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THE CONSTITUTIONALIST. JAMES GARDNER, JR. TERMS. Daily, per annum, 00 Tn-Weekly, per annum, 6 00 If paid in advance, 5 00 Weekly, per annum, 3 00 If paid in advance, 2 50 SCr All new subscriptions must be paid in advance. i£>" Postage must he paid on all Cumin unit-at it ns and Let'em of business. [From the N. O. Picayune , Dec. 4.J LATER FROM TAMPICO. LOSS OF THE STEAMSHIP NEPTUNE. The U. S. sloop of war St. Marys sailed from Tampico on Saturday the 28th ull. at 3 o’clock, P. M.» and arrived offlhe Rio Grande ais A. M., on the 30th, where she landed Adjutant Austin, ot the 3d Artillery. Thence she sailed at 10o’- clock, and made the light house at theS. W. Pass. Capt. Rollins*ofthesteamshipNeptune, came passenger on the St. Mary’s, and arrived in the city this morning; He reports that the steamship Neptune ar rived at Tampico on the 22d November, wiih 450 regular troops under command of Col. Gates, and the steamet Sea on the 23d with 200 more. [These are the same troops whose departure from Brazos for Tampico we announced on the 26th ult.] On their arrival at Tdmjlico the city was formally handed over by the Naval force there to the Army. Fort Andoniga was immediately garrisoned* tinder Ihe name of Fort Conner, And armed With two long 8-pounders. A battery of two 42-pound canonades (called Fort Ann. in honor of Mrs. Chase, lady of the late American Consul at Tampico.) commands the Alta inira road. And besides these some field pieces are mounted on the house lops. The town of Tampico is already in a good stale of defence and reinforcements are arriving daily. The State of iMexico is represented to be in a wese condition than ever. Santa Anna lately addressed his troops, apparently with the view to ex tract from them an invitation to assume the command of the Government. It was understood that he was much disappointed in his expectations as the Army received his add rest* in profound silence. He im mediately afterwards started with all his cavaliy, it was stated, on a scouting ex pedition. Some supposed it was to cut off one of the divisions of the American Army, but the better opinioti seemed to be that lie had gone to theCiiv of Mexico to o * watch and direct the new Congress, which was to convene about the Ist of Decem ber. The Saint Mary’s left off the bar of Tampico the frigate Potomac, steamer Princeton, sloop of war John Adams and the smaller vessels of the fleet, unde r command of Commodore Conner. The steamer Sea was ashore abreast the town on a rutjd bank. She would sail for Bra zos Santiago as soon as she gels afloat. Met the U. S. steamship Mississippi sixty mil* s north of Tampico hound in. Officers of the Saint Mary’s all well. The Neptune sailed from Tampico on the 24th ull. She encountered a norther, was driven back and wrecked on the bar. All hands saved—the vessel an entire loss. The following statement of the loss of his vessel has been furnished by Capt. Rollins: REPORT OF THE LOSS OF STEAMER NEPTUNE. 'Hie steamship Neptune departed from the bar of Tampico on the 24th November, 1846, with fine weather and light winds from the south-east, bound direct lor the bar of Mata nioras. At 9 o’clock, P. M., being about for ty-five miles north of the bar of Tampico, the wind suddenly shifted to the north and com menced blowing a perfect hurricane, and in spile ot ail the power of the machinery, the vessel could not be kept head to sea. It was soon discovered that she was drifting rapidly to the leeward, and at. 3 o’clock, P. M.,sound ings were made and found that she had drift ed into eleven fathoms of water. The best bower anchor was cleared away and let go, when its chain was paid out to its better end; but finding her still drilling, the second anchor was let go, when she brought tip and rode, head to the wind and sea, for about an hour; when the wind increasing and the sea rising, she again commenced drifting and although the engine was con stantly kept working she could not be kept head to wind. Alter site had drifted into seven fathoms water, and the sea making a lair breach all over her, the chains were then clipped to attempt to keep her off shore. At day-break on the morning of the 26th November, she was found to be off the bar of Tampico, when the upper deck was cut away together with the mainmast, when