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THE IONST IT UTI ON ALI ST. ~JA MES GARDNER, JR. TSREIS. Daily. per annum *w.%vs§ 00 Ti*i-\V'cekly, per annum ~'.,6*00 If paid in advance ~,.5 00 Weekly, per annum 8 *** if paid in advance To Clubs, remitting: t> apvajuk, MV L COPIES are sent. This will put our W eekly pa per in the reach of new subscribers at TWO DOLLARS A V EAR* who will pay up arrearages, and send four new subscribers, with the money, can get the paper at S~ . . , ... , All new subscriptions must be paid in ad vance. - ■ Postage must be paid on all coimnumcaliens and letters of business. Things Above—< • C. Cotton. j r f he following unpublished lines, by the late an ihor of ‘‘bacon,’' the Rev. C. C. Colton, were writ ten a few davs before his death at Fontainbleau, av hither he had retired during;a severe illne s, the effects of which were supposed to have led to his self-destruction, by shooting himself with a pistol.] Jfow lons shall man’s imprisoned spirit eroan, ’Twixf.doubt of Heaven, and deep disgust of earth— When all worth knowing never can be known, And all that can be known, alas 1 is nothing worth ? Untaught hy saint, by cynic, or by sage, And all tho spoils of time that load the shelves, JVlio do not quit—but change our Joys in age— /oys framed to stifle thought, and lead us from our selves. The drhg—the cord—the steel—the flood—the flame— Turmoil of action—tedium of rest— And lust of change—though for Hie worse—proclaim How dull life’s banquet is,-how ill at ease.the guest! Known were the bill of Tare before \\ e taste, Who would not spurn the banquet and the board? J? refer Hi’eternal but oblivions’fast. To life’s frail fretted thread, and death’s suspended sword ? lie thatthet opmost. stone of Babe! plann’d— And he that braved the crater’s boiling hed— Did these a clearer, closer view command, -Of heaven or hell, we ask, than the blind herd they led? •Or he that in Valdano did prolong The night—her rich star studded prure to read— Could he point out ’midst all that brilliant throng, His liv’d and fluid home—from fleshly thraldom freed Minds that have sea lin’d creation’s vast domain. And secrets solv’d Jill then to sages seal’d. Whilst nature own’d their intellectual reign Extinct—have nothing known, or nothing have re veal’d. Devouring grave! we might the less deplore Th’ extinguish’d lights that in thy darkness dwell, Would’st thou from that lost zodiac one restore. That might th’ enigma solve—and doubt, man’s ty rant, quell ! To live in iarkness—in despair to die— is this, indeed, the boon to mortals given? Is there no port—no rock, no refuge nigh ? There is—to those who flx their auohor-hoj>e in Hea ~ ven! Turn then, O man, and cast all else aflde ; Direct thy wamler’ing thoughts to tilings above ; Low at the Cross bow down—in that conftde, Till doubt be lost m faith—and bliss secured iu love. A True Woman. '‘‘She has in her All the contempt of glory-, and vain seeming Os all the stoics; All the truth of Christians. And all their constancy. Modesty- was made When she was first intended. When she blushes, It is the holiest thing to look upon The purest temple of her sect that ever Made Nature a bless'ed founder.” [Bectmont one! Fletcher. Gea. Shields and Col. Dickiasan's Reports. Gi.enx Springs, Sept. 18, 1817. Dear Sru; I received the accompanying despatches from the Palmetto Regiment of the Army in Mexico by the express from Columbia last night, and send them to you for publica tion. They contain matters of the deepest in terest to the people of the State, and I am sure you will take pleasure in adopting the most prompt means of giving them publicity. I am, very respectfully, yours, &c. DAVID JOHNSON. Z. D. COTTRELL, Es p H £ Ana carters S. C. Regiment Volunteers. San Augustin, Aug. 2?, 1817. General: Early on the morning of the 20th inst. Col. Butler, in pursuance of your orders, marched his command from the road running to the south of his quarters, by which it was reported many Mexicans were retreating from the field of Contreras to the city of Mexico. Owing to the thick patches of maguey and a ragged ravine, he could not reach his position until several hundred of the enemy had passed. As the Regiment emerged from the ravine into h field, extending to the road, which field was Hanked on our right by a stone wall, extending to the road and enclosing an orchard, we disr covered large masses of the enemy in the road before us; and although they- perceived us at the same time, they were unable to escape beyond our reach until every gun in the Bat talion had been brought to bear upon them; most, however, had broken into an open field opposite, which only the more exposed them to our tire. Through this field, in full musket range of our position, mingled groups of their Cavalry and Infantry continued to pa-is. Shortly after, however, we perceived large masses forming in’line of battle, under cover of the stone wall already mentioned —and that a large body was advancing from the orchard, on our right flank and rear. Col. Butler im mediately changed front to the right by a flank movement,and brought the enemy,in both their positions, as they advanced from cover, under his tire; this they returned for a short time and then retreated. Col. Butler, perceiving that others of the enemy were passing through