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« PPHIMCS GARDNER, JrT THE OLD HOMESTEAD—By Emily7~ There stands the neat white cottage, As it stood in days of yore, With its little Gothic windows, and The half-open'd door, Where oft the moonbeams wander'd in, To sleep upon the door. W I see the clustering woodbine, f j 9 It is clinging to the leaves; ' m Like love it blooms in riper years, M Like memory, lives and grieves 5 - 9 Or twining round, it mocks the past, In gay fantastic wreaths. BT %" There is the yard, 'tis shaded By the same old locust trees ; Ye need not marvel, if they sigh With every passing breeze : | Or send a wail of sorrow ; 'twas My father planted these. The garden, too —its paling Was once as white as snow ; Now gray, and bending low with age j And the rank weeds o’er grow The little flowers I loved so well, And cherish'd long ~go. There is the orchard, and the barn Is covered o'er with green— A seeming garb that age puts on, 1 o tell what youth had been ; The grove, the mountain and the lawn Discloses all the scene. Where are the birds that sweetly sung In yonder shady bowers? They often came at eventide, And slept among the flowers 3 And 1 have dream’d with them away Childhood's happiest hours. Oh, where are they who knelt within The little parlor ? There, A father's voice was heard to breathe The melody of prayer j Where is he now ?—that voice is hush'd : Cold echo an wers—“ Where ?" Beneath an ancient elm he sleeps, Its branches o’er him wave, Beside him is a grassy mound, It is my mother’s grave. My mother ! Oh, no holier spot This aching heart would crave. Where is the spring-tide of my youth ? Gone, like its fragrant bowers ; And summer, too, is fading fust, Yet slowly pass the hours ; There's only one sweet blossom left For me. of aH its flowers. (Joeington, Va. ,1851. « (From the Savannah News, 30 th alt .) We have been favored with the following trtth&lation of a letter to a gentleman in this eity: Ha.ta.na, May 22, 1851. Mr Dear Sir The excitement which pre vails among all the inhabitants of this island begars description, and the Government is ta king suitable measures to prevent the impen ding blow. Yesterday the Captain General Concha, reviewed the batallion, consisting of a thousand men, all of them dressed in gray cats, blue pants, straw hats, knapsacks, tin cans, and a pair of shoeg attached to the knap sacks, as for a field fight. The nine individuals arrested a few days back will be transported under a close guard to old Spain, except two, who are confined in consequence of sickness to the hospital of the Fort. We are daily expecting the order for new contributions, which have been announced; and for which purpose they have commenced making a minute census. Thus they goon sucking our life-blood away, and they will continue until the last drop is gone. Limerich has been appointed Governor of Principe, and is very much exasperat yU ed in consequence of not having found out IWr' the secret press kept by the Patriots. An \ amusing circumstance occured, one evening lately, which gives a pretty good idea ot the self importance of this Limerich, and at tl\e same time shows the estimation in which he is held by the people.—One night some young gentlemen having been gathered together in if the Public Square, the Governor passed them / on horseback. Finding that they did not sa- L lute him by taking off their hats to him, he ' turned back in a great rage and reproached JHJF them in a very rude, ungentle manner; when : one of them stepped lorward, stating they had no intention of offending him, but that in the darkness of the night they did not know him. This appeased His Excellency, and he rode away. The following day, when the Gov - enor went to his desk, he found, among some other papers, a printed sheet requesting him, \ when he rode about the streets, to have the Captain of the garrison out before him with a trumpet to announce that the mas r er was , about to pass by, in order that all might be J j prepared to take off their hats, and do homage L* to His excellency; also that be should never I find out the secret press upon which the prin / ting was done, and as he had pledged him- L self “that he would find it out before many M days, or burn his sasb,” that the sooner he committed the sash to the flames the better. Your friend, CUYAJUABEJE. Kossuth not to be Released. —The New York Tribune translates the following from the correspondence of the Presburg Zeitung, dated Para, April 2d : The Ministry has