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LATEST l itO.II THE AIMIY.
Latest from the Rio Grande —News
from Col. Hays’ Regiment--Riot
and Bloodshed amongst the Volun
teers —Particulars ol the blowing
up of the Enterprise, &c. &c.
The steamship McKun, Cap?. Page, ar
rived ve-ierdav evening from Braz<»< .Santi
ajrn, winch place she left on W ednesday
iiT<>ruing 1 <i —t. She made an excellent run.
and {rave ample proof ol her qualities its a
lair bailer. The McKim brought to this city
several btek volunteers and tome disclitigeo
soldiers.
The -eninr editor of this paper came pas
senger on the ship. He overtook, at l oin'
Isabel, several letters which he had written
for our columns, and not liking lo he as the
Irishman was—the bearer ol his own com
munications, the following intelligence has
been athered from his letters, and is given in
a different form. Letters from our regular !
correspondent, in another part of the [taper, ;
will furnish the latest news from the army. :
Our last accounts Irom Col. Hays were
contained in a letter Irom fsan ternando, j
dated the 15<li nit., as our readers may re
member. His regiment, which has remained
tome three days at fsan I*ernaiido, left that
place on Sunday, the IGth of August. Just |
before starling it was discovered that a Mexi ;
can servant, who had been attending to ;
Lieut. Col. Walker’s mess, was missing, 1
and with Inin also twelve tine horses talk
er’s tine charger, however, was not one oi -
them This affair, of course, detained the :
inarching of ihe regiment some time Good
shots and good riders, mounted on the best |
horses, were soon on a scout after the thief,
dividing and taking different routes. In the
course of some three hours he was found,
and part of the horses were recovered. The
theft was proved upon the Mexican, and a
court martial sentenced bim to receive vnt
hundred lushes. The stripes were duly ad
ministered and the prisoner set at liberty;
but it is almost certain that further punish
ment followed. No doubt the unfortunate
man was shot by men who lost their horses,
and who waylaid his retreat. Besides this,
nothing of importance occurred while the
regiment remained at San Fernando.
From San Fernando Col. Hays moved to
wards China, which place had previously
been entered by Capt. McCulloch, an ac
count of which our readers have seen. Hays
reached China on the 23d oi August. The
route from San Fernando to China is, lor most
of the wav, very difficult ol passage, being a
sort of cattle-path, rather than a highway,
winding around enormous hills, through
ravines and upon the margins of yawning
precipices, hedged in almost continuously by
prickly pear and chaparral, and overhung
with thorns and bramble. In their march,
the Rangers were constantly on the look-out
for the cnemv. They passed innumerable
randies and villages, but at none could they
lind the people in arms. At one or two points
they found the uniforms of Mexican soldiers,
but there was nobody in them. I be wearers,
we suppose, had vamosed. 1 in this wav the
march was continued day after day—Hays
hearing of a body ol troops at one point and
another, but on his approach there was
nobodv lo be seen but women and children,
with two or three ragged, dirty, cowardly
looking men.
China was entered by the Rangers without
any opposition. On the arrival ol the regi
ment every door was found closed, only a tew j
of the inhabitants were to be seen, and, these ;
upon the house-tops and balconies. At night
the Mexican penchant for horse flesh was ;
indulged in, and three horses were relieved
or their halters and carried off'. Next day,
by vigilant pmsuit, the rogue was over
hauled, his ease soon decided upon, and lie
was shot. He implicated his master, a man ■
of wealth, in the theft, and we may hear i
further of the affair soon. The ‘‘boys’’ in- i
tended to sift ihe matter thorough v.
On the 26th nit the Rangers were to move
from China some eighteen mi’es o> »he way ,
to Camargo, and encamp on the Rio San
Juan for further orders. Col. Hays, with
about twenty-five men from his regiment,
went into Camargo on the 361 h, and commu
nicated with Gen. Taylor. It was under
stood at Camargo on the 27th, that all the
Texan volunteers, except Col. Hays’ regi
ment, were disbanded or were to be disban
ded, their term of enlistment being out or
about expiring. Hays, it was thought, would
come in lor three months more service.
The main army is at Camargo, but there
are troops at prominent points ull along Hie
Rio Grande fromtue mouth up. Considera
ble sickness prevails and deatns are daily oc
curring amongst them.
IUOT LN THE GEORGIA REGIMENT.
