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{Correspondence of the Nashville Union.)
jr—-'"Hue knall, Near Newstead Abbey, Eng.,)
ft May 14, 1851. )
Having remained in Liverpool sufficiently long
to see every thing that a stranger finds to engage
his attention, and to recruit after a long voyage,
we took the rail to Manchester, passing through
a tunnel one mile and a half in length, and over a
champaign country beautifully hedged, and under
a fine state of cultivation. Being in what is call
ed the express train which carried us at the rate
of 60 miles per hour, you can readily imagine
our chance of forming any correct idea of the
qualities of the land, products, &c.
Long before we reached the City of Mills, our
attention was attracted by the thousand and one
rhimnies reaching almost to the clouds, and en
veloping the whole country round about with
coal smoke, giving the city on old and dingy ap
pearance, and rendering it next to an impossibity
for the ladies to keep their faces clean. Here we
met several Americans from the eastern States,
who like ourselves were anxious to go through
and examine the principal mills, and compare
them with our own. Upon enquiry we were
told that we would find no difficulty in gaining
admission —hut our experience, I am sorry to
quite the contrary—for we were re-
at two or three places —which
wall suite enough for our patience. They stated
that they had been so much visited during the
month, and that there was so many mechanics
and manufacturers in the country that they pre
ferred keeping closed doors. There are certainly
a great number of mills here, and their manufac
tured articles are justly prized by the kingdom ;
but really, without boasting, I think that our
mills can fully compete with them in all respects,
and in a few years, I hope to see in operation
manufactories on a much greater scale in our own
Tennessee.
Prom Manchester, we proceeded by post to a
little village called Rousley, in the county of
Derbyshire, through an exceedingly broken and
some what romantic country. From the Peaks
of Derby, we had a fine view of nearly the whole
county and portions of those adjacent. To an
American accustomed to the White, Alleghany,
and Cumhgfland mountain scenery, it would not
be muchjPught ol —but herein England they
call it '<Jmdv panorama. 1 was exceeding amused
at on sPrgentleman who asked me if I did not
consider that a very wild region, which is more
thickly populated than any portion of Tennesee.
Your can imagine how one accustomed to the
dark swamps and think cane-brakes of Arkansas
must have given vent to his risibles.
Traveling by post-coaches still remains in use
where the locomotive has not been introduced,
and it reminds me very much of our stage tra
veling with the exception of the style which
we utilitarians would abandon as useless trumpe
ry The driver is quite as consequential and the
freedom of speech is as equally unrestrained as
you find witli us, which is much more agreeable
than being confined in a close car where you can
neither see, or hear anything with satisfaction.
* Arrived aVthe little village of Rousley, we put
\ up at an Inn called the Peacock, which is about
200 years old, and has great reputation as a place
where, fisherjhen and sportsmen congregate to
carry on amusements, and indulge in their
favorite sports. Near this village is the old castle
of Haddon Hall, now owned by the Duke of
Rutland. It is unoccupied, but is kept in good
order by the Duke as a monument of antiquity.
Soon after the conquest, this property was own
ed by the Avenells, from whom it came to the
Vernons. The last male heir of this family, Sir
John Vernon, was commonly called the King of
the Peake, on account of his hospitality and mag
nificent mode of living. He died during the
seventh year of Elizabeth, and Haddon passed by
marriage with one of his daughters into the pos
session of the family of the Manners’, and was
their principal seat till the beginning of the last
century. In the time of the first Duke of Rut
land, in the reign of Queen Ann, seven score ser
vasts were maintained in this ancient seat of
hospitality. The situation of Haddon is
very beautiful. It stands on a shelving and rath
er elevated mass of the first lime-stone, over
looking the entire dale and its meandering Wye
backed by an extensive wood and surrounded by
beautiful trees. At first sight it has more the ap
pearance of an old fortress, than what it really is,
a Hall, chiefly in the Elizabethan style, and
without any effectual defences. The building in
its present form is not in the least calculated for
defence or protection against a besieging force,
according to the military tactics of any period,
tho'qrh there can be but little doubt that this
mansion; which was the work of different ages,
occupies the site of a Norman castle, portions of
the lower part of which may be traced in the
walls of the towers which overlook both the up
per and lower portals. It is said to be decidedly
one of the finest specimens of a Hall of the olden
time in existence. The old tower, with narrow
loop-holes and gloomy, uncomfortable rooms, is
the only part which retains that stem character,
the peculiar feature of the iron age when “ every
man’s hand was against his fellow;” that age of
darkness and military despotism which succeed
ed the destruction of the Homan power by the
savages of the North. The old part of Haddon is
said to have been built before the conquest, and
as a quiet country seat of the English gentry in
the 18th century, kept still in good repair, with
all its ancient honors about it, just as deserted by
the family 178 years ago, and really retaining all
that character, as if they had quitted it yesterday,
is a beautiful specimen of that age.
