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■VM Ifte (tin ft tour huadrud and two*
#«. T%#Wruf Santiago affords at ill thneu tm
turn watnr, and good navigation up lha bay to a
palm of land cull Ulysses, <>r Eliases Point, where
uuaselsgunerally. discharge cargo, and from thence
o*er lend to Matarntp-as, a distance of luma twenty
* 'mile*, through a godtl country, over a good roud,
tad well watored.
The bnr of the Rio del Norto is Imd and dan
gerous.
Tho next Important point coming eastward is
Corpus Crisli, in Texas, four hundred miles from
abuih West Puss. The bar has five feet water,
• and Is considered d.ngernus. Then we come to
Aranxas Met, with n bar of seven feet. The nett
r lnt is the bar of Pass del Cabel/o, where thero
a tnfo bttPur ten Icet water, and nn inland navi.
' iMtion of thirty miles to Port Lavaccn, and thirty,
five to Matagorda.'
All those places are abundantly supplied with
xtattle of the finest kind, and fish and oyaters every
where abound. Must of the country is remarka
bly healthy.
Vessels from South West Pass, with n fair wind,
nlthongh heavily laden, frequently reach the bar uf
Pass del Cabello in forty-oiglit hours.
A steamer might pass from this city to the Rio
riel Mono in forty hours.
The bar of Pass del Cabello is, perhaps, the on
ly one on the Texas coast that affords suliicient wa
ter, atoll times, to admit vessels of any size.—
'There is also an isfnndpassage from ibis Pass to a
point within five miles of the bar of Santiago, which
will admit vessels drawing four feet water. Tho
w hole of this inland passage affords u sufficient
depth, from Mutngordu to or near the Rio del
Norte, for gun boats or small steamers.
Sailing Vessels scarcely ever ascend the Rio del
Norte higher that, tho village of Refugio, which is
some twenty.three miles above the bar. but
steamers tnay go some distance above Mutnmo.
ms.
It is evident from these statements that the best
points for landing troops, not immediately on the
Mexican coast, would be the Pass del Cabello. If
it were proposed to attack Mutamoras, the inland
passage, above referred to, would utford great fu.
cilities, and the murclt by land would be over a lev.
el, well watered country, amply supplied with pro
visions and grass. Fat cattle, weighing from six
to seven hundred weight, may be bought at fo r
dollars per head.
If the troops now at Fort Jesup were quartered
at Baton Rouge, or on the Luke coast, they could
be landed at any desirable point to the westward
of Galveston in from sixty to eighty hours.
In forty-eight hours after orders lor tho transport
tation of these troops should be received, the wliuln
force, with their camp equipage, and artillery could
be afloat on steamers and sailing craft, if they wen
stationed on the healthy coast in this vicinity, an-
that, too, without passing through this city. Fron
any point on our Luke or Gulf shore, they coul
be transported direct to the Pass del Cabello.
War with Mexico-—Gen Qdattlebum, it ap
pears, visited Charleston, on Suturday last and as
matter ofcourso, tho air was laden with the fume-
of gunpowder. The Courier of yesterday says :
“On Saturday lust, our city was rife with rumor
of a declaration uf war by Mexico against tb
United States. The report was founded on state
ments said to have been made by a bearer of dcs
patches from the Brilish*Consul at New Orleans,
to the British Minister at Washington, who wn ;
travelling “express.” It was asserted that a Bri
lislt man of war had arrived below at New Orleans)
that despatches announcing the declaration of wn. 1
has been sent up to the city, and, the muil boat fror-
Mobile having left, that a steam bout was charter
ed, nt an immense expense, to overtake the mail,
and thus minor accounted fur the news having bee
“exclusively” in tho possession of this express des
patch hearer.
“Great anxiety was manifested by all for tin:
arrival of the Rail-Road curs with tho Wester 1
mail, to confirm the war report, if true. Tin
mail came, and the whole story of war vanished in.
to thin air. It proved to ho true that the Britis'.
frigute Eurulice hud arrived altheBalize, fror -
Vent Cruz, bringing despatches from the Britis'
Minister in Mexico, In Mr. Packenhatn, tho Brit
ish Minister at Washington, which were sent by n
speciul messenger, Mr. Mure, as we believe is iisu
at on such occusiuns, but their contents were oi
course unknown to the person who had them i.
charge."
The news by tho Euryaice was given in our pa
per of yesterday morning. The Now Orlean
Jeffersonian Republican ol the 3d. a day later, con
tuins the following, which is about as definite a
one of Father Ritchik’s editorials. It has a wa.
face and a peace face; an annexation face and ai.
anti-annexation face—but such ns it is, wc give it
“Private letters received here from Mexico by
the British frigate “Eurydice," slate it ns a matte
almost of certainty, that before long the Mexicui
Government will declare war ngninst the Unite'
Slates. We have seen some of these letters, am-
they nil go to confirm the statements to this effec
made in our paper of yesterday. So hostile i.,
this country and to Texas is the tone of puhli
sentiment in Mexico, that it is generally believe
tho Government must either go to wnr, or suffer a j
overthrow by a new revolution. In this posture i-
nfTairs, it will probably adopt the alternative involv
tug least peril to its members, trusting to the chan.
ces which the future may ufford to suve the repub.
lie from tfie consequences of u conflict with tbi t
country From one of the letters referred to, du
led Vera C uz, May 22, wo have been kindly per
mitted to make the following extract:
“Cnpt. Elliott and a Commissioner of Texas
areal litis place, waiting for the arrivul of letters
from Mexico, which it is said will arrive to.duy.—-
They will sail direct for Galveston in the French
brig La Perouse. The Eurydice will sail for your
port with despatches for the British Government.—>
In addition to the propositions mude by England to
both Texas and Mexico, to settle the relations o,
these countries to each other and to the United
States, in a manner agreeable to Iter policy, I am
assured there are inducements offered of rather a
tempting nature. They are as follows :—Eng
land compromises herself with Mexico to pay ten
millions of her national debt, and witli Texas slur
agrees to pay the whole of hers, which is computed
at eight millions. This, if true—and I havo got it
(from very good authority—proves that England
has some vory deep-laid project with legard to
Texas ; ono much more important to Iter titan the
advantages she might derive from the simple de
termination of Texas to remain independent, con.
