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Frinm the MoWe Tribune. If jour Font if PH<} . H It. IfyMjrfrot if* prtitty, sliow it, M-i matter where nnr when : r.et all fair maidoijs know it, The focir takes i#the tnen. The fare, so fair and lovely, May charm tho gazor’a eye; But if the foot Hhhompjy, lie’ll quickly pass her by. J Ts your fopt is pretty, shotv it. When you trip along the street; For ts will catch thp eager eyes Os every man you meet Don’t toea your glossy ringlets. Nor pout your lips so sweet; But gently lift your petticoats. And shotv your handsome feet. It your foot is pretty, show it, At toner-,rl hull and fair: For the small pedal index, Tells nihrre your grimes are. The figure may deceive me. All hoop'd and paddttd oVr : Bat let my eye anrvcy:the font. . 1 aak to seo no more. If your font is pretty, show it, If you wish to catch the beaux. Xu lunger hide the leil-tale clmrin Beneath so many clothes. A graceful tiiot betrays a form. Ot rare and lauiifok- jgrace; Full, rtamdod limbs it doth reveal, For Jatyy's eye to trace. If your foot is pretty, Chow it. Yes, show it when you can ; ‘T\\ ill http you* otiier lovely charms, To win some nice young man. Tin- practiced eye may well distrust A muely ptu/Ucii breast.; But when tt rests upon your foot, It knows ot all the rest. OfTY Cot.t it it Waite's Prayer.—A very lion- j eat minded hut illiterate negro, “way down in : old Virginia,” attended a camp-meeting, Horn; ! time since, in his vicinity, among oilier advieo teuderod him by tiie worthy brelheu present, he j was recommended to go away iu secret and pray \ lor tho forgiveness of his sin.- . This suggestion was overheard hy two or three wicked wags—such as are always found hang- | ing arouti l l cmup-uioctings —and they followed tin, darkey mu to watch Ids movements. li is name was Coldthwaite-UuHy Coldthwaite I he was ooiumouly called—and he was very dull 1 of sight, having hut one eye, out of which lie ; could seo but indifferently. When lie enquireduyltnl h® shpuld say to the Lord, “ho was told to"go” humbly, and uso hie own language, 1 which would bo tuoro accepta ble. 8o Cuffy sauntered down iu the woods, fal lowed by a brace of the b’lioys at some distance behind, who villainously provided themselves with a bucket of cold water. Cuffy tumbled along, and finally- reached a sharp cliff, at the basoof which be knelt duivii snid commenced us follows.: stood niornili. ’ Mussn tlor a mighty, ft’s Chile worry wicked, and p'raps you don't know ‘ini. ITchomuk plantation, and de gentlemen tell me if I axos for it, do grace oh do Lord will be sliow red down npun dis insignificant nigger,’ At this moment down came the pailful of water from the edge ol tiie bank, swash on Cutty’s bare head ! He sprang to Lis feet and gazed about him, blew tiie chilling water from liis mouth, and while his eye rolled itself almost inside out from his excitement and rage, he ad ded— •lJat’ll do, Massu —dat 11 do for this time, sur taiu. —spec it s all right, but dat shower redder cold, any how, date a fact..’ That was the last time that Cutty went out to pray ill secret. From the Chronicle Jc Sentinel. kausum-A letter from “ Inch- Ben.” There are few men iri Georgia me-o’ i extensively to her people than Ben jamin Brutitly, formerly -oi'ttie Temperance Banner, and wherever known, respected and esteemed for Ins sterling worth and unim peachable character. 11c is ui.w a citizen of Kansas, where he has been a close observer of passing events. The following let ter, therefore, possesses especial interest— read it: Fokt Scott j K. TA NARUS.; Aug. 12, 1857. J/r. Ed dor :—When in Washington City last March, I was asked, how I liked the ap pointment of K. J. Walker as Governor of Kansas? I replied that I thought it would do very well. But what do you think of his opinion that Kansas will be a free State ? My reply was, that Mr. Walker knew no more about the sentiments of the people o! the Territory .than others; and all we asked ol him was to attend to the duties of his of fice, and not shape his course with an eye to vi'tkinij Kansas hfree Btate. But. said ati other, your old friend, Mr, Stephens, gives