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EDGEFIELD C. II. WEDNESDAY AUGUST S, 1S - $ Torrents of tain continue to full in this section of Country to the great injury of the Cotton crop. The prospect fut a fine corn crop is highly flattering. 107 To give place to an a'cconrit of the praa ceedings of the Dinner at Hlacard's in this Di tuict on Saturday last, we have been coin pelldd to omit nearly all Editorial ity 'rie do*rtward riail of Sunday last did riot reach its in consequence of high water be tween this and Abbeville C. II. There was also a fitilure in the Augusta Mail of Monday morning. 6E In conserienc of the Court-Martial to be held at the "Old Wells" on Saturday the 11th inst., the muster of the two Villa-e Beat Companies has been postponed till Saturday the 25th, which is the 4th Saturday of the month. 10" On the first page of our p1aper will be seen at extract from the speech of Col. io FALL, fiornierly of our Village, male at M3ar shall, Texas, on 3rd July, in defence of the "Southern Address" and against the course pursued by Sam Houston, Texan Senator - Col. W. reviews with canstic satire the pioliii cal views of the lion. Senator, atid puts him in some awkward dilemmas. The charactter of Gen. Houston. as also his political career, are eertainly open to just rebuke. lie is an apos. tate from the Southern cause. atid like Benton. is truckling to the free soil party with a view of obtaining the Presidency. Like the big Missouri Senatoir, also, lie has made an attack in a public letter on Mr. Calhoun and the Bouthern cause. Voluunteer Company. The requisite nonuber for forming a Volun unteor Corps at this place having been obtain ed, the members will meet in the Conrt Hlouse on Saturday the 25th inst.. for the purpose of electing Oflicers and for other matters. The 25th will be the day fhr tile muster of the Beat Companies at the Village. It is expected that every one who has given in his natme will attend. The list will continue to be kept open for additional subscribers. Census of Edgefield. Ma. HARRIS, the Census Taker, has fur. nished us with the following estimate of the White Population of this District: Total white popuhation of the District. 16.211 S" of Fdgefiehl Vil, :Ml*5 S " -' ofGraniteville', 67G i ' " of Vanelnse, 200 " " " of hlamaburg, 400 * Th-ere mulst be an error in the estimnaie for Pdgefield Village. W~e unel-sitod thu Town~v~ Council are about to have the Cenesus taken, and if there should be an earor, we will hereaf-. ter correct it. Fun TnE Auvca-rtse.m Eixtract from the llinuues of the Edgefteld Baptist Association of the year 1848. "Whereas our brother F'asetms C. Jolnssos, now laborine in Camon. Ghina ; known, loved, and1 most highly esteemed by all, went out, fromt amonttg us. ta -tidl in the extvnsion of the Rtedleemer's kinttgdom, in that mighty Emupire, we sympathtize with him in; his present lbors, anmd pray earnestly to God, that, if cotnsistent n ith his will, he be spared years of usefulness there. To manifest moro fully our sympathy, therefore, Resolved, That we earnestly commend our brother and his Mlission to thte constant prayer elf all our Chucrelies. Resol red, That we matke every ellhrt that each one in the circle of his influence can, towrards raising annually, an amount 1/hat teill at least be adequate to i support.'' Li uIALITY. [FOR TIE ADVE:R?IsER.1 Public Dinner. On Saturday the 4th inst., accord ing to previous arrangement, many of the citi zens, (Gentlemen and Ladie!.) of Saluda met at Havard's to enjoy a social dinntr, to interchange their sentimentms in regard to the political condition oif the cntmnry. and ta listen to the speeches of Col. Aa-rtu~n Stat~mNs and JosEPHt ABSNE.Y Esq.. whon had been requested to address them on the occasion, in reference to the great and ab sorbing questions that agitate the Unliont. Every preparation had been made .for the comfort of the people aned the canv vience of the speakers; and, at the op. pointed time, Col. Simkins spoke It) thme meeting for nearly an hotur, d welling forci bly and eloquently on the aboulition policy of the Nort b-the constant warfare she has waged during the last twenty years. ag ainst the South and Southern institutioans, an~d suggesting the remnedy proper to be adop ted in the present emergency. It is common