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THE CENTRAL GEORGIAN. THE CENTRAL GEORGIAN 841’i B. CRAFTON, COUNTY PRINTER. TERMS—For the paper in advance If not paid in advance, $1 50 #2 00 SANDERSVILLE, GEORGIA. tl'KSWV SKPT. 7, ,1833. Destructive Fresliet—The Flooded. City "When, on Saturday evening, we penned the paragraph, which appeared in our pa per of Sunday, in reference to the freshet in the Savannah river, we little dreamed of the extent of the calamity of which we were so soon to be the victims. The river continued to rise rapidly during the night, and did not reach its maximum height, (thirty-six feet five inches above low water,) until Sunday morning. Whether the quantity of water was greater than in May freshet of 1840, it is impossible to say def initely, from any of the land marks about the city, as it was from four to six inches a- bove some of them and about the same distance below others, all equally well de fined. This state of things was of course produced by the obstructions in the growth of the city within the last twelve years and the consequent change of the currents. We think, however, there was little difference between the two, though that was the more disastrous to the city and citizens. During the night (Saturday night) the city was completely flooded. Scarcely a dry lot in any part—the water running in to many of the stores from one inch to two feet deep, while in a goodly number it did not enter at all—most of the cellars, of course, filled. Those of our readers famil iar with the city, will have a correct idea of the State of things, when informed that persons in canoes passed through broad street from end to end unobstructed. In some of the lower localities the depth was probably not less than six feet. The con sequence was that a few small houses were moved from their moorings and some oth ers undermined and partially injured. The destruction of merchandise was compara tively small, owing to the very light stocks of heavy goods at this season of the year and the timely efforts of the owners to place them beyond the reach of danger. The greatest loss to the city, by far, is the dam age done to the streets by washing out holes at various points and the loss of a portion of the Lower Bridge, some 200 to 250 feet of which, near the centre was carried away by the lodging against it of three boats, which had broken from their moorings a- bove. It had withstood everything up to Sunday morning, about 8 l-£ o’clock when it gave way under the pressure of the boats. The upper bridge had yielded to the force of the current early Saturday night, and passed away—that was, however, no loss, and we think is not regretted by the com munity. What the extent of the injury to the! Canal is, we have not been able to ascertain and cannot until the water recedes more. It is hoped, hower, it is very slight. It is impossible now to estimate the dam age done to the streets and city with any degree of accuracy, or the amount of goods lost. We are however, well satisfied, that it does not exceed one half the loss sus tained in 1840, and our impression is, that it will fall short of one half. The Georgia and Carolina Railroads St. Mary’s Money In bills under $5 will he received in pay ment of demands due this office. A Large Beet.—Mr. Martin F. Morgan has left at our office one of the largest speci mens of the Blood Beet that we have ever seen. It measures 18 inches in length, 22 in circumference, and weighs 12 pounds.— It was grown in his garden near this place. This Beet beats the North Carolina Beet. Mr. W. H. Armstrong, sends us a sweet potatoe weighing 4 pounds. We are glad to learn from such evidences that our friends are doing well with their root crops. &3T We had the pleasure of seeing Lt. Col. Wm. J. Hardee, of the 2d U. S. Dra goons, in our community the past week.— After spending a few days with his brother, near this place, he left for San Antonio, Texas, where he will rejoin his command. Taxes.—The State Tax this year will be one-tenth of one per cent, or $1 per thousand dollars. The county Tax for this county is 65 per cent. The Tax gath erer, we see is out, and our friends will have an opportunity of casting up with him on the ad valorem principle which, by the bye, will materially increase the amount of Tax paid by this county. Fire at the C. R. R. Depot.—We learn from the Savannah papers that a fire oc curred at the C. R. R. Depot in that city on Friday morning. It commenced in the machine-shop near the stationary engine. In twenty minutes the building was envel oped in flames. The entire loss and dam age to property is as follows : the machine- Hon. A. K. Stephens.