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"to* I PS iaiid 0m*t0C VOLUME XV. HOME, GEORGIA, FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 18, I860. NUMBER 29 | glome Courier, UY M. DWIN ELL, Editor a ml Proprietor. Terms of Subscription. n.Wftrtce, p<^r annum, : : : $2 00 , within Sijc Months, s i : I 2 50 the End of tho Year, it 8 00 Terms of Advertising. mnl Advert foments will l>o inserted nt the id rates. Miscellaneous Advertisements nt r gfiunro of 10 lines or loss, for tho First, 50 eents for onch Subsequent Insertion. 1 Suunre Throe Months, s t : #5 00 {* Six Months, s i : : 8 00 j «« Twolvo Months, s : 10 00 k liberal Discount will ho made to thoso „ ndvertiso Inrgor amounts. 4c* of more than fivo Uses charged ns advertisements. nf Marriages and Heaths, not ex- r'l:,,* Vive Lines In length, nro published r - isly in tho Courier. Tho friends of fc parties nro requested to Bond in theso no- Xg nenompnnleu with a responsible name Id they will ho published with pluasuro. The I.nw of Newspnpers. |l.-.Subscribers who do not give express „ to tho contrary, nro considered us wishing c.ntinuo their subscription. subscribers order tho discontinuance |“their newspapers the publlslu J ljnbL The ollleo to which they led, they arc held responsible until settled the bills and ordered them , send them until nil nrronrnges -If subscribers neglect or refuse newspap NEW ENTERPRISE, \Ml T. NEWMAN, Exclusive Dcalor in [CROCKERY, CHINA, ■l’ssWare ALSO, [.ookiug Glasses & l’lntcd Ware, Broad St., Romo, Ga. I.urgo ■unply gi ,&■ spbuidid nssortmoutof Fine Mirrors. ' u g.»ol supply of Plated Ware, Inelud- mtors, Spoons. Sugar-Tongs, C.iko ami r Knives, do., Ac. r will keep n Inrgor slock of idClln«« W.i i kept hy nil the M cst stock iu Cherokee i b inrger quantities, ho will ml lie-able to soil lower , ibnii bus liithorti Imntsof Rome—tin ...id by Inlying > public nre respectfully invit, •lore, first d.n.r nbovo'MeOlu ino Goods mid prices, i on.trily. WM. T. NIP >. B. EVES, MA.NUPACTl'HEIt OF I And DealerExtonsivcly in of all Stylos. f, Quality and Prices Challenged. THE FARMERS HE requested to examine my largo as- sorlmcntof Plantation Bridles, Col In is, Milling and Team Goar complete, at the •invest Possible Cash Prices, negshnd fienriiindc to onW, nml repaired i .tioft notice. My stock will bear inspee- (ni. come and see before purebniiiig. /rd-Soo Advertisement in another column. 1.218110. O, U. EVE. Saturday Morning, May 12,1800, Position of tho Opposition Party on tho Question of Slnvory in tho Ter ritories. As there has boon somo little dispute in regard to tho consistency of tho posi tion of tho Party rocomly taken ut Milledgovillo, with tho plattorms hero- toforo adopted, wo give below portions of tho Platforms adopted in our State Conventions of 1855, 1857 and 1859, If there is any inconsistency or mate rial difference between theso or oitlior of thoso and that adopted on tho 2nd inst., on tho subject of tho rights of tiio South in tho Territories wo must con fess wo have failod to diseovor it, Tho fact is tho Opposition party of Georgia led off on,and has constantly maintain ed with determined energy an uncom promising hostility to “.Squatter Sover eignty,” and ovory true man is heartily rejoined to now seo a largo portion, and as we beliovo a majority of tho Demo cratic. party of tho South taking tho same position. It is now tho groat quo tion of tho country and nil who ngreo ought to unite and strivo together for just and constitutional adjustment of this much vexedquostion. It is no timo to stickle about party names or to be led astray through blind prejudice and wero it nccossary, any man, or par ty, bad hotter bo inconsistently right tin consistently wrong, lint read tho follow ing extracts and judge for yourselves: PI. AT FORM OF 1857. The American party of Georgia, in Convention assembled, animated by love of count ry and a jealous regard for tho Constitutional rights of tho people of tho Union, and especially of tho people of Georgia and her Southern sisters, do adopt and rc-aflirm the fol lowing declaration of principles, made and promulgated by tlie American Con vention of Georgia,* Deo. 1855: 1. Tho maintenance of this Union of co-equal sovereign States, ns our Fath ers made it, as the paramount political good—paramount in its adaption to the security of our rights and tho happiness of the people. 2. The means by which wo propose ' maintain this, is obedience to the Constitution of tho United States, and all laws passed in pursuance thereof as sacredly obligatory upon individuals and States. 5. Tho Territories of tho United States wo regard as tho common prop erty of all tho States as co-equal Sover eignties and assueh open to settlement by the citizens ol the States with their proporty us u matter of right; and that no power resides cither in Congress or tho Territorial Legislature, or the peo ple of tho Territories while a Territory to exclude from settlement in any ter ritory any portion of the citizens of this Republic with their property legally held iu the States from which they em igrate. Wo repudiate therefore the doc- tine commonly i-alied Squatter Sover eignty in the Territories. (». The right to vote is a privilege ol iti/.enship, and should not bo exton- Territory before they are uulurahz- Wo believe, also, that tho further agi tation of tho subject of slavery will end no practical good to any portion of tho country, ami should therefore cease, regarding tho principle ns settled, both by legislative enactment and judicial in terpretation, that tho people of tho Ter ritories, when thoy come to form a State Conststutlonmii/at no’othcr time, (by unfriomUy legislation or otherwise,) shall decide tho question for thomsolvos. Wo furthermore ropudiato tho doc trine of “ Squatter Soyoignty,” in all its forms, as an invidious and certain modo of excluding tho South from tho com mon Territory of tho Uuion, and stand ready to opposo sternly and uncompro misingly all who advocate that doc- tririno. Editorial Visit.