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VOLUME XV.
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Saturday Morning, Mny A, 1800.
NUMBER 28
-L-. thin oil. Thus our Douglas delegates wo
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE, kicked out of n Convention the South hud
declared unfit for a Southern man to ro-
inain in.
Mr. Flournoy of Arkansas, was to
make a personal explanation why ho
remained, and was proceeding to make
a Squatter Sovereignty speech, nml was
surging about liko u lingo ship in a
storm when ho wits called to order by
Homo of his Douglas friends, and not
permitted to procood.
Tho dolegntions from Virginia, Ton-
ncssco and Kentucky returned and in
formed tho Convention that tiny had
agreed upon tin) ultimatum, which was
embodied in two Yosolutions. The first
was that tho citizons of every State had
tho right to enter tho Territories with
their property, and that slaves wero en
titled to the sumo protection as othor
property.
Tho second resolution declared that
no candidate should ho the nominee of
tho Convention unless he "'rcceivod a
vote equal to two thirds of tho Electo-
tornl College. This last was adopted
and tho Convention proceeded to ballot
for President. On tho tenth ballot
Douglas had 150), and tho balance
scattering between Hunter, Outline
and Davis. Tho Convention adjourned
until to-morrow morning. 1 learn that
it is intention of tho Douglas men to
to get a mnjority for him and then nd-
journ sine dir, Mr. Cushing, I learn up
on good authority, will leave for his
homo to night, completely disgusted at
the whole affair.
Tho Southern delegates met this mor
ning and elected Senator Bayard Presi
dent of tho Convention and a Vice
President from each Stato represented
lion. J. T. Irwin of Georgia being Vice
President from our .State, A commit
tee of one from each State was appoin
ted to report resolutions and tho Con
vention adjourned until 10 A. M. to
morrow.
The Georgia delegation will hold n
meeting to-morrow morning at 8)
o’clock to determine whether they will
go into this Convention as a delegation
and also a committee huve been appoin
ted to prepare an address to the people
of Georgia to advise them what course
to pursue in this omergenoy. 1 writo
this in great haste. No one here looks
disconsolate hut the Douglas men. It
is believed that tho South will aet as a
unit and the Constitutional Union men
of the North will come to our help.
ii* puhlin nr«* riM»piM*tfnlly invited to call
in .lore, first door above McClung’s, ami
nine Goods and nrio.-s.
[dmo.irily. WM. T, NKWMAN.
).B.EVE,
MANUFACTURER OF
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!>iy, (futility and Prices Challenged.
THE FARMERS
L UK requested to examine tnv large ns-
l. •orlmentof P.antation Bribes, Collars,
wiling and Team Goar complete, at tho
Lowest Possible Cush Prices,
rnr-sand Gear made to order, and repaired
•hurt notire. My slock will hear inspee-
11 • '•'•me and see before purchasing.
No. 0.
Charleston, May 1st, 1RG0.
Tho events of yesterday nro fraught
with tho most momentous consequences.
Tho plntform submitted by tho minori
ty of tho Committee was adopted, sav6
tho 3rd of tho series of resolutions,
pledging tho Domocmtic party to abide
by tho decisions of tho Supremo Cotirt,
upon tho subject of Congressional and
Territorial power over tho subject of
Slavery in tho Territories, 'i.. ‘ho
tho power of a Territorial Legislature io
prohibit slavery is tacitly admitted, nml
tho rights of tho slavo owner to protec
tion is ignorod. The delegates from
Alabama, in accordance with tho in
structions rocoivcd from their constitu
ents—withdraw from tho convention in
a body. Mississippi followed next, then
Louisiana and Florida. All except two
of the delegates from South Carolina,
and one from Arkansas then seceded.—
Virginia, Georgia, North Carolina, and
Delaware, askod permission to rctlro for
consultation. Senator Bayard, a dele
gate from tho last named State, declar-
his intention to secede with tho South
ern delegations. Senator Suulsborry,
his colleague, said every impulso and
sympathy of his heart, was with his
Southern friends; that ho fully endor
sed the principles enunciated in the
majority report; that tho .Southern
States wore entitled to protection, and
should have it; hut that the instructions
with which thoy hud boon sent to tho
convention, were not such as to autho
rize him to withdraw absolutely, without
mature deliberation. Tho whole of
these extraordinary proceedings was
conducted w ithout the least excitement
and with the utmost solemnity. There
was nn expression of sadness .hut firm
ness on tho faces of the Southern men,
and one of dospuirnnd consternation on
those of the Northern delegates.
Tho Convention adjourned until this
morning.
In accordance with nn announce
ment made by the chairman of one of
tho seceding delegations, those who
withdrew and nil sympathising witli
them mot last night in St. Andrews Hull
at 8 o’clock. Col John,.S. Preston was
chosen President pro ton mid Gov. Lub
bock, of Texas, Secretary. Mr. Yaney
made aspeoch counselling calmness and
deliberation, in view of the important
stop they had just taken and tho mo
mentous issues depending upon their
action. Mr. Jefferson M. Lamar of
. . , .. . ,, i 1. .n, . I iik Protects of some of tho seccil-
Ueorgiu .stated that the delegates train f , ..... , ,
, . -V , . ... ,, i, a ing .States to be ound in another col-
Ins Sta'o wero In consultation and lie * ...... . ....
ii- i ii i .. uinn will be tunnel to lie quite interest-
believed would by nn almost uniuu- . .
