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Foreign Influence on Slavery.
Head the following from ammig i *m jft'K of tet
ter* over IK* rgnalnrr of an t *"o if itm
South has not cause to apprehend il-.ngcr from
foreign influence
I.CTIKH 11.
Dm Sin : —”i lx) influence of foreign immigra
tion upon negro sl.ivrt y at thn South in much to
be dreaded. When the Know Nothing movement
M it wns then called, ft ret commenced at the North
it seemed to me a matter in which the South had
hut little intercet. That it* the North‘had hern
meddling very unnocrwcirily in our affair*, it wn*
rather a subject of rejoicing that they had found
•omething to do at home, und a* it wn* -n very
pretty quarrel ns it stood” they might fight it out
among themeelve*. Further reflection ha* con
vinced me thut I wn* greatly in error, a* there
Were question* of vital interest to the whole tin
tlon and particularly to the South involved in thi*
contest.
The foreign population of thi* State, on the
whole, i*a benefit rather than an injury, from it*
character generally, and from the fuel that the
badly di*J* ed are too few in nomlter to do much
injury. 1 lie whole population of Georgia is iilhiiii
one million, hut of tin* number between nix and
•even thousand are foreigner* Contra*’ thin with
Monaucliueett*. with a In** papulation tlmn our*. —
the hn* nearly two hundred thousand foreigner*
New York one million. In a loimor letter I ntat
ed thut ill Wisconsin nearly one half ot the entire
population Were foreigner* I have nioce learned
that a majority in that State are foreigner* It i
a pregnant fact that Wi*eonin i* the only State
whose Legislature ha* declared the Fugitive Slave
Law unconstitutional From thi* wo may lunrti
What foreigner* will do with slavery when they
have the power.
When wc take into Cons tbr ition the great num
lrs of foreigner* now in thi* Country, that they
are coiiaeentrated chiefly in the noii-tdilvchuMiiig
State* that they arc almost, without exception.
Abolitionists, and thut tlii>*o nuiiiher* are uiimml
ly increasing. it must he f, It I Iwvt the greatest dan
ger to slavery i* to Ini found in them. It i* con
sidered “illy to lie an alarmist The cry of ‘wolf’
is so olten uttered that it is not noticed Hut yon
know very well that I am not now and never have
been attached to any political party and I seek |
Dot to excite any undue influence upon your mind I
when I xpresj to ym id v strong apprehension ot
dtngcr to u* at the South from the cause men- |
tionoJ I believe it to lie by far mir greatest dan 1
ger I will give you my reason* for this appreheo
•ion.
It cannot lip disguised, tli.it the sentiment <*f the
whole European world is again*! iis mi tin- subject
of iliivoi v ! his fact alone would not imolvp any
Aipoci.il Tiiiz ird. it’ tlic Atlantic were creased uh
•infrequently a* it vvus fifty year* ago, But “team
tutu undo Europe our neighbor. Its relations with
till* country are constantly becoming mure inti
mate. VVu foci a pub io sentiment tlioro, frum
the mere fact id itu utterance. Imt this sentiment
is increased a thousand fold, from tho fact tli.it half
n million Ku opeatl* uro annually emigrating to
this country It is imnossihe Hint a general Eu
ropean sentiment can fail to excite a grout infln
cmcd upon us. I’erhapi tlioro Is no utlior etihjeel
on wliioli there exude entire iiiiiliu iii.ty of opininii
in Europe, leaving lit Spain and Portugal. except
upon tni* one of Aun-ricaQ Slavery It is
univcraally condemned America, and her in
•Illation* arc subject* ot much intercut. 1.00. in-e
great numbers in Turope iuvo r'ditivea in tiin
country, and thousan Is them .elves are o uiteuipl.it
iog emigration, lion o one constantly hoars r.-
mark* upon America and American Slavery in He .
oa'onns —in tins'onfea—in tins uUs houses in lull- i
road care in private families, mid in puldie us.
•emldages. By the liberal* wo are generally ml
ini red and by the mon irohists condemned But
both liberal- anl mon irehi-Us unite in their con
demnation of Kluvcfy The friends of monarchy
while they condemn it, rejoice at the opportunity
of doing so “ I llis. nay they to their o potionls,
•is your model itepuhlic your land of freedom
and e jn.i 1 rights, where one portion of the popula
tion are slave* to the other “
The liberals on the other hand condemn it with
•hams na a foul spot in thecharacter ot the nation
and government which they are holding up for ltd
miration.
So great is this abhorrence of slavery and so
universal ‘.hat if either Fngl.ind or Franco or both,
should he entangled in any negotiation with us
and War follow and if it he inane to appear that
this war was based upon a disposition on the one
band to perpetuate, and tho other to de troy sla
very, such n war would ho sustained witli enthu
siasm. It Sebastopol hud been muilo of softer ma
terials, it is probable that Fugland and France
would have signified their interest in tho subject
before this time.
A few incidents will illustrate the extent and
severity of this hatred to slavery
A prominent member of the House ofConimons,
•aid tu me that‘ he considered that, the negroes
would ho justified, hy every law of God and in in.
in rising up und cutting their masters’ throats”
Beeidrs being a lender of one party in Hie Home,
this gentleman was a lender in the Church and the
various benevolent societies of the day. Insurrec
tion here would lie h nlrd by all such persons there
as the revolt of Greece against Turlqggyrns hail
ed with us. und it Would be aided to flpfentor ex
tent.
