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Newspaper Page Textr — - THOMAS RAGLAND, —Proprietor. ^VOLDMExSn? rhuriiftj A STRICT CONSTRUCTION' OF Till'. CONSTITUTION—AN HONEST AND ECONOMICAL ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT OFFICE—RANDOLPH Street. NUMBER^ Thuriday Morning, Aug. 16, 1860. ( ouslUutioual Union Convention. It baa been many a year ainco any poli tical party in Georgia made ao strong and imposing a dcmonatration in State Conven tion aa that of the Uonatituliooa! Union Tarty at Milledgcvillo on Monday. That it was emphatically a movement of the pro. pie, who had come up in their atrength to resume their own management of tho af faire of the nation, waa eviJcn. to every one. The whclc assembly waa actuated by the aingle purpoee of crushing out sretion- ali«m and 1'dnaticism and reatoring peace and security-to a dialracted country ; and tho varioue county delegations separated to atlond each to ila local work, with the atrongcat ariura’ico of a triumphant can. The Convention waa orgnttizej, on mo tion of Col. J. A. I.. Lee, of Muacogce,>by the choice of Col. John W. A. Sanford, ol lJalJwin, aa Treaident,. by acclamation— diaprnaing with the uaual initiatory preai. Jency of n chairman pro tem. On motion of Hon. Ilinc* Holt, A. W. Redding, K»q„ of Chaltuhoccbce, and lion. Seaton Grant- and, of llaidwin, were appointed Vicc- Traaidrnta; on motion, C. R. llanleitor, of Fulton, John Whit Thomaa, ot Randolph, and C. W. Hancock, of Sumter, were cho sen Secretaries. The Pieaident announced the object and principle* of tho Convention in a moat pa triotic, eloquent and encouraging addre*a, which waa received with great opplaute. Tbe toll of countiea a being called, it waa Mind that 87 cooiiliea were represented by /C# drlfgalea, constituting the largest Con- trillion bold in Georgia for many year*. [I’he delegate# lro:n Muscogee were Col. H. Holt, Hon. Jatnea Jobnaon, Thoa. Rag. land, E*q., T. M. Hogan, U. F. Heeae, I . Froat.J.A. L. Lee, and J. H. Martin.] Oa motion of Col. A. H. Kenan, it waa rtMlr.td that thia Convention approves and accept., without addition or abatement, tho platfoitn of tho National Union Conven tion—"The Constitution, tho Union, and the Enforcement of the Law*.” Thia res- olution waa adopted by acclamation, and | with aloi aiB of applauac. On me tion ol Mr. Peeblea, of Monroe, ( resolution * wero adopted, providing that tho dalegaliot a from each Congressional Dial- diet select and report at (J o'clock an Fire brand a fl rat and second Allernato Elector for each of their respective Districts; and that tho Convention will, at 3 o’clock, pro ceed to appi.int two Elector* and two Alter nates for thi> State at largo. Uj a resolution eub*tquently adopted, a rommiueo ot one delegate (torn each Con gressional Di strict was appointed by the i'rriident to I loininnto Elutnr^ma Alter- aitra for the t late at largo On motion, the (Jonventio^^nTjuirned until 3 o'clock P. M. Tibib O'clock, P. M.—The Committee of one from each Congressional District, raised this morning, reported the following Elactora and Alternatca for the State at Urge t WON. WM . LAW, of Chatham. 110N.II.il. 11 ILL. of Troup. 4 LTCaMATSS lilacs Holt, HaRnett Axdpews. The conferences of the delegates from the aeveral Congresvionol Districts*, through their chairman, reported the following Elec ora and Alternates for the Districts : Fimt Dixt.—HAUL'LL It. 81'LNCKIl, <-f Thoinaa. Aussates— KdwarJ li. Way, of liberty. Hr. Tho*. H. Parsons, ol Johnson. BlOTSt Dist.—MAHL’H &OUOLAHH. ot Itaudolph. AiruasTts—W. II. Kobliison, of Ms* n. Pater J. Htroaler, «>f Dougherty. This* Bi*t —L. T. l)OV A I*, of Hpaldlng, Avruama—J. V. ijtsptwn*. ot Muimw. Foctra. Diar.—W.F. WKI01IT, of Cowaia. Alt least is —Chits. W. Mabry, of ll.«r<t. John M. F.dge.of Campbsll. Firrs District—J. It. PARROTT, Cass. ALnaaiTKS—Th»ma* fl. McFarland, Walker. Itirhard W. Jones, Whltfirlil. FriTH Pi|ini lirmV D. MrDANIF.L, Walton. Altbmatbm—II. P. llsall, Forsyth. H. J. Wlun, Gwliinetla. brtmt PlsTaicT—Dr IKA DL'NI’AM*, Twiggs. Amaasyas—Capt. It. T. Harris, Hancock. Miles II. Lewis, Green. ftcimi Durr.—LAFAYKTTF. LAMA It, IJncoln. Altekmatls—John IL Jackson, HU-hinoml. Daniel R. Roberts, Hcrlven. Mr. A. T. Ackeraon, of Elbert, olTered the following resolution, which was adopt- rJ unanimously, by acclamation, with ihoula of applauae, followed by three hearty (bsrrs for Hell and Everetl: Retolved, That thia Convention cordially untie* the nomination made by the Na'ion* >1 Convention ol the Constitutional Union party ol John Hell, of Tennessee, lor Presi dent, and Edward Evoreit ol Mnssachu- Mtta, for Vice President and tvo recommend 'hem to the voicrs ol Georgia aa men ol triad capacity and integrity, and as men •to are loyal to the Cunatitutiori nod the I'niou, and who, it elected, will in thoir tespectivo spheres ot ollicial duty, lailli* (ullyenforce the laws. In response to • loud end irrepressible demand *of the whole Convention, Hon. B. H. Hill ascended the stand, and for two hours enchained tbe attention el the vast ••wmbly in a speech which for power and tloqusnce has rarely been equalled in our political conleata. It waa a masterly anti eminently truthful review of the history and tdreta of the slavery agitation, and a most affective and forcible presentation of the dune of Hell end Everett. It was the general opinion that no other To ehe Editors of the Columbus Eur/uinr / Gentlemen Having just returned from a tour to the N’oilh-west, aud having while absent, seen much of general interest, I hereby offer to the various readers of yonr interesting paper, a sketch of our very in teresting journey. Tho first point of attraction waa “The I.j ikout Mountain,” near Chattanooga.— What ia “The Point,'* and which overlooks tho town of Chaltanoogn, is one of the most interesting stand points in tho world ; it ennnot bo surpassed in beauty and sublimity. Here you have spread out before your eyes, in one grand panoramic acene, ranges ol mountains, raising oneabovc another in am- philheatrical form, rich vallies, covered with verdure, and cultivated fields, doited here anJ there with a neat cottage sending out ita littlp cloud of smoke, and the town of Chat tanooga with all its houses on ita seven hill* ; while the noble Tenna«*ee river ia *ren stretching out ita full length in all the distance ; tho serpentinti course of the river adds much to the striking effect of the pic ture. it is aern creeping along around Hre foot of tho baso of the mountain, as if in search ol a passage out ; but suddenly, ns if alarmed at tho prospect of being hem med in, it dashes off to the westward, and wends its woy among tbe mountain gorges, until it loses itself in the blue distance.