'. It will bo noticed that tho Cinciti-
ti platform is now denounced by Dein-
! ncrats for the same reasons that tho Oppo-
I sition urged against it four years ago.—’
I We most heartily rejoice that so many
Protests of tin- Seceding Stntc*. . To I he Pruidcnt of the Democratic Otntwi-
Tito following nro tl.o protests of Ain-
Imnin, Mississippi, Florida nml South | Sirt-As Chnirmtui of the Delegation
Cnrolitm, Tlmt of Arknnsns nml which linn tho hnrior to represent tho
Toxns wns omitted for tho wont tf
spnee:
The Convention struck from tho mi
nority report the following:
Inasmuch ns the dilfercncu of opin
ion exists in tho Democratic party as to
the nature and extent of the. powers of
a Territorial Legislature, and as to tho
powers and duties of Congress under tho
Constitution of tho Uni toil States over
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,Sl. Amin
Hall was tho headquarters of tho Worn
dolegntion from New York. That gon
tleman being cull on stated, that hud h
and liis friomfo been admitted to th
National Convention, they would hav
cast their votes in every instanco will
tho.Sontli.and he sai*l that ho was nut hoi
ized by the entire delegation to register
their names as members of tho Conv
lion.
After tho adjournment, a
more, than u thousand, assembled in
front of tho City Hall, and were ad
dressed by lion. L. Q. C. Lamar, of
Miss., Hon. W. L. Yancey of Ala., and
Judge Hooker of Miss. Tho utmost
enthusiasm prevailed, hut no evidences
of fanaticism or disorder.
Tho invitation for the meeto - to
day was issued to th« Southern delega
tions and tho “friends of Constitution
al Union.”
Tho friends of Douglas met also bust
night in tho Hibernian Hall. it was
enthusiastic, and eulogies wore passed
upon tho “brilliant Statesman of Illi
nois,” tho “LittleGiant.” His friends
expressed no regret at tho
Southern delegations, and said “lot inst.
democrats wero determined
o havo a clear expression of Southern
ig!its, and that they would not accept
mother Janus faced platform.
TiirGroroia Statu Convention that
met in Milledgevilleon Wednesday the
2nd inst., made a declaration of prill.
. I ciples, nearly the same on tho slavery
| question, as tlmt of majority report in
d of I ** ,e Charleston Convention, and appoin-
‘ ted twenty delegates for tho Baltimore
Convention, to he held on tho 9th inst.
Win. Bogurton, Joshua Hills, A. 11.
Wright and H. A. T. Ridley, for tho
Stato nt Large, and J. R. Parrott und
Joseph McConnell for tho 5th district.
The Polk Countv Court Adjourned
on last Wednesday tho 2nd inst. Tho
trial of the negro belonging to Col. Rob
ert Wore and nearly all tho othor im
portant eases wero postponed.
A. II. Evans Dead.—Mr. A. II. Evans
who wns stabbed in the difficulty bo*
tween himself and Col. Bon Morgan
at Van Wert, noma two weeks since died
of the ! on the night of Wednesday tho 2nd
thorn go,”
This morning tho disrupted Conven
tion mot in the Institute Hall, Judge
Banning ns Chairman of tho Georgia
delegation rose to a quostion of priv.
elege, and informed tho Convention
that ho had been instructed by his col
leagues to say that aftor consultation
thoy doomed it their duty to join their
•Southern friends. They then, all ox-
copt seven, retired amidst tremendous
cheering from the gallery. The seven
wero Messrs. Cohen, Seward, Gauldon f
Nelms, Cleveland, Hcndcr, Candler,
and Casey. Tho three former explain
ed their reasons for remaining. Mr*
Seward said ho was in Congress when
tho Kansas bill was passed and tho
Northern construction of that instru
ment was that conceded by all North
and South. Mr. Gauldon denominated
Squatter Sovereignty an abstract hum
bug, for the reason that without moro
slaves than tho Southern states could
supply wo could never people another
Slavo Stato. Ho then launched out
into a slavo trade argument, llo told
his Northorn friends that if they would
visit his plantation ho would show thorn
negroes ho had bought in Carolina,
Maryland and Virginia, and also some
from tho shores of Africa, and these last
were “tho noblest Romans of them all.”
During tho proceedings, tho vote of
tho States wore called for upon some
question, and Mr. Cohen cast ten votes for
Georgia. Tho President deoided that
the delegation, by tho not of tho major
ity had withdrawn from tho Convention
and had no right to cast a vote. Mr.
Seward appealed, und the decision of
StrawUEKRiEs and Cream.—Wo
indebted to Mrs. G. R. Ward for a boun
tiful dish of this paragon of palate tiok-
olers. Wo nro not able to tell tho par
ticular variety to which those Lorries
boloug.but wo do know thoy wero large,
fully ripo, and lusciously well flavored.
