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M. DWINKLI., Editor*
SID* T. STOVALL, Astoeiau Some.
ROME, a A.
TUESDAY MORNINO, AmmI »«•
OcMimmont Ohio* Xmimtiku*
FOB PRESIDENT.
JOHN BELL of Tennessee.
FOB VICE-PRESIDENT,
EDWARD EVERETT of Miss
PLATFORM—“The OontUMion, (At
Union pu» (At Enforettntnl qf (At Lent.'
)l(p LotpITtft'i Letter.
We publUh on the flirt peg. the ex
cellent letter of Judge A. II. Longxtreet,
delegate from the United Btetee to the
Intenetionel Statistical Congress recen
tly in eealon in London. Ourreedon
trill remember the Iniult offered by
Lord Broughmen to Mr. Dellee, end
through him ee United St*tee MinUter
to Greet Britein to our country. WhUo
the press generally, with tho exception
of course of the BUok Republics!,
pspers, ere justly Indignant, there is
still some difference of opinion *s to
Ur. Dslles' silence under the circum
stsnoee. As for ourselres wo were re-
jota^n to know tbst he trested it with
tbst contempt whloh esn only be ex*
pressed by sUenoe. Ho wss not * dole-
get*, end slthough tendered s sest
upon the plstform, wss not entitled to
the floor. This foot mode Lord
Brougbsm's conduct still more lnexcu-
esble, end deprives hisspology sfler-
wsrds msds, tbst he wss merely celling
ettention to »etadedealfaet, tbst s negro
wss present, of ell Its force, end reduces
itto*fllmsy,sbsurdsttcmptto Justify
himself for s pelpeblo rlolstlon of
oourtesy end common senso. If the
presenoe of s negro wss s tlatittical fact,
wss the conclusion of the President's
opening sddress the time to slludoto
it, end wu Mr. Dslles, occupying sn
honorary sest in tho xssembly by Invito,
tlon, the person to whom pointedly to
giro the informstionf If It wss merely
e tlatittical Joet, why not sddress the
proper porson f Did it receive sny ed.
dltlonsl slgnificsnce from the circum-
stance tbst Mr. Dslles represented o
country whoro negroes were hold In n
ststo of slsvery f The reply of the
negro, end the sppisuse of the sudlence
snswer these questions to the nohU
Lord's sheme.
While we oommend Mr. Dslles’ si*
fence we slso sdmiro Judge Longstroet’s
seething letter. He wss our Represen
ts tire In the Congress, end It wss his
duty to sustsln our honor. Ho hss
done It st the proper time end in the
proper menner, end his conduot will
meet the epprobstlon of our govern
roont,snd of ell citixens who do not per-
mlt their hslred of one section of their
country to extinguish their nstionsl
prido.
Ratification Meeting inCksttoogn
County.
According to previous notice slsrge
end enthuslsstio meeting df thocltlsens
of Chsttoogs county met in the Court
House tills day for the purpose of Ap
pointing delegstes to the Convention
to sssemble st Milledgeville on the 13th
Inst.
The meeting wss orgsnised by celling
Lewis Milllcsn Esq., to the ehsir, end
sppolntlng John F. Morton Hee'ty.
On motion, Col. Jss. R. Osmble ex-
plained the object of the mooting
snd in conclusion offered tho fol
lowing resolution which wss sdopt-
ed i
Jtooleed, Thet s committee of seven
be sppointed by tho Chstrmen to report
subject matter for tho action of tills
meeting, slso the names of suitable del
egates to represent Uiis county in the
State Convention.
The chair then appointed Jss. Scott,
Robert Allen, Lowory Williams, John
Knowls, C. C. Olvghorn, Dr. U. II. T.
Maddox, and B. Moyers, said commit
tee. who retired for s short tlmo snd
reported the following resolutions and
names ot delegates t
Jtoohed, Tlmt we spprovo of the
nominations of John Bell and Edward
Everett and will giro them our cordial
’ U 5Jr»W, That with Bell snd Everott
for our leaders snd the Constitution,
tho Union, snd the faithful oxooution
of the laws of our great government
for our platform—• glorious inscription
for our banner, we can and will go Into
the present canvass, to fight ono more
battle for patriotism, without doubt of
suroess.
Retolced, That in our opinion the Con
stitutional Union Party is tho only or
ganisation battling against sectionalism
and against engendering of unfriendly
feeling between the several States of
the Union, and therefore dcscrrol the
co-operation of all true patriots.
Jiuolvtd, Tbst we appoint I-owory
Williams, T. J. Knox, Col. Jss. It. Cam
Mo, F. A. Kirby, W. C. Sturdivant, Jno.
F. Morton, S. A. Walkerand W. E.Clog-
horn as delegates to attend said Con
vention.
During the absence of tho Committee
the mooting was addressed by F. A.
Kirby, Col. James R.Oamblo and Edwin
Dyer, in short spirited and enthusiastic
speeches.
On motion lletoli'ed, That tho procee
dings of this meeting be published in
tho Chronicle if- Sentinel snd Rome Cha
rier.
The meeting then adjourned sins die.
LEWIS MILLICAN, Chr’n.
John F. Morton, Hee'ty.
August 7th, 1860.
The Elections.
The most cl,coring nows is reaching
us dally of the recent elections in seve
ral Southern States. In Missouri the
Opposition candidate for Governor Is
elected by about two thousand majority,
a largo gain. In Kentucky Leslie Mo-
Combs has beat all competitors, and
thorewere three of them, eighteen (Aon-
•and voice. In I860 the Democratic ma
jority wss nine thousand. In North
Carolina the Democratic minority is ro
dueed to about four thousand—one
fourth, or a gain for tho Opposition on
the lost election of twelve thoueand. In
Arkansas snd Alabama the news is on-
oounging. Why despair of carrying
Georgia In November 1 Hurrah for
Bell and Everett I
Dsatii or Jakes 8. StAUunrsa.—
James H. Slaughter, Esq., formerly con
nected with the American, and the gon-
tloman to whom the Hon. W. L. Yan-
coy addressed tho lottor which hss ob
tained such notoriety, dlod in Atlanta
an the 8th Inst, egad ZA years.
