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-A.TKE3STS, O.A.-
TMJRSDAT HOMING, MARCH 1, I860.
Dnelllng.
. Bobuel Toombs has favored tbe
world with his opinion cn this sub
ject, ami as usual, It is extremely ul
tra. He reported to Iwtve said in
the Senate that “to die in a duel is
the most honorable death a man can
die!!!”
Do not such atrocious sentiments
shock the “moral sense” of the Chris
tian people of Georgia?
■frlSSOLYIKG THE UNION.
Just now, it. is quite common to
hear men talk as flippantly of dis
solving the Union as they would of
a horse swap!
Writing for the Press.
We must call the attention of
eorrespondents to the importance of
writing legibly as well as grammati-
cally- Nine-tenths of the matter we
publish would forever disgrace the
writers, if laid before the public just
as we receive it. We have not time
to correct it.
Correspondents are also requested
to abstain from the use of such phra
ses as they would not employ in the
presence of ladies. We regret that
through inadvertency a very objec
tionable phrnsc was published in our
pa per a week or two sine*. We shall
endeavor in the future, as we general
ly have done in tbe past, to guard
against such things.
There is one more point: Be
short! t
Somo of our Demo
cratic brethren place the matter up
on a contingency. They say they
will wait until after the moeting of
the Charleston Convention. Others
soy they will wait until a Black Re
publican is'elected President.
We must confess that we cannot
conceive of anything that the Charles
ton Convention is likely to do that
would justify a dissolution of the Un
ion; and the election of a Republi
can President is not, of itself, suffi
cient cause. We think it highly
probable that it would lead; to such
results as would in the end bring
about that catastrophe. But that
the people of the South would be
willing to declare the Union dissolv
ed as soon as a Republican was elect
ed, and for no other reason, we are
not going to believe for one moment.
It is sheer nonsense- to talk about
dissolving the Union just because a
man happens to be elected we do
not like. If this is-sufficient cause
for a dissolution, then have we, and
thoso with whom we act, bajl cause
to dissolve it several times within the
last twenty years!
If a Republican Piesident shall be
elected constitutionally, we are for
watching bim closely, bnt giving him
a fair trial. If he and his party ad
minister the Government according
to the Constitution and faithfully en
force the laws without fear, favor or
affection, we shall cheerfully ncqui-
of Mr.;»ypr. It is, unquestionably
“the policy of the Democratic party,’
to do just as he has indicated; that is"
if they have parted with all principle
and self-Respect, and acknowledge the
spoils of office as their only bond of
union. The real question for us to
consideris,whether thesouthern peo-
plc should submit to such a doctrine,
let it^Mqthe “policy of the - Demo
cratic party” or not. Are we to ge
forward and get on our knees to the
anti-slavgty fanatics of the North,
and agree to stultify our mind, ossify
our hearts, debase our souls, and
betray the rights and honor of our
section, merely because “it- is the
policy of the Democratic party” that
NORTHERN TEACHERS.
We published last week an article
from a respected correspondent in
reference to the course of Rev. Mr.
Jewett; who had made a fortune
teaching at Marion Ala., and after
wards returned to his Northern Borne
to abuse the very people who had
enriched him, and that too, after
having separated husbands and wives
in tbe sale of his slaves! The wri
ter also.mentioned other cases of a
like character which b&Te happened
in this State.
We regret to learn that out of
.this article an attempt has been
made to create the impression that
we are disposed to denounce all Nor
thern teachers indiscriminately. We
never thought of doing such a thing,
-nor have we any idea tliat our cor
respondent did. Far be it from us
to cherish any such improper preju
dice. It is true that Seward, Be-
man, Thatcher, Jewett and other
Northern teachers have proved un
grateful, but this docs not justify us
■ in denouncing the hundreds and thou
sands of others who have proved
faithful, and are now just as good
friends of the “peculiar institution”
as can be found any where. As well
might wo denounce the whole South
as unsound, because a Southern gen
tleman who a few years ag-> taught
school in this town is now one of the
fiercest Abolitionists in the Northern
• States, or because a native of North
' Onroliia i is the reputed author of
that" infamous book called the “Im
pending Crisis.” We never expect
to be guilty of such injustice, nee do
we believe our correspondent would.
We have known many Northern
teachers at the South—we have sev
eral of them in this town now—and
we will do them the justice to say
that we believe them to be perfectly
sound on the exciting question of the
day.
We have felt bound to say this
much to correct a misapprehension,
which, uncorreeteil, might be pro
ductive of mischief.
If, on the other hand, they violate
the great charter and trample on our
rights, then we are for an immedi
ate redress of the grievances, in the
Union if we can, and out of it if we
must! .. .>
This is our platform, and we be
lieve that the patriotism and com
mon sense of a very large majority
of the Southern people will induce
them to take substantially the same
now of the subject.
We cannot subscribe to the doc
trine that the triumph of an objec
tionable party in an election is of
itself sufficient cause for a dissolu
lion of the Union. We are aware
that the Democratic leaders arc ma
king a great effort to commit the
Southern people to this rash policy.
As one of the people, we will now
most respectfully decline going into
any such movement. We are for
the Union until we^become satisfied
that we cannot enjoy onr rights in
it, and that we can hotter secure
them by going out of it!
we should-do so ?. In the same of for wider and more
Slavery in the Territories.
All intelligent readers know .that
the only question between the North
and South, of any practical impor
tancc, is the question of slavery in
tbe Territories. The Black Repub
licans themselves are witling to pro
tect the institution in the States.—
And yet, the Democratic leaders of
the South, in view of the certainty
that Douglas or some one of his wil
ling instruments, will bo nominated
at Charleston, are now endeavoring
to prepare the public mind for
“backing down” from the position
the South has hitherto maintained
on this question. Mr. Pryor, of
. ADVERTISING.