There can hardly be conceived a more striking
contrast to the sombre grandeur of Haddon Hall,
than is exhibited by the splendid magnificence of
the neighboring pile of Chatsworth, the country
seat of the Duke of Devonshire. The former of
these buildings, as remarked by an English wri
ter, is “one of the most perfect and most curious
of the class of castellated houses now remaining,
but when received as a whole, is almost devoid
of all real elegance, or comfortable convenience,
and fitted only to entertain a horde of licentious
retainers/ 5 In the latter edifice we perceive a
unity of design and adaptation of parts, not only
beautiful when separately considered; but also
deriving new beauties from their connection with
the other portions of the structure to which they
belong. The various divisions of the edifice har
monize with each other, and combine with the
adjacent scenery to constitute a picture of sur
pav?ing elegance and splendor. We were usher
ed through the entire building, out-grounds and
conservatories, and I feel safe in saying that it is
the most beautiful, comfortable, and elegant struc
ture in all England, not excepting even Windsor
f&stle. To describe the Park, with its 3,000
deer, the gardens with their extensive fcospserva
tories, water falls, fountains and statuary, the
castle with its extensive libraries, ancient pain
tings and statuary would require more space than
I can allow- in this letter. But notwithstanding
the great magnificence of Chatsworth I must.say
that the antiquity and associations connected
w-ith Haddon Hall made it more interesting to
me. It remains as a model of domestic arrange
ments ol the noble families of former time, and as
a picturesque object suited to the bold and ro
mantic landscape of Which it forms a prominent
part—and it is also deserving the great attention
of artists and amatuers as affording examples of
elaborate and beautiful w-orkmanship in the carv
ed panneling of its w T ainscoated apartments, and
in the elegant tracery of some of the ceiling.
The next place of interest was Sherw-ood For
est and Newstead Abbey, both of w-hich possess
attractions and associations dear to every English
man—the former as the place where “bold Rob
in Hood and his merrie men 55 used to practice
their daring exploits, and the latter as the home
of the gifted Byron. As we passed through
this legendary neighborhood, surrounded by the
haunts of Robin Hood and his band of outlaws, so
famous in ancient ballad and nursery tale, it re
called vividly the romantic faith and impressions
of our boyhood and caused a thrill of delight to
animate a heart which is not alw-ays glad. My
remembrance of “merrie Sherwood” are of the
Kleasantest kind; for often during my earlier life
ave I dwelt with w-onderment over the pages
of some little book giving a description of the
great deeds once done in this classic region. This
locality, w-hich w r as once a mighty forest now
teems w-ith mouldering ruins and noble remnants
of the grandeur of by-gone ages. Among the
many interesting spots that give character to the
neighborhood, New-stead Abbey is the most pro
minent and particularly interesting to Ameri
cans, as they are generally great admirers of the
poet. As we drew near to the Abbey a most
glorious scene burst upon the view; on the right
hand lay a splendid sheet of water, fringed with
young w-oods that bow- their whispering homage
o’er the margin,reflecting all the depth and bright
ness of the tranquil heavens; aquatic wild birds
studded the silvery surface, as though they had a
“vested interest” in the place, and possessed a
“protective order” against ail molestation. A ro
mantic w-ater-fall and the ruins of a rustic mill,
together with the gentle murmuring of the foam
ing falls added to the richly w-ooded country
around, served to complete a picture upon which
memory, so long as “sne holds her zeal’ 1 will love
to dwell.—Turning to the left the venerable Ab
bey rises in solemn grandeur, the long and lovely
ivy clinging fondly to the rich tracery of a for
mer age. As we first gazed upon these old w-alls
and remembered that it was here, even among
the comparative ruins of a building once dedicat
ed to the sacred cause of religion by the monks
of old, that the great genius of Byron w-as first
developed—here that he paced with youthful
melancholy the halls of his illustrious ancestors
and trod the lonely walks of the banished monks,
w-e involuntarily commenced repeating those
beautiful lines from his own pen, in'which he
speaks of the decay of his much loved home:
Newstead; fast falling, once resplendent dome;
Religious shrine; repentant Henry ! s pride;
Os warriors, monks and danes, the cloistered tomb,
Whose pensive shades around thy ruins glide,
Hail to thy pile ! more honor’d in the fall
Than modern mansions in their pillar’ds state;
Proudly majestic frowns thy vaulted hall,
Scowling defiance on the blasts of fate.”
Newstead was founded by Henry the second,
in the year 1170, as a priory of Blac^Canons, an
order having for their tutelary -patron St. Au
gustine, and practicing great austerity of life. It
w-as dedicated to the Virgin Mary, and there is
still to be seen in one of the niches of the chapel
in a state of preservation, a sculptural virgin and
child. It continued a priory until the time of
Henry Bth, who, in his zeal for the temporal wel
fare of himself, and to the consternation of the
then religious w-orld, set about the wholesale des
i truction of all the monastic institutions of the
I country, it w-as afterwards granted by the same
! royal favor to Sir John Byron, who converted it
| into a residence of more than ordinary splendor.
| During the troubles which marked the history of
■ the great rebellion, w-liich ended in the martyr
-1 dom of the unfortunate King Charles the first,
, the Byrons distinguished themselves as warm
! adherents of royalty, and New-stead sustained the
siege from the parliamentarians, thus as Lord
Byron says:
| “The Abbey once, a regal fortress now,
Encircled by insulting rebel powers;
Wars dread machines thy threatening brow,
1 And dart destruction in sulphurous showers.”
On the death of Charles, the Byron estate was
placed under sequestration. During the civil
w-ar, in 1643 G banes the first marked his high
| sense of Sir John Byron’s loyalty and devotion
by raising him to the peerage, and immediately
! after the restoriation Charles the second restored
New-stead to its late ow-ner, from w-hom it de
scended to Lord Byron. In the year 1818 Col.