— The scone is picturesque and grand beyond conception. It is worth a trip across the United Status to see it. No view from the lofty Alps can be compared to it. ’Tie the Pisguh of the South. Whilo standing on this great and sublimo altar of tho Creator, no one, whose mind ia properly instructed can help feeling hi* own insignificance, and nt tho sumo time, of being deeply impress ed with a seme of the Divine majesty and power ; it is good to be there. It is s great treat to seo it nt anytime, but a sun-rise view i* said to bo by far tho mo*t interest ing of any other. All that is wanting here, to make this one of tho most attractive summer retreats in tho world, is the proper enlargement of its accommodations ; these will he ruado by next season, wo were in formed ; and if an, thousands will be aeon (lucking to this highly favored retreat, to onjny ita pure nir nud beautiful and sublimo scenery. ’Tie said ita atmosphrro sheds n balmy and healing influence on all the aick who rnako sufficient trial of it. Wo departed ihence for Nashville. This city ia built up in elegant, and in some por tion#, in grand style. Tho Capitol of the State, which ia located here, ia one of the moat spacioua and elegant in tho Union.— Tho only rival it has is tho Capital a! Washington. It is built entirely of native granite mid marble taken from the quarries of Tennessee. Tho view from its lofty dome is one of the linust and moat pleasing, presenting in every direction, a richly va ried lundscupe. Tho edifice ia not yet com pleted ; there are many nichna remaining to ho aupplied witli statuary. We were little struck with u portrait ot Dr. Felix Robertson, who was the first malti child born in the town of Nashville. This is giving honor to whom honur is duo.— There is found in the Musem here, a rein deer robe of great beauty, mode by a tribe of Indians, wtyose name i navo lorgimen.— Thia robo was worn by the artful hunter In- aa a disguise to unable him moro easi ly to entrap his game. While here, we visited tho Penitentiary. o found tho Keeper a very polite and sensible man. Tho strictest discipline is enforced ; the convicts are denied ill social intercour*e, except such aa necessarily grows up in their business relations ; ul night they aru immured in solitary call*.— There is a woman sentenced here for life, for killing her husbund. Hhe openly do- clarca her regret for hot having dono it sooner ; the jury and Court who tried her, evidently took u different view of tho cuse. It such a license a* this wero sanctioned by the law, whilo there might be found many better there would bo fewer husbands ,■ to tfce honor of the #rx bo it spoken, there are only four women in thia prison—which goea far to establish the moral problem, that woman is the belter half of creation. Frutu thenco we visited the lurm and park of General Harding. Hero we found • model farm, lilloal up with every conve nience, and bearing every mark ol thrift j and aucceaaful husbandry. Ilia park ia lull of half-tamed deer, elk and buffalo. Our guide waa kind enough to apprize ua that there waa one old buffalo of a hostile dis position, which still adhered to ibu savage stale, and refused all in tercourse with civil ized man ; of course we kept at u cautious distance from him. The General's not be- mg at Rome curtailed otfr enjoyments to some extent, yet we found the gentleman in charge aa polite und accommodating as heart could wish. .... , Thence wo proceeded to Mr. Ackland s. Here we found a display ol wealth and magnificence uot surpassed,* We apprehend, anywhere in these United Htales. The major and lernily were absent on their sum- mer toor ; tboso in churgo apartd no pains to moke our viatl pleasant. W* wire first introduced into the Greeu House, tilled with flowers and odors sweet, und green Lush wo*’, aud a thousand slaves: ho ia said to ive fast, and as a naturnl conrequrnco en joys wretched health ; the time may not be far distant when he would give all he is worth to purchase the poor man’* blessings, health an-t contentment. ‘•I.lfa’j wticl* |>l".'Wtir<> , all thsjojs of sense, f We next started lor the great Mutnimth Cave in Kentucky. Here wo found latiguo as well as pleimirc ; this cave is iloubtle»a the former bed • f a creek or prong of Green river. Rv request wo attired our*c!ves for the cool dercunt ; we entered with a trem bling, faltering step, yet having confidence in our guide, and to some extent on the hollow earth under Let, we proeerdo 11* ex plore its hidden wondeis : we saw much to admire in it- domes ol splendor, i's ball* ol stale, and its canopies of statu ; oh, yes, it* euglc* and poodle dogs also afforded no little enteitaininent, vet strange to tell, there aru constant do; redatiou* committed in thia great ti tuple « f nature, by those who visit it, despoiling it ol much treasure, and if persisted in, it will soon cease to bo an object of such universal interest; U is a •pecivs of Vandalism, unworthy of the present age, and should bo arrested by its proprietors. Wn must in candor say, that the Cava noar Cas.vdle, ia much richer its ill tenor beauties, a • ■ <1 it is strange it not moro Irrquenled ; if it hud suitable accommodation*, it would have it* thou sands ot visitors, aa iv.ll a* this place. This is not ntwcll furnished a* it should be, nnd will grsduully cease to be visited by such large crowd* if not put in better Btalo lor accommodation. We left this place for the Cave House, at the depot; a house, where the traveler is plcasoil to find u well furnished table, and nice lodgings und polite attcniioi.a. Hero, wn took the cars for Louisville. We found here, a mineral artesian wi ll : pour ing out upward* of thric bundled gulions depth thousand H smell urid principal black man i height of a hundred and it, by LtluRri style," on it■» •*a i.irloilmus appetite riniunial atflniiii-s." I styles it, i« rich inde« be suro to give Dr. drive dull are uwuy u outright. We left Louisville n i you laugh ter n short stay for our stater’* home Hi miles north of Lex ington. How stveet it is to emhiuce u dear tflslrr in a distant laud alter a long uh-cncu ; you know her love i* pure, and that her soul mingles in every woiJ und act ol *1- (cctionute expression. After spending a lew days with her and family, und (ousting on ull the good of tliu land ; wo made our way occomputiicd by our kind brother-in-law, to Lexington. Moon niter our arrival, wo visited tfto Lex ington Cemetery, that beautiful gritun rest ing place of tho dead. Tim first point ol attraction, ami which may ho seen Horn u distancu us you approach, i* tho newly erected monument lo that groulest ol ora tors and stutesrnen, Henry Cluy. It im not quite complete. It wants its duel ornu- ., the slntunry likeness of tho immor tal Clay to crown its head with eternal glo ry It is said, it is nearly ready. und, when finished will bo one ol (no must