Edgefield advertiser. (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, August 30, 1843, Image 2

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IFOREIGN.. wo s ustwnnera.fw - etteCAdfsrea ' Naw Yna,X to. 16 DAYS LATER FROM lU ROPE. By the artival of the Hibernia yester day, at Boston, -e have received W ilimer & Smith's Times of the 4th instant, for which we are indebted to the Mess. Haraden. Our extracts are from that paper being the only one that has cone to ad at the time of going to press. Business at Liverpool, anti other mar hots, was not improved. Tho .lercury ol the 4th'savs there was a fair consumptive demand for most leading articles, with tie eeeption of sugar. which was unusuall) litmited, and prices remained unchanged In cotton there had been a good business goingon,but without the slightest improve meant in prices.-There had been sone advance in the prices of corn,but no chang in the rate of duty. The news of the loss of the Columbia and the safety of all her passengers reach ed Liverpool July 20. by the brig Themis from the Bay of Fundy. The Margare with the passengers, arrived on the 1ollow ing day, when the particulars of the los were Dist received. It was said that the Glasgow underwri tors were the principle sufferers or th asof the Columbia, their loss being ove ?40,000. It was expected thrt Parliament woul. be prorogued during the lass week of thi, month. The disturbances of the peasantry iv Wales conutinuel,and seem to have becoin more extensive and alarming. Ireland is still in a vortex of agitatiou The rent Bows in without any apparen dimination, the priests arc as active, an O'Connell as energetic as ever. lie keep the ball moving amazingly. The agita lion was never rifer.the organization neve lmore perfect, the funds never so plethoric as at present. Government looks passive ly on, preparing for nothing but to extin guish the flame whoa it breaks out. Ii this respect no change has taken plact since the sailing of the last packet.-O' Connell has published a statement of hi finances, which, unhke those of the Na tional Exchequer, shows a great surplu over espenditure. And be talks of furthe movements, havin; for their ohject ih Vzpersediog of legitsmate authority, whici will put the quiescent po:icy of Sir Ruber Peel to a still greater test. The stack of Cotton on hand is e-ior mos, and exceeds by upwards of 300. (100 Sales, the quantity which was helt last year. The present is little, if anty shortof a million of bale!-nearly a year consumption. The Liverpool merchante in this state of things, are impressing upot Government the necessity of having M drawback of the duty taid upon imported Cotton; accompanied by a more libera and comprehensive system for facilitating export orders, with every prospect.of suc MIS. HOUSE OF CO1MON.S. The Asburson Treay-Mr. Christo pher said he wished to know fton th right bon. gentleman, the President ofr h Board of Trade, whether under The Aith borton treaty, and the 25th clause of the Customs Duty HiUI, it was intendert ti admit the agricultural produce of the Stale of Maine into this country at the colonia duty. If such were the case, he wished ti know what security would be given tha the produce of the other States of A mer aa would not ind its way into England it the same way ? Mr. Gladstone said that lie would en. deavor to confine himself wmithain the legiti mats limits of an answer ; at the samnt sisso he would endeavor fully to explait the meaning of those articles of the treat3 to which the hon. gcntleman had referred As far as he understood the first part of hi' hon. friend's question, it w as a hether h6 a clause of tho Customs liill, which w au inlmnded to give elecct to thec third articl< of the treaty at Washington, the produc< of the State of Alaine would be forwardet through the colony of New Brunswick it this cotutry at the colonial duty ? Tha clause had only reference to that part a Maine, which was now ackoowledlged It beloing to this country :the piart ofl mba territory which hadl formerly becn knowt by the name of the **disputed territory,' and which had by the late dsvisiont, fal let so the United Stases, did not cuome n ithir the operation of the duty. 1. aoswer to the second question of hti hon. friend, lie would endceavor t' explair she precise position ini which they stoo< withbrespect to the verificatmont of'ste ori gin of produce to be admitted into thi country. By the third