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loovr Iasi tl* KutiltiHee of the lit &
3rid day* proceeding* of the Southern Bapiltt Con
vention which amuibYed at Augusta «?n the 8;U
i sat. The following ia the Preamble and rcsolu.
lion of itu comniittce of 10, which were unanimous,
lyadoptd.
The Committee 11 whom it has been referred, to
report a preamble nnd resolutions, cannot but ex-
press Ihelr ptofouud sense of the responsibility rest.
Ing upon your body m the present eventful crisi*, ns
the integrity of the nation— the Interests of truth—
the sacred enterprise of converting the heathen are
all involved, in your deliberations. That such a
convention w as imperiously demanded must he bp*
parent to all. The Boston Board have in their tin.
•wer totiic Alabama resolutions, most clpurlv nnd
unnecessarily exceeded their power, nod violated
their trust. It is a question mitnilljng of no debate,
that the Triennial Convention was formed on tlie
principle of perfect equality of members from tl»e
south and north. And what is all-important the
very qualifications of Missionaries are prescribed
by tiic original c onstitution of that Convention :
The fifth article providing that, “such persons ns
are in l'u’1 communion, with some regular church
of our denomination, nnd who furnish satisfactory
evidence of genuine piety, good talents, auu fervent
zeal for the Redeemer’s case, are to be employed
as Missionaries. 1 ’
Besides this, too, the declaration of the Board
that If “any one should offer himself as a Missi ona.
ry having slaves, unJ should insist on r< mining
them, as his properly, we could not appoint him,” is
an innovation and a departure from the course hith»
erto pursued by the Triennial Convention, such
persons having been appointed.
And, lastly, tiiis infraction of ilie resolution pass-
ed the lasPSpring at Philadelphia, and the General j
B tard.at their Into meeting at Providence, Jmve i
failed to reverse this decision*
Amid such circumstances, your Committee es
teem it absolutely necessary that the friomis of the
cojatilutioi) of liio Triennial Convention, and tin* .
lovers of Hie Bib e, »im!l at oncu lake their stand,
and assert the great catholic principles of that con*
sliluttoii and ol 1 ho Wo; J of God.
Your committee, therefore, submit tin* following
resolution as embody lug all thui they me now pre- ;
pared to suggest to your bodv.
Resolved, Tnat lor peace and harmony, ami in
order to accmnp.isli tiie grea’esl amount of guuJ.
and for the maiuienunoe of Scriptural piiucipn-s on
w nich the general .Missionary Convention of lim
Bspliel Denomination of the United Slut*;* was or
iginally loroied.il is proper that this Convention at
onc«* proceed to orgauizj a Society for the propaga.
lion of the Gospel,
PROCEEDINGS OF SATURDAY.
The Cmiventio » met a: 8 o’clock, A. M . when
the Committee, thr -ugn their Coairman, suiirnitteu
a Preamble ami Constitution, which was linaliy
adopted in the htiiowing form :
PREAMBLE.
We, the Delegates from Missionary Societies,
Churches, nnd other Religious bodies of the Bip.
lists denomination in various parts of the United
States, met in Convention, in tiiu city of Augusta,
Georgia, for tiie purposes cf carrying into effect
the benevoient intentions of our constituents, by
organising a plan for eliciting, combining and di
recting the energies of the w hole denomination in
one sacred effort fur the propagation ol tile Gospel,
agree to the follow ing rules or fundamental princi
ples .
•CONSTITUTION.
Art. 1. This Body &:.a!l be stv ed the Southern
Baptist Convention.
2. It shall be tiie design of tins Convention to ;
promote Fo.eignand Domestic Missions and ot .er
importHi.i objects connected with the Redeem-
cr’s Kingdom, and to combine for this purpose
buch portions of the Baptist Denomination in the
United States as may desire a general organization
lor Christian benevolence, that sbuli fui.y respect
the independence and eq iuI rights of tiie Church*
9. All the
Agents
it* Boards,
Church,
Convention
10* Missionaries appointed by any of the Boad*
ofthis Convention, must, previous to their rppoint-
ment, furnish evidence of genuine piety, lervant
Zell in their Master's cause, aid talents which fit
them for the sen ice, for wiiicii they offer them-
selvi s.
11. Tan Bodies and Individuals, contpnv'ng this
Convention, snail have ttin right to spi cily ihe ob.
jt-ct, or objects, towhicii their conlributioi s shall
benpplien. But where no mcIi sj eeification ii
I made, the Couvemiun will make the oppioprialion
| at its ow n discretion.
12. Tiie Convention shall ium! its meetii gs Ir -
|eiiuiali\ but extra meetii _> tuny be called l>v the I
wfAjSIJohll*, A. Fir* I. \V. i
mao, Sen., Tbo*. Hum*. Tito*.
irt4rll. Ala.,J. I,. D ig,.
W.C.Cran*. Mu*.
J. B. Smith, La., T. Stiingfelluw. Vn., H. 8. Lin-
mi. Fm.. 8. Wail, N. C., \V. C. Lincoln, Mo.,
J. B. O’Neal, S. C., W. C. Buali, Ky., Ja*. Whit.
-ell, Trim.
J. L. Reynold*. Corre«|iom)ing Secrelary ; M.
If. Jciveli, R, curding Secretary ; Thoa. Ctulioi.;
Treasurer; W. N. Wyatt, Auditor,
Menu gets— E. D. King. E. Baptist, R. Haw.
■Iioru. S.S. Siierninii, 1). I’. Bestrr. L. Y Tarrant.
J. II. DnvolSc. H. Talbird, L. Gurce, W.H. Horn,
mirk c. D. It. W. Mclrer, T. F. Curtin. A. Travia,
J. B. Miller, L. C. Tmi.
Minus, Sydi.cr. W, Curtis, ami J. T. Hinton,
•4 Alu.
igf. Gs..G. F. Ad.
O. B. Brown, D.C.
Presiueni with,lie
PIT*
.iliDiiofnny ufihe Hoards | wert, appointed a Committee to nominate a broth.
A majority ul tiie n,lending D-le-
to preach at tiie next meeting o( this Convention,
form a q i.iruin lor the Irausiicliini ol bo- ] who iiominaied Revd. B. Manly and Dr. R. Fuller,
as his uhernnte.
