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tlnntjjpru ‘Mrlitnnn. UW, ORDER. AND THE CONSTITUTION. ATHENS, 3A. THURSDAY MORNING, MAT 24. IS55. TO ADVERTISERS. The Watchman is the paper in which to advertise, if you wish your advertise ments “ read of all men.*’ It has a larger circulation than any paper ever before enjoyed in this place, and large as it is, it is being swelled by daily accessions. CIRCULATE THE DOCUMENTS ! GIVE THE PEOPLE LIGHT! The speech of Mr. Smith (Democra tic Representative in Congress from Ala bama) delivered in the House of Repre sentatives in January last, will soob be reedy for distribution. Send in your or ders, as we wish to ascertain the num ber needed to supply the demand. Price 83 per hundred, cash. “ Watchman’’ Office, Athens, ( May 10, 1855. ) Will our Georgia cotcmpornries notice the above ? The favor will be cheerfully reciprocated. We would call the attention of our professional and business readers, to the advertisement concerning a Busi ness Directory. The idea is a good one—and the publication worthy the patronage of all business men. MR. STEPHENS’ LETTER. This, the only crumb of eomfort that has been thrown to the Foreign party— notwithstanding its ill-natured slaps at the national Administration asid the late Democratic party, which he intimates is dying of the “ dry rot,” is snapped up and most voraciously gulped down by them—bitter as it is! Well, vve don't wonder at it; for unfair and disingenu ous as it is, it is the only document we have seen containing even a plausible ‘squinting towards an argument against the Know-Nothing*. Every thing else we have met with, is but low abuse and blackguardism,backed by senseless and pointless nicknames, and bolstered up by •jnhlush'mg an : unmit gated falsehoods. We had intended to comment on the ietter of Mr. S. this week, but as every body else has got ahead of us —some of •them covering the very ground we in tended to occupy—we shall drop the isubject, and content ourself with copy ing.at some convenient time,what others have said of it. Inasmuch as Mr. Stephens states in the cutset of his letter that he “ knows tu tiling” of the principles, the ends, aims and objects of the new organiza tion, of course noboJy who believes him, will attacii any weight to the ob jection* which the balance o( his letter enumerates against them. Not being informed on the subject—which lie positively asserts is the case— how can he himself, or any body else, regard lus objections as of any weight? THE FEDERAL UNION. We copy the following paragraph from the Federal Union of last week, rather for the purpose of showing the miserable shifts to which the foreign organs are driven, than to set ourselves right before the public—for every body knows, who read the article refeired to, that it was not susceptible of the strain ed construction which, by sneaking in sinuations, is attempted to be placed upon it. “Too much fob one Dose.—The Southern Watchman of the 3d inst., after a vain and desperate effort to prove the Nationality and Conservatism of the Know Nothings, at last calls in the as sistance of the National Era to sustain him in his unfortunate position. This is a little loo much for Southern men to swallow. The productions of the Know- Nothing press in Georgia are nauseous enough in all conscience; but when to these is added nearly a column and a half from the National Era, one of the worst Abolition Journals in tbe United States, the dose is entirely too large for a Southern stomach. The Watchman says the National Era “is one. of the ablest papers in the country,” this may and the Era and the rest of the anti- slavery prints opposing it on the ground that it_w.ll “ crush out the anti-slavery sentiments of the free States!” What stronger proof of nationality could be demanded t CUMULATIVE EVIDENCE. Time and again have we called atten tion to the fact that the bitterest enemies of the Know-Nothings (not even except ing the organs of the foreign party in Georgia) are the Northern abolitionists. To do this we have copied extracts from their leading papers and their leading men. The following, from the New York Tribune, we commend to the *• prayerful consideration” of the Federal Union: “ This Government and people are now in a transition state. We are pass ing through one of the most and perhaps the roost important epoch since the Re volution. We are, after a sort, settling this all-important question. Slavery is hereafter to have full swing in all our Territories under the guise of squatter sovereignty, or it is to be crippled by exclusion therefrom. Thus there is a •pe the Zeal sentiment of the Watchman, naturw * contest between tbe North and Generous Farmers.