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[From the Baltimore Sun, July 22. J
LATER FROM EUROPE.
AIIIIIVAL Oi’ THE tIUEAT lllli'f AIN
The Xew Ministry- —a disposition to
give it a lair trial —Favorable state
of the Crops —No change in price
of Cotton — Money Market easy — i
Fair demand for Flour—price de
clined.
The Great Britain brought ninety-one pas
sengers. Her news is three days later.
The markets appear Lu be linn us at last
advices.
The sales of cotton since tlie departure of 1
the Cambria, were 17,UUU bales. No change ;
in prices.
Flour was selling for 2Gs. and 28s. duty j
paid, and a fair demand.
The money market was easy. Stocks firm. J
The crops in England and France look !
well.
A disposition is manifested on all aides to
give the new ministry a fair trial.
La France observes that the (all of Sir Ro
bert Peel has the air of a triumph, and this
h> so much the general opinion manifested by |
the Paris journals, that we shall be excused I
from extracting a series of eulogies without !
enough variety to render them interesting. |
Lord Brougham declares his intention of i
opposing the new administration to the ut- !
most of his power.
The Crops and the Season. —From all
quarters of these kingdoms, the accounts are
of a pleasing and satisfactory character.—
Wheat promises to be early and abundant.—
Oats, rye, and barley look well, and are equal- j
ly encouraging, the former having nearly re- ;
covered from the effects of the late drought,
by the copious rains which have fallen du
ring the last week or two.
f From Willmer rSf Smith's Times. |
The Mexican War.—Now that the differ
ences arising out of the Oregon have been
settled, a collision in the Gulf of Mexico or
in the Pacific, between the American and the ;
British squadron, arising out of this trumpery
Mexican row, is dreaded. Several vessels !
have been ordered to proceed to the Gulf for
the purpose, as the newspapers term it, of
“protecting British interests; ’ and the squad
rons of both nations, according to the latest
accounts, were at Mazallan, in the Pacific.
What the nature of the advices transmitted
to the commanders of these squadrons may
be, lias not, of course, transpired, hut any
impertinent interference in a dispute with j
which England has no concern, forms, it is
to be hoped, no part of them.
Indeed, the readiness which the Govern
ment of Sir Robert Peel evinced in tendering ;
its services to heal the breach between Mexi
co and America, forbids such a presumption;
but sailors are indifferent diplomatists, and a
“word and a blow” is more characteristic of ;
Neptune’s sons than of any other chiss of j
men. The apprehension is, that ihe peace I
of the world may be compromised in such
hands. The sword of Damocles, suspeued
by a hair, was not mure fragile.
The contest, of which the Rio Grande has
been the scene, shows, as we befo.e e.narked,
how utterly incompetent the Hispmo blood
is to compete with the Anglo-Saxon. The
weaker race is doomed to be absorbed in the
stronger, and the whole of the North Ameri- j
can continent, in despite of all obstacles, will
be peopled and ruled, at no remote day, by i
Anglo Americans. Nothing can prevent
such a consummation. The desire of the
friends of peace and progression is, that it
may be dune without derogating from the
dignity of our common humanity—\Wlhout
any violation of the external principles of
right.
The London Times has an article on this }
subject, in which the political and social inferi
ority of the Mexicans is commented on. The
article exhibits some unworthy jealousy of |
the progress of the U. States, and hints that !
this rupture with the neighboring Republic j
will probably terminate in the installation of
a military dictator in the chair ut Wash
ington.
We noticed in onr last the immense quanti
ties of Flour and Wheat which had been i
released from bond when the new act came
into operation. Flour, in consequence, has
declined to the extent of (is. a barrel, and
Wheat nearly 10s. a quar er. Every one ;
anticipated a serious reduction, but the fall
has fully equalled the apprehensions of im
porters.
Every day brings vessels from Canada and
the United States, laden with flour, which j
has been shipped in anticipation of better
E rices, the fall of which, on the eve of a prolific
arvest, will prove quite as injurious to the
British farmer as to the American exporter.
Wilmer tj- Smith.
IRELAND.
There is not any news of importance from
Ireland since the sailing of the Cambria.—
Some of those horrid murders, which have
hitherto made that country a kind of Acalde
tna, have been lately perpetrated in the coun
ty of Cavan.
