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ILUME III.
ATHENS, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 5, 1856.
NUMBER 23
ike
PUBLISHED WEEKLY,
by JOHN H. CHRISTY,
EDITOk AMD fSOrSIKTOB.
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A FRESH Supply of Underwood's best at
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it for each subsequent insertion,
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.,rfcd as advertisen ont*.
vs the number of i nsertions I*nof markedon an
.rn<riiient, it will be published till forbid, and
ftti accordingly. .
[. F. LANGSTON,
Attorney at Law,
CAUNESVILLE, Ga.
ILL practice in the counties of Frank
lin, llart, Elbert, Madison and Jackson
HrlHsrcKs—0. Peeples, Esq., Win. H.
J, Esq., Athens; Gabriel Nath, Esq.,
v tU'’ulo; Hon. Junius Hillycr, Monroe;
™^.\kerman, Esq,, Elberton.
Shy 27, 1856.
WM.PH 1LIIPS
Attorney and Counsellor at Law,
Marietta, Georgia,
*11.1. prurtico in nil the counties of the Blue Ridge
11,rrnii, ill the county of Fulton of the Coweta
unit, iii the Supreme Court, and in theU. S. Diet.
Vi, »t Marietta.
Boles for Detecting Counterfeit Bills.
fTIHE subscriber is in possession of, aud iau
X in a short time impart to others, certain
rules for the det<* .tion of Counterfeit Bank
notes, bills, &c. For this be charges three
dollars, and where the party is not fully sat*
isfied themojey will be returned. ■
He will visit during the summer months
most of the upper counties of the State.
June 19 tf M. A. HARRISON.
Stammering and Stuttering Cured!
T HE Undersigned will be in Athens on
Tuesday the 24th of June, where lie can
beconsulted by such persons ns are troubled
with stammering, stuttering, Ac. Whefe he
fails to cure he will charge nothing.
He will visit the up-country during the
summer months. M. A. HARRISON.
June 19 tf
NEW BOOKS.
Q UEEN Life, Reveries of a Bachelor, Spar-
rowgrnss Papers, Jack Adams, Rachel
and the New World, Prose and Poetry of
Europe and America, Buffon’s Natural His
tory, Don Quixot, fine edition.Curiosities ol
Literature, Madeira and Portugal, also a
fiue lot of Paper, Envelopes, Visiting Cards,
Reticules, note papers, Pocket Cutlery, Ink-
stands, Ac. Jost received by
WM. N. WHITE,
July 17 At theC'.rner.
HESTER k AKERMAN,
Attorneys at Law,
ELBERTON, OA.
1OBERT Hester aud Amos T. Akcnnan
I will practice in partn«rghip, in the coun-
,of Elbert. Hart, Franklin, Madison, Ogle-
orpe and Lincoln. May 1—1 y
J. M. MATTHEWS,
Attorney at Law,
Hay 1 DANIELSVILLE. GA.
C. B. LOMBARD,
DENTIST,
ATHENS, GEORGIA.
•uisover thoSiorcof Wilson te. Veal. Jat>3
ofCxiug.^,dirstticl Attornies, Federal
50 KEGS
B EST CUT NAILS—assorted sizes—for
sale low, by T. BISHOP &. SON
Juno 19
HOUSE AND LOT FOR SALE.
T HE subscriber offers for sale his House
and Lot in Cobblinm. The lot .ogettuns
one acre. The improvements consist of a
comfortable dwclliug-bouse. school-house, and
all necessary outbuildings—a firstrote well,
and a well selected lot of young fruit trees.
This being one of the beit situations for a
school to be found in the place, the attention
of teachers who might wish to locate here is
particularly invited.
For terms, ^-c. refer to the subscriber, on the
premises. A. HALL.
July 23,1356.
PITNER k ENGLAND,
Wholexalek. Retail Dealer,in
ROCEKIES, DRY GOODS
HARDWARE, SHOES AND BOOTS,
April® Atukxs, Ga.
DORSEY & CARTER,
DEALER* IN
Family Groceries and Provisions,
Corner of Broad and Jackson streets,
Athens. Ga.
