Newspaper Page Text
WjWiHIWii ?-^3Ega
MSW
trams langnaga. This view of the sub
ject is strengthened by reference to tlie
? revisions of the act of 28th February,
S33 (2,205.) The first section ofthnt
aet is.a.*> follows: "Thaf froiq and after
the first day of April nejtfc, no master or
captain of any ship or or,nny
•oui~r person, shall import Orbring, or
negro, mulatto, or otber.persotf^ig^or ;
and Co, for bringing them. The motive
cannot be mere philanthropy, for it
would confer no benefit npon these
groes to bring them to opr shores, where
if.permitted to land at all, it would only
be to occupy our pest houses, hospitals
and prisons. T° believe, under the
vwu-.r pocsou, snail import or nnng, or circumstances, that thes is a UmdjSe
asiz tsssszsgsz
enjoy the rights and
Tve citizen, orregistmlV^:^ 1 - 11 ^^ enjoy
United States, or seamen 1 P 1 ivihges o* v ^555Sfer^
Jalmll be si tasted in any State which by " ction is irresistible, that the object of
law has prohibited, or shall prohibit, the riieproposed. enterprise is t° bring these
admission of importation of such "negro, ''African emigrants ’ into the country,
mulatto, or o.tlier person of color; and if ■ t ' 13 v * cw either of making slaves of
any captain or master aforesaid, or any “tent, orof holding them to service or
other person, shall import, or bring, or
cause to bo imported or brought, .into i ' 10 i a y s °f the country on the subject
.Any of the. ports or places aforesaid, anv -^ r 'can importation, to which I have
of the persons whose admission or im- ca llf l \.^ 0U . r at t e . nt ‘on.
seamen of the United States, or seamen privileges. or^gg.-would require an
natives of conntries'beM.nd the Gape of amount of creduhty that would jffltty-
r :Oood Hope, into any pott of place of subject the person so believipg to the
Good Hope, into any pntt or placo of suoject tne person so believipg to the which aitactdlO.tQ a participation m it, ^
the United Statoa, which port ot*plae© charge of mental imbecility. The con- may be inferred JonT**fc«'
the rigbtii of the United States, and does
not attempt to construe, or seemingly
ggj to suggest any modification of the Con
stitution, or to offer any juslification. for
having-admitted the State, hot leaves it
to stand as the simple recognition ofthe.
right of the people—they having formed
a Constitution republican in its, charac
ter—to be admitted into the Union.
“The importance which I attached to
the success of the measure, and my
willingness to incur any responsibility
which 'iitaSAitdt© a participation in it,
labor. If so, it is an attempt to evade
pnrtation is'prohibited is aforesaid, he
shall forfeit and pay the sum of one thou-
«and dollars for each and every negro,
-mulatto, or other person of color, afore
said, brought • or imported as aforesaid,
to be snod for and recovered by action
of debt, in any court of the United States
—one-half thereof to the nfe of the Uni*
.-tod States, the other half to any person
Or parsons prosecuting for the penalty ;
and in any action instituted for the re
covery of the penalty aforesaid, the
person or-persons sned may be held to
special hail: Provided always, That r , an t» ver 7 respectfully,
pothiagln this act'*lmllbocoa6idosedt(^ v ?
"fwhibit the admission of Indians.”
Ordinarily, it would he an unsafe
rule for a public officer to act upon' the
suspicion of n purpose on the part of
another to violate the laws of tlie coun
try, but in this case it is put .so clearly
beyond tlie reach of doubt, that 1 think
that you not only can, but that you are
in duty bound to act upon the presump
tion, that it is the intention of Messrs.
Lafitte & Go. to evade the lawB of the
United States, and yen should accord-
ingly refuse their vessel the clearance
It will be seen: that Congress, by this
det, undertook to eo operate with those
States Which, by State legislation, had
interposed to -prevent tlio importation- of
negroes into t his country. At that time
the constitutionalj^iohibition to which I
iia*-#before referred, restrained Con
gress from tho exercise of the absolute
■power of prribiLiting such importation.
The- States, however, being under no
' suclfrcstrairtt, had in Several instances
adopted measures of their own ; and the.
act of I8O3 shows the promptnes of the
general government in exercising'wliat-
ever pow er it possessed ih, furtherance
4 of tho object? Tho lauguagc of this act -
is important in another view. It will
bo observed that its object is to prevent
tho importation into the United States
of "any negro, mulatto, or other person
■of color, not being k native, a citizen,
or registered eenhiwr of the United
’States, or .seamen, natives of eonntjies
beyond the Capo of Good Hope.” It
is not confined to slaves or negroes
bound* to labor, hut contemplates the
exclusion in the-broadest terms, of all
■such pefsonS, without regard to the
citsifaetcr in whicli they may be brought,
it excludes free persons as well as slaves
aVid persons bound to labor or service.—
Tho only limitation in tho act is, that it
■ is confined to such persons as are pre
vented by the laws of any ofthe States
from being imported into such States.
At that time there existed laws of
some ofthe States, not only prohibiting
the introdncti:n of negro slaves, but-al-
* so free negroes. Indeed, the policy of
the slaveholding States has always been
opposed to the increase of its free negro
population; and it is proper here to re-
inark, that at the present time that pol
icy is more earnestly sustainedin those.