We learn that a popular outbreak took
place at Bauagher on the 2Dili nil., and that
an attack on the Government provision depot
was meditated, but owing to the salutary in
fluence ot a Roman Catiudic clergyman, the
Rev. Mr. Walsh, of Lusmagh, the peasantry
were induced to return quietly to tiieir homes.
Orders have been received at the various j
Custom Houses in Ireland, to admit grain for
consumption according to the rate of duties
provided by the new law.
Ihe new Ministry is regarded by the
Radical press ot Ireland as being doomed to a
short existence. In the opinion of many of
that party, it is thought that the late Premier’s
farewell speech has destroyed the last shred
of popularity which* Whiggeiy could lav
claim to in this country; ami Liberals of al!
shades now seem to regard Sir Robert Peel’s
return to power as merely a question of time
—confident that, whatever measures of re
form his present successor may premise, he
alone is the man destined hereafter to carry
tl»em into efleet.
The Freeman’s Journal and the Nation,
tan—— awst—K wa—lmm*
1 the loading organs u* the Repeal, have ‘’for
mally’’ pronounced in bis favor —the former,
it is true, somewhat guardedly; the latter
boldly and explicitly. Mr. O’Connell is now j
in Dublin, and attended the weekly meeting
of the Repeal Association.
The io.‘"lowing are the grievances which he
has in store for the new ministry to redress:
1. A scandalously defective representa
tion.
2. A grievously limited and defective frari- .
close. . !
3. Misirable defective corporate reform.
4. The monstrously oppressive Church es- ■
tahlislimenl for the use ot the few.
We require the redress of these grievan
ces, and in audition'—
5. A literary and religions education of .
each persuasion, free from the power of any
other. Justice to all—ascendancy to none.
G. An absentee tax sufficient lo Retire the i
residence, or to compensate fur the absence I
oi the landed proprietors-.
7. The eslabiishmenl'of the “tenant right.” i
S. Compensation tor valuable improvements !
made by the occupying tenant.
0. Abolition of the ejectment for non-pay- !
ment of rent, unless under a lease of 21 years
i at least.
11. i’o’al abolition of tiie power of des- |
j training grow ing crops.
12. The institution of the county boards,
instead of the present inadequate and blun
dering county grand jury system.
Such are the measures of relief for Ireland
i which the new ministry will be required -to
carry out.
The reports respecting the state ami pros
pect.*. of tiie crops are highly encouraging.—
The weather is ail that agriculturists could
wish for; the splendid appearance of the wheat
crop is panicnJary spoken of as being most
abundant.
FRANCE.
Paris, July 4—Uur advices from the French
capital come down to the 4ih hint. On the
preceding day the session of 184 G was fur- |
I mally closed by a royal ordonnance, presented
: in both chambers. The reading of this docu
ment was, as usual, greeted with loyal cries
; of Vive le Roi! after which the members se
j paraled.
[From the N. O. Bee, July 20 ]
LATER FROM THE ARMV.
The steamship Alabama, Capi. Thompson,
arrived last evening from Brazos St. Jago,
which she left on the 16th instant. Captain
Myers, of the United States Army, Captain
; McKenzie and Lieut. Kelly, together with
; 110 volunteers, all on the sick list,came pas
sengers on board. We learn that one of the
number died during the passage. The sub
joined letter from our correspondent commu
nicates whatever intelligence may have traus
• p.red since the date of ids previous ones.
Matamoros, July 15th, 1846.
Gentlemen, —The trial of Captain Thorn
\ ton terminated this morning in the Court
! Martial. The proceedings of this court were |
kept from the gaze of vulgar eyes, although
, an officer told me the Captain made a beauti- !
ful defence. The proceedings will nut be
made public here until they go to Washing
ton, but I am ofopinion that he has been clear
; ed—the faces of ids friends indicated as much.
With what grace can another decision than
that of acquittal be received by the American j
people? His only offence was rashness, and I
j when a man risks Ids life in the defence of his
country’s honor, it matters nut how little the
1 chance of success, his countrymen ought
never to condemn him. Had Thornton with i
: his one company routed the two thousand |
Mexicans he charged, Ids praise would have :
rang from one end of the land to the other, i
and no Inal for over-stepping his orders !
