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THE CONSTITUTIONALIST.
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LATEST FROM THE ARMV
The steanislnp Telegraph, the arrival of
which we men ion elsewhere, brings the latest
udvices from the Army. A friend who came
it passenger m the 'l’., and who had the best
opportunity of being made acquainted with
the existing state ol things there, has inr
nished us with the following resume of tHe
general new.-*. It is from Camargo to the 7th
met., and from Matamoros to tHe 10th.
On the Gili instant, Gen. Taylor crossed
the San Juan, and on the h took up the line
•»f march for Seralvo, where Gen. Worth,
with his Command had halted. Hays' Regi
ment was to have lelt China for the same
destination, intending to reach there simul
taneously with Gen. Taylor. General Tay
lor, in his march, is prepared for any ciii't
geiicy—either an advance or a retreat. He
permitted no soldier or officer to take inure
baggage with him than he can conveniently
carry on his back. A number of steamers
had reached Alaiamoros with the extra bag
gage, and the Qua riel of the Zipadores was
enlivened into a depot for it.—AiJ the supplies
for the Advancing Army, so la* have boon
stall on by pack mu lee, and the Genera! ex
pects to have 30 days provisions for 12.000
men at Seralvi) when he reaches it. Tiie
general impression is that lie will there make
a halt, siiid not advance further till he has
advices from Washington. Notwithstanding
the reports ot the advance of a Mexican force,
between San Luis Pot os i and Saltillo, the
General believes he can enter Monterey, and
even Saltillo, without encountering any op
position. The troops now on the road be
tween Camargo amt Monterey number near
12,000: none were suffered to go but such as
were able and willing to stand the fatigues
»d u long march. This had 11 to effect ol re
ducing considerably tbe \oinntcer Regi
ments; few of them exceeded 500 strong —
many of them numbered even less. These
Regiments are: one from Tennessee, one
from Mississippi, one from Kentucky, one
from Ohio, one Imm Texas, (Hays’), the 15 1 1 -
limorc battalion, a part of the Texan Infantry,
reorganized, and McCulloch’s and Gillespie’s
Rangers.
'i nere were near GOO sick volunteers in the
hospitals at Camargo, and they were dying
very last. So many were sick that it re
quired near a whole regiment to attend to
them. Those whom the 'Tennesseeans left
behind seemed to be particularly unfortunate,
for they had to call on the Alabamans to at
tend the living and bury the dead: As fast
us these men gel able tu leave the hospital
they are discharged and sent home. In fact,
<Jen. T. shows a disposition to discharge all
volunteers who arc discontented and wish to
return to their homes. Though the Dumber
of patients in the hospital at Matamoras is
larger than at Camargo, the mortality is great
er at the latter place—near 3to I. Those
wlkj are unaccustomed to a southern climate
when once prostrated by the fever seldom re
gain their former strength on the Rio Grande:
with out a change of atmosphere they die off
quickly, else become so enfeebled that they
arc unable to help themselves. A person
who has visited the hospitals at the different
posts, has said that if one lialfof the northern
and western Volunteers who went to the Rio.
Grande are effective men on the 15lii Octo.
her, it is more than he looks for,
Gen. Patterson has been left in command
of all the country from Camargo toihe mouth
of the river, and he has been instructed by
Gen. Taylor to issue an order prohibiting
f.he entrance of strangers into the river
and at Camargo. This order was brought
chnvn tu Capt. Ogden by the officers of the
Whileville. Therefore, any person who has
not already an established business in the
country wiil find it rather difficult to land
there—at least such is the opinion now. A
different interpretation of the order may how
ever, be given.
Gen. Butler was the man Gen. Taylor
designed leaving in command of the lower
country, but as Patterson did not reach Ca
margo as si>on as was expected, the order of
tilings was changed, Gen. P. is represented
as being very modi mortified at not being
allowed to accompany the advance.
