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do so ? For one, I answer, never ! It is clear that there is no chance of unit ing the Southern people until this con test between Americans and anti-Amer icans is over. We cap do no good by Standing idle now, and whatever may have been my preferences or my scruples heretofore, I sh?U not hesitate to take open and decided ground with the American party. I will not enter into a discussion of the American principles in this letter. On this subject I will see the people face to face in every part ofthe district. Your Convention has nominated me with my position and my principles well known and understood. 1 had no right to expect it, but in tendering it you have effectually repulsed the charges of selfish pi oscripticr. so often recently made against the party. Know ing my principles as you did and en dorsing them as you have done, leaves me no alternative but to meet you in the spirit which you have so nobly man ifested, and accept your nomination.— With the American banner streaming above me I shall enter the battle at the head of our gallant colum in the fourth district, and however fiercely it may rage, 1 shall sound no retreat, but shall rather fall like a soldeir, one ofyfr* Yours very truly,Benjamin. II. Hill. M cssrs. J. P. Clopton, F. M: Brantly, \ Corn. Jxo E. Morgan. I THEIR PLATFORM. We published some weeks ago the platform of one wing of the anti-Ameri can party—-the wing composed of a portion of the late Democratic party of this State, bogus Whigs, and we don’t know what all—which attempts to pre serve its respectability by hanging on to the name of Democracy after the sub stance has departed, but which,Jin the emphatic language of Mr. Stephens. is being daily consumed wuh “ worse than the dry-rot.” Wenow_have the pleasure of laying before them the platform of another branch of the Anti-American party, called the “ German Social Democratic Association,” the headquarters of which being in Richmond, Virginia, it no doubt contributed largely to Wise’s success. Here is the platform of this branch of the Anti-American or For eign party. Reform in the Unrs of the general government, 09 w$U «* in those of the States. “ We demand : 1. Universal suffrage. 2. The election of all officers by the people. 3. The abolition of the Presidency. 4. The ab olition of Senates, so that the Legislatures shall consist of only one branch. 5. The right of the people to recall their Representatives (cashier them) at their pleasure. 6. The right of the people to change the constitution when they like. 7. All lawsuits to be con ducted without expense. 8. A department of the government to be set up for the pur pose of protecting immigration. 9. A refine ed terra for acquiring citizenship.” Reform in the foreign relations of the govern ment. “1. Abolition of nil neutrality. 2. Inter vention in favor of every people struggling for liberty.” Reform in what relates to religions. “ 1. A more perfect development of the principle of personal freedom and liberty of conscience; consequently—a. Abolition of laws for the observance of the Sabbath; b. Abolition of prayers in Congress; c. Aboli tion of oa:h upon the Bible; d. Repeal of laws exacting a religious test before taki ig an office. 2. Taxation of church property. 3. A prohibition of incorporations of all church properly in the nante of ecclesiastics.” Reform in the Social Coiaiition. “1. Abolition of-land monopoly. 2. Ad valorem taxation of property. 3. Ameliora tion of the condition of the working class—a. By lessening the time of work to eight hours for grown persons, and to five hours for chil dren; b. By incorporation of mechanics’ as sociations and protective societies; c. By gianting a preference to mechanics before all other creditors; d. By establishing an asylum for superannuated mechanics without means at the public expense. 4. Education of poor children by the State. 5. Taking possession of the railroads by the State. G. The pro motion of education—n. By the introduction of free schools, with the powej of enforcing the parents to send their children to school, and prohibition of all clerical influence ; b. By in „ „ i . f struction in the German language; c. By cs- v.c arc induced to offer our paper for tobUsll ; ns a German University “ 7. The sup porting of the slave emancipation exertions of Cassius M. Clay by Congressional laws 8- Abolition of the Christian system of punish, ment and introduction of the human amelior ation system. 