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LATER FROM EUROPE.
ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMER
ATLANTIC,
CuT.UM lilA, August 7.
The steamer Atlantic has arriteJ at
New York, with later European dates.
The Cotton Market is easier, hut iiot
quolably lower.' Sale*, for,the week
forty-lire thousand bales. Flour has
advanced 2s., Corn 61., Wheat 2s. 4d.
Uonsols are quoted at 91 to DiJ.
There is no further news of impor
tance from the Crimea.
The Russian loss at the bombardment
of Sweaborg, was only two hundred
killed and wounded. The affairs before
Sevastopol are unchanged. The Ilus-
Mans hold llidr former position. .
From thbSeat of Was.
Copious details are given of affairs
before Swcal»org and Chamaya. The
Italian joss' at Sweaborg was only
folly killed and one hundred and sixty
wounded. A p irtion of the fortifica-
lions was destroyed. The Allies made
no further attack.
Two British ships fired Riga without
Cfl TheBritish in the Sea of Azoff Wew| cd ’ U *®«>Mbf U.esoifwouM^soortbejhe
giance. Who could say there was pro
scription in this t
Mr. C. next passed to the subject of
a reform of the naturalization laws.
He. showed the immense increase of
immigration ; th;.ta? many had arrived
recently in one year, as came in the
Whole of the first thirty years of our na
tional existence ; and that the present
was enough io filll up a State as popu
lous as Kentucky every two years. He
showed that we had already passed far
beyond the limits of our ability to assim
ilate and Americanize them as they
came ; that they were now arcumulat-
ing in groups and clans, and counties,
and almost States—perpetuating their
foreign prejudice, habits and language,
und that thus the process of American
izing them which was expected to be
accomplished in five years, was not even
commenced. They had already come
at the rate of half a million in a year ;
at the same rate of increase they would
soon come by millions; and he impress
ed it upon his audiences, with an elo
quence and power of argument which
we cannot describe,that unless the pre
sent rapid process of conferring citizen
ship upon these immigrants was arrest
up the sunken Russian ships.
The Russian ships at Beadianks Bay
were burnt to secure that place.
The Russians were investing Kars,
but nothings decisive had occurred.
Nothing authentic relative to the
Peace Conference. It rumored
nhat there was a split in the Austrian
’Cabinet.
ruled and not the rulers in their own
land, and the glorious trust of empire
GOV.
WITH
COL. FRANKLIN.
We have read the circular of Col.
We are not at all surprised that pub ic p ran j l j inj t j, e independent candidate for
JOHNSON’S BARGAIN
coorER.
indignation should be aroused to the
highest pitch in consequence of the ne
farious bargain by which Johnson virtu
ally agreed to pay Cooper six or seven
thousand dollars a-year for his influence
Congress in this District, with much
pleasure. The Colonel is a plain, old-
fashioned Republican, as will be seen
by his address ; and as such will receive
the sympathy, and we trust, the votes,
in the pending election. That such a I Q f t ij e American party of this District,
thing should be done in the broad glare Having thu3 far beeu unfortunate in
of open day by a roan seeking the highest getting a member of their own organi-
office in the State, will of course excite za tjo n i n t 0 the field, it is their policy, we
profound amazement every where, think, touuite with the honest, patriot-
The fraud is so stupendous—the whole 1C “hard-shell Democrats ” in.tbe elec-
transaction so “bald-headed”—that tion of Col. Franklin, the independent
many innocent good men think the whole candidate. In doing this, they make
story an electioneering trick; believing no sacrifice of principle ; while they will
it too monstrous to be worthy of ere- p U t down one of their bitterest enemies
dence! And yet, Maj. Cooper, over his and 0 ne of the most unscrupulous office-
own signature, in a letter published in j seekers in the country
the newspapers, fully confirms it!!
In our judgement, Cooper should not |
be blamed so much. He claimed the re
duction of freight as a matter of right, |
and set up this claim long ago. Johnson j
resisted it because it was wrong, and |
continued doing so, until informed that |
Huzza for Franklin, then, and down
ith the St. Tammany Sag-Nicht
candidate !!
IN
and freedom which we had received Cooper was opposing his re-election and
from our fathers and our God would pass
into the hands of lho?e who know not
how to administer it. Upon this subject
Mr. C. was especially eloquent and
powerful, but want of room compels u?
to break ofT even this imperfect sketch
of his remarks.”