—Wo had tho pleas uro of receiving a short call on yester day from Col. C. R. llanloitcr, editor of tho Atlanta American. Wo nro glad to learn from him of tho prosperity of his paper, which all things considered is one of tho host in tho South. Rumored Nomination of John Bell or Tenn.—Wo nro informed by a friend just from Chattanooga, that a tclograph- le dispatch was rocoivcd thert on Thurs day night, that John Dell 1ms been Nominated for President, Cohuttaii Springs.—Thi« is said to bo ono of tho most delightful summer resorts in tho South. Several of our citizens have realized great good from the Mineral properties of tho waters and it will doubtless bo much frequonted tho coming season. Seo advertisement. fir ii.e.—Thero is or any whore no use for going to T el so to find good cotton lauds. Mr. J. J, Morrison offers 2000 acres for sale on which ho has made ten to eleven bales to the hand. See advertisement. “Tin: Peoples’ Saving Store.”—Wo are requested to give notice that, by about the liith hist., a large and splendid assortment of Stnplo and Fancy Dry Goods will ho oponod at tho Store late ly occupied by Dluck, Blount & Camcr- an. It is a new firm and new Slock of Goods, and the best way to learn what they have got, will bo to call and see for yourselves. r-r-'In the .,y ; lo|,, : lus. NEW 'IHM MOORE & DUNNAH00, IGROCERS! A full Assortment of FAMILY SUPPLIES. N'oi.unoro Fluur, Mo® SliRnr nf nil kinds, Colfoo, Butter, Eggs, Fish of <1 if- ont kinds, Dried Frails, nnd Preserved aits. Alt kinds of Nuts, Candies, Cigars, Iiacoo, Fine Liquors, Ae., Ac. c tyisli it Distinctly Understood that We will Sell on Credit to 11 responsible men, who aro i tho habit of paying at tho uno agreed upon. Wo will duplicate upon timo to prompt frying luon, any cash purchase icnll nnd satisfy yourselrcsn HOWARD ASSOCIATION, PHILADELPHIA.; benevolent Institution established l»y speci al Endowment, for tho Relief of the Sick »Jid Distressed, afllictcd with Virulont nnd Epidemic Disonses, and especially for Cure of Discuses of the Sexual Organs. IX EPICAL advice givon gratis, by tho *1 ting Surgeon, to all who apply by Ict- L with a description of thoir condition, igc, oeeupntion, lmbits of life, Ac.,1 and in isos of extroino poverty’, Medicines furuish- I free of charge. Vnluablo reports on Sperniatorrha?n, i llier Disonses of the Sexual Organs, and . .. NEW REMEDIES employed in tho Dis- ■Rwy, sent to the nfllictod in sealed let- r envelopes, froo of clinrgo. Two or three ainps for postngo will bo ncceptablo. Address, DR. RKILLKN HOUGHTON, CUR Surgeon, Howard Association, No. •nth Ninth Street, Philadelphia, Pa. I dor of tho Directors. EZRA I). HEART WELL, Pres, ono. -Fairchild, Seo’ty. fsbOtrily. NOTICE. A CCORDING to tho statuto of the Stuto y»- 'vo hereby, give notice, that tho Clork • tho Inferior Court has received, and has t ins office, tho now Standard Weights and 'ensures, and all persons couccrncd arc hero- i' "otifted thereof*. C. II. SMITH, .T. I. C. L. D. BUDWELL, J. I. C. SAMUEL MOBLEY, J. I. C. J. R. TOWERS, J. I. C. WM. McCOLLOUGII, J. I. C. wayl-iwlin. Tlu of I ho subject of sla- tlolimtl fork i(..-lris hi uit ovci-y |>o!i( i of Handbooks, nothing in thc»m, refer to nothing, ill agreeably ilis- •o in tho habit of , which aro gonoi many title page i and index of this liier merits; thov are : were, between which is embedded. The bly palatable, and will al ta, itatic •cry should ecus •outh are plain, pulpabl. mil understood, and wo believe they houhl no longer bo treated us open juestious. We will maintain our guar anteed constitutional right, ami our ight of property in slaves, Georgia lias olcmnly decided what sho will regard s futuro grievances on this subject, and rhat her remedy will bo when these {riovunoos shall bo inllioted. Wo will land by tho Georgia Platform. Wo holiovo tho continuous agitation of thi** mndo by politicians for personal nnd party promotion, and U hurtful to tho South, tho institution of .slnvory, and tho pcrniiiuuncy of tho Union. Wo assert nnd maintain the followin, additional points as a part of our Xu tional nnd State creed. That wo have seen nothing which w regard as new iu tho plan of adjustment suggested by Gov. Walker, ami approv ed by tho Administration, for tin; settle ment of tho Kansas question. In our judgment, tho principles maintained, and tho policy advised, aro identical with tho principles set forth in the Kan sas Nebraska Hill, as advocated by the National Democracy, with tho Cincin nati! Platform, nnd Mr. Buchanan's lettor of acceptance and Inaugural Ad dress. Tho American Party have, again and again, warned tho country against thoso dangers and uuli-Soulhcnt doc trines, and having already taken our position upon them, wo submit that po sition to tho people of Georgia for thoir decision, and tho vindication of tho 3orrcotncss of our cause, and tho patri otism of our natives. That tho Into decision of the Supromo Court of the United States, iu tho caso of Dred Scott, is hut a judicial endorsement by tho highest legal tribunal in the land, of tho position