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I E FIELD OF ’56.
The Presidential track is clear for the
race of 1850; and the time to bring out
the candidates draws near. The Ameri
can party, by iheir recent triumphs, have
placed themselves in a position to wih
an easy victory. A glorious opportunity
opens before them. Let wise counsels
prevail, and the strong republican ele-
•incut of Protestant - Ambrirnnism may
now bo elevated and inaugurated as
the ruling spirit of the Uuion. B it the
new party must speedily divest it-elfof
those elements of weakness—Oaths
mid Skcrp.ct ; and cultivate a more
Christian toleration towards all religious
sec's—which do not admit of any human
supremacy over the State.
Romanism is scarcely deserving of
the name of a religion. It is simply a
Secret Order, struggling subtly and un
scrupulously for temporal power, and
using the sacred name of Christ as a
cloak for its sins. It is for this reason
that we oppose it, that we protest
against and that we regard it* active
jesuitical agents as disqualified fur the
discharge of the executive offices of the
Republic. There is a system of espi
onage and proselytism connected with
thia powerful hierarchy, that renders the
whole system of Romanism incompati
ble with Republicanism. It is based
upon the ignorance and superstitions of
the masses; and crowned by the love
of ritual splendor and easy absolution'
among the vainer, wickeder and weal
thier classes.
There is not .a word spoken against
Romanism at a dinner table in New
York, overheard 4>y Catholic waiters,
shat may not be repeated at the Vatican,
if the Pope so wishes it. The servant
behind your chair tells tho Priest at the
Confessional, the Priest tells the Bishop,
the Bishop tells the Cardinal, and the
Cardinal tells the Pope. The whole
system is one wide whisper gallery ; and
its tyranny ever has been, and always
•rill be. commensurate with its power
Therefore, every houest friend of Free
dom and Humanity must boldly pro
test ngaiost it
The Nationality of the American
Party must be the main pillar of its sup
port.
It most leave the cursed question of
Slavery where the Constitution has con
fined it—a domestic institution, entirely
under the control of the individual States
Then let them bring out good men for
•office—great men for great offices, and
•honest men for all offices, and ail the
powers of their adversaries, “ with the
•demons down under the sea,” cannot
preventthem from sweeping the field in
1856.
Among the prominent candidates for
the Presidency, we may mention Crit-
jendeu and Morehe»d, of Kentucky
Fillmore and Law, of New York; Bates
of Missouri; and Choate and Everett
of Massachusetts. On the Presidential
ticket,tho candid a tes^should repseseut
both the North and the South, and both
of the old political parties.—N. Y. Mir
ror.
NOT SO BAD AT LAST.
The N. York National Democrat
makes the following statement in regard
to the American Party in that State
‘•Of the one hundred and forty-five
thousand Know Nothings, two-thirds
are National men—Hard Democrat? or
Hurd Whigs, who have no business
where they are, and who would, have
j*II voted the Aayon Ward ticket
Imd we had presses, craters, organization
and money to electioneer with. They
i-'aw onl) three daily papers in the entire
.Stnte ofNew York supporting the Ward
ticket, looked at our pitiful vote Inst year,
end voted a Know Nothing ballot in
order to bent the Administration and the
Sewardites, both at once. These men,
if the Cincinnati Convention put9 up one
of the Old Guard—one of those who have
(ought .vlways on the National side, and
mIio have no connection with the Pierce
Administration, will vote for him for
President next year, and give him the
vote of the State of New York. If that
Convention however,shall put up anuther
Pierce, or somebody who will perpetu
ate weakness and folly, those voters will
stay where they are, and New York
will give her thirty-five votes for a Know
Nothing President, and perhaps elect
him. The whole thing lies in a nut
shell These men cannot be controlled
or reasoned with. They would not see
that they had gone in for the Hurd
Democratic ticket and elected it this
ycm, they would have been sure to have
had such q President as they want, next
year. They are not politicians; but
they can make and unmake politicians;
for they have strength enough to give
New York to the Democracy or the
Know Nothings, as they shall prefer, in
.^56. Whereof the Cincinnati ponderers
j>on New York troubles will do well to
.ke notice.’*
General Tux, 1854,
GeneralT’tix, 1855,
Tax on Bank Stock, rec’d
in 1859,
Dividends on Bauk Stock
owned by the State,
Tax on Foreign Batiks,
Tax on Rail Roads,
interest oti S»jek in Mil-
U-dgeviile & Gordon
Rail Road.
