The dollar news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1854-18??, September 22, 1855, Image 2

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®I)C Dollar NCCUO, Ag•■key of ht- Dollar News IN CALIFORNIA. The Dollar News may be lmri at the “Noisy Car . rlor’-'Book Establishment, No. 77 Long Wharf, San Francl , Ctoliforni i. 1 J3T* As the yearly subscriptions to the Dolin’ Newi expire, subscribers will be noti tied of the fact. Those who desire the paper to be continued to them for another year will remit One Dollar, without which the paper ‘ will not be sent. The low price of subscrip tion requires us to adhere strictly to the cash ; system. SI MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH. Transmitted for the Savannah .Dally MomlngNewa] Seven hays l.aler from Europe. ARRIVAL. OF THE BALTIC. Cotton Declined. New York, Sept. 20. The American steamship Baltic , with Liverpoomiutes to the Bth inst., has arrived at v„4 Liverpool Cotton Market. The Liverpool Cotton market is easier, and Uplands have declined from l-16d. to %and. — The sales for the week comprise 56,000 bales. The follow ing are the quotations : Fair Orleans, 7% d. Middling Orleans, 6 7-16d. Fair Uplands, 6%d. Middling Uplands, 6% d. The trade at Manchester was dull. Flour was stiffer. Corn had advanced one shilling. Canal Flour was quoted at 40s. to 40s. Gd. The Bank of England has raised the rate of interest to 4 per cent. From tlie Seat of War. Generals Simpson and Pelissier telegraphed on the 3d, that there was nothing new res pecting the siege of Sebastopol, or Tchernaya. The Russians again are threatening an at tack on the allied army, which is kept on the alert, and parties remain constantly under arms. The question is, whether the Russians will attack the Tchernaya lines or Balaklava, via the Baidar valley. Gen. Simpson says that the Russians are actively engaged in bridging the harbor and fortifying the north side of Sebastopol, and that that they have received reinforcements. There is no news from the Black Sea. New Orltaiu Market. New Orleans, Sept. 19. Cotton is steady, with sales of 9,500 bales. Tlie Yellow Fever. It is reported that one fourth of the popula tion of Canton, Mississippi, are sick with yel low fever, and that new cases are occurring daily. There have been 29 deaths. Tlie Gale on Lake Borgne. The gale of Saturday night did extensive damage at all places on the shores of Lake Borguc. Several lives were lost. From Havana* New Orleans, Sep. 20. The steamship Black Wu-rriar t with dates from Havana to the 17th inst., has arrived at New Orleans. She brings no news of im portance. New Orleans Cotton Market. The Cotton market is firm, with sales of 9,000 bales to-day. Increase of llio Yellow Fever. Black Rivers. 13T The many friends of Mr. J. E. God frey, one o t the Savannah delegation to Nor folk, will be pleased to learn that his father has received a letter from Dr. Read, convey ing the pleasing intelligence that he is now out of danger. His attack was a severe one and much apprehension was felt by his friends m this city. Dr. Nunn is able to be out. The letter says nothing about the other physicians. £■s/*’ W e would again invite attention to the weekly report of the Board of Health, published in another column. It will be seen that the total number of interments for the week were but 17 10 whites and 7 col ored. Ot the whites, 6 were under 5 years of age. American Parti Nomination. —At a meet ing of the American Party, held at the Athe naium last evening, tho Chairman of the nom inating Committee, announced the following ticket, which was unanimously adopted : Fur the Senate.— Edwaud C. Anderson. Far the Howe.— Francis S. Bartow, C. A. L. Lamar. The meeting was addressed by lion. F. S. Bartow, who accepted the nomination, and introduced to the audieuco the lion. James E. Belser, of Alabama. Air. Belser spoke upwards of an hour, and was succeeded by Henri Law, Esq., of this city, who delivered an eloquent aud chaste address. A Countryman Bobbed.— On Satnrdayfmor ning last, while Mr. Andrew Beacii was asleep in the market, he was robbed of bis pocket-book, containing seventy-live dollars aud a number of notes. The pocket-book, with the notes, was found by one of the car riers of this paper, aud advertised in our columns a few days since. Officers Stalet and Lambright arrested Elijah Davis on sus picion. This arrest enabled them to recover *33 of the Money, which was found in pos session ot a white female. Davis was com mitted to jail for examination. New York Quarantine.— The .Captain of the steamer Crescent City , was held to bail in $5,000, for u violation of the quarantine laws, and his vessel ordered down again. A dis patch from New York, dated the 18th, says that the steamship Crescent City sailed that day for New Orleans via Havana. The ship was under seizure for violation of the quaran tine laws, and the Captain under $.5,000 bail to answer the charge of having landed his cargo in direct violation of the regulations.— Both pilot and captain will be arrested on their return to that port. Mayor Wood of New York, has received a letter from the Mayor of Baltimore, complain ing of the quarantine restrictions against Bal timore vessels and threatening retaliation.— Mayor Wood replies that vessels from Balti more will be quarantined only where they have the fever on board. The Temperance Question in New Yoke —The New York Herald publishes the pro ceedings of a meeting of the friends of tem perance, held in that city on Saturday even ing last. A platform of temperance principles was agreed to, recommending the policy of moral suasion, and condemning all forms of coercive legislation. The fact that the Maine law of New York has proved a complete fail ure in every respect was unhesitatingly ad mitted by the orators of the meeting, and the Carson League and Temperance ..Alliance were unsparingly denounced. A thorough re-organization of the temperance party, on the basis of moral suasion and the enactment of a stringent license law, is the object of the movement, of which the meeting of Saturday night is but the commencement. Bank Statement.— The Weekly Statement of the New York City Bank shows uu increase of *200,000 in specie, $07,000 in loans, and £3V,000 in circulation. SAVANNAH DOLLAR NEWS Duties of Superintendent of K)ec. - lions. Tenant Lomax, Esq., of the Columbus Times, has addressed a letter to several of the most distinguished members of the Columbus bar, relative to the duties of Superintendents of our general elections. The Tunes contains letters in reply from Ilines Holt, Esq., from Janies Johnson, Esq., aud R. Mosec, Esq., all lawyers of acknowledged ability and two of them prominently identified with the Know Nothings, or so-called American Party. /ill of Mugentlemen agree in declaring that the SujHrinUn.de at* have no right what ever to call fur Naturalization Papers from foreigners applying to vote. In all doubtful cases, the luw provides an oath to be adminis tered to the challenged party. The discretion of the manager begins and ends with its ad ministration, and if the voter be not qualified and still takes the oath, a prosecution for perjury is the remedy. In cases where the Superintendent knows positively and of his own knowledge that the applicant is not qualified, he may reject the vote. But the knowledge must be certain and beyond shadow of doubt y before the Super intendent can exercise this urbitary discre tion. In this case no oath is to be adminis tered, as that would be a set trap to make a man commit perjury. The voter must be re jected on the responsibility of the Superin tendent, who knows him to be disqualified.