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WILLIAM E. JONES & Co. AUGUSTA, Ga. TUESDAY MORNING, JULY 16 1839 ' TTI XT _========« ===== VOL 111. N(). 80 THE CHRONICLE AND SENTINEL. PUBLISHED, DAILY, TRI-WEEKLY, AND WEEKLY, At No. Broad-street. terms: Daily payer, Ten Dollars per annum, in advance. Tri-Weekly paper, at Six Dollars in advance or Seven at the end of the year, rfi Weekly paper, Three Dollars in advance, or Four aA ’ the end of year. CHRONICLE AND SENTINEL. AUGUSTA. MONDAY MORNING, JULY 15. Kail Rond Accident. On Saturday night about 12 o’clock, as the train of passenger cars on the Georgia Rail Road were returning to this city,the locomotive struck the end of a bar of iron which had become loose, and was thrown off the road, together with the tender and a lumber cur attached to it, and between the engine and passenger cars. These latter were not thrown off, and no person what ever injured by the accident. The passengers were compelled to remain in the cars all night, and reached the city yesterday between twelve and one o’clock, P. M. The accident occurred about fifty-four miles from Augusta. The fourth of July was celebrated in Colum bus, by the friends of a National Bank—a sump tuous dinner was given atthc Oglethorpe House, of which, about one hundred partook. John Bc thune, acted as President, and Kenneth McKen zie, W. H. Harper, Jno. B. Peabody and P. A. Clayton, as Vice Presidents. The following is among the regular toasts. 9. A National Bank. Two well tested peri ods of twenty years each, furnish inconteslihle evidence, that such an institution can alone se cure a currency, stable and unchanging. A large number of Volunteer toasts was given, many of them pointing to a National Bank, and some complimentary to Mr. Clay. There is nb disguising the fact, and neither friend nor foe will deny it, that a National Bank growing in popularity in Gcotgia, and wc have no doubt that at the end of three years from this time, this State will be as decidedly in favor of such an institution, as it was in 1816 ; when our entire delegation in both Houses ot Congress, with two exceptions, voted for one. “The Realities of Life ; Sketches designed far the improvement of the Head and Heart,” is the title of a very neat little volume from the press of S. Babcock, New Haven, laid on our table by Mr. T. H. Plant, by whom it is for sale in this city. We have glanced into it a little, and feel justified in saying that it is a work of great inter est, especially to young readers and recommend it to such. We take pleasure in remarking, that all the works we have recently seen from the press o, Mr. Babcock, are among the handsomest speci mens of printing and binding we have ever seen A report having been extensively circulated in some of the Western papers, that South Caro lina had abandoned the idea of carrying the Louisville, Cincinnati and Charleston Railroad, any farther than Columbia, South Caroiina.— General R. Y. Hayne, addressed a communica tion to the Charleston Courier, contradicting that report, from which we make the following ex tract. Our Kail Road—Not given up. Messrs. Enrroas.—You will allow me to re quest the use of your columns, for the purpose of correcting certain reports, most industriously cir -1 culled, which have created some anxiety on the part of many stockholders in the Louisville, Cin cinnati and Charleston Rail Road Company. A publication in the Louisville Journal, asserts, “on the authority of a respectable gentleman recently from South Carolina,” that “all idea of pushing the Rail Road further than Columbia, the capital of South ( arolina, had been given up,” and the President ot the Rail Road Bank is referred to as having “so stated.” In consequence of this pub lication, and the reports above alluded to, taken in connection with several recent publications in the Charleston papers, from correspondents (believed generally not to be stockholders) opposed to the extenion of the Road, —I have received letters from North Carolina, Tennessee and Kentucky, asking for information on this subject. To afford the information in the only way that could reach all those who have an interest in the matter, is the object of the present communication I am, in the first place, authorized by the Pre sident of the Rail Road Bank to say, that in no | ' -communication ever made by him, did he intend L to convey the impression “that all idea of exlend p ing the Road above Columbia had been given up.” No such determination has been made by the Company, and Col. Blanding himself, so far from entertaining the opinion which might be inferred L from the remark attributed to him, most earnestly desires to see the Road carried as far Westward if as possible, and thinks, that South Carolina even, ffi if left alone, should not permit it to slop short of E the Mountains. B Though some difference of opinion may exist H among individual stockholders on this subject, ■ the Company has certainly taken no step, indi- B eating any change of views. No one is aulhor ■ ized to speak for the stockholders, whose determi ne can only lie made known at the annua! ■ meeting, which will take place at Asheville, on B the 3d Monday in September next, when it is , J hoped and expected, that the stock held in all If the States, will be fully represented. For the Chronicle Sentinel. Mf.sshs. Editors.