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Executor's, Administrator's and Guardian’s Sales, Real Estate, (per square, 12 lines) $4 75 Do. do. Personal Estate 3 25 Citation for Letters of Administration 2 75 Do. do. Dismission 4 50 Notice to Debtors and Creditors 3 25 Four Months’ Notices 4 00 Rules Nisi, (monthly) $1 per square, each insertion. ITT" ALL REMITTANCES PER MAIL, are at OCR RISK. k From the N. Y. Sun, May 31.1851. of the by the U. S. Marshal.— Affair on Board. W Yesterday afternoon took place the interesting ceremony of the surrender of the steamer Cleo patra back again to her proper owner, Mr. O’Sullivan, on whose application Mr. Webster directed her restoration. The Government, it seems, considers that it has sufficiently effected the objects whieh caused her seizure, and recog nizes that there is no law to authorise her longer detention. The account for all this remains yet to be settled, with public opinion and with his tory; to say nothing of certain other nearer and more tangible tribunals. At about half-past 5 yesterday afternoon, Mr. O’Sullivan handed to the commanding officer of the guard of marines on board of the steamer, a communication from the U. S. Marshal, the effect of which was to cause the former gentleman to declare himself very glad to be thus relieved from an unthankful and disagreeable duty: whereupon Mr. O’Sullivan executed a receipt, formally ac knowledging “the surrender of the said vessel, with all the cargo and appurtenances on board,” and the essential part of the business was prompt _ly despatched. The guard of marines was mus cabin,.in readiness to march on shore, JBpietheir'more proper duties at the U. S. B!\avy Yard. Before they left, however, Mr. j O’Sullivan very politely expressed the regret he felt, that gentlemen should have been so long on board his vessel without its being in his power to extend to them the hospitalities he should be un willing wholly to omit, and he invited the com manding officer to drink a glass of champagne, requesting his permission, at the same time, to include his sergeant and men in the invitation. The courtesy being of course accepted, the first hayfof an excellent basket soon went the way of all champagne. Capt. Lawis, Mr. Fayssoux, the second officer of the Cleopatra, and another gen tleman, wqre also present. Mr. O’Sullivan pro posed the following toast, which, he said, no American, under any circumstances, would hesi tate to accept with all his heart— -1 Liberty—Triumph to her friends , confusion to her enemies, in all times and ail climesp The gentleman in command of the U. S. Ma rines (a veteran officer, whose name we do not give, because we do not know whether he might not object to see it in print, honorable a name as it is) responded by proposing: '•'The Unions which was also cordially honored, with an amend ment, which was readily accepted —"and a little more ofitP The gentlemen then parted as gentlemen and good frier u.; should do, the marines took up their muskets and their line of march, and the cur tain dropped on about the absurdest farce which the government of the United'States has yet play ed within our recent recollection. The whole concluded with Mr. O'Sullivan giving directions that the remaining half of the basket of Champagne should be carefully laid aside and sealed up; under no circumstances to be touched uitii 1 , as the first half had celebrat ed the sunenderoi the Cleopatra by one govern ment, the second should flow in commomoration of another surrender, of a far more precious and glorious possession, by another government. Later from Texas. The steamship Pampero, Capt. Wells, which ar rived yesterday evening from Galveston, brought $3,000 in specie on freight. The steamship Fan ny, Capt. Foote, from the Brazos, brought $51,500 25 in specie. Our dates from Galveston by the Pampero are to the 13th, and from Brownsville, by the Fanny, to the 4th inst. In relation to the crops, the Galveston Civilian says: 1 The crops, we are sorry to perceive, have been suffering in some of the interior counties for want of rain. The papers at Washington, on the Bra zos, and La Grange, on the Colorado, complain of the dry weather, and say that unless rain comes soon the yield both of corn and cotton will be A slight rain visited this city yesterday Burning, and, from appearances, it is probable to a good portion of the interior. J . Buria A v -a., an - in. it appearance »u Dr. CucKe's plan- vicinity, and seriously damaged his We have not learned that they are /Bai'erial Homage <•;. , . lipilMie same paper informs us that McDonald. with stealing several thousand dollars Tate, at San Antonio, has been made to himself of the theft and disgorge the mo- Kw a stratagem—rather a delicate one—of Bkff. It was agreed between the sheriff raLisoner that the sheritf’ should receive ol the stolen money, as a Bron for aiding the thief to escape. The Br was to retain the remainder, and the |gwas to provide him with a fleet horse and BPhe was released from the jail and proceed- H the place of deposit, in company with the and the money was disinterred. The ■Ref was then re-arrested, and unless he finds PBsome other means of escape, will doubtless go to the penitentiary for his