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Eljc Mic Cmiricr. HOME, a A. Tl'MSDAY JI(>HMV(;, IHny I"' toUg^ii The Nominees of the Ilnlliinore Con vention. Tlio recent Convention of tlio Con stitutional Union Tarty, adopted tlio ^jng mulrum in pan® Platform *.— i:\trv, Tub Constitution, The Union and the Enforcement or the laws. Tho following sketch of tlio Nominees is dipt from tho Chronicle cl’’ Se^ineh it left to our own judgment, looking nt the subject in tho light or party tur tles, wo slibuUl hnvo chosen *01110 one oho perhaps. But of course our own private judgment, on n question of poli cy, i- not to ho compared to the matur ed judgment of the delegates from thir ty states Assembled in solemn council but if tho making of a President rested ►oldy with us, thoro is only one man in these United States that wo could prefer !•> John Bell, and that is Crittenden.— Tor nearly half a century John Boll has been in the scrvico ol his country, and we defy tlio world to point to one •ndo net of his which shows him want ing' in integrity, honesty, capacity or patriotism. Ho is now in his sixty- fourth year, having boon born in Febru ary, 17'.»T, a matured statesman, of great • igucity and Homan firmness, upon n hose fair escutcheon no enemy can point to one foul Mot. In his twenty- .'i t year he was elected to the State •. nuto of his native State, Tennessee, and from that tiino to tho fourth of 'larch, 1859, ho has been in public life. Whilo yet young, in 1820, bo was eloet- . <1 lii -t to Congress,‘defeating the great Mid popular Felbt Grundy, backed by i ,,.n. Jackson. Before bo was forty, in l-vil.hu whs elected Speaker of tlio ||,.ii-‘of H* presentalives, over Jas. K. P„1U. In Is 17 lie was elected to the Uni i re-el co- tod in 185 Edward Everett, the ndidatc for the Vice Tr The Baltimore Nomination. It will bo soon, from our special dis patches under tho telegraphic head, that the Union Convention, at Baltimore, have made choice of Jno. Boll, of Ten nessee'ns tlio champion in the coming presidential contest, and that Mr. Eve rett has been assigned to the second place on tho ticket. Those nominations, of themselves, characterise the Convention. They show the spirit that animated it—a spirit of genuine eonsevv.vtinn and de votion to the union of the States. Tho men nominated arc great names in American history, and yet neither bo- longs to any political organization of the present day. The hitter sectional strifes of modern polities have possessed no clianns for either, and they have stood alone, outside the gladiatorial pale, and content to servo their country by hold ing aloof or quietly depositing their votes on the side of moderation, order and law. Had they possessed loss pa triotism and more of tho lovo of Self, they might have been active participants in the factious struggles that havo characterized our recent history. For this reason—their want of sympathy with the political elements that now distno t the country from one end to tho other and control the machinery of Ticnn politics—wo fear they aro not non for the times. If, on thoothev 1, tlio jail-lie mind is wcared of strife, and duly alive to tho terrible pro gress wo have made towards anarchy and ruin, there are no two men in our broad land, who are hotter lilted for lend- lion of the better days of tho Republic. As regards Mr. Bell, no man in the country lias been more thoroughly abused; hut fortunately for him, time has proved his vindicator, and the very measures which lie opposed, and for which opposition he received much of public condemnation in the South, are now, by common consent, sot down as infamous and deceptive plots to entrap the South to her ruin. As to Everett, when we speak of him, wo feel that wo are trending oil sacred ground. Who can speak ill of such a mail? We cannot believe that ho has an enemy in tho broad limits of the ton lies conservative Osideney, the i,i.>n of letters, the scholar, the orator, the 'talesman, thu philanthropist, has lat- lv seen his sixty-sixth birthday, Inning been horn in Dorchester, April 11th, 1791. lie graduated at Harvard win n about seventeen years of age, and niter being tutor nt Harvard and pastor of the Brattle Street• Church in Boston many, years, ho was in 1821 totally with out lii> own solicitation, brought for- waid by the young men and elected to ('ongre", where lie served ton years, nl- w .y- being one of the committee on Foreign Allairs, to the chairmanship of which lie was appointed by his political opponent, Speaker Stevenson. After ten years scrvico in Congress, ho was elected Clovernorof Massachusetts, and rt-electcd for three terms in succession and finally heaton by Marcus Morton by only one vole, in 1839. Upon thooloc- ti'-n of Gent Harrison to tlio Presiden cy iu 18 h', Mr. Everett was appointed ’ Minister to England, awl there remain ed during Tyler’s Administration, with Mr. Upslicr, Mr. Logaro and Mr. Cal houn successively occupying tho posi tion of Secretary of Stato. In 1813, ho was appointed to (ill tho now mission to China, hut declined, and in 1815 ho ac cepted tlio Presidency of Harvard Uni* vei.-ity. During tho last year of Mr. Fillmore's Presidency, after tho death of Daniel Webster, Mr. Everett was ap pointed Secretary of Stato, which posi tion he left March 4th, 1853, to ontor tho Senate of tho United States. Du ring his administration of tho oilico of Secretary of Stato ho had refused the tripartite treaty which England and Franco proposed to tho United States, to guarantee Spain forever tho posses sion of Cuba. For tho last four years Mr. Everett has devoted himself to aid ing the daughters of Amorica in thoir iumlablo efforts to purchoso tho homo and grave of Washington. His oration for that noble object was first delivered in Kicliuiond, March 29th, 1850, and lias been frequently ropcated; and that, with his other ofiorts in tho saiuo lino, including tho “hedger Papers," has produced for the Mount Vernon Association between fifty and one hun dred thousand dollars. Tho ladies, if they only had votes, would elect Mr. Evorott; hut as it is, they will aid him all they can, and that i- half the battle, lie is one of the ) *urest men tho Hepublic over produced. Though always a moderate, conserva tive, constitutional Whig, ho was never : partisan, and for tho last few years, i-incc the rise of tho Amoriorn and Ho- publicun parties, he lias had nothing to do with politics, except to raise his voice lor moderation, fraternity and Union. I lo was a prominent candidate for the Democratic nomination for Vice Presi dent at Charleston. i’omay he mistaken; faction is and nothing is good or holy in its eyes. We, at least, know—and wo assort it as an evidence that great virtue and patriotism will have their triumph sooner or later—that a large minority of the late Charleston Democratio Conven tion were perfectly willing to pay their tribute to hi-, worth by nominating him as their candidate for thu Vice-Presi dency. We suv we know this to ho so; we derived the information from per sonal interviews with delegates, both from the North and the South. We refrain from lint her comment un til the full action of the Convention shall have come to hand.