It wus then
Unanimously Resolved, That the thanks of this
Convention are due and are hereby tendered to the
Citizens of Augusta, for the kind hospitalities, so
generously mended to us durinj our meeting, and
we earnestly supplicate that God's mercy may des.
up the first eend in rich otVusions.and more than repay in spir
itual blessings tiie efforts of our friends to tender
our stay iimoiig them so agreeable.
Resolved. Tual it collection be taken in the Bap
tist Ciiurcli to.tnorrow morning for Foreign mis.
siotis, and in tbo evening for Domestic missions.
Tiie Convention adjourned till 9 o’clock, Monday
morning.
1 ol M lungers.
| gates sl.u
siuess,
13. Any alterations, w Iticli experience shall die-
j tate, may be rnado in these Articles, by a vote of j
1 two.thirds of die members present at any triennial |
meeting of tbe Convention.
I I'ae report of tiie Committee proposed that the!
j iiu-Jv *h<ui, j be stvied tile Southern and Southwest J
lent Baptists Convention, and on taki
j at icn-of the Constitution a motion was made to
j strike out Southwestern. which gave rise to a pro.
i trucied debate, in wiiiclt swum g> nl eincn express I
! ed their views.
It was urged on the part of the advocates of strik-
i ing out, lien Southern was more definite, shorter, i
I and was sufficiently t xpressivc to covet tne whole 1
' ground. They meant no disrespect to their Soutn- i
: western bretheren but pteferred the shorter and ■
j more expressive term.
On the other hand, those opposed to striking out, !
expressed their tears It.at llipir-constilucnts wouh
take i xe, prions ',i a li-rut s,-cc hoinl, and might .
think that limn lee legs had been disregarded. Ate
vi‘
■«e points the gentlemen who engiged
-si.ol en.aiged aim enforced tlieii views ;
earnestness, though in the kindest feel- 1
day .
rived oaiba fKiili ult. _____
from Vara Crux to her day of <Im _
the capital to tiie 17th. Ow ing to a norther's com
iug up, the Creole could not oeil lid the 24tli, but
lield no cummuncation with tlte thore alter the 22d.
hi we are assured.
We hove again to soy Ihnl Mexico has not yet
declared war against me United Stales, although
rumors were rife in town yesterday that site had
done so. Tiie subject was a very general topic ol
couversntiun, but no one, we presume, seriously be
lieved in tiie rumor. At any rale, it was treated
with derision. Verbal communications from some
of the passengeis by the Creole represent that the
I general feeling at Vera Cruz is in favot of a war.
i ind tiint the prevailing impression there is that tne
i 3overnment will declare it so soon as it finds it
> elf in a situation to do so with effect. Nous ver-
» ont.
Tiie four American vessels of war were still ly
i ng at Sacrificios. Should Captain Stockton’s
s qnndron join them,a* is anticipated, the fleet will
c onsist of eight vessels of tvar, mounting in all to
1 54 gnus.
By this arrival we hear not a word more of Mr.
Shannon, the American Minister.
The most interesting intelligence which we find,
relates to the fata of Santa Annn and those invoiv-
cd in his overthrow. A proposition lias been in
troduced in the Chamber of Deputies that Santa
%»ai*saw
motion of’Dr. W
Wtog* of Chatham
I In my last I Hmipalel that othex* r#«Lv„ jjT’
• apomn.au ’( H ! ‘ W ,a P ,a ■* «"» <* »>•*«* have b*en po,, M *
..inThaving been .i.t*d, )**"*" J “- J * R *“ d « l P»'. E-,^ n ^
Ofrnther.,i committee of •• llen, " I,h * **7 dependent family,^
Ihv ilia nimirman. to nom ’i** 1 "* ha# beeo removed front it,.
mad Secretory,
tha&oT' ”
bn motlaoaf
ten per*ooa waaeppoiotod by lit* Chairman, to nom
inala five Delegate* to represent tlte W hig* or
Chatliant, in tiie Gubernaloriu; Convention, to bo
held at Milledgeville.on the first Monday of July
next. This Committee reported tiie follow ing Del
Hgntion, wiiiclt was unaniniously ratified by the
meeting:—
J. M. Bf.rmss, R. A. Lewis, F. 8. Bartow.
Bbxj. S.mdeb, W. P. Bower.
This Delegation was empowered to fid any va
cancy that might occur in its number.
Judge Berrien being called upon, then briefly ^
and forcibly sddressed the meeting,concluding wild ,
a handsome compliment to Governor CBAwroao | foon(] , , |0(jee nf pr.^cJing. i,. New Yurf
for bis able administration of the affairs of the. Allli . sloverv Soeic-tv *..i. .. _. r ~- by th«
State, to wl.icli the meeting heartily responded.— ' . 3 . .
I
Office. H* is a time Whig, *nd nrpliew iiMheJ?
iDenied llarriaon, under whose administration k.
came into office. 1 have never known so ntt^ I
sympathy manifested for nny person in consequent 1
of removal from office. I am inform d his f r j,]7
are making efforts for his re.toruiion ; but j„ J?*
•fpiriion, w iih little hope of success. ^
President Polk is following die footsteps of ip
il'Ustrioes predecessors in meddling with th, nt
nor appointments in tbe Department. He is ,«
ing the part of Capt. Tyler over again. ""
Fourth L>ny
Tue Couveiilioa met
1 took ample notes, hut at the
i.is notice "e i nve not time to
press, nor iudeed is it impor
void Soulfucesltrn
ttr.d the arlie.e \\ as
U|>on I
in the di.vi
wi-.U true
ing<
[Ofthis debate w
timo of w rilii out
piep i u them for :!
taut.]
The motion to strike out t'ie
prevailed by n decided majority
'.lien adopted.
'I ic remaining nr:ic!cs were cwsi
ti n at J were ad ipted, g iter tl v w i Imut atferatiotl |
or nlijectiim,as tltey canto I’rnm liter C mtittiuec.