9. Abolition >f capital punish ment” ontjjeni 'Mrljninn. LAW, ORDER, AMO THE COMSTITUTIOM. ATHENS, GA. THURSDAY MORNING, AUG. 1, IS55. For Governor, GARNETT ANDREWS, OF WILKES. For Cm gresa—Sixth District, YOUNG L. G. HARRIS, OK CLARKE. For Stnte Senate, riNl'INNATUS PURPLES, For Representatives, •lOfs. B. CARLTON axd THUS. F. LOWE. THE WATCHMAN 22TFOR THE CAMPAIGN!! To meet the wishes of our friends, and si] the hope of aiding the great cause, t he campaign at FIFTY CENTS to sin gle subscribers, or TWELVE copies for FIVE DOLLARS—the cash to ac company the order, in all cases. IV Mr. B. M. Hitch is an authorized ■travelling agent for thD paper. Now, we call on our readers to ithorized travelling agent M. Landrum, Esq., is our authorized > -agent for Oglethorpe county. Mr. M. A. Harrison U also an an- carefully note the contents of the above remarkable document When Red Republican foreigners—the ene r—ty is w hit T »n =; ! m i ea 0 f a u j aw un( j order—baud them- Idr Dr. H. V. MILLER, we are re-: -quested to give notice, will address llie j selves together for the openly avowed ■citizens of Walton and adjoining coun- 1 P ur P 0Se of destroying every thing sacred :ties, at Social Circle, on Saturday, the" to Amcricau frecmen > as these infidel 4lh inst. It is expected that Judge Andrews, Judge Cone, Hon. Washington Poe, C. Peeples. Esq, lion. Wrn. C. Dawson, and other distinguished speakers, will (>e present. German transcendentalists do in the above declaration of principles ; and when foreigners impudently parade through the streets under banners bear ing the inscription, “ Americans shall not rule us, Is it not high time that native Ameri cans who love their country’s institu tions and desire to bequeath the glorious The reader will find upon our outside tlijs week many good things— Judge Andrews’ letter of acceptance, Col. Hulsey’s letter, B. H. Hill’s letter ! herila « e of libert * unim P aircd lo their and the two platforms. ’ I children > should rise in defence of those The letter of Judge Andrews, like institutions? Is it not time they should the. address to the people of People of b)ok l ‘ ,e riucatened danger in the face Georgia we published two or three' and delermi,,c ^at, God being (heir weeks ago, h a c-pital document, and he, P er * tl'ey will purge their native luud unanswerable by the Foreign party. j ,ke l e P ros . v "■'h:ch threatens its de We would e peeinlly commend to. struct,on ? tlic attention of his old friends in this | Thc,e are those amou S sl us who cn District the patriotic letter of Col. Hoi- de » vnr to public apprehension into sey. We think that they, like him, fa,al re P ose ’ hc de!usivc "Y ^at will be compelled to acknowledge that tllcre is no da,, S er > when they see our the Northern Democracy us at present country’s enemies organizing their organized, is not only unsound but un-1 “ traint ‘ d bands” in our midst into asso safe, and that the American parly is ciotiona, for the avowed purpose of over- thc only hope of the country on the turning-Al.c Constitution and Laws and slavery question. I inaugurating in their stead a Govern ... ;rnent founded on iheir Red Rcpubli Cool. ‘ Cooler,” Coolest !— Person* > canor> like thc infiUe , 3of France, ,<n 1 0| ' " ° ,u 1 Jr5,,!; °f ice 1 ' vat,r * iced .j a Government the Goddess of Rea- l.:i.ioiiade, or any thing in lint lin-, 9 „ t Be not deceived by this syren song wool I do aell lo call nt the Express j—n is the lullaby of treason! Spurn omce, a' friend L s “ cooler ”. is just ^ t hc counsels of those who say there is the thing j no danger. We are n.vt only threaten- CSTW* were .'Ikkvii tin: other day a ! cd with ,he cviUpf Red Republicanism, tm»>kmelo.i grow., in <l,e garden Col. • but ’ in thi eloquent language of the Daniel Glower, of .Ids place, which beats , Irishman gibed Crawford of Ala., cowled any tiling the kind we have ever seen. mwnks a,id friars now throng all It muuures in circumference 33 inches > our ll,oro ughfares, and Pope Pius IX one wuy and 40 the other, and weighs 20 , a,read J reaches out his band to clutch lbs. We understand that this kind of! 1,10 be,1 * n P e -- whose peal shall ring the melon U sweet and fine-flavored like the | kncU of Am ? ricau freedom!” nutmeg melon. Largo musk melons arc generally fiat and insipid. all odds the ablest Commen^ment Ser mon we ever heard preached in that chapel. “ WILL HE ACCEPT V This is the question propounded to us on every side in reference to the late nomination of our distinguished fellow- citizen, the Hon. Young L. G. Harris, a candidate for Congress by the Convention of the American party, held at Gainesville last week. We cannot just at this lime answer the question definitely. We are aware of the fact that Mr. Harris has not sought the nomination— we know that he is averse to