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From the New Oilcans True Delta.
Tlic Slate of Siege.
Our streets have assumed the aspect ofa camp;
the ordinary modes for preserving its peace, and
the security oi the persons and preperiy ol iis
inhabitants, are admitted by the conduct ot iis
coatituted authorities to be insufficient for the re
pression of outrage, violence and bloodshed; life
and property are safe only under the shadow oi
the bayonet This condition of affairs has not
been unexpected by us; a portion ot the press
has not been found unwilling tu fan the flume ol
ill feeling, national antipathies and sectarian ani
mosity, snd, as a natural consequence, a pretext
war. easily found for the social conflagration. 1 he
whole Union is in agitation; a war of sectaries
has commenced, and scarcely a paper we take
up that much of iis space is devoted to details
of collisions between prntestants and catholics,
under the name of American and Irish, in which
the latter are represented as uniformly the
aggressors as well as the sufferers.
The Irish catholic, in addition to his obnoxious
religion, isa violent political partisan of democra
cy.and in the Northern States is peculiarly dis
liked on these accounts, but c-pecially by ad
verse religionists and freesoilers, against the
movements of the lattar of whom his vote tilth
to has invariably been cast. That, taking ad
vantage of a lull in national politics, the di-iiac
ions of parly, and a weak, irresolute and equivo
cal administration, an effort should he made eith
er to detach the Irish catholics from the support
of the democratic party, or tc nullify their politi
cal influence by a crusade aguiusi their religion,
docs not surprise us; nor ought It to surprise any
man who has tendency of parties
throughout the Union fur the last two or three
years. These opinions and views we have stal
ed over and over again in conversation with
friends within the time we have named; and since
the presidential election of 1848, they have been
growing stronger in our mind.
In the contest that.then took place, when the
democratic party inflow York .Stale was so near
ly eqnlly divided between Van Buien and Cass,
i'. is safe to say that not one hundred Irish votes
were cast for the former, while probably of Hie
entire vote given for Cass, two-thirds were those
of Irish catholics. In this state of parlies, it was
not difficult to perceive that an effort would be
made bv tiie Northern whig parly, or the mixed
elements of which it is composed, and the Iree-
Boil democrats, to break down an opposition which
bo long as it continued, must he fatal to their su
premacy', and the triumph of prim iples held in
cbmmon. Politicians are not icry fastidious a
bout niefns, provided the end aimed at is desira- !
bji); and as the Irish vote was only assailable
through inoroid patriotism and sectarian hate—
both Were put in requisition to accomplish the ob
jects in view by the originators ol the agitation
which lias already caused so much bloodshed and
trouble in the country.
Citizens of any intelligence w ill readily com
prehend lioiv easy it is; with such an organiza
tion as is known to exist, to set a community by
the ears, and will have no difficulty in imder
fclnn'ding that,whether it is an altercation between
two citizens about a dog, or sonic other paltry
matter of individual dispute, when the elements
ot disorder abound, and are organized for mischief,
little is w anting to stimulate them to outrage and j
disregard of the laws.
That we are unfortunately in that state of un- |
preparedness which places tup persons and pro
perty of all deeent ci izensat the mercy of any
two or three hundred vagabonds who may choose
to take the city and iis control into their own
bauds, we are constrained to admit. Indeed the
litter disregard and contempt in which the cily
government is held, was strikingly manisfested
every night dining the riots, foa one puity of bel
ligerents actually organized lor operations under
the very eyes of tho authorities, and as il in do
fiance of its powers; while in another section, a
band of men were permitted to arrange in order
of battle for an anticipated attack.
Complaints are general of the iiv-tti.*iewe.y of
tfie police, as if any police can be efficient or nub
missive to authority, when they are taught by
example to insult it. The police, ns the Record
ers now manage it, will only ho formidable to do
Cent citizens. Besides it is all nonsense to ex
pect a police armed with batons only, to dqiorso
mobs of ruffians conscious of impunity for their
crimes, and armed to the teeth ivMi murderous
weapons. It is certainly creditable to our cily
that things are not worse; that families are not
driven from their homes, and property is not de
stroyed, for alier all ol ihree nights o! uninter
rupted saturnalia, the whole number of people
slalil will eflly reach some ten or twelve!
We shall not, at this time, undertake to specu
late upou the extent ot the irreparable injury
done New Orleans by these lawless proceedings
nor the frightful chain of calamitous circum
stances that cannot fail lo follow the introduction
of religous discord among our hitherto liberal,
generous and tolerant population; but we would
earnestly implore all persons w ho value the tran
quility of the country, honor the laws, and love
republican government, to unite in trampling
down the rulliin spirit that is abroad, and in
maintains untarnished, the high and honorable
reputation our city has hitherto enj wed. For
the incendiary scribblers, who have industrious
ly, nil all omissions, for the last three or four
tnuuths, endeavored, by their inflammatory and
insidious appeals, to bring about the present state
of affairs, we have nothing hut loathing ami con
tempt,as we are sure every right thinking person
cannot fail to have. The day, we had thought
had gone by lor religious intolerance and perse
cution, and the last country in which we ever
should have anticipated its revival would be in
the Protestant States of this Republic.