pains. The Western Texan doubts the propriety of the sheriff's course in the matter. We learn from the Rio Grande Sentinel that two carpenters, one named Wolf, were murdered at Rio Grande City, on the night of the 25th ult. by blows inflicted on the head with a hammer, while sleeping in a small house rented by them. No traces of the perpetrators of the horrible deed have as yet been discovered. Fire. —Between ten and eleven o’clock last evening, a fire broke out in the|kitchen attached to the unfinished, and consequently unoccupied premises, owned, we learn, by Mr. George Bratt, situated at the west end of Went worth-street, which by the energetic exertions of our firemen, who were promptly on the spot, was confined to the building in which it originated. It is pre sumed to have been the work of an incendiary.— Charleston Courier , 23d inst. We are authorized to state that the South Ca rolina Rail Road Company have declared a divi dend for the last six months of three and a half per cent, being an advance of half per cent, on the six montlus.— lb. Steamboat Accident and Fortunate Es cape. —The steamer Massasoit, one of the boats running between this City, Mount Pleasant and Sullivan’s Island, on her trip yesterday morning to the latter place, broke her walking beam, on the upward motion of the piston, which caused £he entire destruction of her cylinder, stays, &c. > The eauSe of this accident was, as we learn, a flaw in the rim of the beam. Much credit, we undersiand, is due to the engineer of the boat, for his presence of mind and prompt action in shut ting off the steam, notwithstanding the broken fragments that were falling around him. We are gratified in stating that although there were a number of person on hoard, no one received the slightest injur}'.— lb. [From the Mountain Signal, 1 9th instant .] Public Meeting. Pursuant to a previous notice, a respectable portion of the (Democratic party of Lumpkin county met in the Court House at Dahlonega, on the 16th day of June, 1851. On motion, Hon. Isaac Head was called to the Chair, and James Cantrell, Esq., requested to act as Secretary. The Chair called upon Col. William Martin to explain the object of the meeting. Whereupon, there was a motion made and car ried, that the Chair appoint a committee of five, to prepare business for the action of the meeting. The Chair appointed Col. William Martin, Dr. Joseph J. Singleton, Hon. William Burt, An drew Howell and John D. Field, jr. Esq. Du ring the absence of the committee, Col. Malcomb J. Walker adressed the meeting in his usual elo quent style. The committee having returned, through their chairman, reported the annexed preamble, resolutions and interrogatories: Whereas, at a late meeting of the Democratic party of Lumpkin county, the principles of the party were published to the world without pre senting any candidate as a standard bearer of those principles; and whereas, the Democracy of this county has not participated in the selec tion of any candidate now before the people, and it is the right of the people to be fully informed of the view’s and opinions of those who seek their suffrage, and ask their confidence, be it therefore Resolved , 1. That the Secretary of this meet ing furnish Hon. Charles J. McDonald and Hon. Howell Cobb with a copy of the proceedings of this meeting-, and they are hereby respectfully requested to furnish the Secretary with their answer to the following interrogatories, which were severally read and adopted unanimously: 1. Would you vote for Millard Fillmore to be President of the United States if he should be a candidate ? 2. Would you vote for any man for office, either in the State or United States, who is a member of an Abolition Society ? 3. Do you believe that in the late adjustment by Congress, of the Slavery and Territorial ques tions, the South received a fair equivalent for the rights and interests of which she was de prived by those measures, and if yea, in w’hat does that equivalent consist ? 4. Do you believe a state has the right of se cession, and if yea, who has the right to deter mine upon its exercise ? 5. Do you believe that if a State were to se cede, the general government has the right to use force to compel it to return into the Union ? 6. Are you in favor, and do you hold to the po litical doctrines and principles contained in the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions of 1798—9. Resolved, Thut the Secretary furnish to those who may be candidates to represeut this Con gressional District in Congress, and this Senato rial District in Senate, and this county in the House ol Representatives, and respectfully re quest them to give explicit answers to the fore going questions. With a request that these proceedings be pub lished in the Mountain Signal and the Constitu tionalist, Augusta, and Federal Union, Milledge ville, be requested to copy, the meeting then adjourned. ISAAC HEAD, Chairman. James Cantrell, Secretary. [From the N. O. Picayune, 11th instant.] Serious Accident at the Bingaman Course. One Man Killed and Several Persons Wounded. It having been advertised that a race would come off over the Bingaman Course yesterday, a large number of persons assembled on the track. The stand was