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i'HL CONSTITUTIONALIST. J A iVi £ S GARDNER, JR. TEEMS. I wily, per annum S 8 00 i ri-Weekly, per annum ........o 00 If naiti in anvinre .5 00 •Veekly, per annum, if paid in advance... .2 00 f’hese terms arc oilered to new subscribers and A «ld subscribers who pay up all arrearages. In no case will tbe weekly paper be sent at $2, niess the money accompanies the order. In no case will it be sent at £2,00 to an old sub criher in arrears. O’When the year paid for at £2,00 expires, the ii iper. if not discontinued, or paid for in advance, will be sent on tne old terms, #2,50 if paid at the o'Hce within tne year, or £3.00 if paid after the aspiration of tne year. FO* Postage must be paid on all communications and letters of Business. [Prom the Richmond Enquire-.] Below will be found a graphic and inter esting sketch of the doings at Washington on Monday night, which we yesterday received from a friend. It may be fully relied on.— We wish the people of Virginia to have all the light on this subject. To the Editors of the Enquirer. Washington, Jan. 22, P. M. The Southern members met in the Senate Chamber pursuant to adjournment; Mr. Met calf President, and Mr. Venable Secretary.— Mr. King, Senator from Alabama, stated that the committee of fifteen had adopted an Address as a substitute for that drawn by Mr. Calhoun, and reported to th»* last meeting, which he a.sked to have read by Mr. Berrien of Georgia, the draughtsman thereof. Thereupon. Mr. Berrien proceeded to read from the clerk’s ta ble a very powerful address to the people ot the w’hole Union, North and South, describ ing the course of aggression upon the rights of the South heretofore pursued by the Con gress of the United States, and certain of the non-slaveholding States, and appealing to all parties for forbearance. Mr. King of Alabama, moved that the report be received, and that the vot - be taken upon substituting the ad dress of Mr. Berrien for that of Mr. Calhoun. He hoped Mr. Berrien’s address would be adopted as a substitute. Mr. Mason, Senator from Virginia, led off in opposition to Mr. Ber rien’s address. He said it was in the nature of a “ petition of right" from the South to the North, asking forbearance, but holding out the promise of submission. He was not justified in holding any such language. The Legisla ture of Virginia had just declared that she not submit, and he should as much misrepresent her sentiments as he would his own feelings, if he were to hold out the idea of abject sub mission. Mr. Bayly did not see what right he had to interpose between Northern representatives and their constituents. We have the right to address our own constituents, but he saw no propriety in our addressing the people of the*>orth. He made an explanation of his course in committee on the subject. Mr. Foote defended the address of Mr. Ber rien, and said it was not ciouching or suppli catory in its tone. It took high, manly ground. He w ould sustain no other sort of language. Mr. Stephens of Georgia, had been opposed to all action in the beginning, and had been confirmed in that view. He should not draw a comparison between the two addresses with a view to choose either. Mr. Berrien’s was the more mild, and Mr. Calhoun’s the more efficient. He thought, if we did anything, our action should be efficient. But we was opposed to both addresses, and, with a view to test the sense of the meeting, he offered a re solution declaring it inexpedient for the meet ing to do any thing. The vote being taken by ayes and noes, the resolution w-as lost—ayes about 19, noes more than 50. Mr. Hilliard of Alabama,after some eloquent remarks, in which he placed himsed’ fully on the Southern platform,stated that he thought it was premature to issue any address at this time. We ought to await the developments of the session, and issue au address, if at all, in view of all i s occurrences. He therefore moved to adjourn to meet again on the 23d of February. Mr. Bayly of Virginia, moved to lay the resolution on the table, but waived his mo tion at the request of Mr. Iverson of Georgia, who made a tew eloquent and bold remarks, lie said that if Mr. Berrien’s address to the people of the North could go out, sanctioned by the voice of the whole meeting, he would be in favor it. An address from all the South ern members to the people of the North might carry weight, but if only a few signed it, it would be ridiculous. In that case he prefer red to sign an address to the people of the South alone, our own constituents. He went for a firm position of resistance to aggression. Mr. Rhett, could not go for Mr. Berrien’s ad dress, because South Carolina had declared that the time for petition, argument, and re monstrance was over. Mr. Bayly’s motion to lay on the table was renewed, and carried by a considerable majori ty. The question recurred on the motion to sub stitute the address of Mr, Berrien for that of Mr. Calhoun. Mr. King replied at length to the argument against the address of Mr. Berrien. Mr. Bedinger defended Mr. Calhoun’s ad dress. It was mild, temperate and dignified. It said no more and no less than it should. Mr. Berrien spoke at length, in defence of his address, and replied with a good deal of feelinz and eloquence to the argument of Mr. Stephens of the same State against action.