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THE CENTRAL GEORGIAN. THj; CENTRAL GEORGIAN SAHI’L B. CRAFTON, CODNTY PRINTER. TERMS'—-For the paper in advance If not paid in advance, U 50 62 00 , GEORGIA- TUESDAY AUGUST 31, 18SS. St. Mary’s Money In bills under $5 will be received, in pay ment of demands due this office. The London Times and the Fish eries. - The London Times, of the 19th ultimo, in an article on the fisheries, asserts that when the debate on the subject arose in the U. S. Senate, on the 23d ult. the body ac ted without any official information beyond Mr. Webster’s communication to the news papers, and therefore there was a consider able amount of hasty, inactive and errone ous imputations discharged against the Brit ish Government; and, in continuation, it sdys: “1 he fact and the law of the case were alike misrepresented; and a debate ensued of so desultory and intemperate a character that we cannot but express our regret that such a spirit should be manifested on so lit tle provocation by the most sedate and statesmanlike assembly in the United States. The question was, in the first place, en tirely mis-stated. It has never been the in tention of the British Government to con test the rights which American fishermen have been enjoying under the treaty of 18- 18 for upwards of thirty years, but merely to protect the rights reserved to our own fisheries, and expressly renounced by the United States by that convention. Mr. Cass went so far as to assert that the “treaty was now over thirty years old, and that it -clearly recognised the right of the Americans to fish, within three miles of any shore.” If he had looked at the Convention, he would have seen that it is just the reverse. The United States thereby renounced, and forev er, any liberty to take fish on or within three marine miles of the coasts, bays, &c., not specified in the treaty. It is deplorable to see popular prejudices inflamed by such gross mis-statements as this. It proceeds then to review the provisions of the treaty, and concludes with the follow ing remarks: We entertain no doubt as to the right in this case, or as to language of the treaty, which is unmistakably clear and cannot be evaded; but in the present state of our infor mation on the subject, we feel much less confidence in the policy of the course which the British Government has" thought prop er to adopt at this particular time. If the right of fishing in the Bay of Fundy had been conceded by a former government, and hafl passed into long usage, by sufferance or otherwise, among a numerous class of for eign fishermen, we think that they were en titled to ample notice that it would be with drawn, not on the eve of the fishing season, but a year beforehand. Yet we learn from Sir John Packington’s despatch, that the strict and immediate execution of the treaty of 1818, was one of the subjects which pressed most urgently on the attention of Lord Derby’s government. Further, there is no time at which it is so unadvisable to •engage in diplomatic disputes, or even in negotiations with the American government, <J8 in that period which immediately pre cedes the election of a President. The ex isting government will not commit itself to any positive engagements; the candidate for power on both sides are eager to work up- *on the excitable national feelings of the jraVHo, and to raise a cry even of war for electioneering purposes; the government which wul have to deal seriously with the subject is not yet installed in office, or even ■sure of obtaining it. We cannot suppose that this step, with reference fo the fishe ries, has been taken from any motive so ab surd and injudicious as the idea, that we cin drive the Americans into a commercial treaty by a squadron of light vessels on the Banks of Newfoundland, or in the Bay of Fundy. Indeed, one of the points of which we complain in the debate m the United States Senate is, that this contemptible mo tive was imputed to this country. The on ly effect of such an attempt would be to ren der all future negotiations more difficult, since the Amercans*w:ll certainly not con cede even what is just and reasonable in it self to a display of force. But in the present state of parties in the Union, the time is ill chosen to press any such negotiation at all. We have to do with a government professing strong protective principles, but liable to be turned out of office by its political and com mercial antagonists in a few months. The prudent course would therefore have been, to give notice that the privilege of fishing beyond the limits of the convention of 1818 would be withdrawn next year, and the pro visions of that agreement more strictly en forced, and then to await the effect which the Presidential election may have on the policy of the American government, and on its ne- • gotiations with ourselves. We strongly de preciate all appeals to popular passions on either side of the Atlantic, when questions of this nature arise, as they will arise, be tween the two governments. The Hon. Jos. W, Jackson, has our thanks, for copies of annual Messages and accompanying documents for 1851 ’52. 