Wildman, the present esteemed owner purchased
it from the poet, w-ho w r a3 compelled to dispose of
it on account of pecuniary difficulties for the sum
of £I OO,OOO, and has since by judicious alterna
tions and improvements, proved himself a most
worthy owner of a place at once the pride of the
forest and the admiration of thousands who have
by his courtesy been permttted to traverse its
spacious galleries and venerable halls. We had
the pleasure of seeing Col. Wildman, w-ho was
very kind in conducting us through the various
apartments of the Abbey and explaining every
thing to us. He w-as a class-mate and early
friend of the poet, and in speaking of Lord Byron
he w-ould almost go into extacies.
From the Abbey w-e came to this place, w-liich
has the honor of being the last resting place of
the departed great, his remains having been
removed by his sister Augusta Maria Leigh from
Missolonghi in Western Greece. His remains
are deposited in the Byron vault in a small church
and still smaller village. He should have been
buried where he requested, at Newstead, betw-een
his favorite dog and faithful servant.—But he
needs no monument or epitaph to perpetuate his
memory, it will live w-heq all monuments shall
have crumbled aw-ay.
Yours, &c., &c.,
TENNESSEEAN.
Merchant’s Convention.
It w-ill be recollected that a correspondent of
ours, a Planter lately urged upon his brethern
the importance of holding a Cotton Planters Con
vention to consult in relation to their interests
and advise some means, if possible, of protecting
themselves against revulsions in the market. He
suggested that it be held in Macon at the time of
the holding of the Fair.
The Mobile Register comes out with another
very important suggestion—that of a Merchant’s
Convention for the purpose of making concer
ted arrangements to establish direct trade w-ith
Europe. We sincerely hope that the proposi
tion may meet w-ith general approval. Surely
the importance of a movement ol the kind, can
not easily be overestimated. Would not the
time and place alredy suggested for a Cotton
Planter’s Convention, suit admirably for a Mer
chants Convention? We hope that both w-ill be
held at the same time and place; if so the Fair at
Macon will be one of the most interesting oc
casions which Georgia or the South has for jyears
witnessed.— Savannah Georgian.
We copy as follow-s from our Mobile cotempo
rary:
Merchants Convention. —lt is suggested,
in several our exchanges, that the Merchants of
the South could hold Conventions in their several
States, for the purpose of making concerted ar
rangements to establish direct trade with Europe.
Nothing, it is said, would have a better effect to
arrest Northern fanaticism, or w-ould more speed
ily obviate any necessity for secession.
The idea is a good one, and suggests the best,
if not the only mode, by w-hich the commercial
independence ol the South call be secured.—
Mere politicians, no matter how ably they may
argue, cannot effect a consummation so desira
ble. The laws and currents of trade cannot be
controlled by party tafties; but let the great body
of our merchants, once co-operate in hehalf of
Southern commerce, and they will bring about
the desired result,—-in which they will be warm
ly sustained by the people at large.
Love, Jealousy, Revenge and? Marriage.—
The particulars of a case of love unreciprocated,
followed by dire vengeance, came to our knowl
edge on Saturday, ol which the following is some
thing like a fair round unvarnished statement.
We introduce a fictitious name:
.Mr. Jones, Lothario-like, was in the habit of
paying his addresses to two young ladies at the
one time, calling on them on alternate evenings.
Miss Spriggins and Miss Smith were the two
pretty— musliners , (neat title, and novel, aint it?)
the latter of whom had decidedly the affections of
Mr. Jones in her keeping, while Miss Sprigging,
from the attention bestowed, fancied she was the
lone star which guided Mr. Jones’ destiny. In
short, neither knew of the other, each believed
ti6iself beloved and looked upon herself in the
light of the future Mrs. J., and was supremely
happy in her blissful ignorance. But a cloud
buist oyer the tranquil pair, and jealousy took
Possession pi Miss Smith. She discovered that
she had a rival—that rival was pretty, and Sprig
gjns torture of heart; oh! racking of nerves
oh. sleepless night: and oh! anxious day. She
wralddieby arsenic : bed-cord, her father’s razor,
the Mississippi, charcoal, anything or every
thing to rid her of a life become hateful by the
perfidy of Jones. But then the happy scenes of
bygones flited before her, when John and she
would ramble on sunny evenings; and—speak of
their love, true as it then was, and their found
future; this came up before her vision, in its beau
tiful, harmonizing spirit of peace, and as the re
lenting tear coursed slowly down her cheek she
determined to give him a dose of jalap.
