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Songr.
I may not meet thee as we met
In other days—
Unmoved; I cannot bear as yet
Another’s praise
la coining years I may behold
That marble brow,
With callous heart and eye as cold—
But, ok I not now i
I may not meet thee in the throng,
And pass ihee by;
Nor see thee, swan-like, glide along
With tearless eye.
In hajipier hour I may again
Be free as thou—
With careless since may greet thee_lhcn— j
But, oh! cut now 1
I may not meet thee when the trees
Are budding new,
And the wak'd earth rejoicing sees
Each vernal hue.
But when the sere autumnal leaf
Has left the bough.
To meet thee then may bring relief
But, oh! not now I
From the Philadelphia Bulletin-
Oar army in M;xico — 77 ic campaigns of okl —
Cortez , Napoleon, Wellington—The American !
and the Spaniard—Ftime estimate of the Mcxi- \
can soldier—General Taylor in Europe — ln- !
terest manifested in the Mexican hear by ike
court of Prussia.
We cannot look back on. the career of our
army in Mexico without a thrill of honest
pride! Such prodigies of valor, such heroic j
endurance of suffering, such, an indomitable 1
spirit of perseverance, have never been sur- j
passed iu history, and only been equalled by
the fabled deeds of the Paladins of old. Future
annalists will tell the story of the war, with a
reservation against too much credulity. Pos
terity will scarcely believe the narration. That
a comparatively small body of men should
penetrate into the heart of a mighty empire,
and defeat, in a dozen pitched battles, an enemy
always fourfold their own number in the field,
is one of those events whl *h approach so near
ly the miraculous ag to stagger the belief of
mankind. The wars of NopoJeon arereg trded
as wonderful; but they cannot rival the war in
Mexico. The prodigies performed by the Old
Guard are nothing to those exhibited by our
little array! Napoleon o;ten won battles against
thrice his own number; Taylor and Scott have
conquered against fourfold odds. The victories
of Napoleon were achieved by veteran troops;
.our successes have been^ gained chiefly bv volun
taers. The French emperor had generally no
fortifications to carry; at Monterey, Cerro
Gordo, and Mexico, our troops stormed the
enemy in his entrenchments. From the battle
of Palo Alto to that of Buena Vista, from the
expedition of Doniphan to the entrance of Scott '
into the capital, this war has presented a series j
of successes, whose romantic splendors carry j
the imagination back ti the days of the Round
Tabic, to the tight at Roncesvalles, to the mem
orable rout of Bannockburn!
Hitherto the enterprise of Cortez, by which
the Aztec monarchy was overthrown; has !
been considered the most wonderful event re- !
corded in authentic history. But Cortez march- |
cd on Mexico, with an army clad in.mail, and ;
possessed of fire-arms; while the Indians had
no weapons but arrows and obsidian hatchets.
Hence the S Danish solder, especially the moun
ted one, could fight with comparatively little
peril, until he actually fell from exhaustion.
The number of killed and wounded in the
battle of Cortez was generally not over a do
zen, while the slaughter on the side of the
Aztecs was enormous. The victories of the :
conqueror were not so miraculous as at first i
supposed. A compact body of mailed soldiers !
maybe assaile I by fifty times their number,
but nnthn all at once! If the assailed present a
front of five hundred men, only five hundred
men can attack at the same time. Defeat these
five hundred, and five hundred more may rush
to the assault. But those, too, must soon fall; I
for if the one party U defended by armor, ren
dering them impervious to the shafts of the !
fne, the contest, it is apparent, is all on one
side; and the chances are, that the assailants i
will be wearied our first. The battles of Cor
tez wore of this d.'Siription. When attacked 1
by overwhelming numbers, he always seized I
some defile where the Aztecs could only at
tack in front. Hence, though tea times his
own number were in the field against him, he
never was engaged at any one moment with
more than an equal force. Moreover, he gene
rally had from five to ten thousand Tiascalian
allies to harass the wings of the foe.
But our battles in Mexico have been very
different affairs. The enemy is partly of Span
ish blood, is in a comparatively high state of
civilization, possesses fire-arms like ourselves,
has able and experienced generals, is in a coun
try full of impregnable positions, and avails j
himself of all the aids of military discipline
and strategetic science in the formation and
management of his army. The war is not a
contest between European veterans and sava
ges; it is a war between raw volunteers and a
well-drilled army. It is war against the very
troons which drove the Spanish infantry out
of Mexico. But the blood of the American
has triumphed over that of the Spaniard; the
r ice of the Norman over that of Ishmael. Our
little army has assaulted the foe on the open
field, has stormed him iu his streets, and has
carried entrenchments defended by artillery.
