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k FftMItY Jggjftjjtf PE VOTER TO P0UT1CS, ACBICtftTURE, NEWS AH0 ifTEBATVRE, VOL. XXIV. ATHENS, GEO., THUESDAY, AUGUST 30, 1855. NO.3 5 €lje ioutljent banner, PUBLISHED WEEKLY, BV HILL & SLEDGE, k. A. ritANKLIN HILL, JAMES A. SLEDGE, EDITORS AND PROPRIETORS. Office Upstairs, No. 7, Granite Row. TERMS: Two Dollar* per annum, in ndrnncc, or Throe Dollar*, if delayed. To Clubs remitting 910, in advance, His Co- plea will t»e sent. . . Any subscriber failing to (five notice of his desire to discontinue hi* subscription at the expiration of tho timo for which it hns been paid, will no considered a wishing to oontinuo it, and held liable accordingly. No paper will be discontinued, (except, at the option of the Editors,) until all arrearages ore paid. KATKH OF ADVEUTISISB. *" ' For one square, consisting of twelve lines small triie, or space equivalent, tine Dollar for the first insertion, and Fifty Cents for each weekly continu- aiice. 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MOORE & CARLTON, D EALERS in Silk, Fancy mol Staple Goods, Hardware and Crockery, No. 7, Grnntc Row, Athens, tin [Jan. 26. T. II. WILSON & BROS., W ill ILESAI.E and retail dealers in Dry Goods, Groceries, Hardware, Crockery, Ac., Nos. 3 and 4, Colic; March 16. ■ Avenue, Athens, Ga. SAMUEL P. THURMOND, A TTORNEY AT I.AW, Jefferson, Jackson coun tv, Ga., will altuud promptly to nny business con titled to his care. [April ID, 1855. WILLIAM G. DELONEY, Attorney at I.uvr, W ILL giro especial attention to collecting, and to the claims of all persons entitled to LAND WAR HANTS under the late bounty land bill of the last Cougre**. Office on Broad Street, over the atore of I. M. Ken ney, Athena, Ga. March 15—tf. HILL & THOMAS, D EALERS in Silk, Fancy, and Staple Goods, Hardware, Crockery, Groceries, Ac., No. 4 Orauite Bow, Athens, Ga. [Jan. ID. FERRY & REESE, W HOLESALE and retail denlers in Hats, Caps, Boots, Shoos, Trunks, Ac., lietween Dr*. Lings’ and White’s comer, Broad street, Athens, Ga. [Jan. 19. F. W. LUCAS, W HOLESALE and retail dealer in Drv Goods, Grociorioa, Hardware, Ac., No.2, Broad st. Albeit*, Ga. [Jan 19. Quaint Mottoes. Down to a comparitively late period it was usual to put a “ moral” on many subjects which are now seldom adorned with inscrip tions. Chief among these were rings, which frequently bore some alliterative or rhyming motto, referring to love or the sup posed givCT-and taker. Such a ring was that described by Gratino, in the Merchant of Venice: “ a hoop of gold, a paltry ring, That she did give me, whose posy was For all the world like a cutler’s poetiy Upon a knife, Lovt me, and leave me not. In a late fiumber of “Notes and'Querrics,” we find the following collection of wedding- ring mottoes: Death never parts Avoid all strife Such loving hearts ’Twist man and wife. I.oue and Tespect 1 do expect. No gift can show The loue I owe. Joyful loue This ring to proue. In thee, dear wife, I find new life. Let him never take a Of Tapturous joye, wife 1 am the toyc. That will not love her I thee I prove The joy of love. In loving wife Spend all thy life. 1697 In love abide Till death divide. In unitie Let’s live and dye. Love thy chaste wife Beyond thy life. 1731. Happy in thee Hath God made me. Loue and praye Night and dnyc. Great joy in thee Continually. My fond delight By day and night Pray to love, Love to pray. Silence ends the strife With man and wife. None can prevent The Lord’s intent. More weere—more were. 1652. Letter from Mark A. Cooper to Doctor Joel Branham. Etowah, Ga., Aug. 7. Dr. Joel Branham, Eatonton, Ga. Dear Sir :—Tour letter, of the 4tli inst., was received yesterday. You say that yon are “ surprised that some of my friends, and Governor Johnson’s also, have not given to the country a true statement of facts in relation to the al teration of freights on the State Road. That-varions articles, in almost all the Whig and Know-Nothing papers, charg ing bribery and corruption on me and Governor Johnson, have been published, and are used to the injury of my charac ter, as a private citizen, and to the in jury of Gov. Johnson’s election. You say it is stated that my “ vote and influence have been bought up, hv refunding to me $6,000 ; and that dis criminations in freights have been made especially in my favor, to the injury of the State’s interests and against all oth ers.” ly ship com from Chattanooga or Atlan* ta, forty five miles further than my coal is carried, cheaper than I could ship to Etowah. The coal cars are the cheap est platform cars, fitted up at my coast and loaded at my coast, whilst the com taken in box cars, and loaded and un loaded at the cost of the Road. The com