—'The Marietta advocate says there aje many farmers in that section who have refused to sell their corn to speculators at SI,40, and have preferred to divide it among their poor neighbors at one dollar a bushel, •ind in many cases on-credit at that. Such benevolence and sympathy deserve to he put on record. It speaks more for Cherokee than all her vast -and ex- haustless mineral and agricultural wealth. We are informed by one of our sub scribers in Oglethorpe county that he has been doing the same thing. How much better a man who thus acts -can sleep t::an cnc of those close-fisted ex tortioners whu would take advantage of a poor man’s necessities to drain his rocked ofhis last dime ! Tim Knu* Nothings in New York met in State Council at Syracuse last we« k. According to the Herald, great harmony prevailed. The question of a platform was referred to the National Council which, ii U said, meets in Phila delphia in Jure. The “third degree.’ accord.ng to the Herald’s correspon dent, was n aifinn-d by the Council. Ii see nod to t»c the impression, that Senator WiUui; of Massachusetts would li ne to h ue toe order, on account of Jits fanatical course, and that the Know Nothings of Massachusetts were dispos ed to retrace their steps and return to common sense. The Ladies of the Presbyterian Church design holding a Festival in the Town-Hall, on Friday evening at six o’clock. The p erection o now in pn tend; of the..._ . recta be applied to the their Church ing. The at- ofiheCharcbwil! some men highly esteem the talents of all those who advocate their principles, but we not believe this is the general opinion at the South, far from it; on tbe contrary we consider the testimony of the National Era among the very worst that, could be produced to prop up a des perate cause. Any party in the United States that looks to the National Era for authority, or the London Times, or the Dianode la Marino for aid and com fort. may be a very consistent Abolition party, or a good English or Spanish party, but they cannot with any proprie ty call themselves an American party.” Now, as our readers probably remem ber, the object of the article refered to, was to show the utter groundlessness of the charge of Abolitionism so industri ously circulated against the American party by the Federal Union and other papers “ of that ilk.” To do this, we copied several paragraphs (not a column and a half, however,) from the National Era, the central organ of the Anti- Slavery party in the United States.— The object of the article of the Era from which we quoted, was to show Anti-Slavery men that their worst ene my as a party was the Know Nothings, because they were both “ National” and “ Conservative” in the Southern Socep- tation of those terms. Now, just here we would ask the Federal Union and all others who pro fess to fear the new party on acrouot of «*eged abolition proclivities, if their charge agaipst it be true—if it really is an Abolition party—why is it that tbe national organ of that party, and all its lesser lights, together with all the leading men of that treasonable organization— Giddings, Sumner,Chase, & Co.— have not found it out? Are they not smart enough to know their friends ? Instead, however, of claiming them as friends, they warn the anti-slavery men of the North against the Know-N..things, be cause. as they say, they are bent upon “ crushing out” the anti-Slarery agita tion of the North !! Now, if the "Fe deral Union. or any other co-laborer of the National Era iu Georgia, will, in a satisfactory manner, reconcile these facts with their allegations, we will ac knowledge ourself vanquished. The “ Union” tries to work itself into a “ pucker” becaust we spoke of the Era” as ‘an ably conducted paper !— It may strike the editors of that unscru pulous sheet with “astonishment pro found” to find any body candid enough to acknowledge ability or any thing else in a political opponent. We reiterate what we said before, however “Mis true, and pity Mis ML true,” that the Era is an able paper. Now the editors of the Union may make the most of it. We cannot drop the matter, however, without leaving it to their own sense of honor to say whether they exhibited any degree of magnanimity in the sneak- *-•«> insinuation that because we quoted from it and pronounced it au able pa per, that, therefore, we approved its course and admired its principles. Such base insinuations are beneath the digni ty of fair-dealing gentlemen, who desire to take no undue advantage of a politi cal opponent. We might say that we believed “ Lucifer, son of the morning,’ to be an able governor in his dark do minions—as, indeed, we are constrain- eJ to think he is, in view of the indus try he exhibits here in Georgia, through his vicegerents, (we mean that c'ass of the conductors of the foreign organs who have set their heads together to serve him by ueing against the Ameri can party)—but it does not follow that we approve of the course of tbe great father of lies" or that of his children either. 