The French were defeated at Saragossa, but
Taylor conquered at Monterey. Wellington
rapulsed from Badajoz on his first attack;
but Scott stormed Cerro Gordo in an hour.—
The aid es were kept at bay at Paris until
treachery opened the gate =; but at the garita
our gallant troops swept everthing before them,
end rushed shouting into the very streets of
the capital. Nor was the victory won in con
sequence of any panic on the part of the foe.—
Our terrible loss, a thousand men, proves the
contrary- In a word, search where we will iu
militarv history since the invention of fire-arms
and we find no parallel to the achievements of
our arras under Taylor, Scott, and Doniphan.
That this is not exaggeration, we are able to
prove from a perfectly impartial source. A
letter which appeared in the “Literary V> orld
gives an account of an interview between Mr.
Stephens, the traveller in T ucatan, and the
celebrated Baron Humboldt, now resident at
P*»tsdam as a familiar guest of his majesty of
Prussia; and in this letter are the following re
marks on the genius of our generals and bra
very of our troops, as displayed in the Mexi
can war:
••Out of Europe, Mexico seemed to be tne
country which interested ham most perhaps
istyin its connexion with those countries which
had brought me to his acquaintance, or, more f
j robably, because it was the foundation of his |
own early fame. He spoke of Mr. Prescott’s
History of the Conquests, and said that I
might, when the opportunity offered, say to :
j that gentleman, as for himself, that there was
no historian of the age, in England or Germa- \
I ny, equal to him.
i “And he was keenly alive to the present j
| condition of Mexico. He was full of our Mcxi- !
can war. His eyes were upon General Tay
i lor and American army. I was well aware,
I that in the conduct of this war General Tay
lor was drawing upon himself the eyes of all
Europe; and that whatever might be the dif
ferences of opinion as to its necessity or justice,
it was producing everwhere, in monarchical
and anti-republican countries, a stronger im
j pression of our ability and power for war—
: which in enlightened (?) Europe, even at this
j day, more than all the fruits of peace, industry
! and extended commerce, more then the exlu- j
bition of twenty millions of people abounding
in all the comforts of life, raises us to the rank
of a ♦first-rate power, and makes us ‘respected.’
“Baron Humboldt said, that with one of
his own maps before them, the King and his
military council had followed General Taylor
from his encampment at Corpus Christl, to
Palo Alto and Ke-aca do la Palma, through
the storming of Monterey, and the bloody
scenes of Buena Vista. They had fought
over all his battles, and, with his positions all
marked on the map, were then looking for
further tidings. They had seen and appreciat
ed all his difficulties at Buena Vista. In Prus
sia, war is a science, and, according to the
leading policy of Europe, to be always ready ,
for war, every male in Prussia—the highest !
noblemen’s son not excepted—is compelled to I
| serve his regular term in the army. In the
j teeth of all settled opinions, and as it were
upsetting the whole doctrine of standing ar
mies, General ’Taylor, with a handful of regu
lars and a small body of volunteers wbo had
never been in battle, had stood up for a whole
day against a muderous fire, and had finally
defeated four times his number. Field mar
shals and generals of Prussia, among them ve
terns who had studied the art of war, on the
great battle-fields of Europe, were struck with
admiration at the daring and skill displayed at
Buena Vista; and this admiration, Baron Hum
i bol It said, they expressed without reserve —
| freely, publicly, and everywhere. Amid the
! bitterness and malignity of the English press,
it was grateful to hear from such lips that load
ing military men of a military nationdid justice
to the intrepidity and firmness of our volun
teers, and to the courage, skill, and high milita
ry talents of General Taylor; while Baron
Humboldt’s comments upon his despatches
and orders, and in fact upon all that related to
him personally in the conduct of the war, were :
such as no American could listen to without j
feeling proud.”
These are sentiments highly complimentary-.
But we do not allude to them on this account.
We quote them that our readers may notice
the position which our victories give its in
Europe—the respect with which, it is appa- i
rent,foreign nation, regard our military prowess.
