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THf CONSTITIITION mm J A iVI ES GARDNE R, J R. • TEEMS. Daily, per annum $3 00 \ Tri-Weekly, per annum..., 6 00 | If paid in advance... 5 00 Weekly, per annum. 3 00 j If paid in advance 2 50 To ("labs, remitting: $lO IN advance, FIVE COriES are sent. This will put our \N cekly pa per in the it*ach of new subscribers at TWO DOLLARS A YEAR. who will pay up arrearages, and | ■end four new subscribers, with the money, can get • the paper at s*2 W. [£pAll new subscriptions must be paid in ad- i ranee. 0= Postage must be paid on oil communications and latters of business. the A. (). Deli i. fust.] Latest from Mczica ■Ry the arrival of the propeller Fanny, yes terday, we received our files of Vera Crus pa pers to the 12th inst. with ottr correspondence from that city to the same date. The Fanny left Vera Cruz on the 14th inst., and experi enced for the first days out constant gales from the North. The Fanny brought 6-3 sick soldiers and dis charged teamsters. The ship Monterey arrived at Vera Cruz on the 12th inst. from New York, with govern ment stores and U. S. marines for the navy. There had been no arrival from Mexico, and of course, no further news from the army. The following items we take from LI Arco Iris: JPadre Jarauta had threatened to shoot all who carried provisions to Vera Cruz. Gen Santa Anna was at Tepcyahualco, with n body of troops, to dispute the passage of the American convoy which left Jalapa on the Ist, and arrived at Puebla on the 4th. It is re ported that the train was in such haste to ar rive at Puebla, that it left in the road many men and wagons, who were unable to follow the body of troops. The camp at Puebla was bcsciged, and hopes wore entertained of re ducing it by starvation; which accounts for the haste of the Americans to reinforce Col. Childs. Gen. Herrera had collected about 1000 men, principally of the National Guard,at Queretaro. The troops arc said to boos better character than those who have heretofore figured in the Mexican army. In Jalapa the robbers and guerrillas have full sway, making war only upon their defenceless fellow-citizens, and the Mexican government of the State of Vera Cruz were talking of a opting measures to put them down. AVe find in the Genius of Liberty of Oct. 8, that Gov. Wilson had nearly recovered from his illness. The same paper, of the 11 th, says; “A few nights ago a stranded brig lying on the shore opposite Sacrificios Island, and the property ofCapt. Simpton, of this city, was completely consumed, having been set on fire by some of those robbing Mexican parties who have of late been acting rather too conspicuous parts in the pantomime of guerrilla warfare. Iho occurrence having been made known to C apt. Simpton. this gentleman, with a guard ot mounted men, Avhich, at his request, were given to him by the authorities of this place, pro ceeded at once to the scene of incendiarism. Rut, on approaching the spot, the party was discovered by the Mexicans, who immediately dropped their fragments of copper, which they had been collecting from the ashes of the bur ned brig, and fiad'at once to the neighboring sand hills. But their flight thither was inter cepted, by a previous arrangement on the part of the Americans, who anticipating the designs of the coppery heroes, despatched a small force of one or two men, with orders to be con cealed midway between the strand and the hills; which being done, the Mexicans finding themselves cut off from their favorite hiding places, and seeing no alternative but capture by one or the other of the American parties, plunged into the surrounding chaparral, which in this particular place, is almost impenetrable, presenting at all points an array of thorns and spears to cast oneself on, which to any one else but a Mexican, would be followed by cer tain impalement. Into it, however, the af frighted Mexicans dashed without much hes itation, and evaded their pursuers, v» no could not pass these prickly barriers. Some few prisoners were taken, among whom were three who were recognised to be old offenders, being known to have boon, oftentimes bcxorc, engag ed in stripping off the coppersheetiug from the brig’s bottom, and were strongly suspected of being the prime agents in the present wanton destruction of the brig, solely that they might be enabled to obtain the balance of the copper, which lay on that side that rested on the sand. These throe having been singled out for death, Capt. Simpton personally fired upon them: one of his shots only tooK effect, slightly wounding him at whom it aa as directed, the other two escaped unhurt, one into the chap arral, and the other plunged into the sea, and was picked up by a British man-of-war boat. We translate from the Arco Iris the proceed ings of the City Council of Mexico, which will repay a perusal. We have first the protest of that important body, conceived in the following