States than at any previous period of
i t£.?i r • history. After this reference to
tne laws on the subject, ft is hardly
pessary to-Tcpcat* thatif tho application
of Messrs. Lnfinc & Co. contemplates
the introduction of negroes into the Uni
ted States from Africa, cither in the
character .of slaves ' or as apprentices
bou nd to Ecrvicf or labor it is clearly
in violation of both 'the letter and spirit
of tho law, and cannot be granted.
The form ofthe application made by
Messrs. Lafitto’and Co., would seeni to
contemplate the <introduction into the
United States of negroes from Africa,,
entitled, on their arrival; to all the
' rights. and privileges of firemen. The;
proposition, upon its face, is so absurd
that i t is hardly worthy of serious refu
tation. Messrs Lafitto and Co. asImw
to bclievftjhdfethcir vessel, fitted out in
the port of CtiarlesStfn, S. O:, is going
.upon a voyage, to Africa, to bring to som<£
port in (lio United States a' cargo of
free jjogrQCS. ^Thflv port to which the
"vestcl ox peels-to return is not indicated.
It cannot be the one from whfch it sails,
nor any other pi: t in the State of Sonth
Carolina, as the introduction of free ne
groes into tliat- State is wisely prohibi-
ted hy stringent laws and heavy penal
ties. It cannot he tSeport of any other
. tlaveliqlding State, as* similar laws in
each of those States alike forbid it.—
The reason For such la ws is so manifest,
that I do not IVcl called upon either to
produce the evidence of their existence,
. or to justify the policy whicli Jed to flieir
* adoption. It is sudicicpt to know that
the public min ofthnt section ofthe
Uniou is hot njqre cordially agreed upon
An/one subject than upoif the propriety
jfrid necessity of prohibiting, as far as
possible,* an' increase of tho freo.negro
population; and hence thclatfs to which
J . refer, prohibiting tbeij^importatioa
ifrs^ftiny place. .
Gan it bo that Messrs. Lafitte and
Ghi- propose to return, with their caigo
Jol^roSaegrees. toa^pCfT in Eomex>ft1ftj
non-sla veil ohling Spites ? I am not
* aware of a single State where these new
como-s would receive a tolerant, much
less a cordial, welcome; whilst, by
stringent laws and constitutional pro
visions, some ot them have provided for
. .their unconditional exclusion.
Looking beyond the legislation which
has bean had on tho subject by th«\
General Government, and both the
JJQWELL COB Ik
Secretary of the Treasury.
Wm. I 5 . Colcock, Esq., Collector of the
Customs, Charleston,^. C.
fiiitkrn mmtx
JAMES A. SLEDGE,
AND
ANDERSON W- REESE,
P
EDITORS.
though an invalid, whose condition
rendered it less than prudent that he
should leave his chamber, I went to the
Senate for two days in succession, that
I might have an opportunity, to vote for
the bill. Its passage was then, and is
now, regarded by me as the triumph of
all for which we contended and the
success of a great constitutional princi
ple, the recognition of which, though it
should bear no present fruit to be gather
ed by the South, was an object .worthy
of a struggle, and may redound to our
future advantage. By the same means
the country was relieved from an issue
which, had it been presented as threat
ened, our honor, our safety, our respect
for our ancestors, and our regard for
our posterity would have required thrij
South to meet, at whatever sacrifice.’’
'F rom the Baltimore Sun.
Thirty-Find Congress—First Session.
Washington, June 3,—Senate^,—
Con- .Tjbere was no business of public interest
olnte transacted until one o’clock, wka Mc.
Mason obtained consent to make the
snlject of British aggressions the special
order.of the day, for Saturday at noon.
Mr. Houston made an attempt to
bring up the -Mexican protectorate pro-
ject. s In reference thereto he said, that
iL the government of this nation do not
interpose in the name of outraged hu
manity in Mexico, men will be found,
who will not shrink from interposing to
protect then rights and the rights of their
fellow-citizens.
He himself would no; hesitate, if
necessity demanded, to do so, end they
who do it, will not be liable to the name
of fillibusters urn: amenable to the re
proach of marauding. He, therefore. de
(handed an expression by yeas and nays
of opinion by the Senate, to show
whether we will really do anything or
nothing in the matter.
Mr. Hunter suggested that he hoped
the Senator would accept the Senate's
expression as decisive. The vote on
Mr. Houston’s proposition for a Mexican
protectorate was as follows:
Yeas—Messrs, Clingraan, Fitch, Fitz
patrick, Hale, Houston, Johnson of
Tennessee, Mallory, Polk, Pngh, Bice,
Simmons. Slidell, Stuart, Toombs,
Trumbull, Wade, and Wright—17.
Nays—Messrs. Benjamin, Bigler,
Broderick, Brown, Cameron, Clark,
Clay, Collamer, Davis, Dixea, Dnifcee,
Fessenden,'Foot, Foster; Green, Hamlin,
Hammond, Harlan, Hunter, Iverson,
Jones, Kennedy, King, Mason, Fierce,
Reid, Seward, Thompson of Kentucky,
Wilson, and Yulec—30. 1 ; -V
Tho miscellaneous appropriation bill
was then taken up and discussed until
the bonr of adjournment.'