Unfortunate as this war is in some of its fea
tures, it has, at least, this redeeming consola
tion. Hitherto the United States has been :
known abroad only as a thriving and industri- |
our nation, whose naval successes had been |
wounderful, though on too small a scale to
attract much notice. But now we have sud
deatly blazed up into a first-rate military pow
er; and all Euro, e stands astonished at the su- ■
perio.ritv of material in our armies. M hen
we recollect that, in the Old World, a nation
is estimated chiefly by its prowess in arms, we
perceive the advantage of the otherwise use
less glory. Washington used to say that the
best way to preserve peace was to make others
repect you. Hence it is probable that the I
Mexican war will preserve this republic from j
many a sanguinary contest into which othor
; wise it might have been plunged by the ag- ;
gressions or insolence of European powers.
[From tie Si" tnmi Republican, llth insti]
The Thus. S metcalfi
The is the name of a new Steamer, lately
I built for the Georgia Steam B >at Company,
j She is to run on the Savannah river, Carrying j
freight. The construction of this boat must ■
he regarded as a complete depa tare from the ,
old system which admits too use of barges.
Mr. Williams, the enterprising Agent of the i
Company, has, by bringing the Mdealt' on the
lin \ imitated the plan pursued on the great
Western rivers, where the construction of boat >
I for similar service to that on the Savannah riv
| er has been so much studied, and latterly so
much improved upon. There are l.fDOsteam
i boats navigating the Ohio, Mississippi and
Missouri rive.'s, an 1 the Mete if,\ ko them, car
ries her freight without the aid of tow boats, and
in her construction, the most valuable of the
modern improvements seen in those boats mav
be found. Her frame is made principally of
Cedar and Southern Pine, and in the system
I of uniting, planking and bolting the various
parts, there is a most complete security against
: that general tendency in flat bottom boats,
j towards depressing their sides below the level
;of the middle. This tendency, as well as that ;
“to hoy," (as the expression is,) is further ob- j
! viated by a bulk-head of thick planks, which
\ extends fore and aft up from the kelson to the
main deck, on which are the enginers, boilers, :
&c. This bulk-head may be regarded as a
| continuation of the kelson, dividing the hold
j into two equal parts, for the planks composing j
it rest on the top of the centre kelson, and
reach up to the under surface of the deck tim- j
I bars,ad ling greatly to the support and strength,
while the numerous long bolts which it con
tains, effectually prevents any possibility of
deranging the nice - adjustment of the frame of
| the boat. The same precautions ngaiuat de
; rangeme.it may he observed in the construction ,
! of the wheels and in bracing the wheel-houses.
This boat has two rudders, both managed j
with perfect case by a wheel on the upper dock
in the forward part. The wheel ropes are rig- 1
ged into a tiller in the stern, which is out of
sight or below the main deck, and this tiller is ,
connected with a yoke which moves both rud
ders at the same time. The«e rudders are thus
removed from the centre of the boat towards
the sides, so as to be without the dead water
and to catch the influence of the quick water I
from the wheels, lienee whatever may be the j
condition of the boat, whatever her direction,
i she will always feel one of her rudders—a
provison of great importance in a boat calcu
lated like the Metcalf to carry 1,200 bales of
i cotton. She will carry 400 bales in her hold,
and as in the boats on the Western rivers,
the remainder will be distributed on the main
deck forward of and abaft the engine, and on
the upper deck. This last deck is 104 feet long,
and upon it are her cabin and pilot house.
The length of the Metcalf on deck is 136 feet
her breadth of beam 26 feet, and she mea
sures about 200 tons register. She has two high
pressure engines of 60 horse power each. The
boilers and machinery are all on deck and oc
cupy a space of only about 30 fobt in length
with a good passage way. —The same regard to
strength and solidity may be seen in the ad
justment of the engines, &3. as in other parts of
the boat. 'The draught of water with fuel on
1 board, is 22 inches,and it will not exceed 4 feet
with 1200 square bale of cotton.
i
A man named Carbajal, who is said by some
to be a brother of the famous Mexican chief,
: was arrested a few days since in New Orleans,
on the charge of having attempted to give aid
I and comfort to the national ciiemy, by ship- ,
, ping on-board the schooner Mississippi five
, : barrels of pow der, consigned to a Mexican mer
chant at Y era Cruz. Carbajal says it was aB
f a mistake—ho intended to ship five barrels of
| cigoritoes to era Cruz, and the five barrels of
powder to Havana, on the brig P. Soule! Tak-
I ing for granted the truth of this statement —
especially as there was no evidence to prove
that the prisoner really intended to give “aid
i and comfort” to the enemy—the Recorder
; simply imposed the customary fine for the in
i fringment of the city ordinance relating to
■ powder, which fine amounts to the very pretty
j sum of $3200! ! —which not being able to pay,
nor give bail for his appearance, Mr. Carbajal
; was taken with a bail writ, to await in prison
; the result of a civil suit for recovery of the
amount of the fine.
