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A PROPER CANDID ATE
Thf re is much truth in the follow ing
rt-iu irlt-* of the New York Herald of the
22*1 ult . made in regard to the late ac-
tt«u of the American Council at'Phila
deSpli* i We think Mr. Fillmore, though
not naiitLil, answers well the descrip
tion oP* proper man as defined by the
Herald, to bend a * powerful and hemo-
geheoui national conservative and prac
tical party,*’ and by a strange, ana we
nust, fortunate co-inculeuco, he has
hoen selected for th-vt post. We shall
be mistaken if the American people do
not r.i«itj tho selection. The Herald
says: .
This [platform ] is much better than
we had any right to expect, though we
28l An act to a't**r and amend the
several acts pnsed prescribing the raan-
nrt of compensating Grand and Petit
Jurors oflhejMuuty «>ft.umpkin.
. 232 An act to' authorize the Hank of
tin* State of Georgia to otablkdta branch
Rank in the city of liom-% lla., and tor
other purposes.
283 ATnc^r the relief of John W.
Carlton oHfi&Mmintr of Fir.t'ii. who re
ceived teriiHis injury whilst in the em
ployment «f the State.
234 Au act to compensate the town of w .
Fort Valley in the connty of Houston, * hat . from first to last, we have
and to provide for the elec*ion « f com- j llUi « «» th >n these humbugging caucus
missioner* for the same. j ^ convention platforms of this or any
285 An act to authorize the Inferior o h , er P*rty. They have become more
Coart of the connrt of Telfair to open andmore the instrumentalities ofdouble-
• noli or election «tthe Court House and : dealing, thimble rigging and equivoca-
several precincts in the said connty, on H*U«ans for fc cheaUng the people,
the question of remora! of the county j A fter aU, then, the Ust hope (or the
site, ami for carrying oat the will of the | uaUontlizaUon of the Know Nothings,
mainnrr !•- the nucleus of a powerful and homo-
236 An act to confer certain powers ’ geneous national, conservative and
on Henry Davenport and James Knott! P^cttcal party, in oppostuon to the de-
387 An act for the relief of John A.! m°eratic party, is in a proper candidate
Jones of the county of Polk. I fo f ^ Presidency. A man u wanted
283 An act to provide compensation "•»<>» character, history, antecedents
ft* the commissioned officers, non-com- S P»nc.ples and associations are known,
missioned officers, musicians and pr i-.fi«dand universally popular—a man
vales of certain counties, and for other' who »*» > ns P ir e .confidence and win
Durpos* c ‘Support, with or without a platform—
V 2&)An act to amend an net assented , * **B«bje, matter of-fact conservative
to December I4tb, I8ll, and to allow P.r*cbcal g<>ahead man. TheConven-
practisin" attorneys to hold the office u °n *t Philadelphia have this important
and perforin the duties of Justice of the problem now before them; and they
Peace in the connty of Washington. , h »*e to determine first, shall we make
290 An art to authorize and require « nominatum now or defer it to some
the Ordinary of Marion county to pay future day. Secondly, who shall be the
Littleton Morgan a certain sum of mon-1•
ey for teaching poor childreu in said They may po-sibly postpone the nom
countv in tl# tear 1852. , 10 or Jun ' 0 ' JuJ y "“*»
291 An act% incorporate ReeneFs wh,cl « L , v ‘ mt th f P* rt y > V|11 probably be
Camp Ground of the Methodist Episco- fr*«cred away before .they make their
pal Church South, in the county of Ra- selection.
ATHENS, GA.
THURSDAY MORNING, M ARCH SO, 1856.
FOB PRESIDENT,
MILLARD FILLMORE
Or Now Yolk.
Foa VICE rnEsiDEjrr,
ANDREW JACKSON D0NELS0N,
Of Tennessee.
ATTENTION.