A Word to fitiys.—You were made to
be kind and generous. If there is is a boy at
school who has a club foot, don’t let him know
that you ever saw it. If there is a boy with rag
ged clothes, don’t talk about rags in his hearing.
It there is a lame boy, assign to him some part
of the game which does not require running.
If mere isa hungry one, give liima part of your
dinner. It there is a dull one, help him to get
his lesson. If a larger or stronger bov lias in
juned you, forgive him. and request the teacher
not to punish him. All the school will show by
their countenances how much better it is to have
a great soul than a great list.
llocs vs. Eloso. —One of our shopmen
was the ‘hero’ of quite a ‘scene’ the other day.
A lady from the country stepped into the store
and inquired for hose. The young gent went to
the door and brought in a couple of corn hoes;
The lady looked confused and told him rather
tartly - that it was ladies’ hose she wanted. ‘All.
yes,’ replied the young knight of the yard-tick,
and taking the corn hoes hack to their place, re
turned in a j ffy with a couple of very delicate
little garden hoes. Here was confusion worse
counfoutided. The lady, out of all patience, in
formed his clerkship that she wanted hose with
out handles o:t ’em. The young chap‘took,’ blush
ed deeply, held on to the counter to keep from
‘going up,’passed out the box marked ‘Ltdies’
llose,’ and succeeded in making a sale. He has
since abandoned stan ling collars.—Saint Louis
News.
A Candid Politician— James \V. T. McCal-
Irster, of Philadelphia, declines being a candidate
tor the Legislature on the ground that the per
diem is too small, and adds :
“ As my notions of honor and honesty would
dfeprive me of the principal revenue ol legislators,
(to wit, bribery,) I should receive but three dol
lirs per day tor the one hundred days, and the
very questionable honor of being a Pennsylvania
legislator—a title which (if (lie press of this city
irfto he believed) is synonymies with villain.”
I THE COURIER.
ALBWI, GEORGIA.
Saturday, September 80, ISSI.
ID’ Our county still enjoys unequalled health.
An exemption from the general desolation which
sickness lias wrought through mnch of our
country which calls for the profouudest gratitude
to the dispenser of Good and Evil.
ST We are glad to see that the yellow fever
has become less destructive in Savannah. The
i end of tho terrible episode in its history, through
! which the stricken city has lately passed, we sin
cerely hope is near at hand.
I [FTThe mails are just at present much derang
ed, owing to the desertion as we understand, of
a great part of the Post Office force at Augusta,
by which the distribution of the mail matter at
that point is impossible.
in Augusta.—lt is said that the
alarm in Augusta on the subject of yellow fever
beggars description. The town was deserted,
and desolation reigned throughout its streets.—
YVe regret the alarm, but trust that it will he the
worst calamity the people will have to undergo,
and that the more substantial afflictions of sick
ness and death will be spared them.
Tj'The riot in New Orleans extended through
three days, and cost ten ir twelve lives.
Jj* We give some extracts from the Ameri
can Crusader, which professes to be tiic organ, or
perhaps we should say, one of the organs of the
Kmv Nothing party. We do this as part of the
history of the times, in order to show to our read
erstiie position which this new organization now
professes to occupy.
O’ The harvests of the old world are said to be
very abundant,so much to that a decline of fully
one fourth in the price of grain is confidently
predicted. In California too the production it is
thought will far exceed the consumption. While
those results may lessen the profits of our grain
farmers, yet they ivi J render impossible the scar
city of bread which iias been foretold - Our own
opinion is that bread stuffs will be abundant, at
least sufficiently so to prevent any suffering from
that cause.
IIT It is stated in the Macon Journal & Mes
senger that there were 5 deaths of Yellow Fever
in Angola on Saturday. The Telegraph is not
working there and tho PostOffi-e being disor
ganized cuts ofl’any lator intelligence. The
same cause accounts for the meagre news which
we have received for the last week from all
quarters.
Among the deaths by yellow fever in Savan
nah, we see with regret the name of R. Gart
land, the Human Catholic Bishop of Sav. lie
died at his post in tiic discharge of the holiest
duties of li>)inanity, tho dispensation of the offices
of Chriil’s Minstry, to the dying and the bereaved.
With the doctrines of his Church, we feel no sym
pathy, hut for the Christian hero, true to his lofty
vocation in the hour of danger, we entertain ilie
highest respect. We learn that ihe ministers ol
all denominations in Savannah, have nobly done
their whole duty.