A few days since we copied a paragraph from
the New Orleans Courier, in which it was
stated that some 700 troops were encamped
along the banks of the Mississippi, en route to
Mexico. We notice a letter from Gen. Brooke
| in that paper, touching the disposition of these
volunteers,and defending himself from a charge
jof de'ay—if any such there be—in forwarding
, them with all despatch to the seat of war. N one
! of these troops have as yet reported to Gen.
8., save the Ohio regiment, under Col. Irwin,
and transportations had been furnished in ad
vance of its arrival at New Orleans. All neces
sary steps have been taken bv sending up the
river proper agents of Quartermaster’s and
subsistence departments to meet all the re
quirements of these new troops.
Death of Capt. Grant. —’['he sad intelligence
of tire death of this officer will be conveyed to
our re a levs in the following proceedings. At
the call of his country, Capt. Grant raised a
company of infantry, and repaired to this city
preparatory to leaving for Mexico. Having
some arrangements, of necessity, to make in
the up-country, he could not leave when the
Battalion took up th* line of march —but hav
ing attended to his business, w as kartening on
to the field of Ins duty. A few days previous
to his death he arrived among us, in feeble
health, and died on Friday last, at the dwell
ing of his friend Mr. Sartwell. His funeral
was preached at the Baptist Church to an im
mense concourse, by the Rev. Mr. Slade, and
his remains followed to the tomb by citizens
and soldiers, and interred with military honors.
He came to us a stranger, and carried with
him the respect of all. Peace to the spirit,
and honor to the memory of the departed sol
dier !— Columbus Enquirer.
Augusta, ©cor £ i a ;
THURSDAY X&ORN2XG, OCT. 14.
Rail Hoad Dividends.
Our citizens and the Stockholders of the
Georgia Rail Road and Banking Company,
I will be pleased with the announcement, that
the Directors of the Company have declared
a Dividend of three per cent, out of the pi’ofits
of tiie last six months, ■which is payable on
j and after the 18th inst.
Is the Indemnity Sufficient?
The whigs, even the no-territorial inderani
ty whigs, are finding fault with the terras of
peace offered Mexico by our government
through Mr. Trist. Some of them say the
terms are too lenient, because the territorial
cession demanded is not worth the cost of the
i war, and of the previous spoliations by Mexico
on our citizens. Thev sav it is a waful “ let
-
j down" by our government to take territory so j
worthless in comparison to the immense cost |
of the war, to say nothing of the valuable
lives we have been compelled to sacrifice, and
; the previous injuries of which our country
complained. These fault finders, however,
are among the very men who, were they in
power,would have exacted less—probably have
demanded nothing. They arc among the no
indemnity party, which in fact is the Corwin j
| party of the North, and the Berrien party of
the South. It is in fact the Chraniclo <Sr Senti
nel party of Georgia. These hare always re
j pudiated the idea of demanding indemnity
; from Mexico. Vet now that Mr. Trist’s pro
! positions have come out they complain that
ho has not demanded a sufficiently valuable
indemnity. They would compare the terms
proposed to the
Oregon by the Aministratiorv, and the 10°
terms afterwards accepted. They say that the
land is poor —miserably poor and not worth
demanding arid annexing.
The reply to this is that poor or rich, it is
the most desirable to this country of all the
territorial possessions of Mexico. It is just
what our people want, and all that they
want, with the exception of those who insist
on taking it all. Proximity, geographical
: position, the conveniences of boundary, and
i the wants of commerce and emigration dic
tate just the line which our government,
through Mr. Trist, proposes. If it is poor
land it is not the fault of the President. He
is not responsible for its quality, its climate or
productions. If, too, the quality is not good,
he has aimed to make up in quantity for this
lack. He demanded about 536,000 square miles
of territory, in addition to all Texas. And
now having noticed one class of grumblers, we
come to another. There is a set who have
taken the administration to task because its
demands are too exorbitant. They complain
that it is outrageous, unreasonable, des
potic, to demand of poor Mexico so much of
her glorious soil. The North American and V.
S, Gazette . a leading organ of Northern whig
gery, the same that was recommended to the
support and confidence of the whigs by Messrs,
i Berrien, Toombs, Stephens and King, thus
i discourses of the enormity in a recent edito
rial:
“It might suit the philosophy of the Vice
President to discourse as calmly as he did at
Pittsburgh, of our coming out of this war in
possession of “one-half or two-thirds of all the
Mexican territory;” but we may be assured
there is more infatuation on the part of our
own Government in asking such an enormous
cession than in that of Mexico in refusing it.
