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THE CONSTITUTIONALIST.
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[from theN. O. Picayune, Sept. 22.]
LATEST FllO3l THE AK.MV.
The steamship McKim arrived yesterday
BraZ"' Santiago, with dales from Seral
vo more properly Cerralvo, to the 7llt in-t. —
fSlie brought, an extra of the American Flag,
published’ at Matainoros, containing a letter
dated the Bth inst., from Carnargo, in which
the following passage occurs, which caused
a lively sensation in the city.
1 hasten to inform you of the arrival, post
haste from Cerralvo, of Capl. Murray, with
information that McCulloch's Hangers had
come into Gen. Worth’s camp at Cerralvo,
and reported that on the 4th inst., about for
ty miles beyond Cerralvo, they discovered
a body of Mexicans, forming the advance
guard of a large force. They retreated us
the Hangers cam" upon them, and were pur
rued until they fell hick on a larger force, |
■which was discovered to he from 800, to 1000 t
Ftrong. It was the general impression that
jt was intended to attack Gen. A ortn before
jeitiforcemenls could arrive, and Cant. Mur
ray thinks that a battle is being fought at
Cerralvo to-day, the Slit. Capl. Murrray met
sum. Taylor with a part of his force, some
distance in advance of the main body, ami
within thirty-five miles ol Cerralvo, on a fur
ced march to his relief.
We have letters fnml Cerralvo quite as ,
late as Capt Murray would appear to have ;
brought. The first which we subjoin, from
.Mr. Kendall, gives all the details of the tx- ,
[♦edition of the Hangers, and !he second,dated
Ihe *7t h inst., indicates that Gen. Worth was
meditating an attack upon the enemy, rather
than expecting one.
[Editorial Correspondence of the Picayune.]
Cekr.ai.lvo Sept 6, 1846.
The two companies of Texas Rangers, un
der Capts. McCulloch and Gillespie, return
ed last evening from a scouting lour in Ino
direction of Monterey, and brought back more
lull information of the enemy than lias been
heretofore received. Capt. Meade, of the
Topographical Engineers, accompanied the
Hangers, having been sent out by General
Worth to examide the roads.
The partv started from here on Friday af
ter norm, without pack mules or baggage of
any kind, and with only three days’ provi
sions. Before sundown, and at the foot of
I he mountains, a su*pi;uous looking Mexican
was caught, .lie endeavored to escape by
running, but on finding that hi* horse was
unable to carry him off’safely be turned at
tome cattle be saw by the road-side aim pre
tended that be was a vacara, or cow driver,
and hunting an eslray. This ruse,however,did
not get him off, and a great deal of informa
tion was finally extorted from him by threats,
lie stated that Canales was near i’assa Gal
los in considerable force, and that there was
also a body of regular cavalry under Col.
Carrasco in the neighborhood. As Passa
Gallos was a place they had been ordered to
examine, the party hurried onward. The
road was exceedingly rough, full of loose
rocks and extremely hard upon the horses;
yet this did not in the least check the ad
vance.
The small rancho of Passa Gallos, about
thirty miles from this, was passed without an
accident but an old follow at one ot t Uejarales
slated that two couriers or express riders,
carrying news of the advance of tiie Texans
undoubtedly had passed a short time previous,
going ahead in hot haste. A little farther
on, about 1 o’clock in the morning, the ad
vance guard of the Hangers came suddenly
upon the pickets of the enemy, and although
they gave them a hard chase the fellows suc
ceeded in getting off’by taking to the chapar
ral. In the pursuit, however, one of them
tLropped his lance—a regular cavalry—which
was picked up and brought in.
It was now ascertained that the Rangers
were within but a short distance of the camp
of the Mexicans, and that the hitter had
chosen a strong position—in an arrnyn or dry
gully—from which to defend themselves.—
They outnumbered the Texans, 100, in the
ratio of nearly eight to one, ha ing 500 ran
cheros at least under Canales, and from - to
300 regular cavalry under Coi. Carrasco:
and under these circumstances there was no
other alternative left than to retire. The
Texans went about two or three miles on the
back track, where on finding a strong natural
position they encamped for a few hours to
rest their jaded horses. An attack was cer
tainly anticipated, for the Mexican leaders j
must have known the force of the Rangers; j
vet the morning hours wore away and the
snn rose without an alarm.
On first ascertaining the force of the Mex
icans, from the prisoner who had been taken,
McCulloch sent back a note to Gen. Worlh
This officer immediately despatched six com
panies of regular artillery and infantry on
the road, to sustain the Hangers in case they
were beaten back. They were met on the
return, throe or four leagues from hero, and
aU cause in togetlier.