Death of the Widow of Judge
Stout.—Mrs. Sarah Waldo, widow of
the late Judge Joseph Story, died at
ilier residence, No. 8 Rome street, yes-1
iterday. of debility, at ihe age of 71
’yeus. She is to be buried at Mount
Auburn. Mrs. Story wa> a lady ofl
.great excellence of character and of |
'varied accomplishments. She has left
•n Ijrge circle of friends to mourn her I
loss. She was a daughter of Mr. Wil
liam Wetmore.—Boston Traveller, 23d.
loutljera lUatfljman.
LAW, ORDER, AND THE CONSTITUTION.
would probably insure his defeat. Then
he immediately 'discovered that Maj,
Cooper was right and he was wrong!
He ordered the superintendent to make
the reduction demanded by Cooper
(amounting to some six or seven thous
and dollars a year) and Cooper at once
fell into line as one of his Excellency’s
warmest supporters 1
This wa9 a matter of taste with Maj.
Cooper—it was a thing he had a perfect
right to do. But this is not the question
AMERICAN CANDIDATE
THE EIGHTH.
Lafayette Lamar, Esq. of Lincoln,
was nominated as the American candi
date in the 8th district^ (Stephens’) by
the Convention which assembled in
Augusta on Wednesday last.
We learn from the Chronicle & Sen
tinel that the American party of Augusta
held a meeting in that city -on Wednes
day night—one of the most enthusiastic
of the season—which was addressed by
Messrs. Pottle, Lamar and Wright.
ATHENS, GA.
KEEP IT BEFORE THE PEOPLE,
That Howell Cobb, the Sag-Nicht,
St. Tammany candidate for Congress in
the voters of Georgia are called upon I this District, (who is so much opposed
to settle. That question is—Did Gov. I to secret societies that he belongs to
Johnson possess the right to appropriate several) is the same Howell Cobb who
six or seven thousand dollars of the State vote d f or «« the Wilmot” in the Oregon
.... .... _ ..
If the People could be left to
themselves—uninfluenced by the “ little
jumped-up” cross-ro ids and pot-1 ouse
politicians—they would always he right.
Nothing has more forcibly impressed us
with this ilea than noticing the manner
in which they took hold of the Ameri
can question. When first presented,
nine tenths of the people of Georgia
warmly espou ed the • cause of their
country. These grog-shop politicians,
seeing that they were about to lose the
offices of the country, combined against
the new movement, and under sundry
flimsy pretexts, have tmnnjjed to seduce
large numbers of our citizens to take
ground against the convictions of their
sober judgments and to act, for the time
being, agaiDst a party whose principles
they most heartily approve. This has
doubtless been the case elsewhere.
In twice travelling across the upper
districts of South Carolina recently,
although we conversed Treely with every
body we met by the wayside and withper
sons at their own houses, we did not
find a single man, woman or child op
posed to the principles of the American
party; and yet, when the grog-shop
politicians—the army of office-holders
and office-hunters—take the field, no
doubt large numbers of these honest
voters will be dragooned into the sup
port of men and measures repugnant to
their feelings and opposed to the dictates
of their judgment.
“ Tis a base abandonment of reason
to resign our right of thought,” said
Byron ; and more particularly (he might
have added) when it is placed in the
keeping of grog-shop politicians.
and to place both on terms of equality
in all the relations of society.
I believe that as our Government is
based on the principles of right, justice,
and liberty, no modification or change
therein, or its laws, should be proposed
or effected but in a manner to admit of
the free action of the public mind and
ihtelligence upon it
I believe that there can be no popu
lar liberty where the freedom of con
science is restricted.
I believe that the Constitution of th«=r
United States should be strictly con^
strued, and that such a construction is
the only safety of the people.
I believe that what is usually termed
a latitudinarian construction of the Con-
stitution, is dangerous to the public
liberty, and enables men to substitutes
their opinions for special constitutional
provisions.
To conclude, I believe in the Repute
TO THE VOTERS OF THE SIXTH
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.
My name having been announced as
a candidate to represent the Sixth Con
gressional District, it is proper that I
should declare the principles which shall
govern me, if the will of the People
should advance me to that position.
