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‘ItMrpuu. u«, OIDER, *!»D TUB C6l*STltUTI0^. ATHENS, GA. THURSDAY MORNING,. APRIL 5. 1S65 ■Jfj-Mr. Wili.hM PomM. tA' Atlanta, ij o«r au thorised A gam in i;iiefj>kee fit***!*. tt^rTWnnapfriiiflkil. *i«l may at all t',rft«*« he seen at the Reading Kix.in of IV.>f lleu.owa*, 344 Strand, London gw^sgagMgi j.ii i Several commnnrcations Unavoidably jiostpouud till our ncxtiasii<\ BLANKS. •So great lias been the demand for lloWity Land blanks, that wu.have been compelled to print a new edition. Let those who need them send in their orders at once. They are well printed on su perior | nper. We have also just printed on excel lent paper, according to the most ap proved form, a supply of Attachments for nil the Courts, with affidavit, bond, &c., attached. Any Blanks not on hand, will he printed at short notice. HALL COUNTY—AGENTS. The following gentlemen will act as Agents for us in IIall_Coumy. Gainesville-Ralph Law, Ksq. A. Chastain, Esq. Rancher—John Cobb, Chestnut Mountain—D. II. Frazer, Esq. Poplar Spring—Maj. A. J. Poole. Gillsvillc—C. R. Simmon?, E-q. Polksville—W. R. Be 1, E,q. Sugar Hill—Mr. Thomas. War Ilili—D. A. Gilmore. Big Wahoo—E. Goudeiock, Argo—Dr, A. S. Underwood. In issuing this the first number of the second volume cf the Southern Watchman, we should be pleased to hold a social chat with our readers,many of whom we address for the first time— but we find we have not space for such an article as we designtd. Wo must con’cnt ourself, therefore, with assuring them that we shall redouble our effort- to give tlrsm a loadable paper, which shall fearlessly, honestly and indepen dently disseminate what we believe to be correct principles. Free, indepen dent and unshackled, we bow to the behests of no clique—belong to no man or set of men—and theiefore can think what we please,and speak what we think with “none to make os afraid." That the People will sustain such a press we cannot for a moment doubt Too long have they been sickened and disgusted with the time-serving spirit of those jo .rnals, which, feeling :hcir way, like a blind man walking amid pitfalls, have been afraid to utter their, honest seriti meats, lest such a course should injure “the party.” Their language every where is, “Away with all such.” That our paper is not free from faults we are painfully sensible. It shall be our pleasing task, howev.tr, to correct these from time to time, as we arc enabled to ■do so—until, finally, wo hope to present our readers with a sheet as near perfec tion as tcc are competent iu make it After all this shall have been done, we are fully sensible that even then we can not please every body ; up.*n failing to do so, however, we can enjoy the pleas ing consciousness of having at least endeavored to do our duty. or Wc hope our frieuds will, every where, endeavor to extend the circula tion of our paper. To those who have s-. generously aided us in this respect, we again tender our profound acknowledge ments. PREPAY YOUR POSTAGE Through oversight’ wc neglected to call attention to Ihe fact that ander the new postage law all letters are required to be pre-paid. Where Ibis is neglected, they are sent from the cilice, where mailed as dead letters.. Those who wish to write to us, or to any body else, would do well U) bear this in mind. Or The railroad bri !gc across the Tennessee, at Loudon, has been com pleted,and the cars on the E. T. and Ga. railroad are now running to Lenoir’s, within twcnty-tWo miles of Knoxville. The late.frosts, which,wc believe, destroyed all, or nearly all, the peaches in this region, we:e quite destructive e'sewhere. MORE TESTIMONY. We have time and again met the ene mies of the American Patty in reference to the false and malicious charge that they are Abolitionists, and shall con tinue to rebut this slander with unim peachable testimony—the evidence, though perfectly satisfactory to our mind in the beginning, is cumulative, and of such a character as to convict those who reiterate the charge of downright false hood. The reason wc devote so much space to this object, is the fact that the opposers of the American party rely al most exclusively on this base slander as the means of “ crushing out” the organization at the South. This insane, mad-dog cry of abolition, abolition, has been their hobby for years, and we are determined in this case, at least, to “ see them out in it.” In the meantime, it is hardly necessa ry to assure our readers that we are as bitterly hostile to all the schemes of Abo lition, and will go as far in defence of Southern Rights and the mnintninance of the integrity of the Union as any of the knights of the quill who, whenever their party supremacy is threatened, *• snuff treason in the tainted breeze,” and denounce as Abolitionists all who oppose their selfish schemes of personal aggrandizement. All this cry about the Know Nothings being Abolitionists is wrung from them in view of the cer tainty that their ok 1 , rickety, corrupt, effete party organization is crumbling to pieces, and as a result they must inevitably lose the spoils, unless they can