—This gentleman addressed a meeting in Washington City before.he leftfoi this State, on the subject of the Presidential contest, of which the Na- tsonal Intelligencer says :— “Hon. A. H. Stephens addressed a large concourse of people at Parr’s Hall, in this city, on Tuesday night last, on the political questions of the day, taking occasion to de fine very explicitly his own position on the presidential issues. He declared his opin ion, in strong terms, that Gen. Scott ought to be defeated—Gen. Pierce ought not to be elected—Daniel Webster ought to be elected. The strength of his speech was directed mainly against the Whig and Democratic nominating conventions, and he declared his unceasing hostility to all national con ventions in which northern free-soilers are allowed to take part. He was in favor of running an independent candidate and or ganizing an independent party, from which the abolition and free-soilers element should be excluded. Against Gen. Franklin Pierce or his opinions, he said, he had nothing to object; he had no objection to make against Mr. Pierce’s votes in Congress on the slavery questiou. He believed him to be eminent ly conservative on the southern question, and said that he placed no confidence whatever in the abolition newspaper reports of Mr. Pierce’s New Boston Speech. He declared the Democratic nominee to be a strong friend of the Compromise measures. “While I,” continued Mr. Stephens, “was stumping the State of Georgia, in 1850, in favor of the Union and Compromise, Mr. Pierce was stumping the State of New Hampshire in favor of the same principles.’ From the West Indies.—West India papers to the 23rd ult., have been received at New York. Another severe shock of earthquake was experienced in Kingston and in Spanish ! Town at about a quarter before 4 o’clock on i Saturday morning, the 21st. The shock was [FOR THE CENTRAL GEORGIAN 1 ] Letter VI* ■ n To the Bon.-Robert Toombs :— It may be your boast, sir, that “no man has ever to hunt for your position in poli tics but that position, at this time, pre sents so singular an anomaly, that a less critical observer than myself, might have been induced to search for the disturbing influence. The scientific deductions of an Adams or a Le Verrier may discover the position of an unseen planet, but I am well satisfied that time alone, can fully de- velope to your now admiring followers, the unfortunate eccentricities which are too of ten the attendants of a genius of your char acter. I shall, therefore, abide patiently. You have gone into the investigation of the merits of the two Presidential nomi nees, with considerable boldness, yet any back on the self-condemning plea, “That you huve seen nothing in Ihe past history of the men, [who voted for Scott and the Platform,] to afford you reasonable security that those principles would be honestly main tained.” Sir, I take that to be a broad con deranation of your party, North and South —strong evidence of your own insincerity, and a piece of as bold assurance as I have ever seen come from the mouth of any man. shop and stationary engine, laths, &c., part, . , , , , , , , e . 4 , , , * , t \ J of very long duration ; and the clock at the ot the smith s shop and the greater part of J ° ’ United Presbyterian Church in this city was stopped. There had been several severe shocks of earthquake at Jamaica. It will be remembered that the shock in i Augusta, Geo . was on the 25th. the engine-house. All of these were under one roof. -Many engines were in the en gine-house, but all were gotten out except three that were on blocks. One of these was new and the other two were ten years old. These, however, were not materially injured. The Republican is assured bv the I Something useful. “Columbus Fash- President of the Company that *1,000 will | ion ! ” is th . e I na “ e S^n *0 anew an , d more than cover thp injuries sustained by manufacture of which has lately been com- the locomotives. This has not, nor will not occasion any sort of delay in the business of the road. The Freshet.