This I shall do in a few words. Before
I proceed, however, to discharge this
duty, T will say, that in taking this step,
I have violated no known rule of party
organization; nor have I offended
against the usages of the Democratic
party—the party with which I have al
ways acted. The distinguished gentle
man whose opponent I have become, is
understood to be in the field without the
usual party nomination; and I of
course, do not deny his right thus to
place himself before the people.
I have now to say, that elected or not,
the Constitution of the United States
shall be my platform ; and its principles jlican exposition of the Constitution, as
as illustrated in the adminintrations of to be found in the Virginia and Ken-
rcpubfican Presidents, shall be main- J tucky Resolutions, ’98 & ’99, as ex-
tained and supported to the extent of pounded by Mr. Madison.
my ability.
Circumstances of a private character,
1 hold that the Constitution was the ^ will prevent me from canvassing the -
work of the people of the several States, District in the usual manner, and there-'
and expresses their will; and that their J fore I submit my address to the refleo
Several prominent New Orleans pa-j THURSDAY MORNING, SEPT. 13. 1855. j Road’s earnings money which be ong-j an d while receiving Eight Dollars
ipers assert that the experience of the
present season has conclusively estab-
edto the people of Georgia-whose „ day for ^ h votes> magnani .
„ . hard earnings built that road—and ap- , .
«*»<*« fy..h« l he?.|iowfem i. | GARNETT ANDREWS, | pn>priale n* t .„ * , he purpose .r w he poor 3 ,3 "
For Governor,
•a disease of indigenous character, and
•■not to be prevented by the most strin
gent system of non-intercourse with in
fected places.”
JOHN J. CRITTENDEN ON THE |
AMERICAN PARTY.
The Frankfort (Ky) Commonwealth I
OF WILKES.
Fur Congress—Sixth District,
Col. L. FRANKLIN.
For State Senate,
CINCINNATUS PEEPLES,
For Representatives,
.gives the substance of a great speech I JOS. B. CARLTON and THOS. F. LOWE,
tin favor of the American party, deliver- - - - ■■■■■■■
•ed by Mr. Crittenden, in that place, on **. Hitch is an authorized
nhe£4th ult. We make the following trave,1,n * »S ent for this paper.
. er Mr. M A. Harrison is also an au
thorized travelling agent
IW M. Lwnacsi, Esq., is onr authorized
•gent for Ogietfcrrpc minty.
•extracts
“In its origin, the American order
'was small, ob-cure and weak; but
scarcely did a summer cloud arise and
overspead the sky more rapidly than it
overspread the whole country. It was
m most remarkable phenomenon—the
liiMmy of, parties showed nothing like
it. It proved -that the public mind had
everywhere been drawn to the content-
BACK AGAIN. *
After an absence of three weeks, the
editor is again at his post—though so
aiding in his re-election. This, fellow-
citizens, is the question which you are
called upon to settle by your votes on
the first Monday in October.
Once establish the precedent that the
Governor is to be allowed to appropriate
the public money at will to secure his
re-election, and what security have you
that your hard earnings will not be thus
appropriated every year!
If Johnson was right in this, 'let the
people vote for him. If not, for tlieir
own credit’s sake andfor the credit of the
Empire State of the South,” let fhi6
nefarious transaction be branded with
their honest reprobation.
enormous amount of
seven dollars a month ! ! Such “ dis
tinguished liberality” should be proper-
1 v rewarded! 1
much indisposed as to be unable to “ do
qdat’on of a common danger, and that a | justice to the occasion” this week. He | THE DISCUSSION
trusts, however, to be able to do better
hereafter.
•vast volume of American feeling had
accumulated in the populur heart, and
needed only the electric touch which
'the new order gave t<> burst forth in a
tremendous explosion the American par
ty was generated.
Mr. C. demonstrated the necessity for
ihe American party, to do what the old
TO CORRESPONDENTS.
Our friends will, we trust, call into
full exercise that most excellent Chris
tian virtue, patience. If we attempt to
parties—effete and falling to pieces as I publish one-half their favors, we shall be
ON SATUR
DAY.
According to previous notice, a dis
cussion took place at the Town Hall on
Saturday last, between C. Peeples, Esq,
the American candidate for the Senate,
and W. G. Delony, Esq. one of the can
didates of the Foreign party. We were
prevented by indisposition from attending,
but learn that Mr. Peeples utterly de-
YELLOW FEVER.