ported hi the Union, worthy ol the distinguished list, and ol the great perpetuate cemotcry is ruddered by the beautiful play'd in its iidornim of almost all its horrors.' Thence wu vis ited Ashland, tho lute residence ol the illus trious Kentuckian, whoso monument we had just seen, and whose fame is world wide and immortal, but alas! not a ves- liga of He venerable old mansion remain*. It has hern displaced by a new one; which, although ll display* good luslo so far ns architectural beauty i* couccrmd, can never aloi.e for tearing down and displacing the old mansion. One glimptu ol that anti quated ami venerable edifice torque hiiI obsolete forma, more true pleasure than to be the the new eleg iut building und all ron*. Oh ! wlnt u blunder, in ou Letter from the Editor. Macon, Monday, 3 a. m. The hotrls of this city aro full to over flowing with delegates to tho Conventions which meet to.dsy nnd to-morrow at Mill- edgevfllo. Some of them were lull when we got here, nnd others could not accom- module all who esnio in on our train ol Sunday night. A considerable number of tlie delegate* aro Douglas men, but tho great mass aro lor bell, und are enthusias tic, zealous and hopeful. At tho Lanier House lust night, them rested, probably, ns many bell delegates ns tho entire number ol delegates in the brcckinridgo Convention ol List week; and brown’s hotel was full and refusing to take moro when wo pot here. These facts will give you an idea of the yrohublo sizo of cut Convention. It will bo the most numerous assemblage of county dclegutiona that hse met lor many years (il ever before) in Georgia. The very best fueling prevail.', and no mio hesitates about making a vigorous nnd determined fight for a clear majority in the Slate. I have not heretofore thought that l3oll and Everett could get the Electoral vlIj of Georgia by tho majority required, but no one, who witnesses the resolution and con fidence of the men here assembled from ho nnny counties, could fail to entertain the strongest hopes. arc equally de'ermin- their numbers and res* Rely upon it, they liavo no thought of abating illort or either giving or receiv ing. 'There quarter is no talk of the buga boo ••fusion” between them and the /Jell men, but (hero is on their part, as on ours, a settled and uncompromising purposo to prevent tho triumph of disuniouisiH nml see- You will receive stirring nnd oncoung- ing new* from Mtlledgeville, and the can vass ■"ill he opened with a spirit tliut can hardly luil to win sucres*. I ill kip'i.loimtiM fill lupous.1 t 'HiFee Cheer* lor llniger! Wc learn Irmn the Tallopousa Times, that Talbot, ihn Douglas candidate b»r iax»usHoai*nr, heal his opponent, tho repo- hundred nml one hundred nnd lifty votes. Tout paper (a Hell ami Everett journal) save that‘‘the Americana took litilo or no interest in tho contest, nml ilio larger inn** ‘ voting at all.” That paper The Douglas mot od* I mn surprised a olulioi From the N. V. lljr-.J 1, 11th. The Cunmtvallvcr ol (he North*—The Hell and Everett <>rgauizatlo!t. It la setihd that the one hundred nnd twenty electoral votes ul the Pouth will he c-ist againtt Lincoln in the approaching l’i. si '. im .! «!i cti. n, i.nd tliut accordingly, only if- ■ f tho 183 ilrctnral votes of the North aro nquited to defeat him. There i* a popular majority against him in New Vorlt, New Jersey, Rhode Inland, i'ennayl- vainn, Indi um, Oregon und California ; and so carry nil these Dimes over his head, it is only necessary that tin* conservative forces opposed to this disunion sectional republican party «>! the North should combiiio against Rut how i* this to ho dono ? In the out* set, supposing the defeat of Lincoln to bo the puraraonnt object among the supporters of j/rcckiuridge, bell and Douglas, we broached the plan of a system of fusion eh ctorul ticket* among them. Hut il was soon apparent ibul this scherno ot co-o'per- Alton was, ns yet, impracticable. Next, un der tho impression that the Mouth would ho :i unit in support of Mr. UrcckinriJge, we advised,s general rally hi the North to his Standard, a* the shortest way to secure the Non he Southern el c111>11* have di Not yet di-pored to giva next recommended the wi agreement among them**-! ridge and Lane, Ill'll mid am! Johnson, and the rec vr. Hut the late **ipnunl thi* idea, up tho snip, wo thdruwul—by nti ves—of //rvckiti- Everett, Douglas •Jiiunondation by •hirtn of a joint stock ticket upon which all their supporters might combine, but this proportion nppeuru to linvo fallen upon the candidates indicated like tho voice of a man upon iho winds or tho angry waves of the swelling *na. With an overwhelming popular vote in tho maiiul icturmg and commercial States of tho North opposed to Lincoln, tho several parin'* m the field to which Iiim detest is nppcnr foreclosed, and that 1 W,..„ tills ClMUllIf I III.VC Ihut L i thu . On tho i is already elec «cil to concur i bo dot.*uted. T! in boating rmp'/ i ’> Il and Elen it l.ri thieved < ppoit ol till) Notwithstanding efforts will be matlo to excuse the matter, thi* result must be looked lo us nu to the Brcckinridgo T . , strength ol tho county. Tho convention !,,, u Clu,l . ,nt > ‘ , . , which nominated Mr. Pickard refused to I hoy win most probably bo absorbed in oth- nominate nnv man lor office who would not '' r p nr, y organizations, us were the frag* declare lor brcckinridgc, nnd as a matter ment* of tho whig parly after their crush- of courso tno nominee, in nuch casok, rc- jug defeat of iHftS, ami im tho remain* , f fled tho strength of Iho nominating parly, I t |, e .\m t .riean party huvo been nhsoiliod .H.inr, l«SO_ll..,r a,,,l 'I'.lbol'a 1 ll *" 1, The Meeting on Tuesday Lnst. Tho enthusiasm which prevailed in the Bell end Eveiiktt meeting held in tho place on Tuesday la?t will asuli in great good to the party in the present campaign. Tho solid men of Troup— wo may nay Hint the old Union GuarJa of 'Troup—were out in strong numbers. The old grey haired men «>! the county now seem to ho aroused to u sense r,f the impending crisis which hangs like a gloom over our beloved Union. The Hireling was called to order, and Col. Jas. Culbeuson, an old veteran Whig whore head is Irosicd with seventy-one win ters, was called to tho chair amidst thun dering applause* It was u glorious sight to sie such un old Chrifitiuii pulriot in coun sel in brhulf of the country aud Govern ment of his lather*. An old nod venera ted citizen of our county, one of the old vau- | guard of the Whig party of the county, v firm, true and tried advocate of li e Union, it was meet and proper that he should pre side over our meeting aud its deliberation*. 