1 he federal Union and others of the same kidney are, in truth and verity, the co-Iabbrers of the Era in Georgia- all laboring fur a common object—the overthrow of the American party— claiming, however, to .be actuated by different motives—the Union and its crowd professing to be opposed to it on the alleged ground of its .abolitionism, South, between Slavery and Freedom. And the attempt to prevent it from coming to a head is to attempt to put hoops on a whirlwind. The North and the cause of liberty have abundant power with which to trumph,and triumph peaceably. The Anti-Nebraska senti ment of the North is strong, amply strong enough to elect a President, keep a large majority in the house of Repre sentatives, and ultimately redeem the Senate from its vassalage to the Oligar chy. A year ago there were hopeful signs that a party would be organized in the North on this basis. But since then the baleful influences of Know-Nothing- ism have risen and spread like a pesti lential mist over a smiling landscape, and now threaten to prolong the time when that hope shall be realized. Con sequently we are now groping in the darkness of uncertainty. The forces of freedom are allowing themselves to he thrown into confusion, and whether they will rally in time to prevent discomfiture yet remains to be seen. The farce of Know-Nothingism is diverting thousand:, of true Anti-Nebraska men from their real duty and thus jeopardizing the great and lasting interests of the country at a roost critical period. The North is almost u ianim^us at *,nis moment if thu real s*;ntifCent of the people could bo fairly reached.” In view of the above extract, the Savannah Journal & Courier, whose editor is violently opposed to the Know Nothings, hut who is one of the “ im mortal few ” in Georgia “ of that ilk who possesses sufficient manliness of character and true magnanimity to do a political apponent justice, inquires, with great force, “ Do not such statements as the foregoing, every word of which we believe to be well founded, authorise the hope that “ good will come out of evil or in other words, that the Know Noth ing organization, though wrong, both in its principles and its purposes, may, bv its prevalence throughout the North, create such dissensions in that quarter as will paralyse, the efforts of the ene mies of the Union and the South ?” Bold Ground.—Orestes A. Brown- son, a somewhat noted Roman Catholic writer, recently lectured in New Orleans The Creo le reports him as follows on the destiny of the Romish Church: “ It must become the arbiter between the State and tbe subject. It must guard the man by interposing its flaming sword as a defence. It must construe consti tutions and expound laws, deciding where is the limit of centralized power, and what is its absolute duty to perform.” HOW NOW? The foreign organs in this State, as our readers are well aware, have hereto fore attempted to frighten Democrat cut of the American party, on the ground, as they alle'ged, that it was the “ Whig party revived,” ‘ Whiggery in disguise,” &c.; that-it was very plausi ble in appearance, but that there was “ a c*t iu the tiMMi.’What will they say now, when the two great Whig tom-eats, Messrs. Toombs and Stephens, are found on the other side, aiding and abetting the foreign Catholic party? If the new movement really is “ Whig gery in disguise,” is it not passing strange that these gentlemen—together with numbers of tbe old Whig leaders— have not been smart enough to make the discovery ? The truth is, as we have proclaimed it all the time, the American party is not made up from the ranks of any one of the old organizations, but gathers its strength from all of them. Let, therefore, those patriotic Demo crats who hare heretofore hesitated to declare in favor of their countrymen, lest the whole movement should prove a “Whig irick,” hong back no longer— they need fear nothing of the sort now. I*et them act in accordance with the patriotic impulses of their hearts, and at once declare in favor of the great principle that •* Americans shall govern America.” 