House.—The House resumed the
consideration of the Fort Snelling re
port. ■
Mr. Clark, of New .York, differed
from the conclusion of both the minority
and majority reports. * There wan not
the slightest ground for impeaching the
personal or official dignity of the Sec
retary C.f War, bnt the management and
sale was injudicious and improper.
Theke was probabif or possibly an entire
want of power for the and it was
probably voidable on account of the
circumstances attending it.
Mr. Smith, of Illinois, said thpt who?
he offered the resolution <of inquiry on
wh j£hjt$is reportwas made. he disclaim
ed any charge bf fraud or corruption
agaihstUny one.' He did not' nosHbe-' 11
Tievo that the Secretary acted corruptly
or dishonestly, hut was deceived-: and
unfortunate in the selection of the agent
to affect the sale. -
Mr. Barksdale appealed to the HmtPe,
in view of the short tithe remaining of
the session, to vote at once. Ho pre
sumed that every man had made up his
blind, and he-^
Mr. Clark, of New York, offered a
series of resolutions, the first one of
which reads as follows;
Resolved, That the evidence reported
by the select committee as to the recent
sale <>f the Fort Snelling reservation
has failed to. exhibit any fact or cir
cumstance impeaching the personal or
official integrity of the Secrataiy of
War. i
This was agreed to—yeas 133, -nays
AXew Process ofEgt
The Baltimore Patriot says
We yesterday witnessed the trial of
a new process of extracting teeth, by
which it was stated thS operation would
canse no pain. . The trial was made at
our College of Dental Surgery and the
operators were Harris and Ar
thur.
It was certainly the most satisfactory
trial of the Jdnd we have ever witness
ed. A somber of teeth were extracted,
and the patients declare they received
nephin, but experienced a numbing
sensation about the tooth. This sooth-
ing is produced by passing a enrrent of
electricity £rongh the tooth at fhe
time of extracting. The patient grasps
firmly in jfis hand one polp from an
electromagnetic machine, the other
pole from the machine is attached to the
forceps, and by thit means a -enrrent of
electricity is passed through the tooth
so avoids the aso of chloroform or otWn^Spei
The amount of current is adjusted to fiolb it.
Exfiitiug Times in New Orleans—Or
ganization of a Vigilince Committee.
Accounts from New Oilcans, representtliat
city as the scene of one of the mightiest up
heavals of popular indignation against ras
cality and rowdyism, that has gladdened the
hearts of honest men for many a long day.
The Know Nothings, who have ruled that
city with an iron hand for two years past,
having become hopelessly divided among
themselves, and the feud between the “Wa
Annual Convention of the Protestant.
l^scApitr Church of Georgia. ■'
We have received, through the kindness
of the l?ev. Dr. IIendeiisgn, of this place,
a copy of the journal of the proceedings of
this Convention, held in Savannah, com
mercing the 6th of May last.
From it we learn that sixteen parishes
•.vere represented inthe Convention,; by twen
ty, clerical'and twentyhine lay delegates,
anjLtTiat the Churches in this Diocese are,
terman” and "Stith” factions having .for the most patt, in a flourishing condition.
ATHENS, GEORGIA,
Thnrsdny Morning, June 10, 1858.
TjeRichnond “South” and the “South
ern Commercial Convention.”
We have refrained hitherto, from saying
much about the recent so-called “Commer
cial Convention” at Montgomery, for the
simple reason that, the subject has become
“stale flat and unprofitable.” Certain South
ern editors have expended any amount of
twaddle and fustgin in lauding it and the
men who controlled its deliberations. Oth
ers who, looked through different colored
spectacles, have referred to It, only to ridi-
oule and denounce, and between the two,
in jdm case «of Kansas,
become heartily sick of even the very
name, in this region, if yon talk to a
man about the doings of the “Southern
Commercial Convention," he either laughs
outright in your face, or, if he happens to be
an exceedingly polite individual, assumes
such an injured air, as causes the offending
individual incontinently to drop the subject.
Many persons—very sensible people too,
they are—“pooh” and “pshaw” at bare
mention ot tbis “humbug,” as they are pleas
ed to term it, and aotually consider it un
worthy a moments consideration by practi
cal people. We expect, therefore, that ma
ny of our readers will feel seriously aggriev
ed by an; additional mention ofthe “Southern
Commercial Convention.”
So moe}t pleased though, have we been
with an article from that brilliant journal,
tfie Richmond South, npon the Convention,
and produces' a local anaethesia, and tljgt we are determined to ran the risk and
on” the subject, by giving an extract
Mr. Pryor, the editor of the South,
to refer, in this connection, to tlie yn
pious, repeated aud earnest efforts which
have been made in every section of the
Union, to provide, for the removal from
«nr midst of this most unfortunate class.
Hnwavor variant the motives which
haveiujduccd these eflortswith different
neuans, in different sections or the coun
try, they all exhibit an earnest'desire to
diminish rather than increase the Frde
W»gro popnlatiop.