On the night of Hie 31st nil. a not broke
out among some volunteers, on a steamboat
lying at an encampment opposite Bunia, in
which several persons are said lo leave been
killed, and others mortally wounded. The
particulars of this shameful affair, as we have
them, are these: On board Uie boat were
some three or lour companies of Georgia vol
unteers; of these there was one Irish com
pany between which and some other com
pany a feud had existed for several days.—
The quarrel reached us climax on the even
ing mentioned, and a lerriole fight ensued
Shots were tired, and swords and bayonets
were used mdiscnramately. In Hie affray
some fifteen or tweniy persons are reported
lo have been kit ed or mortally wounded, and
prouably as many others were injured, more
or less. Besides the dead and wounded seen
on board and on shore, it said that eight or
ten were forced overboard, who either down
ed or died of their wounds.
While the tight was going on, the Colonel
of the Georgia Regiment endeavored most
gallantly to quell it, interfering personally
and attacking the rioters with swoid and
pistol. He shot down one man and wound
ed several others. Finding that he could
not succeed in putting an end to the disturb
ance, he called upon CoJ. Baker, of the 4th
Regiment of Illinois volunteers, fur assist- !
ant e. Col. B. ordered companies A and Gos I
liis regiment to a-s si ill quelling tiie rigid, i
| and wen hi person, accompanied bv about
wrniv m o. to the hoar. Hu nnmudiafely I
->•< p, don b -are, ordered peace,and attempt- j
ed to ascend ihe stairs, [lure he wa- attack- >
on bv the riot' r- and had a de-p. rate conflict, I
in which he defended him-eif bravely for ,
some time against -words, bayonets and shot, i
bn' was fin illy -hoi ni the neck, the ball en- 1
lenng behind and pa-sing out through his
cheek or month. The twenty men who ac
companied Col. Baker to the boat belonged
to company C. Ol these eight men were
wounded, six with bayonets and two with
1 balls. On the arrival of companies A and G,
; Capt . Roberts, of the former, ordered his men
! to charge on board, and led them as far as
the steps where he received a severe wound
from a bayonet, which entered near the shoul
der b ade and pa-sed through his back. The
boat was so well defended that the Illinois
ans were forced to retreat, they having no
cartridges with them. .Ammunition was very
soon, however, furnished them, and on ap- !
proachingthe boat again everything became i
quiet. None ot ihe Illinois troops were killed, j
i and it was thought on the next morning that i
Col. Baker and (.'apt. Huberts would recover
i irom ibeir wound-; in f.ici, there was but little
apprehension feil for tueir safety. Two of
i ihe privates of company C, it was feared, j
I were mortaliy wounded. The Commissary 1
of the lliim-is troops was also wounded, but j
: slightly so. At the tune Col. Baker was |
j shot he was engaged in a personal conflict j
with the Captain of the Irish company, who j
; is also among the wounded.
The rioters were finally subdued, forced to i
surrender their arms, and placed under a |
j strong guard.
There were thirty lying wounded on the
i shore and on ihe boat, on the morning of the
i-iin-t. Those who were killed outright,
' some eight or ten, were said to have been
| thrown overboard. An inquiry was to have
j been immediately instituted, to ascertain the
causes of this sad affair. Next arrival will
j give ns more details.
Alexander J. ."Seaborn. of Fulton county, |
j Illinois, belonging lo Company A, Illinois j
Regiment, died on board the McKim on
I Thursday night, and was buried at sea. Se- ;
i veral oilier poor fellows, apparently near
j their latter end, were on board. The sight j
. of these suffering and emaciaied men, who ,
j lead gone to their country’s war, full of hope i
; and health and enthusiasm, is one which |
| touches the sensibilities most keenly.
; The first regiment of Indiana volunteers, i
. Col. Brake, h is been st .tinned at the mouth
of i lie Rio Grande. |
EXPLOSION OF THE STEAMER EN
TERPRISE.
! By this arrival we have accounts of the |
| blowing up of the steamboat Enterprise, by j
which five persons were instantly killed and ;
several wounded. This casually occurred a i
little after daylight on the 21st nil., about j
forty-five miles auuve Reynosa, when the en- !
gine had just made the third revolution, the j
boat having been lied up to the bank during j
the night, 'I here does not seem to have •
j been much damage done to her hull by the |
j explosion; but her upper forward wotks and i
j pari of the cabin were terribly demolished, j
i The first four rims of the boilers were blown I
1 literally into fragments, and how so many j
i persons escaped instant death is truly a won- j
| tier. There were over 150 persons on hoard, |
1 and many in the immediate vicinity of and
directly over the boilers, who were scarcely j
injured. |
The Rio Grande was still high—in many I
places up to and over its banks on the 31st i
nit., and rising.
Among the rumors in circulation at Mata- j
moros was one that Monterey had already fal- i
len into the hands of the Americans. To
Colonel Harney, rumor gave Hie performance i
of tins exploit. The ‘'American Flag” of
the 291 h puts no faith in it, but rather in- !
dines to adopt the version of the story given i
by the Mexicans. They say that letter- from
Monterey a-sert that a body of Americans, j
who came down by (ho way of New' Mexico, i
were joined near the Presidio by a numb r of I
'Texan adventureros, and ihe combined force ;
h.id entered the town without any opposition.