Mexico never can accept such terms; she never
will accept them; and Mr. Polk in insisting
on them, in the face, too, of all the difficulties
involved in the unsettled Wilmot Proviso
question, is only indulging the wantonness of
a despot, rather than discharging the duties of
the first servant of a republic, and trifling, in
that wantonness, with the peace and happi
ness of two nations,—and trilling with human
blood, and lives, and souls. There is some
thing awful in the thought, that the responsi
bility for all this carnage at Mexico attaches
to one single human being!”
Between the questions of too much, and
too little indemnity—between an insane gree
diness for territory, and a disposition to buy
a peace on ignominious terms by paying a
dozen prices for territory wholly undesirable,
it would be idle to search whig journals for u
decision. But we believe that the right mind
ed of the American people will be found in !
numbers sufficient to sustain our government
in its recent demands, as having not been ex
orbitant on tho'one hand or inadequate on the
other. Those having been rejected, and terms
wholly preposterous and inadmissible de
manded by Mexico, the people will sustain
the President in his resolution to make no
more offers of peace —to consent to no more
armistices, but to press on our victorious arms
to the entire subjugation and military occu
pation of Mexico. When this .is accomplished,
and a government established over that coun
try which, on the one hand will protect the
property and lives of the peaceable citizens,
but at the same time compel all to feel the
scourge of war by levying contributions for
the support of the government and the war,
perhaps that infatuated people will come to
their senses, and treat for peace. If however,
they persist in a resistance that can have no
other result than their denationalization, be it
so. It is their choice, not ours. Yet it may I
ultimately prove a blessing to them, political
and social, while it can neither detract from
our national greatness or our internal prosper
ity. In order to force the M exicans to sue for
peace, some of those who do not desire the
destruction of her nationality and her perma
nent absorption by onr country, have suggest
ed that her principal cities should be razed,
and utterly demolished. This severe alterna
tive may become necessary. We shall not be
among those who would protest against the
proceeding. In fact we think that the time
for taking that step lias nearly arrived.
Our Exchanges.
We shall in future send our daily paper orily
to publishers of dailies, and to such weeklies
and tri-weeklies as will pay us the difference
of Exchange. To tri-weeklies we will send
our tri-weekly, and to weeklies our weekly,
subject to the exception in favor of those who
prefer to pay the difference.
We will also send our tri-weekly only to tri
weeklies and to those weeklies that desire it,
and will pay the difference.
W e will also send but one copy of our daily ;
to any daily office in exchange. Those de
siring two copies, one for their reading rooms,
must pay the subscription for one of them.
This plan is adopted in pursuance of an un
derstanding to that effect at the Editorial Con
vention at Stone Mountain. It is adopted in
view of the heavy expenses of a daily paper,
soon to be greatly enhanced by the cost of
telegraphic accounts when the line is com
pleted through this city and Savannah, and
from well considered views of economy and
justice.
Kcw Post Office.
Bncna Tista is the name of anew Post Office
established in Henry County, Geo., of which
Columbus W. Smith, is Postmaster.
Tennessee.
The Legislature of this State assembled at
1 Nashville on Monday, the 4th inst. Josiah M.
| Anderson was elected President of the Senate 1
by a vote of 12 to 11 for J. M. Williamson. In
the House, Franklin Buchanan was elected
speaker by a vote of 40, to 30 for Mr. Blacke
more;
Maryland.
The following are the names of fhc me tu
bers elected to Congress from Maryland ;
I ° *
I.—John O. Chapman, ( Whig.)
11.—J. Dixon Roman, (W.) gain;
111. —T. W. Ligon, (Dcxu.)
IV. —R. Mcl.ane, (Uerii.)
V.—Alexander Evans, (W.) gairt;
\l.—John W. Criafielcl, (W;)
[communicatee.]
The Wilkes County Rail Read.
