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v AUGUSTAt
SATURDAY, OTTOBKR 1?7 1835.
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REMOVAL.
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i COPARTNERSHIP.
1 My brother, Wm. F. Pxmbiiitox, having hc
< come associated with me in the general interest
' and management of the Atousrx Chkoxicle, it
will, from this date, and No., which is the first of
the now volume, be published by A. H. <& W. F.
! Pimb taros, to whom all letters, on the future
business of the establishment, should ho addressed.
! The former business of the Augusta Chronicle
being wholly separate from the present, it is not
t only desirable, but necessary, to collect the debts,
and close the books, of the last ten yearn, as early
as practicable. All persons indebted, to this date,
’ are, therefore, earnestly requested to make immodi
-1 ale payment.
A. H. PEMBERTON.
AcocsTt, Sept. 30, 1835.
1 A-i
I THE BEX TIN El,.
t Our reply to the Sentinel, together with much
i other matter, original and selected, is unavoidably
' omitted for want of room.
! NO!TTIIEH X AGRICULTURIST.
I We h ave received a ropy of the October num
l I>er of Miller's “Southern Agricnltuiisl." It
• continues to jiosscss its usual interesting matter.
' Heme of the original articles in this number are
, very good, and the selections are such as cannot
, fail to afibrd instruction to the farmer. Wo wish
the work was more generally patronised, by the
. agriculturists of the upper country.” —Pendleton
i Jl/e»«c«g-cr.
SOUTIIEIIN LITERARY MESSENGER.
“ We arc requested (says the Richmond Whig,)
, by the Publisher of this Periodical, to remind his
patrons, that the first volume will not he comple
ted until the issuing of the 13th or September
number, in consequence of the two first having
been semi-monthly only. Along with the 13th
No. the Publisher will give a copious index and
title page to the Ist volume. Ho hopes to issue
1 both about the 10th October, so as lo enable him
I to make instant preparations for the conqumnoc
ment of the new volume. The PubliAtters ar
‘ rangajncifts will authousujiiin to say £pt much
as his rffsl!Mfc»llW*llW|>i%ified "luS Tut i ons, lie
. hopes to place the tec and lar beyond its produces-
GEORGIA UNION RAH. KOAII.
Wo passed the other day, (says the Sentinel of
Tuesday,) a section of this work, nnd wore both
I pleased and surprised at its progress. As fur as the
eye could reach along it in ono direction (and we
i should say that it followed it for nearly a mile) it
: seemed to us to bo all ready for receiving the iron
railing; and the work which has been done, is ad
• mirably done. Hollows are filled up, nnd bills
are cut down, so us every where lo bring the rail
ing lo the ground; consequently horse-power or
• steam-power may be used us time and experience
shall prove best. It seems to us impossible but
that slock in this road must be valuable.”
NEW rORK MIRROR.
Wo recently saw, with much astonishment, a
charge of Abolitionism against this beautiful and
popular periodical, in some Southern print, which
caused us to look more closely into its contents,
and wo thereby detected, in No. 12, of last month,
the following unpleasant passages; In the “Con
trast between Europe and America,” the writer,
Mr. Far, one of the editors of the Mirror, says,
speaking of the English, “They abhor slave-hold
- mg. Ho do we. The slain was affixed to us by
them , when we were colonies-, and we are stri
ving all in our power to purge ourselves from it
entirely.”
And in the poetical article headed “Island of
Jamaica,” is the following, in reference to that
Island:
“ ’Tis the homo of our hopes for the African race;
”i'is the tomb of the system which brought us
disgrace !
And wild ate the hopes of its mourners, wire
rave,
AmktvouM roll back the stone which is placed
• o’er its grave l'i
In sincere regard for the work, and its respect
• cj and talented proprietor and editor, we caution
him, as ho values the patronage of the South, lo
avoid all such reflections, come from whatever
source, or under whatever circumstances they
, may. The Mirror is highly and justly popular
among the Southern people j and we would fain
have it continue so, and stiil continue our friendly
mite in its behalf; but they canuot lie expected
t# patronize any work that contains such reflec
tions on their character and institutions, and as- '
raults on their peace and security.
* i
r. s. telegraph.
We regret to perceive by the following notice, ]
;hat our much-respcetod friend, Gen. Gassx, has t
withdrawn from the editorial department of that ‘
iblo and devoted advocate of tire South, the U.
t i. Telegraph; but at the same time, it is matter '
.. its gratification to know that he places it in such ‘
j ible hands as those of Dr. Grasox, a gentleman '
iif extensive literary acquirements, brilliant talents, 1
snd indefatigable industry and pereeveranre, and i
’ rithal, one of the best informed politicians nnd '
iuliticai economists in tire whole country. Hav- '
J |
ig the honor of a personal acquaintance with ,
Sr. Gm so*, and some knowledge of his eminent i
ualifications for the task he has undertaken, we 1
k .■ *1 warranted in assuring the public that the ‘
S. Telegraph will lose nothing of its disiin- I
ability, zeal, and patriotism, in his bands, i
shall look for Gen. (istis’s “review of '
Mfrftorial couise” with great interest, satisfied ,
i. . lie a paper of no uiJiuary value and I
instruction; and in bidding him a professional i
adieu, for the present, and we earnestly hope not '
long, we feel assured that he carries with him the J
heartfelt gratitude of tint Southern people, for his ,
zealous, able, efficient, generous, and disinterested i
services, and great sacrifice# in their cause, and (
their fervent prayers for his wclfars and prosper*' I
ty, in whatever pursuits he may engage- j
those pursuits what they may, they e« n nevcr
wean him from his enthusiastic < | u * ot ‘ on to the ,
South, or entirely deprive it °* oarnCTt v ' g ‘" '
lance, and able advocacy-
To our Reader,.-}*™'™* r " ade arrangements '
to remove from *>'« R “y f Ol tlie P ur l«;;"« cu
tracing in other pursuits, this paper will hereafter
bo under the Editorial charge of Dr. En warm R.