MOORE & CARLTON,
DEALERS IX
iiik, Fancy and Staple Dry Goods,
IIA HD WARE AND CROCKERY.
ril No. 3, Granite Row, Athens,Ga.
CAUTION. * *
T il E public are forewarned against trading
for any notes made payable to Kenney
and Sledge, Kenney and Lee, or I. M. Kenney;
also two land warrants, one granted to Doctor
R. Graham and the other to J. W. Hamilton
—said papers having been stolen from the
undersigned 011 Saturday night last
1. M. KENNEY.
Last Call.
L UCAS & BILLUPS having called and
u rgep a settlement of their old busi
ness with their customers for nearly two
years, feel under 110 obiigatlons to waiiltsgtr
but will very soon hand over to a collecting
officer nil notes and accounts due the late
firm. July 3
F. W. LUCAS,
nil01.ES.ILE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN
DRY GOODS,
GROCERIES, HARDWARE, Ac. Ac.
No. 2, Broad Street, Athens.
JOHN H. CHRISTY, !
PLAIN AND FANCY
Book and Job Printer,
“Franklin Job Office,” Athens, Ga.
Ml w.irk entrusted to his carefaithtully, correctly
and punctually executed, at prices correspond- •
10H ing with the hard nossof the times.
T. BISHOP & SON,
blOl.ESALK AND .RETAIL DEALERS IN
Groceries, Hardware and Staple
Dry Goode,
Hay 1 No. 1, Broad street,'Athens.
M
Accounts
ADE at the Book Store are now due, and
payments thereof requested.
July 3 WM. N. WHITE.
SLOAN & OATMAN,
DEALERSIK
Italian, Egyptian & American
STATUARY,
AND EAST TENNESSEE MARBLE.
Monuments,Tombs.Urnsand Vases; Marble
Mantels and Furnishing Marble*
tS^All orders promptly filled.
ATLANTA, GA.
(^“Referto Mr. Ross Crane. jnnel4
WILLIAM N. WHITE,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
Bookseller and Stationer,
Jimd Jfgw*pmpermnd Mmgmxin t Avgnt.
DEALER IN
'US10 and MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
LAMPS, FINE CUTLERY, FANCY GOODS, AC.
2, College Avenue. Newton House, Athens, Ca
aignof “ Whita’*University Bookstore.”
Orders promptly filled at Augusta rates.
JAMES M. ROYAL,
Harness-Maker,
IS removed his shop to Mitchell’s old
1 lav era, one door east of Grady A Nich
es—where he keeps always on hand a
HenUiaortmontof articles in hialine, and
»lways ready to fillordersinthe best style
J»n 26 tf .
COLT & COLBERT,
DEALERS IN
Staple Dry Goods, Groceries, and
Hardware,
No-JB, Granite Bow, Arum, Ga.
*■31. COLT .WM. C. OOLBEBT
lu;u«i6,1855. ly
W, W. LUMPKIN,
Attorney at Law,
ATHENS, GEORGIA.
JlhL Practice in all the eonntiesof the
• Western Circuit. Particular attention
T «h to collecting.
=e on Broad street, over White & Moss’
N. Jan81
BEEF TONGUES
A ND Dried Beef, just received bv
June 19 T. BISHOP*
BISHOP* & SON.
Garden Seeds.
A LARGE supply of Fresh Garden Seeds
just roceived. Merchants supplied at
Augusta prices for same seed.
JanlO .0. W. A HR. J. LONG
Preston & Merrill’s
Y EAST Powders, for sale low, by
Aug 14 T. BISHOP & SON.
Chemical Olive Soap,
T HE Best in use,for sale low, by
Aug 14 T. BISHOP A SON.
BJ"WHO WANTS ffj
O NE of those CIRCULAR SAW MILLS
to cut 11,000 feet per day. or 4 877,000
feet in 18 months. The A thens Steam Com
pany are making them, and have for sale
cheap, one 12 and one 6 horse power Steam
Engine. Also a 10 inch 14 foot cylinder
Waterwhe » Shaft.
