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H?icap?g wtegMwucwp wgeaeac THE GOVERNMENT LOAN. iq We find the following interesting article upon i this subject in the Philadelphia Daily Chronicle: j s "Sonic misconception in relation to this matter . t exists in the public mind, and. also in relation to ! t the mission of a Commissioner to Europe. Wejs propose to exhibit the matter in what we con- v ceive to be its true lbrh'. so far as our inform a- | a tion, upon which we place much reliance, will j j enable us. ! [ The conduct of European monieil agents in i i this country was such as to impress upon the | Government very strongly the belief of a com- < \ bined attempt to dote,at tiie loan for ulterior pur- t poses. The Government, with a vcrv proper j sense of its dignify, and what was due 10 ns j national credit, determined to possess itself of j: more'accurate information in relation to tliisj' supposed combination of European capitalists < i and domestic speculators; and, for t his purpose,! ' sent a Commissioner to Europe, with incidental J1 power to dispose of the loan, not lower than par, . f in case he found the suspicion of such a oombi- j I nation unfounded. The Commissioner, as we j I have reason to believe, upon lite evidence of, t letters from some of the most eminent bankers j t of Europe, was confirmed in bis belief tint' these suspicions were well founded, and, con- f 6equently, in no instance did he oiler the Go- 1 vernmcnt loan, and has brought back no money. ] The main object of his mission lias, however, 1 been accomplished, to wit; to ascertain wheth- } er or not a combined effort was making to tar- < hish the national credit, for the sinister purpose < of enforcinga degrading submission. The cvi- t dences were too various and too palpable to ad- [ mitof a doubt. The miserable pretence that, * the national credit was not to be trusted, was contradicted by a variety of propositions in di- ' rect collision with such a belief. Assumption ' was to be the panacea by which all evils were to be cured. The number and variety of advi- i ces and lessons of wisdom which were volun- ' teered to enlighten the mind of our Commission- t er, would, if recorded, exhibit an amusing spe- t 'imnn nf lnnric. htf which all conflict it) ? Varieties of opinion terminated in the same result. 1 The example of England issuing her bonds s for the Canada loan, was cited as a mode by * which the national government could relieve the 2 States, and thus embarrassing itself, be the bet- < terable to pay its own debts, than it would if f unincumbered. , * We were very much struck with one of the arguments used by an eminent house Ibr the purfose of securing an assumption of State debts. J t was this; That a national scrip bearing three ? per cent would bo more acceptable to holders < than State scrip at five, six, or ton per cent.? t Thus, at the very moment of making I he loan ' to States, assuming that the loss assurance of 1 safety required a higher premium of insurance, 1 calculating that receipts of interest over three > per cent, would constitute such a fund, that if defalcation ever did occur, it would make up ) any deficiency which a depreciation of the loan 1 might occasion. We are told that they are unwil- t iing to lend the national government at three (i per cent, interest, because they cannot trust H them. And now, when the very event, has in 1 a very small degree occurred, and lor the risk of which they charged three or four for cent, per annum in insurance, in the shape of extra in- 1 terest, they wish the national government to assume all the loss, for running the risk of which, they were paid so large a premium. We discuss this matter with reference solely to the national government. For the propriety ' mid duty of States paying their debts, tli^ro can 1 be no more decided advocates than we are. Hut c the secret of this combination of European cap- c . __j .1 l_? 1.. 1^..?.. r ltcilist ana nuiuusuc bpucumiuid umy icunuu out at the last moment, by one more communica- P five than the rest. And what, gentle reader, c do you suppose it was? That they were afraid c to trust the national government for five mil- 1 lions? No! But because the loan was not a F hundred millions. The bait of five million six ^ percent loan was not sufficient to induce them ? to give up their game of assumption, but a bun- " dred millions of six per cent long loan would be, c and the reason is as plain as day light. Our 1 three per cent national loan being equal to the ' best European investment, the extra three per ^ cent, would make up all deficiencies in the de- 0 faulting State loans; and thus they would actu- 1 ally receive the full amount of both, while they 0 would continue to taunt us with defalcation, after having received, in fact, though not in form, ^ payment of both national and State debts. ^ These, so far as our letters, and they arc En- 11 glish letters too, will enable us to judge, are the 11 conclusions to which our Commissioner, and all P others acquainted with the facts, must arrive.? ' That this combination, powerful as it is, must " utterly fail, the actors in it will be convinced, ' upon the first appropriate occasion upon which ^ .1-/1 . A Ii ine vjoverniuuiu win anuuv n? n. .