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To My Sister.
If there’s a name that comes with lightning power,
To wake my soul to love and tenderness,
It is thine own, dear sister; sweet as summer shower,
Come thoughts of thee ray inmost heart to bless—
The memory of thy worth and many virtues come
Bright as the lustre of thine azure eyes to me,
Tho’ now we’re parted, yet in my quiet home.
The sweetest prayers e’er rise with thoughts of thee.
Oh, never think that tho’ we’re parted now,
My soul can dwell on thee with weaken’d force,
Can I forget thy love, the mild and hopeful brow;
When sickness gave my life a gloomy course?
No, no, the earth may change, my heart can never,
So many years thou wtrt the world to me,
Thus even in absence I am thine for .ever,
i will not, dare not, think of change with thee.
Thy bright bine eyes, thy smile, thy tender voice,
And more than all the lovely heart beneath,
Thy very name will make rny heart rejoice,
Until that heart forever cease to breathe.
Oh, who can view thy mild and loving face?
And not behold the soul that’s mirrored there:
The soul that gives thy gentle beauty grace.
And m ikes thee what we call so truly fair.
Thy Mother’s comfort, berjoy ami stay of life,
Thy brother’s love, the little ones’ delight,
Oh : through this world whate’er may be its strife.
When thou art by, with them there is no night;
The God of Peace, and Holiness, and Love,
Dwells in thy heart so full of care for all.
May all the joys that He sends from above,
On thy meek head, my darling Sister, fall.
[from the Talia'iassee Floridian of the I! th inst .]
General D. L. Clinch.
• To the Editors of the Floridian :
Gentlemen :—I request you to publish in
your valuable paper the enclosed extracts. I
“have watched the canvas now going forward in.,
our sister Georgia, between the gentleman
whose name heads this article, Gen. Duncan
L. Clinch, and the Hon. G. AY. Towns, with
great interest; and however desirous I may
have been for the success of the Democrats, I
certainly should not have asked of you the
publication of these extracts, but for the In
sertion of the Florida Sentinel of the 31st of
August, of a communication signed, “Alapa
haw,” with the following preface by the editor
of that print:
“The following from an able friend in Talla
hassee will attract the notice and approbation of
our Georgia readers. Such facts in the histo
ry of that sterling old patriot, Gen. Clinch,
make his partizau traducers look worse than
insignificant. The unfair, bitter, vindictive
and malevolent assaults upon Gen. C. by the
locofoco press of Georgia, will have no other ef
fect than to arouse his friends.”
I conceive that the Democracy of Georgia
are possessed of sufficient talent to defend them
selves from all such attacks, and I shall not
follow the example of the Sentinel in the epi
thets it applies to those who oppose General
Clinch’s election, by stigmatizing the course* of
the Whig press in Georgia, in their opposition
to Mr. Towns, as “unfair, vindictive, and ma
levolent,” although to any one of unbiassed
mind, and who is no stranger to the editorial
lucubrations of the Chronicle <Sr Sentinel , the
Jiecorder, t he Macon Messenger A Journal, the
Savannah papers which it
is unnecessary to mention,such language would
be exceedingly fitting and just. What the ed
itor of the Sentinel would consider “unfair and
vindictive,” others might regard a» right and
proper. For instance—the Whig papers made
a great flourish about Gen. Clinch’s throwing
open his cellar and com crib, and telling the
volunteers to eat and drink so long as ho had
any thing left, never intimating that the Gen
eral Government was promptly called upon
by the General to “foot the bill,” but leaving
it to be inferred that all this was done by “old
-f Withiacoochee,” as they term him, out of pure
hospitality and unbounded love for the poor
soldier. -' The democrats, on the other hand,
hunted among? the old files of their documents,
and tound, to their-amazement, no doubt, that
the General had received ample compensation
from the Government for this oety act, charg
ing as high as $1 dO per bushel for the corn the
volunteers consumed, which was paid.—Of
Course the opponents of the whigs characterize
this whole procedure as it deserves.—Not that
Gen. Clinch had no right to charge for the pro
visions he fnmished, but that he or his friends
should attempt to decieve the people into the
belief that these things, were supplied by him
gratuitously, which was not the fact, even in
the smallest particulars; for I know of at least
one volunteer is this town, who was among
those said to have been fed by Gen- Clinch,
who paid him or his agent 12| cents per bot
tle for sugar-cane rum, obtained at the Gener
al’s distillery, and there are many more in Jef
ferson county who did the same thing, and
• who will testify to it, if need be. Now the
democracy say never a word against General
Clinch’s right to charge for all these thing»,but
they want the truth to be told, and
hence they have exposed the whig manoeuvring
' in this matter; and this exposure hy them is
what the Sentinel calls “unmir, vindictive and
malevolent.” But Heave him to the ridicule
iuch epithets merit, when applied to the course
the Democratic press is pursuing in Georgia,
and simply give you a brief history of those
extracts, that they may be understood by the.
reader.