May 27 R. NICKERSON, Ag*t
W. L. M ABLER,
Attorney at Law,
Jefferson, Jackson County, Ga.
Whence*.—Messrs. McLester a Hunter
8, Thompson.Eaqs.,Jefferson; D.
Spence end W.J. Peeples, Eaqs. Law*
“*evill«i J. H. Newton, C. Peeples, Esq.
; J H. Christv, Athens; Law & Clarke
1 ^-Graham, Esqs. Gainesville.
Ln 17—l y
W. G. DEL O NY,
t Attorney at Law,
JILL give hisspeoialattontiontoCollect-
l-A 1 *’***0 Claims of all porsoiisen-
to Land W arrests, under the late
ri7 Land Bill of the last Congress.
*7 Offica on Broad Street over the store
'•m. Knwiptii^m'ij ..iii ■ 1 otoatoui
f... )r J
aS-W. & H. R. J. LONG,
’ini?* e8a te and Retail Druggists,
0,0 A' UF.V-’ Ga.
Standard Works.
I RVING’S Lift of Washington, vol. I.
Martins of Cro-Mar tin, by Lever,
Burke’s Works,
Boswell’s Johnson,
Johnson’s Works,
Don Quixote—five editions,
Dickens’ Novels,
Taylor’s Travels,
Thackeray’s Works,
Irving’s Works,
Percy’s Reliques pf Ancient English Po
etry. Just received by
Aug. I* WM. N. WHITE.
Coffee! Coffee 1!
A FRESH Supply of best quality, for sale
low. by T. BISHOP *
Ang 14
A SON
Sugar! Sugar 11
^ GOOD Assortment^ jj»*t received by
Aug 14
T. BISHOP & SON.
Loaf, Crushed and Powdered Sugars
A ^FRESH Supply, just received by . “
Aug 14 T. BISHOP & SON.
. • For Sale.
T HE lot formerly owned and! occupied by
- David JU Lyle— th e sam c lying on the
Wntkinsville road. It contains one acrcand
a quarter.' For further pm tielars, refor to
Win. Gilbert, Athens, or D. K. Lyle, Mulbe;
ry, Jackson county, Ga.
Aug 14 i
No. 1 and Extra
F AMILY Soap, for sale low, by
Aug 14 T. BISHOP & SON.
For the Southern ..Watchman.
The time is fast approaching when
we will be .called upon to cast our vote
for President. As the glory, the hon
or, and the prosperity of onr country
are entrusted to every citizen, it is the
duty of all to aid in electing those who
are to administer our government.
To the Democratic party, we have
given up tbe management of the Go
vernment for the last four years. Have
we been satisfied—have the pledges and.
promises of 1852 been redeemed ? Let
the honest, patriotic people, answer
these questions.
Again the Democracy have their
banner floating on the breeze; shall we
march under that banner ? They again
proclaim themselves to be national,
united, sound, and* the friends of anti
slavery agitation. Let us examine their
platform and see if it is so; let us look
at their men and measures, and can
didly ask ourselves if it is true.
In 1853, Mr. Fillmore left the Presi
dency ; all was peace—all was harmo
ny—all expressed themselves satisfied
with his administration.
Bfit a Democratic candidate must be
nominated. In 1852 she gave us her
plulform; and among other things,
“Resolved, We will resist all attempts
at renewing in Congress, or out of it,
the slavery agitation, under whatever
shape and color the attempt may be
made." '■ Many Southern Democrats
told us the Compromise measures were
as much as we had a right to expect
and urged upon us to vote for General
Pierce. They told us that they would
save the country; that its peace and
harmony should be continued by them
and thjit the stars and stripes of our
national banner should never be sullied
or torn. We aided in electing General
Pierce; he said the Compromise meas
ures should be a finality; that he would
resist the slavery agitation 1 ’Tis now
185G, and the aggressive spirit of the
North, in four years, has been strength
ened, and the Van Burencrew has been
received and again called sound. We
ask candid men, has not Democracy fail
ed to preserve harmony; to defeat abo
litionism ? failed to be equal to the
times? failed to drive freesoilism from
her ranks; and failed to preserve peace
at home. The administration certainly
did wage a war upon Greytown
certainly did bestow patronage on free-
soilers,—by its bad management, we
were threatened by a foreign war ; and
upon her “ finality” of the slavery agi-
tation, a great Republican party has
grown up. Alas! her promises have
been broken, and her pledges stand un
redeemed. General Pierce was elected
to the Presidency by the will of a great
National party ; now it is no longer Na
tional, but is reduced to “simply James
Buchanan” and a “squatter sovereign
ty” faction. .
