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THE CENTRAL GEORGIAN.
THE CENTRAL GEORGIAN
SAUI’fc, B. CBAFTOK,
COUNTY PRINTER,
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SMDERSVILLE, GEORGIA-
niSD.1V JI.XV 30, 1853.
Scott Movement In Georgia.
As a part of the history of the times, we
give publicity to the following call to the
Whigs of Georgia* inviting them to unite
in the support of'Gen. Scott:
To the Whigs op Georgia.—Brothers:
The tiro*; has now come when it behooves
the Whigs of Georgia—every man of them
to be at their posts. Under the lamented
Hwrison, you rescued your country, for a
time, from Corruption and Peculation.
Then you were betrayed and abandoned.
In 1844, under the immortal Clay—the
fattier of your party, wLose name is synony
mous with all that is noble and gallant and
generous in human nature—you marched
to battle with an eye single to your coun
try's glory; but the result is recorded in the
dissensions and*distractions and commo
tions which have wrung the heart of the pa
triot : Section arrayed against Section—
Brother against Brother. In 1848, though
•denounced by the highest officer of the
Government—who lived and breathed only
in the poisonous atmosphere of partizan
Politics—as Traitors to your Country, you
made a triumphant rally for that country’s
happiness and honor. But one more effort
is wanting to complete your triumphant,
One successful effort more secures a Whig
administration, which will enable our Un
ion to bear up under ears of Locofoco mis
rule and corruption. Shall we not make
that effort ? We call upon all true Whigs,
upon all admirers of patriotic Virtue, to
unite with us in the present Campaign.
The contest will affect the Country, for the
better or worse, for many years to come.
Defeated, and we again give the reins to the
wildest Democracy—to a repetition of the
“Polk drama,” which, in its results, shook
the Nation to its foundations, and perhaps,
to a career which will end in the ruin of the
Republic. It is a contest of National weal
against National ruin. Have not Kossuth
and his followers struck hands with the
Democracy, to obliterate the lessons of the
“Father of his Country,” and to involve us
ih the mazes of European Politics and Rev
olution ? Let us, then, bury past dissen-
fions and differences; let us forget personal
preferences and true to the teachings of
Henry Clay—against whose hallowed name
Calumny cannot now utter a slander, and
whose Spirit still hovers over us aud around
us—let us march in solid column, with
“stout hearts and strong arms,” to the call
of our country in this her hour of peril and
danger; and, under the banner of the Hero
of Chippewa and Niagara—the conqueror
■ of Mexico—let us achieve a victory worthy
of ourselves and of the cause ! Instead of
“Pierce, King and Kossuth,” let our battle
cry be, “Scott, Graham and our Coun
try,” and we will conquer !
To the American people let us appeal, to
vindicate us from the foul and infamous
slander repeated by the Democratic Con
vention, of Treason to our country. Aye
let rescue from reproach and obloquy the
fair famed of a Hardin, Webster, and a
Clay, who poured out their blood upon the
fields of Mexico !
In order therefore, that there may be
a thorough re-union of the Brotherhood,
and a perfect understanding, we most re
spectfully aud earnestly invite the Whigs
of the State to elect delegates in their res
pective counties to a State Convention, to
pe held in the city of Macon on Wednesday,
the eighteenth day of August next, for the
purpose of ratifying the nomination of the
Whig national Convention, to nominate an
Eelectoral Ticket, and to organize the party
for the Campaign
Whigs of Georgia! Everything we have,
as party men, been accustomed to cherish,
depends on the contest. Let us remember
the now classic glories of ’40, the Henry
Clay of’44, the victory of’48, and resolve
to consecrate to a still more grateful memo
ry the struggle of ’52! Let us rear on high
the standard of “Scott, Graham and our
Country,” and bear it aioftin triumph! Then
“Awake! Arise! shake off the dew-drops that
glitter on your garments, and march forth
to battle and to victory!”
