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THE CONSTITUTIONALIST.
JANTES GARDNER, JR.
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(From the Farmer and Planter .)
Mixed Husbandry.
Messrs. Editors :— I hold it essential to
success in the cultivation of the soil, that we
must not only make enough corn for our own
use, but some to spare. It matters not if ev
ery owner of a few acres did it, it is no less
necessary. The “ stranger within our gates"
needs refreshment, and our neighbor, though
he be an inmate of a factory of Lowell or
Lynn, though he grows onions in Wethers
field, must be fed, and we will be paid there
by. The growing of a bountiful supply of
corn will enable us to rear our own pork,
raise colts, calves and lambs, and thus add to
our independence. I believe this policy pur
sued by the slave holding states for but two
years, would settle the vexed question, and
we would make laws for America. But there
is a stopping place even in this. We must
not run in to another extreme. Go to plant
ing of corn. The one crop system will not
do for any people.
That we may acquire an independence the
most certain, we must, as said, resort to a mix
ed husbandry—not rely upon corn to raise
every thing, and our cotton for sale—we
would soon see our crops increase to an amaz
ing extent. Corn makes fat mules, strong
and willing hands, large manure banks, —no
others are worth a baubee, unless we smack
our lips at the idea of an oyster bank, and
these make cotton grow nobly.
We must use oats and wheat, perhaps bar
ley, for winter feed of stock, we must have
grass for summer feed, and good hay for win
ter. By thus dividing our attention, we have
the shot gun among black-birds, in lieu of the
rifle, which, though true to the mark, may
not be in suitable hands. And further, we
will be compelled to change the crops on our
% lands, give them an occasional respite from
the ever tormenting plow. Here is a hasty
outline of the proceedings I deem best to be
pursued in all times ; and certainly we can
better afford to adopt it now, with cotton at
12& at present and lo in the distance. The
minutiae are to be filled up. And whether
the writer can find time to do as well as he is
competent, or whether he be competent, or
whether among your readers he will find help,
are questions in the womb of time, and not
now necessary to be touched. Let them bide
their time. In the mean time, I hope certain
good and true friends in that part of our lov
ed land, who have used the “ nom de guerre”
of Brnomsedge, Coke, &c., &c., will hold them
selves ready to give a long pull, a strong pull,
and a pull altogether, that we, by our united
exertions, may wake up some gifted one of
Carolina to lead us on to agricultural indepen
dence.
Some of the parts to constitute this whole,
may be here noted, that the sheet be filled.—
Among these may be placed good and proper
tools. Ido not know that lam competent to
instruct, but as I only intend that my writ
ings shall never be other than leading to en
quiry, I will not hesitate.
At this writing, I do not know a solitary
tool used on a farm, but what can be improv
ed—speaking now of the country generally,
and particularly as I knew the upper districts
when I was some younger. The genuine
Colin’s axe, or Hunt’s, or Simmons’ or Davis’
are so far superior to those of my younger
days, that no one can hesitate. The Scovell
hoe is better worth the price, No. 1, $7,50;
No. 2, $8 ; No. 3, $8,50; No. 4, $9 per doz
en, New York prices, than are the old “ Car
olina” at nothing, and the handles thrown in.
The various improved plows, for land and
particular work, are in the same category —
drawing prices from 75 cts. to $1,12£ cts., ac
cording to size, thirteen out of every dozen,
are better than two out of the dozen of the
old ones.
I have tried probably a greater variety of
implements than any other man of my means
in the South. I may be accused of egotism,
but if telling what I believe is truth, with an
eye singly to my country's good be egotism,
I brave the rebuke if I can induce improve
ment. I have tried wrought plows, made in
my own shop —bought in this county, and
from other states—the cast plow, with wrought
bar and share —with cast bar and share—dif
ferent makes and divers patterns—the steel
plow mould, share and bar. I have used
steel and iron hoes, steel and iron spades,
steel and iron rakes, &c., &c., and I have the
proud satisfaction tc hear acknowledge my
indebtedness to merchants and manufacturers
for my many presents from Chicago, Boston
and New Orleans. If we would derive the
full benefit of our labor, we must call to our
aid the mechanic, he is our main sheet, and
when we equip our vessel we must look well
to that point.
fc. How many readers oi this journal have ev
er tried the economy of a Sinclair straw cut
ter, 9 inch, $25 ; 11 inch, S2B ; 14 inch, $45,
(size of cylinder on which knives are placed.)
