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Newspaper Page Textt to ^-> v Jfe. dimau UME III- ATHENS, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 3,1856! PUBLISH El* WEEKLY, JOHN H. CHRISTY. !,!««!.» fSOVMSTOS. Tcru'.5 nt S«»b*crlptlo».- a, tn ri«, TTIRES DOLLARS. The Bead. Nutnhvr the grains of sand outspread Where*re Ocean's billows How; f Or count the bright stars overhe*' Apd these in tbeir bright courses glow. Count all the tribe on earth that creep,- ; Or that expand the wing in sir; K.*u« of . Number tbe hosts thatia the deep, Existence and its pleasure, share; jSfeSri 1 Krj>i><Hcr«MXcsa<iin|ilslmrs ia*«a»th w,t * " 1 is »drerti»e.» cm*. em., . ... t BMkUoflMMiMlisnntWWMtlllM ‘ Cat if will in crtlmfly. ^ ajarjj*r.*i?r •o^Nbfifhed till KSM. teiismfss^nrrtoi^. MV V . L A S TON, >w, \ I LI.K, On. icin'the counties of Frnnk- llbert, Madison and Jacksuu I’ecpfo.s. Esq, Win. H. Gabriel Masli. Esq Hilly or, Monroe, man, I oa ■ i;, 1886 Robert Hester, Attorney at Law, liLliBlllON, GA. M. MATTHEWS, Attorney at Law, ^ DaNIKI.SVILLE, ga. . B. LOMBARD, DENTIST, A THEN'S, OEOROIA. •tbeStoreof WiUon St Veal. Jan3 Count the green leaves that in the breath Of Spring’s bly the gale are dancing fast j Or those, *Hfaded, sere in death Which Hit before tho trinity blast; .y.Jt |?ITNER & ENGLAND. Wholesale*. Retail I>eatersin lOCERIES, DRYGOODS, itki n.inr., shoes a*vd boots, Atuess, Ga. [DORSEY & CARTER, MALUI in ily Groceries and Provisions, 1 ^ser of III util and Jackson streets Athens. Ga. MOORE 5: CART,TON, DEALERS IN . Fancy and Staple Dry Goods, I WARE AND UROCKBRr. No.H, Qrauite Ruw, Athens, Ga. At ! number these, and myriads more. All countless as they stem to be, Toere still remains an ample store Untold by and nnkuoim to thud* Askest thon—“Who, or what bo they f Oh ! think upon »hy mortal doom; An l with anointed eye survey Tho si lent empire of the tomb! Think of all those who erst hare been Living as thou art—even now ; Looking upon life’s busy scene With glances as careless, light as thou. All these like thee, have lived and moved, Have seen—what now thou iuok’st upon, Have fear’d, hoped, hated, mourned or lov’d, And now froui mortal sight at^ gone. Yes, though unseen of human eye, Their relics slumber in the earth— The boon of immortality To Them wr.s given with vital birth. Th*»y were; and having been, they are! E irth but contains their mould’ringdust; Their breathless spirits, nenr or far, tVijh thine must rise to meet thg jua». Thou know’st not bnt they hover near, Wi* :ci£ of every c-.cret deed. Which shunning human eye or ear, The spirits of the dead may heed. An awful thought it is to think The viewless dead outnumber all Who. bound by life’s connecting link, Now share with us this earthly ball. It is a thought as dread and high— Enough to wake a fearful thrill, To think, while all who live must die, - The Dead, the dial arc living still 1 ^isallaiifous.Sdate, ] STAR-SPANGLED BANNER. If the French hymn nf liberty, the ■falwtillstse, was composed under ex citing circumstances, the Star Spangled Banner was inspired by events not less patriotic, by our distinguished country man, Mr. Francis Scott Key, an able and eloquent lawyer, an accomplished gentleman, a man of noble and qener- impulses. During the war with tbe British, in 1814, Mr. Key was residing tn Baltimore, and hearing of the deten tion of a dear and intimate friend, he started toobuiu Lu release. Ho went as far as the mouth of the Patapsco Kiyer, which enters the Chesapeake cadis about eighty-five miles north of the Potomac River. Here he was arrested and carried on board a British man-of-war belonging to the British fleet stationed opposite Fort McHenry, the bombardment of which he was com pelled to witness. The E«vdb?h -Ad miral boasted before Mr. Key, that he Practical Prayer. J The Products of Slave Labor. In-the vicinity of B lived a pocrj The New York Herald says that the but industrious mau, depending for ■ total value of the exports of cotton, to- support on bis daily labor. His wife i bacco, rice