it as his opinion that Kansas will be a free State. I gave a tmnilui reply as in the first instance; stating that I was a citizen of the Jon itory. and knew hs much of the wants and wishes of the people as any person not a resident. Soon after Gov. Walker’s am ••“io - v ifnn M() Ti South’ 1 drfoit r L v ■ w rr n* -• c k.u. • V r ; v h - he had declared, that the -Oil m,d climate of Kansas were unsuited to dave labor, and that the South did not want it, or need it, as a slave State. The scheme to make Kansas a rms State, was concocted in Washington City early in the winter. Gov. Walker's visit to New York, previous to his leaving for Kansas, his sayings there which elicited a complimenta ry notice in the Herald, his Inaugural Ad di’s, Ac., Ac., nil prove this. In fact, Mr. EJitor r it. now openly avowed that if Kan- sus is afimitfeil as a free State under Mr. Buchanan's Administration, if. will deprive ihf El.v k Republic m party of the North of their “poHtVal thunder, ” ami llie Democratic party will “ncceetl at the Presidential elec tion in 1800. At the meeting of the Territorial Conven tion ‘>n the second Monday m January last, m l .luring the whole session of the Legisla ture which followed, I never heard a doubt, expressed by a pro shfft-ry man, as to our ability to carry the Territory at a fair dec ent, with the tljen res'dent inhabitants. The great ndo made in and out of Con- j gross last, year, about the “Missouri Compro- j inise,” about the. elections in the Territory 1 being carried by the vote of oar neighbors, j Sic., Ac., is not forgotten. So great was the ; i prejudice raised against Missouri, that. Pres ; ! ldt iit Pierce instructed Gov. G ary to apply j t<> Kentucky and Illinois—hundreds of miles I farther oil than M s.'.mri if troops should | lie necessary to qu ‘ll invasion and irr-uri'ec tion. The Abolitionist contended that they had tjwo,’ yea, th e vote* to one in :h- Territory, flie Convention Mid 11 >r believe it, nor ili i ijie Legislature believe it. The pro-slavery parly in the Territory were anxious,'or peace 'll the Territory, un I in pursuance of the tv • munioniialions of the Cu’.muui mi, the Leg islature proceeded ! j pass an act providing for the call of a Gonstitntltmal Convention. All tlie provisions of the act are universally admitted to be equal and fair. Bet lo and behold. sr soon as it wasfound that the pro -lavi'ry party were willing to test the Strength ’of pa-tie', at tile polls, and put in tnd to di-putes, the Abolition parly cry out j ‘lviyus Legislature, we will pay no re?p -i j to its acts,” “we will have nothing to do w ilii I the Coiiyyntiun.” They i “':i • and to have ! their names registered, and most of them | refused to vote at the (lection. It being j known to the pro Livery party that there’ 1 would be no formidable contest at the elec- J {ion, a very small vote was polled. But now, persons sent hero since the 15th of Man h, by A 1 Societies, hundreds o* | miles di-'ant, aie to hr pot upon an equa ity | with old citizens, and these are todecidethc I question oi the complexion of our CV.n.:tiln ’ tion, or Ins Excel 1 ’ ney Gov Walker, will •’ * ; use all his influence to induce Congress lo re i jfc-ct. it; and in this lie is backed by the Pres ident and his Cabinet—and all because it • will insure the sue,-es- of the DllM-CUA'iK’ Pam v in tuk Puksiijfnti u, Et.rcrtoN in 1800 ! —'.h-'gre ; X.moN.M, Democratic party— j tjhe ox tv party in favor of Southern Rights, ! and the only parly that can save the ii ts, hn !! 1 I The.muvO'm-ii( iu our Convention toahan . ‘ Jon the name ol “pro-slavery” and “law find i order.” party, and adopt tuntofllio ‘Nation al lMnjScrßt.il’ Party,'’ 1 thought at the time j (vaught with mis’ iiiet” ana euTiii-stly oppos ed it. The majority of the Convention had ’ | no fears of improper motives, and the move 1 was swallowed a a mea- no that was to nsurc the adoption of a pro-slavery Connti j tutioti. I care hot for the opinions of politicians and ollic'c expectants. liming resided in Kansas seventeen mouths, I give it as my ! decided conviction, that slave labor in no part of the Union can be made more profit | able than here, and slaves are about as much needed as in any of the States. True, we do not want drovi sos fifty or a hundred, ns on cotton, sugar or ricu plantations, but, three or four s-rvauts connected wiili every family, would ho ns useful as elsewhere. The fact cannot be disguised, that if the Settlement of the Territory had been left to the ordinary laws governing emigration, would be a slave State without the | {iossibility of a doubt. i The movement of the Administration tip on Kansas affairs, I hold to be the most dan gerous innovation upon the rights of the people that has yet occurred. Ifsustained 1 have no hope of our eouutry. The repeal of the Missouri Compromise will turn out tube the greatest calamity that could have befal len us. If foreigners flock into our country as within a few years past, and Aid Socie ties at the North continue to hire men to go Hito the Territories to decide the provisions ot constitutions, our institutions will beat, an Mild. Our Convention meets in a few weeks.— l?,'Ur Delegates from this District will prove true to their trust. 1 hear that others will bo found faithful in other District.-. I hope most ot the Delegates will be firm, and il our constitution is rejected by Congress, let •he responsibility rest where it properly be ongs. BENJ. BRANTLEY. From the Chronicle & Sentinel. Stepliens-Mavcrj in the Afo <tra€l-lavery in the I'onrretc. Mr. Editor: Mr. Stephens. in Lexington, on the Ist instant., by wav of \io ' f ng ri.l nl’ ■, very unpleasant rw-nisei-nee In ime when be is “hiding and eo,.irig’ inp'v to ‘‘the people” of the Bth District, ti i he tiemt, in his T vis annexation p- ech, (wherein occurs that sentence begin nug “Freedom hath charms,” Jtc., which, once upon a time, Demo.-ra-y cursed him for all over the land.) the sin very of white people as “slavery in the abstract'— that negro sla vpry was slavery in the concrete, and lie was not opposed to it! So we are to consider the question not only abstractly , but concrete ly , metaphysically and rammon-sensically / Tins the first information we—‘‘the people” —have had that in the annexation of Texa the question was tip, of enslaving white folh; thnneiit that lexuJ was a slave State, * t. e. held nigger* asproperty —that's the com- j mon sense of it, and wc—“the peo; !e"—§o ( eon-ider ihe matter now! But, Mr. Steph en has taught us anew lesson—he says lie’s able to learn us a heap —ir an ignorant sink ing master always told his pupils “Follow art. r me and i'll turn you something’ “ —*d does lie ! Well, some of us kinder thinks its ‘‘nbeout time neow” to stop ‘ follering i if- : ter’ him, as we have gotten clean through; the hook, n.rrd have only to read the advert ! tisements on the FLY LEAF, y j Tint three Wings of Oenioera cy. Th” Sport' r Georgian says, the last letter. lof Judge” Thomas reveals a fact which rve j have suspected for some time, v : that the 1 bold stand taken by him was a paity stroke after all. It was feared Hifi* many of tlig I Denmeiu -v -.voulil nut sustain the party any lopgor wall Mr., Buchanan a:i 1:3 confess** t : e.ib. if : r e 1 ei,une tor a leader to ties i intl-Btichmeni tvi'ior. Who so well c-Jnut i a ted for this and d-iuii en’-rpri"” us tile bold, jnnd ‘-P'r-te’ gctll’ •'vt uni Fieri.? Ho | ihrew I ■ at Ollee in ti: • van of this ref, i, “and nbie wit g, idiu-N'd B i.jlr..1.11 to llreii’ , let suit: u T , gaited tl.eir udiulri-lion- sse In’ ll’ CMi fldene.?, and now appeals to tlicit; j uotv piejmlices, and tells them to vote lot 1 B-.uvn. ti."re i.hen we have three wines of jib- D ‘iiiocraey i.i G orvia ; one beaded Ur. G,bb. Lumpkin arid Stiles, who sustain not ; ~~nly Buchanan, but Walkei and til” No th- I “Mi eoni,nio.tiim of tiiC Kansas bilk 1 ’fit 1 | next h-aded'fiv To.(tubs, Stephens andjGaffl-i mr. They denounce Widker and prn istr I LJiioluuian, and say tit v must Wait till thm I annual message of the President before do- I iiouncltig him. The third wing headed bv I Jii-io • Thomas, *di nounees both Buchanan !:•’ \Vab: taking tlie ground of thoAnier !io in Car: ■, and vet voting lor Brown. \e ! rily, Dsni ii'i-.