Ampudia has issued another extraordinary
“Proclanta” warning the citizens, on pain of
death not to barter with tire Americans, and
the Alcalde of Camargo had also put forth
* lx ßando” prohibiting the Mexicans trom
working on our steamboats. Some of the
deck hands accordingly ceased their labor,
but an intimation Iro n some of their employ
ers that tlie functionaries might be brought
m close proximity with a lazo, he relented
and the men resumed their labor.
Extract of a lettar dated—
Steamer Col. Cross, Sept. 9th, 1546.
Gen. 'Taylor left for Monterey on the slh.
The whole of the Staff, and others invited
guests, took dinner on the Col. Cross, twenty
two in all, being invited by the whole sou led
Capt. J. A. Pratt. When dinner was over
they commenced their march to join the
Army. Next day, Lieut. French returned
for more ammunition, a report having readi
ed the General that Santa Anna was on his
march for Monterey with lo.UOO men, and
that all their forces were on the march to
concentrate at Monterey, u> give the Gen
eral a warm reception. Major-General Pat
terson is in command of the whole troops. —
Our friend Britton is stationed at Camargo
as Commissary. The whole of Gen. T.’s
force has gone, about 91)00 in all. Col. Ba
ker will gel well. Nothing new.
Yours in haste, JULIAN.
Point,lsabel, Sept. IHh 1846.
Editors of the Della.
Gentlemen—] have just time to send vou
the latest news. Taylor left Camargo lor
ilonterey with 6000 men on the Ain
pudia. lias arrived at Monterey with a
tprcc, reports says from 4000 to 10.000 men
and ten pieces of artillery. He has com
pletely fortified the place His proclamation
has been received, in which he threatens
to shoot any Mexican who shall hold comma
ideation with the Americans.
I remain yours, D.
►
P. S. V. tl • a unts,Taylor’s Head- i
Quarters weie at Seralvo, half-way’ between
Camargo and Monterey. Letters received
from above anticipate a desperate resistance
at tiie la'ter place. Ti e campaign has com
menced in earnest. The intelligence arri
ved by the Camargo mail last night. I have ;
barely lime to write this much, as the 'Tele
graph leave- in fen minutes. D.
AUGUSTA. CEO..
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FRIDAY MORNING, SEPT. 25, 1846.
DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS
ro R CON G 11 css.
Ist District—S, Cohen, Esq.
2d do. Hon. A. Iverson.
3d do. Hon. G. \V r . Towns.
4th do. Hon. H. A. Haralson.
sth do. Hon. J, 11. Lumpkin.
Rth do. Hon. H. Conn.
7th do. Wm. Turner, Esq.
Bth do. R. \V, Flournov, Esq. .
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, being only tri-weekly. We have also from
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i chronicler of passing events, and acquire j
: new claims lb public confidence as a reliable
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The tri-weekly Constitutionalist will how- |
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| have the opportunity of doing so.
O’ We will reply to the Georgia Journal
I in our next, and place before our readers its ;
distinction between its being an anti-pro
j led ice tariff paper, and not an anti-tariff pa
per. 'The distinction affords quite a theme
upon defining and refining positions.
| QT A large number of wagons with cot- ,
I tots were in the city yesterday, giving our I
streets quite a lively appearance. Colton of :
the finest quality was sold freely, from the
Wagotis at cents. We heard of one fine !
lot being sold (join a ware-house at 85jc.—
which may be considered the top of the
j market.
(CT Quinine is a scarce article in our mar- |
kel,and all that Charleston could spare has i
been purchased by our druggists. We hear I
of some packages oflOounces being received
from the North in letter-- by mail. This is ;
j owing not to sickness in our city, for it re- ;
; mains quite healthy, but to the extent of the !
sickness in the counties contiguous, and in
the up country. We understand that chilis
: and fevers, and congestive fever, are prevail- ,
ingextensively through thecountry. Quinine I
has become a very fashionable medicine, and
a sort of King cure-all. We wish it full sue- 1
cess.
O'As the notes of the Merchant’s Bank
of Cheraw, the Camden Bank, and the Bank
of Georgetown, are not received by the
Bunks of this city, it may interest our city j
readers to make the following statement, for
which we have the authority of tiie Presi
i dent of the Bank of Hamburg.