heretofore held by tho American Tarty of Georgia, upon tho slavery question in tho Territories. Tho following is tho position of the opposition of Georgia as sot forth in tho Stuto Convention at Macon, on tho 20th of July, 1859, and if read in connection with tho foregoing will givo ono a full knowlodgo of tho position of our party in Georgia upon tho slavo question: “2. Resolved, That, ns tho institution of slavery existed in tho States of tho Confederacy, prior to tho adoption of tho Constitution of tho United States, and tho right to hold slaves as property was conceded by tho framers of the Con stitution, and fully recognized therein, therefore, slnvory oxists independent of tho Constitution ; and, as slavery is ro- cognizcd and sanctioned by the Consti tution, nnd Congress, which derives all its powers from that instrument cannot legislate on tho subject of slavery, except for its protection wlioro it legally oxists ; that tho Territories aro tho common property of all tho States, and therefore, the people have the right to enter upon and ocoupv any Territory with their slaves, ns well as other property, and aro protected hy tho Constitution and Flag of tho Country ; that Congress has no right to legislate slavery into, nor ex- cludo it from n Territory, and that wo hold that tho doctrine of, “non-intor- vention ” with tho institution of slavery in tho States, Territories, or tho District of Columbia, docs not, nor was it intend ed to conflict with tho assertion of tho rights of tho citizens ol tho soveral . States who may choose to settle in tho soveral Territories. day displayed b; ouch party of the ^elections mi cr.d of the leading points of. cal history allu led to, siderabh the arrangement of unmonduble knowl- l noon—ities of tho In ft elating tin though irnlili; l by tin ■utlv poltti- “lantly well ilocu of the most l political idiosyn- ling flutes men are oxliih- (liter- lltril able leejjisi It fr Tho Platform Adopted, Tho Resolutions adopted by tho Con vention nro os follows, and add nothing, as will bo seen, to tho declarations of tho Cincinnati Platform, on tho subject of slavery : Jlesolvod, That wo, the Democracy of tho Uuion, in Convention assembled, hereby declare our ntlirmunce of tho resolutions unanimously adopted and declared as a platform of principles by the Democratic Convention nt Cin cinnati in 1850, believing that Demo cratic principles aro unchangeable In thoir nature whon applied to tho same subject-matters. “ Resolved, That it is tho duty of tho United States to afford ample and com- pletoprotection to all its citizens,whether homo or abroad, and whether native or foreign. “ Resolved, That ono of tho necessities of tho ago, in a military, commercial, uml postal point of view, is speedy com munication between tho Atlantic and Pacific States; and tho Democratic party pledge such constitutional Govern ment aid as will insure tho construction of a railroad to tho Pacilio coast, at the earliest practicable period. “ ResolvedThat tho Democratic party nro iu favor of tho acquisition of tho Island of Culm on such terms as shall ho honorablo to ourselves and just to •Spain. “ Resolved, That the enactments of State Legislatures to defeat tho faithful execution of the fugitive slave law nro hostile in character, subversive of the Constitution, and revolutionary in their Hoot.” As reported by tho Minority of tho Committeo, this Platform embraced the following preamble and resolution, hut it appears to have been objected to by Southern delegates,uml at tlicirinstance trioken out: '• Inasmuch as differences of opinion exists in the Democratic party ns to tho nature and extent of tho powers of a torial Legislature, ana ns to the powers and duties of Congress, under the Constitution of tho United States, tituiion of slavery within the To, iries feed, That the Democratic party will abide by the decisions or tho Supremo Court of the United States on tlui questions of constitutional law.” • Arrest of a Burglar am! Thief. Patrick Callahan, alias AVheeler, alias Wagnan, was nr r os tod .yesterday in Montgomery, by detective Marshall, McGibbony,* on a charge of theft. Pat rick was brought bank to this city, in charge of that ofllcor, nnd had a hear ing this morning beforo Esquire T. L. Thomas. On being arrested, bis person was searched, when six gold watches, and thirteen dollars in money, together with somo burglars’ tools, known as “outsiders,”was found. Two of tin watches wore recognized ns being the property of Messrs. Veal & Wood, Jew elers of this city, bv Mr. Wood, tho firm. Tho other watch wiw i by Mr. John W. Crew. Conductoi Georgia Railroad, as bis proport; Crew was also robbed of a diamoi valued at seventeen dollars, ni hundred nnd twenty dollars in at tho same time and place at hlswatcl ’ has vet beei The cn-e was rick, am*, be wa> of $1000, which therefore he wa •isyc ?d. 5 uguin.-t Pat- i old.—Atlanta Con/. last issiu: Herald, •d of the Net -rticloi i the -The .Slates M\n»N it Augusta R. R.—An election was held in this county on Tuesdns last, 1st., says the Federal Union, for “Sub scription” or “No subscription” to the Stock of tho Macon and Augusta Rail road. A very large majority of t ho votes east wero for “Subscription,” only about *10 votes having boon polled for “No Subscription.” X. E. AND S. W. Rail Road.-Wo learn from the Futaw (Ain.) Observer, that tho Directory of tho North Fust and South West Alabama Rail Road, on Wednesday evenning last, complied with the demand ofth quiring personal Go get the $218,000 loar turo to this rail road, the company to j ity, irder to hy tho Lcgisla- This will enable, a good portion of tho iron for the road. PiioriTAiu.!: Mining.