she was got before the wind. Finding that the coal had been nearly all expended, she was head ed for Tampico bar, and at 8 o’clock, A. M., •he struck aground on the head of said bar, where she remained four hours with the sea making a complete breach all over her. At meridian of same day, she bilged and com menced breaking up. At 4 o’clock, P. M., the U. S. steamer Spitfire, Capt. Tat nail, sent boats to her assistance and rescued the captain and crew from their perilous situa tion. On the following morning (26th Novem ber,) she was found to be a perfect wreck, with nothing to be seen except her gallows frame and engine. Had it not been for Capt. Tatnali, officers and crew’s intrepid exer tions, we should all have been lost before morning; and their kind treatment to us after we were on board of the Spitfire, entitles them to our heart-fell gratitude. On the 26th November we were lauded at Tampico at about 9 o’clock, P. M., where I remained two days, when Coin. Conner despatched the idoop-of-war St. Mary’s for Pensacola, to touch at Brazos Santiago,to land Mr. Austin, bearer of despatches Irom Gen. Patterson, I look passage for that place, but Capt. Hill .boarded us and said that there was no vessel at Brazos Santiago for New Orleans—so I continued on board the sloop, and was by her transferred to the steamer Hercules at the 8. W. P. on the 2d inst., at 3 o’clock, P, M., alter a passage of fifty hours from Brazos Santiago—she being close hauled all the P<t OnUjc arrival of the Neptune off Tampico lru ,n Brazos Santiago, with 500 troops on board, there was only eight feet water on the bar, and the boat had to be lightened before she could cross over, when Capt. Sanders, of the sloop-of-war St. Mary’s, ordered all the boats of the squadron to our assistance, and landed all the troops on the beach inside, when we got up steam and went in without touching, and again took the troops on board and reached the town comfortably at 9 o’- clock, P. M., which could not have been done without the assistance of Capt. Saunders,for by his prompt exertions we escaped a squally night outside. Before closing this unfortu nate narrative of the loss of my vessel, 1 must here lender my gratitude to the officers of the navy, off Tampico, for their kindness and hospitality extended to me. VVM. ROLLINS, Late Master U. S. steamer Neptune. New Orleans, Dec. 4th, 1846. LOSS OF SLOOP OF WAR BOSTON. Capt. Thompson, of the ship James Til comb, which arrived on Wednesday re ports that on the 24th ult.,on the Bahama hanks, bespoke a wrecker who reported the United States sloop of war Boston lost, on Harbour Islands, a few days previous. No lives were lost, hut the vessel is said to have been a total loss. — N. O. Pica yune t DeC. 4. Operations in Tampico dr Panned Riven We have received from our Pensacola correspondent the following items of in telligence brought to that place by the U. S. brig of war Porpoise. It contains news of considerable Interest, apart from the operations of the military, and ex plains the reason of naming one of thfe fortifications at Tampico after the lady of the later American Consul at that place: Pensacola, Dec. 3d, 1846. Editors Pitayune —Last evening the U. S. brig Porpoise, Lieut. Commanding Hunt, came to anchor off this yard, 7 days from Tampico, 1 have just seen one of the officers who gave me the following information: When the Porpoise left Tampico the fri gates Raritan and Potomac, steamer Prince ton, and sloop of war St. Mary’s, were ail anchored outside of the bar, while all our small craft were inside of the river. A de tachment of 600 troops had arrived from Gen. Patterson’s command, and many more ex pected. The steamer Monmouth had been at Tampico twice with troops from Brazos or Point Isabel. Capt. Tatnali, with the steamer Spitfire, had gone up the river 60 or 70 miles from Tampico, and taken possession of two towns, at one of which he captured ten large can non, and a heavy quantity of ammunition, winch had been removed from Tampico when the Mexicans retreated from that place. The two regiments which evacuated Tam pico revolted when they got to St. Louis Po tosi, and were disbanded. They were op posed to Santa Anna. Great dissentions prevailed at St. Louis Polosi—army about 16.000, and in a stated starvation; four dif ferent factions among them, as follows: Santa Anna, Arista, Herrera and Paredes. The recent election in Mexico was much in favor of ex-President Herrera, who it was generally believed at Tampico would he the President. Mrs. Chase, (the American Consul’s lady) at Tampico, has behaved most nobly, and shown to the world she was a patriot under all circumstances. When our small vessels were about to approach the town of Tampico, she ran up our flag in defiance of the alcalde and other civil officers, and told them they had better he quiet; that our Government had then on the march for that place an immense force, &.c. &c. Some lime before Mrs. Chase wrote to Commodore Conner, inform ing him how the place could he taken, and at the same lime gave him a draft of the town and harbor. The Porpoise will fill up with w'afer and provision, and leave as soon as possible. Yours, &lc, . p, S. In the hotly of this letter I neglected to notice that Com’r. Ingraham, formerly of the Somers, came a passenger in the Porpoise, and is bearer of despatches for Washington. He is unwell, and may not be able to proceed tor a day or two. LATER FROM MONTEREY A MONCLOVA. We are indebted to Capt. Baker, of the steamer Monmouth, from Brazos Santi ago, for the following memoranda. Our correspondence is no doubt on board the Telegraph which is hourly expected. On the 26th November, the U. S. steam frigate Mississippi arrived at Brazos San tiago, from New Orleans and left the same day. On the 28th, the schooner Arispa, loaded with coal, stores, and two sixes, was towed out, bound for Tampico. At 3, P. M., the U. S. steamer Telegraph left for New Orleans, via Matagorda. At 5, P. M., the U. S. iron steamer Mary Summers left for Tampico, with about twenty men and stores for the Army. The U. S. steamer Undine also left the Rio Grande, with troops for Tam pico. On the 291 b, the steamship Virginia, nearly unloaded, came over the Brazos bar, to take troops to Tampico. The schooner Gertrude also taken up by the Quartermaster to load for Tampico. On the 28th, the U. S. steamer Col. Cross arrived at the mouth of the Rio Grande, with a regiment of Ala bamians, their destination Tampico. Re quested to report the schooner Heroine, Capt. Jarvis, cleared from the Rio Grande, on the 28th, for New York. The brig Orleans, lying off and on at the Brazos, ready to sail tor New Orleans on the 29th. On the 30th ult., at meredian, off Ma tagorda Bar, saw two brigs going in, and the U. S. steamer Telegraph inside. On the Ist inst., met the high pressure U. S. steamer Wm. R. McKee, between the Calcasieu and Sabine, standing to the westward. On the 3d inst., passed the barque R. H. Douglass, at anchor in the S. VV.Pass, Mr. A. L. Daunoy, who came passenger on hoard the U. IS. steamer Monmouth, gave me the following items: On the 6th November arrived at Monclova, found Gen. Wool and army encamped, his army in fine condition; remained at Monclova until the 14th, then started with an escort with despatches for Gen. Taylor; found the road for 100 miles a perfect desert, destitute of water, and arrived at Monterey on the 19th; ascertained that Gen. Taylor had left tor Saltillo, 70 miles. Lieuls, Franklin and Deschields, with the despatches, left for Sal tillo, with the same escort on the 19th. The distance from Monclova to Monterey is 180 miles, thence to Saltillo 70 miles, whilst Irom Monclova to Saltillo, it is but 180 miles, water plenty and corn in abundance, and no doubt Gen. Wool will advance direct Irom Monclova to Saltillo. Mr. Daunoy thinks that Gen. \\ 00l and Army are now at Saltillo. He (Mr. D.) left Monterey on the 19ili till. Eleven miles from Monterey met a train of sixty wagons. On the 21st, met another t rain of fifty wagons, escorted hy four companies, having two long 18-pounders, Dr. Hawkins along with the train. Note —The Telegraph left the day before the Monmouth, and had the mails on board, and is expected to arrive to-day. [From (he N. O. Picayune, Dec. 4.] LITER FROM GALVESTON. The steamship Galveston, Captain Wright, arrived here yesterday from Galvestonw, hich lelt on the Ist inst. By this vessel we have Taxas pa pers as late as due. We find in some of our papers further speculation as to the destination of Gen. Wool’s army. We make the following extract from the Victoria Advocate: “We have conversed with an intelli gent young gentleman connected