Qmsosb This gentleman ha# now been for
,ovcnd years connected with the paper as an
associate" Editor, and will conduct it in the same
singleness of purpose that has heretofore govern
ed its course, <
The proprii lary interest as yet remains in the
undersigned, and oil letters on business will be
directed to him as heretofore. It is proposed to
make a new arrangement on the first of Docein
lier, tip to which time it is hoped all current ac
counts will be adjusted.
The undersigned proposes, at on early day, to
give a brief review of his Editorial course, in
which ho will speak of the things he has seen,
and knows.
D. GREEN.
Il'achington, oth Oct. 1835.
ANTI-ABOLITION LAW.
The following is a projet of a law, drawn and
proposed lo the public, by the intelligent and
. patriotic editor of the New York Evening Star.
The more we reflect on this subject, the more we
arc doubtful of the efficacy of this or any other
law, under the administration of the Northern
people, deeply imbued as they all arc with preju
dice against slavery. Wc already see how op
posed they arc to the enactment of any law on
the subject; and suppose one wore enacted, wc
doubt very much that any jury eould be found, to
agree on a verdict against an Abolitionist. And,
to say nothing of the utterly preposterous and
untenable assumption in this projet, of the
Grand Jury of ono Htate, passing upon the laws
of another, and determining when they have
been violated, or shall be obeyed—if the sur
render of any ono, at Ihe demand of a Southern
Stale, is to depend on the decision of u Northern
jury, we are just as confident as that wo live, that
it will never be made. The fact is, the more wo
examine the subject, the more are wo convinced,
that it is utterly useless,to hope foruny efficient aid
from the North, nnd most dangerous to rely upon
and wait for it. The injury mid danger are ours,
and the benefits of all action ours; and as ccr
tmnly arc the means of redress ours, also. The
Southern people must rely upon themselves, and
themselves alone; nnd the sooner they feel as
sured that the Northern people, with their anti
slavery prejudices, will never aflord us any aid,
, till wo present to them, as a last and necessary
choice, to put down the Abolitionists effectually
nnd completely, now and forever, or give up the
Union, the better. God grant that they may
lake this position before it bo too late. It is as
suredly the onil/ one that will move them—and
it undoubtedly w ill move them.'
The only Northern law, that could be of any
service to the South, would ho ono providing for
the unconditional surrender of the Abolitionists
to the action of the Southern laws, whenever re
gularly demanded, in the manner usual in cases
of fugitives from justice; nnd such a one wc feel
assured, will never be passed, except n# the lost
rational law what
ever, which the South may think proper to dictate
j —our life and character upon it. Such a result
can bo brought about only by a Sermrtit-V Cox
, vextiox j and the soenei ono is provided fertile
better. Every moment of delay is ruinous to
our interests and happiness; for, to say nothing
of tho evils of insurrection—which in our opini
on are altogether of secondary consideration, and
little or nothing to ho feared, so long as there is
the least apprehension of them—the continued
agitation of tho subject must soon produce a
restless, feverish, discontented spirit among the
negroes generally, which years and years cannot
allay—which will last through the entire genera
tion, and excite a perpetual distrust, anxiety, res
triction, nnd punishment, utterly intolerable lo hu
mane nnd kindly feelings, and eminently calcula
ted to convert tho whole Southern people into the
savage and inhuman monsters they are described
to be, and render them and the country utterly
miserable. This is, in our opinion, the greatest
evil to be apprehended ; and when properly un
derstood and considered, must bo shocking to
every humane and gentle feeling, as it would bo
destructive of all social and civil character: And
surely it must bo obvious to every reflecting mind,
that even a settlement of this question with the
North, would not avert this horrible evil, unless
it be effected soon, vent snox ! Every moment's
delay is hastening it upon us; nnd when once
(he whole negro population is imbued with the
spirit of hatred nnd discontent, no settlement can
allay it—nothing but death, and tho end of the
present generation, at least, if not the next also.
Lot this Serpent once enter our domestic Para
dise, and who shall hope to expel it—who to out
live its horrors 1 And shall wo still pause, while
the ruin rapidly approaches ns. utterly regardless
of our own happiness, and that of the negroes
and tlie country, entrusted to our care and guar
dianship ! Rise then, at once, people of the
South, while it is in your power lo save your
selves, or quietly give up all, forever !
“ AN ACT to secure to the several States a more
effectual control over their Slaves.
Wntntas, the Government of the United
States was formed in the spirit of harmony and
good will, for mutual protection and benefit, and
by the sacrifice of various sectional interests:
And, whereas, tho relation of master and slave
exists in many of these States, the regulation
of which constitutes an important part in their
domestic policy, and that relation is liable to be
disturlred, and the peace and security of their
citizens to he put in jeopardy by the agency of
individuals beyond their respective jurisdictions:
Now, therefore, be it enacted by the people of
the State of Now Y'ork, represented in Senate
snd Assembly, and they do enact as follows:
Sectiox 1. All writings or pictures, made '
printed, or published, within this Slate, with a de
sign or intent, or tire manifest tendency whereof
shall be to excite to, or cause insurrection, rebel
lion , riot, civil commotion, or breach of the peace,
among the slaves, in any part of the United
States of America, or with a design, or intent, or i
the manifest tendency whereof,'shall lie, to create ,
on the part of tlie slaves an abandonment of the
service, or a violation of the duty, which the 1
master has a legal right to claim, shall lie doom- 1
cd a misdemeanor; nnd all persons who shall i
make, print, publish, or circulate, or shall sub- ,
scrilie, or contribute money, or other means, to
enable any other person to make, print, publish, •
or circulate, any such writing or picture, shall be 1
deemed guilty of the offence, and shall lie pun- i
ished by fine or imprisonment, or both, in tho dis
cretion of tho Court.
