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ATHENS, QA.
THYBSDAY MORNING, JULY 23, 1859.
A Smart Trick,
Judge Jackson, we understand, has
given assurances to such of his Demo-j
pie that he had a great deal of sym
pathy for'the negro race? 5tlT. Did
not the entire delegation from Geor-
cratic friends as are likely to be in gla, with the exceptions, of yourself
his way, that he will not again be a and Judge Wright, vote against the
bill ? (Toombs and Stephens included.)
6th.. Why did not you two go with
the Georgia' delegation? 7tb; lias
Estate Advertising.
We would again remind such of
our friends as have the management
of estates, that they have the rig hi
to select any “public gazette” they
please in which to advertise the same., .
As wo arc proscribed by the “anti-1 two .V eara hence .
proscription” Democratic office-hold- i We wish to place a prediction op
era of the neighboring counties—who on record. It is this: none of these
tuen-
candidtfto for Congress. This, We
are informed, is quite satisfactory to
them, and they are vicing with each
other in the zeal with which they en
ter into his support—each one' try
ing to make himself the favorite for
the succession. In this manner, num
bers of blockheads not capable of re
presenting their militia districts in a
party caucus, are oonfidently'Jooking
forward to u nomination for Congress
idea, Jack, or did you borrow it frbm
some old fogy ? The little, ignorant,
“beardless boys” at etricking the poor,
dear people out of all their money !—
Ah! what a. pity! Can you not pre
vent it, Jack ? I think not, so I
would just sit down and take a right
as I am an outsider in reference to
tlna^cation, and as I am 24 years
old,*whenever you go too far, or cross
my 1 views, I shall reply whether it is
in referenceito R. Rlj, or r.Ot. I do
not *it?b to be any body’spnemy, but
shall not “back out,” for fear of some
pet’s feelings. YourS, &c.
SNOOKS.
Far the Southern
Friend Shrilly : 1 like your strictures
upon the wretched munngenieut exliib-
gc*t oni-tjitrd of the advertising fees | TOen _ wUetlieI . capa Ue or not-.will
tor sending their publications else-;, . , ' . . ,,
where—is it asking too much at the; be nominated, ike * Adieus Clique
hands of our friends to request them [ have other views. They don t in-|
to exercise their right in this matter, tend to let them run. Some mem-j
and send us at least a portion of it ?
New Jewelry Store.
The reader’s attention is directed
to the advertisement of Messrs. Tnl-
madge, Stark k Heins. Wc have
peeped- into their store, and find that
they have a beautiful assortment of
goods in their line, and also that they
are polite, attentive and courteous.
As an evidence of this, we may men
tion that they invited the editor to
select a walking cane from their beau
tiful assortment, which of course, lie
did; and for which he returns his
thanks.
Anniversary Exercises of Centrc-Hlll
School.
Wo are requested by Mr. Seuddcr
to state that the annual exhibition of
Centre-Hill School, consisting of de
clamation, will take place at the
Town Hall, on to-morrow (Friday)
morning. Doors open at 8J—exer
cises to begin at 9 o’clock, A. M.
The public are invited to attend.
Extra Flour.
We are indebted to Messrs. J. H.
& J. I. Colt, for a sack of extra fam
ily flour, manufactured at their new
mill. This flour is not only extra
fine in fact, hut beautifully white in
appearance. We have no visa for
Hiram Smith now. We trust that
Messrs.. C. may meet with that encour
agement which Aheir industry and
enterprise «aerit.
Dried Peaches. !
As scarce as peaches are this year,
wc have been favored with a present
from a lady, of a lot of the handsom
est dried peaches we have ever met
with, for which we return our thanks.
Speaking of peaches, we have been
surprised that none, so far as we
know, have been brought to market
yet. They would sell well here dai
ly, and in large quantities. We believe
there are a good many orchards in
the lower part of this county and
Oglethorpe full of peaches. Friends,
now is the time to sell-fruit to ad
vantage. Large quantities could be
disposed of daily. Don’t all come at
once!
Commencement.
This time-honored literary festival
is rapidly approaching. The pre
liminary exercises will begin at the
Chapel on Sunday morning, when
the commencement sermon will be
preached by Dr. Church. Under
head of “Special Notices,’’ see pro
gramme of exercises.
Drought*
All this 8ection-of the State is now
suffering for want of rain. The corn
crop, at one time so promising, will
he cut off at least one-half unless we
have rain within a few days.
Fasti
A correspondent in Cherokee coun
ty informs us that a citizen buried
his wife on Saturday, and at the grave
yard engaged to marry another woman
on Monday. In this he was thwarted
by the interference of friends, and
did not get to marry her until Tues
day, the third day after the buri
al of his first wife! This is, we believe,
the fastest time on record.
her of the Clique will he the next
candidate—we mean some one of the
directors of it. It is not their policy
to suffer mere strikers to come in.—
As Mr. Cobb’s term as Secretary will
have expired and his chances for the
Presidency are now hopeless, lie will,
perhaps, resume his old place as
Representative of the Sixth District.
If he should not, there are other
members of the Clique who would
claim the precedence over “the coun
try crackers,” as they denominate
their humble followers in the up-
country.
