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Letters ofbusraess.
[From the N. O. Democrat .]
commercial and monetary.
We intended, to-duy, to have laid before our read
ers some interesting information relating to the Cit
izens Rank, but defer it in order to give room for the
news per steamer.
The political news will be found under its proper
head, and for a more detailed account of the intelli
gence we refer our readers to that sound journal, the
New York Herald, which may be had at Corn’s in I
Exchange place.
The Liverpool advices are to the Hist ult., and re- !
ftresent the cotton market as not quite so lively as it i
lad been in the early part of the month. The sales j
for the week ending on the 20th, were 17,700 bales j
at prices more in favor of buyers. The low price j
the article had been at several months in Liverpool, j
arising from the necessity of the large houses to re- j
alize, had induced the trade to purchase freely and
keep up heavy stocks, believing that the great im- !
porters would not persevere in a losing business,
and the information they have received from bro
kers and some foreign correspondence interested in
misleading them, created the belief that a cessation j
of imports would take place, and that planters would
not part with their cotton at such low prices as |
would enable shippers to sell in foreign markets
without loss. But it so happened that, contra- j
rv to these opinions and calculations, the large hou- j
ses increased their operations, not from motives of
trade so mucli as the necessity of keeping up fi
nancial circulation, as we shall illustrate at some
future time, when we come to publish reminiscences i
of the cotton operations of the late Jeremiah Thomp- I
son and others, who drove large trade and hursted j
without leaving to their creditors ns much dividend
us would pay for postages and protests, while j
the effort has invariably caused increased produc- |
tion and lower prices to planters.
With a view of giving our readers and tbs public !
a just description of what is going on in the cotton i
trade, and showing the necessity of planters’ re
membering the warning, “beware of false prophets”
and short crop deluders, we shall give a few extracts
from the circulars of the leading Liverpool cotton
brokers, with such explanatory remarks as the sub
ject requires The following is from the circular of
Haywood &• IMcViccar, the brokers of Humphries
As Biddle,and other gonhead speculators:
“Under a state of things generally very favorable
to the market, and with ‘motives for confidence de
cidedly increasing,” there has, still, been less spirit
in the buying, though prices are steady and less ex
tensive demand, daily, than might have been reason
ably expected. The cause of this diminished acti
vity is, in all probability, to be found in the large
stocks which the prevailing low prices have indu
ced the trade to hold, whereby they are rendered
more independent of this market, and enabled par
tially to abstain from purchasing. The weather, the
state of business, as to goods and yarns, the posi
tion of the money market, and the great consump
tion are all encouraging, and must ultimately lead
to improvement, however accidental circumstances
may retard such a result. .Statementsfrom the oth
er side are made, in some instances, of a very large
expected crop, but these are exceptions to the gen
eral advices, which, though on the whole favorable,
generally concur in asserting that under the most
fortunate contingencies, the crop must fall off at least
one-seventh from the production of last year.”
We shall not stop to comment on the elegance
of its composition, as every reader can see the con
tortion of language, while those acquainted with
the cotton trade can perceive their willing contor
tion of the subject.
We shall now quote from the report of the joint
association of brokers, a document issued to give
the state of the market during the week ending on
the 28th August.
“Cotton.—The same quiet feeling which per
vaded the market the past week has continued
throughout the present, and there is no particular
change to notice in the prices of American, except
ing that the fair and more better qualities of Upland
are more difficult of sale at previous rates; the com
mon descriptions of Surat are |d dearer; in other
kinds, there is no alteration. Speculators have ta
ken 1500 American, and Exporters 000 American.”
This is a fine specimen of the brokers of the true
Johnsonian definition “an interloper, employed be
tween two parties to cheat both.” The quotations
•are followed by a table about as intelligible as one
•of our bank statements.
This precious document is subscribed to by 23
firms and individuals of all religions, from the un
'christened, sleeky quaker, up to the fashionable
high churchman who attend at the blind asylum or
Sunday six penny opera, and down to the liberal
■Unitarians, and those who have no religion what
ever; in their pecuniary affairs there is a similar
disparity, but in the practice of tricks and trade they
tire all the same.
Wc will now read from the circular of a respec
table and long established brokerage house of re
puted wealth, who carry the keys of many a ware
liouse full of cotton, pledged to “raise the wind”
while the presumptuous importer parades the flags,
.talks big, disparages American honor and credit,
•writes high toned letters, speaks with great dignity
.about “Our House,” knows none he can trust in
New Orleans, dines out, drinks deep, sleeps late, re
appears on the flag, next day discusses things he
knows nothing about, with others like himself; and
Mbits he goes on“ Toties quoties ” until a heavy loss
■brings John Doe and Richard Roe to visit him; then
he goes into the Gazette next, obtains a certificate
.and returns to the flags, and the cotton trade, the
tirokers, the pledging, and all his old routine over
again.