Abda Johnson, of Cassville; Jason Burr,
Griffin; E. R. Mills, of Marietta; *B#$eneau,
W. H. Eidson, C. R. Hanleiter, J. T.Doane,
O. W. Cox, J. M. Boring, J. R. Horton, R
M. Clarke, H. Westmoreland, W. B. Chap
man, R. A. Williamson, T. R. Ripley, A. P
Prince, J. Norcross, E. W. Holland, Thom
as N. Cox, J. F. Alexander, T. Doonan, II.
Pettis, W. B. Lucas, A. C. Pulliam, S. J
Shackelford, N. N. Welch, of Atlanta; J. H
R. Washington, P. D. Woolhopter, L. N
Whittle, J. H. Hardaway, J. S. Graybill, T,
T. Wyche, R. Carver, J. A. Nelson, W. P
Goodall, J. A. Harris; J. G. Rogers, J. T.
Price, W. Shivers, Jr., D. Russell, L. G
Bowers, J. H. Longley, J. Williams, W. O
Hurt, W. S. Ligbtfoot, W. S. Bedingfield, B
Tissereau, W. B. Watts, C. H. Freeman, A.
H. Wyche, N.H. Eddy, J. H. Gallup, W
W. Wooten, Wm. Thompson. J. G. Shaw, ~
Hammond, G. L. Harris^ J. A. Clarke, J. A
Vigal, S. M. Lanier, L. Valentino, A. A
Roff, J. Knight, K. Tyner, E. Ives, T. J
Moulton, of Macon! Philip Cook, Oglethorpe
July, 5,1852.
M!r. E. W. Fokes is agent for this
paper at Louisville, and will receive and re
ceipt for what is due us in Jefferson.
St. Mary’s Money
In bills under |5 will be received in pay
ment of demands due this office.
gppp- Our correspondence is so heavy this
week that it cuts off our editorial very con
siderably. The reader will be better com
pensated, however, with the matter which
fills its place.
To Correspondents,
(Sen-
“J. L. H.” shall
have a hearing next week; he makes a good
begining and we shall be pleased to hear
from him often.
We are glad to hear from our old friend
“H.” again. His pen glides as smoothly
in poetic fancy as it did in his younger
days.
“Hanover,” of Scriven, was received too
late for last week’s issue, and appears in
this paper.
Rains.
Showers have been passing a-
hout the past week, and we hear of no sec
tion suffering for rain. A few warm days
of the week has been succeeded by several
chilly ones.
Our
Tiie Savannah Georgian.—Uur co
temporary, the “Savannah Georgian,” ap
peared the past week in new type. It pre
sents a very pretty phiz now, and we hope
that its talented and courteous proprietors
will be amply remunerated for the improve
ment.
Commencement at Macon.—The com
mencement exercises of the Westleyan Fe
male College, which occurred the past week,
is spoken of very flatteringly by all who
had the pleasure of witnessing them. This
Institution has attained a popularity and in
fluence, far beyond that of any Female Col
lege in the Southern country, & deservedly
maintains a large and increasing patronage.
The number of students the past term has
been 211. Miss E. Tucker, of Laurens
county, received the appointment of Vale
dictorian. V
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Good Toasts.—The following toasts were
drunk at a celebration on the Fourth at
Winchester, Mass:
The Ladies—The real rulers of the world,
though, like the heavenly bodies, they let
their influence he rather felt than seen.
The Printing Press.—The voice of pub
lie opinion mightier than arms or armies,—
Let it ever seek the words of truth and free
dom.
The Sans of Temperance.—A noble hand
of ardent spirits: let no man cast cold wa-
<m their zeal.
Wan ts,T-±& fifer and drummer" to Beat
[Editorial Correspond&nee of Central Geor.]
Milledgeville, July 16, 1852.