the field, in cur front, left a few files to guard our rear—formed again on the road, and main tained a steady fire upon the enemy, who con tinued to pass for about twenty minutes. Large bodies of MeixCanS then came forward and surrendered themselves to Col. Butler, who seeing other bodies still coming, remained upon the road with three Companies, while the rest of the regiment, in pursuance of an order from the General, retired beyond the ravine to-oppose a very large body of cavalry, appearing inour rear. Os the enemy,one hundr ed and twenty-seven (127) were killed and wounded, and two hundred and seventeen (217) taken prisoners- Among the latter were the following officers of rank, to wit; one Gen eral Officer, two Staff Officers, two Colonels, three Lieutenant Colonels, four Commandants, three Captains,and four Lieutanants. Our own loss in the action, from the random fire of the enemy, was one Sergeant severely wounded, and one private slightly. Captain Marshall with his Company, (E) was left as a guard over the prisoners, who were placed in a Church, and the Regiment, soon after-, took up its line of march on the road to Mexico.. About noon the Regiment was ordered to make a detour to the left, and strike upon the same road a short distance beyond the enemy’s works at Cheraposa.to cut off their retreat, as it was reported that the works had been carried by our troops. On arriving on the Held after the subsequent ac tion, we found that the New York Regiment, in consequence of numbers of horsemen and a small corps of the Howitzer battery having intruded themselves betwixt us, were some three hundred yards iu advance of us, and the Ninth infantry attached, for the time being, to qur brijja.de, nearly the same distance in our rear; at the proper point we proceeded to from ! the line of battle, and as soon as the two right i flank companies were in line, we wore ordered to in reaching the load to cut off retreat being considered of more im portance than a regular advance. Before, however, one half of the Company were in line, wc found the aNew York regiment retiring under cover of the Hacienda to our right, and assOOM as our line was unmasked by this Regiment, wc found ourselves exposed to a heavy fire from, the road, which appeared to j be dcnsly filled rvith Mexican troops, as also the Hacienda to the left of the field we oc- | eupied, and immediately cm the *r>ad. As we had attempted, for the reason stated, very im- j perfect order in pur line of battle, was obtain- j cd; and as that appeared now indispensable, we were ordered to march by the right “lank, as we reached the left flank of the New York Regiment. As the Hacienda did not possess j sufficient breadth to protect the flank in form- | iug line~of battle in its rear, the battalion was ordered to form by companies, and to march in column to the line, in advance, of the Haci enda, and a little to its left, upon which the General in person had placed himself; there j they were ordered to deploy upon the Color | Company. The companies of the left wing formed in regular order, but some Companies of the right wing were thrown into confused masses by the obtrusion of miscellaneous i troops, belonging to different arms of the ser vice; this was mostly remedied, and the advance was ordered. The line continued to advance, under a heavy fire, some thirty paces in rear of the General, about one hundred and fifty yards, when they were halted. The General had cautioned the men not to open their fire until he gave the orders; but directly they halted, the General took his position iu line of battle, and at this time the squad of mixed troops upon our extreme right, already mentioned, commenced firing, and the Battalion, supposing the order given, opened its lire. It was understood by the field officers to have been the General’s intention to have made our Battalion the base of formation of the others attached To his brigade, and that as i soon as the whole were in line, they w ere to j advance within either easy musket range of the j road, or to charge as he should deem best. As ! i the firing had already commenced, and did not i J interfere with the formation of the other Bat talion, it was permitted to continue. As soon, however, as one or two Companies of the New York Regiment appeared marching up to our right, the order was given to charge, and the Battalion was gallantly led forward by Major Gladden, then in command of the Regiment. The Colonel had been killed directly after our fire had been opened, and the Lieut Colonel severely wounded a few minutes before the charge. Our line of bartdle numbered, at the j commencement, 3 Field officers, 2 Staff officers, 7 Captains, 24 Lieutenants, 22 Sergeants, 2-7-8 rank and file; after the battle, the number who were unwounded, fur duty, was 1 Field officer (Major,) 5 Captains, 18 Lieuts, 12 Sergeants, 169 rank and file. The total of our loss in the engagement in killed and wounded, was 136. The Major informed me, that upon reaching the position of the enemy, he found that they had abandoned it, and were in full retreat for the city; several Companies were in pursuit, and the others formed as a reserve in the road. The whole wore shortly ordered to advance, by the General, but in consequence of the large number of killed and wounded reported to