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ilscellaneous. Pron the Augusta Constitutionast. Oct. 3. HEALTH OF AUGUSTA. We cannot say much in favor of the hienlth of our city, as the fever does no1 abate any, and is now confined to no par ticular portion of the city; we have had uc rain sinec our last publication. and the ri ver is at presetnt lower than evei before known. Within the last two days, thc weather has taken a ebange, being very cool-fire are foind comfortable morning and evenin-but the he-at in the rmiddle of the day is oppressive. We understand there was a slight whilefrost in town yes terday, and a heavy one itn the vicinity ol the city, which may in a measure allay the ravages of the fever; but we must Mtill say to our absent friends-keep nway un til we have one or two heavy black frosts, for we think there will be danger until that time. In our last we tioticed the deaths of one bundred and sixty-three persons by fever, since the first deadi occurred ; viz., on the sth of August; since that time, we have to add the following Residents.-Mr. M-Cready. - Willian Savage. Mrs. Mary Ruqsell. Ma.ter Joseph Hlaittes. Master Joseph P. Nelson. Master Alfred Simonet. George Cleary. George Sweet. William M. Davis. J. 13. Steel. "John Morrison. Absalom Flemming. Engene Golly, a child. *Geor~ge McMurphy. Mirs. Elizabeth Blaylock. Airs. Cynthia Lawrence. Michael Shaver. *H1enry Gardner. Massachusetts.-Elisha Purse. Elijah Dwelle. Georgia.-Willinm G. Scott. Non-resident.-Thoias Downitig. And ten tegroes, atnong them, Billy Cobb, the barber. * Died out of the city. From the Adverfiscr. MotBiL:, Sept. 24. Owing to- the alarming increase of sick ness, and the itnpr.tcticability of procur. ing hands in this city, the several news papers have entered into an agreement to publish only once a week, dtritg the pre. valence of the epidemic. It confhrmity with this arrangement, the Advertiser will hereafter be issued on every Tuesday moring. The Health of the City. -No abatement of the epidemic is yet ninifest, alth. ugh the number of deaths the past week has not been so great as the week previous, still in proportion to the number of inliabi tants the mort-flity is as la rge as at any time this season. The number of deat.s for the past week has been 80, and for the month of September, up to last night, 329. A frightful mortality! From the Charleston Courier DEATH OF GEN. ROBERT Y. HAYNE. Our City and State have sustained an other heavy and distresstng bereavement. Death has again leveled its shaft at a shin itg mark;-and our community, while yet in tiars for the lameured BLANDING, mourns with deep antd universal sorrow the loss of the gifted and eloquent, the be loved and admired HiANE. Th~le career of Gen. Hlayne was a bril liant, although a short one-seldom indeed has so miuch of hotior and usefulness, as fell to his lo!, been crowded into such a span of hiutmatn existence. At an early age, he was borne into public life on a floiodtide of popular favor, and retained it without ebb or abatementt to the hour of his death ; and his term of public service, once begun, although varied in its honors and responsibilities, contitnued unbroken, except by a brief and single interval, to the end of his life. lie was horn on the 10th November, 1791. liis father was Col. Williamn Hlayne, deceatsedt-hiis moth er, Mrs. Eliza Hlayne, a Peronneaut by birth, is yet ali- e to mourn the untimely death of her distinguishedl son. The ad vantages of a school edutcation were all that lie received to fit him for his part in life, bunt the want of collegze dlisciphne or college honors threw no itmpediment in his patth, ie gave early piromnise of future distinction ; was adtiitted to the liar, un der special circumstances, ere lhe had qtiite arrived at the age of' legal maturity, and sootn became one of the leading and most successful members of' his profession. lie early became an orhicer oft he militia, and passed regularly through all the various gradatiotns of the service fronm a private to the office of Major General. In Octob~er, 1814, before lie had completed his 23d year, lie was elected to the popular bratich of' the State Legislature, at the headi of the republican ticket from Charleston. lie at otnce took his position as a leading and eflicient member of that body ; and his elevation to other public honors soon followed in rapidl succession. In Novem her, 1818. lie w as elected Speaker of the H ouse of' Representatives, and during the same session of the legislature lie was chosen Attorney Getneral of the dtate. After a brilliant service of four years in the last namted office, a wider fiekd uf action and offatne wvas affordedl him, by his elec tion, in December 1822, ats Senator