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The notes o! the three Banks above named |
are received by the Banks of Charleston,
i The notes of any of the interior Banks
of South Carolina will be received by the I
Bank of Hamburg in payment of checks on
Charleston at per ct. prem., and on New
York at £ per ct. prem. f
OAVe publish below the explanations :
both of (lie Republican and Journal of tiie
late jubilation over on their side of 'The p'a- j
cid waters of the Savannah.” It gives us
pleasure to see and hear of their “innocent
; diversions,” and are pleased to learn from
: friend Bubo that there are to be “a few more
i of the same sort.” It would not set us back '
anv if lie were to give us a hint when the
; next comes off. We would like to go over
and sec how they do “ them things," wo
would.
! O* We will inform friend Gardener that
the Founder of Hamburg did not have his
glorification from the tact of his “paying Mr.
Webster’s retainer”—no such thing. It had
i been a long time since tiie public had had
anv amusement at his expense, he having the
wherewith left after paying the retainer, is the
cause of the grand display—it was grand.
Wo can do "them things ” on this side ot tiie
“placid water ot tiie Savannah.” We can
—and intend giving another when our con
venience suits us.— Republican.
JjAVe fear that our neighbor of the Con
stitutionalist, mistakes the cause of the ju
bilee given by our worthy Founder, to his
fellow citizens at his residence on Saturday
evening last. The cause of that rejoicing
was, as we understand, not that Mr Shultz
, had paid Mr. Webster the amount of his re
tainer, but that lie had succeeded—against
the wishes and efforts of the Defendants—in
securing the services of that eminent man
in his behalf.— Journal.
HTGovernor Crawford has set apart Thurs
day, the sth of November next,to be observ
l ed as a day of Thanksgiving in this State.
CrOor readers will doubtless trive Mr.
I Flournoy’s letter a careful perusal. We re
' gret that aught should have occurred to mar
that good feeling which should prevail be
; tween rival candidates. They are the advo
cates of antagonist principles and measures,
and the representatives in a canvass of par
-1 ties respectively sustaining the same. But
there is no reason why the same courtesy
and kind feeling should not exist between
them,than between the opposing advocates of
j their respective clients in Court. As both
gentlemen belong to a profession proverbial
for tho fraternal amenities which prevail
: among its members, and which the hottest
bar contests seldom disturb, we had hoped
the same desirable state of tilings would
have marked the intercourse of the two can- i
d dates, as such. It seems that it is to be
otherwise, and that too, by tin; option of Mr.
Toombs.
We forbear any comments, but leave the
, public to form its own opinion of the facts, j
The statements of Mr. Flournoy are sufiici
j enily explicit ami circumstantial. So far as
he makes references to the opinions and ad
, vice of his Democratic friends at Appling,
we fully corroborate them, as we were at tlie
Court and conversed freely with Mr. Flour
i nov, and with leading Democrats in the i
comity on the subject.
We have one word to say in conclusion, ;
: Mr. Flournoy we know well, and we know
; that it would have given him great pleasure j
to meet Mr. Toombs, in free discussion. He
| is as fearless as he is able in the vindication :
i of bis political opinions. We doubt not Mr. :
Toombs is equally so. He has never shown ;
hitherto any disposition to flinch, and his
1 fame as a stump speaker is widely extended.
But we iiave just as little doubt that it is :
| the policy of lire Whigs, this year as it was
i last, “to operate privately,” ami to aviod pub
lic discussion. Their tariff doctrines will
! not bear exposure, and they fear the effect
j of popular opinion upon them, if fully arous
ed. The Whigs themselves are divided, and
! one of our leading Whig papers even declares
that “the Whig party of Georgia is an Anti
i Tariff parly.” It is not wonderful then, that
they shrink from an issue upon which them- i
j selves are divided.
If Mr. Toombs avoids discussion as he
i clearly lias seemed to do, it is, besides the
; reasons of a private nature assigned by him,
probably in conformity with the views of
party policy influencing the Whigs.