Mr. Editor —A writer in your paper of the
7th, under the signature of “Moderation,’* re
views the action of the D rectors of tie Ge n
gia Rail Road on propositions made to them
from the citizens of Wilkes; The article is
written with evident ability, and in good taste
and temper. lie very cfludidly admits, and
clearly and logically proves, that the proposi
tions of the citizens of Wilkes were unrea
sonable} and I need say but little on this
head. They were much more objectionable,
however, than he seems to have supposed.—
The “ lowest rates” charged by the Georgia
Kail Road on cotton, &c., from Atlanta to Au
gusta, are 20 cents per 100 lbs., and not 25, as
assumed. Th : s would have given the Geor
gia Rail Road 6| cents from “the point of
junction” to Augusta for the freight of the
Wilkes lioad. The lowest rates for passengers,
are cents per mile, or say 85 cents for 57
miles. For reasons stated by “Moderation,”
and others that might be added, these rates,
for short distances, and on the lower end of the
road where the trains are heaviest , would scarce
ly pay for the oil used on the cars and ma.
chuiery; though as an extra business from a
distance, that could not be commanded at
higher rates, and for the wohle length of the |
line, they will pay some profit.
The error of the Chronicle , pointed out by ;
“Moderation,” is of small moment, and much j
more than balanced in results by his assum
ing the highest instead of the lowest rates, as
the standard for calculation. In charging
another error upon the Chronicle , he, from
some oversight, falls into one himself. Under
the proposition, the Georgia Road could have
charged only the stipulated rates to the junction,
and had no control over the freights beyond,
to their first station. At very full rates on their
road , the charge on the Wilkes Road could
not have been more than. 5 cents —say from
Augusta, 11| cents. The inode of collection
could make no difference in results. The two
rates added together would make the through
rate, and whether collected together, or sepa
rately, would be a matter of no consequence.
The consequence would have been then, as
stated by the Chronicle. The Georgia Road
might have closed their depots as far as
Greensboro’ and Athens, or have fallen to
rates less than the cost of transportation.—
Had the proprietors of this new road been in
clined to a speculation, they might have built
a town near the Junction larger than Athens.
These consequences were not seen by those
who made them lam very sure. If they had
been, the high character of the gentlemen
delegated forbids the idea that the proposi
1 tions would ever have been made—much less
insisted on.
Admitting the propositions made to be un
reasonable, and such as the Georgia Rail Road
could not be expected to accept, “Moderation”
thinks, on the other hand, that the terms of
fered by the directors were not as liberal as
the citizens of Wilkes had a right to expect —
or, perhaps, as liberal as the directors them
selves intended. The terms offered were, to
carry the freight of the Wilkes county road
at the same rate as charged from Cumak. It
is stated, that at this time, the freights are the
same from Camuk and Gumming. This is true;
but it was stated as probable, th.it the point of
junction would be at or near Crawfordville,
where the freight is generally 20 per cent,
higher. Again : this nearer station gave per
fect security against future extortion, which
seemed to be much desired. The competition
at these points, is with wagons, and of course,
the shorter the distance the stronger the com
petition.. The company might raise at Gum
ming or Crawfordsville, when they could not
do so at Camuk. They are more likely to fall
at that station, where the Wilkes road would
have had the advantage of the fall, whether
joining at Gumming or Crawfordville. I make
these remarks to prove that the terms offered
were not illiberal in any sense, but showed an
anxiety for the road to be built. I admit it as
my belief, however, that there is truth in the
suggestions of “Mo leratiou” on this head.
There was no revised freight list before the
board, and I think it was believed by the board
generally, or rather, taken for granted, that
there was a difference on cotton and most
other articles of 5 cents, or 20 per cent, be- |
tween the two stations. Though 1 believe i
then, the terms showed concession and favor
as they arc, I believe with “Mod ration,” that
they were intended to be more liberal than
they seem.
But “Moderation” says that they were driv
en from the negotiation by the last resolution
of the board—that a second conference which
was sought, would have been useless —that
the resolution was conclusive against any
change of the terms proposed. I Cannot well
conceive how a writer of so much intelligence,
and who seems to have so clear a conception
of his subject, could have fallen into such an
error. His own candid acknowledgements
would seem to rebut such a conclusion. He
acknowledges, and proves, that the propositions
made by the delegates were very objectiona
ble, and should not have been entertained.