It was Tuesday night! he came to tea. Her
mother in the dreadful secret, mixed the potent
cathartic in “the beverage which cheers but not
intoxicates.” Julia Smith, as he writhed in
agony, hissed the abhorred name of Matilda
Spriggins in his tingling She shouted that
he was poisoned, and by her, and Jones prepared
for death like a sensible man. He acknowl
edged his inconstancy,— vowed if he lived to
cleave only unto her. ' It was enough! the stom
ach pump was applied, and Jones was rescued.
Three days since, Miss Smith became Mrs.
Jones.— St. Louis Reveille , 3 dinst.
Extensive Farming Operation.— The most
extensive farming operation probably ever enter
ed into in any county, has been successfully car
ried through in California during the past autumn
and winter. We allude to the speculation of
Horner and Co.
Day before yesterday the last sack of the po
tato crop was sold, and" the gross proceeds of this
crop have amounted to sl7B,ooo—yield of 130
acres! There have been eighty hands employed
on the Rancho, and the total expense of carying
it on during the season has been SBO,OOO. The
(gunny bags) which the potatoes have been sacks
shipped cost above sß,ooo,While the gross receipts
for the total crep of tne Rancho have amounted
to $224,000. We have seen in the New York
Journal of Commerce, a letter signed “Ontario,”
an estimate made of the probable sales of this
potato crop when it was first planted. This
writer judged that they would amount to $175,-
000; and to show how close the calculation was,
had it not been for the recent fires and the raise
of potatoes, the extra S3OOO, making $178,000,
the actual recipts would not have been made.
Death of Richard Lalor Sheil. —This ce
lebrated and brilliant Irish orator, died at Flor
ence on the 25th of May, of an attack of gout in
the stomach. He had lately gone to Florence in
the capacity of British Minister. He was born
m Dublin, in 1793, and was long associated with
the late Daniel O’Connell in the struggle for
Catholic Emancipation. In late years he sup
ported the English Whig party.
A Galveston paper of the 12th inst., thus
notices the progress of the emigrant company
which passed through Mobile, from Montgomery,
recently:
Expedition to the Gila. —A company of
nearly one hundred men from Alabama; are now
on their way to Gila, to explore the gold region
and probably to establish a settlement in the
neighborhood of the old copper mines above Don
na Ana. They passed through Jefferson, in Cass
county, on the 20th ultimo.—The Herald savs:
4i They were all well equiped with guns, one
piece of cannon, and wagons, provisions, &c.
They belonged to a stock company. All the
stock is held in Montgomery, Alabama, by very
wealthy and enterprising men, who, if the pro
ject is at all succesful, intend sending two or
three hundred negromeji^there.”
Californians in Funds. —On Thursday morn
ing a Wall street dealer in gold dust bought
SIOO,OOO worth from one passenger in the Cres
cent City; and it is estimated that the passengers
in that steamer brought $2,000,000, besides what
was on the manifest.
An-examining committee about to test the
capacities of an individual for school teaching,
put the following questions:
“At what period did France produce her great
est genaral?”
“At what period,” pausing and scratching his
head, “at what—ohi you’ve got me sure.”
“Well, was it before or after Christ?”
“Before or after Christ?—before or after—well
old horses, you're got me again certain!”
Anecdote.— A wag had kept up a continual
fire of witticism at a social party, when a puri
tanical gentleman, who enjoyed sermons and
snuff better than jokes and puns sharply observ
ed:
“If you keep on, you will make every decent
person leave the house.”
“That would be a sorry joke/’ was the dry re
ply, “for you would certainly be very lonesome
when left here alone.”
Enemies. —Have you enemies ? Go strait
on, and mind them not. If they block up your
path, walk round, and do your duty regardless of
their spite. A man who has no enemies is sel
dom fit for any thing—he is made of that kind
of material which is so easily worked that every
body has his hand in it.
A sterling character, one who thinks for him
self, and speaks what he thinks, is always sure
to have enemies. They are as necessary to him
as air, they keep him alive and active.
A celebrated character who was surrounded
with very bitter enemies, used to remark:
“ They are sparks which, if they do not blow,
will, in a short time, go out themselves.”
Let this, then, be your feeling while endeavor
ing to live down the scandal of those who are
bitter against you. If you stop to dispute, you
do hut as they desire, and open the way for more
abuse. Let the poor fellows talk—there will be
reaction, if you perform your duty; and hun
dreds who were alienated from you, will flock to
you and acknowledge their error.
Singular Accident. —A servant girl of un
usually pleasing appearance, living in the family
of Dr. F. H. Clark, Dentist, No. 118 Ninth-st.,
on Sunday evening, 25th ultimo, accidentally
thrust her head through a glass door, completely
cutting off the larger part of her nose. After a
lapse of some minutes, the piece was found adhe
ring to the broken glass. It was immediately
E laced in its proper position by Dr. C. and so
eld until an adhesive plaster could be obtained,
when it was secured as well as circumstances
would permit. At the expiration of about two
weeks, the plaster was removed and the opera
tion found triumphantly successful; and now
(18th June) there can be observed no more de
formity than would be occasioned by a slight
scratch.