I would have taken {dace. But lie was unfor- I
; lunate* and consequently must suffer in mind !
till his superiors pass judgment on the act.— i
; In time of war all impulses of our nature !
; must give way lo the true rule adopted for the
I government of man. Yet I have too high an j
opinion of the court (hat tried him to suppose J
they have been severe upon him. In his de- |
fence, 1 understand he says lie saw not the ;
number of the enemy, but he plainly saw the i
Mexican fl g waving over American soil, and i
was willing to risk Ids hie and the lives of I
liis men to cut it down.
1 am sorry to be forced to inform you of !
i the death of Dr. Daniel McPbail, a surgeon i
| of the Tennessee Regiment, a na'live of ;
, Franklin, Tenn. Ho died on the evening of '
the 13th instant, and was buried yesterday |
with all the honors that could be heaped upon |
the dead. He had been in ill health since |
his arrival here, and is much regretted by i
i those who had the honor of his acquaintance. !
It has come to the knowledge ol the people :
here that several officers of the Mexican Gov- |
eminent in disguise are forking about Mata
moros endeavoring to get such of the soldiers !
as have recovered, to join the small force 1
now at Monterey. The poor devils, after j
having been left to the charily of our people
by those who should have protected them,
and who have received innumerable acts of
kindness from the very soldiers who gave
them their wounds, are now ordered to join |
those who ill treated them for ijie purpose I
ofdrawing us from Malmnoros. It is indeed !
pitiful.
The proclamation of Gen. Taylor seems
to have had great weight with the Mexicans
here, and they are sending them off to the
interior very fast.
The latest arrival from above represent the |
troops as in fine health, and spirits. The i
river is failing very fast about Reynoso as it j
is here. The 7th Infantry are at Camargo j
before this time, and have no doubt been !
joined by Col. Hays’ Command from San !
Antonio.
Nothing lias been heard from McCullough’s
Rangers since they passed Reynoso, (the 7th) i
and the probability is that they have gone j
further into the interior than they anticipa
ted. McCullough is a brave and daring man
and may have ventured to Monterey if lie i
found out the force was small there; wher- :
over he is, he’s right side up.
THE CORPORAL. i
i
An extra of the “American Flag,” of about ;
the 12th July, Malamoros, received by the j
Alabama, brings u» the following proclama- j
lion by Gen. Taylor:
A PROCLAMATION.
By the General Commanding the Army of the Uni- '
ted States of America to the People ot'Mexico:
After many years of patient endurance,the |
United States are at length constrained to i
acknowledge that a war now exists between
our Government and the Government of
Mexico. For many years our citizens have !
been subjected to repeated insults and in
juries, uur vessels and cargoes have been ;
seized and confiscated, our merchants have I
been plundered, maimed, imprisoned, with
out cause and without reparation. At length
your Government acknowledged the justice
ot our claims, and agreed by Treaty to make
satisfaction, by pay ment of several millions
ot dohars; but this treaty hao been violated ;
n, # n imjipßFl j iffT r~T~J~
by your rulers, and the stipulated payments j
have been withheld. Our late effort to tenni- ■
nate all difficulties bv peaceful negotiation,
lias been rejected by the Dictator Paredes,
and our Miuislerof Peace, whom your rulers
had agreed to receive, has been refused a
hearing, lie has been treated with indigni
ty and insuit, and Paredes has announced
that war exists between us. This war, thus
first proclaimed by him, has been acknowl
, edged ns an existing fact by our President
and Congress, with perfect unanimity, and
will he prosecuted with vigor and energy, '
against your army and rulers; but those of
the Mexican people who remain neutral will
not be molested,
I Your Government is in the hands oftyrants
, and usurpers. They have abolished your
Slate Governments, they have overthrown
your Federal Constitution,they have deprived
j vou of tiie rigiit of suffrage, destroyed the
| liberty of the press, despoiled you of arms and
j reduced you to a state of absolute depeu
i deuce upon the power of a military dictator,
i Your army and rulers extort from the people
! bv grievous taxation, by forced loans and
j military seizures, the very money which sus
tains the usurpers in power. Being dis
armed, you Were left*defencless, an easy prey
to tiie savage Gamanclies, who not only de
stroy your lives and property, but drive into a
! captivity more horrible than death itself your
wives and children. It is your military rulers
