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"We will cliug to the Pillars of the Temple of our Libertis and if it snme fall, we will Perish amidst the Ruins. VOLUME X. MgVtie C QUY - A i EDGEFEJELD AJDI ETISE1Bi W. F. DURISOE, PROPRIETOR. NEW TERMS. Two DOLLARS and FIFTt CENTS, per annum, if paid in advance .$3 if not paid within six month-4 from the date of subscription, and g4 if not paid before the expiration of the year. - All subscriptions will be continued, unless otherwise ordered b)efcore thae expira tion of the year; but no paper will be discon tinued until all arrearages are paid.uulessat the option of the Publisher. Any person procuring five responsible Sub scribers, shall receive the paper for one year, gratis. ADvERTss16ENTs conspicuonslyinserted at 75 centi per square, (12 lines, or less,) for the first insertion, and 374 for each continuance. Those published monthly, or quarterly, will be charged $1 per square. \dvertisenents not having the number of insert ons marked on them, will be continued until ordered out and charged accordingly. All communications, post paid vill be prompt. ly and strictly attended to. B RANDRETI'S PILLS by cleansing the Blood from all impurities, gives power to every organ to perform its functions healthily ; no matter whether externally or in ternally situated. Nature has formed the bow els for the evacuation of all unhoa.lthy humors of the blood, and if man would use but com mon sense, lie would take care that they per. formed this office faithfully. If the bowels are out of order, if too slow, or too fast, a few do sesof BRANDRETH'S PILLS willbring them to order. Ask the mian who was dying from constipated bowel. what cured him; ie tellsyou Brandreih's Pills. Ask him who has had the dysentary for six months. and every remedy had fliled; he tells you. Brandreth's Pills cured him iA week. So with other dis cases Twelve Brahdreth's Pills rubbed down in half pint of molasses. cured a lttle boy of an ulcer of the face which was rapidly spreading to his eyes, and which a dozen coctors had tried to cure, but could not; the pocar parents would have given half they were worth to have had it cured, but every thing they tried did no good, until they uave .t a tea spoonful (of molasses ev ery day. in half a pint of which they had rubbed down twelve Brandreth's Pills; before the wholeof the molasses was taken the ilcer was cured. And yet some foolish people call Bran. dreth's Pills a quack medicine. - It would ie well if there were a few wore such quack rmed. L-orijftUUsi r d~egffl. or 1"d- EM, cu re- iRe ibe Brandreth's Pills ? Can they send you to persons curcd as Dr. Brandreth can? Can they point out to you pedple who had been helpless for years from Epilepsy and St. Vitus' Dance, who have been cured by their rerne dies? af they cannot, Dr. Brandreth can. Can they point out to you a person who for twenty years had rever had a stool without having used medicine, or mneelanical nenirs, and whom the Brundredh's Pills cured in a month, and gave him as healthy evacuations as he had when ie was a child ? (TThe Pills are sold at Dr. Brandreth's Of fice. -241 Broadway, N. York. Also, by Bland & ButUer, Edgefield C. H.; S. D. Clarke &- Co.. H:amnburg; J. S. k D. C. Smnyley. Meeting Street; IM . Coleman, New Market; hjlloci. Sullivan & Waller, Greenwood ; L. D. Meirri man. Cokesbury Aug.27 . St 31 Brought to be Jail. O F tbs Distri, a negro man who says his name is WASHING'rON. and that he belongs to Mr L.emu-i Wiiite, wruo lie says lives near New-.Market. Abbeville Di.trict.S C, Said fellow is about fivs, reet one or two inches high, and retween 21 aid 22 years ol age, and ligh't complected; he has a scar on has neck. The owner is regnested to come forward, prove property. pay