engaging in a heated political contest; but at the same time we hope that, believing in the good old Republican doctrine, that wbile a gentleman should not seek office, yet he owes it to his friends to waive, to some extent, his personal objections, and con sent to serve his country when called to do so—be will finally consent to yield to the wishes of his friends and the de mands of the popular voice. That the people—not only here, but in remote parts of the District—are anxious to se cure his strvices in the next Congress, we are fully persuaded, as indeed we had been for some lime before the meeting of the convention. Whether Mr. II. should see fit to ac cept or not, the manner in which the nomination was conferred upon him, even in the face of his known reluctance again to engage in public life—the unanimity of the Convention in the selection—the number and respectability of its members —are considerations which combined, would certainly be a flattering testimonial in behalf of the private worth of any citizen of our State ; and most judiciously has the Convention bestowed the honor—for there certainly is not in the Cth District a more fitting standard- bearer for the American party—the party in favor of American Nationality and Protestant civilization- than Young L. G. Harris. His selection too—despite his known reluctance—so beautifully exemplifies one of the cherished principles of the American party, that *• a man should not seek office, but the office the man,” that we hope he will suffer this principle to be tested before the people. We place his name at our mast-head, this week, with the well grounded hope that when we haul it down, it may only be to announce his triumphant election as the Representative in Congress ofthe Sixth District—and is there a man in it who would not proudly hail him as his Repr< sentative ? SEE WHAT THE PRESIDENT SAYS; Some of the " little jumped*up” politi cians of the “ dry-rot” organization hav ing affected to believe that Maj. Andrew Jackson Donelson, (the private Secre tary of Gen. Jackson) who has so warmly espoused the American cause was never much of a Democrat or “ much of a man no way,” he has made public the following letter from Gen. Pierce from which it would appear that the Democratic President and these “ little jumped-up fellows” differ in opinion somewhat. Mr. Pierce’s letter, as will be seen, was written to Maj. Donelson while editor of the Washington Union the central organ of the National De mocratic party: Extract from Mr. Pierce. Concord. May 30, 185!, My Dear Sir: I rejoice that the leading organ of our party is now under your control, and regard the change as most auspicious at this juncture. There is a great battle before us—a battle for the Union—a battle for the ascendancy of the principles, the maintenance which so nobly signalized the adminis trntion of Gen. Jackson. The tone, vigor, and statesman, like grasp which you have brought to the columns of the Union are not merely important, they are absolutely indispensable at this crisis. With great respect your Friend and servant, (Signed) FRANK PIERCE. OUR “CANDID AT ES FOR 1856. The foreign press in this State—at least a portion of it-—has tauntiugly.pro- claimed that the American p not name their candidates for tb dency and Vice Presidency in 1856.— Not a member of any lodge or .council, but standing upon the broad platform of the National American party, we are not willing to take a dare, and therefore cheerfully accept the challenge. In doing so, we do not undertake to bind any body else, but would simply indi cate our individual preference. Our ticket for 1856 is—. For President, MILLARD FILLMORE, of N. York, For Vice President, ANDREW JACKSON DONELSON, Of Tennessee. In Mr. Fillmore we have a well- tried statesman, whose administration of the Government during the “ troublous times” through which he served the country as President extorted from his bitterest enemies warm and heart-felt commendations. With the experience he then acquired, he would be enabled to do even better now, if it were possi ble for mere mortal man to do better than he did. In Maj. Donelson we find an old school Democrat,of the original Jackson pannnel—a gentleman who, after act ing for eight yearsas * old Hickory’s’ pri vate secretary twice represented our country abroad, and afterwards served is party in thehighly responsible station of editor of the Washington Union. It strikes us that this ticket is eminently orthy the support of the great Ameri can party, and thus believing, we “ Hang our banner on tbe outer wall.” COMMENCEMENT. As our paper goes to press during llie • C ANDIDATES 10U CONGRESS. j Commencement exercises in Franklin The American party has made nomina- College, we can say but little on tha lions for Congress .in all tho districts subject ibis week. save one, (Stephens’,) the Eighth: •1st. Mr. Varnadoe, of Liberty. ! -d. Willis A. Hawkins, of Sumpter. 