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Newspaper Page TextVOLUME XY. ROME, GEORGIA, FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST 10, WIQ. NUMBER 41 fjjcf(hue .Coitnc;. Friday Illuming, August 4, 1R00. Kansu [ uY M. D W I N K L L. Editor and Proprietor. A NpInmllJ Meteor. Constitutmnnl Union Meeting. , "" — 'H-rsdny night wo wore ro The friends of Boll and Everett, In fortunlUo “ to behold oho of those Floyd comity, mo requested to moot nt B ™ nd motoorl ° of which thi) Court House, in Homo, on tho first 1 "' dofton rend, but never beforo wlt- Tnesday In August next, for the purpose " os9od - A little l.oforo ton o'clock our or ratifying tho nominntions.nnd also for " tlont,nn "” 8 attracted by a streak of the purpose of appointing delegates to l»>® »hito light which seemod to pro- represent tho county In the approaching eced from tho moon. It moved with State Convention to be bold in Mil S'™ 1 mpidity across tin sky increasing ledgovillo, on tho 13th of tho snmo >>> brilliancy and site, mill] nhojit half w . #twt r month. * wny * t8 enroop, it nppenrad ns largo ns ■//si8. J. Johnson, II. A. Oartrell, .1. AV. tho Bill moon,its body as duzzling ns lo’rfffor oaefiifflKiquont Insertion. ' Gill. H. D. Harvey, .I. J„ MeCarver, tho sun, surrounded by a beautiful pur- i gilallfgtkw Medtlw, i l ( i ( jjjj Dunlap.Scott, Harrison Camp, M. Dwi. l' lc and blue light, and followed by a 1 kfonllm Tcrm9 of Subscription. niivii'ice, per annum, i t : $2 00 ivitliin Six Months.: I . I t . > JO 3 00 aid it tbs End of^tho Yvnb 1 * Terms of Advorllslng. ,..i Advertisement* will bo Insortod at tlio month, of to linos Twelve Months, . . 10 00 mil. Kowlnnd Brynnt, G. T. Stovall, atrpnm ° r *«> •’ foot °'' two in length. L 'liberal Discount will ho made 1° thnsa Thos. E. Zuher, II. D. Dnncnn, Itolil. II. Just beforo it apparently readied the f, advertise larger amounts. Moore', .lob. ttogers. John Kush, T. W. f 1, ''“i'i^i.'dvl.rt'hnmio'nls. Alexander, D. K. Mitchell, J. It. Hart. earth it changed to a red ball of lire ■ ndvcrtisanionts, Alexander. D. It. Mitchell, J. 11. Unit, “ltd oxplodlng with a orncltlng noise, JIV AftnHB nnd Dnlki, net cx- j ,j Ir „ rria ,j o)in skinner, T. .1. Word, tl,r0 ' v oir fragments in every direction ^SiAMfooirllWMon 1 # K F. Hawkins, Larkin Barnett, Henry and dlmppccred Its ecu wwe from r,S s«?MBa‘«Ata..n(lln these an- Burns, 0. B. Eve, Newton Klnnobrcw, South east to tho North, and was visible ■U P f*5kompnnle4 With.* rsIHfflt[to "»">» rtol.t, O'Barr, B. G. Thornton, T. .1. ” ot more than half a mhiinc. but in | u„.y will h« puMIshwl with ploasuro. J»crry. O, E. Smith. B. F. Hooper. John tl'"t time trnvorsod nearly tho entire I Tho LAW of Newspapers. Do,lournett, .lames Word, Jeff. John- "roll of the Armament, hundreds ormiles I —flabierlbsrs who ,lo not alVe express no s01) R s , Zuber. John C. Eve, James '"length. Although the moon wliluh LlVm^riuCldhSiuT “ " ''' * M - Elliott, John U. Walker. J. C. Pen,- i—If tabscribora or«ler tho ifiitnntimianco berton, W. II. White, Joseph Ford, J. w. ?. l. b. wra gg , a.bom. subscribers neslcot or rafitss to take Lowry. |ir newspspr” n i this office to which they IiiircVteit, they nro hold responsible until |r have settled IV bills and ordurod them |fr"'L I Tho South fur llcll and Everett. A short timo since wo gavo a few llg- s shining very brightly was complete ly eclipsed, yet if that luminary had been below tho horizon tho effect would , have been grander, if possible. I None of tho meteors recontly seen, of which graphic accounts havo reached us, could havo excelled this in magnifl- [ NEW ENTERPRISE. h. T. NEWIIAN, I Exclusive Dealer in CROCKERY, CHINA. ErPss\W’ a/re I ALSO, Jink in; Glasses & Plated Ware, [ Broad St., Rome, Qa. Urgo supply ■sgSS/i’J •"iimmmmmm- Also Glnss Wnro, In nil its various uni qualities, for tablo ami culinary ures taken from the New York Herald cencoand sublimity. Its size, brillinn to show tho chances of our ticket in ; cy and velocity excited in tho beholder tho Southern States. Tho South’erncr sensations of mingled awo and admlra- <0 Advertiser of tills week by tho uso of tion. It impressed urns a spark from tho samo figures has “cloariytlemonstra- tho glory of Heaven, appearing for o ted” that Dell and Everett will get the Uulo while to remind man of tho oxis- electoral vote of every one, except t tenco of an avenging God and tho doom South Carolina which it gives to Brock- of this wicked world, and then os if to inridgo and Lane,* Missouri which it remind him of ids mercy also, it spec- claims for Douglas, Texas which j dily vanished, lest lie might gaze upon [a spiemlbl assortment of Fine Mirrors. |AI.«i> a good supply of Flatal Ware, InHuU- L* Carters. Sjvbons, Sugar-Tongs, Cake and litter Knlvds, Ao., Ac. I Thu subscriber will boop a larger stock of Irockery and Glass Ware, Ilian ims bitberlo ten kept l>y all tho Merchnnlaof Home—tho Irgcst stock in Ghorokce Ga., and by buying I larger quantities, ho will got them cheaper, |nl ho able to sell loww than tho furinor [The publio are respectfully invited to call I his store, first door above McClung's, and rcainino Goods and prici I fehd’flO.trily. 