Hiving gone, through will, tiie several articles,.
iii Preaiuble and i oiistiiuiinn vvere ti'eii adopted i
iiv n I'.naMMoCs v ' \V: en, at tile sugg- stiun n;
•lit.- Pits ! nt, tiie Cii,i'en:;tiii urded in prayer to
return (banks to the great Disposer of events for |
:In- unanimity an.) g . iJ f e : ii,g wiiiclt had chara
lerised their deliberations.
Dr. Curtis moved that u Committee of three b
tipp inted to prcpaie ati address to the public, set
ing forth the reasons which have led to the forma
lion of the Southern Baptist Convention, the neees
si: v ot such an orguniza i >n, and
tion ut its principles und objects, win
pubiisiied in connexion w iih the minutes o, ti.is bo
<iy at d in socii p jbiic prints as w iii aiiuw it a place
in tiioir cohims.
The Resolution vvr.s ad ijited, ami Drs. Curtis
Johnson at.d Fuller were appoiu’.eJ a Conirn.t-
.Wondny, .Hay 12.
according to adjourn*
nnpnt.
Resolved, That in accordance with the provisions
of tlte 2d article ot the Constitution, this Conven
tion w in cordially embrace and afii iate auxiliary
societies upon its principles, and recommend to tiie
brethren tiie formation of such societies.
Resolved, Tnat the several State Conventions,
and otner bodies vv ho may be ill possession of funds.,
j lor Foreign or Domestic Missions, be requested to-
i forward such funds to the Treasurer of the respec-
! live Boards, as promptly as convenient.
Resolved. Tnat the aborigines of America have-
strong claims on American Christ ians fur the Gos-
| pei. and as tiie Indian Mission association has been
| organised with special teference to their spiritual
• uei etit, wo recommend tiie Churches to sustain i.hai
red seria- | uot i. v ’ "’■'h zeal and liberality.
Resolved. Tnat the bouru uf Domestic Missit ins
e struc.ed to take ailpruden 1 measures lor the
ns instruction ofonreolored popuiaii m.
!!• ■ Iced, Tiint the Foreign Mission board of
part in issuing the decree of the 29 h of Novem.
ber, closing the sessions of Congress, may avoid a
trial upon the condition of expatiating themselves
for the term of ten years. At tlte same lime ano
ther proposition was submitted, to tbe effect that an
absolute amnesty should be granted to all those
generals and oilier officers comprehended in the
circular of the fill) of January, depriving them of
their commands, &c. even though they had been
already sentenced.
We da not find that the Chambers have acted
upon these propositions, but that they are very iike-
In another part of litis morning’s paper, wi|| t^
und a notice of proceeding, f„ New York, bv if
winch n will be obseived
« T r..T : ,l„,Sieplie.„..."l Mil,
and Iited^o the meeting. Tne address of these || 'he gates of hell moJ
distinguished stranger, were received with mors- |f**.''P“!^ a _ n L d J’ reval )^ «*ana l
ed gratiftention and enchained the attention of the
numerous audience till a Iate hour.
Snvannah Republican.
XVhi;; 3Ice(iug in Montgomery.
A portion of the \V bigs uf Montgomery county
met ut the Court-home on Monday, the 5tli inst., in
pursuance of previous notice, fertile selection of
!““ r f e *; Mi oo !. er „ S r W Ml'!“ k « citable number of deiega'e. to represent this
" ! county in a District Convention, to be composed
j of an equal number of delegates from Montgome-
| ry and Appiiug counties.
i On motion of J. C. C;ements. die meeting was
organized by calling A. T. McLeod, Esq., to tiie
Chair, and uppoiuling Fakqchaud McRae, Esq.,
Secretary.
Tbe object of tiie meeting being fully stated by
the Cnair, the following resolutions were introduc.
ed by Wiley Adorns, Esq., and unanimously adopt,
ed.
Whereas it is highly important that the Whigs
lyto receive their approbation we entertain «o j of Montgomery and* App’cng. act with entire ona-
doubt. Tne revolution having been so perfectly : nimilVi a T, d curefuily avoid ah discord and collision
consummated throughout the entire country, and J
die present administration being so secure in their
places, it would be an act of dignity as well us cle
mency to extend a pardon to those who adhered to
i lie Iasi to the fortunes of Santa Anna. The ser-
v'ices of a large number of good officers will thus
b e regained to tlie Republic. And further to trail*
t\uiiize the public mind—neither out raging the feel,
ings of the yet numerous friends and partisans ol
Santa Anna, ur.d at the same lime appeasing tiie
demands for justice against him—it would appear
s Convention tie instructed to communicate vv ith i to i,e a highly politic course to allow him to leai
; uctiug board of tlte Bipdsl Triennial Csove n- j the country with those most intimately associated
tion in releience to any claim we may have up on ' with his tyrannical acts.
, ; -.tie Convention,or any claim which tnat body in ay |’ that the liberal press which lias
j nuve. or think they have, upon us, and that t he ■ morous for vengeance, indulge i
on the introduction of tiie above propositions.
they been offered before tile news of tiie sue
!: is a significant fact
been hill,erto cia-
vengeance, indulge in no comments up-
Had
success
i of the annexation of Texas, there would have
been a loud and general outcry. It cannot be
es.
3. A Triennial Convention sha,, consist of mem-
bers wltoc uitribule funds, or are delegate i by re
ligious oodies contributing funds; und the system
of representation and terms of membership shall be
as follows, v.z :—A a annual contribution of one
hundred dollars fur three years next proceeding ttie
meeting, or the contribution of three bundled dol
lars at any time within said luce years, shall ei,ti
tle tbe contributor in one representative ; an annu
al contribution of two hundred dollars as aforesaid,
shall en'iiie tiie contributor to two representatives;
and so, tor each additional hundred dollars, unud*
di'o.iul representative shall be allowed. Provided,
nowever. tnat when application situ 1 lie made for
the first lime by bodies or individuals to be admit
ted into tiie Convention, one delegate shiil! be allow
ed for each one hundred dollars. And pruvidio,
also, that in case of great eo literal i octeties, com
posed ul representatives receiving contributions
Jrom different parts of tiie country, the ratio of rep.
resentation shall he one de'ega'e for every th ms.
an i dollars annually contributed for three years, as
aforesaid ; hut the number of representatives sliali
ne'er exceed five.
