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2 from the Journal 4- Messenger. The Caevail lu Georgia. Both the candidates for the executive chair are now fairly before the people. They of course may be regarded as the exponents of the views and opinions of their respective parties. Gov. MaDonald was the President of the N ashvllle Convention, and of the notorious disunion Con vention which aasei bled in Macon last year. He is by these and other acta fully identified with thedisunionists of C.ro.ina, and the abo litionists of the North, both of whom recognize the right of secession, and are anxious lor a dis solution of the present government. He was also the sole manager of the State government during the disastrous convulsions of 1838 to 1842. He is the identical man who brought ruin and bankruptcy upon the State treasury—who borrowed money at a high per cent, to loan out to political favorites at a low per cent—who squandered the capital of the Central Bank wire mismanaged the Penitentiary, and who forced the Legislature to add twenty-five per cent, to the public taxes. The people know him well —they know him to their sorrow. If he ever possessed any popularity beyond the mere strength of Ilia party, that popularity has long sines been lost, and he now stands before tne people doubly condemned—condemned as a mis erable bungler in State affairs, and as an open enemy to the national Union. I« >• that such a candidate will meet with the public Cobb' on the contrary, is endeared to the friends of both the State and the Union. He differs, it is true, with many -of .the old Whigs upon the issues which divided the now extinct political parties. He and they however, now re gard those issues as comparatively unimportant. He and they both agree that it is useless to wran gle about the manner in which the government ought to be administered, so long as the very Union itself is i n danger of destruction. He and they have thereiore resolved to co-operate with the good men of all parties—with old Whigs and old Democrats —in a common effort to resist the tide of fanaticism and treason which threatens to overwhelm the government. He and they have joined hands to defeat the schemes of the Northern abolitionists on the one hand, and of the Southern disunionists on the other. He and they have swom to protect the constitution of our fathers, and to observe the compromises and laws of the early patriots, so long as the for mer can be protected with honor, and the latter observed with safety. A sense of common dan ger, and a feeling of common patriotism, have brought them together, and elicited resolutions of common sympathy and support. The past has been forgotten. Mutual errors have been mutually forgiven, and he who proved himselt a patriot in the hour of trial, and who stands fast by bis integrity in the hour of triumph, will be cordially supported by thousands who widely differed from him in regard to his views of na tional policy. It is enough for them to know that he is a Union man—that he stands by the compromise—that he is no higher law advocate, but atiil acknowledges allegiance to the consti tution and the laws Upon this ground, and upon this alone, if there were no other, Mr- Cobb would receive the cordial and unanimous support of every Union man in the State. There are other considerations, however, which will gather around him hosts of ardent advocates. He is a Georgian of which the State has just reason to be proud. Though compara tively young, he has filled stations of high re sponsibility, and has displayed a degree of cool ness, of tact and talent which elicited universal praise. He has won reputation abroad as well as at home, and has reflected honor upon the State as well as the nation. His only crime has been that he has ioved the Union, and adhered to the Constitution, and thereby elicited the ha tred of the abolition disunionists of the North, and of the Southern Rights disunionists of our own section. Asa Georgian, therefore, the peo ple have reason to be proud of him, and are bound to|support him. On State issues, Mr. Cobb will be found com paratively unexceptionable, even to the most ultra of his old opponents. Having never taken an active part in local legislation, he is not com mitted in any way to that financial policy of Governor McDonald, which wasted the public funds and brought the State to the very verge of bankruptcy and ruin. From him, therefore, we may anticipate an enlightened, liberal, and at ths same time a safe administration of State affairs. He will protect the treasury, reform the management of the public works, abolish all sinecures, place honest and competent men in power, foster our industrial interests, and favor a liberal system of education. Such are the two mon now before the people for the Executive ehair, and we have no apprehensions for the result. From the Savannah Republican. Governor McDonald's Acceptance. Governor McDonald's acceptance of the nom ination conferred upon him by the Disunion Convention as their candidate for the Guberna torial Chair of Georgia has been published to the world, and, as was to have been expected, his letter is received with plaudits from all the organs of the Secession party, and heralded as "frank, bold, truthful and able,” marking its au thor as “a statesman and patriot.” Doctors will differ, however, and from a cursory glance of it, w« think it is neither "fish, fowl, nor flesh,” but a mere concatenation of garbled words and ideas, from the stereotyped edition of the procee dings of the Nashville and Macon Conventions, at both of which Mac was the honored head. In short, it is a Southern Rights, union and dis union, secession, resistance, any-lhing-to-catch votas-sort of a document, which if it means any thing in particular, other than as a broad net to < i 'ch votes, is set forth in a style entirely too > -taphysical for our comprehension. Pity ’tis that in giving an explanation of liis principles he coulonot have given his readers each, an un derstanding also. The nominee began his letter admirably, and la the first two paragraphs he affects to have forgotten his prejudices against the Compro mise measures of Congress, and assures the people that, if they will ratify his nomination I. e. elect him Governor of Georgia, “every ob ligation imposed upon hitn by the Constitution, State and federal, and the law enacted in con formity thereto, shall be faithfully fulfilled.” This part of the net is laid to catch the votes of Union men* But will he fulfil this declaration, if elected 1 If the nominee is sincere in his declaration, why is he nut standing < n the Georgia platform 7 Why is he the candidate of the recusant party who refuse to acknow ledge the supremo authority of the Georgia Convention, which, as we have before rem’rked bus sanctioned the “Compromise,” and imposed an obligation on Georgia to observe its measures as fully, and to all intents and purposes, as though those measures had passed under the Sanction of the Constitution 1 Why does he still denounce those measuresas an instance of the most flagrant and fatal violation of our con stitutional rights 7 And whydoes he still clam or about the right of secession resistance, dissolution, and what not, if he intends really to fulfil ths obligations of the constitution and laws of the land 7 Union men of Georgia I Patriots! be not deceived. Georgia, by her aoaventlon, is estopped from secession or re sistance for any past event I and the declaration of the nominee io fulfil the obligations of the Constitution and laws of the country was made o nmcseilale rei, and not willingly, or without