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'sJi (From the Oxford (Miss.) Democratic Flag.) Letter from President Longstrcct—To the Methodist Church, South. Origin of Know Nothingism—If* pre judicial hearing upon theiwealth and strength of the country. In my address to the Preachers of the Methodist Church, I have shown that if all the foreigners who coma to this coun try were both Catholics and paupers, and that if they all voted to a man un der the dictation of the Pope, that still Know Nothingism is not the remedy for these evils ; and if it were, it is a reme dy with which Methodist Preachers should have nothing to do. 1 hus far I have discussed the subject under con cessions which confined me within a cir cle so narrow, that its circumference al most touched its centre. I am now to present it in its proper light; from which it will appear, that no Christian, no pa triot, should attach himself to the ‘ Ame rican Party.' Hitherto I have not call ed it by that name ; 1st, because that is not its baptismal name ; and 2d, because it designates no attribute that belongs to it. But as conciliation is my object, and the Know Nothings are over-sensi tive at this moment, 1 will compromise matters, and call it by the one name or the other, ns may, for the time being, seem most appropriate to the occasion. And here let me remark once for all, that I know there are many good men and true, attached to the American par ty ; that thev joined it from good mo tives, and with the honest design of pro moting the interest of the country. To such I can only say, that whatever may be found in my remarks, that savors of bitterness, is not intended for them. But for tho Order—the organization—its projectors, its rtiodc of operation, and many of its votaries, I have no respect, nor do they deserve any. Of these I shall speak according to my estimation of their deserts. It is their privilege to recriminate, and if the good and virtuous will stand aside from the conflict, why very well; they will not be touched, save by implication, which at times it will be KSsibUPHo avtflSfe* But if they will ___ st themselves into 4 the Contest, as some of them have already done, they must share the fate of their allies. I shall not withhold or avert r single shaft out of courtesy or kindness to them. Of all the parties ever conjured up in this land of party legerdemain, this is the only one, that ever exacted respect from its opponents, by reason of the wise and good,that belonged to it—respect I mean, such as would be due to these mean in the private circle. This is what the Know Nothings demand ; and that too when they are begriming meji whose characters have stood above reproof, longer than they have stood upon th face of the earth. While they are ex acting so much, let them extend a little indulgence to oi.e, who verily believes that they are sapping the foundations of the Government—who began to write when but one prediction of his concern ing it, remained to be fulfilled; and who writes now when it is entirely andlamen tably fulfilled—who uttered his predic tion, when the party had not even t name—when he did not believe there was a member of it within five hundred miles of the State of Mississippi, and when tho wisest of five hundred men who heard him, regarded it as little more than commencement declamation. The origin of Know Nothingism seems to be a mystery to everybody. Even the most erudite of the Order can shed no light upon it. I think I can trace to its cause, if not to its author. Wlietli er I be right or wrong, our reflections will lead us to one of the most beautiful morals that ever was addressed to a self- Ttzling people. It was not until the year 184G that Massachusetts abolitionism got complete ly beside itself. Up to this period, it had been held in check by the gravity, decency and self-respect of the more re cently inoculated of its victims, and the yet remaining, but fast-decaying sound ness of public opinion in that State.— But in this and the succeeding year, it reached its grand climacteric, and loomed out in all its hideous deformity. It threw oft' all decency, all decorum, all self-respect, all patriotism, all regard for pnblicopinion,all principle. In Jan uary, 1847, there was a grand meeting of the anti-SIaycry Society in Boston, headed by a President, twenty-six Vice Presidents, (Caroline Weston, being one) two Secretaries, one Auditor, and twelve Counsellors—three of them wo men, whose names, for the honor of the sex, and as being next in rank-.to Vice President Carotinf Weston, I will re cord : Maria Westdh Chapman, Eliza Lee Fallen, and Anna Warren Weston In this meeting, almost every county in Massachusetts, if not every one was rep reseDtcd. To this august assembly, the Board of Managers presented tf report, which opens with a complaint against the "slave power,’hot^ourse. It then pro eceds to the Mexican war, iu regard to * which, it holds this language: "We fear thalT flits vastly greater resources of the United States for the supply of men and money, will sooner or later extort from then- own terms of peace. This event mnst he deprecated by every lover of hu inanity, of justice, and of freedom. Eve d and humane man must earnest ly good ly hope that success may attend upon that Power, which is striving to remove from its soil, a piratical horde of bandit ti Adverting to the Wilmot proviso, Sic report proceeds: “Slavery rnust of ne^ cessity be triumphant, &c.