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T: SCOPS’
IIKS
FILLMORE HEARS Of
NOMINATION.
The Italian correspondent of the New
York Herald wrUt-s from Rome, March
3'), ns follows:
Mr. Millard Kilt more ha* Murucd
fom Naples, and is now again sojourn
ing among us. lie is quite an object
of veneration among the. Americans here,
and a tin iversal favorite. Our Minister
h- re, the Hon . Lewis Cass. Jr., has a
l:i !»h party for httn on M *ndiy n**xt,to
which a’l the Americans and tfcft* digni-
tnrii'« of the Church of Rome are invi-
ted. The news that Mr. Fillmore has
he mi nominated by the Know Nothing
Council li is readied here from London
by telegraph, and seems to have given
general satisfaction. There r.re those
who find plenty of othei things to re
spect in Mr. Fillmore than his real or
imputed Know Nolbingism. They know
that he knows something, and he made
it most excellent President. His posi
tion on the slavery question is very much
liked, being a mezzo terming between
the ignorant nblitionists of the Norih
and the impetuous and inexperienced
fire-eaters of the South, neither one or
ihe other of which may be classified with
the national men of the country. Even
among the democrats here, th n re is but
one opinion, namely, that anything is
better than the continuation of the pres
ent rule of Pierce and Forney ; and that,
unless some good national democrat,
(not a man pledged all round to political
loafers.) is nominated, Millard Fillmore
is sure to be our next President.
Yesterday a party of Americans—(I
do not meau to use the word as a party
distinction—it will be a sad spectacle
when any portion of Americans will
hare censed to think and feel and uct
ns Americam)—communicated to Mr.
Fillmore the fact of his nomination ;
but he remained as calm as a summer’s
morning, and seemed to be quite indiff
erent to the honor intended to be show
ered on him. Heleaves here on Tues-
next for Florence, Milan and
Venice, he will visit Vienna, Munich,
Siuttgirt and Strasbourg on his way
home. The north of Europe he visited
last summer, and there is probably now
no man living in the United States so
well posted up in bur foreign affairs and
thoroughly acquainted with the position
of the-different States of Europe, as Mr.
Fillmhrt-, and none who has more judge
ment \o make the proper use of his
knoveledjreV^
MR. FILLMORE AND MR. DON
ELSON* . 1 ' V :
The following incident is related to
us by a gentleman who happened to he
present when Mr. Fillmore visited the
Hermitage as he passed through this
section of country after the close of his
Presidency. He called, after leaving
the Hermitage, and spent several hours
with Major Donelson, who had pre- Democrats.
While Mr. Fillmore, on his way from
Marseilles to Nice, was passing through
Cannes, memorable, as you well know,
in ancient times by the battle which
Julisus Caesar won over the Gauls, bu_
celebrated in latter days as a most de
lightful residence for Englishmen in
search of country life, retirement and
health, he made a short visit to Lord
Brougham, who had shown him some
attention in London, aud was not n
little astonished when, on leaving the
place, he found his Lordship ( who is
now in a very advanced age) waiting
for him near the carriage with a splen
did copy of a ‘new edition of his Lives
of Eminent Men of the reign ot George
IH. Hii Lordship had come down
pared a collation of which many of the
neighbors partook. In the course of
the evening Major Donelson, after ad
verting to the fact, that he had once bit
terly opposed Mr. Fillmore, having
looked upou him as the head of a par
ty which stood on a platform unsafe for
the institutions of the Soutfi, stated to
his friend auds neighbors that he was
ha ppy to have such an opportunity as
this of expressing his conviction, that he
had done his distinguished guest, who
had just left, great injustice. It was
now manifest that Mr. Fillmore was a
far more reriable friend of the constitu
tional rights of all sections of the Union
than Mr. Pierce, for whom he, Mr.
