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VOL. XXIV. ATHENS, GEO., THURSDAY, AUGUST 93, 1855. ' —
NO. 24
(Tljr liiutljmi i'Riiirr,
TUIILISIIED WEEKLY,
RY HILL & SLEDGE,
A. A. KHAN KLIN HILL, JAMES A. SLEDGE,
EDITORS ASI> PROPRIETORS.
Office Upstairs, So. 7, Granite Rote.
TERMS:
Two Dollar*! prr annum, in advance, or
Three Dollar**, if delayed.
To C!n1»< re ni’iiii;'$1©, In advance, Wix C’o-
Vlrii will le
An\* subs Tibor f lilui* to give notice of i»i* «1
to 1.
sidr
•oiitinuohis 9u'.».v*rr,»ti«>ii nt the expirnti«
tto* i» ii • f ** it .1 is been jnM, will be
u.h win itu;* to eoniiii'ie it,find uei«Uiab!eae* , "r*iin^
[Ifr 9 No piper wi’.i be »!';*<-*ti'iiiihn1, texeej
•optiou of die Kditor<.? until all »trr» , ar.i_ , «"* a
U.4TKM or ABVKRTIM.’MJ.
v r 4 . n r of twelve lim** *nwl!
tv^^s m.!;" «>..«,,r Sir the firs,
L- 1 tA.f... (>ut^ for eneb \vi*ekiy eontiuu-
• paid.
insertion, and
am e.
>;»erinl eon trio!?
ran In
tGiiu;.
l^*4*il adverti!«f-.nef»?« in
Ann oine.mg e oi-lidutes
pavable in advnnee, in nil
Jl;t**b mils »dvi-nif*inu t:
$'», to be j»»ii*l invnriat
A lv»Ttn*eiii#‘fi
for year!;
ndver
•rted nt the umii.iI r«f<*s.
*r oIVkh.*, Five 1 dollars,
ir wivrw, will be ebnrged
iv in tuSvAiirp.
lid tuxrnv* have the desired
muni.
lion** lirtrktnl upon them when handed
h rwi>e the wid be publis!:ed til. forlti 1, and
•«*.| ;tee*«r<liuuly.
DJ UKCTOBY^
’ Professioni»* and Bnssm*sa men eaiilmve their
e ir l- insert** I tin le» bcid, for 011c year, at the
r U‘ H «*f Five |>.»!l ir** for •». *l**«l of not more than nix
liu an I >e\ent v live eenta fore.* u additional line.
imi. r. n. Lombard.
\\~ >ri.T> 'VIv announce to tie
¥▼ of Athene find vi-ioity, J n it hia ofh.n
r Wih ':i Veal s t'i »th’»ng .Store, Colley
•if ; 7.er>!»
is **tid
t Ave
MOORE & CARLTON,
1)
11 ir.lw.irr auJ Ciorkcry, Nr
Grnnto Row,
[Jan. vT>.
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T. II. MILSOX A BROS.,
I> )|U> U.K Hi'l retail (1.- tiers in Dry GmkI*.
ii- !l .r.lw irr, CriH-kcrv, &<•., Nos. •*
,\vt Hue, Athens, Ga.
1 H'..
S1M1KL I*. TIHRMOND,
IT. »i{VK V \T LAW.Ji.fliTson. .Turks >n rutin
• tii.. w.ll altru.l iir.itisp ly to nnv lm*ines
•ill .• I- Tr. ' [ Aj.ril i't. Kin.
WILLIAM G. DELONEY,
Attorney at l.nw,
\\' , !!.l* :*ivt? e^pe i.ii alteuii hi lo code 'ting, amt to
* * l • ii n-iot ill pernoiH emit led in L \ N I) \V Aft
and t
\VA!
I'ae iate bounty land bill of the la .l
l Street, over th
• store of I. M. Ken
March la—tf.
IIII.L & THOMAS,
O F. VLKUS in Silk. Fancy, and Sin
II irdwarr. Crockery, Groceries,
(ir.iuilr Row, Atiiens.Ga.
Xo.
(Jan. I'.'.
FERRY & REESE,
\\T UM.KS ALE an 1 retail dealer* in lint*, Caps.
, , 11 S-,-.(•*, Trunks, ,\r., tH-lwoen Dr*.
Lines' an 1 Waites earner, 11 road street. Atlien*.
Ga. I Jan. 11*.
1\ W . LI C AS, _
lffllOLKSALK and retail dealer in Drv Goods,
tt droicries, Hardware, Ac., Xu. ‘i, llroad si.
Athens, ti l. (Jin Ph
C. IV. & II. It. J. LONG,
*■*^111 tl.ESALK nml retail Dru.-oists, Alliei.s,
Ga., kia.|> const ml I v on hand n lai^e anil well
rdcetml stock of Paint*, < tils, Vnrni*lic*, Dye Stull's,
ltrushes, Window Glass and Putty.
\> ..dealers in American, French and English
(' o-a'.- d. Driers, Medicines, Perfumery and Fancy
A .
!•"" l '
n'l ethers, can
proin;
de
rsieians. Dealers a:
I their orders nie.-t
n-ist e eoniinodatine terms. Their coimI:
\ wit'a ereat care, uial will be warranted
nted. Jnn. If*.
From the Federal Union.