I know many who regard them as follies.—
But when you have to feed fifteen to thirty
horses, and from fifty to one hundred head
of cattle, you will find the straw cutter will
save fodder, shucks, hay, pea-vines, &c., eve
ry winter to pay for it.
Sinclair's corn and cob crusher at S3O, or
the better article, Beal’s, at sso—who would
think of them? Yet, my countrymen, admit
the cob is only fit to expand the stomach, no
nutriment, only to save fodder and hay, how
long before the time in gathering fodder, and
the less land for hay, would pay all expenses.
We of the South have a jaundiced eye.
Every thing we view looks like gold —
costly. Why should we not regard these mat
ters as an investment? If my SSO corn and
cob crusher will pay interest say 7 per cent,
and wear and tear, is it not as good an invest
ment as to buy land and negroes? If my $45
straw cutter saves me only 25 per cent, can I
make Other use of my dimes more beneficially?
1 It has been in use for ten years. And so might
I go through the entrie catalogue of imple
ments, even to a gimblet. But I have already
went a few lines beyond my established length
of an article, and close by signing myself, your
brother in every good word and work,
M. W. Philos.
A Fanatical Legislature.— The Lower
House of the Ohio Legislature, by a vote of
39 to 20, have adopted a resolution that the
Senators in Congress be instructed, and the
Representatives requested, to use all honora
ble means to obtain cn immediate repeal,
modification, or amenument of the Act ot
Congress, usually styled the Fugitive Slave
X*»w, approved Sept. 18, 1860. The affirma
tive vote is classified thus :—Whigs 22 ; Loco
Tocos 12 ; Free Soilers 5. The negative vote
stands—Whigs 6 ; Loco Focos 13 ; Free Soil
ers 1 : the last because the words *« modifica
tion or amendment" were inserted.
(From the Baltimore Clipper.')
California News*
he steamship Crescent City which arrived
at New York, Friday evening, brings news
from California to the 15th Feb. She left Cha
gres on the 11th, and Kingston on the 14th
inst. She brigs 129 passengers from the for
mer place and six from the latter—and gold
dust in her manifest to the amount of $517,275,
of which $6,472 is consigned to Turnbull,
Ball & Slade, and $166,348 to Adams & Co.
The steamship Prometheus, the Falcon, and
the Royal Mail steamship Clyde, were left at
Chagres.
Died, March 13th, on bourd the Crescent
City. F. B. Puman, Secretary of the Pacific
Railroad Company; same day, Philip Sted
man; 14th, Matthew White and Wm. Billings.
The present intelligence was brought to
Panama, by the Isthmus and Oregon, which
left San Francisco on the 15th February.—
The former had 257 passengers and $225,000
in gold dust; and the latter 55 passengers and
a large amount of gold dust; the sum not stat
ed. Adam’s & Co's Express brought $125,-
000 and Gregory’s $43,000.
The steamer California had not arrived at
■San Francisco. Letters from. Captain Budd
had been received, dated on the 2d Feb., at
which time the vessel was fifty miles below
San Diego, under sail, the we ather very thick
and foggy. She had broken her crosstail and
connecting links on the Ist inst., about 100
miles south of San Diego.
The California Legislatu re were to elect a
U. S. Senator on the 17th February. Result
doubtful. Col. Fremont w?.s said to be regain
ing his popularity, and very possibly might be
elected.
The officers of the customs at San Francis
co have presented a golde n goblet to Colonel
James Collier late'collect or of that port. A
rich gold watch chain wa s also presented to
him by the in-door clerk s.
The fare from San Frar icisco to Sacramento
and Stockton is now one dollar only; two
years since it was SSO.
An immense draining of gold is said to have
been made upon a hill in the vicinity of Mock
elumne river, which had never previously been
wrought. A party of four struck upon the
very summit some three- weeks since, and by
digging down fiftoen feet have thus far ex
tracted over four thousand dollars.
The Governor has vetoed the aot repealing
the 17th section of the act concerning corpo
rations, which prohibited the ‘bridging of any
river or water course where the tide ebbs and
flows, any water used for a harbor, any lake,
river or water which is navigable."
The Assembly has concurred in the reso
lution making Vallejo the future seat of gov
ernment.
The population of San Francisco is now
twenty-three thousand.
The steamers Wilson G. Hunt and Confi
dence were to commence running on the Sa
cramento river to Sacramento city in a few
days. These boats formerly ran on the Hind
son River, between New York and Albany.
The Indian difficulties were increasing.—
Authority has been given to raise a force of
volunteers, to be used in case of necessity.