After tjie operation, Dr. C. consulted an emi
nent surgeon, who remarked that all had been
done that was necessary, but that he had no con
fidence that the part would ever unite.
The above is made public, that all may know
the effect of promptness in similar cases. Dr. C.
has had the gratification of knowing that a hu
man face has been saved from disfigurement for
life,— Journal of Commerce,
AUGUSTA, GA.
FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE 27.
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.
Q7p“]V«>tice to Advertisers.—Our advertising
riends will please hand in their favors by 5 o'clock,
P. M. hereafter—the recent change in the time of
arrival of the mail, inducing us to close our adver
tising colums earlier than heretofore.
An Orphan Asylum.
We have more than once urged upon the citi
zens of Augusta the policy of taking steps for
establishing an Orphan Asylum in our city.
Our again referring to the subject requires no
apology, for we are sure the best sympathies of
ow? community are with the enterprize, and it
needs but an energetic movement to start the
ball. Who will take the matter in hand ?
These remarks are sugested by the following
circumstance thus chronicled in a late number of
the Columbus (Go.) Sentinel:
A Good Deed.— The Scripture saith, “ let not
thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth,”
but the principle upon which the world general
ly does its charities, is, not only to let one hand
know what the other does, but to make as much
ado as possible over the virtue. Now and then,
however, we meet with an exception to this
rule, as in the instance before us. We publish
the subjoined note for the double purpose of ma
king known an act of disinterested benevolence,
and to acknowledge to the unknown friend, the
gratitude of those for whom his charity was in
tended. His eye may perchance light upon these
lines, and if so, he may be assured that his kind
ness has been extended to hearts which know
how to appreciate, and do appreciate it. The
note will explain itself:
Columbus, June 9th, 1851.
Mrs. :
Madam : —Not knowing who is Treasurer of
the “Female Orphan Asylum,” I take the liber
ty of enclosing to your care twenty dollars,
which you will do me a favor to hand to the
Treasurer, or appropriate it as you may think
proper, for the relief of Poor Female Orphans.
Respectfully, &c.
We did not know before seeing this, that Co
lumbus, a city which stands on a spot which, a
generation ago, was the haunt of the savage, and
surrounded by primeval forests, was so far in ad
vance of Augusta in enterprizes of benevolence.
We record it in all honor to our fair young sis
ter on the Chattahoochee, and hope the fact may
stimulate this city, the oldest but one in our
State, to emulate the laudable example.
We are satisfied that there are many in this
community whose hearts and whose purses would
open to the appeal of helpless orphanage to their
sympathies, if there were an institution or an
organized board to receive, their benevolent con
tributions. The individual citizens of this com
munity have not been laggards in charitable
deeds, and in aiding religious, moral and phiian-d
thropie enterprizes. Hundreds and thousands J
dollars leave here annually to disseminate JH
light of Christianity in heathen lands,
tain domestic missions, and to aid every bflH
evolent enterprize in other States and citiol
whose itinerant advocates favor Augusta with il
visit to solicit subscriptions.
We do not find fault with this bestowal of
money for such purposes: It is a healthy action
of good impulses, and it is charity u twice blessed .”
But we would be pleased to see some portion of
these streams of benevolence now constantly
flowing into other lands and communities, di
verted into a channel and concentrated upon a
point under our own eyes, where the good results
may be daily seen and enjoyed, both “by him
that gives and him that receives.”’
Let such an institution be organized, or some
one recognized as the proper recipient of funds
for the purpose, and we do not doubt contribu
tions will flow in, from the widow’s mite to the
princely donations of the affluent.
His honor, the Mayor, in his annual message
in April last, to the City Council, called atten
tion to the subject. His heart is in this cause,
and his best exertions would be cheerfully given
to it. We respectfully suggest that those wil
ling to aid in the establishment of an Orphan
Asylum in this city, promptly send in their con
tributions to him, each one according to his
means and inclinations. Let no one hold back
because he can only afford a small sum. Great
enterprizes often have small beginnings. From
the small seed often Bpring up trees of towering
and imposing form, whose protecting arms have
given temporary shelter to many a houseless
wanderer.
We might go oil into details of the history of
Orphan Asylums in other cities, to show the
good they have done, the destitution they have
relieved, the young victims of poor orphanage
they have snatched from starvation, from wretch
edness and crime, and made ornaments to socie
ty by their fostering care and education. But
these things are well known to all who are at
all likely to take an interest in the subject, and
to them we leave it.
Bounties to Northern Manufacturers.