humbug the people of the South into the belief that “ Americanism”- is but another name for Abolitionism. It is this fear which arouses their patriotism and it is this alone which enables them To see with optics keen. That which cauCot be seen. They have *• waked the wrong passen gcr” this time, however. So far as the people of Georgia are ^concerned, they see, and know, and feel, that the old party organizations arc Corrupt, de moralized, thoroughly abolitionized — and as such can do nothing for the pre servation of our rights or the perpetuity of the Union. Oh the other hand, the American party is a national organiza tion, and the only truly national party in existence, which, by ignoring all sec tional questions, will be enabled to main tain the rights of all, and preserve intact onr glorious form of Government. As such, it commends itself to all truly patriotic citizens who love their country nit.re than party—alike to the Sothern Rights man and the Union man—to Democrats as well as Whigs. Party hacks and gambling politicians (pay rave and rant as much as they please, but the sympathies of the people arc with the. new party, and the convictions of their judgments must teach them that in this case their sympathies are right. But we have digressed from our main object, which was again to introduce as a witne s one of the coadjutors of the knights of the quill in Georgia who oppose the Know Nothings—the Na tional Era, the great central organ of Abolitionism at Washington City—a paper which nppe ses the new organiza tion quite as bitterly, but in a far more dignified manner, than his Georgia co adjutors. In that paper of the 29th ult., wc find, as usual, many letters from his abolition friends in d.fferent sections of the country, from which correspond ence we make the following extracts, to which we would call ihe attention of all our readers, and especially of such of our ^'temporaries as have brought the charge of abolition without any evi dent to sustain it. We shall commence with an extract of a letter from an Abolitionist of at least 20 ytar 4 s standing, writing from Washington, Pa. In winding up a re view of the slavery agitation, lie says: “ How gloomy was the prospect from. 1833, on, and how completely was the annexation of Texas calculated to pros trate the Auti-Slavery cause ?‘ On the contrary, how cheering were the Wilmot proviso resolutions of so many of the States, and the Free Soil demonstration which followed iij 1843? Again, how discouraging were the events which followed in rapid succession, the climax of which appeared to he capped by the Nebraska outrage 1 How animating to the friends of Liberty was the reaction produced by this outrage ? But now all is changed to gloom, by the dark ness ol Know Nothingism.” Oh, tho<e “ pesky” Know Nothings will be the death of Abulition yet! i,in. ouuit iimici—mu; xdu ple ton—-concludes his letter as follows : “ Had it not been for Know Noth- iugism those of Georgia,' l Here they will espouse the Know Noth ing cause, in order to counteract the treasonable plottings of t l eir brethren at the North. Another Abolitionist, dead against the K. N’s, writing From Fincastle, Ohio, under date of March 3d, says: “ No political movement ignoring the great aud paramount issue Of Slavery, can receive any support from the great body of voters in Southern Ohio.” Another, writing from East Cam bridge,-Mass., says: “I saw in a number of your paper, a few days since, a statement that many of your subscribers from the North, and particularly from Massachuse:ts, had stopped their papers, because you had spoken your sentimens about the “ Know Nothings.”, .Now, I am of the same sentiments of that party, though I do not profess to belong to the Order, yet l protest against the ignoring the “ Slave ry Question.” I protest against “ crush ing out” ofauy kind, and particularly of editors, and therefore send you one year’s subscription, to help make Up for what you have lost, and will endeavor to send you more.” A recent issue of the Augu- Constitutionnlist contains a long, and ap parently very candid editorial in terenee to the Georgia Know Nothings —in which the editor; in referring to The Kno 1 ‘conquering and - T . , where. At the late municipal election in New Orleans, they swept evei before them—electing Mayor,Recorder, the platform published* several succes- and all their other candidates, (save sive weeks in this -paper, after asking who authorized its publication, very gravely concludes that it is the platform of the editor of the Watchman, and ad mits tliat he approves of most of its fea tures. We presume that the editor of the Constitutionalist knows by this lime, as well as we do, that that platform is the National platform of the "American party. As such, we copied it from the “American Organ” at Washington City, and published it without authority from any body in particular, just as the Con stitutionalist would publish the “Balti more platform.” We advocate the prin ciples set forth in that document, be lieving them to be sound, and as such commend them to the support of our fellow-citizens of all