— He said that the time had come for action of the proper sort. The preparations for aggres sion have surely advanced more rapidly this session chan heretofore. The moment before collision is always more favorable to concilia tion than the moment after. We can with more prospect of success offer mediation to combatants before the first blow than after.— He should move on in the course dictated as proper, by his own conscience, and though he regietted to separate from those with w horn he usually acted, he should, on this question, know no party. He was opposed to section al appeals. Mr. Houston of Texas, ma-lea ramblW wishy-washy, demagogueical speech. Mr. Jefferson Davis spoke in defence of Mr. Calhoun’s and in opposition to Mr. Berrien's address. Mr. Metcalf explained his vote. The vote then being taken by ayes and noes, it stood: for Berrien’s addressed 29; for Calhoun’s ad dress 33. Several members declined voting, on the ground that they thought all action uncalled for and improper, and would sign neither ad dress—among them were Mr. Gentry of Ten nessee, Mr. Preston and Mr. Goggin of Vir ginia, and Messrs. Toombs and Stephens of Georgia. The question being then taken on Mr. Cal houn’s a Idress, it was adopted by a conside rable majority. It was ordered, on motion of Mr. Iverson, that the address should be left in the hands of the Secretary, to be published when order ed by the signers. The meeting having or dered a publication of its journal, then adjourn ed tint di«. I [From the A I. Journal of Commerce, ~dlh iwt.] ( California. The gold fever lias rapidly increased since the lust news arrived, and the twenty-five pound lumps have furnished a.l that was lacking. The stieets are filled with adven turers preparing for a start, and the stores are crowded with purchasers of pistols and provisions, the means of life and death. The last news has had an effect where very little was before produced, namely, among men who are doing a good business here. Most of those who had gone, or made arrangements to go, previously to this arrival ol despatches, "were men who were in moderate- circumstances, young men commencing the world, or those who had been disappointed in their calcula tions here. So fir as we are able to judge, they were a good class of citizens, although possessing comparatively small means. But within two or thiee days a new impulse has been given to the excitement, and it has reach ed men of wealth, who, lured by the prospect of a good investment and a large profit, even to doubling or trebling their fortunes, have suddenly decided to fall into the ranks and cross the continent. Such men, if careful and prudent, will probably make money; i. e. if they do not get killed, or die of disease, or otherwise make shipwreck of their hopes. There, as else where. capital will be a means of success. A very false idea prevails among the vast majority of those who are going out. Each man seems to suppose that he is to be the fortunate one in a hundred, or a thousand, who will amass a fortune at the expense ot the rest. This is not even confessed to himself; but lie entertains the belief, nevertheless, and pictures to himself the heap that he will col lect, while others do the shoveling. A cool examination ot the facts in the case will help men to make better calculations. They have an idea that gold grows in Califor nia, and it is to be had for the scraping, with out reflecting upon the concomitants. Let us suppose a hundred thousand men at the placers , and that each of them had amassed one-tenth part of the smallest sum be hoped for when he started, —for we take it no man dreams of less than a hundred thou sand. One hundred thousand men, tben, having each dug, say, eighty-four pounds of gold dust, (troy weight), which, at au aver age of ten dollars an ounce for good and poor, will be about SIO,OOO —we should have a thousand millions of gold thrown into circu lation immediately; an amount which would decrease the value of gold in the world at ! least one half. This is no idle assumption. Now we do not mean to say this will take place. On the contrary, we do not as