—In another par paper will be seen the disastrous accounts of the late freshet. Augusta, it will be no ticed, has again been inundated, and suf- feied considerable bv the destruction of property, though the losses are not so great as they were in 1840. Cu the plantations below, however, the crops have been more seriously injured ; most of them considered as totally destroyed. This is a great ca lamity to the planters in that section, as have both sustained slight injury, but that, will be repaired in three or four days— j 11611 C10 P S f°‘ tbe present year are entirely when they will transport passengers and | lost. Overflows off the plantations on that the mails with their accustomed regularity j river happen occasionally, and crops are de- and facility Indeed Ihe Carolina Road j stroyed> but tbey most frequent!y occur in will do it after to-dav. , Our neighbors in Hamburg, their local!- the H>™«- and P lanters hav? “ °PP«rtum- ty being much lower, we regret to say have; U 7 of replanting with time sufficient to make been much greater sufferers than in this j another crop; but coming at this season city. There the water was in every store j 0 f the year when crops are almost ready for in the place, (Mr. Josiah Sibley s excepted) j i iarve stiug and gathering, is indeed a ca- from oue inch to six feet, and in some, near- j j ^ ly the whole contents were entirely or par-1 -' tially destroyed. Ihe loss has therefore j Chatham Re-United Democracy—On been very great in proportion to the extent j the first „ f tWs „ m be secn the of the stocks on hand. 1 here, too, a young .. . „ 1 man, a clerk in the store of ' Mr. George ! proceedings of a Democratic meeting in Robertson, whose name we did not learn, I Savannah, by which it appears that both was unfortunately drowned, by venturing I wings of the party have come together; beyond his depth into the current. i buried past differences, and determined to Of course in such a calamity there were • menced by the Eagle Factory, of this city. Samples of three ditferni qualities and pat terns have been shown us, and we do not lies- . itate to pronounce either of them fullv equal 01 als if not superior to similar goods brought from the Northern States. They are just what is w’anted for pantaloon stuffs for laborers and boys, and w r e are glad to learn that from many of the samples which have been forwarded to country merchants and to planters, large orders for the goods have been returned, This shows, on the part of our people, a just appreciation of Georgia could made goods, aud a proper determination to j date sustain those who are devoting their time 1 and capital in support of the true interests of the South.— Columbus Enquirer. A similar article of goods has been for years manufactured extensively at the Bell- view Factory, in this county, by George Schley, Esq., and is soid in this and other markets, to a very large amount, annually. —Augusta Constitutionalist d: Republic. We have seen some of it in this market • ? it sold well and was considered a fine and well made article. many hairbreadth escapes from drowning, and many touching, thrilling incidents— deeds of noble daring in the lescue of wo men and children. These indeed, were nu merous—and we might fill columns with narratives stranger than fiction; but we have not time to chronicle them. The ap proving consciences of those who performed them and the gratitude of the rescued, will better compensate than any panegyric we can pronounce. Great, however, as has been the calami ty, and loss in this immediate community, it dwindles into insignificance when com pared with that sustained by the river plan ters, whose splendid crops now nearly ripe for the harvest have been almost entirely destroyed—scarcely one has saved even a part of his erop grown on the river bottoms This is indeed a calamity, an immense loss, the extent of which will never be known, as the crops of corn were said to be not infe rior to any ever raised on the land. We sympathize with them deeply. The Mails have been so out of joint, for, . . , . the last three days; that we are not advised 1 to be vlolated > or compromise to be made, of the effects of the recent rains upon the & c * The N. Y. Tribune thinks that this battle, in future, side by side, for Pierce and King. They accordingly call a mass meeting of the party at Atlanta, on the 18th inst., and urge upon their friends through out the State to come up to the work of harmony; and conciliation, and thereby strengthen the party. The Georgian says that it was" a real old-fashion democratic jubilee, a hearty shaking of hands, with a determination to see who could best work and best agree. Something Ridiculous.—Some of the media’s of the Spiritual rappers at Ithica, have been pretending to have seen the Spir it of Henry Clay, and heard some remarks made by it on viewing the celestial regions about him, wondering that he had not im agined the heightof these joys, the freedom from strife, and war of words, where there was no constitution to be broken, compact New Postmaster-General.