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ATHENS, GEORGIA.
Thursday llorning, June 30JS59
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IION. JOSEPH E. BROW N,
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Senator Iverson and the Echo Kegroes.
W* copy an articls from the Columbus
Ximrt upon this .object, in another column.
II the Time* alludes to ns or our correspon
dent «\ eritas,” in the first sentence of its
article we beg leavd to disclaim any inten
tion of injuring Senator Iverson on oar part,
find it will be seen by refering to the com
munication of “Veritas,” that lie is eqnally
Innocent of the charge. He says : “It is
hardly necessary for me to say that I hearti
ly approve the vote of Judge Iverson which
1 have just reviewed, and that l have allud
ed to i! with pride and pleasure as an addi
SECOND WEDNESDAY IN JULY,
And Gainesville the place, suggested by a
[ majority of the counties, for the Congres-
onal Convention of the Sixth District.
Omnibus Meeting in MMtdffviUe.
At a meeting in an omnibus in Milledge-
ville on the lGth inst, the following action
was taken upon matters and things in gen
eral—and omnibuses in particular.
Jamt was called to the chair. Jecms
was requested to act as secretary. The ob-
jeel of the meeting was explained by Jcein*,
who introduced the following preamble and
resolutions :
VVh'Tcm it was represented to ns that an
omnibus woeld be sent to the I.onatic Asy
lum for theamonnloften dollars;and where
as there are twenty persons In this omnibus
and each lias been required to pay one dol
lar—making twenty dollars, instead of ten,
as originally agreed upon :
1st. Resn!ted, That we have been sold.
2d. /Mod, That each one of us will
walk to the dej*>t to-morrow.
3d. Resolved, That we will never patron
ise this omnibus again.
On motion, the ptsamble and resolutions
were unanimously adopted, aifd Jeems was
requested to ventilate therm in the Southern
Runner. J KKM9, Chairman.
Jkems, Secretary.
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• correction.
We notice in a list of the volunteer com
panies of our Slate, which appeared first in
in the Federal Union, that C. II. Lombard,
Ksq , is recorded as Captain of the Athens
Guards. He was the first commander, but
(Jen.
last favor Is a ping of superior chewing to- j
bacco. Masticators of the weed will remem
ber where to get their supplier and govern
themselves accordingly.
The National Anniversary.
The Athens Guards have made arrange
ments for the celebration of lbs Fourth of
Jaly in a manner worthy of that gallant
corps. The following is the order of the
day:
The exercises will be opened at the Grove
Seminary,by prayer by Rev. Dr. Henderson.
The Declaration of Independence will be
read by corporal Joseph Germne-
An Oration will be delivered by corporal
Lamar Cobb.
Capt. Win. 11. Dorsev, Marshal of the
day.
The members of the two Fire companies,
of the Hook and Ladder company and of
the National Artillery are requested to at
tend in uniform.
The citizens generally, and ladies es
pecially, are most, respectfully requested to
attend.
For the Southern Runner.
LOVE AND SORROW.
BY MERLIN.
Wbcrr love inflame* » maiden’s breast
And gleams forth from her eye,
These tender avgns proclaim k best,
The rear an* pensive sigh.
A lewr bedrms her eye whewe’er
She from the loved one parts.
The token of muttered prayer
Deep in her “heart of heart*.*
She heaves a sigh should lie delay
To hasten to her arms, '
And wonders at his lengthened stay
While doubt her soul alarms.
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Cottage Chairs.
It will be seen by reference to their new
advertisement that Messrs. Moss & Newton
have light and comfortablo cottage chairs
for sale. They are ornamental as well as
substantial and as cheap as any in the mar
ket. Call and examine them and we doubt
not that you will find them deserving of
their high reputation.
But when he comes her eyes grow bright.
With glances quick and clear;
Yet quivers o’er their dewy lijht
The shadow of a tear.
Her arms around his neck she wreathes ;
Doubts from his presence fly ;
i Still from her heaving bosom breathes
The echo of a sigh.
Thus e’en in joy the ghost of woe
Starts up before our eyes ;
And sorrow’s features plainly show *
Through passion’s soft disguise. ’
to u Willi pnuc ami , on(T a „„ cease(l t0 hold that position, t.en.
Itional evidence of the entire rectitude oft ^ ^ c Gerdlne l9 ,he , resent c.plain.
Judge Jackson's course in reference to the ^ (| e ^ a m09t gentlemanly and
fimtiA attlt'iAol **
same subject.
Judge Iverson voted right; and we com-
■mend him for it. We admire the man who
■Will stand up for the right, regardless of the
threats and menace* of extremists of his
-Own section. The negro question has as-
Pined such J position, that men arc afraid to
•fo nh.ii ibeir hearts and consciet.ces tell
hem is right upon the subject. II the eter
nal nigger agitators of the North and the
eternal nigger agitators of the South would
allow the question to rest where the consti-
jtion and laws framed by our fathers have
placed it, we would soon have peace, and
^e institution, would grow in strength daily.
U this would not suit their purpose*. At
Ik* North fanatics seize upon the* popu-
efficient officer, as were also his predeces.
Southern Cultivator for July.
This long established and staunch agricul
tural monthly is one of the most welcome of
our exchanges. Although we have never
walked behind a plow, we feel a deep inter
est in everything that pertains to agriculluTe,
and would like to see the farmers sustain
all their publications. The present number
sustains the well-earned reputation of the
journal, and is full of inleiesting and useful
matter. D. Redmond, a scientific and prac
tical agriculturist is the Kditor and W. S.
The Ayes aud Noes ou the 2d Resolu
tion.