Earnings of Western &
Atlantic R. R.
Sale of Lauds on Western
Bank of the Chatta
hoochee,
Sale of reverted Lots in
originally Cherokee,
Sale of Stale 6 per. cent.
Bonds under act of’54,
Money drawn from Con
tingent Fund and re
turned,
Fees on Grants in 1855,
Copy Grants in 1855,
Testimonials,
Balance in ' Treasury on
21st Oct., 1854,
372.21474
7,394 35
25,257 46
26.938 CO
265.62
5,89472
600 00
100,06000
1,993 II
19,302 00
48,500 00
25000
2,51500
46500
185 00
395,925 91
Shewing tbe receipts,
within the past fiscal
year to have been 81,007,775 01
To which add receipts up (p the 23d
November, 4855, consisting of the
following, items, viz.
General Tax, 1854,
General Tax, 1855,
Tax on Bank Stock,
Dividends on Bank Stock,
Fees on Grants, - .
Copy Grants,
Testimonials,
From Western & Atlautic
Rail Road.
3,50934
72,974 35
2,28722
9,16500
339 00
45 00
27 50
Just as wc predicted rr-Tiie Germane
Ablitionists tag- their ,al the Nj
ipon iSe'Soul Uandr
iitutions. Is it not time for
their eyes a little
' Foreignism f—Rich.
SMI
ATHENS, GA.
THURSDAY MORNING, DEO. 13, 1856.
If our presentissue ehal I be found
to contain a greater number of mistakes,
or less matter of interest than usual, the
editor trusts it will not be attributed to
any carelessness on his part, bnt to the
true caUise^-almost total blindness, grow
ing out of inflammation of the eyes, with
which he has suffered for some days
past.
IdF'See Mr. Barrett’s announcement
of bis school for next year. Mr. B. is,
as we believe, a good teacher, and
ought to be encouraged by a full school.
5,00000
PARTY TRICKERY.
A good illustration of the real char
ter of the so-called Democratic party
—particularly the Southern wing of
is the course they are now pursuti
the U. S. House of Representatives.
The slavery question has been to
them—both North and South—^-a “ harp
uv a thou-sang strings.” At the South
they forever “ agitate—agitate’*—just a*
the Abolitionists do at the North.—
In the Northern States in spite of all
their “ soundness” on the slavery ques
tion, ,they are always ready to coalesce
with the AboHtionists, whenever they
can carry a State election by so do
ing!!
When Congress met on the 5th inst.,
it was found that nobody had a. majori
ty in tbe House of Representatives—
that branch of the National Legislature
being divided between the Americans,
Democrats, Black Republicans, &c.
Of course it was impossible for either
party of itself to elect a Speaker. The
manifest policy of those who oppose tbe
Black Republicans—nay, their impera
tive duty— was to unite in the election
of Speaker and other officers—thus
effecting an organization of the House,
PoBK.-^-This article has been selling
here at 8 cents the past week, Very
few hogs have, as yet, reached here. It
is too high—it ought not to bring more
than 7 cents nett.