53P The weather here is both warm and dry. Rain much needed. REMARKABLE PREDICTION. The Nashville Gazette, in referring to a‘new book which has created a con siderable sensation, called “ Armaged don or the United States in Prophecy,' written by S. D. Baldwin, President of Soule Fe nale College in Tennessee, copies the following remarkable passage from its page*—which, as the editor of the Gazette says was written eight years ago, the auther cannot be charged with an attempt to aid the Know-Nothings: “ Triual and absolute sovereignty over the earth is the faith of Rome, aod whatever disaster may befall her, she will still anticipate real supremacy in the end. Her confidence that she will be in the ascendant in the United States is not likely to be shaken, and this faith will affect her conduct and lead to the subversion of religious liberty here, if in her power. We may, therefore, well suppose that she is now laboring to establish her throne among us, by becom ing a politico-religious element in our elections, and at her fall in Europe we may. anticipate that she will redouble her efFors to destroy Bible democracy. She Will fail of her ends, for Providence wity,bring means to thwart her; Jesuits will be met by organizations possessed of as much intelligence as themselves ; and American shrewdness willfo l the jugglr- ry of priestcraft; and European fana ticism will quail before the common sense of our countrymen. We must be up and doing; ice must fight with their armor ; we must meet fire with fire, and secrecy with secrecy, and dexterity with dexterity; and i ver remember that “eter nal vigilance is the price of liberty.” We long for some scheme to be organiz ed that shall “ take the beast and give its body to the burning flame ;” and we know that we shall not wait in vain.” C3P* The Fore.an Party is driven to every sort of expedient to keep its cou rage up. The latest is the reported de feat of the Know-Nothings in Philadel phia—which turns out to be, just as we expected, a Know-Nothing vict"ry— they having elected a majority of th*- officers of the city ! ! REMOVAL OF MR. POLK. We adverted to the fact last week, that Mr. Polk, (a relative of the late President) bad been removed from clerkship in one of the Departments at Washington, by the President, on tbe ground that lie was a Know Nothing. We since learn that his place has been filled by “ a bigoted Catholic!” The following is extracted from Mr. Polk’s letter in reference to his removal. “ As hinted above, the reason is this: This Administration is making an at tempt, never made before, in conjunc tion with the three political organs of the party in this city, the Union, the News, and the little Star, and a few papers and old political tricksters and papistical demagogues elsewhere, to unite and identify the Democratic party with that organization of a foreign priest hood, sent litre by the Pope of Rome, and sustained by other European despots, for the purpose of undermining the liberty of this country, and subjecting Americans to the domination of that tyrant of tyrants. They have been met in the field by the American party, and are waging a desperate warfare.— They know that I have never hesitated to denounce their course as treacherous and suicidal, and I hesitate not to rei terate that no party can he sustained in this country which openly identifies itself with a religious sect,-which has always sought the destruction of all others, and which denounces in its public and offici al circulars, all who are opposed to the union of Church and State, and are advo cates of tlie liberty of thu press and li berty of conscience. “ This foreign organization of conspi rators is under tlie direction of the Jesuits, who have gained sufficient influ ence with the administration to use cer tain of the departments as tools to gratify a low revenge. Under the circumstan ces, decapitation was not to be avoided. It came to this : they must remove me, or lose their allies." The * ,r S«itia election takes ph-Ce this bay. We learn from our ex- 1 viiangcs,as well as through private chan nels, that it is one of the most exciting political contests ever witnessed in the “Old Dominion.’' We trust and believe that the renegade Wise, who denounced his Protestant fellow-citizens as “a God less, Christless, lousy set of fools,” may receive such a rebuke as will prove a wanting to all low demagogues and po litick tricksters hereafter. Another Bird Caged.—We learn tftilVJesse M. Garner,one of the jail birds who recently made his escape front the jail of this county, was lately captur ed at or near Washington, Wilkes coun ty, and is now lodged in his old quar ter. BEAUTIFUL CONSISTENCY! Certain organs of the Foreign party in Georgia, have been sorely ex ercised because the London Times has spoken in favor of the American move ment—albeit they published with great satisfaction that paper’s endorsement of Mr. Pierce, when a candidate for the Presidency ! Then it was good authori ty, but note,the fact that it speaks favora bly of the Know-Nothings, ought to. according to the teachings of these gen tlemen, forever damn that party ! ! ! These same gentlemen pounced up on Putnam’s Magazine some twelve months ago, and very properly as we think, denounced it as a vile abolition publication. Now, however, they copy, with commendatory notices, an article denunciatory of the Know-Nothings, from its polluted abolition pages ! We are not at all surprised that it should contain the article—as all the Aboli tionists denounce the Know-Nothings— but it is a little strange that they should approvingly copy it into their papers, after warning their readers against the circulation .at the South of such an in cendiary publication !! 