—therV-Js no_ remedy but revolution . A revolution beginning like all such, in the hearts and minds of men, but manifested ki due time, in tho disruption of the Union, in the overthrow of our present deceptive .^constitution.” Speaking of the State aOE “her real prosperity* and true orcan only be secured by the blow , j that* shall sever the bond of the existing •# Union” Much more of the same sort; in-the coarse of which, Geperal Taylor it called the slaveholding leader of our Rational banditti, engaged in piratical incursion into Mexico ; and then the re port continues: “The anti»Slavery*his- torv of England *1ms been unusually full of fhrious incidents during the past year. The formation of ihe anti-Slavc- rf League, the Evangelical Alliance, the visit of Mr. Garrison,” (to England,) “the extensive agitation of the slavery question by his means, assisted by Mr. Thompson” (Englishman) “and the American abolitionists—have made the last year” (46, remember) “one of extra ordinary animation and interest. We believe that we could never boasf of a larger and more devoted band of faith ful friends in the Mother country than we now possess. TVc have received ele gant gifts from a multitude of other places (JiOndon, Bristol,’ &c.,) and are thus put in communication with new ef ficient friends# The Report proceeds. “The con flict between the abolitionists of Scot land, and the Free Church in the matter blood money, has been carried on with-even more vigor during the past year; than ever before.” And again: “The Irish contributibns __ the Bazaar, like those we have just enumerated, were of increased amount in quantity, elegance and value. We ac cept this annual increase of the tribute paid to the Image of God in Chains, whose dungeon is this broad land, as a grateful evidence of an increasing and spreading sympathy with universal Hu manity.” (“I hang on Massachusetts— 1 cannot give up Massachusetss,” said Crane of Virginia, in the Philadelphia Convention! What a Virginian!) Thus we hear it openly avowed in Boston, that there is an organized con spiracy between Great Britian and Ire land, and the abolitionists of Massachu setts, to overthrow this government.— And now for the moral. In 1845, 1 cannot find any account taken of the number of paupers who came into Massachusetts from abroad in that year, whence I conclude that there were none ; or that the number was ve ry small. Let Massachusetts speaks for herself as to the following years; 184G-. “The wjiole number of per sons relieved as paupers was 15,261; of whom 7,022 were (State paupers, and ,850 town paupers. Of the (State pau pers, 4411 were foreigners; and of these 3834 were from England and Ireland— 722 foreign paupers have cause to the State 11iis year.” 1847. “The whole number of per sons relieved, &c., &c., 18,717. 7,920 town paupers; 9,005 State. Of the last, 7,03-5 were foreigners, and of this number 6,383 were natives of England and Ireland. 2501foreign paupers have ome into the State this year." 1848. The number relieved, &c., &c., 18,693 ; town 7,166^ State. 9,431. Of State, 7,-113 were foreigners, of whom 6 707 were natives of England and Ire land. 1,494feoreign paupers came into the State this year.” 1849. “The number &c., 24.S92; town, S381, State, 14,083. Of the last, 10,253 foreigners; of whom 9,128 were natives of England’ and Ireland. 3.043 foreign paupers come into the State this year.” 1850. “The number &c., 25.9S1 town 7,900, State, 16,058. Of last, 12 334 were foreigners ; and %f this num ber, 10,816 were natives of England and Ireland. 1.891 foreign paupers come into the State this year.” 1851. “The number, &c. 27,654; town, 8,093, State, 16,154. Of last, 12,940 were foreigners, and of these 11.- 905 were natives of England and Ire land. 2,000 foreign paupers came into the State this year.” 1852. “The number, &c., 27,737; town, 8,235; State, 14.3S8. Of these, 11.321 were foreigners, 9,78S natives tf England and Ireland, 1,500 paupers came into the State this year.” 1853. “Number, Szc., 26,414: town, S,00S; State 14,831. Of these, 11,874 were foreigners, of whom 10,014 were natives of England tmd Ireland, 1,134 foreign paupers came into the State this year.” And this brings us to the natal day of Know Nothingism. Early in 18,54, perhaps at the close of 1853, it was horn deaf and dumb in Massachu setts. Why, we will sec presently.— According to Cliickering, in 1840, the foreign population in Massachusetts was but 4.72 per cent, of the whole popula tion of the State. In 1850, it was 20.20 of the population—more than a fifth.- In IS30, it was but 1.58 of tlie whole popiilation. Now, what could nave ]inured such a flood of emigrants into Massachusetts, (the most sterile and thickly settled State in the Union,) be tween the years 1840 and 1850 ? W by sucli a vast disproportion from England and Ireland1 Did they come to sus tain lier in her efforts to overthrow the government ? Or did they come from the impression that all her feelings and sympathies were in unison ^tvitli tlieir own ? No matter which, never was there a more just' retribution for fanati cal madness than this. The burden is not half told. Her criminals, her deaf and dumb, her insane arc in like pro portion, and saddled upon lier at an ex pense which is absolutely astounding, foreigners are a growing fungus upon her, that must waste her away, if it can not he removed. But liow is it be re moved ? Shall she use up the contri butions of her confederates, and then cut their acquaintunce and drive them off ? That would be disgraceful even to her. She has borne up