— The recent action on I the part of our citizens, respecting the South I Carolina Rail Road,to a depot in this city, leaves I the matter still open to public discussion.— ■ The report of the committee of nine, will, of ■ course, he taken up again at the next meeting, i B ami perhaps'a final action will then be obtained. Bln the mean time 1 would offer some remarks. B which may serve to place this question in its 1 B proper light, before those who may not approach B the subject until the final question is put at the B meet ng. In considering- the matter before us. we have first to ascertain precisely, the relative situation ot the two parties, and then to decide whether the question is fairly before us, and what our response should be. It is not easy for many of the citizens of Georgia, to forget the altitude as umed by the State of South Carolina, in grant ing an exclusive monopoly to the “ Augusta Bridge,” when Georgia had refused to grant that \ monopoly, and it was understood, that grants from both States were necessary to constitute valid rights. In the case of the Nejv Bridge, this grant on the part of the State in favor of the ‘‘Augusta Bridge,” was sustained by a Court of Errors, and by the Legislature of South Carolina, refusing any charter whatever to the former. South Carolina may, and would probably, dis claim any intention of offering an indignity to the. State of Georgia, yet there is such a palpable want of courtesy on her part, that no true cili , zens of Georgia can entertain any idea whatever, . of according privileges to those who will not re ciprocate with them. It is thus we stand, if Ca t rolina comes forward with a charter for the new » bridge at the next session of the Legislature, then j we will meet them on equal ground, and act as Jlie advantages of promoting the intercourse be -1 (tween two powerful but generous rivals, may rc -3 quire. The rights of the citizens of Georgia must be sustained. That this question is fairly before the citizens of Augusta, is not so obvious as may at first sight appear, for although the citizens of ■i Augusta are by an act of the Legislature, made s a joint stock company ns it were, with certain j limited powcis, yet it is evident that any person may purchase stock, alias propcily, and become a member of the company, and ns long as he is obedient to the laws of the land and the by-laws . of the company, ho cannot be excluded, and thus it is that the agent of the South Carolina Rail Road Company may lease or purchase ware ’ houses, lots, &c., within the limits of this corpo ration, and there is no law to prevent him. But . such agent cannot build a bridge across a public highway, even with the consent of the corpora tion, and therefore his application must be to the 3 Legislature of (ieorgia, and not to the City Council of Augusta. And, as the question is not fairly before us. the answer is sufficiently ob , vious, but with a view to promote our interests, if we have any in the matter, we may consider the object of the proposition to be, a devclopement on our part, which may bo used when the ’ South Carolina Canal and Rail Road Company 3 apply to the Legislature for permission to extend their road over the waters of the Savannah. For myself, I am decidedly in favor of opening every avenue which may facilitate the operations of I commerce. “Free trade and no monopoly” is the J true American maxim, and so far as we have un -3 known resources, and immense well-known re sources to develope, 1 would abide by it, and II use every exertion to improve our roads, rail i roads, and river navigation. ,f Perhaps, instead of the resolutions offered by the committee, the following would meet the ap probation of the meeting:— , Resolved, That the citizens of Augusta are desirous of promoting by all just measures, a re s ciprocally advantageous intercourse between the is citizens of South Carolina and Georgia, but that in the case of the application of the South Caro lina Rail Road Company, for permission to ex !S tend their road over the Savannah river. &c.., it d is the opinion of this meeting that such applica r. tion should first be made to the Legislature of j this State, and that all action on the part of the citizens should be suspended until after the ses sion of the Legislature, when if the grant is made, ic the city authorities can regulate the local details, as to the place of crossing and through what . streets, &c„ they may be permitted to pass. N I hope to have leisure to shew that our Savan )_ nah river navigation may be permanently im proved, and that it is an object before which all ,] petty rail-road schemes shrink into insignificance. A Mechanic. c Communicated. 