13^* A correspondent of the Feder al Union says that the object of the Know-Nothings is not only to defeat the Democratic party, but “ finally to tear down the American eagle and substitute the crown of a monarch in lieu of the stars and stripes!!!!! 'O tempora ! O Moses ! O fudge ! ! ' —A Know Nothing National Conven tion is to be held in Philadelphia in June next. The Grand Councils in the different States are appointing delegates, and from the instructions given, there will evidently be a fight in the Conven tion over the subject of slavery, which tha opposers and supporters of that insti tution will want upou the platform. A Bee-Hiving Extraordinary came off in the vicinity of Houston, Texas, a few days since. The swarm »as passing oyer a train of cotton wa gons, when they became confused by the noise and desceuded, choosing as a set tling place the head of a wagoner, on which they piled up somewhat after the -tyle of an old fashioned grenadier’s bearskin. The hat was then removed to a wagon and conveyed six or oisbt mi, “ and the bees securely hived. Fur the Southern Watchman. Mr. Cuunyry : Having a leisure hour, ^ ^0 not know how I can improve it better than by dropping you a few lines upon things in general, and nothing in particular. As I am no writer, nnd incapable of spinning out tny thoughts upon any one subject, 1 am obliged to •leal in paragraphs exclusively. We seem to be better informed up this way 7 of what is going on in your great town, than you do who live on the spot. The Southern Banner is a great print, and no mistake. It certainly has more Editors than any other paper in the Union. The great Mr. Howell Cobb, however, is the presiding genius —the controlling spirit. The dull, heavy, stupid, insipid wishy-washy edi torials, are written by Mr. Cobb’s shad ow, alias, “ man Friday.” He writes precisely, as he commands him to write. A smile from his patron—a nod of ap probation—fills to overflowing, his mea sure of ambition. The young gentle men, whosenames (loutish so conspicu ously, as editors, are mere machines, and therefore irresponsible. One is a sledge-hammer of a fellow—real work ing man—hard to beat in setting up type, and working press—his only fault is, his blind confidence in signing his name to documents, with harmless in tent, prepared by others, without the courage and manliness to avow them selves. The other is a jonquil-daffodil sort of a chap, who perpetrates poetry, without rhyme, meter or sense—who rings loud notes, nnd utters Bombasto- Furiu80 strains, about love, war and chivalry. He knows as little of, and cares as little for politics, as a dead horse does for psalmody. ’Tis under stood, the “junta” would gladly dispose of him—his effusions are beyond the comprehension of “ the unterrified.”— Tis to be hoped you will show forbear ance to these innocent creatures, and not utterly demolish them, as many fear you will do. Direct your fire, if fire you ir.u-t, at thechiefs, who are be hind the masked batteries. A correspondent of yours, stated not long since, that the Southern Banner was the property of Howell Cobb, and the bill of sale was recorded in Wat- kinsville. This statement, not having been contradicted, i suppose is true.* What a humiliating spectacle, is here piesented! A man who has filled such high positions as Mr. Cobb has, driven to the necessity of buying a press, and through other men, puffing and glorify ing himself! Oh shame, where is thy blush? Will the enlightened people of this District, tolerate such gross indeli cacy iu him, and such an insult to their understanding ? —— * It is due to the Banner to eav, though uo public den al of the truth of the allegation of “Samuel” was made—and therefore our esteemed correspondent, “ I«o- ger,”liasof course, seen nothing of it—yet it was privately denied in this commuuitv a One of the oeteuaible editors of the Banner went so fur as to demand the author’s, name. After writing to him ou tue subject, we were authorized to surrender it just so soou as the individual iu question, should, over his pro per signature, state that he sought the de4i.