under the grow ing evil long and heroieal; shall she bear it forever ? That is impossible. Well may she abhor foreigners. Now Know Nothingism is the very remedy for her. Form a secret society against—swear the members that they will not disclose their names or deeds, and stab them in tlie dark. Bind Catholics to them, for popularity’s sake, and put Temperance over them with like intent, and to saucti- fy the sacrifice, send out emissaries every where, some to preach in the street against Catholics, and others to work like the devil in Eden, upon the inno- cetit and unsuspecting. Whisper this to AS© hater of Catholics and slavery; that, that to the dreader of foreigners; and tire other, to the lover of Temperance. But on any face, promise anything, hold an}’ language, to gather recruits; and wluln.you have got them, swear tl^m in by oaths so strong, that they cannot get out or go counter to the will of Mas sachusetts and her abolition kith and kin at- the North. Thus get strength, kjft off Democrats, take the riens of goyornment, drive off allies southern and foreign, kill off Catholics, and crush the “slave power,” by turning loose the slave upon his master. Here I take it, is the spawing,* poisoning, and the Satanic aiming ofj£now Nothingism as it came from its mother. Had it adhered to its original darkness and muteness, it would have accomplished its ends to the full, and the South would have been made accessory to her own undoing. Never was abolitionism so silent, truculent and and seemiugly national, as it has been sjtocc the birth of Know Nothingism. It profess anything, it would swear anything, until tne touch-stone of slave ry was applied to it, and then it showed its cloven foot* fled back to its den, and set up its natural howl louder than ever. How such men as Robert Breckenridge could ever have dreamed, that Massa chusetts and Virginia abolitionists and slaveholders, couid be united into a na tional party, is to me the great mystery of these mysteripustimes. Could oaths do it! Why every officer in Massachu setts swears to support the Constitution of the United States, and violates his oath without scruple or remorse. Every Senator and Representative of hers in Congress does the same. Oh it was the master scheme of abolition iniquity, to unite oath-defying and oath respecting men, of different latitudes, in bonds in dissoluble, saye at fh© will of the first! Heavens and earth, upon what a preci pice has the South «tood for a twelve month past! Look how perfectly eve rything tallies with these revelations. Wherever Know Nothingism has tri umphed, the champions of the Consti tution have fallen, and abolitionism has gloated over thenf. Wherever it has usurped authority, it has nullified the Constitution'-and laws of the Union, hustled off poor women and children of foreign birth, grabbled qj the sacred edi fices of Catholics, and made hostility to the South a condition * for office. Hear me patiently, honest sons of tho Ameri can party, and you will soon excuse me “meddling With politics” this once.— Bear with me a little while, ye patrons of the University, and you will applaud the “old dotard,” for flinging himself between your children and tlie Ameri can party. One tyoril more before I leave this head, and then I have done with it. It is the darkness of night which brings out the lustre of the stars. So it is the darkness of a State that brings gloriously to view the trucly noble of her sons. If Massachusetts has sunk herself to the foot of the sisterhood of States, those sons of hers who have stood by the Constitu tion and laws of tlie land, through long, long vears of fanatic blistering, have placed themselves liigli above all the re publicans of tho Union. They have been tried by fire, and found pure. Im mortal honor be their reward ! We now turn our attention to the policy of the war against foreigners. It is not true that every immigrant is a pauper. It is not true, as I have sup posed, that a tenth, or even a twentieth of them are paupers. But let ns suppose that the pauper immigrants, are to the thrifty, as 1 to 19. Then as we have seen, if the nineteen brought into the country with them nothing but their in dustry, it would he had policy to exclude them. But they bring more. They bring talents in ^every department of science ; many of thorn, heavy mercan tile capital; many the means of estab fishing themselves in their several pur suits; and almost all of them bring some money in their pockets. Every dollar that they bring with them, is just so much wealth added to the country with out labor. A thousand recently arrived, in New York who brought with them over 834,000. Tobeupon undisputed ground, we. will suppose that each sound foreign er brings with him but tho half of that sum 817,000. I put down the whole number of foreigners who have-gome to this country from 17S7 to this date (. gust, 1855) at hut 3,000,000. From this number deduct the paupers, 157,894, and we have of sound 2,842}10G, who under your country’s flag to for ajselfi-cursed abolitionist ? “But they wiU. send up against us at the North” Whut stuff! The homely proverb of the stable-door and stolen horse, over again. Your only make way majority hope of saving yourselves fiflin the ma jority against ydu at the IWirtli, is by roposed jority against ydu conciliating the foreigners there; and now is your time to fetrike££pr a treaty with them, instead of striking at. their vitals. NoVor : did Y see such a glorious prospect foy « complete overthrow of ab olitionism, as there is at this time. Drdp your Ivnow Nothingism, and we have all the South, all the foreigners, all the Catholics and Democrats against them. Fire-eaters, do not go for dissolving the Union at this time, I pray you. Do not go for it, whatever tho next Congress may do. Pull down all your platforms, unite on the single plank of anti-aboli- tionism, make no speeches in Congress, give the majority rope, and then let them return to their constituents. They-will astonish high heaven with tlieir legisla tion. Be it so. They cannot hurt you as vet, and if they stop tho wheels of the Government, all the better for us.