crowded,when about half-past 3 o’clock a storm of wind and rain coming up, several went for shelter under it. The W’ind in a few minutes increased to almost a hurricane, and blew down about two hundred feet of the wood wookjof the stand,crushing those beneath in ater riblemanner, and seriously injuring many who had remained upon it. Patrick McDonough, laborer, was killed. Mr. James Amos was seriously bruised abomt the chest and abdomen, and a little girl of his about eleven years of age, was so much hurt that she was carried home insensible. Patrick Golding, of Algiers, was much injured about the head, and one of his legs was suppos ed to be broken. James McCannon, of Algiers, had his right hand badly crushed and one of his shoulders bruised. James Wills, of this city, was much injured about the body. Wm. Freeny, of Algiers, had his right arm se verely hurt. A girl called Mary Jane was badly bruised, and was removed from the track insensible. » A number of other persons, whose names could not be asertained in the confusion result ing from the accident, were much injured. Mc- Donough, who was killed, left a wife and two children. A fine horse that was under the stand was also killed. Several sheds, outhouses, &c., were blown down in Algiers at the same time, but were not attended with injury to any bodv. The Crops. —The Pointe Coupee Echo of the 14th inst., says that the weather has been exces sively w’arm for the last month. The earth is very dry, and nearly everything suffering by the dry weather. There have been occasional showers, but not sufficient to be of much service. The prospect of a fine crop of cane cotton and corn, throughout the parish will be excellent, provided there is a good rain in a few days. At all events, the prospect of a fair crop in Pointe Coupee is more certain than for several years previous. On the Bayou Fordoche, Grosse Tete, Atchafa laya, the Island and False River, the Echo says that the prospects of a fine crop were never more flattering. Those who have been partially in undated have planted their fields since the water has receded. The Village was nearly all inundated, but since the river has retired, the planters have planted their fields in full, and the prospects of a fine crop were never better. The crevasse w’hich occurred on the plantation of Mr. Charles Hogan injured only a few persons in the neighborhood. Mrs. Gondran and Mr. Bonis w’ill make a good crop of cane, corn and cotton. The plantation belonging to the estate of Col. Morgan had only a few acres affected by the cre vasse of Mr. Morgan, and, since the water re ceded, the prospect of their making a fine crop of cane, cotton and corn is more flattering than usual. The crops in Iberville are suffering for want of rain. Accounts of cotton blooms are now common in the country papers.— N. O. Picayune, 18th inst. The First Native Milwaukean.— Some time since, Col. John McCarty, of Loudoun, Va., but a great land-holder in Wisconsin, pro mised one of his best lots in Milwaukee to the first child born in that young and flourishing town. The Advertiser says that the fortunate individual, the original Milwaukean, is Miss Mil waukee Smith; that the selection w’as made lately, for the benefit of the young lady, and the lot was deeded to her by the agent of the pro perty. The Weather.—The “oldest inhabitant” is again puzzled to haul out of his memory a time, this late in the season, when the weather was so cold. For two days past the thermometer has not been higher than 58, and at one time was at the temperate region, 55. We understand there was a considerable spitting of snow', a few miles beyond this.— Dahlonega Signal, 19th inst , ('Telegraphed for the Baltimore American.) Further per Steamer Niagara. New York, June 20th-»S a. m. The steamship Niagara arrived this morning with 3 days later advices from Europe. The Arc tic arrived at Liverpool on Wednesday at 5 o’clock in the afternoon. The Lafeyette leaves on the 17th of June for Philadelphia. Markets. — Cotton. —The Cotton market is steady and the demand fair. The sales of the week are 45,000 bales, of which speculators took 5,000. Inferior qualities are unsaleable. The better qualities are unchanged. Fair Orleans 6 l*2d.; Middling 5 l-4d. The Manchester mar* ket is more active and prices are better. Breadstuff's. —The Corn market exhibits more activity at full rates. Philadelphia and Baltimore Flour 205.; Ohio 19s. 6d. White Corn 335.- yel low 30s. 6d., mixed 295. Corn Meal 15s. ’ Money Market.— Money is steady. Consols on account closed at 97 7-8 a 98. American Se curities steady. U. S. 6’s, ’62, 105 a 106; ditto 68, 112 a 113. No sales of Penna. s’s. Ohio 6’s, ’70,105. 5 Freights dull and passengers scarce. Havre, June 4th.