-
O’We are constrained to set the Chroni
cle right upon another point, in reference to
■ Madeira Wine, and the construction of the |
Treaty with Portugal. It says:
“The Democrats who have made the
declaration filial (he cents July is the
work of the Whigs) endeavour to es
, caps by by saying, that when the slip
I pery Whigs placed a duty of 60 cents per
. gallon upon Madeira Wine in 1842. they did
i so. knowing that some Secretary of State,
Mr. Wa Iker for instance, would relieve them
! of their patriotism by reducing it to 71 cents ,
; per gallon, or 5 percent, ad valorem ! W hat
cunning rogues the Whigs were! How for
tunate they have been in finding a Demo
: cratic Secretary to aid in consummating
j their deep laid and rascally scheme to '•facor
: the rich and oppress the poor I ”
i In the first place the construction of the
: Treaty which reduced the duty to 71 cts.
was not by Mr. Walker, (who by the way 1
has never been Secretary of State) nor by
j any Secretary of Stale, during Mr. Polk’s
administration. It was by Mr. Bibb tbe Se
cretary of the Treasury, under Mr. Tyler.
Mr. Tvler was the eleve oftlie Whigs, not of
I
the Democrats. The acts of his administra
; tion and of lus Secretaries, are not those of
| Mr. Polk’s. But we have no doubt that Mr.
Bibb, a gentleman of character and abilities,
made a proper decision on the question.
; The Chronicle however, with all deference
! be it remembered, calls it “an absurd con
; struction of a Treaty by a Democratic Se
| cretary.” There was nothing to lie gained
by a Democratic Secretary or Administra
! tion, by a construction which would diminish
the revenue, under a Whig tariff. The con
struction was actually an inconvenience, in
so far as it diminished the means of carrying
on the government.
But the Democratic Secretary had a pa
triotic regard for the plighted faith of the
country and the sacred obligations of a
Treaty with a foreign country. To preserve
i these inviolate was of far more consequence
than a few thousand dollars of revenue.
Indian Corn — Erratum. —In the Liver
pool Circular of Sept. 3rd, published in our
last paper, (the circular of Brown, Shipley &.
Co.) was an error, which \vc now correct,
i In the quotations of Indian corn—for 56 a 57
shillings per qr. for yellow, rend 36 a 375.
As the quotation for white 375. a 3Ss, 6d.
immediately following were given correctly,
; the error deceived no one. We notice it,
j however, to say tiiat it is our anxious desire
and aim always to be accurate in our com
mercial statistics, but an occasional inaccu
racy is incident to ail papers,
i Indian corn is destined, under the liberal
commercial policy whicn is now character
izing the trade of the world, to be an impor
tant article of export.
We have heard that the attention of South
ern Merchants is being turned to this article,
! to be shipped from southern ports. So much
for free trade.
o*The following extract is from the cor
respondence of the Charleston Courier.
Mr. Prescott is a man of sense, and we
wish him every success.
Boston, Sept. 16, 1846.
The newspapers indicate through their ad
vertising columns, that business is putting
its best leg foremost. Here, our most pro
•
miiient business men advertise a great deal, •
and its beneficial effects are very apparent. I
A dry goods dealer in Tremont How, (Mr. j
Prescott.) fold me he had appropriated a thou
sand dodars for advertising this year, and had
he made if. twice that sum the investment
would have been even better than it was.
Those who look for their goods to recommend
themselves make a great mistake; it is like
modest merit biding its reward— it will bide,
and bide, until buried and forgotten.
ErWe are surprised that the accounts by,
Steamer Telegraph, which we copy to-day
| from the Delta, of army affairs give no ad
dition il particulars of the riot in the Georgia
Regiment. Intense anxiety is fek in Geor
: gia to have definite and reliable information ;
j on the subject.
The following is all we meet with in our
exchanges. It is an extract from a letter to
the N. O. Jeffersonian :
Matamoros, Sept. 18, 1846.
Cob Baker who was wounded some time j
; since in attempting to quell an affray, has, |
, 1 am happy to inform you. nearliy recovered.