88T In noticing the agricultural gather ings some few weeks since, in this county, we neglected to say that both of the plan tations cultivated by Mr. Flournoy are most ly of old land. We make this statement in justice to Mr. F., who is known to cultivate as much of that sort of land as any who ex hibited crops. Rev.W. M. Verderv — This gentleman delivered two very excellent and .uteresting Sermons on Sabbath last, which we had the pleasure of hearing. They were plain and practical addresses, and the subject sforcibly and eloquently presented to the minds of the congregations Mr. V; is the Pastor of several Baptist churches in Jefferson, where he has labored for a few years past, and is much esteemed by his congregations. We are much pleased with him in this vi cinity, and hope it may be convenient and agreeable with him, to visit the churches in this section again. Fine Potatoes.—Judge John Bland of this place handed us a Sweet potatoe, of the yam species, last week of this year’s growth measuring 11 3-4 inches incircum- ferance, and 9 3-4 inches in length. It is the largest we have seen this season. Floyd House—Werefer the reader, who is in the habit of visiting Macon, to the ad vertisement of this house. The Proprietor and Superintendents, are polite and atten tive hosts, and the tables amply spread with every luxury which the convenience of the country and markets afford. The Floyd is a first rate Hotel. The C. U. Ticket.—This ticket has been formally witdrawn, as will be seen by reference to an address from ihe Executive Committee to be found on the first page of this day’s paper. The reasons are there given for it, they are such as have forcibly impressed our mind for some time past, and we are only surprised that the announce ment was not made earlier. Gov. Cobb heads this division, and we suppose will make the best arrangement possible for wintering it, but where it will be quartered is doubtful till the assembling ofthe Atlan ta Convention on the 18th prox. Southern Cultivator.—We have the September number of this monthly. As usual it is filled with many interesting ar ticles on agriculturel, larming, stock raising &c. Published by W. S. Jones & Co., at Augusta, Ga., at per year in advance. ggp The Hon. A. H. Stephens addressed the people of Taliaferro county on Saturday last in favor of the Webster ticket. It is understood that Mr. Toombs agrees with him. Symptoms of the Fall Trade.—Under this bead the Savannah Republican thinks that the trade will be heavy, on the late arrivals of the steamships, State of Georgia and Alabama at that r Port, they brought out ample cargoes of merchandize for that city, and the interior of the State. Seven full louded cars went up on the day previ ous on the C. R. R - , with goods for Chata- nooga. We are glad to learn from this that the Central R., is becomin g the chan nel of transportation for that direction. It is doubtless the cheapest and safer route, as there need be no re-shipment from’Sa vannah to the Tennessee River. , New York, Aug. 27. Arrival of- the Asia—A formal de mand had been made by Prussia on' the Swiss confederation to acknowledge the former soveriegnty of Neufchatel. Hostilities are threatened in case of a refusal on the part of the Swiss, Austria and France were about to with draw their troops from Rome. They were only awaiting the organization of the Pa pal army. The cholera was extending its ravages in Prussia. The correspondents of the Hungarian Journal in France had been expelled from Paris. The vestal sloop-of war, and four screw steamers were fitting out for the fishery station. A Committee of Naval Officers has been called to assemble in London, to decide on the best mode of rendering the mail steam ships available for war purposes. The marriage of Louis Napoleon has been deferred. The Moniteur contradicts the rumor respecting contemplated changes in the French Cabinet. Portugal and Spain are quiet.—Sav. News. Ellen Craft.—We understand, says the Macon Messenger of 25th inst., that the cel ebrated Ellen Craft, the fugitive slave, be longing to Dr. Collins, of this city, who ex. cited so much interest at Boston two years ago, and who had the honor to be conduc. ted through the Crystal Palace at London^ during the Great Fair, upon the arm of the Chairman of the Executive Committee, who slighted many fair representatives of the Caucassian race, to pay his devoirs to this interesting chamber-maid, has voluntarily gone into the service of an American gen' tleman and lady, upon condition that they will bring her back to her owner here. We would respectfully suggest to Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe, that the incident in the life of Ellen Craft furnishes abundant material out of which, with the vivid imag ination, she might elaborate a romance as interesting and as truthful as “Uncle Tom’s Cabin.” Invasion of Cuba.