The battle of the Withiacoochee was fought,
aa you well know, on the 31st December, 1835,
Gen. Clinch commanding the regulars, and
Gen. Call the volunteers. In the official re
port of the battle, Gem Clinch speaks of the
conduct of the Florida volunteers, and espe
cially of Gen.. Call, in no measured terms. It
was this attack on Gov. Call which caused the
quarrel between him and Gen. Clinch. The
Secretary of War had asked to know the rea
son why all the “whole volunteer force was
not brought into the engagement,” and to this
question Gen. Clinch replied as follows :
“I will here briefly answer the question so
often asked, and which is repeated by Gov.
Cuss, why was not the whole volunteer force
in the engagement? When I made my official
report, I was under the impression, from a
conversation held with Gen. Call a short time
previous to my crossing the river, in which he
stated that a small number of the volunteers
from Middle Florida had expressed an unwil
lingness to croas, on account of the shortness
of the time they had to-serve, that many oth
ers acting under the same- vie-w and feelings,
bad refused to cross. I have since been in
formed by many of the volunteer officers and
men, that Gen. Call gave a positive order to
the volunteers that no man should cross?' and
actually formed those*on the - j
ccive the attack of the enemy, showtdmne be
made. Now if this statement and I
presume there can be but little* doubt on the
subject, what does it prove? Nothing more or
less than that General Call committed an er
ror of judgment in being over-cautious in pro
tecting the rear, when the front and advance
of the army were engaged, in a death strug
gle for victory, with a, savagp and ferocious .
enemy of three times' their;nuraoef* protected,
too, by a dense cypress Swamp, and that the
volunteers were not to blame for obeying the
order.” t . * ..a
Gen. Call’s reply to this attack was publish
ed on the 22d July, 1837. In his opening, he
says: , .
“I have soon in the Augusta Chronicle and
States Rights Sentinel of the 29th ult. the reply
of General Clinch to Gov. Cass. lam no par
ty to the controversy between those gentlemen,
and would most willingly leave them to divide
in their own way the honor due for all the
preparations made by either of them to enforce
the treaty with the Seminole Indians. But
the.ungencrous and illiberal remarks made by
Gen. Clinch in relation to myself require cor
| rection at my hau ls. The fictitious reputation
! and vainglorious boasting of this individual
i has frequently excited my mirth; and so long
| as his self commendation was administered
without reflection on me, or the volunteers of
Florida, I felt no disposition to disturb the
happiness he seemed to derive from the sound
of his own trumpet. I was willing, too, that
he should have enjoyed the renown, not only
that which was won on the far-famed battle
field of Withiacoochee, but that which a gen
erous community has bestowed for his services,
on his own garbled and faithless representation
of them. I will not attempt to assign a cause
for the manifold errox-she has committed, both
in his official report of the battle of ths 31st of
December, 1835, and in his reply to Gov. Cass,
Charity would say, they are the errors of the
head, and not of the heart; but while she thus
covers him with her mantle to save him from
the deep reproach of malicious representation,
candor must admit, when the facts are known,
! that he has had less knowledge of what occur
i red on that field than any general who ever
made report of a battle.”
He then goes on to prove that Gen. Clinch was
entirely mistaken in many of his allegations,
and amoug other things, he notices the declara
tion made by his assailant of his having kept
possession of the field “two hours after the
fight, in these words;
“After describing the ‘Brilliant charges' ami
proclaiming the glorious victory, it is quite
amusing to see the Gen. quits the field and
passes in triumph to the north bank of the
I river. He says, “having kept possession of the
! field for more than two hours after the fight,
j the troops were ordered to rC-crOsS, which they
; did in the most perfect order.” Now there
was not an officer or soldier on that field who
does not know this statement to be entirely
erroneous. Gen. Clinch did not hold posses
sion of the ground on which he fought twenty
minutes after the last gun was fired.”
i Gen. Call’s reply was considered at the
time of its appearance in the public prints, as
successfully clearing him of the imputations of
Gen. Clinch, and indeed as placing the latter
General almost hors dti combat. But for the
present I quote nothing further from it than
the conclusion; and to this I most respectful
, ly invite your attention. Gch. Clinch’s friends
claims for him distinguished and important
service for his country. They point to the
years which have been spent by him in fight
ing her battles, and upon this sedre they ask
his election at the hinds of the people of
Georgia. The citation I now beg leave to
make from Gen. Call’s reply upon this point
is neither complimentary to the General’s pa
triotism, or his military services, and I com
mend it to the especial and marked notice of
those of his friends who exhibit in the present
canvass so much zeal for him and «o little dis
cretion :
“Gen. has been pleased td allildc to
my haviifg been placed in command of the
army in Florida. He is the last man living
who should have said one word on the sub
ject. The command was given to me because
Gen. Clinch would not have it. To the hon
or of the army be it said, that few instances
have occurred in which a general officer has
resigned, while his country was engaged in
war, and at a time when a most important and
responsible command was urged on him
by his government. The* pride of the soldier,
the spirit of the patriot,the duty of the citizen,
should have prompted him to perform the last
service required of him. He says he had been
near twenty-eight years in che service of his
country. For twenty-eight years, then, he
had lived on the bounty of his government,
twenty-fiVe years of which had been “days of
piping peace.” He had passed through the
war with Great Britain without distinction, on
no roll of fame >.had his name been recorded.