him, the Battalion was soon ordered back to the Hacienda, now converted into a Hospital. The three companies sent in pursuit, were over taken by a piece of Artillery, which they sup ported, nearly to the suburbs of the City, un til they were recalled. Capt. Marshal, who reported the Regiment with his command at this place, reports to me, that soon after the battalion had left the church where the prisoners were placed under his charge, finding himself destitute of provisions, sent a detachment of his company to forage for fruit and green corn; this detachment surprised a party of Mexican soldiers engaged in the same pursuit. They killed one and captur ed 43, who they brought back and delivered to their Captain. This makes the total num ber taken at that place 260, which with the killed and wounded, makes a total of 387. I should be unjust to the officers of the Regiment and to my own feelings, were I to close this report without acknowledging the gallant manner in which all the grades of offi cers performed their duty, and sustained the honor of their flag. Lutil the engagement of the evening, our Regiment had been in no very dangerous position, and the troops in that re gard were raw and inexperienced; upon that occasion each officer had to lead his command, and their number in killed and wounded shows how faithfully they mot the necessity. Our noble and unfortunate commander had his horse shot under him, at the head of his com mand in the first engagement, a short time af ter ho received a wound in the leg, and yield ed the command to his next in rank. Find ing, however, that the wounJ, although seri ous, had not broken his leg, he accompanied the Regiment in its subsequent advance upon the field. Here he had scarcely taken his po sition in the line of battle near the colors, when he received a wound on the left side of his head, which instantaneously terminated his life. As you witnessed yourself his gal lant bearing, I will only add, that he was not only a brave officer, but a guardian father to his Regiment. I have already stated that the occasion re quired of every officer a fearless example to his command, and that it was fully met by all. A few instances of gallantry falling accidentally under my immediate notice, I will mention; not as making invidious distinctions, but as conduct characteristic of the whole corps of officers: Major Gladden attracted my attention by his usual regard for regularity—disorder, however partial, seemed to give him concern. He was always at his post and duty. Captains Sumter and Duuovaut of the flank companies, exhibited the promptness and order so neces sary on the flank: never once did I see either corps broken or behind its time, upon the line or in the advance; the first lost its flower in fight, and ended the engagement without enough to bury its dead or bear its wounded to the hospital. In the deployment upon the color Company, (Capt. Walker’s,) that and Capt. DeSaussure’s, which formed the first up on it, were nearly annihilated; the first after the line- was formed, having but four men left, and the other, (the largest company in the Regiment,) leaving but 24. I was near Capt. DeSaussure, and saw his clothing literally rid dled with bullets. He stood on the right and front during all the firing, exhibiting such cool courage that none of his men wavered, though the foot of each was bathed in the blood of his next comrade. Capt. William Blanding, of Company F., and Lieut. Wm. C. Moragno, commanding Company D., bore their Companies’ flags on the right flank of their Companies daring the heaviest of the fire; the latter received, his from the dying hands of his gallant subaltern, Lieut. D. L. Adams, who fell with it in his hands; and the former from his Color Sergeant, (Hicks,) who also fell wounded. Capt. Moffat, of Compa ny C., received a severe wound in the leg, but remained on duty till a rapid advance left him behind. Lieut, R. J. Clark, commanding Com pany G., was attracting my attention by giving some orders in his usual quiet and temperate when ho received what I fear will prove a, mortal wound. Capt. J. IX Blanding, of the Staff, being unmounted, and the com mand small, attached himself to the Compa ny which he had originally belonged, and was wounded whilst sharing his fortune in the hou ! or and danger of the fight. Adj’t. James Can tcy, in the latter part of the action, was se verely wounded in the face, while extending the orders of the commander of the Regiment. Lieut. Shubrick, of the Brigade Stuff, having lost his horse, attached himself to Company E, where ho did his duty throughout the en- I gagement. The Field and Staff officers being all dismounted, Capt. Hammond, of the Bri gade Staff, at my request, communicated the orders of the General directly to the Captains i of Companies, whenever the noise of the en gagement prevented them being heard. I beg i leave to acknowledge my obligations to him, and my admiration for his very gallant bear ing during the engagement. Very respectfully yours, &c., * ‘ S. P. DICKIXSOX, LieXit. Col. Com’dg So. Ca. Regiment. Brig. Gen, Shields, Cum. Brig. V. *. ivision. Headquarters, First Brigade, St. Augustin, Mexico, Aug. If, 1817. Sir : On the 19th inst. about 3 o’clock in the afternoon, pursuant to the orders of the General commanding this