yet see any reason for supposing that gold is to be much cheaper in our day than it now is; but we state the case in order to show- what, after all, would bstheeffect of the realization of one tenth part of the expectations of men for the year 1849. Add to this, the probability that five hundred thousand persons will be in Cali tornia within two years, (if the gold should continue as golden as now,) and then consider what reasonable prospect there is of their ex pectations being fulfilled, and how the fulfil ment of them would disappoint themselves in the end. A word as to the accounts which we are receiving from California daily. Our readers j will have seen the statement which we pub- j lished from the Evening Post, of the result of an assay of a twenty ounce lump of “gold,” bought for $l4O in San Francisco. Whether this case is as stated, or not, it is notorious that the sulphuret of iron which is found all j over this section of country, has been found in large quantities on the West coast. It is i commonly known as “faimer’s gold,” and abounds in limestone formations. It is not even valuable as iron ore, since by no process yet discovered, can it be made available, always evaporating instead of melting. A ship brought home a load of this ore from the West coast some years since, (we think it was to New London,) to the great loss of her owners. Now there is no sort of doubt that gold to ; a large amount has been found in California; but this same “farmer’s gold” is known also to exist there in quantities. We do not pretend to any ability in looking into the future, and therefore shall not pre dict the result of the discoveries in California. We desire only to impress upon the minds of men the necessity of caution, at a time when all minds are liable to be carried away by gol den stories. uen scones. There is no subject which is so omnipotent > on the hunam intellect, no tales are so absorb- j mg, no dreams so dazzling. The world’s his- I tory has not a lew such exciting stories on its j pages, and wisdom may be learned from the past. No man seems to be so stoical as to es cape the contagion of the day, none so deaf as to be unwilling to hear the subject over and over again. The streets are full of it. Men at the coners stan I in knots, and where we for merly heard stocks discussed, we now hear only of bullion. The boys cry the papers with “great news from California,” or split your ears with “maps of the gold regions. ’ It is the first topic over the breakfast table; men ponder on it in the street as they walk; in the eating-houses, the hotels, on steamboats, ferry boats; every where the all-engrossing subject is gold, gold, gold. Men sit in the evenings and tell their families now, instead of the old stories of bygone days, or perhaps of success in business, the latest news from California, and then go to sleep and dream of shoveling up the shining stuff into huge baskets. But iu dreams, the baskets always have holes in them, and will never fill, or the dust, when gathered, proves to be but durt, and nothing more. There’s a great deal of truth in dreams sometimes. (From the Baltimore Sun, 21th inst.) California Items. False and True Gold — Emigration, csc. Accounts of newly acquired fortunes,through the accident of being early on California ground, are everywhere in circulation. The New York Tribune, of Thursday, adds the fol lowing. A gentleman by the name of Riley, at pres ent in his city, has in his possession a certifi- 1 cate for $64,000 in gold dust, deposited in the , mint at New Orleans. ( Mr. Lippet, formerly a teachor in the school of the Brothers Peugnet, in this city, and who 1 went out as a captain in the California regi- 1 ment, has written a letter which, at his re quest, was read to the scholars of Messrs. ■ Peugnet’s school, among whom he was always , a favorite. He states that he is in excellent 1 health, and will return in three or six months, ; with half a million dollars, in gold. ] A merchant in Baltimore, who sent to Cali- 1 forniu a year ago, on a venture, $5,000 worth j of old store goods, has received the bill of landing Francisco for $25,000 in 1 gold dust. 1 The buying and fitting out of ships for the t Pacific, still continues. Three vessels were , purchased yesterday, one of them, the Flavius, at $12,000.' ' 1 In reference to false and true gold, the Tri- I bune also says: t We saw yesterday a half-eagle, coined at the ] Philadelphia mint, from a late deposit of Ca lifornia gold dust. It had the true ring and luster, and bore, as a distinctive mark, the let- ( ters “Cal” over the head of the eagle. i At the same time we were shown a sample j of the prepared spelter—the villainous, coun- , teneit got up to cheat the greedy