Dunelson had voted. Time nad showed
that Mr, Pierce was the patron of the
ultraist who ha L so bitterly opposed the
Compromise Measures, as a final setl'e*
ment of the slavery question. It was
also no\y evident that Mr. Fillmore, in
standing by that settlement, had brought
upon himself the wrath of the higher
law men of the North. Under such
circumstances Mr. Donelson said, he
was ready to make all the amends in
his power, and that as he had helped his
Democratic friends to pull down the ad
ministration of Mr. Fillmore, he would
say to them that he was ready to build it
up again: and as an earnest of his in
tentions, he would now propose as a
toast, iit his own house and at his own
table:
Millap.d Fillw- ire.— 1 The people
will make him President in 1856, as
they did Gen. Jackson in 1838, and in
1863. lie is true to the Constitution
and the Union, whilst his Democratic
successor has shamefully surrendered
both to the keeping of the higher law
men of the North and the South, the
Rhetls and Chevessess of the latter sec
tion, and the Sewards and Gidding*-
es of the former.
This toast was dnmkwitUrUce tarna
tion, and offordsconclusive evidence of
Major Donelson’s high appreciation of
Mr. Fillmore at a time ;wliea his open
yxnressjnnjif such apprecia
tion could by no possibility Be subject
to. the imputation of having proceeded
from any other than the most honorable
motives.—ll' p. Ban.
THE CONFISCATION OF CHURCH IRQ-
PERTY IN MEXICO.
It was stated some days ago that the go
vernment has commenced the confisca
tion of the church property in Mexico—
the most important intelligence that has
reached us for many years from that dis
tracted country.
It is impossible (to quote the langu
age of the New York Post.) to say whit
is the exact or even the approximate
value of the properly thus confiscated
Some authorities set
I down the whole
neady two miles from lus beautiful pal- ecclesiastical property of Mexico as high
ace, p i fool, to wait on our venerably as f our hundred millions of dollars—
ex-Presideut-to present him with this
testimonial of his high regard. Ofth<
special favor shown Mr. Fillmore by
the Pope, I have spoken in a previous
letter, where I stated that his lloliness
bestowed on him more than princely-
honor when he invited Mr. Fillmore to
take a seat by his side. The King of
Naples h id an extra train in readiness
to convey Mr. Fillmore to the royal res
idence; and wherever else Mr. Fill
more has set foot he wns received, not
only with the honors duo to the exalted
station he once occupied, but with tfint
respect for the innate dignity of the
man which no official position, however
high, can cn mre - unless coupled with
personal dignity and evidencu of a high
individaul character.
The Real Difference between
the Noam and the South.—It tvus
a short time since shown by Dr. Stiles
lit at there were more conversons to
Christianity in 'proportion to population
- , South, than North. This statement ex
cited the ire of a Northern writer, who,
as be could ;.ot deny the facts asserted
attempted to parry their force i>y sophis
tical reasom ig. The St. Louis Chris
tian Adcora.'e, commenting on the in-
justice of llii writer, truthfully s.-ys :
“The true- explanation is found in
ti e fact that the preachers of tfcfc South
Ira not mix d op with the political agi
tations of the day, like Those of the
North, nor are they running after, nor
advocating the thousand and one foolish
an 1 brutal isr.is that pass s>> currently at
the North. In a word, they preach the
gospel, and nut -‘Sharpe’s rifles,*’ and
in attend.ng to Ihe’r. proper r.nd legiti
mate work of preaching the gospel, the
good Lord blc.-scs tlu-ir labors and soul
are converted. Thu's the explann
(toll.
■'•Cl
Messrs. Lane and Douglas.—The
Washington correspondent of the New
York Post says that the rumor that
Lane intended to challenge the Hindi
senator, was not generally credited
POLITICS INJ NOUTII CAROLINA.
A Convention, numerous'y attended,
held its session at Greensboro’ on the
10th Instant, for the nomination of a
Governor and for other purposes. The
Hon. Sion II Rogers, a member of the
last Congress, was chosen president.
Amongst the members tt is stated there
were several who had been prominent
John A. Gilmer, Esq., of Guilford
county was unanimously nominated for
the office of Governor. He is described
as a flaent and an able speaker,, with
many of the appliances and qualities of
a popular orator.
The Convention ratified the nomina
tion of Millard Fillmore for Presid
ent and of Andrew Jackson Donelson
for Vice President of the United States.