—Tne Cuban ques tion is again exciting some attention, it is stated that arrangements are actually ma king for a public meeting in New York, with a view to enlist the active sympathies of the people in favor of a renewed attempt to revolutionize the Island. The meeting will be held at Metropolitan Hall about the middle of September—earlier should the next news be of an exciting character. Judge Johnson’s Letter.—We notice Cope of Good Hope.—Accounts from the Cape of Good Hope represent the con dition of affairs there as truly desperate. The Kaffirs continued their ' outrages un checked, an.d Gen. Cathcart had not as yet . adopted his measures to put a stop to their predatory excursions. The inhabitants were abandoning the colony in great num bers. The Propontine steamer had arrived with Cape dates of July 12. Affairs were in the inost deplorable condition. Detached :par- ties of troops were continually attacked by the Kaffirs, ammunition captured and the . troops killed. Four ships had been attack ed ; .cattle driven off ana the mails captu red. r Adtices'froni Africa state that the slave trade was flourishing. Two steamers hav ing each on board 500 negroes and a sail-. . iug vessel with 400 had eluded the British cruisers. . At the factory, Rio Ponzos, 2000 -slaves were a waving embarcatiou. Death of Dr. Mc Whorter.—We re gret to learn from the Augusta Constitu tionalist & Republic, of Friday last, of the death of Dr. J. G. McWhorter of that city, who for many years past has been a highly respected and prominent citizen of that community, and was known and esteemed throughout the State. The Constitutiona list says : His health has been feeble and declining for sometime, and his death is the close of a tedious and distressing illness. He died at 8 o’clock yesterday morning, at his resi dence, near this city. He was a gentleman of upright and honorable deportment, and exhibited in all his domestic relations, a kind and affectionate disposition. He was a man of fine attainments and literary tastes, and was a vigorous and graceful wri ter. Many friends will cherish his memo ry. in the Augusta Constitutionalist & Repub lic, a letter from Judge H. V. Johnson to the Democratic Executive Committee. He says that he is anxious that the schisms in the Democratic party should be healed, and proposes, if possible, that all interest and feeling should be harmonized ; and hopes that the Democratic party will meet their Union brethren in a conciliatory spirit at the proposed meeting at Atlanta on the 18th of September, where, we suppose, they will meet and adjust all differences. In relation to his position on the ticket, the Judge says: “As you have no authority to withdraw our ticket, or any portion of it, you vnay be embarrassed in the course deemed necessa ry to produce the desired object. I take this method, therefore, to say, that neither my name nor my position on our Electoral ticket shall stand in the way of harmony and reconciliation. I value highly the hon or which has been assigned me by the Dem ocratic Convention, and of course, I do not wish to yield it, except as an offering of peace. But if it be desirable, after full con sultation between the two wings of the par ty, to subtsitute the names of other gentle men in the place of some of those on our ticket, to make it acceptable to all, you are hereby most cheerfully authorized io with draw mine. In a word, I submit ray name to be disposed of in the manner best calcu lated to secure tbe harmony of the Demo cratic party of Georgia, and the vote of the State for Pierce and Kin2.” Savannah Suicide.—The Savannah Republican of Wednesday last says :—We regret to an nounce the death of Dr. Joseph M; Boggs, of this place, yesterday afternoon, by taking prussic acid. He was found lying on a pallet in his office on Monument-square, a few minutes before 4 o’clock. To his shirt bosom was pinned a piece of paper, con taining a statement that he had taken half an ounce of prussic acid, and referring the finder to Lincoln’s drug store for proof. Tbe note was dated Aug. 24, 1852, hali past one o’clock P. M. Near the body, and within reach, was a tumbler and the vial which contained the poison. He seems to have died without a struggle. The clerk at the drug store states that the deceased did obtain the prusic acid there to-day. Dr. Boggs was a young man, in delicate health. Possibly the condition of his health and want of success in his profess* on may have led him to commit the deed which put an end to his life. Savannah Medical Institute.