who have reduced yon to this deplorable con
dition. It is these tyrants, and their corrupt
and cruel satellites, gorged with the people’s
treasure, by whom you are thus oppressed
and impoverished; some of whom have bold
ly advocated a monarchical Government, and
would place a European Prince upon the
i throne of Mexico. We come to obtain in
demnity for the past, and security for the fu
j sure; we come to overthrow the tyrants who
1 have destroyed your liberties:—but wo come
| to make no war upon the people of Mexico,
i nor upon any form of free Government they
j may choose 'to select for themselves. It is
| our wish to see you liberated from despots, to
drive back the savage Cainanchcs, to prevent
the renewal of their assaults, and to compel
them to restore to you from captivity your
lost wives and children. Your religion, your
altars and churches, the property of your
churches and citizens, the emblems of your
faith and its ministers, shall be protected, and
remain inviolate. Hundreds of our army,
and hundreds of thousands of our people, are
members ot tiie Catholic Church. In every
State, and in nearly every city and village of
our Union, Catholic Churches exist, and the
priests perform their holy functions in peace
and security, under the sacred guarantee of
our Constitution. We come among the pec
| pie of Mexico as friends and republican
brethren, and ail who receive us as suefi shall
: be protected, whilst all who are seduced into
! the army ol your dictator, shall be treated as
enemies. We shall want from you nothing
: but food for our army, and for this you shall
always be paid in cash the full value. Jt is
: the settled policy of your tyrants to deceive
you in regard to the policy and character of
our Government and people. These tyrants
fear the example of our tree institutions, and
constantly endeavor to misrepresent our pur
i poses; and inspire you with haired for our re
| publican brethren of the American Union.—
j Give us but the opportunity to undeceive you
I and you will soon learn that all tiie represen
| tations of Faredcs were false, and were only
made to induce you to consent to the estab-
I lishment of a despotic Government,
! In your struggle for liberty with IheSpan
| ish monarchy, thousands of our countrymen
: risked their lives and shed their bluud in
j your defence. Our own Commodore, the
! gallant Porter, maintained in triumph your
1 Hag upon the ocean', and our Government
■ was the first to acknowledge your indepen*
j dence. With pride and plea=u;e we enrolled
I your names on tiie list of independent repub
j lies, and sincerely desired that you might in
j peace and prosperity enjoy all the blessings
{ of a free government. Success on tbe part
j of your tyrants against the army of the Union
| is impossible, but if they could succeed it
j would only be to enable them to till your
i towns with their soldiers, eating out your
i substance, and harassing you with still more
| grievous taxation. Already have they abol
| ished the liberty of the press, as the first step |
i towards the Monarchy which it is their real i
I purpose to proclaim and establish.
Mexicans, we must treat as enemies and
! overthrow the tyrants, who, whilst they have
| wronged and insulted us, have deprived you
j of your liberty, but tiie Mexican people who
! remain neutral during the contest shall bo
; protected against their military despot, by
: the Republican Army of the Union.
Z. TAYLOR,
Maj. Gen. U. $. A. Cum’dg.
Lock-Jaw Cured. —Dr. Isaac Iliester, of |
Reading, Pa., in the month of April last, cured I
| Eassaman, a boy 16 years’ old, by the use of ;
! a solution of the extract of oannabis Indica,
or Indian hemp. An aqueous solution of the .
extract of oannabis Indica , containing two j
grains to the tea-spoonful, was directed to be I
administered, at intervals, and in the course
of a few days the patient was entirely rc- j
lieved. 'This is an important discovery. The
facts of the case are to be found recorded in I
the last Boston Medical and Surgical Journal, j
Funny. —On the 4th, the Declaration ofln- ;
dependence was read in a certain town in i
Louisiana. After the names of the signers I
Lad been repeated, a Frenchman arose, asked
indignantly why Lafayette’s name was not
there, and made a motion that it should be .
added forthwith !
Theatricals. —Miss Charlotte Cushman and I
her sister have been playing at the Ilayinar
ket. Tiie Dispatch says that her range of
drama appears as versatile as that of Gar
rick. Buckstone is performing at Birming
ham to full houses. Macready appears at
the Surry in September. The Ethiopian Se
renades continue to elicit the warmest ap
probation of the London press and to delight
crowded assemblies at their concerts.