Armed by the consent of Mexico.
‘-Those English who speuk of the controversy
between Mexico and the United Slates—about
Texas, never fail to introduce the question of sin.
very, and regard its abolition in the little republic
aa u consequence which will speedily follow the
determination on iter part to remain independent.
But from what I con learn, I cannot think that any
proposition which England may make, however
tempting it may bo, can now defeut tiio annexa
tion.
“Governor Shannon urrived Imre yesterday.—
He will go in the “Annhuac" to New York, unless
Com. Connor offers him a man of war. Under
ordjuaiy circumstances, this would ho done; hut
it Ji soul the Commodore is unwilling at this time
to'weaken tho forcoofiiis command.”— San. Re
publican.
Tub Fibb at Quebec.—The total loss has boen
computed with the utmost nicety possible, and
found to he between one million and ona million
agfa half of pounds H—or. in dollars, from f4,-
OM.OOO to 40,000,0001 Toe loss of Ufa cannot
tot animated. Wo hear, says the Montreal Her.
ing around, and .finding he was iibsly lo ho overtn.
ad, that many, vary mag*, will never he discover,
t of insurance Is $424,000.—
The amount
Nearly $100,000 had been contributed for tlijMufv
farasa nt O.I,..a bhJ ..icx. 4“ ‘ijjjn q
ferers nt Quebec and jBontrdal ulbhe, ' Sdi...
the banks contributed 1* high ae #4000, Others
three, i Wo and one
'1 he Washington Union of Tuesday evening in.
troduccsnn tinicla with this puragrnph :
"We are happy to sen the Inst article of the
“Baltimore American” breathing something of tin
"American" spirit. Some of its statements un
it is true, confused—some lew of them nre incor
reel; hut Ihu lono which we now understand it to
lake in the oi ly casoto which we utiucli the slight
est consequence, is sufficient to redeem its errors,
and command our approbation.”
This is kind; litis is grncuus ; we may new
cltunl our Nunc tu dimiltus, uud rest complacently
in the approbation of tho Official Journal.
But let us terminate this sparring of parngrnphs.
The Union, with its allied presses, is so much iu the
Imbit of denouncing the Whigs as an anti.Ameri
can party, a party under British influence and so
on, that it is perhaps not uware of the arrogant in.
suience implied iu its coud. sounding admission that
a Whig journal may sumotimes breath “something
of uu American spirit." It lias much yet to learn
in tho wuy of appreciating the noble temper of
that great parly which it bus been so long nss iling.
If tho measure of a rash, incompetent Adminis
tration, sirbservienl to the party purposes of an
hour, and incapable of u lurgu and comprehensive
statesmanship, should bring the country into a eri.
sis of the last resort, it will lie seen then where
the redeeming spirit, tho retrieving intellect and
tlie efficient resources tire to he found wherewith
to vimJicule the honor and uphold the rights of the
Republic. The Union should leave to less rospec*
table prints the miserable jargon with which so ma
ny of its partizans, who can use no weapons of
controversy hut misrepresentation and abuse, are
wont to revile at random the names and the princi
ples of better men than themselves, of true heart
ed patriotic men, who hold their lives and their all
as the properly of their country, whose warmest
and strongest affections are for tier, her honor, dig
nity and greatness.
As to the supposed caso which the Official Jour,
nnl puts it may find nn answer, which will do for
our own, and for that of the great mass of the
Whig parly, in tho language of Mr. Clay in his
Raleigh letter a little more than a year ago. “If
any European nation," suid Mr. Cloy, “ entertains
any ambitious designs upon Texas, such as that of
colonizing Iter, or in any way subjugating her, 1
should regard it as the imperative duly of the Gov.
ernment of the United States, to oppose such designs
the most firm and determined resistance, to the ex
lent if necessary, of appealing to arms, to prevent
the accomplishment of any such designs.”
The busis of our policy with rospect to the in
terposition of European powers in the affairs of
this continent, was laid down by President Monroe,
and if we tire to have n permanent, definite and
consistent policy in any tiling, it might he supposed
that it would he in this very thing. It is possible,
however, tlmt men may come into the udminislra.
lion of the Government who might not not be ac
quainted with the public history of the country so
far back as Mr. Monroe’s administration.
Baltimore American.
train had fairly*patted over Imnf^ftW IhfO jump
ed up, and wagged Ids tail, as imath tii to say, '-you
did’at come it, that- tint*,' 1 until again joined hit
companions in their gambols. Tim many young,
stfre, who often carelessly pursue their sports on
the bridge,should, like these dogs, be reody '»
“clear the track, when the bell rings."—Saleei
Gazelle.
PUBLIC MEETINGS.
Great Promotion !—The Texas intrigue, we
are inclined to think, will terminate so honorably to
the conspirators, that the respective Governments
of the parties to it will promote the functionaries
to greut employment. Uapt. Elliott, we liuvo rea.
son to suppose, will be sent as speciul ugent to the
"Flat Heads," and Mr. Saligny will undoubtedly he
made Minister Plenipotentiary and Ambassador
Extraordinary to Iclmboe—this latter appointment
will be exceedingly opportune, as Ihat island is
quite bare, at present, of guano."—Picayune.
Our neighbor ought to temper his sarcasms with
a little justice; if not mercy. Neither the Flut-
Head Indians nor the penguins of the Ichaboe have
done anything to deserve such irony at their ex
pense. Besides, while Ministerial promotions are
in order, it is flat burglary to omit all mention of
our own worthy Shannon.—N. O. Bulletin.