1VM. T. NEWMAN. p. B. EVE, MAXUFACTllItEU OF And Dealer Extensively in KJK&assB of all Stylos. b*iiN/i/y, Quality and prices Challenged. THE FARMERS it did not consider of tuiflioiont impor tance to ho disposed of, and Georgia which it turned ovor to the tender mer cies of tho Legislature there to bo sold to the highest bidder. Wo are inclin ed to believe its calculations aro correct, except that it should have given Toxas and Missouri to Bell and Everett, and instead of exhorting Southern men to j abandon Breckinridge and vote for I Dougins, we think it should have advis- j cd them to drop Breckinridge and Den ies both, and vote for Bell. By that means they can save our Stato tho deg radation of being sold and bought in tho Legislature, and thertf aro enough conservative men at tho North of all parties who if united could easily de feat Lincoln, but divided ns they are;aro ttorly impotent. They could unite on Bell mid Everett moro readily and cordially than on ei ther Democratic candidate, for tho two factious of; that party have swoijp eter nal hostility and will never come to gether again except os deadly foes in the buttlo field ; but they have declared Bell to bo their second choice, mid would support him if they coqid not get their own candidate. This is out of the question, and the only pructicablo and, therefore, the on ly patriotic solution of the problem is for nil men to rally to tho support of bed and Everett. Como, then, every body and elect these two able, pure, patriotic and conservative statesmen. it and perish. sortineatof Plantation BrfiUos, Collars, •oiling ami Team G-’ar complete, at tbo Lowest Possible Cnsh Prices, arnors ami Gear made to order, and repaired ■ short notire. My stock will bear inspcc- o bofnro purchasing. ii NEW FIRM MOORE & DUNNAH00, GROCERS! THE HOME COURIER » k F01t l UE CAMPAIGN. Tho publishers proposo to frtrnish tho ahovo’papor until 1st, Novothber at 60 conts.—Tri-weokly at $100. Although advocating the olcction of difiorent candidates we aro agreed in principle, and believing from unmistak able evidence, that they aro honest in their purposes, and nro made of tho true Southern grit, wo heartily com mend tho paper to all pnrtlos.--,.1/aeon Examiner. Mr. Foucho’s Lecture. As was announced through tho pa pers, Robert T. Foucho', Esq., delivered an address bofore the “Romq Bible Class” on Thursday night. His subject selected was, “Jerusalem as it was, ns it is. and ns it will he,” but owing to its fruitfulness and tho short timo ulloUod tho speaker in which to propara it, ho dispQscd of the first clause only. Wo congratulate ourselves that we wore present. Thonudience will testify that our promise of much pleasure, mado to them on Thursday morning, was moro than fulfilled. Wo were not only finely entertained, but highly edi fied. The address ovlnced cjoso .appli cation and considerable research, was written in an attractive stylo and im pressively delivered. Wo were glad to hoar it announced by Hon. A. R, Wright, tho Leader of the Class, that from timo to time, similar entertain ments will bo furnished tho community by tho members. Wb hopoour citizens will attend. those Lectures both for their own ploasuro, and the encourage ment of tho class. Murder of the Japanese Regent. Tho North China (Shnnghno) Herald, of May 2d, gives tho following noconnt of tho assassination of the Prlnco Re. gout of Japan, which it will bo seen diilbrs from nil otliersyot'rocoived t There was hitherto a doubt ns to tho fixto of tho Hog tut of this Kingdom, who, it will ho romombered. was nt- tnckod by a party of tlio followers of tho Princo of Milto when proceeding to tho palnco of tho Tycoon, on tho - 24th df March last. Tlio doubt, however, did not exist among the Jnpnncso au thorities, who know, hut concealed the fact qf his death, announcing publicly that ho was only dangerously wound ed. Accounts rocnntly reooivpd from that country state that tho Prlnco was oil his way from his own palace, which is about one-third of a mile from the groat brjdgo loading to tho inner palnco of tho Tycoon, to whom ho was going to pay a visit, seated in his ornomon (sedan chair or pnlnnkecn.) nnd sur rounded by a largo staff or attendants. As tho prooowion was about, to cross tho bridge, at a point wliero another road moots it, they woro suddenly ns* sailod by sixteen or eighteen men, who, throwing oft’ thoirrnin coats, (it was raining at tlio time,) appeared in full armor, and ruslibd on, cutting through tho Regent’s party, against all oppo sition, to tho Prinoo’s ornomon, which they pierced with their swords, and cut Franklin College Commencement. From tlio Athens Danner wo tako tlio following items. Among tlio Sopohmorc Orators we find tho names of John 0. Waddell, Cedar Town, and A. W. Milner, Car- torsville. The prizes were delivered by Hon. 1). W. Lewis, of Hancock, as fol lows: To Mr. S. F. Tenney, of Athens, a Microscope for tlio best Botnnnical Essay; to Mr. Ti t A. Barrow, of Oglo- thorpe, 1st Meu-.d for superiority in declamation, nnd to Mr. J. Morgan Smith, of Mobile, Ala., the 2nd Medal. There wore sixteen graduates and tho honors woio conferred as follows: D. Lee, Edisto Island, 1st Honor; J. C. Rutherford, Athens, Ga., 2nd; N. C. Kimbal, DoSoto, Ala., J. II. Thomas, Melutnsh eo.. Ga..and W. D. Anderson, ettn, Ga., Hrd. nong the gr.utu.ite3 we notice J. T. is, of Chattooga co.,and B &. Tom lin, of Cum. The Exorcises of tho Lumpkin Law chool were hold in the college chapel n Tm-silay afternoon, when the degree T Bachelor of Laws was conferred upon twenty-five graduates, including V. C. Cook an 1 J. H. Rocs.