languag.' and teeoe no compliment to say, the perfoartance of an Orator is eloquent. Thte Semtitmems of Col. S. were amnly. highatonmed. and his views were striking. andl even staltesman like. All felt his enthusiasmt andl earnest ness, and many expressed lay itvolunttary withbie pinonsandtheir firm resolvo at the juncture suitable to aid in elle-cintg then plan of cure proposed, arnd the measttres of redress pointed out. Mr. Abiley then rose, andl fualowed ill a speech aboundinig with soun'd rensoningi, rich, fancy, and glowitjg eloquence. Anmong other things, lhe adverted in forci ble terms to the present condition of thle country, rendered so imnminently criticatl by the exciting issuaes of the day-the n vast and varied acquisitions of territory the prospective eliorts to aitach still other portions of the American cotiinent to our already overgrown country, and the con fusion and trouble likely to spring from that source. le expressed himself, also, with much warmth, in reference to the fiendish machinatiotns of emancipationists. an1d our high duty to rebut their efforts with the most active zeal and determitia tion. In truth, his entire remarks were. in the highest degree, interesting, well-tined, and admirably delivered. The whole au dience accorded to him the mead of heart lelt approibation. - Alter the speakittg was enocluded. the company partiik of au unustally good burbecue ; and whilst the bowl was flow ing freely, ttany patriotic and gallaut seu timents were druttk. Cul. Ohver Towles antid Dr. George Yarborough olficiated as President nid Vice IPeidenc of the day, and per fortned their diferent parts. with prompt ness, efficiency and propriety. The hilarily inspired by win e, was heigh tened by tile laughing ettjoyloemt of the young, and the whole affair was crowned by the mirth-naking sport of " Walking fCr the Cake," an ancient custon still ob. served in this part of the Districi, calcula ted to excite and cltcrish kind and social feelintgs itn the hosoms of all, and perhaps something a few degrees wartmer, in the hearls of tibe more youthful competitors for the prize. The following are the Toasts, in order REGULAR TOASTS. 1st. The President of the United States. -M ay his civil adninistratiou, equal in greatness. his military career. 2nd. T1he Hon. John C. .Calhoun.-By his late masterly reply to Thotnas If. Den ton, he has demIolished an arch-iraitor. 3rd. The iMon. A. P. Butler.-His whole course has been marked by energy. ability, and deep devotiou to the true itt terests of his couniry. - 4th. George McDuffle.--The States. nnt, Orator, and Patriot-upu.: whon will ti mantle (if Elijlth ftll ? 5th The G->rernor oJ the Stat.-Calm and courteous in his demeanor-he will doubtless, creditably discharge the duties (if his hiath position. 6th. The Memory of Col. P. Al. Butler. 7th. The free States an-l their Policy. In their hot haste to secnre the Lion's share. they recklessly override both Coan stitutition and Compromises. 8th. Old Virginia.-The mother of Presidents. and what is inore, the mother of Pairiots. We rejnice that she has ta ken the field for the maintenance of South ern rights, with so much of her ancient spi'i. 9th. Kossuth and the Ilungarians.-Fi red by tle bright example of Washitngton al the Amet icins-God speed them in their hard stri2gle for independence. 10th A Southern Confederac.-Liberty first, and the Uninti aherwards. 11th. South Carolina.-The land of our love-her lIig list of statesmen, and her devoted Paltetto Regimeni, are tie trite exponeots of her talent, ier courage, and of her fidelity to the country. l1th. Won.-As long as she is true to thte nobtle instincts with which God has endowed her, shte is a solace, a ctomfort, anid a help-mnate for man. 13Jth. The Orators of the Day.-Good Goottd .'