‘•THAT tVILD IirNT AFTER OFFICE.’*
KF.COUnED BT JOVATHAS SWIFT.
Hark, 'ti* the busies clarion call!
Hark, on the office hunter s fall
It* echor** iiiiserins in mid air.
From Walker down to swampy Ware:
Mount S'oaah tremble* in the blast,
AVhilc on ill” ocean many n nm*t
Irs iiennons Hatters in the "ale,
Ami swell* to hurst ins every sail.
It is St. Francis winds bis horn.
And lnnt'soicn brave salute the morn;
They're on •: bunt t'.iat s wild to day—
As s'norrins eharse* d- shewav,
T .eir riders raise a denfenins cry.
That wildly rins* thronsh earth and sky,
For on tl.e hunt I'.rt * wild thev ro—
W : ile Cone "nd Miller w'ddlv blow,
ILili Tripjie, lien Hill are fol’owins fast.
To fren7v wronsht by maddenins blnst.
Slill on they spec*!—so well is blown,
The ronsins blast by Father Cone,
E'en Tu n'in wakes nn 1 joins the cry.
As Andrew* hurries yellimr by;
And "Fonebe is with the fr< i.rii d throng
Tout o'er the mountains sweep* n’one.
" Hurrah eiv boys," St. Franei* cries;
Speed on till every eharcer dies!
Tiie "lerions game of place is opr*—
You’ll gain it svrear it by the powers!
Strike deep vottr rowe's. mend your pace,
It is a wild, exciting eliase'"
Thev gain in numbers ns they go,
Ti'.! loins them weigills' Ynmadoe;
Josh HiM f- well MS Ben puts in,
To follow Miller who has lieen
With every party ever known.
E'en down to that aeroiiebcsl bv Cone,
And wbti lias ground for everv digue
Tant eotild the name of "ntf'rt'" sjieak,
While parson Foster, parses Knew!*
Go with the crowd to mend their sou!*.
A” ! well '(would fail me to relnto
The third rate lawyers in the State,
And small.great men who go
W \«T“ Coiio nml Millrr lmnl'y b!»>w.
Ail otTiw so«*kf*r!*.v»iii tin* rhnsV*,
Ami tis n xvilil nn*l fronziud ravo:
Awn thi*v iro with tViimlvring Mp<*c*fl,
Sr FniK'H Mmvinj in fli«* loud:
O « r I ill nii«l do’l, and str**n>n !bc*v fly,
A* iff bo ilf-vil foVownl nijh :
N«»r r»>*! for 11 io:n by niirbt or day,
Awmv thoy ru>b, nwnv, away!
Twn« Juno wbon f.r t St. Francis blew
Tbo blr.st Hint av 'kod tbo bnntin" crew!
Tlirouirb Summer'8 bcattlmy wildly t*p«il
Bv bone of u r iini:ur olTicr* led.
For four In* *r tnonfl’s fbev wi’dly —
But *t:s Oeto'ier and **re bulbed*
r Pie elnrioTi bn le mid t v o erv
Which lately rent the verv sky.
One stream bus b ilked then in their course,
F«*r ti«*w the bunters. tudfoAvincr bourse,
St«**n for n time Salt Uiver's Wmvc,
And tlien they find u wnti-ry crave.
A tablet star*.is hi-* : de t!*nt stream.
And where its sparkling waters gler.m,
Von flicre the mournfiil t ile* may read
Of sturdy rid«*r mid his steed:
•* Here lie St. Francis and bis men,
\\ ’ wi’dly rushed from mount to crVn
On st<**ds ns brave ns o’er were strode,
Or iv»*re by mailed bero<*s r«»de:
Oil! ttiat wild limit these horsemen made—
But here their blenching lames art* laid.'’
• August 8th, lH’O.
*—Phoothnif must excuse Mr. Snift forpro-
nonneinjr bis name Pouch, ns it is only « poetical
lieense. Tbo poet retrrots bringinir up reininiseen-
ees of tiie past, by proeonneing your name ns your
mother did. bn! In* could not possibly iret Phor.thoy
info the* line - that name making one syllable too
manv.
STL Ml »1>F..
r. STENIlOrSE &
C. N. AVr.KILL
<0.
I .l'*RW.\KI)INTi and Fonmiis-ion Merebnnts,
\ * *. Havne Sire«*t, C'iinrbston, S. C. l?»-fer
T*» !,* 1> din. II ind, Williams \ Wilcox, Charleston:
II <» 1, Willi uns A August a: ,1. Nonross, Atlan
ta r r. ( "ihiiHer, ciinttanoogu; K. II. »V 1>. h.
Ci'tTui .V Knoxville. Julv —lv.
R. L. BLOOMFIELD,
B.KSAI.K and retail Clothing Store. Broad
ff Strreet, Athens, Ga. [May 10.
D. X. Jl’DSON,
( 1’ »MMISSON MKIU’II A NT, nml dealer in choice
Fa nu» Or vet ries, Confectionnries, Fruits, Ate.
on tin* conu r of Broad and Jackson streets, Athens,
Gt April *dfi, IXoo.
IKON AND mass F01NDRY AND
ti.uiinc WORKS.
