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VOLUME III.
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PUBLISHED WEEKLY,'
BY JOHN II. CHRISTY,
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F. L A N (1ST ON,
Attorney at Law,
OAitNBSVILLE, On.
i*" practice in (lie counties ofFrouk-
f f on, Hurl, Elbert, Madison and Jackson
RBrsnEn-CEs—C. IVsrple*. Wni. II.
I lull, Esq., Athens; Gabriel Nash. Em.,
DanjeUvtile; Hon. Junius Hillyer, Monroe*
A. 1. Akerman, Esq., Elberton,
May 97, 1850.
W{
ROBERT HESTER,
Attorney at Law,
Ma J’ 1 KLBER’ION, GA.
J. M. MATTHEWS,
Attorney at Law,
Ma J 1 danielsville, 04.
C. B. LOMBARD,
’DENTIST,
RuomsuvertheStoreof \ViuJrftkV?ll OS0JlO ji;,3
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Aprils Athens, Ua..
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w oa*L*a» iji
family Groceries and Provisions,
Corner of Brotd aud Jackson streets,
. Athens. G«.
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_ HEALERS IN
Bilk, Fancy and Stapis Dry Goods,
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and punctually executed, *tp'<ee». owespoad-
JanlS iaj with the hardnaaaowtua. »P»ea.
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WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS l. N
Groceries, Hardware and Staple |
• Dry Goods, ■
May 1. No* 1, Broad street^Alliens.
WILLIAM N. WHITE,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
• Bookseller and Stationer,
dealer in . 1 ,.
MUSIC mJ MUSICAL IKSTJiUMEETS
LAXP&, FINE CUTLERY, FANCY OOODS.kC.
Orders promptly filled at Augusta rates.
JAMES M. BX)YAL,
liJ. HernesflriRlaker,
H AS removed his shoptd Mitchell's old
Tavern, one door east of Grady A Nich
olson’s—"where he keeps'always on hand a
ganeralassortmebtof articles in hisline, and
ts always ready to fillordersinthe best style
i|v Jan 26 . ... „ ■' , ■ tf
Let the foUoufhig lines of Longfellow be
upon the.lips ef every lover of hi 8 country
and of humanity : 7
Thou too sail on, 0 ship of State,
Sail on; 0 Union, strong nud great!
Humanity, with nil its fears.
With all tho hopes of future year*,
It hanging breathless oh thy fate /
We know rehat matter hid thy keel.
What workman wrought thy ribs of steel,
Who made each mast and soil and rope ' *
IVhat anvils rang, what hammers best,*
In whst a forgo and what a heat, ’
Were shaped the anchors of thy Hope 1
Fear uot each sudden jtonnd and shock,
'Tit of the wave and not the rock,
’Tis but the fl ipping of the sail,
And not a rent nude by the gale!
In spite of rock nnd tempest roar,
In spite of false lights on. the shore.
Sail on, hor fear to breast the sea !
Our hearts, our hopes, our pray'rs, our tears,
Our faith triumphant o'er our fears,
Are all with tbcc—are all with thee !
A Plea for Kissing.
The fountains' mingle with the river,
The river with the ocean;
The winds of heaven mix forever
With a sweet commotion;
Nothing on tho earth is single,
All things by a law divine,
In another’s being mingle •
Why not I with thine ?
See the mountains kiss high heaven,
And the waves clasp one nnother;
No leaf or flower would b c forgiven,
a ^1 #t *h fl dajiied *0 kiss its brother;
a” ‘ h V Unl, « h .‘ ulssps the earth,
• „ And the moonbeams kiss the sea,
But what are all these kissings worth
If iJiou kiss not me ?
W W^l!l Ve ^’ r0 ? a f. Te » la Ler
With muslins fashionably thin,
w,t . 1 ? C J<* conld e’sr refuse ’em
l rorn casually peeping in ?
TM,r<lrv bis “ r “ eni gaie returning,
To prcs-his hat down o'er his eyes ?
Contributions.
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.Ilswa-vls •»« DEALERS IN i .. .
Staple Dry Goods, Groceries, and
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W.
W. PUMPKIN,
Attorney at Law,
ATHENS, GEORGIA.
TXT ILL Practics in all the counties of tho
IT WeaUrnCircuit. Particular Attention
siven to collecting. ,
Office on Broifd street, over White A Moss’
stoiw. Jan 81
‘
For the Southern Watchman.