!Good !! Tro this la~t, Col. Simnkins aind Mm. Alh ney responded, itn terms evincing their full aplprecition of the comitplitment besumwed otn tem, and coticluded with the fullow-. ing senttitmens. VOLUNTEER TOASTS. By Col. Simkins-J'The Saluda Regi meot-froma 177G to 18409, site has futrnishi ed her quiotat tf eflicient mien tthl ini the cotinel-l claimbiter and tuon the baittle. lieltd. By Mr. Ahney-Allen Little, the Ni i lecr's Boy, of " Big Creek " anti * Lit ile Sailudae." M~ay the arm lie lost itn the he roic defence of his country's flag, lie me placedl with ani armo of gold. His claimns to thte bequlest of Gen. Jackson are infeui or to hut one tman's. By A. Dozier-The Palmet to Regiment -they have been honored highlf, but uot above their deserts. By J. Saiddler-Col. P. M. ait ler-troo early lie died a sacrifice to patriotism. The timies we fear are approachintg. whten it would lie well that all Caro.liniaas were mrtade of the same stuff. By Jactob P. Ahntey-The lHon. John C. Caihouti-his hue trittmphlant refutation of thle false charges of Thotmas II. Beniton. and his abile vindicattion of Southern rights have giveit him ant additional claim to the admirationi atnd love of his countrymnen. By C. Havnrd-Gen. Taylor-we have had cau-se to love himt-may we never have cause for the exercise o'ftthe oppo'ite feelitng. By S. Mlartint-lIre's hopinig, thtat king's skins may lie imatufctured inmu tmbrellas to shade the tree of American liberty. By Wesley Whitte-To the South Save the Uniont. Uti shall we save it at the price of our liberties. Forbid it By G. Yarborough-Our Mexicani he roes-mtay they mecet with the high re ward they so richly deserve-the approba tioni of aiges to1 clime. By A. M~ari-Gen. Zachary Taylor he mtay lbe a haool-he may be itad-d rascal; but he fights like the uatnaale Ilyen"-i By Wilt'ot Abntey-Thte Hont. A. P'. Butler-a nobl'eo pillar of tihe temple of Southernt liberty. By the hlost, WV. lHavard-Thte preset comtipany-entjoy yournelv es mty frietnds; for if we do appear a little uncivil. we have good hearts, atnd aire rno waiys dangerous. jf'y Tpjibnah Jenntings-Lieut. Abney Miay lhe not be forgotten for his gallumi deeds itn Mexico. By Thomnas Carson-Getn. M. L. Bon bamn-the Lawyer, So~tldier atnd Genttlemran. By C. Perry-Col. Athur Simkis HIa vaind's neighborhtoodl showted their good use~e .'n selecting him as one of their orators. By tsaac Edwards-OhI South Carohi ta-utao of the athirutee~n States "-shte has ever shown to the worht htem willing, niess to stipport Southern rights. By M. C. Whittle, Ladies :are the objects of the a flections of matn, Hlenee, they unmte wvitha them, hanid itn htand; Fonr thetm I wou~tld toy passions ftr expnand. By L. T. Abney-Messrs. Stevens and T'oombs of Geo. and their kindred spirits, he Southern Ablitinn Editors-they merit he reward of traitors and political apos, Lairs-the reprobation of i heir calutrymen. By. L. Butler-Col. A. Simkins-mnay he live as he has ever lived-an honeit man both in! his public and private re lations. By Simon Street-South Carolina.-the mother we love, and will protect and do By T. II. Clark-Lient. Joseph Ahney -he has ever exhibited to the country, genuite patrioism-may he, in rine, meet with his reward, end enjoy his honor due. By M. Graham-.Gen. Bonham-his gallantry in .Mlexico, has wou fur him lau reli that will never fade. By J. W. Schunpact-The Ladies or South Carolina-1 forever respect them. By J. Croiner-May the Ladies of Edgefield ever remember the b;chelors. Hy A. J. Neal-aiy all the ladies mar ry and be happiy. By A. Agrippa Whittle. Ye gallant and brave " 96 Boys," Who fought in yom coumtry's catise Who made the tnmtskets your toys, Enter into your patriotic joys. By - If ever that maagtlio calls himself "Brutus " ownes his true name, ho had better he in h-l-had'nt he ? By Win. A. Logan-Sacred to the memory of 0. Washington, F. Mlarion, and B. DeKalb. By M. Smuurt-Our Fellow Citizen, William H. Havard-by his liberality in furnishing the euterlainment of to-day, he has deserved our thanks. FOR TIE ADVER'rTSER. No. Viii. IF/o is a ical friend to the People! We now lay down the principle-ISa lus populi Supreia lex"-he welfare of the people is the supreme object of law. This is the end to lie aimed at by ill gov ernment or ocietiy. And it is to be achieved. not by consulting the interests of majorities or minorilies, bitt by looking to the concurring majority of all the vari ous interests of society ; not by laboring to work the greatest good to the greater nun, ber, but the greatest goofl to the greatest number. To achieve the highest possible good for the largest possible number, yet causing injuiry to none, is the perfection of human legislatioi. Towards this noble object, therefore. should the efforts of the true Statesman be directed. It may 'te assumed as a postulate. that to preserve a jtist balance ir gosernment, and to allord properfvrotection to all the inteests of society, it is absolutely 'neces sary to lay whilesome restriciions-upon the le:islaiive will of the numerical majority. This restriction is applied theoretically in our Federal and State governments by the peculiar organizatinii of the Senate Chambers and the E xecutive ,veto ; but they have not in practice provelk entirely tdequnte. The power of faction has, inl manty instances, rendered these checks altogether nugatory. Attd it ust coi inue to di so, unless kept under by the eneral improvement of the people. In.