-?<m .?u no doubt, so far as we can judge by inferences, " that the most inflexible determination exists against the entertainment of such a proposition '' as assumption. ri In concluding this article, we can only say w that the national loan has not been refused in 11 Europe, for the very satisfactory reason that it v was never offered. The right of the Commissioner to dispose of it at par, was predicated uppon his ascertaining that no such hectoring coin- ^ bination as was here suspected." t c _? j< From the Savannah Georgian, Nov. 5. a, INTERESTING FROM CUBA. The sclir. Burlingtoo, Cnpt. Ellis, arrived at this port last evening from Givara, Cuba. She was bound to New York, and owing to a stress of weather put into this port, having experienced some damage in heavy gales. b The passengers of the Burlington have politely furnished for publication the following state- c ment:? '> "On the 16th day of October, appeared off the port of Givara, a small sloop showing English e colors, from which a boat put off and came into v the harbor, having on board David Trumbull, c Esq., member of Parliament, one of the mixed Commissioners of the African Board, with au- n thority from the English Government to demand " the liberation of not only the English blacks in <1 this part of the Island, buto/ all Africans intro- P duced since the treaty of 1821. Immediately on c landing, dressed in full uniform, he called upon n the commandante of tlie port, presenting his '' passport, and desiring if he could proceed iinme. diately to certain plantations which he named, with a view of prosecut ing his intentions; stating p that his vessel'would lay off the harbor during p his short absence. If This the Conimandate positively refused, or- s dering at the same time the vessel to e tier the port On anchoring she was Imrded by iheau- r thorities and found inarmed with negroes,?ihc tt pilot or captain of -aid vesse', one Toin Carter " by name, a free ur.illattr, a S, an sli outlaw and ! ' perpetrator of illegal acts on this side of tim i; Island, and who for maiiv years the Spanish an- o thorities have been on the .,?? rhe. A guard b was placed on board to prevent any communica- tl tion with the ?hvre. .Mr. Tnimbu!! {.'ten rc- " ues'.ed permission to proceed to the town o lo'guin, where the governor of the district re ides, desiring at the same time the protection o he authorities, and whether it were^afe for hin o go without arms, as lie had nothing but hi? word. The Commandante assured him that hi vould be perfectly safe, and ordered a corpora nd two men to accompany him with strict in unctions not to allow .Mr. T. to enter into an; lantatiou or communicate with any one on hi: ou'e. On presenting himself at the Governor's hi vas recognised as the English Consul, who ha< aused so much trouble in Havana a short liirn igo, and who orilv saved his life by flying fo irolection on board the English guard ship here in,! in consequence of opinions and acts express d by him to the injury of the planters of thi slainl, was ordered off and forbid to return t< mv part thereof hy the Captain General. II vas immediately arrested and placed under tin mrveilauce of a double guard no one being al lowed to sec or speak to him. Orders wen ikewisc issued to place the crew and captain o lie vessel in the fort, with the same restriction .vhere they now are. Mr. Trumbull and company will be sent o dioril v by a steamboat, which is expected at Gi vara dailv, to the Havana, to he placed at thedis posal of the Captain General, the Governor no ucing empowered to act in such a case. The arrival of this gentleman has caused area .wcitemont particularly among the English plant ;rs, of which there are a number at Givara, ait rigorous measures would have been adopted t< jrevent the furthering of his views, had the Gov lot taken such a decisive step." Extraet of a letter from an Englishman, (nov t Spanish subject,) written at Holguin, (Cuba, Jet. 17,1812. David Trumbull, Esq. arrived here last even ng. On being recognised the Brigadier ha< iii" arrested. His protests for the violation o he laws, existing amity and treaty between tin wo governments, are quite explicit and vigorous The Brigadier, however, has concluded upon ta cing him to the Havana. This step he has re listed with very powerful language, and promis s rather than go to the Havana, to re-embarl md return in the same vessel to Nassau; bu >ur Brigr lieris