Hunt’s Merchant's Magazine is
' considered good authority in business
affairs! Have our merchants, me
ehanics, manufacturers and other
business men read the following par
ngraph, on the subject of
Importance- of Publicity.—Hunt’s
Merchant’s Magazine for February
—one of the best numbers .of that
excellent work ever issued—says;
“Notoriety or publicity is t.n in disi
pcnsablo element of success to the
merchant, mechanic or manufacturer,
who would give a speedy and wide
< distribution to the commodities and
1 productions which he seeks to ex-
1 change for money. He may have
1 capital, skill, convenient position,
'WUfjucdfclity, industry and honesty—
every possible fitness for his business
1 —and nil is nothing, if he have not
sufficient notoriety. This notoriety,
*;|ct it cost more or less, he must pur
chase or provide for as carefully ns
purchases or manufactures his
stock of goods. And it must, in ex
tent, bear a certain relation to the
r business he would do; it must^ bo
'both positive and comparative.
Virginia, in his late speech in the
House of Representatives, says: “1
protest against the assumption that
an opinion on Territorial power shall
be made a teat of political fidelity!”
Now, is not this practically yielding
the whole question to the Black Re
publicans ? Are the Southern Dem
ocracy generally prepared to follow
the lead of Mr. Pryor ?
We would call the especial atten
tion of onr readers to the following
remarks of the Savannah Republican
on this subject.:
The Policy or the Democratic Party, as
set forth hj Its Leaders.
Hon. Roger A. Pryor, a Repre
sentative in Congress from the State
of Virginia, and a distinguished leader
among the Southern Democracy in
the House, used the following lan
guage in illustration of the views and
intentions of the National Demo
cracy, in n recent speech before the
body of which' he is a member ;
Be that as it may, Iprotett against
the assumption that an opinion on
Territorial power shall be made a
test of political fidelity
Peo
ple must not only know him and his
business, because otherwise they will
not find him; hut they must know
him, because otherwise they will find
I can under-
Heaven, what has been the great
issue on which the people of this
country have been divided, almost to
the verge of disruption,. for the last,
tcu yeauj, hut , ting. very, matter $4
power "over slavery in the Territories!
It was the great.issue in 1850, again
in. 1854, and now , in 1860, when, it
has even prevented an organization
of the legislative department pC the
government for two whole months,
and brought the country face to face
with anarchy itself. What other
question is it, that is now dividing the
North and the South, and threaten
ing to uproot the foundations of the
government, if it be not the constitu
tional status of slavery in the Ter
ritories? . *
t Jf Air. Pryor’s policy be right, and
just, and constitutional, what is there,
that separates us to-day from the
Black Republicans of the north,
whom his party have taught the
Southern people to regard as their
bitterest foes ? The Black Republi
cans have never yet asserted the right
to interfere with slavery in the States
where it exists, and if Mr. Pryor he
right, what is it that prevents a cordial
co-operation between the Democrats
and Republicans ? And again: should
the Democratic party go into the
coming election with this principle
blazoned on their banners—tolera
tion of all differences in reference to
the power of excluding the South
from the enjoyment of a common ter
ritory—-what possible objection can
be urged by Democrats should the
entire opposition, of every name, ex
cept avowed Abolitionists, write to
oppose them ? If Mr. Pryr’s idea of
policy be correct, the mouths of De
mocrats would be stopped, even should
the opposition rally under the flog of
Wm. H. Seward, and with him ns
their leader fight out the great Pre
sidential battle of 1860. Their lips
would be sealed, and they would be
forced to acknowledge that they had
bi foi e them “a foreman worthy of
their steel," and every whit as good
as themselves.
Really, when our ears havo been
so continual.13' dinned with the cries
of “the only national party,” “the
only hope for the South and the
Union,” and such like laudations of
Mr. Pryor’s political party, we did
look for something better than a
party, that could triumph only upon
the ruins of the South, and exalt it
self to power only by a pusillanimous
surrender to the enemy and an open
abnegation of onr rights as a free
and brave-hearted people.
We think we can safely say for the
Democracy of Georgia, that they
arc prepared for no such surrender,
and will repudiate Mr. Pryor, his
policy and his chief.
3c|
It has been too apparent to escape
the most casual observation that, for
-ome years past, there has
manifested a design,
In the American party, to which j
the breaking up of old organization
been] gave birth, ami which has been active
the move in rite endeavor to establish an inter
ments of influential political leaders, i mediate power between the contend-
to force the country into an organiza
tion of parties founded on the ques-
That these two candidates from
j each State shall be submitted to the
J consideration of a General Convert-,
tton, to he assembled at Baltimore,
SPECIAL.N OTIC E S.
CLARKE COUNTY AGRKTLTl RAL SOW-
ETY. I
The members of the Clarke County Agrieull
tion of slavery,
The first introduction of this sub
ject into party politics engendered a
controversy which has constantly in
creased in extent and bitterness,
mingling with, or usurping the place
of all other political questibnsj' and
giving to thoie party politics a great
er and more dangerous vehemence.
Considerations of tbe public welfare
s<?em to be cast aside, to' make room
tention on this single apil ei
theme. .* .t r:'
Tbe two great parties in the coun
try (the Democratic and Republican)
have been the. chief actors in this
fatal contest, if not its authors.
Whether they have always exerted
themselves to allay the excitement to
which, it gave rise, or on tbe con
trary, have both of them occasionally
employed it for the promotion" of imparted by the exalted patriotism
party purposes, it ia not fpr us to »W principles and objects. More-
' " g over, it is only just to the two con
determine. It is sufficient to note
that the,mind of the people has been
industriously exercised by this contest
to the service of sectional. agitation,
and that in its progress the teachings
of the lathers of the republic, the
lights of history, the landmarks of
constitutional power have teen re
nounced, our old and revered tradi
tions of policy spurned, and the
welfare of the present and the.hopes
of the future been brought into
jeopardy in the alternations iff pas
sionate challenge and defianee be
tween the angry disputants.