reservation, as a perusal of his Tetter will show. Tlm disunionists are opposed at heart to the Compromise measures of Congress, and to the platform laid down by our convention. They are striving to gain party strength to effect their par ty plans—and at present, finding themselves powerless in Georgia, but determined to carry out their nefarious designs, they are attempting to urge South Carolina to take the latal stop, by representing, first, that our convention did not represent the opinion of a majority of our peo ple, and next, tnat our people are committed to thedoetrineof the right of secession, and that, if Carolina will secede, as we cannot, Georgia stands ready to uphold her in the exercise of tiffs right. This, we say, is the position of the dis union party of Georgia, which has nominated Mr. C. J. McDonald as their candidate for Gov ernor. As a test then of the sincerity of his pledge to fulfil the obligations of the constitution and laws of the land, we would respectfully ask of the nominee— -Ist. Whether the Constitution does not em power Congress and the President to call forth the militia, “to execute the laws of the Union, to suppress insurrections and repel invasion. 2nd. Whether the laws of 1795 end of March 1897, are not now in full force ; and, 3d. In case of opposition to the execution of the laws, or of insurrection or secession in Georgia, or Carolina or elsewhere, whether, if Governor of Georgia, he will obey a call to fur nish the militia of Georgia to suppress such in surrection or secession, and toaid in executing the obligations which may be imposed upon him by the Constitution and laws of the land 7 D«eUloa. under the New Poatege Act. made by the Postmaster General, after consult ing with the Attorney General, The poetage on all bound books, and on all other printed matter, except newspapers and pe riodicals, published at intervals not exceeding hree months and sent from the office of publica tion to actual and bona tide subscribers, must be prepaid. 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All subscribers to newspapers were and still are required by the Envisions of the 30th section of the act of arch, 1825, to par one quarter’s postage in ad vaaoe bat by so doing they are not entitled to have the postage reduced below the established rates. Paymenlt in adcance on newspapers and peri odicals caamtiy be made by Ike eubsc-ibers at the post office wher. they are to be delivered. The postage on newspapers, periodicals and other matter not chargeable with letter postage, when sent out of the United States, must be prepare at the full rate. Publishers may prepay postage on their issues but can have no ‘ ,ed “ cU s,h.n poatage on account of such prepayment a periodical is published only 9 UBr *®h y ’ rin a ica i tual and bona Sde subscriber frequently than quarterly, the published ess >r u d / P °l Auers''mailed tefore the Ist day of July, thmreh delivered after, will, in all cases, be charged with postage at the rates in force at the time of the mailing thereof. N. K Hall, Postmaster General. Post Office Department, June 11, 1851 Notice to the Public and Instructions to Post masters. Post Orrtcx Dxpahtmsht, June 11, 1851. The five and ten cent postage stamps issued by this Department under the provisions of the 11 th section of the act of March 3, 1847, and now in use by the public, will not be received in prepayment of ; jatage after the 30th of the present month. Therefore persons holding any such will, as soon as practicable after that date, and before the3oth day of September next, pre sent them for redemption to the Postmaster of whom they were purchased, or to the nearest Postmaster who has been authorized to sell post age stamps. Postmasters who have heretofore received stamps for sale directly from the Department, and such Postmasters only, are directed to pay cash lor all genuine postage stamps of the denominations of fire and ten cents, as above mentioned, which shall be presented to them for redemption between the Ist July and the 30th September of the present year. Postmasters who shall redeem postage stamps under the foregoing order will return them to the Third Assistant Postmaster General, with fiarticular certified statements thereof, on the ast day of each month in the quarter ending September 30, 1851. Postmasters who have been authorized to sell postage stamps will close their stamp account on their quarterly accounts current by the amount of stamps remaining unsold by them, respect ively, on the 30th June, 1851, and enclose the stamps unsold in a sealed package, addressed to the Third Assistant Postmaser General, ac companied by a separate statement showing the amount of each denomination of stamps return ed. The statements or accounts of stamps receiv ed for sale by Postmasters and by them return ed, as above directed, must be entirely separate and distinct from the statements of stamps re deemed. N. K. Hall, Postmaster General. Farther from Mexico. It appears, as we stated last evening, that the Mexican Congress did not adjourn on the 20ch ult., both houses having agreed to prolong the session for two days. The principal question before the Chambers was that of granting extraordinary powers to the President. The Senate had passed a resolu tion giving the Government the privilege of dis posing of the remainder of the American in demnity to the public creditors, and allowing loans to be negotiated to the amount of 82i0,- 000 per month ; of suppressing the maritime and frontier custom houses, and of doing various other things suited to the exigencies of the times. The Trait d! Union says of these resolutions, that they are all a mystification. They give with one hand and take away with the other, and would be of no practical utility for the raising ot funds. Wken the subject came up in the House, fourteen deputies withdrew, thus breaking the quorum. After this it was agreed to remain in session two days longer, hut during the time nothing was effected. The Monitor Republicano speaks as follows of the closing of the sessions : The capital of the Republic, on the night of the 23d was witness to one of the most un heard of acta in the history of our Congresses. Congress, in closing its sessions, has exposed the nation to the fate of perishing for the total want of resources to carry on the Government. In vain we endeavor to justify this conduct, for the honor of the nation ; good faith and patriotism alike resist the effort and compel us to present to the country a view of the events of that memorable day, when bad faith and party spirit made use of all their arti fices and of all their sophisms. The following is a translation of the remarks made by the President on the occasion : “To explain that which is now going on, gen tlemen, would only be to repeat what all the world knows. The Governor has assumed no powers of any kind, the Chamber of deputies itself the popular Chamber, suggested that project, repeating it whenever it had an oppor tunity. 