Now we submit that Mr. Shannon’s promotion
ought not to he considered of in this connection.—
So fur from his having any part in tho intrigues un
der consideration, ho appears to have been inno.
cent of nil knowledge of what is going on under
his nose. Shannon has unquestionably exhibited
talents which lite government cannot fail to recog
nize when a Minister is to be despatched to the
“Lund of Nod.” Should there he no occusion for
diplomatic relations with that power, the country
would doubtless reap great benefit from his abilities
as Captain of tho Night Watch in “Sleepy Hoi.
low,” or Sexton of a gruve.yard in some healthy
and uninhabited district.—Picayune.
Tiie Age of the Ladies.—A pleasant, sheer
ful, lively, generous, churitahle-minded woman is
never old. Her heart is ns young at 60 or 70, us
it was at 16 or 20 ; and they who are old at 60 or
70, are not made old by time. They are made
old by the ravages of passions and feelings of an
unsocial und ungenerous nature, which liuvo can-
keied their minds, wrinkled their spirits, and with
ered their souls. They urc made old by envy, by
jealousy, by hatred, by suspicions, by unchariluble
feelings ; by slandering, scandalizing, ill-bred hub
its; which, if they uvoid, they preserve their
youth to the very last: so that the child shall die,
as the scriptures say, n hundred years old. There
are many old women who pride themselves on be
ing 18 or20. They curry ail the characteristics
of age about them without even suspecting that
they are old women. Nay, they even laugh and
sneer, and make themselves merry with such mirth
as malice can enjoy—by sarcustie reflections upon
the age of others—who may step in modestly be.
tween them and admiration, or break down the mo.
nopoly of attraction which they have enjoyed fur
a season, either in imagination or reality. Pride
is an old passion, and vanity is ns grey as the
mountains. They are old women that have much
of either. They aro dry, heartless, dull, indiffer
ent. They want the well-spring of youthful af
fection, which is always cheerful, ulivtiys active,
always engaged in sumo labor of love, whiclt is
calculated to promote and distribute enjoyment.—
They pine, repino.sigh and groan ; they ynwn and
stretch themselves ; they murmur, grumble, long,
fret, frown ; they snap, snarl, carp and vapor.—
They goto bed in the morning'; they breakfust in
lied ; they find fuult with this, that and t’other
thing ; they make even their own children run
away from them and luko refuge in the cellar, or
the kitchen or any other piuce that may rid them of
the old woman! A nd the children, on such occasions,
also call them old, by an instinct of nature. Old wo
man, old lady, old grim face, old gripe, or any oth
er nickname with the epithet old prefixed to it, is as
commonly applied by chi Id i e n to bad tempered mo.
titers, nurses, or aunts, as pretty, kind, sweet, dear
and other youlitful epithets, ure instinctively appli.
ed lo the good humored grandam with her wrink
led face. There is an old age of tho heart, which
is possessed by many, who huve no suspicion that
there is any tiling old about them ; and there is a
youth which never grows old, a Love who is ever a
WHIG MEETING AT THE STONE
MOUNTAIN.
Abril 7th, 184. r >;
The Delcgutes tin's duy assembled ul the Stone
Mountain, in the county ofDt-Kalb, from the coun
ties of Gwinnett and lJeKnlb, fur the purpose of
nominating a candidate to be run by the Whig party
in llie 39th Senatorial District, ut the ensuing eJet -
lion, convened iu the Academy, nt 11$ o'clock, A .
M., and upon motion of Samuel Murlm, Esq. Sak •
URL Walker. Esq., was culled to the Chair, for
llie purpose of organizing tho Convention, arid
William H. Dabnkv of the county of DeKalb wa s
requested lo act as Secrotary ; when on mutiou of
Col. James M. Calhoun, Dr. Thomas W. Alexasi-
der, of Gwinnett was unanimously chosen Proaii-
dent of the Convention.
On motion, the Secretary proceeded to call th t
list of delegates, whereupon the following gentle
men responded to their names :
Delegates from DeKalb—Jos. A. Reeve, Jas. M,
Calhoun, Samuel Dean, William Goldsmith, L.
Tuggle. John Reid, John Veul, Augustus Turner,
Thus. Akin, John Blake,Geo. W. Humphries, Jas.
W. Reeve, Josiah Power, Jesse J. Jones, John M.
Williams, Wm. Jackson, John Bryce. Samuel
Walker, J.'I'. Cain, With R. Brundon, John Ev-
ius, Jas. K. Cowan, John II. Jones, Z. R. Jones,
Thus. Barns, ar.d Geo. Lyon.
Delegates from Gwinnett—Jesse Murphey, Vivi.
on Holmes, Henry Holmes, Wm. D. Byrd, Madi
son Mitchell, M, C. Miiloi.e, Joshua Bradford, W,
A. Nunnelly, John Cuirt, Geo. W. Morgnn, Samuel
Marlin, John Peden, Dr. Gurmony, Rob’.. Craig,
W. Mills, C. Lankford, Thus. Maguire, Fen Gor
don, John Glower. 11. Williams, Mark Wales,
John W. Mcdloclt, Joel Davis. Joint Dunlap, Dr.
Alexander and R. S. Adair.
At the request of the President, Col. Jus. M.
Calhoun explained the object of the Convention, and
in a brief but forcible manner discoursed upon the
importance of energy and concertof action to se.
euro the success of whig principles, and concluded
by offering the following resolution, which Was
adopted:
Resolved, That n majority of all the Delegates
in this Convention be necessary for a choice of a
candidate of the whig party for Senator of the 39ih
Senatorial District of Georgia.—and that said nom-
inotion he by ballot and without the announcement
of any name.
Alter the adoption of the aforesaid resolution, a
Committee ol five u as, upon motion, appointed tn
receive and count out the voles, which being dono,
it appeared that WILLIAM NESB1T, oftho coun-
ty of Gwinnett, was unanimously chosen, huving
received 52 voles. He was, therefore, declared
lo be the cundidate of the whig party for Senator
in the 39th Senatorial District, and as expressive of
their determination lo do good service lor the pro.
inotion of whig principles, the following resolution
was adopted with acclamation :
Resolved, That eucb individual member of this
Convention will use his best efforts in the approach,
ing campaign for the success of our candidate and
the establishment of wtiig principles in this Sen
atorial District.