1 Required—the perpendicular distance between two horizontal planes which pass through the 1 ‘ centres of four balls, placed touching each other lt in the form of a square, and a fifth ball placed on the middle of the square; the diameters of the five balls to be the same, and of any assignable diameter. Dun Times, .f For the Chronicle Sf Sentinel. c Celebration of the Fourth of July at Crawfordville. The annual return of this day, is to all the friends of national freedom, a source of gratifying remembrance and the most pleasing anticipations, I For its commcinmoration, a large number of the e citizens of Taliaferro county, assembled at the s Methodist Church, in this village, where an ap propriate prayer was offered by the Rev. Wd , iiamson Bird, and the Declaration of ludepen e dcnce was read by Alexander 11. Stephens, Esq., j who prefaced the reading of that document E with a few felicitious remarks, illustrative of the B causes that led to its production. After which an Oration was delivered by Simpson Fauch, j Esq., in which he portrayed with graphic accu j racy and classic eloquence, the soul inspirin'' s events that caused our forefathers to assert the independence of their country, and become the founders of a mighty Nation, which is now the „ resting of liberty, and the asylum of the oppress- I ed of every clime and country. The company then repaired to the new build » ing of Gustus Luckclt, Esq., near the Railroad e depot, where a sumptuous dinner was provided , by Thomas Duster and Nathan Collins, after j which Mr. Thomas D. Rice, being appointed y President of the day, and David S. Anderson, I Esq., and Doct. William Hare, acting as Vice Presidents—and the following Regular Toasts ,( were given. 1. The day we celebrate—Ever memorable t and glorious anniversary—May we ever hail its return as the most sacred memento of the cost and value of the rights wo are this day privileged to enjoy. 2. Georgia—Our Home—We love her, tho’ I the youngest and weakest of the old thirteen , May she soon take the lead with the foremost in 9 Improvements, physical and intellectual, as she is I already distinguished for the firmness,energy and enterprize of her citizens. 3. The President of the United Stales—An inheritance is easily gotten in the beginning, but the end thereof shall not be established. i [3 cheers. i 4. George M. Troup—Georgia’s most favorite s son—The Southern candidate for the next Presi dency. [9 cheers, f 5. The Governor of Georgia—George R. Gil mi-r—The patriot and statesman, the Cato ot his I. { day. above the intrigues of parly. He has a high i. ! place in the affection and confidence of the ) eo s | pie, and long will he be held up as a model for the i i future statesmen of his country, e { 6. The proposed amendment to our State i Constitution—An odious offspring of a party j and sectional combination, stamped with an un : questional parental likejiess, being no less party j in its character than unequal in its operations. — Reduction however desirable in itstcll should not he purchased by a saeriticcof our rights. 7. Washington and Jefferson—Compatriots in the Revolution—may they he co-equals in fame. 8. The Army and Navy of the United States —While as warriors on land and on sea, they guard our rights from foreign tyranny and do mestic aggression ; may they ever continue an swerable to the civil power of the laws, thus pre serv-ing the lustre of their laurels and the confi dence of their fellow citizens. 9. The Constitution of the Unitad States— The Charter of the rights of the American peo ple, emulating from a spirit of wisdom and con sideration—With a strict construction wo hold and will defend it, as the legacy of our heroic ancestors. 10. Internal Improvements—Securing the public patronage so far as they constrihute to the successful dcvelopcment of the commercial and agrieulturial rcsourses of a people. 11. The surviving Heroes and Statesmen of our Revolutionary struggle—They are entitled to the grateful remembrance of mankind. 12. The progress of liberal principles in the nations ol Europe—A practical commentary on the wisdom and patriotism of our revolutionary sages. 13. Woman—She charms us by her virtues and governs us by her charms. The regular toasts being disposed of, the Presi dent, Thomas D. Rice, being called on for a toast, proposed the following sentiment. Southern Agriculture—A noble evidence of the influence office institutions and civilized men, favored with a genial climate and prolific soil— The southern planter is a bountiful contributor to the commerce, wealth and independence of the American people. [9 cheers. By David S, Anderson, Ist Vice President. Doct. E. C. Lawrence—A patriot and gentle men, an unconpromising Nullifier—We want him in our next Legislative Council. To this friendly and well deserved sentiment, : Doct. Lawrence responded in a chaste, firm'and appropriate address, expressive of his grateful . feelings to the gentleman who placed his name before the public, and declared his intentions to devote himself to the preservation of the rights ■ of his fellow citizens if elected as their Represen tative. He briefly sketched with the glow of a mind well known for decision and candor, his political creed, and concluded with the following senti ment. What the people does, is not only done well, ■ hut done as it should be. [cheers. By Dr. William Hare, 2d Vice President. James F. Cooper. Esq.