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Prom the Xow Vork Herald, 15th in»t
Loss of (he Steamer. L* Lyonnais-Over
Out Hundred Lives Lost.
Statf.mkst op Mr. Laoi;ibe, 2d
Math ov the Lyonnais.—We left
New York on Saturday Nov. I,atl2
o’clock. A11 went on pleasantly until
11 o'clock on Tuesday night, Nov. 4,
58 miles to the Northward of the light
on Nantucket Shoals, when, just imme
diately after the passengers and many
of the crew had retired, leaving the
watch on deck, a three masted vessel
was observed bearing down upon ns.
We did all in our power to avoid a
collision with her by ringing our bells
nni blowing the steam whistle to warn
her of our vicinity; but before we could
head off she struck us amidships, tear-
out an entire square of the plate iron.
tThe water rushed in with great force;
and although every effort was made tc>
stop the hole, by plugging it with mat
tresses, quilts pillows, &c, it was dis
covered that the water was gainiug on
us rapidly.
Half an hour had hardly elapsed ere
the fires in the furnaces were quenched.
The steam pumps having previously
become choked with coal, were of little
service in freeing the ship. All on
board were seized by a panic, and it was
with ditlicuty that the captain could
calm the fears of the passengers, and
induce the crew to bail the ship. He
finally succeeded in mustering the crew
togsther, and with the aid of the
passengers, who formed in bailing par
ties, rigged a cable in the hold, and Ly
this means was able to reach the wa
ter.
The passengers and crew worked
heroically until worn out, and finding
the water gaining on them rapidly, a
an early hour the following morning,
(Monday) they commenced construct
ing a raft, and* by 4 o’clock, 1*. M., it
was finislieJ.
At this time the vessel was sinking
rapidly, liy 5 o'clock, five boats (the
ship’s complctement) were launched and
quickly filled with passengers
captain gave direction
The
to those in the
boats to steer to the northward. The
boats, however, were unprovided with
compasses, and badly provisioned, the
water in the ship having spoiled; the
bread and other provisions could not be
obtained from the store room, on account
of the storm. Hardly bad two of the
boats left the steamship when they
went down and those who were on
board endeavored to reach the raft,
which was crowded with about fifty
persons, Many, in their efforts to pre
serve their lives in this death struggle,
sank to rise no more. Of the forty-five
or fifty persons in those boats, at least
two-thirds were drowned.
I had proceeded some little distance
toward tlic sufferers, and with my boat
tried to reach them, but not having my
oars, or any thing that would serve as a
paddle, I was obliged to leave them to
fate. Night coming on. I lost sight of
the other two boats and the raft. By
the dim light the night afforded, I saw
the steamship some distance off, but
gradually lost sight • of her. 1 left the
captain on board tlic vessel, and as to
his fate 1 have no knowledge. A few
of tlic crew remained l»y him.
I forgot to mention that the vessel that
came in collision with ns, although ap
parently uninjured, made no effort to
render assistance or even to ascertain
what injury wc sustained, but steered
away. Little do I know, however, but
she, too, has sunk and all on board per
ished.
On Tuesday morning the weather
began to show unfavorab e signs, and
at midday it commenced snowing, hail
ing and raiuitjg violently. Judge of
our pitiable condition in an open boat
leaking at the rat© of eight barrels per
hour, keeping us continually bailing.—
Wc suffered severely, the storm increas
ing in violence, and next day dawned
upon us no better than the day before.
Our »canty supply of eatables, which
consisted onlv of preserves, were great
ly diminished. We had no water, and
it was pitiable to hear the criesof my
poor companions; they were such as
would make the stoutest heart quail.—
The next day our sufferings were aug
mented by the renewal of tlic storm,
waich pelted upon us pitilesslc. The
day will long be remembered by those
in the boat. To imagine the agony of
an old gentleman of sixty years strug
gling with, death in its most borrowing
aspect will fail to realize the scene. IIo
died before nightfall. Many began to
think that they would soon follow him
to eternity. During the night a seaman
and myself found it dtfficult to keep our
companions alive. By dint of much ex
ertion, however, we, succeeded. Sever
al, however, including myself were se
verely frostbitten.
We were now entirely out of provi
sions. starvation staring us in onr faces.
Want of water compelled us to drink
sea water, but this of course only in
creased our thirst. Wc now made up
our minds that wc were indeed lost. It
impossible to describe our frightful con
dition; no water, food, clothes frozen to
our backs, feet wet and frozen, and
strength exhausted* with hailing the
boat.
Saturday morning wo discovered a
nail; oh ! how glad our hearts we c at
this sight; but ninny of my poor com
panions were too helpless to 6ec even
this coming snccor. On making signals
to her by the raising of hands mid a
handkerchief, she bore down for us.—
She proved to be the bark Elisc, Cap
tain Nordenboldt, from Baltimore for
Breman, who took us on hoard, and in
tho kindest mauner. did all in his power
to alleviate our sufferings, and made us
as comfortable as he cculd under the cir
cumstances. Wo continued to suffer
severely from the effects of our privations
and exposure. Captain Nordenboldt
found it inconvenient to accommodate
so large a number, and wished to trans
fer us to some vessel bound to tho Uni
ted States. He sig lalized an Ameri
can ship supposed to be bound to some
Eastern port, but he paid no attention
to the signal. On Monday morning
last, having been two days on board
the bark, wo spoke to the Hamburg
bark Elite, Captain Neilson, bound from
-.Hamburg for New York, who sent a
boat alongside.