— Any thing before abolition rule. That will teach the North wisdom. No mat ter what laws they pass, my life on it, they will all be repealed by tlie next Congress, and they will not have a chance of passing laws again for ten years to come, if ever. It is a time for a sober preparation on our part, but not for ac tion. A. B. Loxgstreet. therein, or its laws, should or effected bat in a manner to admi£ of the free action of the public mind and intelligence upon it.. I believe that thpre can he ho popular liberty wherff the freedom of conscience is restricted, *' » I believe that the Constitution of the United States should be strictly con strued, and that such a construction is the only safety of the people. I believe that what is usually termed a.lhtita«jinarian construction of the Con stitution, is dangerous to the public lib erty, and enables men to substitue their opinions for special constitutional pro visions. To conclude*„I believe in the Repub lican exposition of 4h® Constitution, as to he found in tho Virginia and Ken tucky Resolutions, 98 and 99, as ex pounded by Mr. Madison. Circumstances of a private character, ill prevent me from canvassing the District in the usual manner, and there fore I submit my address to the reflec tion of the people. Very llespectfullv * , L. FRANKLIN. To the Voters of the Sixth Concession ill District. My name having been announced as a candidate to. represent the Sfrcth Con gressional District, it is proper that ; I should declare the principles which shall govern me, if the will of the People should advance me to tlitft posit’nn. This I shall do in a few words. B.eforc I proceed, however, to discharge this duty, I will say, that in taking this step I have violated no known rule of parly organization; nor have I offended against the usages of the Democratic party— the party with which I have always ac ted. The distinguisfied gentleman whose opponent I have become, ?is -un derstood tO:l}e in the .field without the usual partjjjpoinination; and I of course do not deny his right thus to place him self before , tji.e people. I have how to say, that if elected or not the Constitution of tlie United States shall be my platform; and its principle^ as illustrated in the administrations of republican Presidents, shall be main tained and supported to the extern* of my ability. I hold that the Constitution was tliQ work of the people of the saveral States, and expresses tlieir will; and that tlieir representative, whatever may be his no- has tioiis of expediency- and propriety; 1 no rigjit to’ depart from^it. The C< stitution and the will ot his constituents not violative of the Constitution, ^jre laifs. I will-say further, that I have no fault to find with*the Constitution. 1 believe it to be the latest political work of the Hainan mind; and. if respec ted and adhered to, the several States rhursilny,::: September 13, 1855. . FOR GOVERNOR, II0\ T . 11ERSC1IEL V. JOHNSON, Of Baldwin. FOR CONGRESS, tnt Dint.—JainrH I.. Steward,of Tboama. ‘id “ HI. J. Crawford,of .71 u-ogee. 3.1 “ Jamr» ffl. M.ilh, of I’p-on. 4th “ Hiram \Varitoir,oY Wcriwcthrr. 5th “ .John H. Lumpkin, of Floyd. Of hr “ Howell Cobb,’of Clark. 7 th “ I.inton .Stephen*, of Hancock, Nth “ A. .II. Slrphcua, Indcpcndrn Anti-Know Nothing. * . ANTI-KNOW NOTHING TICKET. FOR SENATE, DR. E. S. BILLUPS. FOR HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, WM. G DELONY, Esq., Hon. WM. DICKEN. » Free Barbecue. We are authorized to announce that there win be a free barbecue at Big Spring meet inghouse, in Low’-s district, Clarke County, on Friday, the 21st inst. Hon Howell Ccif>b> Win. G. Delony,and other public speakerirare expected to be present. - * Barbecue. We are Requested tc. say that there will be a barbecue at Point Peter in this county, on Saturday the 2-2d inst. Hon. Howell Cobb ana Win. G. Del jny will be there. .,1 and the Union perpetual,.!' have added to the actual capital Of the 1 d ou j,t hut that the discords t )710,')w6 pt?r I A( ,nhemnnllv ilicfnvltnrl ilt/i n religious and civil e disturbed ; and the whole people moving on harmoniously together, will .lip prosperous and happy, ''or who can which have country $48,310,802, or ||7f6*o36^ per | occas ionally disturbed the equanimity annum upon an average. - . ... , of the people, afid which now convulse age expense of a pauper for^ period of t j,c countrv from one extremity to the eight years in Massachusetts, is not quite I other> liaV c arise n from threatened or at- a dofiar* week. But compute it at a I u ' tc(l infractions of the Constitution, dollar, lhe number of paupers who | an j n8 t^ncc, sec the movements of paupers have come into the country is on an av-1 tLc rrtioiitioiriste. erage 2,322 (round numbers). Tlieir 1 - - - expense per annum is 120,714. This amount substracted from the sum brought into the country hv the sound, leaves $589,782 per annum clear gain to the country by immigration. In the year ending 30th September,«. 