A Poor Joke, or an Alarming Beality.
A letter wss picked up on Broad
street last Saturday, purporting to have
been written by sn Abolitionist in Bos.
ton to sn emissary in this place, in re
ply to a communication from the latter
oontalnlng “cheering news." It gives
some account of the measures which
have been adopted in Georgia to ac-
oomplish a general insurrection, says
encouraging information has been re
ceived from agents in Augusts, Sevan-
nkb, Columbus, Msoon snd Atlanta,
snd proposes to furnish arms snd
money whenever needed. While there
are some marks of genuineness, there
are others whloh stamp this fetter as a
hoax. But whether so or not, and
whatever may have been the motive of
tho writer, when taken in connection
with events whloh have recently trans
pired in thlsoounty, it can be made to
serve a good purpose. Wo do not
doubt that our oltlsons ought to redou
ble their vigilance, execute the patrol
laws, whloh amount to a deed lettor on
the statute book, restrict the privileges
of the negroes In wandering about after
dark all over tho oountry, from planta
tion . to plantation, and instltuto a sti lot
surveillance over the proceedings of
suspicious white men.
Every mail brings ua accounts of the
detection of some scoundrel tampering
with slaves end endeavoring to instill
dangerous-notions Into their minds.—
One was recently driven outof Newnan
with a punishment too alight for his
crime, another was arrested in Mont
gomery county, Alabama, a few days
ago, and severely castigated and dis
missed, and a society or olub has boon
discovered in Choctaw county in tho
same State, and two men who organis
ed it proven to be abolitionists and ono
of thoman agent for the distribution of
anti-elavery publications, including one
of Fred Douglas' books. The plot in Tex
as is fresh in the minds of all and la a
repetition of the Harper’s Ferry villainy,
We allude to these foots as a warning to
our citisens. Let not fanoled security
prevent us from exercising that pru
dence and discretion which common
sonse dictates.
A Card to Ike Public.
Cave Srsixa, Os., Aug. 7, 1860.
The Board o( Commissioners of the
Qoorgls Institution for tho Education
of tho Deaf and Dumb, beg loave to
announce that tlioy have secured tho
torvioea of Prof. W. D. Cocke, of N. U.
as Principal of the Institution.
Mr. Cooke has been engaged in the
business of muto instruction for 20
years, has boon Principal of tho Vir-
'ginis and North Carolina Doaf and
Dumb Institutions for the past 10
years, and is universally admitted, by
those competent to judge, to poesoea all
the qualifications necessary for the
management of an Institution of this
character. Though born at tiro North,
yet a residence of 26 years at the
Bouth, and connection by marriage
with a Southern family, fully identifies
him with tho South, and warrants us in
saying that his views of slavery fully
harmonise with our own. We there-
oongratulate the public generally and
tbe parents and guardians of Deaf
Mutes in particular, upon the fortunate
selection of one every way worthy, and
competent to till the position to whioh
we have called him. Will not all
friends of the Institution throughout
the State—and every dtixen ought to
be its friend—speak a kind word in Us
behalf, and aid tho Board in their of-
forts to build it up, snd make it
blessing to those for whom It was In
tended. Tho session will open the first
of September noxt, at which time Mr.
Cooke will be at his post, ready to oom-
moncoliis labors. Tho Institution itav
Ing boon without a principal far some
throo months past, and tho solicitude
felt by its patrons on this subject,
deemed a sufficient cause for this an
nouncement.
O. W. THOMAS,
Pres, of the Board.
W. R. WsttsTSK, Bco’y.
MrOther papers friendly to tho In
stitution please oopy.
Abolitionism In Tesns—Particulars
from Ur. McK. Johnson—Hangings,
Crops, Ac., Ac.
A friend allows us lo copy n portion
or a letter from Ills correspondent, I)r.
McKcuslo Johnson, formerly of this
city, is Austin county, Texas. It is of
late ilate:
“Wo have quite a stir among us hero
on account of some negro insurrection
ary movements tlmt lmvo boon discov
ered a little north of us. and even as
near to us ns some 2U nr 26 miles. Tile
little town of Dallas was totally destroy,
ml by fire under very auspicious circum-
stances; and, just afterwurds'some ne
gro men under tho influence of liquor,
called upon their master, armed, and
informed him that they were free snd
wanted him lo dlschargo them from his
service and pay them tor oil the work
they had donu for him. He had ( tho
presence of utlnd to put them oft* till
next day, by telling them that if
they were free be did not want them to
work foi him for nothing, and tlmt he
would oollecthia money and pay them
off. As soon as he got rid of them, ho
obtained assistance and lied them tak
en up. They confessed that they hail
been instigatod by certain white men,
and gavo pretty much the sameuccount
of their plans that others did, at some
distanco oil'. Thoy were to rise, on
election day, after tnnssacreing tho wo
men and children; seise upon all the
fire-arms in the houses; and attack the
at tho polls. The eitisens, in that
neighborhood, succeeded in capturing
threo of the white men and hung them,
a a a « *
Our citisons mot in mass mooting and
resolved themselves into a Vigilance
Committee and aptwinled patarols for
each neighborhood; all plotting tlicir.-
slves to aurvu os such patrol every night,
ns often ns callotl upon by the offi
cers. a a a a a
In tlio search nbovo us, where the de
predations tvero committed, a -good
many rrpeatere and other arms were
found distributdd among tho negroes.
* • * * The move
ment, if it goes no further, will have
been a Godsend fir ua; for it has cans
to purge our midst of a olasa of
lonfers uni vagabonds that have been
prowling about fnrsoino time. Then-
li-u licon n general atumpodo amongst
them. Each fellow took his leavo, as
he was notified by tbe committee, or
anonymously.”
Tho Doctor writes, in tho anmo letter,
most distressing account of tho de
struction of srops, in Ills section.—Mont
gomery Mail.
Artiuxst CoursKv—This corps was
organised on Saturday night by tbe
efootion of tho following officers -.