If a member of the Church from a stive State
wore to attempt t<> teeeive communion in any coun
try in Europe of which I liavu any knowledge. it
would be percmtorily refused him. If a clergy
nno from u slave-holding Stale were toenter into
one of their pulpits ho would he expelled from the
Church. II nn American were to attempt to do
feod slavery in a public meeting lie would be in
danger ofycnmual violence
If persons are mcTAetUt who are contemplating
emigration, and if they are asked Wliy ‘hey do not
gu to the Southern States where land is cheap, the
elimate better and labor better paid Ilian at the
North, the answi r is. we hate slavery we leave
ear homes to get rid of oppression -we will go to
no countiy where slavery exists. This feeling
will account to you for the fact to which I have
befbre called your .ttmtion that Massachusetts
and t'.corgia having nearly the same population.
Hip former has 200.000 and the latter 0.000 for*
But to inward with my illustration*. When
the World's Convention met ill London a few years
ago, a mullutto from America, b’rcd Dougins. I
think, was present At a m ill party, a clergymnn
from South Carolina, said some wesw in disparage*
ment of this itmn These were repeated to him
A few days after, on attorney called upon thecler*
clergyman and limuanded retraction of his words
and an apology f>r Ilium and in ease o( refusal
informed him that lie h id been ordered to bring an
action for lander ug inst him. The clergyman
asked for delay, as hi* witnesses had sailed for
America and some time must elapse before he
could hear from them The lawyer made tw ob
jection to the delay, hut stated that the clergyman
under tlio.r law must spend the intervening time
in pros*m . Alarmed at this threat and vvurconie
by the public sentiment iinuud him. the clergy
man retracted, and I think nslpul I) ir 101 l I lie
clergyman w not. however, u Native- American.
This negro was taken n< an instrument to punish
the friends of American-Livery \o such oppor
tunity was lost. I'll” (rsmCiint prog'Ci-* of .Mrs
Stowe was an intonJ'-i ts ooe to toe American
nation — a steeignml blow against, slavery ; ether
wise thi* vulgar Van sen Trai tores* would never
have been tolerated, in the society, almost of
gmaftlj, to which she was ostcntiuusly invited I
j|t the year 1848. I was present not as a del:
gate bat ue a spectator at the World's Peace Con- j
great i Puri* De egetes jrorc present from the
i • •••• f
iij.iiv. \c. a mi r. ,il ..i .our-* ni'ii •>! woiviflf
I distinction. Victor Hugo presided. BW)i"tei| bv
i A Ida* Du Duery. CntlioFic. and Mr ftoqurrel,
Protestant. Mr Colsli-n, the great English Re
former was the muster spirit of the occasion.—
Some 5.000 neisoiis rr* present During the do
liborntninvMr Cnbdcn listed leave to introduce
us speakers, two escaped slaves” fr- l!l America
Ho saiil that it might lie asked on Wli it principle
A meric in slaverycould be introduced into the de
liberations of a l'i nee Congress Hi* reply would I
lie. “that slavery contained in itsell an element
of war that the lu>* wi* kept down hy the force
of limm— that he Would fight to the deijtli when
opportunity offered ami therefore that it wii* mm
petent lor a IVaon Congress to deliberate upon
slavery.’ - Tliu • ougrviu resolved with ncel.im.i
tions to hear the “escaped slave* “ Ono after the
other these nrgroe* nihlressed this immense ossein
Idage of delegates from every natinu in Christen,
dnm. ‘i'lieif nddrene* consisted of unmixed nlaise
of America—the most horrid stories of American
cruelty were told They were believed, and the
speaker* descended from the Tribune amid such
nu nppluuae n* n French assemblage only knows
how to give
I hers were 7t*o F.oglish and American Dele
gates present the proportion of American* I do
not know, hut the number of American* was large
There were none fiom the Southend States. -Eli
hii Hurrel. the learned IlhickMnith/nppeiired tube
at the heid of the Americans
Several American* followed the ‘escaped slaves
with Sp eches Not one of them denied the no
groes’ stories. But they lagged not tube condemn
TiTToFn sin tin y could not then control l.licy stat
ed that the Ammieiiti Constitution allowed slavery
where it then ex sled, hut they pledged lliemsidvea
that on new slave State* should he admitted into
tlui I,'mim. I hat it retpiireil a vtiteof two-third*
to alter the Constitutiori, and tliut so non as the
anti slavery vote could he sufficiently iricrt'asial hy
births utul immigration, the t ‘onstitulioii sltfulil
he altered, and t is foul spot wiped away l orn
our National Escutcheon. Hut said tln-y to the
assembly, you imH send ii* the men to give a* the
prepoiali-ranee The answer Was a* with olio v lice,
*\\ • w 11 send you the men.”
You observe tu.it thi* Was a most important a*
seuili age. It was important from it* nu oh. r*
from the variety of nations it represented in fact
every nation in < ‘hnstend” o. it wa* impoitant
also Irem the diversity of chur.ieters r- presented
This is indicated by the persons most prominent
in it the English t orn Law Reformer, the < ath
olic I'nst r of the Madeline, the Protestant Pastor j
of the Drutoirq..the author of the lluiieli ll.iek of
Notre Diiine, and the .\ineiic.iti 111 ii'ksmitli with
many Innjitnges,—( atholie. l'rote*tanr. Inlidela*
sociated together. \ ot. upon thiseuhjoot through
out tlio assembly there wa* a tumultuous , tones*!
of sentiment Nod the American*, v e most seed |
u* the men And s'lie - tlint time they have been
Coming and am coming, and will come these
men to alter nu ( onstitutioti and abolish slave
; r .v
I consid‘r the pond tion of this Congress to
have Imtii mi oivnion of grave interest to 11.-,
us art exponent ot Fur peiin feelings to warn us
of tho il ingers which impend in cotisccpienoe of
it.