—The Sen ate having confirmed the appointment of Mr.Hall, the late Postmaster General, as Judge for the Western District of New-York, the President has appointed the Hon. Sam uel D. Hubbard, of Middletown, Connecti cut, to fill the vacancy; thus created. The Senate has confirmed the appointment. For Scott and Graham.—The Colum bus Enquirer has hoisted the names of one who who will read your speech closely, may perceive you were not unfrequently put to your wit’s end to make out the case to your liking. You profess a preference for a third candidate ; and even go so far as to say, that if one with certain qualifications was “presented to the American people, without reference to results, you would give him your support.” Under the present aspect of parties, it is possible you may sup port Mr. Webster; but if you do, it will be for the purpose of holding on to all that may be induced to go that way—to be af terwards used by you as exigences may re quire. The Democratic party, now, could have no objection to.it. But, sir, if Gen. Scott was out of the way, and the Whigs were to unite fully upon Mr. Webster, I do not believe you would. You are hound for the Democratic party, and time will show it. For you looked to the starting of a third candidate, only as a contingency,—I think your speech plainly implies as much; and that contingency was, if the Constitu tional Union party would not unite on Pierce and King. It is also farther evi dent, from this fact:—The seceders from the Convention of the 15th of July, if they had sense enough to get out of a shower of rain, must have known, that after the De mocratic party broke up the coalition, and fell back upon their old party issues—as Whigs their true position was upon their's also. A blind mole might see that. If it is not as I state, and the Whig par ty were to be kept united, why did you make the inquiry, (such a contingency uot happening) “what are the Union Whigs to do ?” and then proceed to answer theques tion, by arguing in favor of the Democra tic nominees ?—Why, but that you were doubtful whether you could unite the party for the Democrats—but was confident you divide it by running a third candi- But notwithstanding you had some of your principle presses muzzled, as I shall presently show, you had acknowledged that “question” to be somewhat “embarrass ing.” I am not astonished at that. When men forsake party and principle both, they often find themselves “embarrassed”—but I ain’astonished you should consider your self an exception. You would have found no embarrassment, if you had taken up the Whig nominees and the WLig Platform together, and have gone straight out with them. “ The path of duty was the path of safety,” and both were clear. But your unfaithfulness, your lust of power—and it may be some personal pique, tempted you to do wickedly wrong. Why do you com plain ? Is your eye evil, because others are right ? But you say, “This question would not be at all embarrassing, if the majority m the Convention which nominated General Scott, had put him before the country upon Principles, that you and they have been times a day, have I openly and publicly de striving for shoulder to shoulder, for twelve years ;—and when at length, after an un equalled struggle, in which the most splen did parliamentary abilities of the country were engaged, they finally triumphed,—-you have the cool audacity to tell the people of Georgia, you see nothing in the men of the Whig party, “to afford you reasonable security that those principles would be hon es tlv maintained !” Sir / it crimsons the cheek of a Sou thron, to see in you the first traitor to them ! The integrity of the Whig party is se curity sufficient. When did it ever violate a pledge made to the people ? Never ! — When the soundness of the votes, which nominated Gen. Scott is proven, and you admit “the Compromise resolutions of the Whig party is all you desired, and the oth er principles, in the main are sovnd and re publican,” in the name of reason and com mon sense, what other security can you re- thd subject of Southern Rights. I can as' sure you that I was one of the to first give in my hearty and cordial approval and en dorsement of those measures, when they were before Congress. There were but two others ahead of me in point of time in their advocacy, and approval of those measures. I mean Mr. Clay and Senator Foote, of your State. As early as 1850, when first brought before Congress, I openly avowed myself the friend of those measures, and then, and since, as many I think as an average of five quire ? Sir, you demand impossibilities. If the Whig party cannot be trusted on the compromise, most assuredly the Democra tic party cannot be And by your defection you offer every inducement you well cau, to provoke hostility to those principles.