-a .,,,,y '.-, !,ttnr+ , ,, aras are limsy and idle wit hout a strong sustaining power of yirine atnd intelligence itt the peopile. The peCopIe here are the fountin >f authority ;ts well as the ob'ject of gov ernmenet. Tfhey are the object of law, but at the same time, they are antecedent io the laws. Lnws properly etmatiate from he' people. Tho fountain of laws is the 'vil of the people How important, then. that thtat wilt shtotuld lie pure'and exalted! It is paramotunt to all governmett-to all aw, since it is the inotrce, whetnce these ire derived. In the language of an em'i ent statesman. "we hope for a security aeyond the law anid above the law, in the >revalence of an enlightetned and ,well nincipled morail sentiment." * As the hearts of the pteople are the he titimato source of~ power and law in our :onttry, it will follow that nearly all re-. orms5 are to ho tmade bty wotrkintg imo rovement in the moural and political sen imienis iof the pieoplei. Treach men the lawful extent of their power, and the full obuligattiotn of their moral dites, and they will naturally be. :omiie mioderatte and firbearing. They hvilI claimt less for themsel,ves andh allow miore to their associates, Thteit thoughts will becotme enlarged, and their sentimnents liberal. This is the refining power of knotwledtge upon the mind tand it is a princittle of human nature that may be -eliedl on with as Inuch certoinity as the 'ticihple of obedience, or any other quality >f the hecart on which rests the exercise ad st ability of govern ment. TLhie true patriot, or frieni of the people. vill, then, feel it his dut y to diffuse widely arrect principtles of legislative power, of ~eneral rights andh irivileges, and just no ions of motral duty. lHe will pitt forth us effohrts to establish universally the sway f right, amld to temiper or stinooth down he aspterities of pulhic opintion, which so >fen e'cciie discord antd turbulence in free :ommniftiities5. TFo etTect these dlesirable mdis is greatly in the power of the mode. -ate anid intelligent portion of every socie y. If they choose, these -nen, can to a rreat extent check the growth of vulgar prejudice and iof extravagant exactions in lie tpouhtr intd. By prtudent and digni. e~d dep->rimlent, their inienico rmust ail pays he favorably atnd seriously felt. In ellectual piower and moral worth, judi ~ionsly used, sehlom fail to have their appy ell'ect. As patriots, arid good ciii ~ens, therefore, these men are bounid to xert their eticrgies in behalf of or'der aind ight against prejudice and wrong. The luty they owe to their posterity, to their !uuntry. wind to their God urges them to it. fa moan can exert a beneficial iinfluentce, when lisi cotutry detmatnds it, and fails to o so-what is his fault ? A crime to vards his fellow-man! and a sin against uis God ! But our stndardl exacts of the true friend >f the people a higher and mnucht more lillienilt duty. It obliges him freqnetntly o break oflT from his parly, in order to do that his judgment tells him is best for his ountry. It demands more. ft requires im to strive to modify amid corol the ash and inexpedient mrovements of his twn party, or the impetuous frowardness fr dominant majorities. .Diflieult as the ask may be, it requires him to sustaili his principles, if necesary by joining th6se, whom he has been accustomed to regard as his political upponents. He should stand up as the boli advocate of right and -jus tice against all opposition, and only aban don his principles when it is necessary 1o sacrifice them on the altar of his country. The great duty to country, when our cuun try speaks its determined will, is para. mouti to every other consideration, except