We expect to visit the Courts of this
circuit, and soffie of those of adjoining
circuits, at the spring riding—when we
hope that each and every one indebted
to us will square np, and that all our
friends will make an effort to extend the
circulation of our paper. We have la
bored in the cause to the best of our
ability, and shall continue to do so
feeling assured that an intelligent com
munity will appreciate and properly re
ward our labors. *
ban, and lu confer ccrtaiu powers and
privileges upon the same.
262 An act to authorize (he Governor
to draw his warrant upon the Treasury
for thirty dollars and thirty seven and
one half cents, in favor of Cqociand :
Harris & Co ,beingthe amount over pa
by them for taxes to the State.
MR FILLMORE ABROAD.
A correspondent of the Herald, writ
ing from Rom**, thus alludes to Mr.
Fillmore:
-paid
Millard Fillmore left here to-day for
Naples, after having been fur nearly
293 AnV:t for the relief of Joseph four weeks the pride of every American
Landrum of the county of Oglethorpe, in Rome, and the cause of unfeigned
294 An act to remit the State tax to admiration on the part of every European
the amount of one hundred dollars of, with whom he came in contact. Such
Solomon Page of Lee county, assented specimen of American republicanism
to him by mistake of the Tax Receirer doesVnore honor to our instiutions than
cl that county. '■ all the diplomatic agents we have lately
295 A resolution in relation to the had to represent official opinions abroad
death of Thos. E. Beall, a Representa- I am a Democrat, and no partisan oi
tive from Columbia county. I Mr. Fillmore’s particular views of poli-
296 An act,to incorporate the Fight-! tics; but I know there is not a man in the
tug Town Mining Company, and the ; bind whose elevation to the highest office
First Mining Conpany of Savannah, j in the gift of the American people would
29? An act to compensate the Petit' go further to re-establish peace and good
Jurors in the County of Lincoln, and towill towards the United States, and, m
dispose of certain moneys in Lee coun- the same time, insure the respect we
ty, as herein provided. j have a right to ciai:it from every civilizs
298 An act to incorporate the Walton ed country, than his and I know,even at
Female College to be located at Monroe j a Democrat, worse calamities that raigh
in Walton county with powers to appoint j befall the. United States than his election
a President and Directors, confer col- {to the Presidency. Mr. Fillmore has,
ieguue degrees, and for other purposes ’ during his short stay in Europe, visited
therein specified. England, Ireland, and Scotland—he ha>-
299 An act to alter and change' the seen all thei German States, including
time of holding the Superior and Infe- Prussia and Austria. He has made a
nor Courts in the county of Catoosa, j prolonged stay in France and Italy, and
300 Ac act to incorporate a Bank in > s about to visit Egypt and the Holy
ihe city of Rome, Floyd county, Ga..to! Land, Turkey, and, in. nil probability,
be called the Bank of the Empire State, I the seat of war. He will return to the
and for other purposes. |
301 An act to be entitled an act to al
ter, change and amend an act entitled
an act to incorporate the town of Deca
tur, jn the county of Dekalb, assented
to Dee. 10th, 1823.
332 An act to be entitled an act to
construct a Turnpike Road, of suitable
width an 1 grade, from Union county
line at or near where the road now cros
ses said line above the present residence
of Alfred Parks, and to intersect the
Rabun Turnpike Road at or near John
Common’s or the town of Clayton, in
Rabun county, and to amend the Char
ter of tbe.Goorgia aud Florida Rail Road
Co., and for other purposes therein ape
cified.
303 An act to nutharize the Ordina
ry of the county of Dekalb to pay Win
ston H. C tsb the sum of thirty one dol
lars for teaching poor, children of said
county, and for other purposes.
304 An act to amend the I8th sec
tion of the Charter of the city of Atlan
ta, #nd to confer certain power.* upon the
Mayor and Council of said city herein
«;>ecified, and to prescribe the manner
in which the Clerk of the City Council
shall direct his surnm >ns, precept and
execution, and other process.
[to be Continued.]
Invaluable Remedies. Here are a
fc-.v simple rc medr»s for very prevalent
disorders, which we have no liesitstion
iis recommending as infallible:
For sea sicknea—slay at home.