cltarges and take him away, or he will bo dealt with nccording to law C. H. GOODMAN Jailor. August 27. if 31 Brassi toaic the Jail OF~ this District, a nergrer man who says his name is ELIHU, and that he belongs toi Mr. William Davis~of l-:finghamu county. Ga., living within twenoty-three miles oal Savainnahi. Said fellow is abarur five high, light complex ion, and betweeup 20 and 21 years of age. No scars or marks percaeivahle. He says his owner bonght him friain a speculator. The owner is reque-sted tra come forward. prove property, pay charges arid take him away, or he will be dealt with auccordirng tc law. C. H GOO D MAN, Jailor. August, 27. tf 31 I shall he ready tao receive Patients b3 the 1st of next mronth (August.) TIhe infirmary is situated near the G'eorgia Rail Rorad Depot. and c-i accommodate from fomi teight white, and from ten to twenty blanl piatients. A good nurse will be in attendance at all times. dlay and night. No charge will be made for board. nursing ,$&c., but fir surgical attendance and operations, the usu al fee will be required. During the lecture months, viz: from No vember to March. of each ye-ar. patients unable -- t'o pay will be received. nursed, and operated -unport by any member of the Faculty. free of expcase. a ~PAUL F. EVE. .u. D., Professor of Surgery, ini the Medical College of Georgia. p Augusta, July 30 3m* 27 Notice. N OTICE is hereby given that applicatior will be made to thre next Legitre of thes Sta-e of Southi Ca'rolina, for a renewal of she Charter granted by that body to Henr3 Shultz and Lewis Cooper, dated 17thy December 1813, .utithorizing them to buiil a Trill Bridge acrirsthe SavanInah River, from this State to she city of Augusta, State of Georgia, at this own labor arid expense, with suich a dedaieriori of tol! as the chanige of time rind the improve, ment of the country " .tiv. H N4RY SHIUJTZ. Hnmhnrg. 8. Ca, July 17 tf 27 Wholesale & Retail Grocers, CORNER CENTRE AND MAREET STREETs, HAMIBURG, S. G. H AVE just received, and will continue to receive treshSupplies of the following Articles, which they offer to their friends and the trade, at the lowest market prices: SUGARS. 30 hbds. consisting of St. Ctoix, Clairfield, Porto Rico an. Muscovado. A.SO, Double Refined Loaf Crushed and Powdered Sugars. COFE LS. 50 bags Old Government Java Coffee, 10 do. Augustura do. 125 choice Rio . do. I Bale MAocho do 15 bags Cuba. BAGGING. 100 pieces Heavy Dundee. 44 to 45 inch. 250 - do. Kentucky, (heavy) 44 to 45 i. 50 do. Tow, 45 inch 125 do. Guniny, 24 per yard, 45 to 47 in. IOU do Georgia & Corohiia, 44 to 45 in. RUPE 300 coils Kentucky Rope 50 do lanila, do 50 do. Jute do. MOULAb'obS 20 lihds. Trinidad M olasses 25 bbis. New Orleans. do 50,000 pounds froi, of all sizes. Also., a good assortment of Iloop and Band Iron, tueruianu an Caster At Last WteCl. BACWv & ,AL . 30,000 Prime Country Sides. 2,000 Sacks Sal, 5 do Table Salt Boxes Table Salt. CHAIRS. 10 dozen I Maple Chairs 25 do Windsor do 10 do Cane Seat, 2 do Childiens, do 2 do Boys, do 2 do Ulices, do 2 do Rocking, do I do Nurse.. do BLANKETS. 2 bales 9.4 Bilaukets - 3 do 10-4 do (weighing 7 lbs. to the pan) A good assortment of Bed Blankets from 10-4 to 12-4. FEGRU CLOT1i. 1,000 yds. Waslungton Jeans (heavy,) 1000 do. Coventry Plains. N AIL S. 100 Kegs, (assorted Sizes) PWrDER. 