Excellent. —A New York paper tells a story
of an old lady, over 100 years of age, who
had one maiden daughter aged 86 years.
The daughter died one day, when her mother .
exclaimed in the fullness of her grief; ‘ ; Oh! I
bon boo—l knew—l never—should raise that I
chiidr
* *
O’ Dll Solle writes amusing letters from
Ireland. Riding on the mail coach, he says:
••\\e began to grow weary, and turning to
the guard we observed that Irish miles were
very long.” ‘‘Yes,” said he, “they are very, i
but thin they’re very narrow.”
A Fat Patient. —During Ibrahim Pacha’s
late visit to France, he employed as a con
stant medical attendant, Dr. Lallemant. On
leaving for London, the Doctor received
£6.000.
AUGUSTA. GEO..
*
MONDAY MORNING, JULY 27, 1846.
O’The communication from a recent visi
tor to the Stone Mountain, as well as that
signed “Richmond,” will appear in our next
P a P er *
TTOn our first page, in the article from
the New Orleans Jeffersonian, dated Mata
| murus, July 9, 1846, and signed 11. J. L.,
the writer has committed some serious mis
takes. Maj. Ringgold was mortally wound
j ud in the battle on the Blh of May, and ( o ild
not have been engaged in that of the 9lh —
, nor could he have been present at any coun
cil of officers during the night of the Bth. It
is even questionable whether any council
was hold on that occasion, to consider the
| ''propriety of giving the enemy battle on the
: ensuing diy,” although it is probable, that a
council may have been called to determine
upon the most effectual means of attack, on
j the 9th of May.
ETWe acknowledge the receipt of the
July and August numbers of the “Spirit of
Missions, edited for the Board of Missions
| of the Protestant Episcopal Church of the
! United States of America.”
O’We have received the number of
a very beautiful publication, entitled “The
Talisman, and Odd Fellow’s Magazine.” It
is published at Philadelphia, and edited by
Theophilus Fisk—terms SI,OO per annum.
Its typographical execution will not suffer by
comparison with any publication in the coun
try. The first number is upon our table, and
subject to examination.
FOURTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.
Rev. Wm. Mosely was nominated by
the wliigs, at a late Convention of that party
held at Nevvnan, as their candidate for Con
gress from the 4th Congressional District.
SILVER VEST BUTTONS.
We have been shown by Mr. Guru akin,
i Jeweler of this city, several most beautiful
| and superb sets of ki Silver Bullet Vest Bul
| tons,” manufactured by himself, and which,
in our opinion, reflect very high credit upon
his mechanical skill. They combine utility
with elegance in a very eminent degree, and
to those who admire such ornaments we can
not perhaps render a more acceptable service
than to commend them to the very chaste and
beautiful article made by Mr. G., which cer
-1 lainly surpasses anything of the kind that
that has met our observation.— Chronicle
| and Sentinel, of Saturday.
i :
“RIC FI MOND BLUES.”
As we copied the communication, to which
the following extract from the Mobile Re
gister and Journal, of 2:2nd inst. refers,
j we take pleasure in publishing this special
• correction of the statements in that article,
although previous intelligence had already
been received, that all the Georgia volun
teers had been paid off
“We have noticed that an article published
j in the ‘Advertiser’ a few days ago, signed
‘Richmond Blues,’ in which the writer
stales that the regiment was not paid off pre
: viouslo starting, is going the rounds ol the
j Georgia papers. We are authorised to state
j that tiie article as far as the payment of the
. men is concerned, is erroneous. Major Van
' Ness, Paymaster U. S. A., paid every man
■ of the regiment their allowance of $42, being
i 12 month’s clothing commutation in advance,
i previous to their starting; and that also the
field and staffof tiie regiment received their
| months pay although barely due.” ,
| MEDIATION OF TIIE BRITISH GOVERN
MENT.
| The Washington Union of Tuesday, in al
| lusion to liiis subject, says:—“We have al
; ready stated more than once that no offer of
' mediation had been submitted to our govern
ment, and we feel ourscl .es authorized to re
peat the declaration. Sir Robert Peel was
no doubt under the impression which he
avowed; but no such offer has been made, find
we doubt very mucli whether the able minis;
ter of Great Britain in Washington has yet
I received instructions to this effect.”