division, I marched from this place with the Xew York and South j Carolina Regiments of Volunteers, towards the battle field of Contreras* Ou reporting to the Comm and er-in - Chief, who occupied on ; my arrival a position which overlooked the field, he described to me in a few words the | position of the contending forces, pointed out j the route of my command, and briefly in structed me as to the dispositions which would render my force the most serviceable. Di recting ray march upon the village near Con treras, the troops had to pass over ground cov ered with rocks and crags, and filled with ! chasms, which rendered the route almost ira- I passable. A deep ravine, along the bed of which rolled a rapid stream, was passed after 1 dark with great difficulty and exertion; and to rest the wearied troops after crossing, I direct i ed them to lie upon then arms until midnight; ; and whilst occupying this position, two strong ! pickets thrown out by my orders discovered, and tired upon, ai\d drove back a body of Mexi can Infantry, moving through the fields in a direction, from their position, towards the city. I have since learned that an attempt had, in Like manner, been made by the enemy to pass the position on tbe main road, occupied by the Ist Reg’t of Artillery, and with a like want of success, thus being foiled in his ef fort to retire during the night. About mid night I again resumed the march, and joined Brig. Gen. Smith in the village already al luded to. Gen*. Smith, previous to my arrival, had made the most judicious arrangements for turn ing and surprising the Mexican position about daybreak, and with which I could not wish to j interfere. This cast upon my command the I necessity of holding the position evacuated by i Gen. S. which was threatened by the enemy’s Artillery and Infantry on the right, and a large force of his Cavalry on the loft. About daybreak the enemy opened a brisk tire of grape and round shot upon the church ' and village in which, my Brigade was ported, ! and also upon a part of onr own troops did : played to divert him ou his right and front, evidently unaware of the movement in pro gress to turn his position by the left and rear. This continued until Col. Riley’s Brigade open ; ed its tire from the rear, which was delivered ! with such terrible effect, that the whole Mex- ! lean force was thrown into the utmost con sternation. At this juncture, I ordered the Regiments of my command to throw them selves on the main load, by which the enemy must retire, to intercept and cut off his retreat: and although officers and men had suffered j i severely during the march of the night, and ! | from exposure without shelter or cover to the j J incessant rain until daybreak, this movt nlent , i was executed in good order and with rapidity. 1 The Palmetto Regiment crossing a deep ra ! vine, deployed on both sides the road, and i opened a most destructive fire up op the miri | gled masses of the infantry and cavalry, and i the Xew York Regiment, brought in lower I | down, and on the road side, delivered its tire with like effect. At this point many of the | enemy were killed and wounded, and some 363 captured, of which 2.5 were Officers, and among the latter was Gen. Nicholas Mendosa. In the meantime the enemy’s cavalry about 3,000 strong, which had been threatening onr position during the morning, moved down to wards us in good order as if to attack. 1 im i mediately recalled the Infantry to place in po ’ j sition to meet the threatened movement, but i soon the cavalry changed its direction, and re tired towards the capital. I now received the order from Gen. Twiggs to advance by the main road towards Mexico, and having posted | Capt. Marshall's Company So. Ca. Volunteers, ■ and Capt. Taylor’s Company, New York Vol unteers, in charge of the prisoners and wound ed, I moved off with the remainder of my 1 force, and joined the positions of the 2d and 3d divisions, already en route on the main road. On this march we were joined by the General-in-Chief, who assumed the command of the whole; and the mareh continued unin terrupted until we arrived before Churubusco. Here the enemy was found strongly fortified and posted with his main force, probably near ’ 2-5,000. The engagement was commenced by the second division under Twiggs, soon joined by the first under AVorth, and was becoming general, when I was directed hy the Comman der-in-Chief, with my two Regiments, and Pierce’s brigade, the 9th, 12th and 15th, with i the mounted howitzer battery, and ordered to gain a position if possible to attack the ene my’s rear and intercept his retreat. Leaving Loonco by a loft hand road, and moving about a mile upon it, I moved thence with my command towards the right through ■ a heavy corn field, and gained an open but swampy field, in which is situated the haci enda de las Portalcs; on the edge of this field, beyond the hacienda, I discovered the road by which the enemy must retire from Cherubus co, and found his reserve of about 4,000 In fantry occupied it, just in roar of the town. — As my command arrived I established the right upon a point recommended by Capt. Lee, an engineer officer in whose skill and management I had the utmost confidence, and commenced a movement to the left, to flank the enemy on his right, and throw my troops between him