Upon hearing of our n.isfort tines, and
ascertaining pur wish to proceed to
New York, he kindly offered us a pas
sage in Ijis vessel. All but two of us
went on hoard his hospitable ship,
., where w
ness at
dy decided in. proceed to Breman in the
bark, and tliehce to their destination.
We cannot give too much praise to
Capt. Neilson for bis humane treatment
of ns. . / ;
Mr. Dominegn, a passenger, an'Ital
ian, is so much frostbitten that his lifeTs
dispaired of.
Flora Solomon and M’lle Ernestine
Bcllet were severely injured by cold,
hut are recovered.
The crew are progressing as well as
could be expected.
Of the fate of those on the raft and in
the two boats, with that of the captain
and a few of tho crew remaining on the
ship. I know notbipg, but I surmise
that the boats were picked up by some
passing vessel. I do not think the raft
could have floated in the heavy sea that
rollrd the first night, and I am afraid
that all on board went down with licr.
The steam propeller Lyonnias was built
at Liverpool, England, in 1S56. Her
dimentions were; — length 290 feet,
breadth 34 feet, depth of hold 20 feet.
After deducting the room occupied by
her engines,'boilers, coal, &e. She had
capacity for carrying 1065 tons freight.
She was a strongly built iron, vessel,
with engines of 350 horse power, was
fully rigged as a barque, and was well
supplied with sails. Her cost was.
probably, not less than §250,000. She
was owned by the Franco-American
Steamship Company of Havre, whose
agents in New York are Messrs. Edward
A Edmund Poirier, .
1 he Lyonnias was insured, probably,
to her full value in England and in
France; and her cargo was mostly in
sured in Wall street.
The fate of both the vessels which
collided is uncertain ; though it is most
probable that both sank; as if the ship
which struck Le Lyonnais had remained
afloat she would doubtless have endeav
ored to render some assistance to the
steamer.
It is certain from tlie second mate’s
statement that a number of those on
hoard the Lyonnais must have perished
in the struggle to gain the raft after a
boat was swamped ; but there is reason
to hope that some of the other boats may
have been picked up by passing vessels,
and that many of the missing may yet
he restored to their friends.
Western and Atlantic Railroad.
The report of the Superintendent o£
this’ ronff urpnbKshed in the Atlanta pad
ners. It exhibits a gratifying increas^
u the earnings, and a very satisfactory
condition of tneroad and apjiartenancesi
We take the following synopsts.ot the;
report from-the Columbus Sun :
The total earnings of the road trom
Oct. 1st, 1855, to Sept. 30th, 1S56, are
as follows:
From Freights, - S630.497.26
“ Passengers 218,111,34
" Mail Service; 22,715,73
“ Miscellaneous Sources, 42,20
Mak’g total gross earnings, SS71,366,53
Expenses for working and
maintaining road same
period, 380,668,85
Total net earnings, 8490,697,68
The cost of the Road to Sept. 30,
1855, being $5,517,836,18 the net income
for the past year yields a fraction over S
per cent, on the outlay. Since October,
18 5, there appears to have been added
to the rolling stock of the Ro d, 2 Pas-
sengei, 4 Baggage, 125 Box. 60 Plat
form, 4 Stock and 23 Qoal Cars
The Treasurer’s account exhibits the
following payments out of the revenue of
the Road for the past year, viz :
Paidexpcuses for 1856, as
above, $3S0,6GS,S5
Paid accounts contracted
prior to Jan.,-1854, S7,346,00
Paid for equipments, 204,265,53
Paid for depot buildings, Ac., 42,214,70
Paid for construction, 132.509,42
Paid into State Treasury, 43.5Q0.00
n
613-16
n
65
Stock
Total expenditures and dis
bursements for 1S56 8S90.S04.50
The inci eased earnings of the Road
over the previous year are S1S2,435,97.
What Good did Mr. Fillmore’s Run-
ciug Do ?
It is contended by some persons and
presses, that Mr. Buchanan owes the
success of his election to the fact that
Mr. Fillmore was a candidate.
Let us test the value of this opinion.
It will hardly be said that Mr. Fillmore
aided Mr. Buchanan in the State of New
York, for Mr. Buchanan will not receive
tlie electoral votes of that State—the
same may he said of all the New Eng
land States. Mr. Fillmore’s running
did not help Mr. Buchanan in Pennsyl
vania, for the Democratic ticket obtain
ed more votes iu that State than the
Fillmore and Fremont tickets united.
Mi. Fillmore’s running prevented the
Democratic candidate from receiving tlie
electoral vote of Maryland—and hence
ho afforded no help to the Democracy
iq that State.