If Judge Jackson shall fail, two
years hence, to obtain the nomination
for Governor, lie can then fall back
upon the Judgeship, and every thing
work on harmoniously.
To the aspiring Democrats of the
up-country, we confidently say, “this
is the entertainment to which you
are invited!” Friends, how do you
like it ?
pretty cry about it. , Lamar and his
pot Judge Wright been repudiated teachers make grammarians £i$r ten
by the late Democratic Convention dollars. If not, they charge nothing,
of his District solely on account of For that sum, the student can go as
this iniquitous vote. 8vh^ Wouid you . i°Po as ho-plea&es. Ihoti, who Cjm
cast the same vo'te as a member of ; be tricked out of their money ? None . j; e< f jj y t|,, ; self-atylefl 'lea'tears of the
the Georgia Legislature, -in a. grape 0, J system teachers. As Jack Opposition parly, as regards the late
where your coin-in was not iiiTefcstptl'i , probably one himself, this is the ■ meeting of the Slate Convention; of stfl
9th. Did not Ilowell Cobh advise you l cause of his serious lamentation. I the "false steps” made recently, this was
to vote as you did on the Echo negro venture to say that he will not pro- j certainly the worst; and when you come
ease? 10th. Whydid you vote against mise to make such grammarians as ’ to in restitute the matter, you will find
-allowing the poor old soldier to'draw they (the Lamatites) do,for fifty chi-, that a/-» interested editor*, as you ray,
a pension for services performed in lars. Jack opens a school ; Jiia pa- ver y properly, were the cause of the
defence of our' blessed country ? trons send in their children ; lie puts j w h°h> movement! Is it any wonder
Judge Jackson, I hope you will not them, in grammar and keeps them that *o letv delegates were in attendance?
think I am inquisitive or meddlesome; .there, year after year, poring over
State Opposition Convention.
This body met at Concert Hall, in
Macon, on Wednesday, 20th July,
acreoabl vto a call through the Press,
when, oh motion of J-R- Sneed, ol
Chatham, Zachariah II. Clarke, Esq.,
<>f Oglethorpe, was called to the Chair
for the purpose of temporary organic
Vzation.
Mr.-Clarke having taken the Chair,
on motion, J. J. Abercrombie, of
Muscogee, T. G. Holt, jr., of Bibb,
and T. B. Cahaniss, of Monroe, were
requested to act as Secretaries.
On motion, the roll of counties was
then called, aiphbkgtioallv, and the
but these'are charges that I see in
the papers and hear talked among
our people; and I think it nothing
but right that you should put the pub
lic right on the above charges, and
whether your mind has undergone
any change since you cast those votes;
and if you are sorry for voting as
you did, "have you sincerely repented
of it ? Come, let us hear from you.
An’Old Scppop^er.
For the Southern H atch man.
Lamar’s Grammar—Kpplj to Jack Hall.
Mr, Christy:—In the Watchman
of the 14th inst., I find an article
signed Jack Hall, making some in
quiries about the Lamar , system of
grammar, and also vainly trying to
find some objections to it. I know
grammar books, swallowing moods,
teases and cases, memorizing hair-
drawn distinctions, erroneous signs,
etc., (all of which is as dark to them
as the Egyptian midnight,) while the
real principles of grammar are left
untouched. Yet, at the close of the
school, Qvem if the student has learn
ed nothing, which is often the case,
he charges §15 or §20. And this
must be repeated, several years in
succession, before the student can ac
quire even a passable knowledge of
grammar, costing him generally, from.
§50 to §100, besides the loss of the
time. No wonder that he advises
Does it astonish any sane man that so
many who were appointed refused to
go After twenty six or thirty counties
had selected delegates to atteud a Con
vention at Milledgeville, out comes a
notice that Macon is the place! Who
would desire to be “hawked” about over
the State, at their own expense, tipon
such an uncertainty ? Not I, for one,
and therefore, I did not attend. From
this county, (Oglethorpe) but two at
tended at Macon, whereas, at least, ten
would hav C'jtfdUtudtt&J&ikdyevUlc. 1
presume such was the case in other'
counties, as well.
The Augusta Dispath, with its Dei
mocrntic proclivities, says in the daily
of the 22d, iri speaking of the Conven
The Sickles Case.
The Hon. Dan'l. E. Sickles and
his wife are again living together—
he having forgiven past offences.—
Would it not have been as well for
I
him had he also forgiven poor Key,
instead of murdering him ?
the youngsters to study Brown’s, or j tion, that,
some other grammar, J or 4 years;) •* A serious blunder, which in polit
no wonder he screams so loudly, when! tlcs is worse „,«n a cr!rne , was commit
he sees the §16 going for the new! ........ . , ,
. tt . .? o * ,ted in attempting to change the placed
system. He wants the 3 or 4 years’ . ‘ 1
not who this Jack is, but, by your tuition. I hardly think the youn". j ,neel,n &’ &c -
T * - l ' : - fc “ stars will be so foolish as to listen at j This ' 8 certainly the case in my own,
the voice of this donkey, when they opinion, and I doubt much whether thej
see that they can acquire the same,'
and even a greater amount of know
ledge, in so many .weeks, at a cost of
10 dollars.
permission, I will, for his benefit, pen
a few lines in reply. His objections!
however, arc so utterly futile and
groundless that they need no reply.