-.ey is a speckled bird. AY ill ; .Lo people submit to be led any longer ! diroc .b such “devious winding way?,” with | no apnar.ru object in view, blit to be on the .-iitie, and let their leaders share the moi'.s, while their rights as s'avehol.Jers, are 1 jeopard’ ‘,' : d in t l , - Territories? - -> Front ihe Central Georgian. ! iJlscttssJon Sa Huucock-Messrs. SlejGiens ami Lewis. AYe had four political speeches liu-ing last j week, while our Superior Court was I'cnd ; ! iug. Messrs. Huff and Lewis lor the Amer (■eiis, and Mi -srs. Stephens lor the Dcinoc- I d.ey. We bend but two, that of Hon. A. A. Stephens ou Thursday, and tlmi. of I). W. Lewis, Esq., on Friday. The speech of ’ Mr. Stephens did not. aid to bis reputation is a slump orator or Statesman. Conlrast , ihg Mr. Stephens with himself, it was a j failure—so thought every man we heard ex press an opinion of it, whether American ur ’ |De uocrat. Mr. Lewis exceeded himself.— . , His American friends were delighted, and - j ipplaudvd him enthusiastically. Ho an . swert 1 every point of much inter .-st made by Mr. Stephens to the entire satisfaction of ’ ‘ lys friends. Mr. Lewis may not have the 1 i ‘pir.ok of -ORie in making “the worse ap - i ik'iir the b. !l. r reason,” but we will put hjm .. ’ p-T,>i any. man v/c know in sustaining j -./hat bis heart and conscience approve. 1 Mr. Stephens -aid ns little as possible : about. Mr. Buchanan and the Walker policy. ‘ j lie rebuked Walker severely; did not bc -1 lieve that the President would sustain him, ! and was in favor of waiting (bow long he . did not snyl until lie (the President) c.-une ~1!< and endor-,-d Wa'ker. Was ever there 5 I so flimsy a pretence offered by a man r.f in -1 | lelhct lor hi position. Wait lid the rresi -1 j dent endorses Walker —alter he has endin’ Jed a slander on himself and Cabinet lor i near three mouths, from a million in power, “! suffer himself to be misrepresented ny an 1 | appointee of the Government, ea 1 and the i Georgia Democracy ungracious tor their 3rd . I resolution —allowe l Walker to lie defended 1 ,'e exlenso bv his organ, the Wasliington 1 Union—and heard the praises ol the Black Republicans without rebuking them —and vet Mr. Stephens is not satisfied, nay, an . unbeliever in Buchanan’s implication iu this matter. It will not do, Mr. Stephens, von cannot make an intelligent man believe that vour position is tenable unless blinded by j P“rty. The truth is, as Mr. Lewis so eloquently enunciated, the National Democracy ill its present organization, of office holders, office seekers and demagogues, constituted the must dangerous party that ever existed in this Governin-'fit, far more dangerous to the rights of the South, than the Black Repub lican party were, because in mask. IF showed that, although the South wag enti tle 1 to the last Presidential candidate, the li'eesodism of that, party would not tolerate it. So Buchanan got it—the same principle brings D mulas in for the next race, end de stroys the hope of the South ever getting 1 another. The same influence apnoiote 1 four successive freesoilers to be Governers of Kansas, that it might be made a free Slate, and now when Mr. Buchanan had brought to bear every influence to mak” it so, the Democrats all over the South were afraid to denounce him, for fear the harmo ’ ny of the great spoils party would be dis tinbed. This is the party that Mr. Ste phens appealed to the Americans of Horn cock to j"in, to save the South. Does h/> ■Hippos” that the Americans of Hancock, ol G'-orgia, are such fools as to be gulled by such transparent sonhisms ? Can it he that ihe Democrats of Georgia, slaveholder- as they are. will let such a man as Buchanan - trample on their constitn'ional rights and -how him no rebuke ? AVill they he led by Cobb and Toombs and Stephens to kiss: t|,u m d that smites them. Yes. party and the ■tde of demagogues will lead the great bulk “1 this servile course. Although as Mr Lexis argued—the party had heroine Walk -17. and even at th” South, will'e t 1 e who’ D mocr.tlic paruy North was for free K i TANARUS, arid the Southern Democracy I yield to the No-fli, they cling to it “u > death giasp, and cry, where