parties, without waiting for directions from any bodj — ago, 1 UIU noi agr.?e wiui you in oppo- candor unknown to some ol sing the Know Nothings; but l.aving of the Amcncan , in seen the operations of the order, l re- . . . , . . , joice that there are some journals which t * ,e c ^ ai,n that the Kno without the authority of any L idge, Under thefcaption of “ One who has Counc jj C r Convention, and without seen the Elephant,” the editor gives the 1 eyen being a mem ber of any such Lodge, following extract from a letter winch is Council Qr Convention Ag Ulis fg published in the same issue. claration is made in all candor and sin- “ I have been a constant reader of the, . *■ • „ . e , Era ever since: it was published. I like hope u m.y bo satisfactory it, and its course, in advocating what t0 our cotemporary, it thinks to be right. Three months j The Constitutionalist admits, with a ago, I did not agree with you in oppo- candor unknown to some of the enemies this State, jo.ee mat there are some journals which iuui u,c c,a,,u mai u,e Know Nothings will not be muzzled. The third degree, ( in Georgia “are numbered by thousands established in several States, to swear and tens of thousands, embracing.iudis- memhers of conventions against Slavery criminately members of both political agitation, tells volumes At the last' . „ „ r , . National Council, held at Cincinnati, a . P arllcs ’ Dcmocrals as well as Whigs, rule was passed, that each State have an 8n< i among them men distinguished for equal representation, wi'hout regard to intellect, for high character and patriot- numbers so that South Carolina, if she j S]n —men whose fidelity and devotion has but 5,000 members belonging to ■ .. • .. n a u , .f. ,P, . to the State can admit of no doubt, is the Order, has an equal voice with Mas- . sachusetts, even though she should have .' measurably true ; but argues that it is 209,000. This advantage, together with ! due to the public that they should avow the Pro-Slavery, delegations from the their principles,their aims and purposes North, gives the South a smart chance , „ , ° . ... i c .i .i 1 —says it is “doubtless a movement of to conquer, as she will if the present rules ■ J barely one Councilman) by overwhelm ing majorities. This is, we believe, the first time that city has ever been carried against the once powerful, but now sec- tionalized and fragmentary Democratic party.. One of the Democratic papers of the city speaks in the highest terms «f commendation of the manner in which the election was conducted—-no drunkenness, no bullying, no rowdyism, no yelling, no pulling and hauling of vo ters—but every thing passed off quietly, “decently and in order.” This of itself speaks volumes in favor of the new party. Wonder if the Federal Union and kindred prints will still insist that there are no Democrats among the Know Nothings, and that this election is an Abolition triumph ? •'Surely the people of Louisiana are not Abolitionists. a Mia For the Southern Watclrn in. Mi:. Editor : A most miserable farce is now being enacted in the Sixth Dis trict. - First. It is given out that the “ voice of the party” is for sending Mr. Cobb back to Washington, in the room of Judge ifillyer, who declines a re-election. The Savannah Georgian, and other democratic journals, notice this ex-cathe dra announcement, and say that, com ing as it does, from the Southern Ban ner, it may be considered as prefiguring Mr. Cobb’s desire to be again sent back to Congress! A nvst wonderful sympathy has been thus manufacl ured (on paper !) - between the ex-Governor and the people of the Sixth Congression al District; for the former would be a monster indeed not to reciprocate, and be disposed to comply with, the wishes continue to exist in the Order It is la- politicians for power,” and that he has of friends, eight-tenths of whom would, mentable tosee how the thing works. ( ‘ no idea that the principles they advo- Aware that the masses at the North to c;l i e are treasonable or wicked”—and join the party were much the greatest in r ,, . . . . . ,. . numbers, 1 hoped for good: but they i ‘'“"l' ,,,s,s ' s ">»' "><* are sold like serfs, most of them do not. k*iown those principles. Their alleged know it. One year ago, I had bright failure to do so, is the burden • of the hopes for freedom ; but a fanaticism | ediU)I ., s complaint against lhem . seems to have seized the masses, almost as fatal as that of the ancient crusadt r>- Now, we might give columns of testi mony of this character. If the Know- Nothings are Abolitionists, is it not singular that the editor of the central organ of that party, together with the editors of all its lesser lights, as well ns their correspondents, have not found it out ? Is it not remarkable that they attribute their waning fortunes to Know Nothingism? Is it not passing strauge they should denounce the Ameri can party? The truth is, that no man whose head is capable of entertaining two ideas at once, will “hereafter, in view of the cumulative testimony proving the con trary to be the fact, look with the least degree of allowance upon those ’ who, from week to