Finding himself unable to urge a sin
gle objection to the system itself, ho W ho is bamboozling the people? Let
gives vent to his malicious feelings * be P eo P^ e answer.^ Now, Jack, a
by railing out at its teachers. Well,
Mr. Editor, I am truly glad that this
Jack has brayed. It will give U3 a
Peace! Peace!
By reference to the foreign news
in this issue of our paper, it will he
seen that the European war has been
brought to a close. .It is very much
like the old story of the devil shearing
the hog, “great cry and little wool.”
DPP08ITI01T CONYEN1TDN.
We publish the official report of the
proceedings of the Opposition State
Convention, which met in Macon on
the 20th inst.
A large portion of tbo delegates,
we learn, first went to Milledgeville
—some of them afterwards went on
to Macon, and others returned home.
We are glad to find that nothing
worse has grown out of the ridiculous
blunder of designating two different
points as the plaee-o£meeting.
The Convention, upon the whole,
did. better thqn wo'expeoted, by ab
staining from doing anything. Far
better is it, in sOch cases, to do noth
ing than to do wrong,
Southern Pa-
to hear
that J.
Hie Mass Meeting at Atlanta.
It will be seen, by reference to the
proceedings of the Opposition State
Convention that the second Wednes
day of August has been appointed
for the meeting at Atlanta of a grand
Mass Convention of the Opposition.
We hope every body who can do so,
will go, and make a grand demonsta
tion in favor of Reform. The Sixth |
District sent very few representa
tives to the State Convention—will
she not turn out en masse at the great
mass meeting ?
It is entirely out of the question
for the Democracy to administer the
Government any longer. It is equal
ly clear that the Black Republicans
cannot do it, without endangering
the very existence of the Confedera
cy. The only hope of the country,
therefore, is in the success of the
patriotic Opposition. Let all true
patriots endeavorto build up this par
ty, and the Constitution and the
Union may yet be saved.
Echo Negroes and Old Soldiers. -.
We assure the friends of Judge
Jackson among our readers, that we
do not wish to bore cither him or
them by too frequent reference to his
unfortunate votes—for, personally,
we entertain towards him the kindest
feelings.
The highly respectable source from
which the following communication
emanates will not only justify its pub
lication, but we think,-ought to induce
Judge Jackson to give the interroga
tories respectful answers. Wc know
the author well, and know that he is
what he professes to be—an old sup
porter of Judge Jackson.
It is the duty of the Representa
tive to answer respectfully such ques
tions as his constitu ents may propound.
Wo trust Judge Jackson will not
shrink from it.
Habebsham Co., 22d July, 1859.
Mr. Christy:—I would like to pro
pound a few very plain and simple in
terrogatories to Judge Jackson, thro’
your very interesting and valuable
paper.
There seems to be various opinions
prevailing among my fellow-citizens
of the mountains up here, as to the
adjournment to Atlanta will result any 1
belter.
In place of the latter named city-*-!'
propose flint a Mass Meeting btf held on
the 10th day of August next, either ini
word to you. You have drawn the tbe " Ckee-fee-no-kee Swamp,” aii
sword of discussion, and you roust! “No-Whar,” in the county of Madison,
qjtherfight or run. Take your choice, i “ Sugar Tit.” in the coon y ••f Green-
I am ready for a fight, if the \Yatch-[the “Devil's half aer>-,'’ in lhc county o-
chance to discuss the merits of the j luan - w *^ be kind enough to grant it j,p u i m(m>
through Ins columns. Let us hear an,-
objection to the system, if any you j
have. Maiiisox,
July lEiti, 1,459.
system before the people, if he will
only continue to bray. All that is
needed to make it the standard South
ern grammar, is a calm investigation
of its principles and comparison of its
merits with those of the old system.
But this is not what Jack wants. O
no! He does not wish to investigate
for himself. He only wishes to hear
Far the Southern Hatch man.
Friend Christy:—As Mr. Alpha
requesfsme to give some information
from my side, the first tbirg I pro
pose to say is, that my side Is the
outside, and if Alpha expects to shoot
the opinions of others, who have : me ,*he had bj j tter turn the muzzlC;9f
studied it. So, then, he is one of his piece in another direction, as the
those slippery, milk-and-water men,
who cannot form an opinion for them
selves—must depend upon the judg
ment of others. How childish! - Sen
sible men examine for themselves, and
come to theif own conclusions. But
why does he ask the opinion of oth
ers ? Has he studied the system ?—
If so, has he no confidence in his own
judgment? If not, will he rest sat
isfied with only the opinion of others ?
I think he will find that thoso who
*
have studied it, universally approve
it. He asks, “is it an improvement on
Lindley Murray and Goold Brown ?’’
If he had studied the system he never
would have asked that silly question,
at this late day. I fear that Jack is
himself a back-woodsman. Jack, be
a man; study it yourself, and then
ask yourself if it is an improvement.