The route taken by this scouting party
was the right hand one to Monterey, passing
Maria. The left hand road, which goes
through Caidereyla. is thought to be the worst
of the two over the mountains, and the other
iv iff probably be the one taken by tlm army.
Whether there are any more troops on the
route lhau those encountered near Passa
Gallos is not known, but the appearance of
these would indicate that Ampudia is keeping
u bright look out for the advance of the Ame
rican army, and perhaps with the intention
of opposing its progress before it reaches
Monterey.
Gen. Smith’s brigade came up this morning
from Punta Aguda, so that Gen. Worth now
has something like 1700 men under bis com
mand. The residents here have been ex
pecting an attack from their own ieaders
itighlly, and hundreds have left the town lor
the ranchos in the neighborhood.
■This place, or the name of it, has all along
been spelled Seralvo. A Mexican says it is
Cerralvo, and signifies a white or early morn
ing fight the .mountains- The appear
ance of the neighboring mountains, between
daylight and suurite, is exceedingly
ficent. ff- 'V. K.
Cerralvo, Sept. 7. 1846.
i From what I ran gainer, a plan is on foot
to surprise Canales and Carrasco in their
slrnng hold near Pas~a Gallos. Il will be a
difficult inaiter, so wide awake and cautious
are these fellows, but no harm can be done
if it fails.
The prisoner taken the other night by
McCulloch turns out to be a shrewd chap
and of no inconsiderable importance. He
admits that fie was -enl ahead to b°ner him
self in the way of swapping horses—that is,
by leaving his own and stealing one of ours
—and also To collect information in relation
to the strength and position ofGen. Worth’s
camp. Canales will probably wait some
lime lor his returrf, for he is fast enough here.
/There is a rumor here—nothing hut. a ru
mor, mind von—that Santa Amu is advanc
: ing upon Monterey with 40,1)00 men. I
might give vou a column of other reports in
circulation, but they are all of little moment
and come from most unreliable sources—
Mexican mouths.
I am fear fa I, a‘ter this, that the chances
of sending letters to New Orleans will be
few and far between. I shall soap at every
opportunity however. G. Vv r . K.
In addition to tho above, the lott§f irom
; Caniargo in the Flag, say? that ‘’it is posi
‘ lively asserted that the Mexicans are deter
mined to make strong resistance between
Cerralvo and Monterey;” that Arista is co
operating with Ampudie, and that their
forces are rapidly augmenting; and that the
Mexicans are rallying to their standard from
all quarters. This representation as to the
movements of Arista differ.* from that ol our
, correspondent.
The American Flag mentions another pro
| clamaiion by Gen. Ampudia, as commander
in-chief, dated at Saltillo, 27ih ol August, in
which he says he is determined to lie re
venged for the losses on the Bih and 9th of
May last. He cails upon the Mexicans to
rally around the standard of their country—
boasts that if llie Americans venture to at
tack tlie fortifications ot Monterey they will
be driven back like ‘‘chaff be lore the wind”
I —threaten all Mexicans and foreigners who
mav be found trading will* goods Irom Ma
: tamoras, with the penalty of death—treats
j as spies ail those who hold correspondence
with the Americans—forbids that a Mexican
: shall work for an American in any capacity
I whatever—looks upon money received for
; services rendered the Americans as earned
; by sacrificing the blood of their countrymen
—calls upon all true Mexicans to inform
; against offenders, and gives authority to any
1 one to arrest traders and execute his orders,
i And to conclude, lie promises, says the Flag,
; ail tiie ‘‘greasers” of Mexico the sacking iff
I Matamorj*, should iie be victorious,of which
i he seems positive.
In the Flag of the Utli, we find the follovv
: ing list of those belonging to the Ist Regi
: tneiil Georgia Volunteers, who had died in
: the hospitals of Matamoras since the Ist of
! June.
McCorkle, Brewer, B. F. Jones, 11. F.
j Carpenter, A. M. Boyer, VV. Watkins, W.
V. i’orler, \V. Watkins, W. Wright, J.
Burges, J. Thompkms, W. Godson, W.
I Hocebuck, J. Walker, Seago.
The accounts which we now have of the
riot in the Georgia Regiment are scarcely so
full as we published on tiie Gth inst., but of
; kke purport. The two companies engaged
were the Jasper Greens and the Keiisa*
j Ram-'ors. Corporal John Wiiaien, of the
’ Greens, wa.*» shot through the heart. The
: of the S;h says Col. Baker, of the il
: llnois Volunteers, was then lying at Mata
tnoras and suffering much from the womi
; he received in suppressing the riot. The
i names of tiie wounded are not given, but a
| full account of the whole affair is promised
in a future number of the Fug. We learn
; from another source that Capt. McMahon, o f
i the Greens, was undergoing his trial by u
j court martial at Matamoras on tiie J3lh.