Col. Jus; M. Calhoun then offered the following
lesolutious, which were adopted, with feelings not
less mingled with pleasure and satisfaction than
the foregoing :
Resolved, That this Convention representing the
views of their whig brethren in this Senatorial Dis-
trict, do with pleasure express their approbation
of the official conduct of Ills Excellency, Geo. W.
ud by the Whigs of lluldw in, and Mverul counties
of llie fallowing gfiitiemen : A. Morrison, J. Fe
tation, C. McCriinuinu, Jon. McArthur, anti H.
Seurs. who reported the names ol IFiley Adonis
and miile! McRae, Jun.,as Delegates to iIh< an
ticipated Convention
Mr. J. McIntosh moved tlinl the proceedings of. erngmffsl Convention!
llie meeting be elgned by the Chairman and Sec
reinty and forwarded to the different Wbig papers
is Georgia for publication. *
On motion of Angus Morrison, tho meeting ad
journed. WILEY ADAMS, Chairman.
C. McRae, Secretary.
WHIG MEETING IN COBB.
Pursuant to previous notice, a respectable num
ber of the TFhig party of Cobh county, assembled
i« tiie Courthouse on Friday, 3r I Inst., fur the pur-
lilisu of nominating Delegates to the TFhig Conven.
lion, for the nomination of a Candidate for Gover.
The meeting was organized by calling Col.
ID DOBBS to the chair, and apppuiming
a E. Benton, secretary.
[’ho object of the meeting having been explain,
ly Col. N. B. Knight, on motion, the chair op
ined the following named gentlemen u commit,
to draft a report and resolutions expressive of
objects of the meeting, viz: Martin Kolb,
in. Harris, H. G. Cole, David Irwin, and N. B.
glu.
'lie committee, nfier a short absence, returned
submitted the following Report and Resolu
tions, which were unanimously adopted :
3 The Committee appointed to preport matter for
Iflt action of this meeting, have hud the same under
consideration, and beg to submit the following re
port ami resolutions :
'That they regard the approaching canvuss for
lliejoffice of Governor us one of paramount impor
tance to the people of this Slate. Our opponents
(judging from the earnestness with which they are
preparing for tho contest iu October next.) uro de-
tern lined to make no ordinary eflbrt lo change llie
Slal'.e administration, and its whole frame of poli.
cy. 1 It therefore becomes a matter of no less mo-
met ft that the TFliigs should meet them with cones-
pon.Viing efforts on tucir part. And in order to se
cures harmony of counsel and nciion, the TFliigs
linv.s determined to hold a Convention iu Milledge-
villa , on the first Monday in July next, to nominate
u C andidato fur the office ol Governor. It is,
lltel -efore,
.? lesnlveil, Thnt the administration of George
T/j Crawford, as Governor of this Stute, meets
Unanimous and hearty approbation oftho TFliigs
’ obh county.
eso/eed, Thai if lie receives tho nomination of)
WHIG MEETING IN BANCOOK-
tiuuiiif,httlilBJ9MtisyitltifIi) tiwti Gen. I uuly
Vinson was csftad the Chair, and Dr. Jas. D.
Maqxie was pvpoiiitqq Secretary.
On motion of Ool.ljnyre,
Resolved, That a coimnilfce of snven he chosen
by the Chalrhinn to appoint aelegntos to the Gub.
IT** commit t<io after WiHrliw, prrM ,
names of the following gentlemen to remT* "*
county in the ,u re l ,r «**niib,
The Chairman appointed Messrs. Sayre, Hud
son, Turner, Gonder, Smith. Peurce ami Brandy,
who, ufter rod ring for » few moments, selected
Messrs. Mark Gonder, N. C. Sayre, John A. Har
ris, and IFm. Smith, ns proper persons to represent
this county in sntd Convention.
On motion of Col. Sayro,
Resolved, That the delegates appointed tin au
thorized tu fid any vacancies tlmt may occur in their
number.
On motion of Col. Hudson,
Resolved, Thnt tho delegates from this county,
bo instructed to nmke suclt arrangements witli die
delegates from Baldwin as to tiie time, manner and
place of holing a Convention of the two counties,
fur nominating u Senutor from this district, as to
them shall scum suitable and proper.
Oo motion of Col. Sayre.
Resolved, Tlmt it is tho opinion of the Whig
party of this county, tliat the unwavering firmness
and high qualifications of the present Executive
Magistrate, entitle him to a continuance of the confi
dence of his fellow-citizens.
On motion of Wm. H. Brandy,
Resolved, That the proceedings he published iu
the Whig papers nt Millcdgevllle.
TULLY VINSON, Chairman.
J. D. Mackif., Secretary.
si Junvcntion in July next, we will, as on a fori]
WHIG MEETING IN MARION.
A large portion of llie Whig parly of Marion
county having convened in die Court House, in the
town of Tazewell, on the 3d of June iust., Judge
Nutt was called to the chair, and George W. Mc
Duffie requested to act as Secretary.
The object of llie meeting was stated by Col.
C. IJ. McCall, whereupon, Col. Tito's Bivens mov
ed that the chair appoint a committee of five per
sons lo report tile mimes of three suituhle persons
to represent Ihu Whigs of this county in the con-
vention soon lo assemble in Milledgevile for the
purpose of selecting a suitable cundidate to he sup
ported by the Whigs of this Slate for the next Go
vernor and also lo report the names of two persons
from each Militia district in this county (being
eight iu number) lo meet a like number of delegates
from the county of Talbot, on some convenient
duy not fur hence, to select a candidate to be sup.
ported by llie wliigs of the senatorial district com
soft tort.