Atjd we have as amount ot
Receipts, $1,104,33742
During the same period the disburse
ments have been as follows, up tbe
20th Oct., 1855:
Warrants on Civil Estab
lishment. 1854. $16,43225
Civil Establishment, 1855, 34,57625
Contingent Fund for 1854, 3,216 83
Contingent arrearages, 56S .07
Money drawn by J. D. Stell, 250 00
Military Fund, 1854,
Over payments,
Printing Fund for 1854,
Printing Fund lor 1855,
Poor School Fund, 1854,
Public Debt,
Special appropriation by acts
of 1853-54, 171,555 98
And from 20lh Oct, 1855,
up to the 23d Nov., ^855,
Warrants on Cii il Establish
ment,
Contingent Fuhd, 1855,
Military Fund, 1855,
Over payments,
Printing Fund,
Special appropriations,
1853-54,
Shewing the disbursements ——
to have been " $469,92940
Which being deducted
from receipts* left in the
Treasury on the 23d inst ,$631,18302
Of this amount the follow
ing hems are unavaila
ble for meeting demands
on the Treasury, viz :
Stock—Bank of State of
Georgia, $183,300 00
“ in Bank of Augusta, 86,000 00
“ in Geo. R. R. & Bank
ing Co., 18,600 00
<( in Milledgeville&Gor-
don R. R. 20,000 00
Darien Bank Bills and oth
er uncurrent funds, 2.237 25
W. d; A. R. R. Scrip. 4.785 75
Attorneys Recp’ts for Bk.
Bills suspended and bro
ken, 7.315 00
St. Mary’s Commercial
Bank Notes, 3127 00
Cold.—Since our last issue we have
had some pretty respectable old-fashion
ed cold weather.
64S61
1,301 53
3,88215
54820
21,70500
177,93643
12,67050
1,192 14
105 00
213 98
107 08
1411250
Prof. C. F. McCay.—Our late dis
tinguished fellow-citizen, and for many
years an able Professor in Franklin Col
lege, Mr, C. F. McCay,has been elect
ed President of tbe South Carolina Col
lege, at Columbia.
6^*The Georgia Annual Conference
of the M. E. Church South, met at La
Grange yesterday.
EF*The State Convention of the
American party will meet in Milledge-
villeon the 20th Inst.
AMERICAN [VICTORIES.
Besides Savannah and Milledgeville,
the Americans have carried Macon
Ga. and Mobile, Ala, by handsome ma
jorities at their recent municipal elec
tions.
SPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMIT
TEE.
The Committee on Finance, in the
scharge of a portion of their duties,
tve e* imined into the state of the
Ycusury department and office of
Comptroller General, and find the
W-ioks, Voucher-, &e., kept with a neat
ness and perspicuity reflecting credit
upon the officers of those departments.
We find the leceip’.s into the treasury
from all sources since the close of the
tacnl year 1854 up to the *20th Oct
1855, including the amount in tbe Trea
-t<iry at the first mentioned date to have
boon $1,007,77501
And tho disbursements
during the same peried, 441,42s 20
Shewing a bal. in Treasu
ry, Oct. 20th 1855 of
This amount has been in
creased by payments
into the Treasury, up
♦Uf* to the 23d inst., of
566,34681
93337 41
Amounting to
325,554 00
Which being deducted,
leaves. $305,619 02
Thy* sum has been further
reduced by the following
payments, viz:
Coupons redeemed and
on hand, $31,305 00
2 State Bunds redeemed,
and interest, 1,020 00
Central Bk.Bonds redeem
ed and interest, 73,876 37
Paid Hawden & Co. for
Bond plate, 123 6
Central and Darien Bk.
Notes, 3,193 00
Amounting to
$109,517 43
Which being deducted
leaves the available as
sets in the Treasury, $196,101 59
This constat* of Deposits
in Banks, $130,846 65
Cash in Bills, Gold
and Silver, 65JS5494
Total, $196,10159
Proceeding Committees have usual
ly. embraced in their report, estimates
of the probable receipts and disburse-
suing two years,g|tid under ordinary
circumstances, It is practicable to ap
proximate what amount will be required,
but as there are many appropriations
asked for, and others of equal, or greater
importance behind, we decline for the
present such estimate.
All ot which is respectful y submit
ted.
THE LEGISLATURE.
Although many matters of. great im
portance hare been introduced, discuss
ed and referred, little, very little, of the
legitimate business of legislation has
been yet completed.
Both Houses have agreed to a reso
lution to take a recess from the 20th
inst. to the 2d Monday in January.
Mr. Terhune. of Floyd, has intro
duced a string of resolutions fomenst
the tariff, the Collins steamers, and
sundry and various other matters and
things, and in favor of Franklin Pierce,
We suppose that some fifty thousand
dollars of the people’s money will be ex
pended in the discussion of this batch c
miserable twaddle.