Wo oordially .thank Mrs. W. and hope
that all evils and dangers may bo warded
off from her life’s pathway.
Adjournment of the New York Leg
islature.—*Tho now York Legislature
ai\journod sine die on Wednesday night
last. All tho metropolitan railroad
bills wero passod over the Governor’s ve
to in reference to these measures tho
Herald of Thursday says: 9
The city is thus delivered over to the
tender mercies of a parsol of specula
tors, who, according to tho provisions of
these bills, can riddlosomo fifty or sixty
of our streets with railroads whon and
how they pleaso, without any condi
tions being imposed upon them us to
time, mode of construction or rate of
faro.
Theso bills give tho right to run rail
roads in almost evory leading avenue
and street in* tho metropolis. Thoy
compriso theavonue D, Seventh avonuo,
Fourteenth street, South and West
streets, and Tenth avonuo and Forty-
second stroet roads, with, George Law’s
Ninth avenue road, which tho Gover
nor signed, and tho Houston street
road -also passed both houses, and
now boforo the Govornor—make in nil
sovon new gridirons for this unfortunate
city.
Good wives.—There is nothing men
liko to writo about hotter than good
wives. This Is roasonablo enough, for
there is nothing, certainly, in which
mankind aro moro interested. “A good
w wife,” says one, “is to a man wisdom
tho Chair wns by u largo majority sus- j and courage, and hope and endurance,”
2. Jlesolyed, That tho Democratic
party will libido by tho decisions of tho
Supremo Court of the United States
on tho questions of Constitutional
law.
Thoy then completed their Plntform
by adding to tho resolution re-afiirm-
lng tho Cincinnati Platform tho follow
ing s
3. Resolved, That It is tho duty of tho
Unltod States tonfi'ord ample and com
plete protection to nil itscitizous, wheth
er nt homo or abroad, and whether na
tive or foreign.
4. Resolved, That one of tho necessi
ties of the age. in a military, commer
cial, and postal point of view, is .speedy
communication between tho Atlantic
nuil Pacific States; and tho Democratic
party plodirn such constitutional govern
ment ns will insure the construction of
a railroad to tho Pacific coast, at the cur
liest practical period,
5. Resolved, That the Democratic
parly are in favor of tho acquisition of
the Island of Cuba, on such terms ns
shall be honorable to ourselves and just
to Spain.
0. Wesolved, That tho enactment of
Stato Legislatures to dofoat the faithful
execution of tho Fugitive Slave Law,
are hostile in character, subversive of
the Constitution, and revolutionary in
their effect.
After the udoption of tho Platform,
the State of Alubumn, taking tho loud,
withdraw from the Convention, declar
ing that she could no longer act with
that body. Tho States of Mississippi
und Texas, ami a portion of tho dele
gates from the States of Delaware, Lou
isiana, Arkansas, and Florida also with
drew from the Convention.
The several States presented protests
against tho action of tho Convention,
giving tho reasons for their withdrawal.
1’he communications were road, and or
dered to he placed upon tho minutes,
and then the Convention adjourned till
10 o’clock to-morrow morning.
Tho protests of the States ore as fol
lows:
To the Hon. Caleb (hishing, President of the
Democratic National ('munition, now in &'*•
sion in the City of Charleston, South Caro
lina.
The undersigned delegates represen
ting tho State of Alabama in this Con
vention, respectfully beg leave to lay
before your honorable body the follow
ing statement of facts:
On tlip eleventh day of Jauunry 1800,
the Democratic party of tho State of
Alabama met in Convention, in the city
of Montgomery, and adopted, with sin
gular unanimity, a scries of resolutions
herewith submitted.
Under these resolutions, tho under
signed received their appointment, and
participated in the notion of this Con
vention.
By tho resolution of instruction—the
tenth in the series—wo wero directed
to insist that the Platform adopted by
this Convention should embody, “in
substance,” the propositions embraced
in the preceding resolutions, prior to
nominating candidates.
Anxious, if possible, to continue our
relations with this Convention, and thus
maintain the nationality of the Demo
cratic party, we agreed to accept, as the
substance of the Alabama Platform, ei
ther of tho two reports submitted to
this Convention, by the majority of the
Committee on Resolutions—this major
ity representing not only a majority of
tho States of the Union, but also the
only States nt nil likclv to bo carried by
the Democratic \ arty in the Presidential
election.
These Reports received tho endorse
ment. in tiie Committee on Resolutions
of every Southern State, and had either
of them been adopted as tho Platform
of principles of the Democratic party,
although, possibly,, in some respects
subject to criticism, wo should not have
felt ourselves in duty bound to with
hold our acquiescence.
But it has been the pleasure of this
Convention, by nn almost exclusive
soctionnl vote, not respecting a majori
ty of tho states, nor a majority of tho
Democratic electoral votes, to adopt a
Platform which does not, in our opin
ion, nor iii the opinion of those who urge
it, embody in substance the principles
of tiie Alabama Resolutions.
Tho points of difference between tho
Northern nml Southern Democracy are:
1st. As regards tho status of slavery, as
a political institution, in the Territories,
whilst they remain in tho Territories,
and tho power of the people of a Terri
tory to exclude it by unfriendly loislu-
tion.