It is not our purpose to arraign or
to denounce either of these parties
for their past errors or transgres
sions, but we regard it as an indisputa
ble fact that by their conflicts they
have been, mainly instrumental in
producing the present lamentable state
of public affairs. It would be easy
to establish this position by a reference
to events- in the recent history of th ; e
country, with which the public is but
too familiar; but we purposely abstain
from all comments upon them, ns
inconsistent with the limits of this
at a time that shall be designated by Mural Society,*™, rro'teatad to me.-tin Wat
*■ * jyM *"|tin»ville on tW£r-> Tue*day in March -
u t_ an «f air ntfoer
Several Ad-
the National Executive Committee, * ritiMn8 of
which Gen'eral Convention shall be persons, ora invited to attend,
empowered to select from the whole H#e*se* may havxpected.
number ot the
lmttedtoit, candidate for rrendent 2t Ser*
' si ml Vice-President, as the candidates
ing forfee^ that have engrossed the
field, wilfbe found a very large ele
ment of the conservative strength to
increase the volume of the proposed
organization. . n. ~ ; -v_ :
If we add to all these that mass of
quiet, unobtrusive
always shunned
cal life, content
of the country in. the hands of those ! State, composed of the same number word*.’'Holloway, New York and L*od<m
..... .. i of members as its representation in tf taw uade-m»rk t* not visible on hiding
I , , e v the pap** between the eye and the tight, the
'the two house* of Congress. article is Spurious. ' We learn frpjp authentic
That this representation of each sources, that the
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5AVANNAn,F«b.27Ul.«-S.U r
■r tin W„l of |
dew were anxious selli,,.
Chsulkston. Feb. 27.—R.i„ ,
tiny t>0 bales, at nnch.^/^Wj
Nxw York, Feb. 27.—s.,|„ i
dny 1,000bales,with a qnj et »!_£’''* J
Ann, sales 11,000 barrel wSff
8,OoO bushels.
AT EE NS PniCESOlRg£ X
who, in the ordinary condition of the
national progress, were.-most Atmbi-
tious to assume it? direction, and who
have reposed such faith in the patriot
ism of their fellow men as to feel
no . concern in the question of the
supremacy oi party, but whom the
extraordinary incentives qf a crisis
like the present must awaken to the
resolve of an. effort to protect the
threatened safety of the confederacy,
we have elements sufficient, by their
combine tion, to form a.great party;
to which additional strength will be
WKtfRLV ar rimu,,
fSutp be chosemaither by-thn-Stata.^^ ^ ^
abandoning the
^ choke and dm HBHHB
convention itself, or in such other ^chipting this safe; penetrating dldnfectnnt.
manner' US 8uch Convention, in view which expels the principle of irritation from
the
tending parties to say, that we do
not despair finding in the ranks of
each, numerous individuals who, tired
of intestine strife, atul al ruied at
the threatening aspect of affairs, will
unite with the only party which holds
out to the country a prospeat of
repose.
Can it bo -possible that, with so
glorious a cause before us, an appeal
to the patriotism of the land founded
on such inducements as the present
exigency supplies, can fall upon un
heeding ears, or fail to rouse the na
tional heart to the' great emprise of
the commanding duty ? Now, when
every honest and thoughtful citizen
within the broad coniines of this
Union, every true son of the Re
public at home and every brother of
our lineage abroad, filled with dismay
at the sudden rupture of the national
concord, can it bo that the power
which is able to pour oil upon the
troubled waters, and bring gladness
back to every good man’s fireside,
will withhold its hsnd from the labor?
that this generation of American citi-
of the shortness of the time for
proceeding: may appoint.
■ A Convemibn constituted in,accor
dance with this plan, we think, would
be-satisfactory to all parts of the coun
try, aud although competent to the du
ty of a discreetand judicious selection
j of Candidates. The people who have'
so much reason, in their habitual expe-
l rience of the insufficiency of Convent
] tions] to feel no liitle distrust of these
j Ixxli' S, might prefer some othi r mode of
] nomiiiaiiwii. if •- better could now be
: adopted But in the present emergfen-
| cy, when delay would render any at-
' tempt to make a nomiu non for (lie
coming election u-eless, we are persua
ded they will acquiesce in the plan pro-
; posed, as the test the time will.allow.
I Such a Convention wdl avoid some of
i the objections io which the ordinary
] and accuMmni'd composition ofCunven
tions aro exposed. It will be confined to
i the single doty of selecting the caudi-
; date front a number of eminent citizens
ih* IdO'id, removes fha tupirOebd inflamma
tion without danger, and .imparts trantpn
rency and bloom to the skin.
Tallow R*ndl«*U-
Sperm do...
Star do
Coffee gio ........
nnffioA TlLk. ' ••••••••»
A Family Necessity.—The f.Udwin*
overarm apeak* for Itself:—(Extract)" Iii
lilting kettle from tbe fire it caught snd scald
ed my baudg Sad person yeir aeyeiely—«tI» '=“• vCnuhed
hiind almost to a crisp.. The*prl ure wh's Loaf. ..........
unbearable. ' It was an awfid sight * • '
Th- Mustang Liniment appear.-d to extract
the- pain almost imrfiediately. It henled
Vapidly and left no scar of account. Charles
Footer. 420 Broad Street, i bitadetpKm.'V-
It is truly a womlerful article. It n ill cure
atiy case of Swellir.g. Hurn*, Stiff Joint*,
Eruptions or Rheumatism. For Horse-, it
should never be dispensed with. One Dol
lar’s worth of Mustang has frequently saved
a valuable horse. It cares Golds, Sprain*.
Ringlmne, Spavin and founders. Beware
imitation*.