— You aot in bad faith, and then wish to make it appear that others will do the same. I recollect it, sir, if others do not, that you were a lukewarm supporter of the Compro mise measures in Congress;—and it was not fully known here, until their passage, which side you were on. I marked that. But while you would have the people of Georgia believe that Gen. Scott’s friends are not to be trusted, you go farther and say : “He has given no assurance that they [the principles ot the Platform,] receive his ap proval, or will be maintained by him.” I am well aware this has been a powerful ar gument against Gen. Scott, in the hands of that portion of his own party, who follow you in opposing him. And why ? Because the venal presses under your influence, have suppressed everything, before and since his nomination, that would give us to under stand otherwise. And many of our public men have joined you in the base and un founded calumny. Mr. Jeankins is an ex ception. But the day of better things is dawning—light is breaking forth ; and the peoDle will soon be able to see the falsity ol the charge, as well as the unholy means that have been employed to keep them in darkness and prejudice. It is plain enough. There is proof upon proof, that they not only “receive his approval,” but that “they will be maintained by him.” A plain, straightforward construction of his letter of acceptance will bear it out. The President of the National Conven tion transmitted to him, annexed to a noti fication of his nomination, a copy of the re solutions, for his consideration. Gen. Scott replied as plainly as language can speak : “I accept 'he nomination with the Resoi tions annexed.” Now, sir, does that reject the Resolutions? Certainly not. Well, then, if he accept them, he* approbates or approves them, ot course. What else can he mean ? Gen Scott is no quibbler. You may warp it to suit your views, as you have d 0 n e —t u t you cannot alter the sense, es pecially when taken with the tenor of his letter. * He further says :— “Finally, for my STRICT ADHERENCE to the PRINCIPLES of the Whig party as EXPRESSED IN THE RESOLUTIONS OF THE CONVENTION and herein sug gested, with a SINCERE and earnest PURPOSE to advance the greatness and clared my sentiments to every man, woman and child, who has approached me on the subject. I have not sought nor have I de sired any concealment of my views and opinions in reference to them, and it is a matter of profound astonishment and re gret to me that my sentiments have been so grossly misrepresented, and that I have been made the subject of such unjust and mali cious slander. My name has been coupled with that of Mr. Wm. H. Seward, and I have been charged with entertaining senti ments in co union with him in refer (lice to Southern institutions. Nothing can be more unjust and false. It is true, I am personally acquainted with Mr. Seward, and that he is personally my friend—but I ana not responsible for his peculiar sentiments, nor those of any other man who may see proper to support me, and no man living knows better than he, what my opinions are, and always have been. I made his aeqain- tance sometime in the year of ’36 or ’S'!. I had not met with him or corresponded with or interchanged communications with him, however, during the interval from the year ’42 to’50. In the latter year, during the pending of the Compromise measures before Congress, I met with him in travel ing through New Jersey. He approached me upon the subject of those measures, and asked mv opinion in reference thereto. I replied to him in these wolds : Sir, I am dead for the Constitution—dead for the Union—dead for the Compromise— AND DEAD AGAINST AN\ r MAN WHO IS OPPOSED TO THEM OR EITHER OF THEM. The language used by myself on that occasion was so positive and emphatic, that in alluding to it since, for he well re members tbe conversation, he has even charged me with rudeness. “1 have seen some service in the cause of our common country, and am now advanced in life. 1 have endeavored. to gain at least a name for uprightness and candor ; and I challenge the world to produce a single witness, who would be believed in a court of justice, who will say that I have ever, by thought, word or deed, said or done any thing to justify the misrepresentations that