1 ltf>N and Brass Casting* oCe v< * r '’ variety and
deM*r‘.*.»ti»»n, Improvcal Iron Cireuisr S^w Mills,
rr-nteti c<pnl to the ties*: St«**nn Kirrines, For-
. nj l\i:m*s, (told Mining, Mill. Gin, rnd all othi r
ktads of Geering; M’d! Irons and all kinds of Ma
chinery m :de to i.rd'T; Ir.*n Fencing «*f t»nt
?• r -s; !»* .a h ' n l W-vgon Cnstings mid Dog-irons.
K\ tv v lr'.i-iv i.f repairing and wrought iron xvork
pToill*.,!V » \ -eiltT-t.
i »ur .•• i .! assonnent of pattern*, nre the nocu-
nml'ition of year*. A list will be sent those mb
. Irrsaing, twis; i*nid,
Ki:n,r.N xickkiison. m. f...
Agent A toons Steam Co., Athens, Ga.
Jan 1«—1y.
FI RNITI RE M INI FACTORY AND
WAUK.ROOJI.
-'pur. m ler,jgpe.l beg*to annonr.ee tl.at be bn*
L new ea hand at hi* WARE ROOM, pour tbe
i|>> 'e|i,d Cl.nreh, an extensive n**nrtmeiit of Fur
■ t r*. i.f everv 'bucriptipn. Cenneeted with tin*
":r, ream, i* ri CAHIXFT SHOP, where he i*
r'v.rel umkc any article of furniture to order,
a I at *’,evt notice, ninl to repair old fnmitnre, d<
!i.i..|.t,. ,v,.„ He keep* on band an ft*
of t; It Mr.,.-t in, of every variety.
Fi*U’« ('..H ill Tlrlnllir end other eeflin*,
"••tv 'lob on Iuind. f V TERMS CASH.
■November :W, 1«H. WILLIAM WOOD.
tailoring establishment.
H AVING secure-l the services of O. P. Caldwell
lurm»*rlv ruiter I* >r Win. O. Price, of Savannah
» • l Auy i*i;, 1 willii.tve executed, in the nentcntaud
3i ‘ *} J TMii malile st\h», all order.* ronfi-ted to our care.
1 ntil r get g'NHit. we will iak»» the measure and
Twani tar piiierr to our maiiufacl ringestabl:s!in»rm
•t IDe XortD. w..i-re l will pay paniculy nttentlon to
* •■ imtrr;.u and naking, nu t torwnrd tiie garment
” 4|r * • * l,, .r r> M«»met in three weeks from Ute lime the
in Kf;.
\W will In v»* a good a**<irtinent of plain and fancy
, Ca>Minere». Ve.v.ing, \r , here by the lAih o!
%u ly, at wtiirlt time ail ordei** left, will meet with
P!y ni ’*t sUfniion.
-utUi.gHnd inikng at the shortest notice, on very rea
■ •-c term*. Iron* this ilnv forwartl.
Athens. Jnuggt*. leSil It. L. BLOOMFIELD.
Hi YtMnngAii- -*n- snbseri
ivj. In r lias c»jH*n«*d nn fissortirent «>f
jjtjHfl I*n*‘e A Co.’s celebrated Melodoons,
. J • which hr will sell nt th« Munnfnc tu-
i w, Ih tuc nddtfumoi Cfeight.
Apni lf»—iy. A. K. CHILDS.
i! 5,000. *
A I.VGGI' Htoek of Dry
vt°od*, Hat*. Boot* njvi Shoe*,
Iron, Croekerv, Gmcerie*. Ac., for aide
April?fi* h,by GKA1)Y * NICHOLSON,
5P.OOO lb*, extra T<n.i»**ee Bacon, for
Apt” ?9 Vy T ' BISUOP * SON.
Thf Old M’orld and Know Xothinffs.
It is often remarked by some of tbe
journals of tlic Know-Xothin<», alias
American party, that Old England,
France and Spain look on the party in
America as beiii" founded upon just and
rijrlifcnit.s principles, and they often cop_y
short paragraphs purporting to come from
the English and Spanish press, in which
they hid this new party God speed ; and
these professed American journals, blind
ed by an unholy zeal, ur<;e this as a
strong argument in favor of this new par-
ty.
Now, wo hold that it is a fact estab
lished beyond all contradiction, that
England and Spain ltnve always been
opposed to civil and religious liberty,
and have used tlicir utmost endeavors
to crush out every spark, though ever so
small, that has ever been kindled in favor
of a Republican fnnn of government
and in too many instances have succeed
ed, ere it has fairly been fanned into a
bright and burning light by the soft zc-
pl, yrsfrom heaven. Look at the tyranny
and oppression that has been exercised
over poor down-trodden Ireland and
Hungary, and shudder ! Rememberalso
the galling yoke which England tried
hard to fasten upon our own beloved
country, and sent her thousands of sol
diers over to force upon us, and trample
cut the luminary of freedom ns it was
extending from one end of the old thir
teen colonies to the other. It is enough
to bring the warm blood of indignation
to the cheek of every true American !—
Look at these, we say, and blush for
shame, ere you again ipiote the opinions
of such old g rants in favor of this new
party, falsely called American.