The people are becoming pretty well
satisfied of one fact—that Democracy
is qither incapable, or not desirous
causing slavery agitation to cease.
Just before the meeting of the Cin
cinnati Convention, we were informed
that tbe Demrcracv was purged of “its
bad material”; she was spund, and that
it would be a sound convention. The
Softs of New York, the Van Bureu De
mocracy, met in State Convention and
declared their intention of going into
the National Convention. Freesoil
speeches were iijade—the old resolution
of 1847 was passed, declaring hostility
to slavery extension; tout we did not
for a moment suppose they would be
permitted to go into the National Con
vention. The Richmond Enquirer, a
Democratic paper, said : “We are op
posed to the admission.” The Mobile
Register said : “The Hards could only
expect to receive Southern confidence.
The Empire State said: “Reject both
the Softs on account of Freesoil pro
clivities, and he Hards on account ;of
infidelity in practice to the principles
they profess.”
But the Convention met and neither
branch were rejected on account of their
principles; all met in one harmonious
family. Let us look at a picture of this
Convention, not executed by a Whig,
or by an American, but by a Democrat
and a supporter of Mr. Buchanan t
“Custom house officers, post-master
salaried clerks, packed delegates, straw
delegrntcs, political eunuchs, members
Marsha/#; suej was the composition of
nearly one-half of tke whole Convention;
the place in which they met, and which
had been provided by a packed Admin
istration Committee, was worthy of. the
meeting. It was a sort of den, ap
proached by a long, narrow passage,
barricaded by three doors, each l tied on."
guarded by armed bullies, with orders The Richmond Enquirer is horrified
toknockdownanyperson that approach- atthe th# Democrat3 are support .‘
tdwiihoul a ticket from the Committee ing Ioternal Improvement bilIs .
This den had no windows by which \ Why, a Democrat from Ohio, Mich-
peop/e could look in and see, or the light igan> Iowa . Missouri, in fact from the
of the sun enter. It was the nearest | Nor ,h-West. but rarely opposes an In-
representation of the "black hole» in ter nal Improvement bill. Georgia, and
cu y a ‘ the States around her, contain the most
This is from a Democrat; yet, we consistent Democrats in regard to In-
have been told to look to this Conven- ternal Improvements,
tion for our rights, and for our salvation A Democratic Senate have recently
The people of Georgia were anxious to passed three Internal Injprover nent bills
see Mr. Pierce nominated; indeed we a f ter they had been vetoed by the Presi-
believe he was the choice of the South. dent . and no doubt ^ of the raen
Let us see what this writer says of Gen. j wbo pasaed i be bills, had been at Cin
cinnati and aided in fixing up the reso-
Itberatelj trample them under foot.—
We had better strike the resolution
from our book, or adhere to. it.”
Mr. Toombs thought they were de
parting from the faith of their fathers,
and said : “He would like to know wliat
Mr. Buchanan’s views upon this Internal
Improvement system were, as now car-
M.