else -hall w. g,. Who else has p over an I influence and votes and offices and spoils to command ? We ad uit it you want spoils, if von wish to he •n the strong side, you need nut. come r. us, hut if you wish to do your duty to the j South, if you wish to rebuke the -pint of I Freesoilism as carried nut by Buchanan and ‘ Walker in Kansas, sustain the American ! party in the approaching election, and you | will offe -tiially do it. In the eloquent lan guage of Mr. Lewis, though all the other States have been submerged by the muddy water? Os A tifwnnl Democracy at the recent elections, let Georgia, let Georgia, let the j old T.h District, lot Hancock county at hea-t he an exception to the general riifci, 1 and stand forth as beacon lights to guide the ; ship ol P'atc sale into port. ! Mr. Stephens’ ad enphrndum argument about, the 51 Northern Democrats, who wonld be ready to stand with them, shoul der to shoulder in the next Congress, was quashed at a single stroke by Mr. Lewis, when he showed conclusively that while i such men as Henry M. Fuller had been j beaten down by B! tek Republican and De- I mocraticvotes, every one of tho 51 would . stand with Mr. Buchanan, in favor of Walk er and Freesoilism, and against the South. ! arid especially Mr. Stephens and the Geor j gia Democracy. This clap trap about J"- sepli K. Brown (the t itti.t; hoy that used 1 to Feu. n uckki.perries J was as pointless as bis sni-era about the brii.uance — ignorance of Ben Hill. w< re impotent and self-destroy ing. Mr. Lewis showed that, it was too late | for Mr. Stephens, or any other stump spenk j er to make out. that Mr. Hill lacked brillian :cy either morally or intellectually. That he I stood as high in tho affections of the poo p* • of Georgia, ns any other man. whether ’ as a private citizen, a church member, a iaw j yer. or a civilian, anil that Ids friends were i lolly satisfied in every political contest ho j b*d yet fought, and were not afraid to put J, bun against any Democrat in Georgia. The ’ applause ol the audience showed conelusivr j ly that old Hancock would sustain glorious j lien Hill on the Ist Monday in October by l-*s increased majority. Aiiei*ii‘an ‘.racket. FOR GOVERNOR. HON. BEHJUiN H. HILL FOR CONGRESS. 3rd. “—Hon. 11. V. TKIPPE. ‘mtm citizen. ‘ If AOON, GA SEPTEMBER 7, 1357. - L. F. W. ANDREWS, Editor. Pub. loc’.—i )nce more we return our thanks to Hon. R. Tootnbs, for several public :-Documents, which he has been pleased to send j ns. — Hon. ti. 11. tlil! in Macon ! t. We are authorized to announce that the Son. B. 11. Hill will be in this City, on IT’ESDAY, the loth inst., and address the s-ople who may assemble on the occasion, t The address will be at 11 o’clock, A. M.. of i day, so that our friends from the country ■ 1 ntey have an opportunity ofhearing the dis -1 1 i inguished champion of American principles. 1 Fbuie ode! Come all! The ladies are res pectfully invited to grace the occasion with their presence. fill- Hlain’s Appointnienfs. The Hon. S. C. F’am will address his fel low.-ouizeUß at. ti c following times and ’.At Qolutnbus, to-morrevv earning Sept. 8. “ Cusiefflt, Wednesday, “ !). “ Buena V'ista ThurSilay; ” ‘ “W. “ Lumpkin, Friday, ‘ 11. “ Piaston, Saturday, “ 12. The Meeting on Saturday—We hope the meeting called for Saturday next, for the purpose of nominating an American Ticket lor the Legislature, will bo lull, enthusiastic and harmonious. There cannot be much difficulty i., beating the Ticket put out by our opponents, il our friends will come together in a proper spir i and unite in the support of the Ticket which , i ay he nominated. Nor should tho persons chosen to constitute the Ticket decline the can vass, .unless through reasons of the most imper ative nature; and in this ease, as far as possible, the names of persons spoken of, who cannot ac ’ “pt a nomination, should be withdrawn before the meeting proceeds to ballot. : A correspondent suggests a very good ticket, in to day's paper, and our columns are open for similar suggestions from others. To the honor : of the Americans of Bibb, be it said, that there is none of the “wild hunt after office” spirit, in our ranks. This is the correct principle, but. it never was intended to operate against the cheer ful acceptance or a nomination, unanimously and voluntarily tendered. Therefore we trust that those who may l>e called on to serve the partv. u ill respond favorublv and with promptitude. Hon. M J. Crawford’!