Mn. Chp.istt-Dear Sir : It seems totoS,
that at a time liko the present, when we are
reaping the bitter fruits of a weak, imbecile,
not to say corrupt administration of our Gen-
oral Government; an administration that
has caused the whole tnachincry of our Go
vernment to rack. it. every wheel wearing
down and groaning under the amount of fric-
tion it ha* Wen compelled to sustain, both
foreign and domestic; under the control of
* party, false olik* * rc . m tehset—^ 1 * ».
which seekAxgain to cowtlnae iu control of
our destinies, by elevating to the highest of
fice in tho gift of the Peophya man whose
every instinct lias been hostile to the inter
est of the South, from bis vote on the Tariff
of ’28, to his endorsement of “Squatter Sov
ereignty” m his letter of acceptance, includ
ing his ever-to-bc-remcmbered vietes upon
.dai'ery, and his reasons for his TWA upon the
annStri'tion of Texas. Every pulsation of
whose J'Oft sends n current of Federalist
blood through his every vein; controlllitig a
braip by its in^'i^nCe that never yet gave
birtfi to a States fights opinion; who hns
been a Federalist from £l? Lancaster oration
down to his lay ing aside Id's own identity and
becoming the Cincinnati Tlatform. \ Who,
when a question is asked him as to hid opin
ion upon any point of principle or
points you to the Platform made at. Ciucifi
nati, as bis answer; a man who gives the
first squatters in a Territory,he they few or
many, the tovrnign poster of a State, to ex
clude us and our property from tbeir midst
at ibeir option. A nmn w„ho, from his pub
lished opitiions in the Ostehd Manifesto r bold-
ly advocated Fillibusterisnv, (tho "bane of all
Republics.) The same man who openly: op
posed the war ofl812, and abused Madison’s
Administration. TAnroan who attempted to
"fffVct a bargain between Jackson.and Clay,
and failing to do sa. attempted t<> fasten the
charge of bargain, intrigue and. corruption
Upon Clay: nnd, spaniel-tike, fcwpOd upon
Clay and Letcher, and insiflteti thst : thqy
should not betray confidence by- giving pab-
jicity to a private conversation, because he
knew that to give this conversation to the
W. L. MARLER,
Attorney at Law,
Jefferson, Jackson County, Ga.
ftcrjcRKicus.—Messrs. McLcster a Hunter
And W. 8, Thompson. E»qs^ Jefferson; D.
W. Spenco r nd W. J. Peeples, Esqs. Law-
renccvillc; J. H. Nowton, C. Peeples, Exq
and J. H. Christy, Athens; Law A Clarke
And M,Graham, Esqs. Gainesville.
Jan 17—ly
Wi6. DELON Y,
Attorney fit Law,
* givehjsspecialattentiontocoUect-
YY ing, nndtothoclaimJefall persons en-
-i titled to Land Warkasts, under the late
Vt Bounty Land Bill, of the last Congress. ■
Iy Office on Broad Street over the I
' I.M. Kenney. ;
V’ i; March 15-1855-tr.
i.c« r
store
r. j. LONa
: ,r,,Wholesale and Retail Druggists,
t«* ATHENS; GS.
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SLOAN & OATMAN,:
*P^»WM0»ui .. . . r J
Italian, Egyptian <£• American
t 3TATJ?ABY, ,
Urns and Vases; Marble on the section pf Jus nativity, and
M! «c tio, V"^. 83C(11,1 e C°, n *titvli6is to
AND SUPERFINE
U»0 best brands. fiSr eertb low
. • T. BISHOP Se. SON.
ijw ?i obedianqrj to the Constitu
tion of our country. In.tho hotbed of Black
Republicanism, he his had the determination
—the patriotism—to point them to the conse
quences of their coarse, upon Mie slavery
question. Mr. Fillmore is an honest man!
A pure statesman 1 f A tried Executive!!!
The patriot’s hope, when placed in him, has
niter been wrecked; and for the love I bear
my kind, I would to God I could say as inucb
for Mr. Buchanan. But I cannot. Stand
ing upon a miserable platform, every coun
ter and tenon in it striving to free itself, the
one from the other, the pressureandstraining
of the one, but adding to the weakness cf
the other—erected but for the canvass—its
pledges to be forgotten—its promises to bo
broken, and Mr. Buchanan, himself, the most
dsirptive of this most deeeptious bogus- con-.,
ceru. I cannot, as a patriot—as a Southern
Rights, States Rights man—give him my
vote, bis party any praise, or their principles
or measures aught but censure.
• ~ JUSTICE -
For Ike Southern Watchman.
Mr. Christy.—It is time for us to decide
who we shall eupport for the Presidency Mr
Pierce s term of office will soon expire; killed
oiTbvhis friends—be is “now very dead
those who elevated him to office, will soon
leave him among the' hills of his own State,
to have his “fainting spells” in peace. In
looking over Democratic papers, we fiud a
great deal of advice, to “Old Line Whigs.”