J. G. Yelsor, Captain.
M. A. Stovall, 1st Lieutenant,
J. H. Lawrence, 2nd. “
T. W. Hooper. 3d “
The name adopted for the company
is “Cherokee ArtilleryForty-two
members have been enlisted and there
is a prospect ot proourlng oannon at an
early day. There la overy reason to be
lieve that the enterprise will be success
ful.
From lb, I.s Orange Reporter.
Mr. Bell's Uepudfatlon of "Squatter
Hoverclgnty.”
The following exlnols from the speech
or Mr. Boll, delivered In the 8enato on
the 24th and 25th of May, 1864, prove
conclusively that his record is not taint
ed wilh tiro dangerous heresy of Squat
ter Sovereignty, and that he oeopplcs
what tnuy he termed Southern ground
in refercnco to the toleration or prohi
bition of slavery in the Territories. Tiro
only constitutional manner in which
tills question can be sottlod Is Indicated
by tlio declaration of Mr. Bell “that the
people of * Territory, urhen then erne to
form their Stale Conititulion, and Hen only,
were (are) qualified to eetablilh their doeneetk
inetitutione
We quote Mr. Bell:
“As to tho principle of ‘squatter sov
ereignty, 1 1 wish furtnet^tosay, that in tho
lato contest between General Taylor and
the honorable ami distinguished Sena-
tor from Michigan, [Gen. Csss,] it was
distinctly brought forward os an issue
before the poople of Tonncssce. * *
• * » • In that contest,in
common with the South generally, they
nun mill mo iNiiiiii gctiuiRimtiic/
[tlio peoplo of Tcntiosscoj repudiated
the idea, that a handful, or any number
of inhabitant*, in nTerritory ortho Uni*
ted States, should hare the power want
ed Jto them by Congres* of regulating
their domestic institutions and at their
discretion, to deny to tho oltison of one
right ot property in Slaves. Wo were
not prepared to rover** and *ot aside tho
proviously established pmotico and doc
trine* of the Government, from 1789 to
that timo. We could sco no peace, no
<|uiet, no end of agitation that wo* to
re*ult from such a course. Wo thought
that if a Territorial Legislature should,
in ono or two year*, establish or nbolish
slavery, the agitation of tho question of
slavery would «till go on. Wo, in Ten
nessee, in that time believed we were ad*
vocating principle* and doctrine* on thi*
•ulijoct approved in nil the Southern
.States. The nrinciplo then contended
for was that tho peoplo of a Territory,
when they came to form thoir .State
Con*titution, and then only, wore qualifi
ed to establish thoir domestic institu
tion*.''
This is a Constitutional view of tho
matter, and Mr. Hell contend* that—
•The Constitution. Proprio Vigore,
tho flag of the Union, protect* the citi
zen in the oqjoyinont of hi* right* of
property of every description, recognis
ed as such in any of the State*, on every
sen, and in every Territory of the
Uuion.”
Who want* better protection to slave
f imperty than the protection pointed out
n the at
* above ox tract* 7
TUB COMPILATION UF MR.
BELL'S DECOKD.
Approved and Bndoned try Jlimteff, in hit
Ijetlcri of July 1860.
Who Own* tub “Thunderer?”—Dr.
.Shelton Mackenzie, the literary editor ,
nnd critic of the Philadelphia Pro**,
who know* everything, or has the cred
it of doing to, which i* tho tame thing
with tho multitude of reudur*. say* tlmt
the assertion which hns been going the
rounds, that tho Rothschild* are tho
owner* of the London Times, U untrue.
The Dr. thenpioceetl* to toll us •.hat
“the first .John Walter, who founded
the paper, had a *istcr, Mr*. Anna
Brodic, who advanced a large sum to
ward* establishing and carrying on the
concern. Her *haro passed toiler son,
Mr. Brodio. and to Mr*. Carden, her
daughter. Mr. Brodic. of Cavendish
Square, hold* some of this property,
having sold a moiety to tho lato Mr.
Walter. Mr*. Carden's two son*—Mr.
Robert Card- n, late Lord Mayor of
London, and G. F Carden, a mad bar
rister, ore frtill owners of I heir mot tier's
•hare*. Mr. Lawson, the tnibiisher,
and Mr. John Deinn**. the editor, each
have one share. Mr. John Walter, M.
P. for Nottingham, holds two thirds ot
all the share* into whioh tlio Time*
property i* divided."—AT. O. Picayune.
That Squirt Gun.—Sinco It hns cer
tainly ralnod, and tboro is a probability
that it may rain again, and a possibility
that it may rain on tho night of our
next fire, ire beg to withdraw the sug
gestion for the purohase of a quirt gun,
os a useless expense. However, if it is
determined to bo best to have ono, if
only for tho fooling of security, we
hop© it will oe as cheap as can bo
bought.
The Prince of Woles Among the
Ladles.
Tho Now York Herald discourses in
the following irreverent fashion about
tho “ComtngtPrinco," In regard to whom
all tho fominine hearts of Fifth Avenue
Snobdom are in so terriblo a flutter:
It soems that tho Prince of Wales Isa
ladies’ man, and has produced a sensa
tion among tlio fuir at St. Johns, by hi*
winning attentions no loss than his “par
ticularly brilliant hotel eyes." Ho is
quite a beau, and “a very graceful and
accomplished dancor," as ho proved by
the way he whirled tho ladies through
the mazaa of “poetry in motion." lie
set them right when they went wrong,
and overy now and then ho called out
the different figures of tlio dance. His
dancing was “repealodly cheered," and
every time he danced ho took a differ
ent partner, half a dozen In all. How
they must have been captivated by so
sweet a prince, ns ho condescendingly
“corrected their blunders." Probubly
tho Indies of Newfoundland do not
know much about such matters, nnd the
sox in Canada are but Uttlo in advance
of them. But when the Princo comes
hero ho will find the Indies posted up—
fhlly acquainted,with all the new figures
and the 'roost intricate step*. They
have porfectly at thoir toes' ends tho la
test jhu from Paris, and perhaps may bo
nblo evon to teach his Royal Highness
something ho does not know. Wo ad
vise tho ladies, therefore, to bopropnred,
armed at nil points, that they may show
the Princo of Wales Hint they can dance
hotter t-hon tho damsels of tlio British
Provinces. Let thoni also be ready to
be takon captive by tho “boyish" charms
of nineteen years. The Prince i* al
most os young os Don Juan, who in his
travels tnado such havoc among hearts;
ho is liko that hero, too. in being “hand-
somo, blonder, but well knit, and in
having received a finished religious edu
cation, under pious tutors.