Before quoting from the twistijied circular, above
■mentioned, we must inform our readers that the
house from which it emanates have become the
timeservers of the second importers on the list,and
when thev wrote the£circnlar they were well advis
ed from this country of the very contrary to what
thev set forth.
“Prices, notwithstanding the moderate extent of
the business done, have therefore been susceptible
of no obvious fluctuation. The holders of cotton
really appear to entertain no fears as to the main
tenance of the current rates underany circumstances
at all contemplated, hut are rather looking forward
for the occurrence of such as may justify specula
tion on a larger scale than has for many months been
acted on, the result of which would doubt'ess be
enhancement. In the anticipation there is nothing
unreasonable, seeing that the consumption is prob
ably greater than at any former period, and the stock
here about the sains as was held a year ago, when
prices were 25 per cent higher for the principal
descriptions. Besides ict hear of no weighty suppl ies
yet to arrive : indeed the import season w ill
soon terminate, and any calculation made now of
the entire import of the year ought not to differ so
materially from the fact as to occasion much disap
pointment.”
5V e have seen Barings’ circular, a badly written
document, like most of the others —excessively
crowded with the verbs “to be," participles, and
words terminating with ing. The object of the
circular is delusive, and true intention and mean
ing of the document would he honestly expressed
in saying: \ e are the largest importers and spe
culators in the kingdom, and we want to humbug
the people so as to enable us io escape the pending
loss that is coming upon us.
The following is a list of the Liverpool cotton
importers from Ist January to 28th of August. AH j
those under 4000 bales are included in the sum set
down as order or mysterious. Those marked H
are on commission, t joint account operators, * their
own or any way.
* Haring, Brothers & Co 78,055
* Wilds, Bickersgill Co 68.338
Brown, Sheply & Co A0,309
TF, Hath & Co 53.310
+ Molyneux, Witherhy & Co 34,303
* A. Uennistoun & Co 2',4?6
t Rbskei, Ogden & Co 23.V17
* Isaac Low & Co 23,201
j +J. Holford &Co 22,016
t Wainwright, Shields & Co 19,633
t Bolton, Ogden & Co 18,3X6
7 Waddington, Holt & Co 17,303
* V. Pont z 16,983
Tood, Jackson & Co 13,948
* F. De Lizardie A; Co • 12,854
* Burton, Barker <Si Co 12.227
* Humphries Biddle 12,206
IT Coll man & Co 11,599
Fontaine <fe Brince 10,405
t C Tevlure, Sons & Co 10,118
T & J D. Thornely 9,917
* J. Maury At Sons 8,498
If H. Mure At Co 7.206
t Zylchennbart At Co 7,181
Reid, Irving At Co 6,854
Leech. Harrison At Co 6,492
I *W. Stuart 5,924
j t Bhelps, James &Co 4,555
Small houses, Order A: mysterious 464,272
1,050,000
| As vve have heard much talk and even boasting
i ahui.t profits, which are calculated to deceive the
planters, we now submit a statement ot the prices
j ofihe dill rent quid ties in New Orleans and the
prices they would nett, by last quotations from Li
verpool, taking C Cambell & Son’s, circular for onr
foreign guide, and Levy & Cooks, prices current for
New Orleans.
! Miss At I -•ouisiana. Cost. Last Liverp’l prices.
! rash Old 64 a 7c 4} a 5d 44 a 44d
| Ordinary do 8 51 5
I Middling New 9 6 54
! Mid. fair do 91 61 54
i Ftiir do 10 64 6
Good fair do 104 6f 6|
Good da 11 74 7
Choice fancy
| marks do 124 8 8
I Here figures show considerable loss, while spec
i u a ors are talking of profits; as we however take
| the fair market quotations on both sides, the pro
! fits spoken of may have been on purchases made
j below the market, or what is much more likely, on
j the cream of the lists, taken at the average price,
| while not a word is said of the result of the cal
lings of the lists, or skim-milk, whether it yields
bailer or saccholaclic acid!l —the huter, however,
would not affect our banks, as it “acts very little
on the metals.”
Loud complaints are again made of several of
the large houses unjustly withholding balances from
parlies who had shipped to them, it would seem
from their actions that every stiiit is resorted to
to keep capital in their possession ; and when we
consider that fifteen millions of dollars were lost by
the cotton shippers and importers last year, and has
been increased rather than diminished this sea
son, it is surprising how so many of them hold out;
but to us it. appears that they live hy the currency
principle, of one shipment paying for another; and
if their shipments were stopped, and bill dealing
interdicted, the hankers and brokers would soon
number their days and terminate their career.