U’liat must lie the character of those c living to
us from the midst of this universally stern hatred
to sla rry. They are abolitionists ’1 boy are so
from tlic npiWss tv of the case It is no discredit
to them. The name slave is abstractly odious
They have no conception of shivery, as illustrated
in the relations of a superior and interior race
they think of il as among eipials The few who
emigrate to the Southern States, generally lose
their prejudice against it when they see irs prac
tical working But the great m ijority go to the
Northern States. Tlmir prejudice uro confirmed
by the associations into which they there fill, and
lln ir enmity to slavery is greater than before, lie i
cause they lind it odious to the Americans them
selves These are the men who “ill he ready to
give their votes for the alteration of the Comiitu j
lion and the abolition of slavery They are more
to lie eared 111 ill the native abolit onists general j
ly. The latter are wilting to lie sufficiently and
j'-criminally abusive. Inti the. all have some auces- j,
tral recollect ions connected with the bloody stia g j (
gins of *uir lloiolulo'U Tiny have more nr I” ,
relutivis in the Neil hern •''tateS; to whom Ho y are
bound bv t n.lor li.‘- and however daring they
may ser in and however abu-ive they may he, |
when tin* w r-t e.nnes to the wo st. vv may !e pi’
llial .jpai'i incut w II overpower fanaticism. and that
they vvi-l giv back in tlieir parricidal course
But we have nothing of this to hope .for from the I
Foreign Ah dilionist lie is now mi Atne ie.ui j,
citizen ami he shares tin odium of Ameiiean s’ i
very. It must be wiped away, il il lie ill blood —i
He will g. to his work cnnl v If he may use Ibree i
to aceointi isli his end il is very well -he has been j
accustomed to tho bayonet as the strongest argil |
meat If he cannot use toree and the Tnion isdis I
solved what cares lie ‘ He will only be in a small
er Bepublic. but ‘pi fe large enough for his uses
In either event he must gam his cad. Slavery must
ho abolished
It is time for the lovers of the I'nion to fear lor
its perpetuity (or tin* people of the South to tear j
for tlieir eufety Because this foreign influence i I
small vvilli us we are not to conclude that it is
small in the other parts of the country Hmv great
the error. I'liere is a march of opinion in the
Northern ami Western States in regard to slavery
to which no well informed mind can lie indifferent
Fvery emigrant ship that lands in our Northern
Torts hastens it while politicians urecourting this
foreign influence, while dispensers of patronage
are strengthening it by giving to Foreigners j lace
and power, while our own people, misled by parti
lenders, nrc putting obstacle* in ber- w .,y wln>i
j would arrest the evil, it issteudily increasing The j
advance of time is not more regular Toe rt-uv ■•( j
the tide is not more certain. Tho CHtasrophn is I
not distant unless summary an I adequate mens |
tires are taken. Those are to check this uccessive !
immigration, to give offices of trust and mflnon. e \
only to Americans, and thus to restore to Ameri
cans, the control of Anv rieii
\ ours, truly. Sr.si \.
SiiKHirr Sai r. or tmk Siatk lloaii <’ahs I'm:
Piiattammhia I'rror i rvirn rrcs I lie Atlanta j
Iteimlilic.in of Tlmr-day last says :
We are informed that on Friday the 4Hi instant, j
fifteen of the State Bond Cars were sold at 1 hat- 1
j tanooga, under the Sheriffs hammer, and brought ;
| the following prices
1 lb>x < ar, 81S* TiO f
It do do each, 1 lib) ();) ‘ ,J ’ 1 o
I e nrc further informed that the tale Koinl
| Depot at that pi .co, is also advertised to he s -II by
, the Sheriff on the first Tuesday .n Oe’nher He
: do not kn.ov who was the real purchaser .or what
! Georgia Inis gained by a transaction v d!-graceful
j t ‘the State, lint to came shame to‘ mantle the I
j check of every G orgian The idea of having the I
property of tlie State of Georgia and’maohinery of
; her great work sold under thc.Mieriff - hammer, in
j the State of Tennessee, is infamy enough for one
day It would have been I’.n hottei f,.r that one
i hundred thousand dollars kept from honest eredi !
I tors and piled up in the State Treasury to brag 1
i alsmt and make capital for llersohel V. Johnson.
’ to have been used to pay the Cowart Johnson Ten- j
i nessee claims, much batter than tlie degradation of;
; having the machinery of the State Bond sold to i
j pay those debts. Verily the wild hunt after office, j
j of Johnson and his precious crew hasbrought and
is bringing, the State of Georgia to bankruptcy of!
’ character and credit before the time —Mur. We- (
p tbltiiin.
I Shamkkil !—lt is said that the Howard As-’
I sisialiou of Noifolk arc continmiliv receiving:
Ictlcis from absentees—many of them very weal-1
i.i.bv—requesting the officers to look after the
! black* tll* 1 v have left ladiind, and not permit j
them to Miller for tlic want of provisions, medi- j
cal attendance. Ac. One souleiess Ikmlv “riles;
that lie trusts that his servant will be allowed as !
much incut, bScoli, <ko, iis will comfortably sup- j
port her during Ins ah-etiee! J
It is stated till’ these- !, tfers will be publish
ed when tlie pi. iguee shall have passed n v* ay: I
(lUI 1 LN, IvEORlsiA.
SATURDAY MOBNING, BEPT. 22, lMftT
For Governor.
HON GARNETT ANDREWS.
OK “WILKES.
American Nomination* for Congreu.
; Ejjlht M VARNA DOE, of liberty*
< 4pi)mi J>iir. —WILLIB A. HAWKINS, of Sumter
Tiiipr. Dm.—ROBERT P. TRUTH, of Monro*.
Korun* Birr—KIINJAMIN II HILL, of Troup.
Firm Di.ht. —LEWIS TL'MLI.V, of Cm.
Si*in Hint LEONIDAS FR A NKLIN, of Ctafe**
SKvr.NTii Dm —N (. POST EH, of Morgan.
Kiuiitii Durr.-—LAFAYETTE LAMAR of Lincoln
County Nomination*.
SPA l.ltlSG COVSTY.
For ru Skssti:- ('HAULMS !.. DUPREK.