But Jack says “he finds tlic teachers
of this system as numerous as Shang
hai chickens formerly were.” I flat
ly deny that, Jack. Besides those
who are teaching it In local schools,
you cannot find more than half a dozen
who are either teaching or professing
to teach it. Yet they are numerous
as Shanghai chickens! Tell the truth,
Jack, when you do write. But “these
teachers are nearly all beardless
therefore had the decided right to
locate wherever in their judgment,
the interest of the sfockholders de
manded it should be located; then,
the question arise?, did they do it ?
Alpha regards the recent location,
as injurious to the Company. He
so regarded, before it was located,
but gave no direct proof that will es
tablish his position; he only says \t
will run through the lots of four or
five “big fellers.” Now, is not that
something, at which every country
stockholder, ought to frown with in
dignation. Is it got to be, that men
who have braved the opposing waves
that are sure to rise in life’s rough
sea; men, who have by untiring ef
forts, gained enough of the world, to
have means to own a lot near where
our Court house stands; and mer.
too, who have done more for the great
Air Line Rail Road, than Alpha—
I say, is it so, that these men are to
be singled out an&called the “few.”
inference is plain from the drowned
rat part of his letter, that he is firing
in the wrong direction. My position
in retorenco to the location of the
depot at Gainesville, is simply this:
The directors are the direct repre
sentatives of - the stockholders, attlf} Jhtrgrit ' V ° f lh ' U tiom I often
ask myself how the public got along
Rome.” in the county o|
Oglethorpe or. “ Rurrmey villa,” in thu
county of Elbert. 1 am not particular—
any or all of these places will do—tmfy
let it be a facedfict WHICH place it
Shalt lie, from a'pha to omega ! Let
there be no useless travel to Okcfenokee
or any other of the places named, in
search of n Mass Meeting, by nny dele
gate—but when ‘lie leaves home, let -
him be nbie to s'rike a bee-line K>r
THE pTaCe! - R.
Far tie Smtierm Wet
Mr. Christy: Having had occasion,
frequently to avail myself of the services
of The Adams Express CoMFASrr,
I cannot repress the desire to offer
through your columns; a feeble tri
bute to the fidelity, promptness and
boys, says Jack. There, »g«^,' By this name, it is no doubt inferred
you’ve missed the figure. I know of j by innumerab | c rcadors of tho Watch .
only four, who either are or have been , man> tM tllM0 mon want t0 control
engaged in teaching it, and they are j tho Companyj , in(l Uave tUc va]ue of
all men of families. Now, Jack, I j thrfr ]ots enhanced> tbo ugh it be to
will give you half a dollar, to UvA th ^ jlrty *** ma8ffw; Gentlemen,
a single beardless boy who has tuiight, | Jt ; g n0 S(Jcb tbing . those men that
ovlonafide professed to teach tji 9 j 4re ; called, the-few,’’ arc men that
Lamar syst?m of grammar. But have fltood by tbc intere8ts of 0 ld
“these boys, have pockets full of writ- ’ Hall, f or years; they are m e n who
ten lectures.” There’s another slip. would discard tbe very ; dca of profit .
Jack, were you born and raised in a ing tbcinsc lves to the injury of any
Christian land ? If so, you are >»-• Company, of which they themselver
excusable for making assertions so] were ft part . Now> Alpha> recon8 ; d ,
reckless of truth. You are exposing ] ^ vetractJour Bteps . If the depoi
course he pursued in reference to two yourself most shamefully; and, there- (ig ; Q tbc wrong placCj don . t j ust ag .
hills that came up before the House fore, I would advise you to stop writ! gert it and gi ;. e no pr06{; aavc broad
ing, until you learn to write the truth. j a£SertionS) and tbcn 8ay _ or , . if not ,
Aghm, Jack says, “he docs not wish say so in the positive _ try to make
to condemn the system till he under- j tbe imprcs8ion on pcop l e wh o are un
stands it better. (\\ hat would his acquainted, that a “few” men hold
condemnation amount to?) Does lvo , tbe reing jn ow gall. Give every
understand it at all ? O, ye8, he has man b ; a dueSj ba t don’t personate so
before its establishment. There cer
tainly has been no parallel to the de
spatch and punctuality with which tlieir
operations have been conducted. And
(hen the feeling of security inspired by
a knowledge of (heir responsibility, and
tbe alacrity with which they recognize
and liquidate every just claim, is not
its least recommendation. It is regard
ed by our whole community : not merely
as an accommodation, but as a bene
faction, which it is difficult properly to
estimate. The courteous ana obliging
deportment uniformly exhibited by their
highly esteemed and popular Agent in
this. place, have strongly fortified tbe
Company in the confidence and friendly
regards of our citizens. PUBLIC,
d O ’ *•“—
For the Southern ^Vatekann.
STATISTICS
Of property given in Jackson county foi>
(bapresent year, July the 19lh, 1859:
tfo of Tolls. 129
•i- “ Professions, 2
“ Free persons, l
“ “ Children over 8 and under IS
years, 10<>'
“ “ Acres of Land, 310,76-1
•‘.“Slaves, SIC
Aggregate value of Land, $1,311,677 0
do do Slaves, 1.852.797 0
JOHN SIMPKINS, R.T. It.
—1st. The Echo n.egro bill: 2d.
The Old soldiers’ bill.