— Information from others will not justify this course. He must know the fact, of his own knowledge. In no case can a transcript of Naturaliza tion papers be demanded. The only test known to the law is the oath. When taken, the vote must be admitted—a prosecution for perjury being the only resort. The reason of the law is obvious. The voting must be sus pended until a doubtful case is settled. If it were admissible to examine into the validity of transcripts, a single case might consume the whole dot’. , Upon till tnese points the ’law ia plum ahd admits of no disputes. Yet we are pleased to see published the opinions of these eminent counsellors, belonging as they do to different parties, yet agreeing in the interpretation of the statute. We hope, iherefore, that no ig norance or arbitrary stretches of power will be exhibited on the part of superintendents at the coming election. Their duties are very simple, and they need not err except by de liberate intent to go wrong. Any attempt te transcend their prerogatives will create dis order and delays, and we hope that none of them will be so silly as to set up any test uu k nown to the laws of Georgia. —Macon Tele graph. It is very important that this question should be definitely settled and thoroughly understood by our citizens previous to the day of election. We cannot doubt that every effort will be made on all sides to prevent any misunderstanding on this or any other question at the polls, aud we would suggest that the proper authorities make public, pre vious to the day of the election, the rules aud regulations by which it will be governed. Anniversary of tlie Occupation of Mexico. The eighth anniversary of the occupation of the city of Mexico by the American army, under General Winfield Scott, was celebra ted with all due honors in New Y'ork, on Friday. The national fiag was displayed from the City Hall, (by direction of the Com mon Council,) the hotels, and all the public buildings. The surviving ollicers who served in the war celebrated the event by a grand dinner at Delmonico’s new dining rooms, in the Irving House. At a private meeting for business, held in the course of the afternoon, the society to be known as the Montezuma Society was organized, aud the following of ficers were appointed for the next year: President —Commodore Perry. Vice J‘residents —Gen. W. B. Burnett, Commander Henry Eagle, Lieut. Col. Aber crombie, Gen. Patterson. Secretary —M. Lovell. Treasurer —Chief Engineer Gay. The object of the society are understood to be to promote the interests of the surviving officers aud men of the army who served in Mexico, aud to provide fur uu annual reunion of the former. At the dinner in the evening* among the sentiments given, the following, received by telegraph was read : *>w&~.mor&-tar ft bn present ut the re-umon dinner this evening. Allow me to oner as a sentiment—Your Gathering— A re-union ot spirits, brave and sacrificing in war, laithlul and union-loving in peace. frank, pierce. Ihe reading of the dispatch was received with applause. Tennessee Wheat.— We see it stated that the shippers of Tennesse wheat from Mur freesboro', in that State, in New York via Sa vannah, have realized a protit of 80 cents a bushel. At Murfreesboro’ the grain is repre sented to he worth 80 cents per bushel, cost of transportation 50 cents, and the wheat has been sold as high as *2.10 cents per bushel. Ibese prices, however, cannot be obtained now. English Consumption op Cotton.—Not withstanding the war, the consumption of cotton in Great Britain, this year, from the Ist of January to the 31st of August, is 1,449,- bales against 1,289,200 for the same period in 1854, showing the large increase of 11i0,780 bales. The stock iu Liverpool on the 31st ult. was 567,090 bales which is 269.320 less tlieii on the 31st August, 1854. The im ports in Liverpool for the eight months then ending a.-e 1,583,236 bales, being 71,132 bales less than last year. The prospect of a con siderable reduction in the price of cereals leads to a general conviction in England that there will be shortly a revival iu the home trade. The manufacturing towns of Stock ton, Preston and Buanley, which were ex pected to follow the example of Blackburn,in working tbeTnills on short time: have failed to do so. [communicated J Mr, Editor Allow me, through the col umns of your widely circulated journal, to call the attention of tux payers to the adver tisement of the lax Collector, who advertises to close his office on the 20th inst, just four days previous to the election. The act allows him until the Ist of December to pay over his collections into the Treasury of the State.— To the poor man. who simply pays his thirty live cents poll tax, this is a very important consideration, as he will on the day of elec tion have to pay a fee of sixty-two and a half cents to the Colled or for receiving his thirty- Jive cents. See, then, ye poor men, that you pay your thirty-five cents before the 26th inst. Paul Pry, Esquire. Fatal Ascent of Mount Washington.— Gorham, (N. H.) Sept. 14, 1855.—Mr. Bourne, of Kennebunk, Me., accompanied by his wife and daughter, left the Glen House at Mount Washington, at three o’clock Thurs day afternoon, to ascend the Mount on foot without a guide. They lost their way, and remained without shelter all night. All suf fered extremely, and the daughter died du ring the night. Mr. and Mrs. Bourne were discovered on Friday morning, and are now doing well. Ceensus of Boston.— The total population of Boston city has been ascertained to be 163,- 000, including 88,000 persons of foreign ex traction. It is estimated, however, that Bos ton business men and families, numbering fifty thousand persons, reside in the neigh boring towns. Railroad Accident. —Philadelphia, Sept. 14.—A locomotive on the Delaware Railroad ran oil'the track near the Delaware Junction, caused by the breaking of the centre belt, al lowing the front part of the engine to drop down upou the track. The engineer and fireman are both injured. Killed by a Railroad Train.—On Friday evening the accommodation train on tbo Raltiuiore Rail road inn over Mrs. Updyk®, near Newport, Dela ware, killing her instantly. The unfortunate wouihu wu walking on the track, and being very deaf, did not hear the train. Sho loaves a husband and family. No blaino is attached to those having chargo of the train. 63?