'Tho meeting having expressed a desire to hear Judge Hill, and he not being in tho house, a cutUmittctt was appointed to wait on him and notily him of tho dtfiro ol the meeting. In tho meantime Dr. Hiiilkt wu* called for, when he took the stand uiul entertained the meeting with animation un til tho apprentice ol Jud^u llm. • Judge Hill commenced hi* speech with a review of parlies and of the cour.u ot the Democratic Forty in denouncing every I're- sidentiul candidate mm uumiuiiiI who w-re opposed to them politically. Ho reviewed the record ol Jonx Dell; ami proved, by tacts und argument tliut it was me duty ol patriots in support him for this high office to which he aspires. lifts, b. H. Hill next took the stand and addressed the meeting in a speech of on* hour nml forty-eight minute*. This was, wo think, the very best speech wo over heard Mr. Hill make. Wo do not believe that the Almighty ever niadn tho man to relule successfully the arguments presented by tho speaker—tho whoto chain being linked together in one solid and indisKolu- bio baud. Wo do heartily wish every man in Georgia could linvo heurd tho urgu- inont. The array of factM stood out in u solid mid unyielding phalanx,bearing up m im cresi in blazing lultir* Iho Words of Truth and Patriotism ! To our sister counties ol Georgia, we si nd words of greeting, urging them to p.*r- *evito in the good fight, remembering (but the victory is not always to the strong. No vember will tell a tub* of patriotism mid ul • li on tbo part of the A Missouri Itlver Mermaid. Tin New Yoiu; Sicjosii,.—Tlio New jonty will be between unu hundred and • hundred and fitly.” I’lin sccedcre leel so Imdly about ilio ro. t, that their paper, published Thursday ^ at Da. tns .i s ol vaunted superiority tumbling to pieces, nru us nnuppisli ns wolves and *av- sge as hyenas. Keep un your shirts, gen- i.rmcii. You bovo got to be thrashed, und dicontly. ‘VoV fiavV. 1 'fie^li "ydimvUy UU<I cavorting long enough, and the people have doiorniinod to put a a urn lo it, and Unit will.—Montg. Confederation. •s<>iin itcll and Wm. l.. Vaiicoy. Wo hi w going ihc rounds ot ilio press, what purportH to he a loiter trom llm Hon. Win. L. Yancey, nddressod to genib turn in Alabnmn, in which ho us»nrtH ihut Iho record ol Mr. boll shows, among other things, thin Mr. Hell IioIiIm thu opinion "(hut ft ilm Wilmnt Proviso wore to ho nttnclicd I I Territorial Inll-.ii would bo right to | w | lt . rt . tho other hand, thi* Roll-Everett par. ty. found'd upon llm Ujiion ns il is, inclu ding llm organic institution of slavery in thu H.'Uthern .**dirtrs, i* the natural antago nist ot il ibu u ion im in in both auctions—of tho republican parly, which socks tonhi*|i*h slavery in llm Mouth, and of (ho (Southern fire-Ciiteis, who make tho indefiiiito expan sion of slavery Hie lest ol their buhmissioii to tho Union. We huvo h.ul sufficient uiani(ei.t.itions ol the Klretiglh of this now U1/J 1 1lrt*lt* 1 llm South to satisfy tho ticket ol lliio established nucleus ol a great parly in the luturo that wo now cull upon the independent Union loving inenof all parlies and clauses in tho North lo rnlly. Our coiiscivutivo financial, commercial nml inunulnetunug titles, in this movement d iho way. Under the ueiiIm rehulling from the immcilmlo John bro had iilimiToli* ll.ei hold tills opinii ‘li I 1 0."'. l' t lil»ir N..I [in .1., nnv «i.n .nun mini untjm!, cut ltiM:,', nil ini*. Those dciiiunstrali eh proposed i Mr. Yu ■ opinion ulirihutud by him all I'm gro- 1 Inr adlierems in Jobn Boll t Lot fuels uu ould ufiord I ewer. Tho Wilmm Prnn-o uas attached L I..• miiii r ut 'ho bill organizing tfie Territory ol Orcg<oi iivi* I a,wl ’ »' Wo »«‘dakc not. Mr. Yai.cay, in Hi , S U . , ; l|ou.«eul Reprc-cntslivcs, under his oath t htimldu mjp.,,,1 people of tho Mouth •tliren wcio uot ull iholition revolution- is did no harm ; eh positive good. metropolis, and .11 and Everett practical Union ilcr h.l ••pinion, its present honored proprietor roininittrd hi displacing it lor tho now. but, than, them is no accounting for taste. Mlill Ashland will bu a sucrud spot ' every truo American ctiizmi will love pair in honor ol its great founder, the im- I ot j mor'al Clsy ! Like tho fduo gra*** ol lilt. „|,o|| own much beloved Kentucky, hi* fume will lUniu be ever green in tho memory ol h's enun- «vci ' Uy tin’ll. '“'“ d This is a delightful country, every thing | sppertBining to h, betoken*plenty und pci- I'll petuity; it* soil, its population, it* improve- i munis, aio all superior. It i» a *•(lushen," “ k land flowing with milk and honey, u par- *. 0 p|j, udisc ! No wonder the people ore attached j | |nVU | *t\tntion, v • that Line. only r.l ; i nl ho bu io lull. If Mr. Hell's , his nets nro not sue InmoM K. i rou.ly elected. 'dent, uim W#• urn gratified to hear that in thia city j Mi,, KUI. ,,in llrrck.liiiilg. inn ..r„ ».tv hoVwliut l ttV,,r "bly disposed to u fusion with t|ie bell Southern n1 "* Evomit party. Much a lilslon has ul* li. wfiut- I ready been consuniinuted in Now Jersey, i) I'roviso, nml wo expect llm some thing in 1'enn- 'niour /" | sylvania. Lot thu bell und Everett party follicle. j inward tlioir enuso* 'Thousands of -'i'imre is ronsorvulivi* old lino whig*, Amcric in’ hy timely nu y he otherwise I. iiinunili'in of tin ergetic they wish tu Our wh'dc country is tho finest and best in the world ; a';d this amor /nitric (love of country) is not peculiar to the Kentuck ian*. 'Tim profit* eviry where in all parts, are alive to thi* sentiment of National pa triotism ; it glow* in the breast of ill ; it cannot be ciimguishcil ; use how it tell* in every conical. It ia even jealous of sec tional attachments, grogrsphirul divisions and party distinctions. It looks and aims higher. *’No pent up Utica contracts our powers, hut the whole Union is our*.” Your fellow-citizen truly, G.E. THOMAS. i religious hoiiieH in llm I dorse presentation of addresses, received lor ropiy | iho el itint llm Church ot Engluud stood first, n.il J’rrsi* tho Church ol Romo next- The l’rusbytn- runs ut ones took lire, ihrooioning to wush ; vtllli ,, | then hands of the whole concern. What j will lit* the upshot is not known, ll appears I “ dial tho precedence given to ilm Roman I •' »■ I bull or Evi in VOtlllll t gallant III Reporter. anil lli«* ul telegraph leroirm) but of disastrous defeats by ull I election into ol operations s gainst i li recognises a common euusu infnon enemy. And llm Douglas parly mg fused will) llm bell und Everett y in Georgia, why should they ho.itate perial regulation, but is also I m do the tuinu thing in any Northern founded ou mi enactment of the Legislature | hiulo T ol t tie Trovinc*. i Church ( I Mu. ery clime, with its jet*, lie pools, us grot i in Geor- j toes and its sunny fish ; it is tho most «n ,i. coulJ h ... il«li.«r.d .urh . nth. i, i chant.*! of .11 Kto..'