The gotinihe is sohl by respectable dealers
in all pariduf the world.-
BARNES * PARK,
Proprietor^, New .-York.
oes* of tlm Stomach, uruny otlier Ilk* a tree-
presented by the several States as wor- % aa - »• 1 ** ,con ‘ 1 10 non* in Anrarieaorahroad
atldress, and as tending t*revt*e<epn- avns, awakened by the clamor that
A *Aiin*3*infl viklr.l. U ta tllfltU tniVl tllG ITltAfVritV Ttf Allt« TTntAlk
from
Eng-
stand how the enemies of the Demo
cracy may employ and aggravate the
issue as tv wedge to rend asunder the
unity of our party; but I cannot
comprehend how an y Democrat can
assist in the suicidal operation. In
all political organizations there must
be some open questions. It is impos
sible to enforce an exact conformity
of opinion upon every subject of
speculation. The policy of the De
mocratic party has been to tolerate a
difference of opinion in this matter
of Territorial power
Wo call the attention of the South.-
‘ Tall Oaks from Little Acorns Grow.’?
Nothing is better calculutcd to
show the great results growing from
small causes than the invention of
the cotton-gin by Whitney. We
copy the following paragraph
the Augusta Dispatch:
“If we owe to New aird Old
land the origin of the institution
among us, we owe to a Northern man
its perpetuation and prosperity. We
believe that had not the cotton-gin
been invented by Whitney, the Yan
kee school-muster, slavery would
have been found unprofitable and
could not have betn perpetuated.—
Not only the cotton States, but the
other slave States can trace the pros
perity ol the institutions to that in
vention, for the increased demand for
cotton, and the greatly increased fa
cilities for making it marketable re
acted upon the States where it was
not grown oreated a demand for ne
groes as well as provisions and bread-
stuffs, horses and mules, and thus in
directly bnt powerfully strengthened
slavery in them.
“We had the privilege some two or
three years since of examining a part
of the first cotton giaever invented.
Whitney’s original conception, and
we could not look upon the rude and
uncouth fragment without some feel-
of reverence. From that cracked
and splintered cylitider and proceeded
a power which had revolutionized the
world, which had given to tbe Souths
proud position, that of pacificator of
the Nations, which had elevated oar
whole country to the first place
among commercial nations—which
had done more towards civilizing and
christianizing Africa than armies ol
missionaries and millions of treasure
-—which, hid given to England-itself
the basis of her prosperity and" fed
and clothed her hungry anil ragged
multitudes—which bad repaired what
the South murmured at as an evil
and transformed it into a blessing.
All this and more is due to the
chine which made cotton the most
iMalfatdif JHhb'i j pnBtiiuiis’’
trorersies which it is its object J^o
ally. We will simply state, that the
one, by its frequent and unnecessary
instrusion of tlje slavery question
into party politics, has exasperated
sectional feeling at the North and
increased the growing spirit of dis
union at the South, while the other
has been prompt to avail itself of
these opportunities for anti-slavery
agitation.
After having so long agitated the
country by their reciprocal assaults,
these parties are how preparing for
a sectional struggle far exceeding in
violence any that Has yet occurred,
the results of which may be disastrous
to the countrv.
As an indication of the character
of this struggle, of its objects and
possible consequences, we need only
point to the significant fact, that a
convention has been called by one of
these parties to selects candidate for
tbe office of Chief Magistrate of th«i
Union from which, by the ncqessary.
logic of its construction, fifteen States
of that Union ate excluded.
Solemnly impressed with these
facts, a number of gentlemen from
different parts of the cohnlry, anjong
whom were members of the present
I Congress of former date, recently
assembled in tbe City of Washington
to deliberate on means for averting
dangers to which they may lead.
It was the unanimous opinion of
the meeting, .that immediate' steps
should be taken to organizo a “Con
stitutionnl Union Party," pledged to
support “the Union; the'Constitution
and the enforcement of the laws.
This organization was accordingly
commenced by the appointment of
“Central Executive Committee,’’
charged with the general direction of
the party sind with the preparation pf
an address lo the people of the United
States. r
We need not assure you, fellow
citizens, that we approach this task
threatens the integrity of our Union,
and conscious of its faculty to com
mand the ending of mad debate, and
to re-establish the foundation of a
healthful, just, and benignant ad
ministration of the duties and bene
fits of the Constitution, will play the
sluggard in this momentous hour, and
incur the everlasting shame of pas
sively looking on upon the demolition
of this fabric of confederated States ?
that this generation will prove itself
so false to all generations to come as
to permit, when it has the power, to
forbid, the destruction of this glorious
heritage of so many millions of free*
men, with such immortal memories
clustering around the path of their
history, with such grand hopeshover
ing over the career before them, the
central point of so many blessings,
the subject.of<80 many prayers of the
enlightened humanity of the whole
world ?
Let all men reflect upon the in
credible fVlly of our quarrel.
The country is wrought into a
tempest of excitement. Two great
political armies are contending for
mastery. Both arc infuriated with
a rage that threatens fearful extremes.
The great mass of law-abiding citi
zens are looking on with amazement,
and an ominious apprehension of mis
chief. And yet there is no danger
impending over the Republic which
human passions have not created,
and which the human wisdom may
not prevent.
We have pointed out the chief
source of the present agitation, and
think we have sufficiently shown that
neither of the two parties who arc
now seeking to obtain the coutrol of
the Government can'be safely entrust
ed with the management of public
affairs: The only way to rescue the'
country from their hands is to or
ganize a party whose cardinal princi
ples shall be:
To remove tbe subject of slavery
from the arena of party politics, and
thy of the firs* office in ihe Government t
and it will, most-probably, find in the
concurring opinion ol‘several State Con-
, rention* in .favor of one or -more indi.
j viduals, a useful guide to ihe mo<t ac-
] crptable nomination. And as it w.ll be
] restricted in its choice to the names pre-
j *emed, it will under no circumstances,
] afford the public wish by selecting can
didates unknown, io, or unrespected by
the country.