“ The Sunday Beer Bill, about which so much feeling vas displayed in Loudon, has been repealed, and the old law, that of keep ing ope;’ the publie houses from one to three, and from five to eleven on Sunday,’is once again in operation, Tlie New Yorlc National Democrats*— 1 Speech of Hon Daniel S. Dickenson. ! On Friday evening last, a meeting of the Young Men’s National ’Democratic Club, of New York was held nt Academy Hall, Broad way, at which a series of resolutions were passed expressive of the principles of the party. After the adjournment of the meet ing the members proceeded in a body with u band of music to the Metropolitan Ho tel, at which Hon. Daniel S. Dickenson was stopping, for the purpose of serenading that gentleman. After the serenade, Mr. Dicken son was introduced to the Club aud delivered a speech from which we make tho following extract. The distinguished speaker is known to be the leader of the National Democrats of New York, and as his speech is an exposi” tion of the avowed principles and sentiments of that party, especially in regard to the great and vital question of State Rights, we have transferred it to our columns. We feel confident that our readers of all parties, will feel gratified and encouraged by the perusal of such sentiments, and to know that there are.still men in the free states brave enough and patriotic enough to stand by the consti tution und the rights of the States. Such men everywhere, but especially at the North, are eutitled to our admiration, sympathy aud support. SPEECH OF MR. DICKENSON. Mr. President and gentlemen of the Young Men’s National Democratic Club—My best acknowledgments are due to you lor the honor you have done me on this occasion, aud if I do not express to you all the gratification that 1 feel, it is because I can form no expression which would ckfjustice to my feelings. You come Uriuevwiih music that is pleasing to the ear, and bring along with you principles that are gratifying to the heart of every patriot. (Cheers.; You come to me upon the dawn of a day when a great battle is to be fought, in my opinion ; und you come, according to the ancient proverb, as young men should come— young weu for war. (Loud aud continued cheering.) It may not be deemed out of place, as this is a political club formed for political purposes aud to advance great political ends, that 1 should make some allusion to the state of the political parties of the day—parties that ■ire dying,parties that are being born,and par ties that are in a state of transition between both. (Laughter.) Old parties going out, new parties coming forward : some parties in a state of disintegration, and other parties in a state of formation—a “new formation,” as the geologists call it. (Laughter.) While all this is going on, the national Democratic party, of which this Young Men’s Club is a worthy aud a true representative,stands firm, stands to its position—true to its integrity, true to its principles, true to the constitution of the couutry. (Cheers.) One party, if we are to be permitted to speak of them, engages itself in preventing the retail and drinking of liquor—another engages itself in retailing politics in place of it—(laughter)—another, in confessing that it knows nothing—(laughter; —or if it does know anything, that it has no principles to speak of. And so we have all shades aud phases of political parties, aud among them one that is determining exactly what quantity of custom house aud of free soil can be stirred into a mess and administered to the administration.(Loud laughter and cheers) Amid all these fluctuations and changes the Na tional Democratic party stands, I repeat true to its principles, and to the Constitution—not merely to the paper Constitution, which is as worthless as the material upon which it is printed—but the true sense and spirit of the Constitution on which the Government was founded, and upon which it must be main tained—if maintained it can be—to that Con stitution which was erected by our fathers to establish justice, to provide for the common defence, to promote the public welfare, and to disseminate the blessings of civil and religious liberty to mankind—that Constitution for which our forefathers fought aud bled, and which it is the duty of their sons to maintain. It is the pride and glory of tjie National Demo cratic party to stand by such a Constitution, and by its principles lirst and its principles last, and that great and glorious charter o liberty vouchsafed to man. They have u> ambition above or beyond this. They seek io spoils of oflice. They despise the plunder that is sought by the mere politician. Thfir principles are the maintenance of that liberty and the Constitution in order that that liberty may be secured, not as the privilege of one or of a class, but the privilege of all. (Cheers.) They hold, in the language of the Declaration airmen are among these are meand liberty and the pur suit ot happiness. This principle is the cor ner-stone ot the National Democratic party, and it has no other. No sectionalism nedo-es uin. it is as extensive as the Union. It extends from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Go to that river which divides monarchy from re publicanism on the North ; go to the borders ot unhappy Mexico in another direction ; from the St. Johns river to where the waters of the i acific wash the golden sands of California, their principles are alike iu every State in the Union, giving to every one that right which God Almighty ordained to every man—the right to civil aud religious liberty. (Loud cheers.) Every one to enjoy the fruits of his own labor tree from oppression ; every State to orect its own institutions aud its own man ner, tree from assaults by the people of any other State, in letter or inspirit, in thought, word or in deed, but that every State may be P ur l>o>;ts to be—a free sovereign State, (.Cheers.) The National Democratic creed regards the people of a Territory as tut grown men, as rational beings, enjoying a . . l^ e . Political rights consistent with their incipient condition, entitled to speak tor themselves and form their own iusti tutions in their wn manner, aud to come into this confederacy as a State with such a State Constitution us thev shall erect without condition or limitation’ so that it be republican. (Loud cheers.) These are the principles ot the National Democratic creed • and the believers in such a creed we invite to rally under our banner; but, iu the language ot the old Methodist hymn— b W e want no cowards in our baud. That will in terror fly; We call for valiant hearted men, That are not afraid to die. (Three cheers.) Those who cannot support the constitution, whether North, South, East ur W est, hud better uot be national Demo cratic republicans. (Cheers.) But those who intend to stand by the sovereign rights of the States, and to support every article and every section of the constitution, must join the national Democratic party, for it is the party of the whole country. Let us be sleepless sentinels upon the watch tower of freedom, and guard and maintain the rights and liberties that have been handed down to us by our fathers, such as no other people ever enjoyed. Is this not a government worth preserving? Yes; if we do not preserve it wo deserve to be slaves. What if a portion ot the States uphold au institution which we have uot ! It is no concern of ours • they alone are responsible for it. (Loud cheers) The institution existed in all these States on the formation of the government. Such of them have abolished it as pleased to do it when they got ready; let the others abolish it when they get ready, and not before.