[ Editorial Correspondence of the Picayune. ]
Cerralvo, Sept. 2d, 1846.
In a hasty scratch from Punta Agtida,
j written two days since, I stated dial I lie
j common talk in Gen. Smith’s camp was that
| die Mexicans would make a boa] stand at
j Monterey: such, too, is the talk here. It is
i impossible to get hold of positive intelli
j gence, yet. such information as can be ob
: tained that can be relied upon would make
i it appear that t here are at t hs time 4000 re
gulars in Monterey and vicinity, besides a
large force of raw militia—the latter recruit
ed any and every way,but principally by force.
In an open field these men would be of no
value whatever—behind breastworks they
I mav be of some seqface. The Bishop’s Pa
‘ lace and die Cat neural have been forfeited,
#hile redoubts have been thrown up at dif
ferent commanding points. The number of
j guns the Mexicans have is not exact iy known,
but they are doubtless well supplied, especi
ally with heavy artillery. The Bishop’s Pa
lace and Cathedral, already mentioned, are a
short distance outside die town and occupy
; commanding posit ions. The entire force is
under tiie command of Gen. Mejia tor the
present, but it is thought that he will soon be
i superseded by some other officer of more ex
j perience ; in" fact, it is currently reported
i here and believed that Ampudia lias ameady
j arrived, with three fresh brigades, ai d as
) sunied entire control. A slioit while since
and the citizens of both Monterey and Saltil
lo were dispirited and disposed to give up
, without a struggle ; the recent movements at
the City of Mexico, the reported union of
all parties for common detence, and the ad
vance of fresh troops to their aid, have given
them new zeal, and they now talk bravely
of chastising the robbing and perfidious Ame
ricans to their heart’s content. Such are
tiie commonly received reports, at this lime,
of the situation of affairs at Monterey, the
j f orC e there, and the feeling of the inhabitants.
in the meantime, Gen. Taylor is to ad
-1 ranee upon tiie place with a force nuuiber-
I ing about 7000, of whom nearly one half are
1 regulars as any in the world.
| Gen. .Smith, at Punta Aguda. is constantly
j drilling his men—the sth and 7th U. S. In
fantry and tire company of Louisiana volun
teers aiid they will be sure to give a good
; account of themselves if called upon. The
i g am e may be said of that portion of Gen.
i Worth’s command now here—composed of
i tiie Srb U. S. Infantry, Col. Childs’s artillery
j battalion and Capt. Duncan’s battery—for
tins force is in as fine condition as any it lias
ever been my lot to witness. lam fearful
that Gen. Taylor has chosen too sma.i a
number ot men with which to advance. iak
in<r into consideration the liability to si«.
otTlhe march and the detachments which
mast be left behind; yet he knows best, and
| as for failing, tiial is out of the question. If
: the American troops should meet with all the
i force that Mexico can muster there is to be
no defeat—it is to be victory or a grave in
: the mountains. G. W K
Cetiralvo, Sept. 3, 1846.
Three m»>n were picked up la>t night by
Gon. Worth’s picket guard.', coming in from
the Mon'erey .-’de. who appear to he suspici
ous characters. They represent themselves
as rancheros belonging to this section, and
as having fled from the mountains in order to
avoid being pressed into servic; but as they
were armed, and hid twenty odd rounds ot
i Government cartridges each,and besides to’d
i different stones, they have been detained and
are in prison. It is thought they are spies .
and belong to Canales’s party.
Ampudia is really at Monterey, and inron
marui of the army there. I have just seen a
proclamation of ins, dated on tiie 31st nit.—
tour days since—in which he goes on in the
j u-ual bombastic style of his gasconading
; countrymen.
The rumors current at Monterey, four days
i since, were, that Santa Anna would come on
; himseil and take command of the army in
i person. Arista is in the City of Mexico, it is
said, on trial charged with cowardice and
traitorous designs—all a ruse to cover the
disgrace and defeat which the great and
truly magnanimous Mexican nation received
!* at Palo and the Resaca.
There are those here who think that the
; Mexicans will not make any resistance at
Monterey, but will fall back upon San I ni
i or some other strong place on the advance of
Gen Taylor,and ail lor the purpose of con.
cenfrating a larger force. Gen. T. will pro
bably lie within cannon shot of Monterey by
the 18th of this month, or 20 th at farthest,
and then the story will be told. It Ampudia
makes one of his stands there it is not a
! “quie.n sabs case" to tell how the thing will
j result. G. Vv . K.