words; The City Council of Mexico, in the most solemn manner, in the name of their constitu ents, and in the face of the world, and of the Commander-in-Chief of the army of the IT. S. protest; That though the chances of war have reduced the city of Mexico under the forces of the IT. S. it has never entered their mind to submit voluntarily to any chief, person or authority, unless such as are recognized by the federal constitution, and sanctioned by the Government of the Republic of Mexico, what ever be the length of time for which the foreign power may continue its existence de facto. Resolved in the deliberation hall of the City Council of Mexico, September 13th, 1847,at 11 o’clock, P. M. Signed by Manuel It. Veramcndi and sixteer other members. Next we have the propositions submitted by them to Gen. Scott, on his entrance into the city, which the General good-naturedly told them he would take into consideration, and would assure them all the protection which .the welfare of his command, and the require ments of war would permit. Ihe propositions, considering the source whence they come, leave one in doubt whether to laugh at their folly or grow angry at their insolence. First Proposition —The churches and mon asteries of both sexes, hospitals and chari table institutions, public libraries and archives, colleges and schools, private dwellings, and in general every species of property, movable and whether belonging to the common wealth, to corporations or to indviduals, shall be individually respected; nor shall the des ecration, violation, or occupation of any ot them, bv the forces of the U. S. or by the chiefs and privates who CQiuppsc them, be in any case al- The city shall I>3 governed by the laws, and it will enjoy, as heretofore, Jts privileges; nor shall the forces of the U. o. and their respective chiefs, in any case, enjoin upon it the observance of any enactment which, iu its nature, should belong to the legislative order. , , .. T/iird. —-The administration of justice, m eivil and criminal matters, shall be strictly carried on by the respective authorities of the f country, and in accordance with the provisions f of the federal constitution of the republic of Mexico. a vacancy occur in the gov ernment of the district, the members of the i Council will fill it up according to the require ments of law, without the direct or indirect interference of the armed forces, in the des ignation of the individual, who may bo sclecl | ed to fill such vacancy. Fisth —Any vacances, or absences, among the judges of first, second and third instance, shall 1 be temporarily supplied by the District Gov , ernor, upon due submission by the municipal 1 body. Sixth —The forces of the IT. S. shall not af | feet the municipal rents, nor the manner of their collection; but they will allow the free 1 administration thereof and of the direct taxes, j paid to the municipal body, whose duty it will be to apply them to the branches with which I they arc charged, and to the speedy and full I dispensation of justice. Seventh —The City Council shall be permit ted to keep up such armed forces as may be necessary to maintain the security of the jails and the domestic peace of the community, upon | agreement with the General-in-Chief, of the ( forces of the U. S. as to the number of said j force, and the nature of the arms to be used for j the objects in view. Eighth —The national standard shall be kept j flying over the municipal buildings. A huh —The forces of the United States shall be quartered in such places as may, on agreement with the General-in-Chief be as signed to them. Said officer will be pleased to forbid them any unnecessary rambling through the streets of the city, particularly at night; especially are they to be cautioned against entering into any political discussions, or in dulging in any mention of the campaign, with j the inhabitants of the city. Tenth —The General-in-Chief of the Army ' of the United States will be pleased not to al- \ lo*.v countcr-gncrrUlus or the rangers, to enter the city. 1 Eleventh —The Council will retain, for pub- 1 ! lie purposes, under its direction, the timbers, j ■ materials and other appliances, which were ; I used to maintain the war*. Twelfth —This agreement shall be religious*- ly observed on the part of both the General-in- Chief an a. the Council of the City. Hall of deliberation of the City Council of Mexico, September 13, 1847. (Signed) Manuel R. Veremendi, and sixteen others. The official answer to these propositions seems to be contained in the proclamation of mdrtial law made by Gen. Scott, in the follow-- : ing order : , Headquarters of the Army, ) National Palace of Mexico, Sept. 17, 1847. ) | General Orders—Wo- 287. The General-in-Chief republishes his order No. 2, of 19th February, 1847, declaring Mar tial Law, with important additions, L It is to be feared that many grave offen -1 ces may be committed by or