inflexible. Mr. Trumbull goei illicit against his will to visit once more the capi al of the Havana." A detachment of one hundred and seventy Jragoon recruits of tiie 1st and 2J Regiment U 3. Army, under command of Capt. Lloyd J. Beale I 2d Regiment of Dragoons, accompanied b; 'apt. May, Lieut. Thompson, Lieut. Saunders jieut. Hamilton, Lieut. Staujiton, Lieut. Mason Lieut. Noble, Lient. And-rson and Lieut llain nor,d, arrived in this city last evening by tin Misqticliniia Rail Road from Carlisle Barracks I'iie officers and recruits are all line !ookin< onng inei), luit very much fatigued from havitij an relied from Carlisle to Vork, a distance of uiori ban 30 miles. They immediately marcher lown to Fell's Point and emharked on board tin Inn fur Ynw Orleans. Those of the Is Jpjriinciit are destined for Joflcrson Barracks Missouri. Those oft lie 2d Regiment for Fur esup and Baton Rogue, Louisiana, and Fort! [\nvson and the Falls ol Wachita, Arkansas. Ball. American Nov. B. NORTH CAROLINA CONFERENCE. Tiiis body, which held its annual session ii .ouisburg, adjourned on Tuesday evening tin st inst. ' Bishop Waugh, of Baltimore, uresidei wer its flelinerations. wnicn, we iearn, wen onducled and concluded with the utmost liar, itony and good feeling. The Methodist Episc.o ml Church was represented to he in a prosperous ondition throughout the bounds of the Confer nee, having realized an increase of nearly twe housatid white members the last year. Tin Teaching was able, eloquent and impressive.? The discourses of the Bishop, especially, wer< lassed among the most powerful and interest ng pulpit efforts, and proved their author worthj d tiie rank which he holds among our most dis inguished divines. The congregations wert arge, intelligent, attentive and serious; and ; ecp impression, highly favorable to tlie caus< f the Redeemer, it is believed, was made amonj he people. The clergy and a large concourse o ther respectable citizens from abroad w ere en attained in a style worthy of the high ciiaractei ir kind and liberal hospitality for which oil Vauklin has ever been distinguished. Anion umerous assemblage of people was never wit. esscd in that section of the country. The Tout, erance meeting held during the session, was ighly interesting and successful. An address as delivered on the occasion, by Professor Gar. and, the able and accomplished President o tumlulpii Macon College, winch was rename y the audience as a production of surpassing.' canty, force, and eloquence; and which proved lie powerlul efleet with which it told upon then est. leelings and judgment by the numbers o! cspoctablc persons who immediately came forward and signed the pledge But to show how uich more cflkient the ladies can he, if thci, .'ill, than the most powerful and influential ol ic gentlemen, it may be stated that after the ef;cl of President Garland's masterly speech hac een ascertained, and the congregation was again omposed, a lady of high respectability went up, )incd the society, took a paper up and down the isles, accompanied by a gentleman, and beat lie orator all hollow in procuring signatures t< liat glorious declaration of independence, the x-lolal pledge.?Raleigh Star. There is a large establishment at Rutherfordon, near the gold mines in North Carolina, utier the management of Mr. Bccthler, jvhicli oins pieces of about the value of eagles and all eagles ivnicn, wiiuoucimiiaiiiig m uieieasi be national coinage, pass as freely in the South, rn States as do the coins issued from the go. eminent mints. Their actual value is a lew ents less than the amount named on their laces ley bear no emblematical device, but simply the ame and residence of the inanui'aturer, the reight and fineness; and an expression of the uality of the gold. Such coinage as this is not rohibited. Government assumes by law the xrlusive privilege of coining copper, but gold nd silver are left free to any person who dues ct imitate the government stamp.?lb. Smuggling.?It is intimated in the newspaers that sitin'n of the fnost violent advocates of?, rotective tarift'are engaged in the arrangements >r smuggling, which wave been made so exleni'oly on the northern frontier. We know notiungol the tact, but shall not he armi-ed it it turns out to ho so. We have olio vvordored to what cause toaltribu ; the lieiy fol ofcer'aits of thai class, winch are denouuna 1 "IJ/'aguers." Il however, it shall be Mm* iU rr :'Ciir iiScii iiiuru iiui* uc?;u ?