and naval stores, articles of fell sicjc, and not being able to hire a slave labor, for the year ending June nurse be was obliged to confine himself 39, 1855. amounted to $106, 480,077. to the tick hed and family. His means At the same date of the present year, jtfwVPort being cut off, soon fount!'they amount to about $144,480,077, NUMBEil 14 • —— F. W. LUCAS, \l.Ei.1LE .1AV3 RETAIL DEALERS IN DRY GOODS, JCKU1B3, HARDWARE, Ac. 4c.. 2, Bro»J Street. Athena. IN H. CHR/STY, PLAIN A.VD FA Arc r Book and Job Printer, ‘Franklin Job Office,” Athens, Ga. |ekoitruiteil to his earefaithlnlly. correctly piactuilly executed, at prices corfospi-n't- .'■tu thelutdneseof tho times. |5ritf Srissorhtgs. A Professional Preference.— *• How do you like the character of St. Paul!’asked a parson of his laudiady one day, during a conversation about tbe old saints and the apostles. “ Ah, he was a good clever old soul, I know, for once he said, you know, that we must eat tvhaf is ret before us, and 8sk no questions for conscience sake. I always thought I would like him for a boarder.’ T. BISHOP & SON, t-vU.K AND RF.TAII. DEALERS IN caries. Hardware and Staple Dry Goods, No, l, Broad street,^Athene. WILLIAM N. WHITE, W1I0LK8ALK AMO RETAIL Bookseller & Stationer, -f U Xrwspmptt And .Vj-ariu rAfent. JIEM.KH IN ■*nd MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS ■s.ri.s* cutlery, fancy goods.*c. Ii»t» Avenue. Newton Home, Athens, C« ml ■ White’* University dock Store.” |trt promptly tilled at AuguMa rates. JAMES M. ROYAL, Harness-Maker, I rvnnrtil hit shop to Mitchell’s old n, one door east of Grady A Nich- -tfhwe he keeps always ou baud n Uuottmeotof articles in li is line, and Njsreadv to fillordersinthe best style ' tf * Well Annie, how did you get along with that stupid fool of a lover of yours? Did you succeed in getting rid of him?” * Oh, yes! I got rid of him very easily. 1 married him, and have 1 lover now.” would take the Fort in a few hours, and the city of Baltimore within the two succeeding days. The bombardment continued during the whole day and the following night, without making au im pression either on the strength of the work* or the spirit of the garrison. Our patriotic countryman stood on the deck watching, through the smoke which sometimes obscured it, the ban ner of freedom waving from the fort. At length night came, and he could see it no more. Still he watched, until at length dawn began to bring objects around into distinctness. With beating heart he turned,towards the Fort, and there, waving in the morning breeze, j high and uninjured, was “The Star Spangled Banner,” with its stars and J stripes—tbe flag of freedom and inde- j pendence. It was at this moment of • joy and triumph that Mr. HSy, under tbe. influence of patriotic excffignicnt, com posed the Star Spangled Banner. After t Mr. Kfey had been liberated, and the i British had retired from Fort McHenry. (Without attempting tbe^uack «nthe city of Baltimore, he. completed bis patriotic hymn, which was enthusiast! ©ally received then, and has ever been considered as one of t£e national songs of our country. At Washington. Mr. Barton Key, the son of Mr. F. S. Key. (who died in 164S,) was present, with many Senators, ar il all the distinguished society of that city, when M’lle Parodi and Mdme. Strakoscb, repeated, amidst thunders of applause, and waving of handkerchiefs, 'this inspired verse, and he was deeply moved by the homage to the memory of his fsthers’s genius. After this vivid sketch of the scene which called forth this popular nntknini ait, tbe reader wilt doubtless be pleased to see the production, which we subjoin himself^ in need. Having a wealthy neighbor near, he determined to go and ask for two bushels of ‘ wheat, with a promise to return it as soon as his wife became so much btTter that he could leave her and return to his work. Ac cordingly he took his bag, went to his neighbor’s and arrived while the family were at morning prayers. As he sat on the door stone he heard man pray very earnestly that God. wouiu c.v;’? the naked, feed the bun-' gry. relieve the needy, and comfort mourners. The prayer concluded, he stepped in and made known bio business, promisiug to pay from the avails of his first labor.