against the per ! sons composing the armies engaged in the present war between thdtwo Republics, which | arc not provided for in the act of Congress ! “establishing rules and regulations for the government of the armies of the United States,” approved the 10th of April, i 846. Those of fences are here alluded to, which,- if committed in the United States, or in their organized ter i be ritorics, would tided and severely punished j by the ordinary civil tribunals of the country* ' 2. The following offences are meant: Assas sination, murder, poisoning, rape, or, the attempt to commit either of these crimes; vio lent assaults, theft or robbery, the profanation | of temples, cemeteries or other sacred places; ! the interruption of religious ceremonies, or j destruction of public or private property with ; out the express order of a superior officer, j 3. For the welfare of the military service, I i for the interest of humanity, and for tho honor 1 of the Unite:! States it is absolutely essential ; that all the crimes above mentioned should ! be severely punished. 4. But the code commonly called the “rules | and articles of war” does not provide anypun sihment for said crimes, not even in case they are perpetrated by individuals in the army a- ; gainst the persons and property of the same, ex cept in the very restricted case in Art. 9: ! and they are only partially referred to in Arts. <sl, 52 and 55, when committed by individuals of the army against the persons and property j of a hostile people; and the said code does not 1 i refer to the injuries which may be committed , i by individuals of a hostile country in viola- | tion of the la ws of war, upon the persons and property composing the army. 5. It is evident that Art. 99, independent of any reference to the restriction in Art. 87, is entirely nugatory and does not reach these ! capital crimes. 6. Therefore, a supplementary code, cover- 1 5 ing the crimes mentioned in the second para j graph of this order, whether committed in, by, or against the army, is absolutely necessary. 7. This unwritten code is simply martial \ law , and is an addition to the military code j prescribed by Congress in the “rules and ar : tides of Avar,” and all armies in a hostile 1 I country should adopt the martial law, not only ; ! for their oaaui security, but for the protection ! 1 of the peaceful inhabitants and their property { from detriment on the part of the army in | violation of the laws of Avar. 8. In consequence of this OA r crpowering ! necessity martial law is declared as a supple- I meat code, and it Avill be obserA r cd in and about j all posts, cities, villages, camps, hospitals, and i other places which. may be occupied by por ! tions of the army of the United States in Mexi -1 co; and it Avill be equally observed in the col : umns, escorts, convoys, guards and detach | incuts of said army, during the present war : with the Republic, and Avhile it shall remain in the same. 9. Consequently all the crimes mentioned in the second paragraph, Avhether perpetrated, Ist. By a Mexican citizen, inhabitant of or so journer in this Republic, against the persons or property of those belonging to or folloAving the army of the United States of America; or, 2d. By any individual belonging to or fol lowing said army, against the persons or pro perty of the citizens or inhabitants of, or so journers in this country; or, 3d. By any in dividual belonging to or folloAving said army, against the persons or property of any persons appertaining to the same, shall be j udged and j punished under the supplemental code. 10. For this purpose it is ordered, that every delinquent in the above mentioned cases shall be promptly arrested, and notice thereof given, that he may be tried before a military com mission, Avhick shall be convoked in conformity with what folknvs. 11. Every military commission under this order shall.be named, governed, and conducted as far as practicable in accordance with Arts. 65, 66 and 67 of the rules and articles of war; and the proceedings of said commission shall i be duly recor<ied in Avriting, revised and cor- ! rected, approved or disapproved, and the sen j tences executed, so far as practicable, in con formity AA’ith the proceedings and sentences of a court martial, under the following limitations; No military commission shall have jurisdiction in any case that may be properly tried by a court martial, and no sentence of any military commission shall be executed against any per son belonging to the American army,, unless j the nature and grade of his offence be establish ed by evidence, and then he shall be punish ed in the same manner that similar cases arc punished in any State of the United States. 12. The salle, waste and loss of warlike stores, j horses, arms, clothing and provisions of sol <Ugrs # shall be punished by law under the Nos. 37 and 38 of the articles of war, and ’ whatever Mexican, whether a resident or a transient person, who shall buy from any soldier, arms, ammunition, provisions or clothing, hor- [ ses ortbcir trappings, shall be tried and severe- j ly chastised by a military commission. 