While Jesup, Gaines, Scott and many others,
his contemporaries, were advanced one or two
‘ grades for gallant deeds and meritorious ser
vices, Gen. Clinch was indebted for his promo
tion to the death of his superiors, who fell glo
riously in battle, or became the victims of dis
ease. But time, faithful and advancing time,
had done more for him in peace, than he had
done for himself in war. It made him a brevet
Brig. General for ten years service in the same
grade. And when the nation became engaged in
war, he owed it to himself, his country, and the
profession of which he had been so long a
member, to stand to his post an I perform his
duty. But the General thought otherwise; he
resigned liis commission and retired to the en
joyment of that inglorious ease and luxury to
which he has ever been so much devoted.—
And why did he resign? Because, he says, he
was superseded in command. This is an im
position practiced on the credulity of a gener
ous people. I myself once believed it. But,
how was ho superseded? Did Gen. Scott take
from him the command of his brigade? No!
he still retained it. 3 What then? Why, the
• Government found that one brigade was not
sufficient to conquer the Seminole nation; and
it sent a division and a Maj. Gen. of the army
of the U. S. to command it—a distinguished
officer, the senior of Gen. Clinch, and who had
a legitimate right to command him. Rut the
Gen. resigned. So much for his patriotism to
the General Government. And where was
his fidelity to ‘unfortunate Florida?’ Did he
owe her nothing? If he had a citizenship any
where it was here. At an early period he es
tablished a valuable plantation in the Territo
ry. ll© had taken a lively interest in her po
litical affairs; and it was more than once un
derstood that he was willing to serve her in
some of her higher offices. While in peace
and prosperity he identified his fortunes with
hers. But when war ensued, in the midst of
her calamities and misfortunes, he leaves her
to her fate, retiree-with his property, and seeks
protection under the banner of Georgia. The
humblest herdsman on our borders, has not
set so bad an example to our frontier settlers.
“I now take my leave of Gen. Clinch, and
in so doing, I take occasion to say, that I had
entertained no unkind feeling towards him,
but the malicious attack made on me jus
tifies me in my own estimation in making a
disclosure of facts, which would otheiwise have
been concealed. I here tender to him the
same chltalric apology he made to Gov. Cass.
If I haveTlone him injustice, I pray his for
giveness; andrif that will not do, such further
reparation sh£l.be given as may be demanded.
*’* * * *
Ny “R. K. CALL.’*
With these few extracts, I leave the matter,
but before I do so, I again to say, that
i butforthe indelicate and unnecessary allusion
to the course of the Democratic press in Geor
gia by the editor of the Sentinel, I should not
have troubled veu with this expose.
FAIR PLAY.
[From, the N. O. Picayune., ViUh ins*.]- •
Prom the Army of Gen. Taylor.
The steamer L. A. Ogden,. Capt. Bowman,
arrived yesterday morning from Brazos Santi
ago, whence she sailed on the 7th inst., mak
ing a very line run. Her news is not without
interest. ; ...
t \Ve, learn with great regret that Brig. Gen.
Hopping died at Mier on the Ist inst. The
General was appointed from the western part
of the State of New York,, and wasn gentle
man of ability kpiown in the politics of the
State. The brigade under his command at Mier
has been broken up, the 10th Infantry garrison
ing Matamoros and Camargo, and the 16th In
fantry Cerralvo and Monterey. „
Gert. Lane’s brigade was at thp month of the
river, expecting to embark abqrit tire Bth inst.
The first transport which readied there would
proceed to take the troops on hoard. ... .
Gen. Cushing arrived at Matamoros on the
3d inst., accompanied by Lieut.. Col. Abbott.
Gen. C. is concentrating his brigade, sis the
several detachments come down, at El Sabini
to, near Palo Alto. Hens’ battery, which was
to have accompanied Gen. Cushing, has been
ordered to remain with Gen. Wool, at the ex
press request of the latter. Our correspon
dent alludes to the matter -in a letter below.
Capt. Shover passed down the river with Gen.
Cushing, on his way to Washington. The
Flag says he hopes to bi'ing out a battery and
join Gen. C.’s brigade in place of Capt. Deas.