30 Kegs 11 F Dupont's Powder 10 do Blasting do 20 do Eagle,Sporting, do WI1JTIE LEAD. 5000 lbs pure No. 1, N. Y. Union Mills White Lead. TE.,m. 50 Boxes Teas. Consisting of gun pow der, lHyson and Imperial 6 Cases Cattees, " 1 Chest Black Tea LINE, 200 Bbls. fresh Rock Lime. Also-Plaster Paris. -ALSO .uinger, Pepper. Spice. cinnann, N utmegs, indigo, Saltpetre, Blue Stone. Copperas. StioeThread, Sninf. Cotton & W ool Caids. drass Bound , Buckets. Painted -Buckets, Ibuhs. Ciurns, Keelers Willow Wagoin and 'radles Wasitoards, Cocoa Dippers, Clothes Pioss, ,roums. Wooden Boiws, Wash Stands, Bellows. Itakes. scythe Sneeds, Coifce .M ills,SoapTallow & Sperim Candles WagonBoxes, leasures. Saddlei lions, Windort Glass, Starch, Pistols. To bacco, irasdstoies, Usuaburgs., Twie. Cas. tings, Boots, Shoes, Wol lilats.tice,Clothes Baskets, Alinonds, Bearskins, Mlackerel, M ustard, Fifth Chains. Lamp Oil; a rhiire article of Clewing Tobacco; Viaegar, Bex.s, C Cider, Barrel Covers. Cod Fish, Plough Mot-lds, Sole Leather, Nankeens, Chaico late. & c., &c. WVANT ED)-.00J lbs. DEES WVAX, foa whicn cash will be paid Humburg, July 23. tf 25 -Notice. 1 *'H E Subscriber haereby guve, publir~ ne. tice, that lie intends pJ~etaitinig the ieal session oif thie Legislrtmate ot the Suate oh dottI Carolua. to grant imit an exclusive charter Ioi a Frerry over .Saludu Itiver, naer the lalantc F'ord,. at the junction of the Districts of Edge field, Abbeville Laureis uanid Ne wberry. H also gi- es notice that hie itenids to oppose thea applicatimn of Air. J. W . Payaie for a chartei at the same place. JA ESSPO . July 30 4tm 27 Aotice. PlUBLIC Notice is iiereby given that appli -cation will be masde to the inext Legislat ture, to declare Theawas Creek a piubbec high way, and to prifvenUibstructionis to the frec navigation thereof. July 30 4tm. I 27 CARRIAGE MAK~liG 7 11-1 tIoSbscribers ri spectliully itntorir .1 uieir friends and the public generally that thiey are carrying ont tho CARRIA'E MAEING' BUSINESS, in all its biranaches, at the old stand tieal Pottersv'ile, where they are fiully prepare< for doing all kinds of work 'in their line with neatness and despatch, and at pnice to suit the times. They feel tiraukful ho past favors, and hnpe by constant assiduit) atnd strict attenliion to business, to merit liberal share of their patrotnage. -C. Mi lCHE~LL, L.IHILL. -July 2 tI 23 P. S Wagon work and all kinds 'a Blacksmithaing done at the customary pvz ces. M& H LAW BLANKS FOn SA a v AT eTaI OFFICE. HE undersigned respectlully intoi-ns hiis . friends, that he has re*sued the Manuinc ture of COTTON GINn, and flatters himself from his long experience in the business as ma ker ofthe celebrated June s Gins, to receiye A share of their patr-inage. He deem it useless to accomp-,ny this notice with a long list of certifientes of reconinienoia tion, as top the :aaacity ,I his Gins. whens he cats assure them tiat out of near 1500 Gins; made by hisuell not nie bsm e bees condenimeol or returned. His Gils are ol. thb best mate rials and narrasted. Attaehied to the -aws is a Mote Cleaner, and exponence has pr .ven it to be a valuable additios. as it keeps all the motes of any size from passing thrisans I with the Cotton. Hise Biush WheveI has also, i. derguis conisiderable alteiations. Upon the whole his Gins.- need only to be tebted to be highly appreciated. Plauters can be u4asured thas ito Gis will leave his Shop without the $siwat and Ribs having been examined and set by himself alnse,' and resiectfully solicits a cll trosi thei before they purchase else where H. ODEN. geint. Opiposite Stovall Sr Simnon's Wfare House N. 13. REPAIRING dlnie on muoderate terms. Augusta, Ga..July 1 6t* 23 Powilively the Last Notice. SIL Peisons havng demids pgainst the Estate of Johnt Chseathan. ben deeu.s e , ate requested te preseint then properly at tested withins the time prescribed by law, and those who) do nit avail themselves with this op portunity will not he paid. GUTIIERIDGE CHEATHAM. March 4 ly 5 Execxtor' NOTIC E. A LL Persons indebted to the Estate of C. D. Blackstonse, lute (Sf the Dis'rici. ate reqested te niame payiet by the 1st at De cemnber, and all having any demands against the