P. S. Since writing the above, 1 learn that
, 2009 troops of the line arrived at Monterey
i o4i Monday last, tlie 31st nit., with four pieces
; of field artillery, it is also said thst ten guns
I had been placed in position, and every effort
i was being made l<> mount some old guns
; previously laid aside. i here is no cavalry
j force at Monterey, but it is thought that at
j tsaidereyta,this side, there is a considerable
; number of mounted men, Canales is at
i Marin, also this side ot Monterey, with GOO
rancheros, and it is thought that Garavajal is
! wiinliini. These people are determined to
; tight somewhere. G. Vv , K.
i particulars of the capture of
CALIFORNIA.
The New York Commercial has been per
j mined to extract the following Irorn a letter
i received in that city on Monday, from an of
i ficer now on board the U. JB. ship Levant,
I who was on board the U. 18. frigate tSavan
] nab, Commodore Sloat, when that officer took
j formal possession of California. As this af
i fords the most particular account yet pub
i lislied of this conquest, we presume our citi
i zens will peruse it with satislaction.
On board U. S. Ship Levant, jl
Off Aiazallan, Aug, 10, 184 G. £
I wrote to you from Monterey on the 6th
of July, or shortly alter, giving you a detailed
account of the occurrences at that place;
fearing, however, that you may not have re
ceived it, I forward it to you by ibis nppor
} tuniiv, which will probably be the last coin*
• mimic lion you will receive from me, being
i now borne ward bound.
On the 6th of July all was bustle in the
! cabin of. the Savannah; some four or five
i men wore busily employed writing letters,
| proclamations, &c..\ preparatory to taking
: possession ot California. It was long alter
i the witching hour of midnight ere I was en
| abled to catch a short and troubled repose,
1 as ail was to be prepared by six o’clock the
! fodovving morning, which came as bright and
i beautiful as a July day ot <mr own lavored
; island. At GA. M., Captain MVrvine came
; on board to receive orders, and at 7 be lett
; with a summons to the military commandant
j of Monterey to surrender the place forthwith
: to the arms of the United States, and also a
similar summons to the military Governor
for the surrender of all California
At. 9, A. M., of the 7th July, the expedition
started from the Savannah, composed of tlie
; boats of the Savannah, Levant and Cyane,
i and landed without opposition at the mole
i Tne forces were then marched up a short dis
i tance tothe custom house, where a concourse
; of the inhabitants were assembled. Here
I the marines and men were Halted, and the
! proclamation read to tiie multitude by Rod
men iM. i’rice, ILq., purser of the Cyane, in
j a-loud and distinct manner, which was re
i ceived with three hearty cheers by those pre
! sent. The flag of tiie United Slates was then
i hoisted by acting L ent. Edward Higgins,
! immediately after which a salute of 21 guns
; was bred by the Savannah and Cyane. The
! custom iiOiise was then turned into a barrack
■ (or the United States forces and everything
1 settled down quietly.
! Communications were immediately des
j patched to Commander Montgomery, of the
! Rortsiuonih, at St. Francisco, at winch place,
j and at Zammia, the U. S. flag was hoisted
i on tiie morning of the 9th; and before ten
| davs had elapsed the whole of California, |
| north of Monterey, was under the flag of the |
• L ruled States, much to the apparent satisfae- j
tion of the people, who hope it will last, j
! knowing how much better they will he off |
under the Government of the United States, i
On the 10:1) ol July, Capt. Stockton ar
j rived, too late, however, to participate directly
I m taking possession of California.
On i lie 29th, Commodore S.oat gave up tiie
command to Commodore Stockton, hoisted
Ins flag on board the Levant, and tailed for
I tiie United Stales via Mazatian and I’anama,
’ and we hope to reach tiie U. States in all |
! November.
!
[From the South Carolinian September 24. j
j SOUTH CAROLINA REGIMENT.
Through tiie polite attention of Col. Butler,
; wo leave been furnished with tiie following 1
| letter. It will be read with interest, coming
as it does troin one who speaks almost with i
authority:
To Editors of the South Carolinian:
Edgefield C. li. Sept. 15, 1846.
Gentlemen: —Yourown, and similar inqui- :
ries through the Carolinian, in relation to the
probable movements of the Volunteer Regi- ;
ment from So. Ca. are but indications of
popular feeling on the same subject- I wish
it were in my power to afford full and sat- ;
isfactorv information. In a very gratifying
interview which I had with the Fresioent.
i fust before leaving Y\ asliington, lie was frank
ami undisguised in giving me Ids impression
as to (lie probable tendency of events —ffiou.d
the, then altitude of things nut result in a
speedv p-eace, (and 1 had reason to infer that
much would depend on the influence and f
policy of Santa Anna.) otiier, and perhaps a
large number of troops, wall he called for. I
had lire assurance from the President, that,
our regime! t would the first called into j
service, should the war be protracted.