—The farmer was sorry he could uoi accommodate him, as he had promised to lend a large sum of money; and tke presumed neighbor A would let him have it. VTuh a tearful eje and a sad heart the poor man turned away. As soon as he left the house, the farmer’s little son stepped up and said— “Father, did not you pray that God would clothe the naked, feed the hungry, relieve tbe distressed, and comfort mourners ?” * * 4 Yes, why? - ’ •* Because, father, if I had your wheat I would answer that prayer." It is needles? to add that the Chris lian father called back his suffering neighbor, and gave him as much as lie needed. giving an increase in value of $33,000, 090.^ The Pkrald says that the result of Southern labor for a single year, shows the value to the Union of that sec tion of the country. In these results, the free States of the North, it U' be lieved, participate to the full extent of 20 per cenu or to the amount of $28,- 890,004, which in ten years would amount to $280,896,004. If to the $44,485,077 slave products for 1856 we add the exports of breadstuff-*, timber, stakes; etc., front the same part of the Union, and add tho $31,000,000 worth of cotton consumed in the United States with a large supply of sugar from the same region, which in 1850 amounted to $123”3,850, we shall have a grand t .rtal of slave products lor a single year of not less, probably, than $250,000,000. By the census returns of 1850, it ap pears that there were in the Southern States 74,681 cotton plantations. 2,681 sugar plantations, 551 rice estates, 15,- 745 tobacco estates, and 837 hemp plant ers. There are 5,050,000 acres of laud devoted to the culture of cotton. HoMts of % §ag. MR. BUCHANAN’S LETTER OF AC- v CEPTANCE. Whutund. jvsab Lancaster, - \ June 16, 1856. j' 'Gentlemen:—I base the honor tc acknowledge the, receipt of your com munication of the 13th instant, inform ing me officially of my nomination by the Democratic National .Convention, recently held nt Cincinnati, as the Dem ocratic candidate for the office of Presi dent of the United States. I shall not attempt to express the grateful feelings which I entertain towards my Demorrai. ic fellow-citizens for having deemed me worthy of this—the. highest political honor on earth—-an honor such as the people of no other country bare tht- power to bestow. Deeply sensible of the vast and varied responsibility at tached to the station, especially at the pre.-ent crisis in our affairs. I have care fully refrained from seeking the norni- nation-eiiher by word or deed. Now that it has been offered? by the Demo cratic party, 1 accept it wi b diffidence in my own abilities, but with an humble trust, that in the event of my election, I may be enabled to discharge my duty iusuch a manner as to allay domest : c strife, preserve peace and friendship An Eastern Legend. There is in Afghanistan, a country abounding in legends, one to this effect; that Satan entered into a com pact with the people, to teach them to cultivate the earth and bring forth its fruit, the produce to be divided between them. The proposition, being acceded to, the soil was prepared by the labor of the people. Satan then produced the ?eed, which in due course of time dame up carrots, turnips, and other vegetables, the value of which lies beneath; the . When the iime of division arrived, the ignorant people took that which was above the surface. Discover- surviving enns< rvativo party of the coun try, ere long to overthrow all sectional parties and restore the peace, friendship * and tnutnx! confidence which prevailed to tbe good old time, among the differ-, ent members of the confederacy. % Its character is strictly national, and it therefore ns-erts no principle for the guidance of the Federal Government which is not adopted and sustained by its members tu each and every State. For thh? reason it is everywhere lite same determined foe of all geographical parties, so much and so justly dreaded by tbe Father of his Country. From its very nature it must continue to exi.