with the Quartermaster’s Department of Gen. Wool’s division of the army, arrived at this place on Monday evening last on his way from San Antonio to Point Lavacca; and from him we learn that an express arrived at San Antonia on 1 Ith inst., healing despatches from Gen. Wool to Capt. Irwin, Quartermaster at Point La vacca. The express left Monclova on the 4lh, at which time Monclova was in possession of Gen. Wool, the place hav ing made no other opposition than the al calde protesting in the name of the Mexi can Government against this entrance. — Gen. Woo] understood on his arrival that some 2500 volunteers or rancheros had intended to defend the place, but in con sequence of orders received from Santa Anna, a few days before Wool’s arrival, this force had left Monclova for tiie pur pose of joining Santa Anna at Saltillo. It is said Santa Anna's orders were to make no resistance to Gen. Wool’s entrance, hut to let him advance as far into the heart of the country as he wished, and to repair to him at Saltillo, where he, at the head of 70,000 Mexican troops, expected to meet the American army. “So soon as the train of wagons with Govermenl stores, now on the road from San Antonio, shou d arrived at Monclo va Gen. Wool designed to leave that place for Chihuahua. He is not to join Gen. Taylor as was rumored. Commu nication has been opened with Gen. Tay lor since he had been a-t Monclova. The instructions to Capt. Irwin, we understand, are to send what teams there are now in the employment of the Govern ment, loaded with provisions, to Monclova, under the escort of Capt. Henry McCol loch, (who has just raised a noble com pany of rangers.) and then break up this line of supply to the army. The Govern, menl stores now at San Antonio, and most of which are to remain there, are esli timaled to he sufficient to maintain Gen. Wool's entire division (30U0 men) fc r five months. They will be of use, how. ever, to the Texas volunteers, eleven companies of whom are already or in pro cess of being raised; but whether to act in concert with Gen. Wool’s division, or to be under Gen. Taylor, we know not. Maj. Chevallie was engaged in re cruiling at Galveston. He has been con spicious in the border wars ol the Star Republic. A public dinner was recently given at Austin to Gov. Henderson and the Texas volunteers who took a part in the battles of Monterey. The remains of the Texas Navy, says the Civilian, were sold at public auction on Monday, and, like the independent sovereignty of the country, went for about nothing leaving Texas with a heavy debt for the acquisition, and yielding but little to the coffers of the Union by the transfer of ownership. The papers contain numerous notices of the success of sugar cultivation in Texas. From all accounts the experi ment in sugar growing has proved emi nently successful. We copy the following from the Texas Democrat: Wild Cat.— lt is stated upon the au thority of Col. McGarry, that the cele brated Seminole chief, Wild Cat, is now in Texas, at the head of 300 warriors; 150 of that number being Seminoles. He is said to have expressed a determination to do as he pleased. Several iarnilies who settled in the upper Cross Timbers on the Trinity, have deserted their homes, hav ing suffered severe loss by the killing of their working oxen, stealing their horses and so on. Capt. Smith lost fourteen of his horses and started twenty men on the trail of the thieves. They followed six or eight miles and came to a spot where about sixty Indians appeared to have encamped the night before; they halted and sent back lor reinforcements; Capt. Smith was in the act of inarching when McGarry left. This parly of Indians were thought from the hoof marks to have had at least forty shod or American horses with them, as it was believed that they were a part of Wild Cal’s hand. The Chronicle & Sentinel has a faculty peculiar to itself of “blowing hot and cold” at I lie same lime. For months it has been striving to shew that the new tariff was spreading ruin among the man ufacturers. It now rebukes us for inti mating that it could have any effect before it went into operation. Again it speaks of the measures of the last Congress as “inoperative enactments,” and yet pre diets with as much confidence as it did the election of Mr. Clay , that they will occasion the overthrow of the