The weather has continued dry, and for
winter, wonderfully warm. The thermome
ter was sometimes as high as 76 degrees, and
seldom as low as 50.
The country was perfectly healthy. The
deaths were tew, and the sickness scarce.
The excitement about the Gold Bluff, had
not died out, but much subsided.
The Klamath, Scotti’s river, and other lo
calities, in the extreme north of the State,
seem to bear the palm in the faith of the peo
ple in their richness.
The Legislature has passed the loan bill for
raising a loan not to exceed fifty thousand dol
lars.
There appears to be a serious breach be
tween the Senate and the House; the Alta
Californian says;
The proceedings in both Houses have con
firmed a fact too apparent before, that the
breach between the House and the Senate is
growing wider, that some of them regard each
other with feelings little short of ferocity, and
that lamentable results are to be seriously ap
prehended.
Rich diggings are said to have been discov
ered near Bear River. The gold is taken from
decomposed granite, near Steep Hollow.
The Times speaks of thirteen miners who
have been working on the Feather river at
Long’s Bar, who have averaged $3,150. —The
most made by any one person is $5,440. Con
tinuous labor is the only surety of success in
the placers.
At Reddington’s diggings the miners have
not made more than three dollars a day du
ring the winter, and at present are not mak
ing much more than their board.
At Spanish bar, middle fork of American
river, the miners are said to have been very
successful.
At the Southern mines they are suffering
dreadfully for want of water.
During the week ending on the Ist Febru
ary, there were five violent deaths in the re
gion of country within 6 miles around So
nora.
A German doctor, named Burns, has been
working a very rich gold vein, in Sonora, for
the last month. He was already taken out an
immense ‘pile.’
The population of the town of Sonora is sup
posed to be about five thousand.
Doctor Hammond, of the U. S. Army, had
died at the residence of Major Sewell, Benicia.
Drowned. John Anderson, aged 24, a native
of Baltimore, was drowned in Bolenus bay,
twenty miles north of San Francisco, by the
capsizing of a boat. Two of his companions
were saved. Anderson was attached to the
ship Alfred, now at San Francisco.
Movement of U. S. Troops. One hundred
rank and file of U. States troops were ift Stock
ton, on the 9th ult., on their way to the Indian
difficulties. The Journal says:—“The troops
are under the command of Captain Keese,
who is associated in the charge of the troops
with Capt. Burton, Capt Kane, Q. M. Lieuts.
Landrum, McLean, Gibson, and Hamilton.
I hey will probably move from this city to
morrow, taking the route to Grayson.”
(From the San Francisco {Cal.) Courier , Feb. 15.)
Are We a Bankrupt City!
Some evidence of the monstrous pecuniary
injustice done to the people of this city, mav
be found in the statement which we publish
below. It shows a state of things which may
well startle the community, and cause the in
quiry from every man are we a bankrupted
city, and can we pay the taxes necessary to
meet the enormous salaries allowed by law to
office-holders ?” It is as follows :
Am'ts per annum.
For three Judges of the Superior
Court, $7,500 to each $22,500
To the Mayor 10,000
Mayor's clerk 5,000
City Attorney 10,000
Attorney's clerk 5,000
City Marshal 9,090
Marshal’s clerk 5,000
Comptroller 8,000
Comptroller's clerk. 5,000
City Collector 8,000
Collector's clerk. - 5,000
City Treasurer. 8,000
Treasurer’s clerk 5,000
Recorder 9,000
Recorder’s clerk 5,000
Sixteen Aldermen 64,000
Council’s clerks (two) 8,000
Assessors (eight). .. 24,000
City Police (seventy-fire) 219,000
Street Commissioner 8,000
Commissioner’s clerk 5,000
Five Commissioners 50,000
Commissioners to examine land titles 10,000
Engineers of Fire Department.... 10,000
Capt. Keys (for what?) 12,000
Superintendent of Public Buildings,
and sundry others 10,000
Resident Physician City Hospital,. 5,000
Assistant Physician 2,500
Three Surgeons and three Physicians 7,200
Matron for the Hospital 1,500
Steward for do 3,000
Cooks do do 2,000
12 men as nurses 12,000
Other officers not enumerated 28,000
T0ta1.... •• $800,600
This sum does not include the amount
paid to the public printer. It must be $40,000,
at least —making in all, $840,600.