in Congress from his native State, when but one year beyontd the age of constitutional qualification for that high dignity. As a member of the Amtericatn Senate. he filled a large space in the ptublic eye-provine his capacity for business and usefulnest by his arduous labiours as Chairmati ojfthe Cotmmittee on Naval Allfairs, and being not only one of the most at tractive spea hers, but engatging with honor, if not al ways with triumph, in the contlict of d~e bate with the giatnt-intellects or thatt anugust assembly, then number ing amnong its memn bers, as it generally has dotne, the first mndns of the republic. His celebrated passage at arms, in 1830, with the distin guisheud Senator from Massachusetts, will long live in the recollection of those wvhe witnessed it, as one of the most gallant and interesting conflicts ever fought on, the field of Senatorial debate. atid as one in themselves with the laurelsof eloquencc, and an accession olintellectual fame, how ever widel opinions may have differed in awarding tho palm of victory. Having served for a continuous period of ten years in the Senate of t he Union, he relinquished that station only to receive a new pledge of plumic confidence and respect, in his election by the Legilature, ii December 1832,to the otliue of Governor of the State; his call to which station would not have met with a dissenting voice, but for the unhappy party divisions which then olis. tracted and cotvulsed the State. In De cenber .134, his otiicial teri as Gover nor having expired. and the provision of the State Cnmtnution not admnittng of his re-election, he retired, for the first ime since his entry into public lifie. fiom offli cial station, ht'aving left the political helm just at that juncture when thecompromise or adjtustment of a fierce party quarrel had happily paved the way for a restoraaton ofharmnorny to the State. Short. however, -% as the interva! allowed him liar repose, and exclusive devotion to his private con cerns. The citizens of'Charlesttin having tesolved on trying the experment of a salaried Mayoralty, with the hieral com pensation of S00.IO per tinnutm. the public mind and the public voice, withott dhs tinction of party, centred on Get. llayne. as the most suitable person to set the new system in operation under favor;tlhe ats pices; and ihe had the high gratification of being unanimously elected to the ofice, ly a contmunity, which but two years be fore had been torn by thestriie of conten ding parties-and the mark of confidence thus freely tendered was requited by a most worthy service. About this time too, the magnificent project mi a Rail Rotad connexion bet wen the Atlautic coast aol the waters of the far West, with Charleston as the Eastern and Cincinnati Ps thenV es tern terminas, having acquired public fa vor, and a chartered company having been formed to carry into execution the vast conception. the public mind again turned with unauitnity to Gen. I layne, as at once possessed of that popularitynnd In tgh de gree of public confidence, and endowed with those qualfication of energy attd practical usefulness, calcnlated to give the necesqary stimultsand ensure success to the glorious enterprize; and in January 1637, he, was accordingly elected Presi dent of the Company. tie continued in the Mayorality until the expiration of his official terim, in September, 1837, when, to the general regret, ::e declined a re-elec tion, the active duties, of what he deened- a more important station of public service, being then about to commence and requir ing hi, undivided attention. To the great Rail Road enterprize, of which he was the soul as well as the head, he mhenceforward devoted himself with his characteristic zeal, etergy, and ability. sustaining it e qu-dlly by his b~usiness talent, and his per suasivo eloutiee. 11 was in uphulding the interests of this noble underiaking, otce so fair in its promise of a g!orious destiny to his cherished and cherishing city, bt now tottering under the pressure of the monied emharrassments of the civilized world, that he encountered the fatal dis ease, which has consigned him to a grave in a strante land, anrd miade c:>nmon mottr tiers of his bereaved family, friends and cototry. During the last ten months, our Sta:e, and especially our City have been bereav ed of an unusual number of* distinguished citizens. It November last, thevenerable Judge Bay led the van in the melancholy march of death ; and since January last, Judge Colcock, Judge Desaussure, Dr. Cooper, Bishop Bowen, Col. Blanditng, antd Gen. Hlaynle swell thte motnnfuLl rol anld all of them except Dr. Cooper were residents of Charleston-hut all of them were advanced in years and ripe lfor the sickle, except Col. Blandintg