—Stiv, Hep, [From the Knoxville Whig.] Douglas Defines liis Position t beading Democratic organs have, for o years past, denounced Stephen A. Miglas as “a gambler in polities’*—“a swim Her”—“a pettifogger and dema gogue”—“a sneaking assassin”—“a Ir.ii- Judas ready to betray with a kiss”—and as corrupt, designing man, unworthy of confidence, playing into the hands of the Abolitionists, iutiuito- ly more dangerous to the South than Seward! They have said again and again, ami recently on the Hour of their Convention, that his Squatter Sovereign ty was more odious than Seward's “Ir repressible Conflict.” They have pain ted him as black as the Devil—and, us we believe*, have ehoseii a life like pic ture of tho man ! Here aro the terms upon which Doug las notified the Democracy u year ago, lie would accept the Charleston nomina tion ; NATIONAL CONSTITUTIONAL UNION CONVENTION. First Day, Wednesday. Baltimore, May 9.—Tho National Constitutional Union Convention, for tho purpose of nominating candidates for the Presidency and Vico Presidency assembled in Baltimore on Wednosnuy, 9th inst., and with great unanimity per fected its organization and prepared for the consideration of the important busi ness to come before it. Theattcndaneo of delegates was large and general from all parts of the country, and tho roll contains names that have always meri ted and will continue to attract' the con fidence uud veneration of the unpurti- sau sentiment of the people. The greatest entliu-i.i.'in prevailed, and the delegations u> they entered the ball WOI’O greeted with applause. The lion. John J. Crittenden, ami General Ecslio C'oonihs, of Kentucky, wero loud ly cheered ns they eiiteied, and were evidently much pleased with their cor dial reception. The Convention canio lo order nt the call of the Hon. J. J. Crittenden, whose presence was greeted with great ap plause, and orgnni/.- d by calling the Hon. Washington limit, of New York to the chair who was subsequently elec ted permanent President, with a list of Vico Presidents from each of the States represented. Mr, Hunt's ul- «, on taking the chair was excellent iitinient and received with con tinued expressions of approval and ap plause. The President addressed tlio Conven tion ns follows: (initia l, no/' the Convention: I thank you for this unexpected manifestation of your kindness to me. It fills my breast with emotion** which render me utterly incapable of uttering inv feel ings of gratitude. The being called upon to preside over such an assemblage as this, embracing so many gentlemen eminent lor public service, for patriot ism, I or high intelligence, for public and lov private virtue, him honor which I uio-t highly prize, and which I shall remember with profound gratitude du ring my whole life. | Applause.J I cannot but regret that this honor had not fallen upon some one more worthy I better able to till it. I feel you a double portion of kind ness to-day, and I could wish that it had been otherwise ; hut since it is your pleasure, I |’»*cI bound to respond to your call, and, according to the best of my ability, I will endeavor to discharge tlie duties devolving on me in the posi tion to which you have assigned mo. 1 fuel I may rely with perfect confidence upon your kind co-operation and cour tesy lor the nrcservution of the spirit and order which should pervade this body. I seo before mo gentlemen who, I know, justly estimate the importance of deliberation, of order ami decorum, in transacting the business of delibera tive assemblages, and I trust that, un der the course of our proceedings, wo may he able to impress the country that it is not yet too late tor gen tlemen to come together an.I deliber ate with sentiments of mutual defer- Wi •onio here as tho representatives of the independent Stales of tlioU Washington, June 23, 1859. My Dear Sir;—1 liavoreceived yo letter, inquiring whether my friends aro at liberty to present my name to the Charleston Convention for the J’residen tial nomination. Before this question can ho fully determined, it will bo ne cessary to understand distinctly upon what issues tho canvass is to ho con ducted. if, as I havo full faith they will, tho Democratic party shall deter mine in the Presidential election of 1800 to adhere to the compromise principles embodied iii tho compromise measures of 1850, ami ratified by the people in the Presidential election of 1852, and rcailirmed in the Jvansa**-N>braskft net of 1854, ami incorporated into tlio Cin cinnati Platform in 1850. as expounded by Mr. Buchanan in his letter accept ing tlio nomination, and approved by the people in his election, in that < my friends will ho at liberty to pr* my name to the Convention, if tin proper to do so. If, on tho contrary, it shall become tho policy of the Do cratic party which J cannot anticipate, to repudiate these, their time-honored principles, on which we have achieved so many patriotic triumphs, and in lieu of them tho Convention shall inter polate into the creed of tho party sue w issuesas the revival of tho Allied ve trade, or a Congressional slave le for the Territories, or Hie doctrines that the Constitution of the United States either establishes or prohibits slavery in the Territories, beyond the power of tlio people loyally to control it, as other properly, it is due to candor to say that, in such an event. I could •opt the nomination, if tendered Slates winch have united their doc trines together for great and noble pur poses, But, gentlemen, we will notdis- mis« the fact that we come from States widely sepernted l»y Uistanco, separated perhaps, to some extent, by ditlereneu of institutions, clime, uud social organi zation, and that our Union embraces two classes and sections of States, which are, sotncUmcs, at this modern day, placed in an attitude of antagonism and hostility to each other. 