—The following gentlemen have been designated as Professors in this Institute which is a- bout to be established in Savannah : Dr. R. D. Arnold, Professor of Practice. Dr. P. M. Kollock, Professor of Obstet rics and the Diseases of Woman and Chil dren. Dr. Wm. G. Bulloch, Professor of Sur gery, Dr. C. W. West, Professor of Chemis try. Dr. J. G. Howard, Professor of Anatomy Dr. H. L. Byrd, Paofessor of Materia Medica. Dr. E. L. Martin, Professor of Physiolo gy- Dr. J. B. Reid, Professor of Pathological Anatomy and Demonstrator of Anatomy. The location has been selected, lots paid for, and tbe specifications drawn up, and contracts will be shortly made for the er ection of necessary buildings. Good Pluck.—The Hon. Andrew J. Miller one ofthe Union—Whig—Pierce and King Electors published his letter of acceptance, about the same time that those “Executive fellows” stretched forth their arms to pull him “off the roost.” This is taking the thing by contraries. We suppose however that Mr. Miller was not aware o^ the intentions of the Executive Committee when he wrote, and will of course come down, but whether he will tender his ser vices to the cause of the Democratic nomi nees under existing circumstances remains to be seen. The Constitutionalist & Re public thinks he will. Here is his letter as published in that paper : Mr. Editor:—Friends in Augusta and elsewhere, inquire whether I have accepted the nomination tendered to me by the Con stitutional Union Party in Convention of Elector for the 8th Congressional District. That nomination was accepted at least a month ago, before I left home, to be absent as I have been, for several weeks. To my place on the Union ticket, in favor of Pierce and King, I still adhere. 1 can not vote for Gen. Scott, who is a candidate for President; and most assuredly I will not vote for Mr. Webster who is not a can didate, or if he becomes one. My position is that, which the Union par ty have a right, in good faith, to expect from me. It may be, that in the course of the can vass, as some suppose, the Union ticket will be withdrawn. I hope and trust that it will not. If, however, the Constitutional Union party shall retreat before superior numbers, I will be “the last man of the rear guard.” My professional engagements will occu py much of my time 11 between this and the election; but I hope soon to be able to notify my fellow-citizens of the district, when I will see them in their respective counties. Andrew J. Miller. J3P We find the following notice of a marriage, by proxy, in the National Intel ligencer of the 13th inttant: Married—At the Spanish Legation on $ew-York Milk.—There is in New-York city a milk, establishment, and another in Williamburg, which furnish daily for con sumption between 6,000 and 7,000 gallons, or near 30,000 quarts. The former contains 1,300 cows; the latter 1,200. Besides these there are several furnishing milk in smaller quantities, and extensive establishment o the same, description at WaUabotft, all con-f tributing their proportion of this article of *ood. Accidental Death. —The Courier g{ Wednesday says : Yesterday afternoon, as the steamship State of Georgia was getting under weigh, Mr. Geo. Coffee, 1st Engineer, met his death under the following melancholy cir cumstances : While noticing the machin ery, in motion, to ascertain if all was right he incautiously attempted to look in be tween the parallel rods and the framing of the engine, and before he could withdraw, one ofthe rods caught him, crushing in his chest against the frame, causing his death in about twenty minutes after. The State of Georgia went out of port with col ors at half mast, taking his body on to Philadelphia. Mr. C. leaves a wife and three children, who are now residing in that ci ty- ' ' - '• . United States Senator.—-It is said that Mr. Venable of North Garolina, will be cho sen U. S. Senator, in the place of. Mr. Man- gum, the veeent elections having placed the majority itt the hands of the Democrats. Confirmation.—The U. S. Senate have confirmed the appointment of. Mr. Inger- sall, as Minister to England. Tuesday morning, the 10th inst., by the Rt. Rev. Dr. McGill, Bishop of Richmond, Jose Maria de Magellon y Campuzano, of Madrid present by his proxy, the Spanish Minister, to Aggrippina, third daughter of Alexander Norman Macleod, late of Harris, Scotland. The Savannah News is willing that ev ery one should have his own taste, but thinks it would rather fight a duel by proxy, than to get married by proxy. . [communicated.] Mr. Editor I, see in the last number of your paper, a call upon me by Spectator, to which, under tbe circumstances, I feel constrained to r e ‘ spond. The notice of the proceedings ofthe Whig meeting I had seen, and I only re gret that any notice at all was taken of my remarks, by the Secretary of the meeting. If Spectator was present at the time, he re members with what reluctance I responded to the call made upon me. It was known to many of ray Whig friends, that I differed with them as to the true policy to be pur sued by the party in the Presidential elec tion,they knew that I opposed the election ofGen.Scott, and that ! dbubted the pro priety of r unning a third candidate, and hence the call to make a speech in the Web ster meeting