The Chronicle q- Sentinel of yesterday holds out
to the Northern people the idea that the South
will protect their manufactures for them by a
higher tariff than the present one, if the North
ern people will protect Southern 'property —that is,
restore our fugitive slaves:
We think the Southern people have paid
enough already in the shape of land in the late
compromise as an additional price for the com
pliance of the Northern people with their con
stitutional obligations on this point. We are op
posed to paying any more for what we are enti
tled to without pay.
The article of the Chronicle is an admission
that the Northern people are not complying with
their obligations—in other words are not enforc
ing the fugitive slave law in good faith.
If the Cobb, Fillmore and Webster party in
Georgia intend that when a happy change shall be
wrought in the Northern mind and conduct on
this score, the latter are to be rewarded by a
higher tariff to protect Northern manufacturers,
they will not carry the people of this State with
them. The Democrats we know will not cany
out any such programme—nor in our opinion
will the Whigs.
w The papers opposed to Mr. Cobb seem to vie
with each other in heaping upon him the coarsest
kind of abuse. They have even called into
question his personal honesty and integrity, be
cause, in the exercise of a common right, he has
seen fit to differ from them. The friends of Mr
Cobb do not object to this course. 1 hey know it
must redound to his advantage m the end. But
we submit, whether the gratification his ene
mies may experience in thus venting their ha
tred, will not be more than overbalanced by the
bad blood and excitement which such a course is
sure to produce. Men aro not to be driven from
their purpose by charges of treason, nor fi lghten
ed from the support of their nominee by gross
personal abuse. The people have the intelli
gence to see the right, and the virtue to pursue
it. They are seldom wrong in their opinions;
in their sentiments they are never mistaken.
The correct course then is to appeal to their un
derstanding, confident that they will render a
just judgment. The party or the man that
shrinks from this tribunal, does not deserve suc
cess, and, what is better, seldom attains it.”—Sa
vannah Republican , 2 5th hist.
Good advice : but what a pity the Republicans
editor did not think of all this when he was in
Dec. 1849, pouring out his most intemperate and
coarse abuse on Ml. Cobb, and denouncing him
as having betrayed the rights of the South, of
having sold our rights for a mess of pottage —of
being a traitor to th\e South —of being a political
trickster—a Southern man with Northern principles,
hre-, SfC.
Will the Republican please point out the paper
in Georgia that is now heaping upon Mr. Cobb a
coarser kind of abuse than this ?
We will ask one more question. What act,
vote or sentiment has Mr. Cobb ever taken back,
recalled or qualified, which called forth all this
“ coarsest kind of abr.se ?”
Ex-President T fler. —Since Mr. Tyler’s re
tirement from public life, it is very seldom we
hear of him. Occasionally, however, we are re
minded that he is still in the land of the living.
A correspondent of Ihe New York Herald, writ
ing from Richmond, (Va.) on the 17th ult. says:
“ But speaking of Tyler, he still survives at
Sherwood Forest, his plantation down the river
dispensing the hospitalities of a true son of the
Old Dominion. The Governor is with him at
present, and some others of the dignitaries of
Virginia. With his charming and flourishing
young wife, he is altogether about the happiest
man in the State, enjoying his otium cum digni
tate —that is to say, his fish and oysters—with
wonderful equanimity and Christian philosophy.”
A correspondent of the Savannah Morning
News, writing from San Francisco, gives the fol
lowing harrowing particulars of the fire :
San Francisco, May 12, 1851.
W. T. Thompson , Esq. —
Dear Sir:—Our once beautiful city is a mass
of smouldering ruins. On the night of the 4th inst.
a fire broke out, wliich extending beneath the
influence of the wird, which was rushing down
the mountains on the S. E. of the city, destroy
ed three-fourths of the town. Desolation has
been carried to the learths of thousands. In a
city where insurance cannot be effected, you may
imagine the ruin it has brought to many, while
all have suffered. Property to the amount of $lO,-
000,000 has been destroyed. Among the build
ings consumed are many of our most valuable,
and some of them deemed fire-proof. The Cus
tom House, Delmonico’s, the Union Hotel, four
Theatres, seven extensive Banking establish
ments, all are gone.
The fire raged from ten o’clock at night, until
The scene was fearful.
liquid tire poured in tor
■k :md the firmament melted
leileeticn of the lurid
miies iron, hero
m-ra
|PBWr them maimed for hie.
from the ruins of one
house'" A poor wretch was seen staggering
through the streets aver burning embers, with
hair and clothes consumed and outstretched arms
literally on fire, then springing backward fell
dead amid the cries of the excited spectators.
Some escaped by means of ropes, and others
sprung from the upper story to avoid the flames.
Three men were observed on the roof of a four
story building, where they had remained too
long,—the crackling of the flames—the howling
of the blast—the shouts of the multitude, drown
ed the shrieks of the doomed men ; but it could
be seen from their frantic gestures they were
imploring God and man to aid them. In vain,
the smoke and then the flame curled around
them, and “ ashes turned to ashes.” Oh the hor
rors of that night! In varied forms they haunt
me still.