* Fosiflon. At a public meeting inCuthbert, on Tues day last, the Hon. Martin J. Cnwford, in answer to theqnestinn put directly to him by Mr. El-irn, said that he considered the Derno e otic party, North and South, as national— • rb-in sentiment and views on the Kansas question, since the date of tiie President's In augural. This, we think, is going the whole j,figure for the Isothermal Democracy of the North. For example and illustration, see the following exposition of the views of said Democracy. General Shields, a leader of the Western Democracy, declared in a speech defending the Kansas bill : “The principle of non-intervention (viz: Kansas bill.) would not only keep Nebraska and Kansas what they are now—free—but would, by its full and fair operation, if we acquire the continent to the Isthmus of Da nan, work with such powerful force and cf- L-i-t, that no man would ever see another eve Territory on this continent.” flu- New Hampshire Patriot—Mr. Pierce's siie organ—declares “that the Nebraska ■i 1 works gloriously and triumphantly for l eedorn. No act of any President or Con cress has seemed so ninth and so suddenly and so easily for liberty.” The National Democratic candidate, for Governor of Ohio, said, in a late speech, that, “ Under his Administration, Kansas, pro tacted alike fioin New England and the South, is working out the peaceable fruits ol righteousness. At a day not distant or doubtful, ns from the beginning had been predicted, &iU33 Will he adattwd into the galaxy of States, with a free State Constitu tion, by tiie votes of her own people: abo - ishifty, fort ver. slavety in her midst, thus fbrnSshing an application of practical Demo cratic doctrines.” If Mr. Giiwfbrd is one in sentiment, with such National Democrats, ho wtil hardlv hi a fit representative of the people of the 2n 1 District, Oeslnicfhe I’lrr in tm er it'll s The Sumpter Republican, Extia, “1 yesterday brings the following sad in tel’ ligenee: “ Between the hours of 1 and 2 o’clock, this morning, our City was alarmed by the cry of fire and the ringing of bells, when it was discovered that the estab lishment of 11. \V. Shaw, deceased, was on fire on the roof, and nearly enveloped in flames. The combustible nature of the house on Shaw’s lot together with the old and tinder-like character of those in its neighborhood, satisfied all at the first view, that the conflagration was to be of the most serious nature. After burning Shaw’s building, of two stories, with four out houses, it commu nicated to the Hotel of Col. Meßain, on the east side, and immediately opposite, where, by the strenuous exertions of our citizens it was stopped, with no other injury to the Hotel than a severe scorch ing. The Col’s, preservation was a mi racle The flames then reached the office j of the Planters Bank agency, occupied j by John C. Holmes, Esq., which was consumed, thence attacking the frame store houses of S. S. Kendrick, F. Vo gclgsang, the new store of J. P. Griffin, and the yellow store owned by the same, but occupied by B. Greenwald, as a clothing store, then crossing an alley, it reached the large and commodious gro cery store of William L. Johnson, and destroyed this, with the newly erected and handsome warehouse of Messrs. John son & Evans, passing with its relentless power over a large part of the business-, portion of tho City. The only store j which escaped, and which was in the | track of the raging element, was the j brick store of J. J. Gran berry, which j owes its preservation to the fact of its being protected by sheet iron roof, shut ters and doors, and which was the cause of staging tho progress of the flames across the street, to Col. Mcßain’s Ho tel. In the hurry and confusion of the mo ment, we give such items of losses ar j we have been able to obtain, remarking ’ only, that we believe we are rather be low than above the mark. H. W. Shaw, reported loss about §7,000 —insured. Office of the Agency of Planter’s Bank, owned by J. J. Gran berry, loss about §5,000. The Agent, Mr. Holmes, sjcceeded in lemoving his valuable pa pets, money, b<x>ks &c. Ihe Dry Goods store ofS. S. Ken iirii'k, loss aViut §4,000 —fully insured. !