article of the treas: of Washington, and the clause of the Ctts tolns Act, referred to by ste hon. gentle man, power was given for demanding vericeation of origin in all cases of aod impored into this country fromi the lBritial C mnies, excepting those itmported frots the territories of the East india Company which at present he would put out of view -The produce of that part of Alaine wvaa almonst esclusively timber. The overland snail had arrived. Th< nses ffom india is favorable to the Brit ist arms, hut possesnes no striking feature. The smuggling of opium, on ai large scale, by Americans, is mentioned, I< which the British Plenipotentiary had en 4eavored unsuccessfully, to put a stop. 11 is added that British goods are scarce ir Chins. This announcement will give at impetus to markets, and a considerahble ox. post trade to that pat of the world wil. sa dit'the result. 21. Gr ~ Steam Ship.-T his mana st which was launched last week, at Bristol, is composed eniirel~ of iron, and is the laritest over built since the days of Noah. There are ao paddle wheels or boxes, the Architmedian screw being trmd. Hecr barthen is 3,600 tons, being 2000 tons more than that of the Geast Western. Sbn wilU he propelled by ongines of 1000 horse power combined, following are her dimensions:-lengtil 06. Spnre head to tadrsil 322 feet: leng tl . oke1289 feet, extreme width 50 feet ( idebes; she has four decks, the uhpper deeli is 308 feet long; the second deck consistu of4we'promenaJe sahaons, the aft one ot hrss 110 feet 6 Inches by 22 feet. anid the forward or second class, 67 feet by 21 feet 9 inches. The third-deck consists of the dining saloons,the grand saloon measuring an fee 6 i~unche by20 feot and the secnnd class 61 feet by 21 feet 9 inches. The i whole of the saloons are 8 fcet 3 ipcbes high, and surrounded by sleeping berths, of which there are 26 with siingle beds.and 113 containing two, giving 262 berths. This iargo number is exclusive of the ac- I I commodution which could be prepared on the numerous sofas. The fourth deck is appropriated for the reception Or cargo, of which 1120 tuns will be carried in addition 4 to 1000 tons of coal.- The forcastle is in tended lfor the officer'" and sailor's mess rooms and bleeping herths, with the sail rooms utdern-ath. The engine and boilers occupy a space of 80 feet in the middle portion of the vessl. The engine room and cooking establishment are situated in this part of the ship. There are three boilers ; these are heated by 24 fires, and will contain 200 tons of water. There are four engines of 250 horse power each, the cylinders of which are 7 feet 4 inches in diameter. The chimney is 30 feet high, and 8 feel diameter. She is fitted with six masse, the highest ot which is 74 feet a bove deck. The quantity of canvass car ried wili he about 1700 square yards ; she will be fitted witi thie patent wire igging; the hull is divided into four water-tight I compartments, and the quantity of coal consumed will be about 60 tons per day; upwards of 1500 tons of ir..n have been tI.td i her construcliont and that of tile engines and boilers: ib,- draft of water when laden will he 16 fe-t, aud the dis placement about 3200 inve ; the plates of the keel are from cone inch i,& thrco quir. t-1s of an inch. and the uti.nt p4litte-i aboet i holf an inch thick: she is dou-l.3 rivettd throughout; the ribs are formuid of aoglo iron six inches by three and a halt inches by half an inch at the bottom of the ves L sel, and seven-sixtecutus thiel. at top ; the Ii main distance of the ribs is fourteen inches I from centre to centre. All these ribs will - be doubled ; the distance is then increased r to eighteen and twenty-one inches. The ship will lie fitted with very powe-ful pumps. which enn throw uff 7000 gallons water per minute. t From tAe N. 0. Picayune. Ang. 13. - Latest from Texas-A rrie it of the Sa-. rah Barnes-Tenty-three Days Later - tws.