If the tax payers do not concern themselves
soon, about this matter, the officer-holders
will, likely, require many of them to fork over
their stores and water-lots. The sum which
they annually draw from the pockets of the
people, is four hundred thousand dollars
more than was received into the treasury of
the State from all the numerous sources of
taxation during the past year. It is seven
hundred and sixty thousand dollars more than
the State of Virginia pays to every officer in
the State. It is seven hundred thousand more
than is paid to the civil and military officers
of the State of New York.
By a late official report to the City Council
of this city, the liabilities were put down at
nearly 1,0*00,000, while the means of procur
ing revenue would not enable them to receive
more than $500,000 per annum. With the
county and State tax added to these enormous
liabilities, we have presented a state of things
that looks as much like bankruptcy as we
could well imagine. We know not how this
extravagance and injustice can be prevented
without asking from the Legislature a new
city charter which shall restrict salaries to a
certain point. With the present rates, it is
ruinous to go on much longer.
Just now we pay over S2OOO per day to the
city officers, and to the city, county and State
officers over $4,000 per day; per hour we pay
to the city officers, about $150; to the city,
county and State officers per hour, about $300;
and all this is paid by the resident inhabitants
of San Francisco. We 'shall want more to
save us from convulsions and repudiation, than
the transfer by the Legislature of all the
State’s right, title and interest, in the water
lots and city property, under present circum
stances. As the Legislature has commenced
cutting down the salaries of the officers of the
State, we see no reason why the Council of
this city should not go and do likewise. To this
course they must come, and that quite quick
ly, or the salaries and the office-holders will
be repudiated at one blow.
We are not unnecessary fault-finders, and
do not complain without a reason. In this in
stance we have good and sufficient reasons
for asking a reduction, forthwith, of the ex
travagant and unrighteous salaries paid to the
officers of the city government. We shall
press the matter home on the Council, and on
the people, and the principle of reducing sa
laries generally, upon the immediate consi
deration of the Legislature and the people of
the State.
La.te from Havana and Key West. —The
steamship Isabel, Capt. Rollins, from Havana
and Key West, arrived at our city at a late
hour on night before last. She brings 140
passengers, including the Italian Opera Com
pany from Havana, and a full cargo of sugar,
coffee and segars.
By this arrival we have received our usual
files of Havana and Key West papers, as well
as the regular favors of our prompt corres
pondents.
The last opera of the season was performed
on the 16th at Havana. The Ravels closed
their engagement on the 17th, and were to
leave for New Orleans in the Falcon on the
18th. Three persons were arrested last week
in Reglas, opposite Havana, for having the
proclamations of Lope* in their possession.
They are to be sent to Spain.
The “Faro” comes to us beautifully print
ed on new type, and we see from the editorial
columns that it has just set up one of Hoe’s
cylinder power presses, manufactured ex
pressly tor its use; —we congratulate the
“Faro” on its prosperity.
The “Faro” says: “The Governments of
Yenezula and New Grenada, have contracted
with a company of New York and Boston
capitalists, for the construction of eight first
class steamships, six to be 2,000 tons burthen,
and two of 1,000 tons. These vessels are to
be employed in the national service of said
Republics.”
The same paper publishes a debate which
took place in the Spanish Senate on the 20th
of January, on the subject of establishing a
line of steam packets between Cadiz, Havana,
Yera Cruz, and Tampico, and says it has been
decided to establish such a line without de
lay.
Salvi was to give his last concert at the
Lyceum, for the benefit of the Society de la
Maternidad.
We notice the arrival of troops at San Juan
de los Remedios and Cienfuegos. At the former
place no troops have been seen for nearly a
twelvemonth.
The Diario notices the non-reception by the
Charleston and Savannah papers of the tele
graphic accounts of the Asia, which were
justly expected.
We observe that the prima donna, Stef
fanone, lately assisted at the benefit of the
basso, Marini.
The editor of the Diario expresses his un
feigned sorrow at the approaching departure
of the Marti Opera Company. To Tedesco and
Yietti, who had already left, he wishes a hap
py voyage.
HAVANA, March 17.—Since oar report of the
lstinst. tile supplies of Sugar have come in more
freely, and some planters show a greater disposi
tion to realize. The transactions that took place
were at a decline on the rates we last quoted, but
the business done was not to a great extent, being
checked by the scarcity of vessels and high
freights. We may place our quotations as follows:
Whites, 9a 10 rials \ Yellow, choice, a 8 rials j
Yellows, good and fine, 6a 7 rials; Browns, a
rials ; Cucuruchos, 4j| a 5 rials.
Sales ol Muscovados have been made here at 5
a 5| rials.