—We learn direct ly from an oflioial source that the Cop per Minos of Tennessee are yielding ore which averages U per cent., in quanti ties far exceeding thoso of any other Mines in the country. Tho Union Con solidated Company who own nnd work under one management, a nirtner of Mines nt Ducktown, reports that tho production in February, was very large. It amounted to 855 tons of copper ore, or about M0 tons of ingot copper (280,- 000 pounds.) This is worth in the gen eral market $68,000; nml niter deduct ing $25,000 lor tho expense of mining, smelting, and bringing to market, Ac., yields a nett incomo of $45,000 for one month, or at tho rata of half a million a year.—Scientific Artisan. Sale or the Tiiomaston and Barns- vili.e Railroad.—-According to notice, the Tiiomaston and Bnrnsvillc railroad was oxposed to public sale by the t iff of the county, on last Tuesday, Peter W. Alexander. Esq., in behalf of nmnorous stockholders, becamo purchaser, at tho sum of thirty tli and dollars—tho estimated indebtedness of tho lato company. A now company was immediately organized, and the road will soon undergo complete ropuirs and wo hope, will bo extended.— Thom- aston (Ga.) Pilot, April 23</. Masonic orders iu tho United States now embrace 4,792 lodges, and 195,170 member. 1 y-A Chineso morclmnt in San Fran cisco, tersely cave an American friend his ideas on tho Japanose Embassay’s reception in this country as follows: “Japanoso groat man now—Amer icans want nioro Treaty—by’n hy Trea ty bo signed, Japanese like , any body —just liko Chinese—just like dam nig ger.” IlEAVvYitANsroRT of Silver.—'Thirty Logs of silver, (a Government transfor,) on route to now York from New Orleans passed through Alexandria on Friday morning, in charge of Adams’ Express Company. slavery question, iu which the real qu< tion is honestly and forcibly stated, with an apparent view of informing the North what Justice, tho Constitution and the South demand and what the Free States must concede, if they desire tho South to remain in tho Union.— Bf.nnett states tho point with great , and tolls tho Northern people plainly—“Hero is the great, fat South- plucking it! live It. You must do thus and so,* or you will lose tho bird!” There is more common-sense states manship, of lutein tho Herald than in all Washington—nml moro show of jus- •ction and evidence of the com prehension hy the editor, of the spirit of our people, than in all New York, besides.— Southern temporizers should read tho Herald to engender a proper contempt for themselves and their miserable po licy .—.Montgomery Mail. A Mysterious Affair. Wo have, ns a matter of policy, dofer- Mutnier of Electing President and Vice-President* Somo erroneous statements rotative to tho manner of electing President and Vico President, whon tho doctors fail to choose, having been published, wo copy from tho constitution of tho United States the following article in roforonco that subject: A rt. XII.—-The doctors shall moot iu thoir rospoctive States, nnd voto hy bal lot for President nnd Vico President; ono of whom, at least, shall not bo an inhabitant of tho sumo State with them selves ; thoy shall name in thoir ballots, tho person voted for as President, and of all poisons voted for as Vice-President and of tho number of yotes for each ; which lists thoy shall sign and certify, •nd transmit sealed to the seat of the iovoriimoiit ol'tho United States, direct ed to tlin President of the Senate, tho lent of tho Somite shall in the nee of tho Senate and Houso of Representatives, open all tho certificates and tho rotes shall then bo counted; the person having tho greatest number of votes for PrcsUlont, shall bo tho Pres ident, if such number be tho majority ol' tho whole number of electors appoint- Aml If no person have such major ity, then from tho persons having the highest numbers, not exceeding three •n the list of those voted for as Presi- lent, the House of Representatives shall boose immediately, by ballot, tho Pres ident ; but in choosing the President votes shall be taken by States, the resell tat ion from such State having i vote: a quorum for this purpose shall -Et of a member or members from ■-thirds of the States, and a majority of all tho States shall bo necessary to a oioo; ami If tho House of Repre-^n- tivos shall not choose a President, lenovor tho right of choice shall do- 4vo upon them, beforo the fourth day of .March next following, then tho Vice- t shall act as President, as in of tho death or other constitu tional disability of tho President. The rson having tho greatest number of tes as Vice-President, shall bo the Vice-President, if such number bo a majority ot the whole niimhernf electors appointed ; and if no person lmvo a majority, then from the iwo highest list, tho Senate shall chonso tho Vice-President; a quorum for the purpose shall consist of two-thirds of tho whole number of Senators, and a majority of tho wholo number sliall be jessnry to a choice. But no person istitutionally ineligible to tho oflico of President, shall bo eligible to tho othco of Vice-President or tho United Stales. KiipWo extract tho following curt remarks from tho New York Herald, upon tho present crisis: “This is tho spectnelo that is present ed everywhere in tho Union, at tho present time. Tho Know-Nothing leaders were abandoned long since by the people, because of tho intolerance which thoir political theories displayed. The ultra pro-slavery leaders have lost the great mass of their followers, bo- cuu.se the people abhor thoir fallacies.