3d., Robert P. Ti ippe, of Monroe. ~ ij. II. Hill, of Troup. jwiiTutnlin, of Cass. [ L G. Harris, of Clark», *. Foster, of Morgan. On Sunday, the Rey. Mr. Conner, of LaGrange,preached the Commencement Sermon, before a very large auditory, ai tbe College chapel. Rarely has it been our good fortune to listen to such a.ser mon. We have not nom for un extend ed notice. Suffice it to say, that it was admirably adapted to the times, and by JUDGE BERRIEN. Among the numerous accessions oi distinguished men to the ranks of the American pany— we do not mean the Know Nothing councils—we have heard of no individual case that has re joiced us more than that of the Hon John McPherson Berrien, who is we arc informed, a warm sympathiser, The people of Georgia will scarcely credit the assertion of political huck sters and party hacks that the Ameri can party aims to subvert the Constitu tion of the United States, when the ablest expounder and defender of it the State ever produced most heartily sym pathises with them—as we are inform ed is the case—in their efforts to main tain it and carry its provisions into ef fect. We understand that Col. Jno. D, Hyman, of the Asheville (N C.) Specta tor, and Dr. Hilliard, of that town, ex changed shots the other day. Neither killed. Cause—politics. their “ dry-rot” organization 1 And besides this, it has been but a little while since they swore most vociferously that dare l h e rc were no Democrats in the Asneri- FURTHER I ROOF. As the “dry-rot” party still attempt keep up the delusion which their artful persistency in repeating the foul slander that the American parly is identified with Abolitionism has fasten ed upon the minds of a few ignorant men, we occasionally present evidence to contradict this slander, of so clear and conclusive a character that the veriest skeptic in all the land, if he will but read it, mast be convinced. Of such character is the following, which we extract from the leading article in late issue of the National Era, the cen tral organ of the Abolitionists. Let the freemen of Georgia read, and answer for themselves why this national organ of Abolition should openly and violently enounce the American party, if it sym pathised in any degreo with the sectional traitors who would upturn the Gov ernment. lo gratify the prejudices of fanatical agitators. “We shall make no apology for giving line upon line and precept upon the subject of Know NothlngUm.— Others may do as they please—specu late, dream, expect, drift, cry “all’ wellcall us' captious, suspicious, an intermeddler; plume themselves upon their “masterly inactivity,” and issue weekly bulletius, announcing that the danger has passed, they always said so tilings have turned out just as they pre dieted : we must judge and act for our selves. The honest fiends of Freedom must put down Know Nothingism or Know Nothingism will put them down. The Free States must reject Know Nothing- ism, or Know Nothingism will irretrie vably divide them, and pla'ethem under the heel of the Slave Power. We are in earnest, and we intend to make our readers feel in earnest, if we can. We have never expected any good from the Secret Order, and are not at all sur prised at what has just happened Massachussetts, although many of our friends are. General Wilson and his associates have raised a spirit which they cannot control. They find, - we learn, that the rancor against Foreign ers and Catholics is more virulent than they had supposed ; that the prejudice which their efforts have contributed un wittingly to inflame, Hill seek its grati fication even at the expense,of the Anti Slavery Cause. All their schemes, for Fusion/ fo a Union of the People Massachusetts on the Anti-Nebraska or Anti-Slavery Question, were thwarted in the Council of which they were mem bers. They were outvoted and disap pointed.” Now, is not that so plain that “he who runs may read ?”