Whether any other principles than
those we have enumerated, shall be
enunciateil, it will. be for the Conven
tion to determine. “Platforms” have
been so frequently employed as ihe
sIihIIow devices of parly deception, that
they have come to be viewed with dis
trust by the people. We kn»w of no
higher and nobler aim than the restora
tion of peace and harmony to a divided
and distracted country, and no platform
more acceptable to every true pairini
“Union, the Constitution, and the en
forcement of the laws.”
Fellow citizens, the task that -has
beeii allotted to us is performed. We
have pointed out a path, by which, in
| our.opinion, the cntiniry m»y be rescu-
| ed from its perilous condition. It is
I for you to determine whether you will
pur-ue that path, or continue in one
which, however, the approaching strug-
j gle may terminate, may' lead to victory
and not to peace ; to a brief cessation of
strife, but not a restoration of harmony.
I Wakhikcton, February 2. 1360.
JOHN J. CRITTENDEN. Ky. Chairman.
WILLIAM C. RIVES, Vo,
WASHINGTON HUNT. N .Y.
WM, A. GRAHAM, N. C.
HENRY M. FULLER. Pa.
JOHN P. KENNEDY. Md.
HENRY C. CRANSTON. R I.
ALEXANDER R UOTELER. Vo.
JOHN A. ROCKWELL, Ct.
JOHN WHEELER, Yf
J. MORRISON HARRIS Mcl,
LEW IS CONDICT, N. J.-
CHARLES M. CONR.4D.-U. *A ’ ‘
MARSHALL |>. WILDER,Mr**.
JOSHUA HILL, Go. .
JOSEPH SNYDER, Ohio,
WILLIAM TEMPLE, D«l,
JOHN DUNHAM. Conn.,
JOHN A. GILMER, N. C.
C C LATHROP. Pa.
R. W. THOMPSON. I»d.
N. W. SHELLEY, Ala,
GEORGE BRIGGS. N. Y.|
WILLIAM O BRGWNLOW, Tenn.,
WILLIAM I,. TOOLE, Iowa,
JOHN WILSON. III., -
JKRE CLEMENS. Teon.,
E. J. V\ 1IITLOCK. N. Y„ Committee. '
fuancis c rang Eft.
Chairman National Whig Executive
Committee.
JACOB BROOME,
Chairman Notional American Execu
tive Committee.
with diffidence-and anxiety. Weare- leave it to the independent control of
aware of the difficulty which attends
the endeavor, atany time, to persuade
men to abandon political associations
to which they are allied, either by
interest or preference, and we know
bow much that difficulty is increased
when party attachment is heightened
by the ardor of expected success, or
inflamed by the zeal of the opposition.
But the.e are nevertheless junctures
when honest hearted citizens will.be
prepared, at any sacrifice of prejudice
or opinion, to perform this duty to
their country. It is the policy of
the dominant parties to undertake
the real strength of those whom dis
approbation, indifference, or disgust
forces into tbe • position pf neutrals
in political warfare. The ordinary
tactics of parties teach them to dis
courage those whom they cannot en
list. But the fact is demonstrable
that tbe numbers who occupy this
position at all times, and more especi
ally at the present time, constitute
the most influential portion of the
whole people. ; V
If the investigation could bemade,
there is reason to believe it
would
the States in which it exists, and to
the unbiased action of the judiciary ;
To remove all obstacles from' the
due and faithful execution of the
provisions for the rendition of fugitive
slaves;
To cultivate and expand the re-
and trade with those who are better! ern people to this language, and to
known. To do a successful and pro-] the principle therein set forth for
fitable business, a roerehant must nd-1 them to endorse and conform to. We
vertise—-no matter what he sells.’*
gri ...There is dew in one flower, and
not in another, because one opens
jt- ouii and takes it in, while the
other closes itself and the drop runs
off. God rains goodness and mercy
aa wide as the dew, arid if we luck
them, it is bent use we will not open
our hearts to receive them.
are plainly, flatly, and shamelessly
»tmy,
niocraticparty to tolerate a difference
of opinion in this matter of Territorial
power; or, in other words, that a
man may be a true and accepted De
mocrat, beyond cavil or question, no
matter what his. views may be with
regard to slavery.
We shall not dispute the position
Address from the National Union Com
mittee In Washington, (o the People
or the United Slates.
The political aspect of the country
fills the public mind with painful
apprehension. The people are every
where disturbed with the fear of some
disastrous crisis. Many are alarmed
for the safety of the Union. All
are conscious that the sentiment of
fraternity which once linked the States
together, even more firmly than the
compact of the Constitution itself,
has been rudely shaken, anil that
discord has crept into the relation
ship of communities which should have
found, both in the interest of the
present and in the memories ot the
past, the strongest motives for mutual
regard and confidence.
What has produced these general
and unhappy convictions ?
result in disclosing tho fact that, as
parties are now constituted, little less
than a million of voters will be driven
out of the sphere of activo participa
tion in the coming election.. The old
Whig strength of the country will be'
found to furnish no small contribution
to this mass. Even those of that as
sociation who have been induced fo
take sides in recent elections with one
or the other of the opponent <hvieions,
acknowledge but scant fealty to their
new leaders; and the great number
of them will, it is believed, be prompt
to join their old comrades in rallying
to a conservative field to fight a new
battle for tbe cause of the Constitu
tion and the restoration of lost
harmony. Large numbers of the old
Democratic party, who withdrew from
the line of march when they discover
ed it leading toward internal strife,
and the assault of traditional policy
sources of the country by such pro
tection to every useful pursuit and
interest as is compwtible with the
general welfare and equitable to all;
To maintain peace, us far as possi
ble, and honorable relation to all na
tions ;
To guard and enforce the su
premacy of the laws by- an impartial
andatrict administration of the powers
granted by tbe Constitution ;
To respect the rights and reverence
the Union of the States,as the vital
source of present peace and prosperi
ty, and the surest guarantee of future
power aud happiness;. , : v;
To teach reconciliation, fraternity
and forbearance, as the. great na
tional charities by which the Union
is ever to be preserved, as a fountain
of perennial blessing to the people.