Capt. Clarke, of the Mississippi Hides, was
at Matamoros on the 3d inst., with a detach
ment of recruits on the way to his regiment at
Buena Vista,
Capt. Clinch was at the mouth of the river
on the 6th inst., with a detachment of recruits.
for the 13th Infantry, and would leave the
next day for Gen. Cushing’s camp at El Sa
binito. . ~ ;
Despatches have passed through Matamoros
for Gen. Marshall, at Monterey, to proceed to
Vera Cruz without delay. The despatches were
forwarded by Lieut. A, M. Henry as far as the
mouth of the Rio Grande, where he was taken
ill, and transferred them. He subsequently
proceeded to Matamoros, where he was doing
well at last accounts.
Col. R. E. Temple arrived at Matamoros on
the Ist inst., with four companies of his regi
ment, the 10th Infantry.
The Flag says that Col. Tibbatts, who was
proceeding from Mier to Monterey with six
companies of the 16th Infan try* escorting a
train, was attacked by a large party of Mexi
cans near Ramos, and succeeded in driving
them Off, with a loss of two wounded. We
have the best reason for believing that the
whole object of the Mexicans in this attack
was plunder. Only the day before Lieut.
Givens passed up from Cerralvo to Monterey
with only twenty dragoons, and Gen. Cushing
(who met Col. Tibbatts at Ramos) passed
down the day after with a -guard of only
twenty-five mounted men, and neither of them
sa-w any thing of the guerilleros. Col. Tib
‘ batts and his men were under fire for some
time, and conducted themselves with great in
trepidity, ,
Intelligence was received at Buena Vista on
the 20th of August, in a letter from San Luis
Potosi, by the way of Parras, that Gen. Scott’s
column h,id marched from Priebl&,dnd two days
afterwards a riimdr reached there of the capit
ulation of the city of Mexico. This illustrates
the rapidity with which intelligence travels in
’ Mexico, by verbal report; .
The Flag says that Mr. E. B J Lundy and
Mohs. Monthly,>vho were taken prisoners some
four w'eeks since by Carvajal, have been set at
liberty,..arid arrived at Matamoros on the 3d
inst. "they state that they were liberated by
representing that they were riot Americans.
They w'ere taken as far as Tula. Mr. L. says
that Gcri. Urrea left that place a few days since
writh 1200 men, for the purpose of taking trains
or goods between Camargo and Monterey:
They represent that Col. Carvajal—[the Flag
and other papers always give this name Carra-.
bajal. tie writes it Carvajal]—was in the vi
cinity of Sotd la Marin writh a small force.
The Flag publishes the following letter from
Urrea, designed to encourage desertion among
our troops;
Gen. Joseph Urrea, of the Mexican Army, Com
mandant General, Inspector of the Interior East
ern Elates, and in chief of the Division of Ob
servation, to the American Invaders:
Soldiers and Volunteers of the American
Army! The war that yori carry on against .
Mexico is the most unjust arid barbarous that
can be conceived. Civilized nations detest it—
they do not see in you the defenders of the rights
■ of an injured country, brit merely the tool*
of a man without foresight, without calcula
tion, who, to obtain an unfortunate celebrity,
has not feared seriously to compromise a great
people. Do not doubt it. Every sensible
American will consider this war one of the
most,atrocious nature —sent by Mr. Polk to
Mexico, and essentially inkpiifoul, because it
is vandalic, and belies the severe republican
principles that you all profess, because it serves
to convert the children of Washington and
Franklin into robbers and assassins.
Sons of America! Let the world see you in
a better light than in the miserable and odious
character you now represent. Do not serve
any longer the caprice of a man destitute of
virtue or good feeling. Abandon his lines,
because they are not those of honorable men
—throw yourselves into the arms of the Mex
ican nation, who, magnanimous and forgiving,
■will forget the injuries you have committed.
Here you will find ground to cultivate, and
honest occupation whereby to gain the neces
saries of life without great fatigue. You will
find the sympathies of a generous people, and
the tranquillity of conscience otherwise not to
be obtained; because the man who attacks and
destroys the principle of Universal Moral,
which brings together nations as it does indi
viduals, cannot obtain it. . +
Soldiers and Volunteers! Come to us, and
abandon the-oatrse of crime—l wait your ap
pearance, and will receive vou as brothers.
JOSEPH URREA.
Tula de Tamaulipas, Aug. 12, 1847.
We will not longer detain our readers from
the letters of our correspondent—fortunately
sent to us in duplicate, the originals not yet
having hand.
[SPECIAL CORRESPONDEDCE OF THE PICAYUNE.]