[to be continued.]
politics of %
Pierce’s treatment: “The defeatofthe
Administration has been complete, and ] u ti on8 ,
of the most mortifying kind. Tt is a de
feat by his own party—a repudiation by
his own friends, Mr. Pierce was re
pudiated by those who exalted him.—
After four years trial, he is condemned 1 From tbe Richmond Whig,
and thrown away. It k is the most hu-1 Buchanan in favor of the Abolition of
miliating termination of a public career] Slavery in the District of Colombia,
that ever was witnessed.” There, De- j A correspondent of the New York
. ~ r, ,, . • Herald, writing from Lancaster, Pa.,
moots or Georgia, that ts the way fu[nW 4 th o following important ox-
your favorite is treated—that is the way trac t from Niles’ Register’ by which it
your wishes are attended to; your can-] appears that as ‘long ago as 1829, Mr.
didate is “thrown away.” Buchanan was a leading agitator, and
Tg, . ... 1. n j n rpi I voted for the abolition of slavery in the
What did the Convention do? The I District of Columbia
unsound men were not refused adniis- vVe ask the reader’s attention to
sion—the Georgia Platform not noticed what follows—Wonder what Mrs. Grun-
and her candidate “ repudiated.”— dy W *N sa y to this expose
un. . a-j .u , * , I On the 10th day of January, 1829,
What did they -to? They nominated | Mr Buchanan in 'congress voted-the
a candidate and erected a platform.— I question being made a test—to proceed
By the press and from the stump, for a to the consideration of the most outra-
long time we have been told the Kan- geous'abolition proposition ever voted
, ... - , , .. on m Congress—one which shows him
sas bill was the issue of life and death tQ have be * n a ,« n * lgger Wor shipper” of
We ask all honest men, did they meet I mc^e enlarged proportion than even
the Kansas question without evasion ?— ] Seward, Giddings, Hale, or any of that
They did not nominate Pierce, or Dou-1 dk- By reference to Niles’ Register
, _ . . . . vol. 11 p. 327, you will find that Mr.
glas, or Stephens; men who were iden- M - |norm ^ ved ^ folIowing preamble
tified with the bill, but took up James J and resolutions, and that James Such-
Buchanan, who accepts the nomination anan voted to proceed to consider the
letter which satisfies Freesoilers ] expediency of abolishing slavery in the
. _ . * 0 .1. t\ _ 1 District of Columbia:
and Southern men. A Southern Dem- whereas, the constitution has given
ocrat takes the field for Buchanan, and I ( 0 Congress, within the District of Co-
is satisfied with his position; and Van lumbia, the power of exclusive legisla-
Buren reads his Freesoil speeches, and I t ’ on * n cases whatsoever, and where*-
,. . „ , , ... as, the laws in respect to slavery in the
sees nothing in Bachanans position to District of Columbia have been wholly
make him oppose bun. Is it not strange neglected :
that in an issue which involves life and From which neglect, for nearly thirty
death, there is an uncertainty in Mr.l y ear3 » h . ave g rown numerous and gross
Buchanan’s meaning ? In an issue I C °siave° n d ea le r s. gaining confidence
which threatens to dissolve the Union,] f rom impunity, have made the seat of
should he refuse to rend assunder the the Federal Government their head-
veil which conceals his opinions from q uar ters tor carrying on the domestic
... slave trade:
public view . rp be pub i* ic prisons have been extern
We cannot understand why Mr. Bu- sively used (perverted from the purposes
chanan wds nominated ; he was absent for which they were erected) for carry-
r .u„ ing on the domestic slave trade;
from the country during tho Kansas ex-1 ^ fficerg of tfae federa , government
appointed to examine into the existence
of an itihuman and illegal traffic in
slaves, carried on in and through the
District of Columbia report whether
any, and what measures are necessary
for putting astopto the same;”
The House of Representatives of
Pennsylvania, at (heir last session, by
almost unanimous vote, expressed the
opinion that slavery within the District
of Columbia ought to be abolished;
Numerous petitions from various parts
of the Union; hare been presented to
Congress, praying for the revision of
the laws in respect to slavery, and the
gradual abolition of slavery within the
District of Columbia ;
A petition was presented to the last
session of Congress signed by "more
than one thousand inhabitants of the
District paving for the gradual aboli
tion of slavery therein;
And, whereas, the ten miles square,
confined to the exclusive legislation of
Congress, ought, for the honor of this
republican government, and the interest
of the District, to exhibit a specimen of
pure and just laws—
Be it resolved, That the Committee for
the District of Columbia be instructed
to take iuto consideration the laws with
in the district, in respect to slavery;
that they inquire into the slave trade as
it exists in, and is carried on through
the District, and that they report to the
House such amendments to the existing
laws as seem to them to be just.