Let these principles he taken to
the hearts of those who pledge them
selves to the support of the party, and
let them actuate their private life as
well as their public duty.
’ Coffee Ji»* ; *"
Tea.,...,.-...
o:«..
The use of Dr. Hostetter’s Stomach
Bitters, for D/.ptpiin, Kltkilenca Henvi
To |i* nltle t<> stair confiilootly tbat tlto"Bit
ters” me a certain oare for tly*pep*i>v tail
like di-nstr*, i* *o tire proprietor* a source
of unalloyed pleasure. It remove* nil mor-
rantter from tlie stomach, purities the
blood, imparts renewed vitality to the ner
Mola>iei,peri«]
O. 8yrnp.„.-.
Salt, per Bushel.......
Salt, Liverpool Sack .....
Steel, Cast
“ German *.*V
Blister...... '
Spring..., *
Iron,'ti(>ntiiibp-Size ;
“ 7 i licit wide
*• Band ............
•• Nail rod.
~ Sheet :... .*
Omtingir ...... "
Nails, per Keg ’
r^wder.Rifle...... j
'Blasting
Lead
Shot. pef -Bag.;
(ndign.Spasiish
Madder lb.....
Copperas.
Blue Stone
.Oil, Littered — .....
*• Lamp, Winter
;‘ r ;• ™
“ Trnw
White Lead, Keg 251b..
vou* system, giving it that tone and energy ; Mackerel. No. 3 hbl
*t» indispensable for th* restoration of death, t •* j bids No.2
The unterou* acknowledgement*ef its »up«s- _ " IbbUNo. 2.7T.
Tobacco .
Yarn pet bale, 41' bunches
rinr excellence and beneficent results, have
aisured the proprietorr that jt cannot but
prove a greet cure to the affliction, and im- ' Retail .
wt vitality *o the thorough system. Osnttburgs,per Bale........
Sold by druggists and dealers generally
« re ry where.
MTSec advertisement in another column.
BELIEF IN TEN MINUTES.
BRYAN’S
PULMONIC WAFERS!
'91
i2i * r
26 U
i\
110 11}
Lo ft;
100 Ijj
» M
Glass. Box 8 by 10 ...1” ^ j*|
7 * 1 .
«• Ml
25-til
K in I
ill
■_ ,. o ‘ II
j ” Ketjul tji
Shiri'ng J, per bale .
| “ Retail. "
i •
coTXJsrxiZTr ^produce.
! Butter, (very scarce) .... lqj,
I J®*?*- ■ do- ;j
'Chicken*. do....... ]j v
I £ r ? e “ A pnlta, too to it
[ Dried ** jqq jj
The wont certain and epeedy remedy eter di%- ’ Eerie,! Peaches ^
covered for all Dieeatc» of the Chert and
Longs. CWgA*, Cold*. A *1 tuna, Cun-
stunplion Bronchitis, Influenza,
Hoarseness. Difficult Breath
ing, Sore Throtii, <Jc.
Unpeeled
Cabbage, .,
Potatoes, Irish.
Sweet,
Onions^.....
flTHESE WsFKKS give the nimt insfan-r Bucwn Side*. —
I fflliantta nnrl not font eoliaf mosA .... * * • Hntnt
L tan eons and pet feet relief and when per
severed will) according to direction*, never
fail to effect a rapid and latltug cure. Thou
sands have .been re*tor.>i! to perfect lienlth
who have tried other mean* in vain. To all
classes and all constitution* they are equally
a bb-ssing ami a curt?—none m-ed despair, no
muter how long the di*eit*e may have exist
ed, or however-severe it may tie, provided
Hums 2........
“ Shunidcrs..
Lard................
Tallow...!'......
Cotton per Bale.........
Flour per hbl .....;
Whe<ai per B<ub<l ...
Corn v “
Meal *•' «
the organic structure of the vital orirttn* i* i
not hopelessly decayed. Every one afflicted
should give them an impartial trial.
To VOCALIRTS A!tf> 1’rBLlC SPCAXECa, these
Wafers are peculiarly valuable; they
rill in
oxx Oav retpnve the mort sever* occasional
Hoarseness; nnd their regular use for a f«w j.P e »**- .i.........
days will, at all times, increase thepower
and flexilality of the voice, greatly improv
ing' iu its tone, compos* and clearnose. fbr
which purpo-e they ore regularly used bv
many professional voC«!i*t».
JOB MOSES, Sole Proprietor, Ro
chester, N. Y.
Melancholy Incident.—At the trial
of James Stephens, reccutly executed
for the murder of his wife, a little
girl, his only child, was present and
examined as a witness although only
said to be seven years of age.
After the jury had rendered a
verdict, she jumped up and said to
her father, “Come on, father, it’s all
over now—-let’s go home.” From
that time the fate of the father has
been concealed from her; a few weeks
before the execution the child woke
up one night screaming, “They are
hanging father, and it was with great
difficulty that she was pacified. From
that time the child has pined away
until this week, when, two days since,
she died. We havo this from re
spectable authority, and give it with
out comment.—N. U Com. Adv.
Prie* 25 cent* per lx.x. F«r sale by O. W. &
H R. J. LONG. Athens On. IIAVILLAND.
CHICHESTER & Co., Augusta, and all Drtfe-
gists.
IT IS NOT TOO MUCH TO SAT
sines ALL
OLD AND YOUNG,
AFFIRM ITS TRUTH,
Pi*.* That Professor Woods Hair Restorative
nrlLLpmun IsfsltiHy tbs grotetk tuli colsr ol
’ * tbe hair, if Used two or three litre* a Week, to
Any imaginable n(te-
bnldwil
firfeetly reatote the gray,
i bail;
never the bald with nature’*own
It and beeulKul It
sere the scalp free from all disease to the
, tbe t
ornament, i
make it more Mft and beautiful than any oil, and pre
■ 9 to the greatest age.