His life had been despaired of for some time.
| The number of persons killed in the light be
tween the Georgia and 4th Kegiment of lili
: nois volunteers, proves to be but six. No
doubt you beard by the last mail, of the
1 whole affair. IJ. J. I.
O’Gen. Benjamin Cheavehind, of Haber
sham. is announced as the Whig candidate
i .. ;
| for Congress for the Gib district, now repre- i
sented by Hon. Howell Cob!).
Col. James Austin, of Gwinnett, is an
i nounced as the Whig candidate for the sth
district, now represented by Hon. John 11. j
} Lumpkin.
Besides these party candidates, there is, 1
■ from Chattooga county, another candidate in
; the 6th :
Col. Leander Crook,
On his own hook.
Neither Messrs. Lumpkin or Cobb, how- i
ever, can be beat, by hook or by Crook. But I
j as there are now candidates of both sides j
out in eacli district, and efforts are mutually
to be made to bring out tbe full vote of the i
State, we trust the democrats will he at their I
posts.
Remember—if the Whigs get a majority of
the aggregate vote, they will claim it as a
condemnation of the new tariff, and a sane- \
tion by the people, of the one just repealed, j
[ C O M M U N ICATO.j
SANDER IS VILLE, Sept. 19.
J James Gardner, Jr., Esq:
It is due to myself, to make the following ;
' statement. It is known to the public, that in j
my letter Accepting the nomination of tiie
Democrats of the Sih district as their can- i
didatc for Congress, I intimated a desire to i
the Whig nominee in public discussions
of the principles of the two parties. In an- '
swer to that portion of my letter inviting a
I discussion, 1 received from Mr. Toombs the
i following letter. This letter cannot be con- '
sidcrcd private or confidential) as it replies to 1
a public invitation from me; but even it it
partook of that character in the first instance, I
the objection to its publication is removed by
Mr. Toombs himself, referring to it in con- '
versations with his friends, and in some of j
i which be lias intimated that ! had iniscon- j
j slruecl his meaning. Upon the issue thus
formed between us, 1 shall leave the public
: to judge.
1 Con;/.]
Washington, Ga., Aug. 31, 1846.
| R. W. Flournoy , Esq.-
Dee r Sir—ln your letter of acceptance of j
the IStli ilist., you express an anxiety to can- i
, vass this Congressional district with me, if it
! will meet my convenience. My business en
gagements, private and piofessional, hit; very
urgent, by reason of my long absence from
home; and besides, the Courts which I am
compelled to attend, begin next Monday, and
continue every week during the month of
September—Wilkes Court, which sits on j
the fourth Monday in September, and Colum- j
bia, on the second, both of which are in tiiis |
Congressional district, My other Courts for !
September, are Taliaferro and Elbert, it has j
not been the practice in this section of the i
State for the candidates to call or appoint I
j public meetings. My own practice has been
I to succept such invitations as the people were
: pieced to extend to me, to meet them and to j
I discuss those questions in which they felt an j
interest. If they shall adopt a similar course
i during the present canvass, I will endeavor i
j to comply with their wishes, whenever it is j
possible; and if I shall receive any such in
vitations, and be able to accept them. I will, i
will) great pleasure, give you notice of them, \
that we may discuss the questions of differ- J
ence between our respective parties together, j
But unless I am thuncalled upon by the peo- ;
pie, 1 will very gladly devote rny time, be
tween tliis and the election, to my private j
and professional business.
Whether any public meetings are called
in these counties or not, 1 would be happy to
meet you at Columbia and Wilkes courts, if
you have leisure, where you will have an op- '
portunityof meeting many of your personal j
and political friends, and extending your ac
quaintance in this portion of the district. We \
will endeavor to make your visits agreeable |
and pieasant.
1 am very respectfully yours, die..
; Signed, R- lOOMBS.
Now, the language of the above letter, of
which the whole is given, to prevent the
charge of garbling extracts, is plain and di
rect, so far as the first paragraph goes, which ;
is an entire and unraistaken determination, :
not to canvass the district. The last para- j
graph is equally as plain, that although he ;
I could not meet throughout tiie district, yet at j
Wilkes and Columbia courts he would meet
| me, and though there might uot be any public ,
meetings called in those counties 03 7 the peo- !