Hoi sk or ItKeaKSKVT.iTiVK*—II. P. KtIIKI’ATRICK.
m:shy cuvsty.
Skvvtok- ALLEN W. TIHN'EIt.
ItseiiKsK* i m i\a . Jt'HN HAIL,
Ji lit HA N .It HINSON.
/'. I ye TTE cur STY
8i * vroß .It ‘ll \ IIEIE.
■ ItßraKsKvr.itivr
PIKE col STY.
Sr.* a tor—SEA 111 ‘lt N’ • VIV*! T t ).V.
Itreas*’ sririvs— It ‘IIN Ft >X\Vt >HTH.
mi:hm i: i in:it rut:sty.
Sr.svrnn—Jt ill \ I, PI'KSI'N
lUratcsK*rVK*-FRANK 1.1 N ,M BRANTLEY,
W 11,1.1 AM E IIA It It IS.
Hr Ml orrh r* for Hh rtion Tlrlrtu nut.it he
nrroriiftttniitl hy. tin• musky, or they trill not he
nttnnh'il to. /’rice fit) rent* j>rr hundred.
The Tucker and Stephen* Diacnsaion*
Wt it aicafi w I **• ii* |lt itf.ion li.tittl, the K*t*
it i- if II ri A IF .‘"’t* |.it •!:• ii mi Hlv. 11. II ‘Fucker, • n
Rcligioiifl Liberty. !\ico K) cciitii.
Col. Trippe'a Speech.
Though laboring under much physical debility,
t.'ol. Trippe made nil impressinn up the of
his audience in this city, on Sat'iirilay night last,
j which will not he easily eradicated Hi* entire
address was in pleasing contrast with the abuse
and misrepresentation of speaker* tin the opposite
side Conscious of the justness of hi* cause, he
j spoke boldly and vigorously but in no instance
triinsgiessed the strict lulcof polemic courtesy
and propriety Hi* vindication of the fundamen
tal principle of the American P'rty that ‘• Amer
ican* shall rule Ameri'ti. ‘ was complete and over
whelming. An appeal lmd been made to our
fear*, and Americans had been told In opposition
speakers that there was “danger” to be appre
hended from the foreign and (-'ntlndie influence in
this country, if we persisted in contesting their
right to an equal share in its government, lie spurn
ed an appeal which derogated from American
courage. He deprecated strife, but if in defence
of our rights it hecuine'necessary, lie would neither
slum nor postpone it If those influences had at
tained such an ascendency that Ir -e horn Ameri
cans could not maintain principles adverse to the
arrogant assumptions which* they foreshadowed,
without incut ring a threat of “danger. ’ the soon- i
cr the struggle cum , the better for the country. I
Similar thro its lmd been addressed to our revolu
tionary sires with what iff et let our emancipa
tion I'ro.n foreign hood age attest.
The speaker took tip an analyzed the third ar
ticle of the I’liiladelphia platform the principles
ot which, our enemies charge, commit the Ameri
can party to tln’ E m**tt uTvicr all circumstances,
however degrading and ofl"-n*ne it may become
under tin! control of f..naticim. Hut be showed
from the plati tin itself that the I nioii of these
I mted Mates which the American party held to
he the ■ paramount political good “ is a l ninn
ha*, and U|ioii'■; oppo-itiou to all attempts to weaken
or subvert it., a h tiiiii lmsed upon “ uncompro
mising mitagonism to -cM-ry principle of policy
that endangers it. a l nioii bused upon *• the ad
vocacy of an equitable adjustment of all political
differences whigli threitens its integrity or perpe
tuity,” a l niiSn based upon the suppression ol
all tendencies to political divishn. founded on
ge -graphical discrimination, or on the belief that
there is a real dill’ renee of interests and views lie
tween the vat ious sections of the I nion, - '—a l nioii
j based upon •• the full recognition of the rights of
the several States, as expressed and reserved in
the constitution/ and a careful avoidance.by the
(ieneral government, of all interference w ith their
j rights by legislative or executive action “ f*uch 1
j is the Inion that i* held hy the American party
to he •• the paramount political good ‘ and if any
! m ill “as so hold and reckless as to hold a differ-
cut doctrine, he could not escape tiie odium ofhe
i itiß a disimiotiist /i-r sr. The I'nion which the
i American party are bound by their | Inform to
uphold and maintain seen is to all section*, par
ties and persons all their light.* under the consti
tution, and lie \v ho is not in favor of such a I'nion
in iftf>e to car government,, and in favor of a disso
lution ot it without a cause.
Col. Trippe then took up that clause of the
American i'lutform which embraces wlmt our cne
: lilies charge to he ts ■ federal li uture lie quo
ted front the writings ot’ Madison ami from the
| constitution itself, iti disproof of the charge, and
; asked to be informed, what uvi> the proper power
: to legally ascertain and expound “doubtful and
disputed points “if not the judicial js>wer of the
States I'’ He illustrated hi* uigument by
supposing a case. Under it recent law of the
Mss*;ionu*ott* legislature a genth nmn from
t ieorgia who should out'r that State tor the pur
pose of iccovenng his fugitive slave. Would subject
liiniHclf to the penalty of confinetmtit in the peni
i tentiarv und a heavy one. Once in a Massachu
setts penitentiary for an infraction of her nullifi
cation law*, to wliat power would he app ‘iil for
release 1 To the “judiciary” or Supreme Court
of the United States, whose business it would be
! to issue a writ of h.ibeai carpus, empowering a U. I
S District Marshal to free the person thus unlaw
fully detained. Hut suppose the State authorities
resist the execution of such a writ ; the Marshal
j appeals to the President for assistance, and the
President applies to Congress for authority to en
, force obedience to the"judicial power” of the
! government What would gentlemen who harp
j upon the *• federal “ principle af the I’hiladtdphia
platform do 1 Would they refuse to grunt the
President authority to enforoe the oonunands of
the Supremo Court, and take from a Massachu
setts piison u eitixen of the State of Georgia, in ‘
careeratcd for attempting to reclaim his fugitive
slave ? Would they try the tegai remedy fint, or
| would they have recourse to the “last resort”
i without having tried tho “Judicial power “ of the
| government ? This was a practical question—one
[ not unlikely to arise, end it was proper tt at gen-
I tlemen should avow their position For his own
part, the speaker hud no hesitancy in saying that
| if gent to Congress, (which he believed he would
* be,) he would vote to give the President full au
thority to execute the laws, even to tho extent of
destroying Boston nnd floating Bunker Hill in a
sea of .Massachusetts blood ‘
We have thus atti mped to give some of the fea
tures of Col Trippe * speech imperfectly, wo arc
aware, and very far from equalling the f orce nnd
eloquence of the speech itself but we could not hope
to do him anything like justice in a hasty news-.
