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THE CONSTITUTIONALIST, j "j A tV) ES G A K ON £ R, JR. TERMS. aily, per annum......*. ..................$8 OO Tri-Weekly, per annum C 00 If paid in advance .5 00 Weekiy, per annum.... > '3O if paid in advance .2 50 To Clubs, remitting $lO advance, FIVE COPIES arc sent. This will put our Weekiy pa per in the reach of new subscriber* at TWO DOLLARS A YEAR. who will pay up arrearages, and j send four new subscribers, with the money, can get , the paper at $2 00. ID*All new subscriptions must be paid in ad vance. iO*P o<, t a £e must he paid on all communication* and letters of business. [ From the Trenton Daily AWi ] The War Meeting’• The meeting, called at the court house for j Tuesday evening, was very numerously at tended, the house being full some time before •even o’clock. It was called to order by Cap tain Napton ; and Richard Brandt, Esq.’, was chosen chairman, and Samuel G. Arnold se cretary. On motion of F. S. Mills, a committee of five was appointed by the Chair to prepare re. eolations, as follows : Franklin S. Mills,Joseph Vaudegrift, Charles Skelton, Elijah L. Hen dricson, and John A. Pcrrine. During the absence of the committee, Joseph C. Potts, Esq., was invited by the Chiar, to address the meeting, and, in complying with the invitation, stated that Commodore Stock ton, who was expected to give interest to the occasion by being personally present, and ad dressing the meeting, had been suddenly called • to Washington,to give evidence in the Fremont trial, and would not therefore be with us.— He then proceeded to give a clear and able ‘ statement of the differences between the two parties on the subject of the war. At the close of the address, Franklin S. Mills, chairman of the committee on resolutions, reported the following RESOLUTIONS. 1. That we have witnessed with deep regret the recent course pursued by the leaders of a political party in our country in giving “aid and comfort” to a foreign enemy against whom we are now waging a war forced upon ns by injustice, outrage, and invasion ; that, however desirous we may be for peace —however just the war we would hasten to terminate and however glorious beyond all paralled, have been the achievements by which it has been characterized, we have lit tle hope that it will be honorably terminated while an alien party at home unites with the cnemv in denouncing our cause as unjust, iniquitous, and indefensible ; seeks openly to withhold supplies, recall our arm es, and re invest our enemy with all her original strength and power, and proposes to crave a peace at the feet of a supercilious foe. 2. Resolved) That the time hn« come when it is necessary to meet the alien enemy at home-, as we have met the foreign enemy abroad, eye to eye and foot to foot; that it is our duty as sound patriots and good citizens to meet this issue firmly and fearlessly—to sustain the administration of the country with united hearts and hands—to cheer on our glori ous army and navy—to go for our country and her proud stripes and stars, and give assurance to the world that the spirit which animates our heroes in the field and on the wave, burns bright an every hill and in every valley of the Union. 3. Resolved) That the justice of the war with Mexico in its causes, its commencement, and its progress, has abundantly demonstrated to the world, and is clear to every unprejudiced mind. IFe had abundant cause of war before the annexation, of Texas. Treasure belonging to the citizens of the United States had been seized by Mexican officers in it? transit from the capital to the coast; vessels of the United States had been captured, detained, and con demned upon the most frivolous pretexts ; du ties had been exacted from other vessels of our citizens, notoriously against law; citizens of the United States had been imprisoned for long periods of time, without being even in formed of the offences with which, they were charged; our citizens had been robbed and murdered by Mexican officer? on the high seas, without any attempt to bring the guilty to jus tice our flag had been insulted, and our pub lic functionaries in Mexico treated with con tempt ; robberies to the amount of more than two millions of the dollars had been admitted by them, and robberies amounting to more than four millions of dollars our citizens were ready