The last sales of Molasses in this harbor were
at 1£ and 1$ rials; in Matanzas 1£ rials is paid, and
in Cardenas more than that rate is demanded, say
1$ and 1$ rials.
The transactions in Coffee are restricted ; we
quote a for middling to good.
Balloonerv, —An experiment which late
ly attracted many people at the Hyppodrome,
t a Raveling balloon, constructed
by M. Julien, It will be remembered by our
leaders that this same gentleman made sev
eral trials last summer with a small machine,
ant gave the idea of doing the same thing on
a larger scale. This project was executed,
and though the new balloon is scarcely suffi
cient to raise a child, it h&d power enough to
act in all directions and against the whnd
which at that time was olowing very sev re
A subscription is made to raise 25,000 francs’
with which a mammoth balloon may be built
*
and a definitive journey undertaken by the
inventor. It is to be hoped that the problem
of aerial navigation will he solved before long.
THE
Georgia.
FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 23
Fatal Affray in Edgefield. —We learn
the following particulars of a horrid shooting
affair, which occurred in Edgefield District,
on the 25th inst. The parties engaged in it
were Elbert Hardin, William Treadway, Wm.
Wilson, and Stephen Wilson. It appears that
the difficulty arose between the Wilsons and
the other two persons mentioned, in regard to
the line fence between their plantations. The
Wilsons proceeded to move the fence further
in on their own land, when Mrs. Hardin dis
covered it, and forbade them—threatening, at
the same time, to cut off the hands of the
negroes, who were moving the rails. The
Wilsons ordered the negroes to proceed,
which they did.
Mrs. Hardin then sent off for Hardin and
Treadway. On their arrival, it seems they
resisted the moving of the fence—Hardin at
tacking the Wilsons with a rail, Wm. Wilson
and Treadway being armed with guns. The
two latter exchanged shots—W ilson’s taking
effect upon Treadway, who soon fell, mortally
wounded. Treadway’s shot took no effect.
Hardin then stunned Wilson by striking him
with the rail —seized the gun of Treadway
and fired at Wm. Wilson, without effect.
Wilson then fired at him, the shot taking ef
fect in one eye, and also in his face, breast and
arm.
Since the above was written, we have heard
that Treadway did not discharge his gun, but
that it was fired afterwards by Hardin at Wil
son, as stated above. Treadway has since
died from the wounds inflicted—Hardin is not
yet dead, but the wounds are represented to
be very severe.
We give the above particulars as we have
heard them from good sources. They are,
doubtless, mainly correct. We understand
that Wm. Wilson delivered himself up in
Hamburg yesterday, and was admitted to
bail. —Republic of yesterday.
Statistics of Mobile. —Wm. DeForest Hol
ly, one of the present city assessors of Mobile,
has compiled a document, exhibiting what
may very properly be termed a chronological
and statistical history of Mobile, from 1814
down to the present time. The assessed value
of city property, real and personal, in 1814,
was $350,950, only $198,000 of it represent
ing the value of real estate. From that period,
it is interesting to trace the progress of the
city as indicated by the annual assessments.
In 1837 the highest point was attained, when
the $350,950 of 1814, during a period of twen
ty-three years, was swelled into the large
amount of $33,602,191, of which $27,482,961
represented real estate. From this high point,
following the memorable revulsion of the year,
the assessments, showing now and then some
fluctuation, gradually sunk to $11,985,700 in
1850. What is a little remarkable is, that the
assessed value of real estate that year was less
in amount (being $8,577,025) than at any
period since 1836, and less than that of the
present year by $3,121,020.
Naval.— Purser Joseph Wilson has been
ordered to California at his own request, and
McKean Buchanan has succeeded him at the
Charleston Navy Yard. Ths U. S. faigate
Savannah, bearing the broad pennant of Com.
M’Cauly, arrived at Panama on the 4th of
February. She is 45 days from San Fran
cisco—having experienced head winds most
of the way.
A fire occurred in Sandersville last Satur
day night, by which the stables belonging to
Major Prescott's Hotel, and that of Major
Jarnigan, were consumed. Three horses
were also burned.
Governor op Virginia.— The Hon. Jos.
Johnson, a democrat, some years since a re
presentive in Congress from the Harruon dis
trict, and at present a member of the Con
vention, was elected Governor of Virginia, on
the first ballot, by the Legislature, on Friday,
to succeed Gov. Floyd, whose term expires on
the Ist of January next.