Stexiox 2. It shall lie the duty of the Exeeu- *
live of this State whenever a communication shall t
bo made to him by tho Executive of any other of i
the United States, settle* forth, that a citizen es u
this Htate has been «OR«g«l ™ publishing or cir- „
relating in any »“ ch State - an > wnUngor P' cturc ’ u
the manifest tendency whereof, shall be to cause
or n, excite to insurrection, rebellion, not or civil
commotion among tho slaves of such States, to
transmit such communication with all proofs ac- n
oompanying the same, to the District Attorney of
The County where such citizen#shall reside; and
it shall lie the duty of said District Attorney, to fi
lay such communication before the grand jury, g
which shall next be summoned in said County,
and it shall be the duly of such grand jury 1° ex
amine such communication and proofs, nnd if
t fitly shall find thereupon, or upon additional cvi- £
denee, that such citizen has been engaged since the
passing of this act in publishing or circulating, ci
ther personally or by an agent, within such other f
Htate any such writing or picture, they shall re- I
turn to the court before which such grand jury (
was summoned, snd thereupon such court shall
take order for the arrest, safe custody, or forthcom
ing of said citizen, and the Executive of lliis State i
is authorized upon the demand of the ExeesiUyc, |
making such communication, to cause such citi-
zon to be surrendered and delivered up in like
manner a# is provided in case of fugitives from jus 1
lice from any other State.”
THE NORTH AND THE SOUTH.
They who have read the former able and in
structive letters of onr intelligent and patriotic
correspondent at (he North, will need no recom
mendation of the following one, from the same
source, to ensure it that careful perusal and con
sideration it so well deserves; and there is cer
tainly no man more devoted to, or identified with
their interests, or more worthy of their unlimited
confidence.
New Your, 20th Sept. 1835.
Dear Sir:—l did not write you by tho last
Steam Packet, as I intended to do. But the de
lay has only saved me the trouble of referring to
other evidences to prove the position# taken in
my previous letters —by tho acknowledgments of
all the papers, in every section of the Northern
and Eastern States, excepting only the N. Y.
Courier and Enquirer, and tho Evening Star.
These, and these alone, are willing to place the
Southern States on a footing of protection against
the Jiholitionittt and their incendiary measures.
Will they bo able to secure these advantages to •
us. .Vo !
Let it be remembered, that these arc my posi-
I
( lions:
Ist. That a large majority of the people in tire
j non-slavo-holding States are cither of one or tho
other kind of Abolitionists.
I 3J. That they do not intend to give the South
ern States anything but promises, in regard to
the suppression of the Immediate s.
3d. That they will not hesitate ultiinrtoly to
. legislate to tho fullest extent necessary for tho
safely of tho South, and the suppression of all
interference from every quarter, if the Southern
Stales will hut unite in a firm, energetic, and de
termined course of self-protection, should they
neglect to do so.
f And 4th. That nothing short of u dissolution
j of the compact of Union can effectually secure
tho Southern States against such interference,
. unless the non-slavo-holding States legislate to
I restrain their own citizens, and effectually enforce
such laws against tho delinquents.
I have already proved the first position, of
f which, if necessary, quantities of evidence can
( bo added, and of the most undoubted character.
Even Mr. Fletcher, Mr. Sprague, nnd Mr. Otis,
are Abolitionists—or their own language is not
I lo bo believed. They all deprecate slavery—all
t desire its utter and entire extinction—and all cx
• l>Vm\*iAi a Tappan, except
as to time ! Nay, Mr. Otis went farther than
Tappan. Ho is, and always has lieen, in favor of
tho collection of a fund for this purpose, hy the
General Government —a tax, to be levied upon
the productions of the Slave States, (as all Cus
tom House taxes are,) to emancipate tlie slaves
themselves—in other words, compelling their
I owners to feed, clothe, nnd protect them, while
their labor is applied to pay for their cmancipa-
I lion. Yet, even these speeches arc tire most fa
vorable to the South, that have appeared North or
East of Philadelphia; and these sentiments are
(incautiously I hope,) lauded and accepted by
many nt the South.
Every paper in New York and Boston (ex
cept the two named already) has expressed a sol
emn determination not to legislate on the subject;
and, tlie people, in their meetings, having care
fully omitted to promise to do so, and the Legisla
ture of Massachusetts having already refused to
do so, on what grounds can any man hope that
(hey will legislate ! On none, that I can perceive
—except it be upon Mr. Ritchie’s ground of “five
( loaves and two fishes.” That ho will feed as
I many as ever were fed before, with the same stock,
I have no doubt. That ho will mislead Virginia
again, I cannot believe; but if lie docs, it were in
i finitely better she wore lost entirely, and an open
enemy of tho South, titan a traitorous coadjutor.
Those are not the times for sweet words or gen
tle persuasions. They wlro are not actuated by
principle—who are not ready at any moment to
stand by the South, in her defence, without a
prompter, and without persuasion—are Traitors
already, and not to lie relied on in the hour of
danger. Lot Mr. Ritchie, and Virginia, and eve
ry other man and politician, and every other Stale,
make their election. On this subject there is no
middle ground. The South is in danger, immi
nent danger, of utter destruction. No man can
be safe any where, in tho storm that is rising,
Those that will prepare at once, and without de
lay, may be able to secure themselves—those who
remain in apathy, can find safety only in (light.