We give below for future reference, the
vote in the late Convention, upon *ne pas
sage of the 2-.I of Mr. Seward's Resolutions,
touching Mr. Buchanan's Administration.—
It is hard for us to understand why any
Southern man should object to a resolution
ol that character
Jones, Augusta, Ga., proprietor. Price $1
lar and misgui leJ prejudice against slavery i f Rr a, mu"i— very cheap. Send in your
For tho purpose of riding into office. At the r,:,n "’ s -
€tanlh we tear many are riding the same
hobby, (only upon the other extreme,) for
f ie same purpose. Is there not enough con-
ervatism in the country to put down these
agitalnis? Are we to he forever convulsed,
florn and divided by this worse than useless
■discussion 1
But we aro digressing. The object in
jringing on’ this vole of Judge Iverson was
i show up the inconsistency and utter want
justice in tho organ of the American party
In Gwinnett county in praising one man and
(busing another for doing precisely the same
Ihing. Our young friend of the Sew* was
[leaping the most extravagant praise upon
lodge Iverson for hi* course in Congress;
lud lor certain private nml personal reasons
Jf Iris own, which we have thoroughly ven
tilated, heaped the most intemperate abuse
upon Judge Jackson. We hope our readers
will read I lie article from the 'J'imes in de
fence of iS-p vole of Judge Iverson, ami re
member that it is equally applicable to Judge
Jackson.
Delegates (o Ihc f'liarlostnu Couvcii
lion.
Local Matters.
The .11 Hilary Excursion.
The Atheis Guards devoted last Satnrday
to wit excursion of a more pleasant nature
than a dusty parade. Preceded by an excel
lent baud, seal from Charleston for the nrca
sion, they went early to ihe country rest
dence of Mr. Tims. Moore, where everythin]
was prepar' d for their entertainment. ,
spacious house afl’.rded ample room for tlios
who wished to d.inee. while inspiring must
made them forgetful qf fatigue. A co<
spring was ai hand to refresli the thirst
pies to their grateful shade. A table well-
supplied with substantial.* and delicacies
isfied the bodily wants of those who were
not so sentimental and aerial as to feed so
ly on radiant smiles and tender glance*.
! Around it were gathered the young ami the
j middle aged, the cilizeri* of the town
| their friends from the country, and
| shared equally in the enjoyment of the
| sion. A more sociable, happy par'y
We notice some difference of opinion spl(lom met in (ll , r viniuity than those who
imiong a portion of our cotemporaries eon
■cerniiig the mode ol appointing delegates to
the (’harleslon Convention. The Colum
bus Time* favors the appointment by demo
cratic menibers ol the next Legislature;
linso counties not having democratic me.-n-
ln-rs sending delegates to the Convention.—
he l\ih ml f'nion and Constitutional!*/ favor
ic appointment by conventions to he heid
each Congressional District. We would
itiggrst a compromise between the two
Ians : Lei each District hold a convention
tul appoint two delegates; ini let the I.og-
lative convention appoint four for the State
large. We think this plan a faircoin-
romise between the two proposed by our
temporaries, and one that would pro re
Usfa<*tory to the party.
Our Irieuds ol the Times, in their argument
si list the District mode, are a little at fault
to farts. They stale that a majority of
hours at that beautiful rural home.
idea of the number of persons who had par
ticipated in the frolic. An omnibus lorn
with a fair burden of laughing girls atti
ted mueli attention. It was a day longtc
remembered by those who shared in
pleasures, and one not easily to he forgot
by those who witnessed the triumphal entree
of the Guards and their fair companions.
College Appointments.
The final examination of the Senior class
of Franklin College closed on Friday last,
having proved highly satisfactory to the
hoard of Visitors. The graduating class
liars received many compliments for their
the delegation in tho national convention I thorough scholarship, .-and they now go forth
Bways cast the vote uf the State as a unit, *' ‘ ‘ 11 ' '
Counties voting in tlie aflirmat'p>e,
Appling 3
Jefferson 3
Baldwin 3
J hnson 3
Banka 3
Jones 3
Berrien 3
Laurens 3
Bibb 5
Liberty 3
Brooks 3
Lincoln 3
Bryan 3
Lumpkin 5
Bulloch 3
Macon 1
Burk 5
McIntosh 2
Butts 3
Marion 3
Campbell 3
Merriwetlier 4
Carroll 5
Milton 3
Cass 5
Mitchell 3
Calhoun 3
Monroe 5
Chatham 5
Morgan 3
Chattooga 3
Murray 3
Chattahoochee 3
Muscogee 3
Cherokee 5
Newton 5
Clark 5
Oglethorpe 4
Clayton 3
Paulding 3
Clay 3
Pickens 3
Cobb 5
Pike 3
Colquitt 3
Polk 3
Columbia 5
Pulaski 3
Crawford 1
Putnam 5
Dawson 3
Quitman 3
Decatur 3
Rabun 3
DeKalh 3
Randolph t
Dooly 3
Richmond 3
Dougherty 3
Schley 3
Earlv 3
Scriven 3
Elbert 3
Spalding 3
Emaimel 3
Stewart 5
Fannin 3
Sumter 5
Floyd 5
Talbot 3
Forsyth 5
Taliaferro 3
Fr.trik'in 3
Taylor 3
Fulton 3
Thomas 3
Glasscock 3
Towns 3
Gilmer 3
Twiggs 3
Glynn 3
Union 3
Gordon 5
Upson 3
Green 5
Walton 5
Gw innelt 4
Walker 3
Habersham 3
Warren 5
Ilall 3
Washington 5
Hancock 5
Webster 3
Heard 3
Whitfield 3
Henry 5
Wilcox 3
Houston 5
Wilkes 5
Irwin 3
Wilkinson 3
Jackson 5
Worth 3
Jasper 3
' (fosting in tit
o afli.-.mtive 371 vo
Counties voting in the negative,
Baker 3
Merriwetlier 1
Coweta 5
Miller 3
r Camden 3
Muscogee 2
(’raw ford 2
Oglethorpe 1
Fayette 3
Randolph 1
Gwinnett 1
Rii-hmor.d 3
1 Lee 3
Talbot 2
- Macon 2
e Casting
31 votes in the neg
It will be seen
by the above, that
From the Con*titnth>u»li>t.
The Slave Trade—Judge Campbell-
It serous that a grand jury in Montgome
ry, Ala., under the charge of Judge Canip-
b f II, has found several true bills against
•‘prominent citizens” for a violation of the
laws ptohioiting the slave trade; and ac
cording to a letter in Uie Dispatch,' another
“prominent citizen” : is to lead other “jimmi
nent citizens” in a molt, to annihilate the
Judoe, and nullify the law. Some, people
certainly have very singular notions of the
charade,r required to constitute “first fami
lies” and “prominent citizens” now a days.