-The packet steutmer Sarah Barnes Captain Jones, arrived at this port yester. r day morning. from Galvestott. H1er papers I are to the 9th inst. We give a full and | well-digested synopsis nf the news. The revenue cutter Santa Anna sailed the Gth invt. for Matanoras, with Capt. Galen, the hearer of despatches from Mexico to the governmetot of Texas ; the first Texan vessel which has visited a I Mexican port. with peaceful intentions, since the Declaration of Independence. Her B. A1. sloop of war Scylla, Capt. Sharp, arrived at Galveston on the 22d i i ult.. in ten days from Vera Cruz. It is I believed that despatches camte by this ar I - ri% al to the British Minister, touching, as at is supposed, tthe negotiations between Texas and Mexico. It is denied ot the best authority-that of Capt. lliott, n e presume-that that olflicer had been instructed by his Govern ment to pruopose, or did propose to the G*overnuicnt of Texas, the abolition of ala very, as the price for thae active interven tion of the Government of Great Britain 0 to compel Mexico into terms of peace. . Despatches had been received from Gen. 1 Adrian Woll. to the Texas Government, designating Laredo as the place at w!-* j t!e commissioners from the two govern neits may meet, and arrange matters in relation to the two countries, on the im mediate frontier to which his cominand extends. The negoti'ations with Mexico are pro. gressing as satisfactorily as could be ex pected. Money begins to circulate more freely in Galveston. The Convention of Rlepresenttives from the Western sectionnf the Republic,whieb was ttn have met at L a Grange, on thec 171th alt.. turnted out a failure. J. (C. Eldredge, General Stuperintendent at Indian Al'airs, hans written from the west side of Trinity river to President lluuston. lie expects to be able to eff'ect a treaty of peace with ahe Camanches, the Wacoes, the Keachaics, the Caddoes the Ionic Indianas. The P'resident hmas left Waashingaon to attned the treaty, which is to be held at llird'as Furt. Bioth Coin. Moore and Capt. L~othrop have bseen dismissed fromt office, biif order of President lIbuston. The reasons given for the discharge of the Cormmodore being disobedience toa orders in the cases etanine rated in the Proclamaution, anad Capt. L. being dismissed for reftasing in take the command whdena thae Cmnmodlore was sue pendsed and ordered to report himsef to ithe department of War and Marine in arrest. -On the 25th they left thaeir vessels and went ashore at Gailves ton. On the 26th ihe remaining riflcers resigned, nith ttvo exception.. and the vessels were delivered up to the Navai Comm issioners. Thte men were allowed the priviilege of remaining ion thae vesseis and being provided for by the Commnissioners on comaing ashore. Those on the brig remainied, but about two thirds of ithe shtip's crew eame ashore. The cirenamstance caused tmuch excite ment iu Galveston. Anu-nhcr of the officers and men be longina to the Texan Navy left Galveston for thiscity, on the 7th inst., on board the bri2 dama Houston. Sam ilouston, President of the Repeh lie oif Texas, has been hun: itn effiy at Galveston ! in conseiquence of the course oh actiotn pursued lay hinm in relatton to Conm. E5. W. Moore. They talk of sending the Commodore to Congress fromt Galveston county. A secret law for the future disposition of the Nay' has been passed. Although the precise tetnor of this enactment hans never been made public, the prevailing impres sion appears to be, ihat the sale of the vessels has been ordered, without regard to the attitudo of Texas towards Mexico. On the 28th nit. thie citizens oaf Galves ton gave a public dinner to Com. Moore and the oflicers under bis command, in order, says the Galveston Chronaicle, "to testify their high approval of Comtmodore Moitre's conduct against the enemies of our country, andl also to show thecir deci dedl i.pprobation of President Hlpustn's n hole conaduct, and particularly his shame ful proclamationt ageinsa Comn. Moore." Tlha? Commemdore hans laubhished an .t lress to the people of Txas, explaining Ind justifying his alleged disobedienmc of Irders & bis prolessional product generolly. Col. Mornau, the commissioner who tecompanied the Commtodore in his cruisc ias a still longer address to the pubhic. iis effart seems t? lie to prove that Presi lent Hlousiton, Comt. Moore and he (Col. dlorgan j were all three right! If be suc ,eede. cleverness at least must be coince led to him. The people of Texas baving learned hat the present high tariff on imported ;oods is not only acsing opprrssivcly on :very branch of industry m the middlle itd western counties, but that it ii shut iing out trade from Galveston and other :eaport towns, have determined that it shall be reduced to a standard making the present average duty on goods of 35 per :ct not to exceed 10 per cent. The harassing nature of our custom house laws hive turned the attention of he Texans to the subject of shipping their cotton from Galveston direct to England. This is ever the result of what is falsely called "protective duties." The barque John Barnes sailed for Li verhool on the 7th inst., with a full cargo rcotton; the first Texian vessel which has ever sailed for England. The cotton and corn crops throughout the country promise, to be most abundant. NE iW Oamr.AYs, Aug. 16. Later from Merico.