party that passed them. Our cotemporary is evi dently sore under the failure of the fulfil ment of Whig prophecies. It does not look well for the prescience of his party leaders, that even in anticipation of the new tariff, manufactured goods should fall, all kinds of produce advance, that specie should he imported, and unprece dented prosperity pervade the whole coun try. Will not our cotemporary learn wisdom by past experience? “Appear ances” have decided it before. We have no apprehensions but that they will again. —Federal Union. [From the Georgia Journal, Dec. 8 ] BALDWIN COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. The proceedings of a meeting of this Society will be found in another part of our paper. It will be seen that a Com mittee has been appointed to raise funds for the purpose of offering premiums at the next Annual Meeting ofthe Stale Ag ricultural Society. We learn that al ready, about S3OO has been subscribed. We trust that our farmers in various parts ofthe Slate, will pay more attention than heretofore to the improvement of their lands, their cattle, their horses, hogs, and various other domestic produce and manufactures, and that many of them will he found here in November next, vieiig with each oilier who shall prove best in the exhibition then to be made. While upon this subject, we will re ma*k, that as our paper is of the largest kind, and not crowed or filled with Quack Medicines, we are enabled to furnish our readers with a larger amount of news and other reading matter, than any other weekly paper in the Stale, save perhaps one—and much more than any other pa per at the seat of government. This be ing the case—believing that we would promote the cause of Agriculture by de voting a portion of our paper to it, we shall give the subscribers of the Journal weekly, two or three columns, relative to Agriculture. By this means, the Farm ers and Subscribers of the Journal will not only get the current news ol the day, matters relating to the Government, &0., &c., but they will also gel about as much information relating to Agriculture, as if they subscribed for a Monthly Agricul tural paper. [From the Southern Recorder, Dec. B.] We commence with this number of our papei a Supplement to the Recorder, to he issued monthly, and to be devoted to ag riculture and the arts essential to human comfort and happiness. In prosecuting this work, we shall seek chiefly the actual doings of our own peo ple in the way of improvements—consci ous that theagricultureof the South is in a very essential measure a very different thing from the agriculture of Europe or even our own more wintry north. We shall seek to lay before our readers the re sults (as well as the process) of such agri cultural experience as may have proved practically beneficial at home. And to this end, we earnestly call upon the large body of subscribers to the Recorder, who are mostly Farmers, to come up to our help, by sending us whatever, in their sound and practical experience, they may deem of use to our general undertaking. Let them give us the facts, and we will do the work of spreading them before the public. We shall not dwell at present on what we expect to do, nor waste time in empty promises. We content ourselves by say ing that we shall use our best endeavors to mak3 this Monthly Agricultural a useful and pleasant auxiliary of the more political and miscellaneous old Southern Recorder. Our additional pay will consist in the gratification of our numerous readers and friends. The Southern Recorder has been al ways most generously supported and sus tained by the people of Georgia. Even now, with all the competition in the line of newspapers, our subscription list is probably as large as any other paper this side of Richmond or Washington, and our advertising is about as large as is pro bably compatible with a very extensive circulation. For this long continued li berality, we cannot be too grateful, or make sufficient effort to repay it. We shall do our best to increase its useful ness and its interest, and we make our present offering, as but the beginning of our improvement. [From the N. O. Picayune.] PITHY AND TO THE POINT. Who does not know “N. of Arkansas?” For any lime these ten years his letters in the N. Y. Spirit of the Times have been welcomed as an antidote to Ihe dys