at length decided on the fate of the refugees. The Porte has accord ingly declared that it assumes the obligation ot retaining in custody Kossuth, his wife, Count Batthyani, Nicolaus and Moritz Pere zel, Asbath, Gyurman, Luley and Wisoeky, and makes their fate dependent on further transactions with Austria. In order to elfect the release of the others, an official is to be dispatched next week to Kutahia, and super* intend their surrender to the Turkish Com missioner. They will then lie brought to Gemlik in a Turkish vessel, which will deliv er them in the Dardanelles to an American or English ship of war. At the same time, those refugees whose banishment has been de manded by Austra, especially Dobocai and Yal, will be banished from this place. Austria has thus obtained nearly all she.asked. Augsburg Gazette gives another item upon this subject, dated Constantinople, April 23d ; “ The Charge d’Affaires, ad interim, of the United States, received, by the last French steamer, instructions to apprise the Diran that the irigate dispatched by the American Government to receive the Hungarian refu gees, would soon arrive—but that the Diva* had not as yet come to any conclusion upon the subject of this communication." Cowhiding AND Kissino.—A unique case of personal collision came off in New York on Monday. It appears that a young took the liberty of refusing a young lany that was betrothed. As soon as her lover heard of the affair, he determined to irflict summary punishment on his rival, and for that purpose armed himself with a cowhide, and repaired with a friend to his place of business. On meeting him he asked if he had taken the lib erty of kissing Miss . He replied he did, •nd washout to make some explanation when he was cut short by his opponent. The re sult was that both parties were taken to the tombs, and held to bail in the sum of $590, to keep the pe^ce. Bz.uk Ripqk Tunnel.— Some days since a the Blue Kidge Tunnel, in Virginia, caved in, filling up the space for about 35 feet. No one was injured, the workmen having time to retreat. Col. Croaet represents the work of tunneling there as extremely diffi cult—the rock requires blasting, yet when ex posed, it crumbles and slides worse than earth. THE CONSTITUTIONALIS Georgia. SUNDAY MORNING. JUNE 1 Southern Rights Nomination. FOR GOVERNOR, Charles j. McDonald, OF COBB. Convention Proceeding's. We are indebted to »n Extra from the Federal Union office, for the following Jour nal of the proceedings of the Southern Rights Convention, composed of and representing Democrats and Whigs, which assembled in Miiledgeville on the 28th ult., to nominate a Candidate for Governor. Milledgevillb, Ga., > Wednesday, May 28th, 1851. > The Conven ion to nominate a candidate for the office of Governor, this day assembled in the Representative Hall. For the purpose of organising the Conven tion, on motion of Gen. T M Griffin,a dele gate from the county of Coweta, James M Srnythe, Eiq.,of the county of Richmond, was called to the Chair, and L E Bleckley and Wm T Williamson requested to act as Sec retaries. On motion of Mr. Gardner, of Richmond, it was agreed that all the delegates in atten dance and all proxies of absent delegates, be allowed to act in this Convention. The counties being called in alphabetical order, the following delegates were reported: St Baldwin—lsaac Newell, O H P Bonner,Maj J R Moore. Bibb—John Rutherford, Henry Newsom, H K Green and Thomas LRoss. Bulloch—John Goodmon. Burke—JnoJ Jones, Wm E Walker, Alex W Gordfn, Jno R Sturgis. Butts—Edward Varner, Edmund McDan iel. Carroll—John Jones, A Boggs, Wm E Curtis. Cass—S Fouehe, S Smith, C A Hamilton. Chatham—George P Harrison. Clarke—H G Lamar, Jno W Cook, James Camak, Thomas F Lowe. Cobb—Sami Maloney, Garrett Gray, Geo Roberts, David A Miller. Coweta—G D Greer, T M Griffin, E Strick land, G O Wynn. Crawford—T (J Howard, Dr H Steel, Dr J C Harvey. DeKalb—Jonathan B Willson, Jaa Millican Allen E Johnson, Jno L Evans. Dooly—Jacob J Swaringer, Thos Dawson. Elbert—Dr J B Bell, Win B Bowen, E M Rucher. Fayette—J F Johnson, J M Brassell. Floyd-J W Dodd, W O Burns.