Under this stale of things, we recommend our
friends, the plainer*, not to pass their cotton on
the market, and on no account to ship a bale ; for
purchasers must have it to maintain their crediis,
same as the cow requires grass to preserve exist
ence; and so long as the banks will freely take
the mils of the large houses, they need rut fear
that prices will be low in this market. The late of
the notes of banks that take such exchange may
be worth their consideration; lor the Cotton Lords
of Liverpool may tumble ibe same as the Cotton
Barons ol New Orleans have done —the bank n >tes
and the margin credit bills would then prove no
bettertlian Holly Springs or the famous Brandon.
'1 hese will be more important studies to the
planter than stories of short crop; and as cotton
is cash, wa would advise them never io advance it
for the hills of a commission h< use, or to hold a
bank time, when they can get. the specie dollars.
Another Joint Stock Short Crop association has
been formed in New York—at a full meeting, it
was resolved to get the largo houses to exchange
their 60 and 90 days hills, on their firms in Liver
pool and London, to be discounted by the country
banks in England, Ireland, and Scotland and then
make a dash into the Liverpool cotton market.
Baring’s New York agent made a speech, which
was audible thus : “My house”—high credit—
army worm—wicked Herald—Liverpool mail
Baring Brothers—Mr. Bales—George Wildes—Mr.
Gear —our friends—short crop —wicked slavehold
er—dishonest planters—General Harrison —obsti-
nate, ignorant spinners—my house —cheap at ten
pence—M. Burton—whig party. After which a
prayer for a short crop was offered hy the Rev.
8 V. S. Wilder, Chaplain of ibe Macon Conven
tion, when the members adjourned, chautuing to
the tune of Bickergill’s lame leg—
“As lobsters boil, the dawning morn
From black to red begins to turn.”
B. S. Since writing the above we have received
Liverpool dates’io the 4th inst. per Britannia,at Bos
ton. Ihe sales of cotton from the 29th August to
the 3d September were 14,000 bales, without any
alteration in price.
[From the New Orleans Bulletin, j
FROM MEXICO.
By the schooner Cutnatiche, Capt. Hoffman, we
have received advices from iVlatamoras to the‘lst
I instant, and papers from the Capital to the 15th ult.
j The Government appear to bo mainly engaged in
! strengthening their position—drawing around them
I loyal troops, and searching out and arresting per
i sous known or suspected to have been engaged in
| the late demonstration against the powers that he.
| Tamaulipas seems at present to be the great seat
|of war. Arista has a well appointed force, it will
be seen that he marched to route tlie Federalists,
but marched hack again on learning that the Texian
vessels were offMatamoras. It is not improbable
that Canales and Cardenas would fall back into
Texas in case of the advance of Arista with a con
i siderahle force, and that the latter would pursue
j them into the Star Republic.
Our correspondent, under date of Aug. 23, says
! Arista is again upon the march. The Texiaus, iu
all probability, are soon to hear the thunder of his
artillery. He has been two days crossing troops
over the river at this ph.ee. His force consists of
1200 men, cavalry and infantry, with five pieces of
heavy brass artillery, and provisions for 20 day s.
The opinion generally entertained here is, that he
will inarch directly lor San Patricio, in Texas, and
from thence to Live Oak Point, where it is said sev
eral vessels have arrived with flour. Arista is an
active and intrepid man, and an experienced man—
and theTexians will find him a hard enemy.
The revolutionary spirit appears to be quieted for
the present in the Capital. There is an hour of
calmness; hut I fear it is that breathless calm that
precedes the tempest. The name of Santa Anna I
is not mentioned in the Diario del Gobierno. This j
excites surprise. He is not a spirit to remain inac
tive in the tumult of revolution. Depend upon it,
we shall hear of him soon, figuring in some way or i
other. He is the favorite of the soldiery,
A voting Mexican has just arrived here, bar- 1
ing made his escape from Canales, with whom
he was a prisoner. He says that much confusion |
prevails in the ranks of the Federalists. Cardenas,
the President of the New Republic, (or Gobierneto,
as he is here termed.) had taken several notorious
robbers, who were immediately shot; this was mur
murred at hy Canales the commanding General, —
something of a quarrel ensued, and they separated.
Cardenas inarched with 2UO men towards Guerrero,
which place was taken with little opposition. Can
ales was following in his tracks.
t-tw ■■■■■■ M—lH—lllßßliWll |
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’Lqreflo is still in possession of the allied forces.