is worth, per bushel ten times the freight, whilst the coal, at the place of shipment, can be laid down at less than I pay for freight on it. After making a farther recital of the injustice done him, Mr. Cooper proceeds: What then, you will ask, is it, that Gov. Johnson has done, at my instance and for my benefit, toereata such ft noise ? I reply, nothing, and you will reply nothing, as every candid, upright man of any party will say, after hearing the truth. His only error, and so say his prominent opponents, is, that he did not do what was done long before, and do it in regard to all the Etowah freights. What then, has he done ? I riow pro ceed to give you the facts. First. As stated before, I have striven hard to have the principle recognized, which is approved by justice and the common sense of every good wagoner, to wit; that a concession is duo-where a large amount of freights are furnished I now turn to the charges, and reply that they arc all false and untrue, in every form, and to every intent and pur pose. If true, they are ample grounds . for impeaching the Governor, and indict-1 Girnish regular work and save running ing me; and that would be, in that empty cars daily, and especially where they are associated with hack freights, so as to C. W. & II. R. J. LONG, W HOLESALE anil retail Druggists, Athens, Ga,, keep constantly on hand a largo anil well Selected stock of Paints, Oils, Vamislioa, Dye Stuff* Brushes. Window Glass and Putty. Also, dealers in American, French and English Chemical, Drugs, Medicines, Perfumery and Fancy A articles. [Y* Physicians, Denlers and all others, eon do |>ond upon their order* mooting prompt attention, upon tiie most accommodating terms. Their goods are selected with jrreot care, and will bo wnrruntod ns represented. Jnn. 19. T. STIXHOUSE, C. S. AVKRILL T. STENIIOUSE & U0„ F ORWARDING and Commission Merchants, No. 2, Hnvn. Street, Charleston, S. C. Refer to R. Dulin, Hand, Williams A Wilcox, Charleston; Hand, Williams A Co. Augusta; J. Norerous, Atlan ta: C. C. Chandler, Chattanooga; E. 11. A D. L. Coffin A Co., Knoxville. July 20—ly. Body and minde In thee 1 findc. Dear wife thy rod Dothe lead to God. Eternally My loue shall be. All I refuse, And thee I chusc. God aboue Conti new our love. 1 wish to thee All jole may bee. With my body I worship thee. In thee, my lone, All joy I proue. Beyond this life Loue me, dear wife. Joye day and night Bee our delight. Endless my love As this shall prove. 1647. God did decree Onr unitie. R. L. BLOOMFIELD, 1IOLESALE and retail Clothing Store, Brnn Strrect, Athens, Ga. [May 10. D. N. JUDSON, C OMMISSON M ERCHA NT, and dealer in choice Family Groceries, Confectionaries, Fruits, Ac. on the comer of Broad and Jackson streets, Athens, <•&. April 26,1855. 1 IRON AND BRASS FOUNDRY AND MACHINE WORKS. RON and Brass Castings of every variety and description. Improved Iron Circnfnr Saw Mills, warranted equal to the beet; Steam Engines, For cing Pumps, Gold Mining, Mill, Gin, nnd all other kinds of Geering; Mill Irons and all kinds of Ma chinery made to order; Iron Fencing of select pat tern. : Plough and Wagon Castings nnd Dog-irons. Every variety of repairing and wrought iron work promptly executed. Our general assortment of patterns, are the anon- mutation of years. A list will bo sent those ad dressing, post-paid, REUBEN NICKERSON, M. E-. Agent Athens Steam Co., Athens, Ga. Jan 1R—ly. FURNITURE MANUFACTORY AND WARE-ROOM. T IE undersigned hogs to announce that he has now on hand at hi* WARE-ROOM, near the Episcopal Chmvh, an extensive assortment of Fur niture, of every description. Connected with the ware-room, is a CAB IKE T SHOP, where he is prepared to make any article of fnmiture to order, nnd at short notice, and to repair old furniture, do upholstering. Ac., Ac. He keep* on hand an as sortment of Oilt Mmtlihnpe, of every variety. Fisk's Fnlrut metallic and other coffins, eonstanftv «n hand, £y TERMS CASH. November 3(1, 1854. WILLIAM WOOD. I kiss the rod From thee and God In loue and joy Be our employ. Live and loue, Loue and live. This ring doth binde Body and minde. Love and joye Can never cloye. The pledge I prove. Of mutual love. I love the rod And thee and God. 1846. 1 doe rejoice _ In thee, my choice? All I refuse, But thee I chusc. I change the life Of mayd to wife. True love will ne’er Endless my love In thee my choice I doe rejoice. For the 6hall prove. Endless as this Shall be our bliss. 