Iu Ohio. Mr. Fillmore was no service
to tho Democracy, for that State was
carried by the Black Republicans.
In Indiana ilie Democracy triumphed
over the Filnnore and Fremont fusion.
In Illinois, if reports arc reliable, the
Democracy have triumphed in spite of
fusion, Fillmore, Fremout, and every
thing else.
In New Jersey Buchanan received
about, as many votes as Fillmore and
Fremont united.
Inasmuch a& Michigan and Wiscon
sin have gone for Fremont, Mr. Fillmore
did not aid the Democracy in those
States.
In all tlie Southern States the Fill
more party opposed the Democracy.—
Where; thenr-Aid. the Knownotliing
candidate benefit the Democratic nomi
nee] '■
Will some of the wise men of the
Knownotliing party bring up some relia
ble data upon which to sustain the opin
ion that Mr. Buchanan owes a single
electoral vote, which he requires to
elect him to'the Presidency, to any
effort on the:, part of Mr. Fillmore’s
friends?
Mr. Buchanan pwes his election to
the votes of the National Democracy of
the Union, aided by thousands of con
servative >constitutional Whigs, atad not
to Knowuothingism or Black Republi
canism.—Augusta Constitutionalist.
A Fearful Accident.
A wedding party last night, at Trinity
Church, in this city, was the occasion
of a lamentable casualty by which two
young ladies narrowly escaped the loss
of their lives. The facts, as wc have
learned them on reliable authority, arc
these.;
Four or five members of the party
were taken to the church in a carriage,
from the livery establishment of Mi.
Stevens, corner of Barnard and Brough
ton streets On their arrival at the
church, the driver, in getting down to
open the carriage door, dropped his reins
on tlie box. The horses took fright and
ran off with two ladies (Miss Thompson
and Miss Saussy) in the vehicle. W heel
ing around from the church, they dashed
into Barnard street, ami made for the
stable, slackening their pace as they ap
proached it, with the evident intention of
stopping there.
Alarmed, however,, by tho criesof
persons iu the streets, they nga n quick
ened their speed rnnnir.g furiously up
Broughton to West Broad, thence along
West Broad to Margaret street. Turn
ing down this last the carriage was soon
arrested by coining in collision with a
pump, by which it was upset and smash
ed, wlieu the horses became extricated.
The young ladies, we rejoice to learn,
though badly bruised and scratched, and
one of them seriously cut, had none of
their bones broken*. It is hoped they
will soon recover from their injuries.—
Savannah Journal. .
Arrival of the Steamship Niagara.
Three days later from Europe.
Halifax, Nov. 20.—The steamship
Niaganq>fciw._arrived with Liverpool,
dates tdNovember 8ib. -
ft* 'Market*.
ttverpoo£0tfl^n Market.—There is
only lit moderate business doing in cotton,
but prices : irfeiriauied unchanged
during the week.. "Sal*® for the week
29,000 bales. Speculators have taken
2,000 and exporters 3.000 bales. The
qaotations«rc f
Fair Orleans’
Middling Orleans
Fair Mobile
Middling. Mobile
Fair Upland^
Middling'Uplands
Sales on Friday 6,000 bales,
on hand 423,000.
Private letters dated on the day the
steamer left Liverpool state that cotton
was slightly firmer in feeling, bnt quo
tations shov no change. The Sales on
Saturday were ten thousand bales.
The market closed firm.'
American Stacks.—The market was
steady and the dejnand moderate.
Flour Market„—The market has de
clined'6d. on the lower qualities.
Money Market.—The money market
is unchanged. Consols have declined,
j}, aud quoted at 92$ for money, and
92 g on account.
Havre market.
The prices-for Cotton is unchanged
in Havre, but the demand is dull. Or
leans quoted lOUK
Political News.
A rupture between England and
France believed imminent.
It is rumored that a modification of
the French Ministry is in contemplation
A new Ministry lias beeu formed in
Turkey.
Treaties of Commerce and Amity are
are in preparation between France and
Russia
aimer
at,
Thursday Morning, November 27 1856
Agents for the Southern Banner,
John S. Hitatkh, Jacksoncounty, Ga
John Prior Edwards, Monroe, Ga.
Jobs M. Frkkma.n, Cnmemvillo, Ga.
.Tajiks D. McKtssir, Clnyton, Ga.
W. L. Sutton, Towns county Ga.
Any of theaboveuamed gentlemen are antlior-
zed to receive and receipt for money due tho South
em Banner Office.
who can now shut bis eyes to the fact that
the maintenance of the Constitutional rights
of all sections, depends alone on the ascen
dancy of the NATipsAt Democracy. *
■*-.—* siSK’’ 1 — 3
♦Who Speke the Truth!? ; *
When Lord Chesterfield came to define
the true nobilitydf a'‘gentleman, he stated
the distinction was founded -on 4he regard
fo, Troth». aqd it: is.a fNtt Anglo-Saxon
idea, interwqr.cn iid'the'very existence of
Americans. ' '
Some Know Nothings told yotf, that Fill
more—to. them, f^ihe God-like”—was the
only man who.could defeat Fremont, and
many honestrnen now see they have been
cruelly deceived. Are the Press and orators
who did these things worthy of trust! If
they are ignorant of the .true state of the
country—if their headsare at fault, this great
nation, in its giant’ strides, needs not such
men at the helm iri‘ these perilous times.—
If they knew what they were talking about,
and intentionally deceived' you, the South
has reason to place even greater condemna
tion upon them. ,. .