THE TARIFF BILL
i Had not been disposed of by the Senate
I at our latest dates from Washington city.
| The speculations of newspaper correspon
; dents, as to the probable fate of this bill,are
i so con’radictory, that we prefer to wait for
i the action of the Senate, which we will doubt
! less receive in a few days, rather than occupy
! any portion ofour columns with mere opinions
; and are propagated by lelter
i writers.
CONGRESS -PUBLIC PRINTING.
The correspondent of the Charleston Mer
cury, under date of Washington city, July 21,
thus gives the substance of the joint resolu
! tion of the Senate and House of Representa
; lives, regulating and reducing the prices of
i the public printing.
“It provides that when a document has
j been ordered to be printed by one house, and
the other house shall subsequently order the
i same document to be printed, it shall be
| printed by the Printer of the House first giv
| ing the order, and he shall be paid only once
for composition. It also provides that for all
numbers of copies less than 3000 ordered to
i be primed, a deduction of 20 per centum shall
: be made from the prices fixed by the Joint Re
| solution of 1819,and for all numbers exceed
ing 5000, a deduction of per centum.”
FLORIDA.
William A. Kain, of West Florida, has
: been unanimously nominated by the Detno
-1 cratic Convention, held at the Lower Mineral
Spring?, Florida, on the 13th inst. as the
candidate to represent that State in Congress.
Sampson H. Butler, of Madison, was Pre
sident of the Convention.
MURDER OF B. G SDIS.
Jack Fountain Silas, for tiie murder of B.
G. Situs, of Hinds county, Miss., has been
fully committed for trial. The murder is re
presented as having been a most outrage
ous one.
ITEMS.
Melancholy Affray. —On the 18th inst., an
affray took place in Edgefield District, S C.,
between Thomas Prince and William Dailey,
• which resulted in the death of the latter,
j prince was arrested and brought to jail on
the same day.
Mnemonics. —Professor Miles was lecln-
I ring on the 24th inst., tiie good people ot Co- ;
, lutnbus, Ga.,ou the art ot improving the
memory.
i Board of Naval Ofacers. —It is stated that
the Board of Naval officers convened in ]
Washington citv, has not met to consult rc
i spectiug the attack or an attack upon ban i
Juan D’Uiloa. The object or intent ion ot
j this Board lias not, perhaps, for very obvious
reasons, been generally made known.
Gen. Gaines. —This distinguished officer
arrived at Baltimore on Monday and left in
the Norfolk boat for Old Point Comfort, toat
lend the Court of Enquiry ordered at that
place.
New York State Convention. —The Com
mittee on suffrage have reported regulations
; prohibiting negroes and persons who cannot
read, from voting, and providing that every
: voter shall have resided six months in the
District where he votes.
Great Convention. —There is to assemble
in London, on the 4lh of August, the World's
j Temperance Convention, to consist of delc-
I gates from all the States and National Tem
; pcrance Societies in Christendom.
Another Convention. —On the 9th of Au
| gust, a Convention of Chess Players will
; meet at Drennon Springs, Ky. Amateur
I chess players from all parts of the country
i are invited to attend.
How is thisl —lnstances are becoming fre
j queut of persons being stopped and their
| money demanded by Mexican free-boolers, on
j the roads leading from Melamoros to Point
1 Isabel.
Monterey. —The accounts from Monterey
represent the soldiers us at work on the fortifi
cations of the Bishop’s house, but whether
the small force from Tampico has been re-iu
forced it is impossible to learn.
Catholics. —The Catholic chaplains sent
out by President Polk to officiate fur the sol
diers professing that faith, attempted, am the
12lh inst., to address the citizens of Ma aino
ros, but they were refused the use of the
church, either to speak or preach in.
The Poisoning on bond the Ganges. —
° O
Capt. Storey has been co unfitted for trial be
fore the first District C »urt at New Orleans.