IfirWfl are informed, by the Mont
gomery Mail, thut an old man, whose
nume was not given, was detected nt
sundry timesin conversation with slaves
upon improper tmtycctR, at u place called
Pino Level, In Montgomery county.—
Ills object, ovidently, was to incite an
insurrection among thosluvcs. lie was
taken by tho citizens, who stripped him
and illustrated hi*back with woodcuts.
Ho wn*in tho employ of a Mr. Shaver,
as a journeyman harness tnakor, recent
ly Irom tlio North.
Such scoundrel* a* these who come
from the North, evidently ns hireling*
of the AbolitionUU. brinjx reproach up
on those of the «amo region who cast
their lots with u* a* honest setler*.—At
lantu Jjoco motive.
TUB 8LATHY QUESTION f!» I860.
In Hi. Senate of the United States
on tiro 8rd, 4th, 6th, slut 0th days of
July, I860. Mr. Bell gave his tiowa on
the .laser* quatlon In al its varied aa-
pcots. Hie opinion on all tlio material
points Involved In tho eutyeot will bo
found In tho passage, from his (peach
whloh we proeeod togivoi
TERRITORIAL RIGHTS OF THR SOUTH.
'•In tho Opinion of by far the greater
number of the most emihent jurists of
the United States, the laws or Mexico
prohibiting slavery Rt the [time of) the
cession are still In force, and must re
main so until they are expressly repeal
ed, either by Congrese or tbe local Leg
islatures. This is the opinion of the
distinguished Senator from Kentucky
i Mr. Clay) himself. Such is the opin
ion of tue scarcely less distinguished
Senator from Michigan, [Gen. Case;]
and such is the opinion of the able ana
eminent statesman the (Senator from
Mauaohusetts, l Mr. Wobstcr;] three
leading champions of this bill. 1 do
not forget another Senator from the
South, of high rank in bis profession,
| Mr. Badger, I who is also a supporter of
this bill. Thus, sir, slavery, if It goes
Into New Mexico at all, must force its
way thero, in despite of all the obstruc
tions of local laws, and of the Interdiot
imposed by this bill on the territorial
legislature. Still it Is contended that
the South is secured in the full benefit
of tho doctrine held by somo of tbe
most distinguished champions of its
rights, who maintain that the Constitu
tion, raoraio viuorr, tlmt tho Hag of
the Union protects the citizen in the
eqjoynicnt of his rights of property of
every description recognised as such, in
any of the States, on every sea, nnd in
every territory of the Union. And this
doctrine it is said, i* well founded, and
if it shall he so declared by tbe Supreme
Court,, will nuthoriso the introduction
of slavery into New Mexico. The
soundness of the general doctrine held
upon this point, 1 think, cannot well
be questioned or disproved; and if the
que*t!on related to a territory situated
os Oregon was, when tho United State*
entno into possession of it, property in
slaves would ho entitled to tho protec*
tion of tiie laws and Constitution of the
United State*; but the question isnioro
doubtful nnd formidable to the inter
est* of the South, where it is raised in
refercnco to Now Mexico, where there
Ims been an organized society and gov
ernment, for two conturies. and where
sluvory was prohibited by tho local sov
ereignty before and at tho date of the
cession to the United StaU>s; and where
under thut prohibition slavery Had ceas
ed to exist. The Constitution, in its
application to this Torritory, is expect
ed not merely to protect property in
slaves, as in the case of Oregon, before
there wo* any exercise of sovereignty
upon the suqjoot one way or tho oilier,
but to supersede tho local laws in force
prohibiting slavery, when tho Unit»d
States came in possession or it. If the
obittructions interposed by these law*
were removed, then tho principles of
the Constitution would be left to their
full and fuiruperation, and the South
might look, with some confidence to
the protection of slave prn|vorty ill this
territory through tho Guilts or the Uni
ted States."
“Mr. Bell was In favor of removing
these “obstructions,'' in order that the
-principle* of the Constitution" might
bo left “lo their full und fair operation,'
and tlmt “the South miout look with
some confidence, to tho protection of
slave property in thi* territory, through
the Court* of tho Unitod States," as
will appear by his vote in favor of tho
following amendment to the Compro-
miso bill offered by Mr. Davis of Missis-
•Ippl:
"Ami tlmt nil laws or part, of Ians,
usnpos or customs pre-existing In tlio
territories Acquired liy the United State,
from Mexico, and which in said territo
ries restrict, ubridgo nr obstruct tiro
full enjoyment of any right of |-crton
or property of a citizen of tho Uni
ted .Suites, ns recognised or guaran
teed by tiro Constitution or few.
tho United States, are Iloreh;
tniso and conciliation. Lot us havo
oomo assurance, that the promised har
mony shall be permanent. Stay this
agitation i allay this burning rover that
threatens to consume the system. Ter-
mlnsto this suspense, whloh is more in
tolerable than an open rapture. If we
of tho South have made up our mlnda
to yield nothing; to endure nothing)
or if a better spirit actuates tts, and wo
are prepared both to yield something
and to endure something, and yet can
not bring our northern brethren to any
tortnt of juitand equitable arrangement
and they will oontlnue to vex and hap
rasa ua, now and forever, let us ra.ol*e,
and 1st them auffer us, to manage our
own way. 1 trust it wilt never come to
this Issue. Sir, to auppoee that there 1.
one member of this body who Is not
ready I —
. to sacrifice, to concede something
of hla individual sentiments to secure
adjustment of these questions- were
he untrammelled by pledget which he
may not violate without dishonor—to
suppose there la one man hare Irom the
North or the South, who, upon scold
and aelfish calculation of personal ad
vancement, would Insist upon extrema
issues, Is to auppoae him a wretch who
does not deserve to live.’
uoxaxiTT axn justice or tie diffusion
SND EXTENSION OT SLaVSST,
“The fensties snd sentimentalists of
of tho North, with all the'eountenance
they rroelve from the more Just and so
ber-minded opponents of the institu
tion of slsvery, would not have beon
able to conjure up 'hi. storm, but for
their alliance with other auxiliary and
exciting dements of agitation—section
al jealousies, the interests of party and
personal ambition. * *
I am not to bo deluded, Mr. Presi
dent, by tho appeals from tho North,
arm, uy me nppwn iruui mu nunn,
upon the sutyecl of human wrongs ana
the violation ot human rights, lam
not .to be misled as to the real and true
grounds of the anti-slavery extension
policy of the North, by the fine senti
ments so often expressed on the subject
of freedom nnd the claims of humanity.