This public opinion, thus rpanifcslcd
in every form, is familiar to every one,
and itwouhl he doing, great injustice to
l|igence of Messrs Lafitte & Co.
• h they alone were ignorant
. then, do they propose to
>of free negroes? What
‘i.indaces the inter-
i tho profits of the
o no 'African emi-
jkiiur a .pas ■ge.to this coun-
[ if then# Were, they have no
means of remunerating Messrs. Lafittj
suit each patient, so as not to produce
unpleasant sensations.
Death of Senator Henderson, of Tex
as,
Washington, June 5.—The death of
the Hon. J. Pinckney Henderson, Sen-:
ator from Texah, took place last night. :
The Senate adjourned to-day in conse
quence of this sad event.
During the announcement in the Sen
ate this morning, by the Hon. Samuel
Houston, of the death of his colleague,
the old man wept like a child, and the
scene excited unusual feeling.
West Point Military Academy.
The annhal examination of the Cadets
of this institution is now in progress be
fore the board of visitors appointed by
the President. There.are twenty-seven
members in the graduating class, among
whom are Leroy Napier, Jr. and B. 2JL
Thomas, ofthia Stati. T . ^ ... .B.
Congressional.
Washington, June 5.—In the Sen
ate to day, Mr. Bigler introduced a
resolution to prolong the session to the
21st of Jane.
The faneral services of Senator Hen
derson will take place in the Senate
Chamber on Sunday.
The House adjourned to-day ont of
respect to to the memory of Mr. Hen
derson.
60.
Mr Russell then moved to lay the
whole subject on the table.; bnt the
questional as decided in the negative—
yetis 68; n&ys 140} - - •' >
The report of theeomnuttee on-dec-:
tions, accompanied by a resolution de
claring that Mr. Kingsbury be allowed
to retain his scat os a delegate for tho
territory outside cf the State limits of
Minnesota, Was considered, but no vote
taken up to the hoar of adjournment.
jggyHon. Jefferson Davis has writ-
. . ten a letter to F. Bostick, Yazoo City,
iffavehqlilmKStiUM^amy^he permitted Mississippi, in reply 4o one addressed
A • aI.!/, AAnnoafiAn tn tllO vn. I a.1_ _ a. At • „ (•
him by that gentleman in reference to
the action of Congress upon the Kansas
question. This letter is published in the
Union of the 20th instant. We take
from it the fo lowing extract:
• “The bill first passed by 4he Senate
like that which became a law, covered
the two points which, ,in my Opinion,
contained all that was important to the
South. First, the recognition of the
light ofthe people to exercise entire
Control .over the mode in which they
would proceed to form their Constitu
tion ; second, that the recognition" of
the right to hold slaves should rjpthe a
barrier to the admission of a new Slate
into the Union. As a question of pre
ference between the bill of’the Senate,
which foiled in the House, and that of
the committee of .conference, which be
came a law, mg judgement is in favor of
the latter, because it distinctly reserve.
Probable Extension ofthe Session
Washington, June 5.—Jl is under
stood that it is the detiro of the Pres
ident that Congress should not adjourn
at too early a day, in view of the un-
seuled condition of public affairs.
More Vessels Searched.
New York, Ju^.-Four vessels-
arrived here "to-day, including the brig
Abram, of Savannah, all of them having
been boarded % British ships of war,
bat the British officers were veiy polite
in their intercourse.
Election Ifl Washington City,
Washington, June 7.—The election
for Mayor and Councilraen took place
to day. There was no general out
break, though there was some rioting.
0ne person is reported to be killed,-and
several dangerously wounded. Many
arrets" were'made. The result'of the
election id not yet known.
Affaire in New Orleans.
New Orleans, June,.6—(via New
York).—On Saturday evening the Vigi
lance Committee arrested Mr. Lumsden,
of the Picayune, who was, however,
subsequently releaseil.-
The Recorders have appointed eight
hundred police in opposition to the
Vigilants. v n . ^ ^
Lafayette square was still in posses
sion of the mob. Every approach is
fortified and guarded with cannon loaded
with grape. The peoplein the streets .are
greatly excited.
Later from New Orleaus*
New Orleans, June 7.—This morn
ing the Mayor was impeached by the
Councils. The President of the Board
of Aldermen was appointed Mayor pro
•-•■Vjiu -Si
Messrs. Turner and Muzzy, repor-.
ters, were arrested by the city special
police, as dangerous characters.
The Vigilants were attaked by a miob
on Saturday night, and four of the
former were killedand^tweive wounded
by the accidental discharge of a can
non. " , v V.-' : T2fHgj|
It is rumored that the Sheriff has taken
possession of the ballot boxes. If this
is true, it will prevent an election.
New- Orleans Election.
New Orleans, June 7, P. M.—The
election to-day resulted in favor of Mr.
Stith, the American candidate for May
or.
The Vigilants are still under arms.
was a delegate to the Convention, and so,
had the very best opportunity to form a cor
rect estimate of it. The extract below, will
give an idea of what he thinks of the Mont
gomery Convention. We agree.as heartily
and unequivocally with him in this opinion,
as we did with him in his speech before the
Convention against re-opening the Slave
Trtide.