Pennsylvania, August Interest. —Jt is slated
on authority of J. Russ Snowden, Esq., Slate
Treasurer, that unless some contingency,
! now unforeseen and scarcely possible, should
I interpose, the August interest will certainly
| be paid.
| Magnetic 'Telegraph. —The wires for the
Magnetic Telegraph, from Ithaca to Auburn
are already strung a portion of the distance,
and in the course of a week or ten days will
| be iu working order.
Something Like a window. —A window sill
intended for the new Howard Alheneuni was
! recently drawn into Boston from Quincy, ll
! weighs between nine and ten tons. The
j front windows of the edifice, when completed,
! will he 62 feel high and 22 in width,
i France. —lt is stated in La Reforme, a
| French publication, that of 33 millions of
| people in France, 27 millions do not drink
i wine; 31 millions never taste sugar; 20 mil
-1 lions never wear shoes; 31 millions never eat
| meat; 18 millions eat no whealen bread; and
4 millions are clothed in rags.
Temperance Dramas. —They arc getting
1 up in New York a series of Temperance
dramas. This is bringing us back to the
good old period of mystery and morality
plays, when the theatre had the countenance
of the Catholic church.
All-Ready . —The Charleston Mercury gives
j the following descriptive epithets to the t hree
! highest officers in the country: “Rough and
1 Ready” fur Taylor—“ Tough and too Ready’’
! for Gaines —and “Not ready enough” for
; Scott!
Raw Silk. —The arrival of three bales of
raw silk, by the Elizabeth, from New Orleans,
has excited much interest in Liverpool, and
, the announcement lias travelled through most
of the English papers.
A Locomotive. —“ What!” exclaims the
editor of the Rochester Democrat, “what a
rearing, tearing, ripping, snorting, double-re
volving, wood-consuming, whistling, fire
swallowing, smoke-belching, distance-inni
hilating, fear-exciting, thundering, juvenile
Vesuvius machine a locomotive is,after all.”
1 Bill of Fare. —A Baltimore jury, locked
i up on the 4lh of July, ordered the following
moderate bill of fare ;
“4 hams, 3 doz. chickens, 1 quarter of veal,
4 hind quarters of lamb, 10 gallons of oysters,
40 pounds of beef, 5 bushels of potatoes, 20
bunches of beets, 4 boxes of Cheese, 1 barrel
of crackers, lemons, brandy, gin, old rye
whiskey, 3 barrels of ice, 1 peck of mint.”
Very Strange. —A western paper, in an
i obituary notice, says that the deceased “had
also been for several years a director in a
1 bank—notwithstanding which, he died a
Christian universally respected.”
The last Novelty. —ln Louisiana an “Itine
■ rant Library” lias been formed after this
i fashion: Any person who wishes to take a
| part in it, may do so by writing in some useful
j volume or pamphlet as follows:
‘•This belongs to the Itinerant Library, sent
1 out for the good of the public; therefore, vou
are requested to read this, and then hand it to
your neighbor."
This is a novel and good idea.
An Abolitionist Pardoned. —Thompson, the
I abolitionist, who was confined in the peni
tentiary of Missouri for six or seven years )
past, was recently pardoned by the Governor •
and discharged.
[COMMUNICATED.]