*, Rome, A. C. Perry, Cliatlongn co., Jas. S. George, Decatur, and 11. J. Randall, Atlanta. The Board of Trustees elected Hon. Joseph Henry Lumj kiu, Coauccllor, and Rev. P. II. Moll. Vice Chancellor. BQ?* Steamer Ai.f.miata. left for Grconspovt on Tucs lay atti A. M., with 39 passengers, 273 sucks corn, Ac., uml 524 packages of Merchandise, Rome, Aug! 2nd 1800. .. i* head, with which ono of them escaped, whilst another, cutting ofl’ tho hokd of one of tho retainers, exclaim ed, “I have the Regent’s head,” thus diverting attention from him who real ly possessed It. IIo escaped through ono of tho piincipal gates without bo- ing stopped by tho officer or. duty, who fur tliis nogligenco was commanded to commit suicide tho next morning.— Two of tlio party performed tho disem boweling process on tho spot. They *mvo nil boon npprehended but two.— Pen thousand of tho Princo’s denond- mts nro said to havo arrived In Yoddo rotn his provinces, a few days after tlio ovent, equipped for war. Divorced. Tho Cartersvillo Express nnd Cassvillo Standard which, according to tlio an nouncement tlioy made, wero united last Spring in tlio “holy bonds of matri mony,” lfavo obtained a divorce on account of family quarrels about poli tics. Mr. J; R. Wiklo lias purchased- of Messrs. Goldsmith and Smith their in terest in tho “Standard” and will sup port Douglas and Johnson. Tho ‘ press” has boon for Breckinridge and Lane since their nomination. Mr Bei.l’s Rkcoud. -Several Demo cratic papers havo staled, in general terms, that Mr. Bell has invariably vo ted against South. Wo ask them to tell us if tho following resolution offered iis an amendment by Jeff. Davis, in 1850, was against tho South? Road It and answer: "That nothing heroin contained shall bo construed so us to provant said Ter ritorial Legislatures from passing such laws as may bo necessary for tlio protec tion of the rights of property of every kind which* may. ho hereafter, coinform- nblv to tho Constitution and laws of tho A full Assortm6nt of I FAMILY SUPPLIES. fTNOLUDING Flour, Moa1 r Sugar of all LI kinds, Coffee, Butter, Eggs, Fish of dif ferent kinds, Dried Fruits, and Preserved Fruits. Alt kinds of Nuts, Candies, Cigars, Fobacco, Fine Liquors, &o., Ac. IVo wish it Distinctly Understood that We will Sell on Credit to fell responsible men, who are in tho habit of paying at the time agreed upon. 1 Wo will duplicato upon time to prompt Buying men, any cash purchuso made In [Romo. \ Giro us a call and satisfy yourselves as to poods nnd prices,' fobOwly.j . MOOBE A DUNNAIIOO. Hell uml Everett Meeting. A call upon tho members of tho Con stitutional Union Party, numerously signed by citizens of tbo county, may ho found in our issue of this morning, and iu addition to it we wish to say few words. Our candidates havo been before tlio people for nearly threo mouths. They have been proven to be true, able and sound. Our cause just and patriotic. Shall we then give thorn a lukewarm support ? Or shall w come out like men, believing wo aro ightund dctcrpiinea to triumph or die gloriously fighting for true princi ples ? Let tho people of Floyd answer this on next Tuesday. Lotus&hbn* to tho world that although loaders nmy desert will never surrender. Why should wo bo discouragod ? Aro wo cattle that wo should bo driven f Or aro we blind that we must be led? Tho members of tlio Old Whig party, who now constitute tho Constitutional Union Party, havo always proved that they woro neither, riioy have always acted liko indepen dent, intelligent freemen! Let us then on next Tuesday give suoh a demon stration of our independence of leaders will encourage our friends all over the State, and strike terror into tho hearts of our onomies. Como one I Come all, and bring your neighbors with you. First Balks Sold.—The first halo re ceived nt Montgomery was raised on the plantation of Mil- Willis Callaway of Montgomery county, Ala., was sold the 28th at 112 cents. The first bnlo of new cotton received at Columbus, was raised on the plnntu* tion of Col. Taliaferro in Russell county Ala., and was sold nt auction on tho 30th ult at 12] cents. HOWARD ASSOCIATION, PHILADELPHIA. X benevolent Institution established by speci al Endowment, for the Relief of tho Sick and Distressed, afflicted with Virulent and Epidemic Diseases, and especially for the Cure of Disoases of tho Sexual Organs. A/TEDICAJj advice givon gratis, by thi 111. ting Surgeon, to all who apply by L«r. with a description of their condition, (age, occupation, habits of lifo, Ao.,) and in casos of extreme poverty, ModicineB furnish ed freo of ohargo. ! Valuable roports on Spermatorrhoea, and othor Disoases of tho Soxual Organs, and on the NEW REMEDIES employed in.the Dis pensary, sent to tho afflicted in soalod let- wr envelopes, ft-eo of chargo. Two or threo 8 **$2! f° r postage will bo accontablo. Addtess, DR. 8KILLEN HOUGHTON, Acting Surgeon, Howard Association, No. 2 8outh Ninth Street, Philadelphia, Pa. By I order of tho Directors. EZRA D. HEARTWELL, Pres, I