There appeared to be much enthu
siasm in the Convention and a deter
mination to conduct the caavass with
spirit and energy.
L. B. Carmichael and J. W. Cameron
were placed upon the electoral ticket for
the State at large. Success to Amert
canism in the old North State.
InutljiTii iBntrjjuuin.
LA^Y, OKDK*. »*»» T.IE COICSTITUTIOIV.
ATHENS, GA.
THURSDAY MORNING, MAY I, 1856.
THE PEOPLE’S TICKET.
FOR PRESIDENT,
MILLARD FILLMORE
• , , c» Of New York.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT, ‘
ANDREW JACKSON DONELSON,
Gf Tennessee.
THE WATCHMAN
82TFOR THE CAMPAIGN!!
WILL THEY DOIT?
The Richmond Whig calls upon the
Democrat* to drop their candidates, and
ratify, at Cincinnati, the nomination of
Mr. Fillmote. The Whig says any other
nomination will only divide and distract
the Pro-Slavery Democrats throughout
the country."
And yet, we presume, that this sea
sonable, reasonable and patriotic call
from our Richmond contemporary, will
not be heeded, though the Administra
tion of Fillmore was endorsed by. Cass,
Dickinson, Wise, Cobb and other in
fluential Democrats. From what, we
gathered, in a casual interview with our
friend of the Federal Union, the other
day, we think it extremely doubtful
whether he would warmly support the
proposition. We shall, however, see.
In the mean time, the masses of the
American people, ns they quietly jog
along at the plow, and push the jack-
plane, and wield the sledge hammer,
and measure calico, and calculate the
value of bank, railroad and factory
stocks, and think how peaceful and pros
perous was the country under the calm
and dignified reign of Sir. Fillmore, will
probably look to their own and the
public weal in casting their suffrages in
To place our paper within reach of
all, we offer it from the first day of May
until the result of the Presidential elec
tion shall .be announced,
FOR OVE DOLLAR!
Strictly in advance. We are aware
that numbers of persons who do not
care to take a pap«r regularly, would like
to have one during a Presidential cam
paign. For their convenience we make
this offer. r';,
GPClubs of Twelve can have it for
Ten Dollars, forwarded with? the
Our friends know the importance
of “ circulating the documents.” Let
every voter in the State have the means
of informing himself as to the great
issues to be decided, and there U nothing
to fear.-
5P How many campaign subscribers
shall we have by the first of May ? Re
member. it is just one month.
^E. M. Tiiohi*son, Esq., has
consented to act as an agent for this pa
November nexL and not be governed bvj 1** Jefferson, Jackson county.
rfe-dfeiw? Spoilsmen.
four. & Mess.
it
would have been highly imprudent in
the former to have placed himself thus
within the clutches of the District law
against such proceedings, not only ex
posing himself to three year’s confine
ment in the Penitentiary, but in some
degree perilling the cause which he
represents.
although it is said that one fourth of the
whole is unproductive. This vast wealth
yields the clergy an annual income of
ab >ut twelve millions of dollars. The
church establishment, thus supported,
consists of the Archbishops of Mexico
and nine bishops, whose aggregate in
come amounts to 8530,000. The
number of the parochial clergy is3,697.
There are also 10 cathedrals, having
163 canons and other dignitaries and
one collegiate church. The regular
clergy com t rtse 1,97$ monks, chiefly
Franciscan,and thercero 156 convent*.
Ecclesiastical property in Mexico hits
hitherto been free from taxation, and
the management of all prorperty bequea
thed to the church for pious uses, such
for instance ns raising chapels and say
ing masses for the souls of the donors,
his always been in the hands of the
clergy. 4 It is morn especially this last
species of church property, estimated by
Buron Humboldt some fifty years ago to
be worth 840,009,000, which it - is in
tended at present to confiscate. The
greater part of t’-is vast property is ad
ministered by chaplains who perform
no parochial duties whatever.
In the year 1804 the King of Spain
ordered the funds of those religious
foundations to be seized and confiscat
ed. Of course the clergy protested
against this measure, but without ivail.