Chaplin to be Demanded. —Since the for
feiture of the bail of this noted abolitionist by
his non-appearance for trial, the question
comes up, is this man, or can any man, charged
with a criminal offence in this State, be re
leased from punishment by paying the for"
feiture of a bond, which he gave for his
appearance to answer the charge ?—The Pa
triot answers that of course he cannot, and
says:
u The bail was for his appearance, not to
free him from trial. This Chaplin is, there
fore now a fugitive from justice, and will, we
understand, be demanded by the Governor of
any State, wherever he may be found. The
associates of Chaplin, however, seem to think
otherwise.”
Greenville and Columbia Rail Road.--
The Newberry Sentinel, of Tuesday, saya:
“The arrival of the cars at the Newberry De
pot, on Tuesday last, was saluted with the
firing of cannon, and other manifestations of
joy. The rejoicing of our citizens at this event
was altogether appropriate. They felt that a
new era had opened upon them; that they
were at last permitted to participate directly in
the advantages of the greatest invention of mo
dern times. They felt a just pride too in the re
flection, that the energy and enterprize of
their own District had contributed much to
the success of the company thus far. For, be
sides the indefatigable officers which she has
at their board, some of the most active and
successful contractors, that the road can boast
of are her citizens. We now have'a daily mail
from Columbia, and hope that it will not be
long before such a connection is formed with
the road below as to give us the facilities of a
daily communication with Charleston.”
Icebergs.— The ship Columbia, which has
arrived at New-York from Liverpool, reports
/hat on the 7thinst., in latitude 44 32, longi
tude 51 52, she saw twenty icebergs, and on 1
the same day, passed through large quantities
of field ice, twenty miles long and two miles
in breadth. The ship Henry Clay, on the
Bth instant, also reports having seen icebergs.
The ship Helvetia, from Havre, on the 7th
instant, was obliged to steer eastward for ten
hours, to avoid encountering icebergs.
New Publications.
Readings for Every Day in Lent —Compiled
from the Writings of Bishop Jeremy Taylor —l
vol., duoi.; D. Appleton & Co., Publishers,
N. Y.
The Writings of the celebrated Jeremy
Taylor, hold the first rank in the Sacred lite
rature of England.
The above work is for sale by Richards &
Son.
Appleton’s Mechanic’s Magazine: D. Apple
ton 4* Co., Publishers, New-York.
We have received the February and March
numbers. They are for sale by Richards &
Son.
TneU.S. mail steamer Franklin, at New
York from Havre, has a full freight at $35 per
ton. The New York Herald says that by the
Cunard line the rate of freight for British
goods, from Liverpool to New York, has all
along been fixed at $35 a ton, and the fixed
rate for French merchandise from Havre,tran
shipped at Liverpool, has been generally S4O a
ton,all charges included. Whenever an Amer
ican steamer sails from Havre direct, the
agents ®f the English company instantly ad
vertised for freight at $lO for the particular
voyage immediately subsequent to that of the
American steamer. As the prime cost of con
veying the goods by steam from Havre to Liv
pool is at leaßtslo, it follows that the Cunard
company in reality carry French merchandise
from Liverpool to New York for nothing.
[communicated]
Col. Gardner :—The Republic of last Thurs
day morning, is in error relative to the law
regulating Volunteer Companies. The act
quoted by the Editors of that paper, from
246th Hotch., exempting the city of Augusts*
and other places therein designated, from the
general law restricting the number of Rifle,
Cavalry, and Artillery companies, is repealed
by the act quoted by the same paper, from
page 247 Hotch, so far as it relates to Rifle
corps. The section on page 246 was pass
ed in 1821 —that on 247 in 1822. I am
aware two Rifle companies have existed in
Savannah and Augusta since the enactment
of the statute of 1822, but the commis
sions issued to the officers of the companies
formed last in each place, was void, and they
would be in this case. Doubtless, however,
the next Legislature, if memorialized, would
allow Richmond as many Rifle companies as
we can organize, and under that view, the
last company organized here, would be risk
ing nothing to prepare themselves for the
field by the 15th of December next, which
period would be about as early as they could
appear ill respectable force and style,even could
their officers get their commissions to-morrow.
But, Sir, allow me to suggest to the company
organized last, to pass a resolution changing
their name and uniform, and becoming at
once an infantry corps. This they can do
without dissolving at all, or incurring the
trouble of a new election of officers. Then
the elections as they stand, will be more cor
rect than they now are, for a third Lieutenant
is not known to the Rifle service, and is to
Infantry. Man is the creature of fancy, and
in nothing more than in military affairs.