1 mean the peculiar tlifiereuccs which exist in the social and democratic organizations. There are* those who would magnify and exaggerate tlicso diHeivnccs to such a degree that tlio people shall no lon ger regard themselves as friends and brothers. Yes, there are such in both sections of this glorious Union of ours. 1 grieve to say it. There uvo men in this country who will organize strife in- em. hut God forbid that tin* people of this broad laud cither North South, nr anywhere olso, should gi sh6uld ever give their sanction to sen timents of such a nature. Wo aro one peoplo and one country; wo go forth under ono ling; we stand upon national ground, representing the interests ofn great continent which Providonco has entrusted to our charge; and 1 believe tho people will yet prove themselves equal to tho destiny which has boon given them, and hand it over, one Ijar- moniotis nation, to those who are to come after us. [Applause.] I nm detaining yon too long, gentle men, for I have no thought of making a second speech. In conclusion. 1 will only repeat the seutimunt I expressed on a former occasion—that is, that our deliberations and proceedings may he characterized by harmony, by decorum, and by dignity, and that no disturbing element may come in. 1 trust we shall not be very much embarrassed in the construction of a platform. | Laughter and applause.) We ought not to en deavor strong!) to establish uniformity of opinion on a question which know and understand—a question that every limn will at least think and feel according to his own judgment. We have not come hero to contest the difi’ereiiee between the various distinc tions uud tin* shadowy forms of popular sovereignty and territorial jurisdiction which have for some time been present ed, and occupied so large a part of the attention of Congress and of the coun try. 'riii*' is not the question which we have come to settle, and 1 do not think wo can settle it, if wo would. I prefer to leave them all where the Constitution lias left them—|applauso|—leaving every State in the full enjoyment of its own rights and its own independence. All wea»k, gentlemen, (l speak now of conservative men in that portion of the country from which I come,) is that you will manage, govern, and regulate your own internal alVaiis according to your own will and pleasure. Du the ol her hand, we propose to do precisely the sumo tiling for ourselves. [Ap plause.] We do not intend to burden our con sciences with your ollences, neither do we want you to burden yours with ours, but let ouch and e\ci\ part answer for itself. That is the sentiment which ought to pervade, and which, I tiust, will once more pervade, the people of tliiscountry. A spirit of generous de liberation will thon once more become the orduf of the day, and I think 1 see signs that such is to become the perva ding spirit—a spirit that has been goin^ on ever since the repeal of tho Missouri ('ninproiiiisc. I trust the time liascoinu when the peoplo will not ho disposed to encourage their representatives, in either section, in hurling invective and reproach upon the people and represen tatives of other sections—to place themselves upon judgment of the con duct'of other sections of our country, but will consult ami deliberate upon those great measures which concern the wclfurcaml prosperity of tho country at large, North or South, East or West. [Applause.] Once more I invoke the spirit of harmony and union to preside over our deliberations, relying upon your kind aid uud co-operation to ena ble me to discharge the duties which it has been your pleasure to devolve upon me. | Applause. | At the conclusion of the address a motion was made to proceed immedi ately to thu nomination of candidates for President and Vico President of the United-States. |U|ieers.| Mr. Shipped, of l’eiinsylvania, of fered thu following as an amend ment : Jiiso/col, That each Stato shall now nominate one person as a candidate for the Presidency of the United States, and one person for Vice President, and that this Uonvonlion thereupon proceed to the election of such otlieers from tho nominations thus to he made, and that after tin* first three ballots, tho candid ates having the lowest number of votes on each sue eessivo ballot shall he droj - ped, and the- ballot continued until a candidate shall he duly elected by a majority of the whole number of votes shut our eyes to tho fnct that tho only issue that lias engrossed tlio wliolo at tention of the people of the United States, in so fur as they have acted through their Legislatures and their great National Convention at.Washing ton, is one singlo question which in volves nothing moro nor less than tho interpretation and meaning of tho Constitution of the United States; and that question is this: Whether or not the Congress of the United States, un der tho Constitution, lias or has not a right to legislate in regard to tho sub ject of slavery in the Territories?— | Hisses.| [ am not going to introduce this at all. [Laughter.] What I moan thei otion or approval to those who Convention—I by that, Mr. Chairman, is this, that may avoid this whole difficulty simply by enunciating, before wo go into a nomination of candidates, a plain plat form of principles which shall leave totally out of view this distracting ques tion. [ Applause.] I want to shut that question entirely out of this coining all j contest, in so far as tho Constitutional party is concerned ; and I trust that, before wo appoint a committee for the purpose of going into a nomination candidate for the Presidency and Presidency, wo should, either in nil t'onvciition, or by a Select Com mittee appointed lor the purpose, de clare that wo are for the Union and tho Constitution, as interpreted by the Su preme Court of tho United Stales, and tlio enforcement of the laws. (An- i>i»V»-l Mr. N. G. Pendleton, of Ohio, offered the following amendment to tho resolu tion, striking out all after the word re solve, and inserting— AVs'-AW, That the delegation* from each Stato he requested to appoint one of their number lo constitute a Central Committee, ami that each person thus nominated shall bring to that ('oiiimiUce tho general opinon of his delegation. Air. Brosler, of Pennsylvania, asked the reading of the resolution of Air. Sliippen, and on its being lead, stated that lie would preface his motion with tlio remark that he wiis desirous of eas ting the vote of his district on this Moor, ami not to vote hy States in making a nnination. lie therefore proposed an amendment: That we should immedi ately proceed to nominate candidates for President mid Vice-President, with out the intervention of any committee. Mr. Watson of Mississippi, thought the heat course io pursue was “to