How anxiously their future welfare and hap
piness \t looked after. Once Whigs; were
“ miserable tricksters,” know nothings were
• Liars and Traitors” and “know nothingism
was Whiggery iu disguise;” but now, old line
Whigs are “ addressed asar^ancient honora
ble enemy” and none grew happier in their
laudations at the birthday celebration of
Henry Clay, than Stephen D.iuglass and
Caleb Cushing.
Shall we Old Line Whigs who have re
cently acted with the American party, re
spond to the Democratic coll, or shall ?we
unite with our old Whig frisnda and allies in
Florida—men who have stood with, and by ns
in many a contest, and who now say “ that
having undiminished confidence in Millard
Fill mere, we will cheerfully support him for
the Presidency.” •
But who is it, that Democracy calls upon
us t > support t James Buchanan.- And to say
the least ef it, the Georgia members to the
cuvuiat age S* 1 }!?®^kioii. _did not by their action
might have been' that he was rather forced
upon them.
The Democracy ol late have been particu
larly sweet upon Henry Clay. Were be living
i! hr advise us to vote for Mr. Buchanan ?
: e rVs 1851, Mr. Clay said,General Cass
has quite as much ability, quite as much
firmness and 1 think much more honesty and
sincerity, than Mr. Buchanan.
Now at one time, Mr. Buchanan entertain
ed an opinion, which might be urged upon
Whigs, but how it would suit his own party,
we cannot tell. We have always considered
him a good friend to protection and the senti
ment of bis—“ I am in favor of affording to
our Domestic industry all the incidental pro
tection which can be yielded to it, in raising
the revenue necessary for the wants of the
Government,—this wo think, souncs more
i protective, than Democratic. We will uot
’ fi’ude to- the charge against Mr. Bucbauan
that tis love for cheap labor caused him to
say, “ Ten Cents a day was wages enough
fer a working man —nor d6 we kttow if he
said it, nor will we speak of tuebeing deficient
in moral courage. He may have-proven in
1845, that the British Government did not
have the ilmd ow of a title to a part of Oregon
Ten-itory, yet consented to give tip half.
We will not refer to bis old Federal in
stincts, and anti-war sedtinlerits, we will' not
refer to the Lancaster speech, his opinion of
Madison and the war, AH these charges we
will not refer to; but at this time it well be
comes us to look mtohisanti-slavery opinions;
’pnd looking iato the dusty records of the pait,
we think tho Lancaster Resolutions of ijji»
are pretty well proven on him—in which he
world, a stigma would be placed UpCZ hit _‘ T ^i the extension of Slavery,
name, that a longer lift n,g n his could not '
wipe out, with all the penance that a.tTuer
heart than his could do. '
Then Mr. I »»y again, that at a time like
this, with these facts before oor eyes—with
cirB war in one of our Territories, andalio-
nation in thpStatel—growing more and more
estranged each day, the one from the other;-
it becomes m, as patriots, t0 repair to the *!
tor of our country and invoko iho spirit
of Washington and his compatriots ip arms,
to guide us in OCT devotions; and then, de
void of party prejudice, with heart* devoted to
opr common country’s welfare, endeavor to
obtain that light by which our footsteps may
be led into (he’path of duty. This sir, I, for
one, have endeavored to do; and I.believe
that, devoid of preconceived opinions, (for I
had none,) ^ havq come to a conclusion from
which I shaH’iifever be deviated. I believe
to vote fbr Millard FiHmore Is a duty I owe
Jo my country, myself , and my children; a doty
Which I otve no loss to him.. He has boqn
tried qnd found honest and capable; so hon
est, that while President of this Union, with
out ah apparent effort, he trampled under
* consequent up-.
and his educa-
v to Ids bosom
ovt-d cmprcce. and guided his conduct
by its* (enthihgp. MTha( higher encomium
pit bo passed tipon any'man,be he livingor
dead? lie 1ms overcome prejudice—he lias
repaved bis neighbors, his friends, liis sec
tion of the Union, because of their fmaticsi}
and the
a slave State.—
v .‘ e ?‘ jmd- 'Ve accord the meed of praise
j.i-l'.y -.h-.c to hi-h mo :■„! excel I.-nee, ami in
tellectual and admininrative-honesty and
talent,, as developed in the Administration or
lUj*. Fill more.” Why now, should Democracy
opposehim, and why in God’oiname,should we
old line Whrgs do it i Would it be unwise to
call again, for the skillful hand, strong arm
and patriotic heart of out old pilot f The
political sky is lowering—breakers are again
ahead of us—shall we giro up the old ship to
a new Pilot, or to one who landed her once
before beneath a bright sun, a clear sky, in
tranquil waters! .J.