—The Scott of America i —May lie live long to contribute to the literature of his native land, and may that land never he ungrate ul to her gifted son. liy Lloyd W. Shackelford, Esq. The honor able Charles Dougherty—One of Georgia’s na i live sons, and full of good southern feeling; a ■ good Lawyer, a good J udge, a good State Rights ' man, a good and honest Politician, a man ol t good heart and strong intellect, in short, a good - man, why not make us a good Governor 1 [ ■ [9 cheers, I By Col. James Sandford. Our Country— - The home of the oppressed of all Nations—May ( her Institutions continue for ages, as unsullied as 3 the fame of her revolutionary patiiots. By John Dewberry, Esq. George M. Troup, , who has been always ready to stand to his post— , May he he placed in the Presidential Chair, who t I believe will he next in honor to the Father of his country. [cheers. By J. W. Jackson. The United States—May • they stand together in Union as long as time I lasts. ■ By Doct. John L. Stephens, an invited guest of Harris county. The culture of Silk—May the planters of the South devote that attention to the subject that its importance demands. , [3 cheers. By David S. Anderson, Esq. The Orator of the day, like a pearl in the rivulet, the more we try him, the more brilliant we find him—Let us i reward Ills merit. Mr. Fau. h responded to this compliment by n manly declaration of his political sentiments, combining many proofs of a mind decided, ener getic and polished. His remarks were strictly in accordance with the spirit of the Oration he delivered, and both were impressed with the char acter of a cultivated, and independent intellect. In conclusion he olfercd a sentiment, (a copy of which has not been furnished,) relative to the , indemnification of owners for the loss of stock, &c., on Railroads. liy William G. Scott, May Queen Victoria’s robe be made into an awning to shade the Tree , of Liberty. By John W. Perkins. The State Rights par ty now gloriously ascendent—May her success at the next October election he even more tri umphant than at the lust. By William Pittman. Singleton Harris, Esq. —The good citizen and faithful public servant, he has been tried and found ever true to his post. By Marquis D. Johnson. The day we cele brate—lt was a day of peril, it is a day of glory. By Thomas D. Boram. Wo arc in favor of reducing the members of our Legislature upon the plan proposed by the State Convention. By Thomas Scales, Esq., of Warren county, an invited guest. The reserved Rights of the States. By Jackson Moore. The Tariff—The source of an overflowing Treasury, and an overflowing Treasury, the source of corruption in the Govern ment — We are indebted for both to Henry Clay. By Chesley Bristow, Esq. The reader of the Declaration of Independence, Alexander H. Stephens, Esq.—Taliaferro’s native son. By the fearless discharge of his public duties, he has done much during our late Legislative conflicts to obtain honors for himself, and secure the con fidence and esteem of his constituents. [cheers. After the cheering had subsided Mr. Stephens rose in response to the sonti ment, and expressed his sincere thanks for the very flattering reception with which the compli ment paid him had been received by the compa ny; and after congratulating himself with having an opportunity of addressing his fellow-citizens under the appellation of constituents and render ing to them “an account of his stewardship” he entered in review, upon a wide field of interest l g topics, embracing many of the important ques tions of a public nature now presented to the Southern and American people—pa tirularly the ensuing Presidential election and the too most prominent national parties—The Whigs and the Administration, who seem to have taken that question under their conjoint, sole, especial keep | ing; showing a determination to compel the people to choose a President from amongst the leaders of one or the other of their ranks. He dwelt at length upon the history,character, position, principles and objects of these parties! Sparing neither —'‘nothin}? oxtenuatinur nor set- t ting down aught in malice.” While he held up the i Whigs ns embodying the reviving spirit of the Old Federalists and Nationals &c. he shewed the I leaders ol the Administration to he the wolves in i sheep’s clothing who havecrept into the ranks of | the Republicans— by which that party is now I laterally scattered abroad without any concert ol i action or any common head—ns sheep indeed I without a shpherd —That they were the judas, i like traitors, by whom lor the spoils of office, the Republicans had been deceived and betrayed.