pepsia. Learned M. D.’shave presciibed his lucrubations as more potent in expan ding the chest than “dumb bells” or the exercises ofthe gymnasium. He is full of mirth, full of wit and full of heat t. In looking over the Arkansas paper we found his address to the people, announcing himself a candidate for Congress. The track is a leetle deep for one of his politi cal principles, but we know many a good democrat who will be glad to hear that he has made a good run of it. We clip his characteristic circular from the Tele graph. It is short as pie crust, but con tains quite as much of the ingredients as political manifestoes of more formidable dimensions: To the People of Arkansas —I am a candi date for Congress. If you should elect rne it would only be for a period of about six weeks. Too short in which to do either much good or harm. All that I could expect to do would be to attend to any private business you might have, and to impress upon my whig brethren in Congress the necessity of doing something for Arkansas generally, and the northern portion of it in particular. In the recent contest between Col. Ashley and Gov. Yell for a seat in the U. S. Senate, I look no part. As a legislator I cast my vote for that talented, consistent and un flinching whig, Col. A. Fowler —a vote that I now am, and ever shall be, proud of. I have been a citizen of North Arkansas upwards of twenty years. As to mv politics: “Jim Spriggs once met a fellow on a race course with a wolf in his arms. Says Spriggs, where did you get that well? On the plains ol Tippecanoe, was the reply. Then you must be for Harrison. Yes, sir-ree, wolf and all.” Them’s my sentiments.” In conclusion, should you elect me. I will be grateful; if you don’t, I have the consola tion to know you leave me in no worse fix than yon found me. Your friend and fellow-citizen, C. F. M. NOLAND. Little Rock. Nov. 20, 1846. AUGUSTA. GEU.. THURSDAY MORNING, DEC. 10, 1846. ILTThe Northern Mail failed again last evening. O* We are called on to record the loss of an esteemed fellow citizen in the person of Mr. A. W. Smith, who died yesterday morning after an illness of several weeks. He was a native of Herkimer county, New York, and for the last fourteen years a citi izen of Augusta. He was a member of the late firm of Scranton & Smith. Mr. Smith was an intelligent, upright man, of fine social qualities, a good citizen, and will be regretted by a large circle of friends in this community. [TTIt will be perceived by our extracts that the Journal and Recorder intend adding to the interest and value of their papers by devoting more of their space to agricultural matter. The Recorder announces its design to issue a Supplement, monthly, devoted exclu sively to this purpose. The first point of this enterprise is the address of Governor Craw ford before the State Agricultural Associa tion, which, we received in a supplement from the Recorder office, of the Bth inst. We have not yet had time to read it care fully, but have dipped into it sufficiently to say that it promises to repay well the perusal. HIT The citizens of Hamburg yesterday afternoon with their characteristic public spirit received the Edgefield Volunteers, known as the 96 boys, with the warmest de monstrations of hospitality and kindness. That gallant hand arrived in the afternoon, escorted by the Edgefield Hussars, on their way to Charleston to join the rendezvous of the Palmetto Regiment. Their approach was notified to the expectant crowd by the booming of cannon, and soon the martial array made their appearance, moving into the town by the upper road, preceded by a fine Band of Music, and displaying to the breeze the azure folds of the beautiful flags presented to them by the hands of a fair daughter of Edgefield, who bears a name honored in Revolutionary history. The vo lunteers were greeted by an address, beauti fully and eloquently expressed, and delivered in handsome style, by Dr. G.iffin, in behalf of the citizens of Hamburg. The address was responded to in a strain of noble and manly sentiment by Preston S. Brooks, the gallant Captain of the Company. The des tinies of this spirited Corps are entrusted to worthy hands, under the leadership of their gallant Commander. He is known to be one who will order them to no point of danger where he is not willing to lead them. After