-By the arrival at thiq port yesterJay of the ship Birken head, we are p!aced in possession of later dates from Vera Cruz and the city of MeIxico. We learn by this arrival that the Mexican Government hs received the most authentic intelligence of the defeat of (;eneral Artijo near Santa Fe by the Texans. The particulars had not tran spired, but we are assured that there is no room to doubt tbe sucess of the Texans. Santa Auoa is repre-ented as very furious about the affuir. ani it is regarded as very materially complicating the difficultis un der which Mexico is now laboring. We have before us a paper containing a communicationauddressel by Bocanegi a, the Mexican Minimter for Forei-'a Affairs, hearing date the 21st ol July. to General Thompson. the representative of our Go. vernment, which i'. of importance, and %we regret that the reply of Gen. Thompson to Ihe same hat not yet been received, so that we might lay them before our readers. This communication is in the nature of a protest against the inroads made upon Now Mextco, an is alleged, by citizens of he States of lissouri, Illinois and Ar kansas. It pronounces such incursions made while Mexico is at peace with this eountry. while an amnesty has been pro :laimed between Texas and Alexico, and egotiations are on foot to restore amicn ble relations between the two Govern ments-as being acts of hostility against Mexico, Pnd contrary to the rights of na tions. 1- alleges that as these incursions re made by the sufferance of the United States, whatever expense Mexico may incur to repelhhem, and whatever injury iay be inflicted by them upon her citi tens, are just grounds for claims of indem ity upon our Government. Mr. Bocane %ra then proffers such claim for indemnity in the most formal and positive manner. We are bound to say that this communi. iation rom the Mexican Foreign Secre. ary is written with force, strength of rea toning and spirit. And such weight as its own reasonings may carry with it is not a little increased by the consideration that n-t at this moment Mlexico has been training a point to carry oat her own obli arions to the United States, by resorting o that moot odious exercise of arbitrary power, a forced loan, to make up the in Jetnity due this country. By the way. a-e learn by our correspondence that the icond pay meet of interest on ibe indem sity due this country was made at Alexico a the 30th nIt. Ere this. wre presume. the money las reached Vera Cruz and chat thte V incennes is there to receive it. From quartere entitled to our zuost re ipectful consideration, we learn that there s a very great probability that Aliexico eit treat with Texas upon the terms of ibsoltute independence to the latter coun ry.' As to Yucatan, we are advised that ere is a very little probability that sba iii consent to a sej aration. The composition of Santa Anna's "Co'un el of Governetnt" under the new rigime -tupon tho basii of Tucabnya-we do rnot -citent to, have given. The fotlowitig re the most confidential and imnportant >licers belonging to his cabinet ; Bocane ;ra, Aiister of Foreign Relations. &c.; laranda of Justice, Ecclesiastical A ffairs intl Public Instruction; andl Tornel, Gen. >f Division atnd Mlinister of War anti the Navy. We have tnot time to give the intor appointmets under the new order f things, and it is of less consequence. as hose 'to have namned above gave no indfi :at ion of chaoge of poliey or of advisers. 'icayunze. From Camapeachy.-The schooner Sn mantna arrived yesterday, in five days from Campeachy. From a passenger on board we learn that General Sentmanat landed it Campeachy some weeks since oa board if a small- canne, accompanied by two of aim ollicers. lie stated that he had been acrayedhbythte remain-Ier of his ofmiers to he Mexican troops. One o1 his partisans who had bteen entrusted itih the defence f theo bar of Tobaseo, had pittrendered im nedately to the enemy. Sentmanat him elf, with 50 or 60 men, fought the afexi rans for some time near Tobasco; but was ltimtely compelled to retreat, antd seeing rimsf abandoned, made the hoot of his s-ny to Campeachy. When the.Susann. eft be was at Aferda.