Perhaps you would like to hear from the
Constitutional Union P.arty, which is in ses
sion in this city. They were called to ord
er yesterday at eleven o’clock, by Mr. Chap
pell, of Bibb, on the motion of Mr Under
wood, of Floyd. Our son Absalom made
an address on taking the chair, some fif
teen minutes in length, exhorting to har
mony by the patriotic sacrifice of individual
opinions, aud thanking them for the honor,
&c., &c.; and though once or twice, during
his speech, he became excited and his ac
tion would indicate, he thought he was elo
quent, yet not the first rap of applause did
his speech elicit. This was a little omnious,
and I’ll tell you how it is : Chappell, be
cause he was the President of the Conven
tion which called this one, had, therefore,
the best right to be President of this, and
on that account, the majority of the Con
vention (50 to 60) who are in favor of a
new Presidential ticket, (Fillmore and Gen
try) consented to let Chappell aud the Cobb
section—who are in favor of a fresh Elec
toral ticket for Pierce—have the Presidency,
and of course the appointment of the com
mittee of 32 (raised under the resolu
tion of Mr. Cnyler, of Chatham, who be
longs, though an old Whig, to the Cobb
section, as do most of the Chatham delega
tion.)
When Mr. Cuvier offered his resolution
for the Committee, Mr. Hill, of Troup, of
fered, as a substitute, three resolutions : 1st
that we have full confidence in Millard Fill
more ; 2d that we do now nominate him
for President; 3d that a committee of five
be appointed to uominate a candidate for
Vice President. These resolutions were re
ceived with loud and general applause by
the Convention and the galleries; and just
at this moment Mr. Underwood, of Floyd,
Mr. Holsey, of Clarke, Mr. Thomas, of El
bert, and Mr. Cuyler, of Chatham, looked
exceedingly cloudy. Mr. Hill stated that
he thought the delegates, many of whom
are instructed, have come prepaied to act,
and at once, and without the mediation of
a committee, which might protract the de
liberations of the Convention to such a pe
riod as to drive delegates home before any
action was bad.
Mr. Bartow, said that his friend from
Troup could not more heartily approve of
Fillmore as a man and of his administra
tion, than he did, (considerable applause)
but he still hoped that business might take
the usual course, and that all might have
time for consultation and deliberation.
Mr.* Hill, replied.that he was not guided
by any partizan spirit in this movement.—
He would pledge himself nojv to abide the
action of the Convention, (applause) and as
it was he was willing thkt his resolution
should lie over for the present, hut that he
mittee did not suit the Convention,
sation.)
Mr. Cuyler’s resolution was then unani
mously adopted, and the Convention then
adjourned to four o’clock to give the Presi
dent four hours to pack a Cobb committee
upon the Convention. The Tertium Quid
or third Partytmen, on looking very qui
etly upon this movement, being very well
satisfied from the demonstration on Hill’s
resolution that they can carry the substitute
before the Convention. The Convention
after some discussion which resulted in
nothing, upon the proper basis of represen
tation in the Convention, adjourned, to
8 o’clock this morning at which time it is
expected the noise and confusion will be
gin. The committee of thirty immediately
after the adjournment went into the Senate
Chamber and closed the doors, and it was
not five minutes before they were in a high
discussion. Mr. Toombs was expected here
last night, and the night before, but has
been detained by a legal argument before
the Supreme Court at Americus. His
presence would be a great help to the sec
tion as it is understood that he is for a fresh
Pierce ticket.
If Toombs dont get here the ‘breach will
be (a la Dawson) wide and deep.” He had
such a nack of whipping in Whigs to the
support of Cobbery last fall, that his aid
has been greatly relied upon to “bring them
in” (as the Indian’s Chiefs do to emigrate
them) to the support of Democracy in its
totality—his absence is a sad disappoint
ment, and many of us shrewdly guess that
it is not less saddening to his allies here
than agreeable to his Bobuelship. I like
to hear Toombs whether he is right or
wrong, and I confess to some disappoint
ment myself.
Cobb is in considerable indignation and
alarm about the refusal of the old line Dem
ocrats to notice the olive branch of his sec
tion, held out through his broth-in-law’s
resolutions in the Macon meeting. He
said here yesterday that he would take
those resolutions and read them and speak
em from the hustings in every county in
the State, if a compromise Union and
Southern Rights Democratic ticket was not
agreed upon. I am for such a ticket my
self but as I am not in the counsels of any
party at this time shall say and do noth
ing. The words here is, though, that the
old line have resolved to lose the battle
rather than affiliate with Cobh. He put
them down once—twice. It is his time to
go down now, and down he will and must.