—Sales of the week are 5000 bales Orleans Cotton at 63f. a 92f. The market exhibits a declining tendency. P olitical. — England. —The proceedings of Parliament are entirely devoid of interest. The Cunard line have fixed upon Holyhead as the place of departure for their steamships. Bishop Hughes of New York, is at Liverpool. France. —The political news is generally un interesting; the papers being filled with discus sions regarding the Presidency. The speech of President Bonaparte at Dijon, when received at Paris, and correctly reported, turned out to be a speech of a most violent character against the Chambers. The excite ment was very great, but the applause of the Bonapartists did not deceive the French Minis ters ; they insisted at once that the President’s speech should be suppressed, and the version given by the Minister was agreed upon and tele graphed to Paris, where, even with the chief stings taken out ol it, it made a prodigious sensa tion. The Ministers, with M. Dupin, returned to Paris, and Louis Napoleon followed next day. with the full consciousness that he had made a political blunder. On Tuesday, the Bureau of the Assembly met to choose their President, &c., and the Bonapartists were all excluded to a man. Great excitement prevailed in the Assembly upon the first motion, and it was rejected by 306 to 295. This is the first blow of the Assembly, but during the debate a more important incident occurred. Gen. Changarnier took an opportuni ty of speaking on the question, and in advancing to the tribune, shook hands ostentatiously with M. Leon Faucher and M. Buffet, the two Minis ters. The General then in a few words, amid pro found attention said: No man could induce the army to act against the laws of the country and change the government. What pretext was there for enthusiasm? (The left loudly cheered.) The army was deeply penetrated with a sentiment of its duties and dignity, and never lends itself to the act of inflicting on France, a government of force. This was not the era of the Caesars when one Emperor was deposed to-day, and another raised to-morrow—raised to the purple by drunken poraetorian soldiers. The army was too firm to allow it ever to march against the assembly. Not a battalion for a conspiracy could be found to obey a chief if he gave such an order. Therefore, representa tives, you may deliberate in peace. This intrepid speech was loudly cheered, and the ministers, having declared officially that the President’s speech in the Moniteur was the only reason they recognized the interpolations upon it if it were withdrawn; but the subject will be resumed in some other form. The blow has now been struck by the Presi dent against the Assembly, and a courageous General vouches for the loyalty of the army, to that body, and a second General (Cavaignac) is ready to draw the sword to support General Changarnier, if necessary. The socialist party are in raptures with Gen. Cangarnier’s speech, whilst the organs of the Elysee strive to underate its importance. Whilst Changarnier and Cavaignac remain firm—Louis Napoleon can never succeed in authorising the Republic to make himself Emperor. Commercial affairs are improving. The Bourse closed steady. Portugal. —A rebellion had taken place in favor of the Queen against Saldanha, which, however, had for the present been suppressed. The French and English ambassadors have com bined in support of the Queen. Italy. —ltaly exhibits unmistakeable symp toms of great internal commotion. A serious riot had occurred at Florence, in which a number of persons were killed. Isle of Breton. —Late advices from Sydney state that two wrecked vessels had been dis covered in St. George’s Sound, which are sup posed to be the vessels attached to Sir Jno. Frank lin’s Expedition. A Perilous Position.— -Joseph Seigfriedwho has contracted to paint the spire of the Presbyte rian Church on Maine street, ascended, on Thurs day afternoon, to within some six feet of the top, by ingeniously attaching a block and tackle to a hook, and fastening the lower end to a large basket. He took passage for the upper regions in that frail barque, and ieached an elevation of 152 feet from the ground. Having been drawn up as high as the apparatus would admit, and wishing to fasten a wire to the topmast spire, he climbed up the rope and stood upon the tackle block, holding with one hand to some projecting pieces of tin , while he arranged the wire with the other. While in this perilous position, he felt himself growing faint, and his grasp relaxing.— He immediately slipped down into his basket, where he lay, nearly exhausted, some ten min utes, w r ith his head projecting over one side of the receptacle, and his feet over the opposite. It was almost enough to sicken a landsman to view the feat. Had Mr. S. fallen from the peak of the steeple he never would have known what hurt him.— Chilicothe (Ohio) Gazette. Railroad Subscriptions. —The City Council of Louisville, has passed an ordinance making a subscription of $200,000 to the Jeffersonville and Columbus Railroad, and $1,000,000 to the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, as soon as the company is organized. They also appropriated $4,000 for the survey of the Nashville route.— The ordinances will be submitted to the citizens in 60 days. Trial of the Michigan Conspirators.