. T 1 "' I Kl 1 , I iwrf.ct.ocb.miiicnl. >vo i on j in- W| iround the enthusiasm and strcngtficne.l ll u ,., tc j oU » ar ,d splendid mansion ; uu j ,|m ike confidence end resolution of every del- I entering, our ryes wero completely d#zziod {tie. Probably tbo old Representative , with its magnificent minors, it* rich puml- HOI Min b-for. r..ound.J wilb . U ch loud | ^*,^,53»”h“ •"•««“" muiic ; ••the K.mily Uroup” l. . choico production, combining the landscape with [lortrnit p.inlin*,M«cul.d hy .di.liusuiih- Mil. bUKL’KIXIUDUI Mi MoL’XDKA ' Dolulam.— M r. United Mtets* Hrnator brown of Mississippi suys in a letter to hi* ' ( constituents that ho know* .Mr. brcrkiu- | , j ridge and Mr. Douglas both well ; that he Tho Approaching He a son. j understand* their political views and prin- j i It is very pronabio that tho approacliinf? j c j|,| r .* iierTvctlyr; thist Mr. brcckinridgo i» ; 1 amuhemciit m-heoii will h« well hik’d in iho ‘ ,| 0 , „„ (|U w»lion of 8oulli«in i number .od qu.lily ol otlr.cuoii.. til! hl. Ih.n i. Mr. Douglu, .ud that thi- : Wc linvo already unnouiicud that Mr. ** *'“• • • | Wm. M. Fleming will open Concert Hall Democratic party ought not to have lwen j about the first ol October, withsn excellent divided by the secession of a porti stock company- We understand, ulso, that delegates from the Moulhcru r»tHi« tnd hearty applause Hon. Robt. P. Trippe next addressed the Convention with much animation, spirit and ■fleet, making very capital hits and telling diastrations. A resolution was adopted, continuing tho pressnt State Executive Committee. After pasting votes ol thanks to the preti* 4ing officers, Ac., the Convention adjourn ed st«s die, the delegates leaving the Hall with a resolution to make a concerted, vig* oreua and htpelut effort to redeem the State. ^iib 8octuebx Georgian.—We are glad *° fisd that this spirited and influential p»- P® T i* again in the political arena, and ^ikting on the right side as of yore. Rev. bso»g* Bright purchased il several months *1°. aad though he is a supporter of the i Union cause, he dropped politics end made • "religious and family paper.” Ita pa- tteua appear to have been dissatisfied with change, and Meters. Reynolds A Hun- ,i,w «ll have now purchased it and raised (he flag of Bell end Everett. Mr. J tines I. Utjuolds is tbe editor. It commences the pohtieel fight with a spirit end ability that Kotuiee well for our ceaee. ed artist, whose name I have forgi a coet, 'tissaid, of ten thousand dollars— but the crowning picture of ail is a repre sentation by the some artist, of (he melan choly yet pleasing scene ol "ihe Angel and the Little Girl”—a lovely Imle dsugb* ter whom they lost some years ago, dream ed, a few nights before she died, that an Angel came for her; the artiut *«'Md upon line interesting circunulaiic**, and has im parted it to tbe cenvaes in ell »e power arid beauty; it ia graphic and touching beyond desciiption ; there is seen thu innocent ami beautiful child, suddenly surprised by me unexpected appearance of the celestial vu- nant, ■■ it coiues flying down on wings of love to bear her to her mansion above. In a struggle between mistrust and confidence, •he extends her small, delicate hand to- wsrJs the inviting outstretched bend of the hovering Angel, when it seems to oe .sized in heste, hy the bright-eyed, joyful rnesaeo- get of mercy, end then pointing to Heaven, they art represented in tho act of soaring away to the bright world above, borne on the plumed wings of an Angel. 1 E«n- tie in an is represented as being very rich— owning some eight plantations IA the boulh- partner ol Mr. Montgomery (Ala.) iheatri*. will city with his drumaiic coni puny, lumeiime during ihe scaeori. In addition to these, there will, dnuhilcM, he the usual number of oilier exhibitions ol n miscellaneous and attractive kind.--Aug. Constitutionalist. Oar neighbor of the Democrat *sys that the Vencey*breckinridgn faction "must bo Hid on the shelf.” Wo think not. People lay on tho shelf only what they think may ho wanted for future u*o, and we don’t believe that this rebel-faction will ever bs wanted for eny use whatever.— Prentice. gQfJsrocs H. Slaughter, E«q , died den!j in this city on Wednesday evening Mr. breckinruHa. We hope •neb plain and truthful language from one j of hi* supporter# Will induce Mr. Ilnckin* j , 0 ,.)!.* a r l tt '|'.S ni rnlge to withdraw from tho canvas*, und i , Uli j i leave tho field to tho only regulurly noini- Tenneylvoma i nnted and popular candidate, and not di*- j crown thu vict< lraellh.puijr.nd min ilio country bjr Icrid*. In th. > bolding tin when llu’fu i« nu pni.iblo liopo | l, m “ n,: ' J oftucc.oiling.—N. V.J/Jot/y Kcwi. j „JJ,»o puiy w p.auk inoAtricu W ithdrawal of MsJ'ir Hicckiuridge. Major brcckinridgo i* no Disnnionist, n voiikii l«» tho Colon hy uniting* with the Jnion party. WhIhmii, of course, tho ligliii'st inumnlion Ironi him, or from uny ll hi* frrond* who iniglit bn NirpiioRcd to •peak by uuiliori'y li r fiirn—wo novorthv- Vlelrh, s of the Riclilimndito Ureckinrnlge and I.iiiip. lucky 11 even greater thun was nt fir*t *up- piHi'd, llm brcckinridgo candidalu being defeated in tho Stato hy from five tu (tn thousand. In Missouri they were not in tho men nt all; tho accounts only stating that their Ciuidlilati'B fur Governor olid Lieutenant Governor ivbh very srnull. In North Carolina both thu Governor and Log- iuliiturn Huerns nt ill to ho in doubt. In thi* tytato wo linvo rcpiutcd returns of tho local elections, from Pike, Montgom ery, Autuugn, Macon, Russell, Chamber*, Coosa and Conecuh. »if these the Breck inridge pnrty have curried o.nk, thu liiRt no mud county, by twelve majority. In Pike they were human six hundred majority ; in H'miVwUlflj Miintuomcrv 121); Kusseil 40. return* • hut thn aecndurs* ticket in lor ill thu rear. In Chamber*, thu race wu* made mi the Clerk'* olcciion, nud thu sneodurs were lies lull l<»* r » vole*. 8o tliut in the four counties Imnrd from of (Him Congressional District they nre beaten four hundred und sixlt/‘one vote*. Il this ih the l" ginning, wlini will tho end be I—Montgomery Con- federation. Wm. L. Yancey.—This gentlemen is now ill North Alabnma on n missionary visit. Ho soums to ho Iho lii'nil of tho bteckinridgo party, and in fnet tho only one of iho muny speakers on that r-ide about wham they caro anything. The mere mention of Mr. Yancoy'* name cro nies the wildest enthusiasm, while thu nnmu of Mr. breckmridgu may ho mentioned in tho most impassioned manner with but u faint response, flow i* this, or rather, why is this I Mr. Yancey is u greater man than his candidate, witli his party.— With them Mr. Yancey is everything und brockiniidgn nothing. Wo would not underrate Mr. Y'uncoy lit* is, nil know, nu aide mail, but wo think this giving undue importance to one man i* wioug. It m a species of tnsnworsliip that we do not wish to he guilty of.