For drurkennter—drink cold water.
For health—take ‘-Ayer's Pills."
For accidents—keep out of dinger.
To make money —advertise in tho
Watchman.
For Coughs awl Colds—take Cherry
Pector.U.
To keep cat jail—pay your debts.
To be hippy—subscribe for a news
paper.
To please all—mind yoar own btasi-
n ess. _ mjjm
To have a good conscience —“pay the
■printer,"
V The Mo.iUrur has just pub]
bitter and Russian article, -■* !
preduced a great sensation.
The English government has ordered
the embarkation of mx thousand troop*
from the Crimes... Their dcsuivition is
unknown.
All Pasha has been instructed to de
mand of the Paris conference that the
army cf oeciijiati.-jn remain in tin; Turk
ish territory after peace lm been con
cluded. *JhY** r
I’ 1 ;.' smiki'ti sbijis at JS>
libuiit being blown up.
armor will be used,
United States in the month of June,
richly stored with historical and elati-dc
al information, and as good a judge of
European governments, their errors and
their crimes, as any person in the laud
while, at the same time, be will be better
able to judge of the present condition of
Europe nnd the world ilian most men not
having enjoyed the same advantages.—
Having been removed from the busy
seencs of political strife and faction at
borne, he will return in better temper,
and with ccoler judgment ihau most of
the leadilg candidates, whose principal
stock in tradu consists, in efficient parti
sanship, and services rendered to . mere
factions.
autjjmi iDokjjinttfl
LAW, ORDER, AND THE CONSTITUTION. -
THE PEOPLE’S TICKET.
STATE CONVENTION.
We have been patiently waiting for
two or three weeks past for some of our
brethren of the press of greater age and
experience than we possess, to say some
thing in reference to a State Conven
tion of tlie American party, for the pur
pose of ratifying the nomination of
Fillmobe and Donelson, and selecting
an electoral ticket. As no one ha? jet,
so far as we know, recommended the
adoption of this or any other plan of
appointing an electoral ticket, we would
humbly say yet, that a Convention be
called at an early day at the city of
Macon or some other accessible point,
for the purpose of ratifying the late no
mination, ^appointing Electors for the
State at Urge, and for the District, and
sub-Eieclore for the .respective counties
What say our brethren of the American
press ? What say the members of the
Executive Committee of the State I Is
it not important that,' inasmuch as our
Candidates are ic the field, an able|and
efficient electorial ticket should be
selected at once ?
Hon. A.J. Donklson.—This gentle
man passed through, and remained in our
city a few hours, on Monday, at which
time, quite a number of our citizens bad
ihc opportunity of taking him by the
hand. Mr. Donblson is an older man
in apperance than we expected to see.-
We should take him to be near sixty ;
plain, hearty and healthy looking old
gentleman. All who saw and spoke
with Jiia mere highly pleased with the
man.^Allan ta. Rep. If Dire.
Fjllmobr in New York.—The
New York Express assures its distant
readers,that Mr. Fillmore has a strength
in thnltGtele -independent of. and above
all parties, and all party strength. No
demagogue in character, but in all re
spects the reverse of William^H. Sew
ard, that he has won bis way up from an
humble position to the Vice Presidency
and Presidency of the United States, nnd
he has won that . way upward, without
art, trickery or fraud.—but by mere
strength of character, talent and princi
ple ; and that the people of New York
will take care of him, and they respeet
!«im more even than they did pi 1848.
—when such a glorious name as Abbott
Lawrence, of Massachusetts, was laid
aside for the Vice Presidency,to strength
en the Taylor ticket in New York, by
the popularity and power of Fillmore
there.
•‘ WHAT A PITY!”
The McWhig Bogus Democracy are
hard to please. When the 12th section
of the June platform was adopted, their
organs unanimously declared that it was
“perfectly worthless.” Now that it
has been superseded by the 7th section
of the late platform, (which is regarded
by many as far preferable to the twelfth
of the old oue.) these disinterested pa
triots are profuse in their lamentations.