paper article. He is to be with us again on the
27th inst , when it is to be hoped, the people gen
erally will avail themselves of the opportunity to,
hear this really talented and true hearted Ameri
ran.
The Fourth District
We have encouraging accounts from the fourth
district. It appears to be pretty generally conce
ded that Hill will heat his opponent by a very rc-,
spectable majority Wherever he speaks he in ikes
a favorable impression He isyoung, ardent, pat
riotic and intcl igont, nnd wi 1 make his mark in
Congress (should ho ho elected) and justify the
Confidence of his constituents hy an able and fear
less vindic ition of the r.ghts of the South & the best
‘imerest* of the Union. Tiuppf. and Hill will
stand shoulder to shoulder and breast the storm
of abolition fanaticism, should it burst forth in
Congress, and their respective Districts, with the[
State at large, will have cause to glory in the
election ot’ two such champions of Southern rights
and interests.
That Burst np in Macon County.
The Anti journal* are circulating another Roor
back about withdr.i walsfrom the American party
in Macon county We have seen a private letter
from a prominent gentleman in that county- sta
ting there is no truth in the story. There is a 10. j
cal question nl.out the removal of the Courthouse
which ha* created some little division in the Amer
ican ranks, and about fifty withdrew from the or
der for the purpose of voting for an independent
county candidate (who is a member of the Amer
j ienn party) and against the proposed removal. An
drews nnd Trippew.il receive an overwhelming
uiajoiity in Macon county
I he Antics are playing the brag game largely
j with the hope of pet Minding a certain class ot vo
ter* that theirs i* the stiongside. They are going
to elect their Governor and Congressmen (let
them tell the story) by overwhelming majorities;
but just usk them, where they are gaining, and
they are mum Tlu-y can't point to a county in
the State where there is a prospect of gain. And
yet with three candidates in the field for Gover
nor, they are going to heat by an overwhelming
majority! Hah! telltSuch stories to “marines! - ’
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Facts are Stubborn Things!
“ Misi:i:ri;Ksi.\iiio\s or nir. Whkask* Kavsa*
Aer.—Tin- Know .Nolhii-ir |*rirrl sot < leorgia, withu djs*
reg.ir-t of truth ami venu-ity, which iloes little* honor to
A hut I'riitoriiil'y. have tor months tici-li endeavoring-to
produce ilie impression tloil the Kansas Nebraska act
i-oiitained a provision by which i very foreigner, though
101 l ••ten dm s io t his eoiinti v,’’ could claim Kid acres oi
hunt io Km:-as and Nelonslia. by deinring his intention ;
to become a eitifi n *>l the I nited Mates. Now it so ,
j turns out I hat no such |n ovi.-inn is to be found in the j
j Kansas X,bni.-ka act, and this •■ los.rbaek,” like |
| many others of a similar character, is nail.-d to the coun
tir.”—Em/in Stall lil/n m*/.
“ We acknowledge that we hud labor* and under a wrong
imp e-sioo as to tin proviso,nsof tin* Kansas and Nebras
ka act We had seen and heard it otten stated by the
Know Nothing **i bo.- and orators, that evei., person,
w hether native or for* igner. was entitled to Mill acres of
land as u donation, upon 1 heir.setlliyg in those territories,
we took it for grant/d it w a.-*ti tie, not having access to
the net in question Hut it seem* that the Columbus
Enquirer lias “a, know it dg. and thecorn,* and admits that
the privileges above r* lencd t*. were only applicable to
the lerritoivof New Mexico. The net of IS-11, passed
by a Whig mijoriiy. gives to net iiat settlers the pre- |
emption right of MAI aeusot land by settling thereon
and paying $1 2A per aero; this net applies to all'the
piildie domain io every State aid ‘ierritory of the
l iiiou.’ Vrn/ nr Stall VJlh net.
Tlie /.’wi; in S'uy is unfortunate in its state
ments Notwithstanding the conflict between
the extracts above, it yet continues to misrepre
sent the facts ns to the ItiO i ores of land donated
to settlers in Kansas. We published last week
the section donating UiO acres of land to nny who
shall have declared their intention to become citi
zens of Kin,hif, any time between the first day of
January 1853. and the first day of January 1858,
The Empire State attempts to create the impres
sion that said net was passed in “ 1841 by a VYhig
mnjoi ity. ‘ nnd that its pi ivileges “were only ap
pticahle to the Territory of New Mexico.” Now
the section which we quoted, nnd which wc again
quote is embraced in an act entitled
’ As Act to i*r > iii isii tiik ornrts oySu rveyor
General ok Ni\v Mexico. Kansas and Ne
braska. to grant donations to acm al set-
Ti.t'.K* riiKit* in. and mu or it kit puarosES,” and
was approved July 22. 1854!