4. Tiie officers of this Convention sl.ntT he a
President, four Vice President*, a Treasurer, and
two Secretaries, who shall be ejected at each tri
ennial n^eeiiug. and liu'.d their office* un i- a new
election ; nnd the office/* of the Convention sliali
be, by virtue of their offices, members uf the sever-
u! boards.
# 5. T e Convention shall elec:, at each triennial
re eling, as many Boards ot Managers, os, in its
judgment, will be necessary, lor carrying out the
benevolent objects it may dele;mine t-» promote ;
all which Boards shall continue in office until a
new e ecliuu. Each Board -had consist of a Pres,
deni, Vice President, Secretaries, Treasurer. Au
ditor and fif.een oilier members, seven of w horn,
includ ng one or more of the officeis, sliali form a
quorum for ihe transaction of busine-s. To each
Board shall be committed, din ing tne recess of tiie
Confeuiii.il the entire management of an tiiw nil airs
relating to the object, with whose interests it sha
be charged; n-i which munngcinpr.t sliali he in
strict '.•••-ui --.ee with the consti'utionnl provisions
adopted by the Convention, and such oilier instruc
tion*, as may be given from timo to time. Each
Board sliali have power to muke such Compensa
tion in its Secretaries, and Treasurer, rs it may
think rigid ; fill tin- vacancies i*. urring ill i'.suun
body, enact its own bye-iaws ; have an annual
meeting ul any place it may appoint; and other
meetings at sucit time* at.d places as tt may think
best, keep a record of its proceeding*, and pre-
gent n report of them to tbe Convention at eacii tri
ennial meeting.
6. Tlte Treasurer of each Board shall faithfully
account for all moneys received by hint; keep a
regular entry ofall receipts nr d disbursements, and
make report ot litem to the Convention, whenever
It shall lie in Keasion. and to his Board as often as
required. He shall a.so, on entering upon the du
ties of Id* office, give competent security to the
President of his B air I, for a 1 1 the stock and lutnls,
committed to h : s care. His book* thud be opened,
tt nli times, to the inspection of any member of tbo
Convention and oftiis Board. N t moneys shall he
paid out of any of the treasuries of the Boards, but
by nit order from that Board, t.oui wlto-e treasury
the money is to be drawn, which order shall be
signed by its presiding officer.
7. 'filo Corresponding Secretartea of the sever
al Board*, shall maintain intercourse by letter, vvitli
, licit individual* or public bodies, as the interests ol
llietr respective bodies may require. Copies of all
such communications, whit thur answers, if any,
snail be kept by them on file.
<i, Tlte Recording Secretaries of'lhe several
.Board* shah keep a iatr record of thutr proceedings,
min of such other document* os may be coinwintd
fu them for the purpose.
After tiie appointment oflhe Committee a nto*
1 tion was made to reconsider, vvi'h u view to in
crease the number to seven, which gave rise to a
I protruded running debate, during which various
motions were made, some of which were alter d;s
] cussiun withdraw n and others tided upon, and the
Convention fineiiy determined lo udnere to 'tie
! number of tl. ret: by a very decided majority.
Mr, Jeter submitted me l-r.lowi g:
| Resolved, That tiie individu . s. churches, and
other bodies approving the Constitution of the
1 Southern B ip::>t Convention, adopted by this body.
! he recommended to meet for organiz tlion under
the Constitution, bv members or ielt-gaies, necotd-
iug to its provisions, on , at , and tiint
this Convention now proceed to tne election of - ffi-
'■ ces and I, aid-, to continue in t dice un.ii li.e con-
| templatcd meetings.
This gave rise to a discussion, pending wiiiclt the
I Chair suggested a doubt, us to ttic powers of tne
! Ciinventiu I to proceed to organise even a piovision
I al government. l itis led offinto a new field ol
! debate, ami before any action vvus taken, tlieC it-
j vet-tion adjourned ti I 3 oV. el;. P. M.
upon
i Board report fully lo this Convention at its nt
meeting.
Resolved, That our Foreign Mission board be
| authorised to enter into any equitable and prudt -it!
ng ail'expos! j arrangement, with the acting board uf the Bapt ist j doubled that it is the policy of tiie Mexican Gov
linn shall be i Uent-ral Convention, lo take a potion of its mis- ‘ eminent, in view of her difference with the Unite:
States, thus to heal all internal wounds, and conceit.
' Irate tiie feelings of all classes ami pat ties upon re
sistance to Annexation.
Congress is diligently occupied, through its com-
mittees, with the reform of the Organic Bases. O
the 16-h ult. the Committee charged with tlte sub
ject of tiie interior administration of the depart
ments, made titeir report. Not a word is reported
of li,e discussions upon tiie relations between this
country und Mexico. These are carried on in se
cret session.
The nature of the despatches last carried bv the
Eurydice from Ga.vcston to Vera Cruz lor Mr.
Bankhead bad nut transpired; nevertheless, it was
generally rumored and believed in Mexico that they
contained an offer from tue Government of Texas
to reject Annexation, if Mexico would consent to
acknowledge the independence of Texas. Tlte
. Afternoon Session.
i The Convention nu t, ami resumed tbe unfittish- | ... - -
I ed business of tiie morring, being the Reso ution o< , " tt ® l ‘ le, ‘ J , e " ;P' e11 through Iho papers, though
tit.tier tne patronage of this Cnnvenlion.
j Resolved, Tnat applications be made to tlie pi o-
. per autin, rates of tl.e State of Georgia fur a chart er
: "i :i.corporation, und that Judge J. Htllyer, Hi in.
'-V. Lumpkin. JudgeT. Stocks. M. A. Cooper, E» q.,
-tod Rev. C. D. .Ma lory, be a Committee to j>re.
1 vent a petition f.,r this object.
Resolved, That thisCuuveniion recommend the
Domestic Mission board to direct their effective a t-
ifiniioti.to aid the present effort to establish ti to
B i:-.;sl cause in New Otleans.
Resolved, That w ith peofounoest gratitude to t ha
j Great H id of tiie Church, litis Convention do r e-
engni-e : :e harmonious action to which it itas arri v.
•• : anJ that we do regard tue exltibiii-.it uf t te
C.iiMlan S; irit which lias governed itsdeltbera-
i ms us a proof of the divine presence in tiie orig in
• nd prosecution of litis organization.
| And the Convention adjourned sine die.
