The State Guard, 1847-06-08

Hut Josh, ns we have been quite inti intiniuie - niuie intiniuie and I nm anxious for your suc success, - cess, success, 1 would like (or you to explain a few tilings, for my satisfaction. I don't c ue wliat your opinions lire, (for, os yon would say, d - d these conventions) but l want to answer my neighbors,who are nl wavs talking about you. B:fare 1 proceed I most correct one assertion in your Circular. You did get tile vote of nil tile whigs in this section, and they weieliotas hint li'.nz's, h 'cause you mi I in your ln.iugiiral, that you weic a <J d'is,mi .n Democrat!' You did right in saying sn. The whigs were meielv used (or success, and then you did l ie'll! to show them that they count countcl - cl countcl chickens h furo they were hatched. Tnk i nre, in your electioneering, that you don't inuke mad. By the bye, as y on ate sninriei than 1 a it. tell mehow I'll get overthn'. It is aright hard one for me to answer. But to the exp'anation. Tiiese De« mneral'*, op line, say that in yottr spercli at the bonl launching, you oppo opposed - sed opposed Tony bemuse lie was not in favor of providing the means for the payment of the debt ol the S ale, and that since you have been Governor, yon have been ufii.il to tpcomniend any sevpre mea measuies. - suies. measuies. Now, Josh, you did say so in your speech, and l tell them, tmt you recommended Commissioners to col collect - lect collect from those abominable Bank Debt Debtors - ors Debtors Wind do you suppose they say to that? Why that von borrowed the idea from one of Fitzpatrick's messages,who, ihey always ndd, was nominated by a convention. The e tluy stum]> me, for I doo'i iiiin v, 1 ell me, is it a tact. Ag on, they say you appointed Gov. Cl. v, ns one of the Commissioners, when the Legislature intended that it should come from l*. ist Alabama. Well, III y nre right in that. There was a number of men in our section ol the country, who would have been excel excellent - lent excellent appointments. These Democrats say, you used to bo greatly tn f tvor of Conventions, when pm we a. to '.hr L gislature and to Con. gre-s, and ns long as you could get the spoils, but now, you are against them. - I can g'd ove* that, by saying you have changed, nod because you were a fool when voting, you ought to grow smart as fast ns possible, to make tip for lost lime. Tb it is a poser lo them - and how l chuckle. - The simpletons! They don't know ns well as we, that you aie shamming, and it they had only nomi nominal-d1 - nal-d1 nominal-d1 von, we could have, smoothed it

1.775.000 Acer l'C weight 400 lbs per ' bile, 711,300,000lbs. Deficiency in we-glit, 199.81C.ObU lbs., being rqunl lo 499 000 bales o( ihe weight of 1 he avetage bales of ibis crop; Ibi s exceeding ilie apparent decrease by 174.000 bales, ll is admitted that ihe ball's from (lie same section, fall ofl about five per cent Irom the weight of last season, which is attributed to the remaikablv diy fall ol lust year pre preventing - venting preventing the compressing of the fibre by nttile power. The season continued so wurm ami so free from storms of any kind, to injure the plant, or retaid Ihe picking, which was done up veiy close, that many English houses al the South, and here in November, estimated 'he crop at not less than 2 200,000 bales, pointing at a crop of 2 300,000 bales. We think that in any event, these state statements - ments statements are sulljciontly near the probable results of actual fac ts, to put down this crop in round figures at atcout equal to 1,600 000 bales of the crop of la.-t year. The consumption of cotton in the U. States this year - 1846 and 1847 - will it is estimated amount to livci hundred one fitly thousand bales in the* section north aritl east of Virginia, not Including that State, and to at least six hundred thou thousand - sand thousand bales within the limits of the Uuinn. We are only tilde lo arrive ut the quan quantity - tity quantity of cot'on consumed by manufactur manufacturers - ers manufacturers in the United States noith and east of Virginia, by t.iking the amount dis disposed - posed disposed of for that purpose in the princi principal - pal principal receiving depots of Ihe country - Now it is well known that cotton manu manufactories - factories manufactories have sprung up in every pait of the Southern and Western sections of the Union, and in every Slate there are e xtensive establishments, many of which make goods for consumption in their immediate vicinity. Tne aggre aggregate - gate aggregate consumption of cotton in the Uni United - ted United States, is therefore much larger than we have an idea of, a d will without mu-h doubt, resell this year six hundred thousand bales, all but a small portion of which will come from the crop after it has reached the aconnting depots. The aggregate supply of cotton ia the United States on the 1st of September 1846, was 107 122 bales, which, with crop coming lo market, estimated ir bales equal to those of 1845 and 1846 at 1,600.009 bales gives us the total o 2,707,122 bales. Deduct from this out own consumption, estimated at 600,001