My own opinion is, Inal the war will be
protracted—the mortified pride of the Mexi
cans at tiie defeat, *.vi’l only increase thc>r
haired toward the United States, ami it will '
not be until their domestic altars are in dan
ger, that they will he disposed to the present
friendly overtures of tiii- country. In pene
tra'ing the heart of their country our troops
may make them feel the danger of national
annihilation—and i fear nntii that is done,
efforts for peace bv negotiation and manage
ment will he unavailing. From these specu
; lati ve conjectures of my own. I have come
to the conclusion that tiie South Carolina
j Regiment \vi 1 be required about tiie first of
December. In the interim, without menrrin
any j r.vate expense or changing our ord nary |
pursuits of industry, we should keep organ
ized and hold ourselves in readiness to meet i
i the tirst war summons of the bugie.
I am. gentlemen, very respectfully, your j
ob’t. servant, F. M. BUTLER.
par* ihac«> w | ,u l MMWMp«wwwms» rnmrvmasssasm
AUGUSTA, GEO..
MONDAY MORNING, SEPT. 24, 1846.
DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS
FOR CONGRESS.
Ist District—S. Cohen, Esq.
2d do. lion. A. Iverson.
3d do. Hon. G. W. Towns.
4th do. Hon. 11. A. Haralson.
sth do. Hon. J. H. Lumpkin.
Gth do. lion. H. Cobb.
7th do. Wm. Turner, Esq.
Slh do, R. W. Flournoy, Esq.
“election tickets”
1 Tickets for the ensuing Cougres
i sional election will be furnished at this
I office at 50 cents per 100. All orders
i accompanied by the cash, will be at- j
| tended to promptly.
To Correspondents. —The essay of A. A. ■
1 B. “On the moral dignity of Labour,” we ;
; :.re compelled to decline publishing, on ar- J
count of its length. We have read it with :
pleasu re.
{Uj-The Chronicle, A. Sentinel calls itself a pro
tective tariff paper, and objects to the hill, because I
j it is an ami-protective tariff bill. The Georgia i
j Journal calls itself an anti-tariff paper, and objects '
■ to the bill because it is a highly protective tariff j
1 bill. Yet the former can find mit enormous dttlies 1
| which shock its tender sensibilities for site poor •
1 people, whose necessaries are highly taxed—die \
latter finds it pregnant with ruin and destruction ,
j to the country, because the duties were no* high j
■ enough to prevent ihe British from selling us their I
| cheap manufactures, and turning the. balance of j
trade against us.— Constitutionalist, \Al!i insl.
® 1
The Journal objects to tiie correctness of
this position above assign°d to it, and adds:
‘‘We beg leave also, most respectfully, to object |
to being called an anti-tariff paper. W e admit to j
being ami -protective tariff— but nut anti-tariff.” 1
Indeed! And are you, too, opposed to spe- ,
| cia! legislation for the protection of American :
manufactures. Ah! adventurous Journal, ‘
remember the anathema of the Hon. J. M, !
Berrien— the great Berrien, as Mr. Shultz j
il styles liim.
“When c alled upon he told twenty thousand pa- j
| triotic Georgians, that the man who, in view- of j
• each results to the country, would refuse to vote for I
the protection of its industry, Ae might fee a very ;
good British subject, bur i swear.” said he, “that |
he could not tie a good American patriot.” - Alba
ny Speech, 1344.
But this anti protective position is rather a
puzzle, when coupled with the qualification.
“We do not admit being anti-'a iff.”
‘ By a judicious tariff—one avoiding the ex
tremes of protection on i he one hand, and a reduc
tion of unties on ihe other, s > low av to embarrass
the Government in its anticipations of revenue, we
think the wants of the Government can he nn«st i
| easily and best supplied.”— Geu. Journal, 22 d iust. 1
| The Journal not bein. an anti-tariff' paper, |
i but being an anti-protective tariff paper, we j
i arrive finally at the only name to designa'e
■ it. The Journal is a tariff, anti-pi elective
tariff paper. This is a new party, being
j neither of the tariff, or the anti-tariff—pro- j
i tectionist or free trader. Or does tiie Jour- 1
• nai-mean to say that it advocates a tariff for j
I revenue strictly, and repudiates Hie right of
; Congress to legislate, for particular interests,
1 by protecting duties ?
This is (lie doctrine of the President’s An- i
I ntial Message last December, li so, let the |
I Journal avow it boldly, cerne out from among
' the Whigs, and take its stand with the Irre
trade party of the country. Its present
anomalous position against protection, yet |
assailing the tariff’bill of 1846, that the pro- \
lectionists assail so fiercely, and cry Reseal, j
Repeal, is neither satisfactory to Whig-, nor |
comprehensible to Democrats.