- ed information with a view to either legal ot personal redress. We stated the conditions to him, since which we have heard nothing further on the subject 1—Ed. Watchman. I have been roving a great deal of late, and miking with all manner and sorts of people, and if I did not fear it would make you vain, I would tell you something; 1 must let out a little, any how. Up where I have been, you are all the go—and tbe Watchman is the paper above all others. If you have a title I don’t know it, but every body above calls you Col. Christy. Those who don’t agree with you. out and out, say that you are firm, independent, aud honest, and are bent upon what you con scientiously believe is right, and for the good of the country. The idea is gen eral, that some of the big folks, want to put you down, because you dare to utter your own sentiments, and disdain to wear their collar, and lick the dust from their feet. Don’t despond, the people are hastening to the rescue. And now, Col. Christy, my wrist is so tired, I cannot write another sen- tence-*-besides, I don’t know that this will be acceptable. I am on the gad just now, hut when I am done rambling, if yotL-detsire it, you shall hear from me again. Yours, &c, ROGER. We shall be pleased to hear from friend “ Roger” frequently, but beg of h m to omit the title. We consider ourself thrice happy in this, that we have thus far pursued our pilgrimage without a title, and free from the contaminating influence of the spoils of office. Our friend need have no fear in regard to making us vain. The popularity of the Watchman grows not out of the fact that its humble editor possesses any rare gift, further than honesty of pur pose, and a native, inborn love of inde pendence—but rather because the peo ple know the Watchman is right. They know that no man can be wrong in a contest between his countrymen and the foreign hordes which now threaten to trample under foot their dearest rights, when he openly and zealously espouses the cause of the former. As we told a young man the other day, who jounced upon us for alleged proscrip tion of foreigners, had we lived at the time when “ foreigners” were chasing Marion and his men through the swamps of South Carolina, we should have em braced their cause instinctively—we could not have done otherwise. And just so in the fierce contest now raging, we cqnnot help taking sides with our countrymen ! It may be an evidence of “ vulgar” taste to prefer a simple American for office to a. foreigner (as we understand some of our *• vewy foine” young exquisites think is the case) but we cannot help believing that “ Americans ought to rule Ameri ca.” Those who think foreigners are better qualified, will, of course, act with the Foreign party—which is the patty that opposes the Americans, what ever name it may assume. For the Southern Watchman. EXPOSITION OF KNOW-NOTII- INGISM. The first man, born on this green earth trespassed upon his brother's rights. Nor did corruption stop with Cain : for man still invades the rights of his fel low man,and, with slaughter and blood shed, makes countless millions mourn Aggression has made the Emerald isle groan beneath oppression and almost extinguished its primeval inhabitants. But it does not stop with violence and force ; it creeps into our national coun cils under the insidious guise of friend ship and becomes more dangerous to our liberties than a tyrant’s bristlir.g- steel. When other nations come against us in hostile array, we know how to meet them; but when the poor and op pressed, though often vile and corrupt, come seeking our protection, should we deny them a home where wealth is as the waters of the great deep ? Now if it wttpe friie that foreigners came solely through a desire of obtaining a home and of escaping persecution, there would be 6ome plausibility in the argu ment that we should not deny them Legislative Privileges. But is it so ? Do they have no ulterior object in view ? Unless we are mistaken there are sever al reasons why we should not allow them to govern our country. In the first place we hold good morals are essential to good government Wherever civil and moral obligations are observed and enforced, society is happy and prosperous: but where they are disregarded, vice and corrup tion creep in and cast a blight upon the pro-peels of religion and virtue. And should not the people see to it that such laws and regulations are adopted as to secure the moral integrity of society ? Should they premit a damning evil to be forced upon themselves and posteri- ty, or should they encourage the intro duction of a vicious class of persons who are well calculated to corrupt society ? To make this position perfectly obvious, suppose a town containing five thou- -and intelligent and virtuous Inhabitants, should