week, utter the vile slan der that the Know Nothings are Aboli tionists. The time hap now arrived,wheu those who continue to give currency to it will stand convicted before an en lightened public opiuion, either as guilty of" bearing false witness against (heir neighbors,or of being literal know-noth ings themselves JUDGE LUMPKIN. We understand—and were pleaded to hear it—that our distinguished fellow- citizen, the Hon. Jcsefh Henry Lump kin, has declined the honor offered by the President, who appoint! d him one of the Judges of the new Court of Claims. His services are loo valuable in his pre sent position, for any Georgian to be willing to sec him called to another theatre of action. We obseave that a corres ponden*. of the Savannah Journal & Courier, in a recent issue of that paper, make! a sa vage attack upon the Supreme Court of Georgia, ia which he speaks disparag ingly of Judge L. in particular. He needs no defence against such attacks— more especially, when it becomes known (as we have no doubt is the case) that the secret cause of this opposition lies in the fact that neither he nor either of the other officers of that Court are citizens of Savannah!, We hope our friends on the seaboard will ‘-keep squiei ,, .a little while. It is understood that there will shortly be two vacancies on the Supreme Court Benqh, wi is possible at least one of their citizens may be elected to fill that highly respon sible and honorable station. peddler recently shot a name of Choate, at Now, we would in all candor submit to the Constitutionalist if it is fair to charge the American Party with $ con cealment of their principles, when they are daily proclaiming them from the house-tops ? when every newspaper that adopts those princip!es,(as well as many that oppose the Know Nothings) daily spread them before the public, until now it may be said “they are known and read of all inen ?” Would it be fair dealing in any one to call in question the authenticity of the Whig or Democratic Baltimore plat forms, which profess to set forth the principles of those parties res pectively ? Why may not a new party set forth n platform of its principles ? We must confess that this feature of the Constitutionalist’s long and labored article does not challenge our admira tion for its candor and fair de-ding. The truth is. we apprehend,that the Constitutionalist—like many others -vh have pre-judged the so-called Know N<: things, and determined to oppose them) nolens volens—is very much disappointed in ihe publication of .the platform—hav ing confidently calculated upon finding principles avowed, by opposing which, they could create a strong feeling against them, and thus “crush out” all hopes of success at the South. Finding, howeyer, th;:t it contains nothing to coudemn, hut every thing to commend it to the con fidence of the American people—pre senting, as it does, issues of vital impor tance to the well-being of society , the preservation of our rights, and the per petuity of the Union—they now affect to believe that it is not an authoritative exposition of the principles of the Anic rican party ! Let them treat the “platform” with the same respect awarded to the prin ciples of other parties. If it ‘ sets forth dangerous or unsafe doctrines, let them point them out—relying upon sound ar gument and well established facts—but eschewing the miserable clap-trap cry of “Abolition, abolition 1” “midnight as sassins !” “proscription! proscription!” “the ignorant party,” and other equally choice phrases, conjured up to fright en the timid and to bring ridicule up on the party they fear to meet in argu menl or at the polls. Let them discard ail this, and trust to argument and to facts, and we pledge them that the friends of American principles will be ready to meet them in any forum. . : ■ ■ only two short years hack, have con sidered themselves as serving the Al mighty very efficiently by cutting bis throat! In the next place, some kind friend (no one knows tcho!) writes a letter for the Banner, dated from away down on Light-wood log Creek, in Hart County, in which he suggests the name of Col. Thomas Morris, of Carnes- ville, as a very suitable person to re- present the District in the Federal Con gress ; and forthwith Col. Morris in dites a letter for the Banner, declining the position tendered him by his gener ou3 fi iend! It is a well-written, beauti ful letter, and I most cheerfully ac knowledge myself under very peculiar obligations to Col. Morris for this valua ble addition to the political literature of our District. It shows that we are • •• • * progressing m more senses than one. The Colonel, of course, decl nes being considered in the. way of ex-Goveruor Cobb for the office of, representative regarding him as the very man for the times, the choice of the pafty, especial ly of the people of Franklin couuty, and concluding by the declaration that he will do all he can to- promote aijd ac complish the great object in View—the sending of the ’ ex Governor back to Washington, The Banner pats the C<done! on the back, sayinc that desires a free expression and inter- change of