-Bee. Latest from Snivelps and WfarplJ's Parties-The St. I unis People's Organ f the 11th itnstant. says that tLe inicl! ~ence received from Indepnefence~ renders, eprobable that the Santa Fe trader, have allen into th:e hands of the Texans, and ite been plutndered. The maratuditng >ar.eq from Texas have embtoidened the ndians to commtuence hostilities upon the rnaders also. Let ters dated Independence the 4th inst. onfrm the statement that Gov. Artmijo, md all his forces, have fled precipitateiv tack to Santa Fe. Hie didi not return t'o he assistance of the cnmpany going t rom Jtdependlan~e, butt left them expocsed o the r..nr~ircf the Tsane. The Texant, immediately after tbcir releaso by Capt. Uooke. rallied agnin withi their friendi to the, number of one hundred and eighty.-They were we:l armed anld prepared for any emergency. They were I determined in at tack lie tra- rs. and n() loubt did, the eariest opportunity i'-iorded them. The O-,nie lt'dian., had stolen Sino cight or ten mules fron 1.u.tont's nien as thry rame in, ains it was only by entreaty and solir.itationi that they would give them sip. At the saic time they declared they would hereafter obtain us much booty us they could. A letter lated Plnunee R-ick. July the 20th, states sha Luptn's %% ogon had just been it. awd in doubt wins enatertained but that the rcst of [te campany hadl fallen into the hands of the Texane, ai they saw tle Texans %,ell armed. and said they niould take'then. The Cutnanries were also in iotion, watching for plunder ott the Scmirone. I appears that the Texans very hand somely won the game over Capt. Cooke, as they gave up but few arms to him ex cept those they had taken from the Mexi can party. which they had previously cap tured, and their nm n riDes had been hidden in the woods.-N. U. Picayune. rot auttrtimacr. El)GEFIELD C. 11 WEDNEsD.iT. ALuoST 30. 1d'43. 11'e will cling to the Pillars ofthe Temple of our Libertes.and if itmustfall,:ce wcill Perish amidst the IRuins." FoR PR:StDENT: JOHN C. CALUOUN, Subject to the decision of the Democratic Republican Ccnrrntion, to asscmle in May.) 1. as recummended by th ites of Maryland, Michigan, Kent iky. Lou isiana, New Hampshire, Massachusetts. Alabama and Mississippi. Tcmnprance: Meeting.-A Temperance mteet inlg will be held at Little Stepnhen' Creek Church. on the Second Sunday in September. at nhichr time Dr. II. Burt will deltver 'w Ad dress on the subject of Temperanee. T? By the Act of the last Legaslature, the Fall Term of the Court of Cotmmon Pleas, will b held for this District on the first %Ionday in October next. Return Day will be Saturday the 16th day of September. lrThe Rev. Alexander blcCaine, is expect ed to Preach at the Pleasant Grove Church. on Sunday next. TTAll notices for Religious Meetings. or ap plications for Actb of Incorporation for Church es, are inserted their regular time, gratuitously. U Major )I. M. Bonham. formerly of this District, has been elected SherrifT of Wilcox county, Alabama. A meeting of tie citizens of this village, took place on Friday evening the 25th int, for the purpohse of organizing a Fite Cotmpany, and procuring a suitable apiparutus, for thme preser vation of their property fromn that destroying elemett which hair, within thte last ycar, laid waste to a number ofte flourishting towns and illages of our happy country. A fic: the organtizationt of the meeting. the foi lowing gentlemen were elected 'fficers for the ensuing year, of a Company to be called t!.e Pahmetto Fire Company of Edgefield, via: C. II. Goodman, President. C. A. Mleigs, Ytce President. 8. F. Goode. Secretary & Treasurer. II. Rt. M1urray. Chief Engineer. Peter Golly. Assistant Engineer. Directors-Wot. Legg. 1st; E. C. Reemer, 2d ; A. Bushnell, 3e1; John Lyon. .ith. Azemon.-Wmi. Goo'dmzan, John ?'lcCual lough. Wee wish the Comupan~y soecess. i:n their on dertaktmg, which all umitst acknowledge tnothe a laudable otte and eeught to be aided by all ratka of the communtity. Death of Judge .rson.