to prove : —the first they promised to pay, but did not; that second they never even pro mised to pay. 4. Resolved, That in recognising the inde pendence of Texas, we did but acknowledge the great principles of our own declaration of independence. Texas to the Rio Grande, was a part of Louisiana, and ceded by France to the United States in 180-s—the United States ceded her to Spain by the treaty of Florida in 1819. Mexico soon after revolted from Spain, and Texas to the Rio Grande was established as one of the confederated States of Mexico under the constitution of 1824. In 1836 a military revolution in Mexico overthrew that constitution, and placed the government un der a military despotism. Texas had an in fusion of American blood in the veins of her people. Following the example of the heroes of ’76, she appealed to the sword, declared her independence, and on the field of San Ja cinto achieved her liberty on the 21st of April, 1836. That independence was formally re cognized by the United States,England,France, and other of the civilized nations of the world ; and Texas was enrolled among the family of American republics. 5. Resolved, That the annexation of Texas was the joint act of two independent nations. We had a right to receive her ; she had a right to come; her territory became ours ; that ter ritory extended to the Rio Grande ; she al ways claimed that boundary ; her Congress, on the I9th of December, 1836, fixed that as her boundary by the act establishing the bounda ries of Texas ; for nine years previous to her annexation she exercised her jurisdiction over that territory ; she organized counties to the Rio Grande—established courts, custom houses, post offices, and posts roads there—had a land office there, and granted lands to the banks of the river ; representatives were elec ted from that territory to her Congress ; and ibis was the Texas which was admitted into our Union—Texas to the Rio Grande. 6. Resolved) That the public records of ’our country show that the Rio Grande was our boundary after the annexation ; we erected a custom-house beyond the Nueces ; we estab lished post routes in that territory ; the coun try west of the Nueces forms part of one of the Congressional districts which sends a repre sentative to Congress from Texas; members of the legislature which elected her senators to our Senate were elected by constituents re siding west of the Nueces ; Texas to the Rio Grande was, when the war commenced, a State of this Union; and we bad a right, and it was the duty of the government, Co repel in ▼asion’*6n its soil. Resolved) That Mexico commenced the tear by crossing the Rio Grande and invading our country. She struck the first blow—she shed j 1 ■■■• .‘.ciLsg ; the first blood. The war was a war in its com mencement —of invasion on the part of Mexico —of defence on the pait of the U. States. She struck not for a disputed boundary, but for Texas. The glorious fields of Palo Alto and Resaca c • la'Palma will remain as witness to our wrongs, as long as those of Montery, Vera Cruz, Cerro Gordo, and Mexico, shall tell how we redress them. 8. Resolved , That the whig? in Congress having united with the democrats in solemnly declaring, upon their official oaths, that “tear existed bij the act of Mexico and having voted the money and the men necessary to proeccute it, we look with amazement upon the recent protestation of the leader that they voted “ what 1 they know to he a lief and aided in prosecuting I a war they know to be unjust; and trust, for the honor of humanity and public morals, that few will follow the lead of men who, in the same breath in which they pronounce judgment of condemnation upon their country, admit them selves to be at once perjured and unprincipled. 9. Resolved, that before the war commenced ; by Mexico, our government exhausted all the arts of persuasion, of remonstrance, and of warning to deter that country from its mad career. That since the war, we have followed them with the olive branch of peace—have given armistice after armistice-'-have asked and entreated for peace —but have been met with treachery and repulsed with insult; and that in our opinion, the time for temporizing has ceased, and nothing but an energetic prosed^ i tion of the war remains. 