Tho alternative is presented; the moment is not
distant, and tho more remote the period, the more
violent will lie the fury of its coming.
Vet the storm may now ho quelled. The |
machinations of tho enemies, of the South, and ,
of mankind, may yet bo defeated—and it is yet
in tiro power of tho people of the Southern
States to do it—peaceably and constitutionally.
How long it will bo so, no man can say—but eve
ry day will dissipate it, till that power will be lost
to them, irrevocably and forever.
Tho Northern people love tire Union with the
South—and it is their best and dearest sentiment
—it is their interest—on which alone, too, rests
their prosperity and their honor. They will sac- ,
rifice much, to preserve the Union—not for tire s
love of Southern people—but for the benefits of '
the Southern trade. This desideratum, is at this .
lime, stronger and more influential than Tappan
ism, or any anti-slavery opinion of whatever turn 1
or circumstance. Aye, it is stronger than any
other sentiment of which they are susceptible, nt
tins time—and who will doubt that it is in the
power of the Southern States, using this ns tire r
lever, to compel them to do them justice, accord
ing lo tlie universal construction of the Conslitu-
lioul I say, then, again, that tlie Southern 11
State# have only to act firmly, promptly, and with 11
unanimity, to obtain full protection of this vital 11
interest, as it concerns themselves. I advise no 11
14. gaftoißßSCi&B»
idle threat, or gasconade—no heated or inlemper- J
ate language: on the contrary, lot the tone be in G
unison with that fraternal feeling that ought to
characterise the people of these States. Let the
importance, and the right, and the justice of the „
measure, be manifested. Let the appeal, for a a
full and enduring protection of slave property a
from all interference by the Non-slavc-holding n
Slates, now and forever, be made in the terms off,
national Law, and mutual respect and regard— (|
be made to each and all of the Non-slavc-holding j
States; and with it, present the alternative —the A
only and yet necessary alternative that will re- [
main to the Southern States —to dissolve the po- ]
litical connexion, at once, and forever, if cither
one of the Non-alave-holding States withhold the (
remedy in its power—and thereafter treat them (
as we may treat the rest of mankind :—and, my j
life upon it, not a single Stale would omit or re- (
fuse to place us in the most desirable position ol
safety and security, from all interference here
after. i
Now is the time sot the South to act, if it
would avoid a dissolution of the Union, or a ser
vile insurrection. The Tappanites arc in the
minority, and there is no concert of action be
tween them and the more remote Abolitionists.
At a later period, with the energy and activity of
their leaders—with their great power of talents,
and influence of money—the will be
. changed—there will be a combination—and the
power will then have departed from the South
forever. Already we perceive the great increase
of Tappanism, notwithstanding the strong de
nunciations of public opinion. The Editors of
the Evening Peel and American, tyho a month
ago were neutral, or inclined to favor the South
are now zealous co-laborers of Tappan. These
papers exist in the city of New York —have al
ways been of opposite politics, and more or less
■ influential, each with its own party. The Edi
■ tors aro eminent for their talents, and have some
! pretensions, at least one of them, to high respec
tability. Their papers ate supported, principally,
by the mercantile interest, which derives its sup
■ port from Southern Agriculture—and yet their
mercantile patrons do not discountenance them,
though they aro well aware of their injurious in
fluence upon the South I—Can Southern people,
with such facts before them, any longer rely upon
public opinion at the North I—ls the commer
cial men, who arc most immediately allied to
them, will not, and do not,*on this important and
vital question, stand so much in their defence, as
to cease to countenance and support their cnc
, mies, what interest, or what class of the people at
, the North can they expect to do so 1
[ Os the talents of the Tappanites, their publi
, cations, their ingenious abstractions, and cun
. ningly-dcviscd connexion with Religious doc
y trines, furnish the best evidence. Rut we have
witnessed their tact, too, in making common
, cause with the Freedom of the Press, and the
, flee use of the Mails. This has already greatly
increased their numbers, and their influence —
»
, while wo all know that, with the exception of
i Mr. Kendall’s “ variations,” there is not the least
actual violation of the Freedom of the Press, or
f the free use of the Mail, as I have already shewn
, in a previous letter.
, But, suppose the Northern Slates will not pro
, tect us from the insulting and incendiary inter
t ferenco of their own citizens—can we, ought we,
I to hesitate to sever the bonds which now unite
. them to us? No man, with the least spaik of
indcnenderif.e or Hie smnllesi remnnnf nf
t respect, will deny Hint it would be a deep and
damning disgrace, to continue the connexion;
■ and no man worthy the name of Southron, would
bo willing to remain connected with them one
moment longer. We should doubtless find a few,
but, for the honor of the South, I trust they would
be i wry fete indeed !
What, then, would bo the consequences 1 un
pleasant enough, to be sure, till a new govern
ment were erected—which the patriotism of the
Southern States would, I trust, accomplish in a
very short time —and, with the experience they
have had, they would doubtless avoid many of
the evils of the present one. The expenses
would not bo greatly more than for a Slate gov
ernment —and infinitely less than the Southern
people now pay to the General Government.
By adopting the Free Trade principle, all Custom
Houses, and Custom House Officers, would be
done away—no cordon of supervisors would bo
1 necessary, on our part, on the line which should
divide us from our ex-brethren—and whatever
! taxes were required, would be paid directly by the
people, who would not then be deceived in the
: amount, or in the use of them. But I need not,
I trust, go further into that subject.
Already many disclosures have been made, of
the manner in which the meeting in this city was
gotten up and conducted. I have before stated
that no more than what those Resolutions ex
pressed, could be had from Mr. Van Buroa’s party.