Statesman, Judge*, Attorneys. Clergymen, Prole*-
uinnal men and Gentleman and Lariie* of .all ela»ee*,
nil over Ute world, -bear testimony Iliac vt do not ear
too much in it* favor. Read tbe following ai<d judge:
Hioaoar Gauvc SLCluirle* Co., Mo,,)
Nov. 19.1SS7. {
Faar. O. I. Wood—Dear Sirt v’uute ti.ne last sum
mer we were induced to nee some oi yiur Hair Ite-
Mnrotive, and ite effect* were eo wonderful, we fell
a*h| '
it our duty to y-u and tbe
. _ . . iuted. to report
Our Knle ennVhead for «ome ume liad l
fueUy covered with eoun, and arane called it scald
kaad. The bair almost aallraly came uffta eoi:*e<
quencea, when a friend, eeetng bis tufferin
tie hope of snccees, bat ta our capon**, and that of
all our friends, a very few applieatiaBa removed tbe
disease entirely, and a new and lururant rrop of hair
Ry«
Beeswax-. ....
Feather*
Wool ..........
LIQUORS.
CORXECTU> ST SStrSOK * flTTiSb,
Whiskv—Corn.............
Rectified,.:
Ry«.:.....
Monnngaki-ls
s-drJSt?
76 U W6
j,merican.. go
d -FreupH..... 400
Apple, ICO 19
Wins—Malaga 76 ill
Madeira,... >00
Port, ............ 250
. Slieyry, 3M)
Gin—Domestic.... 75
Holland 15C
Rum—New England, 6‘»
- . -Jamnica. 250
Administrator’s Sale of
Hardware, Crockery, Glass, ft
. and Waoden fVare, -Jd., $c.
I N pnrunanre Of an (i-Jcr iff the Ilnwrff*
Court oC Orutnnry >ff Clarke countj,l
will offer in the highest bidder, og Tu *lit.
the 20th o# March next, ut the »torr-li!«
of the deceased, in Athena, nil the |•*Titl»■
6ft property (negro,-* exoi-ptrd) of Wn.1-
Patna it, late of Clarke ouunty, drcMt-d-
J • — *w»w ore w«“ • wv VIUIII mj | — - j
consisting, chiefly, of the suck of *«*6MJ*
deceased had in store at th# tint* d»
soon started ont, and we can now say that onr boy
Its* a* healthy a scale, and aa luxuriant a rrop of
bair bair aa any other child. We cas, there tun, and
d« hereby, commend your Restorative, aa a perfect
■vtneday for (II dlaeasec ol tbe scalp and bair.
Wa an your* respectfully,
GEO. W. HIGGIKSOTHAU,
SARAH A. HIGGINBOTHAM.
. CivciasiTi.OhU), Feb. 10,1857.-
It*. Wooe: —DesrSir: My bair bad, for eevrral
years, been becoming prematurely gray, aerompanird
by * bandrasM which reudertd the constant applies
lion of ail necessary in dreiu'iig it. Wben I coni
meneed using yon r Han Hester* live about two man Ik*
ago, it era* in that condition ; and having continued
ite use tilt within tbe last three weeks, it ha* toted
In it* natural color, and aantmed a softness and lustre
greatly to be preferred to those produced by tbe appli
cation of nib or any other proper*tton 1 have ever
used.- I regard it as an Indispensable article fer
every lady’s toilet, whether lobe oaedasa llair Re
storative or for the i in pie purpoee of dressing or heap-
tifying the bair. Vnu liave permission to refer tome
all who entertain aay doubt of iu performing all that
is cl timed lor it. MBS. C. SV5ION DS,
144 third s*.
ffuusonit, Mo., Dee. 5,1857.
Prof. IVooo—Pear Sir: Oy the advice of a friend
of at e. who bad been u*ing yonr Hair Restorative,
t waiindueed to try it. I bid the fever, some tiase
last May, and nearly every bair in my heed came out.
Now my hair has come iu a gnat deal thickerthan it
IIively Bedfellow.—One must
be easy in his wind to go to sleep
qaietly, but what must have been the
feelings of the stranger who was sent
up stairs, in a Western hotel, to sleep
with a backwoodsman, who gave him
this welcome: .
“Well, stranger, I’ve no objections
to your sleeping with me, none in
the lenst; but it seems to me that
the bed is rather narrow for you to
sleep comfortable, considering how I
dream. You see, I’m an old trapper,
and generally dream cf hunting and
scalping Injuns. At the place I
I stopped night before last they charg-
i ed me five dollars extra, cause I hap-
{pened to whittle up the headboard
To promote this movement, mea- J with my knife wkilo I was dreaming.
" • • 1 J 1 J ft _ i . •.» ' V. .V „ * ^ l 1 ; C .. 111...
sures should be adopted with as little
delay as possible, such aa will afford
an opportunity to the party to exert
a controlling influence on the ap
proaching election, ansi lo select
candidates upon whom its vote -may
be effectively concentrated.
To this end \vc propose that a
Convention bo immediately held in
each State, which shall assume the
duty of embodying the whole con
servative strength of each in such
form ns shall make-it most effective;
That each of these Conventions
shall make a nomination of two can
didates for the Presidency, (omitting
to nominate a Vice-President,) to he
selected from those most eminent and
But you can come to bed, if yiln like;
I feel kinder peaceable to-night.’’
Good Advice.-
yon a stubborn
-Girls, let us tel
_ troth. No young
woman ever looked so well, to a sen-
- sible man, as when dressed in a plain,
. neat, modest attire, without a single
person.
She
worth
hy which that party |jjphieved its • approved in public esteem, one of
former triumph, would, we have no
doubt, supply a poweiful reinforce
ment to the friends of the Union.
which candidates, at least, shall be a
citizen of some other State than that
in which he is nominated:
ornament about her
looks then as if she
in herself, and needed no artificial
rigging to enhance her value. If a
young woman would spend as much
time in cultivating her mind, train
ing her temper, and cherishing kind
ness, meekness, mercy and other good
qualities, as most of them do in extra
dress and ornaments, to increase their
pt rsonal charms, sho would at a
glance be known among a thousand
—her character would be read in her
countenance.