Estate will hand thesis ins nicording to law, by the above time-at which time the subscriber desires to close the estate. THOS. B. REESE, Execuior August6 3m 28 EDGEFIELD DISTRICT. Seaborn A. Jones. Declaration vs. in Forcign Enoch Byne. Attachmen't T HE P5Iainitl having this day filed iis de claration ins my ofice, and the defendant havintg no wife or atiorney. known to he within the State, on whom a copy ofthe sman,., with a rule to plead, can be served: It is ordered. that the defendant plead to the said declaration. nt Iegivenitagiinet him. THOS. G. BACON, c. c. P. Cletk's Office. 17th March, 1845 ly 8 State of South Carolina. EDGEF ELD DISTRICT. B Y JOH N HILL. Esquire, Ordnary. Bof Edgefield District. Whereas Nancy Reyiolds hath nppli-.d to sme for Letters of Administration, tin all anti singular the goods, and chattels, right% and credits of Thos. keynolds. late of the District alresaid, deceased. these are, therefore. to cite and admonish all and singular, the kindred atid creditors d the said decea'd. td6 he and appear bsfire tie, at our nexi Ordiinary's Cousrst t4r the said t)tiriet, to otte hoelen at Eglefi-hel Csurt H ouse. (in the 150h day of Sept. instant. to dsow cau,,i. if any, wh Iy t Ie suid Maitnietration shehtile not be granted. given tsnder my hasod ad seal, this 1,1 day ol Septemier, in the yeaur oef tour Lord 'oe thossaind eight hsiundred and fort) live, and in the 70th year (if Aieri can ludepenudentice. JOHN HILI, o. E. D. Sept. 3 21 32 State of South Carolina. I DGEFIE LI) DISTlR ICT. B Y J)H N 111LL, Esq., Ozdiinary of Edlge lied I istrict: W tiereas, Jaes~ Griffin hath applid teo ste for Letters at Asl.stinistratton, een sill iiid sinsgs lar the goods ansd chale~ss. riglts anid c'reditseof Ma ry Td'imnant. Ile of the Ditrict niurennsid dleceasied; these acre, thserefore, to tle snsd aidtmonish all ansd sinegu air. the kindsteredl and cred-~ itors osf the saeid der'ensed, to lie siid asppear hie fsre mie, at eur niext Ordiseary's Ceeurt ler the saeid Dic's ct te.Ic eeudeen at Eedgefield cousrt H-ouse oni th tfittmh dayv eel Seps. ness, 0' Ishoew csee, if aniy, wh-ly thse said udmistnstranon~i should tnot be gransted. Given.undler my hantd hand seal. this 2e'd d:sy o.f Setpt. . its the yeari or estr Lesrd cese thosa,:e eight hutidre'd anst ierty fiv -, antd iti lthe 70th year or Americain Inidepenidensce. JOHN HILL. a. E. D. Sespt.32 2 07 Tlhe frietnds esf Emnuu sleMoat .Eag.,. ansnounice hins as as canisdate leer the office of Tax Collector at the tnext elesn Nov G f 41 437The friends icf SAurson B. MATs. ancoce him as a candi'date for the Office or Tax Collector as she niext election. Oct. 30 tr 40 O7The frien.tds ofr MaIj. S. C. SCO TT, annsoince him as a candeidat. fear Trus '-olleciora tsihe ensuing electieon Nov6. ttr 41 QThe rriends oft Cot. Jos Qua-r-rtu som ainnonnee him s a canilittrate [or the office of Tax Collector, at the tnext elec tion. July 1 f5'The friends (of Lieus. Jais l5 H AnatS, annsoinee him tie a eniridiacte teor the cffice or tax Collect..r att the next ee 1g We are authorized to annsounce LF~vs R. WutLseN, as a canitdailte for thc Office ofi'ua x CollI-ctor, at the ntext elect ion Feb.26 5. iJUS E LLAI EOUS. Fron the Courier. -,.MAIABL-.h FACT iN INATURAL IlS - okr. Maj) r Jio. Pillers, a larwer of great rewpectiabibily in this couniry, ulurmted m11e that Wile hie lived at his father's in Minbuoiurl aPi!Ite twenty years 4iglo, a bIUZ zard, (i. (sit itis bud rfje real vulture !) was teken adihe. having* gorged itself over a carcase to bue a degree as to prevent it flying-*ilts eight beiug LoU heavy for tas n tings ; -ieu !;e, together t% fti Ilis In tiher, brother, an'd a nelgaigior, "ith a small sioemake's a1, npped open its eyes, so that no 2ijt of the bai of either remained. 