adventurers. ' It is in small grains and piuces resembling < scales, mixed with black sand, and wouldl , £ f readily be taken by the inexperienced, for the r genuine metal. When mixed with a proportion of the true gold washings, it would be difficult to discover the cheat. We are told that a manufacturer in this city has received an or der for 700 lbs. of this worthless compound, , for the San Francisco market. The lump of sulphuretof iron, assayed by j I Messrs. Savage & Hawkins, was left by a per- | son totally unknown to them, and whom they have not seen since. They have no knowledge as to where it was obtained, and there is no reason to suppose it of California origin. We have not yet heard of a single instance in which specimens sent from tiie gold region have turn j ed out to be anything else but the precious metal. The Boston Times, of 24th, says; i “We had exhibited in our office, yesterday, | a specimen of the shining dust, weighing about ; three pounds, and worth SO6O. It was pur- ; j chased by Mr. J. L. Drew, goldbeater, of this | I city, who informs us it was brought home in [ the ship California, which arrived at New j , Bedford last week.” Connecticut will be well represented in Ca j lifornia. The Boston Times says: ; “Companies have been formed in Hartford j | and Glastonbury, and one has gone from the I former place. The propeller Hartford sails this week, by the way of the Straits of Magel lan. It is also intended to run her up the Sacramento river, into the immediate prox imity of the ‘diggins.’ Another company of 25 is forming at Colts pistol factory. Starting from Tampico, they go through the country mounted on horses or mustangs, calculating to strike the new diggings on the Kio Gila. They also have an assayer and a practical miner, several other Connecticut companies are forming, and 300 persons in the vicinity of Hartford are said to have pledged themselves to go. In New Haven the list of name* fur the ‘Brothers’ Mining and Trading Com- I nany, is rapidly tilling up. “The Providence (R. I.) ‘Mining Company' go out in a few day. They take with them the frame of a house, provisions for a year, all sorts of farming utensils, and every hing which will bo necessary for a successful expedition. The Woonsocket (R. I.) Patriot states that more than twenty persons are about starting from that vicinity, as well as a joint stock company of seven from Slatersviilo.” The splendid new barque John G. Colley is to sail from Norfolk on or about the 15th Feb for San Francisco. This is the second I vessel now up there. Ihe New York Commercial of Wednesday evening says: ; “ The steamer Falcon has brought several bars of gold irom California, consigned to Messrs. Bishop & Co., amounting in value to j from 6,000 to $7,000. They are brought home by Capt. Baker, who went out in the barque Undine, and were assayed at Valpara.- so. The precious metal is twenty-one and a half carats line. Our informant has seen and handled tiiese burs, and knows that whereof he speaks. .So the question is settled —the | returns have begun to come round.” An ingot of this gold, worth $2,000, was exhibited on New York change, and created a good deal of excitement. The worthless similated gold being manu factured at the East tor the California market, ! appears to have been introduced into New York by stock speculators to affect the mar ket, but a New York letter of Wednesday says : “ Stocks were firmer after the Board, with a fair demand for Government. The fright oc casioned by the unfavorable assay o: what was called California gold, has subsided. The j pers • who left the suiphuret of iron for assay, has i. . r been back to learn the result. “Fit gilts are quiet, excepting C ifornia. Two vt.- s were bought to-day; the Toulon i at S3,SUU, and another at SB,OOO. Vessels ; suitable lor that destination are becoming ; scarce.” The Wilmington (Del.) Gazette of yester day says : i “ The steamboat now on the stocks in the j shipyard of Mr. Thomas Young, in this city, is to be finished in all possible haste and pla ced on her way to Calilornia.. She will be fin ished with three masts and go out under can vass, carrying all necessary machinery with her in readiness for use when she arrives there. Mr. Blair, a son of F. P. Blair, Esq., editor of the Washington Globe, is prominent among those who are interested in the enter prize.” TllK OONSTITUTIUMLISL Augusta, (Georgia. WEDNESDAY MORNING. JAN- 31 We regret to learn from the Columbia Tele graph of the 27tb ilist., that the Hon. \S m. C. Preston has been dangerously ill for the las I few days. later from Europe. Arrival of the Canada- The arrival of the steam ship Canada, which sailed from Liverpool on the 13th in stant, was announced yesterday afternoon