Some of the machinery has been exposed, which
confirms what I stated, and adds to the facts. It
seems that a full set of Resolutions had been
agreed upon by a large number of respectable
gentlemen of that party, who met the evening
previous to the meeting, for final deliberation. On
this occasion, the editor of the Evening Post,
Mr. Leggett, strongly objected to the Resolu
tions, and proposed those adopted by the meeting,
or most of them, as a substitute for the others—
and this, ns the price of his adhesion any longer
—and his views prevailed ! Thus, you sec, that
an Abolitionist, in every sense of the word, sug
gested the most of those Resolutions.
Mr, Taccan, who had become alarmed for his
personal safety, prudently retired to Connecticut,
about the time of the meeting, lest, in some out
pouring of Democracy, he might be injured. So
soon as ho saw the New York Resolutions, he
exclaimed, ‘‘all is well. I can safely return”—
which ho did that very day.
I am credibly informed that Mr. Noah has a ■’
copy of both setts of Resolutions, and is conver
sant with other (acts regarding the meeting. I
am not personally acquainted with him, or I (
would endeavor to get a peep at them, for your (
benefit. A call on him, through your paper,
might elicit something, though I think, if policy
did not forbid, he would already have given the
South all he knows.
The conduct of Col. Wkb a toward the South, ,
is deserving of much praise ; but his labor will be
in vain. j,
1
PUBLIC MEETING. 0
Previous notice having been given, a large and t
respectable meeting of the citizens of Burke Coun- 0
ty, of all parties, convened at Waynesboro’, on
Monday, the sth day of October, 1835, to take
into consideration the movements of the Aboli- a
tionists at the North, and to suppress the circula- J
tion of incendiary pamphlets in this county. The
meeting was organized by calling the Rev. Jobs e
I. Tnioos to the Chair, and appointing Maj. 'I
George W. Evars Secretary.
The object of the meeting was exp’ained in an
appropriate manner, by George H. Harris, Esq.
who concluded by moving for the appointment of
a Committee, to prepare and report a Preamble
and Resolutions expressive of the sense of the
meeting. The motion being put and carried, the
following named gentlemen were nominated os t
the Committee, viz: Geo. H. Harris, Esq., i
Dock James Whitehead Gen. Joseph D.Tiiom- i
as, Johx J. Gresham, Esq. Mulford Marsh, i
Esq. Col. Ezekiel Lester, and Capt. M. M. t
Die. (
The Committee having leave to retire, return
ed in due season ; when Geo. H. Harris, Esq. i
Chairman of the Committee, offered the following I
preambla and resolutions, which were unanimous- *
ly adopted.
October sth, 183a.
Your Committee, in performance of the duty
assigned them, beg leave to report—
That the dangerous and fanatical interference i
with the domestic relation of master and servant
by a society of self-deluded zealots of the north,
denominating themselves Abolitionists, calls aloud
upon every portion of the Union, regardless of do
mestic party distinction, for the expression of an
involuntary indignation at the high-handed course
they have pursued, and for the adoption of mea
sures preventive of the disastrous results, to which
they inevitably lead. The loss of our lives, our
properly, and of all things that aro held by us
most sacred, and dear, and valuable on earth, is
plainly involved in the successful pursuit of their
hellish plan; and, of consequence, the entire dis
solution of this confederacy, must precede that
direful event. It certainly cannot bo credited by
the most deluded Abolitionist, that the Slavehol
ders, in full view of the Constitution of the Uni
ted States, will submit to foreign or national
legislation, or to any interference whatever,
from any quarter, relative to their slave property.
1 No slaveholder, cost him what it may, will admit
of any compromise or concession, when his life
r and his property are about to bejooparded to the
’ mere whim of a fanatical zeal, rendered odious in
the extreme, by its hypocritical religious pretence,
’ and sanctified neither by reason nor conscience.
1 Indeed, the question is one which will admit of
no diplomacy, no concession, no compromise—
' and the Abolitionists arc either a set of deluded
fanatics, whose opinions arc, therefore, perfectly
3 worthless, or a heartless, cold-blooded set of de
t mens, capable of committing any crime in the
dark catalogue of human villainy.
Wc are highly pleased at the tone and spirit of
the Portsmouth and Philadelphia meetings, and
others breathing the same devotion to our Consti
tution and our rights, lately held north of the Po
-3 tomac. We hail them as the harbingers of good
1 tidings, for it is chiefly to the sober and more dis
creet portion of our Northern brethren, that we
confidently look for the arrest of the growing evil
j. amongst them. If they do not believe that the
j peace, and safety, and prosperity of this Rcpub.
r lie, for the past, half century, are worthless, and
j that all the rich comforts and signal blessings
which surround and adorn the institutions of this
mighty Confederacy, aro valueless, and will con
tinue to bo valueless to posterity, then, indeed,
shall wc look for them to “ cry aloud and spare
’ not,” not only by importunity and remonstrance,
|. but by efficient legislative action,
f Under this deliberate view of the sullied, vour
I committee submit the following resolutions:
dissolved, That the proceedings of the Aboli-
I tion Societies, relative to our slave population,
have reached such a maturity of presumption, and
a degree ol rational distrust for the security of our
I lives and our property, as demands an unqualified
expression of national sentiment, regardless of
domestic party distinction, and that the further
silence of the South, would bo but little short of
criminal acquiescence.
Resolved, That the adoption of the Federal
1 compact, has placed the subject of Slavery far be
yond the reach of even future congressional le
* gislation, or interference of any kind, and has
’ thereby specially guaranteed to every slave-holder
the right to his slave as private property ; and
1 that any attempt to weaken the authority of the
' master, or the obedience of the'slave, endangers
1 the perpetuity of the Union, and is pregnant with
' every evil, incident to a civil or servile war.