* wip|iu.m j ii ll:?ir J'v?, to cut iij) ail fair loe'al commerce y il >! rr?.tv, hi order to cliable them to make a-ir i'li Liioos by a contraband trade, tbe mystery ;:!! be explained f High duties, as we have more than once - shown, are a bounty on smuggling. Who are f more likely to ask for such a bounty than they i who expect to profit by it? Who w >aid natural* 'v besiege Congress with applications for a pre ? miuni of two dollars and fifty cents upon every 1 pound of silk fabrics smuggled into the country, - or forty per cent, upon various necessary articles / manufactured of iron? Who would be clamor* our for oppressing t he fair trader by evacting cash duties, without at the same time allowing hirn 2 the reliel of the warehouse system? Who but 1 the rival of the fair trader, who but the smugc trier, the contrabandist, who stands ready to take r the premium upon smuggled silks, smuggled : woollens, smuggled brandy, and smuggled hard ware? The plan is an ingenious one, and all s who have witnessed the perverse dexterity of a which a certain portion of the commercial class o give us daily examples, will agree with us that r* * '? ?." ? .?~:i.m fKatit- Ims heen acted noon. - n- if* nunc jjc.-aimc w ???*? - ? ? ?, Let us not be misunderstood. There is a e large class who are lor a prohibitory tariff in orf dcr to enable tlieni to grow rich by the business s of manufacturing. These avow their real motives?selfish as it if, their object is honestly n | avowed. There is another class, still larger, who - <>f the manufacturers, whttare remarkably active -! the advancement of their own party by the help t j call for protective duties with a political object, I and skilful as election agents. There is a third 11 class who, bewildered and dizzied by the clamor - j of those two, actually believe that a prohibitory d | tariff is necessary to the welfare of the country, u Neither of these classes desire to encourage '. j smuggling; they would he glad to put an end to I foreign trade both legal and illegal. But there v is yet a fourth class, zealous advocates for Ameri) can industry, without any apparent motive, men j who have travelled the country as emissaries, - getting up tariff meeting?, establishing home 1 leagues, circulating tariff petitions, blowing the f bellows here, putting on fuel there, stirring the 2 embers yonder, with an amazing eagerness and i. activity. There may well have been the agents - of men who expected to make their fortunes by - smuggling, as soon as a prohibitory tariff Bhafl -. have driven the fair trader from the field. < New York Evening Post. ? CURIOUS DOCUMENT. Lord Palmerston having gone through the form expected by his anti-slavery friends, of directing the Briiish Ambassador at Cons'antinof' pie to interpose with the Turkish government some representation on the subject of slavery, i? received from his subordinate in office the fol|t lowing characteristic epistle: , Viscount Ponsonlnj to Viscount Palmerston. t "Therana, 27tl? Dec., Id40. ".My Lord?T have paid the greatest attention 2 to your lordship's several instructions on the j subject of slavery in Turkey, with the liopes of I arriving at some result that would afford a : chance of obtaining in, any degree the object > v/mr lnr;!.:!iin en i.nrnnsflv dgsirPS tO accomplish. " J"" ? -.J 1 I have mentioned the subjec'; and I have been 3 heard with extreme astonishment, accompanied t with a smile, at a proposition for destroying an institution closely interwoven with the frame of t society in this country, and intimately connects ed with the law and with the habits, and even I the religion of all classes of the people, from j the sultan himsel'" down to the lowest peasant. I "The sultans for some centuries past have ' never married, and the imperial tace is porpelu) atod by mothers who are slaves. ? "In all oilier families slaves may he, and ofJ ten are, the mothers of legitiniatiscd children, who are in all respects as much esteemed as those of legal wives. ' The admirals, the generals, the ministers of state, in great part, have been originally slaves. In most families, a slave enjoy.- the highest confidence and influence with the head of the house." "To carry what your lordship desires into execution, it will be necessary to limit the law of succession to the crown and alter the policy that has so long guided the sultans in that respect, and also to change fundamentally the political and civil instilu'iotis and laws and all the domestic arrangements of the people. Universal confusion would, perhaps be the couse*qiiencc of such violent changes, and probably f those persons intended to be most benefitted by - them would he the greatest sufferers, f " The slaves are generally well protected 1 ? 1 .i . I.-L:,- ' 1 against iii-'reaimen: uy custom mm me mums i ! of the Turks, ami by the interests of.masters; and their religious duty; and perhaps slaves in Turkey arc no; to be considered worse off than ! men everywhere else who are placed by circutn-1 > siaiices in a dependant situation whilst, on the other hand, they may attain, and consequently i do enjoy the highest dignities, the greatest powI cr, and largest share of wealth of any persons |! in the empire. I| "I think that all attempts to effect your lord" ship's purpose will fail, and 1 lear they might1 give offence if urged forward with'impunity. I; was asked, "What would the English government think of the sublime porte if it was to call ' upon the sovereign of England aud the people of I England to alter the fundamental law of their country, and change its domestic habits and cusI toms in order to please the taste of the Turks?" ;! ^ AMERICAN INDEBTEDNESS. 