— lo-.nMli-ii- iniilc dm! Hlo, liocniMoVl. be-nnning to bo seen that they practi cally destroy the rights of tho people bile pretending to maintain them.— iio masses aro rapidly falling away om the Black Republican leaders, us seen iu the recent eloctions in Con- •ctieut, Rhode Island ami Wisconsin, senuso they begin to perceive tho rov- utiomuy and desirqotivu designs that limato them. TJius the political leud- s uro being everywhere abandoned, id conventions and cliques aro con- limb'd by the in.-tineiive udhereiice of ■o people to the true theory of self- ivornud Stales, having diflorent social ganizations, cun exist and prosper in political confederation. What tho people now, ovory wlioro, long for is a political organization that shall discard fanatics and fallacies to gether, ami, returning to the plain nnd improgiiftblo theories of tho founders of tho republic, proclaim a political creed lonsoiuiiit in all things with tho inhe rent idea of the American mind, and •onservativo of tho rights of solf-gov- 3riimont, and of the vast interests of this great and growing community.— They will not accept tho ideas of the ~i. that any inherent right of Correspondence of tho Now Orli ntis Delta. Cortiims ami the 1C. G* C* Brownsville, April 19. Tho rojiort has reached town this nf- tornoon that Cortiims had roturnod from Monterey nnd Saltillo with a largo force, nml that ho has already crossed tho Rio Grando into Texas, or is about to do it, with his new force which num bers somo six hundred, consisting of 300 Indians, 100 negroes, and 200 Mex icans. Ho avoids the lower Rio Grando and will tnnko his attack on Star county this time, as that is a section which has heretofore escaped his ravages, nml is pretty thickly stocked with valuublo cat- tlo. I hardly think, mysolf, that he 1ms crossed tho Rio Grando as yet; for I think he has too snlutnry a fear of tho Rangers to ninko any • such demonstra tion ivliilo they nre in tho neighborhood, and when it is well known that they are about to bo withdrawn. But that he will make tho crossing is almost as cer tain as that ho has done so before ; for thero is nothing to restrain him from doing now what ho did do threo months ago, uml thero is u great opportunity of driving oil'immense hordw of stock in this his last and most powerful attack. Of tho K. G. C.’s tho writer says: Tho road is dusty with thoir constant movement, uml from this place to Go liad it is said there is a continuous caravan of them, coming in small par ties uml largo parties, on horseback and iu wagons, armed ami unarmed, with money ami without. It is reported that 300 of them nro in this vicinity nnd on the way from Goliad and their camps uro tho liveliest places about Brownsville. A company ot thirty cuino in to-day from Baltimore, under Lieutenant Phil lips, and another party arrived on Sun day, from Harrison county under Lieut. Gummago. They aro all men of true grit, too, and of unexceptionable beha vior. for there has been no drinking or rowdying hereabouts since their arrival, Tho Mexicans and tho Knights move along very quietly, but the report of an advancing force of 2000 men from the interior toward this frontio", lends color to tho supposition that our neighbors over tho river are looking out and pre paring for severe squalls. If Cortiims does make another attack on the frontier, it isconUdontly believed that Gen. Houston will load an invading column which will conquer and annex 1 •owledgo A THOUGHT. The roso that's bont with summer rain, Or filled with early dew, Shods richer porfumo o’er again, And glows with lovelier huo; Tho pearly drops that light within Its loafy chnlico rest, But frosher beauties for it win, Its fragrant oharms attest. So, hearts bowed down with woight and euro, Or crushed by bitter griof, Show clearer what thoir virtues aro, Whilo waiting for roliof; Each tender sign is sweet that springs • From hearts by sorrow riven ; If on its parting breath it brings Somo clonrer liopo of Iloavon. A Little Tiiiko.—A woman sat upon tho stops of a dark prison, weeping bit terly over tho sontenco of a ruined son. “What ftileth tlioo, sister?” said a gentleman stopping beforo hor, nnd taking hor hand kindly in his. ‘My heart’s broke, sir,” bIio ropliod. ‘Can I do anything for you?” ho asked. fo, sir, nothing,” was her sad re sponse.* “Well, Gocl can holp you, sistor, nnd ; ll go homo ami ask him to do it.” Said tho gentleman. It was a very little thing that ho did. It noithcr clothed or fed tho poor woman, but that ono sweet word, sister, foil like healing oil upon tho wounded spirit. Sho arose strengthened, ami wont to hor lowly homo. AVhen she knelt to toll Josus her sorrows, sho felt that a brothor had i boforo her. Hisprayersworoan- •od, and hor spirit was calmed. It a little thing to wash tho Saviour’s feet with tears, ami wipe them with tho hairs of her head, and yet Mary’s ill’ering of love was of moro valuo in mir Lord’s esteom than wore all tho titles of tho proud l?harisoes. She who »ourcd tho precious ointment upon his lead, did but a littlo thing for Christ, and yet ho said that wherever tho gos pel should ho preached, to tho cml of time, it should bo told as a memorial of hor. mimhc Tiimnulipas to T« of this desiro on tho | has induced tho negroes, of whom are settled on the RioC to arm themselves for fight know that if the Texans do i creek, thoy will ho captured and restor ed to thoir proper owners, for most of those negroes