On Friday, Messrs.'Lomax & Ellis
of the Columbus Times, were elected
State Printers.
CONGRESS
The House of Representatives not
yet organized. Many ineffectual
attempts have been made to elect
Speaker. This, however, cannot be
done without a fusion of parties.
An attempt.will be made to organize
on the naked Nebraska issue.* To th
end, a meeting of all the members op
posed to tbe Nebraska bill had keen
called. If the leaders in this move sue
ceed in carrying all the anti-Nebraska
members on one side, they will, of
course* elect a Speaker—as they have
a majority in the House.
A cumber of men from Kanawha
county, Va., with their slaves, bound to
Kansas, passed through Cincinnati 1
week.
or —f
Utah to be a Slate State.-I met a
prominent citizen of Salt Lake City
when at Weston. His name is Williams.
f* „
on a harp uv
ABOLITION—AG AIN!
The leaders and presses of tbe anti-
nism against tbe
delude great num-
for they all “played
u-tfSndstring*’--we are
determined to do what we can to unde-*
ceive them. In order to d o this, we pub
lish ** line upon line and precept upon
precept”-* in order that, if the voters of
Georgia are determined to “ believe a
He," it shall not be for lack of informa
tion on the subject.
To this end, we copy the following
explicit declaration from the National
Era of the 29th ult. As this paper is
the recognised national organ of the
Black Republican*, Free Soilers and
Abolitionists of the United States, we
presume that no man with a thimble full
of brains wtil dare question its right to
speak authoritatively for the anti-Slavery
or Abolition party.
Under the head of “ No Man Can
Serve Two Masters”—his leader in the
above named issue of that paper—in
which the Editor, undertakes to demon
strate the absurdity of the idea of anti-
in order that the business of legislation 1 Slavery men acting with the American
might proceeed, and at the same time party with a hope of advancing their
crush out” the dangerous faction cause—we find the following distinct and
which now menaces the integrity of the j emphatic declarations
Union and the rights of the South.—! “ The Know Nothing Party is as dis-
m.. . . . , . , ! tinct from the Republican, in its objects
Th., „ wh« every honest m»n m .he j Jnd otgM , Ualion 7„, flom ’ the Adm.ms.
land had a right to expect of each and , tration Party, and just as much opposed
every member of Congress who is really | to one as the other. Its paramount ob-
seeking to put down anti-slavery agita- j ect ,® ar ?’ to P ro,ract the period of nat-
. ™ . . , uraltzati m to iwenty-one years, and to
non. The Amencan party were ready : exclu(le from office R^ign-born citizens
to do this—their plan was well matured | an d Catholics. ******
and would have succeeded in placing j “The Know Nothing Party makes
Abolition hors de combat during the 1 *^ 09e objects paramount it seeks pow
„ , . ,. . | er, for the purpose of securing them.—
present session. But this course did j Jt * not m ' Anti . S ‘avery Party. does not
not suit the interests of Democracy.— ; seek Anti-Slavery objects; its triumph
That party wishes to keep up this ever-; will not be the triumph of the Anti-Slave
lasting excitement. It is the political ^ cause, On the contrary,.it.is as mu. h
an antagonist of ihe Republican Party
as the Administration i -; wherever it in-
pabulum upon which it feeds. But for
it they wpuld go down. Hence a voice
goes up.from the leaders at the South to
the Democratic members of the House
of Representatives • *• Place Demo
cratic candidates^ in nomination, and
ballot for them until the crack of doom,
creases, Republicanism decreases ; every
one of its triumphs involves as much the
defeat of Republicanism as Adininistra-
t ion ism; no one of its triumphs paves the
way for a union of the people ugainsl
the Slave Power, or weakens the adher
ents ■ of that Interest; on the contrary.
rather than coalesce with any party in 1 *?». aU and «**» th *
• . L, 1 division of the free States.
the organization of the House. ’ The | «. It f 0 'ij ows t h at no man can be a
House is thus left unorganized nnd is ' Know Nothing and a Republican, any
likely to remaiu so for a long time to more than he can be a Democrat and a
, n Whig, of a Pro-Slavery and an Anti-
come... . . . Slavery politician. Neither the terms
The object of this movement is appa- nor the things are convertible.”