Did any false leaders ever before receive
such quick, overwhelming retribution !
When men lalIc of .the.-* unnumbered sins*
of the “ iron-ribbed Democracy,*’ the honest
masses of our people of every party see, that
Calvin! hast thou not a more Commo
dious Room in your City ?
The Supreme Court of Georgia, now ha
session in Athens, holds its sittings in the
Law Office of Cobb & Hull. Had the Leg
islature looked through the eyes of a few
about here, it would have added to Savan
nah. Atlanta, Angostaand Mapon,—instead
of Athens—,the WAtkin*vilie Court-house,
which appears to their expectant eyes like
the picture in the spelling book, 41 where
Fame’s prond temple shines afar.” « .
Mark (he Difference.
When you read the Northern press, you
see that there is but one party there—the
National Democratic—which feels any re
gard for the rights, the interests, the equality | ^hat’the Dem^raric PressandOratore told
of the Southern, alike with all the States of j t },j s campaign has been the truth: that
J the. powerful arm offheNational Democracy
however small, 1 ' - ' ‘- r ’
The Snslheiii Literary Memmrfer. -•
This champion of the Southern mind, for
November is on our table. We folly agree
with the Charleston Mercury that the articles
are distinguished by great ability, and art! as
various as excellent. We are bound to say
that the Editorial department is eondoeted
with peculiar care and talent. Mt.TaoMeaoK
is an able, ready and brilliant writer, and hie
Editorial Table and Book Notices seemto os
among the most judicious and satisfactory
compositions of the kind that we have ever
seen. The South should sustain this.Periodi
cal. For twenty years it has been a re
presentative work. It interests are identified
with those of oor section.
If such a publication fails, we shall have
but little hope for the ultimate establishment
of a Southern Periodical literature.
The steamship Persia arrived out on
tlic 7th inst.
Return if the Steamer Marion.
* Neur York, Nov. 20..—Tho steamer
Marion, that went in search of the
wicck of the Lyonnaise, has returned,
without makiiig any discovery. She
has beeu scut out again.
Execution
. - Merit Rewarded.
In accordance with the resolutions
passed by the citizens of Portsmouth,
Ya., February 5th, 1856, complimentary
to those Surgeons of the Navy who had
rendered signal service during the pre
valence of the yellow fever there, a
massive gold medal, handsomely encased
lias lately been presented, accompanied
by letters highly complimentary to each
of the Surgeons, by the committee. On
one side <»f flic medal is a beautiful re
presentation of the Naval Hospital at
Norfolk, Tinder the motto 44 Palmam qui
meruit feral." On the reverse *• Pres
ented by the Town of Portsmouth, Va.,
etc.
Lewis A. Minor of the U. S. Naval
Hosp tal, and his able and humane as
sistants Thomas B. Steele, James F.
Harrison, Randolph Harrison, John C.
Colcmtn and F. A. Valke were the re-
ceipicuts of these mementoes of Ports
mouth gratitude.
In the language of the Journal of
Commerce, from which we collate these
facts it is “ a handsome compliment
handsomely paid.”. ........
Public Confidence.
It has been often and truly said, that
tlie rise in public funds and other secu-
tics, proves the stability and prosperous
advance of a country. Men may labor
day and night, and humble them
selves that some great man may smile
upon them; nay, they will even risk
their lives, and many have been known
to do so, that they may gain some mo
mentary political position in tho Legisla
ture, in Co Jgress, or os a decoy duck at
the ballot box 1 But these same lovers
ofi their country, will hide their purses
deep in their pockets and button up
tbeir hearts, when either men or States
desire tomorrow tbeir money without of
fering “ A No. I security.” In proof
of this, and in proof that confidence ia
‘again restored, we annex an cxtraci
from the New York Herald, (Black Re-
publican) of the 8sh inst, when it will
be seen that as soon ns it was ascertain
ed that Mr. Buchauan was elected Pres
ident, the leading bonds and stocks ad
vanced from 4 to 10 per cent.
“ Within the present week New York
Central Railroad has advanced 3} per
cent; Eric, 5 per cent; Reading' 7;
Cumberland, l£; Michigan Central 31;
Michigan Southern, 6j; Cleveland and
Toledo, 7; Chicago and Rock Island,
5; La Crosse and Milwaukie, 10; Illi
nois Central Bonds, 4. Here is an im
provement might well satisfy any
oair.^i-Atfaita Examiner.
The^diton efUbe New York Herald
t uts forth-Hlo following candidates for
1 S. Senator for New York, modestly
plttciUff'hiB—owa name at the bottom,
vis., Horace Greeley, James Watson
Webb, William C. Bryant, Henry J.
Raymond; and- James Gordon Bennett!