10. Resolved , That we have a just right to satisfaction and indemnity for. the past, and security for the future; and that it will be time enough to sympathise with Mexico, when she learns to respect the right of her neighbors, do justice to all, repairs the injuries sne has inflicted, and respect herself. 11. Resolved, That the efforts of President Polk and his administration to sustain the honor of the country by a firm vindication of her rights, in the war with Mexico, have met, and will continue to receive, the approbation of the people. That however treason and de traction may rear its heacl f tire people of the country, wherever an opportunity had offered, have given the most signal evidence of -their firm reliance in the policy and measures of the administration. The following resolution was added, on mo tion of G. A. Perdicares: Resolved, That the president of the meeting enclose a copy of the proceedings to the editor of the Washington Union, with a request to copy the same. On mo'.im, it was Resolved, That the resolutions be published in the democratic papers in New Jersey. The resolutions having been adopted un animously, and with the most decided marks of approbation, Stacy G. Pot’s, Esq. took the floor, and spoke for nearly an hour in vindica tion of the justice of the war, audits vigorous prosecution till it should result in a treaty be tween the two nations. His remarks com manded the utmost attention, and were re ceived with the highest degree of enthusiasm and with frequent bursts of patriotic applause, which, at the conclusion, broke out into a wild tumult of approba'ioa. The meeting then adjourned. RICHARD BRANDT, President. Samuel G. Arnold, Secretary. Are not these spirited and stirring resolu tions? The Trenton News says, with great force, that “the meeting on Tuesday evening was one of the most generous, decided, enthusias tic, spontaneous, and cheerful popular gather ings which we have ever seen here or any ! where. There can be no mistaking the indi -1 cations of this demontration. If the whig? 1 continue to place the issue on this war, it is evident they must be overhelmed. It touches | the popular feeling—it strikes home to the 1 ' heart of the nation. The idea of withdrawing our army, after so much blood has been spilt * j and so much treasure expended, without mak- ing even a treaty for our future security, is too ' repulsive to every patriotic mind, and presents * an issue too mean and niggardly to be enter -1 tained for a moment. This was clearly evinced 1 at the late meeting. What a glorious exhibit it presented of the true-hearted and faithful ’ masses, in contradistinction to the selfish and ‘ parrow-minded politician, who only lives for r his own aggrandizement. The handful of men * who gathered at the late whig-withdiaw-the r army meeting must sensibly feel the contrast ’ bet ween the warm and vigorous life of this ' meeting and the stupid, cold-blooded demon l stration of Saturday, in which their great * champion, ‘like a wounded snake, dragged his * slow length along.’ Let them profit by the * hint thus given, and come out manfully on the * side of their country.” I 1 [From the Charleston Courier of yesterday .] 3 BY EXPRESS. - 21 HOURS IN ADVANCE OF THE MAIL. » [From the N. O. Commercial Times, Dec . 2.] Arrival of Gen. Taylor* The Hero arrived in the river early yesterday morning, on the U. S. steamer Monmouth, \ from Brasos.the 26th instant. The Mary Kings * j sland, with the Committee of Invitation on s I board,which had been despatched to the mouth 3 I of the Mississippi, having met the Monmouth, 5 took him and his suite on board, and b. ought 1 j them to the plantation of Maunsel White, ’ | Esq., a few miles below the city, where they 1 inded and spent an hour or two. Thence they ’ j where conveyed to the Barracks, in the lower 1 ; part of the Third Municipality, where Mrs. ' i Taylor and daughter were in attendance to ’ ! receive the General. A discharge of artillery, j a little before daybreak,from tiic public squai es, ' , announced the welcome intelligence to our ’ citizens. From the moment the Monmouth | came in sight of the South-West Pass,* it was ‘ made known by signal Hags that the brave old ’ soldier was on board, and every ship and steamer was dressed in flags, and resounded ' with thundering cheers. The plantations turn >, ed out their forces and cheered the steamer as : ; she passed. The following correspondence, making known i