— Huntsville Independent. Fcbthkh Election Kktcuns in Alabama —Nn Rktteu.—Perry county has gono against tho brnckinridgo piitv by l. r >0 jnrity. In 'i’uscnloosa the /Jell men have been elected. Wo should like to know where nre tlioio treniunduu* majorities that //rrckinridgo wna going to get. //ragging uml blustering Im*, a* we long ugn predict* oil, done our fricuda no good. They liavo n defi'Hted, routed and scattered every- ure. Even in Lowndc*, an intunae i fur as heard from, tho i is only nine voles abend while Walker, tho i tne 150 votes an far.— i to wince.—Atonlg. t time connected lha*X*tional American, aa associate editor, peace to hia aahe*. ilia friend* will r»- memher hia virtues and deposit hia faults in hia grave.—Atlanta Locomotive. We don’t know hut genuiue Democracy ia all the belter for age, like old bourbon, but a good deal of it, like had cider, turn* to vinegar in tima.—Democrat. Th# Breckinridge Democracy seems at thia time lo be a sort of orphan viuegat ; it has lost its father and mother. Mr. Douglas goes five lest twa for •quarter asvsraignty— that is, ha goes his length. Anotiieu Accession.— We h*ve just ceived the Osceola (Missouri) Democrat of j 'Douglas*In August ttd, which announces that the but they ' names of bell and Everett oro in tliut isauu | w.il rim wi aubrtituleJ for those of Breckinridge and ; nothing Lane. Tbo Union epidemic is raging all over the land, and recruit* aro being con stantly received into our camp. Let the laborers work with redoubled forte, that our victory may be the more glorious in No- vembur.-— AViaA. Jlanner* '■lutberu l u niy «|i’t tors, volt*—und ni Nuw J«*r-cy alone would y. The IfiondB ol brcck- mill, if we mietaku not, fancy of (lie Constitutional incorporated in its plat it extract it, nor remove uni they will sink it. rink with it—nnd they icw party, winch propo- l! to {Southern rights und or to the rights nnd hon- ction. And this is pairi- i. Monitor (Drm.I nr The ‘Jin ion" Wtstu Convention of Connecticut, which was held at New Ha ven on Wednesday last, appointed the fol lowing geullcthcn u* Presidential Electors, Dennis Kimberly, of New Haven ; Elen- ezer Jackson, of Middletown ; Che*. Haw ley, of htsmford ; John A. Rockwell, of Norwich; Hezekish Huntington, of H art- lord ; Charles R. Alsop, of Middletown. Ten Democratic newspapers in Califor nia have declared for Duuglaa and six for /(reck inndge. The Iqadcrs of the party here Jscline taking siJea. An Ho CoN l ESA ION AND i\ PLAN.— nt ut the Macon Telegraph s»y* if llm jrn-nd* ol llrcckiuridga res' hia uUcti hi upon the presumption ol gutting “a jnnjorty of 'he elocloral votes,” they "are gone by thu board.” Ill the present dasperato extremity, when il i* imjMissible to gut tbe popular saootion to Kit ir candid- a'e, In' surg* •'* that brcckinridgo bo with* drawn in nil tin*.northern Statue, and run only Ut the Souiu, thus giving Douglas a clianco to take some States from Lincoln, and, u* thu writer thinks, enabling Brcck- tnridge to iquccso into the Iloutc of Rep* rescutaiivaa &* ono of the three hiuheal candidates. In other woide, Brcckinridgo'* only clianco of i.ueccs* depends upon weukiicas at the north ; il he tins thero friends much tho hotter tor him. ol the in xutiru ol the piescnl political campaign.—Sue. Rep. 1'iiting coniity, //(uckinndgo m ol the Boll iiiblii commiltnl, Im* * gulled jades beg federation. A Fact run (Jon bi okra tion.—The Chi- no*n are a proud Million, and naturally enough. Their language ha* existed lour thousand fivo hundred years, und every body read* it. Our langung* ia n language of ycslmday. A person who lived ill the Island of Grunt //ritnin eight hundred years ngo could not understand one of u«, and we could lint make ouisclvua under stood hy him. Hut Confucius wiotoHix or b»'V«ti hundred years before Jcau* Christ, und hi* languego la read, not by fitly or a xty ini*iioiia who iillduratnod tho English language, but hy tivu hundred inillmue of the human race. What a wonderful |«ow- it !—SVr John Bowring at a 'IVuct Society Meeting. A Snakh Story.— A mammoth anake ha* terrified the good people of Wendell, Mnnarhusrits, to an indefinite extent. The person who first saw it says that when his vision fi ll upon it, it wb# standing with its head raised from the ground at least six feet ; that his anakesbip wsa at least eight- sen fed long, and iicurly as Urge round as i man’s body. It* appearance waa so forini- Hide that he was afraid to attack it, and when it crawled away its head raised at least three feet from the ground. Others have aeon the ugly thing and given chase with guns and dogs. Douulas Ellctosal Ticket in Missis- eirri.—The following is tho Douglas elec toral ticket for Mississippi as far as choacn : For tnk Static at Lasue,—■ lion. Samuel Mathew*, ol Daboio. First District—Hon. Daniel b. Wright, of Tippah. Second District—Col. R. W. Flournoy, of i'ontotoc. Third District—E. DUinukas, of Hum* der. ^ ^ ^ gg£f* The Hon. 8. H. Woodson, (Dein.) M. C. from Missouri, has come out lor /fell •nd Everett. 1’he Western Mail baa the following The hur-kcepcr Micliual birch's saloon, in 'he lower part ul Hie city, having heard that several large cat-fieh had ticen caught in the iver recently, thought ho would try his luck. So Inat Tuesday evening, at about dusk, ho ret his lino near tbo slaughter house, on the street running down to the I finding, having bailed Ins book with a piece ol cat-fish nhaut us large as a herring. I pen visiting hi* "sot" in the morning, in company with n gentleman named Nearder, •in wna unexpectedly rejoiced to find that ho find caught something, and as quick us possible bo commenced hauling in. which Im found no easy thing to do, it requiring all his own strength, together with all the neviatanco his friend could rendor him ; nnd ot co or twice, upon slackening tho line they coma very near buing drawn ' water over their heads, nnd a* they could not swim, would havudrownod. Hut it wna life or death, and they tugged awnv and soon brought to suriaco wlml appeared to ho a human haad.at tho first appearance of which they wero terribly Irightened aud disponed to drop tho lino and run, but on accoud thought, they concluded to bring the creature ashore, which tlioy did. nnd immediately carried it to Mr. Birch's saloon. 