The donating'section reads :
Se. 2. Anil fit it fuither nun till, That to every white
tin- United Malta, “r every white male
at.,IV,. the age of tw. nty-nee years win, lias declared his
intent inn to become it citizen, anil who was residing in
said Territory prior to the tiesl day of January, eighteen
hundred anil‘fitly-three, tyr >1 whs may he still residing
! there, there sh ill In . iiml/io rebv is. donated one quarter !
, seetion. **r one tiurntred and sixty an t-of la ml. And to |
every wliite mate eit'ZtAi •> tin t nited States, or every!
white male above tin age of twenty-one years who has 1
declared Ins inti utioiT t*. be* onic a citizen, and w ho shall j
! have rt-umvi tl or ,-iiaM -r* u , %• t< and settle in said t er- i
ritory bellietn tin fn.-tdi y * f January, eighteen hun-1
I .Ire.l and liltv-three. and tin fi -I day t January, eight- •
I een liui.dred aud fifty-tight. Ih-ie shall in like manner !
he *1 >nated one qu.rrlnr sevtiou. ni tint- hiintireil antisixty
I acres, i'll eomlit o'ti ol actual set 1 1, went and cultivation
1 fop not less than four years
It will be seen that the above quoted law np
plies to “New Mexico. Kuisns nnd Scbraska,” ■
and is therefore an act giv ng to “ every person, j
whether native or foreigner.” in those territories
100 acres of land upon complying with its provis- !
ions. The pie emption el m-e of the act u: 1841. is
engrafted in this act of 18 4. but is nqlaUalj per
tinent to tlie question at issue, whether foreigners, j
upon declaring their intention to become citizens
of the United State* are entitled to a donation of;
land in Kansas Territory ! The Empire State seeks |
to create the impression that they are not—that
there is no law giving them this right, and that
the only net upon the subject, is •• he act of 1841.
. passed hy a \\ big majority, giving to actual set
tlers a preemption right of 100 acres of land,” j
and applicable to all - the public domain in every 1
State nnd Territory in the Union.” We assert
| that foreigners ore entitled to the donation of ICO
1 acres of land in Kansas hy a law of the Democratic
; Congress of 1854. that this laa is to all intents
and purposes part and parcel of the Kansas and
Nebraska law. and that the pre-emption act of
1841 has nothing to do with the matter. For
proof, see Congressional Globe, vol. 28. 3d part,
page 2238
In further evidence that Kansas sett'ers are en
titled to a donation of ISO acres of hind. Mr. Oar
gile. just from Kansas, lately stated in a public
lecture in this city, as one of the inducements to
emigrate there, that they were entitled to a dona
tion from the government of 160 acres. Mr. C
ought to know, and certainly would not attempt
• deceive tb* people in bo important a matter.
What Got. Johnson Has Done.
ov. JuhuAun ha* mwlf a bargain with Mark A. Coop
er, by which the latter receives setae six or seven thou
sand dollars that would have gone into the State Treas
ury while the former gets the political support of -Mark
p . ■.■■■ per and the vote-of all bi-Aroplojec” which, but
for tins bargain, he would not have got.
Gov Johnson has permitted a contract to b. made for
carrying passenger*ls".”- the Etowah riv, r at 80 cents
per bead, while parties were offering to take
it at :J5 cents a passenger -
Gov. Johnson has permitted the Mate Hoad to be used
for political ends by discriminating in the price of fare
ngoin.lt /miltiml uppmndt— charging the members of
the American Party two th nnl thirty cents each
from Atlanta to Chirtersvillc* ami hick, ami the Anti-
American# only two dollars.
Gov. Johiison has allowed a man to 1m? interrrupted in his
journey on of having in his carict-h:ig $ in,ooo
in specie,on which In* refused to j>.iv freight, while an
other man who had been drawing s| ccie from the interi
or bank# of Georgia, was jit*riniUed to carry 0
over the State Hoad, without paying anything, although
it was known that in- -was pocketing £2OO justly due the
Stute f<>* freight.
Gov. Johnicn has refused to make the same discrimi
nation in freights in favor of Rev. (-. W. Howard, who
has largi* liuie ipmrries in Casa county, that he made in
favor of Mark A, Cooper, not withstanding tho agricul
tural and mechanical interests of the require that
lime should be afforded at the lowest possible cost. Mr.
Howard being a preacher was supped to witdd no polit
ical influence, hence could not obtain the same terms
that were granted to Mark A. Cooper, who is making
stump speeches for Johnson.
Gov. Johnson has allowed the machinery of the Stute
Road to ho sold by the Sheiifl* to satisfy executions
against it, while money is being put into the Treasury
to deceive the people into the belief that the Road is
properly and profitably managed.
I tiov. Johnson i* running over the State making stump
’ speeches ami begging votes, while his official duties are
neglected and the interests of the people sacrificed.
Bear these things in mind* people of Georgia, on the
first Moudey in October, and east your votes ngainH
this corrupt partisan leader, and unworthy jublic func
tionary.
The Empire State Endorsing the “Federal “
Feature of the American Platform!
Having heard that some of the politicalfriends of the
Empire State charge Col. Trippe with quoting from a
“ spurious *’ paper the other evening, we publish the ex
tract he read from the Empire State entire. I: is a re
view of ** The Know Nothing Platform/* and will be
found in the issue of the 27th Jure last, as fol ows:
The fourth nrticle proposes an obediencete the consti
tution of the Cnited States, as the supreme law of the
land, sacredly obligatory upon all its parts and members ;
and steadfast resistance to the spirit of innovation upon
its principles, however specious the pretexts. Avowing
that in all doubtful or disputed points, it niav only be le
gally ascertained and expounded by the judicial power
of the United States,
Ands a corollary to the above,
“1 A habit ot reverential obedience to tho laws, wheth
er National, State, or Muniepal, until they are either
re pealed or declared unconstitutional by the proper au
thority.