rent to every one. They hope by this j Now, we will submit it to the candor
means to wear ‘out the jjjatience of the of all moderately honest men to say
Americans, Republica0fi^ 'A6.\ and thus whether (aside from the leaders of the
force them th tcoaleEce, in order to give Anti-American S. mils party of Georgia)
some color of truth to their charge of, an individual can be found outside the
Abolitionism against the American pnr- walls of a lunatic asylum, so great an ass>
tv. Ihis, they think, would be a pow- ! or so utterly lost to all sense of truth,
erful leverage with which to work at the ; honor and decency, as to repeat the cu (
South in the ensuing Presidential cam- and-dried,-stereotyped LIE, that there is
paign—one which they "hope may pos- j any connection whatever between Arner
stbly avert the overwhelming defeat icanism and Abolitionism,
with which they are now threatened.
Latter Day Saints, and also, I believe,
one of ihe twelve unholy apostles.
A German Card.—We find pnblish-
ed in the Albany Evening Journal, a
notorious abolition sheet, a card signed
by a number of Guruaaus, in which they
make the following declaration in be
half of themselves and their brethren:
‘ The German citizens of Albany are
opposed to Slavery, and will prove their
faith by their votes on the 6th of No
vember. Repub’icanism is the doctrine
Truth, Equality, and Justice; while
- land Slave Labor is hostile to
ue idea of a Free Rupubhc.
I heard him say that when Utah ap
plied for admission into the Union ^he
would seek to be enrolled as a Slave
State. He said that he owned a slave,
that all of the Apostles did, and that
polygamist Brigham Young owns several
negroes. This statement although at
variance with previous accon
Utah is undoubtedly true.
as a text for political essays and
Buncombe speeches.
He told me that the accounts of famine
I submit it
It is with extreme reluctance that we
are forced to the conclusion above ; but
stubborn facts will not permit us to doubt
its correctness. Such mean l.ypccrisy
evinces such a damning state of politi
cal depravity, tbnt we would fain im
pute their extraofdiny course in refusing
to “ crush out” the Abolitionists and
organize the House of Representatives,
by a temporary—rather momentary—
fusion with the A meriean party, to sorm
other cause, if we could.
From l836-’7 down to the present
time, the so-called Detriocratic party
has worked as industriously at the
South to foment sectional jealousy and
arouse local prejudices as have the Abo
litionists of the North. As lotog as these
agitators are countenanced in either
section, the integrity of the Union is
menacej, The only hope of saving it,
is a sound conservative national party
which will put down these mischievous
agitatom in both extremes of tHe
Umoti.
Let us hear no more of the devotion
of tbe Democracy to the interests of the
South— of its hatred to Abolitionism—*
‘Vile from day to day it keeps the
House of Representatives un-organized
and increases the sectional bitterness
which all good men and patriots—all
true lovers of the Unions—have for years
past foreseen would eventually, if unal
layed, dig the grave of the American
Union.
Let the responsibilty of the present
state of affairs, and of any and all its con
sequences, * rest where it properly be
longs, with the so-called Democratic
party—which at present seems disposed
to sacrifice honor, country, every thing
dear to patriots, to the interests o£
'Party!! in the vain hope of secur
ing a inferable party triumph,
HOL8TON CONFERENCE FEMALE
COLLEGE.
We are indebted to a.friend fora copy
of the ** Announcement of the Holston
Conference Female College,” located at
Asheville, N. C., for the term 1855- 6
As this Institution, trom the healthful
ness of its location—the ability of its
instructors, and, above all. the cheap
ness of board and tuitio"-—presents ex
traordinary claims to public patronage,
we feel bound to give it something more
than an ordinary passing notice; as
by doing so, we may direct the atten
tion of parents to a place where they
r can give their daughters a co 5 plete and
thorough education at a comparatively
trifling expense.
It will he seen by the following extracts
which we make from the “ Announce
ment,” that a daughter caube educated,
including board, washing, tuition, lights,
text-books, and incidentals, at the aston
ishingly low rate of $77,76 per year !!