-t >:o long ns there is a Constitution and a Uniop to preserve. A cou'lct'wn pf tbrse t.-uths b is induced ninny of ti.S . ^ fmre*t, the ablest and mot ind ' •' A of our former opponents, » i»q h-rre d f- fen d from u$ in times pone by -.pou and extinct party issue 0 , to c< :ne int i ar rnrtks and devote themselves with us to the cause of the Constitution 'and 'he Union. Under th* secirc>»tn.n:u;ees, I mo.-t cheerfully pledge myself should the nomination of the Convention bu ■ ratified by the people, that all the poyr< r and influence, coostitutionMily possessed by the Executive* shall be GXcr ed^ ; in « , firm but conciliatory spirit, during tire single term I shall remain in nffieia&o; restore the same harmony among the sifter States which prevailed Itefore this [COLT & COLBERT, UEAI.WM IK fcle Dry Goods, Groceries, and Hardware, .Vo. 9, Granite Row, At-***, G«. ' Cu, - 8rtt T **>. lew. if A barber desired a groggery customer of his, one Sunday morning, who smell ed strong of nlcohol, to keep his mouth shut, or the establishment would get in- dieted for keeping a rum hole open on Sunday. A New Married Woman Puzzleix —So you are going tn keep house, are you V said an elder maiden to a young woman recently married, ‘yes,’ was the reply. « Going to have a girl, I suppose, was queried. The uewly made wife colored, and then quietly responded that * she did not really know, whether it would be a girl or a boy.” A wag proposes to pub!!«H ane w paper, to be called the ‘ comet.’ with an original tale every week. An Old Bachelor’s Toast.—‘Our future wives—Distance lends enchant ment to the view.’ W. LUMPKIN, Attorney at Law, ATHENS, QF.QRQIA. in all (he couBliesof the Particular attention fottmC heilect Jan 31 L. MARL E It , , Attorney at Law, •'Jcrson, Jnckenn County, G* ^Ujtrs.—Meiers. McLeater a Hunter j \ Tlmnipaqto. E»qa., Jefferson; D. *bfr me.A tlT I **.». r 1 1 An old Maid’s Toast.—‘Our future marriages—Consummations devoutly to be wished for.” Charles F. M. Garnett, of Richmond, •drtreet, over White Sr Moss’) Virginia, now chief engineer of the Vir ginia and Tennessee Railroad, h*s re ceived the appointment of chief engin eerof Don Pedro Railroad, Rio de- Janeiro, Brazil, with a salary of $15000. THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER Oh, say, can yon see, by the dawn’s early light, What sa proudly we hailed at tbe twilight’s last gleaming, Whore broad stripes and b igbt stars, through the perilous fight, O’er tne ramparts we watched were to gal lantly streaming! And the rockets’ red glare—the bombs burst ing in air— Gave proof throogh the night that our flag was still there. Ob, say, does that 8tar Spangled Banner yet wave O’er the land of tbe free, and tbe borne of tbe brave i On the shore, dimly seen through the mists of tho deep, Where the foe’s haughty host in dead silence reposes. What is that, which the breexe o’er the tow- A New York Beggar turned Countess. The Diaro. of Madrid, tells a story of New York life, which we condense for the benefit of our readers who delight in romantic stories: A few years back, according to the Diaro, an English nobleman, a grandee of*the Grsl water, and an cccentrician of the wildest school, honored 'New York wuh his presence and his money. 'He lived strictly incognito, and his solo amusement consisted in wandering through the streets after nightfall, and in relieving his fellow creatures Who had experienced the pains of poverty and the pe taities of dissipation While upon one of these haimane excursions, 1 he encountered a young female, who tenderly solicited alms. Inquiring her. history, he found her to be an orphan of surpassing beauty, with an intelligent mind and excellent education, reduced to abject destitution from the death of her father, shot in the Mexican war.