Guo. FAincmtt*, Seo’fcy. febOtrily. O Eerosine Oil and Lamps ) F THE BEST QUALITY,’ FOll SALE eheap by y* ■ . ‘ fobll. TUBNLEY.Wo. SOholceHous llnltimore Advertisements* Tho Baltimore Merchants seotn de termined to eh ingo to some extont lit least the current of trade that 1ms hith erto gone to New York. Thoir facili ties aro not inferior, and in many arti cles are undoubtedly superior to those of their Metropolitan Competitors. With pleasure we refer to tlio card of Canfield, Bros. & Co., Jewelry dealers, This firm has been doing hurtiness for 25 years in Baltimore, nnd 1ms estab lished a reputation inferior to that of no other firm in tho Union. We cheerfully recommend them to tlio trade. Armstrong, Cator & Co., have for considerable timo done a stioca-sfu) business in Ribbons, Milliner)' and Straw Goods. Their stock is largo and they do a trpmondous .Southern trade* Our Merchants visiting Baltimore should give them a call. C*uv. Rrown fur lircctinridgc, The Rome “Courier says:—“We stat ed last week, upon tho authority of tho “Southerner,” that Gov. Brown intend ed to support Douglas; but a corres pondent, writing from Mnriolta to ono of our exchanges, wo forgot which, says his excellency .passed through tlmt place a few days ago, nnd declared his preference for Breckinridge. So Geor gia may he put down for tlmt candidate by at least “thirty thousand majority.” —Aug. Dispatch. Wo will now add what wo meant at first, (hut which tlio Dispatch could not or would not perceive,) “in a horn. Coax in Illinois.—Tho Chicago Frcsa speaking of Hie corn crop ill that State, says Letter from Hon. John Dell. Montgomery, Ala., July 30,1800. 7\bJJanicl E. Sayre, Esg., Editor of the Post; Dkar Siu:—It is known ..to, many S arsons in this section, ot. tho State, mt sometime sinco Taddressed a letter of inquiry to tho Hon. John Bell, par ticularly as to his endorsomont of tho American and Whig platfprtn.of ..Feb ruary, 1850. On last Saturday I recolv- od his reply; with which, jind as a E art thereof, ho sonds me extracts from is speediqs and references to hta.voto*, toucliihg tho sulficots of inquiry, thus re-announcing tlio opinions oxpressod and indicated by tlioso speeches and votes. Mr. Bell thus distinctly Announces, in my judgment, the following propo sitions: 1. A distinct repudiation of 'Wilmot ProvisoUm. 2. A distinct repudiation of “souat- tor sovereignty” ns long ago ns 1,848. 3. A distinct announcement tlmt tho Territories are tho common property of tho $tutos composing the Union; and tlmt tlio citizens of cuoh Stato havo tho right to go into suoh Territories with their property of every description, nnd whilst there, to havo protection' to property and persons. • • 4. Tlmt slavery, as itoxist3 among us, is civilly, morally, and rolluiously right; sanctioned by tlio Constitution ot tlio United States, by the Bible, nnd by tho practico of men in nil ages; and that it ought to be extended.. Tho. record of Mr. Boll, running through a period of tnoro than a quar ter of a century, gives tho itrongest ns* surnneo of his fidelity to tlio {nst-itu- throe of tho South, tho land of bis birth ; and of Ids lovo to tha Constitu tion uml Union of our fathers. Tlioso opinions of Mr. Bell, so long ontertninea and acted on in public-life, afford to us of tho South a stronger guaranty against wrong than tho sud* don nuuouueemonts of eleventh hour convorts. 1 mu on tlio ovo of leaving for Texas on private business of importance, nnd havo no timo now to olnbomto. Very rospectfully, THOMAS H. WATTS. Nashville, July 22d, 1800. Dear Sin i—-Your loiter of tho 0th inst., was loooivod ten days slnoo, and duo to you, as well ns inysclf, to stato tho causes which havo delnycd my answer to this late day; to explain Vrliat otherwiso might bo imputed to mo as discourtesy. Suoh u statement is duo numorous other gcntlemon, who, iu United States, held iu or introduced in to, said Territory.” John Bell voted for tho nmondineiit. During the discussion of the Comp miso Measures, that great man, John M. Berrion, introduced an amendment irovidiug that no laws should bo passed >y a Territorial Legislature “cither os- ablishina or prohibiting slavery.”— John Bell voted for it. Let Douglas and Breckinridge show such a •ord, if they can.—Selma [Ala.)'Hep ter. Outrage at Memphis. Tlio Avalanche, of Monday gives an account of tlio descent of some twenty live iu Ilia ns upon tho premises of Rev Samuel Watson, editor of the Memphis Christian Advocate. Tlio party mitered tlio garden premises,tore down tlio i'uiic- thoro as they did at many other i>la- and destroying everything tlio could lay. hold of. Not oontent wit tliis, they fired several pistols at un old negro man, who was tin* only protector of tlio place—ior Mr. Watson had gone to.Mississippi,—because bo attempted to remomtruto with them, and told them his mistress was alone and frightened almost to death. They then chased him, yelling and cursing, to tlio house, when they left him, on seeing Mrs. Wat son standing in the porch, and attacked hor, discharging several pistols ntliern; she rolioated into tlio house—the bul lets nnd shot rattling Around heron tin boarding of the building. After laying wnsto all they could, and setting the We davo not repoat tho estimates soberly made by competent men, of the surplus corn which Illinois can spare out of tlio crop now maturing: but this year exaggeration would bo ditlieult.