sentiment,- on the important subject, throughout the D strict,. and indirectly invites the entry of other nags Whereupon, a weak, faint, small voice is heard from the dark corner of Gwin nett, suggesting the name of Col. James P. Simmons, of Lawrenceville, as a suitable candidate for the post of repre sentative 1 No particular grounds are stated iu favor of the claims of Mr. Simmbns to a seat in Congress ; but presume that the fact of his haviog been a good, Union Democrat, in the days of ’59 and ’51, and having beaten one Charley Dupree, (Southern rights Democrat, and a most worthy, man, (or the office of Senator, from the coun ties of Gwinnett and Forsyth; in the election of 1851, gives Col, Simmons In.the opinion of the writer in the Banner, a right to. the distinction pro posed .now to be conferred on him!— The response of the Banner, to this an nouncement of the name of Col. Sim mons, 1 have not seen; but it will doubt less be received with the utmost good feeling by that paper, because all are invited freely to the/east, not, it is true provided (ot any of them, but to which all are invited ance, with the - v -.- your credit and j No voice as y claims to a seat in Kongriss! His ambition is satiated. The “ grabbled" extracts of his enemies have no terrors for him. Otium cum dignxtate, and not so much of the cum, as sine,” is now peculiarly applicable to the state and condition of the venerable old war-horse of the Habersham democracy! He is gloriously contented and happy ; and his friends ought certainly to feel so; and keep his disorganizing name out of the canvass. B_.t where is that one who moved into the^District not many moons baick? Has he no frieuds no\v ; or have all such deserted him? That ingratitude to him is the cause of his name not being en tered, is what I cannot and shall not be lieve. I must attribute to obliviousness this remarkable nonchalance on the part of his friends, On any other hypo thesis, their'inattention to him is utterly and absolutely inexplicable. The pre sence of “ Sam" every where in the District has not, I trust, frightened his friends and admirers from their pro priety ! The feast is provided; all having aspirations that way are ticket ed to it; and if “the gentleman from Ireland” cannot get a nibble at the sa vory, delicious dishes, spread freely be fore all, he may, like the rest of . his comrades, console himself with the re flection that—“ Gods had otherwise decreed/” To quit a practice worth five thousand a year, and deliberately pack up and move into the District for the purpose; to spread the banquet under his very nose, and surfeit his olfaciories with the odoriferous fumiga tions escaping from the highly seasoned condiments and juicy viands filed up thereon; to invite all but him to a sent, and pass him by in silent forgetfulness of past services and sacrifices in the great cause, is treatment lie does not deserve, and should not receive at the hands of the re organized Sixth District Democracy! Come, gentlemen, dou’t be selfish! Do the-talented; the.impres sive, the gifted, the eloquent McMillan the justice to th nk of him, whilst others, not possessing a modicum of the brains, or qualifications, and certainly not half so deserving, are parsing in review! Do, some of yoii, mention his name through the Banner, as at least a resi dent in the District, whether you go so far as to connect his name with the .posi tion to be filled by ex-Governor Cobb or not! For Heaven’s sake, write a letter for the BannerI shall patiently await its publication in tliat paper. If none of his friends can muster the requisite courage to do it, I sh ill myself bring the Colonel out. and enter himjt contest ant for the purse 1 I make it a stand ing rule never to meddle with other peo ples’ business ; but l have not the heart to stand indifferently by and see foul play practised, eren among enemies, without making an effort to prevent it. And where are you, Messrs. Mitchell, of Athens; Martin, of Dalilonega; Lester, of Cumming ; Hutchins; of Lawrenceville; and Thurmond,of Jef ferson ? Have none of you heard of the feast? Has not one of you Southern- Rights gentlemen been invited to it?— Do, each and every one of you, write a few lines for the Banner, and define your positions qti this all-absorbing, all-im poitant subject, which “ the voice of the party” has already settled and de finitely arranged! The Banner will receive and publish your communica tions with the greatest marks of satis faction; and then dismiss you all about after the fashion Judge Underwood once said President Pierce received and disposed of his friends, the Union De mocrats! According to the Judge’s verson of ii, General Pierce called up the Union Democrats, and thus addressed them : “ Well, gentlemen, I endorse your sentiments, and give you mv Inau- guai Address; the offices I design for my Southern Rights friends!” After receiving, and publishing, and kindly commenting on your several letters, de clining, as a matter of course, all notions of going to Congress, from the Sixth District, the Banner will ring you round, and thus discourse you: “ He thank