1848 there came to the United States from abroad by ship alone, 229,492. Of these, 2,968 were natives, leaving of foreigners 226, 524. The males were to tlie females, in round numbers as 136 to 93—tlie cliil dren jjnder 15 years of age 52,213.— Deducting these last from the whole number, leaves 174,311. From this take the paupers 9 174, and we have 165,137 I believe that the representative has no«power to compromise away the rights or a particle thereof, of his most humble constituent; and that lie is intrusted with power by the people to maintain and defend, but on no consideration, to surrender tlieir rights. ■** I believe that CongrOg^ lias no power to adopt a systdin of Internal Improve ments ; for that policy raises tribute in one section of the country, to be expen ded iivdni)tlier; and independent of the absence of any constitutional authority for the purpose, it is unjust to tax the peo ple over .the^entire Union to raise mo ney to be expended on the Mississippi Franklin, of Athensi*’to the voters of the Cth Congressional District. We commend the harmless document to our readers, to show to what desperate shifts our Know Nothing friends are driven in opposition to the regular noinioec of the Democratic party. For not withstanding the gallantColonel’sdicium to the contrary, perhaps there never was a man who received a tuller endorsement or more unani mous nomination by the people in their pri mary meetings, than has Gov. Cobb as their candidate for Congress in the present cam paign. ’ In refercncoto the Colonel’s address, capable of labor I suppose llieir laborJ an j j ts t l tributaries; nor should t.n lift W14 vt ll nllt iftTi nun f < nor rivne I 1 to be worth but ten cents per day. over their support; and we have $16,513 per day, or $5,168,569 per annum excIndia Sabbaths. Three millions of foreigners in 68 years, gives an average of 44,117 money beraised in that section to be ex pended in the North-east. I believe that Congress has no right to tax the people to an extent beyond what is demanded by the absolute wants per annum Now if all foreigners lGovernment for Constitutional who came to the country m 1848, (229, . - wlmt will ^n 8 , 56 ? ,,Ctt - Ptr TT ° ^believe that people inhabiting terri what will 44 117 give per anuiftn?— 1 1 1 • -- - - - - Ans. $993,593, or $67,564,234 insixty- Thc True Americans- A secret councilrheld a session with closed doors, in Philadelphia,' and called themselves the “ American? . party- The great fusion of Northern Isms led on by Se ward and Abolitionists, which now threaten to trample upon the South, call themselves the “Republican” party. These are names dear to us all; but from their doctrines-—pro scriptive, intolerant, consolidated, secret, and anti-Republiean, are not both terms inap propriately applied 1 The abolition question when first sounded fell upon the ear, said Thomas Jefferson, “like a fire-bell at night.” Now fusing in some States of the North with Know No thingism it is defiant; and shall we at the South, who are ready to shed our last blood in defence of our fire-sides and altars, against this abomitnatron which calls itself “ Republican,” be called anti-Republiean ? Names are nothing unless the true .repre sentative of principles. Again, an Order has lately sprung up un der the guardianship of Barker a No.*/Aern Free- suiler,o( New York, its first Ifead, and claims to he th“ “ American party.” Are its princi ples such as to entitle it to the name '! **We think not. They may call^hemselves Amer icans ; but there is a party—the National Democracy—based on the great ideas of o;ir Government, civil and religious liberty, and the capability of the people for self-govern ment andon theConstitutional rights olthesov ereign States, Which is the true American? Know JJothingism is at variance with the policy of-our country, witlf the Decitraiio.i of Independence, nnd With the views of our Revolutionary Fathers^and the framers of the Constitution. Is fear a characteristic of an Americanl Know Nothings say they had to be secret, for many^Wre afraid ot the tyrany of old parties. We deny this slander on the bravery of our people. Americans openly pledged their “lived! fortunes, and sacred honor” against the tyiany of Great Britain; and haVe we fallen so low that we cannot now openly avow our principles 1— Lot the people remember this slur of Sam’s upon their courage. Is the proscription of any one religion, and making a political war upon it, an Ameri can doctrine 1 Is the meeting in a free Re public, of "Secret sworn political societies, to strike down in the dark to entitle them to the name of American ? Is the scale of de grees, laid down by their Ritual, by which the Higher Orders, have the offices, and by their management defeat the popular will, by making instruments of the first degrees, or “wool hat boys,” based upon American principles! Is the swearing a man “ W obey the will of a majority, though it may conflict with his personal preference,” thus taking from a freeman that which ennobles—his personal independence—developing an “intense Vmer- ican feeling] Is joining an order, and then saying flatly yqg do not belong to it, carrying out Ameri can morality IIP Yet these things have been; until a Philadelphia Council absolved them from that part of the oath, m Is the extension of the naturalization laws beyond even the term adopted. kr the Federal John Adams., administration in