— (Cheers.) And let every national Democrat ic republican do, us I am sure he will do.aud as I will do, invite into the held of combat— politically 1 mean—any one who gaiusays that doctrine. (Cheers.) I will strike the shields of their Brian de Bois Gilberts with the pointed end of my spear. (Loud cheers.) We must stand by these principles and by the constitution and the Union, As I said before on a similar occasion the demolition of the American Union would be the second fall of man; more sinful than the first, be cause without temptation, and more fatal’be cause beyond the power of redemption. It has been suid that these prir-ipies cannot endure. For one, my fellow citizens, I in tend to know whether they can or not, und I am sure you will joiu with me. or what is the same thing, I will joiu with you. But, gen tlemen, lam detaining you too long. I-did not intend to soy halfas much us 1 have al ready said, but tho subject is a suggestive one. Io these times every man is called upon to declare his position, and show whether lie stands upou the side of hi country,or wheth er he is willingto see or determined to see how much crucilixion that country will bear without giving up the ghost, and I am glad of an opportunity to raise my voice in behalf of sound principles and ill behalf of my coun try against all tactions, by whatsoever name called, (Cheers.) The speaker then brielly alluded to the re cent democratic victory io Maine. It is, he said, but the commencement; it is the star in the East, and like the star on another occa sion it will lead wise men to the true point of duty. (Loud cheers.) It |S said that tho Northern democratic party cannot stand. X repeat, yes—it can stand. It is this day a most living and beautiful and happy illustra tion of the words of a poet whose poetry! admire much more than his sentiments: Truth crushed to earth, shall riso again; Thu eternal years of Uod are tier's; But error wounded writhes In pain And dies amid her worshippers Georgia Wild Cat Banks. Bln our article on this subject a few day since, we stated that all Georgia money was involved iu the discredit caused by the irresponsible issues of the Wild Cat Banks in the upper part of the State. We see that the banks of Milwaukee have taken a step in the right di rection, and passed a resolution excluding these sh in-plasters. The exclusion of all Georgia money will, not affect our legitimate banks, for they have never sought to extend their circulation ia that direction. It was designed to drive out the issues of such bauks as the Bank of Atlanta, the Interior Bank of GritUn, Merchant’s Bank at Macon, and the Banks at Dalton and LaGrauge. It-will be seen that this resolution is uuanimous with •ue exception, the “Wisconsin Marine and Fire Insurance Bank, owned by George Smith, tho owner of two of the Georgia Banks* Tho following is the resolution adopted by all the banks of Milwaukee, with the excep tion of the Wisconsin Murine Bank, ugaiust the reception of Georgia currency, after the 17th inst.: — Notice. —Whereas, Georgia and Tennessee money has been put in circulation in this State by various parties who are supposed to be the individual owners of the Diuiks from whence said money is issued : And whereas, the bill bolder has uo ready means of know ing the intrinsic value of said circulation : And whereas, we have no commerce or busi ness connection with the district of country from whence the said issues come, rendering it difficult to convert the same by sending it home : Aud whereas, by its circulation among us it has the effect of discouraging the in crease and circuiaton of banking capital under our own banking law, as well as the with whom we have whereas,’ the people of ttye State have hud a good deal of dislike at receiving currency from so distant a part of the couutry between which and this there exists no natural business relations. Therefore, The undersigned Bunks and Bankers in Milwaukee hereby give notice that on und after Monday the 17th inst., they will declint receiving the currency of Teuuesse aud Georgia Bunks. Edvnra 1). lloltou, Pres’t. Farmer’s & Mil ler’s Bank. E. B. ureenleaf, Cashier, People’s Bank. G. W Peckham, President Bank of Com merce. M. is. Scott, Cashier State Bank of Wis consin. . Marshtl A lilsley. C. L>. sash, President Bank of Milwaukee. Milwaukee, Sept. 12, 1855. The Milwaukee Wisconsin, after publishing the above says It is b confession, the most important step ever adopted by the banks of this State, it is not dine in haste, but after long and care ful deliberation aud with a determination that will not shrink. The withdrawal of the George issues will be filled by the better curreicy of New York and New England.— Our wheat will command that; it will most assuredly come to the West,and be exchanged for our produce. Governor Bli an lion 111 Kansas. The Missoiri Republican publishes the following repirt of the speech made by Gov ernor the newly appointed Ex ecutive of Kmsaa Territory, in answer to the Hon. O. 11. Browne, who, in the name of the citizens of Kansas, welcomed the Governor on his arrival at Westport. It is somewhat dif ferent n\ its details from what we had re ceive* by telegraph, but its general character —albwance being made for original distor tion —is the same. It is the speech of a sen sille man, who, out of the unfounded or ex operated reports which have come from the Territory, is able to determine what is the real condition of its affairs. Sir—For the very friendly reception I have met with on the present occasion, I beg leave to tender to you,and through you to the citizens of Kansas you represent, my thanks. In en tering upon the duties ot the responsible oflice to which I have been appointed, it is highly gratifying to me to find so much good ieeling prevailing among the citizens of the territory. Coming as you do from almost every part ot the civilized globe, with different manners, customs, und modes ot thinking, it must be expected that there will be some conllict of opinion in settling the policy which is to con wu opinion on ot pub lic policy, the object of all, it is to be hoped, is the same—the advancement of the best interests of the territory. By respecting the opinions and even prejudices of each other, and cultivating a social feeling, we will soon harmonize and learn to act together for the benefit aud advancement of our highly favor ed country. Linking at many of the public papers in the States, one would be led to be lieve that Kansas was the scene of lawless confusion and disorder. No greater error could be committed. 