Now, will the Judge be so kind as
to inform us whether or not he voted
for each of these hills, or either of
them; and if .yea, 1st. Did you vote
for them simply because your “Cou
sin Howell” told you to do so? 2d.
Did you and your “Cousin Howell”
have a consultation its to how you
should vote upon these two bills ?—*
3d; Was not your “Cousin Howell’s’’
future welfare consulted in said con
versation? 4th. Did you not both
schooling those negroes might con •
ciliale the North with him if ever hi
should becomu • candidate for th>
Presidency ? . (Come, honor bright!
d that by reason of your giving tha
vote, he and his friends at the Nortl
’ ’ justly claim the credit of
to tho Northern j
tm 'hue x O'Jlttni
»>! . • * • live <•». l xA'V.
a partial knowledge of it, picked up s t ron „i y> without any just grounds,
from report. I fear the Jack's ears and be sure when you go to Bhoot,
arc a little too long. I advise Juin that you load ydurself.
to clip them. But while -he thus acf ] I suppose it is generally known,
knowledges his own ignorance of the tJiat the Road is not being built very
system, he takes up his patent quill rapidly, though it may yet be com-
and writes for the information of the p l e tcd. I hope it will. Stand firm
people!!! Bah! What pedantry! then, stockholders. Your energy is
conclude that your vote in favor o f “But I doobjeot to the people’s being 8Ure -| y needed, and if the Road does
‘ ‘ ■ bamboozled out of their money, to no t get the undivided support of the
the tune of §10 per scholar, by these stockholders, both their means and
youngsters,” says Jack. How loud- [ their influence, it must go down for
ly does this speak, for the intelligence the present, at least. I should like
ofGeorgians! That “beardless boys’’ '* m —*
to wxite more, blit cannot at present,
Sentiment imTroS*
““'correspondent o t ,
egc A n } t \ ^ritin* j
e 4th mst., savs ;<
t my b C!n? 0 ' nt ;
avc-dnverg" of '1
01 c onsi<ier a ii ^1
this tri^J
I am gUuMo-Say that I w as ^
pointed. Public sentiment l >
gard to tho agitation of
question, has under 2
Bil»n cmn'v—III R Wasliinitan,OGSpwk»,
W It PliiUtji*,.! 11 Bailey, D W Hammond
L F W Ainlren-.v, Thnniai J Bartlett,'Ja>-
Myriek Thomas Dyuglierty, W U Casua.
•Bark ■—Hr L .1 Apjdvwliite. E ByriL
Alexander Judy.
Ca*s—.1 I’ Hambl&'>n. (proxy)
Chatham—J It Sne<*,d.
Chattahoochee—J«lm M Sapp DC Cody.
Clarke—T W Walker.
Clay —William & Shaw, John Edge.
Clayton—J B Key. - *
Coldi—B A Orist.
Coweta—tV F Wright, J R Tolbert, G B Den
nis, T S Martin.
Crawford—R Parham, J M Danieily.
Decatur—M P Olas*.
DoKalb—B F Chamberlain, O Willingham,
S F Alexander,
Dougherty—Lott WaTren, H Morgan, W E
Smith, L D P Wr.rren, G J Wright.
Early—J T Crawford.
Elbert—D O Tate, S Eberheart.
Ehmnuel—J R Prescott, J II Serrood, W J
Tucker, J A Phillips, JnoB Higden.
Floyd—J H McClung. J W P Wote.J G Mc
Nair, 1) F Booton. M Dwinell, D B Hamil
ton, J W Turner, Jno H Walker.
Fulton—A|IV Stone, O H Jones, J p Hturu
bletou. C U Hnnleiter, N J Hammond,
C A Whaley.*
Greene—R L McWhorter.
Gordon—Jas D Ingle.
Gwinnett—S J Wiun, J Dnnlap.
Hancock—D W-Lewis. EC'nin, J N Pinkston,
T J Smith.
Harris—H C Kimbrough, Jno I David, A G
Jones, II W Pitts.
Henry—Geo M Nolan, B L Harper, A 6
Harris.
Houston—E L Felder, W A Matthews, J A
Miller.
Jasper—D A Reese, W A Reese.
Jefferson—J F Speer, W A Brinson.
Lee—Geo.' F Smith, Jonathon Davis, G M
Stokes, C P Crawford.
Lincoln—Robert W Davis.
Macon—Dr J L Bartlett, Dr T P Oliver, B
Flemming, R Gaines, J L Parker, A A
-inw, Ituaiel Bieckly.H E A Candler, W H
Robinson, J W Hicks.
Marion—M H B'anford, James F Brown, C W
Ross.
Me/riwether—G B Rollins.
Monroe—U Peeples, L A Ponder. A L.Per-
kins, C H Smith, T B Cahaniss. R PTrippe.
J H Evans, Hiram Phitiezee, T M Taylor.
Morgan—J J McRae, IS Fanin.
Muscogee—R L Mott, Jame* Johnson, J Pea
body, F G Wilkins, T M Hogan, F Wilcher,
J J Abercrombie, G K Thomas.
Newton—IV F Davis. S W Glass.
Oglethorpe—Z II Clarke, J U Crawford.
Pike—J P StalFonk —
Polk—J D Waddell, W F Wilcher, J A,
Jones.