From an editorial in the Central Pres
byterian, we learn that there are now
thirty-five Presbyterian churches in
Virginia without
Renouncing Mormonism.—'TlieMan-
clicster England, Examiner says that at
the present time considerable excitement
exists among the Mormon saints of that
town, in consequence of the large number
of persons who have recently renounced
their principles. One reason of this
reaction is said to be the 44 revelation ”
demanding a tenth of the earnings of the
saints throughout Europe for the good of
the Church to Salt Lake City. Those
who do not pay are to be cut off from the
Church.
. . . . - - ,o— : r —ore, and a constder-
.pcrienced tlie "utmost kind- able number of them with large and in-
ness an ms Iiauctei rind that of tho pas* fluential congregations, able and ftnxi-
sengers and crew, Mr Scboler and ia-, ous to. procure the services of ministers.
Exploration and Survey of the Okefe-
.»• nokee Swamp.
Tlie last session of tlie Georgia Legis
lature took action in favor of a survey of
the Okcfenokee spamp, for the purpose
of determining, among other things the
feasibility of draining it and thus prepar
ing the way for its sale and cultivation.
The swamp contains something like •
half million of acres, as many suppose,
of tho richest soil in Georgia—T’o the
world at large it is a terra incognita. On
one side of it are the head waters of the
Suwannee, passing down into the Gulf,
on the otlie is the St. Marys emptying
into tho Atlantic. The presemption is
that the bed of the Okefennkee is more
elevated than either, and hence that it
may bo drained into one or the other, or
both.
Mr. Hunter, of Milledgeville, an ex
perienced engineer, and a gentleman of
the highest character, has been selected
by the Governor to make the survey.
He is now in Savannah with a corps of
assistant^ on his way South, and will
enter, immediately on the discharge of
bis duty.
The Baltimore American says there
were seventy-eight men wounded in the
riot in that city on Tuesday, the 4th
inst., of whom four-teen will die.
* A warm discussion is going on be
tween the Herald and Commercial Ad
vertiser,. of Montreal, respecting the
annexation otjCanada to the United
States.
in Mississippi—luusual
-j rScene.
William Roberson, who murdered
Franklin WiTHain^ With'the aid of the
murdered man’s wife, was executed at
Holmesville, Miss, on the 8th inst. The
Independent says:
The prisoner was returned to the jail
of this county, from that of Amite, at
the hour of 16-o’clock in the morning of
tlie day of execution, and about 11*. M.,
was taken thence and placed upon the
scaffold, wlii^lr was erected just out side
the jail on the public sqnarc. lie step
ped from the outer stairway of the jail,
upon the scaffold, in his urual attire, and
in a very self complacent manner pro
ceeded to addfess the crowd in his own
justification. He spoke to the crowd
about two hours,'in a very unconnected
manner—endeavoring to awaken the
sympathies of the crowd in his behalf,
and closed his long and very incoherent
harangue with an . appeal to them to
manifest a desire that he should be re-
mandud'to jail and have a new trial, in
furtherance of which he requested those
in favor of-his proposition to stand aloof
from the crowd, as he felt assured the
Sheriff would not proceed with the exe
cution, if the popular sentiment should
be found to bo against it.
The apparent acquiescence of the
Sheriff to this startling ai.d unusual pro
ceeding stirred the crowd to an exhibi
tion of some little excitement, and cries
of “new trial!”—“hang him!” “hang
him!” were heard on both sides, and for
a moment we feared mob law would run
riot around (ltij very precincts of our
courts of Justice- Tho announcement
of the Slteuiff, .however, ma de to the
prisoner, tliiit.be... could expect nothing
from the people, in this emergency
however much liis own or their sympa
thies word fe^irictid for him, and his pro
ceeding ptL i oii<& with his duty accord-
inglyc-quefiptl the rising tumult, and it
was not mitiijtbis.monient that the pris
oner apptiare4<to look death in the face.
His cheek bleached—his frame shook
with tremot-’-his limbs trembled, and he
fell upon hfrk'hccs and buried his face
in his hands, while the attending minis
ter, Dr. Lanejy approached him upon
tho scaffold, Ju performance of his last
oad duty, and kneeling beside the pris
oner, xtith hi» band upon liis bowed
head, an'dsciit up in his behalf an im
pressive appeal to heaven. Alter the
solemn servicb. tho . prisoner continued
upon hiskueeS, until the Sheriff, finding
the last hour of the time allotted him for
the execution, fast expiring, aroused him
to his feet, placed the cap over his face,
and in another-instaut the rope support
ing the platform was cut, letting the
prisoner down-bclow the heads of the
people, aod. wjtiuu a few inches of ilie
ground, where the body hung some fif
teen or twenty minutes, when it was cut
down. .; . •.»»•! , '
the Union.
I,et not even any portion
of the South be longer deceived. Let the
traitorous Botts of Va., and Rayner of N.
C. and the few aspiring demagogues who,
like them, would Sell our honor for their pro
motion, see that the people know who are
our friends, and with the high feeling of
freemen battling for their righta will act up.
on it.