2. A tender and sacred regard for those acts of States
manship, whi h are to be contra-distinguished fr"iu the
ads of ordinary legislation, by the fact of their being of
the nature ot compacts and agreements; and so to be
(••■nsidered a fixed and settled national jolicy.”
‘l*o this article no one can make any objection, provi
ded it be fully and fairly carried out. A strict adherence
t* it would bring peace and quiet to the Union, and es
tablish it permanent and lasting. But all obnoxious
State laws, such as referred te above, must first be re-
P* aled, before the Southern people should place the least
ic ianeein Northern professions that they will carry out
th s article in good faith.
Hon. J. S. Seward Against the Nebraska Bill.
| In the House of Representatives, May 10, Hon.
J. S. Seward of Georgia, said :
“ I oppose tlie details of this (the Nebraska) bill, be
cause they are not consistent with themselves, or with
the transactions to which they relate, and the hill itself
slows that it was mu nu fart ured fora tmrticvbtr jiurjust."’
******* \ itftve no cotnpliureiits to pay this bill.
Its principies have n*t to the fullest extent commanded
the approval of myjudgment. But. after much trouble,
perplexity, and investigation, I have come to the conclu
sion that the Sonth cannot be in a worse condition l*y
this hill than she was under the act of 1820.”—[See Ap.
to (ilobe, vol 28, page 619—20.
So, so. This great measure—this test of genuine Dem
< cratic metal, did not, “ to the fullest extent, eomimead”
itself to “ the approval of” Mr Seward's “judgment!”
He thought In* slkould vote for it (hut he didnot) because
hy it the South could not “ be in a worse condition”
“tlnifi she was under the act of 1.82f) !** Verily, this is
depreciating the great political staple of Southern Dem
ocracy with a vengeance! But Mr. Seward has had
more time to “investigate,” and as the measure which
did not command the “ approval of his judgment,” hap
pens to be the only one of tho lust Congress out of which
Southern Democrats hope to make political capital, it is
pro ?• urn able’ that he has given it his hearty and unquali
fied endorsement ere this —especially asit does place
the South in a “ tror** condition than she was under the
act of 182 while op|*osition to it at this time, might
place Mr. Seward in a “ worse condition ” than an aspi
rant for re-election to Congress would desire !
What Virginia Said.
In Henning's (Va.) “Statutes at large,” may
be found the following resolution passed by the
General Assembly of Virginia, January ltf, 1799:
“ That the General Assembly nevertheless con
curring in opinion with the Legislature of Massa
chusetts, that every constitutional barrier should
be opposed to the introduction of foreign influence
into our National Councils.
‘• Item died, ‘that the Constitution ought to he
so tin, ended that no foreigner who shall not have
ncqinred rights under the Constitution and Laws,
at the Jimc of making the amendment shall there
aftei he eligible to the office of Senator and Rep
resen'ative in the Congress of the United States,
nor to any ujjtce in the Judiciary or Executive Ve
ini’ intent.'’
There, ye st(j\klers for the Virginia resolutions
of ‘9B and ‘99. is something to meditate upon. If
at that day “foreign influence” was deemed so
great an evil as to require the interposition of u
•• constitutional bnrrier “ to its entrance into Con
gress und the Judicial and Executive Departments
•of Gov eminent, wh it think you would have been
the action ot those republican sages could they
have foreseen the swarms of emigrants pouring in
upon the country hy land and sen. ns they are
now doing almost weekly? W nuld they have of
fered them a houtuy to come and an equal voice
at the ballot-box with American born citizens *
Let tlie above resolution answer, and let those
Anti-Americans who prate about the resolutions
of 98 and ‘99 hide their heads in shame.
Georgia. —The general election in this State,
take* place the first of October next; and judg
ing from the tone of our exchanges the contest
there is a warn and exciting one. Both parties
seem confident of success. Judge Andrews is
the American candidate for Governor, in oppo-’
sition to Johnson, the present incumbent, who is
the Democratic nominee. The Americans in
other States are looking with confidence to the
Empire State of the South to ta o the lead in
roiling back the fusion tide which is endeavoring
to rru*h out the American sentiment of the coun
try, and bind the South to the car of the present
freenoil administration. And wohope to be able,
after the election, to announce to our readers the
triumph of Americanism in thisgallantold State.
Georgia is our native State and we feel a lively
interest in her affairs. And notwithstanding the
fierce and uncompromising opposition to the
American party of some of her distinguished,
though recreant sons, we hope the masses ofher
intelligent voters will be found true to the great
conservative principles of the Constitution.—
Ha'yncsviUe (Tl/,;.) Wat'hmar.
COM M 1 ’N |C ATED •
“Mechanics.”
It tins been -aidUmt” tardy justice i- only half j u| _
tiee,” but 1 am so well pleased with an editorial 0 f q,’
last Empire Mate, bearing the caption abov*, q,,, (
.-halibut complain of the latohour at whirb the editor
lias seen proper to pay a )*t tribute to the respeeubi|; t ,
honesty, industry, and skill of the mechanic*f ( Jr ia„
1 will not indulge the ungenerous supposition that q,,
editor could have been actuated by any other than nj,
lives of the purest disinterestedness ii\ bis gushing, f
of praise und eulngium of a heretofore proscribed
iu Ciriffiu. It is a balm to our wounded pride to be told th,i
“Gov. Bigler, of I’a., and Gov. Bigler, of Cat , a, w **|
as Gov. Johnson of Tenn., were all mechanic*, elected
b, Uie Democratic Party,” (the latter part of the Ml
tenee not being designed for political effect, I presume )
1 should not have taken it amiss, even if the editor hd
come nearer home, and mentioned in such an honorable
connection the Mayor of Griffin. The frequent recur
rence of the terms, “Anti-Know Nothing” and “Den
ocratio,” might induce suspicious persons to infer that
there was a /">liti nl trii k concealed Leneath the guise of
a magnanimous and high-toned out-burst of generous
sentiment. But that w .uld ho such an obv^|^.j BMlt
to the good sense and judgmentof tllc
and useful ” mechanics, that I can hardly-believe the ed.