At that time the estimated value of the
property in question was between forty
and fifty millions of dollars The go
vernment contented, itself with only
seven millions, and left the remainder
untouched. The war of independence
which' followed greatly diminished the
valne of these funds, but subsequent
endowments and the careful administra
tion of the clergy repaired the loss, so
that in 1831 the sum total of that kind
of property had become worth nearly
$80,000,000, and of course is much
more valuable now-.
This property is entirely distinct from
that possessed by the regular clergy,and,
if we estimate it at 8100,000.000, and
the unproductive properly of the Mexi
can church a; another hundred millions,
it would leave $200,000,000 of proper
ty in the hands of the regular clergy,
upon the supposition that the whole
ecclesiastical property of the republic
amounts to 8400,000,000. Of thi
$300,000,000 a large pioportion con
sists of the rich monasteries and con
vents with which the country abounds.
Death of Young Hammond.—Our
readers will remember the horrible
death of Amos W. Hammond, Jr., who
was found on the morning of Christmas
last affixed lo,ihe cow-catcher of the pas
senger engine of the Macon and Western
Railroad. We stated in our notice of
the affair that suspicions were afloat
that rfie young man had been foully
dealt with. Nothing, howeree, definite,
at that time could be proven, and the
matter has remained to the present a
mystery to those who believed otherwise
than that hi.* death was the result of mi
accident. At length, however, after the
lapse of three month*, the question of
young Hammond’s death bus been re
vived. We learn that a woman by the
name of Taylor, appeared before the
Grand Jury on Tuesday, and charged
two men, by the name of Taylor aud
Harrison, and a woman, by the name of
Davis, with the murder of Hammond.'
We have not learned the nature of her
testimony; it was sufficient, however, to
induce the Grand Juryyo find true bills
against all the parties. The woman
Davis, has been arrested; Taylor suc
ceeded in escaping* after being shot at
by the Sheriff. Harrison, we learn,
in jail at Chattanooga.—Atlanta Intel
iigenerr, I0//i.
Hon. A. Iverson has again
placed us under obligations for impor
tant public documents.
FRANKLIN HOUSE.
The reader’s attention .is directed to
the card of the proprietor .of this well
known hotel at Caroesville. We spent
DEMOCRACY.
There never was a greater mistake
committed—a more strikingly untrue
statement put on paper—than when
Wil. Shakspeare—-usually so truthful—
uttered arid published the sentiment,
“Names are nothing.”
Had the Anti-American party be
lieved that “names are nothing,” and in
accordance with this belief assumed a
new party designation when the old par
ties at the South crumbled to pieces a
year or so ago, there would-nol now have
been ..a “grease spot” left to show
that it ever existed. The leaders were
aware of this. Hence, notwithstanding
the original elements once composing
this powerful organization are dissolved
and have entered into new combinations
—notwithstanding “strange gods’’ are
now worshipped and new dogmas pro
claimed—yet, through all these muta
tions and convulsions, the crafty leaders
have clung to the ancient party name,
and as vociferously shout for “Democ
racy” as they did in those days wheu
it meant something Its ancient land
marks are obliterated—its principles
“effete”—its old leaders divided—so
that a Democrat of former days who
had been indulging in a Rip Van Winkle
nap, would never dream that the pres
ent heterogeneous mass bearing that
name was,in truth and verity* the Demo
cratic party !
In all its changes of leaders and prin
ciples, there are two things to which it
has clung “like death to a dead nigger”
—we mean the spoils and the ancient
party name. These, ^nd these only,
are left as mere finger-boards (not great
landmarks) to indicate its existence.
“The name is popular,’’ said a Dem
ocratic friend the other day. True. it
is; and so has been the word “Liberty”
in all lands—and yet the anguished soul
has been forced to exclaim of each,
“What cruelties have been practised in
thy name! ”
■ -Whether popular dr not, there neveT
was a greater misnomer. ^Denoogracy
means, in substance, a government of
the people; and yel, under the manage
ment of that party, the people—the real
people of ibis country-have very nearly
as little to do in its government as have
the serfs of Russia in the management
bf the Czar’s affairs. True, they nomi
MAJ. DONELSON’S ACCEPTANCE.