1719 XE1V TAILORING ESTABLISHMENT. H AVING secured tka services ofO. P. Caldwell formerly cutter fur Wm. O. Price, of Savannah ,vl Augusts, I will have executed, in die neatest and ■aostfashionable style, all orderaconfided to our care. frJ-'UiT'*” • !0od,< we will taka tho measure and Pstterntoour manufacturing establishment i* lh * “°ph, where 1 will pay pert truly attention to l~ material ami making, and torward the garment ’•ek to the cnatotaet in three weeks from the uue the measure talrft. will k»ve a good assortment of plain and fancy , , Cassimeres, Vesting, Ac., here by the 15th of 11 which time all orders left, Will meet with Pjwapt attention. uttiag and nuking at the shortest notice, on very rea f I’'™**" from this day forward. Athens, JaoeM, 1855. K. L. BLOOMFIELD. J. J. D. 1697. Thos. Bliss Endless my love as this. 1 loue myself in louing thee, God alone made us Love and live happy. two one. 168*2 Divinely knit by grace are we— Late two, now one—the pledge here sec. 1657. But short mottoes were not confined to rings. They were inscribed on most ob jects—perhaps more frequently on drinking cans than any others, as is the custom at the present day in Germrny. One favorite inscription on a beer cup, made in the shape of a boot, v, W ere-sehi-stiefel-nit-trinkenkan, Der-let-lur-war-kein-Dentscher-Mann. which translated, means that “ he who can not drink out his boot is not a true German. Several legends are told as accounting for the origin of this inscription. We have seen in Vienna a curious heavy old gun, on the stock of which was inscribed in a place where it would be likely to catch the eye of the soldier whenever he took aim Halt Cot vor ougen. “ Keep God before your eyes.' Dice boxes in Germany are frequently in scribed with mottoes on the variableness of earthly fortune, as for instance— Royal favor, April weather. Ladies love, a flaunting feather, Turn of cards and luck at dice. Ever alteT in a trice. The following motto is from a hunting horn, and may, perhaps, account for the origin of the phrase “ in a horn”: When first on eqrth the Truth was born. She crept into a hunting horn. The hunter came the horn was blown, But where truth went was never known A curious inscription on a flagon* is evi dently addressed to two lovers bob-nobbing together: “ Sit together close as ye will. I shall be ever between ye still.” But a volume, instead of an article, could be written on mottoes, and if this subject' pursued further, it must be at another time. Weisteb Kabl. M RLODEOnS.—The suborn b bee baa opened an assortment of j] ft (7 tjPriee A Co.’s celebrated W clod eon*, m» - ■ * ■‘•bieh he will Belt at the Manofactu- An P 5m’’f Mh **•MiUonof freight. A. K. CHILDS. tjym LAKGE stock of Dry •Uniw.ri 1” '77 5 at *’ Boets and Shoes, B sate lbs. extra Tennessee Bacon, for T, BJ8HOP & SOM, FARMERS IN 1776, Men to the plow. Wife ti the cow. Girls to the yarn, And all dues ate settled. FARMERS IN 1850, Men a mere show. Girls Piano, Wife silk and satin. Boys, Greek and Latin, And all bands gazetted. FARMERS IN 1855, Men all in debt, Wiyes in*a pet, Boys tobacco squirts. Girls dragging skirts. And everybody cheated. event, the shortest and most appropri ate mode of disposing of the Democratic candidate. If false, they arc slanderous and libelous ; and it would take all that the publishers are worth to cover the damages. I am not: in the political arena. I have wronged no one, have provoked nobody. I am doing all the good I can, and as little harm as an evil nature will allow. I have a right, therefore, to claim exemption from such assaults. First, it is said that “ Gov. Johnson has bought up my influence and my vote, by refunding to me $6,000.” This unqualifiedly false, and any one who knows what a Governor’s duties and powers are, know? it. Money v paid by me on account of freight, is paid to the Treasurer of the Railroa d, and is subject the order of the Superintendent, until is paid into nhe State Treasury, whence it can be taken out only by the Governor, pursuant to an appropriation by the Legislature. Not a dime has been refunded to me, directly or indirectly, notwithstanding justice wonld require it. Enough, then, is said about the $6,000 for the present Secondly—It is said “ that discrimi nations in freights have been made espe cially in my favor, to the injury of the State’s interests, and against all others.” This statement is wholly untrue in every part and particle. So untrue is this, that the very reverse is true, to wit; unjust and oppressive discrimina tions hare been made against the Etowah freights, (in which ’.