1 teso/ved, That this
T/ is* B. Daniel. Wm.
occasion, yield him our undivided and cordi/l
cominitteo recnm/Rcnd
Y. Hannsell, and/rietiry
(: Cole, us delegates lo said Convention./'
-i,Je.sn/l’frf,..'J'Jiat dm delegates be autlloiized to
lo fill any vacancy lliut may occur in tho delega
tin'4. ’ v
-Resolved, Thnt the proceedings of this meeting
he signed by the chairman and secretary, and be
pu blished in the Helicon & Courier and Georgia
Journal.
On motion, tiie meeting adjourned.
DAVID DOBBS,Ch’n.
Bela E. Benton, Sec’y.
Crawford, the present Governor of the Stale of/
WHIG MEETING IN CAMDEN
A meeting of n portion of the Whig Party of
C'-lmden was held on Tuesday, 27lh May, at the
C'tiurl-house, in the town of Jefferson, for the pur
pose ol selecting Delegates to the Convention to
hi* held at Milledgeville in Juiy next, and to con
st'lit upon oilier matters of interest to the party iu
d‘/is county.
On motion of Gen. D. L. Clinch, tho meeting
t' as organized by calling Josefh Hull, Sr., Esq.
L the Chair, and appointing James W. Preston,
St scretary.
A motion was now introduced by Rubt. P. Bur-
>o n, Esq.," requesting the Chairman to appoint a
Georgia, and heartily recommend him to ilie ap.
prouching Convention, to assemble in Milledgeville<j
us the individual most entitled to a nomination, ft«
re-election, and point with pride to his administri/
lion as a fair specimen of whig principles.
Resolved Tlmt in tiie event of his nomino
by the Gubernatorial Convention, and his
tunco of tho same, we pledge ourselves to a
ous and energetic effort for his success.
A motion was then made by Samuel
Esq., that a committee he appointed to nq
Nesbit of his nomination and request If fuccep-
tnnee, which was superseded by tho stqjnent of
Dr. Alexander, that lie was authority by Mr.
Nesbit to signify to tiie Convention, in A event of
his nomination, his acceptance. 'A
In obedience to a call made by tiie %tvenlion, J
R. Alexander, E.q., of Gwinnett, ytrayetl in u
strung and forcible manner the euEct upon the
great interest of the whole country of the cou'-sr
of policy pursued by tiie respective/ulitical partial,
and by facts gathered from the liiAiry of llie past,
demonstrated that llie interests t/tlio Stale was ad
vanced by whig, and crippled bjllemocraiic legisla
tion. 7
After Mr. Alexander had cor luded his remarks,
Samuel Martin,Esq. offered/* following resolu
tion, wliichgwas adopted : f
Resolved, That the proce/ings of this Conven
tion he signed by the IVtdeni and Secretary,
and forwarded lo the wliigs ipers in Milledguvilie
for publication, und that ys other whig papers of
the Stato bo requested tiitopy tiie same.
Dr. Alexander haviniv’ciurned
ned his thunks to the
delegules for tho partia jy manifested in choosing
him to preside over lltl/r deliberations, the Con
vention on motion udjoujned sine die.
THUS. '/ ALEXANDER, Pros.
William H. Da bn y, Sec.
C ominittee of three persons, who should recom.
m ,end to tho meeting the names of suitable Delc-
g. ites to represent the Whigs of Camden in the
U onvention of July next.” This motion having
hi ien concurred in, the Chairman designated ns
th nt committee, Robt. W. Burton, Charles Stewart,
ai id Geo. VV. Rackleff.
After a few moments consultation, tiie Commit,
te e recommended ns Delegates to tiie aforesaid
C onvention, Gen. D. L. Clinch, Robert Stafford,
E sq., and Charles Stewart, Esq., with power to
fi II vacancies.
These nominations having been confirmed, Gen.
C flinch, with a few appropriate remarks, introduc-
e d llie following resolutions, whiclt were unanim-
0 usly passed.
Resolved, That the Whigs ofCumden take plea-
s ure in thus expressing their entire approbation of
1 he course pursued by Geo. W. Crawford, as Gov-
i irnorof this State, and that they will heartily ac.
c ptiesce in his nomination to that office by '.lie np-
I ironching Convention.
Resolved Further, That we do hereby pledge to
i melt other, and to our Whig brethren throughout
l he Stale and the whole country, our most slronu.
jus exertions in behalf of tho principles we pro.
posed of the counties of Marion and Tulhot, which
motion was adopted by the meeting unanimously ;
und in accordance to the same, llie chair appoint
ed tiie following persons that committee :—Col. C.
H. McCall, Col. Tho’s Bivens, Wm. Wells,D. N.
Bui'khaller and N. M. Rogers, Esq.
The committee retired and after a few minutes
absence returned und through Col. C. H. McCall,
one of their body, reported the following itidividu-
alaforjaid delegates, to wit:—for delegates to the
Gubernntoria't'-CufH’euJift, P.-Ariogton, A. C.
Scott und M. A. Hubbard, Esqrs., and imr delegates
to the senatorial district convention, N. M. Rogers,
Willis Junks, Jordan Wilcher, Wm. Wells, Jones
Brantly, S. R. Nutt. Elbert Melton, Morgan Kemp,
A. Daniel, Dr. N. J. Bussey, Rob’l. Burton, Wm.
A. Black, P. Lanier, Henry Allison, D. N. Burk,
halter and B. W. Dowd, Esqrs. The committee re.
ported the following resolution which wus adopted.
Resolved, That these committees have full pow.
or lo fill any vacancies which may occur in their
respective bodies;
Col. McCall moved that the Whigs of Marion
county heartily approbate the former official course
of His Excellency Gov. Crawford, and that the
delegates from this county be requested to support
him for a re-nomination to the office of Governor
which motion prevailed without a dissenting voice.