Below we publish the formal letter of
acceptance of the “ people’s candidate”
for the Vice Presidency, Maj A. J.
Donelson of Terinesse.' This letter is
ju>t such as it ought to he, and..is charac
teristic of the man—clear, pointed,
straight-forward and h onest.
We trust that vve shall be able shortly
to lay before the public Mr. Fillmore’s
letter of acceptance. That he will ac
cept, wo have not doubted. It will be
seen in another column, that Mr. John
P. Kennedy, who is known to be iri hi- 4
confidence, assured members of the
North Carolina American Convention,
as well as the editor of the Savannah
Republican, that he would accept. This
we think, settles the question. It ap
pears that the news of his nomination
reached him at Rome, where it was re
ceived with delight by the American re
sidents. His acceptance will no doubt
shortly be published. In the meantime,
read Maj. Donelson’s letter:
Philadelphia-, Feb. 2G, 1856,
To AndrevT.J. Donelson.
Sin—'The National Convention in
this city having unanimously chosen
you as tlieir candidate for the Vice
Presidency of the United States in the
approaching election, have appointed the
undersigned a committee to make known
to you officially this proceeding, and to
ask your acceptance of the position they
have assigned to you
In the discharge of this duty, the
undersigned are happy to avail them
selves of the opportunity it affords them,
to express their personal gratification in
the choice made by the Convention, and
to congratulate you upon a result no
less honrable to yourself than auspicious
to the welfare of the country.
With tbe highest consideration, we
have the. honor to be.
Very respectfully, your ob’t serv’ts,
Alex. Hi H. Stuart, of Vn.
Andrew Stewart, of Penn.
Erastus Brooks, of N. ,Y. ; /:' j
E. B. Bartlett, of Ky.
Wm. J. Eam.es, of Mass.
several days there last week, and cheer
fully bear testimony to the fact that ; n: ,Uy enjoy the right of suffrage j but
“mine host” looks well after the “crea
ture comforts” of his guests.
Messrs. J. F. Langston and
Jqhn W. CnANDLEB were, after due
examination before the ^Superior Court
of Franklin: County, last week, admitted
to plead and practice law in the Superi
or Courts of this State.
Good Dividend.—By reference to
the advertisement in our columns, it u ill
be seen that the Bank of the State has
declared a semi-annual dividend of seven
dollars per share.
pray, how many of them are permitted
to vote entirely free and untrammelled !
The wily leaders see to it that their fol
lowers vote. as. they please, and if any
one dares show.nay independence* then
woe betid* him—he is anathmhtised—-
read out of the party—denounced as a
heretic; and not all the devilish devices
Lucky Babiks.—It is calculated from
statistical tables that the number ot chil
dren born on the 16th or Mjrch, to all
om the Emperor aud Empress
father and godmother, must bv
00: Each child is to receivi-
francs. All the boys must
.Louis Eugene, and all ih<-
nie Lt'uiw. A sum of 100.
fnnes w to be given to the poor to
redeem articles from pledge.
Errors of tiie Press.—Reader, did
you know that every column of a news
paper contains from ten to twenty thou
sand distinct pieces of mettf, the mis
placing of any one of which would cause
a blunder or typographical error-? Witli
this curious fact before you, don’t you
wonder at ihe general accuracy of news
papers? Knowing this to be the fact
you will be more disposed, we hope, lo
excuse than magnify errors ot the
press. ,w* jNajkapMH
’ 'Mbmkju 4g-
DEATH OF B. R. GARDNER.
Oar community were shocked on
Tuesday tnofaing lost by the arrival of a
messenger, bringing the melancholy
news of the death of Mr. B. ILGardner,
a highly esteemed citizen of ibis place.
He* it appears, was shot through the
heart in a rencontre with J. O. Powel, a
workman who had been in tbe employ
ment of tbe Messrs. Gardner*. The
difficulty arose in tlie settlement of a
monied matter, Gardner was unarmed.
As.the' matter will- undergo a judicial
investigation, wc forbear saying more
in reference to iL The deceased has
resided in Milledgeville for about a year,
but in that short time had greatly won
upon the esteem and affection of our
citizens 11 is death is deeply deplored.