Bnt some of the Democratic pkpers call Mr
Fillmcrc an Abolitionist. How unwise then
Abolitionism acted iu defeating him lor Gov
ernor in ’44-how 6trnnge, seeing his strength,
that they did not nominate him for. tbs Presi
dency; how strange that Mann, and Giddings,
with their crew should abuse him! Do these
Democratic Editors really think Mr. Fillmore
an Abolitionist ? If they do, why his recent
crusade against Republicanism up in Albany I
rhese are the two candidates, before old line
Whigs. The one is a Democrat—repudiates
the past acts of his life, trims bis course to fit
a party platform and runs npt even as James
Buchanan. The other is a conservative,' na
tional man—plants himself on the constitution,
and points to his past Administration as a
pledge for the future.
Mr. Buchanan knows no party outside of
Democracy—accepts its platform- would take
no plank from it—-would add none to it;—
says he wili answer no questions; he runs
without his record; makes no exhibit - of bis
Berks letter, his Texas speech, LrinS&slter tc-
solutions—or hisYancy letter old line Whigs,
if you accept him at all r it must be not as
James Buchanan, butas the representative of
the Democratic platform.
* Opposed to him, is Mr.. Fillmore—no si
lence abouthim. Up in Albany and Roches
ter, he abuses Republicanism—battle’s for the
constitution,and the eufoHement of tbe laws.
There ; he stand-his own identity not swallow
ed upm.a party plattorm.but he has the heart,
and. the head, the desire, and the capacity to
serve the whole country. There js where Mil
lard Fillmore stands, where a patriot should,
in lus o\Vn language—“upon the broad plat
form of the constitution and the laws. If
there bc those, either North or South,: who
desire an Administration for the North as
against tbe South, -or for the South as against
the North, they are not the men who should
an d nothing but my country.”
FILLMORE'S PROSPECTS. *
‘ Under this head the Organ furnishes
humeroiiS extracts froth its correspond^
ence showing the dally and rapid pro- 1
gress which the cause of conservatism
and Fillmore is hiaking in the coun
try. We copy some ‘of them :
A friend, residing in Little Rock,
Arkansas, says;
‘•The American party is gaining
ground in our poor, benighted, down
trodden, Locofoco Arkansas. We hon
estly believe that General Yell, <y£“:qab*
didate for Governor, will be elW-^ed-;
also, Colonel Fowler and Mr. Thomason,
our candidates for Congress. Can it be
that the American people will elect
Buchanan over such a man as Fillmore,
who has been tried and foundtrue to
the whole country ?”
The next extract we shall present, is
from the city of Lancaster, the resi
dence of Mr. Buchanan. The writer
considers the coutes't in Pennsylvania
as being between Fillmore and Fremont,
leaving Mr. Buchanan out oftheques
t’ton; because the Germans and Irish
have left the administration party and
gone over to Fremont. He then says i
‘•The Fremont converts ate back
sliding every day, arid I think by next
November there will be but few Ameri
cans left to advocate his cause. Those
Americans who had joined liis ranks
have found out by this time that they
have got into & hard party.—They say
they are not quite ready to be auctioned
off to | John aud his beautiful gang. So
you will hear next November that Penn
sylvania gives Mr. Fillmore a handsome
majority." . - - u • .•
From Tennessee, a,dis.iuguishud gen
tleman of the American party writes us,
laconically, but enthusiastically, and
closes his remarks by saying:
“ We are all in good spirits. Tenn
essee is safe for our candidates."
From California we have a most
encouraging letter, closing as follows:
“The American party is all right in
California.—We shall succeed by thou
sands!” I‘. ."-1, •
From Shelby county, Alabama, a
friend writes us saying: .
‘‘Fillmore stock is rising rapidly in
this part of Alabariia since Buchanan’s
letter of acceptance.—The people don’t
like the squatter sovereignty that it con-
.adpiU^o 10 oi ^ l3i0 “' # — nres-d by
Any oos can see tbe opinions
him ioliis Texas speech. There be said,“I yet
feel a strong repugnance by any, act of mine to
extend the present limit* of the Union over a
nen slave Holding territory. ' And what re
conciled him, was, he ssys-«The acquisjMqn
of Texas would ere long convert Maryland,
io, Kentucky, and Missouri, iqto free
SUries, I have nB| n doubt. Now, the Georgia
Democracy?^® upon us the- annexation of
Texas, fortWy^poso of extending slavery
but Jr. Buchanamhad a repugnance to ex
tend slaVery and' tboU^t t»> < -anaex Texas
would make/rw/our SUtes.