— The trial of the batch of conspirators who were recently arrested in Michigan, is now going on in Detroit, and the developments that are being made are horrifying in the extreme. The vil lainy that is coming to light, concerning the practices of the gang, is hardly credible ; but w r e are bound to believe it, for it is solemnly sworn to by several witnesses, and corroborated by cir Extraordinary Yield. —The Easton Star says that Edward Tenant, Esq., of Bayside, ex hibited some heads of wheat in that town, on Monday, from 5 to 6 inches long, with 28 bars on a head, and each bar containing from 4 to 6 grains. Mr. Tenant grows the Trippe wheat. MarylanllTobacco Crop. —The Upper Marlj boro’ Gazette of 20th iust says— We have made diligent inquiry, and from all sections of the Tobacco-growing country we find the opinion prevails that it is impossible to make any thing like an average crop this saason. The Petersburg, Va., Intelligencer of the 20th inst, says— The present dry and cold weather militates much against the tobacco crop. Many of the plants that have been set out have perished, and the plants in beds are so scarce that persons can not re-plant. Rain.—We have at last been favored with the refreshing showers of heaven, and vegeta tion is considerably revived.—Anderson (S. G.) Gazette , 18 th inst , AUGUSTA, GA. TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 24. For Governor. CHARLES J. MCDONALD. CONGRESSIONAL CONVENTION. The Convention to nominate a Southern Rights Candidate for the Eighth Congres sional District, will be held in this City on SATURDAY, the 12th day of JULY. A Pleasant Day up the Canal. The third Saturday in June will long be a day memorable in the social history of The Ogle thorpe Infantry. Come what will in the fu ture, that day, at least, has been snatched from fate, and stored away among memory’s treasures. “ Let Fate do her worst, there are relies of joy, Bright dreams of the past which she cannot destroy, And which come in the night time of sorrow and care To bring back the features which Joy used to wear.” The occasion which is now’ fraught with so many “pleasant memories,” w r as a Collation prepared by the Honorary members of the Ogle thorpe Infantry , in compliment to the Regular members, and served up at the head of the Canal on the spot already somewhat famous for the agreeable Pic Nics of W’hich it has been the scene. At a seasonable hour in the morning the little fleet of boats was under weigh at the basin, with a full head of team power, and at a given signal started, to the sound of martial music, upon their excursion up the Canal. The storeship “ Peters burghf Capt. Allen, led the van. The Naiad Boat Club, in full uniform, in their beautiful boat, w’ith awning spread and pennants flying, came next, with the Committee of Arrange ments on board as their guests for the voyage. The pleasure boat w’ith the Honorary members, and the Regulars, armed and equipped as the bye laws direct, and other invited guests, brought up the rear. The incidents of the voyage were few in number, but all were pleasant. The clouds had lowered heavily at first, and the skies W’ore a scowling aspect. But it w r as a party to propitiate the most sullen of the Fates, and finally the heavens smiled auspiciously, and the sun glimpsed down upon the waters through the clouds that, driven along by gentle breezes, float ed across the blue sky. Arrived at the head of the Canal, target-firing by the Honorary members was forthwith pro ceeded with, agreeable to previous arrange ments. This was completed by one o’clock— the successful one proving to be Mr. Thomas Baker, the aggregate of whose three shots w r as 12 11-16 inches, or an average of less than 4 1-4 inches. The distance w r as sixty yards—the di ameter of the target 28 inches. Out of about eighty balls fired forty-eight were put in the target, and three of them in the bull’s eye. This may be called good shooting when it is borne in mind that it was done by members who had, with few exceptions, never touched the guns used until that day. Alter this, the Naiad Boat Club tried their skill at another target, and Mr. Fanning bore off* the palm by averaging with his three shots 4 3-4 inches. Dinner w’as then announced, and the whole party, numbering about one hundred,’ responded with alacrity to the summons. The appetite being sated, many appropriate sentiments were pledged in flowing goblets of sparkling cham pagne. With the pleasant sounds of the murmur it(g waters of Bull Sluice flowing over the rocky bed of the river, anon were mingled the delight ful notes of the Naiad Boat Glee Club, one of the most charming features of the day’s entertain ments. Among the guests of the occasion were the Mayor, and several members of the City Coun cil, the President of the Canal Company, the President of the Augusta Manufacturing Com pany, and the City Engineer—all ol whom re sponded in appropriate remarks to complimenta ry sentiments which called them out. The whole occasion furnished a happy illustra tion of the fact, that the Canal is capable of contributing much to the pleasures as well as the prosperity of our city. But the brightest days must end, and the hour arrived when it became necessary to bid adieu to the romantic shores and picturesque scenes of Bull Sluice, and return to the city. This was accomplished pleasantly and swiftly, enlivened by the music of the band and the harmonious songs of the Naiad Glee Club, which sounded sweetly upon the smooth waters of the Canal and the still air of that glowing summer eve ning. The party turned their faces to the East, and hied gaily home to the city upon