by Telegraph. We have no despatches ourselves, but learn the news she brings is highly inte resting. It is said that the market advanced a far thing the first week in January, and declined one-eighth the second, which, if so, would bo an improvement of one-eighth sine ? our last advices, and leave fair at 4^. The South United. The resolutions of the Legislature of Vir ginia, North Carolina and Florida, indicate a spirit of unanimity and concert of action in the South sufficient to allay all apprehensions among ourselves, let the worst come to the worst. Though there was some contrariety of opinion as to the mode and measure of re dress, and, it maybe, some little maneuvering of parties, and some holding back from a free expression of opinion by individual politicians, for fear of party influences, or the hope of personal advantage; yet, in the main result, it is evident that public sentiment at the South is united on the slave question. These States speak no stronger language than what has issued from the legislative bodies, the par ty conventions and primary meetings of the people in all the other Southern States. The phraseology may differ, but the meaning is the same pervading the resolves of the whole Southern people. We, therefore, feel secure that the rights of the South are not to be vio lated in reference to the question of slavery. The doctrine of non-intervention in reference to slavery in the territories, she will insist on. It maybe that this is a new abstraction. But the time may come when it will be capable of direct application to new terri odes. Califor nia may and probably will become a free terri tory and a free State by the voice of her people. It is not for the South to force the institution of slavery upon her. That will be a question simply of numbers when thj Vo shall take r AUGUSTA WHOLESALE PRICES CURRENT. JANUARY 24 1849 ARTICLES. fer,\ fVkoiesaie. , Duty. f ARTICLES. Per. 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Malaga ———————— EXPORTS OP COTTON TO FOREIGN AND COASTWISE PORTS. COMMENCING IST SEPTEMBER-. : —SAVANNAH CHARLESTON. MOBILE. ;N. ORLEANS NEW YORKI OTHER PORTS. TOTAL. WHITHER EXPORTED. X 849. 1848 1849 L . ve ! ~T.T7. " ' 48V596 "TaTiSS Hull •••• t y/;i'ia ' 1 688 .. . 4,684 .. 730 12,358 4,904 4,133 i.dlO Glasgow and Greenock 4,i>uo ........ , _s>. _ >47, 738 '-KT.it..., -lags? Havre 3,635 - ’ 12,433 . .17,544 12,945 18,583 33,253 Bordeaux ‘’ “ n\~s\ u'Jxi 2,177 ** * V,8«3 !!’.*.!!! ! v-mLz lles ' ■2 To,ai t,. France I Amsterdam 2 » 173 4 ' is 884 ***' ‘ 2,940 2 2c6 i!!"!!! I”!!!’! MI!!!!! ::::::::-mrwi ® Hamburg 3 038 i 3,iG9 829 3,287 Bremen 1” 77 ''' ... Barcelona , ‘’l™ i,tm 1.310,...^ I::::::: :::::::: . r w 332 ™ ;: Total to other Foreign Port.-,.... fjior. T 987 15,716 *3,201. 14,1*47 _****■> _J,_642 . 1,507 New York M 71° iLftO* 60,877 22,122 13,239 8,284 27,67 0 21,03.* o’ooh Sosu.n.. JS® ™ Providence 3,409 662 6.6jl .- 1 ,309 .... 360 ... 66. • ’ . **;*.!.. !!!!!!!! !!!!!!!! Philadelphia 3,717 1,270 7,499 5..88 L'l/y ;( 4 „ T -Vi*-. **’ aon Baltimore ,1 514 963 3,547 2,735 2,*0 989 1,188 3,47. 400 Other Ports ' 4,693 7,963 1,073 133 1~-,4-.2 1,34- ~ 7’ _ "7 ******** *’*' 17 ** 7 I LU-LIL! - Total Coastwise i ' 74J27 : 3R726 ~93,T88 ~17,864 43,533 18,310 _f.9,714 _76,01 1 - ls r o4B i J 9^ o JZ?’ 0 - 4 - Grand T01a,..! J&m mna ■■ ■■»» . pace to establish a State government prepara tory to admission into the Union. But it is the policy of the South to raise her voice in decisive, condemnation and resistance to the doctrine that Congress shall assume a jurisdic tion, the aim and object of which is to present the possibility of any more slave States being created. It is the policy of the South to give herself political power, and sustain the \alue | of her slave property by extending the area of . slavery. She may not, and probably will not ! enforce this policy as to California. C ornate, j the pursuits and habits of the people are ad ! verse to it. But it is a policy which may find scope in New Mexico, and possibly in other territories yet to be acquired. In this view, the rights of the South on this question arc not abstractions. Tht» Southerner- We publish to-day the prospectus of this new paper, and invite to it, the attention of our readers. It will unquestionably, be an able paper—a powerful champion of demo cratic principles, and efficient in all the parti culars which constitute an enlightened and useful journal of news to a community. Ihe Cassvitle Pioneer has already acquired an ex tensive circulation in Cherokee Georgia—the Gibraltar of Georgia Democracy. When to its present efficient management, the talents and mental resources of Mr. Fouche, one of Georgia’s most gifted writers, are added, the new paper into which the Pioneer is to be merged will take a high stand and exert a powerful influence upon public opinion. We hail with pleasure this important accession to the democratic corps editorial. 