Poland made a strike for liberty, hut
it was doomed to fail, and the. bright
spark to he tjnenched, ere it had hardly
been kindled into a blaze, by the crown
ed despots of the old world, and strug
gling freedom receive another severe
and crushing blow. Ireland, too, made
ahold struggle to release herself from the
crushing weight of bondage under which
she had been held for ifRuy years, hut
alas! she was doomed to a sad disap
pointment. Cuba, too, that land of sun
shine and flowers—that bright isle of
the sea—the land of poesy and song—
the Garden of the world-r-thc fairest spot
that ever sun shone on—-a place almost
fitted for angels to dwell, where the fa-
grance of its sweet-scented flowers is
wafted in every breeze, and the music
and warbling of lords delight the ear—
where, in the enchantment of the spot,
man is lost iu wonder and amazement,
and almost forgets the trials, troubles,
and vexations of this world in viewing
the scenes presented to his enraptured
vision—a place, which would seem,
above nil others, to he designed for the
habitation of enlightened freeman, she has
struggled to throw off the galling yoke of
bondage and oppression, but with what
effect her history for the past will plain
ly show. In every struggle she has
been overpowered by the despotic na
tions with which she is surrounded, and
the trial bas only served to fasten the
weight of oppression upon that lovelv
spot still stronger and heavier, if possi-
hie, until at the present it is almost in
supportable, and she is turning to Amer
ica as the only remaining hope for deliv
erance, and the nations of all Europe
nre watching he>* with a grasping and
jealous eye, and doing all in her power
to prevent her from becoming a part of
this Republic, where she ought of right
to belong.
The crowned heads of the Old W'.rld
have always been opposed to man’s right
to expatriate and become a citizen of
another country, and of the duty of al
legiance and protection, and have always
held to the ancient logma, “Once a citi
zen always a citizen,” and if a man was
so unfortunate as to he horn the slave of
a tyrant, he must remain in bondage for
ever. He could never renounce his ill-
fated birthright, could never forswear the
allegiance which hound him to his chains,
lie might emigrate, he might take, the
wings of the morning and fly to the ut
termost parts of the globe, and put seas
and continents, oceans, lakes, rivers, and
mountains between him and the tyrant
in the shadow of whose kingdom he was
horn, and lie would still “but drag a
lengthening chain.” The despot jn : ght
still pursue and hind him a^a subject
slave. If lie sought the shores of Amer
ica. to strengthen her and help amelior
ate her huge proportions, and to work
out her destiny, the tyrant had to he ask
ed for a passport, ere lie could he taken
under our protection. We were then
weak, scarce considered worth a name
among the nations of the earth. But
America held out encouragement to om-
ierants, and thev came, lo! thev canted
We needed them then to settle onr wide-
sprerl forests, and cultivate the rich prol
ific soil, and assist to hull l up and
strengthen the thriving and expanding
Colonies. And in the days of the old
Revolution we were glad to receive the
aiil of foreigners. They were ready and
willing to buckle on the armor and fight
for tlie*r liberties, and stake their lives,
their fortunes, and their sacred honor on
the grorious contest between freedom
and oppression, and many of them lost
their lives in the struggle. Thousands
who were of foreign birth were engaged
on the side of American Independence,
and bravely and nohlv did they hear tip,
under the many hardships, trials and pri
vations of an eight years war. Was
there any objection made to foreigners or
Catholics joining hand in hand with the
Protestant, and battling under the same
flag for freedom ? Or was there the
least objection made to a Catholic being
entitled to the enjoyment, to the fullest
extent, of those liberties, with the Pro
testant / No; but it was one common
cause, in which men of every nation,
faith, and creed were e 1 gaged, as a hand
of brothers. There were no bickerings
about what religious sect or denomina
tion should stand high in authority and
share the spoils of office, hut Equal
Rights was enscribed on every banner
ns it was flung to the breeze. And tliefra-
mers of the Constitution have provided
for the maintenance of them, and we can
not, without comingin direct contact with
it, proscribe any religious sect from hold
ing nflicc on account of their particular
faith or creed, so long as they are natur
alized citizens. But now, when hut lit
tle over three quarters of a century has
passed since men of every clime and creed
were braving even the cannon’s mouth
for liberty, a party has sprung up in
America, whose special object is reli
gious proscription, the oppression of Cath
olics and foreigners. <>! Protestantism,
where is thy consistency ? Have the
Catholics ever been guilty of so base an
act in this country, as to attempt to pro
scribe nnv set of men merely because
they differed with them in their religions
faith ? Every man will answer in the
negative. But on the other hand were
not Catholics the first to put the principle
of free toleration practically into effect ?
History tells us that Lord Baltimore,
then Governor of Md., was the first to
do it. Our statistics show there are
comparititelv lmt few Catholics in this
country, anti even if they were evilly
disposed, (of which we hav’nt the least
particle of proof,) there is no need or neces
sity for forming a party, hound by the
most solemn oaths, as this new party is,
to oppose Catholicism, hut trust to God,
and an enligntened and intelligent Amer
ican public, for the suppression of all
such evils. Surely, to our mind, it shows
a lack of confidence in the justice of tlicir
cause, when any combination of men. by
whose deliberations the political affairs
of onr country are effected, resort to the
secrecy, and hind their members by sol
emn oaths to support certain principles
it shows, to say the least of it, that they
date not trust those principles to an en
lightened and scrutinizing public.