and the city. But finding his right supported by a heavy body of cavalry of some 3,000 strong, and seeing that with his Infantry, he answered to my movement by a corresponding one towards his right flank, gaining ground faster than I could, owing to the heavy mud swamp through which I had to operate, I withdrew the men to the cover of I the hacienda, determined to attack him upon his front. I selected the Palmetto Regiment as the base of my line, and this gallant Regiment moved forward firmly and rapidly, under a fire of musketry as terrible perhaps as any which sol diers ever faced. The New York, 12th and 15th deployed gallantly on the right, and the 9th ou the left, and the whole advance open in g the fire as they came up, and moving stea dily forward, the enemy began to waver, and when my order to charge was given the men : rushed upon and scattered his broken ranks. JAs we reached the road, the advance of Worth’s command appeared, driving the ene my from the strong hold of Churubusco. I took command of the front, and continued in pursuit until passed by Harney with his Cav alry, who followed the routed foe into the very ! gates of the city, | In this terrible battle, in which a strongly fortified enemy fought behind his works, un der the walls of his Capital, our loss is neces ; sarily severe; the loss I regret to say has fal ♦ len most severely upon my command. In the ( two Regiments of my own Brigade, number ing about 600 in the fight, the loss is reported 240 in killed and wounded. Pierce’s Brigade, under my command in this action, lost a con- ! sidcrable number in killed and wounded, a- | mongst the latter was th? gallant Col. Morgan, : of the loth. His command having rejoined j its division immediately after the action, I have as yet received no official report of its loss. A particular and detailed report of the loss, as also ol the prisoners captured by the command, accompanies this report. In this last engagement my command captured 380 prisoners, including 60 officers; of this num | her 42 had deserted from the American army during the war, and at their head was found j the notorious O’Riley, who had fought against our troops at Monterey and elsewhere. In clos ing this report I beg leave to offer my thanks to the many gallant officers of my command, for their zealous and fearless support during the conflict. To Col. Burnett and the Lieut. Colonel of the New York Volunteers—to Lt. Col. Dickinsion and Major Gladden of the South Carolina Volunteers, as also to many of their gallant subordinates, every praise is due. Col. Burnett was severely wounded at the head of his Regiment, and Lieut. Col. Dickin son also severely wounded whilst in command of his Regiment, and bearing gallantly for ward the colors of his corps. My thanks are due the Medical Staff of the command : Drs. Halstead and McKibbin of the New York, and Drs. Clark and Bland of the South Caro lina Regiment; as also to Dr. Swift, U. S. A., for their attention to the wounded. It affords me the pleasure (and I but per form my duties too) in acknowledging my great obligation to Capt. R. E. Lee, as also to my particular staff, Capt. F. N. Page, A. A. G. Lieut. R. P. Hammond, 3d Artillery, A. I>. C. and Lieut. T. M. Davis, of Illinois, act ing as aid, for their gallant services, and fear less exposure, in encouraging the troops and conveying my orders during the different en gagements. LieUt. Bowie, commanding How itzer battery, deserves great credit for the handsome manner in which he brought his gUns into action, and continued to serve them. I beg respectfully, through the General of division, to ask for these gentlemen the favora ble notice of the Commander-in-Chief, and to recommend them to the President. Lieut. Shubrick, of the Navy, who accompanied mo, attached himself to the Palmetto Regiment of his native State, and fought in its rafts, and is spoken of handsomely in the report of its commander. AVhilst thus enjoying the idea sure of bestowing my commendation upon the living, I turn with feelings of sorrow, though with pride, to recollect the gallant dead.— Lieut. Adams and Williams, of the South Carolina Regiment, and Lieut. Chandler, of the New York Regiment, are of these gal lant dead. By yielding their lives to achieve this glorious victory, they have won the sol dier’s fame with a soldier’s death. The noble and gallant Colonel of the South Carolina Regiment, had risen from his sick bed to share the handships of the field, and the dangers of the combat, with his devoted Regiment; he survived the conflict of the morning to lead his command; victory again awaited it; although wounded himself, and havin'* his horse shot under him, he still con tinued to pres. M onwards near the colors of his Re ament, until the fatal ball turminated his life. The gallant soldier in his youth, has won in his death upon the field of battle, fame for himself and his Regiment, aud added another name to the Roll of Carolina’s departed Heroes. JAS. SHIELDS, Brigadier General, Commanding Ist Brigade, Volunteer Division. [ From the Mobile. Register Suicide at Pensacola. From the letter of a correspondent at Pen sacola. wc learn that quite a gloom has been thrown over that city by the self destruction of a venerable and much respected citizen of the place. Judge Gamier. The following ex