They say the South—the poor, down
trodden South—has “ lost every thing.”
If the first platform was “ worthless do
pray tell as how anybody could lose any
thing by its repeal? This Patrick
McWhig Democracy seems to be hard
to please just now. •“ Dear me, what a
pityM.%
iST ** Mr. Fillmobe is a first-rate
man but I don’t like the crowd that nom
inated him, and therefore can't vote
for him.” This is the language of some
of the office-seekers of the Sag Nicht
party, who never had any intention of
voting for Mr. Fillmore, and who
would not do so had he been nominated
by the angels of Heaven ? The reason
is, that he does not suit their nefarious
purpusea. He is too pure and honest
for them!
These creatures expect to prejudice
the people of the South against him fay
thus talking. Now we do not pretend
to say there were no Free Soilers in the
National Council, but this muchjve
may safely assertthat there was not
one more in it than will be found in the
proposed Cincinnati Convention, and
that that body will not adopt a platform
setting forth the true doctrine of non
intervention on the subject of slavery
mot e clearly'than it is done in the Phila
delphia platform; and we will further
more give it as our opinion that they
cannot find men so entirely unexcept-
ionable to all sections of the country as
are Messrs. Fillmore and Donel-
SON. * *
.bastopul are
Submarine
Tbk’ Bolter? .—The Philadelphia
Daily Times says tlmt tho bolters from
the National American Convention, con-
sisled of u mere handful of men compos
ing the forlorn hope of those .ultra scction-
jilitits who had determined la hold a cau
cus and “secede.” The Times speaks
of their efforts as being absurd and ridic
ulous in the extreme. Tho Editor is
bold in giving it as his opinion, that they
con dona harm ; and that Fillmore nnd
Donelson will be President and Vice
Pre'ioenl one year from now,' So rnole
it be !
gg"The speech delivered in New
York last week by Andrew Jackson
Donelson, the American nominee for the
Vice Presidency is generally admired.
Its concluding sentence, says a Washing,
ton paper, is worthy of being made one
of the mottoes of the American party. It
reads“ We have left the old partita,
who were unable to tranquillize the land
and stand on a platform national from
beginning to end, American in every
feat tare of it."
UNION OY THE SOUTH.
The South sh-.uld be united! ”—
“The South muv unite ! ” is the inces
sant cry of the newspaper organs and
file leaders of the bogus Democracy.—
Do they really desire to see the South
united! Nay, verily. If so, why did
they denounce no longer ago than last
summer; those cf our fellow-citizens
who acted with the American party es
“traitors,” “midnight conspiritors,” “as
sassins,” “ enemies to liberty,” &c. ?
and this, too, when they knew full well
that these very men were as patriotic
and virtuous as the people of any coun
try. They talk of union, forsooth I and
such a union as they propose! which is
simply this: that the Americans, Whigs,
and conservatives generally shall‘ground
the. .weapons of their rebellion,” seek
absolution for past delinquencies and
take refuge in that “ great tower of
strength,” the Democratic party !! !—
This is the plain English of the insult
ing proposition they are making in
those whom they have viliified and
abused like pickpockets within the last
twelve months.
What do these “ disinterested patri
ota” expect to accomplish by the pro
posed union of all parties at the South?
“Oh,” say they, “ we must present an
unbroken front—a solid phalanx—to
stay the march of Black Republican
ism and avert the total overthrow of
our peculiar institutions.” If this be
all they desire, why not join with the
Americans in the election of Fillmore
and Donelson, two as sound national
meu as the country can ’mast of, dead
or alive ?
The honest truth is, all this talk
about the South presenting an unbroken
front is mere gammon—a miserable
party trick—got np by designing dem
agogues to cheat and mislead honest
men. The time has been when the
South might have achieved something
by acting as a unit—but that time is not
now, as we shall proceed to demonstrate,
if the reader will give us his. attention
for a few minutes.