And 2nd. As regards tho duty of tho
Federal Government to protect tho own
er of slaves in tho enjoyment of his
property in tho Territories, so long ns-
thoy remain such.
This Convention has refused, by tho
Platform adopted, to settle uithei of
these propositions in fuvor of tho South.
We deny to the people of a Territory
any power to legislate against the instu-
tion of slavery; and wo assert that it is
tho duty of tho Federal Government,
In all its deportments, to protect tho
ownor of slaves in the eiyoyment of his
property in tho Territories. These
principles, ns we state them, are ombodi-
ovi in tho Alabama Platform.
Here, then, is a plain, explicit, and
direct issuo between this Convention and
the constituency which we havo'tho
honor to represent in this body.
Instructed, ns wo are, not to waive
this issue, tho contingency, therefore,
lias arisen when, in our opinion, it hc-
comos our duty to withdraw from this
Convention.
Wo hog, Sir, to communicate this fact
through you, and to assure tho Conven
tion that wo do so in no spirit of anger,
but under a sense of imperative obliga
tion—properly appreciating its respon
sibilities, and checrfnily submitting to
its consequences.
[Signod by the Alabama Delegation.]
J udgo Meek offered the following res
olution, which wns unanimously adop.
ted ;
Resolved, That in tho event the Ala
bama Delegation should withdraw from
tho Convention, no Delegate or any oth
er person shall thenceforward havo any
authority to represent Alabama therein;
and that our Chairman be instructed so
to inform said Convention.
State of Mississippi on this floor, I do-
ire to be heard by you and by the Con
dition.
In common consultation wo have met
here, the representatives of sister Stutes,
to resolve tho principles of a great par
ty. While maintaining principles, we
profess no spirit save that of harmony,
conciliation, tho success of our party,
and tho safety of our organization. But
to the former the lattor must yield for
no organization is valuable without it,
and no success is honorablo which docs
not crown it.
Wo came hero simply asking a recog
nition of tho equal rights of our States
under the laws and Constitution of our
common Government; that our right to
property should ho asserted, and tho
protection of that property, when ne
cessary, should bo yielded by tho gov
ernment which claims our allegiance.—
We had regarded government and pro
tection ns co-relative ideas, and that so
long as tho one was maintained tho oth
er still endured.
After tho deliberation of many days,
it has boon announced to us by a con-
trailing mqjonty of Representatives of
nearly one-hnlf the .States of this Union
and that too, in the most solemn and
impressive manner, that our demand
cannot bo met, and our rights cannot ho
recognized. While it is granted that
tho capacity of tho Federal Govern
ment is ample to protect all other prop
erty within its jurisdiction, it is claimed
to he impotent when called upon to act
in favor of a species of property recog
nized in fifteen sovereign States. With
in those States even Black Republicans
admit to bo guarantied hv the Constitu
tion, and to he only assailed by a High
er Law; without tjiom they claim tho
right to prohibit or destroy it. Tho con
trolling majority of Northern Repre
sentatives on this floor, while they deny
all power to destroy, equally deny all
power to protoct; and this, they assure
us, is, and must, and shall ho tho condi
tion of our co-operution in tho next
Presidential election.
In this state of atlairs our duty is
plain and obvious. Tho State which sent
us here,announced to usher principles.
In common with seventeen of her sister
States, she has asked a recognition of
her Constitutional rights. These havo
boon plainly and oxplicitely denied to
her. Wo have offerred to yield every
thing except an abandonment of her
rights—everything except her honor—
and it has availed us nothing.
As the representatives of ^Mississippi,
knowing her wishes—as honorable men,
regarding her commands—wo withdraw
jin tho Convention, and, ns far ns our
tions is concerned, nbsnlvo herefrom
all commotion with this body, and ull
responsibility for its action.
To you, sir, as presiding olficer of tho
Convention whilo it lias existed in its in
tegrity, wo desire, collectively as n Dele
gation, and individually - ns men,
tender the highest assurances of our
profound respect and consideration.
(Signed by the Mississippi Dolegntion]
To the Hon. Caleb Cushing President of the
Democratic National Clinvention.
Tho undersigned Democratic Dele
gates from tho State of Florida enter
this, their solemn protest, against the
action of the Convention in voting down
tho Platform of the majority.
Florida, with her'Southern sister
entitled to a clear and unambiguous
recognition of her rights in the Territo
ries, and this being refused by tho re
jection of tho majority report, wo pro
test against receiving tho Cincinnati
Platform with tho interpretation that
it favors tho doctrine of Squatter Sov
ereignty in tho Territories, which doc
trine, in tho name of tho people repre
sented by us, wo repudiate.
[.Signed by tho Florida Delegation.]
Tho Delegates from Florida, before re
tiring, adopted tho following resolu
tion :
Resolved, That no person not a regu
larly appointed delegate has a right to
cast a voto of tho State of Florida in
this Convention.