make haste slowly.” lie would therefore propose that we resolve to proceed to oid.ot at ten o'clock to-morrow*. All wo want is to he better acquainted with o.ieli other before wo proceed to busi ness. Down where I live wo have been so long abusing Massachusetts and Alas- snehusetts has been so long abtii tiiat I thought when 1 arrived in Balti more 1 would like to ascertain f self what kind of men there wero wav down last. [Laughter.] in accord ance with this determination, I paid a visit last night to thu Alnssaelmsctts del egation, iindii nobler sot of men 1 have not met with lately. We also compared views on tin* exciting topics of the day- and I fouml that their views were my views, and that my views were their views, 1 could not find one point of difierenco between us. All we want was the Union as it is, and tin* Constitu tion and tin* laws. I therelore came to the conclusion that wo should remain for a little time to consult together, and all Will he well. I tell you, sir, that there is an upris ing ol' the people, North, South, East and West, uud wo aro delegated here to perform no oidinary duty. Let us do nothing with undue haste, and our ac tion here will he such as cannot tail to perpetuate iuliuit<*ly those institutions, which by fanatieiMii, have been so re peatedly endangered. Let tile subject Platform be refeirod fna committ< Air. of the I Vc *We inestion \ eoimilitiee eon-id port that v\ - e wan' is tho will of t In- < envoi sueh a committee to con eon-ult, and become bet with each other. In the un hoped that his propositions t the balloting for President I Well, cYeved and let the tin* subject, and re in plattorin, if >uch invention, i want together ami qua iiniime. In* ’ postpone Bust vet.—Mr*. John It. 1 most cordial thanks I excellent Ntrawherri«;s.— the “ llovey Seedling” lie largest and finest we i’o measured some of them fully three and a half nuufeiencc. They were ns Trusting that this answer will he lemed sullieiehtly explicit, J am,.-very respectfully, your’friend, (Signed) S. A. Douglas. J. S. Burr, Dubuque, low’ll. FACTORY.- A SoVTUEHN Swot Messrs. C. A. Baldwii inonced at Alexandria, Vu., tho manu facture of shoes upon a large scab*, and with a success which promises tin* most fortunate results. They now* give employment to fifty workmen, hut tho demands for niamifaetured goods is in excess of the supply, and the proprie- i tors find it dilVn-uit to obtain sufficient li^e Inn highly •d as th*\ i Ini' that they ell r i.\nv.v’ Book,—This Magazine <». of Ladies Monthlies for H*ived. The deserved high of this popular periodical is Cot.. ltr.Nj. F. Morgan Not Dead.— In our D.-ueof the* 8th inst.', was pub lished n report that Col. B. F. Morgan of Van Wert was dead. We have since learned that ho is not only not dead, hut is rapidly recovering, and was able on last Sunday to walk about. jj^jy^Foolc oiieo cxpressed an opinion a certain miser would take the i out of his own eye, if he knew lie could ell Hu number." ided. uakt »P «-h work rw’Hisi •lleuey, Edward I Handed k, Envoy Extraordinary and Alinister Plenipotentiary of His Majesty, the King of the Belgians ar rived in Alacmi, from Washington City, last Saturday The object of his mission land, an interview ■ tho Direct Trade Commissioners of the >tton Planters' Convention, who art •on to take their departure for Europe wool' these gentlemen, Col. Tlionm: id 1 Ion. T. Butler King, are now ii lis city. The third, Hon. Howell m-tnn, is ox peeled ^>ei' /i Tclc'/nn.h. W dnv.—Min teiJ-A i S5(MII) in Now dors i has invested irants, Wa r-(jas.— A manufacturing c puny in Philadelphia has proposed to supply that city with water-gas, at annual saving of s2<hi(),ih)(i (US compared with gas ido from coal. [dent of the Comp “thoday is near at* hand win gas will ho exhibited at several places, and the cost of manufacture fully tie nionstruted. would kindle those fires of domestic discord and sectional strife. t *ii the other hand, there is a obis people, North and South, (1 rejoice to see them represented hero to day,) who desire to put away these causes of con tention, and who feel and understand and know that our government and Constitution wero not intended to en gender these antagonisms and distrusts between sections, hut to promote peace and harmony and unity between tlicso members of tho confederation. [Ap plause.] There are those, (I am one of them gentlemen,) who would if possi ble, bring hack the public mind of tlio country to tho consideration of those grjal and harmonious principles on which wo can all stand together—one and insuperable. (Applause.] Be it our part, however, to promate and dif fuse a spirit of broad and generous na tional lecling.pf forbearance and mode ration, So fur as the broad question is concerned, which has been made the bnnoof our polities, it has furnished to a class of politicians the fiercest ele ments of strife and discord. But let us remember, that from our .positions, dif- dnentums, of surroundings of habit, of social interest, and doiucs- trurtion of society, there will still he certain shades of difi’ereiiee. It always so. It was so from tho be ginning; hut did that prevent the great n of the Hepublic from coming to gether to form a system of political rcodom and of self-govoriiinout which hall enable us to move on as one un ion; to protect us from all external as sault, and to cultivate amongst our selves neaco, concord, and domestic tranquility? [Applause.] These dif ferences that estrange and divido the people of this country should not pre vent us from going forward to discharge the great work of self-government, and to encounter all the ro.-poiisibility rela tive to those great interests winch are national, which are commercial, and which we all hold in common : which are ready to sustain and defend in com mon, ami which possess the strongest claim upon our loyalty, patriotism, and allegiance to the Constitution and the Union, which wo havo received from the hands of our patriotic ancestors.— [ A jiplmuo.] A low days ago, having occasion to visit one of the Western .States of the Union, I was tempted to extend my journey farther on, and, for tho first time, I saw the glorious Mississippi— that noble and magnificent river which connects tlio North and South, and which hy nature’s organic law has de clared that we arc to be one. As I Hea ted upon the placid bosom ol the Fa ther of Waters,in my rctlcctions l could not but think and feel that, since the bcneficicnce of creative power has giv en us such abend of union, intended to carry civilization, prosperity and. hap piness to a kindred people, from its mouth to its source, how vain, how pre posterous is the felly of man, which would seperatc those whom God hath joined together. |Applatisc.