1 regret, gentlemen, the blindness of those who did not see the impropriety of placing ob stacles in the way of an administration born o the law, and which aspires to preserve intact the fundamental character. I have never believed that I should find, in this position a bed of down. I am resolved to meet evety thing that fate may prepare for me; but I am firm in my determination that all those shall meet a just punishment who endeavor to violate the constitution, and thus bring ridicule on republican institutions. The laws will be maintained, and when, gen tlemen, you return to this august station, you will be saluted by a Government sustained by the compact which unites all Mexicans—a government prererving peace and complying with the duties which the nation has imposed on it. I should not conclude without returning thanks to the Senators and Deputies who have honored the Executive with their confidence. The Al mighty, who watches over the fate of nations, will preserve ours. 1 hope it in all sincerity. I have spoken 'j A few daysbefore the adjournment of Congress the Government presented to the Chamber ot Deputies official despatches from the Command ant General of Sonora, announcing that an ex pedite n for the invasion of California was in process of organization at San Diego. The Trait a* Union places no credit in the statement, but it says ills ready to prove that if Mexico persists in her present con rec Sonora, Lower California, and perhaps Tehuantepec, will be invaded, and that the torrent once let loose, all efforts to restrain it will be useless. The ques tion of the relations between Mexicoand the United States, says the Trait d' Union, has been most deplorably compromised by the press, by the Chambers, and to a certain extent by tire Government of the country. It involvss the life or death of the Mexican Republ c, and thus merits very serious attention. Ssnor Olaguioel has resigned his place as a Senator. He was one of the most zealous members in favor of raising the prohibitions, and the failure of his favorite project disheartened him. He thought there was no use trying to make the Mexican •sensible. The decree of Congress, annulling that ot Salas in favor of Garay, finally passed on the 21st ult The Trait d* Uniin prophecies that that day will be fatal to Mexico. On the 22d ult., a meetingof French residents, who had been expelled in 1838, was held at the restaurant of the Bazaar. The object of the meeting was to receive the report of a commit tee, concerning the proper reclamations to be made for injuries resulting from their expulsion. The report was to be transmitted to France through the French Legation in Mexico. The city of Tantpico has imposed a munici pal tax of a bit on every barrel ot flour import ed into the place under the late decree admitting foreign bieadstuffe. The quicksilver mines, which we mentioned yesterday as having been lately discovered at Cuernavacas, yield from 60 to 65 per cenf. of pure metal. The least product is 25 per cent. Tne people of the district of Orizaba have petitioned to have their department raised to the rank of a territory. The extra session of Congress was to meet on the Ist instant, it was to employ itself exclu sively in taking measures to iurnish resources for the Government, in organizing the Treasury Department, and In other duties of a similar character. ,f Senoi Pina y Cuevas has taken charge of the n Treasury Department, and Senor Ledo of that If of Relatione t Senor Pedro Ramires has been .. appointed of the “Council of Government.” We learn from Yucatan, that Gen. LaVega e arrived at Campeachy on the 20rh ult., and was n received with great rejoicing by the inhabitants. The war has taken a turn favorable to the whites. Col. Rosado had made an excursion into the eastern portion of the peninsula, and had re . duced a great many of the rebels to obedience. . The city of Carmen has been again visited by a destructive conflagration. It will be recollected I that on two occasions last year the town was nearly destroyed by fire. There is no doubt that ’ incendiaries ate determined on its destruction.” i Latxs vbom Txxas —By the arrival yeater day of the steamship Louisiana we have receivj ed Galveston papers to the 6th lust, together ■ with our usual files from the interior of the I Stale. i The Un Antonio Ledger of the 29th ult., has > a let. , r from the great El Paso train, dated May f 21st, near the mouth of the San Pedro. This , letter says that, so far, the journey had been > pleasant, though rougher times were anticipated. The letter says : To-day we crossed the San Pedro. Tou have heard of the “ Arkansas Traveler,” I presume, 1 and so have I; what la more, I have seen him, in ) the shape of an old man and woman, whose t united ages amount tv one hundred and sixteen t years, with their little grandson, seven or eight years old, travelling to California by the way o > El Paso and Jack Hays’s route, with no other ) company than the four poor miserable mules. > that draw a wagon made “ Down East,” as he r tells me, twenty years ago. When 1 mentioned t to him the folly of two such aged persons mak ing so dangerous a trip, he seemed to be aaton- - ished. Why could there ba any danger, as he i should accompany us to El Paso, and folks had e told him that it was moat to the El Dorado, e The Galveston News, of the 6th insL, men s tious having seen a eotton boll an inch in length, o It is a fair evidence of the advanced state of the crop on Trinity river. f A sudden rise has taken place in the Colorado e river. It rose 16 feet in one night. The Galveston News, in treating of Mr Payne’s r port on the Opelousas railroad plan. , says that the trade of Galveston with New York • is increasing three times as fast as her trade • with New Orleara and that a railroad would be > the only means lot us to compete with New ■ York. During the present year, Galveston ex ported 8,604 bales of cotton to New Orleans, and > 20,621 to New York. The Texas Monument, in an ably written edi torial article, headed “ The State Debt and the Pacific Railroad,” holds the following sensible language: Allthough the Pacific railroad is one which we prefer, we think it probab e that the people of Texas msy prefer a road from Virginia Point, byway of the Colorado Valley, to Austin, with a branch road byway of the Trinity Valiev to the northeastern section of our State. This im provement would be of incalculable importance to our State, and would eventually insure the construction 01 a road to the Sabine, so as to communicate with the New Orleans and Atta kapasrailroad. From Austin, the railroad would co to El Paso, in its march to the Pacific, and might be constructed by selling the public land within a reasonable distance of the road. If Texas abouid take the proper course at this w' h .‘ r m ’ reh 1* onward. We do not see a word in any of the Texas pa re'*“on 'o Col. Hardee’s expedition into the t. amanche eountrv. Cor P u » Christi, dated on tht 30th ult., informs us that four Mexicans were recently killed by Indian, between that ' place and the tuo Grande. I The reports of the crops from almost every part of the State are very favorable, and the •ountry is rapidly filling up with farmers from every quarter. Statk Cowtb*tiow. —The State Temoer ace Convention of Georgia will meet in Gris •in on the last Wednesday, isch of the pr*vent TremsndoHs Ov.rgow at St. Louis. Thx St. Louie InUUigenrer of the Gth inst. contains the following notice of the late over flow at that city : The waters are upon us I We write amid a scene of confusion and excitement S'-ldom witnessed. Al! the business portion of our town except one or two houses is covered with water deep enough to afford passage fur steamboats. The condition of affaire is be yond description, and can only he realized by being seen. The Flood of '44 was noth ing in comparison with the present, and as nearly as it can now be ascertained the memo rable nee of 1828 failed of reaching the pres ent mark. On Thursday last the water commenced flooding the lowest portions of the flat—and the report was brought us by Capt. Harris, of the Dr. Franklin, of a very heavy rise coming down. By Friday morning the water had risen several inches, and every exertion was made to secure the grain