In the purer days of the Republic, ho man
stood any chance for such a character, un
less he showed some respect tor the laws
and Constitution of his country—especially
when passed by hi* own Rcprt»enla<i,ves—
to protect his own interest, and at the urgent
instance of that section to which lie belong,.
1 must indulge the hope, notwithstanding
the oracular lone of the correspondent of the
Dispatch, that something cf the same honest
patriotism still exist., at the Month. I have
no great faith in the prophecies of the Hi*,
patch.'* correspondent, hut if he he. right, I
am inclined to think that these “prominent
citizens” might he somewhat better em
ployed.
* V ho is Judge Campbell ? He is 8 nnlivo
ot Wilkes county, Georgia ; a man'of com
manding talents—a profound jurist* and of
irreproachable integrity. The only objec
tion ever whispeied against lij»Rpp<>inlrqfiit
to the responsible national office he now
holds, was his ultra seal as a southern puli-
tician. This objection was easily answered
by his known and acknowledged patriotism,
and his integrity ns a man.
This is Judge Campbell ; now, what is
the history at the law, for administering
which, he is to he made the victim of a Mont”
goinerj mob 1 Efforts are continually made
to impress upon the ignorant that this law
was imposed upon the unwilling South by
the sectional hostility of the North, “and to
please England.” The truth is, as all intel
ligent men know, that whilst the United
Slates led the Cliristain world in “lie aboli
tion of the slave trade. Hit South led the Un
ion. There is no pan of the civilised world
that would he so much heuefitted by the re
vival of the slave trade in the South, as old
England, and no part of the United Slates
would be so much heuefitted as Sew Eng
land. In matters of cotempnroneous histo
ry, we need no statistics—no proof. Every
one can move and act a-by ilie fight, of a
noon day son. Do we not know as a fact,
that Engkmd is the most extensive cotton
manufacturing country in the world? Do
we net know that she in various ways, is
constantly manifesting her uneasiness at
the deficiency of the cotton supply, and is
resorting to various expensive expedients to
provide against this apprehended evil? Do
we not know that .Xcw England is more
largely engaged in Cotton manufactures than
any other section of the Union? Do we not
know that the cotton manufactures ol both
[tis has never been the ease in hut one
Bslitnce since IS!!. In that year each del-
jalrcwt his own rote; also in 1848; in
|8o2 a majority cast the vote as a unit; and
185C> each delegate cast his own vot*.
The District conventions could also nom-
na<e each a candidate for Elector, and lha
cgislaiitrc convention nominate two Klee-
0/s foftJje f>tate a! large.
Resigned.
Mr. Norcross h is resigned the Presiden-
of the Georgia Air Line rail road Co.—
'ho .Imeriean, of Atlanta, suggests the name
if Lovick I*. Grant, Esq., ns a suitable
luccessor. If Mi. Grant could he induced
accept the position, no better man could
*eb'cted. The American truthfully says
him:
lie is widely and favorably known, and
otilil inspiie confidence in all, at homo and
broad, m it* speedy and economical con-
,fiction. \V e do not know that he could
u induced to accept, but we sincerely wish
, e , 01| ld< and hope ihe post will be tendered
and accepted by him.
Our suggestion is dictated by no despica-
7 adulation, or flatter—for Mr. Grant is
"oily independent of us in matters of this
", ),,r endorsement of him would not
ilv ,°i • ,f l* ulal i°n—nor could our oensurc
■on Mn< T ,y - VVe ‘lie sugges-
£e ™ ‘he good of
building of tht'ch h Cr B °° d ° f the 1{oad ~
»ocompU,b*J on ^. e ea,,l '‘«ily desire to
fill dispen * e . ’ accoun t out,# benefits
Khrlnii Congressional District
Alexander C. Waikfd
Mr. Walker is a gentleman of r,„„
pRrsnnal popularity. He
1 '-Cr; ,p , h,8 ' cins ifhe
e. P 1,8 illustrious predeces.
was divided in eight counties, to wit:—
Cranford, Gwinnett, Macon, Merriwethcr,
Muscogee, Oglethorpe. Randolph, Rich
mond and Talbot.—Federal Union.
MARRIED.
On the 23d inst., by Rev. E. W. Speer, at
the residence of the bride’s mother in Ath
ens, Mr. VVm. Nohi.e, of New York to Miss
F. Augusta Hill, of Athens.
into (lie world uuder brilliant auspices. The
honors were awarded on Saturday morning,
as follows;
1st, Honor and Valedictory—J. D. Pope,
Walker co., Ga.
2d. Ilonur and Salutatory—G. A- Nun.
nally, Walton co., Ga,
3rd. Honor.
J. Q, Adams, Washington, Ga.
M. P. Barrow, Oglethorpe co., Ga.
I). Hodo, Pickens co., Ala.
The following young gentlemen received
appointments as speakers;
A. O. B»eon, LaGrange, Ga,
Lamar Cobh, Athens, Ga,
Jno. Gurdine, do do
Wm. G. Hill, Green co., Ala.
E. C. Kinnebrew, Bairdstown, Ga,
Tlios. Moseley, Hamilton co., Fla.
Jas. M. Roberts, VVarrenton, Ga.
Ivy F. Thompson, Polk co., Ga,
J. \. Wood, Walker co.. Ga.
On Tuesday last the following members
of the Sophomore class were announced as
declaimers for Ihe prizes at the next Com.
inencemcnt:
VV. L. Church, Athens, Ga,
Edit’d. Y. Clarke, Atlanta, Ga.
J. P. Clements, Walker co., Ga.
C. II. Ewbank, Hancock co., Ga.
J. H. Foster, Augusta, Ga.
Geo. C. Holleyman, Jackson, Fla.
A. C. Lee, KJisto Island, S. C.
J. II. McWhorter, Oglethorpe, Ga.
B Mcll, Athens, Ga.