and( Getneral Iliayne, whose health and years indicated that they woould he longer spared to their country atnd their frictnds. To the Editor of the Souths Caroliniva: Sira:-I have hastily rutn tmy eye over the letter of Gen. McDUFFIE, invyour pa per of the 30th inSt. : in which lie recomn mlends, in the strongest tertms, that a Con venttion he hleld itn Macon, Gan., in Oct. next, and gives thae promnet features of a plan, haad in view by himnself and others, whailc itt New York, on his tcettrn from Eturope, whih wvould, ho say's, " place our Southern Danks on a solid foundation." Hie cannot ho acqtainted with the existing state of E xchange, or he would tnot pr pose a plan of opjerattonls, thtat will rnot meet wvith the co-operatiotiof the Banks. Aithought they are as solid as atny in the Utnion, ( I speamk of thie Banks of this State) the rate of Exchange on the North being 34 pe cent., will not allow them to accommodallnte tile merchanits, whlose busi nesshias been condultcted with thne utmost dliscretion, tand whose situationt entitles them to the facilities that their wants de matnd. Instanccs have occuired, wvithin the last week, int Chtarleston, where ac conmtmodation was gratnted, that itn less thtan thbree dlays the same hills issued, wvere returned by Brokers, and thte specie de manded, for thte pttrpose of shipping it to New York, that they mightt chteck against at 34 per cetnt. The Banks have no avail able funds itn New York, or Europe, and whtile this state of things exists, ifthey were to advance to thte plantters, on one half of the crop of the State, at 90 days-say $40 per bale on 110,000 bales of Upland. and ~3150 per hale on 10,000 hales of Sea Is land Cotton-they wottl he compelled to suspetad payments itn specie int ashtot timea. But, where could they look for relief ? *Not to the planters, for their notes have been discotunted at 90 days, wvith the special on derstanding, or agreement, that their cot ton is not to be toutched. Not to Newy York :for they are in a worse condition there than we are, money being worth from i e to 2 perecent per moth. Stnrely, not to the Capitalists and Banking Ittstitut titons on the other side of the water, be cautse, if we caao place any reiance on what we see, the same difficulties are found to exist there. Thae simple fact of htoldling back the crop of Cot totn for 90 days from the present time, wouhtl cause the Banks to suspend, wimhiout adivancinlg a dollar to the planter. Whyi Becautse, ats lie very juastly remarks, that cont "is the actual cenrrency of tour comtmerce ;" amnd if it carnnot be tused as sutch, for the space of 90 days, thle wants of the mercattile commtu nit. to sttnnnIle plnha of FEchange would oblige them to draw every dollar of specie from the Banks, notwithstanding they have at the present time more than their chaters require of them, in propor tion to their circulation. Another very important dlilliculty arises, which is, if the crop of cotton should Ie held back for 90 (lays, it would zi forwnrd inl hulk, and would beobliged to be. sold to meet the hills dran n against, in greater quaniities than the consumption n% onl re quire, which would depress the price be low itt real valte. and subject it to the fluctuation that the General think, hi- plan would avoid. If plan:crs could have stif fiielt concert, so as to let .I twelfib of the crop go forward per month, heginniig on the first of November. it would no !ouht aive the article more stahilitv ; bt ven 1hen, it would tw sulject to flounations, as every experienced merchant and nos planters, knon the fact, that the price of ever% article of merchaidlize and pro dce is governed by the supply and de mand, Gen. McDuffie's opinion to the contrary. not withst and'ing. My object is not to disapprove of a con sublation of Planters for the promotion of their interests tut while in conference, let them not he led astray by the statements of men who possess general sound judgment, and talcnte of the first order, and who be liere that their views of such matters are for the geoneral good. Experience has taught me, that it is not the men of great est talent,. but thoseof experiencein mer cantiHe affairs, who are best able to judge of the etl'cts that would be produced by a monopoly of any article, especially thatof our great staple. Before I elose this communication, I will call the attention of your readers to that part of the General's Letter where lie says : - I believe that our currency is now redundant, and that no reme'ly can ever cure its diseased condition, whether it be the Sub) Treasury Scheime. or a National Bank. that does not eilnce our Bank cir culation to its proper limits." And in the face of this, and the lIicts above stated. lie prnpoaes a plan of operaisons that would extend our Banks so far, that they would not be ahle in recover their o inginal ground without sispending. I am no 'speculator,' ut would, on the otier hand, like to see coiton command a price that would fully remunerate the planter fir his labor. A SUBSCRIBER. Cosly Swords,-N. P. Atmes & Coof Springdieli' Mass. are mnamificturing nine swords, each to cost 8600, for the State of Virginia, intended as presents to cer tain oflicers of the army and invy, natives of that State, who have distinguished themselves by acts of brasery and good conduct. War Steaner.