On motion of Col. Bivens the following rcsolu-
lion was adopted unanimously—
Resolved, That we request the Wliigs of Talbot
county to appoint sixteen delegates to meet in con-
vention with our delegation of like number in the
town of Tazewell, on the 14th day of July next,
for the purpose of selecting a suitable person lo he
the candidate of the whig party for tho senatorial
district composed of the counties of Murion anc
Talbot.
Judge Burkhulter moved that the proceedings he
signed by the officers ol the meeting and that tho
whig editors to which they may lie sent, be request
ed to’puhlish them. The mooting then adjourned
sine die.
S. R. NUTT, Ch’n.
Geo. W. McDuffie, Sec’v.
WHIG MEETING IN HOUSTON.
Perry, June 3d, 1845.
At a meeting of a portion of llie Wliigs of
Houston county, held in the court liouso in Perry,
this day, for tiie purpose of nominating candidates
lor the Houso of Representatives, and to appoint
delegates to tho State Convention, Dr. Wm. S.
Townsend wus called to the Chair, and Geo. R.
Clayton appointed Secretary.
On motion of David M. Brown, Esq. tho meet
ing proceeded lo ballot for candidates lor the House
1 ess ; that we appeal to the gallant Whigs ofCher-1 " •', r( 1 ‘ .i" , c “ nu,au, . es lo , r |" e »° u se
. -kee and the West to maintain their well earned ! Holmes, l'isq. andDr. J.'j" Hampton,"had'^eceived
i -epulation for devotion und energy, whilst we ns. ' n l ‘ Jtl ltce, ' , ‘-d
r Hire them of tho unflinching constancy of their i n J . ..r
1 riendsof the sea.bourd. " ' I On mutton of Gen. B. H. Rutherford, the above
Robt. P. Burton, Joseph Hull.-Sr., and James ■ geni'eme" were declared unanimously nominated
W. Preston, were appointed a Committee to con. j f " le t V ,, fj p,, . . ,
fer with a Committee oftho Whigs of Wayne ! r „ ( j' ™ 1,li ' eC ' ,a,r ' nnn a PP f, ' nte dGen. Rmher.
. and to make arrangements for the namin'. 1 J" d W ’.; Bask ‘" n ," d P"pe. Esqrs. .
4, county,
WHIG MEETING IN MONTGOMERY.
At a meeting ofJge Whig parly of Montgomery v
at the Court Ilous m Monday, the 2d duy of Juno ,
for the purposo offelocting two Delegates to rep -
resent litem in a' oposed Convention to lie hell J
in Milledgeville the first Monday in July next <
Wiley ADAMS/iEsq., was called to the Chair, air d
C. McRae, apprf’.ited Secretary ; when tiie follow -
ing Resolutioi/jAcro submitted by the Chairmat i,
and unanitnodsy adopted :
Whereas,/ere now exists some diversity <of
opinion amoi/lhe Whig party of this State in
reference ti/tie necessity of holding a Cunvemioi i
for the pu^yfpo of nominating a Whig candidate
forGoveirw—
Resolve ^l’liut we differ in opinion with the Wliigs
of Buldv-n, and coincido with llie Wliigs of the
county r Walton, and some others, and deem it
entirely unecossury that a Convention should he
held b>„.ie Whigs of our State to nominate their
candi/e for Governor. We, the Whig party of
thiso“hty, regard tiie just and impartial adminis-
tratui of tiie present Executive as the snving of
llu,<vredil and honor of our State. Knowing, as
w(-j[Jj, the insolvent conditon oftho Treasury of
ou/>«dlule on tho day of his inauguration, and that
IWnisconsistency and well directed judgement, it.
ijjlow solvent, and the finances of the State in
yljnd and healthy condition, not to be surpassetl
'y any in our Union ; and considering tlmt by
k, y .r. y d,..ho‘u,.,r . girl—ImuIo. ""
spatcli.
Canine Sagacity.—A friend informs ns, th
while walking on the Railroad bridge, near
they’s Point, a few days since, lie was intei s Tj
in watching the movements of three dogs, pj Jig
together on the track, while the cars wera appi Jell
ing at full speed. Two of tham, of the Newumd.
land speclna, jumped to the sidta of the /dge,
ready for a spring into tho water, in cate Emer
gency ; while the other, of the terrier br^. ran
up the track, hoping to outrun the engine/Look-
yeomanry ui
the country—we regard him as our candidate, and,
we trust, the candidate of every holiest man in the
State, both Whig and Democrat—wo believe that
all tho Whig papers throughout the State sltould
place at the head of their columna llie name ot'G.
W. Crawford, as the Whig Candidate.
Or motion of J. Peterson, the Chair was in
structed to appoint n Committee of five persons to
to report to tills meeting the names oftuo indi vid-
urIs, to represent the Wliigs of this county, in |he
event of there being a Convention bold, at prop.tit.
this
tion of a Candidate for Senator, to represent
District inlie next Legislature.
After which, it was
Resolved, That tho Savannah Republican bo ro.
quested to publish the proceedings ut' this meeting,
und that the Milledgeville and Alliens papers he al
so requested to copy.
JOS. HULL,Sr., Chairman.
J. W. Preston, Secretary.
Camden county, May 27, 1845.
WHIG MEETING IN OGLETHORPE.
At a meeting ofa portion of the Wliigs of Ogle,
thorpe county, on the 3d day of June, on motion of
John W. Moody, Esq., Col. R. W. Hubbard was
called to the Clmir, and William W. Haven
port, appointed Secretary.
At the suggestion of John W. Moody, a commit
tee of twelve wus appointed by the Cliuir lo nomi.
note delegates to attend the July Convention lo he
hold at Mtlledgovillo, to nominate a candidate lor
Governor. Tiie Committee consisted ol the fol
lowing gentlemen Mnj. Churles G. Hargrove,
W. Cunningham, Henry Farmer, N. Hunter, Col.
Clark Tuylor, J. Wynn, Dr. G. W. Bolton.
William Blanton, James H.McWhorter, Col. B. F.