Putnam—S 11 Marshall, jr, P H Dawson.
Quitman—L P lbaier.
Randolph—J W TU»mns, C B Zuber.
Soli ley—Mnj. W A Black, R J Redding, M L
Buiucy.
Spalding—DU Brewer, D II Jobueon, A G
Murray, B VV Ferrell, A, D Nunnally.
Stewart—J B Turner.
Sumter—W J Tatter.-un. RrC Black, F M
-Coker, Dll Hill. T> P Redding, R J Hill,
J? T D Speer, R J Hodges.
Tafbot,—It M Wild*. Cyril* Robinson, J T
Stephenson
Taylors-W 5V Coilntt, A McCants, J W
Simmons, W F K Mitc.ell, E B Wnters,
Y H Caldwell, J Wilcher, D O Smith, Jas
Gritith.
Terrell—M Williams. E G Hill. Mark Glass.
Tro u p—R O Humber, C HC Witlingh uu
Twiggs—H Hughes, Henry Angler. D Gib
son.
Upson—P ^Alexander, A G Fambro, Jesse
Stephens, T S Sharman.
Washington—S Jones.
Weliater—J M Shepherd. .Roht.Little,
hiifield—John H Grant.
The list of Delegates being com
pleted and corrected, on motion of
C. Peeples, Esq., of Monroe, a com
mute of one from each Congressional
District, was appointed by the Chair,
to report the names of permanent of
ficers for the Convention.
The Committee consists of the fol
lowing persons;
1st District—J. R. Sneed,
their Chairman, the following Pream
ble and Resolutions, which were pa:
ed unanimously:
Platform of the Opposition
Georgia.
The Opposition Party of UMNrgi
planltf itself upon the pritlci
Ҥtate Rights, equal-privileges in t
Union, and equal distribhtions of
burthens, and the exercise, by Con
gress, only of^ such powers as are
specifically delegated in the Conslfctu-
tion, and those clearly inferable A'oih
and incident to the granted nosers,
and necessary to carry outsucl^rane- i
od^ipwjm^. r " , irt ,.
liesou'cd; That the Union, as es
tablished bv the Federal Constitution,
if the latter bo faithfully carried out,
•is the surest guaranty of the rights
and interests of all sections of the
country, and should be pre&e ved.
Resolved, That, as the institution
of slavery existed in the States of the
confederacy prior to the adoption of the
Constitution of the United States;
and as the right to hold slaves as pro
perty was conceded by the framers
and fully recognized therein, there
fore slavery exists independent of the
Constitution; and as slavery is recog
nised and sanctioned by the Constitu
tion, Congress, which derives all its
power from that instrument, cannot
legislate on the subject of slavery,
except for its protection where it le
gally exists; we believe, also, that
the further agitation j)f the subject
of slavery will tend to no practical
good to any portion of the country,
and abonM therefore cease, regarding
the principle as settled, both by legis
lative enactment and judicial inter
pretation, that tho people of the Ter
ritories, when they come to form a -
State Constitution, and at no other a BA gave him a quarter
2d
U
Lott Warren,
3d
(t
C. Peeples,
4th
(1
C. R. Hanleiter,
5th
u
J. P. Waddell,
6th
• 4
T. W. Walker,
7th
<4
I. S.’Fannin, *
8th
M
U. O. Tate.
sentiment
tlic ^1
change of late for the^beue^!^ 'I
improving daily. This is
the. fact - that onr peon!- .i
gone North as much of „
in former times—Lave
money more among tl.emstKe, ' '
patronized home merchants and I' 5
watering places in preference
in^g North; and now, those r i. ►
•fhq lose^ by this state oft;.’ °
beginning to discover thereat
now taking a back track,' m \
lieve, if this continues five
Iflack-Reptiblicanism wiU sink t" ^
grave, “unwept, unhonorod and "
sung” by our Yankee brothers f
with all their faults, they am 2, *
posed to kick up a fu S8 and
when jt don’t pay. * 3rft
I saw Niagara Falls, and here t.
x found every body, from Presid
of railroads to boot-blacks, bewail^
the absence of southerners, uty/
sir,” says an Irish porter of the k/’
to me, “I have not made a dollar?
so long that I don’t knowhowit 1 Wj l
those beggarly Yankees and (V?
dians never stand more than a film
copper; divil take the nagers, sa.-P
He told the truth, as thousandsL
bear witness and, as a rewardfo r 2
compliment he paid my soutbm
compatriots, I searched tny p 0c ^|
do
do
7'own property, 56.411 0
do
do
Money <iml debts, GoO.556 0'
do
tlo
Merchandize, . 32,608 0 >
do
do
Manufactories, 9,9510
do
do
Honseoiil furniture
over $300, 1050 0
do
do
Stock and other
property, 326,790 C 1
do
do
Wholepropertj’,4,240,762 0
do
do
Last year, . 3,821,441 f
Gaia-
: - A
419,821 0
A C ARD.
The iubscriher begs leave to present Ir .
most grateful acknbwledginents ! o those kin i
friends, member* of his own congreeatiM
or otherwiae. for their generous, pleasing xui
prhe—a beautiful purse, filled witli eertai,
solid materials. designed to enable him an
Mrs. H. to visit, iu their old age, the laud> I
their birth.