Choice Cotton.— A lot of seventy-one bales
of superior Cotton was sold in our market yes
terday, by F. T. Willis & Co., at 12 cents. The
Cotton was grown by Dr. ‘Henry Bourne, on his
plantation in Elbert county. The price paid for
it, at the present stage of our market, is a high
compliment to the producer.— Savannah News,
25 th inst.
[From the Charleston Courier , 26th inst.]
Arrival of the Isabel.
The steam ship Isabel, Capt. Rollins, arrived
at our port, early yesterday morning, bringing
advices from Havana aid Key West to the 22d
inst. We have received by her files of Havana
papers, but nothing of interest in the political af
fairs of the Island seems to have transpired since
the departure of the Cherokee. For the com
mercial intelligence, <ltc., we refer to the sub
joined favors of our attentive Havana correspon
dent.
Correspondence of the Courier. :
Havana, June 21. ‘
We beg reference to our respects of 7th instant, 1
and hand you the annexed report. *
We have merely to add that 145 casks Rice,
per Isabel are sold at 1)1-8, and 210 bags Va- 6
lencia, at 8 1-2.
Havana, June 20 —We beg reference to our £
Report of 31 st May. Since then, the business
in Sugar has not been extensive, but prices have r
on the whole been maintained at the decline we |
then noticed. The advices from Europe are now '
more discouraging, and as there are ample sup
plies at market, planters will probably soon have s
to make some concessions in price, particularly 1
as the Exchanges are still lower, while freights I
continue high. We pk.ee our quotations as fol
lows : fair to superior Whites 8 a 9 1-2 rials.
Yellows, choice 6 1-4 a 7 rials, Yellows, good ?
and fine 5 1-2 a G rials, Browns 5a 5 1-4 rials, a
Cucuruchos4 1-2 a 4 3-4 rials. Very few Mus-
eovados are offering. We quote the sarfie as s
before, say 5 to 6 rials for middling to fine.
Molasses has been sold in the harbor at 1 3-4 ”
rials, but is generally he d at 2 rials.
The transactions in Coffee are very insigni- J
ficant at $8 a 8 1-2. a
v
The World’s Fair.— The English papers are *
profuse in their ridicule of the American portion
of the Great Exhibition, and sneeringly inquire “
« Why the Committee asked for so much room, *
when they were unable to fill it ?” Some of their “
amateur writers also condemn the display of
American productions, a id intimate that Brother
Jonathan is celebrated fer nothing but wooden I
nutmegs and mammoth pumpkins. A reply in
kind to both query and Ihe sneer, would be, that n
“ the Committee reserved the vacant space for a o
certain sea-boat called the Pacific; but that our fc
people, being naturally in a hurry, and unwilling | v
to be over ten dajs in crossing the big pond, p
could not spare her until they had time to build a sc
faster one ?” To be serious; no one conversant ai
with the state of things here, could have expect
ed from this country a display of jewels, plate, tc
and rich silk tissues to match the glittering e<
(
stores collected from the old world. There
much difference between the two Continents in
this respect, as there was between the ruffle!
British Grenadier, and the ragged, barefooted
Continental Soldier in the days of our fathers ’
the one w T as adorned for a sacrifice, —the other
simply girded for a mighty purpose.—A r . Y j OU)
Commerce.
Kindness Reciprocated. —The Pittsburg G a .
zette, of Saturday, says:
A Mexican woman, named Anastasia de | a
Trinidad de Mendez, who was obliged to flyf rom
her country, owing to the kindness with which
she had treated some sick Americans, on Friday
left Pittsburg to return home. The volunteers
in this city and the vicinity, who served in the
war, raised three hundred dollars to defray the
expenses of the trip.
' ( Telegraphed for the Charleston Courier.)
Baltimore, June 24.
On Monday night William Pinckney White
was nominated as the Democratic candidate to
Congress from the fourth district of Maryland.
Baltimore, June 25.
There were but small sales of Cotton in the
New York market to-day. An advance, how
ever of an eight of a cent took place.
Governor Johnson has been re-nominated for
Governor of Pennsylvania.
President Fillmore was engaged in visiting
the public works at Norfolk and Portsmouth,W
yesterday.
War has re-commenced between the Hay tie ns
and Dominicans. Forty Haytiens have been
killed.
New-Orleans, June 24, 8.50 P. M.
Two thousand two hundred bales of Cotton
were sold to-day. Prices are still easier for mid
dling, which is quoted at 7 3-4 cents.
The Europa’s news an advance of an eighth
in the Liverpool market was received after the
business of the day had terminated.
The steamer L f nion has arrived from New-
York.
Cheraw, June 24.
The Weather and the Crops. —The weath
er continues exceedingly favorable to the grow
ing crops. On Sunday we had a bountiful sea
son. This continued favorable weather has
operated upon the crops with marked effect. The
corn crop is highly promising, and the cotton crop
unusually so. We conversed with an intelligent
gentleman, just arrived here from Alabama, and
who has travelled over the route for a number of
years about the oame period, who says the crops
this season exceed anything he has seen for years
past. The Wheat crop in North Carolina is
bountiful in quantity and of superior quality.