This fearful scourge is still raging
with unabated fury iii Norfolk and Ports
mouth. The fatality is dreadful to con
template in both cities. In Norfolk,
with a population of from three to five
thousand, the daily deaths nujnbet from
fifty to sijtfy! While in Portsmouth,
with from twelve hundred ta two^thou-
saqd, they are from twenty-five to thin.
tyU!
they were would not and could not do. compc n c d to omit every thing else.
Ho paid a glowing and just tribute to „ ,
the material of the American party- Some perspnsst.il^send us anonymous h« i-
which had sprung from humble, private articles, notwithstanding we have stated! 31 ^ i
•citizens, not from politicians, and the foity time-', and again repent, that we
members of which were all natvie sons cannot publish any thing unless accom-
■ofthe soil—men born in the land, who
find here the homes of their childhood
and the graves of their fathers—whose
love for their country war inborn, pure
oud strong, and in whose hands, if any
where, the destiny of the country would
lie safe.
Mr C. then Uok up the slavery
question, and demanded what more any
tnau—even tb° most ultra pro-slavery
pnnied by n responsible name.
ELECTION TICKETS.
We are prepared to supply tickets at
an hour's notice at fifty cents per hun
dred or four dollars a thousand. Send
in your orders at once.
way, a young gentleman of some clever •
ness, and of fair ability as a debater.
His friends, of course, did not expect
him to compete successfully with Pee
ples, who is confessedly one of the ablest
debaters of the American party in the
State.
THE BARBECUE AT PRUITT’S.
A barbecue was given at Pruitt’s store,
This venerable patriot and statesman at which time a political discussion took
-who, since the death of Webster, is place between the St. Tammany candi
man—could ask, than the position of j IION. J. McPHERSON BERRIEN. J in Franklin county, last Saturday-week,
the American party on that subject T
What could be more national, more safe,
more peaceful ? There is to be n > more. ,
action on that subject iu Congress ; the confessedly tl;e ablest expounder of ihe date for Congress (Ex-Gov. Cobb) and
people of the slave States arc permitted Constitution now alive—has addressed p*. Peeples, E.-q , of this place. We
lo go into any of the territories with I a patriotic letter to his fellow-citizens ofl have conversed with several gentlemen
ready*forTdmissirm as 'iStaS\l* to G ° r S' a in defcnct * ofU,c doc,rirR ‘ 3 of ,he " h ° heard U ’ and ,hc * unnni ™usly hear
come into the Uuion with or without American party. It was received too testimony to the fact that his Ex-Excel-
slavery, as her own people may deter: l ate l* or publication in our present issue, 1 lency met his match that time, whilst
or I but shall appear next week. We be- several of them expressed the opinion
speak for it a calm end careful perusal that he received a complete “ wooling.'
mine. The charge ot Frecsoilisin
Abolitionism made against thq party, iu
the face of such a platform, was au es-
1*1 dished falsehood, and neither deserv- b 7 ever 7 citizen of Georgia—feeling Friend Peeples is ever in the thickest
d or requ'red any aiguuienlto he used hilly persuaded that every unprejudiced of the fight every where—always ready
against it
mind must admit that his arguments are to battle valiantly for American princh
Upon the Catholic question, Mr. C. convincing and his conclusions irresisti- pies—and whether the party * shall be
declared that he was utterly hostile to
imposing any penalties, proscriptou or
disability • pou any man on account of
Ins rcligon. lie hid, further, the full-
est confident * in our native Catholics
He felt surcthe.y acknowledged no alle
NORTH CAROLINA.
We were glad to perceive, on our late
visit to the “old North State,” that
•rnocetolhc Pope that was superior to I though temporarily de'eated, the fires
victorious or not, it should -feel greatly
indebted to him for his efforts in its be-
I half.
KEEP IT BEFORE THE PEOPLE
And let the voters of the 6th District
<if patriotism are bunriug brighter than I never forget, that Judge Andrews is
denounced in some sections of the State
s I on the ground that he was a UNION
prems allegiance to the Pope in things! district, so far from damping the ardor MAN in 1850 -’51. Will the voters of
temporal as well ns religious, and while 1 0 y ,j ie American party, has only stimu* the Sixth District sec a patriotic citizen
llA wall (1 triwt miiv:* KctilnrL i nw (n r j 9 j \
their country, or equal to it. But there
were men, accredited teachers in the . . . , , . ,
church, ns Mr. Br-wuson, for example, cver ,n tl,e th>l P«‘«*
who taught that Catholics did owe su- oUC people. The defeat in Clingman’s
'WIIAT NEXT?