0 Camp Buena Vinta, August 19.
in the North Carolina regiment
has been effectually quelled. On the morning
after it broke out a number of the officers of
the regiment signed a petition to the colonel
to resign, which he verv properly refused to
listen to, but laid it before Generals Cushing
and Wool. It was considered by the com
manding general that there was a participation
in the mutiny, and two of the signers were
dishonorably discharged from the service. As
soon as this was known seventeen, officers, I
think, tendered their resignation, but after
twenty-four hours had elapsed they thought
better of it and bogged leave to -withdraw, ex
pressing all due contrition, and leave was
granted. Thus quiet and subordination has
been restored. The three regiments have all
been separated; the North Carolina ordered to
the rear, and the Viginians to the front. The
soldier who was wounded by CoL Paine at the
time he shot at the mutineers w r as a Virginian
and'has been dishonorably discharged from the
service. Yours, in haste, * j. e. d.
Gamp Buena Vista, Aug, 23.
Yesterday morning two horsemens came gal
loping across the plain in front of headquar
| ters, and the tout ensemble of one soon made it
evident that he was no less celebrated a per
son than the eccentric Capt. Tobin, of your
city. From the appearance of his face, prime
facie evidence was afforded that some attempt
had been made to carry the puente natural of
his nose t but that the enemy had been repuls
ed, not without some bloodshed on our side,
however —his bandaged arm announced that
he himself had borne a hand in the engage
ment. It appears,that his illustrated figure
head had been produced by a fall from his
horse,. abridge the story,-fie had struck
on a rock ih “n tight place” and thus received
the injury. With the captain was ,a, Mexican
in very brown leather breeches ririm forthwith
presented himself to Gen. Wool. He had
.1 ust arrived, with a small stock of cigars from
San Luis Potosi, which place he left on the
morning of the 14th inst,, having made the
trip in eight days. News had been received in
San Luis up to the 6th of August, at which
time it was confidently expected that the A
merica.n army would be down upon them in a
very few days, it being understood that they
were to march by the Bth inst. Santa Anna
was to sally out and..meet pur forces and if
absolutely necessary fall back upon the city, a
result which the Mexicans feared. If Gen.
Scott did move as anticipated you have by
this, time, received trie news of another hare)
fought but glorious battle—a lother victory of
our arms. *
This man reports that there were but about
1500 troops at San Luis.and that he saw rone
on the route except at Matehuala, where there
were about 1500 also. He knew that troops
had been raised itt Durango and Zacatecas,
but was not aware of their destination. IJe
did not come by the way of Zacatecas and
Mazapil and heard of no troops being at the
latter place. There were several guerrilla
parties on the road between San Luis and this
place who had robbed a number of Mexicans,
but he did not, luckily for him, fall in with
them, or they might have puffed cigars more
than was agreeable to a modest, unpretending
dealer in the article.
An American merchant also arrived from
Monclova the day before yesterday,but brought
no news of any interest. Everything was per
fectly quiet, and the inhabitants arc rather
favorably disposed towards us. Gov. Aguirre,
the distinguished gentleman whom we nearly
; had the honor of “bagging,” had been there
: some time and done nothing. He sent out an
1 express to some unknown point one day last
week and upon its return departed, on the
loth, with an escort of about forty well armed
men. Where he was bound was a problem,
but very like,to his doghole of an hacienda.
This is ail tJqc news I have to offer, so ndois.
J. E. D.
Buena Vista, August 21, 1847.
Last evening we received a mail from the
States with dates as late as the 04 st ult. from
New Orleans, and about 5 o’clock the express
which was sent down to Gen. Taylor on the
evening of the 18th returned, bringing an or
; der from Gen. T. countermanding the order
i for Deas’s battery to go below at the solicita
i tion of Gen. Wool. Capt. D. had completed
i all his arrangements in order to start this
I morning, and had brought his battery out in
j front of Gen. Cushing’s quarters, every thing
in Splendid order. His chagrin at having his
! marching orders countermanded may he easily
conceived. The express to which I have al
luded rirtfUghl a number of letters received at
Monterey by express, containing copies of the
Pic. of August 7, with the highly exciting
news from Gen. Scott as late as the 20th ult.,
by which we learn the gratifying intelligence
that Gen. Bl would move in a few days.
Since my last, two companies of the North
Carolina regiment have beert ordered Id the
I support of Capt. Prentiss’s battery on the hill
| above Saltillo, of these companies', com
mdrided by Capt. Henry* Is the crack corps rif
i the regiment; arid has been .stationed in town
' ever since their arrival. Tt had rio paftieipa
! tion whatever iri the late riiutinoiis outbreak.
Mr. Buck, formerly adjutant of the regiment,
but recently appointed to Gen.
Cashing, has been-elected captain iri the re
giment to fill a vacancy and will not go to
Vera Cruz. The express sent to' GerL Tay
lor on the morning of the 19th, relative to the
reported advance upon this quarter, has not yet
returned. Yours, &c., i. r. d.