stead of letting it be where it-wia in the here plat the Republican party in the wne of Jeffor* son carrying out the true American policy ] Is blotting out the dear old motto— “’Tis tlio Star-spangled -Banner, O longs may it wave 'er the land of th e free, and tho home of the brace, 9 * to put into its place, *• Intolerance and Pre scription;” to shout with 13,1)00 na^ve negro voters in Pennsylvania, 12,00tf negro voters in New Yorfc*-arid£ i 5,000 lfegrd..voters in New Jersey;; tire specious Avords^* 4 Anjcri- kins shall rule Ameriky,^carrying us hack to the purer days of the American Republic ] The voice of the South in her late elections, ■Sk'v. Would any one suppose that this is. a doc ument intended for Georgia freemen T Is ^ not a-charge 0f dishonesty upon Know No things by their own President] .Thereare- honorable, upright, noble men in the Order and' they will spurn such, an insinuation.. Whatl is William Hone, because, appointed perhaps by Barker, of N. Y., to tell them they have to enter, like spies, the councils of the opposition] If they are men ;'if they have human nature, they will bear it not. Mr. Hone, and such as can act on the mis erable doctrine tie'here proclaims are not true Americans. Let us see, then, who are to. be regarded as. real Americans. We see Know Nothing victories in Mas sachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, ard States with similar Abo lition doctrines. A Georgian looks on their acts, and he is asked to call successful par ties there Americans, while the opponents of Know Nothingism and its fusions, for ex. ample tlie noble little Democratic band in New Hampshire, which has ever stood by the Con- stitutional rights of theSouth.are regarded as anti-American. But let us see more of those denominated by Sam as anti-Americans They are the popular voice, as shown* by the overwhelming majorities of Virginia;, North Carolina, Tennessee,. Alabama, amh Texas. Georgia will in October be- with thorn, and she is to ha called anti-American ! No sir* Ja Georgians, we believe, these- noble Southern Suites are the true Americans. Those that like, can call the Abolition or-- Fret soil Legislatures American, but as for- ourselves* we claim that Virginians, Ala bamians, Tennesseans, -North Carolinians, Texian8,"and Georgians, and the others of like sentiments are the true Americans. ^ .Gov. Cobb'-s Opponent. Wo puKyiWi to-dloy tliroogh political Opponent, the address of Col. L. I time of. Wnehinyton, and where placed by perhaps its hare publication is the best com- _ . memory we can offer upon it: as it is marked “ exhibite ? T b >’ the triumphant majority by no ability and defines no position for its writer, upon tire great issues now agitating tlie public mind of Georgia. We shall tliere- fo-e forbcai severe criticism. % >Vhether the Colonel is in favor of a na tional or sectional organization of parties at the South, lie says not one word ; or whether he is whig, Democrat, Know Nothing orCo- Virgiuta, North Carolina, Tennessee, - Ala bama, and Texas have dcclered Know No thingism is not" true Americanism, and the serpent that thought to fecSive us with its specious words, and so divide us aritong our selves is sentvback Into its Northern secret hiding glace from whence it came. Yet when the 'secret' charters of the lumbus movement; or whether in favor of ^ 0t *o RS a lP ® Pn * b a ck, the Ritual and oaths tory belonging to the United States, which i%fif course, the property of the United States, have no right or power by territorial legislation, to prevent the citizens of any State of this Union Irotn A.-iti-tfitmm.i- “- . . I migrating to said territory, and carrying annum; or^ (tllo,880,092 in stxtv cisrlit -r< n J • . . J *, | with them anv property which by the l C Z Srl v S „If t w nT <uc “ m * la - laws of the State from which they emi- trv^oes N.Ill. 1 ? * they were authorized to" bold 5h* Ure S-l' U \ WC -I and enjoy.> I believe that w hen the people of a eight years. To the annual profits of labor ($993,593) add the cash annually brought iu $710,515 and' we have $1,- 704,110 tiett profits of immigration per Johnson, Andrews, or Overby, his Ritual of Faith does not inform the people. He very gracefully, it is true, takes leave of the Dem ocratic party, but where he now is, or whith er he is tending we defy the acutest Philadel phia lawyer to discover from his letter. From the fact however, that his name ap pears among the Know Nothing candidates at the mast head of the party organ in this place and the Know Nothing papers general ly throughout the State, and from the fact by it, only in the way of "trade—in its enhancing the demand for our produc tions, and cheapening the articles winch we get in exchange for them. Now what are we to ^liink of the heads of a people, who would fling away this vast, and not half told treasure, to get rid of the pauperism that accompanies it ?