'I tie heaif The bLAW was thleu pui uter onie o Is wings, in which posuou it toen remamued.a fen uninutes, when. to the surprise Of all, it gradually reiieved its head frou its wimg, shook itsell as if' to arrange itt disordered feather., atn reap iared 0ith, two guou suutid eyes, free from ble ' b, aud possessiug in every de gree theM. er of vision. This seeming ly cruel erimr ut %as'repealed with the samte bif. on ditflerent occasions t the presencet: differeut persons, ii . times, auu always nith the samie it-sult, itid uut the least injury appeared to have be.u Oc casioned by it. Aliet the lapse of a few mnious -te bird-fen- away io its accus totmed hiaunts I have mentiuned- this fact to several persons, It(), th0ul they haid "-l.ver eea the like," expressed no surpris'eor doubt of its truth, but re-plied that they:nad always heard that the dowu from the vtuide ol a buzzard's winug was a cure hr bltudiess ii horses, and one man remarked that he cured a imst in vterale.-case of approaching bhtidiess in hinsellfb .it. He procured the duwn, spread Q Pa a-bandage. applied it to his eyes. anq relolered. Ie col 'borhuron of Major Pillers' state nient, se dep'sition is hereto subjoio ed, q T ate-y on n experience oi the suleci 'avelhug, some three years mee, eti Americau bosttioim, I staid part of 'a day with a f'riend ol mine, whiose step so ifad be day before taken a hal' gru n I"zard-so sou as I saw the bud, lhe tateiien of Major Pillurs caine fresh u my recollectun, and as I had alwaya .4g.u-incredllousel wasdeteriined accor it0on t fact to he young gentleman who had the bird, and desire d himi to operate upon it. Haviig no sharp pointed instruaeent at hand, other thai a coiion pin. with that lie puinctred .ne of the eyes, aud all its lus tre instanitly disappeared. The head was then placed under the wing of the bird, where it rimained a few minutes only, and when taken out, the eye had resiumed its usual nrdliancy, appearing as soUud as the other, with not a speck upon it. In this experirnuen, it is true, the oye ball n% as not ripped open-that uperation seem ing too cruel to have my plarticipti)a. hut, its far as it goes. it serves to inspire tieltef in 'lie stalien.-nt of Major Ptllers. Ani why '.iould there nut be a ithealing vl ue In e dinti of a buzzard's wing ? u\o aaia cano Say why not. I)o %Ve kiacen t% iene thosw unimal. inineral and vegeta bile tu.siauces, resortedi to for the cure oil all maltiesa derive iheir healang pelaers? Ibe tact that certaiu substances jossess sUCIP quahlies nas been ascertaited by ex . ijieni, and until itiat infailhble test has displroved the ellicatcy If ihte down, ti one can Va3 it will iit cure hhintie,s. Anad why should not the Buzzard have the poner to reproduce its eyes? There are uiaiy ne)steries ti mit.ure aia we anall 11, vet be able to lathiaim.' It is a aistery thaa a.. ;icorti cani develope iasell anid hie comet au icak ; bhat aii uasiglitly noria, cant, itt a shenarite, becotie a most beau ittul lh ; in shuri, the n hole worl-. is hue un opei violme- of a.' steries, who Ib ull cani wonider at. but tew can uniavel. It is .rue. tuo, ifiat - faeere are motlre tiaings in lieaven and earth Titan nil dreattt in our piihosupgiy." ne knoaw that mtany tusects anal rep tale-s have the power coi cuati g thteir old skans every yeair, and app, tirmg itt an en tirefy new onte ; that te c'ommonii house spider gets a aaew skin ani.. a rnew act of itega every yetar; and that, if you pluck Ioli one ol nts leg.. aii will, ta t wo oir three day s, ntave a neo "tie in :its place.' The shiedadtng the teeth and reproduction of the inai in the hi.man species are cert ain I) remahrkailie anid would tbe en consider ed, were they not Lit datil occurrence. Upon