It was believed to be irue by I lie natives, says
the Flag, and that paper is evidently prepared
I to hear a confirmation of the intelligence, j
| Our correspondent mentions Col. Harney’s '
; movements in (wool Ins letters, and in terms |
j ol some severity. The army was evidently
I surprised ey them, but they may not know |
j what authority the Colonel had for his pro
ceedings.
The news of the revolution in the city of j
Mexico was received very promptly by the 1
army, and accompanied by many rumors !
| which it is hardly worm while to give. |
I Tampico is said to have followed the example j
j of the capital and declared fur iSanta Anna j
| Hie day after «lie receipt of Hie news of the '
j revolution. At the moment it broke out in !
i Mexico, Paredes was ,-ixiy miles distant on H
ins journey to Monterey.
Mr. Kendall writes on the 22d nit., from
Camargo, that the mo.-i aumentic intelli
gence from Monterey represented that Mejia
had 2000 regulars and 3000 raw recruits, all
i without money or shoes, and til provided in
every respect. At Caidereyte, thirty miles |
this side of Monterey, there was a force of j
between TOO and 1000 cavalry about the loti} j
of Augu.-t, better situated than the troops at i
Monterey, but still ill provided. Canales '
j and other officers were said lo be recruiting ;
men by every means in tiieir power—coax- ;
mg some and forcing others. They “made a j
i ham” at Guerrero of over eighty ut llie-e in- j
i voluntary volunteers, and started with them i
i lor Monterey; thirty left the first night and j
\ made good meir escape.
In the same letter Mr. K. announces that j
i news iiad been received that Gen. Worm i
i had reached a point one-third of the way to j
iSeraivu the morning ot the2isl —all well.
Camakgo, Mexico, Aug. 23, 1546.
Editors Picayune: —The 5 li and 7th Milan
-1 try and Capt. Blanchard’s company ot Louisi
ana volunteers, crossed the iSan Juan yester
} day. and are now encamped o ( pu.-ne me t >wu.
; To-morrow they a iii maren toward.- beralvo.
; Tne Ist and 2d regiments O.uo volunteer-, '
1 six companies of tne Louisville legion, and j
| the Baltimore Lalailion arrived here to day.
| They have been seven days only on the
! march from Matamorus, and brought ail the
I men but two to Camargo. Uue ot these
i ' died from an injury in Hie thigh, and the
other died in convulsions, soon alter wading
a lagoon. They suffered very much from
the want of water, and, to make it harder
1 and more dangerous lor the men, the officers
L had me bad laste to march them by day in
r j stead oi by night. 'This proves that the Nor-
I them troops can stand ttie cimiiie of .Mexico
nearly a- well as liiope trum the South.
11 have lately become acquainted with
- ; several young Mexicans of mis town who
i j were educated in Louisiana. They speak
I English very we!!, and are communicative, i
I U ere it not for (lie inconvenient e of having
I a iarge army encamped near fuem, the peo
• p!e wouid, I d mbt not, be glad lo r-ce us j
; i' p re. As ii is. they are beginning to have
i 'heir fears excited. The volunteers are aii
i called Texans by them, an.i the word Texan
' i- a fearful one lo them. The young men ;
; of whom I have spoken teli me that tlie
j 4 I’exan volunteers have laie.v been amus
! in if themselves with cattle, horse and mule
j killing ; that ftiey frequentiy find their horses
I and mules dead, with builet tioles through }
them, and that their cattle are killed and left j
to rot—the marauders merely taking with
them a small piece of the steak or liver, j
That a few have been thus destroyed 1 know,
j but tiie number has been small
August 24 th. —The s’h and 7ih infantry
j ami Louisiana volunteers do not march until i
I tomorrow. The Ist infantry relieved the
| 7th day before yesterday by taking charge of
1 tlie (own. This morning the Ist was re
: iieved by a company of Dragoon recruits.
Gen. Twiggs will go up, with ihe2d Dra- |
| goons, some sixteen or twenty miles on the I
' route to Monterey, in a dav or two. There j
| is no grazing here, and ins object is to en- |
i camp where grass is plenty. The Ist in- '
| fantry lias crossed over llie ►‘San Juan, and is j
; encamped ready for a start. The ordniance, j
| as it arrives, is sent over.
| I suppose that as soon as Gen. Worth has j
i established a depot at Seralvo, he will go on j
i and establish another half-way between that I
i place and Monterey. Alter the depots are
1 all established, and the troops all under way,
j I shall mount 44 Gen. Ampadia ” —my faitn
j ful mule—and make a forced match, in time •
j to enter Monterey with the fir.-t, and en- |
gage a choice room at one of their crack j
iioiels. The troops can only march fifteen |
or twenty miles per day, whilst Gen. Ampu- •
dia is bound to carry me forty or liity miles. |
If he will only prove lo be as rapid in his
movements as his illustrious namesake is
said to nave been when cutting-slicks on the
9th May last, I siiali be satisfied. 11.