1 Rome, the locality of this new journal, is an improving place, destined to be of considerable importance as a place of trade, and can in a short time supply a large, advertizing patron age to a well conducted journal. Not so Bad.— Fou California. — The New York Star of the 25th iust. says—“ The ship South Carolina, Hamilton, sailed yesterday, with 163 passengers. The ship Tahmaroo, Richardson, goes to-day, with 160 passengers. The excitement continues, nay increases, so that it is difficult to find vessels for any other port but California. The following astound ing intelligence is from the Boston Transcript “We heard of a story this morning which no doubt, is as authentic as the majority of the items afloat, and which beats anything we have j read yet. A runaway soldier is said to have discovered a lump, or a rock of gold, that ■ weighed 839 pounds, ounces; he was afraid to le.ive it, and mounted guard upon it ; and at the last accounts he had sat there G7 days, and had offered $27,00J for a plate of beans and pork, but his offer had always been indignantly refused, and the poor fellow only laughed at, tor the niggardliness of his offer, by parties going further on, where the article was said to be more abundant.” In addition to the above, we learn that some two thousands pedestrians were met between j California and Mexico, each of whom had a lump of solid gold, weighing some two hun dred and fifty pounds, strapped to their backs, and making the best of their way to the Uni ted States. Gen McDuffie The Charleston Mercury, says—We are much gratified in being able to state, upon the authority of a letter from his physician, which we ha ve ourselves seen, that the health of Gen. McD uffie is improving under the water I cure treatment to which he is at present sub- j mitting. The Gen. is now at Milledgeville, ! Ga. and his frisnds entertain hope* of a pen- | manent nueloratiou of his health. More New Cotton. —The Albany, (Ga.) I Patriot, of 27th inst., says: “Capt. U. M. Robert, this week, presented us with a cotton boll just matured and opening.” From Arkansas.— The Legislature of this State adjourned sine die on the 10th in.st. Agreeably to notice previously given, Gov. Drew tendered his resignation: and the Hon. Richard C. Byrd, President of the Senate, ac cording to the provisions of the State Con stitution, will discharge the duties of the Ex ecutive office until an election is made by the people. On the Friday before adjournment,the Legis lature passed a series of Resolutions in honor of the memory of the late Senator Sevier, and on the next day attended his funeral. The Legislature also made an appropriation for erecting a monument over his remains. The Concert To-Night- The Concert of Mad. and Mr. Leati, on Monday night, gave great satisfaction. Many of their pieces were encored, and the audience showed a deserved appreciation of their tine musical accomplishments. Madame Leati's voice is a rich flute like so phrano, remarkable for its smoothness and compass. We recollect no female vocalist comparable to her that has visited Augusta t since Miss Shireff, who was here with Mr. 1 Wilson a few years ago. Mr. Leati has a barytone voice, strong, pow | erfuljand true. Together, Madame and Mr. Leati form a superior musical attraction, incl 1 will well requite their patrons. Three Bars of Gold, weighing over twenty. { five pounds, were deposited in the Bank of the ' State of New York on Thursday, by a mer -1 cantile house of that city. This gold is from California, having been sent to Valparaiso in dust, there run into bars and sent to Panama; ! whence it was brought bv the Falcon. It is 21A carats fine. The Missiltoc This neat and tasteful Periodical is upon our tabic. It is published monthly at Athens Geo., at the low price of three dollars. It is to be devoted to the good cause of Tempera ice, and appeals strongly for patronage to the or der of the Sons of Temperance. It will contain, judging from the specimen j before us,much choice literaryjmatter, which will make it well worthy the subscription price, to every reader. ' \VV bespeak for it the kind and fostering j ai-I and good wishes of every advocate of Tem- ( perance, and of a refined literary taste. For California- We publish, this morning, the clearance of the Othello, Capt. Galloway, for San Francis co, (California,) shewing that Charleston is j not behind her sister cities in enterprise, when ever new prospects are opened. The Othello goes with some sixty passengers, among them j some as gallant