I Mier is forty-six leagues from Matamoras, ami is
the nearest place which the enemv have in their
> possession—Guerrero is one day’s travel from Mier.
j Six wagons leit here on the 25th, loaded with
balls of a large calibre, which are to be shipped on
hoard of a schooner at the mouth of the river,
: hound to Tamp co.
Arista has prohibited all officers from playing
at Monte, or public gambling. He says it throws
j them in debt, and brings themselves and the gov
! ernment into disgrace.
Mr. Hughes, an Englishman, of the mercantile j
house of Rachel, was drowned here on the 3d Ju- |
’ ly. He had been married but a few weeks to a
| young lady of this country. On the evening of
J the aonve day, himself, mother-in-law and wife,
' i proceeded to the lake to bathe, which is cusloma
' ry here. Entering, holding the hand of his wife
on one side and that of her mother on the o her, a
precipitous step plunged them into deep water,
1 when the ladies, clinging to the younw man for
safety, kept him immraersed ; his strengm was in
| adequate—h:s energies soon betaine paralyzed,
1 ami he sank a corpse. The scene was witnessed
in time to preserve the life of the females. Mr II
was an amiable and talented gentleman, and de
servedly esteemed among his acquaintance.
Ihe drouth still continues. Excepting one or
two slight showers, there has been no rain here
| lor two months.
Fifty-four barrels of superfine flour were sold a
■ few days since at SIU per barrel This is the low
est price ever known to nepaid here for this article.
i -
August 29th, 1840.
Arista has taken the road that leads to Sun Patri
cio and is said to he marching onward with the greut-
I «st possible rapidity.
i _ Fonrof his infantry soldiers dropped dead in his
lines yesterday, from over exertion and the power
| ful effects of the sun.
I should have mentioned that about 350 Labaer
and Nachitoclies Indians (some of which arc of the
Cherokee tribe,) crossed the river here on the 25th,
fully armed and equipped. They will doubtless
join Arista. The anus for equipping themselves
were furnished them here.
i’he military force that remains Imre amounts to
I about eight hundred.
Matamoras, August 31, 1810. ?
A courier from Arista’s detachment, reports ten
more men to have died, and sixty sick. This sud
den fatality is truly astonishing.
Gen. Reyes has left Monterey with 1000 tnon, in
pursuit of Canales, who is retreating to a place call
ed Casas Blancas , on the road between Mier and
San Patricio.
The div ision of Col. Basques. (500 strong) from
Conagro, will join Reyes, and both will unite with
Arista. There w ill then he an armv on tine eastern
I side of Rio Grande,of 3700, exclusive of Indian al
lies.
Cardenas has evacuated Guerrero, and joined the
! retreat of Canales. A common enemy should heal
] domestic broils.
A corvette, hearing the flag of Texas, has been
\ standing off and on the Brassos Santiago for the
; last 48 hours.
Arrived 29th, brig Charles Carroll, Von Starren,
from New York, with machinery for cotton factories
| at Durango.
September Ist, 1840.
Return of Arista. —The detachment of Arista ar
rived on the opposite side of the river last night.—
: This sudden countermarch is owing to the expected
attack of the Texan forces by sea. Intelligence to
this effect was immediately made known to the Gen
eral by express.
1 emiot believe that the I’exian navy will venture
an attack, unless it is made in unison with land for
ces. Not one of their vessel can enter either of tit'
harbors ; or if one or two of their smallest should
get in, it will be at imminent risk. The sloop of
war was still off the harbor last evening. A few
days, probably, will divulge something of consider
able importation. You shall know the course of
things.
Thei c have been several cases of favor in our citv,
and several deaths have ensued, '{’he cause, is at
tributed to the extraordinary drouth and the ex
treme filthiness of the streets. The heat has also
been and continues extreme.—ln audition to these
causes, ow ing to a disagreement among the munici
pal authorities, the poisoned dogs lav putrid and !
unmoved in the streets,and we believe no other ci
vilized city of the globe suffers from so extensive a
nuisance of the kind. As it is, all the causes com
| hiued threaten to augment the present sickness into
i a sweeping epidemic,— lbid.
Texas — By an arrival on Saturday, dales of the
19tli from Galveston, ami the 9th from Austin, were
received. We regret to notice the death of Col.
Karnes, a meritorious officer in the Texian army.