1 will not criticise the motives that have in duced these uulounded representations, but J will say—because 1 believe it to be true —that there is not a more law-abiding people in the United States than the great mass of the citi zens of Kansas. There is no Stale in the Union where person and pronerty are more secure than iu this territory. That some ir regularities may have taken place in the heat aud excitement of a first election, is true, but they sink into utter insignificance when com pared with the bloody riots that have charac terized the elections iu some of the States, and lawless mobs that have disgraced some of our large cities. While the latter have re ceived but a passing notice from the public press, the former have been held up to the world as enormities without a precedent.— This is all wrong, and calculated to prejudice the best interests of the territory, by deterring a large and respectable cluss of emigrants from coming among us. I duly appreciate the warm and generous feelings that have ever characterized our hardy, intelligent, and enterprising pioneers ol the West. It has been my lot to have mingled much with them in the course of my life, and I have always found them true and warm-hearted friends and patriotic citizens. I come among you not as a mere adventurer, seeking to better his fortune, and then return home ; but as one desiring, for himself and family, a permanent location, and it shall be my highest ambition to devote my humble ettorts to the promotion of the best interests, happiness, and prosperity of this territory. To accomplish these objects, we will all ad mit that a government of law aud order is absolutely necessary. We all feel the im portance of this, and I trust will unite in se curing so an object. We have no security for personal property except by the maintenance of law and order; and inter est and duty alike unite in enforcing on us this obligation to maintain both. Your Leg islative Assembly, that has just adjourned, has provided a code of laws for the Territory. It is my duty as an Executive ollicer and the duty of every good citizen, to abide by those laws so long as they remain in force. To maintain tho constitution of the United States the organic law of the Territory, and the laws passed by the Legislative Assemply, iu con formity thereto, is an obligation imposed on me by my oath of office as well as |by the duty 1 owe to the Turitory us a citizen, in common wiih others. With the law for our guide and the best interest of the Territory lor our object, all uniting and harmonizing together, we cannot fail, under Providences, to build up a great State, furnishing happy homes to thousands of our people, uddiug additional strength to our Union, and opem ing the way for the advancement of civiliza tion and refinement over our vast Territorial possessions in the West! ttriF*lXenjauiin Bird, a bachelor, aged seven ty years, was married at the Roman Catholic Church on Fifth street, Cincinnati, Ohio, to Mrs. Julia Chad', a buxom widow of thirty.— So the old Bird was caught at last by C'/utJf . It was ascertained at Oswego on Sa turday, that there were 364,000 bushels of wheat, and about 100,000 bushels of corn afloat lrom the Upper Lake, bound to Os wego. CoxsßCfiATtox.—The first Hebrew temple erected in the Mississippi Valley was conse crated in SL Louis ou the 7th instant in pre sence of a largt concourse of both sexes, composed of members of the ancient Israelite ist family, and others of the citizens. CnARACiEmsTic Anecdote.— The following is told of Geu. l'elissier: —Some years ago, Pelissier, ou a parade one morning, got uugry with a sous ojjhxr of a cavalry regiment, whose team seemed to him quite detective. He abused the man violently and cut him across the face with his whip. The man seized one of his pistols and endeavored to tire at his commanding officer, but the pistol missed (ire. Pelissier swearing a fearful oath, but otherwise calm said ; “ Fellow, I order you u three days’ arrest for not having your arms iu better order.” SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1855. Latest front Norfolk. m I We had the pleasure of a conversation with a gentleman who arrived in this city yester day from Norfolk. He confirms the cheering news of the abatement of the fever both in Norfolk and Portsmouth. Mr. Ferguson, the President of the Howard Association, has been indefatigable in his ex ertions night and day, and is ably seconded by Judge Olin, of Augusta, who is now Sec retary and Treasurer of the Association.— While all the other members have fallen vic tims or beeu very ill, Mr. Ferguson has won derfully escaped. Our informant speaks in the highest terms of the physicians and nurses sent from the South. Their skill and success in treating this dread disease have inspired hope iu the breasts of the plague-smitten people. Os those who went from Baltimore and the North, at least seven out of every ten have died. They went to the relief of theso suffer ing cities with a most ardent wish to be ser viceable to them, but the event proved that their strength was not equal to the task im posed upon them, and they have fallen vic tims. They have given up their lives in a noble cause, and their monument will be the grateful recollection of the survivors. The project of removal to Old Point was not regarded with favor by the people, who feared the bad effect of such a removal not only on those who were sick but upon those in whom the disease had not yet made its ap pearance. A number of families had removed to “ Camp Fulls,” on Crany Island, but many feared to go there, because in case of a storm, the tents would be a poor protection. We have before announced the reception at Richmond of a number of orphans from Portsmouth. The Howard Association of Norfolk have declined sending their or phans out of the city, saying that now the disease has abated, they will have time to take care of them at home. One of the churches has beeu fitted up as a temporary home for the orphans, who are all under the cure of the Howard Association. Since writing the above we have received a dispatch, which will be found iu another column, stating that the fever was on the in crease in both Norfolk and Portsmouth, and that there were many new cases. Our pre vious advices have reported a diminution for the past few days, as the fever had apparently nearly run itself out. We hope this may yet prove to be the case. Relief fob Norfolk and Portsmouth. — The following items will show what is still being done at the North for the relief of these cities : New York, Sept. 15.—The General Relief Committee of this city yesterday authorized the remittance of s‘.*,ooo for the relief of the Norfolk sufferers. Philadelphia, Sept IC.—About SB,OOO have been collected here for the relief the Norfolk sufferers during the past week. Cincinnati, Sept. 15.—The committee ap pointed by the Chamber of Commerce to solicit subscriptions for the relief of the Nor folk and Portsmouth sufferers, remitted SIOOO to Baltimore this morning. A committee of two citizens in each ward has been appointed to receive further subscriptions. Our citizens are giving liberally. Louisville, Sept. 12.