[ am almost exclusive ly interested) under Gov. Johnson’s ad ministration, by aa advance of twenty- five per ccnt t on previous rates, when no corresponding advance was made at any other point on the Hoad, or on any other person. And to v.his hour, this unjust and oppressive discrimination is kept up and collected out of me, by the superin tendent, on most of the articles shipped to me, and tolerat cd by the Governor, to riy injury. Again, I say that immediately after tho Snpreintendenl, in accordance with the Governor’s wishes and his own pro mise, restored Air. Younge’s rates on certain articles, and the principle adopt ed by him, he advanced the rates from and to Chattanooga, and thereby de prives inc of a principle part of the bene fit intended by their act, now so com plained of. Hcncc, it is true that I am now paying more per hundred, to the State and Road, than any man who ships the same freights on the Road, ac cording to th§ work and labor bestowed on my freights by the Road. I have never received never asked, and do not desire, any discrimination in my favor or against others. What I have asked was equally demanded by me, for all others, and any other place of business by the adoption of a rule .applicable to all whose business would call for it—just on the principle recognized and adopted by every wagoner, to wit; that he can afford to carry cheaper for one who furnished freights to keep his team, at all times, employed j and still cheaper, if he will furnish back loading—and that it is his interest to do this. I have striv en hard to get this principle recognized for the benefit, not of myself especially, but of every man who has business on the Road. I have, signally failed, ex cept nnder Mr. Yonge’s administration ; and it is true that whilst I have shipped over 24,000 barrels of flour on the Road in one year, or nearly a car load a day, any living man could ship a single bar rel as cheap as I conld, or a car load as cheap as I shipped 24,000 barrels ; not withstanding that I furnished back load ing—130,000 bnsliels of wheat, 800 tens of Iron, and 100,000 bushels of stone coal, besides corn, meat, goods, wares nnd merchandise, and five hundred peo ple, mcn.women and children to ride on the cars, from time to time. Yes, not withstanding all this, it is true that if my neighbor, Dr. J. W. Lewis, or Mes srs. Howard & Ervrip. had a single car load of flour to ship and only once in twelve months, the Road wonld send an empty car from Atlanta or Chattanooga to Etowah, to take uheir ringle car load as cheaply as it takes my 300car loads. It is <me, that the Road has fewer idle men to pay, and fewer empty ears to move, on my account tharffor any man’s business who ships on it. It is true, that I ship from Chattanooga from one to two car loads of coal per day, the year round, when the Rood can take it, to he used as making iron, which goes back as back loading—and yet, may man at Cattanooga or Atlanta, conld hahi(nal< Secondly. I contended that it was the interest of the State, and Road also, to reduce the rate on wheat shipped to l>e milled on the line of the road, and shipped in Flour, since it could be done consistently with all fair charges for any wayside extra work done, and the re ceipts of the Road enhanced. Thirdly. That it is not right to make such heavy discriminations against way freights, in favor of through freights. That it was wrong in principle and oppos ed to the true policy and interest of the State, since the effect mnst bo to check our growth and prosperity as a State, and build up foreign and exterior in terests. Major Cooper goes on to state that these principles were conceded by Mr. Mitchell, and to some extent by Mr. Wadley and Mr. Yonge. And thus stood matters up to the time of Gov. Johnson’s election. ‘Whatever discriminations had been made (says he) were made by Mr. Wadley and Mr. Yonge ; not in favor of me, or any other man, but in favor of any one who was, or might be engaged Milling or the Iron business on the road. Not to favor any one. Not against the interests of the State, but because that interest was promoted by this poli cy, so said Mr. Wadlcy, so said Mr. Yonge, and so said any one who said anythin Thus stood matters when Gov. John son came into office. Up to this time, no one intimated or charged Gov. Cobb, or Mr. Wadley, or Mr. Yonge, with at tempting to buy me up, or with discrimi nating in my favor, against others, and against the interests of the State. And yet, all that is now done in which I am benefit toil, and a vast deal more, was done tlii-ii, and done by Messrs. Wad ley and Yonge, under Governor Cobb.” And lie adds all that Gov. Johnson ever promised was to let him (Maj. C.) Leas v ell off as when Gov. J. came into office. When the present Superintcndant en tered upon his duties he charged what his predecessors had done so as to dis- criminntc directly against, freights from Etowah (Maj. Coopcrc’s depot) raising his taxes 25 per cent so as to draw from him from $5000 to $7000 per annum above what he had previously paid. He goes on to say : The Governor heard