The slavery question is, and has been
for years past, “a harp of a thousand
strings,” which has been played upou
by demagogues at both ends of the in
strument—both North and South—not
for the benefit of cither section as such,
but solely for tho self-aggrandizement of
tbe performers. This performrance has
been kept up until, what was at first a
comparatively harmless amusement to
those engaged in it, now threatens the
destruction of the fairest fabric ever
erected by man; and all good men and
patriots everywhere, instead of attempt
ing unnecessarily to stir up sectional
.'trife, should studiously endeavor to
pour oil on the troubled waters. Can
this, be done by a union of all parties at
the South 7 Let us see.
Tbe people at the North are now di
vided into three parties—tbe American
the so-called Democratic, and the “ne
gro worshippers,” or Black Republi
can*. The Free States, by uniting-
have sufficient numerical strength t<>
elect the President and secure a major
ity in both branches of Congress. No
body will dispute this. Tbe mass of
the people of the Free States are op
posed to slavery in the abstract,' but so
long as they are parcelled out between
three parties, as at present, this oppo
sition does not injure tbe institution a
fig; because, both the National partita
in the Free States being willing to abide
by i he past legislation of Congress—(we
assume that the Democrats are, and
know this to be the position of the
Americans)—the South has nobody t<»
fear but the “nigger worshippers,” who
“caifi of themselves do nothing.”
But suppose the South should. * in an
evil'hour,'adopt the policy so pertina
ciously -urged upon her at this time by
ceitairi-af the so-called Democratic ed-
itbrsVand what would be the natural re-
suit—the legitimate consequence ? The
very moment the South unites as a great
sectional parly, the North will do
the same. Being numerically strong
er than the South, she will of necessity
elect her sectional candidate for Presi-
dent-—control both branches of Con
gress—and probably confer all Execu
tive appointments upon Northern men!!
Under such a state oT things, how long
xoould the Union last f Not an hour I!
We hope gentlemen will pause and
rrfleet before they urge upon the people
of the South the adoption of a line of
policy which must inevitably result in
the dismemberment of thq .Union!—
Those among us—and we fear there
arc such—who are, per se, disunionists,
may consistently advise the adoption of
the suicidal policy of uniting as one
man; but no friend of the Uniou—no
true patriot, who understands the prac
tical workings of such a scheme, can
for a moment ontertain .the proposition.
We hold it to be essential to the pre
servation of tha Union—and we have
endeavored to inculcate this idea for
years—that there should be two great
national parties, to hold in check any
mere sectional organizations that may
be formed. It is the only manner in
which the “balance of power’ between
the different sections can be so adjusted
as to give general satisfaction to all.-—
We care not what party names they may
bear. That is a matter of no conse
quence. But it is of the utmost impor
tance that two National parties should
exist.
The formation of a Southern party
being dangerous—absolutely suicidal—•
at this time, vv hat, then, are the people o 1
the South to do ? We unhesitatingly
answer that sound policy leaves but one
course for them to pursue, and that is
to unite with the strongest aj the two par
ties at the North which has, or may,
dedaic its willingness to abide by the
past legislation of Congress on the
slavery question. The American par
ty has declared its willingness to do this
thing—its candidates are as unexcep T
tionable as were ever presented to the
people by any party—and it is by all
odds the strongest party at the North;
Indeed, we very much question whether
the Democratic party can carry a
single Northern State! If the people
of the South wish so to cast their votes
in the Presidential election as most cer
tainly to tell against the “ nigger wor
shippers” of the North, let them by all
means vote for Fillmore and Donel
son. We do not desire, however, to
see the whole people of the South united
in favor of any ticket, but hope to see
the above carry » majority of tbe South
ern States-
7th section of the late one was an
litiou triumph, Now, we feel confident
that most of them know better than this.