Without unlooked for disasters, the labors of the
husband-man never were rewarded better than
they will be this year:— Gazette.
Philadelphia, June 21.—Judges King and
Parsons decided, this morning, that a telegraph
operator is not bound to keep inviolate his pledge
ofsecresy with regard to the communications that
pass through his Hands when he is ordered to di
vulge them by a legal process. Judge Campbell
dissented from this opinion.
Two propeller steam boats, of about 600 tons
each, are to be built at Bireiey’s ship-yard, Ken
sington, intended for an outside line between this
city and New York. Their engines are to be
very powerful, so as to make speedy trips and se
cure passengers as well as freight.
As the cars from the West were coming
to this city last night, a lady passenger of this
city, Mrs. S. M. Catell, who had for some time
been in delicate health, was suddenly seized with
hemorrhage of the lungs, and died in a few min
utes. The sad event happened when the train
was about 37 miles from the city.
{Correspondence of the Baltimore Sun.
Washington, June 21, 1851.
This morning the Secretary of War issued in
structions for the enforcement of an old order pre
scribing the size of whiskers to be worn by our
army officers. Mustachies and goatees are ex
taNkto*.'/ jr forbidden.
Mormon Outrage. —The last reported piece
of rascality practiced by J. J. Strang and his gang
occurred at Grand Traverse Bay, on Lake Michi
gan, about 40 miles from Beaver Island, on the
16th April. He purchased goods, for which he
paid in bogus half dollars. When the cheat was
discovered, the Sheriff with a posse, started in
pursuit of Strang and his gang, who when over
taken, turned and took deliberate aim at their
pursuers with fire arms, and drove them back.
A Fact. —“He who advertises judiciously and
extensively,” says an exchange, ‘‘can afford to
sell to his customers to better advantage than he
who does not, because he adopts the correct
means to multiply their number, and secure to
himself a much larger amount of business. He
who does the largest business can do it at the
smallest per centage of profit.” Readers of the
newspapers can always, therefore, know where
to get the cheapest goods, by looking to see who
advertises the most extensively.— Baltimore Sun.
The Fire at St. Louis.—On the 12th and
13th two large fires occurred—the first destroyed
buildings and property of Mr. Beecher, of the
value of $15,000 —-only $5,000 insured. Mr
W. M. Harlow sl7,ooo—insured SII,OOO. The
second fire destroyed the steamer Sultana and
the Missouri Sugar Refinery. The steamer was
worth SBO,OOO, and insured for $30,000. Several
lives were lost, and among them Mathew Burns,
the fourth Engineer. The Sugar Refinery was
insured at $20,000.
Arrest of Capital Punishment —The Vic
tim Rescued from under the Gallows. —Passing up
Orange-street the other day, our attention was
attracted to a boy who was climbing up a lamp
post, endeavoring to pass the end of a rope, which
was attached to the neck of a terrier dog, over
the horns on which the lamp-lighter rests his
ladder when lighting the lamp. There were
some half dozen ragged urchins around cheering
him. An old gentleman present, supposing foul
play, asked tbe little fellow what he was going
to do to the dog.
“ Hang the sucker, he’s bin a murderin,”
said the excited boy.
“ Murdering what?” asked the old man.
“ Why, Jakey Babcock's pet rat, wathe cotch
ed ven they tore down the old bildin.”
“ Oh, don’t hang him for that,” pleaded the old
man, “it is his nature to kill rats; besides, he
looks like a good dog, if you wish to get rid of
him I’ll take him along with me.”
“Oh ! it can't be did, daddy; he’s a infernal
scoundrel, and the jury brought him in gilty, and
he's got his sentence, and you can bet your life
I’ll hang him.
“Jury! what jury?”
“ Why, our jury; them fellers there sitting on
that cellar door. They tried him this mornin,
and Bob Linkets sentenced him to be hung
That's right, aint it, daddy ? It was all on the
square. I was the lawyer against the dog, and
Joe Beecher was fur him, but his arguments
were knocked all to thunder when I brought the
murdered body inter court. It took ’em all down.
They all guv in that I wa3 rite. He aint worth
a rusty nail now, but as soon as he’s dead he’s
worth fifty cents, ’cording to law, at the City
Hall, and we want the money for 4th of July.'
The old gent seemed surprised at the logic of
the boy, but was about entering another plea for
the condemned, when the scene was interrupt
?d by the arrival of the owner of the dog, (a
>tout Irishman.) who soon dispersed judge, jury
and executioner, and rescued the trembling cul
prit.—N. O. Picayune.
The Louisville Courier of Tuesday, says that a
nan from Madison, la., was treated with a coat
>f tar and feathers at Carrolton, Sunday night,
or grossly insulting a lady in that city, lie
vent from Madison on a new ferry boat with a
Measure party, Sunday, and at Carrolton insulted
leveral ladies. A party of citizens seized him,
md after stripping aim of clothes, covered him
vith a good coat of tar and feathers, and then
ook him across the river, into Indiana, and tum
id him loose.