Recorder. • •
SMALL POX.
We are credibly informed that there
Vvas but one remaining case of the Small
Pox io Hall county last week,
In -Buncombe, N. C., we learnj>y the
Asheville papers, it is about to “dry up.”
At Chattanooga, Tenn., it is said to
l e on the increase.
of tit* Romish church for the punish
ment of those who fall into heresy has
ever equalled the manner in which a^re-
cusant Democratic voter is punished for
obstinacy. This thing, is even carried
into the business and social relations of
life. .The only infallible test of party
Ephraim Marsh, ofN. J.
einocrji.
by one portion of the D e
which «ill prevent the ext,»„ »
ry to : -«he Territories.
fallacy secession, nullified *S
and all o.htr i Sms h Rve f ' e *
under the flag pf Detnoe- a ? 8 5
is it I* by modern int*rp r i%
In former U me ?I al S o,our fc ;
without distinction 0 f part^
t he necessity of guarding the’ W'
from the dangers of fiL;!
and df-keeping separate the plS
state ; aud of the advantaa
ed from a frequent rtcutfel^
earlu-r advice of our Fathers
culcated-a reverence for the, ^
the constitution,and thejrfJ*?*
whatever tended to form *5*
parlies or array one section rfjfc
against another. N uw i. Il *<4
whole power of the Federal'?* ^
merit l- brought to bear
individual who has the in<w£*>
declare Ins attachment 16 (WT?*
ioned sentiment*. Wholiuu (
men stand proscribed and oa
no other offence than that oS*
association which seeks only?*
the excesses of party spirit, andfeN
hegovemmonuotheVarhyit^
wienwerccievtdit from the L?
Lookin-
?i gentlemen, upon the i,
enn party os destined to
evils to which Have thus briS
a ™ ,0 be Cnl!wl i
its member!, and mu only re™
in selecting its Hag-bearers ihf
for the Vice President had’not
on one who conld bring lo ,u.
higher gnnraniecs for iu
H , -— success
can be drawn from the humbler
I have heretofore tendered ra j ^
trr.
I«S
Thanking you again furi| fe fei^A
ner in which you have exprtSs(J
personal gratification „ tIlc „ oai Ji
I subscribe rnyrelf, ,
Very re*4ytftg,
, A-bhONblSOY
To M- ssrs, AFx. ll.ll.Stww^Wi
ginia; Andrew Sleatari
Erastus Brooks* of New \oA; y,.j
Bart let,"of Kentucky; Wm. J. Em
of Mas-iicbit-tts; Ephraim
New Je-itse-y.
Tulip Grove, near Nashville )
March 30, I $56. J
Gentlemen ; I did not receive until
yesterday, your official note of the. 27th
of Februaryme of.^y.
nomination to the office of Vice President
by the American patty, and askjeg my ac
ceptance of the same. ...
For the flattering terms in which you
have communicated this proceeding, I
beg leave to offer you my sincere thanks.
I accept the position assigned me by
the American party, with a just sense. I
trust, of theresponsibility belonging tbit.
I attended the convention with no ex
pectation such an honor, awaited me.
and if qiy,own feeling and wishea cpblJ
have, been consulted, it would have
fallen upon some other member of the
American party, in whose ranks are so
many distinguished individuals, better
known to the country and better prepared
by experience for the high duties of the
statiorbshould tlie voice of the people
be in accdnf with that of which you. are
the organ on this occasion. But acting
upon the maxim left us by the great
men of tbe earlier days of our- republ t%
that public office should be neithei
sought iior declined, l yield to the judg
ment of those who have thought that my
name might be of service in advancing
‘•THE MODEL PRESIDENT. 1 ’
By this, designation Mr. Mitt
was known alt om the etmnltj,:
Whigs and Democrats, whileoetifj
the Executive chair. Then,all
sdve the- abolitionists aknc-i;:.;,-
howam^* hfm.. Ilis terra mjm-!
he retired from office, follosvtdi
shades ofprivate life,by thbcbmq
well-merited, plaudit,' “ vVcll fe;,
and faithful servant t”
We \v- uld respectfully rtiqiiireif
Democratic cotempornries whatU
done since that tiine to forfeit tlidi;
opinion what hn9 ho done toje
^hem in denouncing him ntafrtH
—an abolitionist—an enemy '>
South?. Can they tell? It will
pretended that they base these ck
upon any ,act or,.declaration of bi
he retired from the Presidettcy-rB
has neither done any thing Ml#
word publicly on the subjectof#
from that day to this. Indeed, iii
been “beyond seas” a good 0
the time!