.
pie, my understanding of the letter was, that
j lie would use his influence to get up a dis
cussion. Il so happens, tiiat U ilkes court j
comes on the same time that Washington \
court sits; and my professional engagements j
are such, that I am compelled to attend the j
latter court. Under these circumstances, I
there was but one place at which 1 could
meet Mr. Toombs, namely:—Columbia court. ,
1 accordingly repaired to that place, by the
appointment of Mr. Toombs himself.
' 1 arrived in Appling, the county cite, on ,
Monday about 11 o’clck, having been preccJ- j
ed a few hours by Mr. Toombs. Alter dinner,
I walked into the Court-house, where I met
Mr. Toombs, and had a few words of conver
sation with him. Nothing passed between
us on the subject of a debate. 1 remained in
the Court-house some two or three hours;
some portion of which time, Mr. Toombs was
engaged, and some portion not engaged. 1
addressed him on two occasions,alter tiie first
meeting. He simply replied to my remarks, |
i but did not, on anv occasion, address iiimselt |
to me. My self-respect prevented me from
making any further advances towards one i
i r r • •
who, lar Irutn encouraging an intimacy, »
appeared indifferent to tiie common civilities
usual among gentlemen. For myself, 1 never
stand upon etiquette. Such things 1 leave to |
a more artificial state of society than I
! Lave yet been introduced to, and had ’ex
; pressed a determination to cal! on Mr.
: Toombs, which purpose would have been car
i ried into effect on Monday night, but for the ,
! manner in winch my previous advances wore
received. 1 stiil flattered myselffilial I might
have misunderstood his motive, an;! expected
him to call on me. This be did not do. On
.Monday night, 1 was informed bv a friend,
personal and political, that iiimselfaml some
ether democrats had turn {'erred together, and
: had arrived at the conclusion that it was not
my duty to move first in getting up a discus
; siuu, though it wouiil be proper to meet on
the bait way ground .any proposition emana
: ting from the other side, as 1 was .here by
i the appointment of Mr. Toombs. This was in
accordance with my own views on the sub
: ject.
On Tuesday morning I was confident all
personal intercourse bet ween us would cease
and so stated in confidence to some of my
friends, I knew 1 should not make another
advance, and was satisfied I should not lie
i approached by him. The correctness of
| this opinion was afterwards fully tested,
i for I remained some hour or more fre- j
intently near Mr. Toombs, who was that
! *
j morning while I remained, not engaged, i
| He did not recognize me though lie eyed
me several limes. I informed a personal i
I iriend of mine who is also a political and j
; personal friend of Mr. Toombs, tiiat I ’
I should leave that day at two o’clock ; and in
i reply to his question whether there would be
I a debate between Mr. Toombs and myself,
: stated tiiat I was there for that purpose by
| the appointment of Mr. Toombs, but bad :
j heard nothing from him. It was then eleven I
o'clock. Shortly alter I left the Court House,
or in about an hour from that time, the gen- i
I tlernan alluded to came to the tavern and in- i
; formed me, that himself and I think Dr..l
; Jones, one of the editors of the Chronicle
and Sentinel, had seen .Mr. Toomb-. I think
i he said both. 1 know he said Dr. Jones had
i
I had a conversation with Mr. Toombs, and
| that Mr. Toombs had taken the ground that
I inasmuch as tiie Whigs were in the majori
j ty the Democrats should call a meeting, and
j request him to speak, when lie would rc
| spend. This was twelve o’clock of the second
j day of Court, and after I had announced my
■ determination to leave at two. It. was under- :
stood Court would adjourn that evening. I
replied that I was not authorised to speak for
1 the Democratic party of Columbia county, but :
tiiat so far as I had bad an opportunity of i
| ascertaining their views, ! thought they were
1 of opinion tiiat. it was the duty of the Whigs
to move or at least that the movement should
be mutual. The question was then put to me i
whether I did not think as I had challenged
Mr. Toombs it was rny duty to move in the
matter. I observed tiiat. I was a stranger in
tiie county, I had not been in it in twenty ;
j years and then merely passed through it, I
did not know a half dozen persons who were
; citizens of the county, and not more than
two Democrats, and that although I had in
i vit.ed Mr. Toombs to discuss, he had desig-
I tiie place and appointed the time, and \
that lie was well known in that community. |
I believed a word from him could have got up
; a meeting.