— We can only say that there will bo no famine in this or any other land which our commerce will roach.” women and children to frightful scream lug, they went hack towards tlio city howling, dancing nr.d screeching, Tito Avalanche suggests, in view of tlio impossibility of reaching those men ‘hrough tho law, tho organization of vigilance committee, Georgia against the World. It is known that tho Columbus Guards have accepted the challenge of tho Chicago Zouaves, and proposo to meet them at Memphis noxt May. Porter's Spirit qf the Times publishes a letter from Mr. John Bolviow of Alba ny, Oa., in which he challenges John 0. Heonan, in behalf of his negro boy, Shadrnck, to a few rounds in tho prize ring. Won’t some of our Georgia steam boats challenge the ^'Great Eastern” to a race? Wo havo two or throo on the Coosa river, and if no other will- do it, wo will insist that one of them shall sustain tho honor of the “Empire State ot the South.” It would be a disgrace to let the Great 'Eastern return to England with the her colors flying and her laurels green.' Who will be the ohampion? Tbo Cash System* Our neighbor of tho Southerner seoms to havo abandoned the credit system.— Wo occasionally find little articles in that paper taken from tlio Courier, which, so far as appearances indicate their authorship, renders would sup pose wore original with tho former, c of courso n.scribo this to over sight nnd not to any intention to ap propriate tlio Bcrlbblings of our pen; but if tho^nro worth copying, they nro worth claiming. Tlio item headed “Southern Baptist S. S. Union” and another which we find in tho Southerner this weok first ap peared In tho Courier. jjgy-Tho Romo Light Guards will pa rade this afternoon at 5 o’clock in full uniform. jgpWo observe that Mr. William Howo is about completing a very protty and tasty cottage just abovo tho Pres byterian church. It is hard to keep up with tho improvements of our town in its rapid march. NOTICE. ^PHE Annual mooting of the Rome Mutual •J- Insurtrooe Company, U .adjourned to Monday 18th inst., at 4 o'clock. P.M. . JuuefetH. O; If. STILLWELL, Beefy. Tub Legislature,— 1 The Athens Ban ner wye, from forty-seven counties heard from the result in the Legisla- tur* Is us followsfor Breokinridge 67; Bell 24 j Douglas 10. jggyHon, Howell Cobb arrived at Athens on last Monday, and will ad dress the citizens of Columbus on the 11th inst. The Great Prize Drill to Como Off at Memphis* 1’ljo following extract from a letter of tlio Captain of the Columbus (Ga.) Guards, which lias just been published, fixes tlio sceno of tlio greot drilling match in which tlio Guards nro to en gage against tlio Chicago Zouaves: The Columbus Guards will meet tlio United States Zouave Cadets of Chicago, at Memphis in tho .State of Tennessee, in ithe,month .of May next, tho day to bo hereafter named—scientific tacticians to bo chosen ns umpires. In addition to the infantry and light infantry tactics of Scott and 'Hardee,; if Capt Eliswortfy has any other system for foot troops in uso in his company, which is of any utility, nnd will furnish mo with a copy, the Columbus Guards will meet tho United States Zouuve Cadots of Chicago in them. On tlio other hand, 1 will present Capt. Ellsworth with ft copy of the rules written for the Colum bus Guards by myself, modifying and applying tho rule for mnnocuvoring a buttallion by tlio rear-rank as prescribed by Scott and Ilardoe, to tho movements of n detached company. ‘The Columbus Guards discard with out reserve all fancy movements as un worthy tho attention of any military company; but in doing so they are not to bo understood as declining to drill with the United States Zouave Cadets of Chicago in any tactics for foot troops; thereby demonstrating tho relative qual ities of the two oompanies, not as parade soldiers, but as efficient military organ! zations. • PAULJ. 8EMMES, “Captain.” Revival in Dade.—The Chattanooga Gazette learns from Rev. Mr. Temple ton, pastor of Cumberlani.Presby terian Church in that city, that a revival is progressing in Dade county, Ga. There were over fifty converts, numbering iiil classes', profession s'and sects. If, in thoauthontio exposition of my course upon tho sutyeot or slavery, run* nlng through a poriod of twonty-flvo years, you can find nothing to inspire you with confldenco that, in the ovont of my olcction, I would so employ tho power and influonco of the Exocutivo Department of tho Government, .ns to giYo no just ground of complaint to tho South, or any other section of tho Union, whilo I would regret tho loss of. your support and that of your friends, I could not .reasonably expect to rooolve You are air liborty to make any use of this letter you nmy think .proper*-. I am, vylth great respect and the most friondly regard. You obedient servant, ; JOHN BELL* Col. Thomas II, k Watts. LATER FROM EUROPE. Arrival of tlm Steamer ASIA. ft 2 "“Tho b team ship Asia, with ^Liverpool dates to the 21st ult., arflvod hero to-dny. Commercial News. LiverfoolCotton Market.—Saturday —1 ho snlcs of Cotton to-day woro 8,000 halos. Tlio mnrrict was quiot. .The Prince of Wales nt St. Johns/ St. Jouns; N. F., July. 25.