—A meeting was held in the Court House last evening, at which a committee was appointed to receive sub scriptions for the relief of the sufferers at Norfolk and Portsmouth. Chicago, Sept. 14.—The subscriptions made in this city yesterday, for the relief of the Norfolk sufferers, amounted to $2,500. The N. Y. Herald calls upon the corporate authorities of that city to appropriate twenty or thirty thousand dollars or to send a ship freighted with substantial articles of relief, provisions, clothing, medicines, Ac. The Herald adds;— “It may bo wiser to appropriate a sum of money for a supply of physicians and nurses from the South than to send down our unac climated Northern people, but the city or the citizens of N. York, headed by the Mayor, are called upon by every .consideration of hunumi immediately, or a ship load of necessities, for our suffering fellow citizens of Norfolk and Portsmouth. If one of our merchants could equip a small fleet in search of Sir Joan Franklin, surely it will it only need the hint to secure forthwith a relief ship for the Capes of Virginia. We call upon our worthy Mayor to put this ball in motion.” Cultivation of the Grape in Georgia.— The Atlanta Intelligencer in speaking of the late State Fair says: The most attractive fea ture of the Horticultural department was the splendid show’ of grapes. We saw the Madeira, the Isabella, and a native wine grape lately brought to notice, we believe, by Mr. Thur mond, of this place, that Longw’orth of Cin cinnati pronounces among the very best varieties. But Mr. Axe, a German who has but recently immigrated to this country aud located in Georgia, was the lion among our vine dressers. He produced from his vine yard in Wilkes county, clusters of the Cataw ba wine grape, that, surely since the days of Joshua, have not been equalled. It would have taken two men and one pole at least to have carried any distance the number of bunches that he exhibited attached to one short vine. He told us that he raised as many as seveuty-thre e clusters on one vine. For size aud aroma these Catawbas were far ahead of anything we ever noticed before. A special award of a $25 pitcher was made to Mr. Axe. It is now confidently be lieved that in this region of Georgia has been discovered the grape paradise, and that 1600 gallons of w’ine may be reasonably expected as the product of one acre of well cultivated vines. Mr. Axe is busy at work in various sections of our State, establishing vineyards, and he is so sanguine that he has in Georgia found the right place for his operations, that he oilers in all instances to look to the future profits of wines planted by him for his re muneration. Engraving on Glass.- —A new process of engraving on glass has recently been patented, and a company has been formed in Boston for the purpose of bringing it before the pub lic.” By this process any design, from the simple initial to the most full and elaborate engraving, may be worked in a very few mo ments upon glass of any and all sizes and shapes. The ease and rapidity of this new process will doubtless cause it to supercede the old and tedious method of engraving upon glass. Commodore Stuart.— lt is rumored in Washington that the President has restored Commodore Stuart to the command of tho station at Philadelphia, from which he was removed by the uction of the Naval Retiring Board. Yellow 1- eveu at tub Nohtu.—lnforma tion has reached New York that three cases of yellow fever have occurred at F’air Haven Conn., two of which proved fatal. The dis ease is supposed to have been brough there by a vessel from the South. B=£T Mr. Russell, the London Times’ cor respondent iu the Crimea, receives £3OO for granting leave to publish his letters, and is engaged upon a work of a different deserip. tiou, und for another publisher. New Defexces at Sebastopol. —lt is re ported iu the European papers that the Turk ish Quartermaster General, who was with Oilier Pasha in the Crimea, speaks in the highest terms of the new system of fortifica tions introduced by the ltussians. General Melnikioft” has fortified the space between the first and second line of defence by means of mines, trenebes, covered ways, palisades, and small redoubts. Between Fort Paul and Bas tion 1, he has constructed works which so command the Malakoff Tower und Korniloff Bastion that the allies would not be able to maintain them even if they obtained posses sion of them. In consequence of tho improve ments made by the Russians in their fortifi cations, General i'elissir has been obliged to make some alteration iu his plan of opera tion. | For the Dally Morning News, j Manipulation* on Various Heads. BY DU. J. HAYNES. Genius and Circumstances. —To examine into the cause of intellectual distinction among meu, and to account for the dissimi larity of taste, inclination, and capacity, on a philosophical principle, is by no means un worthy, or of trivial importance. Knowledge of this kind is not only grntify ingand improving, but has a direct tendency to liberalize the mind, and satisfactorily to account for men’s actions, besides giving us correct views of our responsibilities and pre. paring us for present difficulties and the emergencies that may await us in futurity. Genius might be considered to be any pe culiar turn of mental organization by which persons becomo distinguished in any particu lar pursuit. Circumstances are the conditions in which one may be placed, adventitious to their de sires or otherwise. It is not always easy to distinguish between what nature has done for a man and what has been the result of accident; but there certainly does exist a great difference, which we shall endeavor to describe. That individuals are born with predispos ing qualities, both of body and mind, no per son of observation will deny; and that they maintain their identity and individuality through life, is equally evident and certain. That distinction that nature makes between men, circumstances can never make alike. Tlie false philosophy that teaches that all men are born equal, and that the mind when brought into the world is like a sheet of pure white paper, on which education may write what it pleases,is a gross absurdity,and origi nated with a cliiss of ideal, or speculative metaphysicians. If physical effects have their physical causes, mental effects must have their mental causes. The laws of the mind are as constant and invariable as those of matter, and nothing is left to chance. We have the evidences ot our senses, (and it’s the greatest evidence we can have) that physical peculiarities are trans missiblc aud hereditary; and although, men tal hereditary qualities may be less tangible to the senses, yet are they equally certain. — Genius, is something that cannot be acquired it’s above and superior to circumstances,and frequently creates them. Genius is nature’s unmerited gift, ispensed with according to the immutable laws of mind and