— territory form a State Government for admission into this Union, they must form a Republican Government; and that their Constitution must contain no provision which comes in conflct with the Federal Constitution; and that they V • V7 ra*y establish or prohibit slavery by Nearly the whole ot the pauperism falls I.. } ■ , ... on slie Uie North—the only burden which nas not inanrffccd to fling upon our shoulders. And we, good easy souls, w’ho have helped to burden ourselves with most of the expenses of tho govern ment for nearly forty years, are now moving heaven and earth to relieve her of this petty charge! What little the Boutli does hear of it, falls almost exclu- done away with, and men act openly for their principles, they are^entitled to respect as a political party, and to such name as they mayt select. Popular indignation against tire oath-hound Order is forcing tbKn to this in Georgia, and for whatever cause, we shall rejoice to see once again open political opponents. They say there are, and long have been.'tur prin ciples published to the world; but no, gen tlemen, while we see what you say for the that one of these papers informs us that he I P u ^j‘ c ' w ® a J 90 have found out your secret tlieir Constitution; and that Congress has no power to interpose to prevent the exercise of this unquestionable right. I believe that opposition to tlieprinei pies of tlie Nebraska Kansas Act, in relation to the subject 6f slavery, is un mistakable evidence of hostility to the people of the South; and that all per sons who partake in such opposition, nre sively upon Catholic Orleans; andipouI"? 6 * *° be , re '“ eniz . t ' J .be inhabitant, of thi,city, li,o» SoV “believes in” the ‘cardinal‘‘fai|uve’ ot Know Nothingism, wo are left to infer that he is 4jie candidate of tlie secret order, and as such soliciting their support. Certainly a humil iating position for our townsman, after every prominent man in the District has been sought nfft'r to oppose Gov. Cobb, thus to be taken up “as the last resort” without even the poor compliment of a public endorsement. The fruth is, however, all Col.- Franklin’s friends must feel that be is not a lit person to represent the people of Georgia in our nation al legislature. Although bred a lawyer, he is entirely unable to address bis constituency upon the issues before them. Although hav ing the advantages of a college education, he is unable to define his position intelligibly in bis written address. How can he be expect ed to defend the'honor and interests of Geor gia when attacked, as they will be, in the next Congress by tlje abolitionists of the North 1 No wonder the Know Nothing par ty would not publicly endorse him, notwith- ing opposition is expending its greatest force. How long will our people be duged, degraded, and impoverished, by W ,“ Yankee sophistry, daring, duplicity and A* 18 !. 8entiment - canning! Look what an arm of strength we are lopping off when %© cut off for eigners. Their children are natives, and as true to the country as any in the land. Who more gallant in war, or orderly in" peace, when let alone ] When the pan demonium tribe from whom I have quot ed above, were plotting treason, wishing success to Mexico, and denouncing your the South ; and that tlie Southern peo ple should have no party connection with any man who does not concur fully oaths, and obligations, horrid and persecut ing which constitute your real principles.— You tell us publicly “we utterly repudiate* a religious test”—bpt you are secretly sworn not to vote fir a man of a certain religion. In Columbus, if we understand aright, the charters, oaths, ritual and all the secret machinery are done away with ; if each one can now act by hisoton personal independence then^we’shall with pleasure call them, if they wish, ns wo shall those taking similar ground, the Americ^gt party. They may lay down any principles they please. If open, and entirely disconnected with the secret Lodges, all right; but we cannot call an Order American which slabs us in the dark, an Order told by its Chief Head, Hone, of Savannah—. “ One thing, however, I would recom mend, let the most profound and inviolate se erecy shrud in utters darkness our movements, our plans, and our numbers.“ People of Georgia, can you call an Order American—can you act with men who write standing they have had tire hardihood to r<^ t a9 below; and remember this is a secret in- I bciiuve. that* strict adherence to the fourth resolution of the Georgia Platform, as it is called and understood, is essential to the safety of the South, and t£at every man of the South slave holder or not, ought to unite man im moveable resolution to maintain it in its letter and spirit. Such a determination is necessary to check the progress of that chivalrous sons aa a pfiatical ho^e of ^ticism, wluch seeks the abolition of banditti, where was Shields, and hun-1 sl avery, and the depression of the white dreds 5f his countrymen, and tlieir com- r< J ce level of the black; and to panions in Ans from almost eatery land! fjaceboth on terns of equality all re- fuiuvuo luuiuuuuu tuuiuai every muu e . V ■ under*the son T What had he done’to lat I 0 n« of^ociety. 1>e pushed aside with the blood scarcely I, * helieire that as oar Government is *iioi michori f— u—I based on the principles of nght, justice staunched that gpshed from his breast oa “? M °?