Hardeman, Mnj. W. B. P. Haynie, and James R.
Huff; who after retiring a few minutes reported
the following gentlemen, which was confirmed by
the meeting as delegates: Dr. Willis Willing,
ham, Maj. William J. Ogilvib, Maj. B. M. Hub
bard and Joseph T. Lumpkin, Esq. After which,
Mr. George F. Platt offered the following resolu.’
lions which were cordially adopted : *■
Resolved, That our delegates lo tho Gubernato
rial Convention are requested to sustain tho nomi.
nation of our present, ubie, and efficient Governor,
George W. Crawford.
Resolved, That tho Wliigs of Oglethorpe do
look upon the course of George W, Crawford, us
highly beneficial, and deserves the support of eve
ry friend of his country ; and that wo will give
him our hearty united support ut the approaching
election.
After passing sundry resolutions about ihu can
didate for Senator, from Oglethorpe and Madison,
the meeting adjourned sin* die.
B. W. HUBBARD, Chairman.
\V, Davenport, Secretary.
committee to wait on llie above gentlemen und so.
licit their acceptance of tho nomination.
^ S. C. Bryun, Joel W. Mann. A. McCalley and
G. W. Bivins, Esqrs. were appointed Delegules lo
the State Convention, with the power to fill any vu.
cuncy that might occur in their number.
Tne meeting then unanimously resolved tlmt
whereas the tulininistraiion of the present Execu.
live has melthe cordinl approbation of all purlies
in the Stale, that it would afford tho Whigs ol Hous
ton the highest degree of satisfaction, to hate his
name before the people for re-election.
Voted that the editors of the Macon Messen
ger and Georgia Journal be requested to publish
the proceedings of this meeting iu their papers.
W. S. TOWNSEND, Ch’n.
G. R. Clayton, Secretary.
GUBERNATORIAL CONVENTION
Hon. Thomas Slocks. | Rowan U nr,
Col. Robert Hubbard, | Henry Sanfordjfa
And the followinggentlcmtn l«attend i|,« -
SENATORIAL, DISTRICT CONVp^ T | ON
Green Mwrc, Howell Bunklts
Daniel Perdue,
Y. P. King,
fllielton Terrell,
Mathew Winfield,
D. Columbus Watson.
Wilson Hi simp,
M. F. Poster,
P. Sloiull,
Stewart Anderson,
Jonathan Burgess,
IVm. Pyron.
John Branch,
IFm. Moncrief,
Wm. B. Ellingt on,
J. M. IJansnn,
Pierson B. Monk,
Wm. Edmondson,
J- G. Holtzclaw,
Wm. Daniel,
//. H. Walls,
Robt. Newsom,
Jas. A. Thornton,
Wm. Tuggle, Jr.
Wooten OWeaiff J
O. S. Purlins,
E. D. All'nend,
Jumes Moore.
William Inickey,
WCAamijion,
•fames W. Jackson,
j D. Jones,
Ambrose Hutchinson
Samuel Waihr, '
i Davirl Lesley,
.Eliliu Hall,
] Dr. C. Purl.,
‘ N. Armor,
Geo. W. Slaughter,
Wm. Bryant,
A Turner,
n°tun n u Cof * lm,i '
Henry linages,
John Watson,
Robt. Hubliard,
J. M Porter,
Dr. Chancy.
On motion of Col. Y. P. King,
Resolved, That tho proceedings of this n .
be published in tho Whig gazettes of Miilertg
and the Southern Miscellany at Madison. 8
After n few remarks from Col. N. G. Poster iu
meeting adjourned. ,w *
THOS. CUNNING HAM, Club
John G. McHenry, i _ . '
Augustus Hubbard, J secretaries.
WHIG MEETING IN LAURENS.
In conformity with previous notice,a resMctilj,
portion of the Whigs of Laurens county con»e«(
ut Dublin on the 9lh instant, for the purpose g
nominating delegules lo represent the county in tV
Wnig Convention proposed to bo held in Mille*.
villa on the first Monday in July next,to nominal*
n candiduto for Governor of this State, und also ti
make arrungeirents to confer and cu oporale i|it
the Whigs of Wilkinson county, preparatory tort,
selection of n suituhle candidate to represent Hr
Senatorial district in the next Gcnoral Asscmhlv*|
the Stute. ' Jl
Oo motion of F. H. Rowe, E?q.. E.J, flun,
Shear|wus called lo the Chair, und T. N. Gomi
requested lo actus Secretary of the meeting, 'll*
Chairman huving announced the abject of the oat.
ing, lite following resolutions w ere presented^
Dr. N. Tucker, and unanimously adopted. *
Whereas it lias been determined by the IFkis
party of Georgia to hold a Convention in Milledp.
ville, on the first Monday in July next, to nomioat*
a candidate for Governor of this State
Resolved, That we commend the propriety of
holding such a Convention, and approve of the iim
as the established usage uf the Whig party,
Resolved, Tlmt we highly approve oftliesdmii.
istrulion of the present Executive of the Stale, Gee,
W. Crawford, and earnestly hope iKu, in cuu.idei.
ation of the firm, consistent and patriotic pelit
which lias clmracletized his administration,he» L
receive the unanimous nomination of tho whig Cm-
vention.
Resolved, Tlmt a committee of nine be appoiih
ed by lite Chairman of this meeting, to recommend
tiie names of three suitable persons to benomim.
led as delegates to represent this county in nN
Convention.
Iu compliance with the above resolution, tie
Chairman appointed the following gentlemen la
compose said committee, viz: Ira Stanley, R,
Rohinson, Russell Kelium, T. 0. Spicer, Calks
O'Neal, R. A. Love, F. II. Rowe,D. Blackibetr,
and John McClendon, who, after a short ib<tKe,
announced (through their Chairman, Ira Standley)
tiie following mimes—Dr. Nathan Tucker, Dr. C.