Tne objection to the bill of 1846, among ;
I the-manufacturers, and Whig party gene- {
i rally, unquestionably is that it is not protec- !
j nve enough. The Journal however savs I
I Georgia Wnigs object to il because it is too !
I protect ire.
“The Whig party of Georgia is an Anti-Tariff j
; party—opposed as much to a protective lariff as
| any other party. Those vv no write otherwise, in j
our opinion misrepresent them.”— 6Ao. Journal, \
i July 22d, 18 i 6.
The Whig party of Georgia, then, being |
an anti-tariff party, and the Georgia Journal :
not being “an anti-tariff paper,” will it ex
plain whether it goes with its party on the
: tariff or against it ?
i Does tiffs anti-protective tariff paper desire |
still further to take away from the manufac
| turers, the protection aiiedped by it to be
afforded in the new tariff? If so, the cla
mour raised by the Whig papers in Georgia
against the Democrats for advocating rnea
| sures destructive as they said to horns in
! duslry, should be directed to that anti-pro
i teclive paper in its own ranks. With them,
1 the blessings flowing from the tariff of 1842
is a theme for constant eulogy.
When we speak of the Chronicle finding
i in the new bill cause for a shock to its tender
! sensibilities, we have reference to occasional |
remarks which it has made on tiie duties on
iron, salt, molasses and sugar. When we
; speak of the ruin fore-shadowed in conse- I
quence of anticipated inundations of cheap •
goods from abroad, we refer to lugubrious
pictures which Whig editors have deiighted
►to portray, and classed the Journal as I
being among them. We had no reference
to any especial editorial. If it has never
indulged in these Jeretn ads, we qualify the ,
allusion as regards that paper, and compli
ment it for its good taste in having avoided
such absurd it let.
O'Wo have been shown, by Mr. 11. Sum
merville, whose card is in this paper, speci
mens of ids Penmanship. They exhibit so
much elegance and grace, that we take
pleasure in giving them a favorable notice;
and hope that a large number of pupils will
avail themselves of his services. Tire terms I
are exceedingly moderate.
O* We do not understand Mr. Flournoy
: to intimate that Mr. Toombs was afraid to j
meet him in tree discussion —or to use the
elegant vernacular of 7%e Chronicle —as eared
| to meet him. Mr. Fiournoy declined analy- i
zing the motives of Mr. Toombs’ conduct. —
1 He simple narrated that conduct itself, and ;
• left the public to assign flip motives.
Hut any one who is acquainted with Mr.
Toombs’ habitual recklessness of assertion in
; stump speaking—no one who recollects the
| complacency with which, in presence of a
1 large and intelligent auditory, and in reply to
1 Mr. McDuffie, at the City Hail in 184-4, lie
sneered at Adam Smith, and other renowned
1 Political Economists, as visionary enthusiasts,
j J
whoso theories had long since been exploded,
will hesitate to assign to Mr. Toombs anv 1
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amount of courage, if that term is acceptable, i
I winch The Chronicle chooses to claim for j
him. There is nothing left which ue could
suppose such a public debater could be afraid j
| of—or afeared of, as The Chronicle more cle- ;
i ganlly expresses it.
HIT We meet with nothing more appropriate
i to the occasion than the billowing from the
i Pennsylvanian. It is addressed to the Demo
j crats of Philadelphia. We commend it
; to the Democrats of the 3th Congression
al D.stricf. We are now upon the eve of
a n important election. Democrats! Let
your voice he heard upon the great question
of Free Trade. Proclaim to the wings, that
‘ you do not desire lheir odious tariff of 184:2
; again fastened upon us. to crush our com
-1 merce, and to blight our agriculture Give
| uslJio markets of the world to deal in—con
| fine us not to the narrow sphere in which
American monopolists would hold us.
Our agricultural products already feel the
! upward spring imparted by the beneficent in- |
! fiuence of free trade. Lot, it not be again >
; chocked, by unjust and absurd restrictions, I
| for the benefit of a few favored classes in the ;
| Manufacturing States. The present improv- !
| ed prices fur [.reduce are but a foretaste of
| those permanent advantages Free Trade
must bring in its train.
In the articles of corn and wheat alone, it
is estimated that the increase <f price , owing |
i to the abrogation of the Corn Laws, ealeu- \
1 lated upon the entire product ol this country ;
i for 1846, amounts to forty-two millions, four
I hundred and forty thousand dollars. This
! benefit resuits to the United .Slates in one
j year, besides supplying minions in England
i with cheap food, by the repeat of a system e»-
i tablishe 1 tor centuries to pamper a tew thou- I
; ennd land-holders. The repeal ol the tariff of
1842 enacted for the benefit of a few thousand
manufacturers, must likewise ;uij millions
■ in a single year to the value of the cotton
crop of 1846. Ir is on the same principle of i
; increased reciprocal demands of each nation j
' for the products of the other.