Resolved, That the Committee be
further instructed to inquire into the
expediency of providing, by law, for the
gradual abolition of slavery within the
District in such manner that the inter
est of no individual shall be injured
thereby.
When the above abolition preamble
and resolutions were read, Mr. Weems,
of Maryland, moved the question of
consideration, on which question Mr.
Minor demanded the yeas and nays, and
they were ordered by the House. So,
the question being the consideration, it
was decided in the affirmative—yeas
104, nays 70.. Among the yeas you
will find tbe names of all the democrat.-?
in the Pennsylvania legislation—James
Buchanan, Henry A. Muhlenburg, Geo.
Wolf, Cambreleng. Coulter, M’Kean,
Southerland, and others. The vote was,
in tho main, a sectional one—the mea
sure being regarded as a radical aboli
tion aggression upon the rights and in
stitutioni of the South.
ciiement; no one knew his views; no bare been emp i 0 y ed and derived emolu
one knew hU position; he had been for ment from carrying on the domestic slave
and against the Missouri Compromise; trade;
in 1848, had thought Congress had the _**’»'« * nd priaons exist in the
• o 6 District for carrying on this traffic in
right to prohibit slavery in the Territo- buman beings;
ries; bad expressed Freesoil opinions The trade is not confined to those
in regard to Texas; brit so it was, be \ who are slaves for life, but persons hav
was nominated. » n g a limited time lo serve are brought
by the slavedealers aud sent where re-
Let us examine the platform of the dress j s hopeless;
Convention—(’tis to be remembered Others are kidnapped* and carried
cne delegate said he swaiinwed ,ha and
form like Jpepao»lo be puked up.) The despair> exhibited in the District, mark
resolutions were submitted by the chair-1 the cruelty of. this traffic;
man on resolutions, Mr. Hallett, a Mas- Instances of maiming and suicide,
sachusetts Freesoiler : executed or attempted, have been ex
The Ist’Resolution, “The American ^'^growmg out of the traffic within
Democracy place their trust in the in-1 * ’ ...
, . . , , f Free persons of color coming into the
telligence, the patuotism, and the dis- Di8trict ‘ are liable to arrest, imprison-
criminnting justice of the American me nt, and sold into slavery for life for
people.” So ’tis only their trust of] jail fees if unable, from ignorance, mis-
votes, they look for in foreigners. fortune or fraud to prove their freedom;
° Advertisements beginning, “ we will
The 2d Reselution, “That the Con- give cash for one hundred likely young
stitution does not confer upon the Gen- j negroes, of both sexes, from eight to
era. Go_ t , ,he
mence and carry on a general system of j nQtice of Congress indicate the open-
Interhal Improvements.”
, This is their resolution. Do they
stand up to it ? We know a few that
do,: Gen. Pierce, Brown, of Mississip
pi, and Winstop, of Alabama. Mr.
Iverson, of Georgia, in 1848, was op
posed to appropriating money for the
'if ’W. t 'a Frnm
Mr. Buchanan lauds Mr. Fillmoro.
On the 7th of October, 1852, Mr.
Buchanan made a speach at Greenbarg,
Penn., in support of Gen. Pierco’s
election. The following are extracts
from that speech. We commend them
to the attention of his supporters who
are now denouncing Mr. Fillmore as
“unsafe.”—Nath. Patriot.
“ To secure the vote of Pennsylvania
was one of the main inducements for the
nomination of Gen. Scott over the head
of Millard Fillmore. Is there one un
prejudiced citizen of any party in the
United States, who can lay his hand up
on his heart and declare that he believes
Gen. Scott would make as good and
safe a President as Mr. Fillmore f No,
fellow-citizens, all of us must concur in
opinion with Mr. Clay, that Fillmore
had superior claims and qualification
to those of Scott for tbe highest civsl
station. Availability, and availability
alone, produced the nomination
Scott.”