— i 1 hey had been confided in by the people upon I their profession of opposition to the TarilT, and when placed in power, were even the first to at- i tempt its inforcement at the point of the Bayonet j —tney were amongst the loudest in their cry for \ retrenchment and reform, and promised the people i if intrusted with the power, to carry out those great i measures while they have increased the expenses of the Government from a lilttle over eleven to nearly forty millions of dollars per annum ! They were loud against a subsidized press and executive interference with elections, whilstsince their promotion, they have taken lead far beyond all prudence in these abuses and openly defend and justify their course ! They made common cause with the Stale Banks, in demolishing the U. S. Banks, and then turned against them with the cry of divorce chvoree, when their whole ob ject was to dvorce the public monies from the Banks, it is true hut to their own pockets. He was in favour of dvo>ce, sometimes, but not from one to another adulterous bed. That these lead ers profess to be the only true Republicans, and standard of Democracy—while many of their members are known to have been ulltr Federal ists in former days, and even Hartford (Jonven tionists ; they profess to be the only guardians of the peoples rights, when they give the most im poitant fiduciary trusts to notorious bankrupts in fame and in fortune, and for years ask not even a bond for the faithful discharge of the duly. Thus permitting their sub-treasurers to pocket to themselves, or spend for the benefit of the party, hundreds of thousands of the public funds; then after taking gentlemanly leave of the country to spend their future days in splendour in foreign dimes ! They profess now to he the friends of the South, and even hope forthe protection of our institutions; while many of them arc the known advocates of free negro suffrage, and their Mag nus Apollo, himself, a Missouri rcstrictionist ; such a party, so marked with every badge of corruption, falsehood and treachery should be utterly spurned by a free people. He deprecated the day when we should he driven to the necessity of the forced choice, of appealing to such men for protection, and the salvation of our liberties ! It is true, they profess every thing and promise every thing to get into office, and then there is nothing they will not do, except honest upright action in oider to secure it. While the people, the great body of the peo ple, are no less deceived than betrayed, their minds are blinded, their rights are outraged, and their treasury is pillaged and plundered. He said the uuestion presented to the patriot was one of thrilling interest. These two parlies were now each courting an alliance with our State, and never was a fair maiden more artfully allured by the evils of seduction than was the integrity of the Stale now assailed by these political suiters ? But as soon would he see a beloved sister wed ded to a knave or a rake, as the fair character of Georgia’s fame tarnished by an alliance with either. In the success of neither have we any interest—the one is an old enemy, the other a traitor to our cause. It is no question’ upon which we should take sides or make any ca pitulations, nor should we suffer ourselves as Georgian «, to he forced into a choice, as between such evils, cither is death to our principles; and we should uncompromisingly wage war against both, though we he in the minority, let us be the Spartan hand—self defence is the first law of nature, and the nearest enemy always first. And after the extermination of the pre sent occupant of the field, if another make his appearance, we can again rally to the onset. “The price of liberty is not only eternal vigi lance” hut continual warfare; and if we are to have an executioner, for our own and our country’s sake, let us at least leave it for others to provide him. We give the bare skeleton or outlines of the remarks of Mr. Stephens, which were con cluded with the following sentiment;— Henry Glay and Martin Van Burcn—Candi dates for the next Presidency—when the strife is between Ctesar and Pompey, the patriot should rally to the standard of neither. (Cheering.) By A. G. Tyler, Esq. George M. Troup— Who than he has more ably presided over the councils of the State—who than he should sooner be our choice to preside over the councils of the nation. By Chcshy Bristaw, Esq. The Hon. Wil liam C. Dawson—Our neighbor and our friend, we know him and esteem him as a statesman and a soldier, and well deserving of the high station which he now fills with so much dis tinction to himself, and honor to his Stale. By Thomas Caffin, Esq. Thomas D Rice, President of the Day—A brilliant gem of the Emerald Isle—we esteem him no less for his usefulness as a good citizen and an active prac tical merchant, than for that rich store of native wit and facetious humor to which we are so much indebted for the enjoyments ol the present occa sion. To which Mr. Rice responded in his usual happy and otiginal manner, in a few remarks very appropriate to the time, concluding with the fol lowing sentiment: Thomas Caffin, Esq.