* Forsyth—Geo Kellogg, Chas S Dupree. Gordon—A D Shackelford, S T Mays. Greene—R L McWhorter, Dr T P Janes, J G Ryals and John Cox. Gwinnett—lsaac M Young, Henry Allen. Habersham —Jno T Hackett, L R Smith. Hancock—Thos C Grimes, F Ingram, E S Barnes. Harris—O V Brown. Houston—E J McGee, Jno Laidler, E A Harvey ,J A Pringle. Jackson—R J Milliccn, Robt White, D J Barnett, M Strickland. Jasper—Wiley Philips, C W McMichael, J W Burney, G. H Cornwell. Jefferson—H G Wright, R Bostwick, R C Robbins. Jones—J L Holland, Joseph Day, D N Smith, L Singleton. Laruens—E T Sheftell. Lee—J H Gilmore, B. G Smith. Lowndes—Wm Jones, Thosß Griffin. Macon—John A Hunter, B J Head. Merriwether—John Gaston,Wm H F Hall. Monroe—J Lamar, W F Tinsley, T W Bar row, O H Kennan, A Jairatt. Morgan—J C Panlette, T S Bonner, W Wood 8. Murray—J Thomas, H Rogers, Thos Con nelly. Muscogee—Jno H Howard, M J Crawford, Jno Forsyth, TD West. Newton-N P Lee, T F Jones, A H Lee, H J Bates. Oglethorpe—W H Wooten, F Merriweth er,W W Davenport, W Jewell. Paulding—Seabon Jones, jr,, H Fielder. Pike—H Green, E Brown, T D King, Wm Cline. Putnam—A A Beall, N Stanford, M Ken drick, J A Turner. Randolph—J B Smith, R G Morris, Rich ard Davis. Richmond—James Gardner, J M Smythe, Wm R McLaws, John Schley. Scriven—G P Harrison. Stewart-H W Spears, B K rison. Talbot— Jasse Carter, Dr Hillsman, T J Matthews, W A Daniel. Tattnall—D Sheftall, J B Smith. Twiggs—W W Wiggins. Upson—T A D Weaver, B B King, D Dawson. Walton—J Richardson,jr., B J Hill, T J Lester, II L Williams, Wilkes —Chas L Balton, Jas Harris, A Bowden. Wilkinson—Jas M Fulsome, A E Cochran. B O Bannon. On motion of Mr Wiggins, Col. Henry G Lamar, a delegate from the county of Clarke, was unanimously appointed President of the Convention. The President, upon taking the chair, de livered a brief address, and announced that the Convention was organized, and ready to proceed to business. Mr Day, of Jones, offered the following re solution, which was read and adopted : Resolved, That a committee of three dele gates from eaoh judicial circuit, be appointed by the President to report to the Convention such matter as may be necessary for its ac tion. The ohair appointed the following gentle men that committee; Joseph Day, J C Paulette, A E Cochran of the Ocmulgee Circuit. G P Harrison, Wm Cline, John Forsyth of the Eastern Circuit. Wm Jones, W W Wiggins, E T Sheftal of the Southern Circuit. Richard Davis, Thos Dawson, J Hillsman ot the South-western Circuit. John H Howard, Jesse Carter, B K Harri son of the Chattahoochee Circuit. Thomas M Griffin, J B Wilson, James H Johnson of the Coweta Circuit. John Rutherford, Thomas C Howard, Ed ward Varner of the Flint Circuit. S Fouche, George Kellogg, A D Shackel ford of the Cherokee Circuit. Benjamin Hill, Robert White, Jno W Cook of the Western Circuit. Elbert M Rucker, Charles L Bolton, Thos C Quinn of the Northern Circuit. James Gardner, James Smythe, II G Weight of the Middle Circuit. (Mr Smythe of Richmond in the Chair,) the following resolution was offered by Mr Gard ner, and adopted unanimously: Resolved , That a committee of five be ap pointed to wait on the President of this Con vention, and request ot him a copy of his ad dr6 B on assuming the duties of the chair, and to take measures tor its publication. Messrs. Gardner, Day of Jones, Howard of Muscogee, Wilson and Varner were appointed that com mittee. On motion of Mr Howard of Muscogee, the Convention adjourned till 5 o'clock, P. M. 5 o’clock, p. m. The Convention convened. The Hon. Jos. Day, Chairman of the Com mittee of Thirty-Three, having asked for leave to defer the Report of said Committee, until to-morrow morning, at 8 o’clock ; leave was granted, and the Convention adjourned till that hour. Thursday Morning, 8 o'clock. The Convention met according to adjourn ment. Mr. Day, from the Committee of Thirty - Three, made the following Report : Ttie Committee, to whom was assigned the duty ofreporting matter for the action of this Conven-ion, beg leave to submit the follow ing preamble and resolutions : The country is passing through an alarm ing crisis, in which the government of the Union has undergone, and is in danger of still undergoing, fundamental changes in its fede rative character. By the acts of the late Con gress, known as the Compromise measures, the Southern States, being a minority m Fed eral numbers, have been deprived, by hgh hand, of all their interests in the Territories acquired from Mexico ; have been degraded from their condition of equality m the Union; have been foiced to surrender territory, un questionably and legitimately, their own, to the use and enjoyment of the hireling States, thereby increasing the preponderance of votes already arrayed against them; and have been compelled to witness and endure the ins di ous act of the abolition of the slave trade in the District of Columbia, which can only be