• Why should the central organ call on “the friends (negro) freedom” to put down Know Nothingism or Know Nothingism would put them down, if the Know Nothings were leagued with the Abolitionists ? The thing is absurd ! and the man who will repeat this stale charge now, is so great a fool that to call him an ass were the basest flattery. .1 htfCi. member in either branch of Congress! How in the narhe of common sense, then, could they vote either for or against that measure ? : These men have not the fairness—the candor—the true manliness—to tell the people they address from day today many of whom are ignorant men who cannot read—the whole truth ; but by suppress ing a part of it, make a false impres sion upon their minds, which they do not wish to see removed until after the election. Let the friends of the American party see to it that those who have no means ofgetiing correct information are pro perly enlightened on this subject. Let them proclaim it every where, until every voter in Georgia is made to know ban parly! Now, one of two things be true: either that they were ten then, or that Sam is increas- ig in strengthnow. We heard of a speech made by one of these self-constituted *• sq/2-headed” leaders lately, in which he spoke in glowing terms of the patriotism of the nable Frenchman (!!!) DeKalb,” and adverted to what he said was the fact, that the only traitor ihe Revolution produced was an American,** one Gen. Gates.”!!!! Now, we would advise this “ saft” stump speaker to study Howell’s speech better, and pay a little more attention to names when referring to historical events. He had, no doubt, heard Mr. Cobb refer to Lafayette and Arnold, but knowing nothing of the matter him self, it was very natural he should sub stitute other names! and yet he sets up to be a leader, and attempts to instruct the people from the stump !! ORIGIN OF THE AMERICAN PARTY. We have seen at different times va rious accounts, pretending to be authen tic, of the origiu of the “American,” or “Know Nothing” party, but none of! Durin S the time we were seate ^ at the them which appeared so probable, or were from such a reliable and authentic woman’s reply to this, was that she now suspected Mr. Cobb loved the Mexicans too well to fight them, as they were all Catholics. And now, Mr. Christy, I would like wise write if I could, but as I cannot, I must content myself with reporting the thoughts of others. I will now and then furnish a few scraps and incidents. On the first Monday in October, Mr. Cobb will exclaim in anguish, A long- farewell to all my greatness! Put tip a respectable candidate in opposition/ and 1 the result will astonish even you. A tremendous movement of the |ieopl6 is’ beginning. • ROGER.- measure. source, as the following, which was communicated by the Hon. Stephen Adams, United States Senator from Mississippi, to the editor of the Memphis Enquirer. Mr. Adams in a Demo crat, and a man of unimpeachable char acter for veracity. Mr. A. informed the editor : 1st—It is unqualifiedly false that E. Z. C. Judson, commonly called Ned Buntline,’ had any thing to do with the organization of what is known as the Know Nothing” or American party. The organization of which that notori ous person was the founder, was a mili tary one at Boston, unconnected with the political parties of this‘country. 2d.—It is unqualifiedly false that the Know Nothings had their origin at he North. They organized their first Councils (or Wigwams) in Baltimore —a Southern city—under the following circumstances: Just before an election there two years ago (or thereabouts) the leaders (or one of them) of the for- a eigners and Roman Catholics, went to tbe leader of one of the political parties —the candidate for Mayor—and offer ed to give him the whole foreign and Catholic vote, provided, he would bind himself to appoint certain individuals to office, after his election, a list of whose names, and of the offices desired for them, was furnished. The candi date refused to make any such corrupt bargain—and sure enough, he was beaten by his opponent. After the in auguratto.ii of Unsuccessful candidate, ii was observed that all or nearly ail of the persons whose names were upon the afbresuid list, were appointed to the officos therein specified ! Intelligence of these facts spread like wildfire through the city. They were investi gated and found to be too true ; and re sulted in arousing the native American sentiment of the Baltimoreans to fever heat, and in the birth and organization ofthe so-called “Know Nothings. “This statement,” remarks the En quirer, “is vouched for by as reliable and truthful a gentleman as there is in the South—Hon. Stephen Adams, Democratic Senatot from the State of Mississippi.” We of course are wholly ignorant of the facts stated by Mr. A , and only give them as a part of the history of the times, vouched for by a gentleman (a Democrat) of high character, who oc cupies a high official position in his State. It is therefore altogether more reliable than any other account we have seen of the origin of the party. We may add, it bears the impress of truth upon it-* face, for it furnishes the cause for the astonishing and unparalleled effects produced.