>
The vote of the Democrats of the Bth dis
; trict may not elect their candidate, but they
! will tell, in the aggregate vote, which is to
1 speak (lie voice of Georgia, on the question
• ol Free Trade.
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[COMMUNICATED ] *
FEAR EETRAVS LIKE TREASON. j
Who ever doubted ii? Fear never effected any
1 thing good. W hat man, w hat parly, w hat people !
j ever effected any thing great, who were cowards? |
j Was it cowardice achieved Independence? Was
j it cowardice drove the Allies out of France? Was
| it cowardice which emblazoned the mime of Wash
| ington, or Nap Icon, or Jackson, or Wellington? 1 I
! repeat it, it is political death to a nation or a party j
j to be cowardly.
How, ilrn, is ir, that we hear our Democrats |
j daily whispering “It’s no use”—‘"the city is Whig, |
i and will be Whig.” That is what I call giving i
| up tile ship. Let us turn out like men, and vote (
every vote we can; and if ue have not votes ,
enough, we can’t help it, nor it won’t he our fault j
if we don't succeed. Let us do all we can.
Read the Whig papers about the war, and if that j
don’t make Democrats of you, nothing will. Why, |
they do nothing but find fault with our army and }
our nan, an i praise the- Mexicans. R.-ad the |
, New York Tribune. Call you that hacking of
your country? J say, a plague upon such hacking, j
Vote the Democratic Ticket, and that will be back- I
ing your country and your countrymen.
XT We lake piea.-u i e in laying before the
public fi.e following Prospectus, and con
gratulate the vvhigs upon this accession to
(heir cause.
We would place this new enterprize in the
field of political economy, upon our exchange
I.st, but that vve have already “a few ot tlie
same port,” We believe all flic positions
laid down in the Prospectus are recognized
as sound Whig doctrine.
[From the N. Y. Evening Post.]
PROSPECTUS FOR A NEW PAPER IN THE
CITY OF NEW YORK.
I propose to establish in the city of New York a
new daily paper, to uphold and sustain the follow
ing principles;
That taxation is a blessing in the United States,
and in no other nation has the discovery been :
made: That twenty-eight millions are, and can he
annually collected by means of duties on imports,
and yet nobody pays this gr-at sum or any part «.f
it: That the consumer of the imported goods does 1
not pay the duty on them, because they are cheaper .
than ever through the operations of ihe tariff.
That the importer does not lose them,as is shown
by the fact, that he continues to import 1
That the manufacturer on the other side of the i
water does not pay them is clear, unless lie does it j
without knowing it.
That, in short, the duties collected in the United
States are paid by nobody, and, of course, onr
happy government is free from the complaints am!
burdens of Europe where the people groan under 1
taxation.
I intend to introduce the same system info Eu- .
rope, and fur this purpose expect to secure the aid '
of tho H. n-Geo. Evans, senator from Maine; also, t
the pen of the editor of the Tribune, ihe former as <
the greatest financier of the world, and the lalier
as possessing the secret of this new principle of
laying and collecting taxes without letting any 1
body, who pays, know how it is done.
tariff numscull.
IT The Concordia Intelligences iearns
from a gentleman irorn Wilkinson countv,
Mi.-s , trial the army worm Dad been followed
by myriads of squirrels, who were finishing ]
what the worm had left, and feeding upon 1 '
the feeds with the greatest apparent iclir li.
Rail Road Transportation. —A heavy busi
ness.— We understand that a single train
passed up the Georgia Rail Road one day
last week, the freight charges on which
amounted to more than one thousand dollars.
Large quantities of goods are now being for
warded by this road to North Alabama and
to Tennessee, from which we expect in re
turn many consignments of cotton and other
produce fb be sold in this market.
Ocean Steamers. —Toe steamer Great
Western was to leave Liverpool on the 12th
\ instant, and probably reached New York
on yesterday. 3iie will bring eight da vs
■ later intelligence.
i “
The steamer Hibernia was to leave Liver
; pool on the 19th instant, and the Great Bri
tain on the 22d instant. Roth these vessels
had every berth engaged when the Cumbria
left Liverpool on the 4lb instant.
The steamer Cambria will leave Boston
on Thursday next, tlie Ist proximo.
Racers Read. — i’iie last Spirit records the
death of the racers I#eviathan and Treasurer.
DiED. on Wednesday evening, 23d instant, ut
her residence in Burke county. .Mrs. SARAH
H ATCHER, relief of .(osiah Han ker.