Camargo, Mexico, Aug. 25, 1846.
| Editors of the Picayune:
| The camp commences in the lower edge of
! the town and extends in an almost unbroken
j line, ten or twelve tents deep, full three miles
down the river.
To-morrow the 2d Dragoons and two bat
teries of Light Artillery move cross the San
i Juan, preparatory to marching up towards
| Seralvo. The two remaining regiments of U.
j S. Infantry will follow in Ihree or four davs.
i Gen. Taylor will follow, probably in eight
i days, and overtake the head of the army at
| Seralvo.
Capi. Mavis at present in command of t tie
l 2d Dragoons, but will soon be relieved by a
j superior officer. The second is composed
j at this moment of four companies—it will
| have seven again as soon as recruits arrive
I —viz. Ist company, Capt. May, and 2d com
i pany, Capt. Graham, forming Ist squadron; i
1 3d company, Capt. Hardee, and 4th company, i
1 Capt. Merrill, forming 2d squadron.
1 saw a letter this evening from the 7th
; Infantry—which, with the sui and the com
| pany of Louisiana volunteers, started this
i morning—in which it was stated that Capt
i Chapman, of the sth Infantry, and Capt.
I Blanchard, of the Louisiana volunteers, fell
this morning (Vo n the excessive heat of the
| sun. They were not, 1 believe, sun-struck, i
but fainted. As their brigade was to have
marched only between 3 and 9 o’clock, A. i
j M., some idea can be formed of tne heat of
j the weather from the effect it had at so early
i an hour on these gentlemen,
j Rumors from the interior reach head-quar
ter every day, but I seldom notice them.
To-day a man came in, bringing a paper from
Monterey, in which the editor scores up the
; citizens of that place for not appreciaiing
i the labors of the army, who have, the editor
! says, been fortifying the town and working
| hard to render it. safe against the Americans;
i and yet the people do not seem ro like to have
; them there! A rumor says that Gen. Mejia j
{ has abandoned Wonierey with ins t.ioops. j
j Another rumor says that Gen. Paredes lias j
I been conquered and taken prisoner by some |
I revolting General of his.
Would it not be laughable if Co!. Harney i
were lo take Monterey m tne course of his >
unauthorized peregrination? Should it prove ;
! true that the city is abandoned by the troops, I
' and that the people are not fond of their sol- j
| diers, it would not be a bard matter for him I
j to do it. 1 heard to-day that the Colonel had j
■ crossed, or was about to cross the Rm Grande \
| at Presidio, about on p hundred and I vvenly !
! miles above here, and that the Texan volun
; leers with him are dissatisfied and desirous
j to return home. But, to sum up tne sub
-1 stance of these rumors, I infer from the pa
per tnat Monterey has been fortified. No peo
: pie like to have an army quartered on them
j and would grumble about it, though at. the i
i same time they vvouM by no means received
I an enemy with open arms. Ido not believe
j the military has fieen withdrawn from Mon
; terey,and 1 doubt very much it Paredes has
; been taken prisoner. As lo Col. Harney, 1
I don't know what to think about him.
I _ “■
Ca margo, Mexico, Aug. 2G, 1346.
Editors of the Piccfyitne:
The antediluvians of Camargo, who com
i plained so bitterly a short time since of an
i ocerabundance of water, seem fated to suffer
almost as severely from drought! Their little
; corn, cotton and pumpkin patches are already
i ruined for the second time this summer. —
i As to rebuilding the town, ihat is out of tiie
j question fur tiie present, as all of their labor
i ers at tins point are employed by the LJ. S.
j Government as muleteers and in handling
| freight. Their mules, 100, are Li red by the
j Government.
. As to news, I have very little to cotnmu
j nicate. Col Hays arrived here to-day, but
! as Mr. Lumsden is with him, he will fur
! nish you, as a matter of course, with a full
i account of tiieir expedition. The vulunieers
will soon begin to march towards Monterey
and will all go on except a few to defend the
depots on tiie Rio Grande. lam happy to
learn mat there is not much Hckite.-s in
Camp, not withstanding the heat of rbe weath
| er. It will be recollected, however, that
\ there is no wni.-key at Camargo.