B. R. Moseley, Hamilton co., Fla,
G. W, Rush, Hamburg, S. C.
F. M. Stovuii, Athens, Ga.
P. G. Thompson, Macon co., Ala.
W. D. Whitehead, Burke co., Ga.
A. C. Whitner, Prairie Valley, Fla.
Chewing Tobacco.
Messrs. T. Bishop ii Sob are determined
to keep us posted in all the good things re-
i ceived at their well-appointed store. Their
OBITUARY.
Died in this place, on the 13th inst. after
a wry short illness, Mrs. Mary Virginia
Wilson, wife of Mr. R. J. Wilson, and
daughter of Mr. R. S. Hun is. The death
of this lovely, amiable young lady has in
flicted a deep wound upon many fond loving
hearts. A long time roust claps ere those
hearts can be healed, .Hence, all that the
deepest sympathy can say or do, to assuage
their grief amounts to very little.
God, who has in wisdom, inflicted the
wonnd,»alone can heal those bleeding hearts -
He says, “I wound, and I heal.” Bjt still
God uses means, and especially the swee‘
promises of his holy word. He speaks :
“They that sleep in Jesus will God brin_
with Him.” Does not dear Virginia sleep
in Jesus? Who that knew Iter in life can
doubt it for a moment? Will not lesus
w hen He Gomes, bring her with Him 1 As
his word is true. He will.
Jesus speaks; “I go to prepare a place
> for you. And if I go and prepare t place
for you, I wil. come again and receive you
unto myself, that where I am, there ye may
be also.”
Do these dear mourning friends donbt
that Virginia is with our precious Saviour?
If not, let them wipe away their tears and
be comforted. The daughter, the sister, the
devoted wife, the young mother, who clung
to her husband and her little child with so
much fondness, “is not dead but sleepeih.”
She has gone before—she beckons you
upward. She is looking out for you all, as
another dying young Christian said she
would be doing when she got to Heaven.
Wipe away your tears and be comforted
Jesus speaks again, “1 will not leave you
comfortless ; J will came la i/ou.''
To the one whose house is now so deso
late and dreary, I seem to hear the soft ttliis-
pe.rs of that voice which was always such
sweet music in his ears, saying,
“How can I say farewell to thee 1 *
How mark thy hitter tears ?
Look np, beloved, we only patt
For a few fleeting years ; •
They will roll o’er thy darkened path
Swiftly as shadows flee,
And in a world of holier love
Will our blest meeting be.”
A FRIEND.
S BGBRS r SBCABH !—A variety constant'
ly oa baud. IM KENNEY
Old England ami New Kii”l.tnd (and every
" here else,) arc never so prorperous ns U’hcn
cotton is abundant and low. and never so de
pressed as when cotton is deficient and high ?
I he high price effects the consumption.—
The demand is reduced, and they have a
smaller profit on the business they do If
there lie any h-sdy who will not admit these
positions, any formal proof would be wasted
upon them.
I will venture another position, and sus
tain it by the same kind of prouf^-ihat 1 -is,
facts of our own lime, hnowii to ttrrfbtHly,
and acknowledged by eviry candid man. Thai
position is, that the South has never, since the
adoption of the Constitution, been so prosper
ous, either positively or comparatively, us of
late years, aud at the prescpl lime. I will
further add, that at no lime within the same
period lias the insiiiution of slavery in the.
southern States been so secure. Slavery as
it is—where it is—and anywhere where it
ought to go, is as safe as if it were colonized
within the middle of the earth. And if the
South continues true to her honor and con
stitutional engagements, this security will
continue to strengthen. This comparative
prosperity, and increased and increasHffe secu
rity hare been mainly, if not entirely, owing
to Ihe abolition of the slave trade.
But, for itie present, let us see the history
of tho law—so degrading to the South as to
justify the perjury of juries, and the aboli
tion of the judiciary by revolutionary mobs.
When the Constitution was framed, all
the States were slave States, exetpt one, and
every State desired the immediate abolition
of the slave trade, except two. Every Slate
(or colony) had pas-od restrictive laws
against the trade except one. But Carolina
and Georgia had lost nearly half their slaves
during the Rcvulntjon. Their agricultural
wealth was then mainly confined to the sea
board swamps, that could not be cultivated
without slave labor. Carolina had passed
temporary prohibitory laws, and her dele
gates thought she might continue to do so.
Carolina, in (act, did so the next year, and
continued to renew her prohibitory laws un
til the year 1N03. She then repealed the
laws, hut only because, without a navy, her
laws could not be executed. Her djlppa
lion in Congress were unanimous for the
abolition in 1808—so soon as the Constitution
uliowtd.
But under the circumstances, neither Car
olina nor Georgia, were willing fpi immedi
ate abolition. A compromise was proposed,
and the Constitution, at it it, was proposed
by a delegate from South Carolina, and voted
for unanimously! So much for the Consti
tution. What of the law, so degrading to
the South, passed near twenty years after-
wards ? That passed the House one hun
dred and thirteen to five ! The reporter says
the vole for abolition might he called unani
mous, as these five dissentients were both
ftont the Tree and slave States, atid differed
only on details. The nays Were two from
Virginia, one from Vermont, one from Caro
lina, and one from New Hampshire. The
law making the slate trade piracy, s» late as
1820, was introduced by a Southern man, and
passed unanimously. Georgia, in 1706, pro
hibited the trade by a clause in her Consti
tution, and so late as 1818, passed'laws,
“for..lhe encouragement of those whb shall
use their efforts to suppress the traffic, &<
With such a history ot the law. which
there has never been any effort ta repeal, one
would suppose that “prominent citizens^
must have bat little el e to do, whrtt they
get up an “excitement” about it, and make
it the pretext for a Southern moh.
1 liavi
prosperous -
is progressive. We all kntfw-
gressive frikpMiM is accounted for upon
the plainest principles of political economy.
W* are employed in the production ofxn
expoTl-^-txhastsiing ta the land, (for capital
is slave* labor. Tne more valuable the pro
duct of that labor, the forger will be our
grot*income in money. The smaller the
quantity of labor and land required tabring a
return of a given amount if money r the larger
will be the net profit.