and other property from any injury that might result from the con tinuation of the rise. The water, however, rose so rapidly as to cause the des ruction of large quantities of produce. Many of those suffering from the effects of the flood are farm ers who had stored here in sheds, and who, in spite of every exertion have sustained heavy losses Throughout the whole of Saturday, tho work of salvage was carried on with renewed activi ty. During the evening aud night the river commenced rising more rapidly than ever, while a heavy thunder storm roaring and crash ing arourd added to the already gloomy pros pects. On Sunday the town presented a scene of bus'le and activity. Families, driven from their tenements by the encroaching waters, were deserting their homes and seeking refuge in the upper part of town —for in this case the Homestead Exemption Law failed to secure them in the undisturbed possession of their property. On Monday the water was s'ill coming up and it was found necessary to remove all the household goods and considerable quantities of merchandise to higher ground. Wagons, skiffs, and rafts were occupied all day in con veying men and merchandize from point to point At this moment (Monday evening) the en tire bottom presents a spectacle of devastation. From the bank of where the river -‘used to was,” to the foot of the sand ridge, the water is from four to five feet deep, aud is standing from ten to fifty inches deep in the houses west of the east side of Second street south of and including Spectator Row, and the whole of the flat south of the .Post Office. In our press room the water is Over twenty five inches deep. The farms along the bot tom of the ridge are completely inundated— aud many of the fences have disappeared. Several hundred cords of wood have been washed down stream. The distillery premises are under water, and operations suspended. Messrs. Moir will sustain quite a loss by damaged corn. Just as we are “puttingup" this hurrygraph, a flatboat is passing up First street laden with several hundred sacks of grain—and others are loading at different warehouses Lum ber yards are being floated inland, or being staked down to keep them fast; rafts and boats are plying everywhere—and men are wading shoulder deep from house to house. Steamboat Explosion—Loss of Life* We regret being compelled to record anoth er steamboat explosion in our waters, accom panied by loss of life. From a communica tion received from a gentleman at Gretna, it would seem that about 10 o’clock yesterday morning, while the steam ferry boat which usually plied between Lafayette and Gretna was lying at the landing of the latter place, the boiler exploded with a terrific shock, shaking the houses of the village, throwing down piles of lumber near the scene, and tearing portions of the boat to pieces. The boat was called the Gretna, belonging to Capt. W. A. High we be lieve, and had landed about five minutes pre vious to the catastrophe. A young man, who had some knowledge of steam, while walking on board thought he smelled burning iron; he opened the flues, and a minute afterwards the explosion took place. So great was the force of the shock, that one portion of the boiler passed through the cabin of the boat, tearing every thing to pieces; the other portion of the boiler passed through rhe upper deck, and landed on the wharf, while rhe flues remained on the upper deck. The boat was greatly injured, the deck limbers were broken near the boiler, and it is considered astoni hing how so many escaped, considering the many missiles which flew in every direc tion, and 'be number of persons present. Among the killed was Francis Gillan, a deck hand, who leaves a wife and four children ; Ju lius, the pilot, a slave belonging to W. A High, who was passing up stairs to the pilot house when the accident happened ; Tom, a slave belonging to F. V. Labarree, supposed to be killed. Among the injured was Hiram Harwood, passenger, who bad one of his legs badly crushed between the ankle and knee—recov ery considered doubtful; Michael Welsh, pas senger, was also badly bruised, both flues fall •ng upon him; Michael Tool, passenger bruis ed ; David Garey, passenger, much bruised; Win. Howe, passenger, slightly jammed; Wm. Dixon, passenger, thrown overboard, bu’swam ashore; John Cox bruised; John Slinger, bruised; Perry, a slave belonging to Labarre &, Leroy, badly burned and bruised ; William, a slave belonging to Capt. High, badly bruised. Such is the list of casualties so far as known. The Gretna lay just above a raft when the accident occurred, and several persons were seen in the river immediately after, who, it is feared, passed under the raft. Our informant states that there was no waler in the boilers. If this be true, it shows that the accident was the result of gross and cul pable carelessness, and the affair requires strict investigation. In one sense, it was fortunate there was no water in the boilers, an in that case a great many persons would have been killed or badly scalded. P. S.—Since writing tho above, we have been informed, by a gentleman who visited Gretna this morning, that many of the pasien gers, put down as badly bruised, were bat slightly injured. The boiler was nearly new, and in good order, and to the absence of wa ter alone tho accident must be ascribed. He thinks'hat only two persons were killed, and that the report that many persons are missing is much exaggerated. aV. O. Picayune, [)th isut. Prom the Charleston Courier. 1-ith inst. Public Mkbtimg.—A large and respectable meeting of our citizens was convened at Hi berian Hall, last evening, pursuant to previous notice, to hear the reports of Gen. Jones, of Tennessee, the President of the Memphis and Charleston Railroad Company, and of 11. W. Conner. Esq.. President of the South Carolina Railroad Company, in relation to the action of the City Council of Augusta, on the subject of crossing the Savannah River, ard also to con sult on such matters as may be deemed advisa ble to aid in the contraction of the Memphis and Charleston Railroad. His Honor the Mayor was called to the Chair, and T. L. Wragg and E. J. Pringle, Ebqrs., were requested to act as Secretaries. The meeting having been organised, the Chairman briefly explained the object of the call, when it was aldresse I by Henry W. Con ner. Esq , the Commissioner appointed to eon fer with the Augusta authorities on behalf of the South Carolina Railroad Company, and ExGovernor Jones, of Tennessee, one of the Delegates on behalf of the Memphis and Charleston Railroad Company, on the sub ject connected with their recent mission to Augusta, rels'ive to the removal of the re stnctiona at present existing as to the right of way over the Savannah River. On the conclusion ot Ex-Governor Jones' addrea*, C G. Mem in inger. following Preamble and Reeolutinna, which | were passed unanimously ; I The people of Charleston have been informed by i the Delegation just returned from Augusta, that the City Council of that town have referred to n Com mittee the proposal of the South Carolina Kail Road Company for removing the obstruction to crossing the Savannah River at Augusta, and that some time must elapse before final action wilt be had by Coun cil; they have also been informed that tho arrange* manta of the Memphis and Charleston Rail Road Company require that the subscription for 32,500, 000 should be filled up by the Ist July ensuing ; and believing it to be more ix portant at once to assure the commencement of this great work, rather than await the removal of a burdtn upon trade, which caunot long be continued, they deem it best to with draw the condition attached to the subscription late* iy recommended to the City Council. Therefore, Resolved, That the City Council of Chariest, n be requested immediately to subscribe 3250,000 to the Stock of the Memphis and Charleston Rail Road Company, to be paid at such time, and in such man ner as they shall see fit to arrange with said Com pany. Resolved, That a Committee of 25 Citizens be appointed in behalf of this Meeting, to merooria'.ise and confer with the City council on this subject. The Chairman having been requested to ap point a Committee io pursuance of the second resolution, the meeting then adjourned. Fbom Maxrco.