sca'er cotnsideraacu, it cannot be regarded more wouderftul that a tiuzzard] shaould haive the flower to reproduce itt i-yes, ihan a sptder its skin and legs, a iorse fits teeth and hioofs-our speciet their eceib and tnaiiu, or a deer his aintiers T[hey are all remarkable iphetnometia o animtal pilosophy. and cananot be account ed for cou arty kntwni principule. I'The fact staied in the conc-lusion otf [the depositiont. relative act the hald e-agie, huat niot, I venture to ,ay, arrested the aetteu tiont of aNy one. Who would helieve ltal the feathers of thai bmri cannzoi he plucket nut ? The idea of feat her T8atd plucking are tfver .associed, yet you canint ge those of the baldI eagle ni ilhout taking ali akit with t heti- unlesa y rhiaps, thironiut the agency~ of somec c-hemaikal npoicationi of whic-h we " far west in the ba~ikiwoods,' know inotling .. SienA.e . DEPct'iTliN. ,-. Je hi Peo-r-,. ii ettizegic ofiRandotpl ou nm ihndividulal alluder to in ibn ahov communication, and that the facts stated therein, so far as I am concerned, are true in every particular. The eiperiment of ripping open the buzzard's eyes, during the time we kept it. from February until May, was repeated, I dare say, fifty times; and once, at a log rolling, ten times ic one day. An old African negro, belongng to Mr F. Valli, Sr., of St. Genivieve, named Joseph, (though supposed to be upwards of one hundIred years old,) fir-t told mie of-it, and I have tried it frequent ly since. on dflerent buzzaris. with rhe same result. This nmame negro told me that iho lfethers could not he plucked out of a bald eagle. This is true. You may try it in any way. and scald it, and you cannnot pull out a feather Signed, JOHN PILLERS. Deposition taken before Signed JAMES H UGHES, J. P." Gen. Gaines' Requisition foi Troops - We observe, in a number of our ex change papers, comments and strictures on the course of G n. Gaines in imaking a requisi'ion on Gov. Moulton, of Louisiana, t.ostly condetnnatory. as having been done without authority. and in many cases mixed up with political matters, and re flertions on the Adminiistration. We re gret to see the press itiu-i stoop to pander tie the appetites of disappointed politicians, or. indeed, allude ii any way to internal politics. in a matter wiere our own and a treign nation are at issue. "Our coun try-our whole coutty-our own country" should pe the motto of every patriot, and we have little more confidence in the man who would wield a pen to draw. down ob loquy on his government, -thtrougb .the public press, when we are at issue with a feoreign foe. than we would have in him who would draw the swoid and do battle in the ranks of the enemty. But to the act af Gen. Gaines. We do ito not profess to knoow what are the strict etiquette-ical reeaulations -in the subject, inid the't they may have been violated by Gen. Gainei we do not pretend to contra diet-but we do say whenever any portion of our county is in danger of being aisail ed-or necessity requires action on the pirt of the United States for any purpose, the law ,bould, if i't dues not nowleqaire the of officer higheit in command,. near the point of danger, at on'ee to collect a salfficieut force to prevent or defeat the an .ticinated. ttack.e. e- houdhaeh -paT- a of necessity, to act promptly, and not he compelled to remain atn inactive spectator, until itformation could be sent hundreds. if not thousands of miles, and orders from head quarters returnod, allowing the permission to move. - An ounce of prevention is worth a pound or cure," is an old sayirig but not the less true-and it will redound much more to the credit of Gen. Gaines to know that he toaok insrantatteous inemsur- s to organize a sufficient force which. in case of need, will march promptly. to the support of Gen. Taylor, in Teras, than if he had lisilessly awaited art assault. whicl) might have proved disastroits to site gallant lit Ile band under Gen. T s conmtanl. In the latter alternative, Gen. Gaines would have received. as he wold richly have deserved. the curses. Ioud apd deep, of the a hole couhtry .