-The New Yo.k Herald states that the United States "-Sea Steam er." now building at the Brookliu Navy Yard, is entirely in "frame" and presents a moidel combining the requisite fir being advantageously propelled by steam or wind. Her - construction" is to be in all respects :hat of combining speed, strength and durability, and no pains are spared to accomplish that object. She is to have two powerful engines, on the inclined priu ciple, and purely American. Vermont.-From the returns given by the Burlington Sentinel, it appears that the Administration party have carried a majority inl the popular branch of the legislature and on joint ballot. Senate Adm'n 12. Opp. IS. lousc-Adri'n 119. Opp. 110. Majority in the House 9. On joint ballot 3. From thec Correspondecc of the Char. Cour. Ns~w YOnK, Sept. 24l, You cannot iminte how little under stoodl is the position of outr own State. Sech is the entire ahandoinment of every o her rule otf action-hot interest-thait the popleChere canniot conceive of a party, w hose aimi is tnt directed by its anuticipn tel el~ect ont Batiks and far.cy stocks. The moral degeneracy, produced by speenla tions as distinguished front comlmerce, has tinted every thing-and the usual effects of gambling are displayed in every direc ton. The moral and prudenat, and there are ma ny such left, are amazed andI stup~i fned bythie mad1 schienmes,t he reckless eoris to keep up) the game, but it is almost over. Merchants begin to feel that to pay thirty to fifty per cent, for mnoney, is wholly in compatible with prudenit or lasting busi ness. TIhey begin to long for days wheni Bn ks loaned money to merchatnts to car ry on a steady trade. instead of gaimbling; with whole crops. The CottonCircular is a total and tnot v'ery splendid failure. Virginia Whig Conrention.-Thtis body adjourned on the 24th til., havinig p~assed resou tion's recomnmendinig Hlenry Claty, for the Presidentcy, anid N. P~, Tallmadge, for the V. Presidency of the U. S., but leaving the muatter to :he decision of the National Whtig Cotnvenition, to lbe held at larrisburg, (Pa.) Delegates to the liar risurg Conventuoui were appointed for each Congressional District in the State, and Blenj. Leigh and Gov. Barbour for the State at large.-Courier The Richmond Enuquirer annotnnees the death of the venerable Randolph Ilarri son, Sr., of Cumberland. at the White Sulphur Springs, in the 'ilst year of his Nee-York, Public Cemetery.-A public Cemetery is about to be laid (ot on Long Island, for the use of the cities of New York and Booklyn. It is to be called the Greewoodl Cemetery. The ar-ea is 200) acres, and includles the highest point oIf the island, whence you look down uponi Brook lyo; it is bjeatutifully wooded, of an untdti Itating surface, andt has. numerons pools of water, one of'which is a lake of pure water, 40 feet deep, atnd surmounded by a dense forest, making together one of the m~ost beatiful scenes to be found any Medal of Honor.-The New York Journl olCommterce states that theFrench Acadetv o1 Itidustry, itn their general sanual n'sweml itt Paris, ont fle 20th olf July last, awarided to Professor Morse. ut N. Y'rk, their " Great Mledal fI Hiotor," for h, invetuion of the ElectioihMaaicta Telegroht. EDGE F1IELD C C. 11. THUrSDA r, OCTOBEa 10. 1839. To ouis PATINs. As the Court of Common Pleas will soon be in session. at this place. we must remind our patrons that they, will then enjoy a VERY FAVORABLE OPPORTUNITY of pufying us their dues in perston, or of re mitline them by tht ir friends. The year is rapidly drawing to a close, and oa OWIN D BTS must seon be paid. We. therrfore, earn estly request our fricnds to liquidate with out d!<liy. such accounts us stand open on our books against them. We are requested to call a meeting of the Citizens of this District, at this place, on Tu eiday, the 22d instant. The pur pose flor which the meeting is called, is to elect suitable persons as Delegates to the Agricultural Convention, which will as semble in Columbia, on the Fourth Monday in November next. We hope that there will he a general at tendance of Citizens, especially of those engaged in Agriculture, on the day above mentioned. The meeting will take place in the Court House, at such an hour, js will be most convenient for the country gentIcinen. The Health of our Village.