—The schooner Robert Sped den, Capt. Goldin; arrived here this morning from Vera Crux, which port she left on tho 31st ult. The Britsh steamer arrived on that day, took on board some passengers, and left imme diately for Kingston. We learn from Major J. A. Kelly, our Tehuan tepec correspondent that theromi/o was prevail ing to a great extent in Vera Crux. The Amer ican consul, Capt. Rogers, had been ill of it, but was getting better when the Spedden left. Ma jor Kelly, who came passenger on the Robert Spedden, is dirvet from Miniatitlan, which place she left on the 23d ult. He brings despatches from Mr. M. W. Sidell, Engineer. Wekam from Major Kelly that the survey is entirely completed, and that the hydrographic party was waiting at Miniatitlan for transporta tion home. Mr. Avery’s party was expected ev ery day from the Jallipan. It was expected that Mr. Williams and his par ty would be ready to move from Miniatitlan on the sth of this month A portion of this party was at the Pass of Cbevcla at the latest ac counts, and the other part was at the Cerro En cantada. The schooner Helen Mar. Capt. Selkirk, wax siezed at Miniatitlan on the 19th ult. by the Mex ican authorities. The soldiers and a sergeant were placed on board, and the next dav the rig ging was cut away. The captain entered a protest before the American consul, J. A. Pleas ants, Esq. and thus the matter stands at present. The Helen Mar had cleared at Vera Cruz for Miniatitlan. and the captain was unaware that he had committed any violation of the Mexican laws. The revenue cutter Duane had gone down to the Coatzac>>alcos, the commander having given notice of his intention to the Collector at Vera Crux. The Sears had also left for the Coatza coaiccs. Thirty four Californians came passengers from Vera Crux on the Sears. They had taken the Acapulco route, and had been four months at sea. having been becalmed that length of time ; cn the Pacific. By the arrival of the Spedden we have files of ■ I ™ r v !ron J-' he c,ty t,f Mexico to the 26th, and trom Vera Crux to the 30th ult. I' Congrea. did not adjourn till the 23d, and it I had not decided the queauon ot granting extra- ' ordinary powers to the President. The Monito r says that an extraseseion was to be called in a few days. The President, iu his address at the elosing of the session, spoke in rather a depre catory manner of the failure of the bill for con ferring ' extraordinary faculties” on him. The President approved the decree of Congress annulling that of 1846, issued by Salas. Sr. Yallez has resigned the place of Secretary of Relations, which he had assumed alter vaca ting the office ol Minister of the Treasury. 'rhe Mexican papers announce that six very rich quicksilver mines have been discovered at Cuernavaca. —Pic. Ith inst, from the New Orleans Picayune. Spread ot Mormonism. In a late number of the Philadelphia Epis copal Recorder we find the following extract from a private letter from Paris, of the 25th April, giving some account of a remaikable instance < f falsely directed zral: In the house where I live is a gentlemen by the name of B - ——d, an American, a Mor mon,and a Prophet. He is one of the moat polite and pleasant men that 1 have tret since I left home, a graduate of the New York Uni versity, and familiar with several modern languages. He has a family in the great val ley (Deeere',) and has been connected with the Mormon fraternity ten years. He is one of the twelve Prophets who conduct tho af fairs, and guard the interests of the whole com munity. He is now engaged in the laborious occupation < f translating the Mormon Bible into French, and when I tell you that he has been occupied four mouths already, from 11 to 5 each day, with a prospect of four more before the work is completed, you must ac knowledge that it is no small task 1 trust confess that I have been perfectly amazed when in bis company to think lhateuch a man could believe in such a tissue of nonsense and monstrosity. The Boston Transcript gleans from the Newburyport Herald many facts of interest in regard to the present. Ute of the Mormons. This singular sect continue to increase in numbers, both by migration from the Eastern and Western States, and from Europe, princi pally from England Since their iorc.ble ex pulsion from Missouri and Illinois, they have settled in the great and lonely v o || e/ of the Salt Lake, thousands of miles from anv other < iviliz d people, and here, for th> present, they are likely to be unmolested There is reason to believe that they do not adhere to tho marriage code of the New Testament and of the land; but how far they have set aside ■his code, we find nothing definitely stated. Probably this relaxation of law is one inducing cause of their colonizing by themsslves, and of their increase in numbers. > The Mormons to have established a melter svstem of discipline than any others of the modern reformers. Our shipmasters who have brought over so many thousands, speak in the highest terms of the good order which they preserve. Each cargo of them chooses a Governor, and Ire is assisted by subordinate officers, and the most rigid obedience to or ders s exacted and accorded. If the Mor mons continue to increase for twenty years to come, as they have for the last teti years, t eir movements will oecome of importance both in a political and social poin' of view to the United States. The St. Louis Republican of the 9th May announces that two hundred Mormons left that city the day previous on a steamer for Council Bluffs, whence they will proceed immediately to the Salt Lake Valley. One-fourth of these were emigrants from New Hampshire and Massachusetts, and the others from England and Wales. Ou tr.e same day two hundred and forty English Mormons came up on a steamboat from New O. leans. A citizen of New York, who recently passed through the Salt Lake city, on his way to California, writes: It seems to mo that as a community they cannot prosper long, though all of t em pro fess to have great confidence in their future success, and speak in loud terms of satisfac tion with their present haopy condition. Hu man nature is the same in the valley of the Great Salt Lake as elsewhere, and if nothing else is to work their destruction, it seems to me that their licentiousness must do it. The spiritual wife sys’em, as they call it, is nothing less than a system of unbri Hed licentiousness ; and although many, very many ainonj them are virtuous and good examples of morality, yet thia is a part of their religious system, and is allowed as such, aud I see not how they can fail to reap the rewards consequent upon it in due season. Young, the successor of Joo Smith, nnd their present Prophet (aud civil governor under United States authority,) has, it is slid, seven wives at the present time. A women lives a while with one man, and then, one or the other becoming tired of the relation, she goes elsewhere, and lakes up her abode with some other man. They cl imthat in this matter they act under special revelation Irom God. Do not understand me mspeak ing of every Mormon in thisway—far from it. Massacre and^anniralism.