—Chronicle &. Senti nel. For die Southern Watchman. Mr. Christy: I am in distress,great* tribulation—and as I am a poor lone old the truth, that there were no Know' woman, all lean do is to give utterance Nothings in Congress when the Ne- j to my feelings. A neighbor sent to me braska bill was passed, and that there- j yesterday, a pattern, wrapped in the fore that party cannot be held to account j Southern Banner of tbe 14th June.— either for straining or opposing that As 1 never see that, and seldom any other paper but yours, curiosity prompt ed me to run my eyes over its columns. The caption of one article with the let ter X under it, arrested my attention. It was * The Ladies* Concert.’ The outlandish phrases, and jaw-breaking words, I could not comprehend, but to wards the conclusion, I came to a sen tence, which I suppose contains the* pith and point of the article. It is “ let' us have a pulpit at each end of our' churches, and organs in them.” When* I read this paragraph, Mr. ^Christy, I was filled with consternation—I was* It must certainly have escap- " . For the Southern Watchman. Mr. Christy : I am somewhat in the condition of a kind and sensible old lady, who invited me one Sunday, last month, among .others, to go with her, from church, and dine at her house.— table, the old lady said, with great feeling and animation, “ 1 wish 1 could write, I would give my sentiments to Squire Christy to print.” One of the company asked her what she would write ? Said | she, “I would rouse up the people to! horrified, stand by their country, and save it ed your attention, or you would before- from the foreigners.” She repeated this, being a faithful sentinel on tjie*. what she had heard her mother say J ramparts, have sounded the alarm.— about the doings of tbe Britishers, Hes-' Such a proposition, could never have sians and Tories, in the Revolution— how they came to her-father’s house, in North Carolina—how they abused her mother, calling her the foulest names —kicked her little innocent bothers and sisters—robbed the bouse of every mouthful of meat ar.d dust of meal, and cursed and villified Gen. Washington. These modern foreingers, she continued, are the descendants of those very men. Their fathers came here, to hang and shoot our people, but they got soundly thrashed and driven away. The sons have come back, to assault us in a dif ferent way : they are try ing in a sly and cunning way, to get possession of our government, and destroy our religion.— She regretted to see so many of our big men uniting with these people, who come here so ignorant of our Constitu tion and Laws,and who show such eager ness to take the r^ius into their own hands. When strangers came to her house, she received them cordially and provided for all their wants, bat because she did this, she did not think it right, that these strangers should take poss s- sion of her house and deprive her of her authority. The g-»pd woman la mented bitterly, that Mr. Cobb, whom her family had always warmly support ed, should have abandoned • thc good old-fashioned American principles of Washington, Jefferson and Jackson.— With Mr. Cobb’s speech, at Lawrence- ville, she was outraged beyound measure. That gentleman is reported to have said on that occasion, that in a contest between the Protestants and Catholics, he would shoulder his musket and fight for the Catholics ! Gracious heavens ! she ejaculated, suppose Mr. Cobb should ucceed in putting down the Protestants and setting up the Catholics, what would become of the Bible, that ray dear mother gave me, on her deathbed ? Everybody knows, that the Catholics do not allow any of their people, but the Priests, to read the Bible—what then would be my solace and comfort, un der afflictions, tribulations and bereave- “ SOFT-HEADED DEMOCRATS,” Or rather, in their language, “ soft headed Dimicrats," are the terms used by certain self-constituted leaders of the Foreign party in this county, when speaking of those gentlemen of Demo cratic antecedents who are acting with, and component parts of the American parly. If these gentlemen are “ soft-head ed,” why do these would-be leaders take such extraordinary pains to get thetjt ir One of the favorite arguments of the “ Pope’s Nuncio,” “ little Elick,” and lesser lights of the Foreign party against the’Know Nothings, is the allegation that not one of that party from the North voted’ for the Nebraska-Kansas bill! Mr. Cobb, after stating that a certain number of Northern Democrats voted for this measure, “ works himself into a heroic rage” and asks, with an