August 27. —The LJ. IS. steamer Rough
and arrived at the landing tins morn
-1 mg. Site has been a long lime coining Irmn
j Point Isabel, her load, two hundred tun.-, pre
venting her from in king much headway,
i In fact, the quartermasters, who cannot ex
j peel to know much about tiie capacity of a
; boat for carrying freight, often, in their
j anxiety to push forward supplies, overload
| the boats, thus endangering tiie property and
1 losing time. A boat properly laden can make
three trips against tiie strong current o( the
Rio Grande, where she could not make more
than two if overloaded. The R. and R.
brought up some Tennessee volunteers. Col.
Grog-ban, Inspector Genera!, came up en her.
1 She had rather a rough time crossing the
Gulf, but, Capt. Baldwin tells me that she be
haved very well. She is rough enough in ,
| her appearance, but will be ready to go down |
tiie river in a few hours. Mr. Kendall starts
for Seralvo to-dav, w ith a small party. Judg- j
ing from tiie opinions of certain Mexican ac
quaintances here and tiie information re- j
ceived from them. I cannot help believing I
that our troops will be obliged to fight not tar
from Monterey, on the oilier side, and that
their entrance into that city will be disputed.
11.
I
Camargo. Mexico, Aug. 28, 1846. ■
j Editors of the Picayune:
•Since my last communication, news has
j readied headquarters of a nature well calcu
i luted to excite the feelings of the army, and
i to cause every one to look with great anxiety
| for news from Washington. You have no
! doubt received this intelligence ere this, and
i it is w inging its way hither on the pinions of
i the press. But to make sure, 1 send you a
j translation of a handbill, one copy of which J
j reached here yesterday', from tiie city of :
; Mexico.
[Here follows an account of the revolution i
! in the city of Mexico, dated the 6th inst., i
which we need not give ]
The boat Rough and Ready is off. I have 1
| only lime to add thai Gen. Taylor will start !
j next {Saturday week tor Monterey, that being
| determined on. H.
AUGUSTS GEL
_ j
| MONDAY MORNING, SEPT. 14, 1846.
Eighth Congressional District.
DEJIOCIIATiC XG.fiIXATION
F O li C O i\ G R ess,
R. W. FLOURNOY, ESQ.
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&3rWe return to our duties afier -even weeks
of absence, and are pleased to find that our city has
enjoyed during that period uninterrupted health.
The summer here, we learn, lias been cool and :
pleasant, and the air refreshed by frequent and
aim*.st daily showers for a large portion of that
time. In respect to climate, Augusta has certainly
been preferable to the Northern cities, where in
tense heat has prevailed. It will soon resume its
business appearance, as the crop begins to come
in more freely. Our merchants are on hand with
good stocks, and daily expecting more. We wish
lor them and for our city, a prosperous winter’s j
business, and increased prosperity.
Sir’Professional business will require our ah- !
sence for three days to Columbia Superior Court,
which sits to-day. On our return we shall devote
ourself industtiously to editorial duties. When
we commence our daily paper on the Ist October
next, we shall have but little time for any thing
else. To attend properly to that, shall be with us
a primary consideration.
{C?“We refer the travelling public to the adver
tisement of the steamer Southerner. This vessel j
supplies a desideratum long called for, and will j
prove a great convenience to our citizens traveling
to and from the North. The N. Y. Evening Post j
devotes a half column to a description of this fine |
vessel, and Iter trial trip down to Sandy Hook, on 1
Tuesday last. She performed to admiration. |
i Her structure is in the most solid style, hei di
; mensions are 1% feet in length, beam 39 ft. G
.j inches, depth of hold 1 4 feet; her burthen 890 tons.
83“ We publish to-day a deplorable account of
a riot among the Georgia troops at Burita, which
has resulted already in considerable bloodshed |
and loss of life !
The ring leaders will doubtlessly be tried and
capitally punished, which must add still further
to the list of victims to unbridled passion.
Such scenes are a heavy aspersion upon the re
putation of volunteer forces for efficiency, and
cause one to feel that a regular army, is in all
countries a necessary evil, even in times of pro
| found peace.
The Pretorian cohorts dictated to Rome, in her
| decline, as does the military in Mexico, to that Re
j public. These are evils that sometimes arise in
j nations too enervated for its citizens to do their
' own fighting. Yet mutiny and murder seem to
| stalk so boldly through our ranks of volunteers as
| to cause the patriot to tremble when he sees such
j large bodies of them brought together.
How sadly has our Georgia regiment tarnished
j its good name for discipline, which had won
| praises in high quarters.
| W 7 e shall anxiously await farther accounts
j which will furnish names and other particulars.
vessel from Jamaica, arrived at Baltimore
i on the Bth inst., with several cases of yellow fever
1 on board. She was ordered to the Quarantine
i ground.