If convinced of this, would the people of
Wilkes have been inflexible in acknowledged
error? Surely not. Then why be less chari
table to the directors? There was no inconsis
tency in further negotiation, and that the di
rectors thought so was clearly manifest from
the fact, that at the moment of passing the
resolution the Secretary was directed to invite
a personal conference the same evening, to see
if the difference could not be reconciled. It
may be asked, why pass the resolution before
the conference? Because it was not certain
that a conference would be had. The propo
sitions were scut to the board in writing —a re
quest »/i writing made that they should be
acted on, and no intimation given that a per
sonal conference was expected or desired; —
The resolution asserted what the board deem
ed expedient with the lights then before them,
but invited a conference. And why did they
propose a conference ? They wished to point
out the very Unreasonible nature of the pro
positions with a hope that the delegate would
modify them—to have their own propositions
examined, and change them, if not sufficient
ly liberal; “Moderation” is convinced, and why
might not the delegate hive been equally ac
cessible to reason ? “Moderation” has referred
to the fact, thlt all freight is the same from Ca
mak that it is from Gumming; might not the
delegate have done the same thing ? Suppose
these mutual explanations had taken place.
still the parties might not have agreed, (as 20
per ct; bounty was far short of expectation)
but there would certainly have bean a ranch
nearer approximation to agreement*
The error of “Moderation” upon this resolu
tion, consists in the assumption, that it pro
posed to do nothingi Whereas, it only gives the
opinion of the board that it u).ts inexpedient to
enter upon "•further” prospective obligations. It
should have been noticed by “Moderation”
that it was only intended as a brief notice* of
the two last propositions, both of which the
board had acted on in whole, or in part. One
of the propositions was, that the Wilkes road
should be put upon the footing, in all things, of
the most favored connections, now made or
hereafter to be mode by the Georgia Rail Road.
The directors had already placed the Wilkes
road on a better footing than any existing con
nection, and bound the Company prospectively
to their terms for all time to come. The other
proposition was, that the board of directors
should state on what terms it would allow
the cars of the Washington Road to run
on the Georgia Road ? The directors had
already determined that they would furnish
the cars on the same terms they did to other
roads, but deemed it inexpedient to allow the
cars of the Washington road to run on the
Georgia road. In other words, they had pro
posed all the “future and prospective arrange
ment;/’ they deemed necessary and reason
able, and deemed it inexpedient to propose
“further” arrangements. They wished these
stipulations defined, to prevent possible em
barrassments from future emergencies not
now foreseen, though it was deemed inexpe
dient to make “farther” prospective arrange
ments.” This resolution was not inconsistent
with those already proposed, or any change or
modification of them.
They deemed it inexpedient for the Wilkes
road cars to run on the Georgia Rail Road, be
cause it was found that different arrangements,
with different Companies would produce some
confusion; and secondly, because so short a
road could not afford a very large outfit, and
* The resolution was not drawn by any member
of the board, and therefore could not cover a hid
den purpose of a secret opponent, as intimated by
‘‘Moderation." It was drawn up by the Secretary,to
embrace the views of the board, or that part of
the propositions supposed to be not answered by
the propositions made.
— : mu —w
it was feared that Washington freight jnight
sometimes be delayed in Augusta, from the ab
sence of the cars at other depots. Little stress
j wa3 upon this provision, however, and so
soon as it was ascertained that stress was laid
on it by the other party, the delegate was in
formed that it should make no difficulty,
and the same rate would be given that w r a*
asked. The arrangement proposed was clear
ly to the advantage of the Wilkes road, as the
salary alone of a superintendent of a car-fac
tory would probably amount to more than the
whole rent of the cars required by them/
I have deemed this much due to the candour
and evident honesty of “Moderation.” I 3p
plaud the ability, and sincerely reciprocate
the spirit in which his article is written. The
directors, though harshly denounced, have
heretofore taken no notice of the subject.
They were instructed by the stockholders, i a
convention to lend all the favor to the Wilkes
road that they could, without injury tb their
own. '1 hoy did so, honestly, earnestly, ami
conscientiously. No influence from any quar
ter was either exerted, or attempted; About
one-half the board icsre from the country, and
the directors in their action were entirely unani
mous.
Ail thought the connection desirable on fair
terms, but none could agree to sacrifice the
interests of the Georgia Rail Road, to obtain
it. No blame should be attributed to any one.
Some misapprehension there doubtless was,
on both sides, but all acted no doubt, ac
cording to their own views of interest and
duty, and the concluding sentiment of “Mode
j ration,” meets an honest response from
Oxe of the Directors.
The telegraph to-day is out of order in all
| directions. The Washington line was opera
ting a short time in the morning but it is now
broken, which is particularly unfortunate, as
the railroad has been rendered impassable by
the flood.— Balt. Patriot, 9th inst.