-The Charlestonm Patriot of the 25th inst. says: " he lIon. Ja colb Aison, Judge ol the Ciry Comurt. died this morninig after an illntess of some mionthe. The deceased in all his putblic anid private relations was a model of a good citiz.en and virtuous man. As lie passed through lite wsithotut a blemish on his name, so heas he woni love and admiration by his. amtiahi- deportment and cotrteous manners. The city hass lost a valn able Mlagistrate, the regret for his Ion. bettmg acompanied by deep anid sincere smpathy for his protracted sufferinigs. In the Court of Equity. asseembled this morn ig feor a special occasion, Chancellor Dunkin, 0n motion of Judge King. afte-r so:te feelinti remarks of that gentleman antanino..g th-n. death of Judge Asson. adjourned thec a ori ntil iflonday, as a tmark of respect to thte mue. mory of thte deceased." Presideut lon,:en.-We peeien, from the late Testan ::cts. thrat tis worthy has been het.ng int efhilyi in toe city or Galveston. on ac count of his conduct toward the brae Comtmo dre Mfoore. We have long thought that thme other hands, anid, stiorntd the reprts. tnow in cirulation,. rove correct we shdll~nt be astn thi unpopularr ruler. wichj will qern itn his downfall. Texas, ne fear, is ter be tae seat of a civil war, ere long. C'ouan Yar.-Two-thirds oif the Cotton Yarn now sphintsing int Patersoni. (.says the Newark (N. J.) A dcertiser,) is on cuntract for the Chi ina market. ilosirg.-There is tiow in the N. Y. Ameri Ican Exhititon Room. (says an exchtange pa per,) a little mtachine. worked by a dog, mak STATE ELECTTONS. Tennesee.-All the returns of thia State, with the eeeption c.f two or threc counties, whoac votes cannot affect the resul. have been receiv ed. The Wigs wit] have a majority it, bth Houses of the Legish'tture. and a miajority of about eight upon joint ballot. Jouie-, tile Whibg candidate for Got rnor is elected by a majority ,r -too)4. The Coingreuwinnai delegation wit. no doubt. consist of bix Democrats and five Whigs, as follows: hat Di.,trict, Johnson. (Dem ) 2d W. T. Senter, (Whig.) U! " J. IV. Blackwell, (Dem.) 4th " Alvan Cullum. (Demu.) 5th M. A. loing. (Dem.) Gth Aaron V. Brown, (Dem.) 7th David W.. Dickinson. (Whlig:) t'th Joseph IH. Peyton, (Whig.) 9th -Cave Johnson. (Dem.) 1Oth - Probably Whig. Sith Miltoni Brown, (Whig.) Indiana.-In this State the Democrats have elected their candidates for Governor, Lieuten lnt Governor, and a majority ofrthe members of the Legislature. The Delegation. which last Congress consisted ofsix Whigs and one Dem. ocrat. are now six Democrats and two Whigs, (one member hav ing been added to the State by the new apportionment.) as follows: I 1st District, Robert Vale Owen. (Dem.) "d Thtomas I. Henley, (Dein.) :I'd " Thomas Smith (Dem.) 4th " Caleb B. Smith, (Whig.) 5th " in. J. Brown, (Dem.) 6th " John W. Davis, (Dem.) 7th " E. M1. McGaughey, (Whig.) Sth " John Petit. (Dem.) Kenlucky.-The returns from this State are imperfect, but enough have been received to warrant us in claiming a vidtory oer -- Harry of the F'est," inl this, one of his e Orec certain" IStates. The last Coingressional delegation con sisted of elLven Whigs and two Democrats, the next will consist of five from each party, this State having had their delegation reduced by the new apportionment. ?,Mississippi.-We learn(says the Spectator.) that the Legislature of Mississippi closed its session on thr 26th ultimo. The bill introdue. ed into the Legoilature by General Drikcoe', to wind up the baniks of the State, passed the House by a vosto of forty-one to thirty-eight. and has become a la,%. The Legislature has made no provision for districting the State. and no appropriation bill was passed. Gen. Speight having resigned. Gen. Arthur Fox was elected president, pro em. of the Senate. It is'said Gover'~r Tucker will resign his office; if so. Gen. Fox will be Governor for the balance of the term. Missouri.-The Spr ctater says: " At a meet ing of the Democracy at St. Louis, favorable to Colonel Johnsen. they condemn - the unau thorized, absurd. and unjust proceedings of the Legislative caucs, which selected delegates to the National Convention. and instructed them how to vote, without consultingihe wishes of, or obtaining authority from. those for whlom they usurped the right to act." And they also. - Resolred, That, in order to obtain a fair and full e xpression of popular sentiment, and insure the ruture harmony and success of the Democratic party in Missouri, we co ne to urge the selection of Delegates to the National Contntion by electoral districts." "They also nominated Mr. L Woodbury as V'ice President on the Johnson ticket." A Comfortable (art -Augus( Eltedious.