Just such institutions as this are needed
all over the land, so that poor men's
children may enjoy the advantages of a
Collegiate education. To cheapen edu
cation, so as to place it within the reach
of all, is one of the wants of the age; and
we hail the following (to us) novel plan
of endowment as the dawning of a new
era in education :
‘To so cheapen, the price of educa
tion as to put the advantages of this in
stitution within the reach of all. the
Trustees have devised the following plan
of endowment, by the sale of scholar
ship^:— ^
in Utah had been enormously exagrated.
>r two yeaas to come.—SL Louis I s | eeves j, t a n p b
,crat ' ’ ‘matron.
Why is it Impolite.—Can any one
say wby/ it is (considered impolite’ for
gentlemen to go in the presence’of ladies
in their shirt sleeves, whilst it is consi-
ladies themselves to
ih; without any-
e merely ask for ihfor
> VI! 1 *
when due. This plan went into operation
oneyearago. Ail purchasers are required
I to pay interest from the first day of J uly,
1854. It is seen that there are great
adv«fit4ges in purchasing the,'longer
scholarships. The College will only sell
$50,000 worth of scholarships, and it is
confidently believed that this sum will be
secured during the present college term.
As ihe scholarships are transferable, all
will -ee the wisdom of purchasing the
longer, and after using them in educat
ing their own children, or wards, they
will have an opportunity to sell them at an
advanced rate, as there will be none to
be obtained, except of individual holders.
No^bettef investment can be rootle for
children; and money invested in sehidar-
ships to sell again would be most pro
ductively used. Those wishing to pur
chase, or further information on the
subject of scholarships, will please ad
dress the Treasurer, Robert B. Vancs,
E-q., to whom the interest must be
promptly remitted when due, or Rev.
William M. Kerr. General Agent.
PLAN POR REDUCING THE PRICE OF
BOARD.
‘‘The Trustees are raising an endow
ment for the Steward’s Hall. All hold
ers offiteward’s tickets are allowed, for
the period.specified in tbe ticket, a re
duct ion of 30 per cent, on borrd. At the
present rate this reduces board, includ
ing room, lodging, lights and fuel, to
$1.05 per week. A ticket for three
years is sold for $10; a ticket for five
years, for $15; for ten years, $30.
“The interest on the endowment
paid to the Steward, to make up the 30
per cent, deducted from his bills, while
the principal remains a permanent en
dowinent of the Hall.
“The advantages of this system to the
public can easily be seen. Suppose a
person purchases the shortest scholarship
and ticUet, he pays for the two $35^ they
secure him three years’ tuition, and a re
duction of 30 per cent, on board for three
years. He would pay for board, at pre
sent rates, for the three years, $132.
30, there being forty two weeks in the
year; to this add 835, paid for the tui
tion and Steward’s ticket, and $2 a year
contingent fee. and you have a total of
$173.30 for three years’ board and tui
tion in one of the best institutions in the
land. Washing and text-books will cost
about $20 a year This added, and the
cost per annum will be $77.76. If the
longer scholarship and ticket are purchas
ed, the price is still less. Music, em
broidery, drawing, painting, and the
languages, are of course extra charges to
those who pursue them.”
In regard to dress—the enormous ex
pense of which, more than any thing
ei.-e, perhaps—deters parents from send
ing their children to distant schools—
we find the following “ pertinent and
poiuted’’ paragraph in the ‘‘Announce
ment
“To control the expenditures of young
ladies at school is one of the most difficult
t:»<ks of teachers and managers. But
difficult as it is, we do and will control
this matter. AU are required to dress
ally but plainly. During the week
the young ladies dress here as they
would at home, while attending to
their ordinary domestic duties. On
Sabbath, and 60 public occasions du
ring the summer, they will wear
pi in white jaconet dresses, with a
heap plain straw bonnet, trimmed with
blue. In winter, the same bonnet, with
a dres. of mazarine blue worsted. .No
jewelry will be worn while under the
enre of the College faculty. None of the
young ladies go to the stores. Necessa
ry articles are purchased for them by
some one of tie* teachers. We shall
have no difficulty on this subject, except
by the indulgence or injudicious inter
ference of parents. We beg parents to
work with us, and not against us, while
we are trying to impose proper restraints,
and establish a sound public sentiment
on this subject. We wish all to know
and feel, that a young lady here is es
teemed in proportion to her diligence,
progress, and attainment in virtue, and
not in consequence of agay attire. Funds
for necessary expenses should be deposit
ed with some member of the Faculty.