51 ugu 0 1 a , ocor(j i a ,
SATURDAY MORNING SEPT. 18.
FOR (jovEUNOII
HON. G. W. TOWNS.
OF TALBOT.
Democratic Nominations for Senators.
2d Dial.—Bryan and Liberty —J. M. B. Harbin.
3d “ Mclntosh and Glynn— T. M. Forman.
4th u Camden and Wayne—Elias Fort.
sth “ Lowndes and Ware—Gen. T. Hilliard.
7th “ Tattnall and Bulloch— John A. Mattox
Bth u Striven and Effingham — W. J. Lawton.
9th “ Burke and Emanuel—W. S. C Morris.
12th “ Thomas and Decatur— Wm. H. Reynolds.
I3th “ Baker and Early—Dr. Wm. J. Johnson.
14th “ Randolph and Stewart— William Nelson.
I7th “ -Macon and Houston— -John A. Hunter.
19th “ Dooly and Pulaski—Geo. M, Duncan.
20th “ Twiggs and Bibb—W. W. Wiooins.
2lst “ Washington and Jefferson—B.S. Carswell.
24th “ Hancock and Baldwin—B. Buffington, Jr.
25th “ Jones and Putnam —James M. Gray.
2Gth “ Munroe and Pike—Col. Allen Cochran.
28th “ Merriwether and Coweta— Ore. Warner.
31st “ Fayette and Henry— Luther J. Glenn.
32d “ Jaspemmd Butts—Col. J. C. W'aters.
33d “ Newton and Walton— Warren J. Hill.
38th “ Clark and Jackson—Samuel Bailey.
39th “ Gwinnett and DeKalb— Jas. P. Simmons.
40th “ Paulding and Cass— Francis Irwin.
41st “ Cobb ami Cherokee—Wm. 11. Hunt
43d f< Habersham and Rabun—Edw’d Cor» n.
44th “ Lumpkin and Union—-Elihl: 8. Barclay.
Mr. Buchanan's Letter.
This voluntary tribute to the compromises
of the Constitution and to the awakened sen
sibilities of the South, we hail with unalloyed
pleasure. It is the appearance of a bow of
promise in a troubled sky. Its soothing in
fluence upon the agitated masses of the
Northern democracy will be marked and de
cided. It should also inspire at the South
a corresponding confidence of peace and har
mony soon to be restored. It should not dis
arm suspicion of danger, or lull to repose.
But it certainly is a peace offering coining
from u great, distinguished and influential
man—a leader of a great party, and one who
may be well supposed to be to some extent a
representative of the opinions and feelings of
that party. That there is a very large bal
ance on the ledger against this showing in fa
vor of the Missouri Compromise, in the shape
of resolves of Legislatures, and Governor’s
messages at the North, we are fully aware.—
It will require a pretty extensive list of coun
ter declarations of sentiment from the promi
nent men at the North to outweigh these.
But we do perceive a return to moderate coun
sels and to a healthy tone of sentiment on
this subject.. This letter is an additional evi
dence of many that we have noticed. * This
salutary change is developing itself too, in the
right quarter —the ■ ranks of the
Democratic There, and there
only, at the North, do you sec any sign of
toleration, any disposition to deal justly by
us—any opposition to the fanatical scheme of
disfranchisement and persecution which the
Wilmot Proviso contemplates. Upon this
point we challenge contradiction. We defy
the Southern Whig press to point to a single
sign of a spirit of justice —a spirit of liberali
ty —a r tgard for the rights of the Southern
States as co-equals and confederates in the
National compact, exhibited in the ranks of
the Whig party at the North. When in that
party is the Wilraot Proviso spoken of other
wise than with approbation ? When in that
party is the Missouri Compromise line spoken
of save in the term of derision, and in the lan
guage of repudiation ? Who among the
Northern Whigs will respect it—will advocate
its adoption, or will utter a word in its favor?
We call tcir tile proof. We assort, boldly
and unbcst.t'ngly, that on this question, the
northern whigs and abolitionists occupy the
same ground. They are, in fact, one and the
same, party. Upon this question, they think
and feel together. When the time for voting
conics, they will vote and act together. The
northern democrats will be found voting and
acting with the south. Let southern men
mark well these words, and judge from them,
who at the north are llieir friends.
When a northern man like Mr. Buchanan,
holding his distinguished position, having an
influence anioiig northern men, and with the
mass of that great parjy which, controls the
political destinies of many northern States,
and more especially of the great State in
which he resides, comes out ooldly and frank
ly in favor of southern rights, it is ah event
that ought to be hailed with universal satis
faction at the south. For here there is but ;
one side on the question. Whigs as well as
democrats should hail it —should express the |
liveliest satisfaction at the auspicious indica- ;
tion.