-A glance at thme results or the Congressional ee' iots ini the West may nast be inappropriate at the p resent mtomnent, when our cotemiporaries ut thle cooni-skin bianner are endeavoring to throw duest in the eyes of the pcopile in ref'er enre to that matter. There were in the last Congress: Whigs. Vemn frnm Indiana, 5 2 - Ilkinoi<. 2 1 - Kentneky II 2 "Terames'ee, 8 5 27 9 In the iiext Congress. ss fir as we can judge from the returnts, there wtill protbably lbe: Whig. Dein. Front Indiana, 3 7 S Ilinois. 2 5i S Ke'ntocky, 5 5 " Tennessiee, 5 6 13 23 This picture is one which may be contenm plated byv democrats with nos little pleasure; fosr n ith onlyh 9 votes to commence Imeamie-s npon. they have in four States, changed a mtitnrity of 1e inito a majority ot ". wich will do very well as :ilmes got-PIensyvauian. {|7The following preamble anid resolutions were adopted at a recent meeting of the Dem-' eratie Convention of the City of Daltimore, recommending the Fourth Monday of Mfay. as a suitale time for the assembling of the Nation al Convention The Missisippi State Con vetitoni recomnmndedl the sante day. Whereaie, It is unwV asse -ri veed. tha.t the great Democratic Natiotnd i;4'vention, fr,r nomiating candida's Er inu offices of Prnqi dent and~ Vice P'iv...int of the United S-.,tes, wilt '. .id in the city of Ulidtimo're, iea the month of .May. Ir".1, rlh.e'fen.. Rsd red by~ the liea:ocratzc City Co nveneinn of th,- ( zav of Un'timore. 'ITiat this Cresntiont t' ill mtake the nece'ssary and suitabie arrange. ments for the assembling of tese Democratic National Ceoventioni in the city of Baltimore,. Acid, sther.-as, it dothi not appear that the pre cie day Ior the mieetir'.g of the said Democra tie' National Conivetmion has been determined on ; thecrefore. Rlesoe'red. That this Ccnvention respsectfuilly aiuggest to 'the'ir De'mocratic fellosw citizens throi~honet the Unitede States, the Fourthe Morn day o~f May. 1>44l. as the, day f..r'the. imeating of said l)"-iocra'ic National Convention in the City of Bialtinmore. Redced, Trhat the fosregoing proceedings signed byt thse officers of' this Convention, be publiehed in the Reynmblican arid Argus. and recmnmendled to the tnotice of the Demtocratie press thtnoughontt the Umatin. Chronicle Jr Old Dominion.-TheC editors of this valuable Demaocratieg9urnial, published in P'rtsouthi. Va.. announce that they have made nrrancemnents with their former alepted co.editor and putblishier. Mr. A. F. rmining ham, bcy which he will itn a fewv dlays assume his forgmer dutics in conceion w'tith the esta. bhihinn. Mr. Culitun -w fee , atis:ied tuat die fol. lowing extract ofa litter from this valuable and flm ltcpublicau statesmizian), will put the seal of condemnation upon at least one of the foul insepresentations of the Whig papers. who hate been so lavish ii dealing theus out upon his head. 1FonT HInM., July C. 1543. Dear Sir: I nas absent i-ro horne when your letter arrived. which will explain why it has nout liecen acknowledged at an earlier pe riod. - You ate right in the opinion which you at tribute to me (,n the subject of free trade-so far from desiriag or aitning at substituting a system of direct or internal taxes for duties on iapurts. as tihe mncans of supportin: thegovern ment, mly object has been the very reverse, as have often expiessed in debate. One or the objections I hAve urged against high protective du ties, is, that it would hasten tihe period when a resort toa ,ystem of internal taxation would bccome necessary. I am, and always have been, of the opinion that the duties on imports and the proceeds of the sales of the public land, are the lezitinate sources of the revenue of the union, and that it will prove a severe trial to the federal government whenever it shall be forced to resort to internal taxes to meet itsato dmnary expenditures; under this impression, an well as for other powerful reasons. I have steadily opposed all schemes of alienating the revenue frime the lands, or that werecalculated to impair the source of revenue from the im posts. " With great respect, I am, &c. ,J. C. CALHOUN. - To Edwd. Delony, Clinton, La," CROPS, WEATHER, &c. The Baton Rouge Ga:eU says there is no longer a doubt of the fact, that the general crop of cotton must be very small this year in that neighborhood. The first bolls have almost universally fallen ofT, while the middlingsare thin and small. The rust and rot continues their work of destruction. Some of the sugar planters may make a res Ipectable