-A week or two stuce-, we were informed that reports afiecting the character of our village for health, were circulated abroad. These we did not think worthy of notice, nor should we notice them now, hut for ilite request of a friend. Nothing can be more baseless than these reports. Very few cases of fever origintted in our village, during the past sutmer.These were generally easily man oged,and as we are informed hya physician of this place, none of tbem terminated fatally. We do not believe that any vil lage in the upper country, has enjoyed more uninterrupted health than ours, dur ing the two past Summers. Strangers have nothing to fear in sojourning any length of tine amongst us. We are inlormed, that frost fell at this place, on the moruitng of the 21d instant. Wc rose ourselves, beties, on that morn itg, but were not so fortunate as to see the Herald of Winter. Fire at Aiken, Burnwell District.-A fire broke out at Ibis place, on the 3d inst., at 9, A. .1. It originated in the building occupied by Messrs. Jones & Bauskett, as a store. This, with the goo.is, was con sumred by the fire which sprcad to the nd jacent buildings. and then crossed over the street, attacking the stores there situatetd, and destroying them all, together with the larger portion of the merchandise. The flames were arrested in their progres southward by the brick building, which was formerly occupied as the Bank. Only. one store in the town, occupied by Mr. Maon~ was saved. We are informed that few of the goods of the sufferers were in sured.' Many have sustained a total loss. We learn,that the fire wlas caused by the burning of a nest of yellow jackets, in the itmediate neightborhood of the store, of Messrs. Jotics & Bauskett. Thtus has a heavy blow been inflicted on a flourishing little town, and many enterpr~zintg citi zens. Direct Importation .-We reconmmend to public attention, the advertisement of Messrs. Diekinson,Sebring, and Stauham. li will be seen that they are direct import ers, and as such they deserve the patron age of the cotmmutnity generally. Columbhia.-The South Carolinian, of the 4th inistant, states, that great health is now prevailing itn Columbia, anti that not a sitigln death, as the editor believes, has occurred in that town, since May Iast. It is also stated, that there bas net been a single catse of fever in the platce this year, except one brought from Augusta, and which soon yielded to medlical treatment. Charleston.-DUrintg the week ening on the 29th tilt., there were 19 deaths ; of these. 4 were by stranger's fever, 2 by country fever, and 3 by bilious fever. From a report of the Treasutry Depart tent, bearing date of October 1st, 18.39, it appears that the aggregate of all nut statding Treasury notes is, $3,707,3S4 52 cents. The City Counr il of Savannah have a p prpriated otne thousand d'.llars for the re lief of the sickc poor of Atautsta. A New Orleatns paper, of the 24th tilt.. states, that the fever 'itill prevailed in that city, but that it h::d abtated. The Drought .-T he .iught which has prevailed for some we.eks in this District, still continues. The~ streatms are very lo, atnd tmany are entirely dry. Vegeta tion is parched and bttrnt tup, as in the mitst of Sumtmer. If copious showers should not fall speedily, we fear that there will be ser ere su:Iermg oc neC titt of the great scarcity of water. We observe in our . chatnge papers, that the dirouglht is prevail, g extensively, in muany of the Smuern States. For the satijiaction of many of our rcaders, we publish the subjoined resolu tions of the-South Western Railroad Con vention, which recently asscmbled at Ashe ville, N. C.: 1. Resolved, That all the resources of the Company. be concetitrated to meet their preseni 'engaiemeits, and to finish a I put in) operation lthe road below Co lintbia. ind tiihat to further work be un d.riaken uutil these objects be accom pus.hed. 2. Resolved, Thiat for so much of this portion tl this I ork as is already under contiact. the President and Directors madke such arrangeients for adjusting P;% inents. as in th ir discretion may be deemied best, that nen% contracts for the progress of the same shall only be made as fhe resources to pay shall become avail able to the Company, and that the Presi dent ano ljirectors imake such arrange mietit., ihr the lriservatioe of the work, %% bich mtay thus be delayed as iheirjudge uIteit Itay dictate. 