79 the Hon. Caleb Cushing, of the Charleston
We, tho undersigned, Delegates ap
pointed by tho Democratic Stato Con
vention of South Carolina, beg leave
respectfully to state that according to
the principles enunciated in their pint-
form at Columbia, the power, of the
Federal Government, or of its agent,
through Territorial Government, to
abolish, or legislate against property in
slaves, by either direct or indirect legis
lation, is especially denied ; and as tho
plntform adopted by this Convention
palpably and intentionally prevouts any
expression affirming tho incapacity of
the Territorial Government so as to leg
islate, that tliey would bo acting in good
faith to their principles, or in accor
dance with the wishes of their constit
uents, to longer remain in this Conven
tion, and they hereby respectfully an
nounce their withdrawal therefrom,
[Signed by tho S, Carolina delegation.]
8®*After all Cassus M. Clay.’s pathotie
and mock-heroic letters, written to tho
North, about his anticipated perseou
tion on account of the Madison county
difficulties, it seems that lie has never
been in the slightest danger. The
Mountain Democrat, published near tho
thcatro of war, says it has been inform
ed by members of tho conunittoo of
safety, that tho name of C. M. Clay
»/ time been up before the com•
mittce for consideration! In regard to the
letter in which ho says ho “ lies upon
awaiting an attack,” anu in
conclusion advertises tlmt “his daugh
ters aro as firm as ho,” the sumo paper
“We must say wo ore astonished
that so ridiculous an effusion should
ever omanate from tho pen of Col. Clay
for it is ridiculous in tho extreme, und
will cause a brand smile to irradiate tho
countenance of all who are cognizant of
the facts in tho case.”—Washington Consti
tution.
Constitutional Union Convention. [ An English View or the Impending
Tltis mootin'; (lint assembled in Mill- Onisis.--Kngltjll editor enlightens
edgMilie on tho 2nd ins,., adopted the
following roport:
REPORT OF TIIE COMMITTER.
Wo, tho Representatives of a portion
of tho people of Oeorgiu in Convention
assembled, dccluro our unalterable at
tachment to tho Constitution and Union
framed by tho wisdom, and cemented
■by tho blood of our till lid’s; and wo
hold all questions of governmental pol
icy ns subordinate to the great issuo now
pressed upon tho consideration of tho
American people in regard to the ques
tion of African slavery; and wo hereby
pledge ourselves to co-operate cordially
with all tnen of all patties in this grow
ing Roptthlic, who agroo with us in tho
enforcement of tliq following cardinal
principles in relation thereto:
1st. Tho right of property in Afri
can slaves is rocognizod and guaran
teed by tho Constitution of tho United
States.
2d. Tho Territories of tho govern
ment aro tho common property of tho
citizens of tho Union.
3d. That neither Congross nor tho
territorial legislatures havo tho power
to pass any laws prohibiting the intro
duction of slavery into any Territory,
nor to abolish slavery therein, nor any
power to destroy or impair the right of
property in slaves by uny legislation
whatever.
4th. That it is tho duty of the Fede
ral Government to protect tho citizens
of every |mrlioii of thu country, in the
enjoyment of ull their property of
every dbsoription it may consist, and
wherever its constitutional authority
extonds.
5th. Tlmt tho enactment of 8'ato leg-
islutiuu to defeat the faithful execution
of thu fugitive sluvo law are hostile
in character, subversive of tho Con
stitution, and revolutionary in their ef
fect.
Tno committee further recommend
that the following gentlemen he ap
pointed delegates to tho approaching
Baltimore Convention:
Delegates for the State at Large.
Wm. Boynton, Joshua Hill,
A. R. Wright, R. A. T. Ridley.
1st District—0. H. Hopkins, J. R.
•Sneed.
2d District—J. A. L. Leo, J. L. Wim
berly.
3d. District—T. llurdcmnn, Jr., A.
II. Wyche.
4th District—J. M. Calhoun, Geo. W.
Adair.
5th District—Josinh R. l’arrott, Jo
seph McConnell.
Cth District—T. W. Walker, J. T.
Lumpkin.
7th •District—Islmm Fannin, Goorgo
Bartlett.
8th District—V. M. Barnes, Z. II
Clarke.
A committee of one from each Dis
trict, anil Col. Hopkins, of McIntosh
was appointed to nominate electors,
and for all other legitimate purposes.
Aftor speeches by Runso Wright and
Col. Trippo, tho thanks of the Conven
tion wero tendered to the officers und
thu body ndjournoil sine die.
Curious Coincidence.—In connection
with tho Clay Statue, our attention
diawu to tho singular coincidence of
tiie fate attending tho statutes of Messrs.
Calhoun, Webster and Clay. Mr. Cal
houn's statue, ordered for Charleston,
was lost in a shipwreck off’ Fivo Islam 1,
but finally recovered with an arm brok-.
on, which was subsequently replaced by
Mr. Powers, tho sculptor. Tho bronze
statue of Mr. Webster was lost at
and nover recovered; but a second was
cost from the same model and now in
the Stato House yard at Boston. Tho
first model for tho statue of Mr. Clay
as also lost at sea. The coincidence is
rtninly remarkable.
Don’t locato yourself on the back
of a wild horso unless you want to l>o
f/ulocated.