-Courier.. fst inst Our Town for the last few days has hit! more a business appearance. than for weeks back-the merchants have nearly all returned fron their visits of ei'her pleasure or profit, aid have resunied their busitess irs-our stores are beitg fast re pleni-hed with commodities for customers, and wagons are das ing in and fro, with planters, produce of snrious kinds; in iter, ta. changed is the aippearance in ont ..treets that we are abioost ready to cry out *-good limnes, good himes." . W e. on derstandi our Cotton hove~rs have comn meniced their operatimis tn ina' spirited'mtan ner, determnine'd, as they have plenty of the ' nieedfnl." to keen the siapke, If pos uibl& at the ",stickinig point," so as to enable our up-countryfriends, who have maede cottotn, and are lack of corn, to purchase withI our-soun-leurren y, at a reasonable rate. . (Hamburg Republican, 4th inst. The Post Master General has ordered the Postmasters at New~ orleans and Mo bile to miake tip and tratistmi mails front those cities to Galve ton and Corpum Chrimi. in Texas, by the steamboatsmanel other vessels to the service of the U. S. Governniont as often as the boats or ves sels shall perform trips to said-pliaces. Re t urn M aeils are to be miade from Gaslvestoin, Corpus Christi and other places in the Texan territory -Mercury, 2dl inst. THE ELVscTtoss. Temilessre.-The retuirns from this State show that A. V. Brown, the Denutocratic candidate, has beeni elected Governor by a majority of verhapa of 2000 votes. r'he Congressional Delegation will consist o 6 Demoicrats and 5 Whigs,.as in the las Congress. The complexion of the Legis lature is somewhat doubtful. North Carolina-In tbis State, the Del egat ion in. Congress stands 6 Democrat atnd 3 WVhigs. Kentuky.-The Congressional Delega tion of Kentucky will geonsaist of'S W hia Iand 2 Democrats The L-gislatire Whi an usual. Alabama. --In this State,' - Martin, prevailed over Terry, 'lhe regular .sominte of the Tuseale-a Cotuvenition. The del I gntion to C.'nttre. will stand 6 Doitm' Ier. *, atnd *u' onte Wi'ie. Indiann,-ie Cougressioutal DelegE gation conoists. of 8 Democrats and two Whigs. The Legislature is lgemocratic, and will of course elect a Democratic U. S. Sonator, in:place of Hog. A. S. White, (Whig) whose term of service has expirid. FOREIGN NEWS. LATER FROM TEXAS. NEW ,0a1LANs, Aug. 27, By the arrival yesterday morning of the steamer U~dine,' Capi.. Grice, from Corpus Christi, Via Aransas Bay- and Galveston, we. have received our files of papers to. Saturday last, 23d instant. The. Unditic left Corpus -Christi on the .18th. . All was.quiet at the..U S. 'En campment. General Taylor had.- sue ceeded in removing all the troops belong ing to 'be 3d and 4th Regiments of U. 4. Inflantry, and established his Head Quar ters at Corpus Christi. Good health pre vailed in the Camp. T'e Undine left Aransas Baj ou .the 2-lt inst. .The schr. Resell.., Shipman, was to leave in a few day ;: the. schr. Floridian, Arnel, with coal, .&c. for the U. . troops, had just arrived. Steamer Monmouth was repairing.-, Schr.. Sdal low, which had been wrecked on the Bar, had been stripped of her masts, sails, rig ging. &c. Some of; her cargo was saved. . The steatner .'Kim, at Galvestonwas to leave at 3. o'clock nn the 28d inst. .The, Galveston -ews .states ihat tb. Mexican arqpy at Matamoros is said to be 8.000.strong, and are engagediafortifyitg that city.. Per contra the Civilian do clares that from the best information, the number of troups.at Matamoros does not exceed 1,500-that they are badly- sup ported. and not more efficient than Mex ican soldiers usually are. The accounts from the.Convention are meagre and unsatisfactory.. 