Doubtless, then, were this company to pass
such a resolution as above suggested, and se
lect a uniform adapted to the popular taste,
their accessions would be rapid and numer
ous, and our city might take her stand onee
more among her sister cities in the South, in
the exhibition of that military spirit, always so
honorable to whatever community it animates
and adorns. *
, Our Cotton Statement. —We should not
. have noticed the reference which has been
made to our cotton tables by the Savannah
5 Republican and Augusta Chronicle, but for
the reason that several mercantile houses in
this and other cities have also complained of
■ the incorrectness of our Florida receipts.
• This abstainment from a notice was by no
. means with the view of passing slightly over
any charge of error on our part, let it come
from what quarter it may, and more especial
ly from our friends of the Republican and
1 Chronicle, but because it would have required
. a long explanation to have made the matter
clear, and besides, we well knew that but a
short time would intervene before the state
ments from other quarters would approximate
to ours. For the information of all,* who look
to our tables as a guide, we will state that any
seeming discrepancy between us and othexs,
either arises from difference of dates,
are always noted, or that we have Qdleer ec f
from other sources additional infQ3matir >n “__
We have had no occasion to alter our U r eß
on account of any error, aftes the c)' o sesc ex
amination, and the result will, we f^ e l assured"
prove our correctness, as has, bee; a the case on
former occasions. A, reference to the" last
Apalachicola Prices Current wiJ,i a t once show
that they are coming up to our fia Ures rh
Courier, 21th inst.
In reply to the above, we say that in ma
king up our tables we usually copy from the
local papers or prices current, aad we there
fore have used the Apalachicola Prices Cur
rent for our authority for receipts in Florida"
In our remark noticing what we thought and
still think, an error in the Courier, we onlv
pointed out the discrepancy between the two.
The Courier of the Hth inst., makes the re
ceipts at Florida, March 3,1850, 123,115 bales
The Apalachicola Prices Current of March
3d, gives the amount at same date as 130,930
bales. The Courier of the 21st inst. gives
Florida receipts March 10,1850, 137,833 bales
while the Apalachicola Prices Current gives
the amount at same date, 134,635. In the
first instance the Courier's figures are less by
7,815 bales, and in the other greater by 3,199
bales. The receipts of Florida for this year to
March 3, are reported 7,127 bales more by the
Courier than by the Apalachicola Prices Cur
rent, and to March 10, 11,423 more. The
Apalachicola Prices Current makes the defi
ciency of Florida, March 3, 19,629, while the
Courier makes it but 4,688 bales—a difference
between the two of 14,941 bales.— Savannah
Republican, 26th inst,
( Telegraphed for the Charleston Courier.) <
New Orleans, March 23, 4 p. m. <
The Market, March 22. —Yesterday, three
thousand bales Cotton were sold at full pyi.
ces. During the week 38,00(1 bales were
posed of, being the largest week’s busine'
the season. The prices current of Sai r ot
quotes lqw to strict Middling 10£ to , j y>
ing an advance of one cent dur&g *’ ,
The receipts are 97,000 ahead of last
year.
$2 Magnetic Ctltgrapl).
Reported for the Constitutionalist.
One Week Later from Europe,
ARRIVAL,
CAMBRIA.
COTTON DECMNED 1-8 A l-4d,
TKADE DULL.
A despatch from our Charleston correspon
dent, dated March 27, P. M., announces the
arrival of the steamer Cambria at Halifax on
Wednesday night, bringing one week's later
intelligence. The Cambria brought over 75
passengers.
The Africa arrived at Liverpool on Satur
day at noon.
Cotton had declined one eight on the bet
ter qualities to one quarter on the lower qual
ities. The sales of the week were 31,000
bales.
Flour was selling at 19s. to 20s. 6d. Cotfee
dull. Sugars unchanged.
The money market was brisk. Consols
quoted at 964 to 96|.
At Manchester trade was dull.
The weather is said to be mild and the Crops
promising.
Charleston, March 27, P. M.
Cotto ' —The market is depressed, and
prices in favor of buyers. Sales to-day 200
bales, for the week 4,300, at 74 to 11 cents. —
Receipts for the same time 3,400 bales.
Baltimore, March 26, P. M.
A Dinner was given yesterday, at Annapo
lis, to the Hon. Daniel Webster, by the mem
bers of the Maryland Convention, at which
Mr. Webster made a strong Union and Com
promise speech.
New-York, March 26, P. M.
Cotton.— Sales 2,500 bales. The market is
dull at 114 to ll|c. for Good Middling.
Rice. —loo tierces Good to Fair sold at 3$
to 3f cents.