Annexation.—A treaty is now before the
President, by which the government ot the Sand
wich Islands, agree to transfer them to the Unit
ed Suites. We hope this transfer will not le
made. We can see no benefits ‘o bo derived
from the possession of the Islands, which will not
be as well attained by their remaining in neutral
and friendly hands. Besides they will be pilficult
of defence in time of war. Then too, their In
habitants are half civilized only, and we do not
wish to see any such population added to the al
ready promiscuous foreign vote ol the Union.
ILT The War progresses so leisurely that we
are in danger ol occasionally overlooking its exist
ence. And yet it is destined to exert upon our
day incalculable influence, not only politically
but financially. It., duration, variations, success,
defeats will sway and fluctuate the money mark
ets ol the world.
Forces are concentrating in every direc'ion,
ami preparations making for the vastest hostilities.
The most powerful fleets are arrayed aguinstfor
tresses which will test their efficiency. And on
the level shores of the Black sea—the desert bor
ders of the Baltic.) anil amidst the mountains of
Asiatic Georgia, hundreds of thousands of the best
and bravest of the soldiers of Europe, are ga’.h
ing under the Tricolor of France, the Union Jack
of England, tho double headed Eagle of Austria,
and the Crescent of Turkey, impatient for the sig
nal which unslips them for their herculean task,
the liumiliatioiiof Russia. It will not be long de
layed, and then we shall see strife, such as the
gazing world beheld with terror when Napoleon
marched upon Vienna, Berlin, Moscow.
!D°The N. York Courier and Enquirer, which
agitated fiercely against the Nebraska hill, seems
to have found that the consequences of the agita
tion may he unpleasant. It is now sincerely im
ploring the Whig, New York Convention, soon
to inert, not to denationalize the Whig party, by
adopting the abolition principles of the fusionists.
This is always the case with fanaticism. It is
not very difficult sot its leaders to start it, hut to
s op it unt ill it lias accomplished its fell work, is
a very different undertaking. We wish the edi
tor of the Courier may succeed in his some
what late efforts to moderate the fury of the noi
sy fanatics whom he labored so successfully to
excite.
O’ We give an account of two of the most
prominent lawyers at-the Georgia bar, (Judges
lia rdeman and Conel from the Independent Press.
Our brother of the Press speaks as if the power
of oratory and a knowledge of the law, were in
consistent with eacit other. We think lie is mis
taken. A man may he,and often is, an excellent
lawyer without being an orator. But, toconsti
tute a lawyer in the highest sense, both these
tilings are necessary. Nor is the conjunction at
all unnatural. Webster, Wirt,Choate,Grymes,
Prentiss, Crittenden, Gastou, and the other bright
est members of the American bar being equally
distinguished as sound lawyers and eloquent
speakers. Nor need we go out of our own Stale
fur an instance of this blending of the two char
acteristics. Kince the lawyer in Georgia to
whom all look as Oy far the most profound arid
safe jurist, is at the same time equally promi
nent overall others as lire most splendid orator,
we mean the Hon. John M. Berrien.
For the Georgia Courier.
Mr. Editor :—Believing you to be a friend lo
the sick, and being desirous of calling the atten
tion of those w ho may unfortunately be afflicted
with chills and fever, to a remedy that we have
all used in our families with the be-t results, we
hope you will do us the kindness to give this a
place in ycur columns :
The article to which we allude is the German
Alamagrachlin, which we obtained from Messrs.
Mason & Dickinson, of Milford, Ga. Some of us
had been afflicted with the chills for, from four to
sixteen months, arid had used every thing that
the physicians could prescribe, but to littld pur
pose. Having heard of this new and valuable
remedy,we determined to give it a trial,and in eve
ry instance it proved effectual, and the best of all
is that the chills never returned after its use—
from three to six doses will effectually break up
the worse cases.
Richard N. Tillman, Abraham D'ason,
Maitm Swearingin, Win. J. Billings,
John 11. Black.
4 Aliici'icuii I'luiloriu. -
1, Repeal of all Naturalization Laws.
2, None but Native Americans for Office.
3, A pure American Common School System.
4, War to the lull, on Political Romanism.
6, Opposition, first and last, to the formation of
Military Companies composed of Foreign
ers.
6 The advocacy of a sound, healthy, and safe
Nationality.
7 Hostility to all Papal Influences, in what
ever form, and under whatever name, when
brought to hear against the Republic.
8 American Institutions and American Senti
ments.
9 More stringent and effective Emigration
Laws.
10 The amplest Protection to Protestant Inter
ests.
11 The doatrines of the revered Washington
and his compatriots.
12 The sending back of all Foreign Paupers
landed on our shores.
13 The formation ol Societies to protect all
American interests.
14 Eternal enmity to all who attempt to carry
out the principles of a foreign Church or
State.
15 Our Country, our whole Country and noth
ing but our Country.