13. The administration of justice, both civil and criminal, shall be meted out in all the es tablished courts throughout the country.with- i out the slightest interruption or hindrance from the officers or soldiers of the American army, excepting the following cases; Ist. In case the person be an officer, soldier, agent, servant, or other person following the North American army. 2d. In political cases, that is to say, suits against other individuals, in which it is alleged that friendly information, protection, or kind reception, has been given to the American army. 14. For the convenience and production of both parties, in all cities and towns occupied by the American arm}', a body of Mexican police shall be established and organized to act 1 in concert with the military police of the said j army. 15. This beautiful Capital, its churches and its religion, its convents and monasteries, its inhabitants and their property, are placed un der the especial safeguard of the good faith and honor of the American army. a consideration for the protection, a contribution of $150,000 is levied on the Capi tal, payable in four payments, at the rate of ; $37,500 per week, commencing on Monday j next, the 20th iust., and terminating on Mon day, the 11th of October. 17. The ayuntamiento, or municipal coun cil of this city, is especially charged with the collection and payment of these sums. 18. From the entire contribution which is to be paid to this army, $20,000 shall be ap propriated for the purchase of some very ne cessary supplies for the wounded and sick in j the hospitals; $90,000 to purchase blankets ; and shoes, which shall be distributed gratuit ously amongst the soldiers of the army, and $40 5 000 shall be retained fur other military wants. 19. This order shall be read to and circula ted amongst all the companies of the Ameri can army now in service in Mexico, and shall be translated into Spanish for the information of the Mexicans. Bv order of the Commandcr-in-Chief. 11. L. SCOTT, A. A. A. General. i : In addition to this we have only the letter : of our correspondent from Vera Cruz, which j | will be found below : Vera Cruz, Oct. 12, 1547. Eds. Delta : —The last ten days have been I almost barren of anything in the shape of I news —reports and rumors enough from above, : but they cannot be traced to any definite | source. There is a rumor, tolerably well at- i tested by letters from Orizaba, that Santa Anna has been ordered to the present seat of I j the Mexican Government, Queretaro, about forty leagues from the city of Mexico. He i j appears at present to be very unpopular. Troops are arriving at this point rapidly.— j There are now encamped here about 2500 j ; troops. Among them I observe the new Ohio | Regiment under Col. Irvin—a fine body of | I troops. Capt. Tilghman’s company of light j ' artillery arrived a few days since, and made j ; quite a favorable impression. They arc equip- ' i ped and mounted in the most superb manner. There is also a fine company of mounted men from Illinois at the encampment. It is expected that Gen. Patterson will leave for headquarters in the course of a week or ten days. Gen. Cushing will doubtless ac company him. Gen. Lane’s train proceeded in safety as far as the National Bridge. It is not probable that t hey met with any opposition this side of j Jalapa. At the latter place they were doubt- j I less reinforced by Maj. Tally's command, now | about; 500 strong. It is probable that Capts. j ! Bcsancou and Lewis proceeded on with Gen. Lane to the city. The companies of Capts. Fairchild, Biscoe ; and Connolly are actively engaged in epeforting . I trains with supplies for the posts of San Juan I and the Bridge, with an occasional scout in | the neighborhood ot the city—and a most la borious duty it is. There is a good deal ot ague among the troops. The Baltimore battalion, under that excel- | I lent officer, Col. Hughes, is still stationed at , j the Bridge. The Illinois regiment at San | Juan. i You will observe in the Arco Iris, which I j enclose, some of your correspondence, which has been intercepted. Augusta, (Georgia, FRIDAY MORNING, OCT. 29. Southern Cultivator- The November Number of this valuable Ag ricultural Journal is on our table, and its con ; tents and illustrations are such as must impart 1 useful information to planters, generally. This ' is the first Number, we believe, issued since I its new editor, Daniel Loo, has arrived among ; us, and with pleasure we copy a notice from ! it of deep interest to our farmers and planters. Analysis of Soils and Fertilizers. —The I Editor of this journal has pleasure in saying I that he arrived at Augusta just as this sheet is going to press, and is prepared to analyse | i Soils and Fertilizers. He begs to express his ' high appreciation of the great kindness and ! cordiality with which he is welcomed at the j South. His best services to advance its Agri- j culture, will doubtless be the most appropri i ate, as well as acceptable acknowledgment. The Washington Union of the 25th instant, contradicts the report that official despatches l i had reached that City from Gen. Scott. The I editor says—“No despatches have been re- | eeived from the General, descriptive of the late stirring events, and indeed no letter, as we have understood, from Gen. Scott since the 4th of June.” The Magnetic Telegraph will be exten ded to Charleston S. C. early in December— | The registers arc all up at lleleigh, Fayette ville, Cheraw and Columbia, and operators stationed there to be in readiness for the com mencement. A Crash The Griffiin Jeffersonian of the 27th inst. savs —“On Saturday morning last, while the good people about New Orleans, street in this city, were peaceably attending to their several avocations,the large Warehouse of Messrs. Lee & Lawson fell to- the earth with a tremendous crash. Two negroes sitting on a bale of Cot ton under it, were most providentially shielded from injury, that part of the roof which fell over them, being the only part which did not burst asunder. No cause can be assigned for i its fall, other than a bare want of strength to support itself. We understand the proprietors have taken steps to rebuild it, and in the mean time have engaged a portion of the Swamp Warehouse, belonging to Mr. Dulin, in which to store their consignments until their own house is rebuilt.” i The N. Y. Journal of Commerce of the 25th inst says—“A letter from a gentleman of very high character in London has made a great deal of talk, and a great deal of misrepresentation, and some alarm. The letter is represented as saying that an event would probably soon oc cur in England, which would shake the com mercial world The language of the letter is.— ‘W e are in the miest of commercial difficulties which I have not seen equalled since 1825, As we have nothing now to use but coin, it : would not be strange if during the week some j tremendous crash should ocaur, which would shake all commercial credit through the coun try.’ “Another letter from a gentleman high in banking affairs, says ‘a commercial failure is about to occur that will astonish the world.’ What this great catastrophe is no one knows, j but of course the bank of England is the first thing to be scrutinized. They say, that the bank had more to pay in ten days as in terest on the Government debt than its whole amount of coin, and that it hud done the very extraordinary thing of refusing to discount this interest ten days before it was payable.— It is also said that the bank had some speieal intercourse with the government. “The present charter of the bank is termed by some intelligent man ‘the cast iron policy.’ It has no elasticity. It cannot issue bills, though they might save the nation. Suppose the Bank of England should suspend payment ' again? “A supposition as monstrous as the same supposition about our U. S. Bank fifteen years ago —but suppose it should. We do not see how it ivould effect us except that as bills would be then paid in irredeemable paper, the rate of , exchange would be very essentially reduced.” j Prom Pensacola. The It. S. steamship Mississippi sailed from 1 Pensacola on Saturday, the 17th inst., for Vera Cruz. More Volunteers. The Columbus Enquirer of 26th inst. says— The fifth company, which fills the requisition i on this State for au Infantry Battalion, was j mustered into service on yesterday morning, j It numbered about 70 men, under the com- ! mand of Capt. James H. Foster, to whose pat- j riotic exertions, aided by the efforts of Lieuts* j Holden, Phillips and Wells, our State is in- ! debted for the completion of the Battalion. i We visited the encampment of this com- 1 pany a few evenings since, and do not remem ber ever, to have seen a better behaved, more orderly, or better looking set of men than we found there. They will pardon us for saying that we were most agreeably disappointed, and | well pleased. The men are able-bodied and j stout, and will do credit to the State, if any thing can bo judged from their appearance and j deportment. While they have been here, their | orderly and quiet behavior has entitled them to the thanks of the whole community. The j company is still filling up, and it expects to ; be able to leave by the last of next week. Wc wish them every success. [comm unicateo. ] Mr. Editor — It gives me great pleasure to ac knowledge the courtesy and good feeling ex hibited in the article of “One of the Directors” published in your paper on the 14th inst. Although unconvinced of most of the errors which he supposes to exist in our former arti cle, and therefore still considering the action of the board fatal to our original