regarded as the entering wedge to measures intended to end in the overthrow of her cher ished Institutions. The Government is un dergoing changes equally marked and mo mentous in the open assumption of powers touching finance and revenue, the collection and disbursement of the public money, the schemes of internal improvement, and squan dering of the public lands, tending directly to a corruption and consolidation of the Gov ernment, and utterly unknown to the Con stitution, as understood by the makers of that instrument, and as heretoiore interpreted bv all parties in the South. * j Be it therefore Resolved , That in the present eventful crisis, it is vitally important for the j salvation of the South, and the maintenance of the rights of the States, that the Republi can doctrines of ’9B and '99, as embodied in the Virginia and Kentucky resolutions, be maintained with unflinching firmness, and j that among them we recognize the following: ! 2. Resolved, That the States as separate, and ! equal sovereignties, formed the Constitution, j 3. Resolved , That each State, by its own ; Convention, deliberated upon and determined for itself, the question of the ratification or rejection of that Constitution, and that it 1 came into the Union by its own sovereign j and voluntary act; and that therefore this is I a Union of consent and not of foree. 4. Resolved, That each State, in view of the voluntary nature of the Union, has the right, in virtue of its independence and sovereign* ty, of seceding from the Union whenever the people thereof, in their sovereign capacity, shall determine such a step to be necessary to effect their safety or happiness; and of conse quence, that the General Government has no authority to attempt, by military force or otherwise, to restrain a State in the exercise of such sovereign right. 5. Resolved, That whenever the Govern ment, by an exertion of the common fore of all or an application of the common funds of all, acquires territory, it is the duty of that Government to secure to all equality of rights in such territory, and to remove all impediments within its power to the enjoy ment of this equality of rights. 6. Resolved, That the Federal Government has no right to with-hold its protection from any species of property or section of the con federacy; and that any attempt to do so will as clearly evince the hostility of the Govern ment to that property or section as would any act of legislative hostility. 7. Resolved, That the principles of consti tutional eq lality enunciated in the two im - mediately foregoing resolutions were violated in the several acts of the last session of Con gress for the admission of California into the Union as a State, for the formation of Terri torial Governments for New Mexico and Utah, and in the bill abolishing the slave trade in the District of Columbia. 8. Resolved, That as seme redress for past wrongs and in pursuance of a spirit of the Mis souri Compromise, Congress should obtain the consent of California to the extension of the line of 36, 30 to the, Pacific Ocean, and that the right of the people of the South to carry tlfteir slaves to all the territory South of it, should be explicitly acknowledged and secured. 9. Resolved, That the obstruction by the people of the North to the enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Law, so as to destroy its value to the South, and make it a loss instead of a benefit, is equally a defeat of our Constitu tional rights as would be its repeal or essential modification. A°: R** olve d> That the harmony and safety of this L mon depend upon a strict construc tion of the Constitution, and the salvation of the South now hangs upon it. And because we are for the Constitution as it is, we oppose a United States Bank—all protective tariffs for pampering one section at the expense of another, all internal improvements by the General Government, and all legislation by Congress not strictly and clearly allowed by the Consti ution of the Union. 11. Resolved, That we yield to none in our attachment to the Union formed to “establish justice, instare domestic tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity: that we|venerate such a Union and the Constitution established by our Fathers to insure these blessings to themselves and those to come after them, — that our object is, to preserve such a Union if we can, but at all hazards to maintain the liberties and rights of the people of Georgia. 