[ How small and pitilul tho effort seems of those who would divide the Mississippi and interpose commercial regulations, and customhouse nml ton iiago duties uj*on the people of this American Union! God forbid, gontlo- ! i"' - n. Hint any of us or any considora- I portion of the people of this country, •ord vidmil opinion, ni as the mouth-piece of the delegation from Pennsylvania. When I came here, sir, 1 eiuuu with the expectation that wo had an infinitely more im portant wqrk to do than to nominate ado : until i i to-morrow, would candidate for the Presidency of the United States. I take it, sir, that wo aro about to initiate a great conservative national party. | Applause.[ And, sir, whether wo aro successful to-day or next year, or in the next quarter of cen tury, I for one wish it to ho understood, that when this party of ours shall tri umph, it shall triumph, not upon men, hut upon principle. | Applim-e.| I nm hero not for any nomination. I know, sir. that the Constitutional Union party embrace* within its ranks a host ■ither ono of whom would dig nify and do honor to the high otUoo of chief magistrate of the United States. | Applause.| But, sir, in tlicso political days upon which wo have fallen (and they are days of trouble tlnd distrust,) I tell yoiitli.it whatever may he tin* anteccdent* of any statesman, I would not, looking to the doubtful future, trust him, unless lie puts himself upon a definite platform. [Applause.] lam here, sir, with my whole heart swelling within me with but ono feeling, and that is a feeling lor the Constitution and the Union. [Applause.] Air. I.ittell, of Pennsylvania, hoped that the resolution of his colleague would not he laid on tho table. Jle thought wo all had suilicient time to consult as to the character, standing and fitness of the distinguished states man who hud boon mentioned in con nection with the nomination. What further do wo want to know of that dis tinguished mail, .1 oliii Bell, of Tennes see '? [Cheer*.] He has boon he fora the country for a quarter of a century. Wo all know him, uud the country knows him. lie has been tried in high positions, both hy his Stato nml the Union—hi* record is clear and unmis takable, without a stain or blemish to lie discovered hy his bitterest politind opponent. With such a man we want no platform, lie has stood through life a defender of the Constitution as it is, and of the Union as one and indivis ible. J le, therefore, could see* no reason for delay, and no possible reason for the appointment of a Committee on Nom inations. I am not here, sir, to disturb with ono single word that 1 may utter that har monious sentiment which l should wish pcrvndonnd animate tho council ul desil of tins most patriotic Convention.— But, sir, wo aro standing in a very pecu liar and very perilous position. Wo are arrayed as a party of pence—as a party whose mission it is to save tho country from the rash strife of the cnomics of the Union and the Constitution on the North and on tho South. [Applause.] Now, sir, in order that we go into this contest, (which is to ho a most stirring and important ono for the destinies of this nation in all time to come,) wc should define oi\r position ns a party, and, in order to do that, we should as certain and understand precisely, sir, the attitude which is occupied by the two great and formidable organizations which it is our duty and destiny to op pose in the coming campaign. JVliat is the position occupied to-day hy the Ke- puhlican and the Democratic party on tlie other side ? It is useless for us to Mr. Swit/.ler, of Alis-oi to speak, when the ('ha that (In* delegation from the door of the buihliu admittance. This announcement was received with deafening npplnu.se, and the delegation proceeded to 111<* Secretaries desk and presented tlieircredontials. The Chair man of the delegation, A. B. Norton, wore a beard reaching nearly to his waist, which attracted great attention, —whereupon— General Leslie Coombs roso, and thought it proper to account to the Convention for tin* extraordinary hairy appearance of the gentlemen from Tex as. Some fifteen years ago he had made avow that believer would cut his heard until Henry Clay was elected I’re-ideut of tho United Stales—and it will hr perceived ho lias most religiously kept Iii* vow. [ Vociferous applause.] Air. Switzlcr, of Alis-ouii, inen pro ceeded. Ho said that he spoke ns the representative of a Slate which had been overridden for the hist 25 years hy po litical demagogues. The question now was platform or no platform, and he would say in this connec lion that the Alissouri delegation stood two for and twelve iignin-t adopting any platform. The people of Missouri wanted no hot ter platform than the Constitution and tho Union, lie was not opposed to dis cussing matters relating to the public welfare, hut this question of platform was disgraced before the country The peoplo considered them moro humbugs, designed only to catch voter*. As, for instance, what was the Cincinnati plat form? | A voice, “nothing."] It was, in his opinion, like a piece of gul.ta pereha. [A voieo, “Indiarubber.”] It was capa ble of being cut and put together again. In conclusion, lie would remark that he hoped tho Convention would not peril tho success of tlio present move ment hy adopting any platform; hut take the Constitution and the Union, and with that go before the country. [Applm.M 1 lie Hon. Jlios. Swann, who on taking the Moor, was greeted with groat ap plause: 1 arise, Mr. President, for the purpose of seconding tlio motion of the gentleman who has just spoken. [Ap- phuiso.l The State of Maryland in here to-day, sir, prepared to make a nomina tion. >Slio lias welcomed, sir, the dele gates from the different .States of this great Union, uud she believes tlio time is near at had when this Convention will ho able to ngreo upon such a platform that shall givo confidence to this whole countiy. [Applause.| Air. President, gentlemen liavo talked about platforms. Wo have a great deal to say upon the subject ol platforms, if that question is opened up; hut, sir, for myself, (with out meaning to rcpresect tho senti ment of those with whom i am associ ated here,) J say, sir, that when the dis tinguished men who inaugurated this Convention appeared upon that plat- torm to-day, [applause,] that was plat form enough for the Stato of Maryland. I Immense appluuse.] Show us the man, and we will tell you his platform. Wo want men who .stand upon tlio Consti- I the execution of the laws.