If recognition of the Missouri Compromise ,
line be really a desirable result, is it not an im- !
portant fact in the accomplishment of it, that
so distinguished and influential a northern
man should advocate it? If this be a result
desirable to southern whigs, ought they not to
unite with southern democrats in expressions
of satisfaction? Certainly th: y should. If a
patriotic and southern tone characterized the
southern whig press on this subject—more es
pecially the Georgia press, we would find them
uniting with us in congratulating the country
upon this additional harbinger of peace, beam
ing out amidst the gathering storm, and shin
ing upon the troubled waters that darkly
heave and roar under the effects of this con
vulsing question. But they seem to be too
deeply engaged in scheming for party power —
too sensitive of the effect that might be pro
duced at home, by disclosing the fact* that at
the north, our only friends on this question,
arc the democrats —too fearful of drawing, in
proper colours, by the force of contrast, the
bitter hostility of northern whigs to us. They
krtow that if all this were shown up to the
whigs of the State of Georgia in. iU true col
ours, the people of Georgia en m'rssc would re
solve that this fanatical whig party should
never by their votes regain the power of this
federal government-power thus to be wield
ed against southern rights when this question
gomes again to be tasted;
The people wOtlld meet the difficulty in the
oxily practicable way. They would give the
power and the influence of the State to the
democratic party. That parly they have the
assurance wotlld iise it in conjunction with 1
the great democratic party of the country, to ;
establish the! Missouri Compromise line, in ;
opposition to the great whig party of the coun
try who go for the Wilmot Proviso. The
democrats propose to meet the difficulty by
that compromise. The Southern whigs pro
pose to meet it by insisting that no more ter
ritory shall be acquired. The latter scheme
is powerless in opposition to the Wilmot Pro
viso. Its advocates in comparison will be fee
ble and few. The advocates of the other many
and powerful. The one will be rejected and
voted down most unceremoniously—for ac
quisition of territory is and always will be
popular. It will and must result from the
present war. The Wilmot Proviso will be the
favorite axxd adpoted policy of the whigs. The
struggle must be between it and the demo
cratic policy of the Missouri Compromise.
This is the attitude of parties, and thus do
we unmask the reasons why the Southern
whig press, turn a cold and deaf ear to the
voice of Mr. Buchanan. They even speak
scornfully and deridingly of the assistance
thus proffered to the Southern cause. Some
of them even speak doubtingly of the sin
cerity of this statesman. Yet they must
know' that the strongest sincerity and the
highest patriotism alone could induce a North
ern man to oppose the Wilmot Proviso. To
do this is not to pursue the path to the ready j
sympathies of the masses at the North. It is
not the high road to popularity. The true
reason is that Southern whig presses are afraid
of the strong claims to popularity in the South
that these demonstrations from the Northern
wing of the democratic party must assert for
democracy. Well may they fear. They can
not blindfold the people. They cannot much
longer deceive them, as tJtey have been deceiving
them , on this subject. In due time the real
position of parties will be fully seen. The
Southern people wall see written as with a
pencil of light who at the North are the friends
of the South, and then the whigs will assuredly
meet throughout the South a most disastrous,
complete and permanent overthrow'. Os this
we feel the utmost confidence and serenely bide
the time.
From Mexico.
We give in another column the most inter- i
esting items from Gen. Taylor’s army, received
by yesterday’s mail. A letter "from a member
of Cap*. Campbell’s company, dated 27th frit.,
mentions the death of private Thos. Bugg and
private Torbett —the former died on the Bth of
August of Measles. Capt. Campbell, had been
sick, but was better. Lieuts, Dye and Crump
were in the enjoyment of good health; - Lieut.
Kirkpatrick was sick—the men of the compa
ny that -were sick were improving. The com
pany had orders to join Gen. Scott, and in a
few days would take up the line of inarch for
the Brazos. The WTiter speaks in the highest
teims oi Col. Echols, and says he is very popu
lar with the regiment.
Public Meeting’.
In pursuance of the call of the Mayor, «
meeting of the citizens of Augusta was held
at the City Hall, for the purpose of appoint
ing Delegates to the Hail Hoad Convention to
be held at Knoxville, Tennessee, on the 24th
day of September, iust.
On motion of Wra. M. D’Antignac, Esq.,
His Honor the Mayor was called to the Chair r
and Wm. R. McLaw's, Esq., requested to act
as Secretary.
A. J. Miller, Esq., offered the following
Resolutions, winch being seconded, were
unanimously adopted.
Resolved , That the Chairman appoint a dele
gation of twelve citizens to represent the City
i ot Augusta in the Rail Road Convention to
be held at Knoxville, Tennessee, on the 24th
iust. •
Resolved, That the delegates be authorized
to fill any vacancy occurring in their number.
The Chair appointed the following gentle
men as that delegation, Dr. L. C. Dugas, C.