took me by surprize. The remarks which I then made were simply a reiteration of what I ^had said to others;*after stating some of my objections to the nominee of the Whig convention, a- mong others, that in opposition to some of the most distinguished Northern Whigs whom the South would cheerfully have sup ported, and while it was well known that the present nominee would not receive Southern support—Gen. Scott as the can didate of the Free-soil wing of the party was nominated—but in his letter of accep tance, while he only “accepts” the platform of principles adopted the by Convention— he foreshadows his policy if elected by in forming us that differences of opinion should be no ground of exclusion from of fice, a sentiment harmless enough and not objectionable under other circumstances, but when as I believe it was thrown out as a bait to catch the abolitionists, it was di rectly insulting to the South. For if while under the administration of Mr. Fillmore (one of the best Presidents the country has ever had) it has been almost impossible to enforce the fugitive Slave law—how could it be enforced at all when the officeis selec ted without regard to “differences of opin ions” should belong to the higher law par ty.” I believed, that, as had been fre quently charged, Northern Whigs were less friendly than Northern Democrats to Southern institutions, and that the power wielded in the late convention by Free-soil- ers caused doubts in my own mind as to the propriety of affiliating at all with that wing of the party, and that if the policy of the Whig party, was to be controlled by Northern Free-soilisra, as a Southern man I could not act with it. And further that I believed that the best rebake which could be given to abolition fanaticism—would be the unanimous, support by the whole South of Pierce and King, and that Southern men could feel little sympathy with those whose leading organs not only denounces, but in the exuberance of its contempt, “spits” upon those principles which are vi tal to us.—This is the substanee of what I said. And now one word for myself—I regret I have felt it necessary—even thus far to intrude my opinions upon the public, when th© term of the office which I now hold ex pires—I shall have done with public life. For the last 12 years at different times I have by the kindness of my friends in this county been called ’ into public service. How I have executed the trust confided to me is matter of record—henceforth I desire nothing within the gift of my fellow-citi zens. To discharge faithfully n>y duty to God and man, and to illustrate in my life the’truth and excellence of the principles I have endeavoured to teach—shall hereafter be my only ambition. Yours Truly, JAMES R. SMITH. [for THE CENTRAL GEORGIAN’] Letter V. To the Hon. Robert Toombs :— I now come to the consideration of your speech ofthe 3d July last. But before I proceed to expose the injustice of the char ges you have therein preferred against Gen. Scott—the gross and deliberate manner in which you have misrepresented his views on the Compromise, and the very unfair interpretation you have put upon the lan guage of his letter of acceptance—I desire to give one more sample of your consisten cy and fail--dealing. Some week or ten days after, the nomina- tior ofGen.Scott was known here, and while speculation was rife as to how our public men would take it, the Savannah Republican announced that the Hon. Rob ert Toombs was opposed to the nominee, but that its Editors were authorized to say that he would “abide by the decision ofthe Convention to meet on the 15 th July.”— Now let honorable men mark how you did it. As soon as you knew in Washington City, that Gen. Scott was nominated, and before his letter of acceptance appeared, you telegraphed to your friends here to oppose the ratification of the nomination! Was that fair ? Were you afraid to trust in the unbiassedjjudgement of your fellow-citizens? If not why did you attempt thus tojforestall public opinion, and pack that Convention ? But this was not all you did. On the very earliest occasion that offered, (3d July, twelve days before the, meeting of the Con vention) you made haste to rise and declare in your place, in the House, that you “did not intend to support Gen. Scott in any event1” Was not that a brave piece of consistency ? But as I suppose you knew the men you had to deal with, you risked nothing in your promise. If it was your determination beforehand, (as appears evident,) to oppose Gen Scott, right or wrong, you might have shown self- respect and decency enough to have held your peace, and have let other men do as they saw fit. You display a numbness of conscience in this matter, truly deplorable. No one required from you a pledge to abide the decision of the Convention; and jour presumptious attempt to control its action, has resulted in nothing that is creditable to yourself or that body. Although my feelings have revolted at the