The impression here is that the Conven
tion will not agree upon a ticket or course.
If the Cobh section prevails in the Conven
tion it-is thought that the Fillmore Ran
gers will supplemental themselves and run
a Tertium Quid candidate. Ii the Fill
more men prevail the Cobb section say that
no alternative is left them, but to make a
fresh Pierce ticket and put Cobb up on the
Macon resolutions and stump him around.
more had satisfied his mind upon such «
round about course.
Prior, of Troup, was in favor of a third
ticket. Mr. Underwood, of Floyd, offered
as a substitute, a resolution nominating
Pierce and King. Mr. Ward, of Chatham,
was uncompromisingly in favor of Pierce
and King, but would support preamble and
resolutions of the committee. He said a
great many nice things—made a good speech
but effected nothing. His abuse of the
Southern Rights Democrats was rather
tame, after hearing the frothy, scurrilous
and blackguardish tirade from Thomas, of
Elbert, and Andrews of Wilke3. Mr. Un
derwood, of Floyd, a Whig, was against
the report. He entered the Union party
in good faith—did not think it had yet per
formed its mission, and in the present crisis,
its proper course was to take up Pierce and
King. He reviewed the action of the Whig
Convention and the course of Gen. Scott
since he was spoken of as a candidate. He
asked how many gentlemen had confidence
in Scott and the Whig platform. The Free-
Soilers controlled the nomination. Did the
friends of Scott, asked he, vote for Jackson’s
and Hillyer’s resolution ? he believed not,
and had therefore no confidence in them.—
He was opposed to a third ticket upon prin
ciple—did not wish to throw the election in
the House. It was impracticable. He wished
a Union Pierce ticket because he did not
wish his friends to degrade themselves by
voting for the present ticket ; and besides,
he was not obliged to be a Democrat be
cause he voted for Pierce and King, every
one could give his reason for it. He gave
the Kossuth hats a rap and sat down amid
thundering applause.
Thomas, Andrews, Bartow and Pottle, all
followed on same side, and by threats, en
treaties, balderdash and fustian, endeavored
to draw the Whigs to the support of that
ticket. Thomas and Andrews, seemed to
me, to have been especially appointed to
lash the Democracy. The former affiliation
[would sail IMP, if thenyortofthe
com-
July 16, 1852.
A friend has kindly furnished me with
the foregoing, which embraces the proceed
ings of the first day. I subjoin in this a
hasty, and 1 fear, imperfect review, of the
2d day.
The Convention assembled at 8,- A. M
to hear the report, and after waiting some
time, Mr. Cuyler, the chairman of the com
mittee, appeared, and asked to be allowed
till half past nine, which was agreed to, and
at 10, the committee appeared. Just as
they entered the Hall, Judge Powers, of
Bibb, arose and offered a series of resolu
tions upon the death of Mr. Clay, resolving
to wear a badge of jnourning for 30 days.
If this offering is from their hearts, I freely
commend it as an act of justice from his
political enemies, but if it originated in that
policy and chicanery which has characteri
zed this Convention since its session, it is a
specimen of hypocrisy unworthy, even, of
wire-pullers. I do not say that it was so
concocted, but I fear the professions of men
who abuse a portion of their fellow citizens,
as being worse than the tories of the Ameri
can revolution ; men who openly avow that
they would not embrace the religion of
Jesus Christ unless they were allowed
to hate a portion of their fellow beings,
such thoughts do not often find a home in
patriotic hearts, and the actions and move
ments of such men may always be looked to
with distrust.
Mr. Cuyler, from the committee, made a
report. It was tolerably long—said a great
many things that meant very little, but,
sensibly concluded to make no nomination.