His fame stood very high as an Indian lighter arid
pioneer. Gen. relix Houston had teeovered from
sickness brought on by fatigue in pursuing the sava
ges. A public dinner hid been tendered him at
Austin byway of acknowledgment for his gallant
ry ju the late skirm sh with the (’umanches. Col
W. G. Cook had been appointed to the command?
of the Ist regiment, of infantry, in place of Col',
j Burleson, resigned —A deeded improvement, is an
j nonneed in the health of President Lamar who had
been ailing for some time—ln Galveston the\ are
about erecting an Episcopal Church. A lair was
; held there on the 17ih inst. to raise funds for the
purpose The inhabitants had* returned to Linn
vilie and were busily engaged in repairing the inju
ries done by the savage enemy The loss in buil
dings and other property is estimated atone hun
dred thousand dollars.—Advices were received at
Austin by express from Ban Antonio, stating that !
an army of Mexican Centralists, one thousand
strong, had crossed the Rio Grande. They were
in pursuit probably of the Federalists. The health
of Texas appears to he good. The Indians have
fled into the mountains, and all apprehensions d£
danger from that quarter are for the present
missed.
[Fn m the Pennsylvanian ] '
PERKINS’ STEAM GUN.
An exhibition is now oren at the Assembly Build
ings, corner of 10th and Chesnut streets, of that
wonderful instrument of warfare, the “Steam Gun, ’
invented by Perkins Having seen it in operation,
yve must say? that the accounts heretofore given of
its destructive capabilities, are not at ail exaggerat
ed. Showers of bullets are often spoken of Gut it I
requires the steam gun to realize the idea. The
model now shewn, throws 153 balls a minute, and
with such tremendous force, that without resorting |
to anything like its possible power, and at a dis° I
tance of over 109 feel, the leaden balls are fl utem
rJ to the thinness of a wafer against the iron target, i
some of them passing completely through the sheet
iron. The barrel used in this model is about the I
size of an ordinary rifle, but the principle is applica- |
ble to pieces of any dimensions, auu to the one
employed in experiment before the Duke of Wel
lington and other distinguished officers, drove ounce
bullets at a distance of 35 yards through an iron
plate one-fourth of an inch in thickness, and like
wise through eleven hard deal planks one inch
apart. Constinuous showers ot balls were also pro
jected with such rapidity, that when the barrel of
the gun was slowly swept round in a horizontal
direction, a plank, twelve feet in length, was so
completely perforated that the line of shot holes
nearly resembled a cut from one of its ends to the
other.
There is likewise a newly invented steam genera
tor attached to this gun, also invented bv Perkins,
which combines the qualities of simplicity, safe tv’
and economy, to a degree never before attained, and
which is well worthy of the attention of the scientific. *
The exhibition is therefore a very interestin'? one in
several respects, and will doubtless attract'crowds
ofvisiters.
No one can witness the operation of the steam trim ‘
without being satisfied that it is destined in inipor- '
taut respects, to change the aspect of war, and that, '
particularly as a delensive weapon, it cannot easilv’ '
be overrated, while a terrific combination can be ]
formed of steam vessels of war with this tremen- <
dons invention. The only objection urged against
it is, that it is too murderous, and that it would
annihilate fleets and armies coming within its
range, in the twinkling of an eye. Ssuch doubt
leas would be its execution; but it appears to
us that it rathor deserves to be looked upon as a
great pacificator than as a destrover of the human
race. To bring destruction thus to its maximum
and to effect in a few minutes, results which usually
require whole campaigns to accomplish, would
i be b y no means likely to increase the belligerent
I spirit—pugnacity itself would be overaw'd at such
j certain slaughter. The joy ofbattle would he gone
| —the pomp and circumstance of glorious war would
| be no more, and there would ho little of the romance
l with which the trade of human butcherv is strongly
1 Invested, if battalions were to he blown to fragments
j bv the opening of a steam valve; and if in place of
glittering warriors, and plumed troops, and mu
sic, feathers and gold lace, the fate of nations was
to he decided by a few swarthy firemen in red
flannel shirts, sweating with blackened brows
over the hot and greasy engine, shooting camion
i halls hy the cartload from hissing pipes, and poking
the fire to keep up the necessary heal, instead of
having recourse to pealing trumpets and rattling
drr.ms to blow the sparks of m litary ardor into a
. fliine. This would be reducing war in its esson
frials; it would be getting rid of all its fascinating
I deceptions at once , it would be such an nppiica
j lion of the !ah ir-savmg principle to the business of
making widows and orphans, that neither nations
nor individuals would lightly go in search of such
i ghastly honor.
Tuesday .Tloniiii", Oct. f>, IS tO.j
DEIOCRATIC KEfUBMCAK TICKET.
FOR PRESIOENT.
MARTIN VAN SUREN 1 .
FOR VICE PRESIDENT.
JOHN FORSYTH.
E Jj 13 C TORAL I'ICEk KT.
THOMAS WOOTTEN, of Wilkes.