— *•) We want no other plat- JuppIuiisoJ so far as the lit- tution j [Applause form here 1>1.U -* ol Alary land is concerned. [Ap- Mr. President, wo aro hero at a most important period of our political history It cannot he denied, sir, that for months past a feeling of distrust and growing restlessness as to our political futuro has taken strong hold upon tho minds of tho peoplo of this country. Tho ques tion is asked, “IIow long is this state of things to continue? Is this glorious Union really in danger?" Wo aro here In a period of calm to take our reckon ing, and ascertain how far tho old ship ol Stato has drifted from its true eourso —to ostimato tlio dangers through which wo havo passed, and by which wo are now surrounded, and to calcu late the chances that lie* before us in tlio future. 11 we wish to give confidence to tlio people of this country, I say, re presenting, as I believe, tho voice of the State of Atarvland, that we should re pudiate all pint forms but the Constitu tion. (Applause.) Now, sir, from the distinguished name* that havo been pre sented to the consideration of the State of Maryland, wc uvo prepared, in a spirit of compromise, to make a judici ous selection. We are here lor the purpose ol repudiating all ullraisin, both North nml South. There are good men, constitutional men, end national men in tlio North a* well as the South, and we are not to ho intimidated in tho choice which shall make by that cry which is raised by tho Democratic party whenever a gentle man is presented who may ho supposed to ulliiiatc with Northern sentiments.— We desire lo stand upon a conservative platform, and we say, when you repudi ate the Supremo Court of the United States, and its decision, we are at sea, and we might as well return and go home to our constituents. [Applause.] With this view 1 feel bound to say that the state of .Maryland is not prepared to go intoa nomination at the present moment. She asks for time. She will l>e willing to-morrow morning,after she has hud an interchange with her brethren, North and South, and I am satisfied, sir, from tin* intimations that have been given here to-day, that wo shall he able to present a man without a platform—a man that he can trust upon his antece dent*, and upon the position which ho occupies before the country. Uno who possesses that spirit which has boon tie purled from by those who aro now ii power, and which will give coufidcnci to our country, both North and South, East and West. [App!uusc.| Air. Hopkins, of Georgia, desired to say a few words on this question of plat forms, uud ho would in so doing, de tain the Convention hut a few minutes, lie would suggest a platform in a very few word*, ile represented tlio first district of Georgia, anil he was instruc ted, hy such ini'll an Judge Lord, and by consultation with the most intelligent citizens in Ids section of State, to de mand a platform. After sounding pub* lie opinion in Georgia, lie lmd consul ted with citizens of North Carolina, and they had perfectly coincided with him; not only that wo should haven platform hut we agreed in all its plank*. They thought that there Would he no difficul ty in giving the South a platform—a platform that three millions of voters could stand upon, without, regard to thu section of country in which they reside. That platform was the record of the Hero of San Jacinto, General Sam Houston. [Applntise.J 1 ask gen tlemen from Kentucky, from lndiunn, from Ten no-see, if ho is not tlio man for the times ? Other distinguished gentle men havo been named, but they are the lepvosentutivcs of a defunct party—of tiio old Whig party. .Wo caiuiot’rally men to thcsuppnrt of a eaudidato who has been resuscitated from a tie,id body. We want a live man, who, like «lenernl Halri.-on, will lead us to triumph. Wo tried tlio gallant lleory Clay, but uoluiilistunding his brilliant civic mt- vice lo tlit) country, we were doomed to defeat. We then tried General Taylor, a candidate who wtifc not known to the country, except for his brilliant service | on the luittie field, and lie led us on to u laUliant victory. We now want u man I of military renown. [Uric* ol no, m»!| j I Mihmit it to Kentucky, to Indiana, to tin* South ? I appeal to tIn: North, for ! lie has fought the battles of our coin-1 iiioii country, uud although you may oppose him boon use you have other more favorite candidates, you must ad mit his high claims to the nomination. With tin; hero of Buena Vista we drove die Democracy from their strongholds, and with the hero of San Jacinto a simi lar victory may he obtained. With such a platform us l have proposed l would go hack and tell tlio plnutcrsof Georgia that .Sam Houston is the platform on which 1 stand—and I would do so con fident of success, so far ns the vote of that State was concerned. lion. Erastus Brooks of tho New York delegation, said: Air. President —The discust-ioii of thequestious, either of men or of platforms, even to the ex tent already indulged in, is premature uud uiilorluiiulc 1 think I may he per- uuitr»d t i*tfor thirty-live delegates, and foY tliftiv thirty-live alternatives— seventy men upon this Hoot* from the Slide ol New York—with one heart and one voice, that they have resolved to ask this Convention to present no platiorm to the country save the Con stitution of the United States. | Ap plause.] A union of the States ami the enforcement of the law. [Applause.] And on that platform, interpreted by the constituted authorities of the land, wo feel that we can meet our brethren, South and Xdrtli, East and West, with a proper spirit. This eourso will also promise adegrcoof success before the people which shall establish the fact, that neither tho extreme party of the North or South shall longer administer the affairs of this country. [Applause.) Sir, let gentlemen remember how brief the age of this parly of which wo have the honor to he representatives.— It is hardly half a year old, and in that brief period it is represented hero to day hy nearly every State of our Ameri- can Union, |A|»|ilnu-i\] Ills w™ to leant, us long as we may live under one government, under one Constitution, (and with one destiny in view we must learn,) to he tolerant iind just towards each other. ( Vpplause.) ‘That justice, and uni in and concord hotter become the people of a Government liko this than any platform which any party Con vention can inaugurate. (Applause.)