our duty to God. There is. it is true,soxIe compromise of moral duty in the loufy senti ment of Decatur--Ozsr country, always right ; but our country right ortwrong" ; -yet it is a compromise of one idlue to the glory of anotlier, higher and nobler. The patriot ini the council chamber, may display in all their sttength, his wisdom and eloquence against the fatal policy of his goverument. and point with propltic vision to the disasirous tendency of its course-but when. the State, the nation hais ote spoken, so that it would be dis honorable to retract or dangerously fatalto dally or move slothfully, honor, patrioLism, moral duty. all urge the Statesman to cease opposition and to unite his sincere efforts in the cause of his country. The good Pilot, in the time of storm, and dan ger. will not desert his vessel because he lied been liidered from directing her in a safe Passage. but will still cling to her amid shoals and breakers, adding all his skill and vigilance to secure her future safety. This is the course likewise of the good patrio. The Earl of Chatham poured fourih his stormy eloquence in all the sincetity and vehemence tif his nature against the war with America; but the headlong rashness of the British ministry, regardless of his wise counsels, plunges the countiry iuto the war. Shocked at the unnatural state of things between the mother country and the Provinces, but feeling the honor or their nation involved, anti that it would be dishonorable and dis. asirous to withdraw, the Old Earl had himself borne to the House of Lords upon a litter, aid while upheld by his friends, delivered his last memorable speech, urging upon the nation in burning elo quence to prosecute the war with the ut. mott vigor and energy. This was a noble sacrifice of his perso nal opinions and of his settled views of policy to the cause of country ; a surrender fIor the time of his pfrinciples to extricate the British nation from the fatal results of a rash aud headlong act of her Legislation. This uay, by many be considered as an exception to the doctrine we have advanced, of adhering faithfully to principle in politi cal conduct ; bit if so, it is an exception which proves the rule. The only sure giide for the statesinai, if he will work for itel'true glory and prosperity of his country, is by stidying oat and diffusing correct notions of political rights and just rules of political action ; and by boldly combating error and prejudice in every shape and form. We must not stop to study flattery or to court popularity ; but must pur-ue an open, independet, honest line of policy-never failing freely to utter the truth onl matters afTecting the public good for fear of giving offence, if by pro. claiming the truth he is likely to promote the interest of his.country. A bold advo. nationtal imnportantce against the prejudice and fanaticism of patrty or faction, ennto bles the statemani, and points him Out as a benefactor to his race. That man is the (ruce friend of the people ! Briefly to reca pitulate our position To be afriend to the peo) le, it is necessary to labor ir the good oif the whole people-not a bare majority ;--Secontdly, to stive to keep the majo'rity wit hin due hounds, or from encroaichinig upon the rights of the minority ;-La;stly, to labor, to keep a senise of right and justice ini the public mind, !tto suppress poputekr prejuidice, to ptursue a prompt and independent course of cotnduct, andt to difise correct and solid information on subjiects ofr public interest. ONE OF TitE PEOPrs.. From the South Catroliniian Extra, 4th itst. ARRIVAL OF THE CAMBRIA. sEVEN DArs LATERt FROM EUttOPE. Another Adcance in Cotton. On last uight we received the following despatch anitotuncing the -arrival of the steamier Camnbria at llalifax on Thursday. 'rThe most cheerinig intelligence is the continued advance in cotton, which has tnt onily gone up one-eight since the lust steamer, hu t is still rising. In consemjuence of the advance in the raw material and a' consumptiotn greater than ever known, [the words of the tdes patch.