1» is decidedly a curious cronture, being over live feet in length, with head, eyes, earn and noso liko a und u belly somewhat barrel-shuped. In all other respects it is like n fish. Tho turu wan still alive when wo saw' it, which prevented the Huguerreotypo man Irotn taking a picture ol it. We ure under grunt obligations to Mr. H. for Bonding for u*t to exumino it, together with sevural scientific gentlemen of our city, who pronounced tho croaturo to bo u species of hybrid fresh water mermaid. Wu believe it is tho inton* tion of Mr. Birch to liavo it stuffed ond send it to burniini. Keenly Do They Feel It. Tho brockinridgcs in our city, who, on ilio first onnnuncoment of tlioir nominations lor tho Presidency aud Vico Presidency, boasted ol thoir thousand* nnd thousands ot voters, have now dwindled down to uttur insignificance. When the news began to come in on lust Tuesday of their defeat in the several counties ol this District, not one could scarcely ho soon on tho street. Evon tn .Montgomery, the home ol "tlioir gallant und much beloved Ynnccy” had the muse of Breckinridge been doomed. Even in Chambers, llm home of their “worthy ally” and “their own beloved Dowdell,” hail the ‘■anbo ol JlriTUinridpn met with defeat, lived in old Macon, tho home ol "our be loved and fascinating and able Clopton,” bod tbe cause ol Brcckinridgo been defeat ed. Even in Tallapoosa, the home of thoir nlunhlechimpii n," Rowe, had tho cause Douglas triumphed. Truly, iIm* dileui must l»o keenly and rely felt by tho disorganizers. They had drawn the puny lines even hi (he couniy elections, und now wo have the delightful satisfaction ot knowing dial they have been badly thrashed. Meeting with a most earnest and nt the sumo dine u most honest advocate ol brcckinridgo on the street yes* lerduy, wo usked him whut lie thought of the countv elections, when bo replied, “Sir, / had In lien d that Breckinridge would carry <r. ry District in Alabama, but J now think that he will he defeated in all but one."— io of the many candid confessions e hearing every day. There is no ( that tiicir disastrous defeat in this District, has alrcndy driven runny away irotn them, who had supposed they ero strong.—.l/i>«fg. ('onfed• Wo suggest to our friends that whonover they liuur u Breckinridge circuit rider lant* >n the stump or in tho hur room, about sou ilium rights and Congressional protection ot slavery in ihe Territories, they nut the following questions to him: Wna there not n largo majority in the United States .Senate last winter in favor of Congressional protection ot slavery t ~. II so, why did they vote down, almost unatn.iiuusly, Mr. brown's proposition lor ucfss'ir'uLAtlP.rvj r JisJ&j*" 1 Are you in lavor of a dissolution ol the on ll Douglus ia elected f Cnu yen tell us why Brcckiuiftdgo assisted in luiuimuling (Jen. Taj lor, and llicii rclused lu vole lor either him ur Cass I il. Are you for a dissolution ol (ho I'tiion ,i • m , in i -Iivirv protect!d io ihe Territories hy tho Federal Government f . Why do your friends run brockiuridgo tirkots in the free .Slates, when its only Heel can bo to give thu etcetera! vole of tlioso States to Lincoln t these questions out and lay them away in u snug corner of >our pocket book, and try tIn id on the first opusllo of Ilreck- ririgo nnd disunion tliut you meet. Don't im dodge you, hut press him to u di- answer, ll you can gut an answer out ot him, you will be more (oriunnto than wo unticipulc.—Louisville tKy.) Democrat. The Last Sea Sertent Stony.—A par ty ol gentlemen who returned from'u woek’s boating excursion last night, and who, it may not bo improper to state, aro all tem perate men, report having scan what tliov believed to he a Sea Scrpont, off Capo Coil, Iasi Sunday nliornooii. The htutonient made by two of tho number is substantial |y a* follows: Just beloro 7 o'clock,as '.hey wero lying to in u calm oil tho mouth of Barnstable Bay, and sumo 15 miles from Provincdowa, they saw a monster about illd feel from Iho boat, paNsing slowly along in ndvanco of them. They describo tbo creaturo as being black, about 100 (cut long, witli n bend almost the sizo of a Kos 1 hittli bat, nnd tho body as large round as c tur bucket. When lirut seen the head wai some IK inches above the water, nnd u times a largo portion of tho body could be seen. They examined it through a glass, and could see no signs of uny fins, and it went along with a movement liko that of uu eel. Suvural ol tho guntlomen have made voyages at sea and aro fnrntliar witft the movement* ol porpoises nnd other liah, hut this creature differed from anything over aeon by tHein betore. It moved along •lowly on tho top ol the tide, and suddenly disappeared in about ten minutes at the distance ol a quarter ol n ntilo. It was at* forward neon further off with the aid ol a glass.—Boston Traveller, 8th. The Weather and Crom.—At Hat we liavo bad ruin in abundanco, Commencing on Saturday, il has continued with alight intervals up to this (Monday) morning, nnd without any immodiato prospect ot fair weather. It has duubtlesn been at great advantage to pcaa fcnd potatoes, and ill some cases perhaps to late corn. The pre vailing imnreasfon now is that tho yield of corn will be greater, and that of cotton Has (bait has been generally expected. Tho cotton crop, if the concurrent testimony ol nil who say any tiling on the subject, is to bo bulieved, will bu deplorably short. One planter, rt reliable gentleman who in an or dinary yonr would have made conaiderably over n hundred bales, assures ns that he will scarcely gather fifteen. This is onlv one of muny coses nearly or quite as fisd. A bale to •fivo acres is about ilia best OSli" mate that is made of tbo extent of the crop ill this section.—Eufaula Spirit. Doer,lab Mkn in Wilebs.—The Doug hs men of Wilkes county held a meeting Tuesday last, immediately under the noso of Mr. Toomb*. A speech was made by Mr. Talbot, formerly ef that county, now of Augu-ta, ami a full delegation was appoint ed by it to thu Btste convention. We recog nise in the list the nntnrs of tho staunchest and most influential Democrats in tbe coun ty. From our knowledge of the Eighth District, wo have no doubt that Mr. Ste phens will he able to carry three-fourths of tho Damocrats for Douglas.—Savannah Republican, Aug. 13. Mr. John C. Breckinridge, speaking the other day ol tho Hor.. Janie* Guthrie, taunt ingly expressed a determination to "unearth l,.m before November." If ho meant dial he will com|tel Mr. Guthrie to declare lor cither himself or Mr. Douglus, lie is proba bly proposing to himself' a work that he York Seceder, m.t j„ Syraciira la.t ««rk ond continued n ■■miylii llrnckin. tidao ond I.uno nl,-moral licknl on lira Baltimore platform, thus setting up inde pendently for tlicmselvox, and resolved to take the consequence* of their rashness. Trite, they appointed n comrnittoo to co operate with my other committee, or con vention. fur thu purpose ot uniting on ono electoral ticket in opposition to the Repub- icans, but the terms prescribed-on the principles of the Seccdcrs' platform—places such union wholly out of (lie question. Our New Y’ork correspondent—who, by- ilie-wav, is a Breckinridge ntnn—is ol opin ion that this action of tbo convention se curer tho State to Lincoln. We have no doubt such ia it* object, a policy entertain* ed by ono half the Hreckinridgu men nt tho south, but we aro of opinion they will fail of their purpose. Let the friend* ol Bell and Douglas nl tho north now unite und huvo the country from Black Republican rule.