16 And finally,—American Laws and Ameri
can Legislation, and Death to all Foreign
Influences, whether in high places or low ! i
I'ii'ly-ime Eleasrnis w hy we support
the .Halite Antorient! CattM'.
1 Because it is the only cause true Americans
should support:
2 Because it was sanctioned by Washington
and all the early patriots of the Republic:
3 Because it is the only one that ran redeem
the country from its unfortunate thraldom:
4 Because it is based on the Religion of a true
Patriotism and the Patriotism ol a true religion:
5 Because it is a just and noble cause:
6 Because it is, consistent, manly, n ‘bio:
7 Because through its principles we original
ly obtained the Republic, and by the sustenance
of them can it alone he perpetuated:
8 Because it is being assailed by one of the
most powerful foes the'world has ever seen oi
known:
t> Bscauso it aims to enlarge and strengthen
our nationality:
10 Because it boasts the countenance, tin-con
victions, the efforts, the hopes of our wisest and
best men:
1 I R cinisn it is our duty, our whole duty, and
nothing hut our duly:
12 Because the gool of the country demands
it:
13 Because the welfare of the nation is in im
minent peril:
14 Because a base Church and an unprinci
pled Priesthood is attempting, by an unhallowed
system of Politics, to undermine and crush out
our Liberties:
15 Because America was made for Ameri
cans:
16 Because we think nrinciples are greater
than men’ and patriotism better than place or
power:
17 Because other parties and organizations
are not what they should be, and are not upon
the side ot the people and the general good;
18 Because it is committed to a repeal, or very
great modification ol the Naturalization Laws:
19 Because it is determined to prevent .all un
ions of Church and IStHie:
20 Because il is in favor of elevating the mas
ses:
21 Because it insists upon Americans for A
merican offices:
22 Because it believes in a genuine Republi
canism:
23 Because it is war to the hilt on political
Romanism:
24 Because it forbids the sectarianization of
the Common School system:
25 Because it aims to carry out American
sentiments and measures in all their purity,
strength, vigor and beauty:
26 Because it requires men and patriots, and
rejects politician- and plunderers:
27. Because it is a friend and supporter of
American labor, industry and art:
28 Because it says to the loreigner, “If you
come here you must he an American in senti
ment, feeling and action—and not an Irishman,
Swede, German, &c.”
29 Because it is the cause of the Right’of the
Country of God:
30 Because having received the Republic as a
sacred heritage from the early fathers, it is bound
lo preserve it true and good for pos'erity:
31 Because it lias been called into existence
by the insolence and outrages of foreigners, and
the corruption of political parties - :
32 Because It obligates itseif to enact such
laws as shall be for the good of the people; and
true glory, welfare and happiness of the nation.
| 33 Because it is firmly set against the forma
i tion of Military companies composed of Foreign
i cr - i:
34 Because it believesthat the welfare of the
American family and interest is paramount to all
j oiliers:
35 Because it has an American heart that
beats for American men, movements and mea
sures.
36 Because it is sincere, honest, brave and un
flinching:
37 Because it is reasonable, logical and re
spectable:
38 Because it holds to the doctrine that one
man, it of character, is just as good, and no bet
ter than another:
39 Because it is only one on which the people
can place any reliance:
40 Because it proposes a reform at the Bal
loibox.
41 Because il has no laith In carrying elec
tions by Iraud, corruption, violation of law, right,
decency and justice:
42 Because it says to the Pope of R ime, ‘You
shall not gain political power in this country—
you shall not gain either temporal or spiritual
, ascendency—your fait!: is a vicious one, and is
surrounded by that which is fatal to the Repub
lie. Therefore your efforts will be baffled at all
points;”
43 Because it is a cause which meddles with
no other, arid truly knows no North, no South,no
East no West:
44 Because it countenances the formation of
Ainorican organization for the good of tire Amer
ican cause:
45 Because it is a friend of education, morality
and pure religion:
46 Because it favors free speech, free cpnsci
ence, all just Ireednm of every kind and form:
47 Because it don’t believe that lawlessness
it freedom; that un Americanizing America is
patriotic; that so eigners should have any more
I rghts than belong to them:
48 Because that it has some sort of conviction
! tial what is our oivn, can’t be very well claimed
1 ty others:
I 49 Because it is free of malignity, ofbaseness,
l cf everything that is dishonorable, unjust mean;
50 Because it is the greatest and best cause
•n the face of the globe. •
51 And finally, because it is for “Our Coun
try, our Whole Country, and Nothing but Our
Country.”
Reader—citizens of our country—how do you
Ike the above programme ? Well we hope.
Tiic True and False.
Mr, 11. Blaney pioposes to publish,on the first
b f September, at Salem, anew weekly paper, (8
be called ‘The Salem True American,’ which
/will advocate anti-slavery and anti-Roman Cath
olic doctrine.