Be was pitted sgainst the Moifsittra
Chauucrt ofthe Southwest, William L.
Yanczf, of Ala., and although, the junior,
by twenty years, we suppose, of the latter
gentleman! and with not one tithe of his ex>
perie&eeia addressing deliberative bodies,
he lost no laurels in the contest. In onr
humble judgment, he even gained fresh
ones; for he was swimming against the
current of (be Convention. Mr. Yancey
was at hone, mrroundea by friends, and
sily along with the current. This
rterence, but as we said before,
we think the gifted Virginian has no’reason
to regret the encounter. But to tlie extract:
“In our judgment the opinions of the
members of that assembly are entitled to no
consideration as an expression of the popu
lar sentiment of the South.
*******
“For the simple and sufficient reason that
it was eomposea of men who did not repre
sent the popular sentiment of the Sonth.—
w*i i ata
> not begging the question.
“Wo maintain that its utterances should
not be taken for the voice of the people, be
cause its members, however respectable as
individuals, were not the sort of .persons to
represent the sentiment of the masses. It
is squestton if one-fiftieth proportion ofthe
delegates were from the country. It is a
ion if one-half were appointed by any
msible authority. They were mainly
the cities and .yiflajps, and instead of
ng selected with reference to their views
the particular subjects agitated In the
_ hvention. were appointed from caprice or
regard to {he chances ofjrttendance.
■ * * 8 * * *
the very principle of its organization,
the Montgomery Con»~C! ,lion . wa8 an in 00 ®'
petent representative of Souther^ sentiment.
It was composed of men with partial ana
treme opinions. Tho drift of its delibera
tions was directed by a foregone conclusion.
Iu action was not affected by the influence
ofthe great body of quiet and conservative
citizens, and the result of its demonstrations
betrays the narrow bias of a clique rather
}han an intelligent regard for the interests
of tne whole community.”
minated—upon the occasion ofjh&r aomina-
tion oriho’lattera's tTfeTcamlidate of the party'
for the office of Mayor—in deeds of even a
more outrageous nature than usual, a vig
ilance - committee, as will he seen in an
other place, was organized to redeem the
city from the rale of the scoundrels who,
have made it a stench in the nostrils of all
lovers of law and order throughout the Un
ion, An independent candidate. Beaure
gard, was put forth in opposition to Stith,
but without success, as the latter, it seems,
has been elected. We deeply regret this.
We had fondly hoped that Stith would have
been “laid opt cold,” and that this election
would have broken forever the neck of
“Thagism” in the “Crescent City.” If the
people there, however, desire a continuance
of the reign of the knife, pistol, slung-
shot and brass-knuckle gentry, it is their
own affair, and we are content.
African Emigration—Go?. Cobb’s Let-
° . rasmng to its summi
We publish in Ms ’issue, tftoHer PW
Secretary Cobb to the Collector of Customs
at Charleston, 8. C. instructing him to re
fuse the application of Lafitte & Co., of
that city “to clear the American ship Rich
ard CoBocir, for the coast of Africa, for the
purpose of taking on board African emi
grants, in accordance with the U. 8. pas
senger laws, and returning with the same to
a port in the United States.”
We regard this letter unanswerable, and
although the Charleston Mercury pronounces
his instructions to refuse the clearance,
“based on asspmptions that no administra
tion has a right to make, and a usurpation
not warranted by law,” we are well assured
that, his coarse in the matter will bo approv
ed by • the public sentiment of the entire
Union*
To the declaration of the Mercury above
quoted, the Constitutionalist of the 3rd inst.,
thus pertinently replies
We also gather the following partidblara.—
During the year past, there have been 3GC
baptisms, ICO confirmations and 73 mar
riages. The amount contributed for Church,
and other purposes, is $18,390 38. Num
ber of the clergy 24^ communicants 133?;
Sunday school teach'ersldj, and pupils 1428.
A considerable portion of the annual ad
dress of the Bishop, Right Rev. Stephen
Elliott D. D„ is devoted to the action ot
ih;? denomination in the States south of Vis-
giuia, Kentucky and Missouri, towards found
ing an Episcopal University. Ofihe point
selected as its location, Sewannee, upon the
Cumberland Mountains in Tennessee, he
gives the following glowing descriptipn:
Haring an average elevation of I«o0 feet
above tlie level of the sea, with n table land
npon the summit of from five to ten miles in
width, as level as any low -land.with springs
of freestone water giishlng out in the richest
abundance, with coal, timber, and building
materials ail around it, with a rich forming
country lying at its base, with a rail road
raining to its summit and pas«n.