receive an increase of fifteen thousand from tMe most depraved por tion of mankind, would its social rela tions be bettered ? Would it be a bet ter place to give children those refined virtues which dignify human character? And would a people in such a situation as this, have no right to complain of political demagogues who want such a population to raise themselves to place and power ? Although foreigners do not come in this proportion : yet so far as it extends, just so far do the social relations of so ciety suffer. This is abundantly proved by the amount of crime which occurs among them; for we learn from statistics that they committed over half of the capital offences in the United States du ring the year 1850. And when we re flect that they do not constitute one- leRth part of our population, this argu ment swells into dimensions which are sufficient to astonish the most incredu lous. Nor is this all, for the expense of prosecuting these offenses and keeping up jails,brings a heavy tax upon the peo ple, which they would not have to bear if it were not for our receiving the off- scouring of European population among us. Again, when people have so little re gard for their honor, as the most of those who come to this country, there is danger of their corrupting influence ex tending itself to our own native-born citizens. For politicians will pander to their vices and then swear that they did not obtain their election by treating or any oth*r unlawful means. And in this country, there are no artificial bar riers between the different classes of so ciety, which will necessarily expose every one to all the corrupting influen ces which such a state of things will bring about. And it should be remem bered that it isnot corrupting influences, but that it is industry, virtue and intelli gence which make nations great and cause them to leave foot-prints on the shores of time. Finally, they are generally Roman Catholics, and the policy of this sect is diametrically opposed to all republican government. For they invest all power, both civil and ecclesiastical,in the Pope, who shuts out the light of the Bible from inauicind, and who would bind up on us superstitions more degrading in their character than those which afflict unhappy Mexico. We have but to cast our eyes over the nations of the earth to see these degrading influences. While we see its effect in the South American republics and other Catholic countries, we cannot help contrasting their situation with those countries where religious freedom prevails. In one situation the people are ignorant and superstitious; in the other they are intelligent, virtuous, refined, and rapid ly advancing toward that station which the God of nature intended man to oc cupy. This of itself is sufficient reason for opposing foreign immigration. But it is not the only one,for it is the avowed intention of the Romanists to govern this country. They are making every exertion to obtain this end, nor do they scruple at the means to be used. Only a few years ago, they turned the election, in a sovereign state, from the popular candidate and placed another man in the gubernatorial chair. Yet some of our best citizens, blinded to their interest, fear not the effect of in troducing, into our midst, the vile and corrupt, together with the abominable heresies of Roman Catholicism, but we are opposed to it.because we believe it to be a fruitful source of evil and weR calculated to overthrow this republi can government. Our motto is, let America be charac terised by the intelligence, virtue and Protestant views of her citizens; and she will always be a nation, “ Where the wearied eye may repoas w lieu gaziug ou the great: " h«.Te neither guilty glory glows Nor despicable state.” BILLY “ TUCKER.” For tho Southern Watchman. Mr. Christy : Dear Sir: From the able and fearless manner in which you have acted in advocating the cause of the great American party, in opposition to foreign pauperism and Romau Catho licism, it affords me pleasure in com mending your able and patriotic paper to every Native American—as it advo cates the only principles which can sus tain our Government. Our banner is thrown to the breeze, with our princi ples inscribed thereon, that all men can read them. They are the principles laid down by Washington, the Father of our country, and have been fostered by Jefferson, Madison, Jackson, Harrison'' and others, whose names stand indelibly stamped upon the tablets of every true American’s heart—whose lives were speut in the service of our country.—* Though dead, their voices yet speak* The principles of the American party are not locked up in secrecy, to be hid from the world. The clouds are gath ering. and ere political demagogues are