of, and voluntari ly asked me at Dalton, June, 1854, if it was true. I told him that it was, and tlmt if suffered to go on, wonld draw out of me yearly, from $5,000 to $7,000 over any former taxes. He said it was wrong and unjust, and he woidd sec to it. Returning by Atlanta, as he has in formed me, he had a conference with the Suprcintendent and other friends, and the Supreintendcnt then agreed to adjust the difficulty satisfactorily. Thus it was left, the Governor thinking, as he says, that it was, or would he done. So it remained for eleven months, and until June 1855, during which time the tariff of Ang. 1st, 1354, went into operation I was taxed as above stated, and paid it from week to week, feeling the grievance sorely. During this period, I certainly paid by reason of this discriminating ad vance on my freights, from $5,000 to $6,000 above the charges of Mr. Yonge. In my trouble, I did what I could, and said what I ought, until it became a question whether I wonld submit quietly to this wrong and injury, to preserve what are called my political'relations { or whether, in justice to my securities, who are of all parties, I was not bound to stand np for justice and right, at the hazard of men’s opinions in regard to my political views. I was a Democrat and supporter of Gov. Johnson, v iew ing the permanent interest we have in just policy on this Road, and perceiving the shuffling of men and issues, I saw more in the Road and its policy than in foreign issues, and I do yet. Avowing my opinions In all issues, I resolved to strike for a wise and sound administra tion of the Road. About this time ac all had not been done as agreed. He said the superintendent had just direct ed, «s far as then conld lie done, the rates of Mr. Yonge to be restored, and I laving nothing further to ask of him beyond what he agreed to do, found no cause for opposition, hence j determined to stand as I had stood, a supporter of the Democratic candidate. It is true, as I 6aid, however, that the oppressive advance of twenty five per cent, is still on all articles, save iron, coal, wheat and flour. Major Cooper concludes as follows— and we think no cnc can read his re marks without interest. Thavc labored here for twelve years, with all that I am, or have, or conld bring of men and means, and thus far the Road and the country are the chief bencficieries. And it now seems that a large and respectable portion of the coun try desire to see me robbed, as hereto fore, to the last hour of a laborious life, unjustly and unreasonably, of a fair por tion of my fair gains. Perhaps they are not informed how much they and the country have profitted by me during these 12 years,or they would feel asham ed of the unjust complaints and charges now being made. Look, sir, at the ac counts, and you will sec that I have, during the twelve years, on freights, paid to the Road over $150,000 ; a sum sufficient to bay the property I have built up ; I have saved to the country in the price of iron and castings sold, at least half a cent per pound, or ten dol lars per ton. On the amount sold in six ears, this is equal to a gain to the coun try of $40,000. How much h;is been gained as a con sequence of the venture I have made in milling, by a change in agricultural pro ducts, I leave the country to estimate Know that millions would not balance tho account. From my own pocket, saying nothing of what the people around me paid, I have paid to the State and connty thou sands of dollars for State and county tax. I have built and kept’up the brid ges on the public highways,at my own cost, or the cost of the business here, for twelve years. I have, by request of the Inferior Court of my county, paid out my means to feed and clothe the public charities, and have never been re funded or paid n dime from the State or county for it all. Sir, if this country belonged to any good man, a wise economist, he might double the value of it in ten years, by reducing the freight charges so as to in duce capital nnd people to stop on or near the line of the road and build up a continuous city from Atlanta to Ope lika. If the road did not pay at once it would make its return annually in more ways than one. The executive charges on the road have been the greatest drawback in the influx of both capital and population of this country. Wo have everything else, and these wc need to make the country what nature designed it, the best in the world; and this State, the first in the Union. Hoping that all this is for your good, and the country’s good may be done, and that Gov. Johnson may receive jus tice. I remain Very respectfully yours, MARK A. COOPER. cidcnt brought me in communication with Gov. Johnson, and without