} spinniers have advancedl a half penny on the price of their goods. The sales of the week reach 76.400 hales, tmosm. ly bought on speculation. The omcrinl quotations by the Boatrd of Brokers are as follows: Fair Uplands .51 Fair Mo'nodes 5j; Middling Orleans 4j a 5d. The market closed firm. B readlst u fs are depressed. Western Canal Flour 24 6 a 25s; Wheat 7;3; In dian Corn 30 a 32. Iron bas advanced in price.. Parliament has been prorogued until the Oh August. The Cholerais raging badly in Liondotn. A severe light occurred in Irelatnd between a party of Catholics and Orangemn, in which fifty wvere killed and wotunided. No tmaterial change Ites takeni place in the political condition of Franice. The H-ungarians have gakred other vic tories over the comrbined armty of Austria and Russia. The belief exists th at the Pope will soon return to Rome. The Charleston Mev~rcuhj, says: "We are indebted to C. WV. Simonis, esq. Census taker for St. Philips and St. Michaels, ftor a statemient. of the white population in these parishes. It is as follows: In the city ]2,958 In thes neck 4,866 18,821 By the census taken under the direction of our tmutnicipal authorities a few months since, the white ptopulation, in the city, was 14,187; taking a difference of 229, which catn be rea'dily accountedl for by the number of absentees usual at this season of tue year. "I say Jim, what nmechanical work did you first do ?" said one darkecy to antother. "Wh/y, why, cut leeth oh courso," re From thn Savannah Gengian, Aug. 1. FROM FLORIDA. REPoars OF Fu.TtiEa DEPREDATInNS. From passengers by the Florida bout, we learn thal anuthier express arrived at P.latka.jnst as the boat was leaving, giv ing infortmation of the murder, by the In, diatis, of six or seven negroes, the property of some of the settlers on the Manatee, be tween Tatipa Bay and Charlott's Harbor. It is stated that tlie Indians first attempted to cart y oi the iegroes, but they resisting, were killed upon the spot. It is further reported that the company of troops fron Tainpa, with a few volun teers, came upon the trail of ite Indians and pursued it to ie bank of a stream, (the nanme of which we did not learn.) where the bridge used for crossing had been des. troyed, and the Indians, tu the number of one hundred, appeared on the opposite side, arn-ed and painted, giving the wat whoop. daring the troops to cross. Being so smaill a nunber in compari,on to the Indians, the troops felt obliged to decline the invitation, and returned to Tatmpa. These repirts, which are said to be well atthenticated, evince a disposition to hostility we have heretofore suggested, and of another regular outbreak. An editorial inii the Jacksonville News of the 28th July, written before the receipt of the news by the last express, intimates that these depredations are not the conse quence of a general rising of the Seminole nation, stating as reasons that Billy Bow Legs, one of the principal chiefs, had been rmet by the United States troops from Tampa, n solemnly disclaimed all pat ticipation in the aiTair, and charged it upoo a hand of ouilaws of the tribe. All the planmatiois are deserted, and the frontier towns along the St. John-, Lake Mionroe, &c. are placed under military dis cipline. Dwellings oin plantations most exposed are being picketed in, as luring the last war. For a long time the Indians have had every opportunity of providing themselves with the means of defence. They have been laying up provisions, and 'have se cored-.il supply of powder and lead. The -increased in numbers. and feel hNready for another attempt to gain f!lkpossession of the country. It is rumored, but we do not credit it, that reinfor:ements of other Indians have made their way into Florida, from Ala. batma antd others quarters. There were a few Indians left in Weat Florida who tniglit have joined the Seminoles, but their numbers were few, and unimportant. Whether our details are strictly correct or not, one thing is certain, they are be lieved in Florida, and the authorities of the State are promptly acting in reference to this belief. Gov. loseley has issned a requisition for a large number of' volunteers, and will prosecute a war of removal or extermina tion. We have heard of the requisition amoiMiing to the number of five hundred, and that if necessary, it will be further in creased. One company has already left Tallahassee. One hunired men will be mustered into service at Jacksonville, by Col. Pans in-morrow, and double that nnber we lean -are in readiness. Rs -qutsnoiwmrerests -..,,,..the