Mr. Clay.—Tlte Philadelphia U S. Gazelle hi is
! ’he to! -twit g comments on the pecuniary relief o f-
! fur, i Mr. C tv Ly some of his friends, a notice c -f
which we published last week: "We see refer -
once made unite sum of-money wiiiclt some Cla v
| men sent to a Bunk in Kentucky, where iav Mr.
I Clay’s name as security for other people’s debts,
i We regret that tiie subject should have come be
fore the public at all; but it is proper to state mat
what was given, was a free will offering of hearlv
; personal friends of Henry Clay. We do nut feel
it liberty to add any tiring lo the information which
that might arise from sectional preferences in the
selection of a candidate for Senator lo represent
the Senatorial District, composed of the said coun
ties. in tiie next Legislature of Georgia.
Ilis.ine.refore, resolved, That the Whig* of Ap
pling be and they are hereby respectfully invited lo
co-operate with the Wiiig-s of this county, in select
ing sai i candidate.
.Ind te it further resolved. That a Committee of B
persons be appointed by tiie Chairman on the part of
the Whigs of this county, to correspond with a sitni.
iar Committee tiiat inuy be appointed by the Whigs
of Appling county, to fix upon a place, when, and
where, tiie people will meet to nominate their can-
dtdate fur Senator ; and that the said Committee
be authorized to communicate upon all other sub-
jects in which tltey may feel interested, and in which
tiie Whigs of tiie two counties have a common in
terest.
Andbe it further resolved, That live Whigs of
Appling county be invited and specially request
ed lu appoiaiAaid Committee, as suggested above,
or provide some other means of concurring effectu
ally with us. ns soon as possible.
And be it further resolved, That we tlte people
of litis meeting recommend lo the Whigs of Ap-
!ing to run titeir best man, and we pledge our.
selves to support him regardless of sectional feel,
ings.
In compliance .vith the requisitions contained in
the tiiird resolution, the plan provided to appoint
said Committe, and suggested tne following gentle,
men, viz : John McGregor, Joint B. Ryals, John
McArthur Malcom M. Peterson. Harrison Sears,
William M. Richards, Jacob C. Clements and Ab.
ner Browning.
The following resolution was introduced by John
Peterson, and unanimously adopted: —
Resolved, Tiiat the Secretary be requested to
. P
-at. . • I- o- - viv - --a- . communicate as early as convenient, with some of
?. d "' ,r . 0 -. L :..:. ,g J°,. X1 ^. Sf ‘ emi "! a f are ‘“ \° ! hc the leading Whigs ol Appl.ng cou.ny, requesting
Mr. J-’ier, which, after a brief aiseus^on, \\u
i doptrd.
! The Convention then proceeded to organise n
! provhiona! government unde
i when we left ihe Cnurch *o prepare this notice, hud
1 made cou>ideral>ie progress therein, a report ol ■
! which \* i I hereafter be submitted*
The Convention were in session until a lute hour
! on Suiurdnv evening, and ac.j jurued to meet at 8 .
\ o’clock ot; Monday morning.
'I bird Day. Saturday, P. 31*
j Our report m yesterday's piper, ot me proceed*
. ings of this body were brou_:;il down l » the adaption
ol .Mr. Jeter’s reso.uiion. dec*, tor the provisional !
government of the church, until the Triennial Board
i : hooitl ireet in M *y next.
i 1’iie Convention elected the foi owing orticers :
\VM. B. JOHNSON, President.
WILSON LUMPKIN. Vice-President.
1 J. B TAYLOR, 2d. do.
A. DOCKERY, 3i. do.
R. B.C. HOWELL. 4th. do.
' J. HARTWELL,
J.C. CRANE. ^ Secretaries.
M. T. MldNDENIiALL,Treasurer.
O.; iruti"it,
Resi.iv. d, i’tiat this Cottvnnlion now proceed to
ivc were cognizant uf tlte- movements Iruin tiie be.
1 gmni.--g.and of the hearty good will with which it
j wv.s prosecuted. Nay, wr might add something of
tiie Constitution,"anti | ’ he s i lirlt in llie annunciation oflhe proceed
ings was received by the person most interested in
the result, who, conferring so many favors as bo
had conferred upon the public, und upon individuals
knew how to receive a favor, especially w hen L-e-
ing ignorant of the soutce whence it proceeded, he
coui-t not. if he would, have turned aside the ben-
! .tit. It is a source of gratification to us, tiiat ia
I tl.e work Philadelphia hash,id her share-”
Tbe New Yuik Courier -j- Enquirer, in alluding
; to tlte same subject, remarks: •'Tuts is indeed a
: most emphatic rxpression of admiration ; and no
It iturc of it pleases us better than tiie quielsecre-
)cv witit which it was accomplished. The gener
ous men engaged in it were content with doing a
[ deed of high.minded beneneet.ee ; they did not
' tiuJ It ut a.I essential to their comfort that it should
■ be blazoned in tae newspapers, while it was in pro-
1 gress, or tiiat the world should know that they had
done it. The simple‘‘luxury of doing good” suf.
] 6cod litem. IUtd the energy which has been et..
I pended in proclaiming intentions of erecting a mot t-
ument, ora statue, or some other memorial of
1 Ilenry Clay, bsen directed to tile work itself, it
might ere litis have been well nigh uccomplishe d.
As it is, wo see no prospect tiiat it will ever id.
rumor, insisting tiiat .Mexico must defend all her
rights by the most strenuous measures in her pow
er. As to tiie rumor itself, being tiie same which
we received here direct from Galveston, we must
think that ‘where there is so much smoke there
must be some fiie.’
On the loth inst., Senor Boves, in the Chamber
of Deputies, read a protest against the memorial
orreportof the Minister of Foreign Affairs. lit;
attacked it iti every sitape, and accompanied his
protest with a violent speech, abu-ive not only of
Senor Cuevas, but of the whole cabinet. When
tire motion founded upon tlte protest was pul to
vote, Senor Boves found himself entirely alone,
fverv other member voting against him. This
■ ihowsthat tlte Administration has the mast perfect
. :onfidence of tlte House.