Mr. Woirel, of Talbot, moved its adop
tion. Mr. Chisolm, a determined Pierce
man of Democratic faith and Union preten
sions, opposed the first resolution, which
declined making a nomination. He was de
cidedly in favor of nominating, Pierce and
King, and was resolved upon so doing—
that he wculd dissolve the C. U. party, if
desirable, to effect that- purpose—did not
wish it to be done by a supplemental meet
ing. He did riot seem to have a very high
opimop of such tadiyjh. trip to Balti- few
of these men with that party, made them
convenient tools to serve the Convention in
this emergency, and it was no doubt thought
that the severe basting given by these men
would, in some degree, reconcile the Whigs
to the change, and such epithets as liars,
fools and cowards, were freely bestowed up
on them. Bartow, in his turn, as if to show
the Whigs that, though he should support
Pierce, had still a lingering hatred of the
Democrats, poured forth his vials of wrath,
and left nothing unsaid which could vilify
the Democrats or impeach their integrity.
Is it any wonder, then, that the Whigs
should bolt upon a proposition to unite in
placing such a party in power ? Must it
not have shocked the morality of even the
most vicious and inveterate partizan, to
have been called on to sacrifice long cherish
ed principles and support a party whose very
members stood upon the floor and denoun
ced it in the most opprobrious and un
measured terms. If they intended to make
the Whigs bolt, this, to an honest man, was
the very best policy that could have been
pursued, for if they believed what the De
mocrats said of their party, they were bound
in honor to repudiate any connection with
it.
After those speeches, Mr. Worrel intro
duced, as a substitute, a resolution nomin'
ating Webster and Jenkins. The motion
was to strike out Pierce and King, and was
lost by a vote of 71 to 78, delegates voting
by county representation.
The storm which was brewing through
the entire proceedings of the Convention
burst in all its fury upon the proposition to
adopt the substitute for the Report of the
Committee nominating Pierce and King>
prefaced by a long and meaningless pre
amble. A large body of the Whigs headed
by Worrel of Talbot arose and informed
the Convention that they should withdraw
from its deliberations. They entered the
Senate Chamber, and organized a meeting
by appointing Mr. Worrel Chairman, and
Jack Brown, Esq., of Marion county Secre
tary. Their first determination was to
form a Webster and Jenkins branch of the
concern, by nominating those gentlemen
for the Presidency and Vice Presidency,
but upon consultation it wa3 made entire
ly advisory, and a resolution was therefore
adopted recommending the different coun
ties of the State to send delegates to Macon
on the 17th of August, to nominate a third
ticket, and recommending Webster and
Jenkins as suitable persons, most of the
gentlemen who composed the meeting
spoke and seemed to be very warm and en
thusiastic in the cause. Mr. Clark of New
ton made a very handsome address in which
he spoke of the difficulty with them as
Whigs to co-operate with the Union party
in the other end of the house, in the sup
port of Pierce and King, that they had
done every thing in their power to barmon
ise the party, but that their late democrat
ic allies were insatiable in their desire to
democratise the whole concern. Mr. Wor
rel took the floor and desired to make a
ture action, he had come there as a Union
man, earnestly wishing to harmonise upon
some plan which could be acceptable to all,
he was willing to unite upon a Union man
and support him upon Union principles,
but could not see why the Democratic
nominee and platform should be so entirely
requisite to this purpose, there were other
U tiion men in the country more acceptable
to the party and who were not bound by a
set of principles and political tenents pe
culiar to the democratic party alone, and
which were at war with the sentiments of
every Whig Unionist. He had earnestly
asked the Union Democrats for the reason
why they should be dragged! into the sup
port of Pierce and King, and the only rea
son ever offered was that if they (the Union
Whigs) deserted them now, they (the Uni
on Democrats) would fall into the hands of
the fire-eaters, for himself he was not will
ing to keep up the Union party for the hen-
fit of one man, or a particular class &e. Mr.
Harwell of Putnam, made a speeeh in de
fence of Scott, but said he was willing to
abide by the wishes of the majority. Mr.