—A recent let ter fro a Puns in the London Times contains the following extraordinary particulars of a horrible occurrence not heretofore made nub lie:— Private letters have been received from the corvette Alcmene, commanded by Capt. d’Harcourt, which tnen’ion an incident of a honible kind. It appears that about the end of November last, ihe Alcmene reached the bay of Balade, one of the ports of New Cale donia, in the Pacific. On the 29th an armed boat, under the orders of Second Lieut. Deve resme, was sent to find a passage for Ihe cor vette on the Western side of New Caledonia. The boat, that was to be absent only eight days, had not returned on the lOih, and serious apprehensions began to ba entertained on board the covette. On the 11th the barge, under the orders of First Lieutenant Ponlhier. reached Boillabia, to look after the boat, and the crew soon learn ed that the tribes of Menema and Bellep, the most savage among the savage, had massacred the crew of M. Deveresme’s boat, and that three seamen only had escaped death. This was the more strange, as the young officer and his men had been perfectly well received at first by the natives of Hienguebune, and it was only at ths moment they were preparing to re turn to the oorvete that, all of a sudde , and at a signal from one of the natives, they were fallen on and massacred, without having a mo ment to make use of their arms. Three men attempted to escape by throwing themselves into the sea. They wore, however drugged back, and naked and bleeding from manv wounds, they wera forced to remain on the spot while the bodies of their comrades were devoured by the savages. For nine day’s they lived with them, and to all appearances were reserved for the same fate, when at the last moment, the barge pro videntially approached H euguebuoe, but still kept at some distance Pom the 'bore. The only person that landed wan a priest, one of the members of a mission in these islands, who courageously advanced info the midst of the savages, and assuming a bold attitude, threaten ed them with destruction if the surviving sea men were not instantly restored. The cannibals, finding the boat's crew preparing their arms, gave up their captives. One the 15th the Alcmene quitted Balade, the men burning with desire to tske vengeance on the savage*-'. On the 17th, the whole of the huts at Tulse were razed to the ground, the plantations destroyed, I o canoes of the natives captured, and twenty of the tribe shot. At Hienguebune and Paubla the huts and plantations were also destroyed. On the 2d January the Alcmene quitted New Caledonia. A later letter gives the following additional particulars: The name* of 11 of the victims belonging to the crew of the Alcmene, al Hienguebon*, in the Pacific, as mentioned in my latter some days since, are not known. They are 12 in number. Among them was au English pilot, name nut given, it appears that the boat’s crew amounted to 15 men, three of whom, as I aso mentioned, also escaped the horrible butchery of their comr des. They were drag ged to the spot where the dead bodies werely ing, and were forced to look on while the sav ages tore out the entrails with sbe'ls, which served them ns knives. The three survivors naturally believed that their 'as: inoinen: wa« come; they fell on their knees and recommended their souls o Heav en, while the burning brasiers for which they were in ail probability destined, were close by them They were, however, taken from the spot, but again brought back at nightfall, when they were offered a share in the horrible re past of the cannibals; and their hearts were filled wish horror when one of the cannibsis presented to them a hum tn arm, still bleeding and half roasted ! The letter from which these details are taken is dated Hobart Town, Jan. 23. It states that the number of savages sac rificed to the vengeance of the comrades of the massacred amounts to 40, and everything they possessed was burnt or otherwise destroy ed. Agricultural Interests. It is understood that the Navy Department, with a view to add to the Agricultural interests of the counjry, has issued special instructions to the East India equa iron to procure and send or bring home rare plants and seeds, particu larly of the Sugar Cane and Tea plan*, adapt ed to our climate and soil and useful for domes tic purposes. The attention of the Department has been called :o this subject by a letter from a distin guished citizen of Louisiana, and by one from the Secretary of tne Department of the Inte rior. lu the former it is stated that “the in creasing difficulty experienced for the last two or three years in keeping good seed canes for plants has induced many of the planers to try the introduction of new varieties, and large quantities of caneshave been imported during the last twelve months, mostly from Mexico and Cuba. But these differ very little if at ail from the old species we are in the habit of cultivating, and can therefore produce but a very slight if any change in our crops; whilst India possesses varieties of the sugar cane plant wiich have not been tried in America, and the introduction of which might be ex tremely beneficial.** “If you can conven iently do so. I would thank yon to try particu larly to procure for us the Salaogore cane, which I 6nd described in ‘The Practical Bu gar Planter’* a work published in London in 1848, as lAs finest description of cane t« the Straits Settlements. and perhaps tn the whole world." And the Secretary of the Depart ment of the Interior sta.ed that he was inform- i ed that a National vessel of war is about to proceed to the East Indies and that it would be gratifying if instructions were issued to the proper officer to procure for distribution a large quantity of the seed of die Tea plant. “It is desirable that seed of every variety of the shrub, and of the latitudes in which it grows, be selected, and that the variety and latitude of each be separately marked on each package." “It is hoped ‘hat the experi ments it is proposed to make wih this plant may result in its successful cultivation la our country*’ Our National vessels can without doubt add much to the Agricultural interests of the coun try ; and this to » without interfering in the least with other important objec s of the Gov ernment in sanding them abroad. The pri- mary • bjectsoftheGovornmentin maintaining squadrons in distant seas in times of peace are the protection of trade and the whale fisheries, to enlarge the opportunities of oommercial intercourse, and to increase the efficiency of our Navy, by affording ac ive service to the officers and crews of the vessels All these it is believed may be effectually attended to, and yet afford the opportunities and tho means of doing something for other great and increasing public interests. fsirom CHRONICLE & SENTINEL BY WILLIAM B. JONHF. TWO DOLLARS PKR ANNUM, INVARIABLY ADVANCE. DAILY, TRI-WEEKLY & WEEKLY. Officein Railroad Bank Buildings. DAILY PAPER,perannum dent by mail,) 00 TRIWEEKLY “ •• 400 WEEKLY PAPER •• 2 00 AUGUSTA, GA.: WEDNESDAY MORNING - JUNE 18. TRAVELLING AGENTS. Mr. J. E. Wills and Mr. A. P. Bubr, will ac as Travelling Agents for the Cbromio l -® & Semti ksl and Southbui Culyivatob. Any assistance that our friends in the various counties may furnish the segentlemen, toward increasing our eircu STion, will be thankfully received. Union or Disunion. That this is the question presented to the people of Georgia in the present canvass, however disunionists may attempt to conceal the