We hear no more of earthquakes, but the pa
pers contain some rather unsatisfactory specula
tions upon lire immediate causes and invite com
munications from the distant departments as to the
precise moments when the phenomena occurred.
• their duration, &c.
We find in our papers a letter dated in Paris, ad
dressed lo the Mexican Congress from ex President
Busiamente, congratulating them upon the over
throw nf Santa Anna and the re-establishment of
a Government of luw s. He expresses regret that
lie could tint have shared in the glory of
• the triumph.
Papers from Zacatecas announce the explosion
of a powder mill situated on the road front tiiat ci.
tv to Guadeloupe. Tlte proprietor or superinten
dent and several workmen were instantaneously
killed and a number of others severely wouuded.
them to hold a similar meeting, and appoint an
equal nun,ber of delegates to convene with those
named above, at Town B uff, oil tiie 4th day of July
next.
On motion of C. McRae, Esq.,
Resolved. Thai the proceedings of this meeting
be signed by tiie Chairman and Secretary, and for
warded to tne editors of the Georgia Journal and
■Savannah Republican, for publication.
On motion of A. Peterson, the meeting then ad.
journed.
ALEX. T. McLEOD, Chaiman.
Farquhard McRae, Secretary,
l appoint a Bonru for Foreign Mission*, and also one vat.ee beyond tlte proclamations tiiat have hi .en
lor Domestic Missions, and that a committee he ap j n ) a -J ( .. j'i je truth is tiiat men in earnest are vem
entity content to walk in secret, leaving titeir
deeds to speak of their intentions.
“We hare been familiarly acquainted wit h all
that lits taken place in rotation to tne raisin) ; the
$30 000, from its incjpic t step to its final con-
sunitnatioti; and know that those engaged in that
good work desired it should not he brought It. .-fore
tlte public. Accident aud the good intentio ns of
I .inted to nominate such bun ids.
Tlte Committee appointed, tire
M -sis, B. E. Bah, II. K -. Img. W. Sands, R.
McNab, A.J. Battle, 8. Furman, J. L. Reynold*.
8. B au iitig, .1. II. Cati'pbi . Ii. M Sanders. C. D.
Ma.loty, II. T bird. A Turns, T. Curtis. J. I.
Hit,ton, R. Holman. W . Crane, J. A. McKean, i.
W. iSvdnor, a d J. McC -
Tne Committee requested that the Board of For- t L .
eigrt Missions he .ocalt-d at Richmond, Yirgi ia, t
land that for Domestic Missions at Marion, Aiu-
, banin.
, 'l tic Secretnties w, te appointed to superintend
. the Jtrin'it g ami 1 i*ti i .ttth-g ol 5000 Copies of tlte
. minutes of this Convention.
The Convention then at journed till 9 o’clock.
P. M.
l:\eiiliig Session.
'I'he C-immittefi ap. anted to I'oiniitnte hoards of
managers for the Foreignatid Domestic Mi-si-nary
departments, presented their report, and the breth
ren named were appointed.
l-'oreit;!! .Xlistvioii—Itontil at Richmond,
President— J. reuiah B. Jeter, ol Ya.
Tice Presidents— E B ill, of Vn.. W. Crane, nf
M l„ R. Fuller, of S. C .11. M Sunder*, of Ga.. J.
T. Hinton, of Lit., ’1'- Menidiih, of N-C-.H.M tl-
coin, of Ky., C. K. Winston, of Tenn., Thns. G.
Blew it ul' Mi*»‘, W, 11. Bty'e-s. ol Aik., B. Manly,
of Aitt,, Jas. D. McDonald, of Fla.. Edward Kings
fort!, of S. C., Rtiwltni'l Hughes, of Mm,
E. D. Mallory. Corresponding Secretary ; M.
T, Sumner, Recording do ; Archibald Thomas,
Treasurer; Chas. T. Wortham, Auditor.
Managers—A. B. Smith, II. Rylnttd. A. Sneao.
H. Keeling. J-ts. Thomas, Jr.. Dr, W. H. Gwalh-
mev. Jesse Snead, E L. Magnon, A. G. Wortham,
t who happened not to have been farrulir.r
xv i:!i the proceedings nnd wishes of tbe pa rlit »
who furnished the money, huve unfortunately
thwarted their intentions.”
[mo* Tar it. o. bee, »av 7.)
One Day later from Mexico.
The schooner Creole, arrived yesterday from
Vera Cruz, having left that city ou tiie 22i ult. one
day after the Yucaleca. We have received by her
a Dioriu de Vera Cruz of the 2‘2J, but it is ubso
lutely destitute of news. When tiie Creole left,
the mail from the capita! had not arrived.
A Zncatt cas paper mentions the explosion of a
powder manufactory' situated on the road to Guad
aloupe, by which the bui.ding was completely ties.
Iroyed, and the proprietor and several of the oper
atives were killed nr wounded.
A passenger on board ‘.be Creole infurms us that
the .-bucks of the earthquake were still repeated,
pun that the explosion ol tiie powder magazine no
ticed above, was occaxi.tried by one of these con-
vulsions. Tlte inhabitants of the capita! had tak
en refuge in tents established on the public prom
enades. It was, however, believed that tlte shocks
The Paris correspondent of the N. York Cuur.
ier and Enquirer says :—
“ There is no European continental news of
great importance to communicate al this moment.
Tlte unfortunate occurrences in Switzerland, will,
it is beiteved be followed by something like a recon
ciliation of parties. The Rauicals, as they arc
termed, will nave the appearance of having been
defeated, (as the most hot headed of them were in
fact and reality at Lucern) but their alledgcd
ground of complaint—tlte Jesuits—wi,| be remov
ed. The surrounding States—Austria and Sardi
nia in particular—are luu much interested hi the
tranquility ot Switzerland to permit matters to go
hievinft j further. The Pope will, if he itas not done so al-
ready, acquiesce in the prayer of those powers to
remove tiie bone of contention, and the confedera
tion will after nil fiud that the cry of “the Jesuits”
was a mere pretext to an ultra Republican outbreak
which the most liberal men in Europe deem to
have been perfectly uncalled for; ‘.lie confederation,
vv ill moreover, have to deplore tiie creation of bad
blood within tiie Republic, nnd the loss of many
hundreds of lives unnecessarily, all tlte world be.
lievc—and certainly hopelessly, for with all their
talk about independence,Switzerland, no more than
Belgium, will or would be suffered to change the
constitution agreed to for her, by tue great (towers
of Europe.