seeking > it of him. he unexpectedly expressed his views in accordance with the princi ples contended for, and his regrets that surrenderingtlie freeman’s right of speech, and because with my notions of the mor al character and aims of your order, we never can live in peace, whiloyou remain in the Methodist Church. How “can twowalktogetherexceptthevheagrecd?” I am not the only Methodist by hundreds, if not thonsands, who entertain my opin ions of your order; and I should sup- .them. These hicrarchal Know-Nothing perfection. In that body were five and twenty preachers, (one fifth Methodist, almost all.) Their acts need no com ment. They will remain, burnt into the character of the State, in ljpes so deep and gangrenous, that even the offspring of the Hartford rebels, and murderers of Bachcldor, will sicken at the sight of To the Know Nothing Preachers of the Methodist Church South. Brethren.—I have concluded to divide my promised appeal to the Methodist Church, into two parts, and to address the first to you, and tho last to the Church at large. And here, in the lan guage of Mr. Wesley let me say to you “I beseech you brethren by tlic mercies of God, by whatever love you hear to God, to your country, to your own souls, do not consider who speaks but what is spoken. If it be possible, for one hour, lay prejudice aside; give what is advanc ed a fair hearing. Consider simply on eaeli head. Is it true or is it false ? Is it reasonable or is not!” Remember, brethren, I am not before you to propose, bnt to resist innovations upon old Meth odism. I stand where I always stood since I joined tho Church, upon the, “platform” of Wesley. Yon stand with one foot upon that platform, and the oth er upon a rickety structure, first reared pose, whatever yon think of it, that for their sakes you would abandon it upon the principle that you should do nothing whereby thy brother stumbletb, or is offended, or is made weak. Your opposi tion to Catholics and foreigners, I deem impolitic and unchristian ; but this will never disturb onr peace, if yon will nbV prosecute it in a way dangerous to the peace of the country, enervating to Pro- testanism, fostering to Romanism, paral yzing to Methodism, humiliating to her membership, encouraging to falsehood, smothering to truth, and deiroraliamg in all its aspects and movements. And here I beg yon to hear in mind, that it is not your principles to which I object (if a naked conspiracy against two class es of men can be called principles) so much as to your manner of propagating them. But as I cannot hope to wean you from the order, without at least shaking yonr confidence in your principles I shall in tlic first place address myself to them. In what I have to say upon this head, I shall take it for granted that you all went over to the Know Nothings with good intentions. That you sincerely be lieve that the Catholics arc about to take the country ; and that handled as it has been by Whigs and Democrats, it is even now, hardly worth having; and that without the interposition of Know Notli- ingism, it will be soon he bnt a putrid carcass upon any party that shoulders it. I cannot reconcile these suppositions with each other; but they must be made to reconcile the professions of your order with sincerity, I will go still farther, and admit for the sake of the argument, every immigrant who come into tho country, a pauper and a Catholic. That the Pope of Rome is fully advised of every election that comes off in this country, from Califor nia to Maine, and from Oregon to Flor ida. That every Catholic in the land feels himself bound to vote, in every election that occurs in this country, from that of village constable, to that of Pres ident of the United States. Let this tissue of absurdities he admitted ; and still 1 maintain that Know Nothingisin is not the remedy for the supposed evils; and that if it were, it is a remedy with which you should have nothing to do.— To the proof,; Paupers are annually coming by mul titudes into this country. Very well; and who are paupers ? Why, they are poor people. They are not necessarily lazy or dishonest. So far from it, they are generally hotli honest and industrious as natives in their condition. These, an oppressed, afflicted, down-trodden, over wrought, enslaved people, seek a shelter and a living in your free country, where millions of idle capital are only waiting the hand of industry, to loom out in all that enriches, adorns, ennobles and strengthens a nation—these arc the peo ple which your order would drive from our shores, simply because they are poor! You tell us with more candor than self- respect, that tho rich may come without opposition, but you will not have your country