1' The Ijondnn Times says: "Inquiry is made by correspondents as to the present position ol a ' I'"*** -n,\ #;??.? Kng%L* hu Mr Tmi_ I'miii wmciuu IIIIU some 1.111n* ? * clo'i, agent for llie United States Bank, with the house of Denison &, Co., .when a deposit* was made, as collateral security, of Certificates of Pennsylvania o per cents. Michigan G per cents, -.and Mississippi 5 per cent. Bonds. 'I'licsc sci curities were retained by the contractors, who I issued debentures for the amount of the loan, (?'40,000) bearing fl per cent, interest, which tlebcnd urcs were to he pawl off in April, 1842. A suggestion is rnado that. Messrs. Denison &. Co. should sell or divide, at tIsc vaJue of the day, according to the amount fur .which the de- j beiiture was granted, a portion of each stock .vhich they hold as security, among the holders I of the debentures, and further give to them a I cirtificate that they would use their best exertions to recover the deficiency in value from the 1 parties by whom the securities were deposited. A sale of the stocks to any extent is now out of the question, and the prospect a very doubtful otto of recovering any assets from the wreck of j j the United States Bank, so that a division of the i securities among the holders of the debentures ; seem* to ha the only pourse ope i lor consideration, and that to be taken as the tinal winding up of the affair." Noble Self-Demi ion?A few weeks ago two miners, Verrau and Koborts, were at. work in South ('aradon shalt (which is intended to lie sunk perpendicularly, through a grnni'e country, lo intersect the load at the depth of 110 fathoms ) | The present depth is altout 10 fathoms, and they had prepared a hole lor-blasting, the lusoc in-j serted, lamped up, and already for firing. On these occasions the men arc drawn up by a wind-' lass, and as thefg are only three men in a corps, there is only one man at the brace, and he cat* only draw up onfi man at a time; consequently, after the whole is ready one man is drawn up, and the kibble lowered ready to receive the last man, who was to put fire to the fusee, and then botli men at the windlass draw hirn up with the utmost speed, in order that all may get out of u the way when the explosion takes place, which 1< is sometimes so violent that, large stones are n thrown up at the top, carrying with them part of the roller and windlass to a considerable height, ' It unfortunately happened that, as the safety fu- i n see with which the holes was charged was long- ! T er than necessary they inconsiderately took a sharp stone to cut a piece of it off and ignition instantaneously commenced! They both flew to , the kibble, and cried out to the man at the brace to 'wind up,' but alas! after trying with all his 0 might he could not start them. At this awful p moment (while the furious hissing at the fusee assured them that their destruction was within a j half a minute's march of them, Verran sprang ^ , out of the kibble, exclaiming to his comrade, RoI berts, 'go on brother, I shall be in heaven in a I minute!" Consequently, Roberts was drawn up, A and Verran threw himself down, and placed his g poor devoted head under a piece of plank in one j. corner of the shaft awaiting the moment when he should be blown to atoms. Just as Roberts ? got to the brace and was looking down with trembling apprehension on the fate of poor Ver- ,' ran.thp whole went off with a tremendous explo sion, arid a small stone struck Roberts in the f, forehead as he was looking down the shaft. To the inexpressible surprise and joy of the men at a the brace, they heard Verran cry out 'don't be afraid, I am not hurt!' Roberts immediately descended, and found that the great burden of the t \ blast was thrown in every part of the shaft ex-1 ci cept the corner where poor Verran was coiled t| , up! The extraordinary circumstance has produced a considerable sensation throughout the c district. Not only do they view the escape as a b; miraculous interposition of Divine Providence, a, but the conduct of Verran as a noble christian will do in the moment of extremity. Mining Journal. 