I^’The superiority of American in
ventive geniu«, not only over that of our
English progenitors, but indeed of all
other nations 1ms become too tangible
to be disputed. It was notorious at the
World’s Fair in London, that the Ameri
cans far outstripped all others in the use
ful inventions which they supplied. We
beat the English in vessels, railroads,
telegraphs and manufactures by power.
We are beating them in the scientific
arts of Chemistry and Medicine, as we
have long beat the rest of mankin. A
new and practical proof of this assertion
is shown in the fact that the principal
remedies of the allied armies of the
East are furnished from the laboratory
of our own countryman. Dr. J. C. Ayer
of Lowell is filling orders for immense
quantities of his Cherry Peel >ral and
Cathartic Pills, lot both the land and
sea forces in Turkey. His medicines
have been tried and approved by those
in power, wlio^ave found them the most
reliable which they could procure for
tbe exigencies in which they are to be
employed. N. Y. City Times.
WHEAT.
Personal observation and much in
quiry, have led us to the conclusion that
if no untoward disaster overtakes the
wheat crop between this time and har
vest, the yield in this section will be at
least ns much as usual. It is true that a
good deal of it is thin upon the ground-
in some instances a very poor “stand”—
still, there being a greater brer dth sown
than ordinary, and much of it looking
quite promising, as it surely does—we
think we may safely conclude that there
will he no falling offin this region.
University of Georgia,—From the
recent catalogue of this institution, it ap
pears that the whole number of student
h 113—divided among the several clas
ses as follows : Seniors, 24; Juniors,
38; Sophomores, 33; Freshmen, 12 ;
Partial course, 5.
^ 5 LQWER BRIDGE.
V/e are happy in being enabled to
announce tha* the enterprising contrac
tor “ broke ground” on Monday morn-
ing preparatory to the erection ofa new
Bridge between town and tho depot
From the known energy and go-ahead-
ativeness of Mr. Colt, the public have
reason to.expect the work will be com-
So mote
pleted just as soon as possible.
A Brazilian introduction is—This is
iny friend—if he steals anything, I am
accountable for if.***” t^Jv fe« «pG
BANK OF ATHENS.
Yerterday (April 30,) the commission
ers appointed for (hat purpose opened
books of subscription to the capital stock
of the Bank of Athen*. At the hour we
go to press, we have not learned what
amount has been subscribed, but pre
sume there will be no aor< of difficulty
iu raising a sufficiency of “the needfhl’
to begin operations with. • ..
•he important objects which’conptitute
orthodoxy q» the part of the “rauk and ;;, c American
file” is to “go it blind” and vote th *•
ticket furnished by the leaders! '
This is np .fancy sketch. We speak
the words of truth and soberness as all
intelligent men know. This self-styled
Democratic party, composed as .it is of
old-line Whigs, Democrats, Foreigners
and Infidels, is now about entering upon
a Prcsid'-ntial campaign, with uo prin
ciples in particular—“all things to all
men”—and no higher object than an in
ordinate desire to secure the “spoils of
victory.” Lik ; carrion crows, the lead
ers scent the banquet from.afar, and are
already preparing for the enjoy ment of
the same. The people may, and vve be
lieve will, disappoint them this time, by
taking the matter of the Presidency and
Vice Presidency especially in their own
hands, and elevating to those distinguish
ed posts of horor the “People’s candid
ates,’’ Millard Fillmore, of New
York, and Andrew Jackson Donel
son, of Tennessee.
to dispose of property
in this case, was, we think,
The people will learn to:!* 5
FRANKLIN COURT. |
We spent several days at Carnesville
last week during the sitting of Franklin
Superior Court—his Hcuor James Jack-
son presiding. Several cases of some
importance were argued and determined
The most important one—we do not re
member the names of the parties as set
forth on the records—involved the ques
tion of the competency of an old lady
The argument
the ablest
we have heard on this Circuit fora long
time. Messrs. Hull and Hillyer appear
ed for the plaintiffs, and Messrs. Pee
ples and Ackerman for the defendants.