We know it is said llieohject’on of se
crecv is now removed, but is this the
fact ? hv no means. Po they not still
meet and hold their secret councils, and
arc not all the old forms of initiation of
members, and the administration of the
most solemn and binding oaths stilt kept
up among them? IVe believe they do
meet and swear in their members by the
same oaths they alwaj’slwve. Yes, they
still hind their members to support the
candidates nominated by their party, no
matter whether they deem such men
sound and capable of discharging the du
ties cf such office or not. Now, is not
this swearing away the liberties of Amer
ican Freemen? After taking this oath
they have parted with their right to the
free exercise of the elective franchise as
American citizens, and become the tools
of unprincipled and desigtfing office seek
ers, and have to vote as they are dicta
ted to, and arc no longer entitled to be
called American freemen, for they have
disposed pf all that constituted them
such. If, then, they still hold their se
cret councils and swear in their mem
hers, all this talk about their objects and
aims being published to the world in the
light of day, is only designed to “draw
the wool over the eyes of the unsuspect
ing,” for, as they do not publish the ac
tions and dojngs of these councils, and
swear theii members never to reveal
them, we ktow not what they there do,
and there ii still nearly as much secre
cy about the party as ever. NVe
only knew what they sec proper to let
us know, and that is that they arc striv
ing to pursecute and proscribe all who
differ with them in religious faith, there
by striking a direct blow at the Consti-
tion, and undermining our liberties,
which is enough to make every lover of
our free and republican institutions raise
his warning voice in opposition.
We will now state why the Old World
is in favor of this new party, and come
to a close, as we have already said more
than we intended. It is not the first
time England Ims tried to meddle with
tiie political affairs of this country, and
create a rupture in this government.—
Has she not expressed an opinion in re
gard to the Slavery question? and with
what honors ami delight ditT^he receive
“Uncle Tom’s Cabin'’ and its unprinci
pled author, and do you say she was
right aud did right then t Ah, no, .and
metiiinks she is just about as near right
now. And has not insult after insult
been heaped upon the American Hag,
even within the few years, by Spain ?—
They knew if they could get the law
passed abolishing negro slavery in the
United States, ati l that it should never
be carried into any of tbe territories or
countries which should ever be acquired
by her, then they bail gained a great
point, for under sucli laws Cuba could
never be annexed to America, and then
England would have nothing to tear, she
would become possessor oi that beauti
ful Island in time, for she cannot long
remain as she is. But in that England
lias failed, and now there is a new party
in this country proscribing Catholics,
and she also knows if tbe principles ol
that party predominate, Cuba never can
become a part of this Republic, for she
is a Catholic country, and besides, her
citizens could not hold any ollice under
tlfe government till after twenty-one
years, because they arc foreigners, and
her citizens would not consent to the an
nexation under such circumstances.—
Having an eye on Cuba herself, then it
is not to be wondered at that she should
hail with delight any symptoms which
jo to show that Cuba cannot he received
under our government, and this new
tarty is just the thing to answer her
turpose, and we can’t say but what it
iwes its origin to her inanojvering, for its
supporters cannot and have not informed
us where it originated. And this is not
all, if'we uphold tins new party we
pass in substance the same laws that
England passed and contended for years
ago. In the latter part of the Sixteenth
Century, after Catholics had been pur-
secuting Protestants and Protestants in
turn pursecuting Catholics for some time
we find there were laws passed ordering
all l’aptist Priests to flee the country
within forty day, under the penalty of
death, and all who harbored any Catho
lic Priest were considered guilty of trea
son, and executed as such. By this law
the Catholic religion was suppressed,
and capital punishment lavishly indic
ted. Protest at, ism reigned triumphant,
and erercised the same spirit of cruelty
that Catholicism had a few years precious,
thus showing Protestanism with power
is full as much to be dreaded as Catholi
cism. And noware Americans going to
enact over afresh those awful
of pursccutiou and bloodshed which
were practiced in the Old World so long,
by setting tip a religious test ? For the
sake of posterity we hope not; but let us
stand up to the glorious Constitution, and
elect such men to office (regardless of
their religious creeds) as will support it,
which says, “-Vo religious test shall erer
be required as a qualification to any ojjice
or public trust under the United States.''
Here is what the editor saw:
“NY e call upon the people of Georgia
to he warned in time, to mark well that
Know Notliingism is civil tear As we
alighted from the cars the very first sight
that arrested our attention, was a man
stabbed a id dripping with gore—a horrid
sight. With our own eyes, while wat-
ing for the departure of onr train, we
saw> five rencounters, and we were told
by one well posted on the combats of
the day, that there were at least twenty
fights in Cartersvillc Wednesday. A
poor old fellow, who sang out that he
was “a ’70 Democrat*” got his quietus
by a blow on the head, and was walked
over for hours by the crowd, like a dead
dog. We saw t women leap from a door,
one literally wearing a mask of blood,
and the other with the top of his head
apparently knocked in. In nn instant
a pistol fired, and down dropped a Her
culean frame as dead, apparently, as
powder and lead could make anv living
flesh. We. have seen much of our coun
try in all the phases of our society, from
the Roanoke to the Brazos, but never
before have witnessed such rage, such
panting for chance to do evil, such law
less and uncurbed outrages on the peace
and lives of men as we witnessed Wed
nesday. Men with guns, men with
drawn swords, with side arms, with blud
geons, seemed to be possessed by the
demon of slaughter, and to be raving mad
in their pursuit after blood. I)r. Miller
asked from the stand, why was all this
violence in these latter days ? and he
seemed to wish to turn it to account for
his party. The blame is not with any
old political organization that existed in
this country before. But it springs di
rectly front this unholy war on men,
simply because they dare to vote their
own way, and from this crusade against
a religion that thousands of American
citizens profess. It till comes from the
palpable, stunning fact, that Know Soth
ingism is civil war.”