fellows as ever fought a bat | tie in Mexico, and willing to dig gold, trade, j I cultivate the soil, or do any thing that circum | stances mav require. The.Othelio is in as fine a trim for a voyage of this description as any ship could be. Com manded by an experienced ship-master well manned —amply provisioned and wateied— — > j she has every prospect of being early at her I port of destination, with the assurance that I her rich freight of living souls will be well j j provided for, enjoying every comfort that ! could be expected on such a lengthened voy- This enterprize has been undertaken b} Mr. | j R. 11. Tucker. Jr., n gentleman who has him- . ; self encountered the perils of the sea, and has j j now located himself among us as a met chant, 1 Capt. Gallowav, the commander of the Uthel- ! ! 10, animated by the same spirit that induced Mr. Tucker, to originate the movement, enters fully into the feelings of Mr. Tuckar and under such guidance there can be no such thing as failure thought of unless the elements themselves conspire against and thwart their determination. All connected with the 'ex pedition deserve success —may all read a rich reward. [Telegraphed/'or the Charleston Courier .] A despatch from our Baltimore correspon dent, who wrote at nine o’clock last night, and whose communication was received at the office in this city at a quarter past ten o’clock, occupying but seventy five minutes in trans mission, gives us the following intelligence; New York Market Cotton.— Yesterday the market was firm and prices steady. Sales of 1,300 bales were made, establishing the quotations at 7i for fair Upland and 8 for New Orleans. Kite. — In this article there were no sales of consequence. Holders were firm at former prices. Ft,ouu--Dealers in this article were at a stand, and but little doing. Both holders and pur chasers were awaiting the advices of the ex pected steamers. California News- The advices by the Crescent City, at New York, had no me what dampened the ardor of the California fever. It is said that some dis ease, having the characteristics of cholera, had appeared among the passengers by the various vessels, who were crossing the Isthmus, and that four deaths had taken place. It is also stated that there had been much suffering among many of those who had taken that route. This intelligence was obtained from letters received by the Crescent City, and probably from those who were either disappointed in their expectations, or were unprepared to en counter the difficulties and troubles that would naturally arise in a new and perhaps ill-digested enterprise. Prom Washington In the Senate, yesterday, memorials were presented for the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia, and in favor of cheap postage. The select Committee on the Cali fornia State Bill, reported a bill admitting Cal ifornia as a State at once, and providing for the admission of New Mexico prospectively, when her population should wairant it. The Bill to extend aid to the project for the con struction of a Railroad to the Pacific was ta ken up, and an amendment offered. The subject was made the special order for Monday uexC The California Rail Road Bill was also brought forward. Mr. Dou glass ottered a substitute, which was post poned until the following day. The In dian Appropriation Bill was discussed, a mo tion to postpone it to take up the Postage Bill having been lost. The Bill to establish a Branch Mint at New York, was made the spe cial order for the first Friday in February, The Military Academy appropriation bill was ma tured and passed. Tbe Dahlias of Mexico and the Gold of Ophir. The New York correspondent of the Na tional Intelligencer indulges in some curious speculations in reference to the identity of California and the ancient Ophir, where the gold diggers of old obtained the immense quantities of gold, in the construction of the temple. The writer says : The London Magazine of Science, of last month, says that in the Travels of Lord Lind say it is stated, that during his wanderings in Egypt he discovered a mummy, which the hy eroglyphics upon it proved to be more than two thousand vears old. In one of its closed hands he found a bulbous root which he car ried home and deposited in a sunny soil. In a few weeks it sprouted, grew, and finally blossomed into a beautiful dahlia. As the dahlia has usually been considered native on ly in Mexico and South America, this solitary blossom from the hand of the Egyptian mum my may perhaps be called up as a beautilul witness in corroboration of the idea that the inhabitants of the Old World (as it is called) once hqß^Bhnirnunication with the western granting that question set tled in the affirmative, another still lies be-