1 know, sir, that however sincere and
conscientious the anti-slavery senti
ment of the North may be, neither the
cause ol freedom nor a sentiment of
humanity is the active principle of the
non-extension policy of the North.—
Were it proposed by the South to im
pose the chain* o! servitude upon a sin<
gle human being now froe, there is no
man living to whom sueh a proposition,
would be more revolting than myself.—
But, sir, humanity to the slave, not less
than justice to the master, recommends
the polioy ofdiffbsion and extension in
(o any new territory adapted to his con
dition ; and the reasons are too obvi'
ou» to be misunderstood by the dullest
intellect. No, sir, it is not a principle
■ iiiciicLi. ivU| air, it w iiu* it priuvipiD
of humanity that dictates tho anti-ex
tension policy of New York, it is
deeplv founded in the ambition of sco-
tionuf ascendancy; dictated, in part,
by the jealousy or Southern influence
and control, and the recollection of the
long line of Southern ohlefs who have
succeeded to the executive mantle.—
These are the interests and passions
which, more than uny other*, have de
cided the policy of the North upon
tills subject.”
Raik, Rain, Rain.—it commenced
raining hero on Sunday morning and
continued steadily almost without tho
•lightest intormission for twenty-four
hours, occasionally coming down in tor-
rente. In that time six inches of water
fell—nearly three times as much as dur
ing tho ontiro month of July. If it
hod beon distributed judiciously in
that month its valuo could not bo well
estimated. It appeared.to bo raining
every where.
J9»Hon. B. H. Hill was announced
to speak in MiUedgevUle lost night.
i®“Steamer Alfarata, from Greens-
port arrived nt A. M., on Tuesday,
with 21 Passengers, nnd Lumber.
July U.1860.
Incendiarism.—On Saturday night
some villain or vilUins attempted to
burn down the gin house of Judge 8.
Mobley in this oounty. Six pens of
straw near the buliding were oonsumed,
and on effort made to set fire to the gin
houso, which proved unsuccessful.—
Again wo say to the peoplo of Floyd
county, beon your guard. Would it
not bo prudent to enforce the Patrol
laws?
gflp»There were thirteen oases of sun
•troko in Cincinnati on the 6th Inst,
•oven of them fatal.
A Slight Mistake 1 —When Sir Isaac
Newton changed his residence, and
went to llvo in Leicester, his next door
neighbor was a widow lady, who was
much nuzzled by tho little she observ
ed of the habits of tho pliilospher. Ono
of the Fellows of the Royal Society cal-
od upon her ono day when, among oth
er domestic news, sho mentioned that
ono had come to reside in tho adjoin
ing house, who, she felt certain, was a
poor, mad gontlemen, “because," sho
continued, “ho divorts himself in the
oddest way imaginable. Every morn
ing when the sun shines so brightly
that we are obliged to draw the win
dow-blinds. he takes his seat boforo i
tub of HOupsud*, and occupies himself
for hours blowing soap-bubie* through
a common clay pine, which ho intently
watches floating about until thoy burst.
Hu is, doubtless, now ot his favorite
amufccmeut, for it is a fine day; do
come and look nt him." Tbo gentle
man smiled, and they went up stairs,
when, after looking through the stair-
(Xllfr IvtnflitW l.hn aillrti'itinn aau.(.
case window into' the adjoining court
yard, he turned and said, “My dear
madam, the person whom you supposo
to bo a poor lunatic, is no other, than
tho greatSir Inane Newton, studying the
refraction of light upon thin plates, a
phenomenon which is beautifully exhib
ited upon thesurlaco of acommon soap-
bubbio/
aurora uorealiu.—Tho Augusta True
Democrat pays a beautiful phenomena
was seep by early risers from about one
o clock, Tuesday morning, until day
light, in the North and North West—-
Tho *ky presented tho usual red colors
of tbo northern Uglite.
Didn’t Like tiie Style,—Two south
ern gentlemen nt Niagru Falls, eujoy
ing some refreshments at a saloon, not
iHshing the presence of two colored
individuals, who also came in to imbibe,
made a demonstration toward clearing
out tho institution. Pistol* wore brought
to lipht and a general stumpedo onsued,
but in tho morning matter* were poa-
ceably sottlod without roRott to law.—
Buffalo llep.
Eagle Shot.—On .Saturday last, Mr.
Montgomery, of this citv, while hunt
ing near the mouth of “Kinclmfoonee,’
a row mile* abovo this city, shot c
young Grey Kaglo. on tho wing. It mea
sured five feet elghtinche* from tip to tip
of win-*. It w.i* presented to us, ami
next morning prepared for breakfast.—
We found it quite tender, nnd it* flavor
vory similar to tlmt of the ordinary
barn yard fowl. Tho difference which
wo petcoived was tho wild ta*to of the
Eagle, which doe* not belong to the
fowl.—Albany Patriot.
Brilliant Aurora Borealis.—About
half-past three o’oclockyesterday morn
ing, a brilliant and beautiful glare was
noticed to light up the northern quar
ter of ths heaven*, nnd continued for
about an hour. So bright was tiie sky
that some of our worthy policemen,
who are not exactly Hcrschols, mistook
tho rnflecthn for llint of a fire, nnd cal
led out to the steepie-men to designate
the location of the sunpcied conflagra
tion. The Aurora did not entirely dis
appear until day break.—Charleston Mer
cury, 8/A.