We clip the above from one of our exchanges.
only say of it that we hope it won’t sue- |
ceedj ami for the reason that il proposes to mix
the slavery question with Americanism. We op
pose any and all such alliances. They are un
just and perilous. The American cause is a
great, •* good, a glorious, a national cause. Il
reaches clear over the union. Let it be kept free
from all other questions. It must so be kept.—
Arty other course will divide, weaken, destroy
any thing like a national organization, and with
out such the hope ofa triumph in the Presiden
tial contest must be dark indeed.
Away with such alliances. Let native Amer
icans keep their oivu ground, and stick to their
own principles. Let alone the slavery question.
We have no business with it, or it with us. It
is an outside issue. We have as much as we can
do to light our own legitimate battles. The
American cause, its principles, objects, means,
aims, are one tiling; slavery is another. Let
them bo kept apari. Our cause is a national,
and not a sectional one. Let us be agreed. Let
Maine and Louisiana, Ohio and Georgia, the
Uarolinas and California he as one. We hope
the Salem paper will not succeed. No man or
paper can take the ground proposed by this paper,
and be a friend to the American cause. We say
(his in all sincerity, and with no prejudice. Lot
us do nothing to divide our forces.[ —Know-
Nothing and American Crusader.
O’ Is the editor of the ‘Know-Nothing and
Crusader serious in uttering the above senti
ments? If lie is, and his sentiinenls coincide
with those of the party ol which lie is an organ,
then a dreadlul extinguisher will he placed upon
the ri-ing hopes of certain ambitious politicians,
who, il common report be not the greatest liar
halite world, have made up a stoak in trade, com
posed of well known Abolitionism and apparently
enthusiastic native Americanism with the aid ol
which they intend to mount into high office in
Massachusetts next November. “Let alone the
slavery question. We have no business with it,
nor il with us.” What monstrous delusion lias
affected the editor ol the ‘ Know-Nothing ?’ The
ed.tor of the Native paper should consider all this,
and not blu-t too suddenly the re budding pros
pects ot rejected politicians [ —Boston Daiiy Cou
rier, 2Slli ult.
We reprint our original article to put the mat
ter straight into the face and eyes ot one readers.
Mow to the Courier.
The American organization takes no cogniz
ance, has no fellowship with,‘does not recognize
the existence’ of either “ certain” or uncertain
•‘ambitious politicians,” The beauty, lurce,
strength, ilie very genius of the American Imml,
or b.sly. or organization, just as it may he termed,
is tii tl it is co rp salofnomi :h • Ijiiipiii as the
Couiier hints of. Il those who hive acted with
other parties come among us, they must enter the
ranks as Americans, subscribe to American prim
ci ilex, measures, men. Nut otherwise can they
remain. The organization is not tinged with
any .action or i- lit, save what comes of the Amer
ican creed. Fealty lo that is the whole sum and
substance of ditty. It permits nothing else—not
a trow. It is no place, no held lor * ambitions”
or any other sort of mere “politicians.” The
people have the movement in hand, and such are
opposed to politicians, cliquistn and al! else of
the sort.
The Courier will guess, tumble, imagine,
dream again. Il knows as much of what it
writes about as most any of the spavined old pol
iticians do.
The American is a national party. It is broad,
li places toot over the whole union. It is the
east, west, north, south, and asks to be no less,
and cannut be more.—American Crusader.
Tiic Rciguof Terror.
The people, astounded and terrified bv the
nightly occurring assassinations in the most fre
quented thorough ares of the cily, and the open
and avowed determination of ruffians to proceed
in their bloody work, in doubt and alarm enquire
of each other the meaning of all these terrible
doings, and if we are living at the mercy of ban
di'ti or beneath the shadow of the American flag
and the protecting a-gis of equal laws. So far
the public have been utterly unable to see the
least evidence of the existence of any authority
to deter from the commission of crime or to pun
ish tlie blood-taint'd miscreants who pollute our
city with their presence; and as no call has been
made upon the law-abiding and respectable por
tion of the people to rally to the support of the
laws and tlie protection of life and property, we
are compelled to conclude that nothing is now
left to citizens but to come together at once and
determine of themselves what is demanded of
them in this alarming emergency.
The people are panic stricken, and who can
wonder that iLey are so when to man knows
when he leaves his dwelling whether he shall
ever return to it alive? Men in the prime of life
and in the pursuit oi their lawful occupations, are
the victims cl assassination and the murdered
body ot tiie husband and father is all that often
returns to the widows and orphans of those who,
al tiieir midday meal, left their pledges of affec
tion with their benediction and caresses, Our
slrects are literally red with human gore, and no
effort apparently is made to detect the murderers,
or to encourage the alarmed and menaced wit
nesses of the carnage to testily to the facts.
A miserable display of military force was made
within hearing distance of house breaking and
assassination, but when a detail of troops got to
the place the knife and the pistol had done their
work, and the blood gouts of the victims and the
ruin of property aione were leit to w itness to the
scenes that had just been enacted.