11 The Bank of Mobile.?The New Orleans Bee of Tuesday, states that a private letter had d been received in that city, "dated Mobile, Satur- 0 day, 27th October, stating that a run had com- ^ menced on the Bank of Mobile." ! It is indeed strange that people should be so fond of making mischief. An elfort was made 5 some days si i ce in this city to injure the credit of I the Bank in question, by the publication of false w , reports in regard to its condition, which excited : such universal indignation in this community, that the authors have not dared to utter a single breath against it since. The attempt now is to ! effect their object by means of private, letters t< abroad. We know what we say when we assert p, that the above report is destitute of truth, and r( repeat to those interested abroad, the ^Mobile Bank is as sound as any Bank in the Union, and *c that it is prepared, fully prepared, at ant moment, to meet every dollar of its Liabilities. We t) m.lntKmol.jioniont mirplv ;ir ail act of justice ? ? I- j ? ? ? ? * ? - n and truth, having no personal interest to sunserve, not entertaining any particular partiali- " ties for the Bank or any one connected with it. Mobile Adv. Nov. 3. 1( An Unique Boxing Match?Ar, English pa-1 w per states that two of the divers engaged in I V breaking up the wreck of the lioyal George, Qj quarrelled and fought at the bottom of the sea, a few weeks since, for the honor of slinging up a large timber to the surface, the quantity got by each diver being carefully measured and v< registered in the book of operations. In the w scuffle, one of them, who was being hauled up, ^ kicked the other on the head with his leaden- . soled shoe, breaking the lens of his diving hel- Is met, so that the water rushed in upon him, but .lu was kept in check by the air from the pump on dick, which saved him from being drowned.? ?] He was, however, nearly exhausted when pulled up from the bottom, so that it was necessary to send him to the hospital, where he was recov- n' ered in a few days. The other diver, who was sc uncuncious of the severe injury he had inflicted upon his competitor until they both came up, was very much grieved. A boxing duello, 12 fathoms down under the surface of the sea, i6 m perhaps unparalleled in the history of mankind. The Vicksburg Sentinel states with confidence that a personal reconciliation has been brought about between Gen. Jackson and Mr. Calhoun. We hope this is true. Between two by men of such geneious natures, after the lapse of th six or seven years since they stood in violent cr opposition as public men, such personal acerbities as prevented them in the heat of political 'r( rivalries, frotn doing full justice to each others | ha motives, must be smoothed if not entirely dissi- co patcd Mr. Calhoun can no longer look upon j the veteran hero, waiting in his retirement with pious resignation, for the approach of that sol- _ 1 emn hour, of which the shadow already begins in to dim his vision, and reverently discarding as th< far as human frailtv can. the passions and resent merits of his sterner manhood, as he was accus- LC1 tomed to regard the resolute chief of a trium- w' pliant party with which he had so many warm se' but unavailing struggles. And the venerable pa ex-President, loaded with years and honors, and in view of putting off his mortal part, purging his mind of the grosser impulses which a life of rai action, excitement, heat, strife and triumph, I in< must have left there, does a noble justice to a gal-1 w] lant adversary, in exchanging forgiveness for ac mutual imprudences, and bearing testimony for,, each other to the integrity with which each had t0 pursued the path of conscience, although in stor- otl my ami perilous times they had stood at the head be of hostile columns. In such a reconciliation, there need be no mention between them of past conflicts of opinion, of opposite views of public duty, " of uncancelled differences of political theories, 6h or indeed, anv thimr but merely reirret that their hri ancient friendship should have ever been interrupted. To mix questions of party, past or to es come, with such a reunion, would sully itsmdral i beauty.?Mobile Register. th P( New York Canals.?The amount of tolls re- an ceived on the New York Canals during1 the third 1 an week in October was 897,0U0 90. The aggre-; gate tolls received during this year to the same ra date are 81,422, (>70-being less by $255,1613 that Pr during the same period of 1841. in< cy New-fashioned, Potatoes.?We find it stated in he several ol our exchange papers that a now spe- as cies of potato plant has just been imported from ? South America. The fruit, ii is said, grows on vines like punpkins, and will serve to ornament arbors, a single seed potato bein<x sufficient to trc cover a vnrandah One advantage which this a- stj hove ground ve-rot'blc has, is, that the tincst ;?>- j . lotoCR can he picked off without injury fo the plants, leaving.the small potatoes to ifrow to tna-118 turity in due tipie.?Louisville Journal. I be QMKMBST 8 WEDNESDAY MINIM, N0VEJ1DER 16. 1848. STEAMER KERSHAW. The Agent of the Steamer Kershaw request* s to say that the report (put in circulation doubt- ?