—Yester day addreftes woro presented to tho Princo, to which, he replied as follows: “I sincerely I hank you for tho addres- sos prosonted to mo, and for the hearty welcome received from nil on tny land ing on tho shores of this, tho earliest colonial possession of tho British Crown. T trust you will not think mo roi loss of your loyalty, ir thfetoai loss of your loyalty, if I acknowFcdi,- thfcso addresses collootively. It will af ford mo the greatest saMsiactlon to ro- jR __ .. i Crown nnd person unmistakably ovinc- bd by tho roooptlon of hor son olq- quently oxpressod In tho ad< from various bodies in this town and Harbor do Grace. I am charged by tho Queen to convoy to you the assurance of tho doop concern she has over felt In this intorostlng portion of hor domin ions. 1 shall carry back a lively recol lection of this day’s proceedings, and of your kindness to myself, personally, but above nil of tlioso hearty demon* utrntionii of pntrlotVam which prnvo pour dcop-rooted atfnchmont to tho grout nnd freo country of which wo all glory to ho called tlio som." Tho Princo plonaoa tho populace Im mensely by his handsome countenance lldgc ‘ Late mm Ucll and Everett Meeting. Is seriously ill Stcmnkont FxpTosIon nnd Loss 01 INS, August 1.—Tho stcam- I from tills port, bound to SSIBS3sKS tliroo woro wounded. Tlio l xssras:8ir ck ' T,, ° and < boat and loss is ca l’ro m New York. Nr.iv Youk, July 27.—Tho Times hns Information from a person in confidonco aat-SKfesrasise nrogun, which ho proposes to roach by, crossing Honduras to tlio Pacific. Ho has already Issued a proclamation an nouncing a peaceful polioy, amnesty for past offences, Ac, . Wasiiisoton, July “ll.-Thu treaty of and mi gcnlleuihnly bearing. IIo drives out to day. , There will bo u dinner parly nt tlio Government House this evoning.und a ball at 10 o’clock tamlght. Tho firo-works last night woro a poor affnir. To-day is a boautiful clear day for tho regatta. Americans with Garibaldi.—A con siderable number of Americans Imv joined tho army of Garibaldi. A young Virginian loft Paris on thellth inst, with a commission as lieutenant ho hud just received troin headquarter at Pa lermo. Accident, to Mr. Stephens.—We re grot to learn thut this distinguished gentleman met with a painful/ though we hope not nt ail serious acoidont one day last weok. His foot, or rather tho h&el of his shoo, caught in the door sill or carpet strip as ho wo? going out, nnd ho was thrown violently to the and .he was ground—a distance of four .or five feet, foil upon his fftco which was much bruised and scratched by the gravelly surface upon which he fell.—Southern Banner, Significant.—A liltlo incident occur red in tliis county a Tow days since, which wo doom of'sulficient importance to make it known to our readers.— Twenty-three persons—all voters-rhad casually dropped in at the liouso of a neighbor, merely to puss off a few hours iu social converse. The subject of poli- incldentully coming up, it was found t they ,wero nil for Bell nnd .Everett thut t tho lust month or six wocks, havo ad dressed lottors of inquiry to mo, from Uitthront quurtors of the country, ns to my views and opinions on tlio ‘moro prominent questions at issue in tlio pon ding canvass, nnd which havo rocotvod no umwer. To tiio tho inquiries in all such letters there was but ono ropiy, ns 1 conceived, which could, consistently and properly bo made, under the circumstances of my position; which was to refer tho writers to my past courso; to tlio views nnd opinions I havo heretofore held and expressed on the subjects or questions embraced in their letters. But it ap peared to mo that a ropiy, containing nothing moro than such a general jefor: once, without pointing out tlio particu lar votes, speeches and other evidences of what I had said or done in connec tion with the questions made the sub jects of inquiry, or stating whoro tlioy woro to be round, would be ungracious, to say tho least of it. To mako such references iu my answers would fur ex ceed tlio ordinary limits of a letter, and 1 concluded tlmt it would bo moro con venient nnd satisfactory to both parties to ncoompany my answers with a prin ted collection of such of my speeches and letters us havo a direct bearing up on the subjects of controversy; or ofsuch copious extracts therefrom, us to leave nothing to bo supplied by further quo tations from them, Tlio preparation of such a compilation was immediately commenced, by a member of tho Cen tral Union Commitieo of Tennessee.— it i3 now completed, and I transmit, herewith, a copy of it, printed in. tho “National Union.” It was issued from the press a week later than wits antici pated hy me, and hence my answer to vour letter, as well as to* others, has boon delayed .a week beyond tho time l hud proposed to myself to utiswer thorn. For tho reasons which impel mo to decline any fui ther answer to theinquir- ies iu y our lett er, I refer you to tho. first and second puges of tho “National Union.” You will observe that tlio ground there taken is, that it would be inconsistent with the declured views of the convention which placed mo in tho losition I now occupy beforo tho pul# io, co make any now declaration of principles. But I do not ohooso to shelter myself under tho authority of tho nominating convention against any reproach I may -incur in consequence pf tho course I have thought.it my. du ty to pursuoin relation to this subject. Had l been a mouther of tho Conven tion, 1 would havo resisted tho adop; tion of any platform, or othor .declaru- CoNFLICT RBTWEEN TWO Ik>A CoNStRIC- Toas.