Some of them, we know, are as igno
rant as horses, and wonld make fit bosom
companions for the immortal “ Doe-
sticks,” but the plea of ignorance will
not avail all of them. For the benefit of
those who know no better, we copy the the Bogus Detnocrai
OPINIONS OF THE'* NIGGER-j have nominated
WORSHIPPERS.” no expectation of carry! "*'*
TIi" dry-rot, Bogus Democratic editor ^ ut ^ e y W| H Ue satisfied^-^ :e
of this Stale pretend to believe tbsit tbe
striking out of the 12th section of the
June p'alform and the substitution of the
- • ftjibr
t-nit votes of tbe freefciT 1 *
Pierce or ,U„_l 6
elector
bTe Pierce or IWt,.
they dread. Wi.h/ei.he ' S
in the Presidential chair ,1 lr 'S«
wnuld be well cared
be perpetuated. Pe rt0 na,U^V
reap ►few advantage *
thetr Class would
as ever. c **P6» S
Verily, slaver, i, j harp ofl
strings. Tbe Black Rep abI .‘'
TRUE.
The Mobile Daily Advertierconcludes
an article in reference to the| recent
Philadelphia nomination as follows:
“ The results of the Convention are
hailed with delight by Conservative
men everywhere, but the Black Be-
publicans grind their teeth with fury at
them.
“ Hear how their arch leader, the New
York Tribune, growls:
‘ The Slavery party has finally and
thoroughly conquered the American Na
tional organization and secured the nom
ination of Millard Fillmore of New
York, for President, and Andrew Jack-
son Donelson of Tennessee, for Vice
President. We hope they will have a
good time electing them.
“ But the Tribune finds a crumb of
comfort in the withdrawal of the Black
Republicans, who went in doubtless for
that very purpose. It says:
* About fifty [a slight mistake of
yours, Horace, there were only about
thirty of your stripe in the Convention]
sincere and earnest. Northern men left
the Amertcau Convention before these
results were accomplished; but they left
behind more than an equal number of
miserable doughfaces^ to whom U« Free-
State Americans' are indeb ted for this
debauchery and destruction of their
parly.’
“ How Greely' will chuckle when he
comes to see with what zeal Southern
Democratic papers lend themselves to
the disparagement of the principles and
candidates of this conservative and
•hoi oughly national party! But let
nltraism howl on as it may. the con-
servatsm of the ?ovM|try will place Mill
ard Fillmore in the Presidential Chair
on the fourth of March next.”
Id^* The foundation of my preference is
that Mr. Fillmore has administered the
Exceeutive Government with signal sue-
ess and abilitg. He has been tried and
found true,faethful, honest and consci
entious.—Henrt Clay.
Hon. Andrew Jackson Donelson
This gentleman has written a letter
contradicting a mistake of some of the
papers in styling him the adopted son of
Gen. Jackson. He snys “the adopted son
of General Jackson bears hii ownnamer
and is now living at the Hermitage
The General was my uncle «uid my
guardian and friend from my infancy to
his death.” .
Horrible Murder-—The Overseer
on the plantation of Mr. John B. Lamp-
kin, in Hancock county Miss, was killed'
by one of the negros a few days since.
Thsi murderer dragged the body some
distance and cut off both of his hands.—
He then started for the house of Mr. L.,
and met at the door Mrs. Lnrnpkin, and
told her with an oath that he had killed
the “overseer, and intended to kill her,”
at the' same time drawing a revolver.
Mr. Lampkin was sick in bed, unable to
rise. .Mrs L. ran into the house and got
a double barrel gun, and told the negro
if he moved'a foot she would shoot him,
and kept him standing in the yard Until
she sent for spme of the neighbors. They
soon came to her assistance, caught tire
ne«ro itnd hun<» him.
Rail Roads.—In seven years 21,000
miles of Railroad have been built in the
United States, at a cost of about 8700,
000,000. The unmber of men employed
by these Roads is at least 100,000.
following paragraphs from the Notional
Fra, the central organ of Abolitionism.