* ne pnncipies oi ngm, jusnee, D I and liberty, no modification or chuqge commend to public confidence and support such men as La Fayette Lamar, Sam Varnadoe and Lewis Tumlin. The people want no such men *o represent them, and Col. Franklin’s friends feel it, and feel it keenly too. ft is the last spasmodic effort of a party in the ag onies of dissolution to make a show of op position to the unterrified Democracy. To our friend, the Col., a we offer the sympathy we ever feel for the unfortunate; and as he seems not to have been fully aroused from his Rip Van Winkle sleep of some seventy years struction'from the Chief of Know Nothing- ism in our State, William Hone, of Savan nah— “ It is our alliance with mystery and cn- certainty, that wo owe our great victories in thepast, and on which we must rest our hopettffor tho fliture. Unmask our batteries, tear away the veil which shrouds our proceed ings, ana you introduce the’first great element of weakness anddisorganization; you thereby shear the locks of the mighty Sampson, and leave him powerless at the feet of his ene mies. YOU THEREBY DESTROY THE ABILITY OF YOUR CO-LABORERS back, when the question of the ratification of .. „ . . ■ THE ENEMY AND THWART HIS the Federal CqaflUtuUon by the several states MOST SKILLFULLY PLANNED MEAS- was before the people, we advise him to keep I UllES.” dark and lie close for a season, until he has I Read it to your neighbor. Ifheoan ac- informed himself asjo what axe the real is- cept sueh doctrine, for Heaven’s aako, don’i sues before the “voters of the 6th Congres- ask him to vote a Democratic Snti-Know N*k sional District.” tiling ticket. Push on the Cotnmn. We would exhort all then every where,, opposed to the dangerous doctrines attempt- ed to be foisted upon the country hy the se cret cabal of Knoty^N'othings. not to relax ini tlieir efforts until the 'hist vote is.polled on. the first Monday in October. The prospect of a glorious victory should not lull us into inglorious ease; but we should exert our selves to give a majority that will destroy the last lingering hope of the Order in Georgii, and put down the spirit of intolerance which has recently shown its head. There are many reasons why the Sinth should speak in a voice that may he heard to the remotest corners of tile globe, on this subject. Judge Longstreet, in his letter published by us this morning gives one which deserves the calm consideration of every Southerner. Know Nothingism swept everything before it at the North, and has given our adopted citizens plainly to understand that they have np fa vors to expect from that quarter. Now iv the most favorable opportunity which, has. ever presented itself for the South to secute fast friends in that section, in the persons o£ the foreigners. Let us givejthem to under stand that they have nothing to fear but eve* ry.thing to expect, and they will, rsmambsa us at the ballot box. Speak to them and tell them that although the North wooltii disfran chise them, and trample the Constitution under foot, the South will stand by them, and give them their rights under that instra- .iueoL.and.tlu>}> iuill. giro - u* ours. Virginia lias already spoken ; so hoe North Carolint, so has Alabama, so has Tennessee, so hat Texas—let Geoigia. and all the Southern States speak! And the adopted citizens o( the North will rally to our support in the hour of need. The anti-slavery feeling is increas ing every day, and its advocates growing- more fanatical and exacting in their demands. We therefore, have need of all tire friends •Tjre ,can get, and should liot let the present golden opportunity slip^of acquiring thou sands of them. 4- Bariug insubordination, Major Peoples commanded the “battalion" - (which Jre so proudly boasted of being com mander of ssYne time Ago,) to remain in tho own Hall, after the discussion, last Satnr- dayt to pass resolutions to disband, &c. At was to be public, we lingered upon the threshhold, to get a look, if possible, at the invisible invincible” San! But our hopes were doomed to disappointment— Die crowd withdraw, save a hall dozen QT M of the faithful, who stood" there waiting for the' word of ^oaimand ; while the self- constituted'Chieftain himself looked around upon this handful with tho mournful coun tenance of one— “ who trends nlone Some banquet hall deserted." Alas! “what a fall was there, my country men!” But a few short moons ago. boasted, of’ commanding a battalion h Clark county. We propliecied that ere the ides of October the battalion, would be a* duced to a corporal’s guard, but did not.fJ* pact to see it so soon fulfilled; But it» even so. With o\|r own eyes wo witnessed j the verification. W’hen all hope had disap- appeared, he placed his beaver upon th« l j row which he vainly hoped to be crown'd with the laurels of the victorious command- and said,' more in sorrow than ang«- “Well, boys, I guess we shall have to dor- some btlyer lirii.o.” We could easily imagin f as he passed us^that he was sadly huiflminS to himself the song— “ O, I’m a us(?d up man', A perfect Used up Sam, If everl gits up agin, I’U »tay up-jf f can." Yellow Fever at Norfolk and Ports* mouth. The accounts from these doomed cities Virginia, ^re most appalling. The w? J are a s^ene of sickness, desolation and del On last Sunday there were 97 death*, st ^ ' on Monday 100 deaths- Many were "Ur ped in canvass and buried, there being " coffins r ready. The now cases amoun 1400. The Richmond Enquirer observes^ “ It is apprehended •tii'M, unless pnw_ and efficient action be taken, the two _ , ted cities will soon become one va8, f n house, where repose alike the vigor ®* J ^ and thedecripitude of age, the high t lowly, the wicked and tire good, in guishable obscurity. . w( u “Medical attendance is amp'?»? at . & a sad deficiency in nurses. L requenuj ^ ( afflicted are left to die without so , i single attendant to administer a u« * ^ cooTtratefc, Miv God in Hi* m* 0 * the hand of-the destroyer.” ’ Another Circus. , It will beseepthat in-addition*® t mance to-day by Messrs Bailey 4 ^ j pany that Robinson and Eldred PJ* exhibition on the 28d. They |* a | collection of animals also, wmen J rmu- the exhibition doubly interesting- ^ hhe animals. We see both cottfW^ ly spoken of in our exchanges.