Asheville, the seat of the new institu
tion. is. beyond peradventure, the pret
tiest village in the South—a perfect
mountain gem—the capital^of the re
nowned and ancient “ State of Bun
combe,” so long celebrated for health,
mineral springs, magnificent mountain
scenery, and all that sort of thing.
The Faculty may safely challenge
comparison with that of any similar in
stitution in the land. Its President, the
Rev. Anson Cummings, D. D. with
whom wc have the pleasure of a person
al acquaintance, is certainly one of the
ablest teachers in the South.
We with the new institution a hearty
God-speed, and shall not be surprised to
hear that many of our fair Georgia girls
become pupils in it.
They may be sal
ment, ‘
understanding
have no right to
with this treat>
have been their
and. If so, they
n.
AMERIO&N MEETING.
SJ“ A meetmg ef a portion of toe mem**
bersof the American Party of Clarke Coun
ty, was held in the Court House at-Watkins*
ville, on Tuesday, tbe 4th inst.
On motion of T. W. Walker, Oapt. Isaac
5. Vincent was called to the Chair; and on
motion of G. A. Cabaniss. T. W. Walked,.ap
pointed Secretary.
The object ef the meeting having been ex
plained, the following penone were appoint
ed delegates to attend the OonveUtioo of the
American Party of Georgia, in Milledgeville*
on the 20th instant, vis:
Thomas W. Walker, Esq, James W. Bar-
rsti, Esq., Dr. Win. P. Harden, Gen John W.
Stroud, Dr. James Camak, G. A. Cabaniss,
Esq., John C. Johnson, Esq., E. P, Lumpkin,
Esq, Dr. H. R. J. Long, Hon. Y. L Q, Harris,
Col. John Kill ups, R. P. Griffith, Esq n Hon.
Asbury Hull, Capt I. S. Vincent, Maj. Wm.
L. Mitchell, Col. John H. Lowe, James C,
Branch, Esq., Dr. James A. Price, Stephen
Jackson, Esq^ Asa M. Jackson. Esq., Dr. J,
6. Carlton, Thomas F. Lowe, Esq., aid Cin*
cinnatus Peeples, Esq.
On motion, Resolved, That from th* result
of the recent elections, we see every cause
for encouragement—that by continued efforts
the principles of the American Party will
finally triumph and become the established
policy of the Government—and that we here
pledge ourselves anew, to rid in the estab
lishment of these principles.
On motion, Resolved, That the. proceed
ings of this meeting be published in the
Southern Watchman.
The meeting then adjourned.
I. S. VINCEP
T. W. Walker, Sec’ty.
1NT, Ch i
“For $2’5 ? payable nothin five* years
from the first day of July, 1854, with
i.nnual interest until paid, a c^tificgte or
bond is issued by theJTrustei^t. entitli
’* * * " " ‘onepu
f^"AU the spoils which the Legisla
ture had the power to bestow, in Jthe
shape of f^t offices, have been distribut
ed. Our readers have no doubt observ
ed what has struck u > with profound
astonishment, viz: that the spoils have
been given almost entirely to the fire-
rusteel, entitlinglp tin S branch of the P art - V » from Jud g e
theholder to send one pupil to the^Mt-gt? ^f the Suprime Court down to State
for three years, free of charges for tui
tion in the preparatory or collegiate de
partment, for $40, a scholarship for
five years is issued; for $60, a scholar
ship for ten years; and for $100 a schbl-
1 j a j., sue .j securing to the
vilege of sending one stu-
ge, free of
.... „ u la r college or pre
parrtory Course, for twenty years. The
purchaser glVes his note, with Approved
security for tbe prompt payment of the
interest annually, and of the principal
hwotd. ieu T9 *
Printer! Whenever an unfortunate
Union man presented his claims, the
careless, unfeeling, off-hand command
was heard, ‘* Off with his head! so ranch
uckingham !”