JSM£i h ' u "
id, the America ,
•• Viator Toombs.
the above hea
unis refers lo il.-.
w11iclj we noticed u at Wee 5 k ^
lias made a »»»■
Vokid attack upon the . . 7
from Georgia. This
would ex;
very quesii
aM
Phe ability and. zeal with
ted the Combined'foes •fcoJsThmf* a * ,; l
ciples in the late exciti„„ I
Senate, the overwhelming te ® in ,,
ive, he poured down upen
and arrogance of Northern i,«®
zsEEB&&s*jfe
regarded by the body of the
upon this l
his instruction to the collector to refuse the
clearance asked for, “is based on assump
tions that no administration has a right to-
make, and is a usurpation not warranted by
law.” The decision of the Secretary, it is
true, is based upon the presumption that the
object of Messrs. Lafitte & Co., in their pro
posed enterprise, was something more than
that which appeared upon the face of their
application fora clearance, but this pre
sumption was, under all the circumstances of
tho case, inevitable, and we do not dooHt
that publie opinion, even at the South, will
justify him in acting npon it, and applaud
the decision which bo has pronounced/
The form ofthe application made by Mes
srs. Lafitte & Co., seemed to contemplate
the importation of Africans into this country,
not as slaves or as apprentices, bnt as ordi
nary emigrants, to be entitled upon their
arrival to all the rights and privileges which
our laws accord to freemen. Tilers are in
all of the slave, and in many of the free
States. 1aw« which prohibit the introduction
of free negroes, and in all of them violent
his argument or withstand bis .f.
they must needs resort to the
•( ..tatting
this is natural enough. e
Bnt how stuff! we .express our sum.
see southern papers, Georgia papers, p P u
mg and endorsing' this defomart' •«'
own Senator. We du —♦ oeiieve Iheiej,
single man i» ,hta mat* who is not jg,
proud.-vyar Senator’s ffosuion in the!
nn/!v!- ch ! 8a men >her. ” All who 1
EZSSr? of lhe mall er know that he tU;
point of abililv and ,
Huence. The pretense that the refusal?
5afc§sw0tetS3
planation of the matter, bnt we pre
was known the hi!} could not be
imieuitr
description breaking upon the eye from eve
ry direction, and above all with an atmos
phere admitting of study during tho hottest
months.of the year, and a healthfulness of
the most undoubted permanence, jt united
everything that wecoujd desire.
l*rom this pamphlet, we'also take the fol
lowing report of the condition of Emmanuel
Church in this place, and, also, an interest
ing account Of the origfn and progress of the
free night school at (he Factory. Most of
our readers know that, for somo time past,
such an institution has been in operation,
but comparatively few, we suspect, are in
formed as to its extent, and the benefits re
sulting from it. We take great pleasure in
laying before them .the subjoined account,
for we regard it as one of the most praise
worthy undertakings that could enlist the
sympathy and support of any community,
and heartily wish it, God speed 1‘ ' «
EMMANUEL CHURCH—ATHENS.
REV. MATTHEW H. HENDERSON D. D.
Baptisms, adults 13; infanta 12; total, 25
Confirmed, 36
Communicants, added 30; died 2; remov
ed 7; total, 57
(This includes two from Lexington and a
few who reside here only a portion of the
year. Of this number 18 are old communi
cants.)
Contributions.
For General Domestic Missions, $17 20
“ Diocesan “ 17 35.
Towards Fund for Build’g Churches, 34 40
Alms at Communion, 73 85
These have been appropriated for charita
ble purposes and the.support ofthe Sunday
and free night schools.
The dues towards the Bisho •p’s salary,
and the Convention Fund are paid, by one to
whom the parish is very largely indebted.—
Our Church now Is entirely free from debt,
and has a comfortable parsonage.
The free night school wbick. was estab
lished soon aftet the present Rector took
charge ofthe parish, has been continued with-
Ant infer'nivoimi avAAn! n -1 & .1.
to any in-J
The idea
oUnatiiou, has been manifested
crease of this class of population,
that Messrs. Lafitte & Co. proposed, with-
ont the slightest prospect of profit to them
selves, to incur severe penalties by importing
free negroes into the southern States, or to
outrage public opinion by importing them
into the northern States, which are not clos
ed against (hem-, was-too absurd to be en
tertained for a moment; and the Secretary
was obliged to inquire into the bona Jtdes of
their application in the form in which it was
made, and to determine, independent of that
application, what was the real purpose
which they had in view in proposing to clear
a vessel «o bring “emigrants” from.the coast
of Africa to this country. The conclusion
was irresistible! that they designed to import
Africans to be sold into slavery, or bound to
labor as apprentices, and that as either of
these purposes was illegal, they had adopted
the form of their application for a clearance,
to evade the laws of the country. Collector
Celcack was accordingly instructed to refuse
their vessel the clearance asked for.
This letter of Gov. Cobb, reviewing as it
does the policy ofthe government npon Afri
can importation, and presenting the laws
is the project of a revival of the African slave
trade as long as the Union exists, and how
“Aq Honest Confession is good lor the
Sonl»”
Yh« Nashville Patriot, a leading Know
Nothing organ in Tennesseo, has the fol
lowing in relation to tho recent move of the
Fiq.nonrnera in Buffalo—the home of the
ehbf himself—towards a .more thorough un
ion and identification of themselves on the
slavery question, with the Black Republi-
caris.'
Have any of our Know Nothing cotempo*
varies in Georgia, been apprised of such a
move on the part -of their Northern friends?