Read the following paragraph from an
exebango which is a most significant one
“The Buffalo Commercial Advertiser, the
home organ of Millard Fillmore, is apprehen
sive that the interests of tlie country may
demand a union of the Republicans and the
“Americans” against the Democratic party
for the future.
And has it come to this dark complexion
so soon 1 Could not the especial organ of
Fillmore—franked by him to the Hon. N.
Foster instead of a letter—have At least
spared the K. N. leaders in Georgia a few
months !
Northern know nothingiain with its pre
tended 44 Americans ruling America,” is im
pudently throwing off the veil, and the tail of
it but following the he.ad into the open ranks
of infamous Black Republicanism,
Turn from these dark scenes, and look on
the sentiments of the Buchanan Democracy.
-rounder the, proud flag of Buchanan—guar
anteeing the full constitutional rights of the
Slates, and the citizens of the States was alone
powerful to save us from the demoniac le
gions who yelled for our blood, led on by the
Wooly Horse of the Rocky Mountains.
Let the people remember these facts. *
The Popular Vote.
The votes for the thiec candidates in the
nation at large, will be about thus:
Buchanan, . -. 1,750,000
Fremont, , l,z50,000
Fillmore, 750,000
Tbc Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court for the fourth district
of the State of Georgia has been in session
at Athens during this week. Judges Lump
kin, Bem.ni.no and .McDonald present.
The Reporter, T.‘Ri R. Cobb, Esq. and the
Clerk, Dr. U. K. Martin, are also in attend
ance. Robert lieste:, Esq.. T. M. Daniel,
Esq., R T Fouche, Esq., Geo. Hillyer,
Esq., and John Burch,Esq., have been admit
ted to the bar of tbiaGourt. There are some
*27 cases on the doeket, and a full and able
representation 'of the Bar. From other
Go even into New England, the'very pit'of I countic8 we aUd n<rtice lhe following gen-
_ . r, i I ilompn nc nrocont 4 ft*
fanaticism, and even m that Sodom
and Go.
morrah, Boston, and there are a lew good
and true men—a few Lots, that will not let
our hearts be wholly estranged from this a
portion of these United States,
Let the Democracy read the following,
from the Boston Post—endorsed editorially
by the Franklin (.Uass.) Democrat .-
The Moral op the Victory.—The mo-
ilemen as present
Hon Thos YV Thomas, Sol Gen Thurmond,
Dc will never be Forgotton.
The Telegraph informs us, (says the Mem
phis Appeal,) that (he legislature of Michi-
gan elect is Republican, and that General
Cass will be defeated for the Senate. Such
news is calculated to cast a chill over every
good man and true patriot in the country.-—
A man who, in his endeavors to save the
Union from the various isms that have sprung
up wi'hin the past few years is beaten, and
the seciisnalists of the North rejoice over
/A«r victory!—such a victory would have
been rejoiced over by the lories of the revo
lution had the news been received that the
American army, led by Washington, at the
battle-field of Y'orktown, was defeated.—
When such gloating takes place over the
defeat of a well-tried servant, who has de
voted more years than are usually allotted
to man, in the service of liis country, and
who, through that vast period of lime, has
been true to the whole U nion, it is time for
Americans—those worthy of the name—to
rise in their might, and sustain a second Cii *
cinnatus from the assaults of an implacable
foe, who would see the Union torn in shreds
to carry ou» their fanatical designs. Al
though beaten by the black republicans, his
many virtues and noble deeds are still green
in the memory of the National men of the
United States. General Cass will never be
forgotten !
Hen Robt Toombs, .
Judge J Hillyer,. j
F. Cone,
E H Pottle, Esq.,
Rich. Johnson, Esq.,
YVm M Reese, Esq.,
Sam. Barnett, Esq.,
G Nash, Esq.,
R J Millican, Esq.
T F Cooper, Esq.,
VVm Vanduzer, Esq.
A T Ake/man, Esq.,
mentous presidential contest has resulted in oied cn tho following cases:
favor of the national cause. James Buchan- Henderson vs. Pittman—Attachment, from
an has been elected the next president of Lincoln Superior Court.
these Untied Stales. I - '. ft s,. •-
t.This is far more- than an ordinary wietoty. j . 13 n °t,i)ucossary tbpt the letters J. P. be
Those who united to achiew-TT^anje to the j annexed to , a- Magistrate’s signature to an
rescue of their country when a true patriot- instrument, provided it appear in the body of
isin was imperiously required ; wnen the is- I lh _ . . . .
sues touched the fundamentals of our polity; I . .-. ' - issuing it is a
when the principles of the Constitution and I •* ustIce oflhe Pea.cc. q
the stability of the Union were at stake. I Shivers, vt. adm'r., Latimer—from Hancock-
when fidelity to our noble republican insti- An interest in lands is not conveved bv
tuuons were alike an honor and a glory.— ,ho , ljea °"
The people have proved equal to the occasion, j effects in a will. And such an in-
The sound argument addressed to their in-1 terest must go to the heirs at law, and not to
telligence has prevailed over the plausible I the administrator,
appeal addressed to their passions, and the Bailey vs. The State—from Taliaferro•
right has triumphed. I .r,. - , a ... . , . J . ’ .