A correspondent of tueNevv York Courier and
Enquirer communicates the following a
“How lew are aware tiiat at Bermuda the Brit,
islt Government itas constructed, within a few years
past, n spacious harbor for the accommodation of
their sqitadrot s ; that for sev, ral rears they bare
employed a fleet of colliers in making it a depot of
coal ; ihot they have also in store tbe armament
and duplicates of important parts of machinery
for every steamer under iter flag, now navigating
the Atlantic and the Carribian; and in addition to
the large supplies of military stores, that ■ hev keep
A McrderoCs Invention.—A new intplcmea t
| of terrible pfii -ticy lias ju»l been devised in E.ijj -
I hum by Professor Brunsen. It consists of a liqutj J
I similar to a.cltohol in which the nxigen is repiucc* J
! I.y nrsenic. It ignites the moment it is expose* d
| to the air. It any vessel filed with it, like a glass
or iron globe, should be thrown upon tiie deck o r
into the ports of a ship, it would ignite the ntomec t
tl.e vt -el struck any hard substance, and tlte in •
flammable liquid instantly vvouid be in a blaze.— -
t t.e atm.tsptiere ut once becomes fi,led with cloud s
of w ni’e arsenic, by which a deadly poison is evolv .
ed nnd inhaled. Bci tg heavier than, and insolubl c
in vv titer, it could not be extinguished, and of court) e
it becomes fatal lo all within iu influence. J .
dreadful implement it) the art of war.
Sat. Georgian.
itad ceased, us tbe volcano ot St. Martin, which I constantly on foot 400 head of cattle.’*
had been inactive for eighty years h:d begun to
emit flame and lava.
With regard to Texas, the Mexican Govern
•ment appeals disposed to recognize her indertend I ’• ,‘ . ° 7 i——r
ettce. and is willing lo select France and England M consent,.tm,.. and
as omoires. Such is the t„ n ..r „f that destroyer ot human Hie is nut known
Honey is according to Mr. Milton, who has late
ly piioiuhcd a treatise un bees in England, an uni-
i vt-rsal specific at.d among its other valuable prop-
as umpires. Such is the tenor of our informu.
tion.
Nut a word of Santa Anna.
A young mar applied fur die benefit oflhe bank •
rttpl act, und upon being asied bow much Ito owed,
tic said dim 4,e saw they oharged a man 810 fur
kissing a married woman in Ohio, and if the price
was at high here for kissing girls, by must bd in
debt about half a million.
A Dangerous Partner—Some years ago a wo.
man lived in a village in Giamorsltire, whose bus.
band with the liti.e fortune he bad gut with her
bought a small farm. He Itad hardly clu-eti me pur
chase, when death closed tits eves. However, not
inti , ated by Ibis, die widow married a second bus-
band, who suwed it. He likewise died, and site
tried a tiiird, who reaped it. But death soon snatch-
ed him away, nnd she married a fourth, who thrash
ed it. He.too, followed his predecessors, and she
then married a fifth husband, who is now living.
All litis happened in less than eighteen months.
Mr. B. did you say or did you not say what 1
said you said, because C. said you oaid you never
said wb*t I said you said; now if you *sid you did
not say a lint I sati you said, then wha> said you ?
in countries where lioney is regularly taken as an
arttcie of food. Those who have less lai.lt in the
specific, may perhaps nttribu e the cause to differ,
ence ofc'iinan- rather than to honey. Tiie ItnLsn
singers, it is also affirmed, are greatly indebted to
honey, but titeir practice ts to sharpen it wiihn few
drops uf acid, though they sometimes take it in a
pure state.
Rich Coal Mine in Troup.—Un Saturday last,
u f. iend exhibited to us some coal, dug up from the
the land of a farmer in Troup county. I; ia said
to be a rich specimen, and equal to the best L*iii“li
or Alleghnniy coal. It it also lit ,tight lu exist in
great ubur.dattce—which, if such be the fact, wilt
yield one hundred per ccut. more than any living
else in this country.
Thuie persons who feel disposed to do so, can
examine, the specimen at our office, opposite Dr.
Hill’* office.—Lagrange (Ga ) Herald.
-malt, as tube uvei looked when most operative m
injury. We have deemed it a duty always toce n .
sure any reference to the ahe, native of disunioa'
wlictuer made in the South, on account of the u '
: iff, or ill the EjsI. with regard lo Texas,or» t*erv'
tte t.ke not tiie time. She who parleys („ |,:J
honor is des'royed.
Tlte union of tlte States is not to bn separst-A
by violent convulsion, but undermined by the con
slant operation of those whose position •o-, n t 0#fr '
cite no fears. They tabor like coral worms, nuto'f
sight, and out of notice, until tome gallnui
wrecked upon tbe dangerous shoals tltey heate L
T iitxo >011,1 cries, these petty denunciations,
not so harmless as many think, and like i' w |(
fires, they may run together at some lime, nnd l».
come a destructive burning. It is the duty ul tj
public pi ess, while it notices the efforts of any
of citizens at disunion, lu mark with emphaticdj,.
approval tiie treasonable proceedings.
Phil. U. S. Gazelle.