“ He was anxious to secure the votes
of the Freesoil Whigs of the Seward
school in the national convention.
JVTr. Fillmore, his competitor, had
spoken out like a man in favor of the
Compromise, and had thus done his
duty to his country. He was for this
very reason, rejected by the Whig Na
tiorikl Convention, and Gen. Scott was
nominated by the votes and influence of
the Northern Freesoil Whigs.”
#,#.** * *
“ But the Northern Freesoilers had
not quite sufficient strength to seeure
his nomination. To render this cer
tain, it was necessary to e-ilist a small
detachment of Southern Whig dele
gates. To attain this object, Gen. Scott
bad merely to write a brief note to*Mr,
Archer.”
“ This pledge, which, on its Jacc,
was intended exclusively for Gov,
Jones, Mr. Botts, Mr. Lee, lfc n all of
them Southern Whigs, proved sufficent
to detach a small diviston of the wing of
this party from Mr. Fillmore, and these
uniting with the whole body of North
ern Freesoilers, succeeded in nominating
Gen. Scott."
ty odd cusps, and fined under the Act
of the Assembly of Alary land of 1796,
chapter 67. Drayton was fined 8140
and costs in each case, and Sayers $ 100
and costs in each case, one-half of the
fine going under each act, to the own
ers oi the slave, and it was a part of the*
sentence that they be committed to jail
'here until the fine arid cost*“V&re paid.
I • “In April, 1852; after the prisoners
had been in jail atthe cost of the Govern
ment, four years, upon petition of various
persons throughout the country, and
proof of the poverty of the prisoners,,
and that the health ;pf one of them was
greatly impaired by his confinement,
and upon the written application,! think,
of 21 of the 4l owners oftheslavest rans-
ported. and a law argument by Senator
Sumner as to the ppwer of the President
to pardon, the President was asked to*,
pardon the prisoners. *
“All these papers were referred by the
Presidentto the then Attorney General, -.
Mr.Crittenden, for his opinion as to whe
ther the President had power to pardon
os as not to lessen the rights of the owners
of the slave s to their portion of thi fines.
In August the Attorney General laid
before the President a very able and
lengthy opinion on the subject, which,
amongst other things, affirmed the power
of the President in the premises.
“Upon this opinion, and the applica
tion of the owners above mentioned, the
President, Mr. Fillmore, directed the
Secretary of State, Mr. Webster, not to
pardon, but to grant both to Sayers and
Drayton a remission from that part, of
the punishment imposed by the Court,
which ordered them to be imprisoned
until the fines and costs were paid, but
expressly reserving in the remission the
right of all owners, as well those who
petitioned for the pardon, as those who
did not, to collect the fines by any law
ful means other than the continuanoe o J
the imprisonment, from which they
were thereby discharged,”
Mr. Stephens’ Endorsement- of Mr.
Fillmore.
The following card from A. G. Mur
ray, late editor of tbe Griffin “ Whig,"
settles the question of Mr. Stephens’ -
endorsement of Mr. Fillmore’s sound- 1
ness on the slavery question :
THOMAS W. THOMAS AND A. H. STEPHENS. •
Mr. Editor: I see in the Daily
Chronicle <§• Sentinel of Friday morning,
August 15, 1855, the following:
“Mr. Stephens Endorsing Mr. Eill-
more. On the 16th September, 1848, .
the Hon. A. II, Stephens made a
speech in Griffin, a sketch of which was
reported by the editor of the Griffin
Whig, the political friend of Mr. S., and*
a man of irreproachable character for
troth and veracity. From that sketch
We make the following extract :
‘But it hns been said by the supporters '
of Gen. Cass that Mr, Fillmore was an
Abolitionist. - He (Mr. S.) had for him*
self examined into the matter, both from
his votes while in Congress, and from
those personally acquainted with him,
and he would assert, without the fear of
successful contradiction, th-it Millard
Fillmore was as true a friend to the South
and to Southern institutions, as any man, .