— There is another event which experience has demonstrated, ami that is, that your party platforms are meant to decoivo the people of the country, for they have their Northern face and their Southern face. They have one set of gentlemen to interpret them in one section, and another class in a diilercnt section.— There must bo some tribunal to which wo can nil recur, and lot that tribunal he the laws of tlio land as constituted and interpreted hy its highest judicial authority. (Appluuse.) Wo invite you, gentlemen of the South to meet us here to-day or to-mor row, as in your judgment you may deem best. I feel, in the diversity of opin ion which lias been expressed hero to day, that it is necessary, whatevor wo may do, to do it in decency and in order; and whether it is proposed to adopt a platiorm of one or threo lines, it is proper that a committee, representing every State in the Union, should tako whatover propositions may have boon prepared ami present them, as tho voieo ol Jill the Stales, to this National Con vention. (Applause.) When such couimiltco shall report, whether it ho from tho thirty-three or thirty Stales, that report will he unanimous. I am sure that it will not only moot your bear- tv concurrence, hut bo assented to by those u horn you represent. Thon wo slinll go on conquering nml to conquer. \W Imun In inv mvn State, a eoiiRm*. Wo havo, in my own State, a conser vative class, who are in favor of tho fugi tivo slavo law, and in favor of the Con stitution of tho United States. Then we liavo another class of men who fol low in thownko of these. Thoynro for preaching, as tho great architect of tlio party preached at Cleveland, for a high er law than than tho Constitution of tho United States. 1 am tired and weary of tlicso disputes. Gentlemen willnttimos differ in regard to tho pow ers of Congress, and in regard to tho judieial interpretation oven of tho Con stitution of tlio United States, but we owe it to ourselves ns good citizens to submit to tlio Inn* and abide hy it. [Ap plause.) 1 am proud to say this is the Voice of the Kiupiro State. There aro five propositions heforo the Convention, Obviously two or three of them tiro out of order. For tho titno, at least, all, I hope will bo withdrawn, in order that I may submit amotion which will he convenient to the Convention, and which is that until otherwiso au thorized, the rules and regulation of the House of Hepresontatives ho the rules for the government of this body. (Applause.) The several resolutions wero then withdrawn hy the movers, nml the ques tion was taken on Air. Brooks' motion to adopt the rules of tho House of Hon- resentutives, so far as tho may he appli cable, for the government of the Con vention. A committeo of one from each State was then appointed to prepare business for tlio Conventions, niter which it ad journed till Thursday. Tho Business Committeo was in ses sion at tho Eutaw llouso until eleven o'clock at night. Jiesolutions wero adopted declaring (hat whereas 1’latforms of principles were only ealoulated to deceive tin* peo ple, thu Convention will not put forth anyone, in accordance with tho usages of tho parties lieretofoio, but that the people of the Union can have no hotter guarantee than a pledge to support the Constitution and enforce the laws. The proceedings of tho Committee wero marked hy great harmony, and its action entirely in accordance with the speech of Air. Brooks, of New York, made during the afternoon session. In relation to veting for thonominoo for the Presidency, it was resolved that each States delegation should double for itself tho inode in which its vote shall he cast. TCeto ®ObcMi?clnci)(s. ESTRAY NOTICE. GEORGIA, Polk County:— Clerks Omen, Isv. Court, ) May 7th, lsflo. J A LL persons nro hereby notified, that p (!. iXmond. of tho 1073rd Dlst. Q tolls h.foro mo, J). Hampton, cnoof tho • decs of thu Ponce for said district, an o?* tray Bull, supposed to ho two yeari old. color, rod and white, inarkod with slit in the right ear, nml over-bit in tho h*a car Valued hy Win. I). Diniond, freeholder of said county and district, to he worth Uvo said Bull away, or ho will ho III'* law direct*. A true tray Hook. inavlSw2t. . n »<! taka «alt with us '• ji. c'[o K '‘ House to Rent. ^ THE Huliserlher will rent Ids ■ riouso and Lot in Homo, adjoin. .... ii.... » "ijoiii. K""d garden of vegetables,’mid u good wl.|| of watvr on the lot Ho will .il.^elM^ household and kitchen fiiriiituro on COO( i terms. [innylT—twtf.J l). SCOTT. Dissolution. T HE firm of Black, Blount A Cameron, U tills day dissolved by mutual consent.-. Our olliee will ho found in the Etowah building, first door below the entrance to the Hotel. Those indebted to the firm will please route forward and pays nnd thn«« wi» Imvo are,mnts n«t dim until tho tweutv-fifil. of PecriiiMer. will please settle* hy note! BLACK, BLOUNT A CAM EBON, mnylTw. I in Dr. J. T. DUANE, BE81DEWT DENTIST. ROM K, OU0. * Booms over Fort A Hargrove. ope and the United HtnteS r the laft t welvo years j and will guarnii* that employ his services, eutiro HntiVaelioii, in l*oth, the operative uud chaiiieol branch of the hiixitiex 'Particular attention given to regulating children* teeth, jT-tt" A11 work performed J»l reasonably Dli.irK.-B. twly. Episcopal Convention* The thirty-eighth annual convention of tin? Protestant Episcopal Church of tho Diocese of Georgia, began its session in Christ Church, ,Savannah, on Thurs day morning, tho Bight Hov. Bishop Eluott presiding, and u largo number of clergymen and lay delegates being in att* The first day was spent in organising and appointing the necessary oilmens and committees. Ou Friday morning, after divine ser vice, the 'Bishop delivered his annual address, in which he spoke most cn- eourageingly of the general progress of the Church—of the doings of the lu>t triennial convention nt Uiehinoml, Vn., in October—of the increasing interest manifested in tlio success of the Uni versity of tho South —and reported hi* official acts within the diocese during the past , year, showing a steady and grailuid improvement in tlio Episcopal Church in Georgia, and announced the Chvi*« /t liitclliii.■«<•<*, a new paper lately e.-tiiblidled in Ihilcigli, X. U. a* his of- liciid oj-gan of communication with his dioco-f. and commended it to tlio pat ronage ol hisclorgy and laity.—Sue. lien. \\y | lowing fro tho New ton city. truth tln-i : Knii’k.— Wo clip the lol- i telegraphic dispaL h to < Tribune from Wasliing- r readers must judge >\v much probability li 1 ?; ui:i $50 REWARD. T Hark romploximi, well Imilt, 24 igh* uhuut 17pounds. llu river bridge, ii ten day* ago at l . ^ TiMitmMfi* road, about 2.» miles from Tulin- dygu. and is certainly making track* fur William was arrested nml juUed iu ('oliinddaumi, uud rnvs Dane was with him at C a briitgo. I Jflcr fitly dol lars reward lor his deliver)* in any jail bo Mini I can get him. - W. ». Hr VAMP BUT, Marion, Perry Vo., Ala. yL'drl2nu CITY TAX PAYING ! /(/?