—’The oldest of our mer chants, and one of the most liberal citizens and best men in Taliaferro or any other county. By A. H. Stephens, Esq. The Augusta Mirror—A lonely hut brilliant star in the long and cheerless night of the literature of Georgia. From the Lebanon Chronicle. Mr. Van Huron’s Democracy. It will perhaps somewhat astonish the people of this country to learn that Martia Van Buren, who has been held up here as thenar:at lkaiieii in Democracy, is actually opposed to Universal Suffrage, in favor of Puopkiitv Qualifica tions, and opposed to the right of any man to vote in elections who cannot show that he has some interest to protect besides his person—that he is opposed to Rkvolutiojtaiit Boi.iiif.us vo ting at elections, unless they cun show that they have property. We doubt not there are many honest men, w ho think they are supporting a true Republican, go ing forMr. Van Burcn; but the following extracts —which we make from the Proceedings and De- ! bales of the Convention of the State of New York i in 1821, for the purpose ol amending the Consti- I tution of that Slate, and of which Mr. Van Bu ren was a member—will show conclusively what I his principles and sentiments are on the points I above’referred to. On Thursday, 27th September, 1821, “T/te Elective Franchise ” being the subject of discus fi°" on fit'll- Root’s amendment. [See Proceed ings of the Convention, page 278.] “Gen. Pallmadge withdrew his motion of yes terday to strike out the words ‘on lire highways,’ and of -red the following substitute:—“Or shall lor six months next and immediately preceding the election, have rented a tenement therein of the yearly value ol live dollars, and shall have been rated and paid a highway lax, either by la bor or commutation.” “Gen. Root said the amendment of the gentle man from Dutchess was providing for the. dis franchisement of a numerous class of citizens. J he renting ot tenements had become odious to the people, and led to many frauds. He enlar ged upon the remarks of the gentleman from Nia gara (Mr. Russell) who mentioned two instances in his town, where two revolutionary patriots and soldiers, one ol whom fought with Montgomery under the walls of Quebec, and the other under Wayne at Stoney Point, would be disfranchised il this provision were stricken mil.—But the honorable gentleman (iom Otsego (Mr. Van Hu ron) thinks that if this clause is retained, the amendments jeopardized, and probably he rejected by the people. The honorable gentleman must doubtless be better acquainted with his constitu ents than himself, (Mr. Root.) This might he the case so fur as it regarded t'ooperstown, which the gentleman represented; hut as Delaware was contiguous to Otsego, and as a part of the latter county was nearer to Delhi than to Coopcrs town, lie must claim to ho as well acquainted with the sentiments of the people in that quarter as their representative. Mr. Van Burcn felt himself called on to make a few remarks in reply to the gentleman from Delaware. He observed that it was evident, and indeed some gentlemen did not seem disposed to disguise it, that the amendment proposed by the honorable gentleman from Delaware, contempla ted nothing short of universal suffrage. Mr. Van Burcn did not believe that there were twenty members of that committee, who, were the hare naked question of universal suffrage put to them, would vote in its favor; and lie was sure that its adoption was not expected, and would not meet the views of their constituents. Mr. Van Burcn then replied to a statement made yesterday by ids honorable and venerable friend from Erie, (Mr. Russell,) in relation to the exclusion of soldiers who had fought at Quebec and Stoney Point, under the banners of Mont gomery and Wayne.—And he felt the necessity of doing this, because such cases, urged by such gentlemen as ids honorable friend, were calculated to make a deep and lasting impression. But al though a regard for them did honor to that gentle man, yet it was the duty of the Convention to guard against the admission of those impressions which sympathy in individual cases mav excite. It was always dangerous to legislate upon the impulse of individual eases, where the law about to lie enacted is to have a general operation. Willi reference to the case of our soldiers, the people of this State and country had certainly redeemed themselves from the imputation that republics are ungrateful. Witii an honorable liberality, they had bestowed the military lands upon them; and to gladden the evening of their days, had provi ded them with pensions. Few of those patriots were now living, and of that few, the number was yearly diminishing. In fifteen years, the grave will have covered all those