exultant air, how many of tho Northern Know Nothings voted for it ? The manifest object of those who re sort to this contemptible trick is to mis lead and deceive ignorant men. These Papists, in accordance with the teach ings of their prototypes, the Jesuits, act as though they believe “ the end sancti fies the means.” Toget into office they regard a good thing—therefore any thing they may do to secure that end, is, ac cording to their Jesuitical creed, good hence they are not very scrupulous. Now these men know-all men^who keep themselves informed of passing events will bear witness—that at the time of the'jJtissage of the Kausas-Nebraska act there was not a. jingle Know Nothing appeared but in the “ Organ” of the- Furriners. What! two pulpits in each church, and organs in them—that is an' organ in each pulpit. How shocking and absurd! I suppose we are to hare no preachers, because there will be no place for them, unless they mount up on the lop of the organ, that is to be in each pulpit. If you don’t elevate him, on one of the organs, where will you put him, what is to become of the poor men ? We ars to have churches, with two pul pits, and two organs in each, but no preacher, there will be no room for bha —good soul, his occupation Will be gone! Against such profanation, I earnestly protest—I indignantly remon strate. If this is the beginning, what is to be the end, of these foreign inroads upon our laws, our morals and our re ligion? I have thought, sir, that you were too severe, that you' were wanting in charity to these misguided people that affect to spurn everything that is American or Repubiicau; but 1 am now satisfied that you can see further into a millstone, than we unsuspicious old wo men. 1 beg that you will continue to expo.e and counteract their mischiev ous plots. See to it, Mr. Christy, that American men rule America, andi American women enjoy the privilege of worshipping the Creator in the pure and simple forms taught us by our moth ers and grand-mothers. Two pulpits and two organs, in every church!— Fudge! ’Tis abominable! Who will have to pay for this extravagance? Why, the people will be taxed—the tythe sys tem will be introduced, from tbe old country—every man will be required to give one tenth of his earnings, to sup port such a splendid establishment, whether he approve or not. I will just tell you what- it is, Mr. Christy, you men may submit to have all your politi cal rights taken from y.»u by * furriners, who are enemies to our country, but let them beware how they trample upon our sex; and infringe ouribirth right—let them attempt to 'execute their ing-houses, and if there be no other con sequence, tongues will rattle, and broomr sticks whiz ! I am, Dear Sir, Yours, &c.; DOLLY DOODLE: inents—what means would the poor wo- i heathenish plans, in some of .our meet- men of the country havc : for in structing and training their children in their duty to God and their country l Let Mr. Cobb take everything else we have got, but spare' the Bible, the poor woman’s best and dearest friend.— Mr. Cobb surely knows, that if he gives the Catholics rule in this couutry, they will have every Bible they can lay their hands upon. Just here, a gentleman, also a guest, remarked that he believed injus tice bad been done to Mr. Cobb—that he did not regard him as a bloody- minded man—on the contrary, he was of a mild and amiable disposition, and sorely was too discreet at his time of For Uie Southern Watchman PROCEEDINGS OF THE CON GRESSIONAL CONVENTION, . At Gainesville, held July 24th, 1855.. The Convention assembled in the* courthouse at ten o’clock, and was or ganized, on motion of C. Peeples, Esq/,, by electing John E. Caldwell,-Esq., of Franklin, and Col. A. Erwin, of For syth, Presidents • Jacob R. Davis and Jackson Graham, Vice Presidents, and H. P. Bell and James D. Spence, Secre- life, to swing a heavy knapsack on his' taries. ; back, a musket on his shoulder, andj Upon tnking the chair, John E. Cdd^ sport a short-brimmed cap on his head. well, Esq., made a neat and elegant such hot weather as this. Moreover, speech, in reference to the objects and said he, if Mr. C. had been beset with aims of the American party, and in ex- a propensity for war, it would have been planation of the object of the Con yen- manifest in the campaign against Mex- tion. The counties being called, the ico, when so many members of Con- following delegates appeared, to wit- gress left their luxurious seats, and vol- Clarke—C. Peeples and Thos. W. untarily encountered the perils and Walker. hardships of the battle-field. The good Waltc.v—B, F. Selman,. Thos M 'AXS+.U <1 eojrfiO - iht'l liVtA Uv