aro runaways from Texas. they i of ; •d in. this diabolical •ity lev iitra Wo allude to tho shoSting Mrs. T. W. Freeman, whilo asleep her room, at her residence over tho store of Clark »fc Butler. About clov o’clock last Friday night she was uv koued by a strange noise, followed by stunning sensation in her head. < examination, sho found herself shot tho jaw, ami tho bed elothos on fi Tho tiro was soon extinguished, and physician was called, who extracted ball from the wound, which was fou not to bo dangerous. Footsteps wt heard on tlio stairs as sho awoke hut certain clue has boon obtained as to t perpetrator of tlio horrible outrage. Her carringo driver, who had boon guil ty of somo misdemeanor, and had son to expert punishment, is suspected, and has been lodged iu jail, community is interested in I cry of tho blackhearted w is capable of snob cowardly tion. With such characters abroad no body is secure.—Augusta Dispatch 9th inst. Bank State or Georgia.—At an elec tion held at tho Banking Houso of tho Bank of tho State of Georgia, on day, 7th inst., for eight Directors part of tlio individual stockhokl serve for ono year from that dab . following gentlemen wore duly oleeted ; a!*i’outer, AV. Tiiornk AVn 11. I). Weed, A. R. Lawton, Wm. Duncan, A.A.Sjiets, AVm.B. Hodgson, F. T AVillis* Solomon Coiie.n, Esq., is a Direc the part of thoStato. At a mooting of tho Board yesterday, A. l’orter was unanimously re-elected President. *A now director, in plaooof It. Hutch ison, Esq., resigned. Commendable.—Eight of tho Boston Insurance olliecs liavo subscribed $1600 in sums of $200 each, for tlio relief of t ho families of the two firemen who wore killed in tho lire at Merchants’ row, on tlio 18th of February. British tor government exists fn Parliament or Congress, nor tlint such n body can ognto what it does not itself possess, that one .State, cJV a dozen, liavo tho right to brand any political, municipal, or domestic regulation of another and a sovereign Stuto as a sin and an ovi which must bo abolished. AVhich ii the Convention, and which is tho politi eal party that will take this, tho only American ground ? Show it to us, and wo will show you tho party that tho American pooplo will entrust with the executive powers of their government. C'fjT It is a curious foot, that a paper most earnestly deprecating the business of pugilism is Porter,s .Spirit of the Times, the leading sporting paper of the coun try. In its hist issuo it ridicules tho idea of raising tho fight of Heeimn nnd Sayers to tho dignity of an intentional afliiir, and says of pugilism in general: “Thero is no kind of combat so unfair pugilism. Two men of equal nerve and skill may meet on equal terms with kind of firo-urms, ortho small sword and even a slight disparity is equalized by tho chances of a sudden aim. Add strength, and broad swords or bowie- knives givo the liko opportunity to both. But two men in u fist light may be equal cry one of theso fluidities,—most of which may be acquired,—ond yet if one , face liko John Morrissey’s or Tom v . rs’ that is iucnpnbio of being hurt, and likb them a stolid sort of brutal instinct that is impossible to «/tm out of him—that ono is bound to win. Then thero is no combat so beastly and dis gusting as tho combat with the list. If any one had his choice to bo injured in such a way os to luy him up for—say— threo weeks, who would not rather ho pinked in tlio hip or winged through tlio shoulder, than mashed into a horrid jelly with a groat, rough, dirty hunch of lives? Tho fist is, and ever will ho, tho argument of brutes, blackguards, nnd strong bullies. None but the Jews and Anglo-Saxon Colts over gave it counten ance, or lent a fnco to ho disfigured by it. It is rapidly dying out of favor with thorn on tho other sido of tho Atlantic, and wo sincerely trust it will never gain strength enough in this country to claim tlio merit of dying hero at all, much lessof having to be killed by tho strong fist of tho law.” #57" Clerical curiosities nro becoming common. Tho Spurgeon of England seems to liavo u rival in Pennsylvania. It is said that a youth of seventeen, hy tho name of Crnnnnon Kennedy, is elec trifying and edifying the Keystone State. Tlio panegyric bestowed upo him by an exchange would crown wit additional glory tho head of our mo famous pulpit colobritios, and his head is said to mensuro twenty-four inches, and to boar great resemblance to that of Webster. Measuring the head, howev er, is rather a novel way of measuring tlio qualifications of a pulpit orator. Senator Hammond.— Wo liavo just- seen a telegram from Senator Hammond to a friend, heartily approving tho action mid objects of the seceding delegations of tho'Cotton States; and pledging all ho is and all ho hns to an earnest move ment It is said that Senator Hunter and Mr.Guthrie, also, favored the witlujr al of their Statos from that Convention. Charleston Hews, 4th. JB67"Tlio Crocket (Texas) Argus say that within the past month no less than sixty murders liavo boon committed by tlio Indians on tlio frontiers of that State—that six families were murdered at that sumo timo in cold blood in tho upper part of McLonnan county. No More Quarantine at New Y« —The Now York Courier and Knquiror says: “Tho Legislature having refused to nmko any appropriation, nt its lato ses sion, for tho support of tho quarantine establishment tho wholo system has been virtually abandoned.” gQP’Tho single voto for lion, Jefferson* Davis in i’lio Charleston Convention, given popdslently throughout tl Cutting tiif.ir Allies.