Whig or Democrat, north o f Mason and
Dixon's line, The charge against Mr.
Fillmore was on!)* brought up to prevent
ajull investigation of the opinions and
position of Gen. Cass.’
“In his speech Wednesday night, the*
Hon. T. W.. Thomas alluded to this
report of Mr. Stephens’ remarks, and
denied unequivocally that Mr. S. ever
made any such declaration.’-’
Now, the voters of Georgia may judge •
for themseves how far to give credit Ur
the unequivocal denial of Mr. Thomas.
when I inform them that the report of
Mr, Stephens’ speech in Griffin, on tho
18th September, 1848, was written out
by me and submitted to Mr. Stephens--
for his inspection and corrections beiuro
he left town. lie read it over carefully v
made a few slight alterations and correc--
tions, and it was printed accordingly.
Yours respectfully,
... A. G. Murray.-
Griffin, Ga., Aug. 16.185G.
Congress
ness and extent of the traffic ;
Scenes of human beings exposed at
public vendue are exhibited here, per
mitted by the laws of the general govern
ment, a woman having been advertised
to be sold at Boyd’s tavern, near the
Central Market house, during the month
of December;
A grand jury of the District has pre
purpose of removing obstructions from senle ^ lhe s j ave lrade as a grievance;
tbe Savannah River ; said he was act- & writer in a public print in the Dis-
inrr in accordance with the Democratic tri ct has set forth that, to those who
° . ii u i . Isjfc; j have never seen a spectacle of the kind
creed; but he was laughed at. (exh5bUed by the slave trade) no de-
Mr. Brown, of Mississippi, in jreply I scription can give an adequate idea of
its horrors-;
To such extent had this been carried
L-jty pTtttT” . . I in 1810, tiiat a member of Congress
faith have either passed resolutions I ^ rom y;
to a speech from Gen. Cass, said : “It
seems to me that we of tbe Democratic |
which we do not understand, or we de
ft
r irginia introduced a resolution
into the House, that a committee* be
The Drayton and Sayers Case. ■
One of the little charges made by
Democratic stump-orators against Mr.
FiLLMOnE, is that he pardoned Daniel
Drayton and Edward Sayers, who had
been imprisoned in the District of Co
lumbia for kidnapping slaves. Some of
them go so far as to charge that their re-;
lease from imprisonment operated as a
discharge from the fine imposed upon
them by the Court, and denounce Mr.
Fillmore for thus remitting the fine
against them, one-half of which was to
accrue to the owners of the slaves ! Hon.
S. G. Haven, a Representative in Con
gress from New York, has in :\ l.it*r
letter so clearly explained this wliol
case that we presume the charge
never be made again. Mr. Haven says: I <:t
“The facts are briefly these: Drayton ' c
and Sayers were each convicted in seven-
- Zollicoffer’s Letter;
At a meeting at 0.14-Fellows’ Hall,'
Memphis, Tenn., Gen. IIasrell rend a
letter from the H«m. F. Iv. Zotlicoffur,.
from which the following U an extract:.
“Mr. FillniKir*-* will carry ; Nrnv York,
New Jersey, and I |liu*c California. Mr.
Buchanan will probably carry no North
ern State but Pennsylvania.. Fremont);
u-iUprobably get tile remaining 103 voti-s-
of i lie North. If Buchanan could mul
the whole electoral vpte of the Sou'll
(120) to the vote of Pennsylvania (27)^
he would fail of an election by llic popular
vote, by tvyojfc.votes. IE Mr. Fillmore
could unite tfie South to New York ho
would be elected by the popular vote.—•
Why should we not urge tiiat view m
the South ? Why not put upon Buchan-*
an’s friends the onus of defending an
! election by the House? where his sug
gestion to Jackson aud Clay imply be
would be good at intrigue, and where,
if be failed his friends think Bwken
ridge would become President in Oei'uuh
of House electipn.”
The above extract speaks for ii -elf.
Np comment is necessary.
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