Resolved, That the agitation of this question,
by said societies, involves the continual hazard of
our lives—the loss of our property —the overthrow
of our institutions—the destruction of our peace—
and, what is worse than all, the purity and inno
cence of our wives and daughters, and is therefore
improper, unjust, unchristian-like, and wicked in
its every aspect.
Resolved, That as the Constitution of the Uni
ted Stiles recognizes thcexistence ofSlavery,and
secures to each citizen the free and unmolested
use of his own property, any legislation by Con
gress, touching that subject, either in the States,
District of Columbia, or Territoiies of the United
States, is an assumption of power, affecting the
dearest interest of the South, and if persisted in,
must and should produce an immediate dissolution
of the Union.
Resolved, That wc w ill use every means to
bring to speedy punishment, any one, who shall
be detected in circulating incendiary matter, whe
ther it lie by pamphlets and tracts, by Inflamma
tory discourses, or the more dangerous and insi
dious means of secret intercourse and private cor
respondence with our slave population.
Resolved, That wo deplore any interference
with our domestic relations in this particular:
and that wc, of all parties, for the suppression of
this unholy intermeddling, will first, for the sake
of peace aad good order, and a decent respect for ,
ourselves, exhaust every peaceful and legal reme
dy,—these failing us, wc will resort to physical 1
force, though it cost us our treasure and our j
blood.
Resolved, That it is expected of the legislatures 1
of the Northern States, for the sake of the safety
and happiness and perpetuity of this Union, to
enact such laws, and provide such regulations, as
shall effectually suppress every measure of these J
societies, in the least calculated to endanger our
domestic or national tranquility. | £
The following resolutions were then introduced
by M clfo iui Marsh, Esq. and adopted: C
Resolved, That the citizens of this county,
hereby offer a reward of FIVE THOUSAND f
DOLLARS, for the apprehension and conviction p
of any person who may be guilty of sending into S
this county any incendiary papers for the purpose 8
of distribution among our slaves.
Resolved,'Vhol the proceedings of this meet
ing lie signed by the Chairman and Secretary,
and published in the gazettes of Augusta and 8
Millcdgcvilie. 8
On motion ol Gen. Joseph D. Thomas, second
ed by Johm Whitehead, Esq. a Committee of T
Vigilance, consisting of three from each Military
District of the county, was appointed by the
Chairman.
The meeting then adjourned.
JOHN J. TKIGGS, Chairman.
George W.'Evans, Secretary.
THE ELECTION RETURNS
From 73 counties, as contained in the general j
table on the next page, give 37,863 votes for]
Schley, and 26,685 for Dougherty ; and a majo-1
rity of 1177 for the former, who will of course be
elected, but by. a small majority, much smaller
than was expected, and than the Union majority
of last year.
The total number of votes given to each can
didate for Congress, is as follows:
Glascock, 36,948 I Foster, 25,487
Cleveland, 26,700 | Wilde, 25,480
Jackson, 26,572 I Gamble, 25,301
Hblsey, 26,431 | Dcall, 24,913
MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA.
It will lie seen, by reference to the advertise
ment, that tire lectures, introductory to the regu
lar course of the ensuing season, will commence
in this institution on Monday next, and that the
public generally, (ladies and gentlemen,) are in
vited to attend. Independently of the high grati
fication to be derived from the subjects them
selves, and the ability with which we feel assured
they will be discussed, the intelligent inhabitants
of Augusta cannot fail to take a warm interest in
an institution so eminently entitled to their re
gard, and which bids fair to become an ornament
to their City and Slate.
LATE FROM NEW YORK.
Charleston, October 15.
The Steam Packet Columbia, Capt. Coffey,
arrived here yesterday, from New York, having
left that port on Saturday afternoon last, and
bringing us copious files of Northern papers to
the latest dates.
The first of September Liverpool Packet Ship
Britannia had arrived at New York.
Death of the Han. Wm. T. Harry. —We un
derstand, (says the New York Mercantile Ad
vertiser and Advocate Extra of Saturday last,)
that letters have been received by the packet from
, England, which arrived yesterday, containing
intelligence of the death of the Hon. Wm. T.
1 B Artur, our Minister to Spain, and late Post
p Master General. His death occurred in England.
21 Shares United States Bank Stock, sold at
r New York, Bth inst. at 109. 10th, 25 do. do. do.
at 109; 50 do. do. do. at 109$.
The race over the Union Course yesterday,
I four mile heats, purse SIOOO, was won by Pont
■ Boy, the southern horse, in two heats, beating
Alice Gray and Clara Howard.
—-
LATER FROM ENGLAND.
New York, October 10.
f Two packets arrived last evening, the Louisa
I from London, and the Britannia from Liverpool,
. by which we have received files of London papers
to the 31st of August, and of Liverpool to the Ist
of September inclusive,
i A careful perusal of these papers affords no
. political news of interest either from England,
France, or Spain. The 30th of August was
Sunday, on which of course nothing was done in
1 Parliament; and the dates from the Continent
3 are no later than we had previously received.
A tree conference is spoken of, between the
two houses of Parliament, but there is no positive
* statement that it will bo held. Ninety-five years
s have elapsed since the last free conference, which
5 was hold on the 23d April, 1740.
S U M M A U Y.
Sidling Ardent Spirits to Negroes, is an evil
that should not be tolerated for a single day. In
’» temperance is the leading cause of almost every
dilficulty vye have with our slave population
r When intoxicated, the negro, like the white man
Becomes boastful, vapouring and insolent, and sayt
many things he never dreamed of in his sober
moments ; hence not a few of the groundless ru
, mours with which the community has often been
| disturbed, of “ negro insurrections,” &c. In oui
, community, the evil of which we complain, has
reached a pitch at which it must be stopped. The
laws are strong enough for the purpose, and we
trust our city and county authorities will see to
to their prompt and rigid enforcement. —Macon
„ Messenger, Bth inst.