tract from the letter exhibits a calmness and deliberation in the purpose of the deceased, which is perhaps without parallel : Pensacola, Sept. 17, 1847. Our old friend, Judge Gamier, committed suicide last night (Sept. 16) by drowning himself. I have always been under the im pression that he was about one of the happi est men in this city; but such was not the Case. From letters ho wrote to several of his friends, and which were dated sometime back, it appears he had for some time past been making his arrangements to commit the deed. He assigns as his reason, “poverty,”—that he had but s<l2o, which was in Mr. liver’s chest, and that it would take all of that to pay his debts and bury him decently. He wrote a few lines at midnight to Dr. Smith which he gave to a black boy, and told him to hand it to Dr. Smith early in the morning, which was to inform where his body might be found. lie had everything arranged. He directed notes to all to whom he was indebted, even to his washerwoman. He laid his clothes in which ho was to be buried on the bed, and directed where everything might be found. He sewed two large bricks in a towel and tied them to his back, and pinned a towel over his breast and back, and walked down to the end of the wharf with his cloak around him and cap on. AVhcn he got to the place, he laid his cloak down, placed his cap on it, put a brick in his cap, and tying one end of a rope to the end of the wharf; and the other end around his waist, threw himself into the water, where he was found this morning. Last night, at dusk, he walked down on the wharf as was his custom every evening, with Mr. liver, Mr. Mitchell, Mr. Kelly and Air. Ahrens, and was perfectly cool, speaking of the Mexican war, etc., and his letters and the note written at midnight was very neatly executed. Running away with another man s wife is now called “stealing female clothing,” as decided at Pittsburgh. A man named Taylor was ar rested by the husband of the woman, Mrs, Davis, with whom he had eloped from Detroit. The husband, failing in reaching him by any other process, brought him before the Mayor charged with larceny in the taking away of the wife’s clothes. He was brought before Judge Lowrie on writ of Habeas Corpus. His honor after hearing the evidence, postposed his deci sion for two days, when he remanded the pri soner to jail, to await the requisition of the authorities of Michigan, on a charge of larceny. This is bringing the stealing of hearts down to the unromantic reality of stealing clothes. An Editor not a Gentleman. —Macracon of the Dayton Transcript, tells the following good one, as part of his experience. He says; AVe have travelled some 1500 miles within the last few days by land and water. The tavern keepers, steam captains, &c. &c. have uniform ly chalked our hat, and indignantly refused to permit us to pay' our way. In short, upon the ca nawl, upon the expansive lake, in the packets, hotels, and floating palaces of Lake Erie, we have a great “free blow,” and have uniformly been regarded among the “ d-ead heads." This you will regard as a very pleasant, and certain ly' very agreeable and advantageous way' of travelling. But there was one “free blow” we received which came near knocking us into the middle of next week. The incident is so comical that wc will relate it if the joke is at our expense. AVhile on board one of the splendid steamers which ply between Buffalo and Chicago, the fuz on our chin grew rather longer than was | agreeblc, and we repaired to the barber shop f on board to have it taken off. The fellow did it [ up in first rate style. After he had combed and oiled our head, brushed our clothes, and slicked us up fine, we felt gratified; pulled out a dime and proffered it to him as a reward for his services, lie drew himself up with consi derable promposity. j “I understand,” said he, “d t you is an cdi- | tor r” Well! what of it: said we. “We never charges editors nofin,” said ho. But my wooly friend, said we, there are a i ! good many editors travelling now-a-days, and j such liberality on your part will prove a ruin j ous business. “Oh neber mind,” said he, “we makes it all i up off de gem men." We incontinently sloped. 1 The only thing that Old Rough and Ready j ever retreated from was a Whig nomination. So says an exchange paper, lie could stand Indian and Mexican bullets, but that fraternal hug of whiggery so kindly proffered, he has been choking over for months. It seems to be the hardest dose he ever had to take. — Oh io States man. Augusta, ocor g i a . SUNDAY MORNING SEPT. 2«5. FOR GOVERNOR HON. G. W. TOWNS. OF TAI.Ror. Democratic Nominations for Senators. i Ist Dirt.—Chatham—Thomas Purse. I 2d “ Bryan and Liberty—J. M. 13. IT ARDEN. 3d “ Mclntosh and Glynn—T. M. Forman. 4th “ Camden and Wayne—Lei as Fort. Mh “ Lowndes and Ware—Gen. T. Hilliard. 7th “ Tattnall and Bulloch—John A. Mattox Bth “ Scriven and Effingham—lV. J. Lawton. i 9th “ Burke and Emanuel—W. S, C Morris. 12th “ Thomas and Decatur—Wm. 11. Revnolds. 13th “ Baker and Early—Dr. Wm. J. Johnson. lltli lt Randolph and Stewart—William Nelson. j 17lh “ Macon and lioilston—John A. Hunter. I9th “ Dooly and Pulaski—Geo. M. Duncan. 20th “ Twiggs and Bibb—W. W. Wiggins. 21st “ Washington and Jefferson—B.S. Carswell. 