— The titled Howard, wearied at hi9 own bachelor’s existence, and won by the re- peace and with foreign nations, and promote the best interests of the Republic. ^ |c of di#conJ in lhe furfrt rtf e hv,tv In accepting the nomination, I need i_„.i , ■ ... •.•jCttKWi UgiWrCtute. complain Ttodl?. | nMnc . of lh , bUtor ,, Satan M *m katana*, nth cam- t. *• i Geo, E. Smith, delegate tu Congrass £ U frf>m Ulah ‘ an ^* to*™’* °“ his - — • way «o Washington with the State Constitution adopted by the Territorial Government, and a memorial praying for the admission of the free people of Mormoudon into the Union and the United States. i; Qtn«tv, Athens; L*w <Jk Clarke jlf“®t Esqs. GaiucxviUe. 0. DELON Y, u Attorney at Law, Ju* ti i i>ecial attentiuu tacotleot- *■ '*1 to the claims ofcil persous en- No WjutaAirrs, under the late Bill of the last Congress. ■ r " n It road Street over the store ( "*nney :i J 5—lVb5—eg. Z\ k H * R - J- LONG, ‘ e an d Retail Druggists, ATHENS, Ga. ^OAN & OATMAN, UEALEaSI.N Wwn, Egyptian dt American statuary, nf, t SEE MARBLE. I,, t :,i 0!u ’'«.Ur*eand Vases; Marble ill *raor.' 1 K " rn,3hin S Marble* Ncr * Promptly titled. I m Atlanta, ga. L Mr « Rom Crauc. . junel-f uSiifJ? 8trPERFINE~ Benton vs. Fremont.—Ber.ton has announced bis determination to support Buchanan. Fremont is his son in-law, but the old gentleman, who knows him better than anybody else, evidently thinks that the nomination of Fremont is "a nomination not fit to be made.” Straws.—A vote has been taken among the passengers, for President, ou several of tbe Western boats, as we learn from the Louisville Journal, which resulted in every instance largely in favor of Fillmore over Buchanan. Tbe American parly of Muscogee have appointed the following gentleman as delegates to the Macon Convention; Hon. G. E. Thomas, Win. Dougherty, Esq., Col. R. L. Mott, ft. G. Carithers, Esq., John Odom, jr. Esq-, and Thacker E. Howard. E-q. m As it fitfully blow*, half conceal*, half dis closes! Now it catches the gleam of the morning’s first beam, In full glory reflected, now shines on the stream; And the Star Spangled Banner 1 Oh,long may it w.iv« O’er the land of the free, and the home of the bravel Amt vhere is that band who so vaontingly swore <* That tbe havoc of war and the battle’s con fusion ' A borne and a country shall leave nano more! Their blood has washed ant thrir foul foot- steps’ poliutiou; No refuge could-save the hireling odd slave From the tenor of flight or the gloom ot the e Star Spangled Bsnner in triumph doth wave **' " ’ ’ O’er the land of tho free, and the home of tbe brave 1 Oh,thus belt ever, when freemen shall itftiui Between their loved home and va's des olftUoa 1 Blest with viefry and peace, may the heav’n rescued land . . . ' Praise the power that hath made and pre served ns a nation! Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just, ere V • And this, be our motto; In God is our trust. . , - i. And the Star Spangled Banner in triumph shall wave O’er the land of the free, and the home of the brave 1 They dress cool in Illinois. A young lady being asked if she would wear that bonnet to church, replied that she wouldn't tcear any thing el*e. An Iriehman describing the trading powers of the genuine Yankee said: If he was east away on Ja des--late Is land, he’d get up the next mormug and go around sellin, £maps to the inhabi tants. posure, and then to soothe them, bland ly promised that it should be different next year. The people were to take all the produce beneath ihe'rei), and as Satan had this time sown wheat, barley, and such like grains, he obtained nil the profit, and they were tricked again, having nothing for their share but use less roots. This legend has a rnotal. Satan never sows any seed in the human heart that brings forth any fruit, by the growth of which any bnt himself is the gainer. An Ingenious Rogue.