fact, no candid man who has watched the course of events will for a moment deny. Their whole course from the commencement of the controversy in Congress has tended di rectly to that result—at first openly, by many and indeed most of them, but finding that the people condemned them, they have changed their tone, yet as steadily pursue their purpose. The ball was eet in motion, in Georgia, at the Macon Meeting in 1850, over which Gov. McDonald presided, and whereat Mr. Rhktt, officiated amidst the enthusiastic cheers of tho multitude, and protflaHo*d the purpose to dis solve the government. So zealous were they, that the fact was noL concealed, but openly admitted, that the most ultra disunion senti ments of the speaker were most vociferously cheered. In this spirit was the canvass conducted, and not till after the November election, when they encountered such an overwhelming de feat, did they deem it necessary, in order to ingratiate themselves into favor with '.he peo ple, to pursue a more moderate and cautious policy. Now, however, we find them proclaim ing their ardant devotion to the Union whi'e they are secretly plotting with and urging for ward the disunionists of South Carolina, with the view of producing a collision between that State and the government, hoping thereby to involve Georgia and other Southern States in the conflict, and thus accomplish indirectly what they dare not openly avow themselves in favor of before the people. We might and may hereafter, enlarge upon this subject, but our time and space, to day, forbid. We must, therefore, content ourself with proof, on the present occasion, re marking that we could add much other evi dence of the same character. The first we shall introduce, is an extract from an article in the Hamburg Republican, in which the writer is endeavoring to persuade the people of that State to abandon the idea ot separate State action, and among other rea sons, urges the following : I am for South Carolina, right or wrong, and I say, if after using all honorable means to obtain co operation, we find it impossible, and the issues which are now pending in our sister States are “ brought tojudgement ” and Federalism prevai’s, my voice, though feeble it be, shall be for secession, regardless of consequences; and I believe, too. that in that event the people of South Carolina would all be ready to go, and would move as a unit. Then where is the danger io waiting ? If the Southern Rights par ty in our sister States should succeed, we will get co-operation and a Southern Confederacy wilt be formed. If they fail, we will occupy no worse po sition than we now do ; why then, shall we bv pre cipitale action go off half cocked and alone? 7?Ure is yet some hope of the success of our friends in the o'her Southern Slates, but they tell us, if South Carolina acts hastily and draws out of the confed eracy, she will force the issue of union or disunion upon them, which issue if now made, would work, not only the defeat but the annihilation of the Southern Rights party, in their respective States, and in cur judgment this would be the ef fect. The case, then, stands simply thus, by wait ing for nur friends to come up, we will lose noth ing, but may gain every thing—co-operation ! By hasty action we put in jeopardy the dearest righ’s and interest of the South, because we force upon our friends, an issue which would overwhelm them with a ruinous defeat. South Carolina has taken a position from which sbo cannot recede without disgrace ; but she may pause, and rest upon her oars for a while without incurring any degrading slang from our friends, or even honest enemies ; and even if she could, with honor, recede, she should not, for in case our friends are successful, they will come up and go with us, and aid us in the great work of building up a Southern Confederacy, and a temple of liberty.” We desire to make no comment on this ex tract, hut simply to call the reader's attention particularly to those portions which *e have italicised, and especially to that in which the writer assures the secessionists of that State that their friends “ZeZ/ ux,” &c, —a direct ac knowledgement of their purpose to form a Southern Confederacy. But, again, the ” Spartan," published at Spartanburg C H., So. Ca., has been permit ted to make the following extract from a pri vate letter from a gentleman in Georgia, “who has baen for some years in public life in that State—a member of the Georgia Legislature —and has every opportunity of correct obser vation aril intimate acquaintance with the feelings and views of the people of that State.’' Here is the extract referred to, and we trust no reader of this journal will omit to read it, and study carefully its contents and declara tions : “I liav* but one idea on the subject now agitating the country, and that is that South Carolina holds the destiny of the South and of slavery in her own hands. If she backs out, then is slavery doomed, and that at no distant day. Hut if she will secede from the Union, she can save the South and protect slavery. Either the Government will let her go out peaceably and quietly, or will endeavor tn force her into subjection. If the Administration permits her to go out without interruption, then three-fourths of the cotton States will follow suit in less than two years; for they are only restrained now through fears of an interminable civil war. The people of Georgia do not love the Union, as a sentiment. Well, reason teaches me that we would be more prosper ous, happy and secure, in a Southern Confederacy than we are in the Union. But suppose the Gov ernment determined to coerce South Carolina back in o the Union, then the Southern people are driven into the civil war any way ; and when forced to fight, they will never fight on the side of the North— for full well will they know that “the self-sarne yrave, oppression is preparing for Carolina’s right-*, will bn yawning f?r them.” I have never heard a man of any party here speak on the surject, but that said, if forced to light at all ba would fight on the side of Carolina ; and every hat headed Disunionist would flock there at once, and with arms in their hands and means at their command they would do or die in the cause of South Carolina. J have heard many a man of wealth and influence and standing and reputation vow, in public and private, that if South Carolina ?ecede and Georgia did net, they would remove with all thsir means to South Caroli na.” A young man of wealth, an old friend of mine and a native Georgian, did go into Edgefield District last Pall, and buy a plantation and settle his negroes there, simply bee anas he honed South Carolina would secede, and he saw that Georgia would not. It is tree, some of your citizens would run away as they did in the days of nullification, but better citizens would migrate there and take their places. 1 tell yon the Southern Rights party (1 don’t mean the States,) would back you with life and fortune, from the Savannah to the Mississippi river. If we had had a bare majority in Georgia, we wvu'd haveseceded: and as you have a large majority in South Caroli na, why do you hesitate ? Delays are dangerous hesitation is ruin. 11 you will not resist now, you wil’ not when they abolish slavery in theDistrictof Colom* bia, in the forts, dock-yards, arsenals and on the high seas. A strong Union party will soon spring up in South Carolina—your strong men will be bought up— your Congressmen are already under a bad influence, and if you do not act now, and that promptly, the Southern Rights party will ere long get in the minority in South Carolina as wail as every where else. And we may then give np the ship—for slavery will bd doomed and the South degraded. God may have a hand in ail tbia matter ; for it is said whenever He wishes or designs to destroys people, be first dements them. And the great ma* jority of the Soatbern people do seem to me to have lost their foresight, their nenetration, their Citizens of Georgia, tbese are the men, and those who aympa’hize with them, who have presented the name of McDonald, a? their candidate for Governor of Georgia,—of who.