I ho ilctnaiiu m mis country tins year, will require at least 501) 000 and may reach 550,000 bales, 'l bs next crop has as yet only appeared out of the (-round in the high lands in Mississippi ; the bottom lands of that State, and also of Louisiana, are now under wn'rr, which will make the planting there very late and of course veiy hnz .rdous. We rit all times discourage speculation - but if Ihe army worm, which appears not to be extinct, should renew its ravages this season, of which well grounded apprehensions are enfert dned, ihe crop will he the smallest made in twelve years. We have received a number of letters nil this subject, giving alarming statements from particular localities, which at present we shall decline ptil> lishing. Out leaders will notice that we took a perfectly independent course in regard In tile crop now In market du during - ring during ihe season of its growth ; and be being - ing being very cautious in selecting our cor res pendents nt the South, mid sparing no expense for er.ily notices of the changes ihnl occurred, we were enabled to point out a number of bales of the crop ns early ns October last, alniost with the gift of piopliecy ; it w il' there therefore -- fore therefore lie impor taut for all parties enga engaged - ged engaged in commercial pursuits, to watch well the columns of this paper for early and authentic information in relation to this most important subject, ns il tsqnite probable that another short crop will overturn the Colton lends of England: and with the distress w hicli must ensue in the manufacturing districts, coming open that w hich is at present existing there and in France, will in all proba probability - bility probability create a r'evolut'on in the govern government. - ment. government. The figures of ihe previous crop of 2 100.UU0 bales stood ilius: Production of Colton in the V. Stoics. 1.067.000 I nice \. Orleans and Texas, we'pht 430 lbs average, 480,150,000lbs. bales IMuhi'c, weight 500 lbs. ave nge, 211.000,000 lbs lbs611.0 - 611.0 lbs611.0 0 bales Upland and FI ridn. weight 300 lbs average, 210,960,000 lbs. 2.100.000 bales - average weight per bale, 431 Ills. 011,110,000 lbs. Thiscropi a i mpri ted tints - 700,1 00 l> I s N. Orleans and Texas, weight 43011)9. average 201,100,0(0 lbs. 3:0,000 bales Mobile, weight 480 lbs. average, 153,600,000 lbs. 735.000 bale* Uplands and Florida, weight 340 lbs. average, 256,700,000 lbs.

(>av. .Tlurtiu. We extract the following true senti sentiments - ments sentiments from that staunch Democratic journal the Huntsville Democrat, It is immaterial from what course a politi political - cal political storm may arise, that paper is al always - ways always fount! in the correct jine. It say-: Governor Martin's letter i < now before our rentiers - anti his masons for again appearing before them as a candidate, will doubtless he properly Weighed We regretted much his coming out against the nominee in the first instance - believ inj it would tend to distract onr political organization. Time will disclose the effect upon the Democratic party, in tile ultimate result. The wings will doubt, less concentrate upon him with great unanimity, (for nn one believes they will run a candidate of their own) for the double purpose of ertating fu.ther dis distractions - tractions distractions in the democratic ranks, and defeat ngiin. if possible, the regular nominee. We should take warning from Teriuesste, where the democracy were fora season prostrated by the running of Judge White as an Independent can candidate. - didate. candidate. The whig* of that State gave him their cordial support, w hilst he car carried - ried carried fo their camp n ponton of tiie de democracy - mocracy democracy sufficient to give them the as ascendancy. - cendancy. ascendancy. and which in after elections acted Willi them. Their success in Ten Tennessee - nessee Tennessee will doubtless encomage them to try iheir hand in Alabama, in ennnee lion with the strength that Gov. Martin may take away from the democratic ranks. How important then is it that we should adhere to the nominee, and sustain Inin. Allho' lie may not he the first choice of all; still our motto should be - every thing for the cause: nothing f r men. Extra Session of Congress. It is expected, says a writer from Washington, that the President will call an extra session of Congress, in the course of a month. We place but little confidence iri this report, as we are not able to sre the npcesity of an extra ses session' - sion' session' Libelii. The Rev. Mr. Maffitt, it is sail, has commenced libel suits agair.s! the Rev. Messrs. Peck, Smith and Scudder, and also against the publishers of the Chris, tian Advocate. A paper signed by the above gentlemen, with reference to Mr. M tffit's expulsion from the Methodist Churches was published in that journal -