have been made as to my sentiments and opinions, or that they have been otherwise than as expressed to you here this day. 1} any such man can be found, let him be brought forward, and 1 am willing that my past life and services shall be forgotten, and that the word infamous shall be written be fore and after my name.” Now, sir, how does that make you look ? Is Gen. Scott “painfully obscure where it was his duty to be plain 1” What now be comes of your telling the people General Scott is not pledged to carry out the prin ciples ol the Platform ? r lhat he has given no assurance that they “receive his approv al ?” And that his position was not known before his nomination ? What are we to ihfpTcnhi. ! tbiuk of you and Stephens ? The Chroni cle <6 Sentinel, Savaunah Republican and Macon Messenger ? Why have those pa pers, and others in the State, not published this manifesto of Gen. Scott’s? Is it more than an act of justice ? Why will they not do it now ? Why—but because it will prove upon you and Stephens, and others con cerned in this conspiracy, a mass of false- Itood and duplicity sufficient to crush a Her cules ! That a designing political junto should thus blindly, mislead, and betray an unsuspecting and confiding party, with per fect impunity, is an outrage too gross for sober consultation. But I have yet other evidence to con- 1 will happiness of the Republic and thus tocher- demn yon, and sustain Gan. Scott. ■ • ■ enconrage Mm ennse of Comtitu- Nora I am done, that he is clear of ish and enconrage the cause of Constitu tional liberty through the world, avoid eve ry act and thought that might iuvqlve our country in an unjust or unnecessary war, or every charge \oti have made against him ; and especially that his opinions were un known before his nomination. The.follow ing extract from a speech of Mr. Cleniand, Scott and Graham. This is quite an ac-J their own principles !” So you would like cession to the Scott party in Georgia, as that to have us believe, uo doubt. Pray, sir, what were the principles of that “majority,” other rivers in the State. We fear it has beeneqvallv disastrous as in the Savannah, as we are informed that the Railroad Bridge across the Ocmulgee at Macon has also been carried away. We fear we have vet to hear of much distress and loss. A few days will imform us.— Chronicle c£r Sentinel lsJ inst. '■ Analysation of a Cucumber.—An analy sis of the cucumber; by Prof. Salisbury, o 1 Albany, shows that niuety seven one-hun dreds of the fruit are water! This is more than the watermelon, which contains ninety- four parts. Tbe musk melon contains nine ty* • He who lives only to benefit himself, give the world a benefit-w v hen lie dies. is one among the most influential Whig pa pers in the State, and the editor a most pointed and piquant writer. The Flood at Mobile.—The people of Mobile held a public meeting, on 28th ult., to provide means for the protection of the citv from sickness, in consequence of tbe overflow. The Herald estimates the loss sustained the city at $500,000. [from TnE GEORGIA TELEGRAPH.] Rattlesnakes. Drayton, Ga., August 21 A few davs ago while the hands on the plantation of J. B. Lamar, Esq., iu Sumter county, were clearing a piece of land, they came across a large rattlesnake which, on being pursued made its way into a hollow log near by. This log was immediately opened, out of which came twonty one rat tlesnakes all of which were killed. These snakes were from three to six feet long, having from five to fourteen rattles, as I have been assured b.C Mr. Brautly, Col. La mar’s Overseer, who was present and coun Thinking some of our readers may be taken with many grains of allow ance. We think so ; and if they cannot get these Spiritual rappers in the mad house, it would be doing a good deal for de cency and common sense to stop them at Auburn prison. Great Fatality at Sea.—A rumor has been afloat in New York, that tbe Brig, George Henry, from Chagres, had been _ boarded at sea, and all hands fo^hd dead, j An elf]er]y maiden lad y write s to a friend. j ~A. , , , ! “A widower* with ten children, has propos- L,™ dv the Ij.ep._A a sale of four: ^ ^ This is about the inches of land, on- Main street, Buffalo, was j DUmbe ,. j should have been entitled to, if I made the week before last, at *100 per had beeu married at the proper time, in- j nc h. (stead of being cheated into a nonentity.” but the principles of the Platform ? I know this is one of the pretended arguments against Gen. Scott, that you have put iu -the mouths of the Webster faction, in this State—for the Address