12. Resolved , That this Convention,composed of Southern men, Democrats and Whigs, and meeting on the foregoing Platform of common principles, necessary as we believe to the pro tection of the rights and liberties of the South, do nominate find recommend Charles J. Mc- Donald, of the county of Cobb, as their candi date for Governor of the State of Georgia, and the exponent and standard bearer of their prin ciples in the approaching canvass. Mr. Wiggins moved that the Preamble and Resolutions be adopted. Mr. Schley moved to strike out the Bth Re solution, and after debate, the yeas and nays being ordered, the yeas were 55, aiiu nays 79, so the Convention refused to strike out. Mr. Crawlord then moved for a re-consid eration. The Convention af.er considerable discussion, agreed to reconsider, and the ques tion of striking out, being again submitted, it was decided in the affirmative. The question then recurred upon the mo tion of Mr. Wiggins, to adopt the report of the committee, and the Report, as amended, was adopted with but one dissenting voice. Mr. Wiggins moved that a Committee of five be appointed by the Chair, to notify the Hon. Charles J. McDonald of his nomination, and to request his acceptance of the same. Whereupon the President appointed the fol lowing gentlemen that committee; Messrs. Wiggins, Howard of Muscogee, Jones of Car roll, Gardner, and Lamar of Monroe. The following Resolution was offered by Mr. Wiggins and unanimously adopted. Resolved , That we tender our thanks to the President and Secretaries of this Convention for the efficient and courteous manner in which they have performed their respective duties. On motion the Convention adjourned sin die. HENRY G. LAMAR, Pres’dt. L. C. Bleckley, > 0 , . Wm. T. Williamson, ) Secretaries. Anticipated Revolution in Cuba. —The Savannah Republiean, says: “From Spanish, letters which have come under our observa fi tion, we learn that ceriain Cubans in this country regard matters in Cuba as being in a state bordering on revolution. These letters give reason to believe that the cry of liberty would be raised on the 25th of the present month. It may soon be in our power to give our readers further particulars. Methodist Church Case —ln the U. S. Circuit Court, sitting in New York, Mr. Choate concluded his argument on Tuesday. He was followed by Mr. Geo. Wood, Concert Hall. The citizens will ht.ve but a few nights more to enjoy the performances at this estab lishment, as it closes for the season during the present week. It will be seen hy the bill that Miss Sin clair, that general favorite with the play goers, who has played and sung all the lead ing comic parts during the season, will take her benefit to-night. She deserves a good house, which, we trust, will greet her. She has selected the Moral Drama of the Drunkard for the occasion. We have heard but one voice in regard to the effect of this piece, which speaks in the highest terms in its praise. The celebrated Tragic Actress, Miss Richardson will, on this occasion, lend her valuable aid to strengthen the play, by taking the part of Mary, the Drunkard’s Wife, while Miss Sinclair will sustain her original charac ter of “ Agnes.” Texas Elections . —The general election in Texas will take place in August next. The candidates already announced for the office of Governor, are the Hon. P. H. Bell, (the pre sent incumbent,) the Hon.E. M. Pease, and Col. M. T. Johnson. The Hon. C. G. Keenan is a condidate for the office of Lieutenant Governor. The candidates named for Congress in the western district are the Hon. Yolney E. How ard, (the~present incumbent,) the Hon. Wm. E. Menefee, Gen. Hugh M’Leod, and H. N. Potter, Esq. In the eastern district the can didates named are the Hon. B. Rush Wal lace, the Hon. Richardson Scurry, the Hon. O. M. Roberts, the Hon. L. D. Evans, tha lion. Geo. W. Wright, and the Hon. W. B. Ochiltree. The Salvage Against the Wak-Steames Colon. --The schooner Rosina, Capt. Locke, arrived at Mobile over a fortnight ago, re ported having assisted the Spanish war-steam er Colon off tr*e Colorado Reefs, and that the captain of the Rosina had demanded $25,000 for salvage, not getting which, he set sail, in tending to make it out of the Spanish Govern ment. La Union, the Spanish paper in New Orleans publishe a copy of a letter directed by the commander ot the Colon to the Admiral cl the Havana station. This letter admits the most important facts stated by Capt. Locke, but says that the 'commander of the Colon laughed when the Yankee captain of a forty tons schooner asked $25,000 for four days work lor his little craft and its four hands 5 and that he thought himself wonderfully libe ral iu offering him SIOO a day. He more than intimates that the Rosina was on a smuggling adventure so close to Cuban wa ter, and regrets that he did not make a sei zure. This will be a highly interesting case of salvage. The Croj>s.