Esteemed by a numerous circle of friends for her
mmy noble traits of character, .Mrs. |{ has passed
from this ton better world, leaving seven children
to mourn tln ir lo>*.
At.*? ~V 1 • J" fICSHWt■JBI.IWLLF i
| CLASSICAL SCHOOL,
THE subscriber has rented for the ensuing year
the room which he now occupies at the corner of
Ellis and Mclntosh streets. In addition to sfu
denis pursuing a ( lassiea! course, lie can admit a
few, who may attend only to the English branches
of education. Students may enter at any time,
and are charged only from the time of entrance
to the close of the quarter. After the Ist October
tiie hours of attendance will be from 9 o’clock, A.
M. to 1 and from 3 o’clock; P. 31. too. Pay men l
I of tuition required in advance.
Sept 28 W, R. LEARY.
YOI NG LADIES’ SEMINARY!
Conducted hy Miss L. R. Williams,
(FROM TIIK BRITISH PROVINCES.)
Tite C ourse of Instruction in this Seminary i-t
the same as in the best Institutions in Europe.
3liss W. has been long in the practice of leach
ing, and with confidence invites parents and
guardians to place their daughters and wards under
' her care; pledging herself to give the strictest at*
; tention to every branch of education, as well as to
! morals and manners.
Drawing in Water Colors, taught by 3liss Eliza
E. A. Andrews.
A limited number of Boarders will be received.
For further particulars, apply at the - v etninary.
Broad-street, next door above the Bridge Bank
Building.
References:— Judge Dye, E. E. Ford, D. D., D.
: Hook, M. D.
Augusta, >'ept. 28, 1844. ly 42
1* li N M A N W 11 1 i* ,
Messrs. Summerville, who have taught with
the greatest success in the principal American
| cities, respectfully announce to the citizens of Au
gusta, that they will go through with a course of
instructions in the above, commencing on the fir.-t
of October. Classes are now being formed at the
Globe Hotel, where those who are desirous of im
proving their style of Penmanship are requested to
call and examine specimens, testimonials, &c.
Terms of instruction, three, dollars for fifieen
lessons. Classes will be instructed in the different
schools, for one dollar each. sept 23
AUGUSTA FREE SCHOOL
The Female Department of ibis institution will
be re-opened by Airs. Prouty on the first .Monday
in October. 41 4 sept 25
THE AUGUSTA ! FEM ALE ACADEMY.
31 r. & Mrs. L. La Taste, remind their
friends, that the opening exercises of their Institu
tion will he on Thursday, the Ist of Octoberen
suiug. They hope, by energy, perseverance, and
a faithful devotion to the Julies ot ilmir pursuit, to
render themselves worthy of a liberal share of pub
lic patronage.
They will be happy to have the pre.ssence of as
many of their pupils as can attend, on the first day .-
They also invite the attendance of iheir patrons.
Sept* 25 ts 51
FMALU IN^iTUTE.
The Rev. 3lr. Hard proposes to resume ins du
ties on the first .Monday in October. The forma
tion of industrious habits, and the acquisition of
correct modes of analysis and thought, will be the
object of h s constant care.
Terms may be known upon application at hu
resilience, .Metcalf’s Bulge, Broad-street,
sept 21 G 39
31U S1 CAJLNO TIV E.
V. LaTASTE, thankful f> r the very liberal pa
tronage he has heretofore received, respectfully
tenders his services to those who may wish to em
ploy him ihe [ resent year. His terms conform to
the pressure of the tinv s ; for the Piano, Fifteen
Dollars per quarter of three months—ten lessons
per month; for the Spanish Guilar, Twelve per
quarter. Refers to his present pupils, whore names
will be furnished when required,
sept 21 9 39
DCpMrs. SABAL respectfully in
forms her patrons and the public, that she will re
sume the exercises of i er School on the Ist of
October, in Augusta, opposite the United Stated
Hotel.
French. English, Music, Droning and Painting
will be taught by competent teachers.
A limited number of young Ladies ran lie ac
commodated with Board and Lodging. Parents
or Guardians who are desirous of their children
learning to converse fluently in the French hm
guag>-, will find it greatly to th»-ir advantage
to board them in the Academy, as that language,
i; almost exclusively spoken iu it. Terms low.
tept 1G 3m 37
AUQUSTA FEMALE SEMINARY.
Mrs. JAMES ADAM respectfully
informs her friends and the public that her School
for a limited number of young ladies, will be re
opened on Monday next, Sept. 7th.
Terms made known on application at the Semi
nary, 390 Broad-street.
Kept 4 Im 32
DAVID ADAMS~
Attorney at Law, Hamburg, So- Ca.
O/Rce over the store of Sibley d: Grapon—will
practice in the Law Court? c f Edgefield and Barn
well,
sept 21 ly 39