In speaking of the platform and can
didates of the Americanparty.that paper,
in its issue of the 6th, instant, says :
“ The new creed nominally sets aside
the 12tb section of the old, but in effect
includes it. A part from its piety and
“ palaver,” it may be summed up as
follows: , ' . , t
I. Native-born, should be selected
for all offices, Federal, State, and Muni
cipal, in preference to naturalized citi
zens.
“2. The period of naturalization
should be extended to twenty-one years
“3; ft affirms the so-called Principle
of iheJfebraska bill—the right of the
native-born and naturalized citizens of
tbe United States* permanently residing
in any Territdry thereof, to frame I heir
own Constitution' and laws, and to re
gulate their domestic and social affairs
in their own mode, subject only ta the
provision ? of the Federal Constitution,
(the limitation being copied almost word,
for word from the Nebraska bill.)
“4. ft affirms the Principle of the
Compromise, so called, of 1850, assert
ing, in opposition to the ^doctrine of
Slavery Restriction, the right of the
People of a Territory to adrais-ion as a
State, whenever they have the requisite
population for one Representative, with
out any other limitation..
“5. Under the vague and deceptive
phrase, “ sectional queslions,” it ignores
all questions of Slavery, leaving to the
Slave Power, without contest, protest, or
even dissent, the entire ground it has
usurped. ■■
“.The creed is consistent. It is im
bued with the spirit of Caste and of
Slavery. It frowns upon Naturalized
citiz as and Anti-Slavery citizens. It
would discourage foreign immigration,
(the principal cause hitherto of the rapid
growth of free States,) by excluding the
immigrant from political privileges, and
thus creating a degraded white caste,
while it would guard aud strengthen the
usurpations of an Oligarchy whose
power is founded on the perpetuation of
a degraded black caste.
A* By. Mr. Douglas and his associates,
it was urged that the Compromises of
1859 established the Principle that the
People of a Territory have the right to
determine their own institutions, sub
ject alone to the provisions of the Fed
eral Constitution, and that,therefore, the
rep-tal of the Missouri Compromise pro
hibiting Slavery north of 36<» 39 min
was simply the logical and legitimate
application of that Principle. As the
Know Nothing Convention? endorsed
both the Principle and its application,
it was eminently fit that it should select
as its standard bearer the author <f the
Compromises of 1850; and were it
possible for the Oligarchy to demand
further evidence of the loyalty of the
new Party to its 'interests, it wonld be
furnished in fact, that it* Presiden
tial nominee is also the signer of the
Fugitive S/are Act, and that his Ad
ministration was the first to pvt thcarmy
and navy of the United States in re
quisition to enforce the business of catch
ing slates. By no other seiectipU could
it have shown so profound contempt for
the sentiments and instituttoni'of 'the
free States.” ' ^
Now, we beg all honest men at tbe
South to mark well the above language
from the metropolitan organ of the Black
Republican or Abolition party. Had
the new platform of the American party
and its nominees suited tho purpose of
the Black Republicans—had* they re
garded the action of the late National
Council and Nominating Convention as
an Abolition victory—would not their
organ have made the discovery 7 And
yet, men who are permitted to serve as.
jurors and witnesses in our courts un-
blusVingly announce in the face of open
dayThat it was an Abolition triumph 11
Such mendacity will weaken the con
ftdelice of good men in human nature
Many of our so-called Democratic ex
changes at the South says that of course
Mr, Fillmore’s friends do not expect to
elect him, but only desire to piny into
the hands of the Black Republicans.
The National Era, on the contrary, says
they only expect to “ split the vote of
the free States,” so that Pierce or Buclt
anon may triumph over “ Black Re
publicanism,” Hear him :
“ How well our Southern tacticians
understand the trade of politics. “ For-
eignism,” if an evil, is one that has never
afflicted their, section ; the real misfor
tune of the South is—and they know
it—that foreign imigration shuns slave
territory. Catholicism^if an evil, is one
thftttheir section has never suffered from,
and cares nothing about. And yet, the
moment Know Nothingism heaame an
Element of Power, they Soizod it, and
nationalized it: they became zealous
brethren in the Order, and finally its
masicrs. To them it would answer the
sarrie purpose ns the old jWhig party—
to divide the free States, to break up the
unity of the non-slaveholders, and se-
vire victory to the Slave Power. They
with
thump <
and between them the/n,,^’
, c y of u,.