who now survi ved. Was it not then unwise to hazard a whole some restrictive provision, lest in its operation il inighteflcet these few individuals for a very short time I He would add no more. His duty would not permit him to say less.” OUTRAGES AMONG THE CIIEIIOKEE InIIIANH Four Gi ii son . —Murder of John Ridge and his Father, drc. — By u letter received in this city yes terday, from one of our citizens at Fort Gibson, Arkansas, we are informed that about a week since the celebrated chief John Ridge and his fa ther, two of the most prominent persons in the nation, were most brutally and savagely murdered, and that John Ross, the leader of the opposition party lias, in consequence thereof, been compelled to take up his quarters at Fort Gibson for personal security. From the same source we also learn that a Mr. Wright and four children were inhumanly mur dered, about the IGlii June, near Cave Hill, Washington county, Ark., for money, as it was supposed. It was generally believed nt For; Gibson, that the perpetrators of this act have been pursued and taken with many others of notorious character, and that the law will he dispensed with and they he disposed of very summarily by Judge Lynch.—Natchez Courier. Patriot Trials.— By the following para graphs from the Detroit Advertiser it appears, that in consequence of tiro evident determination of the court and jury to protect the accused, us in dicated iu the trial of Theller, tire District Attor ney has concluded to proceed no further in patriot prosecutions. The trial of Dr. Theller, in the United States Circuit Court, under the net of Congress of 1818, has terminated in his acquittal, after a long and tedious investigation of four days. Every impediment was thrown in tire way of the prosecution, and it was apparent to ail, in and out of Court, that the bias and sympathy of both the Court and Jury, was in favor of the accused, however imperitive the law, and clear the facts might he. We understand, that from all the circumstan ces, as exhibited on this, and the previous trial, of McLeod, the District Attorney has thought it ad visable to enter a nonpros in the remaining in dictments under that act, arising from that expe dition. From the N. V. Courier ff Enquirer. “Satellites of the Banking Power.”— This is a phrase applied by Mr. Senator Buchan an to the opponents of the Sub-treasury. It is a note of Mr. Van Bureu’s cuckoo song, “bought by lire banks.” Il is applied to a largo majority of our state legislatures; a large majority of the people of the United States; a large majority of the House of Representatives; audit would ap ply to a large majority of the Senate, if that Sen ate spoke the sense, ol its constituents. And who is this Mr. Senator Buchanan, that thus stigma tizes the independent citizens who dare to differ from his master 1 His support of the Govern ment has been bought and paid for. His wages were disbursed in advance. The books of the Treasury will show that tins same Mr. Buchan an received, in one year, from an Executive ap pointment, a larger sum of money than is paid to the President of the United States. We lake it , that he is the same James Buchanan who figures after this fashion on lire Blue Book: James Buchanan, minister to Russia, Outfit, - . - £9,000 00 Salary, - - 12,945 83 Return, • • 2,250 00 Contingent & Loss on Exchange, - 2 848 47 j £27,044 30 Now as this minister to Russia who pocketed i ' ; —■—■■ '" r "" *■ ■ seven and twenty thousand dollars, $2,C00 moic I than the salary ol the President, for aliout a year's “service ot his country,” is the same James liueh anan who is now Senator from Pennsylvania; wc should like to know w ith what grace a man branded with such shameless rapacity can venture to call names, or to indulge in charges of venality I He procured the appointment to Russia as a com pensation for previous party service, and a guar antee for his Inline good behaviour; he went and came back in a few months over a year—charged lor an outfit, charged for his foreign residence, charged tor getting hark, charged for loss on Ex change, and charged further for “contingents” making his year’s compensation amount to $2,000 more than arc allowed to lire President of the united States. Mr. Buchanan received of course nothing more than the legal emoluments of the position; hut it is quite obvious that it was his intention so to manage it as to make the most money out of it. The “perquisites” amounted to more than the salary, by Mr. Buchanan’s shrewd arrangements. The goose was well enough, hut the Senator went in for the trimmings. Instead ol accepting the office with the view of discharg ing its duties, Mr. Buchanan merely received it as a convenient apology for travelling in Europe at the public expense, for “outfitting” him for the expedition, paying his way, smoothing over his little “contingencies” of journeying, and of his return. It would he difficult to say which money was best spent for his fellow citizens—the 9,900 that were