—Two large rook boa constrictors belonging to Wotnbw&ll’s collection, at f iresontat Plymouth, woro, during tho lours of exhibition, placed in a glass case, for the purposo of being fed. A rabbit was put into tbo onso, and ono of tlio boas immediately mndo for tho iiiiiuuumiuiy iimuo ior mo E . Tlio rabbit, however, oludod tho _s of its onerriy by a sudden jump, and tho enormous snake, instead of dealing its deadly blow on the poor rab bit fastened, on tho other boa; which, finding itsolf assaulted, immediately as sumed thodofonsivo in tho most dotor* mined manner, Boa No. 2 struck boa No. 1, by which it had been nssnultod, with its frightful fangs'. Tho struggle was now fiercely maintained on both sides. Tho two monsters writhed and strugglod in ono another’s grasp, and both soomed intont on pressing by IU coustrictivo coil tho lifo out of its oppo nent. This strugglo was at last tcrml- nnlod by the keepers, with tho assis tance of sovornl gentlemen, but not ba* fotoonoof tho combatunts was so *«i| ously wounded that fears arp ontortnin- ed that tho consequences may prove fit- tul!—English paper. but ono.. This assemblage was entirely accidental, and- morcly a promiscuous meeting. Ilis worthy of further re mark that this incident took pjneo in one of tlio strongest democratic Dis tricts in tlio county.—Harris County En- tcrprizc. BSjrTho call for tlio Into Boll nnd .Ev erett meeting in Cincinnati, Ohio was signed bv two thousand voters; and the Times (an independent journal of that city) states tlmt tlio signatures to tho paper wero not solicited as is usual, but woro voluntarily given. flSJ^Tho Breckinridgers in thoir des peration arc claiming a great many men who aro not of them. Our informa tion is that Judgo Holt is for Bell first, last and all tlio timo. Dr. Miller may feel himself committed to rote for Brock- inridgo, though ho profors Bell. Col Tidwell m<*y possibly rote for Breckin ridge, but that is extromoly doubtful, Such is our information is regard to theso gentlemen.—Chron. & Sen. Jjgy-Tulk to tho Froesoil Dougins men about Ilerschel V. Johnson’s “slave codo”, platform and they look os gloomy os a “negro funeral in a snow storm.”—Indianapolis Guard, in -Washington,, nloa ‘'TTTYr* „ 0n ° of thoarti- l re8ldcnt ’ at the S nott ninltois of dlftbrcnoo cuTm^ j$2jSS W.innsNioirN, N. Y„ July 28.—Fivo persona—namoly, Mi». J. J. B. Primnn "nil ohiM Mis. J, J. M. Priraon, Mia. Blanroloil, and Ml™ (^ulsa Boliiud- ivoiU oyer tlio Black Ilivor Falls at'(li!s placo in n boat, tills oKomoon.. All oat, H ivoro drowned. Tho body of oho of tho ladies can bo neon hanging upon a l ook below tbo falls, and efforts are being raado to roach it. t Ann Nkw Yonic.-Mr. John Van Buren, on Bomo occaBion— ivo do not rooolleot. what—in a Bpeeeh beforo tho Supreme Court, indulged in the habitual vanity of the Now Yorker, when his subject bcoutno that of tho inanimoth city. Howaa rebuked by Mr. WodBtor, who Blornly enid: vahe oive« oUthlBtotho Hnlou. Deprive her of tho Confederacy, and her ships would rot at her wnarvos, nnd tho'grass would overrun nil her mighty avenues l” , Mr.- Webster onlyliaff right. -Sunder the Confederacy, and her ships would notlingor at her wharvoTo rot. They would lind|their way South; and,under another flug, of tho Cotton States, would realize, in warmer rogions, a^prosperty qulto as groat os they over know in those which they abandoned. Abolitionists C.iuanT.—On tho 3d July, ns tho Galveston Nows learns from a letter in tho Brcnhnm Enquirer, threo man, Olocki 8r., his son, and Porklns. liis son-in-law, were arrested in Chappel Hill, and brought beforo a publio meet ing, on a chnrge of being Abolitionists. A committco of twolveof the most ro- jpoctablo citizens was appointed to in vestigate tlio affair. It was proved by several gentlemen that tho accused had ropontedly said they wore Abolitionists; that thore wero threo thousand Aboli tionists in the Stato j and thht in throo years tlio Black Republicans would rule the State, and that they sympathized with tho negroes. The acoused woro ordered to leavo tho Stato ns soon as they could arrange their business. Tlioy havo complied with tho order. Clock, Sr., is about forty yeaysold and hump ed backed; young Clock is about twon- ' Perkin Slraplo Division. A Southern planter named P~— pretty well-to-do in the world now, was, som<rtwenty years ago, a poor boy on tlio Eastern shores of Maryland,. One of tho most marked traits of bis charac ter was an inordinate love of money. In tho courso of time P—- was of age, and thought jt was about : tirae to get married. He wont ton neighboring vil lage,and wtujntroducedtojhedaugh- ty-one, and Perkins about twenty five. Shari*.—Dr A., n physician of North Bridgownter, Mass,, while riding with ono of his patients, met Dr. B., another jdiysicidn of that town, when the fol- terof-Judge P- ’"Finegal,-sold tho ornbryospeouln- tor to bis friends, who were gaining him an entrance among tho elite. 