This unexpected kindness iaheart cheer!n
to an bid clergyman, and to his family, an
justly calls into exercise-tLe warmest gral
lude of their hearts, and especially, toward
that noble young friend, Mr J. J. T.. wh
not only gone liberally, nut wlsi was also th.
collector arid tbe almoner of the bounty •
othera. v
May Heaven’* richest blessings rest npo
him and hi* family, bis sweet little duugl
ter gavei|6) am
donors. I
upon alt theso generot
N, HOYT.
Ilarsos-are.amongthe severest su'
fererff from heat, they being expect
ed to alleviate the miseries of biped
by .dragging them in vehicles. To
often, however,- the horses hove to t
conveyed in vehicles themselves, t
the result. During such weather a
this the “merciful man will be mei
ciful to his beast.”
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The Committee retired, and soon
after returned the names of the fol
lowing gentlemen as permanent of
ficers of the Convention:
Hon. David A. Reese, of Jasper,
President.
Hon. G. E. Thomas, of Muscogee,
1st Vice President.
J. C. Dunlap, of Gwinnett, 2d Vice
President, and, the Secretaries.
On motion, the report of the Com
mittee was received and adopted.
On motion of Judge Warren,
Committee of three, consisting of
Warren, Peeples, and Grant, were
appointed to wait upon the President
and Vice Presidents, and conduct
them to their seats.—This was ac
cordingly done.
The President on taking the Chair
'explained the object of the Conven
tion in a few'pertinent and eloquent
remarks.
On motion of P. W. Alexander,
Esq., of Upson, a Committee of three
from each Congressional District was
appointed to prepare business for the
action of the Convention.
[Au amendment here offered by
Charles P. Crawford, of Lee, that
thus Committee be selected by the
Delegation of each District, was lost.]
1st District—J. R. Sneed.
2d—J itmes Johnson, Lott Warren
and Mark Blanford
3d—J. II. R. Washington, P. W.
Alexander and R. P. Trippe. *
4th—W.F. Wright, J. P. Ham-
bleton and C. R. Hanleiter.
5th—John A. Jones, D.B. Hamil
ton and John II. Grant.
6th—T. W; Walker, Samuel Wynn
-and James C. Dunlap.
7th—David W. Lewis, I. S. Fan
nin and Sanford Glass.
8th—Dr. L- J. ApplewliitOj Zach.
,H. Clarke and R. W. Davie.
On motion the Convention then
adjourned to 4 o’clock, P. M.
* Afternoon session.—The’’ Con
vention met at 4 P. M., but the Com
mittee not being ready to report,
asked for further tiae for considera
tion, jvhich was granted. The inter
val was occupied with speeches from
Col. Peeples of Monroe, Jonathan
• DaviB of Lee, and Judge Thomas of
Muscogee,
The Convention then adjourned
until 8 o’clock.
!> J
time, (by “unfriendly legislation” or
otherwise,) shall decide the question
for themselves. We furthermore re
pudiate the doctrine of “squatter sov
ereignty,” in all its foftns, as an insi
dious and certain mode of excluding
the South from the common territory
of the Union, and stand ready to op
pose, sternly and uncompromisingly,
all who advocate that doctrine; that
the territories are the common proper
ty of all the States, and, therefore,
the people have the right to enter
upon and occupy any territor) with
their slaves, as well as other property,
and are protected by the Constitution
and flag of the country; that Congress
has no right to legislate slavery into,
nor exclude it from a territory.; and
that.jye hold that the doctrine of non
intervention with the institution of
slavery in the States, Territories, or
the District of Columbia, does not,
nor was it intended to- conflict with
the assertion of the pow’er of Congress
to.protect the property of the citizens
of the several States who may choose
to settle in jha several Territories.
Resolved, That the rccoinnieiid.i.-
tiori of the President that Congress
should confer upon him the war ma
king power and subject the army and
navy to his control, coupled with the
demand for enormous appropriations
of the public money to cany out his
views, call for and deserve th&most
unequivocal and unqualified condem
nation df the whole country.
Resolved, ■ That the reckless ex
travagance of the preceding and pres
ent administration of the Federal
Governingnl, and especially the un
blushing erruption which has mark
ed the latter, by which the public ex
penditures have been increased from
fifty to nea? one hundred millions of
dollars per annum, is a deep wrong
that should be rebuked and must be
corrected. We hold Congress equal
ly responsible with the administration
for_this extravagance.
Resolved, The present representa
tion in the State Legislature, we re
gard as cumbrous, an unnecessary tax
upon the people, and inimical to wise
and prudent legislation. We advo
cate a decided reduction, and at the
earliest day practicable.
Adopted unanimously.
, John A. Jones, of Polk, offered the
following proposition:
We believe there is in the Consti
tution no grant to Congress, of pow
er to pass laws on the subject of the
African Slave Trade, and without
saying anything pro or con as to the
propriety of reviving the trade, we
demand the repeal of all laws on the
subject, and that it be left to the
States* where the Constitution left it.