has already become reduced more limn half, nnd nt the close of 1817, It will, without doubt, lie less than it Inis been at any time wi bin 'he past le.i years. The reduction in the sti; ply of llm raw material to 1847, computed with I84G will be equal t:> at least twenty live pt r cent, even m the event of the most liberal estimate being ioni z'd. - We cannot look for a similar reduction in the consumption, in the aggregate for; die year. Oni latest advices fn in Great Britain report n l edllctinn of uhoijt one diiul, or thirty three and » third per cl. in the consumption of the United iv.ng-. dom, hut it is hardly probahle stall n falling can be carried through the yen, , Taylor's Politics. We find the following letter from the1 linn. S. Cameron, of the U. S. Senate, in the Ilarrisburg (Pa) Union, 'i'll it pa paper - per paper says "it proves quite a damper to the Taylor Whigs," and adds, ''we predict,1 before n t w rive month passes, that the«e 1 federal admirers of Gen. Taylor will de j nounce him as a rile /ocn focn - a ntrin in whose principles they nad been de deceived - ceived deceived MiHDti.Tiitvs, Aprd 25 1847. "Dear Su - Your papal « I last week was handed to me this morning, and ic ! minds me f n premise to put in w ilting what I said In you the oilier day in re- I gard to Gen. Tay I. r. 'T have seventl nrnunlnltirci'R who know the old General well, and I met, ! since the battle of Buena Vista, one, a distinguished «- it'jc - n of ftentui ky, who lived beside Inin for many years. This , candida'e for a high (dike. II" says i that Gerr. Taylor has li or, u Democrat t ull his life; and thir agrees W'llr all my j information on the subj ct. 11 ic father was one .if tire Elerlms who gave the vole of Virginia to Mr, Jefferson, lie! was tire personal and political friend of Gen. Jackson, und the lirm supporter I of Ids Administration nnd measures. In 1808, he was stationed in this place on ' the recruiting service, and he is s'ill re- i membered by some of oar citizuis, who speak ul I im with pleasure, und say.! that he was then a supporter ot Simon Snyder. lie entered ihe army in eatly life, und has nev er been a pot it cian - nor has he ever had uny cnnneclion v ita tire machinery ol parly, or with w ire wink ing politicians - but lie has always kept

over so nice. Oouldn 1 wo? OKI Dr. Johnson said 'that no man liltos mustard per se,' hut that maxim d >n'l apply ro vetoes and candidates - Run against n Montgomery caucus, per se, is independent, bold. It will take, I tell you. Bat you must come up in these parts, before th« election. Chap Chapman - man Chapman is a clever fellow and very popular wi.li the hoys, nod will run well in spite of that South Alabama Convention. - lie knows every body up here, and all ol diem, even the old women and chils dron love hiai, however for a man to be popular at home is a good sign- -so you must not (ail to come op and speak about Conventions, Bank debtors, &.C. H ->w comes it tiiat iho Greensboro i Beacon h is dropped you like hot pota pota| - | pota| toes 7 There must he something rotten j in Denmark. Watch that man. He I thinks lie acts from nrinciple. 'Let no such man he trusted.' Answer this lei ter soon J03I1, and L will let you hear of your progress. Your fi iend, ' TIMOTHY MARTIN. P. S. - The boys say that yourself, cousin Peter Marlin and Huntington are the Martin patty, but 'there's lots of us kin,' as the fellow said, and we'll stick I together. T. M. A Wonpurful Negro - The Rich Rich; - ; Rich; munJ Chronicle gives an account of a I oegt o hoy about 21 years of age, belong belong| - | belong| mg to Mr. McLemine of Alexandria. 1 whose power in collecting numbers ure truly remaikable. His intellect being | of the lowest order in every thing except | the power of computing numbers which is unlimited by figures. The most diffi diffi, - , diffi, colt sums in any of the grand divisions 1 of arithmetic, and even those involving the nicest calculations of mathematics, are solved by him with perfect accura-* cy and in an incredible short space of time. His performances in this respect are ^enetally wonderful. The Presbyterian General Assembly rf the United States met at Richmond, ! Va., on the 20:h ult. Dr. Thornwell, of I South Carolina, was elected Moderator. There wete ICO commissioners piesent. The next annual meeting is to be held in Baltimore.