The Alleged Attkmi’t to Sell British
Negro Sujuects in Virginia,—Tho
schooner Alice Royers, which wits seized
a few days ago by tho federal authori
ties of Virginia, off* Hampton Roads, is
likely to lead to complications. The
consfgnoos are English subjects, doing
business in Philadelphia, and have
called the attention of tho British Min
ister to tho facts, and have asked him to
interoedo with our government in their
helmlf. Lord Lyons, the British Min
ister, has called upon Secretary Cass,
and laid%tho matter boforo our govern
ment. He asks,in behalf of his subjects
that tho cargo nmy be released. Tho
Captain, ns 1m is a British subject, will
be handed over to tho English authori
ties to bo dealt with as tliey may think
proi>or. Tho facts in tho case, us deri
ved from one of tho consignees, nro ns
follows:
The schooner Alice Rogers, loaded with
a cargo of fish nt fit. John, New Bruns
wick, anil landed her cargo at Jamaica.
She was chartered at Jamaica l»y D. N.
Wntzknr it Co.* for Philadelphia, and
loaded with sugars and wood. Tim
Captain whilo thcro shipped two
free nogro boys of their own free will.
Tim Captain cnlloil into Hampton Roads
und offered to sell the two boys, in con-
sequenco of which tho authorities of
Virginia have seized tho Captain, vessel
and cargo, and libeled tho same.—
Neither the consignees nt Philadelphia,
nor tho shippers, it is alleged, had any
knowledge of the negroes being on
boat’d.
The Skeleton in the Palace.—Tho
Causeric Resse contains some interesting
details of tho betrayal of Miss Tarakan-
off by Gregory Orloft’, one tho favorites
of Catharine i I. This Indy, who claimed
to bo tho natural daughter of tho Em
press Elizabeth and Count Enzoumoff-
ski, and to bo entitlod to tho throne of
Russia by virturo of a will of Elizabeth,
whiek she said Cathrino bail destroyed,
traveled through Turkey, Greeso, Ger
many and Italy in search of a govern
ment which would espouse her causo.—
Cntlmaino, whoso persisteuc efforts to
entrap her give probability to her story,
failing in ail other means, /it last sent
her favorite, .Orloft*,- in pursuit of her,
enjoining him to bring her back to
Russia dead or alive. Orloft’, pretond-
ing that ho had fallen in to disgrace,
put himself into relations with Miss
Tnrakanoft’ in Naples, conspired with
her against Cnthnrmn, and, more per
fectly to dccicvo her, asked her hand in
marriago. He porsunded hor to goon
board a Russian vessel for tho perform
ance of tho ceremony; there the Rus
sian rear admiral arrested her. He took
her to Cronstadt. and that is the lust
that wns overheard of her. During tho
year past a terrible rumor has arisen
that it was her skeleton which was
found walloil up in a closet in tho pal
ace of Zarkoe-Zels whilo fitting the apart
ment of tho hereditary Grand Duke.
Douglas Meeting.—A large mooting
wns held at the Douglas llend-Qunrters,
Hibernian Hall, Monday evening, nt
which speeches were made by Messrs.
John Forsyth, of Alabama, Gen. Flour
noy, of Arknnios, N. C. Claiborne, of
Missouri, Oliver Stevens, of Massachu
setts, and U, B. Wright, of Pennsylva
nia. The general tone of tho speeches
was conciliatory. The action of tho
Southern delegations in tho Convention,
yesterday, was alluded to in a tone of
regret, although tho motivo was boldly
pronounced as a factitious opposition to
tiio nomination of their favorite, with a
desire to accomplish his defeat boforo
tho peoplo.—Charleston Mercury, 3d inst.
OdjrA tradesman often loses his cus
tom, und a field-sportsman his fingers—
by high charges.
can affairs in the following strain,
boastful Republic so much vaun
ted by vain-glorious Yankees seems to
bo on tho brink of a precipice, from
which retreat will he disgrace and r.d-
vanoo destruction. The very wisest of
American statesmen—Bonner, the
•Smith brothers Aaron and others—nro
wrangling in tho House of Parlnment in
tho Columbia District, over a littlo vol-
umo called tho “Impending Crisis,”
itton by nn octoroon named Heifer,
in which tho author proves that unless
tho SUitos south of the State of Now
Orlonns ngreo to abolish negro slavery,
tho North will supply them with no moro
shoe-pegs, and utter financial ruin will
ho tho consequence. The members of
Parliament who quarrel over this singu
lar hook, hotray all tho American char
acteristics in tlioir savage abuse of oaoh
other, and somotimes thoy oven como
to blows. Tho Hon. Charles Sumnor,
onoof their number, was recently flrod
upon by a man named Hooks, und just
boforo.tho Asia sidled, it was roportod
that a member named Asking was do,
toctoil in tiie net of throwing away a
heavy rifle, which ho had previously
managed to carry in ft pocket made ex
pressly for it.