enterprizc, we ; hope that the tone in which he writes may serve a valuable purpose. It tends to de monstrate that mutual misapprehension, rath- i i er than intentional illiberally on either side, 1 , gave rise to whatever of bitter feeling may have ) been excited. The writer says that though we represented our propositions as objectionable, they were j far more so in fact than we seem to have sup- j posed. We assumed 25 cents per 100 lbs. as i the lowest rate for cotton from Atlanta to Au- I gusta, instead of 20 cents, which he declares to be the true rate. Wc referred to the print- i cd rates, under date of March 15th, for our in- I i i formation. The circular from which we quoted | contains nothing by which we could infer | j that the rates from Atlanta were not uniform, j If under any circumstances cotton is taken at rates different from those published, some al- j lusion to the circumstances might have been reasonably expected. The article in the : Chronicle $ Sentinel, quoting we suppose from : a circular of later date, gives 30 cents per 100 lbs. as the rate oa cotton. If therefore we were in error, it was occasioned directly by an | oversight in the circular printed for the pur pose of informing the public on those points | for which wc consulted it. We reply to this point merely for the pur pose of vindicating ourselves from the charge [of a careless statement of facts. That we stated all the objections to our propositions, we do not pretend —our object was merely to | prove them objectionable to the satisfaction of those who were still unconvinced, after hear ing some arguments urged against them. Pcr imps, by entering too minutely into the rea sons, we would have rendered, the subject more complicated, and thereby have less effectually accomplished our purpose. “One of the Di rectors” considered our point to have been “closely and logically proved. ” To have heap ed cumulative evidence upon it would have swollen the dimensions of an article necessa rily long. The error in the Chronicle <Sr Sentinel to which we adverted, and which the writer dclares im material, was simply corrected, and no stress laid upon it. “In charging another error upon the Chroni cle" says “One of the Directors,” “he, from some oversight, falls into one himself.” We acknowledge that we were not sufficiently ex- j plicit in our comment upon this error. Still ! the error existed, and the mode of proof was ■ suggested, though our position was not clearly | established. We consider it perfectly tenable, j and will endeavor as concisely as possible to state the reasons of our opinion. The Chronicle supposed that by accepting our first proposition the Company would have lost the business of all the depots between Camak and Athens. We denied the consequence, but acknowledge that we did not directly disprove r it. We shall now endeavor to show its im- , probability as a consequence more clearly. The preface to Mr. Toombs’ proposition, as given in the statement of the directors pub lished in the Chronicle of August 19th, con tains the following words : “Mr. Toombs, one of the committee, &c., submits the following propositions to the Georgia Rail Road Com pany, and asks the action of the directors thereon.” The three propositions follow, which ■ we need not quote. Mr. Toombs asked the action of the directors : upon the propositions submitted to them. He ! did not ask their unconditional acccjitance or re jection of them. There was nothing whatever in his propositions which indicated that they were the ultimatum—that a rejection or modi fication of them would be inadmissible. The Georgia R. Road might have accepted his fir st proposition unconditionally, or with any con dition which it pleased to annex. If the con ditions annexed were unsatisfactory to Mr. Toombs, he could have objected to them, still leading the whole negotiation open. Suppose now the Georgia R. R. Company to have replied to Mr. T. that they would accept his first proposition, on condition that the full charge of 20 cents per 100 lbs. should continue to be paid by the person transporting freight. What would have been the result? By our proposition only cents would have gone to the Georgia R. Road, the residue being paid over to our road. By their annexed condition (not inconsistent with our proposition, but an nexed to it) the Rail 11. Company would have ‘ averted the unfair competition they must otherwise have met. The person transporting freight would have had to pay the full 20 cts. } I and would have been indifferent, so far as pii- j 1 ccs went, as to which road he patronized. The effect of an unconditional acceptance of our first proposition might doubtless have been as disastrous to the depots above Camak as has been represented. But we did not ask an unconditional acceptance —in fact, the prop : ositions offered could by no means have form j ed the entire agreement between, the compa- ! nies. They could