Mysterious Murder at Lono Branco
N. Y.—New York, August 7.—A mur
der is supposed to have boon committed
during the night, two piitol idiots and
cries of “murder" having beon heard,
nnd a boat found this morning besmear
ed with blood.
As yet no clue lias been ascertain
ed as to tho name of tiie murderer
or his victim, or tlio cause of tlio trag
edy.
o N. Y. Breckinridge Con
vention has repudiated nil propositions
fora fusion with tho Opposition, doom
ing it a scheme to secure Lincoln's elec
tion. The Douglnsite* are determined
and defiant. They claim tlmt they are
able to carry the Slate anyhow.
Southerners in Boston.—Our hotel
registers lor the post few weeks show a
largo list of Southern names; if any
thing, more than usual* at tlio season,
and our merchants hero, who havo been
seek ing Sou thorn trade, ore shipping
large quantity of goods; mostly, how
ever, to the larger markets South.—Bos
ton Traveler.
f&*Flora Temple beat Patcben at
J&WRMwid, on 2nd Inst, in thro,
straight heals. Time—2.22$, 2.23,2.24.
declurod und shall be held as repeal
cd."
Tho yeas and nays on the adoption of
tliis proposition to repeal or abolish the
Mexican^ Jaws prohibitory of slavery
woro as follows:
Yeas—Messrs. Atchison, BELL, Her
rion, Clemens, Davis of Mis*i*sippi,
Dawson, Foote, Houston, Hunter, King
Mason, Morton, Pearce, Rusk, Sebastian
Soule nnd Yu lee—18.
Nays—Messrs. Badger, Baldwin, Ben
ton. Bright, Giss, Chase, Clarko, Clay
i”iii ui ijiiii, vuoo, lyiiuiu', Vjiuinu, v/»mj
Giopor, Corwin, Davis of Massachusetts,
Dayton, Dodge, of Wisconsin, Dodge,
~ ’on *■* "
of lown, Felcli, Greene, Hamlin, Jones,
Miller, Norris, Phelps, Pratt, Shields,
Smith. Spninnce, Sturgeon, Underwood
Uphntn, Walker,and Witcomh—30.-
[Bee Congressional Globe, vol. 21, part 2
—page 1254. J
Mr. Boll voted against an amendment
offered to tlio bill by Mr. Baldwin, de
claring tlmt tlio Mexican laws pro
hibiting slavery should be nnd remain
in force in said territory until they
should bo altered or repealed by Con'
gress. (Sco pngo 1146 of sarao vol
unio.’)
Ho vote4 also against tho follow-
ing amendment oflorod by Mr. 8ow«
ard:
•Neither slavery nor involuntary ser
vitude, otherwise than by conviction
for crime, shall ever be allowed in either
of said territories of Utah and New
Mexico.'
Ho voted also in favor of on amend
ment offered by Mr. Berrien, of Georgia
providing against tlio passage of any
territorial law 'establishing or prohib
iting slavery.’ [Sco same volumo and
pngo.’
THI CAUSE Or FREEDOM WRAPPED UP IN TUE
CONSTITUTION AND TUE UNIOJI—*A
WRETCU WUO DOES NOT DESERVE TO
LIVE.'
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1st JANUARY, 1801.
We ere continuing to sell our Goods on thus
AT TH SAME Mir AIVAMEt,
Whioh vie did the first six months of the yenr,
Payable 1st January 1861.
Oar Summer Good, at riry Low Mon,
B. S. NORTON & SON.
StmtforRsr copy.
JulyU—twAwtf
SltGJOf *
GRKiT CLEARING OUT SALE.
In order to make room fbr our Fall and Winter Stock
We are offering all oar Stock of
SPRING AND 8UMMER
DRESS GOODS
AT NEW TORE COST.
All oar prinUd Lawns and Jaconsts,
All our Orgsndio Muilins,
All oar Plain and Engllah Bortgts and Tissacs,
All oar French Cambrics, Printed BrltlisMts, At*
All oar Oronsdlno and Foulard Bilks.
All oar Lae* Points, Msntillas, Shawls, Busters,
and Bummer Coveting* generally.
All our Parasols and Ladies' Umbrellas,
All our stook of Oentlsmsn's Summer Hats,
All our stook of 8prln> and 8«mmor Clothing. I
The above mentioned good* will all poeithrcly be sold at Now York coot, and al]*il»
gooil* at vary rtasonabio prices. Olve us an early call.
Jul/7 SLOAN A nOOPERi.
COTTON GINS!
Having frequently been requested by onr friend, to accept u
Agency for Oott.m Gin,, we have nt length concluded to accom
modate them, though nt no particular profit to ouraelvos, u wo roll it j
tho smallest commissions.
WHOSE GINS SHALL WE 8ELL7
After examining them carefully, nnd consulting Planter, and
Cotton Buyer,, wo found tlmt Orr’s stood tho highest with every cm
VffJtl'ri, JJIIJUIO, i* W IUIIIIU HUM VFJ I O OlUlfll AMU IIIKIIWIi W1IU WVUTJ
who had tested the matter. We therefore gave the preference to
ORR’S COTTON GINS.
INVORRS THE JUSTICE OP THE NORTH.
“But, however natural and inevitable
the existence of such (Missions and in
fluences, under the circumstances of
our system, lot me invoko the justice of
my northern friends, if not their for
bearance. by some consideration for tho
l>as*io«s uud sensibilities naturally in
cident to the South, under the prospect
of their declining powei and influence
in the Confederacy. While that pro
tracted domination of theSouth, which
has deon so long and koonly felt at tho
North, was always more imaginary Ilian
real; no Soatliern man having ever
attained the Presidency except by tho
concurrence of oftentimes more than
half,and always of a largo division of the
North; yet now it cannot be disguised
tlmt tho period of Southern ascendsn
cy—if it ever had any real oxhtenco—
approaches iis end. Political power
and ascendancy, in a sectional view,
have already passed away from the
South forever. And this is so manifest,
that a Senator, who spoke in this de-
bate, could not forbear taunting tbe
South with the prospect of thoir afeelin
ing fortunes. A grout change has tak
cn place in the political vocabulary.—
•It is no longer,' he claims, ’the South
and the North; it is now the North
and the South.’ Tiie South, Mr. Presl.
dent, needs not to be reminded by the
triumphant North of her decayed pow
er; and when tho peoplo of tho South
have, in prospect, tho admission of
eight or ten Additional fice States, in
rapid succession, without the equivalent
of a single slave State, the North should
know how to excuse the restlessness of
their Southern brethren, and feel no
surprise, that she should bo looking
about for same new guarantee ;somo ad
ditional protection to their peculiar con
dition and institutions."
nt HOLDS FAST TO .THE CONSTITUTION.