other counties itn East Florida. Tiere will be tno lack of volutnteers. from the State. Atnd frum the well known charac ter of Gov. Moseley, we atre satisfied that the Iidians will lie remo ved., if not by the Genter'al Government, by the State au thcr riies. From the N. 0. Picyitne.2tth art. LATE FROM CALI1FORN Ii. We lenrn froim the Trait dl'Uniont, of the city of Mexico. that the steamer ftott Sun Francisco had not an the 30 h June touched ai San Blas. The Te-pic Gaviota reports that an in dividual named Alvino Palido, wrniiing from the placer on the Stanuilas, the 17th of May,, stated that~ the most satisfactory security reig-ed att that spotm fior the inte rest of the itnhahimants. Theft was un known, antd the tmutual police so strict, that any one convicted of such a crime would lie hung on te spot without mercy. The Gamvioca gives fromn the same source of inforinm ion thle following intrestitng de tails of the pirodntee of twenty imen's labor on the place.r. The qiuaotity of gold ob tained is as follows: Ozq. 15ths. From the 20th to 30th April 62 11 "1st to 16th May 161 12. Besides, gold fused with saud 5 64 Total 229 I3& -['Tis. at $16 an onnee, worxldI atmount tot $3676 for twventy-six days' labor, or $141 a day, or $7 ;t da~y for each man.] rThe company realizinug these profits have determidned to quit Califhrnia. after eight mnuths' labor in gold digging. The Gaviota in, a long article defends itself against the itmputationus thrown upon it, for htavinig exaggerated the resocurces of Califotrnia through which many unfdortuniate men have been induced to emnigrate to a cottntry, where they were doomed to en counter misery anud death. The Trait d'Union hereupon states that 'the information comtained in Mur. Redding's letters, setting forth the dilliculties and -pri vationis inCidentail to the life of an adven turer in Californmia, is cotnfrmied bty Mr. Botnfanti, a gentleman well known in Newv York, anid who had just arrived (9th July,) frotn ihat country. A letter from California. dated the 18th May, states thrat a Mr. Martinez, Captain of a party that left Tepiic last IFebruary for the placers, by landl, was nearly perishing with all his people by hunger and thirst, in traversitng the deserts which extend from the Rio Colorado to Loms Angeles. It ad. ded that an individual named Hlilarion. who had left Sonora with four hundred tmen (or California, had been exposed to the same danger. ADULT POPUAtTIOs OF TExas.--Ae cordling to the late census~, the tunmber of vot'ers in th at part of Texas east of the. Brazos river is 15.-400 \West of that river 6,528 Total. 22,013 The city of Citncinmnati returns four hun dredl and fifty piono fortes oni the tax list. Sixty years augo thue only imusic heard on tha snot was from wolves and bears. IRELAND. PARTZ.t; ADLat.ss OF THE PRISONERS. -Previous to the departure of the leaders of the lute insurtecieu, they placed in the hndIs of a tmutual frieid the flltowing ad dress to their fellow countrymen : 'Fellow countrynet,-If your efforts to procure a initation of the penalties ft whichi we are about to be subjeicted, had' been as successful Ias ) ou desired we could not have offered i you more sincere and grateful ackottwledgments iliad thude nh icg we now tender, fIr the sympathy and so-, licitude whkichyou have displayed in our behalf.. "41this moment, while, we are bidding our Tast farewell to our native land, the reflection that our fellow-countryncn have tot witnessed with indifference our remo val fron amnongst thetm is a sweet source of consolation, and be assured, that this re memhiatce will hereafter he a soothing alltviatiot to whatever sufferings it may be our lot to endure. "Knowing that we address many who do not concur with us in politiedl opinion, we do not feel ourselves at liberty to offief any observatious upon the policy by whidl ibis country is gd9erned-upon the policy wfich gave occasion to our resistan-e to British power--upon the policy wbicb now c6nsigns us to exile. We are compelled. to repress even the emotions which we feeL in reflecting upon the awful condition ? - which we leave the land that we deeply loved rnor ii this a fitting occasion to point out the means by which its disasterd hfrag be repaired: but we cannot refrain from the expression of a hope that you wiU iot despuir