B. W. \\ (AFFORD, of Habersham.
W. B. BULLOCH, ofGhatham.
JOH N B A 4’ ES, of M urra v.
MILNER ECHOLS, of Walton.
SAM L EL BEALL, of Wilkinson.
JOHN ROBINSON, of Jasper.
SA MUEL GROVES, of Madison.
SEA BORN JONES, of M uscogee.
EDWARD II ARDEN, of Clark.
JAMES ANDERSON, of Burke.
ELE€TI6N RETURNS.
Tlio following is the result of the election held in this
county yesterday, as far as heard from, for Members of
| Congress, a Senator and three Representatives. Those
! in italics are Van Bureu men.
j ±, Z:. ?I | C
CANDIDATES. |j>f | | j p
CONGRESS.
W. T. Colquitt, 420
: M, A. Cooper, I 424
j E. J. mark i 418
• 1). C. Campbell, 1 427 1
I J. 1 layer., . 41!) I
| A. Iccrson 42!
i J. H. Lumpkin, | 42!
J. S. Patterson, | 421
I R. W. Pooler 1 419
i W. C. Dawson, I 869
iR. W. Habersham,.. I 6861 I
I J. C. Alford, I 8491 j
i E. A. Nisl.et, ! 650
I L. Warren ; 650)
I T. ft. King, | 651
R. L. Gamble | 659
J. A. Meriwether | 658
T. Foster, | 6571 |
SENATOR.
George Schley, I 405) •
A. J. Miller,.. j 617 i
representatives.
' Thomas Glascock, 1 499
I Warrington Haynie, I 401
i Garcy F. Parish, ! 4 81
1 C. J. Jenkins j 6091 j
G. W. Crawford, 1 608
W. J. Rhodes, 607
Annual 29
Biennial I 91
We have heard verbally from the precincts in the coun
try—Miller leads Schley about 140 to 150 votes.
V\ e would cal! the attention to an article,
published in this day’s paper, from the New Or
leans Democrat, under the title ofc “Commercial
and Monetar y
MAINE.
We copy what follows from the N. Y. Evening
Post of 1
Maine Election. —The Bay State Democrat of
last evening repeats the opinion expressed the eve
ning before, that Fairfield lias a majority of 162
votes over Kent. It compares carefully tiie returns
published in the whig prints, the Boston Atlas in
particular, with the returns in which it thinks there
are no mistakes, and shows that they have erred
materially in several counties. “With all these cor
, rections” it says “and these too from‘whig’ sources,
: the Atlas table hy counties would stand, instead of
; 228 for Kent, 162 for Fairfield within one of what
we made it yesterday. The Atlass comes down hard,
i as it did last year in the election of Morton; it would
| not then admit that he was chosen, even when the
| official canvass was made and accepted, because it
j,had pledged its reputation that there was no choice.” ;
; BARBECUE AT RED-HILL, BURKE COUNTY, OC- j
TOBER 3<i, 1840,
On Saturday, 3d October, the two parties, the Adminis
i tration and Harrison pa ties, met at Red Hill, for the pur
poses of discussing the merits of Gen. W. H. Har ison
and Mr. Martin Van Buren, who are before lh° people as
j candidates for the Chief Magistracy of the Union. Tiie
meeting was regularly organized by calling VVj liam t.as
: sitcr, Esq., to the Chair, and William B. Dougla s. request
ed to act as Vice President, and H. V. Mulkey an i R-nj.
F. Cannon, as Secretaries. The order oi the day being
prnounced, Mr. H. V. Johnson, of Jefferson county, was
called on to address the auditory and immediately respon
ded to the call, in one of the most brilliant, cogent and ar
guinentive speeches we have ever heard on the exciting
and agitating question ; He portrayed in a fanciful manne r
the immense contrast between the principles of the two
men who are aspiring to the high and responsible office of
Chief Executive of this Government, showing to a demon
stration that the principles of Gen. Harrison are too ob
noxious to the int*rests of the south to give him our sup
port. Mr. Johnson having concluded his remarks, he was
followed by Major Marsh on the opposite side, who very
adroitly advocated the claims of Gen. Harrison for the
Presidency—every mind appeared to he lifted when the
Major arose, fully anticipating to hear the great fundamen
tal doctrines and principles of the old u Hero of North
Send” expounded, but alas! Major Marsh, failed to make
a disclosure of this great flood of light (if any) to the hon
est people of Old Burke. The Major continued about an
hour; and at the close of his remarks, Col. Harris arose,
who, being the colleague of tiie major, very deliberately
and honestly advocated the caused of Harrison and reform.