I
£o”The New Orleans papers of the Bth contain
accounts of a revolution in Tobasco, under the
lead of Gen. Juan Bantista Traconis. The Pro
nunciamenlo isagain>t the government, of Paredes,
and in favor of Santa Anna, and of the Constitu
tion of 1824.
ABSENTEEISM.
A correspondent of the Picayune says that to
i the eleven regiments now in service in Mexb o, of
| the regular army, there are 33 field officers attach
i ed. Os these, but 7 are on duty,
j Col’s Mclntosh and Payne who were wounded
j while fighting gallantly, are in the United States,
i for the benefit of their health,—a very few others
: are on recruiting service. \V .here are the balance ?
| Pleasuring vve presume, and leaving thetr duties
to be discharged by the younger officers. These
facts suggest the propriety to the correspondent,
as they will to others, of a retired list for old officers.
| APPOINTMENTS BY THE PRESIDENT.
Hon. George Bancroft, is appointed Minister to
England, vice Hon. Lewis McLane.
linn. John Y. Mason, is appointed Secretary of
the Navy, vice Hon. George Bancroft, resigned.
THE ELECTIONS.
The result of the August elections are ihtts
j briefly summed up by the \\ ashington Union,
| as follows:
Wisconsin —Thoroughly Democratic.
Kentucky —Whig gain.
• .Missouri —As ever. Democratic.
Indiana —Democratic Governor by neanv
i 3.000 majority, but owing to Inca! causes, a
j Whig Legislature by a very small majority'.
Illinois —Democratic t the core.
North Carolina —\\ big, as usual.
Arkansas —Election for members of Con
gress, Democratic.
Arkansas. —According to the Little Rock
Gazette, the new Legislature of Arkansas
divides politically as follows:
Senate, Democrats 9 Whigs 3
House, Democrats 50 Whigs 18
Joint Ballot, 59 -1
TIIE TARIFF OF 134 G.
This is a bill intended to supersede a sys
• tem of gross fraud, partiality and oppression,
which is embodied in the tariff act of 18 1--
These are strong terms, but they are the
very same that were applied to tiie system
by its present advocates in Georgia. It is ;
| therefore not for them to object to the lan
guage. Probably no act of any legislative
body was ever assailed by its opponents by
a greater variety ot sophistical arguments,
contradictory theories, conflicting and irre
! conctlabie statements, and gross misstate
ments, than has been this tariff' act ot IS4G.
This act is 'be great measure of the
Congress. It is the test question of Lite dav
before the people, and political men are tried |
by it, and voted tor or voted against accord- ;
ingly. It is not the only issue, but it is the
leading one, and being so we shall give it
j our first attention in reference to the present
Canvass before the people o f Georgia. |
i This is the issue in each ot the eight Con- ;
gressional districts. 1 lie Honorable Robert
I Toombs is now a candidate for re-election
i to Congress from the eighth district. One ot
' itis chief claims for popular support, is that
he voted against the new tariff' bill. '1 hose
who vote lor him are therefore expected to
approve that vote, and tints wii! approve it.
1 They will thus also declare their preference
| for the act of 1842. That was the struggle
1 —that the issue. Shall the tariff bill ot
1842 stand, or shall the new bill become a
| law ?
The Chronicle and Sentinel openly avows |
| its hearty and unqualified approval ul Hie j
i tariff' ot 1842, and insists that it is a great
| blessing to tiie people.
We will not now attack that bill except
incidentally. It bad no friends in Georgia
; at the time it was passed, ll was attacked
by none more bitterly Ilian by its present sup
porters, and its Irauds and iniquities were
freely exposed.
But let us look at some of the absurdities
committed by those who uphold Mr. i oombs
! opposition to the new oill. 1 hese aie the
| protectionists , the hone industry patrons —
; the anti British pauper labor gentry the
! panic makers. \
These suoporters of Mr. Toombs and his
vote, and conspicnonDy among them, the
Chronicle and Sentinel, insist that tiie new
bill is a Free Trade bill—-a British tariff bill
—that it is a bill that does not sufficient!y
protect the American manufacturer —that
it will break down our factories, and give to
! tLe British the monopoly of our markets—
j in other words that the duties under it are
i ton low, and that our manufacturers cannot
make monev under them, and will be obliged
j to quite the business.
Very well! This is plain sailing. These
j are propositions, clear and distinct and could
i be discussed on their merits if they were so
j submitted. We would be pleased to argue
) them with Mr. Toombs or with tiie Chroni
| cle, or both, and to vindicate the new tariff
j bill as still preferable to that it is to cu
| percede.