Ai a candidate for the Presidency, in op-
pOMtiento Mr. Buehaaan webare Mr. Fill
more. We have triedhim. Whenhe was called
to take'charge of the Ship of Sta$, dark
cloud* surrounded here billows and breakers
were ahead oi her—bis friends trembled- Ab
olitionists abused him-and Democracy *
upon an Eric Letter. The old Shi
her Commander, when her mate
calmly he unfurled the stars and
flag of his whole country .above
thecoastitution as a chart b-'
steadily he wiled info peace
own party expressed themselves as being
satisfied—Mr- Faulkner,' a Tirginia' Demo-
crat,sMd,'’‘’tho policy, of Fillmore was nation-'
al it W«s' couserratry^T-ji recognized the
Binding efficacy of Constitutional .guarantees,
anJjH enforced them. The Democratic Re-
Let us keep away from Democracy ; in
1S52, she told us if she triumphed, it would
kill off abolitionism; sectionil strife woold
cease, and the country be ai peace. She tri
umphed, and abolitionism has become the
popular sentiment of the North—strife and
civil war tho order of the day in Kansas,
nud our country threatened with a foreign
war. Again, they nsk us for another ‘‘final
ity of the slntery question,” another “sooth:
er of sectional feeling,” to aid them in elect
ing another President-“for all parties. By
electing Mr. Fillmore, this peace could -be
brought to the country ; nnd why should we
not vote fbt“Mr- Fillmore? We have tried
him, and let us go to tho opinions ol one we
loved and admire.1—one whom we respected
and had confidence in—Henry Clay. In
1852,'Mr. Clay said; “Mr. Fillmore has ad-'
ministered the F.xccutive Government^ with
signal success and ability—he has been tried,
and found true, faithful, honest and consci
entious. I believe him to be able, indefatigable,
indastriousaudpatriotic." T.ben, why should
we fall into Democratic rinks 7
tried man—ai man endorsed- by Whigs and
Democrats, and by our gallant and glorious
old leader, Henry Clay—as able; faithfal,
true and patriotic. Then , let ug be up and
united, gird on our- armor and march forth
to do battle for prie who exposed his bosom
to a Northern Storm, and declared the Union
should be preserved, and that the laws should
be faithfully executed.
-Let-us exert ourselves to elect Millard
Fillmore .whom wc have tried and know to be
•tme to the Constitution—whom we know was
faithful as President—whom we admire as
a statesman—respect as a man—and love as
- irttiiofe Let aft reje«t tlw advice given us
gentleman says
“The Democrats are working with
desperation, doing all; they can to make
the people believe that there is no chance
for Fillmore and that they ought to
support Buchanan in ofder to save the
country from Abolitionism. Now ev
erybody ought to knowjthat Fillniore is
sounder on that subject than Buchanan,
and the former has been tried arid all
parties were satisfied, atid none spoke
in higher terms of his administration
than the Democrats—and in 1852,
when Spoil.received the nomination of
'lie Whig party, none veto loader »!»•
their lamentations. for tbe - F’.ii-
tnojre,’ than the Democrats. If they
were sincere, and are now anxious to.
save the country, let them all support the
noble Fillmore,’ and it is more certain
-they will do the country good service
in this way, than by supporting a mrfn
who has been in favor of almost every
doctrine and ism and steadfast in none."
We haVe made a lengthy extract from
the letter of our Sumptet counly corres-
ppndent, to slq>w that the people per-
We hate a f ect iy understand the lying game of the
administration party in their attempts to
create the impression that 'Fillmore has
-no chance l ’ - - ;i
A letter from Autauga county, Ala
bama, says :
“The Democratic leaders hereabouts,
Are now badly scared. Without the
Dutch ; and Irish vote, they know their
fate, is sealed—that there is no hope for
them.” '
Well, there is more truth than poetry
in this belief, of the “Dempcratic lead
ers," and we tell them, upon the authori
ty of Well-ascertained facts; that, with
all their klartiey in years past, the Dutch
and Irish'wHP leave those demagogues
Mr. Buchanan’s r oiniiiatirin, Were very
mpeh disposed to join bis ’standard,
because they thought ‘it'woufd be victo
rious, [splendid patriots, these fellows,
who join a standard because thfey think it
wiirbe victorious 1—they will tneef their
just reward.—Ed, J receril develop-
merits have made a great change—they brightening tri this Staie, rind, in m^
honrin ti% finrl thnt —l-'x.’ * L_ •»» LsL * .1 * n
vt Conservatives-for Fillmore.'