Great God ! is there no energy in the people
to repress sucit frightful exhibitions ? Cat) it be
possible that an American city of one hundred
and titty thousand inhabitants, is incapable of
furnishing men who will dare to do their duty
and supercede the imbecility that trifles with the
best interests and dearest rights of the people?
As nothing is likely to be done dy the author
ities, we call upon all citizens to come together
and enroll themselves for the protection of the
lives and properly of this comraunitv.—[True
Delta.
The pride of woman, natural to her, never
sleeps till modesty is gone.
FOREIGN NEWS.
THE HEWS B¥ THF ATEANTIC,
The War.
The Austrian Sole and the Russian Refusal.
There were various rumors both in Paris and
Vienna as to the substance of ilie reply received
by the Austrian Government from the Czar, re
fusing to evance the Principalities. It would
seem, however, that the formal revolt was not
expected to reach Vienna until September 16th.
j As the document wi'l doubtless be latitudinarian
) and evasive, it is useless, at present, to speculate
| what its precise terms may be. Our last ac
| counts indicated that a door was re-opened for
negotiations, but if the following telegraph to the
I London Times be correct, the Czar’s refusal is
> unconditional:—
Vienna, Monday morning, Sept. 4. —On Fri
day Prince A. Gortschakoff received a despatch
I which he delivered to Count Buol, early on Sat
| urdav morning. The note contained an absolute
rejection of the four propositions.
‘■On Saturday a Cabinet Council, at which the
: Emperor presided, was held. It is not expected
j that Austria will declare war against Russia, but
j probably the army of occupation in VVallachia
! will be raised immediately from thirty thousand to
| one hundred thousond men
“It is believed that the Austrian and Swedish
Ministers will leave St. Petersburg !’
This intelligence is continued by the follow
ing from the Paris Moniteur:
“Gen. Renckendorff lias arrived at Pulbus, as
llie bearer of a despatch from the Emperor of
Ku-sia to the King of Prussia.
“ The Emperor returns ail ah olute refusal to
he terms lately offered by the Four Powers.”
THE BALTIC.
A paper transcribed from the transactions of
the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences, shows
that in fifty years past the average date of the
closing ot the Neva by ice is the 13th of Novem
ber. This allows yet two months for operations
in the Baltic.
The allied forces had not left Bumersund, at
latest accounts. Our news from the fleet is scan
ty. Napier’s steamer, Bulldog, arrived ut Dant
sic, September Ist, having left the fleet at Led
sund on the morning of August 30th. Marshal
Baraguay d’Hiiliers and Gen. Jones, with some
steamers, had been reconuoitering Helsingfors
arid the Finland coast. Abo was found to be
strongly fortified, having a garrison of about 15,-
000 men, with flfteu gun-boats and some armed
ships lying before the place so strong that prou
ably no attempt will be made againsi it. On llio
steamers nearing Hango Udd, the Russians blew
up the forlress of Guslnftowii, imagining it was
about to lie bombarded. This took place on
Monday, August 27th.
THE BLACK SEA.
To August 21st no movement had takpn place
at Varna, excepting that the French were em
barking fascines, gabions and artillery. Their
artillerymen were exercised daily in ball practice
on board boats,and in embarking and disembark
ing Cholera is abating in both armies and fleets.
It still is an open question with the public wlietii
er the expedition is destined against Sevastopol
or Anapa. VVe put no sort of reliance in the
statements of the Guidon newspaper correspon
dent tiiat the expedition will embark on this date,
or the other. August 25th was the day they last
mentioned.
THE DANUBE.
The Russians having retired beyond the Prnlh,
and the Austrians having entered toe Principal
ities it is quite unlikely tint any further engage
ments will lake place between tbe Russians and
the Turks this year. Oinar Pasha is bringing
his army up very leisurely. It is now six weeks
since ‘he Danube was crossed at Gitirgevo, and
there arc not moreth j n 15,000 troops in J! icha
rest, only 40 miles distant, and for three weeks
the road has been qitiie eiJar. lie lias, indeed,
no object to gain in forcing an engagement.
A Idler from Bucharest, Augusiaigd,
at great length the splendid recep'ion given to
Omar Pasha, on his entry into that city. The
military escorted him through the streets, and the
ladies covered him with flowers.
The correspondents of the London Morning
Chronicle and the London Daily News, were ar
rested by the Bucharest Prefect ol Police, who
misunderstood the order of Omai Pasha to pre
vent their leaving the ciiy. On discovering the
mistake they were liberated, but they insist on a
written apology from Omar, which it is needless
to say they will not get.
Three Days JLatcr From Europe.
ARRIVAL OF THE ARABIA.
The Ciinard Mail Steamship Arabia, Capt.
Judkins, arrived at New York on the afternoon
ot the 21st. She left Liverpool on Saturday noon,
the 9ih inst.