burdened with paupers. With you the old motto which you learned from your sires and grand sires, “Ameri ca an asylum for the oppressed,’ ’ is chang ed to “America an asylum for the oppres sor and a scourge to the oppressed! ” Your aims are as impolitic as they arc inhu man. Hear the language of one who knew tlic effects of immigration upon a country, far better than the wisest man of your order: “A nation receiving a stray child (a fortiori a grown man) into its bosom again acquires a real treasure; as much as it receives in lain, an addition to its population, an accession to the profits of national industry, and acquisi tion of capital. It at the same time re covers a lost citizen, and the means for him to subsist upon. If the exile bring back his industry only, at any rate the industry is added to the national stock. It is true that a scource of consumption is likewise superadded; hut supposing it to counterbalance the advantage, there by a criminal, if report be true, and mis- is no diminution of revenue while the ni-nWxr nntr.hed bv unchristian hands. I moral and political strength of the coun- erahly patched by unchristian would have you withdraw the truant limb from this dangerous platform, to its original position. When we covonated together, we were of one heart and one mind. But you have formed new covenants with men who have no kindred feelings with yon. “There is no fear of God before their eyes.” They cause division and offences contrary to the doctrine which yon have learned.” “Their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men’s persons in admiration because of advantage." These be they who separ ate themselres, sensual, hairing not the spirit.’ “They are such as serve not the Lord Jesus Clirist, but their own belly, and by good words and fair speech es deceive the hearts of the simple.”**- “They are given to debates, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitting, whisperings, swelling, tumults.” “With feigned words they make merchandise of yon.” They are ashamed “Aren to speak- of those things which are done of them in secret.’ These he the men to whom you have yoked yourselves. I do not say all your companions are such $ bnt J know many of them to he such; and most of them to be men of the world. I would withdraw you Qtwn thorn; but if I cannot, fad a final separation should take place be tween us, remember, if yon please, that you made the first move in it, “But why not quietly enjoy onr own opinions, and live in. peace ?” I answer because your lodges will not allow me to enjoy my opinions in peace upon pain of try is actually augmented.” (Say’s Pol. Econ. Book II. Chap. X. Page 368.]— In this short passage will be found the secret of our country's unparalleled ad vancement in wealth and greatness.— The foreigners who are now flocking to the country are precisely such as have always come to it—precisely such as have contributed so largely to onr growth in agriculture, commerce, manufactures, and the mechanic arts. Some who came hither paupers when I was a hoy, died millionaries; many died possessed of large estates, and almostlall them died in easy circumstances. Few, very few comparatively, fell upon the parish,— They enriched the country by the whole of their accumulations by just so much more than it would ever have possessed without them. Just so will it be with those who are now coming into this coun try. If the amount expended in support of the helpless, be compared with the amounts raised by the industry of the sound, for any three years_together, the first would be to the last, less than one to a thousand. You wonld fling away the eagles to save the cents! You would retard the growth of the coun try a hundred years, to save land for your children upon which yonr children will not be permitted to enter, unless they will consent to commit the keeping of yonr graves, to their slaves! Splendid statesmen are coming out of the Know Nothing Factory, truly ! The last Mas- saehusetts legislature exhibits to us the frabrics of this machine in. their highest •legislators are your “brethren” in a dou ble sense and ilie mirabile lignum “that none but Americans should rule Ameri ca !” Do you not blush to fraternize with such men 1 And can you believe that you are favoring your country or your church, in espousing their princi ples ? . ' But if these paiipers he a nuisance, whom do they afflict? Why aid Massachu setts, and her colleagues, in a war upon your constitutional rights and Christian characters? With these people you could not as Methodists harmonize.