This result is not a victory of the north I . . ,n re l at, on to the selec-
over the south; or an assumption of rule by t,on an< ^ <l ua fifi Ci !tion of Jurors in criminal
sixteen states. It will occasion no arrogant I cases, applies to tlie trial of offences com.
exultation in ono portion of our country, no milled prior to the,passage of that act
sullen resentment in another portion. It is Cnhmn. to. viJt. rl nr-n
a victory achieved by a hand of fellowcoun- . Slate^from WxUtesr
Life
New ' Orleaus—or rather.
Deaths!
In looking over tlie last Weekly Pic
ayuttc received at this office, we thought
it contained a greater number of ac
counts of murder committed in that ci
ty than usual; • Under this inipression,
wc examined it carefully, and found*
that there had been just nine murders
committed in Now Orleans, in the space
of si< daysq besides a largo number of
stabs, shots, and knock-downs, that we
didn’t count up. Oue would suppose
that yellotv’lever and cholera could, per
form the work of death fast -enough for
the denizens of the Orescent City, bnt
it seems they are unwilliffg to wait for
tlfot8loN^roeesk; r . •
' *’»•- Found Dead.
Martin Pooly, for 15 years a respec
ted citizen of this city, and a carpenter
by trade, dead in his room on
WednhSclAy*livening, 19th insl., and ir
supposed' ,to have died on Monday pre
viotfs. lb. . Cooly was never married;
and caiit^ero ftom Virginia, (his native
state) where it is bclicAed bo had an on-
y sister living. A Juty of inquest wag
held over the body, and rendered a ver
dict, “that he came to his death from
the effects of Intemperance.”—Mari
etta Georgian.'
44 Poor role that won't work both
ways,” as thtf boy said when he threw
the rule back at the school-master.
The opinion of the Court has been deliv-
victory achieved by a oana oi teiiow-coun.
trymen whose principles and objects and or
ganization kpow no ge.-graphical line, but
embrace the rights and interests and wel
fare of our whole country. And the sounds
of rejoicing will be heard going up from the
thirty-one states, and for the triumph of prin
ciples held in common by each and every M n the examination, of a charge of the Court
1st. The bare leaving of the Jurj-bpx by
a Juror after he is sworn is no ground for a
new trial. 2d. The objection to a juror that
he is over hge—no^ being made before he it
sworn—is no' ’ground for a new trial. 3d
member of our great confcdracy.
Well may the people of all ihe'States re.
joice in such a victory! The object which
the masses of both of the great parties aim
at is the welfare of our common country,
and what they most desire is a government
that guards the rights of all. Time soon
will demonstrate to the intelligent and can
did the falsity of the charges which so ma
ny believe to be true, that the Democratic
parly seek to force slavery on. Kansas; to
restore the African slave trade. Their sim
ple principle is, that the people of a territory
as it is with the people of a state, shall de
cide for themselves whether they will per
mit slavery within their limits. This is the
finality which has heen reached ; and this
is the right which the prerident elect 4 will
secure to the actual settlers of Kansas.
Such a victory cannot fail to be surcharg
ed with benefits and blessings to all—to our
f olitical enemies as well as our friends.—
t will substantially destroy that pest to our
interests and happiness and fraternity, slave
ry agitation. It will “restore the peace,
friendship and£mutual confidence which pre
vailed in the good lime among the different
members of the confederacy.” This will
confer a vast brnefit on commerce in all its
varied branches, and on tlie social and reli
gious world. The merchant and the me
chanic will feel its salutary influences; while
the next four .years of peace and harmony
will witness new causes of social, material
and political progress, and inspire new con
fidence in the permanency of our institution, s
All honor to the democratic champions
who so nobly upheld the national cause !—
They deserve Well of their country for their
large service. With them, working like a
band of brothers, was the flower of the old
whig party. There is nothing more gratify
ing in our political annals than this splendid
accession of talent and patriotism to the
democratic cause; for it was pure love of
country that led them to support it. It was
the desire tosave the confederacy from the
detriment of sectionalism; a high resolve to
cast an influence in favor of the principles
that underlie the Constitution and the Union.
With such views we congratulate our
friends on the great result of this contest.—
We regret the veil that is now over this
state—over New England—over so large a
portion of the north. But in time facts’will
pierce even this. “Our doubting brethren,”
in the words' of President Jefferson, “will*
is atlength see that the massof their fellow-citi
zens, with whom they cannot yet resolve to
act, as to principles and measures, think
what they think, and desire what they de;
sire; that our wish, as well as theirs, is,
that the public effort may be directed honest
ly to the public good; that peace be cultiva
ted, civil and religious liberty unassailed,
law and order preserved, equality of rights
maintained, and that stale of property, equal
or unequal, which results to army man from
his own industry or that.of. his-fathers;!* '
You see the two pictures—which dost
thou like ! Where is the man boro in Geor
gia, not utterly blinded by partisan prejudice*
alleged to be erroneous, file Supreme Court
will look into; the testimony to see if said
charge, taken with reference to the facts, be
correct. 4th. To authorize .the Court to set
aside a verdict;'on the ground that it is con
trary to the evidiiifce, it must be strongly
and decidedly against the weight of the tes
timony. . , ;
Lyner vs. Jackson, Ex'r—from Warren:
I. Where the .Clerk enters an appeal, in
which it is said that the party appealinghas
paid all the costs, but makes a memoran
dum below, saying,the costs were not paid :
Held, that thq appeal should not be dismiss
ed—tlie Clerk being responsible tp the oth
er officers for the costs.