matter, brought in certain relations to each other, and disposed of without consulting the judg ment or inclination of the recoiver. Genius is the quintescence of power,—power to impress —to govern, to command,and to create resour ces in the midst of sterility aud general destitu tion. Genius is not fickle, is not without aim and object; it might dally in the lap of Time till bound with the strong cords of adverse circumstances, and sport in the arms of plea sure until the golden locks of its glory are lost in the sea of forgetfulness. But the awaking up of its might is more certain than the return of day, aud the going forth of its glory more brilliant than the orb of light, the threefold cords of adversity are severed as a spider’s web; impassable passes are passed with surpassing ease, triumph appears in common place and victory is eclipsed! Cir cumstances are trifles when compared with genius, though the opposite is the general im pression, aud originates in that general feel ing of vaniity which lead persons to suppose that they have a peculiar genius, or in other words, are more than ordinary, aud only require some favorable circumstance to bring them out! We will venture the assertion that there never was a man with a true active genius that circumstances successfully prevented from exhibiting that peculiarity. Genius is frequently misapplied and ren dered less conspicious on account of self-ig norauce, but wherever that principle lives, nml hna'nvur much uerv*rt<d vet the effer vescing vitality of its nature prevents it from being effectually hid. The moat favorable circumstances imagin able, have, and will prove utterly incapable of rendering persons famous, where nature has withheld the genius. Children who are brought up in similar circumstances and conditions, having the same means of improvement and education, turn out to be essentially different, both in character and talent. One will accomplish with ease what another would never succeed iu, even with more favorable means. The idea therefore, of persons being able to ac complish whatever they attempt, provided circumstances are propitious, is absurd in the extreme, and proves clearly that the ad vocates of such theories know- not what they affirm. Genius, is not subservient to circumstan ces, but circumstances to genius. In the ab sence of genius, circumstance may govern but in its presence, its authority is not rei cognized. ■ Non.Oninia possumus onincs.” w ith various talents formed, we variously excell.” Geoiioia Railroad Stock.— One hundred and thirty four shares Georgia Railroad stock were sold at Augusta on Monday at public auction, by Alessrs. C. E. Girardey & Cos., and brought the following prices: Ten shares *97 75 ; ninety shares *95, and thirty-feur shares $95 50. - Fire in Augusta.— A fire broke out on Monday alternoon, about three o’clock, in an untenauted housp on Calhoun street, between Vi asbington and Centre streets, and before the names could be subdued, no less than four buildings were destroyed. The house m winch the tire originated was owned bv or under the management of, W. It McLaws! Esq. The building, together with the kitchen and out buildings, were totally destroyed— loss about *I,OOO. We could uot ascertu’’ whether or not there vvas any insurance. lhe flames next communicated to a double tenement dwelling, owned by Mr. R. Mahar, and occupied by negroes. It, with its out buildings was also entirely consumed—loss s4uo; insured for $250. The next building was a large two-storv house, the property of H. D. Bell, Esq., and occupied by Mrs. Henley. It was also burn ed U> the ground losa *z,000; insured for The last building destroyed was the one story house next adjoining, owned by Mrs. Bacon and occupied by jf. D. Harris-loss vLWO; insurance not ascertained. The tire was, in all probability, the work of an liiceudiary, as the house in which it ori ginated has been vacant for two or three weeks. —Augusta Const. Fidelity of the SLl^3fhTfidelity of “ upuken of as not the leasl no ticeable feature in the history of the yellow fever at Norfolk. It is difficult, nearly impos sible, to separate servants and mistresses.— Forbidden to enter the sick chamber, the blacks will creep into concealed places, hide beueath the beds, crouch in corners, employ every artifice, to remain in attendance upon the mistress. Left to themselves, the negroes JeC T, refl T f° and die rapidh. Their lust wish often is that they may be buried near their mistress. J A couple of brick buildings, the property of Messrs. Butler & (Jo in 40th street, New York, fell to the grom’id on Fro day morning with a tremendous crash. They were undergoiu at the time, the process of ele\utiou, so as to allow ot the construction of anether story underneath. No lives were lost. The furniture ol tho tenants, which had beu permitted to stay, was all broken to pieces. A case of some interest to shippers was recently decided in New York, the points of which were as follows : A cargo of coal was shipped at New Or leans to New York, and the bill of lading es pecially provided its delivery at Twenty seventh street, or as near thereto as the vessel could float. On arriving at the quarantine ground tho vessel was detained, and the cargo had to be delivered by lighters. The referees in tho case held that the captain, under the circumstances, could do uo more aud that quarantine regulations overruled the special provision iu the bill of ladiug. FROM THE RIO GRANDE. ENGAGEMENT WITH A PARTY OP WOLL’S MEN. A Kumlu-r Killed, Wounded, mid Taken Prisoner*. ARRIVAL OF GEN. WOLL AT NEW ORLEANS. By the arrival of the steamship Nautilus at New Orleans, we have intelligence from tho Rio Grande to the Bth inst. Among the pas sengers by the steamship Nautilus, from Braxos Santiago, were Gen. Woll, the late commander of Metamoras, and Lieut. Duncan, recently of tho U. S. army. The former is on his way to Carthagenu, to join Santa Anna, and is accompanied by a colonel, whose name we do not recollect. He seems in good spi rits, and is not at all depressed by the reverse in bis fortunes, which he has no doubt ex pected for some time. Lieut. Duncau has been on a visit to Monterey, and thinks Vi dauri aud the other revolutionary chief's will not agree on the future policy to be pursued by Mexico. Lieut. Duncan was offered the position of Colonel of Engineers in the Revo lutionary army, but did not accept it. We take the following from the New Orleans Picayune of Sunday last: There is very little news contained in either that has not beeu anticipated by the Orizeba. Vidauri was still in Monterey, ap parently waiting for the upshot of matters in the metropolis, or perhaps to get his forces together before he commences his march to the interior. His manifesto against military rule was was even more severe than the pa pers represent it. He charges upon the army or its leaders nearly all the evils which have afflicted Mexico since the formation of the Republic, and pronounces those who refuses to acknowledge tlie present civil authorities traitors to the nation, and who should be treated as such. He also declares that there is now no army except that which favored and furthered the revolution in the Southern, aud Central portions of the Re public, but adds that such of the old officers and soldiers who choose to offer themselves for service in the new national army will bo received. This decree appears to be specially aimed ut Carrera, LaVega, Guitian, Cruz, and other officers of the army who are endeavor ing to retain their ascendancy by pronouncing in favor of the plan of Ayutla. This seems to be an essential point of difference be tween Alvarez and Yidauri, the plan of Ayutla, which has been adopted, aud indeed was instigated by the former, providing for the retention and sustainment of tbs army. In obedience to Yidauri’s orders, Col. Suaza proceeded to San Luis Potosi, and being joined by Gov. Garza, he entered the town, took Gens. Parrodi aud Guitian prisoners, and proclaimed the plan of Monterey, which was joyfully acquiesced in by the citizens.