energetic execution of its duties, fllie best interest of the Mexicans is peace—their most fatal danger is in this war. Democratic Meeting in Jasper County. j Agreeable to previous notice, a very large and respectable portion of the “uhterrified De- | mocracy” of Jasper county, Ga., met at the Court House in Monticcllo on Tuesday, 17th ; inst., for the purpose of nominating two can didates to represent them in the Representa tive branch of the next Legislature. On motion of Dr. C. E. F. AY. Campbell, Capt. James AV. Shropshire was' called to the ; Chair. Ou motion of Thos. C. Bonner, Esq., Chas. D. Ramey, Esq., was requested to act as Sec retary of said meeting, i The meeting was then called to order by the Chairman, and a brief and explanatory view i given by the Chairman as to the object of the ; i . I meeting. By request of the Chairman aud meeting, Dr. Benjamin F. Keene addressed the meeting : at some length in his usual happy and eloquent j style, as to the importance of a union of action, | and a unanimous choice of candidates for the j next Legislature; and remarked in his address of the great importance it was for every Demo crat throughout the State “to lay to the helping ! hand” in the support of the Hon. George AA r . Towns for Governor, and to sustain the pres ent Chief Magistrate of the Union for the very able manner in which he has administered thy j affairs of our Government. On motion of Dr. Campbell— Resolved , That we do now proceed, by bal lot, to nominate two candidates to represent Jasper county in the next Legislature, and j that a majority of the votes given constitute the nominees. AA r hereupon, after a few ballotings, John Robinson and Berry T. Digby, Esqs., were 1 unanimously declared the nominees. On motion of Dr. Keene — , Resolved , That the candidates nominated by j this meeting do confer with Col. J. C. AV alters, i the independent candidate for the Senatorial District composed of Butts and Jasper, and if he gives satisfaction to the candidates afore said, the Democratic party do fully and hearti- , ly support them for their respective offices. There no further business, on motion of Col. Andrew J. A r arner— Resolved , That the proceedings of this meet ing be signed by the Chairman and Secretary, and published in the Georgia Constitutional ist and Federal Union. The meeting then adjourned sine die. JAMES AV. SHROPSHIRE, Chair*n. C. D. Ramey, Sec’y. New Cotton. The Fort Gaines (Ga.) A r olunteer of the 28th | ult. says—“A Bale of new Cotton was received at the Merchants’ Ware House in this place on the 26th inst. from the plantation of Col. AN m. Toney. The quality, as classed by judges of Cotton, was fair, and sold for 12£ cents per lb* to John Dill & Co.—The Bale weighed 496. “AVe understand planters are picking out | from 100 to 150 lbs. per day to the hand, in Lee county.” Vegetable Effects of the Letheon. M. Clemens, Professor of the Natural Sci ences in the College of A evay, Switzerland, has been instituting a series of experiments,the object of which was to test the effects of Ether on vegetable life and sensitiveness. In the London Athenaeum we find the following brief account of the results, which were communi cated by M. Clemens to the Academy of Sci ences at A*aud. i “Take a branch of the common barberry and put it under a drinking glans with a small quantity of either for a minute at most if in the sun, and three minutes at most if in the shade, but at a temperature of not less than 59 deg. of Farcnhcit, and when it is withdrawn it will be found, on touching the stamina at their base, that they have lost all their irratability, which will not return in the first instance until after a considerable time, the influence of the ether having been much stronger. In the second ; case, on the contrary, the primative irritability is recovered in half an hour. The plant mav be etherized a second time, and this second etherization must not be longer than the first, and after half an hour the plant (mimosa pu dica) the process must be continued for eight or ten minutes, and a proportionably longer time in the shade. The acetic chlorhydric and nitric ethers act in the same manner, but the sulphuric and acetic ethers are the most ; effective.” Extracts of letters received in Charleston. “AUGUST 28, 1847. —I have just received a letter though Colonel Rutherford, direct from Houston county, Southern Georgia, that the worms, within the last ten days, have been destroying the Cotton to an alarming ex tent. I fully erdit the statement, it is general, and we cannot but have a shot crop.” “MAKENGO CO., (Ala.) AUG. 34. 1847. —With regard to the crops, I can only say, the worms are making sad havoc with 'them, and you may look for as serious results throughout the country as last year. Much of the Cotton is also rotting from excessive mois -1 ture ; scarcely a day passes without rain, and sometimes hi torrents.” “MEMPHIS, (Tenn.) Aug. 20, 1847.