The nto-l interesting news is the departure of
Mr. Soule from Madrid, alter having been ac
cused of inciting the recent revolution—and the
sailing of a part of the Crimea expedition.
There is nothing of importance from the Bal
tic.
No news from the Danube.
The harvest in France and Great Britain was
nearly over, and the yield was good and attund
ant.
The steamship Ilansa, from New York, arrived
at Southampton on Friday morning. Bth.
The absur l story is revived of a conspiracy
having been discovered to assassinate the chiefs
of the allied army.
It is stated that simultaneously with the attack
on the Crimea, Omar Pasha will make an impor
taut demonstration somewhere on the Danube.
The closing prices of the Paris Bourse, Fri
day, the Bth inst., were—Four and a half per
cent Rentes, 9Sf.: Three per cent Rentes, 78,-
90, Bank of France, 29,35 Bullion in Bank of
England had decreased £187,053 during the
week.
Russia relusps the propositions made by Aus
tria as preparatory to opening negotiations for
peace, declares her determination to retire be
hind the Pruth and there await the course of
events whether hostile or peaceable. A special
meeting of the Austrian Cabinet had decided that
their refusal is not casus beli against Russia con
sequently Austtia will maintain her present po
sition, awaiting the result of the allied attack on
Sebastopol.
New negotiations are hatching between Austria,
Prussia, and the German States, with the view
lo peace.
From France and Great Britain there is no
news of special interest.
GREAT EXCITEMENT!!!
The Steamer IVvlaka Fired into.
THE EXOI.XF.ER REPORTED IfOUXDED.
Town Council ot Jacksonville, persisting
in their determination that the steamer VVelaka
should no*, run up the St. Johns, beyond a certain
point below that place, collected an armed force
to resist its passage on its last trip. The Port
Physician was despatched with warning to Capt.
King, that if he attempted to pass Jacksonville,
he would be fired into. As she approached a
blank cartaridge was shot off, but as she disre
garded the warning, tiie guns were shotted, and
commenced a fire upon her. It is supposed that
she was struck, and her engineer is reported to
have been wounded by a splinter, and carried
ashore for medical attendance.—[Sav. News.
Matters are bad enough already, if what the
Boston Post says is true, that five women will so
spread out their clothes as to take up the entire
size of an omnibus, thus occupying the room de
signed for eight, and then if another woman pre
sents herself at the door, they will cry out, ‘Y'ou
can’t come in here! there ain’t no room; but if
a man wants to get in, they can make room easy
enough right down between them.
Full Particular* ot t!e Terrible
Massacre at Fort Laraiuie.
The St. Louis Democrat, of the I3th instant,
received last night, gives the full particulars of
the terrible Indian Massacre near Fort Laramie,
a brief telegraphic report of which has already
been furnished to our readers The Democrat s
account is as follows:
A Mormon emigrant who was travelling the
road, left, it seems, a lame cow which was una
ble to travel and an old Sioux Indian, belonging,
to the band of Minnecongou found it upon the
road side and killed it. The Mormon stopped
with his wagons at Fort Laramie and so soon as
he learned that it had been killed he made com
plaint to the officer at the Fort and demanded re
dress. The officer in command, Lieut. Fleming,
when the story was told to him, at once sent for
the head chief of the Sioux—Matteiowan the
Bear, and demanded that the Minnecongou In-,
dian should be delivered up. Matteiowan inform-.
ed him that if he would send a file of soldiers he
would endeavor to have the Indian surrended.-r-
Lieul. Fleming then ordered out Lieut. Grattan
with twenty-two rnen, and the U. S.
Auguste Lucian, to accompany the Sioux chief
to the Minnecongou village which was situated,
some nine miles below the Fort near Burdeau’sj
House. The Lieutenant with his command,
inarched down, taking with him two six pound-,
ers and planted them in the VVa-zha-zle camp,,
where the Indian in question was lodged. Matte-,
i o-wan then went into the village and demanded
the Indian, but the chiefs would not listen to him. _
They told him that they would pay for the cow, ‘
or they would replace it, or would leave the mat-,
ter to be settled by the Agent when lie Came, bu:
that they would filler be than
give up the Indian. Matte-e-o-wan returned,;
made his statement to Lieut. Grattan—told him ,
it he wanted the Indian he would have to go and .
kill him* as he was unable to get him and then
returned to the Sioux camp.