Being interrupted by some disturbance which took place
on tiie campu-., he discontinued his remarks. Dinner he- >
ing near on hand, it was concluded we should have dinner
over before Col. Harris concluded After the
company had partaken of the bounteous supplies served
up, they repaired-to the stand to hear Col. H. conclude.— i
But he (Col. H.) being indisposed made but few remarks,
and made his exit from the ground, together with Major j
Marsh, knowing they would fall into the hands of the Hon.
E. J. B'ack. » ho was present, and he (Mr. B.) being called
on after the Colonel concluded, answered to the two gen
tlemen. w ho absented themselves, in an eloquent and able
address strenghteued by self demonstrations and undenia
ble truths, and handsomely designated the unfounded and
groundless positions taken by the Harrison men, and his
party, or supporters, showing indisputably and convincing
that he stood firm and steadfast to his party, and still cher
ished and supported his old doctrines and principles; be
ing loudly and repeatedly applauded through the course of
his masterly etfort. alter he concluded his remarks the fol
lowing resolution was offered and carried unanimously :
Resolved, That we, the democrats of the 63d district,
tender our grateful thanks to our distinguished represen
tative Edward J. Black, and distinguished guest H. V.
Johnson, for the able and dignified manner in which they
addressed their fellow-citizens on the prominent question
now agitating our confederacy, and to Col. Harris for his
public acknowledgment that he w as in error in supposing
Mr. M. \ an Buren was opposed to the last war.
Wild,l AM I.ASSrTER. Chairman.
WM. B. DOUGLASS, Vice President,
H. V. Mulkey, )
Benj. F. Cannon, j Secretarie *-
[From the Ifomfwnr Jonrirr/ F..rtrft of Oct. I.T
TO OUR PATRONS.
Au explanation is due to our subscribers for flier
present temporary suspension of tbe Journal, we
feel satisfied that they will acquit ns of nil c ’ti-aire
when they are made acquainted \\ itii ih > cimimMnn
ces. Plie .1 nnior editor, Mr. Mtillav, upon whom has
d*volvetl tin' entire mniingement of the printing of
fice, has been confined to n lied of sickness tor many
weeks past, and lias been rendered for the time
wholly unfit for business by a combination of disea
ses of a painful and dangerous character. In addi
tion to this affliction, we have h'en without hands
in tin office, and it was utterly impossible, under
the circumstances, to get out a paper. Wc shall re
sume our regular issues on Saturday, the 10th. We
oiler the above also as an explanation to our Job
! and Advertising Patrons —their work, however, shall
lie att 'tided to promptly and particularly.
DO" The subscribers to Dr. Holbrook’s “(Henn
ings of Husbandry,” arc informed that the same
i causes which have p'aced the Journal in its present
hovk-\\ke condition, have also produced the irmpo
rarv suspension of tins excellent periodical, hs
regular publication will he rccomo enced immetli
i ately after onr office is again fairly under way.
Removal. —The printing and publication offices
of the Hamburg Journal, will be removed this
| week to the lower story of .Mr. D. Cobh’s frama
building, opposite the Carolina Hotel, where the
publishers will be hnppv to receive tbe orders of
their f iends and the public generally for suhscrip
tions. job-work, Ate.
30” The partnership bet ween ike sohserihersX.*
was dissolved yesterday, its limitation having ex
pired. The publication of this paper, and the print
ing business, will hr continued by tbe Senior Hili
tor, who will settle the effnrs of the late firm.
At the same time lie earnest y calls on those in- ''
dehted. to make immediate settlement, as lie is tie
; strong to close all the former business. An agent
: or agents will be duly authorized l»y the Senior
j Editor to collect debts tine Ibi. establishment.
P C (HTIKU
S. .M. THOMPSON.
Augusta. October 1.- 1810.
DO" Mr. rhompsoo, the hue Junior Editor, is slill
•attached to the establishment.
■Kiaac&sa&t tv&rzF&'sne&iF? T»r-i. . a tslx
StttTTSa CAROLINA RAHi K4»AS>.
O* Consignees per Kill Road, Oct. s.—Hoke & A,
Echols &, F, Havilaiiil, Risloy .V Co. G T Dortic, Ratlibmie
i & Baker, Boa >s & Carmichael, !I P Peck, E Mustiu, Dnu
lap & 11, Frederick, C Hali, L Dwelle, Force, Broth-
I er <ffc Co. D’A ntignac ik Hill, Gould & Bulkley, Hers &
I Beall.]’. Baird, T D iw.-ou, Sun nil, Siium >us & Co. G Par
j rott, J F Benson, Hamilton &. A, J Foray, S T Britton, W
11 a tier, Garvin & Haines, F Finback, T S Stoy, S D
i Clark/and J1 L Jeffers.