— Extract of a letter to the Edi tor of Savannah News, dated Bethel, Glynn Co., GA.,May 26,1861. Our crops of cotton In this neighborhoo d are now improving rapidly. Since the warm weather has set in the corn crops look very promising. Forrest Divorce Case.-—ln the Forrest di vorce case, at New York, on Monday, the counsel for Mr. Forrest intimated that Mr. J?. would appeal from the decree of the court prohibiting him from prosecuting his cause in the Pennsylvania courts. (From the N. Y. Journal of Commerce.') Cotton. —The following will show the week ly receipts of Cotton at the dates specified in the year 1850, with the total for the same time in the two preceding vears : (F om the IV. F, Skipping List.) „ M ° bi,e - Florida. Texas. Total. May .:Bth 7400 2-<OO 11,900 3900 1100 27,100 1900 I! ’ 400 4400 300 25,700 11th 4300 1900 9000 2000 200 17,400 ‘ 18th 3700 900 7500 1500 300 13,900 “ 25th 2900 1200 7100 2900 500 14 600 July 2d 2000 1200 5800 1000 2300 12 300 “ 9*h 3500 1400 7800 800 200 13700 “ 16th 1700 1100 4800 500 300 8 400 8 weeks 1 in 1850 33,200 12,400 65,300 17,000 5,200 133,100 8 weeks in 1849, 151,000 8 weeks in 1848 .179,000 Many persons tell us that the receipts at the ports were unusually large last year du ring June and thereabouts, and, therefore, that a “ falling off” ought to be expected soon, but we see by the above that the receipts du ring the next eight weeks, which we suppose is the period in which the “ falling off” is to be expected, were smaller than in the corres ponding weeks of 1849 and 1848 ! This state ment any one may ascertain to be true, hy an independent Examination. Habeas Corpus.— Mr. was dis charged by Judge Jackson, after an exami nation yesterday morning.— Savannah Repub ican t 30 th ult. The Washington Medal.— Soon after the Revolutionary war, Mr. Joseph Wright, a painter, of Philadelphia, exercised his ingenu ity in making a die, Irom which he struck one copy of Washington's head. But in attempt ing to make a second impression, unfortunate ly the artist broke his die. This one copy was formerly in the possession of Hon. Ebe nezer Hazard, Esq , deceased, late of Phila delphia, and is peculiarly valuable, being con sidered the best medallic profile likeness of Washington which has ever been taken. A London paper notices exceedingly curious of stuffed animals exhibited at the World’s Fair by a German. They consist of a series of tableaux, in which the annimals portray either a scene from nature or illus trate some well known fable. There is a learn ed pundit of a fox reading a book, and look ing as wise as a Lord Chancellor ; there is a love-scene on a sofa, at which no one can re sist a smile. The village school, with the in structress holding the rod, is capital; there is a frog with a parasol equally laughable. Two hunting scenes, in which a bear and a stag are brought to bay by the hounds, are beau tiful. — lllustrated. Our Branch Railroad. —The survey of the route for a Branch Railroad from this place to connect with the E. T. & Georgia Railroad, progresses finely. The weather has been very favorable, and the Engineers have made good use of the time. We are in'ormed that they reached Georgetown on Saturday evening last, and this week continued the survey in the direction of Charleston, Tenn. On Thurs day las , many of the friends of the Road met at Georgetown, and were addressed in favor of building it, by Col. R. B. Babson and Col. B. R. Montgomery, of this place. After which, a subscription was taken up to secure funds to defray the expense of a survey on that route, when the requisite amount was soon subscribed. The people were ail in fine spirits, and manifested a willingness to take stock liberally if the Georgetown route was adopted. When the Engineers complete that survey, they will make another survey of the route directly from Harrison to Cleveland, as contemplated in the charter. Success to the good work. —Chattanooga Gazette, 30 th ult . The Ket op the Bastile.