the stream which carries to its bosom a tide of prosperity and life-inspiring enterprize. But anon they looked back to the gilded clouds of the Western sky and the romantic hills that overlook the wTa ters of Bull Sluice, with a sigh of regret not un mingled with the hope that they may live to enjoy another such day up the Canal. A Right Never Surrendered. We confess to a most agreeable surprise upon reading the following editorial remarks, which appeared in the Chronicle £f Sentinel of last Satur day: The Right of Secession. —As the questions, whether secession is “ a constitutional right” or one reserved by the States, and therefore inde pendent of the Constitution, are now discussed with great apparent earnestness and zeal by the disunionists and their organs in Georgia, most of whom proclaim it a “ constitutional right,” it may not be improper to submit the following very orthodox and catholic opinion of the Charleston Mercury, whose orthodoxy in such matters, we presume the party and its organs in Georgia will not question. It is very seldom that we concur in the opin ions upon political or constitutional questions, as its ultraism almost always leads it far beyond our position; but this instance forms an exception to the general rule, and we therefore commend its views to the consideration of its sympathisers in Georgia. It is proper to remark that the Mercury intro duces the opinion in a brief commendatory notice of a speech delivered by Mr. Keitt, of Orange burg, before the Southern Rights Association” of that District, in which the right of secession was proclaimed “a constitutional rights from which the Mercury thus dissents: “ In one particular we should qualify our entire assent to the views of the speaker, though we do not suppose that we really differ from him. We refer to his assertion that “ secession is a consti tutional right.” Properly speaking, the Consti tution embodies the rights of the Federal Gov ernment, not the rights of the States. To the latter belong all the powers and rights that are not surrendered to the former. On this point we find what we consider the true statement of the case in a speech delivered in the North Carolina Senate at its late session, by the Hon. Wm. B. Shepard. In reply to an opponent who had re lied on Mr. Clay’s profound discovery that there could be no right of secession because it was not specified in the Constitution, Mr. Shepard said. “The gentleman from Guilford looks into the Constitution of the United States, not to find what right his constituents have surrendered, but what rights have been guaranteed to them. Leaving the gentleman to settle this important point with his constituents, I will repeat what 1 have already stated, I have never contended lor secession as a right derived from or guaranteed by the Constitution. I said in my resolutions submitted at the commencement of the session, “ that the right to secede from it (the Union) is a right of self-defence and protection which the people of North Carolina have never surrendered, and never can surrender, with due regard to their own safety and welfare.” This proposition I now maintain, and have heretofore maintained on the floor of the Senate, as in strict conformity with the theory of our Government; and if it has not been surrendered by the people, it is unques tionably reserved to them.” A declaration that that paper concurred with the views of the Charleston Mercury upon u the right of Secession ,” W’as truly light bursting out from a dark place. We have so long been ac customed to see the Chronicle advocating protec tive tariffs, national banks, abolishing the veto power, and all sorts of ultra-federal heresies, and sanctioning all sorts of strained constructions of the Federal Constitution, in order to increase the power of Congress, and supporting Federalists for office, that we would have as little dreamed of looking to its columns for sound State-Rights doctrines, as to Austria for Republican prin ciples, or Boston for pro-slavery sentiments. — If the Chronicle would but manifest the sincerity of its convictions, by supporting men for office that it professes to agree with in opinion, it might do something to promote the cause of State- Rights and State Sovereignty. But alas, for its consistency! From behind that masked battery, the false cry of Union, it has been steadily pouring its fire upon the advocates of that cause, and de nouncing them as traitors, for their efforts to res cue State-rights doctrines from the vast flood of federalism which threatens to engulph them. It has at the same time lauded to the skies, as men worthy of the highest honors, Federalists and Consolidationists, who utterly deny the right of secession—who maintain that the interposition of a State to protect its citizens from federal des potism would subject them to the penalties of treason—that a State that secedes from the Union should be conquered and coerced back. These are the opinions of Howell Cobb. Yet he is presented by the Chronicle &r Sentinel , to its readers, as a fit exponent of its views, and a sound guide in politics, and worthy of the highest office in the gift of the people of Georgia, The Chronicle 8f Sentinel makes one statement not sustained