■ red. \ ogelgsang, Confectionary loss about §5,000. Insured. Mr. Vogelg sang is in New York, but it is reported that bis polity expired this day ! Anew Storehouse erecting by J. P. Griffin, loss about §I,BOO. This loss is a severe one, falling, we understand, up on Mr. Henry Weaver, the contractor. Ibis building is a serious loss to our city, as Mr. Griffin bad arranged a fine Concert Hall and Exhibition room, a want which we have felt for along time. 1!. Greenwald’s Clothing store, owned by J. P. Griffin—loss of building §l,- 200. Stock of clothing, estimated loss between §3,000 and §4,000 —insured. AA illiam L. Johnson, wholesale Gro cery, loss $25,000, of which but about §IO,OOO. was insured. Johnson & Evan's Cotton Warehouse and sheds, loss about §1,200 —not in sured. Mr. Johnson’s loss is a severe “tie, and deeply regretted; he had just commenced receiving his supplies for the fall and winter trade, of heavy gro ceries, bagging, rope and salt, of which upward-; of 800 bags were in store.” In giving credit to several persons who signalized themselves by their active efforts in subduing the flames, the Ke publiean pays the following tribute to “Unde Litt, ’ by whose bravery M’Bain’s Hotel and Col Battle’s Livery Stable were saved. “ Not the least of those deserving of > credit, was the old and well tried favo rite ot Macon and Atnerieus, in the fires that has heretofore tried the stoutest— we mean l hat man of men— “ Old Litt,” a negro, but one who bears under his black and wrinkled skin as stout a soul and as true a heart as beats. He took his stand upon the roof of Col. Mcßain’s Hotel and when his efforts had stayed the elements there, lie occupied the post of honor and danger'on the roof of Col. Battles Livery Stable, and enveloped in a wet blanket, while every gust of seething flame scorched and singed his honorable wool, he succeeded in saving that building and consequently the City!! Let due honor be paid to him !” A correspondent writes us the follow ing additional particulars, under date of yesterday : “The city Council convened about 3-J o’clock this morning, to deliberate upon the matter and arrested several white men and negroes,who are now in close confinement. Doubtless it was the work of some incendiary, who either intended to burn the town, or was in this regard, indifferent to the result.— Fortunately their was no wind, else Mcßain’s, P. H. Oliver’s, VV. R. Bat tle’s, Rosenwald’s and Kendrick’s dwel ling must have gone. 1 hope the gib bet will get its due, WIT*N£BS” Americans of Bibb—Attention 1 We are requested by many Americans, to call a meeting of the American putty ofßibb j County, on Saturday next, at the Court , House, in this City, at 11 o el. ik. V. M.. for i the purpose of nominating n Ticket for the Legislature. As the time is short, it is hoped Ii here will be it general attendance of all who are opposed to the AA r alker-Kansas policy of i ihe Administration, in order that some or ; ganization may be effected, for the redemp tion of old Bibb from the misrule of modern j bogus Isothermal Democracy. Our friends ‘ from the country are particularly invited to ! he present. Houston County- Pnitnr, G.v., Sept. 5, 1857. The Executive Committee of the Ameri- I can Party of Houston county, having this dav met in this place to make arrangements for the reception of the Hon. Benjamin H. Hill, who proposes to address the people of Houston county on Friday, the 18th of this month, in this place, on the political ques tions of the day, when it was Resolved, That the American Party of Houston, prepare a “Pick Nick” on that day and for that occasion, and to which the peo ! pie of this and the adjoining counties, with | out distinction of party, and iisi’Eiially the i Ladies are most cordially and nsptctfclly in i vited. I Resolved also. That the He n. Joseph E. 1 