Let us illustrate by a simple analysis. A
planter who employs twenty bands in the
< nitivation of two hundred acres of land,
makes one hundred bales of cotton, aud in
exchange for it brings home front England
and the North five thousand dollars—will be
more piospnrous-than ifhe employs forty
baud*, cultivates four hundred acres of fond
—makes two hundred bales of cotton, and
exchanges it for the same amount if wvnty.—
And why is tlits? Simply Because at the
higher priee, he feeds one-half the hand*—ex
hausts one-half the land, and bring* home the
*auie amount if money.
How does history correspond with this
theory ? The slave trade, though illegal af
ter 1808, did not rease practically, till after
1820. The last to give it np, was a nest of
pirates in Amelia .Island. “The first fami
lies of. Carolina and Georgia,” and the
,‘prominent citizens” of Alabama, haj not
‘hen engaged in it. But by the Yankee*
and the pirates it was continued to some ex-
tent till 1823. This produced a glut of slave
labor in proportion to the demand. And so
late a.r 1830, good field hands could be
huught fi r three hundred to four hundred
dollars, or hire for fifty or sixty dollars per
year. Then, we heard of nothing hut the
progress and pr< sperity of tho North—the
poverty and degradation of the South. All
interests here were depressed—all classes
dissatisfied. Factory gills were building
brick houses at the North—our exhausted
lands aitJ decaying settlements were aban
doned at the South—our credit was low, and
exchanges constantly against us. The con
trast was constantly seized upon, as an ar
gument against our institutions, and with
powerful and threatening effect. We had
Abolition conventions in the slave Stales
theinselvis, and if slavery were not abolish
ed in some of them, it was only prevented
by the practical difficulties surrounding the
subject, and the pragmatical intermeddling
of the North. How is it now? The pic
ture has changed, the prosperity of the South
is every where the subject of remark. Our
planters are measurably out of debt—capital
is rapidly accumulating — e tilgr li *tt is
checked—all classes employed, and the an
nual commercial exchanges almost constantly
in our favor.
ThcJ'avorable change is easily explained.
Our capital has increased in value, ami yields
a nPt profit IVt no longer exhaust our lands,
and work for nothing',—leaving to the manu
facturer and consumer high profit upon the
cheap product of our unrequited labor. It is a
peculiarity, too, of our capital, that its in
crease in value gives no oppressive power
over uhite free labor. JusLthe contrary.—
Forced importations from ahtoad being
checked, the two kinds of labor have become
naturally and ‘egitimately adjusted. The
elevation of slave labor elevates free labor at
the same time, by getting it out if its way.—
Now, slave labor is absorbed mostly iu those
employments in which tree tabor does not
care to engage. In truth, both species of
labor are so much elevated that they do not
materially interfere with each other, and we
see master and servant, white and black,
working contentedly and profitably togeth
er, giving us that healthy au nixture of a
free white population, so necessary to our
prosperity, and the security of our institu
tions. The popular objection to slavery,
that it “degrades labor," has measurably lost
its force. By degrading labor, is only meant
the reduction of its price.
White men cu not live in this country for
fifty or sixty dollars per year. They will not
work for it. If reduced to it by the forced
importation of cheap labor, they become idlets
and paupers, or migrate to the free Slates,
or the new lands of the West. Wntle labor
is now freely employed in almost every de
partment of industry and enterprise at the
South. Our railroads employ great numbers
of while laborers — some employ scarcely any
other. Itegr .de labor by forced importa
tions, every man in the departments of common
labor would he discharged. The clap trap ol
enabling all white men to live without la
bor, by giving each, “one or two mgrors,”
is unworthy of notice. How would tin-
poor buy then at any price? Thrown out
of employment themselves, instead of buy
ing negtoes, they would be sctiilling for
bread. This is a mere “tub to the whale.”
Like the ancient soothsayers—those who
employ such nonsense would he unable to
look each other in the lace without laugh
ing. It is, perhaps, the first time since the
flood, that au appeal Iras been made-to the
laboring classes on a platform of cheap la
bor.
The weaker classes would suffer most.
Exports, for the most obvious reasons, can
be made cheapest by forge combinations of
slavelabnr. A large planter can make cotton at
five cents, whilst a small one will not make
expenses. Look at middle Georgia—once
pronounced by Mr. Ellsworth to be emphat
ically the cotton region of the Union. It
once teemed with awhile population—large
ly made up of planters of the middle classes,
and laboring white men. Where are they
now? See the abandoned settlements—the
deserted school houses and country church
es, mouldering into ruins; many ot the finest
counties probably do not vole one-third the
number they did in former times. The
small planter could not pay expecses any
longer than his Itna continued (resit, lie
made no nett profit to enable him to manure
and preserve the land. He was therefore
forced to sell out to the larger planter, and
emigrate to fresh land, and the country is
now mostly in the hands of large planters.
Now, with one-half tho labor—one-hall
_aobnta.—The two
r teal Magenta swept-from exis-
v -0$- and placed hors-dm combat more than
twit* the standing army of the United States.
The whole regular army *f the Union num
bered, on the 1st of fost January, twelve
thousand jiuut hanthed and fee»y-three men,
of nil lauks, front general officers down ts
privates. Making every allowance foe e»-
aggeration, the losses on both sides must
have been between twenty-five and thirty
thousand.—xYctu ^orA Evening. Past, June
HI st. * -
L E-BcecklejvEsq.
The numerous friends of this gentle
man—who Las been lying in a very
critical condition lor several days past,
at bis residence in- this city—will be re
joiced to learn tbat tbe crisis of bis dis
ease lias passed, and, w ithout a relapse
—which we sincerely trust will no! oc
cur—lie will shortly be restored to his
former health.—Atlanta Americttn, 23 d
Jackson Democracy, Attention!
The Democrats of Jackson county,
are requested to meet in Jefferson on
Wednesday the 20th July, for the pur
pose of making such arrangements as
may bo necessary to secure a Denio
cratic representation in the next Legis- \
laturo. it is hoped that every Demo
crat in the comity will bo present and
aid in the consitltatiqn.*
MAXY DEMOCRATS.