—In tho Houso of Representatives, a few days ago, Mr. Garnett, a Virginia democrat, denounc ed tho foreign-torn citizens of tho coun try in a stylo exceeding that of Know Nothingism. Ho pronounced them “tlio otl-scourings of Europoun coun tries, and unfit for any participation iu our political or social privileges.” The Balt!moro Republican (Democratic papor) says it is understood that this spcocii will ho suppressed for political consider ations. Tiie Eve Sight.— Looking into tho o is very injurious to tho eve, particu larly a cual liro. Tho stimulus of light and heat united, soon destroys the oyes. Looking at molten iron will soon de stroy the sight. Reading in twilight is injurious to tho oyes, as they aro obliged > make great, exertion. < Reading or swing with a side light injures tho oyo, * both oyes should be exposed to an pud degree of light. Tho reason is, io sympathy between tho eyes is so great that if the pupil of ono is dilntod by being kept partially iu tho sliado, tlio ono that is most oxposed cannot con tract itself sufficiently for protection, and will ultimately bo injured. Thoso who wish to proservo their sight should preservo their general health oy correct habits, nml givo their eyes just work enough, with a duo degree of light. Sewardisu in Virginia.—Tho Now A’ork Courier, of Thursday, says, at AVheeling, Virginia, on AVedncsday, there was a large and enthusiastic Repub lican Convention, at which delegates wero Appointed to tho Chicago Conven tion, and striking speeches made. A private despatch from AVhcoling, dated last evening, informs us that at least threo thousand persons nttened tho convention, nnd that to every mention of tho name of Seward, tho cheers wore long and loud. No othor name called forth such enthusiasm. BS?*To show tho pluck of tho Doug s-uien, Fornoy’s J'rcss declares, if ho slaughtered, his friends “will avongo his fall by such an appeal to tho ballot boxes, as will well bo remembered for a century. Tho secessionists shall have Douglas or a Republican, Tho hour for comproiuiso lias passed forover. AViieat Crop in Virginia.—Tho ed itor of tho Knoxvillo “AV’hig,” on route for tho Baltimoro Union Conven tion, writes from Lynchburg, Va., as fol lows : Yosterday and this morning, I had a fuirohanco to judgo of tho growing wheat crops. In this Stato it looks well, and promisos a fino yield. It is not so promising, by any means in Ten nessee, but improves in appearance as ono comes up toward the Virginia lino. “In Time op Peace,” &o.—Col. S. A. Hardee, of Florida, is forming a caval ry corps of ono hundred men, whoso services ho designs tendering to the first Southern States that shall sccedo from tlio Union, provided Florida should not join in tho movement. Tho Col onel will liavo to wait a long timo for native service, if that bo tho solo 'pur- poso of his organization.—Sdv, Rep. Late News. The “Grey eyed Man” for Douglas. —In announcing tlio arrival in that city of (ion. Win. AValker, whilom Pres* dent of Nicaragua, tho Mobile Register says: “ThoGeneral is confident of tho nomination of Mr. Douglas, us also of his triumphant election. Both his terviows with Northern politic tho proceedings at Charleston confirm him in his belief. He is one tho first and original “Douglas moi nml hns from tho beginning thrown I wholo weight of his influeneo in l Douglas scale. Iu this very city wo indebted to him for many converts.” nnd An Unprecedentedly Expensive Cos tume.—Tho cost of tho complete ball dress and diamonds of the Empress Eugenio, in which, as we have men tioned, sho appeared in Paris on tho 17th ult., in the character of “Diana,” is estimated at $20,000,000. AVill not our American belles despair, ami die of envy at this extravagance ? JEH-iy-Tho Solma Sentinel contains a call for a county Convention at Caliaba on 22d instant, to appoint Delegates to a Stuto Convention of tho conservative Democracy of Alabama, which is. ex pected to select Delegates to the Balti moro Convention of tho 18th of Juno. ggyTho Princo of Wales will loavo England on the 15th of July. His first port on this sido tho Atlantic will bo St. John’s, Newfoundland. Cultivation of Tobacco in Europe.— i’lio Emperor of Austria hns publish ed an ordnanco intended to promote tho cultivation of tobacco in Hungary, Cro atia, Transylvania, tlio Waivodiuc, and the Baiuit. Take a dkTnk.—Tho following is ono of the many “nhotographic skcches” reportod from the Charleston Conven tion. “Mr. Gittings, ofMd. rehowod tlio motion to lay on the table. Tho Pres ident was about stating tho question, when a voieo cried out, ‘Mr. President, it’s a mistake : I didn’t socornl that man’s motion down thero. Mr: Gittings rose to demand an explanation. Ho would liko to know wlio it was that spoke so disrespectfully of him. Ho claimed to be a delegate from Maryland* Mr. Cooper arose. Ho did not lntond anything disrespectful to thogcntolman from Maryland, but my name is Tom Cooper, of Alabama. Mr. Hitting—“If no insult was intended, tlio gentleman will call at my room’and lake a drink.” g-A man in Lynn, Mass., refused to ivc a tolographic dispatch, bocauso, it not being in tho handwriting of tho person it professed to como from, ho concluded it to bo a forgery I Bs^yChns. Lee Armour, a dclogato from Frederick, Mil., to tho Republican Convention in Baltimoro last week ami appointed by that Convention to Chicago, burnt in ofligy in tho for mer city on Saturday uiglit last. BfSyTon thousand dollars worth of North Carolina Stato stock was sold iu New York, on Wednesday lust, ut 95ij, and twolvo thousand dollars.on tho next day ut 90. Constitutional Union Convention. Baltimore, May 8.