you, gentlemen, for your letters, and the generous sentiments contained in them; the office is iutended.for, and s’, all be filled bv, Howell Cobb !” SAMUEL. is a fo-lorn hope, I fear, so long as the question of prohibition is before the people, and intemperate Wbigs will vote for the Democrat/and in one solid flank the Democracy both sober and drunken, support their 2oan to a man 1 What-then is our wisest course? If I may counsel our friends I would sajr rally round and nominate as also the Whig candidate, B. H. Overby 1 Identi fy yourselves with a cause sacred to the claims of Heaven and congenial to thel rational heart of man. Thus shall our) party have a consecration, noble, just and grand : And even defeat in such a cause is some sort of a glory! If any demur to this, let me ask why shrink at such a course as premonitory of failure* wheu any resort is of it, so inevitable? Dont be insane, friends! The advo cates of the nomination, and election of the Hon. Asbury Hull, sympathising with him in cordial unanimity for the welfare of the State and of posterity* like himself will support Mr. Overby,— The claims of this excellent man, at this emergency, are only postponed.— Himself above ambition, he will yield to the call of the people when they, without obstruction, can choose him. A STAUNCH WHIG. We publish the foregoing—as we do a gieat many other things—with out pretending to endorse or oppose the .writer’s views—reserving to ourself the privilege of expressing our own views whenever the proper time arrives. The writer is, we think, a little be hind the times. We doubt very much whether either the Whigs or Democrats will he able to place a man in the Execu tive chair. There is no danger, howev er, that it will be left vacant. SAM will probably see that it is filled by a proper personage. Ed. Watchman. For (he Southern Watchman. GUBERNATORIAL ELECTION. Mr. Christy : As Mr. Overby, the Temperance candidate, is a Whig, he Tor the Southern Watchman. Mr. Christt : A? ailing myself of the pleasures afforded by your well-selected u exchange list” a few days since, I ob served, amongst other publications, one whieh is certainly punctual in its arri val, judging from the number of times I have seen the same upon your table.— Said publication was no other than The African Repository, devoted to the interests of a« organization, pro- fcssedlg, for the purpose of assisting ihe free colored persons of the United Slates, iir their emigration to Liberia. Confining themselves to this labor, I do ^ not suppose any one can be found who would interfere ; nor do I Say that the No. cf the paper before me specially indicates a departure from the course marked out by the founders of this or ganization. But this much I do venture upon—tlm proceedings of its Board of Directqps and the language of some ot its speakers sliow-a strong tendency to the enlargement of its duties. From the proceedings of this, the American Colonization Society, we perceive, first, what is true in regard to all the Societies of our knowledge, great or small, ample provision made for its officers—some twot>r three get ting between S5 and §0.900. That part of it, therefore, as you perceive, is well attended to. In the next place, 1 perceive -a correspondence, and even close connection with parties in Europe. Agents are sent thither, to secure eve ry assistance and all the sympathy to be had amongst those various States.— Now, when we consider that European, and especially English gold, has pur chased and kept alive a party at the North, who imagine themselves philan thropists, and I know not what else, but in reality are the wedge manufactured fortlie purpose of splitting in twain this Union, how reasonable might be the supposition, that this Society, existing in the Capital of our Nation, is hut the; head-quarters of every movement in tended to cripple the institution of slavery ! This may -or may not be so; and it is true, that against such a con clusion we find aindhgst its patrons, the? illustrious names of Clay, Webster and many others. That however, alone* and even added to all their ptofessions* does not amount to an assurance. But I will leave off conjectures, and if the service is acceeptable, will render you and your readers what I believe a real service, by laying before the publio a few item?, gathered by careful pierusal of this monthly. I am aware of your frequent absence of late, and the press ferable what we know of the strict e of the Democracy, that support a Whig, even for temperance, however them- rd t t t Nashville, was consumed by fire—the greater and one of the itted fellow, said bject for the 1 ated with smoke. is likely to receive mainly, if not entire- business on hand, from the large ac- ly, States Righfjvotes; and it is not in- cess ’ on new names to be put upon your subscription books, as reported in the last several numbers of your paper* and therefore it is that J thus volunteer my services. • ‘ The first and most notable item, as it stands recorded, is that His Excellency* ident of the Uni- stituted one of the Vine rican Colorii- payment into the •Campbell, lw»