the forthcoming jubilee here, has taken place between the General and the Mayor; Mayoralty op New-Orleans, > November 27th, 1847. > General: It is my pleasing office to inform 3”ou that by resolutions of municipal Councils, you are invited to become the guest of the city whilst it is your pleasure to remain among us. In tendering to you this hospitality, I assure , you the constituted authorities have but re flected the unanimous wishes of their constitu ents. I shall forbear to dilate on the great services you have rendered to our country —services which, while they have added so much to its j glory and renown, have not less beautifully { illustrated the triumphs of humanity in the midst of victory- I cherish, in common with my fellow-citizens, the sentiments of admira tion and affection which have prompted this welcome on your return to your country and your home. I have the honor to bo, with distinguished consideration, your friend and fellow citizen, A. D. CROSSMAN, Mayor. Maj. Gen. Zachary Taylor. I”. S. Steamer Monmouth, ) Mississippi River, November 30th, 1847. > Sir:—l had the honor to receive your let ter of the 26th ult., communicating the invi tation ol the municipal authorities of New Or leans, to become the guest of the city while I | remain in it. I cannot but be deeply sensible to this un-. expected token of the respect and affection of the people of New.Orleans —superaddcd as it is to so many cherished testimonials of their confidence, I feel that they have laid me un der an obligation which I can never adequate ly repay. I bog you to* convey to the authori ties of the city my most sincere and heartfelt acknowledgments for the great honor thus conferred, and my acceptance of their offer du ring the brief period that I can remain in the city. ... With high regard, I have the honor to be your friend and obedient servant, Z. TAYLOR. His Honor A. D. Crossman*, Mayor of New’ Orleans. Reception*. —The grand ceremonies, which are to signalize the arrival of the old veteran in the city, as its distinguished guest, will take placo to-morrow. The committee of the three j municipalities, with the other notables who are to occupy prominent position in the procession, will meet at the -Mayors office at : nine o’clock, to proceed to the Barracks on board the Mary Kingsland, for the purpose of bringing up Gen. Z. Taylor to the city. New York Line of Canard Steamers.— The first of the new line of steamers will leave Liverpool for this port Dec. 19. The line consists of four new vessels,named Europe, Canada, Niagara and America, all of which are launched, and at last advices their engines were nearly ready to bo put on board. The America was in the most forward state, and was expected to be the pioneer of the line. If, however, she should not be ready at the date | above named, it was arranged that the Cam bria, the last built and best of the line running to Boston, should be.despatched in her place, I for this single trip. So that there will be no | intermission, as in former years, during the | winter months, of the semi-monthly trips of the'Canard steamers. The America is described in the Glasgow Examiner as a fine ship. She is 30 feet wide inside, and 250 long. She is 1800 tons regis ter ; and has engines of 700 horse power, made at Glasgow. It is said she will carry 800 per sons— passengers ami crewv The berths arc roomy and elegant, the saloons gorgeous, and the various departments all commodious and elegant. Each of the new steamers-is to hare four boilers, and each of these boilers is about sixteen feet long, twelve feet broad and twelve ! feet high.— N. Y. Jour, of Com., 4 th inst. The money market is still quite contracted, and the banks discount sparingly, not so much from any large amount of specie which they have lost, for we believe the greatest part of all that has been shipped has come either from other places or from the sub-Trcasury, and that their stock will not consequently show* a reduction any thing like what would be or ! dinarily expected under the shipments which have occurred, but because there is no unifor mity of action or opinion-among the managers of these institutions. A‘portion of them ap prehend squalls of the most terrific kind, and i consequently been with suspicion upon every thing and every boody. It appears to be of lit tie imp )i t mce to them what rato of interest cus tomers may be forced to pay so that they do not break upon the hands of the bank, or place them in a position where they might lose a little specie. — N. Y. Com. Adv. Itkint. 