A loiter from an intelligent gentleman
iri thtf Siute ofNew York, a Whig]who,
though not-W politician, ii an tthenti-. t
observorof passing events nnd well quali
fied to form an accurate opinion, says i
“Mr. .Fillmore's prospects nro evidently
begiu to find that although the polit.
c'ari* are with Buchauan the people are
for Fillmore. No one yet can tell what
the iestilt will be in Virginia. 1 have
ali along calculated lurgely on the
virtue and intelligence of the people,
and I cannot yet believe they will be so
infatuated byJojWefer a nmn like Mr v
Buchanan, who has been'oft alt sides of
every question—nay more, the champi
on of every side of every question, to Mr.
Fillmore, who has always been steadfa«t
and true to the Constitution and the
whole country.
“Mr. Buchanan has been for a bank
and against it—for thfe tarriff of 1842
and against it—for the, Maysville and
Cumberland roads, and against internal
improvements—foe distribution Jof the
proceeds of the public lands and against
it—for ‘squatter sovereignty’ mao and
against in 1848—for the principle of the
Wiiinot proviso hitherto, and against it
new—‘•(because it clashes with the
‘squatter sovereignty’ platform built at
Cincinnati,) thanking his God that his
fortune was cast in a State not cursed
with slavery, and now the champion of
Southern institutjorts—bnf, above all,
for Washington’s policy of non interven-.
lion with the affairs of foreign countries,
and yet the author of the Ostend mani
festo!’’ ' -
Our Virginia correspondent pretty
well understands Mr. Buchanan’s an
tecedents. We suppose he omitted to
mention Mr. Buchanan’s Federalism
from 1815 to 1828, on the ground, that
the pica of infancy, put in by his friends,
ought not to be overruled.
Sam’s Jokes.
The Montgomery Mail, says i A great
deal of sport, has been enjoyed by the
haters of American Sam, at the mishaps
wlrich from time to time have befallen
the young* man. Even, some of those
who were last year his bar;ker‘, until th.q
Virginia elections “set him back” »
year 1 or two, are prone to join in the
laugh atrhjs expense. ■' 4, little by lit
tle, Samuel has been £ ljpigb
- : --i—-—i—it rr , j-,-,.-; .fa hiri ferifcrr. Very latek 'mmcapital
Vrom Sumpter county, Alabama, a wnemirs-or ■■ - r
wrong corner of the mouth.
We will tell these little jokes;— they
are, as the papers say, ‘ too good to.be
lost.”
Joke the Fjrst was the sloughing off to
FnEMON'/f’the Free Soil candidate, of
nearly tho whole Gerntnn vote of the
North and North-west. Ha! ha! How
that must have tickled BdChanan, the
jovial old cock! '
Julie the Second was the desertion,
in the Senate of the foreigners of Kan
sas, (by voting lo refuse them the right
jf suffrage there.) by Sepators lvF.nsox,
of Georgia, Ci.av and ^Fitzpatrick, of
Alabama, and others who had liereto-
fore taken sidfcs with the Datdi a(*n>iis{
Sant! Oh, capital jokfei—tip topi
first-rate!—a joke at which Dutch, friph,
and AmericahS-^-rind Sam, l>>udestof
all !—can and do laugh with sitpremest
enjoyment! • ' '
Joke the Third is the richest of all.
It is the one which that ‘‘.-ly old (ox, *
MAtiTtN VAN ButtEri, is helping Mr.
Buchanan tw pf»y 'off on the South
Read, Van’s letter endorsing Buck and
the Platform, and “laugh till you
cry”—bnt lei the tears be redlteotafor
the South, betrayed rit Cincinnati ami
insulted :it Kinderhook.
Oh, we do love a good joke! and^Riese
of SAm's are as-good as—as—wd(—
as—as—-the Ciricr.mati Platform!