“But, sir, os to mvself, I shall hold
fast to tho Constitution until I see that
it no lunger interposos a barrier to ab
solute* aggression; and I trust tlmt
some final adjustment of all tlioso dis
tracting questions will yot be devised
and adopted upon a basis so just and
reasonable as not only to stay the pro
gress of disaffection, but to furnish to
the world the highest evidence that no
divorsity of local institutions, or of sec
tional interest, or any other cause of oc
casional dissensions, will ever bo so
powerful for mischief as to sunder the
ties whlali now bind us together os one
people."
Any of onr friends needing a Gin will do well to buy of m«k
warrant every Gin sold, and we also fnrniah an eXDerleneed and aktO- J
workman to deliver them at the Gin House ana pnt them in go*
running order.
W. would Ilka to h.ve order, left with u. •• hr »h«»d «l pM.il lo. .0 that lhti.nl) |
ho no del,* in deliv.ring them at tho proper time. Beference. a. to th.lupariorllj e
Gin. ov,r other, an AM at our Hardware Btoro, snd esn bo iron tij calling'.thtnJ*
Jul/t—wtl HARPER At BIITLl
Geo. & Ala. Railroad.
STOCKHOLDER'S MEETING.
Pursuant to notice given by ibo»t repre
senting more then one third of the stook,
there will be a meeting of the stockholder* In
tlio Geo. A Ala. Railroad, et the City Hall in
Home, on Monday the 4th day of September
next, at I o'clock, P. M., to elect m director to
fill the vacitney « f J. II. Lumpkin,docia el.
Also to consider the progress and man-
aceiuunt of tho work,
nugte CHAU. H. SMITH, Sfc'y.
ROME FEMALE COLLEGE
Th. .s.rci.c. of thi. In.Utitka I
trill he reiunad oa
MONDAY,
the 27th instant
sugtawll J. M. M. CALPWjlh
DESIRABLE PROPERTY
For Sale
IN CAVE 81‘ftl.NO, OA.
I offer for safe mymUiM I
in the beeutifill village li I
Cave Spring, also my rid I
mountain form i» ifjkl ti I
nee, wilh Ike grewisg crowd I
Corn end Cotton, with the UnmcbeM at I
Kilehen furniture, Hogs and Cattle. Tktnl
To the Merchants
OF THE I xYiicncn * urmiurs, ups, sou van... iwn
SMITH ANTI SOnTHWEST. ■> •> <»/ n.ldene. S flood Weft of Frau. O
DUUltl AilU QUO iunhOti w.tr, Snd th. farm hss s plenty of|M<
W E, the Und.nlgned, Merchant, of th.] ^’csra'aortni.'hai mod 8.hool. I. nBu t.
Ci rorreu h d r nlronan C m«lre U d*liu d t ,lbl), h '* , ^ ,y ' ,l " 1 pknfel.
"I tavrasMd. patron.,, yalvtd Mt; tud.wftlaoqltaa.ta tapma
Southwell, lhalou, flood, has. compared 0 n« dollring s good hom. can obtain It b)
0. nf^hfcLENDON,
par
advantageouily, and competed lueeeMfully,
with these bought in New York, end other
Northern cities, and believing that beieg
found faithful to th* pledges made in our
former Card, we will receive still greeter pat
ronage, have prepared ouraelveeTor a large
ly increased Fall buainera.
Our Importers and Jobbers of Forsign
Morohnndiie have ell been representedln
the market* o Enrope, thU Spring end Sum-
tnor, either by member* of their respeetr**
Nuspicioue Characters.
Wo find the following in tho Newnan
Ga., Southern Literary Companion, of
the 24th:
A ntnn came into this place a few days
lot
New York, [Mr. Scward.j * and New
Hampshire, [Mr. Hn!o,l talk about the
cause of freedom. I wish, sir, I hod the
strength to speak about the cause of
freedom. Paradoxical as it may appear
this question is one that concerns the
cause of freedom in the South as well
as in the North. It is not n question
whether you will permit a few slaves of
the South to go and toil in California
and New Mexico, but it is a question
of freodom everywhere. The cause of
freedom is wrapped up in the Constitu
tion and tho Union. These are the
groat bulwarks—the Chinese wall of
Freedom.
These once broken down,
anatohy nnd military despotism become
our inheritance. This is the stake to
some extent at issue now. I f we allow
faction—fanatical or political—precon
ceived opinions—prejudice or partiality
for particulai plans or modes of a^just-
ent to sway our course, we strike a
ow at the common liberty. No man
(v» n be justified before the country un-
*0 er such eircumstnnocs, in taking the
position that he will accede to nothing
but what his own judgment prescribes.
'So, sir, iff could dictate'Hi© course
of Congress in tho pending difficulties,
I would say let the adjustment be mode
■“ real i 5 -
fn the real spirit of concession, compro-
since as an Auctioneer, accompanied by
u woman who he represented as being
his wife. I believe ho came directly
from Lagrange here, where he had been
staying a few days. He failed to regis
ter his name at Dougherty’s Hotel, but
sent out posters all around town with
the heading. “Ladies Auction,” in which
he proponed to sell all kinds of drygoods
and jewelrv to the ladies, but the hand
bills contained no namo, it had been
torn off.
The next day after bo came, several
ladies visited his auction, and we believe
he suoceeded either directly or indirect
ly in insulting nearly every one of
them. I learn that tne woman wss
whispering Abolition sentiments to
some of the waiters at the hotel, and that
the man gave the darkies tue preference
at tho auction.