Jame3 Johnson, of Muscogee, of
fered* the.fallowing as a substitute for
Mr. Jones’ resolution:
Resotued, That it is inexpedient,
unwise and contrary to the settled
policy of the United States, to re-
peal the laws prohibiting the Afri
can Slave Trade.
After some discussion by the mov
ers of these resolutions, on motion of
Mr. Blanford, of Marion, both reso
lutions were laid on the table.
W. W. Corbitt, of Taylor, offered
a resolution that this Convention do
now proceed to the nomination of a
candidate for Governor.'
Col. Fambro desired the mover to
withdraw his resolution, to give him
a chance to offer a resolution, to post
pone the nomination of a candidate
for- Governor to a future day.
an declined to withdraw.
,T»e following resolution was then
offered by Mr. Sneed of Chatham, as
a substitute for the motion of Mr.
Corbitt:
Resolved, That we recommend a
Mass Convention of our friends be
held in Atlanta, on the second
Wednesday in August, and that this
Convention will adjourn to said place’
and time, and the Counties not now
represented are requested to send
Delegates. And that we postpone
the nomination of a candidate for
.Governor until that time. Adopted.
Ob taptran of C. Peeples, a.vote of
thanks was tendered to the officers of
tho Convention, for the faithful dis
charge of this duties.
On motion the Convention then
stood adjourned to the second Wed
nesday of August, at Atlanta, accord
ing to the foregoing resolution.
Here,' m New York, abolitions*!
has never been a controlling iafW ]
but its effects have been felt Jl
feared. The merchants are Ui iJ|
powerful influence against it. and |l
am sure, whenever the questioncoffij
fairly up upon its merits, the SoJ
will find that she has no
friends even at home.
Trouble in the Camp.
The nomination of Col. J. \7. j I
Underwood, seems to produce soul
disaffection among the harmoniA
Tiro Rome Southerns, Cassrille&uJ
dard, and Calhoun Platform, LaJ
neither-of them put up his name,atiS
what is very strange—since thatth|
last issues of these papers came ouiil
week after the 1 nomination—thd
editorials upon this Subject n tri J
crowded out, so that they have fmiJ
to express an opinion either far»|
able or against Co). Underwood.
There has been aDy amount of I
juggling- going on among the Av/wrJ
since the nomination ; bat the ledaij
of their plans a nd plotting has not v« J
been made public. Onr ownopinal
is that there will be a very gwnij
acquiescence in the action of the
vehtioh, and Col. Underwood ri
have no competitor; although ’{henI
is quite a large number who ««}
agree with the .sentiment of Coll
Printup, whose card may be found it
another column.—Rome Courier
The University of tbe South.
We are very happy, as will doubt
less be a great number of our reaum
says the New Orleans Picayune, ,ol
learn that, under the active and I
energetic management of Rt Rev.I
the Bishops (Polk and Elliott,) dj
Louisiana and Georgia, the Gener.ll
Commissioners of the Trustees til
canvass for subscriptions, som<#$340,-1
000 of the required §500,000 has ri-s
ready been obtained for the con-;
mencement of this great enterprise-!
7*1118 amount is almost daily increa-;
ing, and there is every reason kj
warrant the assurance that withini]
very few months, if not weeks, till
entire sum will be made up. Thill
$340,000. has -been subscribed bj |
some fifty or sixty individuals, iij
sums of from $1,000 to §4,0"
among the last amount has been sub-j
scribed by ex Governor Henry John- jj
son, of this State. Several gentle-!
men in Louisiana and in other Statd
have signified their intention, we nn- j
derstand, over and above their liberal I
subscriptions, to provide the neces-j
sary funds for the endowment of pro-1
fessorships, when the proper time for |
arranging the working of the institu-)
tion shall have arrived.
An Austrian Detachment taken Prlsoa-
ers by a Railway Engineer.
Among the many lighter passages |
of the war with which the Parisians;
amuse themselves, we find in the (
Sport the story of the capture of» 9
detachment of Austrians who were jft
taken prisoners by the engineer o* j|
therailway. It appears that theAus- v
trinns were en rout for Peschier* to
reinforce General Urban, when th* j
engineer, whose sympathies were j
turally on the Italian side, “switcW
off,”, and conveyed the Teutonic tf" j
roes into the middle of the si' 1 ” j
camp. Here they were politelj
escorted from the railway carriage
by the French soldiers, who, wit j
that amiable politeness for which tM
nation is distinguished, saluted the* j
enemies with “All those who are g 0- 1
ing to Franco will please chang*
earn !” The feelings of tlreAustriac--.
at finding themselves taken prisoner 5
in so ignoble a manner, maybe lC |
agiiied but not, described.
<@“ Col. Boyce, of South CdflH
na, ohe of the ablest of the R e U 05 ^ fi
ta tion in Congress, from that j.
delivered an address on tbe |
Jubf, and took occasion to den° u M
as a.n absurd notion; tbe re-open' n S l
•the African Slave Trade. B eI , i
garls it as a wild and fruitless p r0 ^
rwitinn nrr oKotranhnn t.O(> COnttf®r; I
l
take tt*
osition, an abstraction too con
ble to be dignified with serious *• I
cushion. Morerisf the sound he#^
statesmen in South Carolina
same position.
iviiy of Napoleon. A
from the seat of war, a&Jf th |
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