judgment, he will receive. (he electoral
vote of New York. Thd real conserva
tive men qf all parties thjnk . lie is the
safest and best man how before tftti ped-
ple. Tbe Wbigs. as a pprty, will go fof
him—indeed, how cun they do otherwise,
with Buchaujpin and Fremont oh the oth
er side—and though riot, numerically
Atrtitigi'tiieiF votes will'tell in the present
contest. Before Mr.' Fillmore's arrival
in the country hisprospefctsshertled blue
enough, but.from the hour beset hie foot
on our shores he has increased hie
strength. The more lie is seen, and
heard, tjie beHeji lie is liked—arid* of
nil the candidates, ho ns the only (friY;
about whom enthusiasm’cart berAiscd.—
Asa part of the Compromise meusuies,
he thinks pie Missouri Compromise
should not have been repealed—bnth; s
opposed to further Anti slavery or Jf.o-
slavery agitation•, and fof peace, har
mony and quicljn tlit nnlirin. If he is
elected .tie is. ple.lged to exert the.powcr
of his Administration in fuvor-of restor
ing domestic-jieace to the country, pre
serving peace with foreign nations, nnd
repressing sectionalism nnd anti-slavery
aggressions upon the States. He is
eminently National in his sentiment*.—
I think such a man, with such serqdmer.ts,
must be acceptable to Natioii-Tl men
North .and Soutli. . , - * .
The Montgomery Journal, «!.!m!iug
to the tone nttd temper of the vpA cih"*
made at the great American mVdi'inc; i :;
that city says:
The idea seemed to-be that Mr. Fill-
tnore was not to be regarded at* a j;r.rti-
znn of any section, but as. tbe national -
conservative candidate, knowing no
North, no South, no East or WeM, sep
arate from the Constitution ami the in
terest, of th.8 whole eotmtry. In this]
?m(ndnt position, Mr. Fillmore Kn^pfffcfea
liimAelf by liis ncts and ‘l|i> rlcelorations.'
He now stands, in- t.be opiuioii of con-
servjitive men ns tlie only nnli-freesoil
candidate before the people;. Since the
days of Daniel Webster, there lias been
no one but Mr. Fillmorp who has dare«l'
to address Non hern Freesoil risseutbla -
gc3 ( and tell themjhe triHh t^thetr faces
to resist their ouJ|«fysotS achetnetr 1 - to
—the oM Ww - hl ?T^ e the fchurch. t of New York
Guard’.’—for we, when we reiu^. . i.
gallant old leaders,-cannot
battle against ’d«° °f onr nuntber.
prepare for action, and though our arm* may
barusted—^oar.banner tom-rour ranks P»ay
have been thinned, nnd dcfeat nmy cpme--
s till, let us tell Dumocracy “the Old Guard
know how to die, ; bnt tiot how to surrender.”
Gen. Jeptha V. Harris, a prominent
lawyer and estimable gentleman, died at
his residence near Marietta, on the 29th
June. Gen. Harris was a member of
the fifrst Class of graduates from Frank
lin College. And ns one of her Trus :
teds, lie watched over her interests to
the last; ' Ho was ii native of -Wilkes
county, and. hb long and active life was
identified with the interests and charac
ter of every portion of his native State.
Sod. Vhoxas yjtfjfcowogf Jiqs
ilined the nomination .for Elector of the
_jgbth Congressional District, tendeved
him by the late Democratic Ccnventior:.
He assigns ns a -reason, -^iis inability,
from want of time, to canvass»the Pi.S,-.
trict, and tliat he is influenced by a
“higher law” which declares, “he who
provides not for his own household is
worse than an infidel. - ’ - AlexUrider C.
Wiker^of Richmond, S’therAlternate,
nnd will take his place in the field.
,. • r.rdpoe of Fremont, and will take
think of making. 18 **.**• r--- o , , \
m.riber. Let us , good care .that the “Dutc. and Irrah
vote for “Fremont,” for he has recently
announced that' “hejs as much ip ftjvor
of freedom aa O’Connell was, or as the
New York Tribune' i^.” ; *, / ■
One ofithe most intelligent gentle
men in the State of Alabama, residing
at Montgomery, closes, his letter ""to us
thusi—“i^V/finorc stock - ts advancing
•fterti* 4 J} -“-w* '• ’ ’•* •*
From Lenoir, county .North Carolina,
a weinriformed correspondent writes:
“The canvass, for Governor and
members of the Legislature in this State
is going on bravely, and wa confidently
e?pec* to elect our candidate for Gover-
AiWiobn A. Gilmer, and a majority of
the iasdbere. of the Assembly. Sam is
wide awafee.in the Qld Nprth State, and
he will. giveJtis iV»ends abroad a good
account of himself on the 7th of Au
gust. .Qld North Cgrolina is -U'rc for
FillmotS'and 'Donelson.”^-. a'tjL
We close Qtir extracts from our letters
oDto-day by the following admirabb) dn<? ;
from-a letter written hv. one °‘kt£
;infar,riied and reKab'c men in Vir
to-wit: -..ii* ) - - i v
“Tim aspiring politicans, looking tp
tbe state of ibirigs existing at the time of
Another Accession. x
The Sandy Hil!,N. Y. Herald hoist-*
the American ticket, .and in a long and
very able editorial says :
In nailing the naqie of Millard'
Fillmore to the mast head, we appeal
nQt to the Demagogue or the Fanatic.—
We expect no support from the Giddings.