only have been the basis of : i an agreement, the details of which would af terwards have been filled out if the proposi tions or substitute for them had been accepted. ; Is there any probability that evil consequences , so obvious as those referred to would have es ; caped the notice of the board. This whole view is in accordance with that given in cur former piece. We assumed throughout, with* out directly stating it, that the Georgia Rail Road would have required this condition, and expressly asserted that “it would have been ■ its own folly to have allowed us to compete with it on other terms." This assumption was used in showing the objections to our first i proposition itself—as it afforded us the rela tive rates on the two roads. In fact, it was | taken for granted throughout the article. The example of the State Road illustrated the mode of collection. The person transporting freight would treat with both roads as one, and the distribution of the freight would be a distinct transaction between the roads them selves. In settling the mode of collection, and the terms of distribution, the necessary pro visions against unfair competition would have been obvious enough to the directors. Proceeding to our comments on the action of the board, the writer differs with us entire ly on the question of the liberality of the i terms offered. The first resolution allowed a • • connection at Camming , or at such contiguous point as might be afterwards agreed upon. But the writer says that the point of junction as stated to the board was at or near Crawford ville. If this was the impression of the board, : their resolution was not to the point. They were not bound by it to our road if built to ' Crawfordville, as, in accordance with the state ment, it probably would be. It was an error ! in itself, and the consequence of it would have * required a change in our plan, or in the terms offered us by the company. There was some ; thought of a junction at Thomson —would , ! not this have required a change of the terms ? j i Equally so with any junction not at or near ‘ Gumming, Again; this nearer station, says “One of the Directors,” -would be a perfect security ? against extortion, as the wagon competition would keep the freights down. AN e must dis : sent from him as to the degree of security it would offer. The amount brought by our road would far transcend that brought from other sources. By a rise of prices, they might lose the latter —but -would be secure of the former. AVhy would they be secure of our supply ? Because the competition referred to is with wagons owned by the persons sending them to market. Hired wagons could not by any means compete with the R. Road at that distance. This seems to us conclusive against the supposition of the security being perfect. Even if hired -wagons could to some extent compete with the R. Road we would be in secure —for by a rise of prices on the part of the G. R. Road, a fall on our part might have been compelled. AVithin certain limits, this rise on the part of the G. 11. Road and conse quent fall on our part, would have kept the entire price stationary or nearly so. and of course the amount of freight would not have varied. The G. R. Road would thereby have made a profit. We could not contend wit them in endurance of the consequences of highfi prices—for the very existence of our road ; would be at stake, as this freight -would be its only resource. But the writer says, supposing their propo ! sition objectionable —a conference was propos ed. AVhy was it not accepted and why were not objections to it pointed out ? The reply to this question brings us to the 2d resolution S of the board. Considerable surprise is expressed at the in ferences we drew’ from it. AN e thinK. it ex ■ ceedirurlv probable, since the statement of facts made by “One of the Directors” that he— ' and it may be the board at large—never in | tended such inferences—but still very clear I that the inferences are justly deducible from the resolution. The language is very general. “One of the Directors” says that it was inteud r ed only as a “brief notice of the two last pro , positions.” It does dispose of them beyond a doubt, but docs it do no more ? The directors may have intended its application to them alone —but if so their language by no means accomplished their object. Had the company declared it inexpedient to accept the “further future and prospective arrangements” propos ed—their resolution would have covered our i propositions, and no other. But when it do | dared it inexpedient to bind the company 4 q o further future or prospective arrangements,” the effect of their resolution w r as certainly not confined to the particular arrangements pro posed by our delegate, but extended, as plainly as language could make them,to all prospective arrangements whatever. As to the inexpediency of allowing our cars to run on the G. R. Road, w'e perfectly agree