Polhill of Jefferson, obtained the floor and
made a very handsome speech in defenee of
his position.. He said he was a Union man
and aidently devoted to the interests of
that party that he had eome there aft-
trammeled by instructions from his con
stituents, that subsequent to bis appoint
ment as a delegate he had. met his eonstitft-
etsin a political meeting,- had offered reso
lutions against the Democratic nominees,
and they were approved,, that the same
meeting had refused to ratify the nomina
tion of Gen. Scott, that for himself he was
prepared to act with a ,third party,. he be
lieved his people would be, but whether or
not they would sanction his- course, he
would suffer himself politically damned be
fore he would support the Democratic nom
inees, democracy was distasteful to hiis, if
it had charms they were hidden from his
views, and its hideous deformity was as visi
ble on Frank Pierce, as upon any of his il-
lutrious predecessors. As for Gen. Scott
he would say nothing of him, only that no
combination of circumstances could induce
him to throw his support in that way &c.
I cannot give any thing like an accu
rate account of the debate, but I think that
the foregoing will be found to be a correct
synopsis of the matter and manner of it.
This display on the part of the Whigs is
nothing more than I expected. It is easy
to form a new party out of and old one,
where disaffection exists in the old, but to
engraft one old party on another and a
rival, is about as hard a task fc as politicians
ever undertake, and he or they who ven
tures upon such a project will in Dine cases
out of ten come off well cursed and poorly
paid for his pains. To save the Union is a
creditable affair, but to save one party from
the clutches, of another is a matter of tasto
and policy, and is apt to be gone into with
coldness and calculation.
The sorrowful faces of the sitting Union
men may well be imagined, when a large
portion of the Whigs left the Hall. Some
of them said .“D—n them, let them go,”
but it came with poor grace from people
who had such fears of minorities. They talk
ed big but looked bad. After some con
fusion, they nominated Pierce and King,
and adjourned till six o’clock, p. m
they met and put the following as the Un
ion Electoral ticket:
For State at Large.
R. R. CUYLER.
W. B. WOFFORD.
1st Dist. Gen. Peter Cone,
were well represented; Well may Scriven:
be proud of her fair and lovely daughters •,
for in beauty and perseverance in a gooff
cause, they will vie with any other county
in the State of Georgia. A substantial andi
excellent repast was furnished by the Rox-
burry Division, which showed they knew
how to suit the tastes of their friends, who-
returned the compliment by doing ample
justice to the table.
The day continued pleasant until the af
ternoon, when a shower of rain scattered
the crowds who were talking in groups or
promenading, when they took refuge in the
spacious Baptist church on the ground,
where we listened to some fine singing. The
down train having arrived, the visitors from
Savannah took their places aboard the cars,
and soon were out of sight of the 45.
I cannot elose this hasty sketch without
referring to the discourses of the orators.—i
Mr. Hutchings, from Savannah, delivered!
an address characterised by sound reason.!
He anylised bis- subject with great clean
ness mid force, deriving such conclusions as
every rational- being would be compelled to
surrender to This venerable man* was then*
followed by Mr. Lawson, who, with Ms ac
customed ability,, delighted and gratified his-
hearers* Nor must we forget one—who--
seemed only to- be pleased, when adminis
tering to the wishes of the guests—Judge
Oliver, who has- become a veteran in the
cause of Temperance, anff ranks with tke-
Patriarch in age and devotion in the Order
through this Stats* Great praise is also due
to the Rexburry Division- for their gentle
manly and- courteous attentions to all during;
the day. May they, with their venerable
Patriarch, long live to celebrate and-enjoy
the blessings of- their Order.
HANOVER:
2d
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
W. H. Crawford.
A. H. Chappel,
L. J. Glenn,
Geo. S. Black,
Wm. H. Hull,
James Thomas,
Andrew J. Miller.
Those who were present arose, accepted
the nomination and pledged there utmost
to have it elected. They then adjourned
sine die—or to put it into english—to die.
C.
[for THE CENTRAL GEORGIAN.]
Temperance Celebration in
Scriven County.