•Scenes like ibis, or worse, have been
witnessed in Boston, that Pandemonium
of abolitionism and fanaticism. A con
vent has been burnt down in sight of
Bunker Hill, and innocent and defence
less females turned into the snow, at
midnight, exposed, by the flames of the’r
burning dwelling, to the brutal jeers of
the mob. Batclieldor, an officer of the
law, was struck down and killed, be
cause he sought to carry out the fugitive
slave law, in the rendition of the runa
way slave, Burns. Though a foreign
horn citizens, he was faithful to the
Constitution, and his oath of allegiance
to this country, and fell a martyr to du
ty, beneath the blows of native trai
tors.
In Cincinnati, since the advent of
Know Notliingism, blood has flowed
freely in her streets, shed by the hands
of these modem crusaders, in behalf of
Protestanism, who seek
“To prove tlicir doctrines orthodox,
By Apostolic blows and knocks.”
In Louisville, Ky„ the following
scenes have been lately witnessed there,
night, after night, as testified by one of
its papers:
Ora City.—It is a painful task to
allude to the lawless and disorganized
ondition of Louisville at this time.—•
But as a public Journalist we are con
strained, by an imperative sense of du
ty, to do so. NVe cannot believe that if
one half of tbe v’olence ami outrage
which nightly disgrace the community,
were known to the substantial, the law-
abiding portion of our population, who
scenes j, avo a s take in its moral reputation and
future prosperity in business—a state of
things which must inevitably put an en
during stigma on the former, and assured
ly undermine rhe latter—could be per
mitted to endure another hour.
For weeks past each night is made
hideous in the localities occupied by our
Civil War—The Legitimate Fruits of
Kdow Notliingism
In every age and in every cime reli
gious wars have been the bloodiest.—
Religious persecution and proscription
have always stirred up the profoundest
depths of human passion, and caused
more torrents of blood to flow than all the persons and property of citizens,
Georgia we should cseape the horrors
that this .Jacobinical spirit has brought
upon other sections of the confederacy.
But they come in the train of Know-
Notliingism, and nre legitimate fruits of
its principles and its aims. It is hurry
ing fur people on to civil war, and in
this dire catastrophe will it end, unless
its wild, mad career he speedly checked,
its principles rebuked, and its power
crushed by the popular voice.
The Louisville Riots.
The Louisville Courier of the 8th inst.,
contains a long account of the late riot
in that city, from which we make the
following extract :
Yesterday we used every exertion to
ascertain the entire and exact truth,
with reference to the inception and con
duct of the murderous riot; and we feel
satisfied that wc are now enabled to state
facts as they occurred.
At none of the places of voting, save
the Sixth ward, was there anv unusual
Ileio follows a half column in which
an immense destruction of property is
described and numerous bloo.lv encoun
ters and murders described. The editor
says:
While the mob was at its highest
pitch of excitement, engaged in this
work of destruction, the most painlu|
sights were witnessed. Poor women
were fleeing with their children, and
little mementoes of home tliai. were
brought from the father land ; men were
cowering before the mad multitude, and
hiding themselves wherever opportunity
offered, while most painful of all sights
the stars and stripes waved at the head
of these sacrilegious pmhites.
Visiting yesterday the scene of these
outrages we were sickened at the ruifi
that had been wrought, the homes de
vastated, furniture broken and burned,
and tbe poor inhabitants gathered about
the remauts cf their property, terrified
at every sound less it might Le the signal
of another attack. NVhatevcr may have
been the provocations of any one man iu
degree of disorder. In fact there was
hut little opportunity for fighting, as the any one house, there can he no excuse,
polls in every ward had been taken pos- J no palliation for the indiscriminate h\m\-
session of by KnowXotlnngs,and,though, j *ng all d plundering ot houses in no wiso
with the exception of the Sixth, tlicy connected with the property of the said-
used no violence to hinder any one in
the exercise of the right of suffrage, they
did that .which was worse. Every pos
sible obstruction was thrown in the way
of those voting who were not recognized
as Know Nothings. Large crowds were
stationed at the entrance to shove hack
Preston voters, while side and back
doors were provided for Marshall men.
In this way unusual facilities were ex
tended to the members of the American
party, being in itself ail outrageous
course of action, with full complicity in
which we charge the Know Nothing offi
cers of the election.
In the Sixth Ward, one of the most
quiet and respectable in the city, foreign
ers were driven from tl.e polls and
then beaten for presuming to do that
which the constitution grants them.