with the directors. A\e endeavored in the former article to ! point out some of the particulars in which our | first proposition was objectionable. AVe did this because some of our citizens were of tho opinion that it was perfectly fair and unexcep tionable. Tire remaining propositions were so little discussed here, that it was thought un necessary tohomment upon them. Let it now be observed, however, that our delegate in proposing terms, w'as almost of necessity com pelled to make them more favorable to our own road than those to w hich he was willing ultimately to submit. AVe do not suppose j that the full consequences of his propositions • were clearly seen by him when they were ! made —especially as the directors, so much : more in the habit of transacting business con nected with rail roads, were not fully awaro of tho effect of their resolutions. If the latent | consequences of his propositions had been con clusively shown, and he had still adhered to them —there w’ould have been room for tho charge of illiberality. But says “One of tho Directors,” we had no opportunity of doing this. AVe have shown, as we think conciu i sively, that they deprived themselves of tho | opportunity, by their 2d resolution, which, ! whatever its intention , certainly by its l\n ; guage precluded the possibility of further terms. After this resolution—the invitation to a conference, could seem nothing more than an act of courtesy which must have been barren jof consequences. As has been substantially | said before, the question for our delegate ro j solved itself into this—“arc you satisfied with ; the terms offered in our Ist resolution r” Tho i nature of his answer must have been obvious :at once. “The terms are less I beral than wo ; had anticipated, and even if favorable would by the 2d ref olution be rendered nugatory, as ! being insecure.” i j What might have boon the result of a con i| fercncc is mere matter of conjecture. Tho ; misapprehensions of the parties negotiating would furnish cau es for regret, had thev not i * been the means of originating another and more important enterprise. AVe cannot conclude without again advert ; ing to the admirable spirit of the article to I which we are replying, and which will tend to rob those misapprehensions of their only j evil consequences. MODERA TIOX. ! AA'ashington, Oct. 18th, 1847. Special Notices, FRENCH EVENING CLASS. F. Lie Barbier will open a French Class for gentlemen, on Wednesday, 3d of November, at 8 o'clock in ihe Evening. Terms— . Six dollars, for a course of thirty Les sons, payable in advance. Apply to him at tho ■ United States Hotel. 4 Oct. £8 I AUGUSTA FIRE COMPANY. j There will be a general meeting of the Compa ny in Greene-street, in front of the Methodist Church, on Saturday, the 30th inst., at 3 o’clock I* M., for practice and inspection. By order of the Chief Engineer, F. LAMBACK. Wm. Philups, vSecV a. r. c. Oct. 19 JOHNSON'S DAGUERREOTYPE ROOMS. MR. C. E. JOHNSON has the honor to in ! form his old patrons of last year, and the pub t lie generally, that he is again AT HIS OLD STAND, over Messrs. Clark, Racket Sf Co.’s Jncelry Store, where he is prepared to execute MINIA TURES in a style superior to any thing he ha* done heretofore. Mr. J. thankful for the very liberal patronage of last season, asks a continuance of the same. Oct. 24 —3m FRENCH AND SPANISH LANGUAGES. F. LE BARBIER gives lessons in the FRENCH (his native language) and SPANISH, either in ! private families, or at his residence. For terms, apply to him, at the United States Hotel, every morning before ten o’clock, or in the afternoon, be tween three and five. REFERENCES: H. Gumming, G. T. Donne, J. Adams, Dr. Dugas, J. Gardner, N. Delaigle, Gardell & RhIND. Oct. * 1m Wistar’s Balsam of Wild Cherry “NEVER GIVE UP,” so long as it is in your power to avail yourselves of that justly celebrated | remedy for coughs, colds, and ever}’ species of long ’ complaint. _ J WISTAR’S BALSAM OF WILD CHERRY. Mr. S. W. Foxcle: If you think the following certificate worth pub lishing, it is at your service : 1 hereby certify that I was afflicted with a ve»y troublesome cough for about one year. I tried a great many different remedies recommended to me, but all to no purpose; finding that I was not getting any better, I was induced to try Dr. V is i tar’s Balsam of Wild Cherry; and accordingly pro cured a bottle of Edward Mason, Druggist and Apothecary in Portland. After using it according to directions, I can truly say it cured me entire ly. lam now well and able to attend to my work, and would cheerfully recommend it to any one at dieted with any disease of the Lungs. DAVID ALLEN. Witness, GEORGE ALLEN. Pownal, Cumberland Co., Me., Oct. 1845. None genuine unless signed I. BUTTS on U»« For*sale in Augusta, wholesale aad^ re * a ‘ l HA VI LAND, RIS LEY &CO.,and dsoby THU_ AS BARRETT 6c CO., aud Dealers m Medicine* generally in Augusta. „ , ' Oct. 11 j