31 n g nsta, (Georgia . WEDNESDAY MORNINCI,. DEC. Q. ITFThe Northern mails due, came to hand | last evening, , .. . The letters due by the Western mail yester day morning came through, but the papers failed to come to hand. By an express received at Charleston, it will be seen that Gen. Taylor had arrived at New Orleans. The papers due this morning will give us a description of his reception. ElTThc Telegraph between Baltimore and New York was not in operation on Saturday last, un to which day no tidings 'had been [ received at New York of the British steamer. G. W. Dargan, Esq., has been elected by * the Legislature of South Carolina, to fill the t vacancy occasioned by the death of Chancel* 5 lor Harper. „ « t Hampton Course ‘ 1 The racing over this Course commenced yes ' terday with a Colt Sweepstakes, in which there were eight entries, and some sport w*as looked for, but to the disappointment of all, but one of the entries (Mr. Singleton’s fine filly,) made appearance—the others paying forfeit—and galloped twice round the Course and took the money. r But if disappointment was felt at the result » of the Colt Stake, it was fully made up in the ’ contest which came after—mile heats,—for which there were three entries, Mr. Single , ton’s b. m., Mr. Lovell’s b. h. John Watson, t and Mr. Jewell’s b. c. The latter had the ’ track, Singleton’s second. At the tap they r got a beautiful start, the b. m. in the lead, • with John close up. They went off at a kill • ing pace, and for three quarters of a mile the * struggle was beautiful between the b. m. and John, both running neck and neck, and put up to all they knew how; but when they reached the last turn, John finding the mare | had the heels of him, gave up the contest, and she came in an easy winner, John about two lengths behind, and the colt within the string. Previous to this heat, John Watson was free ly taken against the field, and in some few in | stances odds were given; but the knowing ones were at fault, and after this heat became | alarmed, satisfied that he had done his best for the first heat. The b. m. W'as n ow the fa vorite, and all bets against her taking the se j cond heat were freely taken. After the usual time allotted for rubbing I down and cooling off, the three horses were again brought to the stand, apparently none the worse for the previous heat. . At the tap they were off again, and as in the previous j heat, the contest was between the b. m. and I John. She took the lead, closely followed by I * * John, who made another effort to pass her, but he could’nt come it, and she held her position in front to the end of the race, and came in ah easy w inner. The following is the result: J. Singleton’s b. m. 4 years old, by Mon arch, dam by Lottery 11 L. Lovell’s b. h. John Watson, aged, by John Dawson, dam by John Richards, 2 2 A. M. Jewell’s b. c. 3 years old, by Go dolphin, dam by Bcrtand 3 3 Time—lst heat 1.62; 2d heal 1.50. WEDNESDAY—SECOND DAY. TWO MILE HEATS —PURSE S2OO. The following are the entries for this day's pnrse: Col. W. M. Myers’ br. X. Countess, 4 years old. AUGUSTA WHOLESALE PRICES CURRENT, DECEMBER 8.1847. ■ ■ A I - . . - ARTICLES. p (r Wholesale. i Duty. BAOOLYO— Gunny, 21 ®23 on ur C L Kentucky.. "*• 17 ®l9 f P BALE ROPE —Manilla... Jii fa) IS 05 pr. ct. Kentucky.. aja 1U 1 BACO*Y~~ Hams ..*'** 9 ® 10 1 x Snhj.s 9® 10 >2O pr. ct. Shoulder* 74.® ) BUTTER —Goshen, prune'* IJ* 23 ®25 '2O pr. ct. Country......j 12 ® 15 • CANDLES— Spennacettivi’*" 34 ® 37i on nr et G^rgia made " " 13.«® 15 {T P Northern “..*”* 17 fab 16 | *2O pr* 6 ** !’*** 9 (ft 10 iyj p r . c t COFFEE —Cuba i*.*” 6® 9 h Rio I"*’ bpd 9 1 Java \y 12. ya 15 > free. Ltutyum j*]*] 8;® 9$ 'J ( Shirt’ng-s brown, 3-4.i’’,j‘ 5 ® 61 J j I “ “ 7-8.1 J 7.1® a “ M yd. wide: ‘ ” 17.4® 20 C j Sheetings, brown, 5-4.;” ” 12 ®ls u “ bleached, 5-4; ” ” lb (a) 20 •“ | Checks..., j***. I 10 ® 16 b Bed Tick j 12 ® lb a | Osnaburga 80z...,...;”” 10 (a) 114 I. Yarn (assorted) |‘lv' 17 <u> 19 No.l..«bbl. 'l3 ® 14 lx Do. No. 2...1 9® 94 J2O pr ct. Do. No. 3....;,. 74 fie 9 : ) FLOUR —New Orleans..J none. Canal 900fw8 50 v 20pr. et. Georgia !.... 5 00 ® 6 00 ) GRAI.Y —Corn i hu- ! 