On Friday last, he insulted a lady so
rudely that she left the houso weeping
and he was perhaps knocked down by
some one standing by. He was egged
out of town in the evening, »nd the on-
lv regret of the citizens, is that they
didn t rido him on a rail. His good*
._ gooa*
were consigned, I think to Macon, and
he passed on in that direction, They
are doubtless “Abolitionists" of the
vilest stamp. Let the press pass them
round.
IffirThomas Jefferson Badger, son of
Senator Badger, of North Carolina, wo*
drowned while bathing in the sea at
Atlantio city, H. J., on Wednesday lost.
Ha was studying medlolne at Philadel
phia; was *bout23 years of age, and wot
sn only child. • • .
fttm*, or by Agents fully competent to select
good* for the Southern trade. Thoy have
bought for eaih. or Us equivalent, and their
■elections will form full and attractive slock*
for the impeotlon of th* interior inerohant.
Our facilities for obtaining Dotuea'io Goods
direct from the manufactories,are unsurpas
sed by Ui* merchants of any city in tbe
Union.
We, therefore, confidently invite you to
inspect our Fell 8tocke of Forelgo and Do
mestic Goods, feeling assured that all who
may do so, wi/Aou/ prejudice, will make their
purchases in this market. Our stooks will
bo complete early in August, when we will
be pleased to receive the visits of our old and
ana new mercantile friend*.
DRY GOODS.
Gilliland, Ilcwell A Co.; Johnston, Crews
A Co.j Chamberlain, Miler A Co-| John G.
Milnor A Co., Nayler, Smith A Cat Hyatt,
McBurney A Co.t Crane, Boyliton A Co., J.
8. A L. Bowie A Co.; Cedow, MoRenslo A Co.;
Kerriion A Lieding.
HARDWARE.
Hyde, Gregg A Day; Wilmana A Prloe;
Courtney, Tennant A <>».. J. E. Adger A Co.
BOOTS AND 8HOKS.
D. F. Fleming A Co.: R. A. Pringle A Co.;
Force A Mitchell I E. B. Stoddard A Co.;
Dunham, Taft A Co: Hascltin* A Walton.
CLOTHING.
Pieroon, Smith A Co., Cohen. Willi* A Co.;
Waldron, Egglweton A Co.; Edwin Bate* A
Co,i Mattbiessen.O'Hera A Co.
GROCERIES.
Geo. W. William* A Co.
CROCKERY A GLASS-WARE.
Webb A Sage; Brown A Palma.
DRUGS AND MEDICINES.
Havtland, Stevenson A Co.; Nelson Carter;
John Ashhurst A Co.; Ruff A Dnwi*.
SILK8 AND FANCY GOODS.
Bowen, Foster A Co.; J. A W. Kn»x; Dew-
july2S—3mw
CHEROKEE INSTITUTE,
ROjiE, OA.
The Exsrclses of this Joillla |
tion will be resumed on tne Wrf I
Inst., under the direction #f Jsau f
8. Noyee and wife, assisted bj AI
C. A. Huntington, in the Clssskd 1
end Literary Departments. Beingpesecsssl I
of a good Chemical and Philosophical iff* I
ratus, Maps, Charts, Ac., fbr UfustraUe* * |
gether with long experience in teachiai.wl
offer inducements bad in but few •ohoollR 1
the State. Parents and Guardians vrUhiul
to give tbelr sons, daughters, and wsrlisf
this Inifctstktj
Discipline strict, yet mild and persuuirs.
NEW
DRUG STORE
NO. 3. CHOICE HOUSE
{Haute formerly occupied by JML
P. L. TURNLEY,
Wf OTJLD respectfully inform his
Vv friends and customers, and
friends and oustomsrs, and
public generally, that he is
now opening a very large end at- L
tractive Stock of Drugs, fiodloines, Chi
Dyestuffs, Perftimery and Fanny Arikk*£ I
Also, Paints, Oils, Varnishes, Liasoffc]
Medical uses. Also Seeds of all kinds, W* I
Field end Garden, (Southern I
Glass, Putty, Glue, Brushes, end Infaet,*TRJ I
thing in his line or that is usually kept U t ■
First Class Drug Store. I
Having had several years •*P*rk**M7l
by giving his personal attention
ness, be hopes to merit a share of pat>u* F.N
iIS*®* Ms:. r l,h “* I
&‘mandstrawooodb. TiW
Horsey. Auten A Co.; F. D, Fanning A Co;
D. R. Williams A Co.
SADDLES A SADDLERY HARDWARE.
Haatie, Calhoun A Co.; Janningt, Thomlin-
l»UI« WIIBIH, H H
LOW FRIGES,
Ai ,n,r hom. Ihi. tide of
raembar the location.
Manfrj ih,l| he .npp|i»d,
'lifi A*
Si
son A Co.
CARPETS, OIL CLOTHS AND WINDOW
COBTAINS.
Lambert A Howell. Jsinei O. Beille.
INP0RTER8 AND DEALERS IN WINES,
LIQUORB AND BEOARS.
Chefee, Croft A Chefce; Rennckor A Olorer.
DEALER IN PAPER AND ENVELOPES.
Joeeph Welker, SUg)
ROUE HIGH SCHOOL
MONDAY,
27th August next.
E. J. MAORUDEp)
OUsi
"DPRE Keroiene, Machine Lord, Tenner.
JT, Whale, and Csmphono end Burning
Fluid For eel, low bjr
Junottri. FAKELL.A- YEISIR.
Land* for Bale. .,,
..ingjndont-honeet,
end Serew—which with tbe |
end all will be sold ier *4,600,.
°°AUe*, the’plsee on Prim Creek, let N^J]
Wd DlaL and Sd Hoot; oontalnjpg JJ
with eomfortable Dwelling and out*Wv
aid 60 gores of cleared land, forllMJ*
Also, Lot No. 65, ISd Dlit. and Sd BS^
merly Floyd now Po|k county,
160 seres—for 61,000.
Forforther psrttnuteri, eddmj^j^
Yerborough P. 0,‘ Fiojd e*. «•
lulygt—w8m
Tin
Rom*.
robe.. oKhfll* 1 0.
frorer.
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