itor would venture upon it.
lltw majestic and yet how patriarchies! is hia injunc
tion —“Goto the polls, honest, hard working man, aa a
free citizen of this Kepablic, anil vote for your princi.
pies and the men of your choice” —(as if he had aaid
putting his hands upon your beads, Goto the polls, nt,’
sons, kc.) Whether you would have gone to the polla
in the absence of such on exhortation from the editor of
the Empire State, I, of course, have no means of know,
ing ; hut thnt you can refrain from doing so, after hia
manifestation of disinterested zeal for your prerogativa
as “ free citizens of this Republic,” is not to be supposed.
It was perhaps an act of supererogation to admonish you
to “ turn a deaf ear to these who would be your masters
and dictators, and sustain the dignity and icpntttiou ot
your honorable calling,” Ite., as to suppose you capable
of any other course, would be “an insult” to your
“good sense and judgment.” Having attained the e
dorsement of the editor of the Empire Mute to your re
..portability and usefulness, you must certainly feel en*
eon raced to walk with the dignity of free nnd indepen
dent men to the polls, and rote as you /i/ran even if it
should he against the man “ who was raised in a Black,
.smithshop !” Mechanic.
S/erial Curres/mu/met of the Express.
The Plagne Fly.
Si’ffolk, Va., Sept. 11.
Dear Express : —Etirlosetl I semi von several
of the Yellow Fever or Plague Fly. [This fly
was minutely described by our Norfolk corres
pondent last week. They appear to lata sort
of “a cross” between the musquito ami ••■•minon
house flv and have very broad and large wings
projecting upwards instead of lying flat.— Eds.
Express.]
The tidings from Portsmouth to-day are real
]y heart rending. I feel so sad and melancholy,
that I can scarcely find courage to write. The
number of deaths for the foity eight hours end
ing yesterday evening, are said to be FIFTY
SIX'!
On Monday night several very copious show
ers of ruin fell, and all day yesterday the sun
shone with a power and intensity, which is rep
resented as having been absolutely overpowering.
To this cause is attributed the heavy augmenta
tion of mortality.
FROM NORFOLK.
From Norfolk the news received here is most
heart rending. Accounts recently arrived say
they cannot get force sufficient to inter the dead
although persons are constantly on the sheets,
and compelling the negroes by force to carry the
dead out of the city, as also to assist in digging
graves.
The Yellow Fever in Virginia.
Baltimore, Sept. 14.—There were forty-eight
deaths at Norforlk during the 24 hours ending
at noon on Thursday.
At Portsmouth, during the same period, there
were only eleveu deaths.
There was considerable diminution in the
number of new cases, especially at. Ports
mouth.
A thong the new cases were the Hev. Dr. Walke
Episcopal minister, Drs. Webster, of Haiti more,
and Upshur, of Norfolk.
I)r. Marsh, of Philadelphia, was convales
cent.
Several cases of fever had made their ap
pearance on hoard the U. S. frigate St. Law
rence.
Columbia, Sept. 19. — The fever at Norfolk
and Portsmouth is increasing. Many new eases
tire occurring. The deaths at Norfolk on Monday
were 40, and at Portsmouth 17.
Death of Dr. West, Sen.
A lettter received in this city, this morning, dat
ed Saratoga the'Jtli inst.. says:
‘•Dr. Wkst. Sen., formerly of Savannah who whs
bore with his daughter, died very suddenly last
night, of an affection of the heart .”
This will he melancholy intelligence to the fam
ily and numerous friends of one. who has far many
years enjoyed the respect of his fellow citizens in
our city and State. VVe leave to others the duty
of paying a just tribute to his memory on a future
occasion.— Sac. Journal ts (.'ou ier.
Kansas. —A crisis is approaching in Kansas.
The regular correspondent of the St. Louts Re
publican writes thus: “The canvass from this
lime until election day will lie exciting. Almost
every one expects a fight, and many are prepar
ing for it. The freesoilers are talking loudly,
the Pro-slavery men ate working silently.”
No ole Coniuct.—Tlie fidelity of the negroes
is spoken of as not the least noticeable feature in
the history of the yellow fever at Norfolk. It is
difficult, nearly impossible, to separate servant*
and mistresses. Forbidden to enter the sick
I chamber, the blacks will creep into concealed
places, hide beneath the beds, crouch in corners,
employ every artifice, to remain in attendance
upon the ini*tress. Left-to themselves, the ne
groes are abject, refuse to take remedies, and die
rapidly. Tlieir last wish often is that they way
he buried near their mistr sses.
‘ ■ .
1 itrOTtrANT.—We rejoice, intensely rejoice, that
steps have been taken to send a delegation of
American Missionaries to Jackson county and
other benighted regions of the State, with spell
ing books and the official announcement of Gen.
Jackson’s death. We anticipate a great deal of
good to be the result of this patriotic enterprise.
—Selma Reporter.
Brief and to the Point.
On the day of the late election in Kentucky, a
correspondent of the Louisville Journal addressed
the following.
“To Bishop Spaulding, or any one competent
to answer
“Very many of our American citizens will go
to the pols this day, believing that the Romish
Church, as such has invariably been the enemy
of free governments and of all the popular insti
tutions of which Americans feel so justly proud.
If such a feeling tie wrong, you easily set
tlie matter right bv pointing us to tbehistory of the
nation, living or dead, in which Catholic sway has
been undisputed, where free schools, a freepress,
trial by jury, the ballot-box, an open Bible, and
an untratn'celed conscience have‘been vouchsafed
to the people.”