Extract of a letter, dated Columbia, Oct. 11.
“Wo had a frost here on the Blh inst., and it
I has continued every night since. lam informed
■ by several planters that the Cotton crop will not
. be injured, provided the weather keeps dry. The
| Pea crop is destroyed; it is the general opinion
that enough will not be saved for seed for the
next season.” —Charleston Courier.
1 Arrests of black people have lately boon made
i in Monroe county to considerable extent. We
. have not learned the number or the other particu
lars with such certainty as enables us to state
them with any confidence. All our information
has come through several hands, and each ac
count varies considerably from the others. But
- wo believe they all agree that a considerable
number, perhaps twenty or thirty or more have
been taken up. Some it is said have confessed to
■ very extensive plots, some have been whipped
and discharged, others committed for further ex
amination, but none we arc glad to say, have yet
been executed. —Georgia Journal, 13 th inst.
LATEST HATE FIIOXI LIVERPOOL, 'ALSIST 31.
LATEST DATE FROM HAVRE, SEPTEMBER 2.
AIHSUSTA MARKET.
Prices Current, Corrected Weekly.
BACON. . - . Sides & shoulders, 10a 10$ per lb.
Hams, peril). ll_a 12$.
BUTTER . . Goshen, per lb. 22 a 25.
BRANDY . . Cognac, gallon, I 25 a 2 00.
Apple, “ good4Baso.
BALE ROPE, 11 a 13$,
BAGGING . Hemp, 28 to 30
Tow, 24 a 36
Flax, 26 a 30c.
COTTON . Prime and choice, 15 a 15$.
Inferior, and Middling 14 a 15.
CORN bushel, 87$c.
COFFEE . . Prime green, per lb. 15$.
F air, “ 14$.
Inferior to good,l3s a 13.
CASTINGS lb. sc.
CANDLES Sperm, per lb. 37$ to 40
Northern, 18c. a 20.
Georgia made, 18c. a 20.
FLOUR .... Canal, bbl. 8 50 to 9, & 9s.
Howard Street, 8$ a Bs.
GIN Holland, 1 25 a 1 60. .
Northern, 45c a 48.
HAY Northern, $1 50.
IRON Russia and Swedes, lb. sc.
INDIGO .. . Spanish float, 1 87.
Carolina, 87$ a 112$.
LEAD 8 a Bs.
LARD per lb. 10$c. a 12$.
MACKEREL, No. 1, bid. 9
No. 2,8.
No. 3,7 to 7$ scarce
MOLASSES, W. India, 35 a 40c.
New Orleans, 45c.
NAILS Cut, lb. 7c.
OIL Sperm, per gallon, 100 a 120 c.
Linseed, 150 c.
OSNABURGS, Linen, per yd. 11$ a 12.
Cotton, 12$ a 17c. .
RUM Jamaica, gal. 1 25 a 375.
N. England, 45 a 48. ,
RICE 4 a sc.
SALT Liverpool, bushel, 50.
SUGAR .... Havana, white, 12$ a 16.
do. brown, lb. 10c. a 10$ bxs j
Muscovado, 10 to 11,
St. Croix, 11$ a 12$.
N. Orleans, 9 a 94.
SHOT ..,,, 325 per bag. *
50AP Yellow, per lb. Bc.
PEA .. .. Hyson, lb. 75 a 112. (
Gunpowder, 112 a 130.
TOBACCO. 12 a 40c. ri
WHISKEY . Monongahela, 62$ a 65.
Northern, 40 to 45c.
N. Orleans, 50
WINES .... Madeira, 2 50 a 3 00.
Malaga, 56c. a 70.
x Tencriffe. 100 a 1 25.
REMARKS.
COTTON.—The market is very brisk for prim. )
and fancy qualities, at 15$ a 15$; but inferior and
j middling qualities arc very unsaleable. The late
| European accounts have not affected this market;
and during the last two days, there has not much
arrived.
FREIGHTS—to Savannah and Charleston,
$ cent per pound.
Extract of a letter received in this City, dated
Liverpool, August 31, 1835.
COTTON. —During the first week of this
1 month, the market was more lively, with a fair
i demand, and prices of Brazil advanced sd. per
lb., but since that time it has been much depress
ed, and giadually receding in price; within the
■ last few days, however, the demand has somc
■ what revived, and prices arc again looking more
‘ firm, though hitherto there has been a willing
! ness on the part of some holders to quit their
■ stocks without asking any advance in price.—
■ The consumers, though said to be very lightly
■ stocked, have been keeping out of the market
1 but they must come in very soon, and wo look for
* a better demand in the ensuing month. There
i has been taken for consumption, in the present
■ year, up to this time, 561,000 bags, against 599,-
1 000 to the same period last year. The present
stock is 280,000 bags, against 258,000 at this
time last year.
We reduce our quotations fiom the 31st ult. sd.
, per lb, in common American (of which dcscrip
-5 tion the recent imports chiefly consist,) and sd.
to sd. per lb. in most other kinds;—
Ord. to mid. fair to good fair, good to fine.
[> Uplands, 8$ a9s 11 a 11$ 12 a 12$
Ala. & Mobile 8$ a9s 11$ a 11$ 12$ al3
rN. Oilcans Bfa9s 11 al2 12$ al4
Mobile Market, Oct. 8.
r Cotton. —Since our last report advices to the
34th of August have been received from Livcr
t pool, which are not of a favorable character.