45 ®55 1 Oats i ‘ i 37 &4c 20 P r - ct - GUNPOWDER— ....... j k' e V 550 fa) 575 ’ HIDES—D ry |.... fa) i 1 Dry, salted 8 fa) 9 ’£ 20 pr. ct. HA T—Eastern 160. fa) i i ... North River. ,(.... std 1 5 20 pr. rt. i IROJV —Pig .jiOO. ffb 30 pr.ct. Swedes,assorted.iton. 4}® 5\ 30 pr. ct Hoop. ! 100. <>4® 7 1 1 Sheet ;us 8 63b 10 ,20 pr. ct. Nail Roils j,... 6 fit 7 LE.lD —Pig and Bar 100. 6 ® 7 \ ■ Sheet ... .... 64® 8 >2O pr. ct. White Lead.......... 74® 9 ) LIME — bbl.. 1 50 ® 2 50 M OLASoEsi— Cuba ...... I gal.. 28 030 )_- 1 N. Orleans. 374® 40 i3O pr. ct- MAILS —Cut, 4d to 2i)d|. 54® 54 30 pr. ct. EXPORTS OF COTTON TO FOREIGN AND COASTWISE FORTS, COMMENCING IST. SEPTEMBER, 1946. ' ~~ \“aAV4NNATf CHARLESTON. , MOBILE7 i N. ORLEANS. NEW YORK. OTHER POKm-i TOTAII * WHITHER EXPORTED. ' ~ , j 1847. j 1846. 1847. 1 1346. 1847- 1846. 1847.1 1846. 1847.1 1846. 1847, 1846. 1847. j 1846, Liverpool i 3.305 i 7,423 21,004, 16,379 ; 9,259 51,584; 18,885 17,931 12,117 1,9J9i 801 ; .7, Hull ! 11 j M ! 1 i Glasgow and Greenock..... I I J,lUl | 1,730 i 3,089 i 9361 180 1... ■ . Cork and a Market .............. i 1,227) 19.0 163| 273 i Total to Great Britain ... | 3,305' 8,529 ~22,231: 18,229 ~9,259 ~ ji Havre.... ...✓...... , Bordeaux I ' ' ' ■} i j: .Marseille* jj j i j | 3,378; 1,803, 2,425 .... 77 7 777 77 77 71 Nantes... jj I j blt> : j 4130 , L........ Total to France || ~~2,672 3J85 __8,299 ~TT,YIO 1,420 ITS 99 7 31,85g|~ 13,130 21,154 1,026 Amsterdam |....... .j j : 7 ! ! 77.; 1299 82 777777. 7777777. 7777777:7777777 Rotterdam ' j 1 i 1,78.'i: 609 i. * Antwerp. : 618 i J ,44<3 | 1,002 j 2,102 | 150 6,042! 2,316 .. ■ Hamburg ; i i i 5,279 2,0„3 ; j t .Bremen j 1 i 1 . 102 3,162 1,699 ; (| ,i,, ( Barcelona ~..,. J '• ; M 3J5 1,835 ; it. i.V. ’... Havana, Sec ! j ■ || 2,5801 5,414 503 432 j 1 j .1.. Genoa, Trieste, tut,-. i ...1 1 745 9,264; 1,120 i 1,0411 803 ......... i.......A G-hent, j J I I ! ! 1,188 ' 977 l! { Other Ports . ! I 140; 308 2,137' 1,612) M> l2l 177 708 185]) '.... Total to other Foreign Ports | 1 1 758 2/199 i 1,367 ~ 1783'. | 9.083 8,41,8 i 21,420 87008 708 j 185 5T,336 7^*7 7^ New York i0,i88 ; .”17,790 n,5>9 28,720 4,518 2,286 liTso?; 87570 77777777 77777777 777777.. 7777777 77777777 77777777 Boston., ],460i 2,383 2,567 3,853 4,058 12,838 5,912 :..! j Providence j 612 ! ‘ Philadelphia 450 892 1,793 5,021; 168 387 i 1,617 1,470 ; 1 ‘.7 , .'..1 Baltimore ■ 280| 548 1,081 1,727 i 227. 450! 918 414 i ....5..., Other Ports 1,731’] 4,836 138 253 1 158 3,011 | 115 259 ; ). I Total Coastwise 11.089 26,449 17,105 ~40,186 9,129 I 29,295 16,634 , ‘~~jj ~ 77 69,61 t 89,403 Grand Total ~ 20,066 , 38,763 48,393, 727624 1 2171T5 9.859 7 123,554 GO/TOG 617004 357157 7 37643' 986! i'“2787435 *18,09$ by imp. Leviathan, dam by Stockholder. Rider’s dress fancy. Mr. Harrison’s br. h. Richland, 4 years old, by Argyle, dam by Sarpedon. Purple and white. Col. W. JT. Harlce's Mary Stiles, B years old, by Gano, dam Sally Magraw. Fancy. Mr- Pullcra Benefit. Our old favorite, Fuller, takes a benefit to night, and has made an admirable selection in catering for the amusement of his friends. The excellent Drama of the Miller’s Maid,in which Mr. Crisp and Miss Clara Ellis take prominent characters, and the laughable Comedy of Un cle Foozle, in which’Mr. Fuller sustains the character of Uncle Poozle, Mrs. Forbes Mrs. Budd, and Mrs. Fuller Mrs. Fitzorborne, are in themselves an inducement sufficient to at tract a good house. But Fuller, who always tries to make the most of every thing, is to in troduce himself to the audience in the course of the evening as Richard 111. Mr. Fuller's transcendent tragic abilities make him emin carly competent to enact this part with gre at satisfaction to the lovers of fun, and wc guaran tee a fuller exercise of their risible muscles than they have lately enjoyed. "NVe bespeak for Mr. Fuller a good house,and present, in his behalf,the pithy address once offered by Flinn to a Boston audience: “Like a gratefull of coals he ? ll glow A grate full house to see, Arid if he is not grateful too A great fool he must he.” But if Flinn was grateful for a good house, our friend will, we know, be grate-fuller . Gen. Shields We learn (says the Columbia Herald,) that Gen. Shields will arrive at the Columbia De pot on Wednesday afternoon, at 4 o’clock. He is to bo escorted thence by the military and citizens