3. Resolved, That i rigorous system of econony should be pursued ; the e.ngineer department be reorganized in such ian ner as the President and Directors may deen best, and that no expeuse of any kind be incurred, which may not be aiso Iutely necessary to the work below Coluni bin. 4. Resolved, That the stockholder- of this Coipainy deen it of the utmost im portance to pay up the am unt remiaiing due for the purchase of the road from Charleston to Hamaburgh, and they do hereby authorize the i'resident and Direc tors to make in their discretion, all such arrangements. as may .e ounud necesseary, to raibe the amounti required iii tle hal ance of tins purchase. 'I hat they be au thorized to borrow the money on tih pledge of theirstock in that toad, and up on the respotsibliiny of both companies, and that in the last resort, theyare authu rized to apply to the Legislature of South Carolina, and to make any arrangetmients that may be deemed proper to secure that State, for any advance or relief, which she may be disposed to afflord. 5. Resolved, That with a firmn determi nation to proceed as speedily as their means will permit ; this Gomipany earn estly desire to lneet their existung engage ments, and to complete the road from lirancliville toColunibia,and they do here by authorize theDirectors of theCompany, for these purposes, to make calls lor in stalments at such tius, as ia tueir dts cretion may be deemed best ; that an earn est appeal be made by the 'rezident, call ing upon the stockholders to ieet the in staiments required, and that the President anu Directors be farther authorized to make arrangemetilts i ith the %tockholders, toobti advances on theirsutbscriytto'uson such tcrms as may be deemed advantage ous. 6. Resolred. That this Company now reiterate theirtieclaration, that without the united assistance of the btates through whose territories tie road is to pass, the work cannot be accomplished, and they now make their solemn appeal to those States, and are compelled to declare, that uttless they spcedily and cordially co-ope rate, the Company will be unable to pro gress with the enterprise. 7. Resolved,That inl the rapid changes in commercial aflairs which daily occur. it is deemed highly desirable that the stock holders should be called together to devise proper modes of advatincing the nork, and that an adjourned meeting be held, at Co hittmabia, otn Weduesday, the 4th of Decem ber next. We have seen a samplle of theAlvarado, or Multi-bolled Cot ton, which has been de posited at the Past Office. 'rho cotton is fine, anid looks bet ter than a specimen of the Petit Gutlf Conton, with which we saw it compared. Vu e knuow mtthing of its quality ourselves, but we have seen seve ral printed certificates in its favor. Fire in Neto York.-A fire broke out in this city, on the 23d nlt., aind destroyed a number of valuable btuildings, public and private. Among those consumed, were the National Tueatre, the French Protest ant Church, the Dutch Reformed Church, and Zion's Africatn Episcop~al Church. The amount ofproperty destroyed is esti mated at about S350,000J or$-400,000. The insurance on it amounited to $53,000. Pulblic Meeting in Charlston.- A pub lic meeting of the Citizens of Charleston and the Neck, was held on the 2d itnstant., and resoltutions expriessive of the feelings of the commnntity ott the death of General Ilayne, w ere passed. Amotng otiers, reso lutions were passed unanimously, to etect a mnonutment in the centre of the City Square, attd to appoint a Committee to select a sittable person, to deliver a eubo gium i honoar of the deceased. Th le HIon. George M*Dufie wvas elected on the 4th instantt, by the Committee, ap pointtedl at the late publicmneeting, to deli ver the eulogium on General llayne. The body of General llayne was tern porarily interred at Asiht ide, N. C., but will be retmoved to Charleston. Thme Famous North Carolina Dul. Our readers will retmember that mnuch was 5taid tm the niewspaplers saint time since, about a duel bet wen Messrs. Joseph Seati'eli Jones, of North Carolina, and [I. W right Wilson, of New York. T1he whole afa~ir is "n proven to be a pitiful hoax playeJ off by Mrt. Jotnes on his friends. There was ito meeting ol the helligerents i. seemsl, and cbaood shed except thatt of a ht ic porker, " cii was killed on the pretinded dunling groutnd, and whi.h gave rise to the opinion that a man was there wounded. Mr. Webster was ire eut, by invitation, at the randim . uament held at Egliaton Caste Enatnd. The cotton and late corn crops, in some sections in Mississippi, have been much in jured by the drought. The Tallahassee (Fl.) Star thus hits off one of that numerous tribe of editors, who are neutrals in politics: "'I lie Eas: Florida Advocate," is the title wt a new paper published at Jackson vine, by A. Jones Jr. & Co. The lead ing editorial says, '-We are attached to no poliijical creed !" Then your paper can he ol but little siervice. Te editor further say, thmat he will not -enter into any dis cussion, or assune any position, which has not already been sanctioned by public opinion." %i hat in the name of common sense doe. lie intend to advocate ? His pa per should hive been called the Indiferent. It is neatly printed, and we wish it all the success that neutrality can enjoy. Patrons of the Press.