JOHN C. 12 Mls>. ATTORNEY AT LAW AND SOLICITOR IN CHANCERY, WILL practise in the Courts of the surrounding corn-ties. id3 Office at Kingston, Ai.a. June I, IS17. JOHN A. Lilt All AM, ATTORNEY AT LAW AND SOLICITOR IN CHANCERY, WILL practise in the Courts of the fol following - lowing following counties, (the Circuit Court ol Coosa excepted.) viz: Autauga. Bibb, Coosa, Benton, Shelby, Talladega and Tal Tallapoosa. - lapoosa. Tallapoosa. Office in Rockford, Ala. April 27, IS IT. 17-tf J. MONROE HARDY, ^Attorney at M.atc amt Solicitor in Chancery, **rlI,L practice in the counties of TT Lowndes, Dallas, Autauga and But Butler. - ler. Butler. Office in Benton, Lowndes Co., Ala. Feb 5 1817 ly 5 ELMOllE & YANCEY, ATTOKXF.YS AT L I IT if- SOIJC'l TOUS IX CHANCEIIY. TUli undersigned will practice Law un under - der under the above name, in the sevetal Courts of Autauga. Coc-n, Lowndes, Ma Macon - con Macon anil Montgomery, and in the Supreme Court ol the State. Office in the city of Montgomery, oppo opposite - site opposite the Bank. J. A. ELMORE, R. ELMORE, YV. L. YANCEY. January 6, 1S47. __1_ uk (So m> Attorney & Counsellor at Law, YVetumpka, Ai.a. P, notices in the Courts of Montgomery, Autauga. Coosa, Tallapoosa anil Macon Counties. Refers to A. & A. Lawrence &. Co Leroy M. W iley & Co. Wiley, Bunks & Co CoSt. - St. CoSt. Johns, Pow. rs & Co. It. C, Shorter, Sen. VVm. H. McKleroy Feb. 26,1847. Boston I New Yoik Charleston i Mobile Eu fau la Wclumpka J. D. DENNIS*, .Itlornn/ at l.atc. NIXRURG. ( OOSA COUNTY, ALABAMA. WILL attend all the courts of the first Judicial circuit Business entrusted to his care will meet with the strictest at attention. - tention. attention. April 9. 1S47 1S47bit. - bit. 1S47bit. N. S. JONES, ("Y RATEFUL for past favors, hopes,by TC unremitted attention to bis profession, to merit a continuance of public patronage. Dr. J. will attend to 'he various branches of his profession. Office over the Store of Messrs. YYr. YV. YValler. & Co., East YVetumpka. May 25,1817. ly-2

We I e nd a gentleman, fresh fromlhe lliealr- of war, relate nn anecdote of Qen. Taylor, (die of the Illinois ra rauirnents - uirnents rauirnents was thrown into rather closp proximity with a Mexican hat cry, and the b ills were lliintr tolerably thick and rather close - so close at lea I. ns to induce the b'hoys lo dodge occasion ills-. Old Rough was sihing astride of his old 1 grey, and being in a position to see the dodging, cried out,'gen1 lenten, no dodg jug - it ill becomes a soldier to dodge.' Old Rough's grey horse, presented a fair math, and ns dieci eiby had learned his whereabouts because of his old charger, a very brisk fire was opened upon the grey horse. It is su'd the bulls passed mound old Hough promiscuously, and die thing was becoming quite too hot even for him, Al last a ball passed so near the old conn's eh ok as In cause hi i> lo llirnw his head in nn opposite direction with n ccbiity not nil dinrac dinrac'eristic -- 'eristic dinrac'eristic of old Rough's plodding habit* ; il was thought the old fellow was dodg dodging - the - ing - the dodging - the movement of lb-* head was no deed bv some of the Illinoisans, and r, liearlv laugh broke nut from the b'hoys. O il Rough sirrtighler e I himself up in his slit rups nnd said, 'dodge the hulls, gentlemen, hill no running.' A Squirrel's Retreat - A young ladv res ding in die neighbor hood of Tur Turvia - via Turvia has two pet squirrels, in whose fro. lies she naturally t dees considerable in in(presl. - (presl. in(presl. During a lecertt visit of some friends, they were taken out of llicir cages, when one of them suddenly dis disappeared, - appeared, disappeared, anxious search was made, hut without < d'-ct, till, a shrink from one of the rural beauties of the paily led to theslariling discovery, that the mis mischievous - chievous mischievous little animal, in its bustle lo i s senpe, - enpe, senpe, had tvcli ally taken tefuge in that part of the fair girl's vestments which is supposed to give additional grace to the female figure.