— It is the only way in which that result can he accomplished, nnd we believe the co operation will be successful in spito of tho friends of Breckinridge. Tho Inner are but lew ut least, and even Hie office-holders under tlto Buchanon administration, who compose thu backbone of thu party, will desert tbo sinking ship nnd go over to tlto Union ticket tn the election.—Suv. Rep. L# u Mr. (Jhsrles (Jist, who took the cen sus of the city in 1840, and is inking tho ccnius of the Fifth Ward this year, tells r good aiiecdoto of a conversation between himself and a married lady, which will bear repeuting: "Madam, what age shall 1 put you down! (No direct answer.) How old is your hus band 1” ••Sixty-one.” "And your oldest son!’’ ••Twenty aoven.” "And tho next 1” ••Twenty-one." "And how old do you call yourself!” •‘I do not know my ugo exactly hut it is about thirty !" "Did I understand you, msdsm, that your eldest son wna twenty-seven 1” Yes 1” 'You must surely, then, he mure than thirty ?” Well, sir, (quite snappishly,) I told you about thirty. 1 cartel tell exactly ; it may bo thirty-one or two, but, I am positive, ot over that—(Yu. Gazelle. Freak qi' Trade.—Jt is rather etrango > see cotton go Irom New York to Char leston ; yuV The Mercury, July 27, ac knowledge* the receipt per stenmer Nash ville, ts part of Iter cargo, ol two hundred hales ol Upland Colton, consigned to Messrs. Hull &l Co. The same house expect to ro* cctvo shortly three hundred bales ootton hy n schooner from the sume place. Tho tivo hundred bales aro to lonn part of tbe cargo ol a Spanish hark now loading ut this port lor Barcelona. In consequence ol the low- ol the stock of cotton on hand here at present, wo are informed that an article similar in quality to the ubnve cannot now bn purchased hero, and that thi* unusual stato ol our market has caused tlto nhovn ingular course ol trade. Messrs. Hall 6c Co. liavo also dispatched three Spanish vessels from this port to New York within tlto last few weeks, caused Hy tlioir inahtli- t purcha*e at this point a cargo of cot* of the proper kind tur the Barcelona market.—Charleston News. George N. Hester, i£sq. This estituablo gentleman has been chosen Reporter by the Supremo Court of Georgtu. This is a well-deserved tribute to true merit. Mr. Lester is n gentleman ol superior ability, naturul nnd acquired, and ono every way qualified lor this hon orable and responsible position. It is tho ppropriate reward ol indomitable persover* lice, as hy this fie has risen, as ull liavo rt opportunity of doing under our system fltimimU'Mfl.'U.JfeOl Ob.curily ra on in- Court of Georgia, which is presumed to bo composed ol the first men ol thu legal pro- tension in the State. This well-merited distinction has been earned by nssiduous application to study, untiring industry and strict attention tu business. We doubt not it will prove to liavo been well-bestowed.— •■'o aro gratified to record these triumphs modest hut true merit, and the evidence that it is recognised and rewarded by thoso so well qualified to judgo. May it encour age others to struggle on, confident of r e . cognition nnd promotion.—Atlanta Amer. Tho Lynchburg Kupuultcan, a Breckin ridge organ, says that ”lhn course which a portion of the leading friends of breckin- Igeand Lane are pursuing is fraught with much danger to the Democratic party und the country.” It says, and we call attention to the adiuiasiion—•* We verity be live that every vote which Breckinridge and Lane receive at the North will be vir tually us a vote for Lincoln." There is no doubt at all ol the truth of this ramark.— And yet, in the face of such a fact, we find numbers of boutheru Breckinridge organa daily encouraging tho formation of Breck inridge electoral tickets in all tlto Northern Hialc*. tho inevitable effect of which policy is to contribute to the clectioa of Lincoln! [Aug 1 . Chron. llirtli-place ol* Gen. JuckMou. Much bus boon written during ihe last few years ou this point. Hume arsertiug that he was born in South Carolina, others claiming the honor for North Carolina, while other* as*ortrd that he wa* horn oa the ocean wave. Our London correspond ent has sottled tho point to Iks own satis faction, by asserting that ho was horn in the County Antrim, Ireland. We do not know upon what data hs found* that opin ion, hut we are disposed lo think that ho is mistaken.—tioulliern Presbyterian. rF* Major Culbertson, who has just cnine from the Rocky Mountains, says that the head waters of the Missouri and Colum bia rivers are so near together that he at one time drank from tho Missouri, on tho east side of the Rocky Mountains, and a half hour afterwards from the Culuuibis, un the Pacific. The Maysville Express speaking of Breckinridge says s "Thero is something extraordinary and glorious in the rapid rise ol this young statesman.” Yes, he wont up n rocket, nod ho is coming down like a stick. Ho H^f tho lightning hug order ol great men. He tisna, lights, showa Ins nether extremity, and gooa down again. i'l perform. Mr. Guthrie holds that built ot the Democratic nominations art sectional, and w« don't believe that a (erty- Breckinridge power could force him to de* cltre for either. Mr. J.C. b. had better beware, lest, while undertaking to unearth others, be _it earthed himself.—Lou. Jonr. I Lou. Democrat. giqy We understenu that Mr. Watte will uisko his opening speech over in Au tauga, as soon ss ho returns from Texas. Thousands are waitingjty hear him. Mo hope that he will insks a series of speeches throughout the district. Mr. buff wi l have no alder champiou in the field than thu gilled and eloquent Watts.—Montg Post. The Boston Courier (Bell and Everetl) thinks, and so think we, that “it requires very close observation end constant read ing of Tho New Y’ork Tribune to decide whether it advocates the causo of Lincoln orol Breckinridge with the greatest zeal. Horace is for the extremes of patty ond ignores tbe golJen means which iusursa safety.” The following rrfcripa for Asthma lies beou handed to the Fayetteville Obscrv.tr, by a gentleman of Lincoln county, as ail infallible cure :—In any quantity, say a quart ol apple brandy, put a* much com* mon salt aa wtll dissolve. When that is done, it is ready for use. Taka ono table* spoonful just before each meal. Elector Dacuuaa— Dr. T. W. Kean, one of tbe North Caioliun electors, hue written a letter declining to serve on the Breckinridge ticket, regarding Douglas an.! Johnson as tbe regular nominees.— Montg, Cunfedtrat'\on\ u

Georgia Historic Newspapers

Columbus enquirer. (Columbus, Ga.) 1828-1861, August 21, 1860, Image 1