Turkish mode of Slaughtering.—The mode „f
-laugntering animal* lor Mussulman consuniutj^
is silietiy defiued by religious iow. Three eiteu
lials must bo ouserved. First, it is requisite, o u
applying the kuife to the animat’s tnroal, tu iovok*
the name of -.lie A.mighty by uttering the bismslk,
If '‘‘is be omitted the flesh is considered impure^
Second.y, the throat must be cut transversely »iik
tlte edge and not slabbed with tiie point, so as to
' separate tbe trachea aud the great arteries as f, r
hack as tiie vertebra, and thereby to cause imn».
diate death. Tiiird y, the slaughterer ought t 0 be*
Mussulman; but the meat is not impute it killed bv
a Christian ur Jew. provided he fulfi.s the two n fe ’.
vious conditions. Butchers and slaughterers veiitn
ate A bi alia mas their patron, in commemorationol
tlte sacrifice, which, being supposed to have takes
place ou the 10 h of Zithidge. or eve of Coorkin
Detrain, this day is regarded with extraordinary
reverence by built trades. On tins occasion, they
offer up many sacrifices, and distribute the flesh
among tiie poor. Moses is held lo he the pstronof
i shepherds and drovers, in memory of his u ateritig
| the flocks of Zipporah’s father, in tne valleyof-JS
(dun.—Domestic manners of the Turks in 1844,
The right of search.—The faris Press sayn'i
is assured ‘tiiat the tesull of the conferences be.
tw een the Duke de Broglie and Dr. Lusitingtonis,
that the French und tlte Eng,islt GovernmentsUrt
ngteed to su-pend the right ofsearclt fur Iwoyein,
withdrawing tor litis periud the commission gives
to their respective cruisers.’
A close observer and a man of grt-a: irueiligenc*
and Urge experience, declares tiiat there is no ei.
etcise so good for the beautiful, tasteful and gay
women of tiie country, as that of cultivating plants
and fluwers.and that such an exercise cannot fail
to improve the taste, warm the heart, and awaken
generous e motions.
Mission to England.—Tbe Washington Union, if.
fcrr.ttg to a statement in the New York iicr.ld, lint
Mr. Calhoun was about lo be appointedspec.al Until,
ter to England, and w outd accept the post, gives top rs.
port quite afl.it contradiction. “.As far as we are atlvit*
od, (-avs tiie Union) we do net believe there is say
foundation for this statement—the only fact of id)
importance, which appears in the whole aniclf.it
that ‘the lu.ssiou lo London has been refused bybolk
Messrs. Elmore and Pickens.”'
“ Poor, but Honest.”—The newspapers and other
equally great authorities, moke Use of this pltrase'i*
btograph cal notices,“be was born of poor but hunt
parents !” Pool, inf bones:; that is to inter that (U
parents ought to have been dishonest because they ant
poot; but that in the particular case, they were honest,
spue of their poverty. Tb s common phrase :a an in-
suit to flic condition of ninety nine men out of a hundred
and an indignity to human nature. There might he;
considering the manner in which many for'unei in
acqu red, some l.ltle shade of meaning in s-yiug of tits
heir of fortune, “lie was born of rich but hnneit parents;”
Out the “poor but lioneet” phrase is itrocious. Let it
be reformed altogether.—Phil. Ledger.
Great Tf.ottI'G. —Gen, Dunham's marc,of Altarr,
' on Monday trotted over tbo Bull's Head Course new
I that City, one hundred and one mil's in nin* hr.vrt ltd
\fjrly.e’ght minutes, or Iron, 6 *. V. ■ 1. .i.iuutes bo
jforc4. She was to trot 100 in . 10 hours, aid #he
i trot'.en a mile over in 12m,times sport of the tune, tic-
j i.tg tiie last mile in 4 minutes, and appearing as fresh u
I if nothing bad happened.
i Tlte “R-peal Association” of Ba.timore which In
! existed in the c.tv of Baltimore for several jein,
j held a meeting on Wed. esday night last, whirl
I was numerously attend, d, and formally d.ssolved. The
cause cf fit s procedure ar.ees ou' of ihe ut-gratefulues*
of Daniel O’Cotineli. and his recent ilht era! remark*'*
a spetch delivered before the National Repeal A-'Stf
lion in Dubim. wherein be spoke abusively of Ibis M-
Hull aud her proud emblem of Liberty. An authentic
copy of this spec:it has been received by the President
of tbo Association. A preamble and resolutions self
prepared by the Executive Committee, • xpressingindig
nant feelings tow ards tbe sent me: ts of O’Connell,*■*
dissolving the Association, which were ur-tuiuncM'
adopted. The surplus funds of the Association If* ••
bo given to the Hibernian Socictv, One oflhe lio/a
lions require Ihe full proceedings of the meeting I* ^
published.—AUtrandriu Gazette.
Tired cr Flirtation.—The beautiful .Miss W
saved from the wreck of the Swallow, had eloped fn*
Detroit to enter a nunnery. The Bratilrboro Pbt Da
says that those who have been in the habit of ptdf
going ut Detroit, ivi'b tbe last few years, can bulb*”
pieus.ng recollection* of tbe charming MitsCornrM'
Fell. Her friends are Protestants, aud we beton*
Episcopalians. She took nothiug whatever
lather's house. It is given as a reason for this condl”
“that she was tired to death offlirtat oii.”
The Clexk and the Devil.—A nicreluiil'i «!**
cuiue into a printing office * short time s.r.ce. and i*
•ng a p.fe ot papers lying on the lab.'e, (it being'b'
day of publication) onceromoniousfv helped hnueetl
u copy, and altered the follow ing lo" the printer’s tH"
—“I’spsise you don’t lake any pay for just ovefip 1 '
“Not always,” replied tbe devil, Shortly afierejjr
tbe devil entered the store where the clerk beii'SffJ
ai d called for s pound of raisins, which "**
weighed out by the clerk. The dent look '^ T* ,
saying—“I’spose you dont charge any thing "«*•
fellow don’t lake bu: a pound J” “No,” sa d the c ‘ f '
•fter seeing tbe dissdvai tago under which ,,
•■lured by his own stingy, impudent ill.beritiiy to** 1 *
the penny less printer'* devil and looking dag!** -
he little imp, indignantly exrlu.imd—“H •
my more newspapers from a printer, I U p > jJ‘ ir **
A Cvators Animal A letter was read befo** _
Geological Convention, g.v.ng a description of * * y.
■us anunxl found in the Mammoth Ravine, as J.
ed, near Natehex, M s*.. which is styled the °.
•cr.pt;” tie bead w a* eighteen inches long I'd e
•vice ; there was a plsce for a trunk like that of **
pliant; the lu-ka w ere eleven it ches long; *'
in trace* ol any eye-socket*; ooforatmos
sage of an optic nerve; ao place* for eyes »* .
•vas a blind animal; bad sixteen teeth; its*®"
was fiv* feet long, and very powerful; «h* *°“*
.-ompletety fuse;fixed, and w ere very fmogioom