by the facts. It asserts that most of the disunionists , and their 4kgans, proclaim “ the right of secession ” to be “a Constitutional right. '! We have seen no where in Georgia, at least, the right placed on any such footing. The Southern Rights Convention, which nominated Gov. Mc- Donald, asserted that “ each State , in view of the voluntary nature of the Union , has the right, in virtue of its independence and sovereignty , of sece ding from the Union. Whereon the people thereof, in their sovereign capacity shall determine such a step to be necessary to effect their safety or happixess. This is the doctrine maintained by the South ern Rights party of Georgia. It maintains the right of secession to be a right never surrendered by the States, and is therefore, reserved by them, and independent of the Constitution. Mr. Toombs Re-nominated. At a Convention of Union Delegates assem bled in this city yesterday, the Hon. Robert Toombs was re-nominated as the Union candi date for Congress from the Eighth Congressional District. Howard House. We would call attention to the advertisement of Mr. Fletcher, the Proprietor of the above Hotel. Marietta is one of the most pleasant villages in Georgia, and those who intend visit ing the interior this summer, cannot find a more pleasant place to spend their time. The Fire in San Francisco. —This great ca lamity (says the N. O. Delta) will fall with se vere force upon many of the capitalists and insu rance offices at the north. In New Orleans, the loss has been comparatively very light—sixty thousand dollars, we believe, would cover the whole loss sustained by the citizens and insu rance offices. Burgoyne & Co., has $20,000 in sured—slo,ooo in the Sun Mutual Insurance Company, and SIO,OOO in the Tennessee Com pany. Mr. T. B. Winston estimates his loss at $15,000, which is insured; Clifford, Garr & Co.’s loss is stated at $28,000 ; Mr. Hise’s at $15,000. The New York Herald, of the 19th instant, speaking of the loss by the recent conflagrations in California says: “The effect of such a loss, at this time, will be felt principally in this city, al though it may extend to Philadelphia, Boston, Baltimore, and New Orleans. The greatest pro portion of the loss, however, will be felt in New York. One of the local causes of the great re vulsion of 1837 was attributed, at the time of its occurrence, to the great fire which swept away a third part of the business district of the city, and destroyed property to the amount of nearly twenty millions of dollars. We fear that the loss by the San Francisco fire will ruin a great many here, and materially tend to affect present commercial movements disastrously.” Fire. On Sunday morning, about four o’clock, a fire broke out in the Grocery store of Mr. Kill burn, in the upper part of Broad-street, north east corner of McKinne-street. The building was of wood, and the materials combustible. It was soon consumed, together with an adjoining wooden building. The loss is estimated at $1,500 to $2,000. We could not learn how the fire originated. More Evidence. —The New York Legisla ture is again in session. Having failed to pass resolutions concerning the compromise at its pre vious session, they were promptly introduced by a Mr. Thomson a few days since, proposing an approval of the measure, when they were as promptly indefinitely postponed —equivalent to a rejection —by a vote of sixty-one to twenty nine. Really the peace measures are gaining ground—there are now only about two to one against them! A letter to the editor of the Wilmington Com mercial, dated Haywood, June 16, says: “Wheat j crops are very good, and harvest is about closing. The Tobacco Crop. —The Alexandria Gazette in alluding to the dry and cool weather, says that its accounts from all parts of Maryland and Virginia, are unfavorable for the tobacco crop, a large portion of which is yet unplanted. The Beaufort Gazette says that that vicinity, and the neighborhood of Pocotaligo have been visited by rain to the great relief of the planters. Our friend, Mr. Giles Barnett, (says the Un ionville Journal of Saturday last,) handed us on Wednesday, the first cotton bloom of the sea son. It was grown on the plantation of Miss Mary Jane Rogers, in this District. The same paper says; “The drought whch has prevailed in this district, has at last given way to a series of refreshing and plentiful rains. The Oat crop has been materially injured, it not en tirely ruined; and Cotton and Corn have suffered, though not to any considerable extent. During the past week we have had abundant rains, and the weather has been so cold as to bring fires and overcoats into rqeuisititon. 