,We fear not; else would they, with that
watchful vigilance overGouthern Rights that
so distinguishes them, long since have lifted
their patriotic voices in denuheiation of the
iniquity. Those Jnnnculntes who, eat so
much fire last summer, and heaped such fu
rious curses upon the head of Bobby Walk
er for saying that thu people of Kansas
ought to vote upon their Constitution, and
yet, lauded in the highest terms one Crit-
upinden foi advocating the same thing—such
models of political consistency are, we feel
well assured, only silentthrough ignorance of
the plot. * T'
Cjme gentlemen, you know -it -now, and
must open your batteries, One! two! three!
bang! aud lhe work is donq, the Buffalo
craft disabled for the grand regatta of I860,
aijd yfUfW^fonsistency vindicated. Shall
we hear front you ?
We have seen a coterie of Americins in
Buffalo, New York, under the eye of Fill
more, openly chaffering for a union with the
Black Republicans, who are sectional in ev
ery nerve, fibre and ligatnre of ther organi
zation ; the Commercial Advertiser, of that
city—which stood up in tha desolating con
flict of 1856, like a spartan hero, covered
with the dust and smoke and wounds of bat
tle, yet undismayed, unconquered—giving
its countenance to the proposal.
profitles is the discussion of that proposition.
As' long as the Union exists, Africans can-
no i ^ imported Into this country with tho
sanction of law, cither as slaves, as appren-'
tices bound to labor, eras xi'C? men *
Gwinnett Manufacturing Company.
The LawrenceviHe factory resumed opera
tions on the 1st inst., under nett and favor
able auspices. The name of the Company
has been changed from “LawrenceviHe” to
“Gwinnett” Manufacturing Co. The com
pany have secured the service ofiMr. E.
Steadman, as Agent, and Madison L. Adair,
Esq., as Treasurer and Book Keeper. Mr.
Steadman is a practical manufacturer, and
we should judge he had tho utmost confidence
in the success of the company, from the
terms upon which he has undertaken ijs
management. We understand he tabes one-
sixteenth of the stock, pays the company
seven per cent, upon the money invested,
and after that takes one-fiflh of the nett pro
fits for ills services. Mr. Anus fs well
known for hfo integrity of character and
business capacity. We wish the company
much success.
“The Southern Manufacturer.”
We have been presented with a pamphlet
of 120 pages, by E. Steadman, “showing
the advantages of manufacturing the cotton
in the fields where it fs grown, compared
with its manufacture in the Eastern States,
with estimates for buildingcotton mills, die.”
The subject is an interesting one, and from
the hasty manner in which we have glanced
over the work,>we think the author has dis
cussed it in an .able manner. A cotempora
ry who has examined it carefully, says:
“We confidently recommend it to manufac
turers, planters and ovary man who feels an
interest in the prosperity of the South, as
worthy of a perusal.” jugS-ii. ’ .
Orders for the work will befilled-by Gray
Boyers, Gallatin, Tenn.; \Y. J. Berry &
Co., Booksellers, Nashville, Tenn.; or by
the Author, .LawrenceviHe, Ga. Price 50
cents, or $5 per dozen copies.
Resumption in South Carolina. 1
The Banks of Charleston and Hamburg
S. C., resumed specie payment yesterday.
b r doptodby
ih the beat ofmidsSmraer. It is held thrhe : “ < * ,a ‘“tira«4*un*ry;
trtgiytnvmr -wewwr an mr sngprewm on -,-^vot.hiu. nn» 7 ytt
the Bishop, as well as to answer enquiries of July next, which o
that are _
ment of its oiigjuu and plait.
In his visits among the poor, he found
many, both adults and children, that were
unable to read, and that were prevented, by
the necessity of labour for their daily bread,
from attending the free schools authorized
by the State. A Night school was sugges
ted. It was hailed, at once, as the very
thing that was needed, with the promise of
some fifteen or'sixteen scholars. Thereupon
he engaged the services of a yonng woman,
who had been a. teacher in another place, to
take char ge of the school under hie super
vision. Very soon however, thirtv or forty
pupils were tn attendance, and the teacher
proving incompetent for-the task, there was
no alternative but to lay the case before his
small congregation, with all its circumstan
ces of interest. The response was immedi
ate and gratifying. Several members imme
diately offered their services, with others of
different denominations who were ‘‘zealous
of good works.” The result has been most
auspicious. All tho expenses ofthe school
have been, defrayed, books of instruction,
through the contributions of different citi-
And probably one hundred' pupils,
men, women and children, married and sin-
1*
our present stand-point, it does not sr e
us we could be^rhpn by mere roirce o(l.
bitterness to give, bur endorsement and J
courageinent to insidious attacks upon -
of the most gifted men Georgia hat,
produced, when it is clear these assaik
are prompted by no higher motive than]
venge for the triumphant manner in
he bore down our enemies, the
his own-people.
The Eclectic Magazine.
We are not given to puffing Norfl^
periodicals and newspapers; bat we fo.
we are doing oar readers a service in cii’-
their attention to this valuable publics;
It is among the ablest and most reaped*
ofthe magztnes, and has the patronage^
great many of the first literary men of q
country. By reference to the prosp
will bo seen that Judge Longstreet, Dr.j
F. Campbell, and other gentleme n ofe
lished reputations recommend it to the 1
lie.
Those acquainted with Judge
will, require no further recommendation t
the subjoined:
Athens, June 8,18..