I was again called on a little before two
[ ®
I o'clock by two gentlemen botli Whigs, to
know what was done. 1 replied tiiat I did i
not know that I was to do any thing more
! than to meet any proposition which might
be made to discuss—my political friends
were ready and it was to them these gentle
men should have gone—that 1 was ready
to confer with Mr. Toombs. 1 was then :
informed that Mr. Toombs thought 1
had misconstrued his letter—that lie never
intended to appoint a time or place for dis
i cussion, but that lie was ready to go into a
i discussion, but that he could not get up and
proclaim a meeting, and supposed that I
I would not do il either. Os course I did not
| expect him to cail a meeting, but I did ex
; peel him to use his influence in getting up a
meeting. I observed to the gentlemen that
I supposed the object of so much .-buffi.ng j
was to get the conclusion fur Mr. Toombs,
that I did not care a fig whether I preceded
or comduded; ail i wanted was a chance of
1 being heard. They disclaimed any such inten
tion on the part of Mr. Toombs and said he
was willing that I should have the conclu
! siou. I replied that I did nit know what ne
cessity there was for any other than a direct
communication between Mr. Toombs and
| myself, and tiiat if Mr. Toombs was willing
to meet me we could have arranged tiie mat
ter in five minutes. They then said they i
i thought the proper course was to gee both |
• parties together and 1 agreed with them that
that was tiie correct course, for I knew the
| Democrats were wailing to co-opperate.
1 Dinner being announced I left them. I then
for the first time after my arrival thought
trial there would be a discussion. On the :
strength of that conclusion I delayed my de
o J
parture to sec what could or would be done.
, The town had already become much thinned (
and persons were leaving all the lime. En
long however as there was a shadow of hope
I determined to remain. Near four o’clock
I saw one of the gentlemen passing and en
quired of him if there would be a meeting,
and if any steps had.been taken, lie said he
did not know. It was evident if any meeting
was intended some steps would have been
taken. From the above statement, which is
correct to the best of my recollection, I think
1 I am warranted in drawing the following
| conclusions: First that Mr. Toombs ap
pointed Appling, Columbia, as the place of
meeting: Secondly, had he given any en
! couragcmenf. a meeting would have taken
place : Thirdly, that it was his fixed deter
mination not to meet me. I shall not attempt
to analyze his motives. Had ! been placed
in his situation I certainly should have acted
very differently. And even had I felt that
niv opponent had misconstrued a letter 1 had
written him, I should have lelt it my duty to
. cal! upon him, and express my regret at such
i misconstruction. And if 1 had thought so, I
; would have said there appeared but little dis
position among the people to hear a discus
sion, but that as he was a long way from
home, and been put to considerable inconve
nience in getting t<> the place appointed, and
influenced by the further consideration ot
his being a stranger, 1 would use my be.-r.
exertions to get up a meeting. That would
have been a magnanimous course.
But instead of that, Mr. Toombs did not
come near me. lie introduced me to no one,
ami if be is reported correctly, attempted to
throw the whole responsibility of a failure
I upon mo. What more could !do than I did
■ .
do. 1 rode more than sixty miles from home
| under a hot sun to be at the place appointed,
| which was a place where he had business,
and was compelled to attend, and where I
had none other than to meet him in discus
sion. He was there among a numerous circle
of friends and acquaintances, and where I
was comparatively unknown. In his letter he
speaks of rendering my visit agreeable and
pleasant. I should like to know in what he
contributed to promote that object. 1 have
I travelled more than one hundred and twenty
j miles, and so far as my primary object was
concerned, it has been for nothing. 1 intend
ed to treat Mr. Toombs with that courtesy
that was due from one gentleman to another
: in any discussion we might have had, and I
: expected, and should have permitted no other
• than that kind of treatment from him.