of the Seceders con tained the same sentiment. But I will nail it to the counter. I will show you aud them it is not true, iu a very few words. Gen. Scott received 159 votes in the Con vention that nominated him. There were 66 votes against the Platform. Now, sir, admitting that Gen. Scott received every free-soil, or anti-platform vote in the Con vention, which is probably not the fact, you will perceive he still had 93 votes favorable to the Platform. Is not that a majority ? And does it uot prove that your assertion is not founded in truth ? It certainly does, sir. The majority that nominated Genera! Scott were Compromise men, and you know it. Figures tell no lies, and they prove it. You might have urged the same objection against Mr. Filmore, or Webster, had eith- impair the faith of treaties, and discounten- mg extract nom a spe anting all political agitation injurious to the of Connecticut made as early as last April, interests of Society and dangerous to the j 1S conclusive. He says . - Union, IL offer uo other pledge or guar-1 “Gen. Scott was, bj Mr. R1 lmoro.pteed antee, than a long public life, now undergo j temporal-,ly at the head of the WarDe- ing the severest examination.” I !?««“?<.“ thatp^itio^-^ptedwffh To find fault with that, is to find fault military fame, uw.aWe to, <W«- with very plain language ; and to doubt] ert a pmoerJuUnflnencem favor of the corn el Gen. Scott means what liesays, is to prom,,e measure* . _ ignore everything that binds us to respect j t0 ‘bat distinguished Whig re- our Ives ’ | quires of me that I should say, he could ° U But, sir, if other evidence is wanting, i j not have done^m-e Re, was an active a have it at ban'd. I have said that you gross ] man as could be found in getting those com- ly and deliberately misrepresented General measures passed. I was here and. Scott’s views on the Compromise measures | heard from every quarter that Oen. Scott would™ glad“tohea 6 r itida eirtr^dim^ « ? f gentlemen been nominated massaere of snakes, I have written you this. , But 'W?°“ ^ted at the _t. ; brief accouut. O. time, the truth of what you were saying, and that it. might be made to appear so, on some oc casion, you seemed determined to make sure of the point as an objection, although un avoidably forced to admit the soundness of the W^ig Platform, and a preference for it. To make that objection plausible, you fall I will now prove it. I presume you will have no objection to take the stand and give your own evidence of Gen. Scott’s charac ter. You say '.—“He is a faithful soldier and an honest man I know—that he will do what he says, I believe.” That is very good. Now hear what he says :— FACTS WHICH ARE FACTS SUB MITTED TO A CANDID WORLD ! Gen. Scott's speech to the Mississippi Dele gation. “I feel gratified, gentlemen, at this un expected call, and am glad to see before me the accredited men of Mississippi. The nomination which has been conferred upon me by the Convention of which you were members, is an honor greater than I desr rve, and whether defeated or elected, I shall al ways regard it as the highest compliment which could be bestowed upon me, and as more than repaying me for the little service I have Tendered my country. I am well pleased, too, gentlemen, with the platform you Kave adopted; it meets my hearty and cordial approval ; and let me assure youy gentlemen,” that this, is no new born faith in me. Years ago 1 entertained the sentiments expressed in that platform on was as active and energetic as any man in Washington, and never did a man labor harder than Gen. Scott to prevail upon the free-soil members of the Whig party to abandon their position and adopt the com promise as a measure of the new adminis tration. “These measures were passed mainly through the influence of Clay, Fillmore, Webster, SCOTT and Cobb. These were the men who carried them through, and every man who was in the last Congress knew, it /” Did you not make out that you knew nothing of Gen. Scott’s opinions ? Yet the above facts were long ago known—and have been urged on more than one occa sion by the writer of these articles. Now, sir, one of two things is indisputably prov en upon you :—that you, were either deliber ately determined to make a maliciously false statement of Gen. Scott's position on the Compromise measures, to suit your own purposes—or you were stupidly ignorant of the facts which surrounded you. I leave it for the pople to decide. We know you to be a shrewd, watchful and talented man. I have now given the amplest evidence of your unfair dealing towards Geni Scott;