STRAYED 0U STOLEN. '
A BLACK lionnc, marked with a white
ring about the neck, blue and while
underneath, a forge breast and siim haunch
es, tail tipped with white. A suitable re.
ward will be paid on his delivery at this of
fice, Juno 30,— 1m,
WANTED,
A GOOD cook, washer and irnner,
without a family. Any one having such
a one for hire or sale will please inquire
at this office. June JO.—if.
Moss & Newtak,,
R* 5 GRANITE *0DV.
A RE now offering- mwny^f their«Stffo->
mcr Goods at COST, a»jh$y .wish to -t
clear them oat before the,aeaspn. closest—
Any on* wishing ter psrsgfcs^ w8hdb well >
tuctdl and!examine their stock of t
French lace mantillhst
Carpeting and' Rugs ; ■-.
Dress and black sflks, wash silks;
Double skirt bareges ; Irish linen;
Brown linens and Holla.ids;
l’a»;iet - and sa i ir l-hons;
Jaconet and Swiss edgings;
A’ansnnk, Swiss, India, Mul> muslins.* r
Kid gloves ; •
Brown and bleached homespuns;
Calicoes, lawns and fig'd muslins; ,
Ladies’ hose—full assortment;
Table linen* a riff towellhig ;
Indies’, children' and'servants*', shoes; ;
Mens and Boys hoots;
Kersey, nsnaburg and thread ; -.
Hoop skirts—extra fine quality; -
Hats and bonnets; Buggv umbrellas; -
Fieneli, English and American cambrics;. ,
\\ indow Shapes;
Country Wool-hats; SadJIerv;
GROCERIES.,
Sugar, coffee, sail, iron,,
Meal and Sour, syrup anil molasses; -
Nails and tobacco;
Gunny bagging—extra good ;
Cigars and smoking tobacco, in tin (oil;
llaoon aud lard ; powder <tud shot;
Candles and starch.
CKOCKEUYWARK
Cottage Chairs:;
SINGCtrs, &A.WING in A CHINE,'.
And many other articles which we are of
fering at tliu lowest lUarfoel Price-.
(line 30
TWENTY DOLLARS REWARD!
S TBAVBD from u eerris^e between l'» ufirM
mul Allien-,about the lltb of June, n POIN-
TUB Shl'T. f>be ia wlii.e nn<l brewn color; but
ihe sbi'.c prevail*. Answer* to tbo iinme nf Katr.
It i, powtlbfe flint she limy be nlx-til koiiio of iLo
plantation* between ritlirim snd Feniicld. or m»v
lie uboiit Athena. Tl.e shove len'uril will he niid
for In r delivery to
1'ITAKU, EXGLAM) A PKEXAAOV
June til) tit Athena. Ga*
TAKE NOTICE!
4 LI. persons n#e waructi ngniuat trading fora
note by the undersign- U to J At McDonald,
fur the auni of one hundred mul foriy-live dollnra,
(t-10 W) due thirty day* niter date, and dated June
I.Stli, lSo-t, na the eoiiaiderntion lor which anid not.
was given Inn failed. JOHN F. PH1S1Z1.
June :m
R03INS0N & LAKE’S
GXIEA-T
SOUTHERN MENAGERIE
AND CIRCUS.
Huge Waterproof Firmament
Pavilion.
TIIF. ROBINSON & T.AKF,
families, each of tjjcm enffleient
attraction for *ny flirens L'ompuny
in tlic worM. t-ouiMio’d in Til IB
GREAT ENTERPRISE for tho
«rn*>ii of 1W9, with n view to giw
rwh an Entertainment as vti.l
tl' fv crittcLsui and overwhelm oj»-
l>osition.
Fine collection of
RARE LIVING WILD ANIMALS.
Grand Operatic Suing and
Brass Orchestra.
ni'acEoesijTvnor HinuLY-TKAimcii
nrnonsi), I'Knronxisn houses,
roNILri, AND EDUCATED MULES.
Fall and Complete Troupe
«»f KtiiU’fltriunN.
FIVE LADY ftaCRS AND OANSE'JSES.
'hree( «reat Clowns.
BILL LAKE, the Southern Je*-
t**r An<1 (’ontic Delineator.
SAM. LONG, the Vnlvcroul Favor
ite and Sineinjr Motley.
ARCHY CAMPBELL, the Bund
Joker mui Farmer's Almanac of
Fun.
the land—one-half ths provisions—he earn*
the same amount if money, and makes some
nett profit, with w hich to employ mechanic i!
while lal;or, preserve Iris lands and live and
die upon the homestead ot his fa:hers.
But 1 am saying more titan 1 intended.—
My prinripal object was to rebuke that reck
less aud lawless spirit which L bringing
disgrace upon the South—weakening its
moral influence in the Union ; and which, if
allowed to triumph over law and prder, will
soon set the sun of the SoitthTn endless
night. What is a nation more than an in
dividual, without rharactei ? What Repub
lic ever lasted long without law ? Law can
only he maintained by public opiuion. In
free governments Ihere-is no other authority
to entorce it. If the laws passed by our
selves be wrong, let them he icpeuled. Let
not the lairest fabric «f civil gnvernmeet ev
er framed hy man he disgraced by riots, and
its judiciary pulled down hy disorg iniziu
mobs. For the South to encourage, or even
to tolerate these things, would seem like a
species of insanity.
I think I have shown at once the causes
o( the former depression—and the pre-ent
prosperity of the South. Thb depression was
owing to a glut of slave labor hy forced im
portation, exhausting our land without profit,
and depriving white laborera if employment.
Our present prosperity is owing to the re
moval of these causes, hy the abolition of
the slave trade, and a more equal adjustment
of supply and demand, by which both fiee
and slave laborers are profitably employed.
I have slated that the institution was late
ly in danger trom tho ccrion of the people of
the slave States themselves, that it is now
safe, and strengthening every day, and this,
also, 1 have attributed mainly, it not entire
ly, to the abolition of the slave trade. If 1
should have leisure, I may endeavor to prove
this ia a future Dumber.
MADISON.
Mnulnmi* RoLhiwn, Mill*. Arw*», 1
III Be. Allot*, To* Farit* Hut**, Mile.