believe some few unimportant
offices have been filled
men; but as a general rule, whether ol
For the Southern WatebttMm
A SUtWESTION I
Ma. Editor As the time has arrived for*
that class of people termed rouges and thieves,
(as we denominate all hen-roost robbers,
white and black.) to commence their depre
dations, which they continue throughout the
Christmas and New Year’s Holidays, permit
me, as an humble citizen, and lover of the
protection and safety of the property of all,
to suggest a plan f- r'the better, protection of
the property of our citizens ; and which, if
coincided in, should be carried out forthwith.
It is a well known fact, that daring this
time of year^t is no nncommop thing tor oar
citizens to ^pibbed nightly, of, nuhibers of
Figs, Turkeys, aud Chickens, for which, they
have either expended their capital iu pur
chasing, or their labor and trouble in raising.
This should, and ought to be stopped.
It is'also a "well known fact, (or ought to
be,) that our police force, as now regulated,
is entirely inadequate to the duty of ferret-
ting out and bringing to punishment, these
pests of our community. For I venture to
say, that iu the neighborhoods whore the
most of this wholesale robbery is perpetrat
ed, you can scarcely ever see a Marshal. I
do not wish to be understood as casting any
reflection on our present efficient officers—
what I mean is, they cannot be in all parts of
the town at the same time, io consequence of
the smallness of their number. 1
Now sir, it is my candid opinion, that this
evil can be greatly^f not wholly abated, by
a little trouble on the part of the eitiaens
themselves. My suggestion i i this ,
Let the citizens of each Ward .meet jrt
someplace in their respective Wards, and
there organize themselves into an efficient
Patrol. -Divide the Wafd Beats, and
let the number of those who are .willing to
patrol (and we hope all will.) be proportion
ately formed into squads according to the
number of beats, so as to have a different
patrol each night successively, for at least a
week; and then tho same routine each week
until the Holy days are over.! If there should
be a sufficient number of men, we., would
suggest the propriety „pf two; acts qf patrol,
one for the fore and one for the, latter part
of the night—for I believe the dark hour be
fore day, is the time, principally,'wiren these
atrocities are committed. ' -S u ■
Not being in the habit, Mr. Editor, of ca
tering for the press, I have not been able to
give my ideas as fulfy as I wished; but t
think the plan suggested is tire only Way jto
check tins abominable evil - ,
Citizens of Athens, you could sav e a great
deal of your property by a little trouble;
and iu all probability.,^ the jfteans of de- '
tecting and. brioging to the punishment they
deserve, some of these vile miscreants.. What ”
say you f We are particularly io:ourselves,
if we should have to be up three nights in
the week l What say you, Mr. Editor 1 iet’a
hear from you. THIRD WARD.-
We think (ffie- suggestions,<o£oqr-
correspondent merit the attention of our
citizens, as property is cenainly ^ery-
insecure during the Christmas holidays..
If he would extend his operations a little v
by providing a day patrol to soour tbe*
country for two or three miles around
town to protect the unsuspecting turkieq
from being shot By certain sportsment
who are so exceedingly verdant as to,
mistake domestic birds in the enclosures;
around farm-houses for wild ones, > we
should like the proposed improvement
all tbe better. We have lately lost sev-.
eral turkies which were killed in. this,
manner, and learqjhat some of our neigh
bors have been more unfortunate than
we have. r ;
The individuals who shirt ours are
thus publicly notified that if they don’t
restore them we shall endeavor to den
monstrate that we are in earnest about
this thing.
-—-
with Union ...
include; s!
The Chicago Gr
cording to >1
Market.—Ac-.
Journal there
has been shipped since the opening of
navigation to the present' lime, 18,€0(4
162 bunds' of grain. This does not
, if railroadH J
^ . . seven and a half millions of
Whig or Democratic antecedents, they amount CO nstst
compelled to “ walk the plank!” I of four aud
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