4* "Very.” "How much might Judge P be worth?” "About ton thousand dollars,” was the reply. " And how many children has ho got?” continued P . “ Only throe.'/ , “Throe into ton goes throe times, and a third over,” mentally ciphered iron of principles, not ombraood or im plied in the threo fundamental propo sitions or objects intended to bo main tained and secured by tho Natiounl Union party, and which, constitute the basis ofits organization: “Tlio Consti tution, tho Union, and tho enforce ment of tho Laws.”, The great aim of tho Nationul Union party w to restoro peace, with justice to both socrions of tho Union —not to;pprpotuato strife. Whatever may bo tho polioy or do-, signs of others, North and South, who, in thoir letters, havo insisted upon their rights, as a mnttro ot principle, to cull upon mo to doclaro my views and opinions upon any or all of the,, ques tions which have become tho subject of controversy in the present canvass, and contend that I cannot refuse, compli ance with thoir demands, without a vio lation of tho obligation they assufno to exist on my part as a cauuldato for publio placo, I havo no distrust of your sincerity and good faith iu making earnest appeals to.mo,' which you do in your letter, to take a course, which 1 hope you will, upon reflection, perceive would not be in conformity with the intentions and expectations of those who chose mo to bo their leader, and the ropreSotativo of their polioy and principles: nor do I doubt your Bincoro *• • 1 ' — 1 4t -“ TT -ion ti<" undertaker does ■ it,” f it for j meeting a „ tucked to tho Department, marched in procession. A wag carried along a trail; spnrency—u tiiroo-sidcd thing—with tho “B.” on end: sido. On being nskod tho meaning he replied:—“Brook, Bread and Butter.” Fort The Ciierokees.—From tlio Smith (Ark.) Times wo learn: The Chcrokccs, wc learn, are in arms. It is said Evan Jones, the Abolitionist, and son, havo e for n rnjd. Wo will bo made upon'/ ... sns to aid in quelling the insurrection. If a requisition is made upon the Choo- i onlistcd 2300 m bloods 7o hear that a voquisitloi) upon tho Stato of Arkan- 11 a requisition is mono upon tbo unoo- taivs and Chlokasaivs, it will bo respond ed lo verj' promptly by tho young men of tho two nations. Hero was a olianco, and lio improved a boautiful K r too. He mndo lovo to tho 1 nnd unsophistieate Judge and all Ills p .... to say, for ho was as uncouth a looRln cur ns ever wont unliokod. His nuit prospered, nnd they wero married. Tho honeymoon passed off ns allhoneymdons do, and * they tvero happy.. Tho r brido was lively and chatty, and made allu sions to her brothersand sisters.! Start led at so many names ho thought should not bo in tho catalogue of relatione, ono evening at tea ho said; “My dear, I thought there were hut three of you ?”• . ‘[So thore aro, but pa’s first wife had eight more.” - Etovbn into ton, no times and nono. over,” said tho astonished P who had jumped up and kicked ovel a chair, and . soldi’-' lined in' porfoct agony, “I’m flow Junes Tunnr ‘was TniEii.—We tako-the following oxtraot flom tho Son correspondence' of tho N. Y. Ro-Opr.xixo the Slave Tbade,—A “Congo Club,” in favor of opening tho Imo lmnn nrwniir/nil African sieve trado, has been organized at Port Gibson, Miss. J. G. Humphreys has boon clootod President, and Rufus Slioomnker Secretary, ggpSovonty-two wliito females were negroes In tho State of Mns- susliusctts last your. t@y-R. Barnwell Bhett, in. a spobbli in tho city of Charleston, said that Han nibal Humlin is reiiUy a mulatto. Ho has negro blood in his veins. desiro to support tho Union tioket, if you can do so consistently with yopr senso of publio duty. It is, therefore, with deep regret, that I find myself constrained to differ with you in any of your views, and most of all to liovo to say to you,, that I cannot go beyoiid tho ed whether, the custom was borrowed front this country. tSySonotor Crittenden, of Kentucky hns taken tho stump for Boll and Ev erett, and is canvassing the State. Francisco c Times: Judge Terry Was yesterday ucquittod of tho ofl'enco of killing Senator Broder ick in a duel, by a jury in Marion coun- ty, .under such'oircumstauces ns leave no doubt of n collusion between the prosecution and defence to produce suoh a result. The witnesses establish ing the guilt of Terry were all on thoir Way from San Francisco to Marion in a small boat. They were delayed so thnt they did not rcaoli tho Court houso un til about 12 -o'clock. Judgo Hardy opened the court nt 0 A. M.. Tho Dis trict Attorney announced that his wit nesses had hot mndo their appearance. The cause went totho-Jury without a a word of testimony, and under the ohargo of Judge Hardy, a verdiot of ac quittal was rendered bofore 10 o’clock. Si.vad.Aa Ma.cceuvre.—Ono of tbo drill exercises of tho Chicago cadets is the subject, and’most the ena Is neByWV persons say that artillery ; one file lying on its back and loading, then turning quiokly rkingnnd .ilhi» a - ... -JfP - advancing over a file in front, then ly ing down and firing while the file be- hind load thoir pieces in readiness for a like performance. -

Georgia Historic Newspapers

The Rome weekly courier. (Rome, Ga.) 1860-1887, August 10, 1860, Image 1