—The Constitution- - al Union Convention have organized,#* —Washington Hunt as temporary Chairman. Committoes wero also ap pointed. Tho Convention then took a recess until four o’olock this afternoon Every .State in the Unionnexcent South Carolina and Oregon weronrepre sented* , Constitutional Union Convention. A special dispatch to tlio Charleston Courier of Thursday morning, gives tho following additional particulars of tho proceedings of tho Convention: Baltimore, May 0, 1.1Q..P. M.—-Tho Union Constitutional Convention as sembled at noon to-day. The Hon. John J. Crittenden, of Kentucky, 5ml 1- od tho Convention to order, amPmovod tho appointment of Washington Hunt, Esq., of New York, ns temporary Chuir- man. Tho latter delivered on eloquent speech, which was received with great onthusiasni. The attendance is very large. Dele gates 'from six of tho Southern and Northwestern States are dq tain oil at Grafton, on tho Baltimoro nnd Ohio Railroad, by a. slight acoidont, but wjll bo hero tomorrow. Upon their arrival nearly all tho Statos will bo fully ropro- sonted. A committeo i? now out, ar ranging a list of pormonent officers of tho Convention. •# Iai.timore, May 0.—Washington it, Esq., of New York,' was choson muiont President, ami ono Vico President nnd two Secretaries frdmeach Stato was olc-otod. Ex-Gov. Hunt mndo a powerful Union pooch, and was followed hy other prom inent men, in similar language. Tho proceedings so far aye character- t ized by great unanimity, and a vast amount of enthusiasm. A committeo of ono from onch Stato is appointed to confer regarding can didates and a platform. From tho tone of tho speeches deliv ered to-day, no platform will ho adopt ed that does not rocognizo a Constitu tional Union, and tho enforcement of existing laws. Messrs. Boll and Houston aro most • prominontly named ns tho canidatcs for tho Presidency, and Mr. Evorett for tho Vico-Prosidency. Tho Convention amounted to meet on Thursday morning, nt ton o’oclock, whon tho nomination promisos to bo harmoniously eficcted. Congressional* Washington, May 8.—The Senate discussed tho Homestead bill. Tho House wero ongngod upon tho Tariff bill. Ratification Meeting in Savannah. Savannah, May 9.—Tho meeting last night was tho largest and most enthuis- astio ovor held In Savannah. Resolu tions woro unanimously passed, dc- nouoing tho squatter sovereignty majority in Charleston. The Conven tion approving tho course of seceding delegates, repudiating Baltimore and endorsing Richmond. Delegates ap pointed to Stato Convention at Milledg- villo, Jackson, Cohen, Hnrtridgo, Guo* rnrd, Harrison. Sopeches made by Jackson, Cohen, Ilartridgo, Guerard, and others. Immense crowd. Groat enthusiasm. Mass Meeting iu New Orleaus. New Orleans, May 8.—A moss meet ing wus hold in Lafayette Square to night. Tho resolutions adopted do- nounco tho socosslon movement in Charleston—and further resolve to re gard ns enemies all who attempt to produce a separation of tho Statos of this Union. Markets. Savannah, May 10.—Sales of Cotton to-day| 000 bales. Tho market was gen erally unchanged. Sales of tho week 2,075 bales. Rocoipts of the week 4300 * against 4200 bales. Receipts ahead of last year 68,500 hales ? all ports ahead 765,500 bales. Stock, 19,250 bales. Charleston, May 10.—Sales of Cot ton to-day 300 bales. Good Middlings at il| cts. Sales of tho week 7800 bales. Receipts of tho week 4000 .bales. The market closed at J a 4 ct. adyanco on tho week. Bgy* Tho Ericsson engine isbegining to got very generally into uso for farm purposes, nnd as a motor generally wlioro no very groat amount of power is required. Their cheapness, durabili ty, and safety will insure thoir success. Wo seo it stated that tho Borden town Machine Company has recently com pleted n first-class sugar cane mill for a gentleman of Cuba, which .is now being attached to a twin forty-oight-ineh Erics son’caloric ongino manufactured by tho Newark Machine Company dt their works in Newark. This is tho largest caloric ongino yot mndo of tlio new pattern. Singing Birds.—A very unfounded notion provails in England that in tho New NVorld tiie brilliant hues, of tho birds tako tho placo of tho power of song. On tho contrary, it would appear from Wilson’s American Ornithology that tho American song birds nro infi nitely moro numorous than thoso of Eu rope, and many of them superior to tho most celebrated songstors of tho Old World. JBgy-Tho largest circulation of any ono bank in tlio United Statos is that of the CiHzcns, Bank, Now Orleans, viz., §5,- 535,000. A Medical Joke.—Tlio dead are nev er sick.’ Consequently all diseases may lie classified as affections of the “Liver.” USS-Tho Editor of tlio Solma Sentinel has been shown two fino stalks of Cot ton ol'tho Boyd Prolific) kiiuR ono of which had some ten leaves ami four squares; Thoy wero from tho plantation . of Col, r. J. Weaver near Solma. ^•“Do you liko cod fish balls, Mr. Wiggln ?” “1 really don’t know, Miss,” said Mr. Wiggin; “I never recollect attending B®*Republican Conventions liavo re centlyJ^oon held in fivo of the Slavo States namely, Jliasouri, Maryland, Dol- awnvo, KonUioRw »and Virginia. Tho Convention in Baltimoro was driven from its hall by a mob, and mndo .its nomination of delegates for the Chicago Convention in a private houso. Bgy-Groon corn fit for tho table, bos appeared at . St. Augustine Flqj’i- reronaut announces his in tention of crossing the Atlantic in a balloon next summer. Is it Wise ?