Mr. Editor :—The Roxburry Division,
Sods of Temperance, of this county, cele
brated the 3d of July in consequence of the
4th falling on Sunday, at No. 4 1-2 Central
Rail Road. Orations were delivered by
gentlemen from Savannah, which were well
received by the numerous assemblage pre
sent. The Cold Water Army from Savan
nah were ‘at arms’ with their little banners
fluttering as free as the light zephyrs that
bore them aloft; and the Roxburry Divis
ion, with members of kindred Divisions at
tired with the insigna of their Order, made
a pleasing show as they marched to their
appointed places beneath the grateful shade
of those beautiful oaks, so well known at
the forty five mile station. Many visitors
graced the occasion with their presence
from Savannah. The ladies who are always
the first and most untiring in any cause
it e:
[correspondence' OF THE CENTRAL GEOR.]
N-ew York, Juiy 9J 1852
Ma. Egitor :—The heat has been op
pressive tor several days past, and many-
workinen have been- suu-sUuok r anff have--
died ; some of them immediately,- and. oth
ers a few hours after being conveyed-to the-
hospital. Masons, carpenters, and- all me
chanics and laborers that have to work out
side,. this weather, earn their dollar or two-
a day, hard enough, Heaven knows*- .
The hot weather does not keep the pol
iticians, however,- from, working. They
are to be found-at the corner of every street
and in every bar-room, concocting villain
ous schemes for their own advancement, t
have hardly yet met a single professional
politician, who, in- my opinion, actually
cares two straws whether Scott or Pierce is-
elected. These fellows are all working for
themselves more than for their parties.
The manifesto of the seven Southern-
members of Congress, three from Georgia,
two from Alabama, one from Virginia and*
one from Mississippi, declaring, their- inten
tion to oppose Gen. Scott, is undoubtedly
designed to distract and weaken- the W big.
party; hut the Whigs here say that ^prin
cipal effect will be to induce a hundred*
thousand Free Soilers, in the Northern-
States to vote for Scott; while it will not-
hardly alienate twenty thousand Southern-
votes,’ who would otherwise have gone for
him. Everybody recollects that the plat
form was the special work of the delegates-
from the Southern States, and that its a-
doption by the convention, before the bu
siness of balloting was gone into, gratified
the entire wishes of the Southern delegates
in this particular.
The U. S. Mail steamer Washington ar
rived here, yesterday morning, from Bre-
, men, with 400 tons freight and 123 pas-
, w en sen g erSj but, she brought no news of impor
tance.
The reception of Mr. Clay’s remains in
this city was marred by the disgraceful con
duct of some of the clay Festival Associa
tion, Mr. Nicholas Carroll, alias “Nick
Carroll,” alias shirt-collar Carroll,” and oth
er custom-house bullies among the number.
These fellows assumed to be entitled to do
all the honors in behalf of the eity, be
cause they have been in the habit of get
ting drunk, and huzzaliing lor “Harry
Clay,” once or twice a year; and when the
Common Council’s Committee of Arrange
ments admitted a number of the most re
spectable and eminent citizens into the
Governor’s room, where the body was de
posited, the ruffians of the Festival Associ
ation actually threatened to break down the
doors,because their whole gang was not ad
mitted at once.
The celebration of the Fourth of July, in
this city and its environs, was marked by
an unusual number of accidents, the most
dreadful of which was the falling of the fer
ry-bridge at Staten Island, where fifty or
sixty persons, men, women and children,
were precipitated into the water, and a
great number drowned. Seventeen dead
bodies have beet taken from the wa
ter and identified, and ten or twelve other
persons, known to have been on the bridge
at the time of the accident, are still miss-
ino-. This terrible calamity is justly attrib
uted to the penurious negligence of ‘‘Com
modore Vanderbilt,” the millioniare who
owns the ferry, and who is too niggardly to
make proper provision for the safety of pas
sengers.
There is a universal Reeling of indigna
tion at the old misers, the effects of which be
will feel pecuniarily. So many persona
who have been to California by the Nicara
gua route, of which* Vanderbilt ^ is the pro
prietOr, have published cards in the daily
papers of this city, complaining of the baa
treatment and hard fare they experience
on board his vessels, and so many deaths
have occurred among the passengers by tne
Nicaragua route, that he had became qui^