! But then it is doubtful whether two num- 1
I hers in succession of any whig paper, will I
j maintain these grounds of objection. The |
I next number may contend that the new tariff j
I bill will enhance the value of goods 100 high— j
that it is too protective—and will be oppress- |
sive upon tiie consumer of goods—the poor
people will suffer—that protection to the rich
manufacturer slicks out in every feature of
the bill, and there is not enough of Lite free i
j trade principle in i . It will insist, that alrea- ■
i cl V in anticipation of tLe bill, goods are going j
I up in price. Yet in the same paper, may he i
found, ruin and panic paragraphs, and ac- |
! counts of reductions of wages, of hands i
■ turned out of employment, of heavy failures, ;
and the stoppage of mills, and of ,-otne of the
workmen having gone to England fur em
ployment, there to become pauper laborers •
Now, if one whig paper would lake one ul :
these positions, and another take the opposite
and stand to it, there might be some rational
i amusement in looking on, and an occasional
participation in the argument by a democrat ic
print, might contribute slii! more to enliven
the discussion. But as they are alternating
and oscillating from one po.-ition to the oilier,
and all consistent in one thing only—to wit:
in objecting to the Dill, it is rather confusing
to the spectator. The Chronicle Sentinel
calls itself a protective tariff paper, and ob
jects to the bill, because it is an anti-pro
tective tariff bill. The Georgia Journal calls
itself an anti-tariff paper, and objects lo the
bill, because it is a highly protective tariff'
bill. Y'el the former can rind in it enormous
duties which shock its tender sensibilities
for the poor people, whose necessaries are
highly taxed—the latter finds it pregnant vvi b
rum and distraction to the country, because
the duties are not high enough to prevent the
British from selling us their cheap manufac
tures, and turning the balance ot trade
against us. The reader, in another State,
will be at a loss io know, from these papers,
i whether the whig- ol Georgia ate for free
j trade, or protection, since liiat seems to he
still a disputed point among themselves.
The elections in October must decide. In
the meantime, however, we do not intend to
allow any wilful misrepresentations to pa>s
uncontradicted, which aim to deceive the peo
ple ofGeorgia as lo the merits of the new bill.
We w ill endeavor to defeat, wherever we can
detect them, tne efforts sedulously made, to
mystify tiie palpable ameliorations it substi
tutes for the oppressions of that of 1842. We
will expose tiie frauds attempted, to reconcile
the people to the bill of 1842, by holding up
i duties under the new bill as oppressive and
unjust to the poorer classes, and concealing
the fact, that those duties are far less than
those imposed by the bill of 1842 on the same
articles, and which the whigs wish to retain,
i If the Chronicle and Sentinel has been so
XU i-in.i II 11 I t~r t"i rrnrrrrrrrm it nr juiwiijwii,—
I engaged? let it come in lor public censure.
If it has been deceived by pther whig papers
; less scrupulous, let it say so, and exonerate
itself. In its review of three feet six inches
| of the Democratic address to the Bth Con
gressional district, it copies tlie following
table from the Nashville Banner.
I LOOK on THIS PICTURE —AND THEN ON THIS.
i For the Rich. per ct.'A For the Poor. j>erot.
' Wines. — Champagne, j Spirits .—Brandy,
; Burgundy, Madeira, | Kum, Gin, Cordials)
Claret, Port, Slier- | arid uthyr spirits,dis
ry, and all other I tilled front grain,.. 100
wines, 40i Spices. —('loves, Gin-
Pustes —Balsams, cos- 1 ger Hoot, Nutmegs,
me tics, and per- 1 and Pimento... ....*4O
fumes • 30! D r o aliens .— Broad-
I Silks. — Pocket Hand- cloths, cassimeres
kerchiefs made from low flannels, bock
line silks, I k Vel- ings, and haizes,...3o
! vets. Brocade Btlks Iron —Bar or holt iron
for dresses. Taffeta nail or spike rods;
* Silks, Calcutta silk eut or wrought iron
handkerchiefs, 25j spikes, and hoop
j Carpet s . —W ilton, j iron, *3q
i Turkey, Brussels, Hemp—(uninanufac
i Saxony, and Vene- tured),C'oal, Molass
tian, 30 es. Pepper, I'ttgar,
j Paper —Billet-doux or and Medicinal pre
i fancy note gi1t”,....30 j parations 30
I Gloves. — Gentlemen's ! Gloves —yellow sheep,
real kid; Ladies’ j called Hoxamatans,
real kid; and Gen- j (wagoner’s and
(lenten's real buck, 30 | reaping gloves.) 30
Jewel: I) —Gold, Silver B1 a c ksmith's anvils,
or Platlna, 30 sledges and ham-
Gttns. — P earls, and mere, 30
Precious Stones, j, \\ ood-screws, cha i n
; when set, 30 j cables, anchors,and
J j iron chains 30
i Linens 20 ('otton calicoes, 35
| Salt, 30
| Gems —Diamonds, rn- j Cayenne pepper, edi
bles, pearls, «!cc., not i namon 30
set, lb Manufactures and ar-
Green'Turtle, 20 j tides of leather, and
i Engravings, b j plain tumblers 30
W atches, 10i | Shirtings, costing Os
I Tortoise and other j| cents per yard, 30
| shells, 10; j Leather, 30
’These are all taken from the new bill of love
j which was prepared and passed, according to
; Democratic profession, for the benefit of the poor
| and the laboring classes. How does it look? 40 per
| cent on wines, and 100 on whiskey, gin &c.!! —
i iSilks 35 and woollens otily 30; watches 10, and su
gar, pepper, coal, molasses, anvils, hammers and
sledges 30. How w ill tlie rich fare according to
thtd Is not such demuciatic protection of the poor
I charitable, glorious and godlike! ! There is a
golden harvest ahead for tlie poor ! !