—Perhaps for ingenuity, the following trick, played by a Russian in Moscow, could not be sur passed in Gotham. A respectable look ing man fell senseless in the street in an epileptic fit, when a person in the crowd started forward, exclaiming— “Oh, my master! my poor master!” He now very coolly transferred the contents of the unfortunate gentleman’s pocket into his own, not forfeiting his watch ; and then, with all the concern imaginable, requested the persons nenr him, to watch his poor master while hv ran to procure an equipage to convey him home. On being observed to pass a coach stand without stopping the cheat was detected; but he contrived to get clear off with his booty. From tue Up of the Chimborazo to the bottom of tbe Atlantic, at tbe deep est place yet reached by the plummet in tbe North Atlantic, the distance in a vertical line is nine miles. The deep est part of the North Atlantic is proha b!y somewhere between the Bermudas and the Grand Banks. The waters of the Gulf of Mexico are held in a basin about a mile deep in the deepert part. There t.« a: the bottom of the sea, be tween Cape ilVee in New Foundiand and Cape Clear in Ireland, a remarkable steppe, which is already known as the telegraphic plateau. The great circle distance between these two shore lines is 1,600 miles, and the sea along this route is probably ho where more than 10,000 feet deep. to her his heart, his coronet and Lis hand. The sequel, according to the Diaro, is, that tt a recent ball given by the Rus sian Emperor, a duchess, radiant with beauty, and sparkling with diamonds, won the hearts of all observers. That distinguished lady was the cidcrant mendicant of the New York street Recipe for Spavin in Houses.— Two table spoonfuls of common salt dis solved m one pint of water, to which add two tabic spoonfuls of Cayenne pepper, powdered fine, and half pint of lard; ail to be put in a pot and simmered slowly, until all the water has been evaporated; then add one ounceof harts horn and one ounce of laudanum, all well mixed and put in a bottle and well corked, ltub the nfftWed knee three times a day with the mixtdro and you will find one bottle will generally effect a cure. This will also cure the swin- ney. ‘By their Fruits ye Shall Know thexn.” It will be remembered that a-ffew months since, the Sag Nicht paper of Georgia made a great ado about the democratic victoigr in Cincinnati. A majority of all the voters in that city are of foreign birth, and five out of tbe eight officers elected are foreigners. The fol lowing circumstance shows very clearly ••what kind of staff they are made ot A negro military company fully armed and equipt, and headed by a band of white Musicians, paraded the streets of the city during the sitting of tbe Demo cratic Convention. Such a demonstration at such a time, ‘'tells” on Cincinnati iiemocrccy. It shows bow they regard tbe “equality of the races,” "Southern views and feelings” and "Southern rights.” We wonder friends, who talked so loud about thrir , -- • , recent lt victory,"were proud of their -jj" 0 .“f ••brethren,” as they saw their buck Nig ger Militia, paradipg the streets, in rea diness to be called on in case of a mob. Rome Cotuisr The arrangement which President Pierce has made with Denmark for the pistponment of any resistence on our part, to collection of the Sound Tolls for one year from the 14th iuat, it is suaed, was entered into at the earnest solicita tion of the Danish Government. Fur ther, the arrangement is mnde, under circumstances which promise a fin 5 *! adjustment of the subject within the year. Whether the duties to be paid under protest will ever be refunded or not, will depend upon the terms of the final arrangement.—Balt. Amer.. It is rumored in Washington that, tn case Mr. Buchanan should be elected, Mr. Slidell will be Secretary of State, and Gen. Quitman Secretary of War. What a glorious, time the filibusters would then have. Col. Fremont.—The Washington Star says that Col. Fremont, when for thirty or forty days in the Senate of the United States, voted straight-out with Southern men upon slavery' questions concerning the District of Columbia and elsewhere. His notions of slavery have undergone a great change of late. The following advertisement is ex tracted Irotn an Irish newspaper. Mining from Killarney, Jane O’Fog- arly. She had in Iter arms two babies and a Guernsey cow, all black, with red hair and tortoise shell combs beltind__her ears, and large spots aH down her back, which squints awfully.’ it . 1 Ice-Bergs.—All the arrivals at New York during the past week bring in telligence of large quantities of ice and immense ice-bergs iii the Atlantic, On the east coast of Newfoundland there was so much field ice that vessels had to tack south to get clear of it scarcely say that I accept in the same spirit, the resolutions constituting the platform of principles erected by the Convention. To this platform I intend to confine myself throughout the canvass believing that I have no right, as the candidate of the Democratic party, by answering interrogatories, to present new and different issues before the peo ple. it will not be expected that in this answer, l should especially refer to tho subject of each of the resolutions; and 1 shall therefore coniine my seif to the two topics row most prominently belore the people. And tn the first place, 1 cordially con- ur iu the sentiments expressed by the Convention on tbe subject of civil and religious liberty. - No party founded on religiott9or politics! intolerance towards one class of American citizens, whether born in our own or in a foreign land cm long continue toexirt in this country. We are ail equal before God and the ConMituticn; and the dark spirit of despotism and bigotry which would cre ate odious distinctions among bur fel low-citizens, will be speedily rebuked by a free and enlightened public opin ion. The agitation on the question of Do mestic Slavery has loo long distracted and divided the people of the Union and alienated their affections from each other. This agitation has assumed many forms since its commencement, but ii now seems to be directed chiefly to the-Territories; and judging front its present character. 1 think we may safe ly anticipate that it is rapidly approach ing a‘finality.’ The recent legislation of Congress respecting domestic slavery, derived as it has been from the original and pure fountain of legimate political power, the will of the majority, promises ere long tn allay the dangerous excite ment. This legislation is founded upon principles, as ancient as free go* em inent itSelf, and tn accordance with them, has simply declared that the people of a tr rritory, like those of a State, shall de cide for tiieinseiyes, whether slavery shall or shall not exist within their limits. Tho Nebraska-Kansas Act does no more than give the foice of }«.v to this elementary principle ofself gaverarnuu; declaring it to be *- the true intent and meaning of this act not to f gisbite slavery into any Territory or State, nor to exclude it therefrom ; but to leave * people thereofperfectly free to form and regelate their domestic institutions in their own way, snbject only to the Con stitution of the United States.” This, principle will surely not be-controverted by any individual of any party professing ' devotion to popular ''Government. Be- if our Georgia S s ‘fj es » kowyain and illusory would any other principle prove in praettee,in re gard to the Territories! This is ap parent. from the fact admitted by all, that after a Territory shall have entered the Union and become a State, no Con stitutional power wouid-theu-e xi*t which could prevent it fromfc- either abolishing or establish.nj slavery, as the case may be, according to its sovereign will r.nd pleasure. Most happy woc’d it for the coun try iF this loag agitation were at as During its 'whole progress it has pro duced no practical good to any human being, whilst it bus been the source of great and dangerous evils. It has alienated and estranged one portion of tite Union from the other, and fans even seriously threatened its .very existence, i To my own personal knowledge, it has i pg'Ntion, had been cast in their midih Let the members of the family abstain fiom intermeddling with the exclusive domestic concerns of each other, and cordially unite, on the basis of perfect equality among