A persevering effort; has been made
for some time past, by certain of the
corporals of the dry-rot organization, in
this county, to create the impression that
Mr. Peeples, the American candidate
for the State Senate, is a prohibitionist
Having been called upon to define his
position on this question at the Town
Hall on Saturday la*t, he did so, in
substance, as follows: He said that
while he was a temperance man himself,
loth practically and theoretically, and
would on all proper occasions persuade
his fellow-citizens to abstain from the use
of ardent spirits as a beverage, yet, he
did not wish to invoke the strong arm of
the law to force men to become tempe
rate—that he was opposed to “ prohibi
tion.”
Now, we wonder if this will be satis
factory to the captious young gentlemen
who profess to feel so deep an interest
the liquor question ? Doubtless,
they will affect not to understand it,
although no man capable of adding two
and two together, can doubt his mean
ing. The People understand it, and
they also understand the miserable tricks
by which certain of the “ small fry” are
attcmptingUo deceive them.
A correspondent of the Atlanta
Discipline says that at the late “ dry-
rot” mass meeting at Cartersville,
banner was displayed with the qainesof
Stephen A. Douglass and A. H. Ste
phens, for President and Vice Presi
dent, surrounded with hickory poles and
poke stalks, and the band playing “ St.
Patrick’s Day in the morning !”
Emblematic truly of the discordant
and heterogeneous character of the For
eign dry-rot party.
he would trust native Kentuckians to
repudiate such doctrines, he could not
sny as much for the European Catholics
who were coming here in such immense
numbers. Upon this whole catholic
question, the position of the American
party was simply this ; They would not
for any who acknoiedge a divided alle
giance between his country and any
foreign, civil or ecclesiastical, or who
acknowledge any allegiance to any such
power superior to his allegiance to his
country. Beyond this he would not go,
1 the order require anybody to g«>
He was not bound to refuse
l native Catholic for office
jw or had reason to be-
> such a foreign alie-
lated renewed exertion. The fight is sacrificed on this ground ? Can they
continued with greater spirit than was aid in destroying a man for carrying out
exhibited in the outset. This is right—
wiih such spirit, ultimate success is cer
tain.
•- Fr«-cdon»'s bait u ouve began,
H tut tied down from blec-diug sire to son,
Though baffled oft, in ever won."
We observe by the Spectator, that
the American party propose holding a
great mass meeting and barbecue at
their own views ? Let them answer at
the polls in October.
The Capital Prizes drawn at Con
cert Hall, -in Macon, Geo. on the 3d
Sept, in the Jasper County Academy
Lottery were distributed as follows:
No. 2473—§12,000 in Macon, Ga.
No. 1817 $5,000 in Cleveland, Ohio.
Asheville on the I8th of October.— I No. 2021 $3,000 in Lynchburg, Va
There will no doubt be a great gather-1 No. G03—$1,200 in Brooklyn, N.Y
ing of the People.
* No. 4772-—$1,100 iu Vicksburg, Miss,
Large Receipts of New Cotton
The steamers Southern Balle, from
Malliken’s -Bend, and Louisa, from
Grand Lake, arrived this morning, with
large cargoes of the new crop of cot
ton. The Southern Belle brought down
2£56 bales, of which 2,103 are of the
new crop, and the Louisa brought
2,072 bales, of which 2, 022 were new
cotton.—N. O. Pic 24t/i P. M.
Ca^Col. Thomas W. Thomas, of El
bert county, has been appointed by his
Excellency, Gov. Johnson, Judge of the
Superior Courts of the Northern Circuit,
to fill the vacancy occasioned by the re
signation of the Hon. Garnett Andrews
until an election can be held, which lias
been ordered on the 1st Monday in Oc
tober.
representative, whatever may be his no
tions of expediency and propriety, has
no right to depart from it. The Con
stitution and the will of his constituents,
not violative of the Constitution, are his
laws. I will say further, that I have no
fault to find with the Constitution. I
believe it to be the greatest political
work qf the human mind; and if re
spected and adhered to, the several |
States will be peaceful; religious and
civil rights will never be disturbed; and
the whole people moving on harmo
niously together, will be prosperous and
happy* AND th e UNION perpetual.