Seeing the Comet. —A genuine Yankee, fresh
from the region of Wethersfield. Connecticut,
I and decorated in his very best hoaiespUn tog
gery, while taking a peep at the Park Foun
tain on Thursday afternoon, was accosted bv
one of those mysterious individuals whose ex
istence depends on the non-discovery of the
1 “little joker” and who politely asked' him if
j he did not want to sec some of the curiosities
| of the city. Our Yankee friend in the innocence
of his heart accepted the invitation, and they
walked off arm in arm. Reaching the Museum
| the Avily one generously invited Jonathan in
side, but having unfortunately left his pocket
book in his “other coat,” he left Jonathan to
pay for the tickets* After visiting the various
sights, Jonathan’s friend told him that for the
trifling sum of one dollar he Would show him
“one of the greatest curiosities in the world/’
“What on airth d’ye call it?” en juired - Jona
than? “A Comet responded the mysterious in
dividual, “ A genuine comet) which is made
visible to the eye by an apparatus which 1 have
just invented.” “Ye don’t say so!” ejaculated
Jonathan, highly delighted at the idea. “Fact.”
I calkilate you’ll make yoilr everlastin for
tun, if you can only keep the Ciitter right,”
! said Jonathan. “To be sure I will, I’ll make
I myself a rich man.” With this he quietly hint
ed at the dollar Avhich was promptly paid by
Jonathan, vvhen they walked out to take some
j supper, preparatory to the exhibition. They
| were on the ground, (by the Park gates,) a
; long Avhile before the Drummond light made
j its appearance on the top of the Museum, Jon.a
--j than anxiously looking through a piece of
| burnt glass for its arrival. “There it is, by
i gracious!” shouted Jonathan, “there it is as
nateral as life.” “Do you sec it now?” “Yes, as
plain as day.” “Well don’t move your eyes
from the glass.” “No.” “Lot mo have your
Avatch so that I can tell you when to stop.”—
Out it came. “You can look just fifteen
minutes.” “Did you oA-er see any thing like
it?” said Jonathan. No one spoke. “Won
derful handsome, aint it?” Noons spoke. “I
Avouldn’t have believed it was a comet at all, I
wouldn’t,” continued Jonathan, lowering the
glass from his eyes, “but that paskey tail goes a
' Lcctle ahead of all creation!” Judge of his as
tonishment on looking around, to And that his
friend was among the missing, and that his
watch and wallet containing some in
bankable funds, Avere in the same company.
Horrified, he rushed to the police office, but it
Avas too late, “the bird had flown,” and he had
the satisfaction of returning- to his lodgings
minus both. He has resolved never again to
make a friend on so short an acquaintance, and
intends leaving town immediately.
MARRIED.
At Washington, Wilkes county, on Tuesday the
12th inst., by the llevd. Mr. Petrie, Dr. J
N. Wixinti.n to Miss Mary OcTavia, daugh
| lero! William Slone.
Special Notices.
GEORGIA R. ROAD & BANK’G. CO^
AUGUSTA, OCT. 11, 1847.
DIVIDEND NO. 13.—A Dividend of THREE
per cent, out of the profits of the last six months, is
dedai ed on the Capital Stock of this Company,
payable on and alter Monday, the 18th in«.t.
J. W. WILDE, Cashier.
Oct. 14 6 *
OJ* Augusta Female Academy.—Tha
large, commodious and retired building al; the cor
ner of Green and Jackson-streets, nearly opposite
the Methodist Church, having been refitted and
supplied with appropriate furniture, will hence
forth be used for the exercises of the above Insti
tution.
We have Maps, Globes, Scientific Apparatus, an
excellent Library, Ac., and are thus enabled to of
fer facilities to Pupils and inducements to Parents
inferior to no other School in this State.
Details are given in a pamphlet which will be
sent to all making application for it.
j v We will resume our labors on the FIRS I MON
-1 DAY in October inst.
Oct. 1 6—lc L. LATASTK, Principal.
0* Female Institute.— •Rev. Mr. HARD
designs to resume his duties on the IIRST MON
DAY IN OCTOBER.
The course of studies will be as liberal in this
as in any similar institution in the country. There
will be assiduous efforts to secure the improvement
of his pupils by thorough instruction, by the use
of the best text Books, and by a faithful exaction of
perfect recitations.
BOARDING.—A few young ladies can receive
Board in his Family.
Terms may be known on application at his resi
dene, Broad-street, METCALF’S RANGE.
Sept. 28 . —---
AUGUSTA MANUFACTURING COM
PANY.
Bv order of the Board of Directors, notice »
hereby given, that an installment of 10 per cent is
required to be paid in by the Stockholders on We -
nesday, the 10th of November next.
WILLIAM PHILLIPS, Sec’* a. *-C-
Sept. 30 *