generally. All arc anxious to do honor to the brave and noble Shields, the commander of our Palmettos on the battle fields in Mexico. Specie. The New York Tribune of Thursday says— The receipts of specie are now very considera ble from all parts of the country. The estima ted amount of specie in the whole country is in round numbers $100,000,000. The steamer Acadia which left Boston on Wednesday for Liverpool, took out $404,000 in specie, of which sum 300,000 were from New York The packet ship Oneida, from New York for Havre, takes out $60,000 in silver. [communicated.] Lawyers- There was a time when the law was an hon orable profession—when, to pronounce a man a lawyer, was to invest him with honor, and superiority in the eyes of the world ; but this “highway to fame,” is now trodden by so many, who on account of their number, are compelled to resort to such innumerable shifts, and turnings to gain a livelihood, that the name lawyer has become nearly synonymous with trixter. The vast number of lawyers, like competition which lowers the prices of articles, has brought down to a low mark the honor of the calling, and though this abund ance of lawyers has detracted so much from the dignity of the profession, it has produced a good effect, by doing away with much of that false pride, of fond mothers, and doting fathers, who could not so far humble them selves as to give their sons a trade instead of a profession. Parents are beginning to find out that a common carpenter, who works so ARTICLES. Per. Wholesale. Duty. OlLS —Sperm,W.Strainec .... 130 fa) 13« free. Fall strained 1 25 fa) Summer d 0.... 1 09 kv 1 12 Linseed obi. b7l® 20 pr Ct. Tanners 1 55 fed Lard 1 ia) POTATOES bbl. 3 50 kv 4 00 PIPES I 62 fw 1 00 PORTER doz. 2 25 fw 3 5 J PEPPER lb 10 ®l2 PIMEJYTO. 12 V® 13 RAlSLYS —aialaga, bunch mix. 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People are begin ning to find out that this empty title is likely to be the only acquisition made by the young lawyer, and that it sounds not half so sweetly as the carpenter’s hammer, which puts a nail in the board, and a dollar in the pocket—they ; are daily opening their eyes to the fact, that while a few, “a favored few,” feed upon the ; solid grains, the many must be content with the husks, and the consequence will be that only those young men will be educated lor the bar, w-hose talents and inclinations seem | to fit them for strccessful lawyers. While we feel a superlative contempt for those intellectual, hungry looking young gen tlemen, who live, nobody knows how, we can’t help feeling a reverence and awe, for j those sleek, well-fed gentlemen, who wink at | the jury, puzzle the witnesses, and look down upon the “ plebs ” as but stepping-stones to preferment. Their tact, their self-confidence, their non-chalancr, their learning, call forth our admiration, not unmixed with fear, and 1 this feeling extends not only to their persons, but to every thing which appertains to them, to the very buttons of their coats, and the red tape around their briefs. Yet of all classes in r tociety, the lawyers are most abused and dis liked ; they arc always at loggerheads with somebody—their own clients, when they lose a case, lay it not to the -want of evidence, or justice on their side, not to the superior ability , but the superior cunning of the opposing law yer, and while they look upon their own counsel as a poor, good-for-nothing fellow, they view- his adversary as a rascally lawyer, who has’nt a spark of honesty in him. Fear and envy, also, make many enemies to the lawyer—lawyers are so wily, so wise and so powerful, that people fear and envy, while ■ they hate them. Lawyers have been called hard-hearted, but where will you find men whose tears lie so near the eyes ? Who can j so truly appreciate, and describe the unhappy situation of the mother and eleven small chil dren of the prisoner at the bar ? Who can so truly paint the cold charities of the w-orld, the ' fraud, the deceit, and chicanery of mankind ? i They have been called brazen and impudent— ! but can wc blame them for sifting their cases to the bottom by direct questions; for stand ing up boldly in the defence of their clients ? j Can w*c expect them to hang their heads, like | the criminal whom they endeavor to bring to j justice? The epithets, unjust and dishonest, have been cast upon them, but