B. Hitt, J. P. King, Wm. E. Evans, A. J. Mil
lin', IL H. Gumming, John Bones, J. B. Bish
op, George Lamar, Amory Sibley, John C.
Sneed and Win. R. Me Laws, Esquires.
On motion, the Mayor was added to file del■*
! egatioh,
It being moved that the proceedings be pub
lished in the city papers, the meeting adjourn
ed. - L. D. FORD, Chairman.
Wm. R. McLaw's, Soc’ry.
The Delegates fire requested to meet at th«
office of the Chronicle & Sentinel, This Morn
ing, at II o’clock.
-
The official list of Interments in the City of
[ New Orleans from 9, A M. of Friday, the 10th
September, to Saturday, the 11th. at the same
I hour, show’s 62 in all, of which 33 were Yellow
Fever.
Vermont Election. \
The Boston Post contains the vote of 12 *
towns in Vermont. Compared with last rear,
j they show a decrease of 684 votes, and a whig
! loss of over one thousand.
125 towns, Dillinghan, (D.) 12,333; Eaton,
(W.) 14,531; Brainard, (Ab. &c.) 4,246.
1,672 Democratic net gain.
Legislature. —The Senate will probably fie divid
ed as follows:
Democrats. Whigs.
Bennington* 2 Windsor.. i
Orange 3 Windham........ 3
Lanerille. 1 Addison. 2
Washington* 2 Rutland....... ...3
Caledonia*... 2 0r1ean5.......... 1
Franklin*... ,3
Chittenden*’. 2 ‘' 13
Grand Isle 1
Essex* I
17
i *Gian«—lo.
I Last year they were 7to 23.
; Representatives. —We count 34 towns, in each
i of which the democrats have gained one mem
j
bcr. . There are tdccted. dfe . democrats in all,
40-whigs, 10 abolitionists, 25 no choice. The
no choice towns, we believe, have no other op
portunity of electing representatives this year.
It would not be surprising to find that the
democrats have chosen a majority in the house
| as well as in the sen ate, thusen ibling them to
elect the Governor, Lieut. Governor and
Treasurer-
The Steam Ship Northerner'
A letter received in Charleston from New*
York, states that a trial trip of this new ami
; splendid ship, intended to run in connexion
| with the Southerner j was made on. Monday
last, and that her performance was such as to
! elicit the admiration of those on board. She
I is to leave New York on the 2d proximo, for
i Charleston.-
Whig: Principles—Whig-Polic^—and Whigr
Prospects.
j "Doubtless the pleasure is as great
Os being cheated, as to cheat.
As lookers o;i feel most delight.
That least perceive a juggler’s slight;
And still the less they understand.
The more they praise his slight of hind.”’
Principles. —A strict adherence to the doc>»
I trines of the whig party —whigh arc, opposition
| to democracy, opposition to the war, opposition
to all things in general, and to Jaw.- K- Polk
; and his administration in particular* Acq tiles
| cence in the present tariff —so long ais the peo
| pic approve of it; silence on the subject of the
odious Sub-treasury—while it Is evidently
popular; no attempt at a resurrection of the
j Bank of the U. S. —at present; and to get into
I power by the most available means—holding,
of course, that all is fair in tear.
Policy. —To unite all factions with them —
every little helps. To gull the people by al!
i means; to deceive themselves in the north with
the belief that the south goes heart and hand
against the war—against Taylor—against the
favor of Corwin, &c. To deceive them
selves in the south with the belief, that the a
| busc of our country, her brave defenders and
! their conduct, is but an ebullition of patriotic
j fervor; that many of their leaders who most
: violently oppose the war, are patriots, all proof
to the contrary notwithstanding; that the nor
thern wing goes for Taylor; that “xo party
party” is the “open” of sesame political tri
umph; and, in fine, to hold political principles
like ten-pins, set up to be knocked down again-
Prospects. —A gleam of sunshine in the po
litical horizon. Gen. Taylor not yet caught,
but the old war horse will no doubt consent
to be rode into office —if all parties mount him,
A whig House of Representatives obtained by
j various fortueate circumstances, and some
trickery. A very fair chance of success in 18 48?
—if democrats will only vote for General Tay-
I lor. —Memphis Appeal .
Special Notices.
(Jjr’ResolvecL That all Accounts against the
City Council, and all Reports and R'etuHxs of Offi
cers, shall be left with the Cleric of Council, on or
before noon, the Friday immediately preceding
the Regular Meeting of Council, that the same
may be submitted to the examination of his Honor
I the- Mayor, as required by the 83d Section oi the
General Ordinance.
A true - extract from the minutes" of the City
Council of Augusta, Sept. 4th, 184/.
W MILO OLIN, Clerk.
Sept. 16' 3 • 71
ALEXANDER ItfcKMZIE, JH* r
attorney at law.
WAYNESBORO’, GEORGIA- y
. April 20 ly **: ,7 *