—> They drove you away from them, by in sults and injustice insufferable—wept crocodile tears when they saw you going —promised you a peaceful parting, and an outfit from the common fund; nnd no sooner were j’our backs turned, than they denounced you as scismatics and sinners, cabbaged all the common prop erty, and kept it until at the end of sev en long years, they were forced to dis gorge a part of it undor tho whip of tho law. But as Knoic Nothings you can harmonize with them, join them in an onslaught upon Catholics and foroignors who have never injured you—nay who arc your neighbors and friends—atid even turn a cold shoulder to a native brother when lie protests against the mode of warfare! Verily if you. did not revive Catholic sins three hundred years’ old to justify your wrath against that Church, if you did not at times evince a higher regard for the sinners of yonr Or der, than for tho saints of your Church, and chafe at opposition to you from any quarter, I should regard yours as. tlic master-institution of the world, fat touch ing mon to forgive iqjtufep, aim love their enemies. ' - # < ’ c But however lawfully it may he fbr your confrere to repell the poor from your borders it is not lawful fob you and me to do it. Much worse is it for you to complot with sinners to terrify them, from the land, when the laws allow them to come. Take care brethren, I be seech yon, how you pratice you Know- Nothing tactics upon this class of God’s creature. They are under His peculiar care and He will hold you responsible, if you do not take them nnder likewise, In this vocabulary “the poob” means the poor of the world. So Paul under stood it when he collected contributions in one country for the poor in another. So Chri»t teaches in the story of tho good Samaritan. “Hath not God cho sen the poor of this world, in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love liim. But ye have despised to poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you be fore the judgment sent? do they not blaspheme the name l»y which ye are called ? “Blessed be ye poor; for yours is the kingdom of God.” “But woe for ■ ye that are rich? for ye have received your consolation.” “Defend the poor and fatherless; do justice to the afflicted and needy j rid thorn out of the hands of the wicked.” “He that oppresseth the poor reproaches his Maker.” “I* know that the Lord will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor.” “Thou shalt neither vex a stranger nor oppress him.” “But the stranger that dwellcth with you shall be as one bom among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself.” But enough, your Know Nothing doctrine is directly the reverse of the Scripture doctrine in regard to foreigners, poor and rich. You are bound if need be, to go to the poor of c(istant lands with the gospel on yonr lips, and charity in your hearts for them. You are bound to do good to all them—* to feed the hungry, clothe tha naked, and relieve the distressed, no matter where found, or where bom. If this be true, yon should rejoice that the poor abroad save you the trouble of going to them, by coming to yon. Let law-mak ers exclude them if they will; but you have no business quitting your works to hunt up law-makers to do it. Mnch lass have you any business working nnder cover with all sorts of character, to put down all law-makers, Jtmt those who will do it, I repeat it brethren take care how you trine with this class of God’s creatures. If you have experiments to try in your Know Nothing laborato ry, take care that you do not put tho souls of men in the crucible, or blow up yonr own souls. And what is yonr remedy for immi grant pauperism 1 Why you will votb FOB NO FORRIONBB BU’H OB POOB FOB office? Does this remedy touch tho disease, or even the person diseased ? Men come hither from Europe, sick and your medical colleges are going to pwo them’ by prescribing Strict regimen to all the sound who have come from tho same country, through the first and sec ond generations l If the statement of such a case does not shock your under standings, I pray yon in mercy to your selves, and for the honor of Metodism, surrender your parchment forthwith.-— You are either gulled, or pretend to he, and in either case, yon wound the char acter of our chrch, I am pained for tho - future destiny of onr Heaven-bleaped country, when I see that the daring au thor of this nonsense should have, suc ceeded so well. Turn if yon please to Bascom’s ser mons* (page 288) and read the letter which prefaces the^sermon beginning at that page. Many of you, with me, heordit preached at the firstGeneralCon- ferenco of the Methodist Church South. Well all admired it, but we did not know the intent with which it was delivered, He explains it in the introductory letter, from which the following is an extract: The many virtues and christain