Coffee. —The market has declined about
I cent, with sales of 1,000 bags Rio at 104 to
111 cents.
The steamship Asia takes out one hundred*
passengers, and one million in specie.
! [From the New York Evening Mirror. ]
A Startling- Bet
-5 A gentleman in our office yesterday offered
l to make a bet that William H. Sewar <f would
[ be the next President of the United*. States!
L It is proper to premise that the offe'i: was made
by one of our most substantial citizens, w ho
• is an able lawyer, an observing politician, and
r a strong Union Whig. We confess* that,
r coming from such a source, 'and uttered in a
’ peculiarly emphatic manner, the proposition
somewhat startled us.
> Our friend backed up his prediction, by as
i serting that Seward could carry to-day, fn a
i Presidential contest, New Yark, Massachu
. setts, Connecticut, Vermont, Ohio; and pos~
sibly New Hampshire; and these States he
thinks, are enough to throw the election into*
> the House; and when it cornea to that he
l believes that the friends a* Mr, Seward, eith
.er b y fair means or fo >a l, would manage to
carry the day.
We fancy we can see a smile of incredulity
playing upon the countenances of our Silver
, Grey friends as they contemplate the above
. paragraph. But it is a wise maxim in war,
) never to under estimate the strength of your
enemy. Seward is ten times the fox, and
twenty times the that ever Van
• Buren was; and has a better chance for the
i Presidency now, than the “Kinderhook Ma
gician” had two years before his election.
He is not only a cunning politician, who
knows how and when to throw out sweet
morsels of promise to catch the favor of th
people; but he possesses a Cardinal Richer
m Phurlow Weed, and a powerful alle* '
Cardinal Hughes, to aid him in any J'
cai plot necessary to the accomplish’- *
his ambitious schemes. The press, ???„ l
the State of New York, so far 9 ' , a so * ot
“the rural districts” are cor • i J* 8
suborned to his purpose 18 lJf. eady
to the “central orgar a “l C^ ely affihated
man n ™ E .h S e 1 ' D '' a ’‘ the Bo8to "
patty has gor leilding i'? urnal oC „ the Whig
horse, foot •®° Terto “woolly heads/'
satellites and dra g°oas, and all its Eastern
ton Fr' are tumbli ng after it. The Burling
ara f. Press, and the Vermont Watchman,
-ntensely “woolly;” and are said to be in
*® pay of the Sewardites.
The Portland Advertiser is assuming the
. same complexion; and there is scarcely a stan
l dard bearer left among the old Whig editors of
• New England, who fights under the broad
1 otTecl«Uutir ,UPOathebroaa » U ‘ fonu
ibe New Bedford Mercury, a papur of some
importance in the Old Colony, the origin of
the Grinnela and other millonaires of Bristol
Z?** 1 ' con ? es out against the Fu
gitive Slave law; and m view of the coming
uTi ßt h ° lds the following language:
broualft !f 8 °* thiß Sute will never be
M defend, or tolerate
the i ugitive blave X*aw, or will they ever aid
in procuring the re-nomination of the Presi
dent who has been the champicm of that law.
Who ever else may be the choice of the North
lor the Whig Presidential candidate, it will
not be Millard Fillmore, nor his Secretary of
Ob&t6»
These indications should not be uiUieeded
by the sentinels on the watch-towers of the
•Kepubhc. It is time to sound the alarm to
the sleepers within the citadel. O u ., eiiemieit
are already in the field; and the nex t crv will
be: “The Philistines are upon ua ” *
The Van Buren wing 0£ - the ’ Democratic
party stand ready to go over to t’ ae Sewardites
for a “consideration;” say an 9 eGewai “ ltea
eralship for Butler, *l?*
James for Prince Jehu- ' hl _ , h l88, „ n to . St.
of the Southwest U' . ' * h A'“
regiment to join t' “ “P a m otely
North. Friends .T °‘ the
armor! Xh. t , ° look t 0 y««
fought, Battle of Waterloo is yet to be
remi> N ,ew ° rleana elts describes a sad and
day " able death in fbat city. On Wednes
. r , Mrs. Doran, who had been, during the
-y, complaining of a severe toothache? un
dertook to cure it by a mode which had been
recommended to her as highly efficacious, and
which, in several instances, had been success
fully put in practice. The proscription was
to make a compound of sulphur, beeswax and
onion seed, and burn it in a dish, while the
face of the afflicted person was to be held over
it until the pain in the tooth was gone. Mrs
Doran tried the remedy, but unfortunately