«he “ sperrets of J
perfeck,” thump*' a ?vay at ^
music.
MR. CLAY’S OPlNlGRof
FILLMORE 0J
The foilowioging lettc, f
great American statesman «
Henry Clat, to the n *
I w me lion,
°fNe.Y„A,l®
impress k*.ir ., ..."1
itself upon
true men of the country, and ^
upon llie old line
who never to k "
armor .henlia clarion voice '
ed them to action. Ii i, |, le ,
of ooespecking from the tomb:
^Washington, March t
My Dear Sir: You rightly
stand me in expressing a pei.V
Mr. hdlmore as the Whig c-nd
v i >fCHidenc T Thi«*I did L
Wthome, and have frequently 3
private intercourse, # i n ? e JS
Washington. I care nut I. JS
the fact may be known bi
deem it right to pobfe* .
avowa. ollbatp^^ ^
signature in the newspaper £
tmurse would subjectXthe if L
t.on of supposing that mj
sessed more weight wuhti* puttie S
I apprehend they do. Ihe Mai
of my preference is, that Mr. Fill*
has administered the ExecutiveGots
menl with signal success aud aliiii
He has been tried, and found tme.fij
ful honest and conscientious, lift
say nothing in derogation froai
eminent competitors; the; hitti
rendered great service to tbeirew
the one in the field, the other o
Cabinet, They might possibly ids
ter the Government as well as Mi.
more has done. But then ncitberdl
has been tried in the elevatt-d pi
he now bolds, aud I think thatpn
and wisdom had better restrain n*
making any change without w
for it, the existence of which I
perceive.
Henry Cu ]
This tatter was written ia 1
1852, befor the Whig Convention |
inated Gen. Scott—and it spa!
voice and sentiments of the vrhvlei
try when Mr. Fillmore retire
office—friends and enemies a!! tl
admitted that he had tea
honest, faithful, and consicieatu
the discharge of the duties of i
station, and that he- “adminitW
government with signal
ability.”
He has been tried and f<
and the American people owed*
selves and the great inie/esti'
country to try him again.—Ck.
Whom Rbsponsjmr 1-^
York National Democrat
cratic paper) of. the 23d uU.sajSi
The papers are yet discus
question— who are respoM*^*
election *f Rinks to the Sputa* 1
Who placed it in the powerof
“Repub'icans*' to elect Mr.
The answer must be, those
with them in favor of theph
And who were they? By rel
the pfoeeedings of Congress -ii
found Ihaf^Mr. Smith-, from ft
offered the resolution for ill
and that in addition to the
publicans” who voted for it *‘ 1 , 1
the following names ore re&dd
favor: Clingman, Herbert,
Jewett. Nelly, S. A. Smith
Bayard Clark, Wells and
All the above members «*«
crhfl except one. So
responsible. “
—
Democratic Ecosojiv.”^
mates of the Adnai n ‘ stral!0 ? (,
fact that the expenses 0 '^
government for the Pf^*, n Sr
seventy-one million*- *^ ^ ft 1
ams was driven from 0
of “extravagance,” wM®'! • - *
penditurea of his adro« 1 '*
excended/Airtcro rnill^ ^ &A
quarter of a century itf]
with “extravagance,’
war debt upon his s ^ l0l !.- e ye^j
fifty millions. But * n . lh Tj£l
economical “Democrat* 15 ^9
has run the
serenty-one msllsons.-
The Mobile
says: A fugitive s Jave. ^
has written to l** 9 ^ jrira
Bawling Green, »»
terms. He winds up by
send some little ^
be kept from sb»rvin. ^
death,
Last
from cotton
invkntiov-
red