— Parrodi aud Guitian were sent to Monterey, but Cruz made his escape. A party of Government troops, numbering about 140 who had been sent out from Mata moras to levy contributions and to intercept some goods which had been sent up the couu try, were attacked near Reynosa ou the 80th ult., by the Federate under Guadalupe Garcia aud Miguel Tijerina, and routed with the loss of 33 killed, 31 wounded, aud over 40 prison ers. It was a complete surprise, Garcia having learned that the troops were on their return, after plundering the litttlc town of China, of $1,500 and 200 horses; and as they were reported close ut hand he wisely con cluded that they w’ould camp at the Charco Escondido, a lake about thirty-six miles from Reynosa. He therefore placed his men in ambush, aud in a short time afterwards tho troops made their appearauce,and commenced preparing a camp. He attacked them, w r ith the above result, their leader, Pedro Quinte ro, being mortally wounded, and dying a short time after. All the horses, arms, equip ments,Ac., fell into the hands of the Federate, and among the prisoners taken were two de serters named Christoval Losas aud Lassio Farios, who were immediately 6hot. Gen. Woll left Matamoras on the Bth or 9th, stating to his friends that he would not acknowledge tho new Government, and could not remain any longer. He turned over the command to Gen. Castro, who, it is supposed, would pronounce iu favor of the plan of Ayutla at once. Ue has about 1,800 men under his command. On the 4th, Gea. Woll published a mani festo to his troops, announcing the resigna tion of Santa Anna, and stating that they would obey the orders of any Government which might be formed by the nation. He was escorted from Brownsville to Point Isa bel by ten U. 3. Dragoons umler command of Lieut l'elouze. Since writing the above we have received an exira from the Brownsville Flag office, dated the 4th inst., containing a brief account of the flight above reforred to. It coniirins the accounts received from our correspon dents : The latest news we have of the revolution on this frontier, is, that on the 30th ult., a battle was fought between the Federate, coin man ded by Guadalupe Garcia and Migued Ti jerina, and a detachment compose* of 140 Government troops, under the command of Pedro Quintero, who was mortally wounded, and has since died. His command was sur rounded when they surrendered, having lost some thirty or forty in killed and wounded.— The Federate had ten killed and seven wound ed. The action took place in the vicinity of Reynosa. Among the prisoners taken wero several officers who formerly belonged to the Federate, but had deserted from tnem after they had come in possession of the necessary information which Woll was anxious to pos sess. They were immediately tried as spies and ordered to be shot. The Flag of the 25th ult., contains some items of local intelligence, from which we learn that several daring burglaries had re cently been perpetrated in Brownsville, and there was reason to believe that an organized band of thieves existed there. One of the gang had been arrested, aud from the disclo sures made by him, it was thought that the leader was uo less a person than Col. Domin guez, the guerilla chief who made himself so famous during the Mexican war. The Flag openly intimates that the servvices of Judge Lynch may be called into requisition iu his case. The crops were doing finely in the valley of the Rio Grande. One crop of corn had al ready been housed, and another was in a fine state of progression. Fruit aud vegetables were in the greatest abundance. We make the following extracts from the Flag of the above date : Two deserters from the regular army of Mexico were shot iu Metamoros,the other day} and it is said that others are soon to be dealt with similarly. Gen. Woll seems to dread the close proximity of the Federalists, and fear# the frequent desertions from his ranks to the camp of the former. Two new steamers have within the past two weeks made their appearance our wat ers, under the direction of that ’’ced and enterprising boatman, Capt. J. V Arm strong. The transportation of Government supplies we learn has been awarded to Capt. Armstrong, and these bouts have been brought out to enable him to fill the contract. The Swan and Guadalupe aro the names ot the two steamers. A young lawyer named Allen, a native, wo believe of Louisiana, died iu Brownsville ou the 7th inst., of inliamation of the bowels. Dr. Molony, late U. S. Consul at Monterey, has been appointed Surgeon General of Vi daurri’s forces. Tlie lie tlre<l Navy hist. LIST OF OFFICERS “ DROPPED” AND ON LEAVE OP ABSENCE. Washington, Sep. 14, 1855. The excitement in this city, in reference to the retired navy list, is intense. I have ob tained a list ot all those that have been sent oat up to this moment. The following ure the names of the officers dropped : Captains. —Levy, Rumsev, and Zantzinger. Lieutenants. —William G. Farragut, H. H. Rhedcs, Law Pennington, Win. H. Tolaud, James Noble; J. T. McDonough, Richard W. Meade, John L. Ring, Daniel T. Dulaney, T. Brownell, S. Chase Barney, Thomas il. Ste vens, Israel C. Wait, Abner Read. N. C. Rhind. Masters. —J. S. Bohrer, G. A. Stevens, Pe ter Wager, Jr., Jno. P. Hall, David Ocbel tree, John Madigan, Jr., Augustus McLaugh lin, J. Howurd March, Edward A. Seldeu, N. T. West, Allen T. Byrens, Edward Shep perd, Mm. R. Mercer, George S. King, Chas. B. Smith, Charles Gray, Joshua A. Seawell, The following have been put ou the leave of absence schedule : Lieutenants.— J. W. Swift, J. D. Ferris, J. S. Palmer, Geo. Hurst, J. T. Miller, 11. Dar. cansel, G. M. White, G. L. Selden, S. Deca tur, Francis Lowry, J. B. Lewis. John Ilall. Masters.—Wm. W. Low, Root. Knox, F. Mallaby, John Robinson. Commodore Charles Stewart, (Old Iron sides) has been placed on tho retired list at thirty-five hundred dollars pay, and Commo dore Skinner at twenty-five hundred. Boston Baby Show. —This affair seems to have been highly successful. About 15,000 people per day have visited the exhibition.