I. Since the reception of this intelligence here, we
I have hoard of no sales in this market. This inac
i, tivity, however, is probably as much owing to tho
limited stock on band actually on sale, as to any
•, other circumstance. Add to this too, the fact that
t as yet there have but very few buyers made their
g appearance amongst us, and we cannot but repre
sent this market in afar more flattering condition
than it has been known to be before at this sea
son of the year for a long course of years. Os
course we have to report prices entirely nominal
at present, but when sales shall commence, it is
j 1 believed there will be little if any reduction on
” present asking rates.
s The receipts of Cotton this week have been 261
it bales—the exports, 168, making the stock on hand
in all, 579 boles—against 540 last year at this
j 5 time. —Price Current.
New York Market, Oct. 10.
n Cotton. —Import from the 2d to the 10th inst.
II 1897 bales. There has been rather an improved
demand for this staple since our notice of it on the
e 3d instant, without, however, any change in pri
e cos. The transactions amount to about 2,000
8 bales, consisting of 800 Uplands at 13 a 16 (new
1 crop 17$ to 18$); 500 Alabamas at 14 a 18$;
500 Floridas at 13 to 16, and 200 Tennessees
and N. Orleans at 14 to 17 cents. A few small
parcels only, of very inferior, were sold at tho
il lowest rates. The feeling in the market has rather
i- improved since this day week,
y Coffee. —The market continues in tho same
r. inanimate slate as noticed for four weeks past,
i. and pi ices rather flagging. Tho clock of all dea
rs criptions but moderate. Very little good Java or
ir Green Coffee here. Sales since our last as fol
i- lows: 600 to 800 Brazil, 11$ al3 300 to 300
n St. Domingo, 11 a 11$; 200 Manilla, 13$; 100
ir La Guayra, 13, some ord. Cuba, by auction, 9s.
,s Flour . —On the whole the market has been
e rather quiet. Prices have improved about 2$ cts.
e and range this much higher than they left off at
o last week.
n Sugars. —Tho stock of While is very small,
and Browns pretty large, but getting lower—of
Muscovado the stock is moderate—prices of all
( descriptions are very firm.
j Exchange, Foreign —By the last packet stood
t a little better, and was going oft’ pretty freely at
e 109$, when the U. S. Bank began to draw pri
, vate bills, dropped to 109 on Paris 522, steady.
L > Slocks. —Morey has become plentier, and
loans on stocks are more easily effected.
Freights. —A large number of vessels have
gone south for freights to Europe, but few have
been chartered. Most of the packets and also the
* transient vessels, have got fair freights south. To
“ France there is nothing going for transient ves
sels, and the packets have to go nearly empty.
’ To Liverpool the packets go full at low rates.
, Liverpool Market, Aug. 31.
j Last . week our import of Cotton amounted to
] 21,597 packages, but the sales up to Friday cve
. ning wore only 9770 bags, the market having un
t dergone a further decline of $ a jjd per lb. On Wed
nesday and Thursday, prices were rendered so un
t steady by forced sales, that it was difficult correctly
to fix quotations, in some particular instances so
much as sd. per lb. was conceded on the prices ob
tainable for fair N. Orleans Cotton ten days back.
On Friday, the public sales of E. India, wore not
. attempted by importers, convinced of the impossi
bility to sell, the entire quantity advertised was
withdrawn. This determination, in a degree,
restored confidence, and on Saturday, an improv
ed feeling was evident, the business amounting ,
that day to 3000 bales, 1000 of which by specula
tors, at prices about $d per lb. under the late in
vestments made by them during the week ending
7th inst. The lengthened absence of the trade
is the occasion of much wonder to the hulk of
our holders, as it is ascertained beyond any doubt
that no machinery has yet been slopped in conse
quence of the advanced prices, it is however, made
equally clear, but business has, by no means, been
prosperous during the last five weeks in Manches
ter, and we think this temporary dullness has un
duly frightened manufacturers, and induced them
to hold back till their future dependence on the
market for weekly supplies will now become very
obvious.
The sales of Cotton from the 23d to 28th inst.,
(both inclusive) wore only 9,770 bales, including
2700 Uplands at 8$ a 11$. 3440 Orleans at 8$ a
13,30 at 14d ; 1400 Alabama at 9 a 12$; 150
Sea Island 23 a 29, 80 stained do. 11 a 15.
There was again a limited inquiry for the arti
cle from the trade, and until Friday, the 28th
inst. a total absence of speculation ; the market
was consequently in a dull state throughout the
week, and several holders having evinced a deter
mination to sell, prices of all descriptions declined;
in tho better sorts of American $d per lb., and the
middle and lower qualities fully $d per lb., at
which reduction it was difficult to obtain a pur
chaser. On Friday, 1500 Surats and 2000 Ben!
gal, were to have been sold by public auction, but
no holders offering, they were at once withdrawn.
In the afternoon, speculators look advantage of
the decline in prices, and operated to the extent
of 1000 bales, all American, which caused the
market to close with a better appearance. About
250 bales American were taken during the week
for export. The imports were 20,214 bales.
On Saturday, the sales were estimated at 3000
bales ; 700 were taken by speculators, and 300 for
export, which gave more steadiness to the market.
To-day the sales are 3000 bales, at Saturday’s
prices ; 500 American taken on speculation, 200
for export.
Aug. 29 We have a great improvement in
the demand for Cotton to day, tho sales amount
ing to 3000 bags, at an advance of sd. per lb. on
American descriptions.
Aug. 31.—There has been a good demand for
Cotton on Saturday and to-day, and prices are
rather higher than on Friday.
flnmnoratiira irir>iv rtf llin imnnrta nml PTnorlc
Comparative view of the imports and exports