-It has beean a complamit among printers for a long time, that some of their subscribers think they confer a great favor on them, by taking their papers, and never paying for them. %Ve find the following account of one of these gentry, in an exchange paper: Tinu Pat rons of Neospapers.-The New England H artford Review gives a signal instance of coolness on * part of a re verend catch-penny. Th. following was a reply to a letter f ron he editor, demand iug the payn:ent for is newspaper bill: " N. 11. 1839. TheEd. N. E. Review, - Sir,-I'd inormt you that I'm a mi nister of the gospel, and not used to having such bills preseted to me for payment as the " above charge." Editors through the country send me their papers gratis, which I sometimes peruse, and sometines doni'. As I don't know nothing about.the " above charge," I send it back, and shall give it no more attention. " I am, &c. "A- D--." Fashion.--The following article upon one of the prevailing, odd fashiuns of the. day, we have seen in some of our ex change papei-s. We publish it, as we think that it will not offend the ladies, whom it particularly concerns; but, on the contrary, will amuse them, if it docs them no good: Query.-What would the ladies do if they were born with such a camel's hump upon their back as some of them now make with the fashionable pad, called a hustle, alias, a bishop? They would cou sider it i very great calamity, and indeed if one of them was afflicted with a tumor of the same size and shape, she would hnt'e it removed by the surgeon's knife. flow some people will deform themselves for fashion's sake ?-artford Cour. Cotton.-Charleston papersgive a fa vorable account of the cotton market in that place. The Mercury, of the 5th inst., says, that prices then ranged from 10N to 13cts per lb. Communications. Mr. Editor: I was gratified to observe, in a past number of your paper, a short article, in reference to the Agricultural Convention, which is expected to be held in Columbia in November nct. I fear, sir, that th e objects of this Convention are not suffici ently understood and appreciated by the planters generally, atnd especially by those oft our own District, as the subject has not been brought to their notice, either by putbic mteetinigs of the citizens, or by newspaper discussion, here at hotme. The main purpose oftr his communication,there fore, is to invite the attetntion of the plan ters to the subject, to point out some of the considerations which indul its recotm metndation, and to make some suggestions, showving thle importance of the proposed Convention. To place the subject in its true point of view, it may not be irrele vant to state that the Legislature of the State,bias been addressed repeatedly in the form of petitions and memorials, and ur gently inmporiuned to give by legislative enactment, some encouragement to agri culture. That at the session of 1837, it was memorialized by one Agricultural Society, of great respectability and intel ligencec; and at the last session, by ano ther of well merited reputation and public spit it, upon the vital importance of Agri culture to the State, and upon theimpera tive claims, which this leading and para mount interest had upon its patronage. These memorials were in the order of hu siness, referred to committees, whose duty it was to make a report upon them, for the further action of the house ; hut who, front some ca't.e or other, failed to perform this duty, if we be correctly informed. The consequence wvas, that the subject was not brought to the available consideration of t he house, duiring the session; hut the me morials were inconsiderately consigned to the dust and rubbish of a lumber room, from which, it is probable, they never will. he called. The members of the societiese alluded tn above, perceiving the slight at tention which was paid to their metmorials, and feeling as they otught to have felt, some disappointment and dissatisfaction at the total failure of their ardent wishes and ex ertiotns, to promote the cause of Agricul ture, almost simnultaneously resolved tupon the expedliency of recommending the call of a Conve'ntion of Planters, to be held in Columbia, si some period of time, just precedlill the session of the Legislature, to which tvy imight address. a remonstrance in -r mao:' rent & authoritative.Tho