< 389 by interested persona) that this Boat wae ot to return to Camden, is without the slightest sundation. She was built expressly for th* avigation of this river, and will continue her rips. ETWe learn by the Courier of Monday that lie Steamer Kershaw had arrived at Charleston n her first trip from this place. She may be expected here again on Sunday next. CTThe following gentlemen were, on Saturay last,' appointed delegates of the Washing-fin Temperance Society of t*-:^ District, to the Lnniversary Meeting of the State Temperance' Society, to be held in Columbia on the 30th instv Ion. W. Mc'Willie, Dr. A. DeLeon, Maj. J.* Imart, Rev. C. M. Breaker, I. B. Alexander nd J. B. Krrshaw. UTThe time of the departure of the stage' om Camden to Gadsden has been changed. See ilvertisement. Potatoes.?Capt. Boykin, Secretary of the' Vateree Agricultural Society, has sent ua a ouple of Potatoes, which weigh twelve pounds; le largest measures 22 inches in length, & 12$ in ircuinference. They were selected from two askets full sent him as specimens of the prize' r.res of Col. J. Chesnut and Maj. J M. DeSauslire. We hope Capt. B. will not forget the pro. lise he makes in his note. Camden Races.?The Races over the Camen Course commenced with a Colt Sweepstake, n Monday last The purse was won by Col. L M. Dcvaux's Colt, in two heats. Time.-lst heat, 1 m. 51 s. 2nd heat, 1 m. 0 s. The result of Tuesday's race was not known hen our paper went to press. TexAS ani> Mexico?The New York Herald :ates that the President and his Cabinet are den-mined jn some 6hnpe, to maintain the independence of Texas, and that measures have al?adv been adopted preparatory to putting a stop >tlie threatened invasion by Mexico. In connexion with this matter, we observe that le Constitution frigate of 44 puns, and the Maon sloop of war and several Schooners are orered to proceed to Vera Crux, immediately. The Georgia Lo2ielafure convened at Miltdgeville on the 7th Inst. Gen. R. M. Echols, as elected President of the Senate, and IV. B. t'offord Speaker of the House. All the officer* " both Houses are Democrats. t New York Mirror?The publishers of this ?nerablo Literary Gazette, have favored us ith a plate number of their popular work. Allough it is just completing its twentieth year, it yet as fresh and vigorous as if, as it is in truth, st in its prime. The plate is a cony of Trumbolls celebrated Declaration of innepf.npence" with a Key? id together they form decidedly the most magficent embellishments which we have ever ien in any periodical in this country. The iirror is published weekly, and one of their dendid quarto engravings is furnished every onth. THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION. The whig papers are endeavoring to console eir party for their defeat in the late elections. alluding to their own unanimity, and what ey are pleased to term a division in the demoatic ranks, and profess to draw this conclusion >m the fact that several prominent democrats ve been nominated in different parts of the untry. We would, by no means, deprive the ligs of any consolation they may derive from s fact?they need something to comfort them this hour of terror and dismay?but we think ;ir presses are not acting fairly by tfiem?they 1 but half the tale, and thus raise expectations lich cannot possibly be realized. It is true, veral eminent statesmen of the democratic rty have been nominated in varous parts of ?country, and each has warm supporters in our nks?but it is not true that these nominations 3icate a division. In almost every instance in lich a nomination has been made, a declaration companies it, of yielding personal preference* the decision of a national convention or any Iter method by which the?will of a majority can 51 fairly ascertained. 4 The democrats go for principles and not men? is not sufficient for them that their candidate ould be " available." Their object is not toeak down "a common enemy"?but firmly to tablish their principles. A discussion of the srits and claims of the different candidates is e surest method of securing this object. The sople will then have an opportunity forjudging d deciding who i6 most capable ?f effecting it, d when the time for action arrives, "they will lly around the man whoever he may be, whose evious conduct has demonstrated that he is Jeed, "one and indivisible" with the democrat and devoted to those principle*, which as never hesitated to avo.v in the face of friend well as foe, he wil' never cease to maintain." ~ - r. . V. itn ilie motto, "f ree Trade; b w mines; i>" ;!?t; Separation from Bunks; Economy; Ke!itchinon', and a strict construction of toe Con. tution," inscribed upon our banner, no matter licit of the gentlemen spoken of, is selected as bearer, there will be no division. Victory will certain. ,