Now, wbal is the object of this? It is to
show that the bill of IS4G discriminates
against the poor; therefore, it is an odious
| bill, and should not have been passed. The
j bill of 1842 should have remained tuidis
i turbed, and if Mr. Toombs is re-elected, he
1 will go in for repeal, and to ruin the blessed
tariff of 1 842.
Let us examine its claims to be a better bill
for the poor man.
Take the first item.
FOR THE RICH-
Under the Tariff - of 1842, the duty is ;
Champagne, .... 12 per ct.
Burgundy, - 2
Madeira, 5 “
'lake the second items:
Balsams, cosmetics, and perfumes;
under the tarilTof 1842, the duty is 25 “
Third Hems, under the tariff of 1832;
Pocket handkerchiefs, fine silk, 16 “
JSiik Velvets, - - - - 20
Brocade Silks, fur dresses, - -14 “
Fourth items—Carpets :
Wilton, 23 “
Turkey, - - - - 28 “
| Fifth—no change.
| Bixth—Gentlemen’s Gloves, real kid, 22 “
Ladies’ do. do. 21 “
Gentlemen’s buck do. 13 “
Seventh—Jewelry: gold, silver, or
piatina, - - - - - 20 “
Eighth—Geras, &c., when set, 7 “
| 'Fake the next table:
FOR THE TOOK.
Ist.—Brandy, .... 134 “
Spirits distilled from materials
other than grain, - • 644 “
j 2d.—Spices: Pimento, - - 125 “
Ginger, - - - 53 “
Cassia, - - 61 “
1 3.l.—Woollens, - - - - 40 “
1 4lh.—lron, bars or bolt, • • 73 “
Nail or spike rods, - - 99 “
Cut or wrought iron spikes, 168 “
Hoop iron, - - - 116 “
j sth.—Coal, 69 “
Sugar, - - - - -62
6th.—Gloves: yellow Iloxamatan, 00 “
Imitation buck, - - - 55 “
\\ omen’s imitation kid, - 70 “
7th.—Blacksmith’s anvils, hammers
ami sledges, - - - 52 “
Wood-screws, - 66 “
Anchors, - - - -62
Chain cables, - 87 **
Cotton calicoes, - - - - 50
Salt, - 76 “
Shining, costing 6f cents per yard, 95
These Hems, taken from the customhouse
returns, are submitted for the purpose of
showing that a Whig paper would present
' the reduced duties under the new bill as
i great enoi rnities upon the poor people, and
thus a-k tor the election of a member of
Congress to repeal the bill. Yet the fact is
concealed that the bill of 1842, which is to
be reinstated, and which is, according to the
i same Wing paper, such a blessing to the
country, contains far greater enormities.
Mr. Horace Greely ton, is quoted by the
Chronicle and Sentinel in a table artfully
prepared for the Tribune to show that tables
entitled “Tariff of 1842 and 1846 compar
ed,” which have gone “the rounds of various
country journals, agricultural, religious, &c.,
and some that are called Wing, are a villian
ous compound of knavery and lying.”
To show that the knavery and the lying
are on llie Whig side in tins matter, lake lor
I instance
Tariff of ’42. Tariff of ’45.
1 W ines—Charnpaigne to its. per ct.
Burgundy in casks 43 “ 40
Du. if in bottles’ 35 “ 10 “
Madeira in casks/ ~ «
or buttles
Sicily Madeira / « 40 <t
low priced >
and so on wim the rest ut the table.
Tnis is a specimen of Mr. Greely’s in
genuity.
Whether tlie Chronicle is deceived, we
know not. But it is evident to those who
know the prices of wines, that giving in
one column, the duty per gallon , and in the
next, the duly per cent, on the value, that
the statement of the Democrats is sustain
ed, which is, that on these which are luxu
ries, the duly is materially increased by the
new bill. On the Sicily Madeira, used by those
who arc not rich, the duty is diminished.