Eugonir Bo lorwifl, from tltoprln-
cipftl Thontrr* mul A»«i>lilili‘'Mm
of Kami'* mul t!»e I*nit»*<l* Stntvre,
kami Piko’s Graml Opera House,
^Cincinnati.
MLTaE. AUrB,
The nufot delightful of E'liievfrfan
Ladle*, in her brilliant A«’t of
) Horsemanship, l^antiful, pracefnl,
and dating. Biding backward with
&.* much case at» for want, firing
^through bcloonH Htidovnr banner*,
vl forming* picture* of *nch cle*
k eanre and jrraeo. n* tohnvejmlued
her ihe Mdirhiuet of Queen ol
L«»\c and Beauty.
LA FA It IE KATE,
am Pike's Grand Oj*nt House,
iciuiiati, in ull her role of Ilia
New Ballet, pronounced by first
Masters iueoui(>amtds ; also in
Fpleudid Double Dunce* with Milo.
r A lies.
-1ILI.E. Acxns*
The Invisible Wire Performer,
? LriBiuntiy graceful positions
l^upon a single wire, at n consider-
deration from the ground,
excite universal admiration. In
*iruth, this aingntarly ln-autiful
^ „ Parlor Entertainment as a card
which needs only to be known to
■** imlncu thousands to visit the Pa-
J vilioii for the puipoao of seeing it
alune. •
KASTCR JAKES ROCINSGN,
, Ju*t returned from abroad, tho
Principal Eqnentrian in the world;
' the naked horse champion— in «U
bid wonderful achievement*.
KB. JOHN ROBINSON.
rln lii* great four horse Demon Act.
T he elegantly f* rmed, and beanti-
322*uflNLaBg5»«'T'JlY mark'd, and highly trained
~ Arabian horse
AHDALLAIT*
At each exhibition, will enact .his
finely arranged and wouderfullj
ph using performance*.
MASTER JOHN ROBINSON,
MR. \YM. ODELL,
MASTERS bV GROW,^BAR
REL, FONTAINE, A ANGKI.O,
with a host of minor Star*, will
assist in rendering the cutertain*
uienf* novel and brilliant.
GRAND ENTRANCE INTO
UK DEN OF WILD BEASTS,
r.d terrific encounter with a fero-
ioim Lion l»y the lovely, fascinat
ing, graceful, vet daring
EUGENIE DE LOR ME.
Without Extra Charge,
rite great RUSSIAN ELK, 17 feet
igli, whit immense antlers, rap*
turod in the Wild* of Siberia,
trained and tamed by
MR. JOHN ROBINSON,
THE HORNED HORSE.
ho I.n*«t of*bin Racte,
The Perplexity of Naturalists.
RE WONDER OP THE AGE.
Splrntlitl Performing Zebra.
: A PAIR Of FIRE ARABIAH OSTRICHES.
Forming a splendid and rare col
lection of Wild Renat*.
A* the price of admission h
that charged for a Clrrtt* Kxhibl-
ti»H> a lore, this great r.«mUigicml
di»p?uY, <t» sell an the daring feat*
of Mile. Eugenie among the Lions,
etc., may dn-tinclly be considered
Free to all person* who obtain a
. | card of rdmiifeiou to ROBINSON
\\k LAKES
EXG- ETELO-WV.
Tt>i> wIm.1i' F.xMfcltion, nnkt
Mir Hininuxli Cuvilion, cowtruct.
nl for Jlwru. Tlot'inaon & Lake
by Mr. Vanilivi-re of Cluclnaati,
the brad of bis profession.
Pavilion brilliantlv iUmnlnated.
Ushers »t *11 times In nttemUnce
to sent Ladies and Children.
Order at all Ilmen oUtelly main*
tnined.
Admission
Company vIH exhibit nt
Athens, Saturday July 16th.
Open at 2 and 7 o’clock P. # M.
’Admission 50 cts. Children and Servant* 25
WM. C. PRESTON, Agent.
June 30. ,
B ANKS Akri-lorn Hale—Will be sold at tbo
< outily site in llnnkr count v, ut Alinnton, uu
the first Tuesday in Anqust next, within tho legal
hums of sale, tbo I'ullowilif' property, to wit:
One tract of land, containing fitly (5b) acre*, ad
joining Ininls lielnuging to Hudson Moss mid Fran
cis Jurdpii, iu tliu-USth district. Levied on a*
the property ut George “ieree. to satiety one it.la.
in favor of l'. It. Simmons— fi fit issued from tbo
Justice court, bod in and fir the 448th dis.
trict. I.evy made and returned to me by a lawful
constable. WILLIAM 1*. ItlCIlAKUS, Sti ff.
June JO td»
H ART Deputy Slid ill's Sole — Will be
stdd on the first Tuesday in August next,
before the Court bouse door, in the ton u of Hart,
well, diirinj' the legal hours of sale, tho following
property, to-wit: ’
Two town lots silunteil in the town of Hartwell,
known in tin- plan of said town tv* lots Not. 3 and
4. Levied on na tive property of 11 G Freeman,
by virtue of a fi'fu issued from Franklin Superior.
Court, iu favor of W U Poole, v»H G Freeman.
June ill) ids WM-A. NEK8K, D.Sh'ff.
R abun sukuivf m mai.k.-wui bo
sold before live Court-house door in the town
of Clayton, iu said county. on the first Tuesday in
August nex‘, within the legal hours of sale, the
foliowing property,to-wit s
Two lots, the tracts nr lota cf land In the village
of Clayton, whereon live defendant, James M Quil.
jinn now lives, containing four and one half acres,
including the store house nml other building*. Sold
as the property of said Ames M Quilltatt, to satisfy
two fi fas issued from tbe Superior Court ol said
county, one in favot of li W * .1 1* Force 4 Co.,
one in favor of George X Wuldrou 4 Co., vs said
James M Qiiilliaa.
Alsu, at the same time and place will be sold,
ot iif laud number four in tbe fourth district of said
i oanty. Si Id us the property of the defendant,
! George P ltedford, In satisfy a fi fa issued from the
I Inferior Court of Gilmer comity, Georgia, in favor
of John It Graham, vs said fteoree P. Bedford,
principal, Benjamin Ueaiues aud Elijah M Hall,'
security on ea»a bund.