About the Court House there was sta
tioned during the day a party of worth
less bullies, who disgraced the city by
their demoniac veils and acts of ruffian-
citi :ens of foreign birth, by the mid
night brawling of the abandoned
miscreants, who prowl about iu search
of opportunities to perpetrate out
rages on persons and property,
more or less of which has been re
ported to us. Neither ago nor sex af
fords a protection against the savage fe
rocity of those lawless invaders of the
peace of society, and the protection
which our laws profess to throw around
e strifes of political factions, or all the So man, against whom the wrath of these
st of dominion among Kings,' that af- j demons is excited, can retire at night to
his house and the bosom of his family,
feeling any security that their midnight
slumbers will not he disturbed l.y mur
derous assaults from organized mobs.—
the
lust of dominion among
dieted the earth. Hence, the founders
of our great Republic took warning from
the history of past ages, and manifested
especial pains in endeavoring to exclude
forever the strife of opinion on religious
questions from the arena of politics.—
They succeeded in that great purpose
in the purer days of Republicanism and
liberty in this our great country, and un
til the present day the noble principle
of religious toleration, and perfect equal
ity of religions sects, incorporated in the
Federal Constitution, had been sacred
ly respected.
But now a set of latter-day saints
have sprung up, as the especial guar
dians of Protestanism, to defend it against
Catholicism, by political machinery; and
for the first time in their lives, have
awakened np to a curious and strange
zeal for the interests of the Church,
Prominent among these nre Judge
Andrews, who aspires to ride into the
Executive chair on this religious test,
aud Judge Cone amf Dr. Miller,^ who
aspire, we suppose, to a high place in
the calendar of saints, as a reward lor
their pious zeal. We would not inti
mate that they feel aught but honest
“disgust at the wild hunt after office
that characterizes the age.”
borne of the fruits of this misdirected
piety and zeal are furnished by the edi
tor of the Atlanta Intelligencer, who at
tended a Knew Nothing meeting at
Caitersville, on the 1st of August.-—
Judge Cone and Dr. Homer \. Miller
werp the expounders of Orthodoxy and-
the defenders of the Faith on that occa
sion
For all these "acts of lawless outrage,
some paltry excuse is fabricated, such as
the “unbearable insolence” of the for
eign born citizen ; and Catholic churches
are threatened with demolition on the
false pretence that fire aims are conceal
ed within them.
It would inquire columns of our paper
to give the appalling details of crimes
qnd outrages of this nature, which have
been perpetually occurring in our midst
for many montiis past. Nor would it
seem to he ncccessary, as enough is
known to our citizens at large to call for
the active effort* of every good and law-
abiding citizen to put an end to such bar
barous and inhuman proceedings. En
tire impunity for past wrongs neces
sarily serves to stimulate the appetite
of these malefactors for executing a more
terrible vengeance on the subjects of
their hate, and unless our public author
ities are aroused to the most vigilant and
stringent execution of the laws against
all participators in these riots, or. in
default of this, the citizens assemble in
their primary capacities, to vindicate
the good name cf our city, which is out
raged by the wrongs done to those enti
tled to protection, we shudder to con
template to what this Jacobinical spirit
is rapidly tending.”
We had sincerely hoped, that in tbo
South, hitherto *> conservative—hither
to so tree from the spirit of mobism and
social misrule—especially that here in
ism.
The first severe fighting occurred
near the corner of Shelby and Greet,
streets, about 11 o’clock in tbe morning.
In tins Germer. Irish and Americans ac
tively participated. The foreigners
were worsted and several of them, tak
ing refuge in a house, had to escape to
the nearway with broken bones and
bruised bodies. This partially subsid
ed, a German fired his gun at a carriage
in which a lady and gentleman were
riding. Another man was likewise shot
while driving along in his buggy.
Intelligence was immediately commu
nicated to the Lafayette and Kentucky
cgine houses, and instantly a force was
armed and marching toward the scene of
these reputed outrages. Going up ,Shel
by street this body of men aud hoys be
came wild with excitement, and when
they reached Green street were panting
for blood. Here it was that while the
preliminaries of battle were -being ar
ranged the Americans received a vollcv
of shot, andtlienan engagement followed.
In this fight officer Williams was pep
pered with small shot; Joe Seivage re
ceived ten shots ; Frank Stout was shot
slightly in the arm and side ; NVm. Ri
chardson received a charge of small shot
indiscriminately over his body ; Yard.
Morris was slightly injured, and NVm.
Atkinson received several bad wounds.
In the same melee Mr. Ether was
wounded by a hall that crushed the
bones of one of his legs, rendring ampu
tation necessary for the safety of his
life. Having dispersed the Germans;
the mob immediately went to w ork de
molishing the corner coffee house, kept
by Chris. Meier. The windows aud doors
were broken in, the counters aud shelv
ing demolished, the funituro smashed up,
and the inmates forced to flee. In a
short time this army of Vandals, rcceiv-
constant armed accessions from all
quarters of the city, as the news was
spread, took up its march, stopping next
at Conrad lvitzler’s, corner of V/alnut
and Shelby, w ho was sitting in ltis bouse,
juietlv enjoying bis pipe and beer. His
neighborhood had not previously been
the. scene of any disorder, and he had
particularly abstained from going upon
the street during the day. No atten
tion, however, was paid to Mr. Kitzler’s
ood behaviour. .The property for which
heriiad laboriously worked was nearly
demolished, his furniture cut in pieces,
and the lives of himself and fum'd j threat
ened.