COIVISVIERCSAL HEAD.
LATEST OVI KS KROvl LIVERPOOL, SEPtA^-
ut'
LATEST DATES FROM HA /RE SEPT. )
MOBILE, Sopt. 30. Cotton .■ —Since our last we have
1 received 122 bales and exported not a bale. Tbs s.ock on
i hand is 3082 bales, against 1-lOllast season.
The stock being reduced so low, no transactions of any
I consequence are made. We quote old cotton 7 a !)c.. new
| 9a 10 c. A small pare lof new sold last week at oufGW*%
j treme quotation.
Exchange, —The rates are nominal at our quotation'*
last week. The banks chock on New York at 5 per cciu't
prein. and New Orleans at 3 prem. Out-door rates foif .
j New York GO days 2a 3; sight, Ia 4 prem. Sterling bill-w
| 0a !H prem. Specie plenty at 2 a 3 prem. »
SiliiTlMi INIELLIGENCE.
- \n.
CHARLESTON. Oct. s.—Arr. ship H. Alien,- NTofc.
brigs Howell, Matimzas; Arabian, Boston; sclir. Maud* 1
; rin, Baltimore; steam ;r Savannah, Work.
Cl’djsltip Lucas, Boston; brig Perry, Work; sclir. The
tis, Wilmington.
Went to sea, brig Excel, .Work: sr-lirs. Hayue, Hava
| na. Key \V T e.st, and Indian Key; Cosmopolite, Philadel
phia; steamer Gov. Dudley, Wilmington.
PCTThe subscriber has taken an office in .Mrs.Caulfield’s
buildings on Jackson-street, next do-.r to the one former
ly occupied hy Judge Longstreet, where his professional
services can be at all times commanded.
He intends to re-cominence,on the first Monday in No
vember, the LAW SCHOOL, which h.: ft»rm°rly conduct
ed, on the same plan, and the same term-, as before.
Oct 3 C—s!m 61 WM. T. GOULD.
■ ’ J. • RICHMOND 4CADEMY.—The exercises of this
: institution will be resumed on Monday, October sth.
oc2 (i 60 W. ERNENPUTSCH, Rpc tor.
I_TREMOVAL.—P. F. EVE has moved to Green-si
just below Mclntosh-st. GO 3 oct2~ <
O' JOHN F. GALLAHER. ".Attorney at Law.—lll
will i>ractice in the different Courts of the Cherokee Cir
cuit. 41 t!is9 g plo
O'Mrs. CHAPMAN will resume her SCHOOL in Aua
gusta, on the first .Monday in October, 6t3 sp23 5
JZT Dr. HOLBROOK tenders his services to the cit*.
zens of Augusta and its vicinity, in the several branches |
of his profession. His residence is at No. 135 Broad-st
inthe western tenement of the Bridge Bank building. ~ n <
Dec 3 ly 51
O*DR. GARDNER, formerly resident Surgeon of the
New York Hospital, and Physician at Bellevue Hospital,
New York, tenders to the public his professional services.
Office, in W-ishington-sfc between Broad and El isists.
Residence,United States Hotel. ApriHß
J-#’ NO riCt,.—The Rail Road Passenger Train, be
tween Charleston and Hamburg will leave as follows: I
upward. J
Not to leave Charleston before 700 a. vr. J
“ “ Summerville, “ 830 I
“ George’s “ JO 00 I
“ “ Branchville, “ 11 00 I
“ “ Blackville, “ 100 p. .vg J
“ “ Aiken, “ 300 M
Arrive at Hamburg not before 4 00 4
DOWNWARD. - I I
Not to leave Hamburg before 6 00 a.W >, W
“ “ Aiken, “ 730 -4 ?
“ “ . Blackville “ 9 15 M
11 “ Midway, “ 10 30 -*l
“ “ Branchville before ]I 00 9
“ “ Georges’ “ 11 45 .jm
“ “ Summerville. “ 115 r. ’ jfl
Arrive at Charleston not before 2*15 \ ■
Distance—l 36 miles. Fare Through—Slo 00. I
Speed not over 20 miles an hour. To remain2o irinum Jfl
each, for breakfast and dinner, and not longer than sin 9 -H
utes for wood and water at any station. f a ■
To stop for passengers, when Aichile floa ts hoisted,*
"ither of the above stations: and also at Sineatbs, Wo< ? , I
stock, Inabinet’s, 41 mile T. 0., Rive’s. Grahams, Will. .
ton, Windsor, Johnsons’, and Marsh’s T. O. *
Passengers up will breakfast at Woodstock and
Blackville; down, will breakfast at Aiken and
Charleston. 166 maT" 4 i