crop, but in the main their prospects are worse than those of the cotton planters. Corn as the only staple which turns out welt this year. Extract of a later, reeciced in Charestou, dated " MaRn, Aug. 17, 1843. "As to the growing crop of cotton in this re gion, I can only say that I think the prospects rather gloomy, at least one-third less than laat* year will be produced, and probably even less than that, especially if frost should come very early. We have been very much injured by the heavy rains. The general appearance of the weed is as good as last year, but the bolls are not there, and as the cottoa at this time as fast shedding, I think it impossible for any great improvement to tak' place. As to my own crop, dw gcu,.al appearance is as good, or better than last year, but I am perfectly sa t~sfied that the same quantity of cotten cannot be produced, and with eighty acres wore un der cultivation than last year, I shall produe about twenty-five bales less, though all has been managed as well as I could have wished, so injurious has been the excessive rains. " I feel quite encouraged as to prices, from the late accounts per the Audis, and should the consumption continue, I have very little doubt but that a short crop will command as much, or even more than a full one would. What are your views on this point "-Conrier. The accounts from the country, (says the Montgomery (Ala.) Journal, 26th inst.) repre sent tie eflect of the recent heavyrainsasmost - disastrous on the crops, causing the squares to shed to a great extent from the cotton, and alse injuring and firing the fodder. From present appearauces the cotton crop will he cnt short mone-third in this section from last year's yield. Nothing but a very late frost will bring it out. The Red River (L~a.) Republican of the 8th inst., says that the rains have done great injtury to the cotton crop of that and surrounding par ishep, and under the most favorable circtrtn mtance4, there will not he more than half a crop, made. If the weather continues unfavorable, there will not be that. The corn erops are het ter in the Pine Woods than ever they were be fisre. We extraet the following personal olraerva ti,'nw, made by the edi tor of the Concordia (LA.}) lntelltgencer, during a receut jaurnt through the upper portion of the State of Louisianar, "- We have looaked uponi perhap-s five hundred - crops within the past two wa-ks, the corn is alnost universally fil~ed to the top joint with the tat of the land, andl tid.s crop ii almost uni vernly~ splendid. We ,aave. amnongst the cot ton ernaps seen by its, met with but one reully good crop-many b'u- tolerably fair-woere that are Iese than fair, a nd by far a larget majority deridedly inferior. We therefore, fromt person al observation aind from a full knowtledgce of all the facts. strate most unhesitatingly that the crops of the north-western section of Louisiana, fr'om Rev'. River to the Mississippi, and boun ded by the western and northern boundaries of the State, maust !ail iar shmor of an avemsge :rop,. andi greatly ten.', tan that of 1142." The Dam:onega Tes, says. " Hlaving spent uimer-sI weeks in travelling. and seen the ne counts ini the vairious inewspapeps.in counec .tion ..vith our own observation, we think it very probable that more grain will be raised thateyear in Georgia atnd Alabama, than ever was raised before in these two States, In one year. The corn crop in Gilmer and Murray, is cetainly very good, bt Walker and Chattoogs can ex cel any place in Georgia, in dhe corn growing business." The wheat crop, in Virginia,imys the Norfolk Herald, is harvested and housed, and pronoun cedi to be a full average in gnantity and quali ty. The corn crop is said to be as promising as the heart ofruan can desire; bet a nonth miust elapse hiefore the farmer can be perfectly ammatred of thme extent of his success. Calaioria ltihaF-he Hambutrg Journal of the 23rd inist., states that Messrs Howard & Garimnny, of that city are retailing Flour, made from the genuine California Wheat, raised In Abbevillo District, by Mr. Thomas Eakins, who raised this year 135 bushels from only 3 bushelis of seed, of this kinviof wheat. Kecr Ctnon-The Montgomery A4doerther of the l8th inst.. states that a bale of Newr cot. - ton wvas received on the 16th at the warehouse of Murphy & Brack of that town, fromn the plantation of Hleiry Lucas. The sample ii said. to t,, very rond, and brought Si cents per lb.