24th “ Hancock and Baldwin—S. Buffington, Jr. 25th “ Jones and Putnam—James M. Gray. 2dth “ Munroe and Pike—Col. Allen Cochran. 23th “ MerriWether aild Coweta—Obe. Warner. 3ist “ Fayette and Henry—Luther J. Glenn. 32d “ Jasper and Butts—Col. J. C. Waters. 35th “ Wilkes and Lincoln—lsaiah T. I&vini 33d “ Newton arid Walton-—-AVarren J. Hill. I 38th “ Clark and Jackson—Samuel Bailey. 39th “ Gwinnett and DeKalb—Jas. P. Simmons. j i 40th “ Paulding and Cass—Francis Irwin. 41st “ Cobb and Cherokee—Wm. H. Hunt 43d “ Habersham and Rabun—Euw’d Oof* ee. 44th “ Lumpkin ami Union—Elihu ?. Barclay; RICHMOND COUNTV. FOR REPRESENTATIVE WSL LI -^SCHLEY. Democratic Ticket for Wilke’s County. I For Senate 3btk District. ISAIAH T. IRVIN. For House of Representatives. LEWIS S. BROWN. HENRY P. WOOTTEN. , | • Our Candidate. We take great pleasure in presenting to our I . i fellow citizens of Richmond county, the name ! of William Schley, as a candidate for a scat ! lin our State Legislature. To the Democratic party, as a party, we can say with truth, that its ranks hold not a more firm, staunch and i i reliable Democrat. He is attached to its | . i principles and will still adhere to its fortunes. Should he be elected he will act with it upon all pai’ty questions, and vote for its candidates in all elections before the Legislature. Ho is I a man of intelligence, good character and hon- 1 est intentions. He is worthy the unanimous support of the Democrats both of town and country. We hope that they will one and all j rally to the polls and give him their suffrages. | Having said this much to the Democrats, it remains that wc should address one Avoid in all j frankness to our fellow citizens of the W hig j party. We have candidly proclaimed in the I foregoing that our candidate is a Democrat — Ml I a thorough unflinching Democrat. We will i seek to use no dubious phrase to perplex the | mind of Whig or Democrat on this point. In proposing him, however, as his friends have seen proper to do, for the suffrages of the peo ple, it is hoped by them that reasons of a local character will induce a number of Whigs to vote for him, and to desire his election. — Without Whig votes it is clear that he cannot jbe elected. The Whigs have a large majority ; in this county, and it is conceeded that they 1 can elect just whom they please. The question arises, and addresses itself with as much force to the Whigs of this city as to the Democrats, would it not be an ad ! vantage to the interest of Augusta to have a Democrat from this county in the Legislature —one who Will have influence, (which Whigs from this county could not have,) with his party, and will exercise it for the benefit of our j city when questions come up, as many and very important ones undoubtly will, involving the best, the dearest, her vital interests.— ( Whether the Whigs or the Democrats have a majority on joint ballot in the Legisla ture, it is plain that a Democrat from Rich | mond would be useful to this community.— | ; This will be eminently true, in case of a De i mocratic majority. Whether these considera tions will be sufficient to influence a sufficient number of Whigs to break the ties of parti sanship and vote for our candidate, is a ques- i tion for the Whigs to solve. There may be many whose attachment to the interests of Au gusta is stronger than to party, and who will forego the pleasure of a party triumph, in or der to subserve what they think the interests of the city. We hope there arc many such, i It docs not seem unreasonable, as a matter of justice, that the large and respectable body of . Democrats in this city and county should be allowed a voice in legislation which is destined to exercise an important influence on their in terests. That too is a question to be left to the Whigs. Perhaps they may all think that Whigs can represent those interests as well. | They may not ask or desire Democratic aid. This view may be right— perhaps. At any rate, their hot politicians will say so. It is not to tl\em wc address our remarks. But Aye dp not believe that they form the bulk of their party, or monopolize its intelligence. The Democrats, as a party, at any rate, will stand firm, apd sustain their candidate, and with him, their candidate for the Executive | Chair, her Hon, George W. Towns. But they give her opportunity to the citizens of Angus- | 4- k — • ’ ta have one hig and one Democrat in the lower branch of the Legislature, believing that such a mixed representation may, in some ! contingencies, prove advantageous to the citv. If the Whigs think otherwise, be it so. | We will remark, in conclusion, that as good | an opportunity is now offered to the moderate j W higs to allay the bitterness of party strife by i sending a mixed delegation, as will ever oc cur again. Let them take it into dispassionate | consideration. It may not prove a disadvan tage to our local interests, whatever comments 1 it may extort from the politicians, who have a I motive for keeping up political excitement u -1 mong us. Mexico.