For who can doubt but that the discords
which have occasionally disturbed the
equanimity of the people, and which
now convulse the country from one-ex
tremity to the other, have arisen from
threatened or attempted infractions of
the Constitution. As an instance, see
the movements of the abolitionists.
I believe that the representative has
no power to compromise away the rights
or a particle thereof, of his most humble
constituent; and that he is intrusted
with pow^r by the people to maintain
and defend, but on no consideration, to
surrender their rights.
I believe that Congress ha* no power
to adopt a system of Internal Improve
ments; for that policy raises tribute in
one section of. the country, to be ex
pended in another; and independent of
the absence of any constitutional author
ity for that purpose, it is unjust to tax
the people over the entire Union to raise
money to be expended on the Mississip
pi and its great tributaries; nor should
money be raised in that section to be
expended in the North-easi.
I believe that Congress ha3 no right to
tax the people to an extent beyond what
is demanded by the absolute wants of
the Government for Constitutional ob
jects.
I believe that people'inhabiting terri
tory belonging to the United States,
which is of course, thejproperty of the
United States, have no right or power
by territorial legislation, to prevent the
citizens of any State of this Union from
migrating to said territory, and carrying
with them any property which by the
laws of the State from which they emi
grated, they were authorized to hold and
enjoy.
I believe that when the people of a
territory form a State Government for
admission into^ this Union, they must
form a Republican Government; and
that their Constitution must contain no
provision which comes in conflict with
the Federal Constitution ; and that they
may establish or prohibit slavery by
their Constitution ; and that Congress
has no power to interpose to prevent
the exercise of this unquestionable right.
1 believe that opposition to the princi
ples of the Nebraska Kansas Act, in re
lation to the subject of slavery, is unmis
takable evidence of hostility to the peo
ple of the South; and that all persons
who partake in such opposition, are un
fit to be recognized as component parts
of any party or organization not hostile
to the South; and that the Southern
people should have no party connection
with any man who does not concur fully
in this sentiment.
I believe that a strict adherence to
the fourth resolution of the Georgia
Platform, as ii is called and understood
is essential to the safety of the South
and that every man of the South, slave
holder or not, ought to unite in an im
moveable resolution to maintain it in its
letter and spirit. Such a delermina
ISFThe Hon. Robert Toombs, who tion is necessary to check the progress
has been absent, traveling with his fami- of that fanaticism, which seeks’ the abo-
ly in Europe since the 1st of June, is . , ,
tion of the people.
Very Respectfully,
L. FRANKLIN'.
WHAT CAN THEY SAY NOW!
Most of the Councils of the State
having (like the Couueil here) entirely
removed the veil of secresy, what can
the Foreign Sag-Nicht party say now ?
We think.our K. N. friends have
done right. Whatever may hate been
the necessity for secresy in the begin
ning, we are satisfied that the American
party has now 'sufficient strength to
stand alone.
Let the fight now be over their plat
form of principles. The question is not
whether secret political societies are
right or not, but whether the platform of
the American party is sound or oth
erwise. The great foundation-stone of
that party is the glorious doctrine that
“Americans shall rule America.”—
Those who oppose this doctrine, of
course advocate its converse, viz : that
“ Aywicar s shall not rule America
and hence, notwithstanding all their
squirming and twisting, are, properly
speaking, the Foreign party. This
question cannot be dodged. Every man
isobliged to act either with the Ameri
can or Foreign party. Voters of Geor
gia, “ choose ye this day whom ye will
serve!”
The following are tho resolutions
passed by the K. N. Council in this
place:
At a meeting of Council No. 16, of
the American party, held in this place
on Friday, the 7th inst., the following
preamble and resolutions were unani
mously adopted:
Whereas, The National Council of
the American party, held at Philadel
phia, in June last, declared that hence
forward, all the principles of the order
shall be everywhere openly avowed, and
has abolished the old Ritual used prior
to that time, and thereby relieved every
member of the party from any obliga
tion taken inconsistent with the platform
then and there adopted; and having no
political secrets or principles to conceal
in said order, but relying upon the jus
tice of our cause, as expressed in the
National and State platforms of the par
ty, be it therefore,
Resolved, That the members of Coun
cil No. 16, do hereby dispense, with all
a the secrecy of the order and plant them
selves upon- the platforms of the Ameri
can party adopted at Philadelphia and
Macon..