JimeJU td L. M. BEAVEBT. Sli'ff.
PRAAKUK MbcritPs Male.— ’
1 I Fill bo sold before ihe Court-house door in,
Curnesville, Franklin county, on die first Tuesday
in August next, within the lawful hours of sale, tbo
following property, to-wit .
Two hundred acres of land, more ar lets, lying,
on Rocky Creek, adjoining lands of Jacob Whlse.lt-'
nut and other*. Levied upon us the property of
Henry Whisenant, anil Joi.it \V Holmes, tonntisfy
one till from Franklin Superior Court, Salter 4,
Ivy vs. t\ liiseimnt 4 Holmes, and one ti fn front'
liar Justice Court ot thetM Ith distriet of *aid coun
ty, Barrett 4 Carter vs HTiiscnant 4 Holmes,.
Also, at the same time and place, tbe one Undi
vided eleventh purl of five hundred acres of land,
lying ill said county; being tbe place trlieroon Tern-'
pern nee Mm. lev now lives, adjoining Charles If Ho
und ITillinui \v J/iteheil s lands, ou the water* of,
Rice creek. I-ovied upon as tbe property of ltich
ard Manley. to satisfy one fi fu from the Justice.
Cornt, ill Invor of Muse* Mauley, assignee of
James Attnwny vs Richard Manley
Also, nt the same lime mul place, one yoke of
oxen, one cow mid calf, black and white pided,ouo
s.irrell horse, fi yi-iits old. Levied upon as the
property of William H Alexander,to satisfv onefi
fa from Franklin Superior Court, Crawford H Little .
vs. William II Alexamh-r.
JOHN W. VINCENT. SU’ff.
.June 30 tils.
tS) IIITK Postponed NhrrilT* Hale.— .
f V Will be sold at Mount Yotiah, on tho first
Tuesday in August next, iu the legal hours of sale,
the following property, to-wit s
Seventy (if) acres of land, inure or. less, with re
serve of Lie homestead, of lot No 82, in the second ;
district; one two-horse ti-agon and harnesa; ono
blind gray horse, supposed to he ton years old ;
two cow* atm yearling*. AI! levied upon as tho
pmpsrty of Thus VV Jnrrard, to satisfy two fi fus
issued from White Superior Court, one in favor of
Chirk, Hyde 4 Co , vs.T II'Jar raid maker, and
Jnsiab t> J..rraril,seemity. and t he other fi fa Rob
ert A lVingle vs J D Jurrard and Thomas \V Jar-,
rard, security. 1SAA C U0 I FEN, Sit’ ff,
Juiiu3ll tilt* ■
S EGARR ! 8EGAB8 •—Another supply of
(Lose good cheap »«g«r» just
June ICth
C ’l EOltGlAi JACHNON Rja KWTV.—
IT Whereas, Sarah D. Brown applies jo mo for
letters of administration on the estate of Thomas t*
Brown, lute of said county, deceased,
Tnene aro, therefore, to cite mnl artmonisA au amt
singular the kindred and creditor of said deceased,
to fitetheir objeetio-is. if any tJev have, why the
ndmirist ration of said estate should not be granted
to the applicant at the next August term of tho
Court of Ordinary of said cmmty.
Given under my baud at office, CJM of Jane, 1853.
Juno 30 JOHN <5 PITTMAN, Ordinary.
G BORGIA, Banka County.—Whereas, it;
1ms been repr. seined to uie,ihct William F T •
Porter, lata of said county, deceased, having
w i e in life a considerable' estate, aud no per
sou having applied to mo for a luv.uistratiuu ou said 1
estate:
Tncse arc, therefore, to aito and adinouish tho.
kindred and creditors of said deceased, to rt|oiy.
cause, if any they have, why administration should]
not be granted tu’the Clerk of the Suucriyror Gletk,
of the Inferior Court, or such other person as the
Court may think proper, at tbo ucxj August totm,
of said Court.
Glvei. under my hand nt office, S3d J'lqc 185s.
J uue 30 3od F. G. MOSS, Ordinary.
H ALL KIIIGGFFH HALE On the first
Tuosdny in August next,within the usunljhoura
of sale, wilt tie sold before tbe Court house iu
GainesvilK*, the fidluwing property, to wit:
Wll the lirtul nod premises whereon the defendant:
Henry Morgan now lives in tiie loth district of said
county. No* not known, lying on ths Chcstntce
River. levied tu satisfy three fi fas issued frotn,
the Justice* court of the Jo 5th district GM.,of said
county, otic N Smith, v«. floury Morgan, one J Al:
(■nrrison 4 Co. vs said Morgan, and nno W.U Bold -
ing v* said Henry Morgan. Levied ou and re-,
turned to me by it constable,
June 30 W. P. S.l/ITH. D Sh'ff.
C t EOKGIA, jnck*onCounty.—JVlierra*.
( Fennels Wilson applies to uie fnr letterp.nf|-
a iininistratinn on the estate of Anna Ilrudbgiyy,,
lute of said county, deceased,
To esc ant therefore, to cite and acIpionishallaiMl.
singular the kilidreil aud creditors of raid der/wsed.
to tile tluir ohiectioiis, if any they have, why 'He
administration of said estate should not ba tlrmlol
to tlie applicant at the uext August Term, of tlt*l
Court of Ordinary of said county.
Giveu under my hand, at office,S7th Juse.
JuiicIJO 3tId JOHN G. PITTMAN,Ord..
ritwo .ilONTiRA afterdate, applicatirn wife
JL be made to the Ordinary of Jackson county ^
f >r lea veto sail tho interest of Jesse A and Martin,
O Simmons, minor o/phauaof J Kimmoos, dee- a*-
.fid. the north half of kit of land No. 24ft 8th di*(.
of MerriwcthoT county, for a division.
June 30 HENRY J. SIMMONS, Guardian,
GRADY, NICHOLSON & C0-,
AGENTS FOR -
TEE RAXARD POWPERCMIfFAlVT.
A LARGE stock of all the., different
grades kept constantly on hand, aq4
sold at manufacturer’s prices.
Athens, June 16,18S!L .v