Lieut. Grattan had replied that if there was any
killing to be done be would attend to that matter,’
and accordingly immediately ranged Ilia pieces
of artillery, and commenced Bring upon the vil
lage. Three or lour muskets were also Bred at
the same time, but the only result was to knock.,
the top oiT ot one of the lodges, and to wound
Mitt-i owan and his brother, who were standing
in front—the former with three balls, the Utter
with one. So soon as the troops tired, the Indi
ans returned it, and poured upon them a shower
of arrows. The first discharge killed Lieutenant
Grattan, who was st Hiding By the side of the
cannon. As soon as lie fell, his command at once
lost heart, and attempted to fly—leaving their
cannon, arms and everything else. The Sioux
then charged upon the flying soldiers, and shot,
and tomahawked every man of them save one
who made his escape by taking down a ravine,
and tints getting out of sight. The interpreter
who was with the party, Auguste Lucien, who
had married a Sioux squaw, jumped upon his
horse and attempted to make his escape. He
succeeded in gelling rid of his immediate pursu
ers and in making a circle around the camp, but
instead of striking for the prairie he very foolish
ly attempted to run through the Brulie camp,
which was directly between him and the Fort,
and which was already alarmed by the firing.—
The result was that ail Indian ran out and shot
his horse with his rifle, and then came upon him
witli Ills tomahawk. Lucien cried out to him
not to kill him, as he was a Sioux by marriage,
but the only reply the Indian made was to bury
his hatchet in his nead. The soldier who escap
ed down the ravine was found by a Sioux named
“ Black Heart,” and owed his life to his assist
ance in getting him back to the Fort during the
night.
The tragedy occurred on the afternoon of the
lihh of August, and it was not until the next
morning that news ol it reached the Fort. Tub
.Sioux then sent word to the Commandant to
send out some more of his men to bury iiis dead,
anil they wouid serve them ii. the sime way.—
They al.-o went to the depot ot the American Fur
Company, which was near their camp.and where
the annuity goods (.$50,000 worth) were in store,
and turned them iipuii the plain,and divided them
out. Lieut. Fleming, upon consultation, sent
some live nr six ol the traders down to see tlie
.Sioux and to bury the dead, but they told the trad
ers very explicitly that the quarrel was one in
which they were concerned, and they had better
keep out of it, aid then drove them back to the
Fort. The cou-equ n e was that when the mes
senger left, the r ead bodies were still lying expos
ed on the plains, only two, those of Lucien, and
another having been buried by two returning
Californian-, who ventured to execute the haz
ardous task for §25 a piece.
Nothing further has been heard from the Fort,
at tiie present time, and it would seem that the
report that the Sioux had surrounded Laramie la
not confirmed.
Vicisua turmpoiideiiee.
We copy the following portion of a letter from
Vienna lo the Northern Christian Advocate :
The heats of August render the motion of the
diplomatic chariot more lumbering than ever, al
though they have but little effect upon the vast
military movements lo which we are getting ac
customed upon the continent. After an early
breaklast this morning at the Case Diuni.l walk
ed across the glacis which surround tae city
walls, and was surprised to find the young Em
peror superintending in person the evolutions of
10,000 troops. We have had daily reviews for
sometime,at which fields of infantry and torrent*
of cavalry were brought upon the parade ground •
grand spectacles that in our country would at
tract spectators from far and wide. The actual
state ol negotiations is kept as secret as possible,
but we learn enough to know that the prospects
of a European peace for months to come are rap
idly diminishing.
Austria flattered Prussia so far as not to march,
into Wallachia on the 3d of July, in accordance
with her convention with the Ottoman Porte, as
well as to give the propositions of Russia a hear
ing before the Vienna Conference. Those pro
positions, containing no concessions whatever,
but made for the purpose of gaining precious time,
were not only rejected by England and France
as well as Austria, but paved the way for nam
ing certain conditions by the Western Powers,
upon which alone, it is declared, peace can lie
restored. As near as we can ascertain, those
conditions are a common protectorate over the
Turkish Christians, leaving the execution of the
same to Austria, the opening of the Danube, and
freedom of the Black Sea, guarantees for the
future, and the payment of all the war expenses
thus far incurred by Russia. Now, as Russia'has
not conceded one of her original demands, it is
easy lo see that the Oriental question has notyet
reached its mist terrible phase.
More than a million of men are in the field,
and battles as bloody as those of Napoleon I are
sure to be fought before the Russian Czar will
be made to listen to terns of peace. The war
expenses alone amount to the nice little sum of
400,000,000. The present armaments cost more
than §1,000,000 per day. It is estimated that
the Russian occupation of the principalities was
productive of damage to the latter to the amount
of §20,000,000, which sum, the Porte has assur
ed the poor Wallachians, the Russians will have
to restore to them. It is, however, much easier
for England and Frauce to talk of compelling
Russia to pay war expenses, than to force her to
do so. As yet, they have not struck a single
blow, but it is one element cf Teutonic pluck to
make good ready, and then, forward 1
The brittle chain of negotiations must soon be
broken off, it such is not already the case. It
has been supposed that Austria would send anoth
er ultimatum to St. Petersburg, but it now ap--
pears more probable that she will proceed at onU
to fulfil her convention with the Porte, by occu
pying Wallachia with 80,000 men. A simple
notification of this movement will be dispatched*