necessary to gel him out of the country, or the $2,250 that were paid for relieving (he country of his services abroad, only to bring him hack to he of greater injury at homo. In the same letter, Mr. Buchanan says that the Snh-Treasury was at first “misunderstood” hy many of die host and wisest Democrats of the country.” And who is the man that would thus aly himself with Democracy ] The same James Buchanan who once thanked God that lie •• nevir had a drop of Democratic blood in his veins !" Mammoth Cocoons— Silk growers beat this. I’iie Delaware State Journal, at Wilmington, says Mr. /.ilia Ferris, lias at his great cocoonery in that city, three sizes of cocoons which weigh as fellows: Ist or largest, 1 15 cocoons to the lb : *d size 133: 3d size 181. These cocoons are all from the Tysam while worms, and the pearly silk glistens in its delicate whiteness. We think none can he found to equal in weight or. beauty this large sample produced hy Mr. Ferris, He lias about one hundred pounds. Consignees per South ( arolinn Itail JloaU. , Hamuurg, July 13, 1839. ' Mrs. Sera; (1. T Dortic; I) S Homan; Mayor O. Nixon; A. Frederick; F. Lamback ; Clark, McTier , k t o.; 1). M. Holbrook; lil, Snyder; Treadaway & fibrin; 11. VV. Force; Aldrich & Shove; J. W. Baugh ton; Antony ft Baines; T. Richards; Robert, i Mcl.'onald; .1. L. 1 hornpson; Stovell & Simmons ; I I. B. Plant; 1. I. Wray Sc Son; .1. F. Henson; Jcf- I fers & Buulware; Kernaghan t Wray; ti Parrott. \ COMMERCIAL. II Latest dales from Liverpool June I'J s Latest dates from Havre June 10 c Savannah, July 12. i- Cotton. —Arrived since the tith instant, £»u2 bales Upland, and cleared at the same tunc, 548 bales ( Upland, viz: to N. York 445 ; Boston 103 ; leaving a stoc k on hand, including all on shipboaid not cleared on the 12th inst. ol 2866 bales Upland, and ' 279 bales Sea Island. There has been but little doing in our cotton market this week, as will be seen by our repoi t of sales, and at prices only about i a j cent above those current previous to the Livor -1 P'ml’s arrival ;at the same time but little is offer ing, and must of our small stock is under limits, or destined for shipment. There are also no buyers ’ but at prices temptingly low. The sales arc 135 bales, viz : 39 at 12$; 14 at 13|; 12 at 14; 51 at Mj. In Sea Island we hcarof no transactions. ■ Hice. —The Rice market is very dull, and the , only sales wc have to report, is small lots fur city , consumption at $ a 4,f. Hour * ontinues dull. Small sales from store of Howard street at a 7J, with a fair stock for the season. Corn Is retailing from 90 to 106 cents, accor ding to quality and quantity. Groceries. —In Coffee, Sugar and Molasses, we , have no change to notice in demand and price since our last. Hay. —Sales of 250 bundles on tbc wharf, prin cipally at 90 cents ; sells from store at $1 a 1 j. Exchange—(jn England nominal. Drafts on N. York, at sight, 14 perct. prem. Freights— Po Liverpool, dull at gd; to N. York, $1 per bale. Charleston, Ju’y 13. Colton.—At the opening of business this week l 1000 bags Upland, changed bands at an advmte of F i cent per lb. over previous quotations, subsequent ly, however, the market became flat, and nothing was offered, operations became stagnant, and are , likely to remain so for some time to conic*. A few vessels are loading at our docks for foreign ports, at i! to id per lb for round and square bales. 'I he 1 stock of Uplands now no hand may be estimated at ’ SOOO bags. We report salt s 1483 bales at from 121 1 to 11 j cents per lb. Long Cottons. — A few bales were disposed of at f 42 to 50 cents per lb. 1 Hire —lGG tierces sold for s4j to 4.J per cwt.— , It will be perceived that little or nothing has iuen t done in this staple—prices aie firm, although there f is no advance. Hour. —A limited business was done in various brands,at retail prices—the article may be quoted at last week’s prices, t Hay. —2so bales were received and sold at S7J cents per cwt. Jiucon. —Hams are worth from 16 to 17 cents per , lb.; Sides 12 cents; Shoulders 11 cents. Lard. —Small sales of the article were effected at 12i cents oer lb. Salt. —2500 sacks Liverpool brought 1624 to 175 cents per sack. Exchange. —Sterling hills on England 94 a 10 per cent, prem.; on France 510 a 5 12. Rank of , Charleston —Sight Exchanges on the Norlh 14 per cent, lakes Hills on New York, Boston, Baltimore , and Richmond, 30 days par; 60 do. 4 *lis.; 90, 14 do.; Philadelphia, do.; on New Orleans and Mobile j. 14 per cent. STATEMENT OK COTTON. I S. Island. Upland. Stock on hand Ist Oct. IS3S, 924 2219 > Received this week, 00 bj:> Previously, 11017 198140^^ 11941 200889 * Exported this week, 00 529 Previously, 9587 188994 On shipboard not cleared, 200 2593 1 9797 192486 t s Stock on hand 2144 8103 MARINE INTELLIGENCE. Charleston, July 13. Arrived yesterday. —Schooner Caribean, Allen, New Orleans. Savannah, July 12. Cleared. —Brig Savannah, Hubbard, New York Arrived yesterday —Steamboat Lamar,Creswcll, | Augusta.