Though we havo no particular faith in
the stability of what the Americans call
their republican institutions, wo are sor
ry to seo our cousins working their own
ruin with tho edge-sword of political in
compatibility. As free-horn English men,
vo aro bound to sympathize with the
io-called Abolitionists of tho Northorn
States of Georgia, Nashville, Harper’s
Virginia, cto., in their efforts to free the
negroes tram bondugo. Somo of the
greatest men now living in America nro
blacks—tho famous James Brown was
a negro, therefore the Govornor of Har
per’s Ferry hung him. Horace Orcely,
tho famous Journalist, is a nogro; their
great sensation preacher, Henry Wood
Beecher, is said to ho a quadroon.—
Yet despito such evidences of the Afri
can’s natural equality with the whites in
intellect as well as in everything else,
the Southern members of Parliament,
led on by a Mr. Sippi, aro threatening
todissolve tho American Union if they
aro not allowed to hold their slaves in
New York.
“I Wish 1 had Capital.”—This was
the exclamation of a stout, hearty but
lazy young man, the other day.
Now, suppose you had capital—what
would you ilo with it? Let me tell you
you havo capital. Haven’t you got
hands and feet, and body und muscle,
and bone nml brains, and don't you call
them capital? Oh! but they are not
money, say you. But thoy aro more
than money. If you will uso. them
they will mako money, and nobody can
take thorn from you. Don’t you know
how to uso them ? If you don't it if
lie your were learning. Tako hold os
the first plough or hoe, or jack plane,
or broad axo that you can find, and go
to work. Your capital will soon yield
you a largo intorest. Aye, but there’s
tho rub ; you don’t want to work, you
want money or crodit that you may play
the gentleman anil speculate, and end
by playing tho vagabond, or you want a
plantation and negroes, that you may
biro mi overseer to attend to them
while you run about over tho country
and dissipate anil got in debt; or you
want to marry somo very rich girl who
may bo foolish enough to take you for
your fine clothes and good looks, that
she may support you.
Shame upon you, young man ! Go|to
work with tho capital you havo; you’ll
mako interest upon it, and witli'it
to give you as much money as you want
und mako you feel liko a man. If you
can’t make money upon what capital
you lmve, you could’nt make it if you
had u million dollars in monoy. If you
don’t know how to uso bone anil muselo
and brains, you would not know how
to uso gold. If you let tho capitulyou
have lie idle and waste and rust out { it
would he the very same thing with
you if you had gold; you would only
know how to ivosto.
Then don't stand about liko a great
helpless child, waiting for somebody to
como and feed you, but go to work.—
Tako the first work you can find, no
matter what it is, so that you bo sure
to do it liko Billy Gray did liis drum
ming—well. Yes, manago tho capital
you already have; you will soon have
plenty more to manago; if you can’t
or wou't manage tho capital God lias
given you, you will never have any
moro to manage. Do you hear ?
Late News.
LATER FROM EUROPE.
Arrival of the Stcnmer Camilla.
Halifax, May 2.—Tho steamer Can
ada has arrived, with dates to April 21sf.*
Liverpool Cotton Market. — Tho
sales of Cotton for tho week were 59,600
bnles; of which speculators took 3,600
and exporters 12,000 halos. Middling
qualities had dccliucil id, and still
greater reduction in inferior grades.
Nothing had yot been determined in
reference to tho prize fight. TJio Re
ferees’ decision wns to havo boen given
tho following wook. Both men desire
to have another trial. Hoennn’s friends
declare that ho actually won the fight;
whilo Sayers’ friends aro equally boast
ful of tuoir ohampion.
Tho Sicilian insurrection had ap}%
rcntly subsided
Constitutional Union Convention.
Milledoevili.r, May 2.—Tho Conven
tion met this morning, nt eleven o’clock
Forty-four counties were represented
by one hundred and eight delegates.—
Tho Convention was organized by tho
election of the following permanent of
ficers ; Gen. J. W. A, Sanford, of Bald
win, President; Hon. John Miiledgc, of
Richmond, and Dr. II. A. T. Ridley, of
Troup, Vico Presidents; C. R. Ilanloi-
ter, of Fulton, L. W. F. Andrews, of
Bibb, and C. II. 0. Willingham, of
Troup, Secretaries: A committee of
fifteen on business was appointed, and
the Convention adjourned until after
noon.
The National Democratic Conven
tion.
Charleston, May 2, 12 M.—Up to
tho twouty-third ballot, thcro wus no
change.
The indications point to a slight
Douglas gain from Virginia.
Charleston, May 2—9 P. M.—Tho
fifty-seventh ballot was taken and ru-j
suited ns follows:
Dougins 151), Guthrie 05), Dickinson
4, Hunter 10; Lane 14, Davis 1.
Johnson was dropped on the Inst
twenty ballots, and there wns hut littlo
change save in favor of Guthrio.
Tho Convention then a([jourueil until
10 o’clock.
The was a rumor current of tho Con
vention adjourning on Saturday, in ense
they mako no nomination, to meet in
Baltimore in Juno,
CoiutitutiomiP'Dcmocratic Conven
tion.
Charleston, May 3.—Tho Convention
was stormy to-day.
Mr. Winston, of Alabama, said that
their Platform was a cheat and a hum-
hug.
Somo other delegate said thoy had to
bo very conservative for fear of driving
off their Northern friends.
Other delegates demanded that their
names should ho Democratic’or they
would quit to avoid confusion.
After sotno furthor secessions tho
Convention adjourned hopeful of ar
ranging upon a conciliatory basis,
Congressibiiinl.