—The Terms of Peace. The public mind is anxiously turned to Mexico, and conjecturing the terms of Peace which may be granted that obstinate and faith less people. The question arises, is she enti tied to any, and what liberality from our gov- I ernment. That she has forfeited all claims I upon our magnanimity, net only once, but ro , peatedly, not now only, but during the whole 1 progress of the Avar, we bclic\’e to be the set tled opinion of the American people. - What | may be granted as a favor from us, will spring j from the voluntary impulse of a generous i people, not as responsive to the least claim Mexico can advance. If we stop short then of seizing the Avhole country as a fair and le gitimate spoil of Avar, the forbearance is not 1 that which the justice of the case exacts. But what is the view taken by the AA’hig party: What are the terms on which that party Avould settle Avcre they in poAvcr? This question might be answered by contemplating the ground they assume. The Avhigs contend that Mexico has given us no cause for Avar — that she did not commence or proA'okc the war. They contend that avg are Avholly in the Avrong in this quarrel. It legitimately follows therefore from their OAvn premises that avo cannot justly exact indemnity from her. If : therefore the treaty making poAvcr Avcre in the hands of the whigs they could not consistent ly demand indemnity either in money or ter | ritory. They Avould not demand it. The po ! sition they have assumed before the country j openly and boldly, is that each nation should i pay its own expenses in this war, and that the United {States should yield back all the con quered country. That party has assuitlcd the I position of Judge! Berrien, laid doAvn in his i resolutions in the U. S. Senate, that Ave should 1 acquire no territory from Mexico as the result |of this war. No more territory, is the cry ! of the Southern Avliigs in response to the Wil mot Proviso whigs—that is, HU the whigs of ■ the North, who exclaim xo more slave ter i KiTOiiVi These tAvo branches of the Avhigpar | ty thus Uniting and forming the great univer i sal Avliig party of the Union, thus seek to ar ; rest the progress of the American flag, of Ame rican institutions* and republican principles. 1 It is a narrow minded and unstatesman-like policy. It reflects no credit on the statesman ship that presides over the vieAvs of the great j Avliig party, and would Control the destinies of our great republic if that party could ac cede to power. It betrayed on the pilrt of : .Southern politicians a culpable weakness in ■ truckling to the anti-slavery feeling of the i North, by opposing the acquisition of more I territory for fear of arousing anti-slavery op ! position. The same weak spirit avo old have j deprived us of Louisiana—of Florida—of Tex as. These are among the brightest stars in the American galaxy. Thanks to the firm ness and the patriotism of the democratic par ty, the latter avus rescued from the fanatical efforts of the anti-slavery party to quench the i bright beaming of that “lone star,” and she I now contributes her glorious light to embia i zon the national banner. Thanks to the de j mocratic party, the national honor and glory will be safe in the hands of the Chief Magis ; tratc of the Union, and of the United States .Senate, which together form the treaty making poAvcr. They will not countenance the nar roAv policy Avhich would oppose the further acquisition of territory. Whatever be the ! other terms of the treaty, one Avill certainly be a cession of Mexican territory to this country. The So. Ca. R. Hoad and the Bridge. We owe an apology to the Agent of the ! South Carolina Rail Road Company, for not noticing his letter as soon as received. It was ; our intention to do so, but unfortunately we laid his letter aside, and it escaped us. We I give that portion of it relating to our remarks and the charges of the Rail Road Company.: — We have done what we conceive to be our j duty, in counteracting the reports circulated to the prejudice of the Bridge and our city, and if those Avho desire to ship Cora to the I Charleston market prefer paying 3* cents transportation from R. Road to R. Road on each bushel, AA'hcn they can get it done for less, avc hat'e nothing to say on the subject 1 further than they must take- the blame them selves, and not throw it on our city. Dear Sir —So far, as is to be inferred from 1 your editorial this morning, from considering it ! to be a job out of which profit avus to groAv, I as sure you the charge constitutes no inconsider able tax upon the freight account of the Road, AA-ithout taking into account the im | mense trouble and additional labor im'olA'cd in the discharge of these duties. Uou arc cor rectly informed, that the Company charges ac the rate of 7o cents per load of 20 bushels, but, | as I haA'e before said, not a fraction of it goes into its coffers. On the contrary, a loss of I cents plus is incurred, in consequence of our agreement to receive at the Augusta Depot, and transport to Charleston for 10 cents; thus charging only 3 whilst we pay 3| cents. I have always believed, (and still do,) that the above price (7o cents) Avas the regain ! charge. I have frequently endeavored to haAc it reduced, but always unsuccessfully, unless I would agree to consider it as (what is called) back-loading —in other words., to have it | brought over at the convenience of the diaA - men. That* of course, avould have been a violation, of our promise to the public, “to be ' always prepared to receive and forward with : out delay.” I haA'e, therefore, been compelled, | from a sense of duty, to refuse all bargains. *