—The Cotton crop in this region has been seriously injured by wet weather, which lias forced the growth of the plant, prematurely causing it to go too much to weed, and to present a most luxurious appearance, whilst it is badly boiled, ' and for the past three days a severe storm of rain has continued, which,from present appearances, may continue several days longer, threatening the crop more seriously than anything that has yet befallen it. Nothing now but a sudden clearing up and continued dry, hot w eather until November, can give us an average crop of the tw o past years; and a killing fro& as early as last year will, in my opinion,t cuifelhe crop off at least one half.” i Presbyterian Churchy 0. S.— Number of pres byteries, 118; number of Ministers, 7,713; churches, 2,376; communicants; 179,453; a mount of money contributed for religious pur poses during the last year, $310,164 A Counterfeit Quarter Eagle , date 1843, was ! exhibited yesterday, the execution of which so nearly resembles the genuine, that it was taken by a bank down town. These counter* I feits, as well as spurious Mexican dollars, arc circulating freely. There is evidently an ex tensive counterfeiting establishment in opera tion somewhere in the vicinity. Where are the Police ?— N. Y. Sun. Special Notices. DALTON HOTEL, BY SAM’L. WILLIAMS, [a colored man.] i Under the supervision of Henrv Bolton, Eaq. who is prepared to accommodate VISITORS in I good style. A good table, prompt and good stables. Give me a call, and “ As you find us, recommend us/' August 29 —ly 57 S TEAMS OAT C OMP AN Y" OF GEOR . . . &IA - , ... P~T* This Company haring been re-organized and placed in an efficient state for service, are pre pared to send forwarded without delay all height , that may offer. j Goods consigned to WM. P. WILLIAMS. A Tent j at Savannah, will be for waffled free Os Commis i sions. The connection of R. M. Goodwin with this Company has terminated. joqn b; guieu; June 6 I—y Agent at Augusta. O’ DR. J. A. S. MILLIGAN, will at ; tend to the practice of Medicine and Surgery, in j Augusta and its vicinity. Office’ ift Metcalfs Range, up stairs. Entrance one door below Mr. J. Marshall’s Drug Store. June 13 Cm 215 Loss of Hair and Baldness. Its remedy.—Hear what Dr. Quigley says ; Shepherd’s Town, Va. Oct fO, 1843. Dear Sir —You inquire of me whether 1 have used your Hair Tonic, and the effects. Several years ago my hair began to fall rapidly from the scalp, and I bad the prospect of premature baldness. During several years I used various preparations recommended for the hair,from which 1 derived no benefit. At length a friend recom mended you* Hair Tonic. 1 used three or four bottles according to the printed directions, and at 1 the end of six months my hair was thick set, and since.its tendency to turn gray was arrested. 1 have never before given a certificate recom mending patent medicines, which indiscriminately used, as they often are, do much injury, but in a case like the present, where I know the article to be beneficial, and that it can do no harm, 1 have no scruples in stating facts within my own know! edire Your?, Ac. JOHN QUIGLEY, M. D. To Dr. D. Jayne, Philadelphia. Children Die of Worms, Aye. and grown up people too. DR. JAYNE’S VERMIFUGE has never been known to fail to I cure in the worst stages. Symptoms of Worms. —These are headache, vertigo, paleness of the lips, with flushed cheeks, grinding the teeth during sleep, disturbed dreams, sleep broken off by b ight and screaming, couvul sions, feverishness, thirst, bad taste in the mouth, offensive breath, cough, difficult breathing, itching j ol the nostrils, pain in the stomach, nausea,squea mishness, voracious appetite, leanness, tenesmus* slight chills or shiverings, drowsiness, fatigue, swelled stomach or limbs, rising and choking in tbe throat, turbid urine, frequent desire to evacuate the bowels discharge of slime and mucus, Ac. For nervousness, sick headache, palpitation of the heart, Sec., it gives immediate relief, it also neutralizes acidity of Stomach, creates an appetite* strengthens the whole system,and cares the PILES. Prepared only by Dr. D. Jaynes, Philadelphia, and sold on agency by w, K , KITCHEN. Sept. 1 * c ; Sand’s Sarsaparilla. At the close of a long debilitating summer hke that we have just experienced, the vital energy of the system must necessarily be impaired* an t is highly important, before encountering the sev j e ” ties of winter, that the physical powers s on strengthened and renovated. Ihe toiac proper > ol Sand’s Sarsaparilla, renders it a fitting agent for the accomplishment of this object j but its virtues as automatic are far from being its only recomnmn , dations. Its operation is threefoid : It elements of the blood, removes the obstructions from the bowels, and gives vigor to tbe digestive oraans. These three important operations n l’ cr " forms simultaneously, not in detail ; and its inflnrj upon the relaxed ami disordered orgamrati ,