Nothing but a duty and sympathy ’list I
** i are afltictfd
I from
feet to communicate to other* who ate aBictcd as I
have been, would induce me tn ehre this public
knowledfemenl of the benefit I have received 0
Profeieor ITnod’s Hair Restorative.
_ Yonr* respect tally, A. R. JACOBS.
TbnReatoraiice (a put tip in Bottle* • f 3 am*, vis;
large, medium and small; tbe small'holds bait a pint,
nnd rntaila for oaa dollar par bottle; tho medium holds
at least
st twenty percent, more ia proportion than th*
, retell* for tent dollar* a bottle; the tar** holds
mUnai> ‘
6 .1. WOOD * CP, Proprietor, 444 Rmsdway.
New York, and ltd Alsrket *L,8t. Louis, Mo
Soli by O W* II R J LONG, and by dm-pi-t. *cn-
New Books!
TXARWIN on Species;. .
XJ Cruise of lltcFnx (lo»t Arclic expedition;)
SulaU’s War Trail;
Art Racteations;
Thomas’ Adventures on West Coast of
Africa; v (*’
English Bov in Japan ( a book for bojra;)
Pri.:\-ssr>r at tbe Breakfast Table ;
Kennedy's Swallou Bat n ; .
“ Horse Shoe Robinson:
Chambers Information !or Ute People ;
Alone, Hidden Path ;
Mosa Side, Meadow Brock ;
Mrs. Holmes Lena Rivers-
•* ** Lena Rivets;
- J- ' Torn Brown’s Schooldays at Rn;;ly; -
The. World of Ice, (a hook for bov*;)
Smile’s. Self Help ; - r--
Eliut on Grasse* ; 'is-'
Downing's Con itry Houses ;
Stevens HUt'ry of Georgia,' vol. 2. com
pleting (lio work. Those having vol. lnt
cm have their sets (notched in binding by
indicating what style 1* desired.
-March I ' WM. N. WHITE.
death—all of which are fresh i* g™“
condition. Also. Hott-ckold Furaitarr.Btf
gy and Haraees. Gold Watch, <tc.,*e.-
Sale to' 0<inttun<- front day today natita-
is sold. Terms made known oatUd*»«
sale. ' M. A-I’ATMAK.
March 1. Temporary Ado r -
To Southern and Sonthwesleri
MERCHANTS 1
Splendid Htoekof
SPRING GOODS!
BELL, PACE, L.iVBXDEB *
Importers sod Jobber* of
Staple and Fancy Dry GooA
89 Chambers and 71 Read StroU,
New
fNVITE tbo attention of Sout^rn •*
fits' their large Stuck «f ,
JL chsilts to nieir targe -j ,
Scotch. Irish, French and German. o'*r
and Fancy Dry Goods, of their oca ®T£
Vation. These good* were .
great care,'« irthe* o!hersiJe.”h)- ^
firm, with ft snerittl view to r theC*Sh 0
—J with a special view to-tbe w
Southern and Soiilb western.
- Wu. also, invite att^fidun to
Mark of Domestic Fabric*, elected e««W|
Olid frith an eye t.t the same trsok
which, ate offered upon as fsvorabl*
a# hy any other hmisc in mir linu^ tI|| |
Hi S. Hngl.es will M happy t0 ,
bis old friends and patrnn*.0"o ,yi11 „ ^
to give satisfacti.m lo all who may *»* »
him. •->* '*
Jan. 28, 1880—Img
5 Dollars a Cord for Tan^
T ToC! .SIC SY A DOYLE »f*
3L per.cord for goml tan bark d*h
their Tan yard in Athens.
Tlie'ii”!. .-tmark«tpeicewift he P*i?*J
for Hides delivered st the Tan J'“ [ ..r*
MoCLESKBY *
Athens,, Jan, 19, 1860—tf
GE0E.GIA—Clarke connty.
Jnm*-8 C. Mnxry npp’ien ii»
in 60 years'
did, Julia, a woman 21 years ‘‘‘U'T'AJi
child 4 yeir* old, Irtin, a UrW**
and Arch a hoy 16 years old. ^ “V
f..r the purpose of d
ca*h.
Jan. 19, ISCn.
for Letter* of Guardianship of
Susan Mnxey. orphan ot Jvseph Msxey,
dreeateri.
T tesir nre, therefore, to cite and adnioui.d.
all person* intei-esti-d to be and oppvnr atnty
office o i or before liic first Monday in April
uext, to ehow cause (if any they hay.) why-
said Le'.lura should not then be granted to
•aid applicant, or tj .«uolt other petson as
the Court may adjudge proper.
Gtvet, un lei- mv hat.d, at office, thi« 20 I
February. 1300. ‘ ASA.VI. JACKSON,
Marca i, Uidtnatv.
Administrator’s Sal0 ’ ^
GREEA BLY to anorder of th*
/V Court of Ordinary of jseksqnceS'Jfi^
be sold at the court house d«Hff< ln ,
Jackson county, wtthin th# u’ u j tl , ^t
sale. ..n' the fir.t Tutetlay 1»
ninth undivided iiiarest in retrst
ing to the - slate of David WlA'ir®
the following six n^rote. *^Jg-
yf division. JJSJWz,
NANCY WIlT. -W
J. W. HALLAM, : .
O RGANIST of Emamif!
will
nd
give instruction
V-ral Music, Thorotgh
vnu iu the cultivation
Gratori ., or B.Bad
•**” VII orders may be loft *» ,f„
y“.KHtilds. 25^-
. B00^ !
a ODEY’S IiADI^S’
N 'W is J
*■- C»t
it the >im
!,
Cash.