B. Guyton, and Robert Robinson, Esq.—when tn
unanimously nominated as delegates by the meet
ing.
On motion of H. M. Moore, F,sq. it wus
Resolced, That in case of any vacancy in mid
delegation, the remaining delegates bo authorisad
to fill such vacancy.
The following resolutions were then introduced
by Dr. C. B. Guyton, and unanimously
Whereas, by nil act ol the Inst Legislatureof
this State, dividing the State into Senatorial Dk
tricts, the counties of Daurens and TFilkinsonoo*
pose one Senatorial District, and us itisdeiimbb
that the wliigs of the two counties xltould act la
concert and with unanimity, in order to secure th*
election of a whig Senator lo represent this District
—and whereas it Ims been communicated tawtr
of Wl
WHIG MEETING IN GREENE.
In pursuance of public notice given, the wliigs of
Greene county convened in the Court-house at
Greensboro, on Monday the 9th inst., for the pur.
pose of nominating delegules to leprescut the coun.
ty in Generul Convention at Milledgeville. on the
1st Monday in July, to notninu e u candidate fur
Governor ; and also lo make arrangements for rep
resenting the party iu u Convention lo he held at
Purk’s Bridge on the 4th duy of July next, for se
lecting a candidate lo represent llie Senatorial dis.
trict, comprising the counties of Greene and Mor
gan.
On motion of the Hon. Win. C. Dawson, TlloM-
as Cunningham, Esq. was called to (lie Chair, uud
John G. McHenry and Augustus Hubbard
Esq’rs., were culled upon to act u> Secretaries.
The meeting being oignuized, Hon. Win. C.
Dawson proposed llie following resolution, which
was adopted :
Resolved, Tlmt a Committee of fivo he appointed
to select and reemnmeud to this meeting four did.
egutes, tu represent this county in the Convention
to nominate u candidate fur Governor, tu lie held
in Milledgeville on the first Monday in July next—
also, forty.eight delegates lo the Convention to he
liuld at Park s Bridge on the 4th day of July next,
to nominate a candidate lor Senator of ilia 34lli
Senatorial District, compc sod of Green and Morgan.
I he Chair appointed lion. Win. C. Dawnon.
Col. Robt. Hubbard, W, W. D, Weaver, Esq.,
a corresponding committee of llie wings i
kinson, that they have appointed a committee
meet u similar committee from this county, pr‘| l,r :
atory to the nomination of a suitable cundidets w
represent the Senatorial District cornp “rd ofl^t
counties of Laurens and W..h : -n... in th* *»,
General Assembly of the Slate—
TliereJore Resolved, That the Cnairinun of th"
meeting appoint a committee of eighteen, eoinprii-
ing two Delegates from-each District of the C«h
ty. to meet uud confer with the comniilleehW
Wilkinson on the subject of nominating a caotMW
for Senator to represent this Senatorial District.
Resolved, Tlmt the Chairman of said cummins*
be authorized to supply any deficiency liialmiy•*-
iut iu the number of tho committee so as to wh
it equal in number to the committee from WilW*.
sun county.
Resolved. Tlmt at the meeting of the livocc*
mittees of Laurens and Wiikin-"". the comniittr*
on the part oTthis county be authorized lo pried
to nominate u candidate for Senator, provided ll*J
deem it expedient, tinder the circumstances, t 0 * 1
so, and it be agreeable to llie wishes of lit* ^
initleefrom Wilkinson. J
Rcsoleed, Thai wo eainesily recommend ]■
wliigs of Laurens and Wilkinson, in the selMfli
of a candidate for Senator, to divest lltcmselve*®,
all local prejudices, und to he governed *olkj y*
resgrd for the public good und the lionor«*r
whig party. .
Iu conformity with the shove resolution?, the''”,
man appointed Dr. C. B. Guyton, J. H. Vopft
Perry, D. F. Scarborough, David Harvard, W.J.BJ
der, A. Y. Hampton, Sugar Forrest, R. Robins*;* 1 ^,
Hudson, Esqrs., Dr.Nalhan Tucker, Wingfield VHjP’
E.J. Blacksltear, J. T. L.nder, llurdySmith,
McClendon, Bird C. Allen, and Cullen O'Neal, 10
pose the committee to meot the committee fm™ 1
kinson.
On motion, it was Resolved, 'That the procMStVj
this meeting be signed by the Chairman andSteijy i
and forwarded tn the Southern Recorder, Georg#* j
nal and Savannah Republican for publication.
Tiie meeting then adjourned. .
E.J. BLACKSIIEAR. ChauM*
T. N. Guyton, Secretary.
WHIG MEETING IN MERIWBTHBH.
At a meeting of tho whig party of Merit* 1 h**.
Greenville, on Tuesday, the 3d of June, for tbs
of selecting delegates to represent the P* 1 ?^ M
proposed convention to be held in Milledyevu"**y
first Monday in July next, Dr. Andrew Park tv***^
c chair, and Franklin Kendali, Esq. appoints*
to the
cretary. . . j-
On motion, a committee of wine, low it •.
Wll IIl<HIIH>i d l Ol IIIII111L t l*l ii mi • i»* ""
Harris. Lewis Pyron, S. T. Strickland. Eh*M, T Jffl
moll, George W. Dallas. Tyree Reeves, BtlnWR-Tj
well, Win. Phillips, and Freeman W. Blount,
wen, wm. runup*, ana freeman M
pouted lo present four suitable persons a? <je
The committee presented llie names ol
Mc.Math, Major H»|XJ T. Hudnoll. Fratiklm
ind John Campbell, E>q., who were unanimoesy
as delegates tosaid Convention,
On motion of Col. John H. McMalb, it «'
ously
Resolved, That Giorue W. Crawford,
silt able and efficient Cnief Magistrate, istb* .
tho Whig* ol Meriwilber county, in m'tng^
senatorial chair for ibe eoauing t f rm ""* 1
jard his refusal to accept, or Ina defeat be Mr* ^