df your country; and we nisy be permitted to offer to our fellow country men a parting exhortation, that they will lay aside those unhappy dissensions which hnve so long paralized the isitrinsicstrength ,f the Irish nation and henceforth learn to love and cantfide in each other. "We fee that it is not necessar to say anythig. id yoh in vindication of our mo lives. Even those who most afdemh Lur conduct, know that we have not been tinimated by considerations of a personal nature in hazarding all that was dear to us for the sake of our native land; but we Dwe it to our feelings, to declare that, what Dver may be the sacrifices we incur by evotion to its interests, our latest aspira lion will he a prayer for the prosperity, the onor, aimt indpctdence of Ireland. 4 WILLIAM S. O'BRIEN. Tuos. FaANcIs MEAGHER. Tt:aRNcE SELLEW .'MANUs. -PATRICK O'DOroodE. "Richinon- Prison." WHAT HAS THE SOUTH GAINED BT ELcC riNo GEN. TAYLOR ?-This question is reqiontly asked. bu-it will probably take rour years to answer it in full. Already ee can answer ii pait; we have got a rull blooded Abolitionta for a postmaster general. A man not only voted for ihe ;tboliti'iu of slaves in the District ofCo luntbia. but voted that the negroes should be allowed to vote on the question of their awn rreedom. We have gained a new Jepartment to the Governtent, Id super titend the internal affairs of the country. At the behd of this is placed Mr..Ewing ill his long'lsf oT cls~hiaverbeet0ddedd 2* o Ithe Pres~deut's patronage, and their thole influence is turned agaitt. the South. The fornmer Secretary of .ihe Treasury was a Southern man, and his anntuail repotrts were each of them a tower if strettgth to Southern rights. The pre tent Secretary is frotm the North, his feel tgs and interests are there, and his in-. luened w'ill be arrayed against the South. T'he South then las gaitned a hoast of for nidable enemties, by electing ten. Tray or, the South 'voul have the advantage . if his influence. What his influence is sortit to the South can be seed by the se ecion.of his Cabitnet. lie has called to iis botnnels -some of the most hitter ene tiles of the Soutlh:andlin his Cabainer coon :ils the itinence of E wing, Collamer and Co.. prevails. His Cabinet has already lone many things which Gen. Taylor, )efore the election, promised should not be done. We mtust theti believe tat. tithber Gen. Taylor htash~roken the pledges hat he made before thte election, or that be is a perfect blank in htiq adtministra :ion, andt eannnot car-ry out his own inea imures; in either case thte South has beena icceived and htumbugged.--Albaniy Pat. ..From ax Ctnrrotte (N C.) Paper. THE Duss MINE.-Messrs. Elms 8f frrWl.-contnues to torn out good: many housand bushels of ore have already beens -aisedl, worth from S2 to S10 per bushel, intd just awaiting te completion of a mnilL o be ground. Tuts Ls:uoss' MtJE.-Messrs. Cad cell &- Harrison-is also doing a fair busi tess at this itne. CAris MaxE -Rankin. McGee &tCo -htolds out well, htis is otne of the most. -egular' mines in the State, always turuing Wut na ahoundance of ore whlich pays well. Tus BLAKE MZNE-IV. Davidson Jr. [las been worked to a profit, and is weo rttderstand improving lately. A LE?tANDEnt MiNE.-Em. L. Datvidsen -The ore is s'aidl to be very fine. resetm aing that of the Dun mitne. Fox MiNE.-C. J. 8SJ- A. Fez-is fieldinug tire of the best kind just now. Dr. F'ox shewed us a specimen that was very ich and we saw some panned there, that ihewed quite a fair turn otut. The mine rorkod lty Messrs. Morris, Flow and Hallo vhich we mentioned before as yielding several pounds in a few days, is still prom-. sing fair. *The last mentioned Mine, is owned by Mr. Mrw. A. HARRIs of this place.-Ed. Adverdiser. TEA AND CoFFEF.-The salutary as ell as the itnjurious effects of those vega able substances which contain the aeria etnt principle are illustrated in the use f tea and coffee, a moderate quantity of ither improving digestiotn, while a large listurbs the hteart, causes restlessness, and, revents sloep--Medical Time. A clergyman at Moorwvinston,. was >a ptising, a child, but being used to, cold vater it did not cry. He k'ept dashing tt the poor infant several limes and mn being aske'd his reason for so doing, aid, ''Sin' did not depart" till the child erk.d!