tbe<riselves,in promoting the great national objects of common in* terest to all, and the good work will be instantly accomplished. In regard to our foreign po’icy, to which you have referred in ytfu'r com- 4 municaiion—it is quite impossible for any human foreknowledge to prescribe positive rules in andvance to reguiute the conduct of a future administration in all the exigencies which may arise in our various and ever changing relations with foreign powers. The Federal Go vernment must of necessity, cxerc'pt* a S'tund discretion in dealing with inter* national- quiStionrt }s they may occur; but this under the strict responsibility which the Executive must always feel to the people of the United Slates and the judgment of posterity. Yon will therefore excuse me for nut entering in* to particulars; whilst I heartily concur with you in the general sentiment, that our foreign afftir? ought to be conduct ed with Filch wisdi m and firmness m to insure the prosperity of the people Ht home, whilst tin* intefr* * Mttd honor of our e nntry are wisely btlt inflexibly maintained abroad. Our foreign policy ought.ever to bo based upon the princi> pies of doing justice to ell notions, and Vtqnirn I justice from them in return ; and from this principle 1 shall never de part. Should I be placed tn*he Executive Chair, I shall use my best exertion* to cultivate peace and friendship with all nations, believing this tu be our highest policy as well as our most imperative duty ; but-at tbe.-ame lime, I shall nev er forget that in case the nece-sity should arise, which I do not uuw apprehend, our national rights and national honor must be preserved at all hazards and at any sacrifice. Firmly convinctd that a special Pro= vidence governs the affairs of nation*; let us humbly implore his Ooi.tintie i blessing upon our country, and t(l*( he may avert from us the punishment we justly deserve for being di.-contented'and ungrateful whijsl enjoying privileges above all Rations, under such a C-.usli* tution and such a Union as has never been vouched-afe to any other peepfo, Yours verv respectfully, JAM'ES BUCHANAN. Hon. Johu E. Ward, W. A. Richard- son,'Harry*Hibbard, W. B {Lawrence* A. CX.'Brown,John L. Manning, John Forsyth, W. Preston, J. Randolph Tucker and Horatio Seymour, Com* - ' mittee, &c. 01? Bullion on National Cooanticcj. Yielding to u curiosity that never bes t his youth, Old Bullion in bis oM n£a tends a political % Convention, flrmev he doet’ni mean, as be says, to ba in it, only AT it; tor he proptses to write ; history 6f these times down Unite day of his death, forming a supplement to *hU ‘•Thirty Years in the Seimu*,'* which ends with 1830, and con-, ajjatp con stitutes very Imporant part ofiaaiiiKtu* ry. The old .gentleman has a profound contempt for tuese machines l'o.’ maiiu- factring Pi rsidedts, and expresses it with characteristic ^terseness and vigor of phrase. .' ‘‘Sir, the people c.t'tUU countiy haven't anything more dnin nominat ing their President, than the people for' France have in getting the E npress with child ! The officeholders. S r, the cor rupt jantsaries of the Federal G .ver, meut, sell det and bargain .iroonothir.ii produced the impression among mretgn sd HnJ ali * e know is, h P. natrons that our great and glorious con- nou ; inau . d ., he c : li;d u J S; federscy is in constant danger of dis solution. This does us serious injury, because acknowledged power and stabi lity always command respect among nations, and are among fhe best securi ties agHinst uujust aggression and in favor of the maintaiuance of- honorabfo jteaee. May we not hope that it is the mission ' of the DoinocTHtic party, now the only wc must toss up our cip«. Str, ahu iiru cannon, though we don’t know wh^tiu-: its a boy or a girl. Sir! That's ihe way it's done. Sir, Tbat'« ;!te way, $ir D'’ ,A, .varn-, Virginia, North Caro. ; rt’.d Ke-itucky, wen: represented in Black Republican Cunve itiott «t l’h-. :• delphta.

Georgia Historic Newspapers

The Southern watchman. (Athens, Ga.) 1854-1882, July 03, 1856, Image 1