—Most persons are aware that when the Bastile was demol ished at the beginning of the French Revolu tion, the key of this famous prison house was presented to Gen. Washington as the fittest depositary of this terrible instrument of tyranny. He, the great champion of liberty, was very properly chosen to be the keeper ot this key of the terrestrial “ bottomless pit." It is still preserved at Mount Yernon, and can be seen in the large hall secured in a glass case. It is a black, rude, huge, cross-handled key, and looks as if it might have been forged by the Cyclops. Greenville, May 27. The Crops in Greenville. —We have lately made two or three excursions into the coun try, and noticed that the corn and cotton were remarkably backward for the season. Wheat looks very well, and the drought we have had suits this crop. Oats are almost ruined by the drought Rye looks well, and we saw some fine barley at Mr. McClanahan’s. Fruits of all kinds in great abundance.— Patriot. A Refreshing Shower. —Monday evening we had a most cheering and refreshing shower of rain, which was greatly needed, and which, we sincerely hope, extended far over the country. The crops were suffering very much, and the gardens seriously injured. Even the grass in our yards was withering and dying. But a change has come over every thing, and vegetation looks as if it had taken a new lease. The rain was accompanied by very severe peris of thunder and vivid flashes of lightning.— lbid. Vessel Ashore. —The schr. Aid, Harring ton, master, ot and for this port, which sailed from Alexandria, (Ya.) on the 21st inst, went ashore on Currituck Beach, on Sunday the 25th inst. Capt. Samuel Pedrlck, agent {for the Underwriters, left Norfolk qn Tuesday last, with appliants for getting her off,which he would probably do, as she is a new vessel scarcely a *ear old, and s:rongly built. Her cargo consisted of Corn and Flour. She is owned by T. B. Lucas. Esq., and is insured in the agency of the Nashviile, Insurance and Trust Company in this city, and the cargo in the Commercial lusurance Company. Charles ton Courier , 31st nit. Money Market, Wednesday, May 28 There is a steadier feeling in the market, the failures, which were magnified by rumor, hav ing been traced to two small houses, not in general credit. Money continues to be freely offered for good paper at low rates. There is a larger amount now loaned in this city, sub ject to call, than was ever placed in this way at any previous date. The sudden demand for all this capital would create a severe pres sure in the market, but there is no way in which it can be withdrawn and made availa ble for any useful purpose, without affording instant relief, corresponding to the pressure, Our advices this morning from Philadelphia and Baltimore speak of the continuance of a stringent market in both those cities. In the latter about $1,000,000 has been withdrawn to pay up balances due in this city} the Banks are consequently obliged to curtail their ca commoda ions, and good paper is selling tem porarily at 10 al2 per cent. In Philadelphia the advance is not so grea% but we are still receiving large supplies of paper from there to be sold in this market. There is little movement in Foreign Ex change for the Franklin, and preparations are making for farther shipments of specie. These shipments are caused, less by distruction of cotton bills, than by the high price of bills on ParU It is understood that Francs mogt decline to 5,124 before even American gold will eease to pay. —N* Y, Jowrntl of Commv ee. JJj) magnetic QfcUgrapl). Reported for the Constitutionalist. Charleston, May 31, P. M. Cotton.’— The sales to-day were 500 bales, at 6if to 9£ cents. No change in prices, ( Telegraphed for the Baltimore American.') St. Louis, May 22. Presbyterian General Assembly. —ln the General Assembly of the Presbyte rian Church to-day, Itev. Pr. Davidvson, of New Yoak, submitted a series of resolutions upon missionary affairs which was referred.— The report of the Board o' Domestic Missions was ordered to be published. Boston, May 28. Arrival of the Canada.—The Canada ars rived at 5£ o'clock this morning. Jacksonville, May 24. Crops in Florida. —We understand that the crops in the interior of the peninsula are very fine, particularly the corn crops. This is tor tunate, as the influx of immigrants into that section will probably be very great next fall, and there will be great demand for provisions. We rejoice in the prospect of there being an abundance for all. The cotton crops are backward, owing to the lateness of the spring, but they are now recovering. In this immediate vicinity, thi? prospects of our farmers are discouraging; the extreme ehillness and dryness of the spring down Xo the present time, has been very injurious, par ticularly to the grain crops, though they aie not yet past recovery, if we should be blest with seasonable showers soon.