'Nothing fur ther had been done relative to the project:. of attempii'nl to. establish a Provincial Government and annullini the- present Consttution, 'prior to he completion of the State. Tbe-plan had been strongly. opposed by Messrs:..- ienderson an' Van; Zaudt, and otner leadiig members, and discountenanced by Major Donelsou. The following resolutinnsi introduced by Gov. Ruemuels, were adopted by the Con vention on lio-29th ult. AResolved, .Tbat.th.Committee on the *Gpral i Forniinrai rif thn naign beinstructed to-enquire-into the expddi-. ency and propriety of irreorporating ip the Coustitntion, the liillowing provisions: sLAVEs. .1st. The Legislature shill have' no. power to pass laws for the emancipation of slaves, . without .the consent of their. owners, or without jiaying their owners previous to such emancipation, a full e quivalent for the slaves so emancipated. They shall have no power to prevent im migrants to this State from- ringing with them such. persons a? are deemed slaves by thu laws of any one of the United States, so long as any person of the same age and descriptiou shall be continued in slavery by the laws of this State; provi ded that such person or slave be the bona fidi property. of. such immigrants; and yrovided also, that laws may he passed to: prohibit the introduction into this State of slaves who have commiled high crimes in other States or Territories. They shall have full power to oblige the owners of slaves.ita treat them with humanity, to pto.vide lbr them.necessary lbod andcloth iug to abstain froni all crucltias to them;. and in case of their neglect or refusal to comply with the. requisitions of such laws,. to provide by. laW, for the sale of such slave or slaves. for tthe benefit of the own er or owners... . . .2d.. 1n the prosecution of slaves for. crimes oIf higlmer grade than petit larceny, the Legislature sh~all have no power to de prive thetm of tan impartial trial by a petit jury.. 3d, Any person who shall maliciously; dismeumabe? or deprive a slave of life, shall. suffer such punishment as' wouli be .iu flicted in case, the like offence 'has been. committed on a free wyhite person, and on the like piroof, except in case of insurrec tion of such slave." One of the provisions Vassed by the Convention prohibits the creation, renewi al or extension of any corporate body with banking or discounting power. An other section prohibits the Legislature from contracting dbt above 8100,000, except in case of wvar, or to repel .inva stn or ineurreetion.--ee. .MEXICO. Still nothing, or next to nothing, of those 10,000 Mexicans. We w'ait imnpa tietn'ly for their appearance.. ii is evident that there is somne kitnd of military dloings on the other side of the.Rio Grande1 but as far as wve aro.authentically informed, it part akes much .more of the character of defence than attack. In 'the last New York paperis .we havn the following .par ticulars, confi'tmatory of what had reach ed us before: FaOM VEBA C.Uz DIaECT. T'he barque Ann Louisa, Captain Mars . ctalk. arrived' at -thia.porr. last evenioc frnm Vera Cruz 3d .idst. . ,Dates: t. the Stmt have been received via'-New Orledans.] Captail: M. reports that the Medican Gni einent were making grea. prepara tionsR for war. Atmotng other things .they' na-1&'-.. alil thd gtan' and' -munitions Zof ~ai- oftt'f mlhe Castle Sar..Tuan de.loa, lest.bgit so'nl fall-into the' handsafalho Amterrecaus! .",:.. A large numiber of troops hadjnarced. . to the frontiers of' Tezas. T& uheifTe