the addresses, the volunteers, their escort and friends partook of a bountiful col lation, prepared in compliment to them by Mr. A. W. Roach, the hospitable proprietor of the Hamburg Hotel, His kindness will long be remembered by these young soldiers, whose first toilsome inarch was thus allevi ated by such considerate hospitality Fair hands had erected arches and entwined them with flowers at the head of the tables through which the company passed. After refresh ment,the procession moved through the town, and after depositing their baggage at the Rail Road Depot, the volunteers were dismissed until 7 o’clock. At that hour they re-assem bled anJ proceeded lo Shelton's Hotel, where they sat down as the honored guests of the citizens of Hamburg to a splendid supper. Many of the first young men of old Edge field are enrolled in this band. Among them are the sons of her worthiest citizens, all of them sound, young, robust, daring and full of adventure. Many of them betokened by their dress and deportment they were young men who had been accustomed to good soci ety and the refinements of social life. We wish them honor and success, and a safe re turn to their friends and firesides. We noticed among others, as a private in the ranks, Thomas G. Key, Esq., Editor of the Hamburg Journal—a young gentleman of fine talents and many estimable traits. May he return from his honorable services to enrich many a column with racy sketches and glowing narratives of adventure in the far off land to which he is now marching. The volunteers were to lake their depar ture in tiie cars this morning for Charles ton. IETBcIow we give the vole in Savannah for Mayor: H. R. Burroughs, Whig 730 11. M. Chariton, 585 Majority for Burroughs, 146 The vote for Aldermen was in favor of the Whigs by about the same average majority. The Georgian makes the following com ments on the result: “The Charter Election came off yesterday. The Whig ticket was elected. It will be re collected that the Whigs succeeded in Octo ber last by a majority of 211. The result of yesterday’s election is an earnest of what the unsubdued Democracy of Chatham will do in October next.” The majority here spoken of, by the Geor gian, of 211, was in the county of Chatham on the vote for a member of Congress. We cannot therefore infer whether in the city there has been a gain for the Democrats, but in the general election in October 1845, we well recollect that the democrats had a majority, both for Governor and Members of tlie Legislature. We hope “the unsubdued democracy” will do well in October 1847. MR. YOUNG, ANTI-RENTISM, AND THE CHRONICLE <fe SENTINEL The undertaking of the Chronicle in de fence of the Whig Governor elect against the charge of Anti-Rentism, displays an ad venturous Quixotism quite characteristic of that journal. In his fiery zeal for parly, the editor rushes heedless, with lance in rest,and visor down, at any assailing force however strongly sustained,though almost ceriiain to be entangled amidst difficulties, and often borne down not more by the force he comes in colli sion with, than by the weight of cumbrous ar mor and of arms assumed by him, unwieldy, useless, and ill adapted for the contest, and which often are turned against himself. Or if a fierce assault is made upon Whig entrench ments, the valiant editor, like a preux theta - Her, throws himself into the breach and erects his shield to receive the shock, wildly asseverating, and perhaps believing that the weapons hurled against him will tall point less, or be turned aside by some kind Provi dence, It must have been some such ro mantic self delusion that prompted theChoni cle to attempt to defend John Young from Anti-Rentism. The Chronicle seems to show in this matter, in his absorbing love for everything and every body bearing the name of Whig, a spirit akin to woman's blind devotion; “I know not, I ask not if guilt’s in that heart, I know that you're a whig, whatever else thou art.’’ •Some of the more wary grand Sachems of Whiggery however, showed a nicer sense of right and wrong, and were neither blind to, nor silent upon the discreditable position of the aforesaid IVJr. Young. The Chronicle might have imitated them, and sfi 1 have been in no danger of being set down as a Purist. HEAR WHAT SOME OF THE WHIGS SAY OF THEIR CANDIDATE. The Lynchburg Virginian, an influential Whig paper, says that John Young is so identified with isms, that it "shall hear uj his success vrith no pleasure.” The Gazette and Times, a Clay and Webster pa per, speaking of the account that We baler would speak for Young, says: “We think i| strange that Daniel Webster should come here to support or recommend QO~a man with the principles of John Young, and are triad to leara that the announcement of the Tribune was alto gether unauthorized.” The Louisville Kentucky Journal of October sth, the organ of Mr. Clay, published by his bi ographerand friend, .Mr. Prentice, has the bil lowing loud cry to the “ true v bigs” of New York: “Some of the Whig papers in New York oppose Mr. Voung, the vvliig nominee for the oflice of Governor, on the ground that his past votes in the New \ ork Legislature show a leaning toward anti rentism. IJ this charge against him has any truth in it, id 3 7 'he convention that nominated him de serves the £X £ CHAT IONS of every true whig in the State. The Courier and Enquirer thus speaks out:— “We verily believe that the election of John Young would forever lake from our party all claims to political honesty, and render it a m*-re party of expediency Now, as to what the Chronicle says is thj issue il has made with us. “The only material point of dispute immediate ly before us ami the Constitutionalist is in refer ence to its assertions about Mr. V oting’s connec tion with anti-rentisrn.” —Chronicle Seatmel.'Jlh. The Chronicle says moreover, “We have seen it repeatedly stated that Mr. Young made no pledges whatever to the Auli Rent ers.” The Chronicle has no doubt seen a good many strange statements, and that too in the lace of facts most undeniable. The following is what we have seen: It is stated in the New York Evening Post, that John J. Slingerland, the Whig and Anti-Rent candidate fur Congress, from the Albany district, had declared that he saw a letter, written by John Young, declaring that if elected he would pardon the Anli- Rent prisoners. The fact is notorious in New York. It is only such papers as the Chronicle that could assume to doubt it.— The name, place and date were given. The declaration was publicly made by Mr. Sling erland, at a political meeting in Berneville, among his constituents. The letter was then in the possession of a Mr. Harris, of Delaware county. We made no “random assertion” in this mailer. Mr. Young was the avowed candi date of the Anti-Renters. We have a few more facts left “of the same sort,” with which we may occasionally refresh the recollection of Hie Chronicle. SHERIFFS AND COUNTY OFFICERS. For the information of Sheriffs ami County Offi cers generally, we publish the following extract from a law passed at the session of the Legislature for the year 1840, which may he found at page 52 of the acts of that year.— Chronicle. Be il enated, «Vc., '‘That from ami immediately after 1 lie passage of this act, * * * * ♦ * * that the Sheriffs and other County Officers of the several counties, be authorized to publish their sales in any aewspaj«Mr of this State which may have a general circulation in their res pective counties—first giving thirty days’notice, by advertising in a public Gazette, before any change shall be made.” Barnwell C. H., Doc. 7, 1846. To the editors of the Charleston Courier. At a meeting of the 11th and 43d Regi ments of I nfitnt fy at this place, to-day, a cont pany of 92 men volunteered for the Mexican War, and elected the following officers: Captain. —N. Jefferson Walker. Ist Lieutenant.—A. B. O’Bankon. 2d Lieutenant.—C. Kirkland. 2d Liemenai.t.—Robert W Williams. The company is called “The Hammond Guards.” From Columbia. —We learn from a frien who arrived yesterday from Columbia, that the Legislature had as yet perfected but lit of the business of the session, and con sequently nothing of importance had yet been done. 'Plie election for Governor and Lieutenant Governor was to have taken place yesterday. It was generally believed that W. Gilmore Simms, E>q. would be elected to the latter office. The election for Chancellor, and Superintendent of Public Works were also to have come off yesterday. — Charleston Cou rier, Dec. 9. Jiank of Hamburg Stock. —We arc In formed that a sale, amounting to SIO,OOO of this Stock, was effected at Columbia ou Saturday last, at SQI 50 per share.