1 Mr. Editor, —Have we forgotten that the
: honorable Robert Toombs, is misrepresenting
the democracy of the Eighth District in the
Congress of the United States? Have we
forgotten the political extravaganzas he en»
acted on the stump at Ruck Creek, Lincoln*
ton and Augusta, during the summer’s cam
paign of 1844? How that he denounced
Texas and the Texans with a liberty of
; speech which lacked but little of reckless as
sertion, while the most that could be got out
| of him in condemnation of Santa Anna, was
the reluctant concession that he was “a sorry
! lellow?” There are many, yet living, who
; sat under the tones of his sheet iron thunder
upon those occasions, whose testimony would
| go far to convict him of heresy against
the previously declared faith of even the whig
parly itself. They well remember the sur
prise and regret with which many of the
more considerate of his political friends lis
tened to the extreme revelations, not of prin
, ciple, but of abandonment of all principle,
which characterized his stumpy orations
' while riding his political circuit, us he called
it,-in 1844. \\ ith a boldness, which civility
i will nut permit us to cal! effrontery, he taunt
j ed the Democratic party with being peculiar
ly J'ond of of “pour people and niggers” just
before an election—that they had done more
' to ruin and disgrace the country than any
| set of men since the foundation of the gov
ernment—that they had proven themselves
| incompetent to administer the government of
| this Scale, and were totally unworthy ol ti.e
I conliJence of the people. When asked if
i he would sustain in Congress the high, pro
i tective, discriminating tariff of J 842, he re
: plied, without exhibiting the least s\mptom
■ of remorse, “he would.” What! was the
indignant inquiry, w ith all its odious features
| ol discrimination; its free list for the exclu
sive benefit of the manufacturer; and last,
not least, with its fraudulent minimum prii -
ciplcs? He would; minimum principle, and
all. And more llnur this, he declared that
in arranging the details of a tariff, if he dis-
I criminated at all, lie would do so in (avour
j of free labour. His sentiments in relation to
| slavery a-e said to be peculiar, to say the
least of them. They were reported in the
papers of that day by a citizen of this stale;
but as we do not remember to have heard
him upon the subject, we will not attempt to
particularize them at this lime; nor, indeed,
from what we remember to have heard of
them, do we care to repeat them here, as the
Constitutionalist will be read beyond the
limits of Georgia. Perhaps this notice of
them may bring them to light again; if so,
we venture to believe they will nut be found
t» be in unison with the views and principles
of his own whig constituents.
Shall we forget and forgive all these ca
lumnies, errors and heresies—shall we re
elect Mr. Toombs, and “send him like a dove'
of promise forth” to sit “cheek by jowl,” in
Congress with that saint on earth John
Quincy Adams, and to pass through (he
1 tellers, when the House is dividing on po'iti
i ca! questions, in company with Joshua R.
j Giddings? Is this the man to represent Ihe
I Democratic party of the Eighth Congres.-ion-
I al District? Why, even if our ranks were
I totally barren, of virtue, talent, ability, know
j ledge and decorum, there are hundreds of
■ whigs in this gerrymandered district who are
j in every respect, speaking otherwise than
| personally, the superior of Mr. Toombs, and
j personally, quite as good. Who could hesi
! late to choose between this honorable mem
' ber. and such men as Roger L. Gamble,-
‘ Charles J. Jenkins or George W. Crawford?
°
j And yet such as these were put aside, by the
inexorably edict of party, to make way for
“our friend Bob!”
“Gud save the King!” It is a large economy
In God to save the like; but if lie will
Be saving, till the better; lor nut one am 1
Os those who think damnation heller still.”
While we yield to the man, for charity's
sake, this benediction, quite tantamount to
his deserts, vve owe it to ourselves individu
ally, and as a parly, to vindicate our charae
ter and principles by a prompt and unanimous
opposition to his re-election. Atiy oilier
course on our part would indicate a tacit
consent to the unfounded accusations he
has so lavishly fulminated against us, and an
! acquiescence in all the high toned fedeial
! doctrines which have marked the whole cir
i cle ol his political gyrations. Fortunately,
i however, for ourselves, awl the country, wo
| are not compelled to go info the ranks of thu
; whig party to find a successor of Mr. Toombs,
although i-f such a step were necessary, we
might take it with at least comparative ad
vantage to the political interests. We have
many democrats in this district whose worth
and intellect are of so high an order, that
they might well he selected to stand before
the people as candidates, “without fear, and
without reproach.” The difficulty is not to
find a man fit and worthy to represent us,
but to select from the many whose virtues
and* intelligence entitle them to our confi
dence, an individual to boar tip our standard
in the approaching election. Your own city
could furnish a host of talent and patriotism
that the people would delight to honor; and
we have but to go into the county of Burke,
to find a democrat, w hose standing and influ
ence in the district would ensure us r under
his lead, success, a victory, and faithful re
presentation. You recognize at once my al
lusion to Alexander J. Lawson; than whom
there lives not a man in the state, of more
abiding devotion to our principles, or of great
er ability to sustain and vindicate them, and
i us. To tin's gentleman we are indebted, not
; only for long years of arduous and able ser
| vice in the councils of the State, but most
; especially' are we his debtors for the first
i prompt and decisive stand against the un
! natural union of the old nullifijrs of Georgia,
; and the whigs ul thejiorth. Fur this coa-