Washington, May 2.—In tho Senate
to-day, Mr. Davis’ resolutions in regard
to Territorial rights was made the special
order for Monday next. After an ’ Ex
ecutive session, tho Senate adjourned
until Monday noxt.
In tho llouso, several specchos were
made on tho suqject of slavery.
Nntiouul Democratic Convention Ad
journed.
Charleston, )Mtv 3.—Tho Conven
tion assembled at the usual hour this
morning, but did not proceed to ballot]
A resolution was passed, that tho Con
vention adjourn, to meet in Baltimore
on the 18th of Juno.
Those States which aro Unrepresented
in tho Convention, aro requested to fill
vacancies.
*•
The Cow Distemperin’ Massachusetts,
Tho Commissioners appointed to exam
ine into the causes of the opidemic that
is now prevailing among the cattle in
tho Bay State, in pursuing their investi
gations, found ono farmer who had lost
eleven cows by pneumonia. Tho lungs
of two of the animals wero found to bo
diseased. Tiie progress of the disease
is so insidious, that tho owner declares
stoutly that tho cow has not boon sick.
Tho whole stock of another young far
mer—eighteen head—had to he sacri
ficed, comprising very line animals. In
every herd of cuttlo visited, tho disease
was found. Ten thousand dollars wore
appropriated by tho Legislature for the
""termination of the disease; on Wed-
silay last, this sum had been exhaust
ed, and one hundred fresh cases wero
ported. Tho greatest alarm naturally
•ovails throughout the grazing coun-
y. Tho malady is as infectious as
small-pox.
Dangerous Beards and Hats.—Tho
Austrian authorities a Venice have is
sued on order directed against tho prac
tice of persons wearing beards on their
chins. To this irregularity another
is added, viz: that of wearing tho lints
called a lacavour, which are considered
tho emblem of tho party opposed to the
Imperial and Royal government. Tho
notice enjoins all to conform exactly to
the Imperial orders as regards the beard:
and ordains that thoy cannot, moreovor,
en any account, be allowed to wear hats
a la cat our. For breaches of this order,
disciplinary punishments are prescribed.
The barbers anil hatters will gain by
these orders to shave tho chin and get
new hats.
A Metropolitan Police Improvement.
—Tho supplemental or new police bill
just adopted by the Legislature of tho
State of New York for the oitios of New
York'and Brooklyn, excludes the mayor
of both of those cities from tho board.
This is considered an improvement.—
The now police law for Baltimore con
stitutes tho mayor a member of tho
board cx officio.
Mr. Sala says that if “a man has
strong lungs, and continues bawling
day after day that he is a genius, tho
public will at lust believo him.
- JpO^'Or two evils oliooao tho less,” is
ajust maxim, then, and thou only,
whon thcro is no othc£ alternative—
When wo must tako tho ono or tho oili
er: blit it is more folly toinour either,
whou it is in our power to avoid both.
“Can the Ethiopian Ciiangk his
Skin?”—Tho Eufuulu (Alabama] Spirit
states that there is an old negro pilot on
ono of the Chattahoochee river steamers,
whose skin is changing from ajot black
to the fuirest white. His neck and arms
as fur down us his fingers aro of a smooth,
soft delicate whiteness, that would ri
val that of tho tonderest, purest Circas
sian. His lips are of soft, ruddy hue,
and his face and body beginning to show
the same radical woudorful change.
Charm of a newspaper.—Mrs. Swiss-
holm says that the popularity of her pa
per in Minnesota is duo to the fact tlmt
“people nro always expecting sho will
say something she ought not to,”
BSfAs a specimen of tho results of
polygamy, it is rolutod that a young
English woman was recently sold to
man in Salt Lake City for a loud of
pumpkins.
“A Roland for an Oliver."—Mr.
Buchanan having caused it to bo semi
officially announced that he will veto
ail bills appropriating monoy to pay th i
expenso of tho House investigating com
mittee, “Occasional” expresses the be
lief that tho House will cut off all the
appropriations to pay the expense of
the President's household, and refttso
to voto every contingent heretofore free
ly accorded.
Slander Justifi.vu Murder.—Win.
H. Barkley was fried iix .King and
Queen county, Vn., on tho 5th inst., for
shooting and killing Joseph Broach.
A letter to the Richmond Enquirer says’
tho charge was admitted, anil justified
upon the plea that Broach had wilfully
and maliciously slandered his daughter,
a voung lady still in her teens and nt
school. Tiie court, after hearing the
evidence, and without argument from
counsel, discharged tho prisoner, who
is one of tho most respectable citizens
of tho county. Tho trial created intense
excitement, and when the verdict was
announced the whole crowd of specta
tors rose to their feet ancDgavo vent to
the most hearty approbation.
B®“The Now York hotels, just now,
nro overflowing with guests, mostly
•Southern people with their families*,
preparing to start for Europe, prefering
tor spend their timoand money (here to
investing it an Newport, Nalmnt, Nia
gara, Saratoga and the othor Northern
watering places.
J»*An extensive rovivnl » going on
in the Methodist Church, at Bain bridge;
between forty and fifty persons havo
been converted.