and the Greeleys of tbe North; nor from
the Atchisons nnd Brookses of the
will take 'South.
out, thank heaven, there is a class of
meh besides them yo't left in this fair Millar* FillmoiGs.
land. Sober, tnititlng nien, j»ho love
their country and her welfare—wiiC are
tired of intestinejtrifes and wrangling^ ;
and yrho ask for one whom they can
trust toandlie down and-slqep at pight.
without expecting to hear the tocsin be
fore morning. These men can vote, if.
they cannot froth and bluster. These
are ihe men we speak to-in the North
and in the South. These are the men
we can look fairly, in the Face nnd ask.
their suffrages for Millard Fillpjore—the
statesman,' the Patriot, and we. trait with
their aid, -the next President of these
United States.
debase this section.^Mr., Buchanan ot*
Mr. Douglas'dare not .do »!•
Plat- an*> Breck !’!—Everybody
knows that. the, candid States Rights
nien, .whb feel ftonsfrairied io vote for
Buchanan, declare thatbjt doing, they
only mean to ,% vote for the platform,
not for the man!? They, forget, how-
ever, that lie—the highest authority—
hqs yonstrued the Platforitr tq. mean.
Squatter Sqf EREtGNTV.? thus, throw
ing out a wing Till which Martin \ an
Buren and other obscene politicaf hirdi^
have alighted . ..;.
But if, : repudiating the capdi
ihq.’paftyV:X<bus ncknpwUdging him MJ,
be unw.ortfay.,) Jhey wish to convincis
theinsel ves that}hey are only voting for
The Platform,.ihvy hnd (letter .adopt a‘
new parly cry, thus—Hurra for PLa-tV
and Breck, ! This would reljevo their*
of the sound they admit to he’odioris im*i
would “vindicatethe truth.of hi.^tary L wP
—MonlgomcryvMail. •
N«b r ask a appear* to-be filling» p a\ h h *
large bodies of emigrants,- rijo^Iy. yomre
.men. They gp .wilh ihe prlongli the
axe^i>,baad, urfhnqt b - ; t.
This may accourij. fur; ili^|H2pce«bl«ri>rm ;
secure sptliemenf of-.the terrivuryj'-a
such a striking contrast fo .
whicli .was commenced with swagger ithdr
yjoleiice, nwl hastcontmqfe^.vriwrtrouWe
and c^:rage ever since. *
. “I can ner^r.cgn^Qt to liSine ti;ing ;
tqjbe Noftb and anptlj* r to the South.'
I kkbuld despise ’i#qjw. ; jf if I coirfd lu^
guilty ofjsuch evasion.” .^JF.
“In the language -of the Inmeiijed, jrii- ;
mortal Clat - ’—‘Thud.rather he r.igtit
l!»n Presideqt.”, . - -, - *
^‘1 confess* ulao that I am a - clcvoted" VT
and.utlaltecable friend of tlie-Cfion.’—
Reeder i or Buchanan.—A corres
pondent of the Daily Cincinnati 'Cojn-
mercial asserts that in his presence arid
that of several others, Governor Reeder,
expressed himself stronslv in favor, of
the election of
<u«» t
Atcdfe; the passengers — PPjLj
the Fuhon, is Mr. Crawford, the ceic-
bvnted Atnericsn sculptor. He comes to
superintend thfe erection ofvthe Wash
ington Monument at Richmond, which
he'has had cast nt Monicb. ***•*'
Massachusetts.—Tho “sotvl hi tf
of Bostpn,” and of the Biy 8{.»te,'ar#
moving for Fillmore. ;A tin c;ing is
proposed tQ.be held FQon nt Fnriifeil HhH’
Jo-start thq.ball. A new JFillmii'rq daily t
.paperisio.be started iirirned'iAt“ly v and
: the State is Jo be’ carridu w Fitlm vc,'
*uve. ,. smi-Urr'inr
— y '
T«b, isstJE R19UTLY $TATBd!—A‘
writer in the Richmond Whig thus stales'
and most truthfully—the issues in iliv
Presidential canvass : .Jjf. .
.‘‘Fremont arid Jhavsioxf f
' ^BtictlANAN and Party Rule.”
“Fillmore.and the. Con.-rn c no\.”
in ah
Ai. iittOUE.—A man <
short tneasure ? is u mea- .u
If life gives short nif ;
then he is a rogue t» gr
Qr in whiskey, then
spirit. If be give
if a rogue im