The Jury returned a verdict in favor of
the defendants. The amount of pro
perty involved was, we understand,Very
large-'
Ey* Tbe Georgia Baptist Conven
tion was in session in Savannah on the
36th alt., as we learn by the Republi
can of that date.
*
Our leading idea is that the two old
parties, Democratic and Whig, -have
ceased to exert their former healthful in
fluence in the managem .•nt.of-the public
interest, and that, without the' iotgntf*
lion of.reforms which they can never
effect, the beloved Constitution and Un
ion, bequeathed to us by our forefathers,
will not long be preserved.
For the most of the evils with which
vve are'threatened at the present', the
administration of President Pierce is
evidently responsible ; but instead of
finding his party engaged in the prosecu
tion of measures to avert the dangers lie
has brought upon, the land, we see it
more active than ever; in scattering the
seeds of sectional strife and social
chy ! ^ r _
When Gen. Jackson came into the
Presidency, he acknowledged in his in
augural address the obligations of the
Executive to restrain the patronage of
the Faderal Government, so that it
should not be brought into conflict with
the freedom of elections. But modern
Democracy stands in direct antagonism
to this obligation. There is scarcely a.i
election precinct in the United States
which-has not witnessed the most shame
ful interference with elections by -the
agents of the Federal Government act
ing in the name of Democracy." V-tJ-j]
In former times, when parties were
created by patriotic and national senti
ments, upon measures of general inte^6st
to the whole country, we never heard
that a measure could be declared Demo
cratic iii one place, ami not Democratic
in another, by leading men professing
to belong to this parry. Yet we see
this enormity exhibited daily by the
party prese in the pay of the present
Executive. . ,
The necessary result of such corrup
tion, if not successfully opposed, must be
to destroy all political morality and
to continue power in unfaithful and
incompetent-hands by the mere in
fluence of tbe money derived from the
taxes which are paid by the people for
far different purposes. It is undeniable
that the antagonism now-prevailing-be
tween the North and the South, is main
ly attributed to the political artific-
which has enabled men holding directly
opposite opinions on the power of Con
gress over the institution of slavery in
the Territories, but professing to belong
>o the. same Democratic party. The
Nebraska-Kansas act is constantly called
mate the abuse of men whorcrrtcK
praising him until he ms
American candidateforthe Prestdei
—who are even now force4lo*fo&
he was an honest*loan—» ccbkw*
man—the “ model President
say they, if again elected, there*
knowing what he may do—be M
into the Lands of the freesnitMiH
is jrgtjiftpdr logic., U hefiikd.ljj
when tempted ns no man ne»*t
fore, is it at all likely that he
do it without temptation,
so, but while they arc abusing
a pickpocket?
Democratic editors who were-
an ir iu their laudations of Mr.
administration,
,i#Ci
“ model”
bitterly denounced the Wing
lion for giving Gen. Scott t- ^
ence, will find it a
make the people believe he is
They know that he is “ to* 5 *’
capable” and conscienli° uS
man, weighed in the balance 5 *
not wanting. They h®' e
him, and they will g* Te
ioii to that confidence by
him iu the Presidential c!‘^
The Savannah
m
e paviuu'u.. -
ing become satisfied tW
will accept the noirnna 1,i,ff
01
hoists the n
ni' 5lB
ican party
more and Donelson t° ||s
Are there not o'herjourn*
pretty well satisfied by
iledfl
this"® 1 *'
Some of the so-e*
ic papers of this Slate sa. ^
Republican movement ^
will swallow up the Am mi
that section
that
cans) are not satisfe* J ^
more, and will
to.stope.*
man of their o*-.* -
Mow, i( Ufr*. FliWfl ° -. &
Georgfji ^
i one®'
as-twts- tbeir reader*
naioe-of ali ,he S '
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