shameful duplicity and treacheiy that has marked the whole of your opposition to Gen. Scott, yet I must confess they were mournfully humbled, when I saw the obedi ence which men, occupying honorable soci al and political positions, paid to yonr will in the matter. They condemned, unheard, a brave old soldier, and a faithful public servant of forty years standing, without a blemish upon his reputation—at your bid ding ! Well, let it be so. If Whigs, who may not have preferred Gen. Scott, will Jet their prejudices so prevail over their sense of duty to their principles—the safety of their country, and their own honor, as to permit you to saddle them with the odium of your treachery and bad faith, and then ride them over to the Democracy, or into the Webster faction, it is their misfortune. They may have taken yon for a leader, but they will find you a master. T But your speech :—It is one of that very- numerous class familliarly known as “Bun combe ;” It does not even allude to the sub ject before the House', (the Deficiency Bill) but is wholly taken up with matter con cerning the Presidential election ; and is a very fair showing of how gentlemen of your pretensions, earn eight dollars a day, for nine months of a year, in the laborious ser vice of the people. Your attack on, and condemnation of, National nominating Conventions, I see, has been .followed by “your obedient ser vants,” the, Tertium Quids* Was it a re markable co-incidence of opinion l—-You pronounce them “contrivances to-seerm-e the popular support to those who had not, and were not entitled to popular confidence.” What would you call the Macon Convention erf the 17th? No man, doubtless knows- better than you do, how, and why, these Conventions originated. But you. took care not to enlighten your followers in the mat ter, any farther than was sufficient for them to understand what to do. You had a rao^ tive for your opposition—they had an or der. You had denounced the nominee o 5 - your party, it was to be expected you would denounce the manner of bis nomination. But these unfortunate donkeys, many of them, doubtless, Fillmore men two months ago, into whose heads a thought against Conventions never before entered; must needs now condemn their own acts, to be “independent” in the eyes of each other l Truly tbe way ofthe transgressor is hard. But why is it, sir, that you happen to find fault with the Baltimore Conventions to-day? Why did you not do it when GemTaylor was nominated ? You were the man then, of all others, who recommen ded the sending of Taylor delegates to the Convention, when the. choice of the partv in Georgia, was unquestionably Mr. Clay. These conventions were very good things in your opinion then. Why was it so ?—Be cause you were then the fearless, bold, and gallant champion of truth, right, and the integrity of your party. You had then be trayed no trust—you had no crime to con ceal. Then you would have scorned to have taken advantage of the disappointment of your party to counsel it to dishonor. “Look upon ibis pfoiure and on that.” You were then the eloquent, the admired and accomplished leader of a party, renowned for its consistency and purity—you are now the faithless representative and counsellor of an erring faction.—And when you would have the people of Georgia believe that Gen Scott is the nominee of the Free-soil faction, and that he would be under its influence, it elected, you judge him, sir, too much af ter yourself—and that is giving thought to a calumny of a very low order. Your restless, intriguing, unquiet, disor ganizing spirit, and ambitious disposition, will not let you be satisfied with anything you cannot control. That is the true secret of your like and dislike. You cannot man age ihese conventions, and you try to set the people against them—you say they “are dangerous to public liberty, and should be treated as usurpers of popular rights.” In that you talk like a demagogue. What would you Lave us do ? ""Go back to the old plan of Congressional caucases! Doubt less they would suit you very well. Why could you not tell the people that they ex ploded and sank, (and I hope never to rise again,) with their corruption ? That they were brought into disrepute, when a portion of the Republican party tried to force Wm. H. Crawford of this State, down as the nominee ? You knew very well that under the odium-of that very unnecessary, and unjust attempt of a minority, to nominate, sank these] Congressional caucus nomina tions :—Out of which grew distraction.and numberless contentions; no less than four inen of the same party being run by their personal friends in various sections. This would be the case again, if we were to take your advice, and do away with our Nation al Conventions. A third candidate has been started already; by the faction at your heels. Now, sir, this was the very reason that suggested the meeting in National Conven tion to designate a man, who should com- * ma'Akxi&i&ei