— Neces. Advertising.—The following is a good il lustration of the “ penny wise, pound fool ish” policy, which many worthy persons adopt: “A man in Saybrook, Canada, recently had a farm for sale, and was advised to advertise it; he said he “ couldn't afford it.’’ The farm was sold for $1,500; the purchaser bought “on speculation,” paid $2 for advertising, and shortly afterw'ards sold the place for $2,000 1 Comment is unnecessary.” The Wheat Harvest. —The Chirle9town (Ya.) Spirit of Jefferson says that the wh*at in that region of country promises a fine yield, and unless some accident befall it, one that is rarely surpassed. The harvest will commence from present appearances, by the 20th of June, as many fields are now fully in bioom. The Rocks in Hurlgate —A Committee of five gentlemen, headed by Henry Grinnell, has been appointed at New York to obtain subscriptions for the removal of the rocks in Hurlgate. Mr. G. subscribes $5 000 there for, on condition that others add SIO,OOO. He will look to the General Government for the return ot the money when Congress makes an appropriation. Sir George Seymour, the new naval com mander-in-chief on the North American and West India Station, arrived at Bermuda on the 11th, and the comm nd waa immediately transferred to him by the Earl of Dundonald, who sailed on the 13 h instant for England. Singular Suit. — A man in Licking county Ohio, sued his wife’s father for services ren dered by the wife to her father before her marriage. The verdict and judgment of the jury was for fifty cents damages. Truly American. —The Rockester and Al bany papers remark especially upon the pa triotic conduct of the leading democrats along line ol the President’s route, in taking an ac tive part in the reception ceremonies. (From the N. Y. Herald , 28 th ult .) (PEK CANASA.) Halijax, May 27, 1861 Hollingh-ad, Fetly % Co.’s Circular . Liverpool, May 16, 1851. Our cotton market has been in a singular and unnatural state this week. For some time past there had been such a gereral de sire to sell, that the weekly declinf o? was unprecedented ; but this week, the con duct of holders in pressing sales was such that a crisis, was evidently inevitable, and one great cause of the rapid decline in our market indeed the prinuipal cause, must be attributed’ to the orders received from the shippers of cotton in the U. &. to sell irrespective of price, but ot course expecting, when such orders were given, to obtain one and a half penny to two pence per pound above our present rates; the practical effect of which was, that with perhaps *O,OOO bales daily on sale, and only a demand tor three to tour thousand it follow ed asa matter of course, that almost saie was at a decline upon the preceding one, as the reduction m piece, so far from induc ing a buyer to take a large quantity almost invariably had a contrary effect. The market has at length taken a turn. There are plenty of buyers, and no longer an impatience to sell. Prices of American descriptions, however,are still a quarter of a penny per poundTw er than quoted in our last circular, although there is a recovery ofthree-eig h i S of a penny TueZ;t.r a 6ales made “ mkT n 'e%Tf^ D i\ 5h ,air> 6i: New orle “* married, us v, b'r« b r e C. Bullitt nn* k’ xter , Mr. uLexasder the New OriUn.pLav un e e,TM“‘iSi i !. , "i”‘ SS; 1 the late SPECIAL NOTiim ,r; rhe f r / sb .rch, a.ely erected on the corner of Greece and Kol lock streets will be opened for D vi™ TO , or I,:Vine Service, Mr !™« W ; I, lnd “ y - ) lsl »■»>• The Key. °e .r 011 1Sla " d ' Wi “ Pre “ cl > i» *■* I', '?*““ »i« *»kn piece at 5 o’clock m the Afternoon W '!‘ b , 6 telll re ß'"«ly on ,he Sabbath lo attend’ *rh * “ P "! ,,le are r «P«clfully invited may 30 lb —-l■ the heuee are fre'e. C WPIZENS OF AUGUSTA. (CF The Agent of the Augusta, Atlanta and Trrci e * e 2‘*aph Company will be in the citv on TUESDAY a„d WEDNESDAY next, to pro cure subscriptions to the enterprise. J. A PUCKETT. * 'Telegraph Agent. VI SITISG CARDS ! ~ IT? Just received, a superb lot of ENA MEEK' ED CARDS. AH orders left at the Post Ottiue, or given it. person, will receive prompt attention. 25 A. G. WILLIS. so; A WATER, 01? Cold Soda Water, with a variety of Sy rups,** the Drug Store of PHILIP A. MOISE . Metcalfs Range. N. B.—-Congress Water always in Ice. may 24 sna may 31