Brown, the Democratic candidate for Gov ernor, be respectfully invited to the meeting of the 18th, with an assurance that he shall have a fair participation with Mr. Ilill in the discussion that may then and there take place. Resolved, That the proceedings of this meeting be published in the Georgia Citizen. Journal & Messenger, and the Sumter Re publican. of next week. ISAAC C. WEST, Ch’n E. C. H. 0. Journal it Messenger and Sum ! ter Republican will please copy. Later from Europe. Arrival of the Steamer North America. St. Johns, N. 8., Sept. s —The Steam ship North America, arrived off Cape Race, oil Thursday, and by her arrival we have news from Liverpool to AYednesday, Aug. 26th. Liverpool Market. Liverpool, Aug. 26.—The Cotton market was active on Monday and Tuesday, at an advance of one-eighth, and with sales of 31,000 bales, closing with an advancing ten dency. Breadstuffs had a declining tendency, and buyers demand a reduction in prices. Sugar clored buoyant at 6d. advance. Money Market. —Consols quoted at 90 3-4. General News. The Cholera was abating at St. Peters burg. The Government of Madagascar has re commended a persecution of the Europeans. The harvest in Turkey was successful. French ships have been ordered to ren der aid to the English forces in China. Several commercial failures arc reported in Liverpool. DigUrt-ncc: Jit'lgii Turin and Na- The English Parliament has been nru | longned. New York Market. Saturday, Sept. s.—The Cotton market is firm with sales of 700 bales. Flour is hea vy with salc3 of 6,500 barrels ; State and Chio declined 15 cents, and Southern 10 cents. Wheat dull, with sales of 12,000 bushels at a decline of from 3 to 5 cents. — Corn heavy, sales 21,000 at from 74 to 7Cc. | for mixed. Turpentine closed firm at a plight advance, and quoted at 48 cents per ! gallon. Freights are firmer. From our Special Correspondenl. \ Augusta Market—Sept. 4, 1854. Cotton —The very limited quantity on j the market, and the stringent prices deman- I ded by the holders, check operations. We bear of no sales. Two bales new cotton received. ” iieat. —Orders for large quantities of wheat are daily received, but at prices which holders refuse to sell at. Small lots of Red bring from 81,00 to 81.10, and large lots from 81,10 to $1,15; and in lots of from five to ten thousand bushels $1,20 to $1,23 are of f'red. Large lots of White are selling from ‘■ L-to $1,30 as to quality. The last sale ol \\ hito, 5000 bushels, was made at $1,28. Bacon —There is quite a speculative feel ing in Bacon, based upon a positive scarcity of die commodity, and we hear of some lots of Tennessee clean sides taken off the mar ket and limited at 17 cents, and other lots coming forward to be limited at 19 or 20 cents, according to circumstances on ar rival. Corn. This article is accumulating on the • mai ket, and there are more sellers than buy ers. Purchases are only made to supply im mediate wants, as the large crops indicate a material decline in prices. Pome sales were made this morning at 98 and SIOO, in lotsof abtiut one h>u ’red bushels, a’though the re tail price is from $1,05 to sl,lO, Quotations from the Merchant’s Mart Wholesale Transactions. Friday Noon, Sept. 4, 1857. Common Rectified Whisky, 4 months. 32. White Corn, delivered at the depot. 08. White Wheat, large lot, (sold 3rd) 1.28. Hhds Tennessee ribbed sides, 174. “ Western Shoulders, 141-2 a 15 “ Tennessee “ 15 als 1-2.’ “ “ clear sides, 18. Some lots held at. 19. Flour, superfine, §5,62 a $6.00. “ extra superfine $6.00 a $6.25. “ Family, $6.75 a 7,00. W heat, Red, quoted, $1.15 a $1,20 Feathers, quoted, 45 a 48. Tennessee sugar cured Hams, canvassed to arrive, offered at 17 1 2. Unsmoked and best middles, offered 17. NEW COTTONAT AUGUSTA. Augusta, Ga., Sept. 4, P. M.—The first new cotton brought to this City, direct from the Planter, was received to-day. It was two hales made by Mr. Jonathan Taylor, at Edgefield District S. C., and sold by Polll lain, Jennings & Cos., to Mr. T. S. Metcalf at 10 cents perpound, and stored at the Ware house of J. H. Anderson & Cos. Ihe fust bale received last year, in Ham burg, waa on U> ii* 9t’ August