Resolved, That we have undiminisli-
ed confidence in the principles of the
American party as set forth in the afore
said platforms, and that we will use all
honorable means for the success of those
principles.
Resolved, That we recognise as mem
bers of the American party all persons
who agree with us upon the principles
published at Philadelphia and Macon
and call upon all true lovers of their
country to join us in the good*work.
Resolved, Ti nt we regard this as an
advance movement, and whether success
or defeat awaits us in the present can
vass, we pledge ourselves never to cense
our efforts until victory shall perch upon
our standard.
C. PEEPLES, Chair.
G. A. Cabaniss, Sec.
ly in Europe
expected to reach bis home iu Wilkes
county by the 15th inst. : ot
lition of slavery, and the depression of
the wlyte race to th? Ipvpl of the black
For the Southern Watchman.
“ I speak as to wise men ; judge ye what!
I say.”—Scripture.
Mr. Editor : A bill for the establish
ment of a territorial government for
Oregon was passed by the House of
Representatives, in Congress, on the
16th of January, 1847. Your readers
know that the ordinance of 1787, that
is, the odious Wilmot Proviso, wasi
hitched on to it, and that the bill passed!
by a large majority. The bill was rex
ported to the Senate, and, by a vote of
56 yeas to 18 nays, laid on the table,
by that body, on the 3rd of March,
1847. In 1849, another bill for the same
purpose passed the House, and was re
ported to the Senate. An amendment
was offered to the bill, in the Senate,
proposing to extend the Missouri Com
promise line to the Pacific ocean, which,
if 1 recollect correctly, was voted dowr.
in the Senate, and the bill subsequent
ly adopted as received from the House.
No one can be found in the South
bold enough to deny that the introduc
tion of the bills, in the House, with the
Wilmot Proviso in them was ah aboli
tion movement, and their passage claim
ed and hailed in the non-slareholding
States as an abolition victory. When the
amendment above referred to was offer
ed in the Senate, the Hon. John C. Cal
houn, Senator from S outh Carolina
arose and said:
“ I shall vote against this amendment,
but for reasons very different from those
assigned by ihe Senator from Massa
chusetts, (Mr. Webster.) I shall vote
against it, because, in the first place,
I regard it as ambiguous. In proposing
to extend the Missouri Compromfee
line westward to the Pacific, it makes
no provision whatever to protect the
rights of Yhe South" to the portions of
New Mexico and California, South of
latitude 36° 30’; while it surrenders to
thh exclusive occupancy of the North,
all that lies North of it. Whether it
gives us any security or not to the por
tion lying South, is left entirely to con
struction. The most zealous advocate
of the Wilmot Proviso may vote for it
on the construction that it surrenders to
the North all lying North of the line,
and leaves open to contest all South of
it; while, on the opposite construction
that it secures, by implication, the rights
of the South to all lying South cf the-
line, a zealous opponent of that Proviso-
may vote for it. As to myself, I am for
plain dealing on all questions, and espe
cially on this, in reference to which we*
have already experienced so much bad*
faith on the part of the North; and can
not therefore vote for any measure sus
ceptible of such opposite constructions^.
It is time that all ambiguity should cense*
on this ques*ion, and that every portion*
of the Union should distinctly under
stand what to expect in reference to it'..
• • * * * *
“ I shall, in the next place, vote against'
this amendment for another reason not
less conclusive with me. The Senator
from Massachusetts, (Mr. Webster,) and'
others who act with him, on this occa
sion, oppose it, because they are resolved!
to pass the bill, as it came from the
House, without amendment or modifica
tion. in order to assert the absolute and
unconditional power of Congress over'
the territories, and thereby to establish <X
precedent, in this case, to exclude tha'
South from all other territories of the
United Stales, now possessed, or hereof-'
ter to be acquired. It is that, and iiott
the exclusion of s-lavery from Oreg^rt^.
where they well It-woiv there is no prolia
bility of its introduction, which makes,
them so unyielding and intent on pass-