At this point a fight occurred in the
the street, at which, a German, residing
on Slielhy and Madison streets, was kill
ed and several injured. E. M. Snatkamp,
a German baker on NValnut street, re
ceived several cuts in the head. Having
finished the work of destruction at poor
Kitzler’s the mad mob pushed further
out to Shelby street, and nearly reached
the Catholic Chrch, which they propos
ed sacking and burning, when Mayor
Barbee appeared in the crowd. His ef
forts at pacification were for sfime time
fruitless, but at last ho gained the mul
titude’s attention, went rind examined
the church, reported “ no pow der found,
and then having assured them that they
had won the election, ordered them, un
der the command qf Capt. Rosseau, to
return to their respective Wards. N\ ith
much trouble Capt. R. marclialed the
large force and countcr-marched to the
Lafayette engine house, the rioters 03
they returueu knocking down sigus and
breaking windows.
Peace had been but partially restored
in that section, when a cannon, nifty
manned for action, followed by fitty
men, armed with muskets and bayonets,
came up tbe street at a furious rate.
The party .under tbe leadershtpof Capt
D. C. Stone, proceeded up Main street,
crossed over to the head of Jefferson,
and while in tM yicimty the following
property was destroyeflv vtz
to-be aggressing parties.
In the Fifth ward, between 1 and 2
o’clock Monday, a dastardly attack was
made on Henry M. Smith, a worthy gen
tlemen who has resided in that ward and
whose residence is next to the engine
house where the polls were held. For
no offence whatever he was grossly in
sulted by those who wished to create q
difficulty, and without reseating it; he
was pursued in his own ward; and had
it not been for the efficient exertions of
Messrs. Kirkpatrick and Bacon, lie would
doubtless have been murdered, despite
the fact that his fainting wife threw her
self with her children between him and
his assailants, .
Late in the afternoon, in the Sixth
ward,an Irishman was peacably walking
along the pavement in front of the Court
House,when he was assaulted by a gang
of men standing by. He attempted to
escape, hut was pursued by some thirty
men who had concealed on tlicir persona
short sticks, with one end loaded with
lead. He was knocked down and brutf
tally beaten, and one man actually
thrust a pitchfork into his person. He
was then taken up dragged to jail,
the man inarching along with the pitch-
fork on his shoulder, blood running from
its prongs. NVhile the victim w’as placed
in jail, the attempted murderers w r ere
permitted to go along undisturbed iu
scurcli of other subjects.
About 8 o’clock, the block jf brick
buildings on the comer of Main and
Eleventh streets, were surrounded by a
very large, excited, and well armed
mob. The cannon was stationed in thf
streets, and the corner building occupi
ed as a grocery store L'y Mr. Long, an
Irishman, was fired. His three sons
were in the house at the time, one oP
whom escaped with the assistance of C.
NY. Field, while the other two were con?
sumed in the flames. The fire immedia
tely extended, burning the adjoining
three story brick house occupied by D.
Iliordnn, an Irishman, as a feed store."
The acts of incendiarism that we
have just recorded, while outrageous in
themselves, do not compute in atrocity
with the dreadful murders that were
committed at the same time. Seeking tq
escape death from the flames, the wretch?
cd inhabitants reached tbe street only
to meet death in another form. As soon
as one appeared at the door, he waq
fired nt aud generally killed. A num?
her were taken oft' badly wounded, ant|
others shot to pieces sntl returned to the
hunting houses, prefering rather to bo
burned than to meet the infernal mob.
Otic man escaped in woman’s clothes,
was detected and shot. Another, \v!iq
came out covered with a blanket and
leaning upon the atm of his wjfe, was
torn away and deliberately shot. Tq
escape from within the street without
being killed was almost a matter of im?
possibility. How many of these misera
ble people thus caged in their otvn
houses were burned alive, there can be
no computation. The blackened and
charred remuius of some have been dis
covered, while wo hear of wives and
children whose hushauds and fathers are
not to he found.
The Effect.—Yesterday most of the
business houses iu the First \Vqrd were
closed, the population being in constant
fear of another outbreak. Over one
hundredGenqanfainilies quitted the city,
many with their furuitme aud goods.—-?
Others had the remnants qf their dam
aged household possessions taken to aucj
tion stoves for sale. ’The effect of the
terrible riots of Monday on the prosperi*.
tv of Louisville, will be prcceptible for
m&tif, many years.
Putting a Know Nothing to thb
Test.—A coriespodent of the Nashville
Union, writing from Winchester, says:
A thing too good to be lost occurred in
this county a short time since. A certain
married ninn had joined the Know Noth
ings. So soon as his wife ascertained Iris
misdemeanor, she -prepared a bed iu a
seperate room from her own, and con
signed him to jt. There she kept him
for three nights, and early next morning
told him that he could choose between
her and Know Nothingism, that she
would not live in the house w ith one of
them. Is it necessary to tell you that
he left the auti-true Americans, and
again took a sleeping partner under the
true republican principle.
1YS.—A similar occurrence happened
iu another part of the county, as 1 have
heard.
A young lady walking out one fins
morning metthe celebrated J obn NY tikes.
“ You see, sir, I have come out for a
little suu and air.”
“ You bad better, madam, get a little
husband first.” said Wilkes.