Upon the whole I do not regret my trip, as
i I formed some pleasant acquaintances, and
met some valued friends, whom 1 had not
seen for years. 11. W. FLOURNOY.
\ From the N. O. Delta.]
YELLOW FEVER.
The alarm occasioned by the many exag
gerated reports within the last few days, of
the existence of yellow lever in the city, is,
we arc happy to state, last subsiding. 'Flic
following report from the Board of Health,
the highest recognized authority on such
matters, will, we presume, totally di.-sipalc it;
Board ok Health, Sept. 18, I SIC
At an extra meeting ol the Board of Health,
held this day, it was resolved, after careful
inquiry and due investigation, to report lor
the satisfaction of the public, that as far as
the knowledge ol the Board extends, not a
i case of yelloio /aver exists in the city at the
i present time. Our citizens may rest assured
| that the Board will report regularly the stale
of health. (J. S. SNOW HEN, President,
j A. Hester, Sec’ry.
Cotton in Mississippi. —We were yester
day shown a box of cotton bolls gathered
promiscuously from a field in Wilkinson
county, Miss , entirely destroyed by the rav
ages of the worm. We regret to learn trom
! a very large cotton planter in that county
that the crops in that region are almost en
tirely destroyed. Ue cannot imagine a tnoro
i melancholy sight than a cotton tie id which
I has been visited by the worm, the slacks des
titute of leaves and covered with black, rot
ten and unsightly looking bulls.—.V. ().
picayune, Seplembee IS.
The Cotton Mann. —We have authentic
information that in portions of the Concordia
cotton legion of this State, the planters have
had to dig jots and bury thr army norms ,
that had collected in the ditches, the atmos
phere becoming tainted by their decav, pro
; mis mg to originate disease, No conception
can bo formed of their destructiveness or
quantity, except it is witnessed in the fields.—
A. (J. Della. Sept 18.
cVew Sea Island Cation. —One hag of the
. new crop (the first of tins season,) was re
ceived yesterday trom the plantation of Mr,
F. 11. Bill, on the Altamaha river. It was
consigned to .Messrs. Hamiilon, Hardeman
& Co. —Savannah lie publican Sept.
O'The Pittsburgh Post, a paper every
way entitled to speak on the subject with
authority, declares that the passage of the
new tariff bill will not drive a single trim
democrat trom our ranks in Pennsylvania.—
Hall. Republican.
MALHi.Lh.IJ , m Hamburg, on Thursday even
ing Usi, hv iie.v. .Mr. Ke.tcham, Capt. JOILM F.
OSBORNE, to .Miss A.MEEIA E. GREEN, all
j of that place.
DIED, ol Congestive 1 ever, alter a painful ill
ness ol four dajs, al the resilience of his lather m
Jefferson county, Ga., on the 13th inisiant, Mr.
ABNER H. VS RIGHT, second son of Col. Am
brose Wright, in the I'dlli year of in- age. Voting
! anti joyous, in the bloom of health but four tiafs
previous to his death, lus demise lias cast a gloom
over the community in which Ee was raised, an J
i>j winch he was endeared hy llie goodness of his
heart, and ihe integrity of his character, which
years cannot efface. Warm and ardent in bis at
j tachinents and feelings, he won trie esteem of all
who knew him. 1 o all classes, and at all times,
the same warm and devoted friend, the memory
oi in- kindly heart will t"ng be embalmed in the
i bosoms of those with whom lie associated. To his
j afflicted father and brother we would say
“Ye weep, and it is well!
For tears befit earth's parting!—yesterday,
i bong was upon the lips of this pale clay/
And sunshine seemed to dwell
W here er he moved — the welcome and the blest !
Now gaz« ! ami bear the silent—into rest!”
‘ Yet mourn ye not as they
W hose spirit’s light is quench'd!—for him the past
Is seal'd. He may nut fall, he may not can
His birthright's hope away !
All is not here of our beloved and bless *d—
Leave yc the sleejnir w ith his God lo rest.”
i R.