/» tlieision, aeeonil Section of City Ordin* , (in. in their lax hy tlio time i«vs<*rUM*rf, and any person failing t» do bo, slinll bo dog* hied taxed. TO C ITY TAX PAYKKS. I will attend to the receiving of Tax Bn* turns of the ('itv for tho |.rcs.nt year, in tlio Hull, eommi-iiciug Oil the 21»t inst., ami tlio Kith of Jam*. SAMUEL STEWART. HMrilt. Tax Collector nml Bee. inlingo 2,000 ACRES CEDAR VALLEY LANDS Foil 8AI.U 1 k 4 V The gi|Lderiher otl'. r« for sulc, all 52yhi* lauds lying i (Vine T • ilu.mm,nd acres (vine ill and ii wilt be sold all ill be «livi*l d to Miit |>urcliusers. Orders Imvo gone forth from the White House to l , o*.tniu«tcr Fowler, President of the Tnmumuy Sachems, nnd Chairman of tho Tammany Gene ral ('ommiltco, to call a meeting forth with nt Tumuiiiny Hull, to denounce Douglas and Squatter Sovereignty.— rotary Cobh is probably the mstigu- v« ported of Hus movement, to have declared that if Air. D< nominated at Baltimore, through the inlluciicc of the Delegation from Geor gia, that ho will resign Ids place in tin* l take the stump for his do* Cubiiic fir-Jp-SEward's Cii incks.—The editor of the Uincinnnti Commercial, writing from Washington, under date of the (’•tli i l am informed Uud Mr. Sowavd has no longer any hesitation as to Ids course respecting the Chicago Convention.— 11 is friends will not only ho allowed Imt required to present his name to that Convention, and I do not doubt his ability to secure the nomination The great cry against him, is not that lie believes in a splendid Central Gov ernment, ami is always prepared to Le liberal with tlio people 1 s money, hut “lie can’t carry Pennsylvania." Rhiy-The Squatter Sovereignty wing of the Democracy of Alabama has is- Hied its call fora Convention of “nil per sons in favor of Alabama being repre sented in the Baltimore Convention of the Democracy of the United States, and who nro willing to abide hy tlio ac tion of said Convention and support its nominee." H is to ho held nt Montgomery on the -Itli of June, the time and place for the assembling of the Convention called hy the Executive Committeo. Vu’lvy lour s ttli-mcntd. Tlio ><l. i wo them tho rod- tailed. n*ul that fonn. rly E. Wist, havo eight I tl|i' nlbor t\Vo i Thoro ii*idM) ou the phioo a first chisa llouriti.' mill and two good Haw NI ills, all nirriod bv wat r power. all of thu best quality • ivi-n- *h die subscriber would state that '.VS lie made a little over toil, five hun dred pound ball* of Cot ton to tin* hand, ami ‘fixed bales in I sail i The dw llings oil the iibuve limned plttfoi are ali within one mile of the Court IIuiihp, and c<>i)M*<|Ui'iitly eoiiYi'iiM lit to Churches and Sehooln. Persons do.-iriug to purehaso aro ro( | a o', tod to oolite and see the lands ur for further particulars address vP.’-trUw-tf. .1. NOTICE. rpilK Annual Mooting of tho Borno Ma 1 i laid Insiiratiee Company, is adjourned lo Momluv June -ItIi next, at in o'oloek, A. M. Iloim* ftailroinl Oflloo, May Dili. I still. limy 11 wI in. C. II. 8TI I.LWBLL, fieot’y. DISSOLUTION. iimvMtriAwIt. Convention* to ok Called.—Hon. Por- ler Ingram, Chairman of tho Demo cratic Executive Committeo of Georgia, states that a cull will ho made for .State Convention of tho party tu meet soon, to determine \ hat is best to ho done in tho present emergency. 11 is colleagues on tlio Commit!. .... Mtssrs. A. S.Atkinson ol Camden; P. Tracy, of Bibb; 0. Murphy, of DoKalh; D. S. Printup, of Floyd,S.-J. Lmith of Lowndes; L. II. Briscoe, of Baldwin; Henry Cleaveland, of lticlnnomL—Col. Sun. Ma Character.—Wo may judge of a luaii's character hy what ho loves— what pleases him. if a person mani fests delight in low and sordid ohjoets— the vulgar song and debasing language in the misfortunes of his fellows, or cru elty to animals, wo may at ouco deter mine tl*o complexion of his diameter. On the contrary if he loves purity, mod esty, truth—if virtuous pursuits ongago his heart, and draw out his ullections— mo nro satisfied tlmt ho is an upright man. A mind debased shrinks hack from association with tho good and wise. Augusta, On., Aiay 11.-—Hon. Alexan der If. .Stephens has written a letter to reply to several gentlemen of Mncon, in which he sustains the principles of non-intervention, disapproves of the secession of delegates at the Into Char leston Convention, and recommends that delegates ho sent to tho adjourned mx< ’ Convention at Baltimore. Dissolution. rpiIE firm of A. <S. A A. .1. PITNKR, liM I this day Leon dissolved l»y mutual con sent. All persons indebted to the firm «ro r< i|iirHtrd to make immediate payment, ns A. J. Pit ner the junior partner, oxpccts tolcavo this place in a few months, mid their bud* ness must be wound up boforo ho leaves.— The hiisincHs will he conducted in tlio nnino uud style or A. 0. PITNKH, nt tho old aland. where the notes nnd accounts of the firmVfiU MU ildji be found for a short time. junJ—ItlwAwtr For Sale or Rent, __ rTIIlK House and Land, l| i 1 miles from Home, recent- Adffyfty'.o lv occupied hy Mrs. Mumble.M This settlement coiitJnnsuboutB&UjgSijSS'l 27J acres of Land, Dwelling House uud oik* cr improvements, Fruit Tices Ac. Apply 'iimrMwSmf’ FRANCIS BENJAMIN ETOWAH LAND FOR SALE, his Plantation, <> Uivcr, three nnd u half miles^ from Kingston,and Imm „ from Rome, containing seven Hundred and Fifty Acres, of wlmli two hundred nml fifty arc cleared and in u high stato of cultivation* Upon the place is a good two story Dwelling* containing eight rooms with firo placos, built three yum* ago. All the necessary out budd ings arc in good condition. Tho place is W* markjiidv h'.nlthy, and for convenience ot situation, is excelled by none in Cherokee* tienrgin. The Rome ltailroad runs through the entire length of the place and oilers grein facilities for shipping Produce. Aifioinmg lands, of great fertility, aro ofiered lor tho purchaser should doslro a lngP r * body than tliut now olFerod. Terms enry. Address, 0. K. SMITH, Kingston, Cans Co. (in* NOTICE. rpilE Stockholder of tlio C008A A CHAT* __ T00GA B. B. B. COMPANY nro hereby notified that an Installment of Fifteen P®‘ cent., on the stock is called for, payablo on the Huh of June next. Also Fifteen ppreens Iditionul, payable ( ..... the 1st of AugU«t Bv order of the Board of Director** A. B. CULBERSON, iipr5w2iu Bcc’y A Trcfl r*