Pottle .& Gone for. plaintiff; Toombs and
Johnston for defendant.
A report of all the cases decided, will be
given next week. " *
- Banks In Athens.
The circulating medium ofa country must
be founded' upo n a secure basis, and have
the confidence of a community. The Banks
in Athens.have these; and no institutions in
America better, deserve them. They are as
good as gold—-and will ever be while under
their present able management. The follow
ing gentlemen ere tlie officers of the
Bank or the State or Georgia,
at. Athens.
Cashier, Henry Hull, Jr.,
Teller, F. W. Adams,
Clerk, J. I. Huggins.
-■ Directors.
E. R. Ware—President.
B. M. Hill,. J- B. Cobb,
T N Hamilton, J R Matthews.
Their finejievp building, which they are
now erecting cn Broad street, will be an or»
nament to our.improving city.
The following are ttys Officers of
Tbe Rank , or Athens.
President, Stevens Thomas,
Cashier, n A. P. Deariog.
Teller,' <6. J, Mayes.
Directors. '
Stevens Thomas, Y. L. G. Harris,
J. S. England; J. H. Newton.
*
l?" YVe have from L. Scott & Co., the
Westminster Review for October. No lit
erary man should be without reading “Con
temporary Literature”—which series of ar
ticles appears in each number.
BSL. We have from the publishers “ Til
for Tat," written by a Southern lady, and
being a reply to Dred.
The Reading Quaufk atio.n.—It is said
that four hundred persons in Connecticut
were deprived of their vote this month by
the new constitutional provision requiring
that they shbtild'kridw how to read and write
in order to v’oie. The Philadelphia Ledger
says: :
44 Connecticut is the first Stale that Jhas
made an attempt tp disfranchise a free citi
zen. It is desirable that every man should
possess those aids to knowledge, reading and
writing, but we should not foil into the error
of mistaking the mere instrumentalities for
intelligence itself. A man may know how
to think correctly who knows nothing at all
of reading and writing, and some that can
do both the latter have no original think
ing power. The latter are less capable of
exercising the right of suffrage intelligently
than the man who possesses natural mother
wit, without any assistance from reading.—
An aristocracy founded*ftn scholastic attain
ments may ; be better, .titan one based upon
property, but an aristocracy of any kind in
a representative. Republic, established oh the
principle of equal political rights, is not ve
ry consistent nor very democratic.''
For the Southom Banner.
Democratic Rejoicing in Habershan-
Clarkesville,- Nov. 15th, 1856.
An enthusiastic and numerously attended
meeting of the citizens of Habersham conr-
ty, was held on Friday night, in congratula
tion of the recent victory of the Democratic
nominee for President,. ovei tho Woolly
Horso candidate; when a torch-light proces
sion was formed and matched through the
streets of our village, after which, tlie au
dience was eloquently addressed by Dr. Geo.
D. Philips and CoL. Robert McMillan; and
then partook of a tastefully prepared supptr
for the occasion.
Many were thf smiling and happy facts
present, and all seemed to enjoy and appre*
ciate the. benefits to'be derived from this
their recent victory. Not a solitary hurrah
was even heard in the course of the celebra
tion for the defeated and disgraced John C.
Fremont. Should there ever beat: occasion
again to summon the aid of the yeoqtanry of
this country to defend pr protect the Con**’**
ration of our common country from the as
saults of freesoillsnt or abolitionism,
late vote, together with the present enthufi*
asm, may be taken as an earnest of the re
sult ; or should the North and the Sod
ever become arrayed against each other, < **
piorahle as such an event would be, we have
no hesitotion in saying, that the peop e «
this county would present an undivided run
in defence of the South and her institution*-
PHILIP MARTIN,
J. VAN BUREN.
John M. Rillups.
, New Bridge.
Our fine now . bridge over tho Oconee,
will soon be completed. Our citizens
have to cross in a ferry for“afew days” The whole Senate of Massachusetts,’an
but on Chrismas-day, you will ride over 302 out of some 330 members of the House
on the new bridge,
For the Southern Banner:
Jefferson, Geo., Nor. 5th, 1856.
The delegates from the various DisUt®* 3
in Jackson county, convened at Jefferson
ibis-day, and made' the following nomiW
tions for county officers >
For Judges of the Inferior Court.
A B Pittman, - ' . D fc * n J* r
Wm P Miller* RJP»«
and H C Giddena.
For Tax Collector,
. Tlios L Browrif
For Tax Receiver,
John Simkins,
For County Surveyor,
M A Pattma:*,
•aad
re Republicans.