where will you find men more clamorous for justice ? How often does one w-ord turn the scales, so nicely arc they balanced ! They have been accused of selfishness and avarice, as if they could be expected to save a man’s life for nothing, or to break a will, and pick up none of the frag ments. It is amusing to watch the changing coun tenances of the jury, while listening to the harangue of the law'yer: in the outset, tlemen of the jury,” and “ twelve as honest men ; as could he found in the county,” makes a friend of every man in the box, unless a Yankee, or a “ plasterer * happen to sit there—these gentlemen arc sure to give the verdict against these little flatteries, because they are “up to tmujf,” and don’t like to see their own mate rial “soft sawder” used against themselves. Presently the law-yer begs they’ll consider the importance of the caso, and begins to instruct exchange. l) L Augusta Ithuniitcc and iianking Cui8paRy,,,,,,,,,, •* I Bank of Augusta,.-.,..., ** ' branch Stattof Georgia, Augu5ta,..,,.,,,,,.,,,,. •* j Bank of Brunswick,. 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Thus far the lawyer has done noth ing, but now he plunges down, down, down,- : into the mazy labyrinths, the intricate turn* ing«, and technicalities of the law, and the poor fellows think it’ll never do to give a ver dict against so much law, and this resolution is made firm by a quotation from “Coke on ; Littleton,*’ where the precise page; and' loca tion of the paragraph is mentioned- The case I is now settled, unless the opposite lawyer can i dive deeper into the mysteries, or quote mork liberally than his adversary- Thus these ju rors are kept vibrating between the two law yers, like a mouse between the paws of a cat — at one time an Argument ad hominrm, and a judicious application of the handkerchief to the eyes, clears the prisoner; then a calling down of the vengeance of the law by the other side, if they don’t do their duty, (which to them means punishment of the prisoner) de termines the’r course, and they bring in a ver dict of “Guilty'.” In this way they are kept upon the stretch, always deciding as theyhap pened to be left with a wounded self-love, or a good idea of their own ability, and a terror of the law. The genus lawyer, divides itself into three species, puppies, bull-dogs aad : foxes, thus named on account of the resem blance they bear to the animals in question- The puppies may be easily recognized at the circuit courts —they are pale, thin, young gentlemen, dressed in the tip of the fashion, and wearing spectacles on their noses. These fellows are to be sceij in herds around that place in the court, called the bar, and arc for ever playing with the pens, trying to look wise, and whispering to each other. They ’ take care not to be out of the way at dinner time, in hopes of an invitation to dine with the bar, which alas ! is so extensive as to ift clude them. These poor fellows are perhaps rather to be uitied than censured —they lead a miserable life. They tremble when an old lawyer looks at them—and at every court they sec the spoils divided before theiv eyes* but must content themselves with the impression which they make upon the assembly. W» have named them puppies, because they al ways remind us of those animals, picking up crumbs where the big dogs are feeding. The bull-dogs stand first on the list of suc cessful lawyers. It matters not how deeply the foxes lay their plots —they may be ever no sagacious, but the bull-dogs get the victory by holding on until every body is tired out,, and the other party, through sheer fatigue, are unable to wrestle for it longer. They drown their opponent’s arguments in a volley of words —resist with indomitable perseverance, every move of their adversary, and clothe tha whole case with such a mist of law, and learn ing, that the jury give their verdict in his fa vor for fear of doing wrong. These gentle men always make great preparations before beginning to speak— they get a pitcher of water, and a glass; roll up their cuffs, and af ter hemming and hawing, for five minutes* they open the case. It is their delight to ex* plain difficult law-points to the judge, and ju ry, and though they seem to be talking f Hit » and getting to the end very rapidly, the cast gets along very slowly—they will leave A* main point and wander off for half an Hoar*