77 At the latest dates from Liverpool the repairs on the noble steamer Atlantic were rapidly ap proaching completion, and it was expected she would be ready for sea early in July. A new dining saloon has been erected on the main deck, in which 200 persons can be accommodated and berths for 80 additional passengers have been added. By the new arrangement of her cabins 200 tons additional freight can be taken on board. Mr. Bryan M. Morell has beena ppointed Post Master at Savannah, Ga. in room of Mr. Schley, deceased. Notice from the Post Office Department. The five and ten cent, postage stamps, now in public use, will not be received in pre-payment of postage after the 30th of the present month. Per sons holding any such, as soon as practicable af ter that date, and before th e 28th September next will present them for redemption to the Post Mas ter authorized to sell postage stamps. It is rumored that Secretary Conrad will short ly resign, and that Mr. Gentry, of Tenn., is to be his successor. This latter is, however, ex tremely doubtful, as Gentry is now canvassing Tennessee for Senator, in opposition to Turney. The Washington Republic has every reason to believe that the statement relative to the Hon. Abbott Lawrence being a passenger on board the St. Lawrence , is incorrect. A Juror Set Aside. —The U. S. District Court, at Boston, sitting on the trial of Robert Morris, Jr., was engaged on Wednesday morn ing in an investigation of a novel character. After empanneling the jury, it was ascertain ed that one of them, Mr. D. D. Walker, of Bos ton, was w r hat is called a “ higher law 77 man and measures were taken to have him set aside. The counsel for Government produced witnesses to prove certain language and expressions of Mr. Walker, which would disqualify him from being an impartial juror. Nearly the whole of the forenoon w T as taken up with the discussion. At 12 o’clock the court decided that it could not con sider Mr. Walker as an unprejudiced man, and therefore he w r as set aside. The Lynchburg Trgedy. —lt is stated in the Fredericksburg (Va.) Recorder, that Mr. Saun ders sent to Mr. Terry, previous to the death of the latter, a complete retraction of all that he had said offensive to him in the controversy which terminated so fatally. Mr. Terry accept ed the message in the spirit in which it was sent, and expressed his regret that it had not reached him in time to save their respective families the sorrow and anguish which they had suffered. A Drought of considerable duration and severi ty is prevailing on the James River, Va., especial ly on the South-side. It is destructive to the oats crop; but highly favorable both to the maturing of wheat and the harvest which has just com menced. Sale of Public Lands. —The Lake Superior Journal says that during the month of May about SIO,OOO were received at the Land Office atSaut Ste Marie, for mineral and agricultural lands. It adds that farms, mill-seats, copper and iron mines, marble and oil-stone quarries, are being purchas ed by actual settlers. Bloomer Balls. —ln the small towns of Mas sachusetts, Bloomer balls are becoming all the rage. No lady is allowed admittance who does not come a la Turk. This dress is most admirably adapted to the exhilirating w r altz. Cincinnati, June 20th. IVithdraival of a Clergyman. —The Rev. P. B. Aydelotte, of this city, a distinguished clergyman of the Episcopal Church, in a long letter to Bis hop Mcllvain, formally withdraws from the Church. He states that the Church needs re formation and believing that reform cannot be ef fected, he is obliged to withdraw, as he cannot give his influence to that which he believes fun damentally wrong. His objections are based up on the Romish tendency of the Church. It is believed Mr. A intends connecting himself with the Presbyterians. Wool.— From the Detroit Tribune we learn that on* -wool purchaser in that city, who is agent for a Rhode Island House, has sent over SIOO,OOO in cash to his agent, in the interior of the State, to make purchases. The amount pur chased and contracted for, is now about 400,000 pounds for one concern alone. OR SALE.—One Double BUGGY, four Hulbert’s make—but little used, to bo seen at Jas. Hurlbet’s &jCo. d3cl iune22 he FAMILY EXPENSE BOOK, d esigned for the use of families and individuals, in keep ing a correct account of monthy and yearly expen ditures. For sale by june 22 THOS. RICHARDS & SON. PPLETON’S MECHANICS’ MAGAZINE, Nos. 4 and 5, received by june 12 THOS. RICHARDS & SON. ORNAMENT ALHAIR WORK. THE UNDERSIGNED has just received an as sortment of Gentlemen’s Wigs, Ladies Fronts, Braids and Curls, which he offers for sale at his Barber Shop under the Washington Hall, Broad street, Augusta, Ga., on accommodating terms. WILLIAM CORMICK, oct 12 ly Barber and Hair Dresser. TABLE CUTLERY—We have just receivocfa large lot of fine Ivory Handle Knives and Forks. For sale by the dozen or in setts. Also, a good assortment of common Knives and Fork*. For saio, at low prices, at our wholesale and retail Crockery Store, (a few doors abovo the Book Store of Messrs. Richards & Son.) june 8 J. J. LATHROP & CO. FOR SALE~ THE SUBSCRIBER’S SUMMER DENCE, on the South Sand Hills, on the MM. first eminence south-west of the Turknett Spring. The situation is a pleasant one—of easy access to, and in full view of, the Geo. Rail Road. The Dwel ling is large, commodious, and in good repair. For further particulars, apply to SAMUEL C. WILSON. may 31 stuw3c3 BELL-AIR TRAHL The Bell-air Train will commence its £57 Summer Trips, on MONDAY, June 9th, leav-gHS ing Bell-Air at 7£ A. M., and Augusta at 6} P. M., daily. No free seats. june 7, BULWER'S LAST PLAY. —Not so bad as we Seem, or Many sides to a Character—a Comedy in five acts, by Sir E. Bulwer Lytton. 3Tou sale by THUS. RICHARDS & SON, june 2.1