I have been a constant reader of th« I
lectic Magazine for many years. Wh«
instruction or amusement be desired, the]
lection of its articles, is in my humble j
ment, unequaled. The engravings a]
more than worth the price of subscrip
I can cheerfully and cordially recon
the work.
JOS. HENRY LUMPF
Mr. Rood, the genera! agent for the!
is now in our town, and we bespeak.fori
a handsome fist.
V A Good Suggestion.
The following patriotic action was
by tfa| late General Assembly of the Pres*j
terian Church at New Orleans, tt’e
op, as wuli as to answer enquiries of July next, which occnre ou Sunday,
made, we giveamore derailed stats- 0™* prayers heoflfered by the clergy all
gle, have thus received to a greater or less
extent the benefits of a secular and religious
education.
The school was begun at first with a spe
cial view iO the factory children, but it soon
en»*S3C«d represent!.* W# from all the manu
facturing classci. as veil as others, who glad
ly took advantage of in* opportunities of
education there offered. Ont of the
whole number have been itdults.
It wii8 our original purpose simply to
teath the Hide childrens,to readi hut in con
sequence 6f tfiQ increasing intereat and.num-
ber of the pupils it has been gradually ex
tended so as to embrace almost all the branches
of a good education. Chases are taught as
‘in Sunday School, while the exercises are
diversified by lectures delivered, from tinje
to timo, by various gentlemen, some of them
professors in the University, and illustrated
by simple and pleasingexperiments in Chem
istry and Natural Philosophy. W’e are :
particularly indebted to Professors Dr. J. D.
Eoster and Dr. Jos. Jopesr. Theses Lectures
have tended greatly to sustain the general
interest. The black-board ajso is freely
used.
The exercises of the school are always
closed with the Evening Prayer, and a brief
lecture-on some point of doctrine or duty,*
generally connected with the-portions of
Hol£ Scripture read as the lessons. Occa
sionally the ten commandments are intro
duced, as in the Communion Service. The
law of God being thus made familiar both
iu the .way of instruction and devotion. We
trust good seed has been sown which will
sprir g up and bear fruit, both in this world
and iinihat which is to come.
Tho next Convention will be held in Au
guste,-on the first FFedneeday in June, 1859.
tire country for the prosperity and
improvement Of the nation. It was
panied bya memorial which set forth
sentiment of the resolution more at
It recommended that the prayer meet
shall meet at ten o’clock and continue
one hour all over the Upited States, an-l
calculations for*tlme caused by variation,
latitude and longitude be made, so than
voice of prayer may rise united from all pa
of the country at the same time. The 1
moriafists hoped that all denominate
would join in this onion prayer meeting
The resolution—not memorial—wasadopu
White Sulphur Springs.
Sqe advertisement of this delightful*
tering place, in another column. Mr. Pi
and his amiable lady will make all comfort
ble who call on 'them. Persons eani
safe conveyance from Athens to Gaii
by Mr. Wm. P. Smith’s line of stages, t
also from Gainesville to the Springs.
1 A Rare Chance.
Mr. Rinnan Y. Terrell, of Geino
county offers, a valuable plantation in
county for sale. The land is said to
usually productive. See advertisement.
Southern Literary Messenger,
For Jun6, has been received. As usnalj
pages abound hi interesting .hatter,
editorial department is unusually spicy 1
entertaining.
• « — 1 ——mJt
Emory College.
We have received a catalogue of the
ccrs and students of this institution for
and 1858.- The number of students in
attendance in College is 122; in pi
school„53 f total 175.
Yhe Augusta Dispatch- I
The proprietor of ih* above journal, oS*
issue of tho 2d instant, announces duf
has secured the services of Mr.
-Thompson, as Commercial and News <
ofthe Dispatch. Mr. Thompson b>
many years been connected with the O
rationalist, and brings with him to his f
tion- much experience in the line of br "
which cannot: ffiiV of adding much inti
the Dispatch.—Cohimb*** Sun.
, June t
■ Gwinnetr. County*
M'e were in LawrenceviHe last sale day,
a few hours, and found our friends there “as
well an eouhl be expected.” The crops,
generally, are promising.
N egroe* sold at high figures. One woman
22 years oldj'with three small children, sold
for $2,404s another, .same ago, and three
small children, sold for $1,900 ; a hoy., about
13 years old,brought 3om£lhingovcr$l,000.
There were several Dthers sold at equally
high prices. - -
We are ■ under many obligations to our
M
friends in that county for their valuable as- ———
•jatance in extending our circulation. Wej -jVTJEW JB
obtained a handsome list of subscribers! i - 0,0 .° 0 f
during the few hours we were there, '' uri0
' Washington,
Washington News.—The .
has-agreed tq adjourn on tbe l® 1 .
A resolution was reported to-**;
fund to Georgia the money
the Creek and Seminole war 8.
House civil, and private ef
bills wore passed.
Congressional.
Washington, June
to-day was engaged on the ntt
propriation bill.
In tbe House- the Senate
ments to the civil bill were discu ^
RICE FLOUR I BfCR
a P1IRB “ rt » clP E frC jf. , flopGSON<‘’
RHSAT