«e principles and purposes he is the acknowledg ed and proclaimed standard bearer. Are you prepared to advocate the Principles or anstain the Leader f Dlvlsible or Indivisible • Gor’d. Lumpkim, Towms and McDonald, will doubtless be quite excruciab ngly entertain ed with the denunciations now heaped upon the Nullificat on Proclamation and Message of Gen. Jacksow, which they so much approved and glorified, and to hear their then favorite doctrine of a “divided State sovereignty” in the formation of the Federal Government, so violently assailed by their present associates and partizan«. Such assaults upon their long cherished opinions, may amuse the tyr>aof their party, but they will certainly prove any thing but agreeable to these three supporters of the Proclamation, and advocates of a divi ded State sovereignty. Perhaps, however, a change has come over the spirit of their dreams; if so, such reminiscences will be any thing but pleasi g or grateful to them. Thu Wkathzr.—Yesterday was a cold bleak day, during the greater part of which there was a moderate rain falling, with the wind from the Northeast. The thermometer f eil to 58. •• Alabama and Georgia Polities. ’’ The Savannah Georgian, with a coarseness peculiarly its own, the imitation of which our self-respect forbids, den'es the correctness of our construction of its article, upon which we commented some days ago, and from which we made the following extract: Alabama and Georgia Politics. — Common. Ground occupied by the Democracy and friends of the South in both. Stales.— lt will be cheering to our Democratic and Southern Kights friends in Georgia, to find that they go into the ensuing canvass standing on precisely the same platform with the Democracy and Southern Rights men of Alabama. This the Georgian is pleased to call “base coin—a palpable counterfeit presentment of the truth/' notwithstanding it is an exact copy of its own language. If, therefore, it is either, the Georgian has no one to blame but itself, for it is it’s own “coin” and own “present ment,” uttered and published by it, on which we made the following remark : *• We thank the Georgian lor the above admis sion, that the position of its party in Georgia is iden tical with that of the Disunion party in Alabama.’’ To show that the party in Alabama, with which the Georgian and its parly in Georgia is acting and sympathizing, is the disunion party, wo copied several of the resolutions adopted by a Convention of the party, at Montgomery, in which they declared that “secession was a measure of time only,” The Georgian denies having made any such admission as we ascribed to it, and remarks : “ Our “admission,” or rather our assertion, was, that the position of the Democrats and their Southern Rights Whig friends in Georgia, ia identical with that— not “of the disunion party in Alabama,” but —of the Democracy and Southern Hights men of Alabama. And this we proved by the tacts which we alleged in the piece from which the Chronicle quotes. Wo stated, as our readers wil remember, that in Alabama, Collier, who was opposed to the Compromise—who believes in the right of secession, but is not in favor of its exercise for past aggressions —who, moreover, is an unflinching Democrat—is the candidate of the Democrats and Southern Righ's Whigs. We did not state, what we might have stated, that the “disunion party” there, with Mr. Yancey as its leader and the Montgomery Atlas as its organ, are bitterly opposed to Gov. Collier, be cause of the latter’s hostility to disunion.” The Georgian also refers to the opinions of Judge Bragg, the candidate of the party, for Congress, in the Mobile District, and adds : “ As for the Convention in Montgomery, whose resolutions the Chronicle quotes, that paper knows full well that its action bus been repudiated from one end of the State to the other. It was denounced by tne Mobile Register and the Montgomery Adver tiser, together with every Democratic and Southern Rights paper in the State, as far as we know. Its resolutions were verily and truly the work of the disunioniets of Alabama—but not of the Democratic and Southern Rights party, whose |>osition we have shown to be identical wi.h that of the same party in this State.” The special pleading of the Georgian, in in troducing tne opinions of the Mobile Register and Judge Bragg, as opposed to the action of the Montgomery Convention, will not serve to relieve that print from its dilemma. The opin ions and principles of a party are to be de rived from the authorized expression of them through their Conventions, and not from iso lated individuals. It is true, the Mobile Regis Ur opposed the Montgomery Convention. The Montgomery Advertiser, a journal which recently declared that, “the Union was not worth attempting to preserve; 1 ' did not oppose the ac tion of that Convention, except so far as related to the resolution adopted by it, proscribing all those who did not endorse fully its platform. The Advtrtiser concurred in the principles laid down by tho Convention, but was averse to any such a “ Procrustsan bed,” by which all were required to conform strictly to the plat form. And Judge Bragg was nominated by a convention, called ‘‘of all those opposed to the compromise.” Again, the assertion of the Georgian, that ‘‘the action of the convention was repudiated (by its party) from one end of the State to the other,” is untrue. So far from it, every (< Southern Righ's Association” in the State, without a single exception, wo be lieve, have formally, in their meeangs, con firmed the action of the Montgomery Conven tion, and fully endorsed the platform. The Georgian is equally at fault, in reference to the position of the press of the party in Alabama- We thank the Georgian for tho frank ad mission, that “the resolutions (of the iMout go inery Convention) were verily and truly the work of the disunlonists,” and that the “Hon. W. L. Yancey, is the leader of the disunion party.” These admissions, we think, fully sustain our position, viz. that the party in Alabama, with which the Georgian and its party act and sympathize, is the disunion party. W 0 have already shown that the action of the As sociations, has endorsed the Montgomery platform, in which Mr. Yamcry fully concurred, and it is on’y necessary to add, that a Conven tion of the party in the Montgomery District nominated the Hon. Wa. L. Yancey, “ tho leader of the disunionists.” for Congress. Indeed, S 3 anxious were they that he should be their candidate, that he was nominated in the face of a letter, in which he positively declined the nomination, a fact known to the Convention. Upon these facts, comment is certainly superfluous. But the Georgian seeks to evade the force of its admission by repeating that Gov. Col lier, the candidate of the party for Governor s opposed to the Compromise, diuj. Hence the identity between the two parties in the two States. It is a sufficient reply to this portion of the Georgian's article to quote the follow ing extract from die letter of Gov. Collier to John W. Burke, of Wilcox County, Ala bama, on the 31st March last, in which he uses this decided language : “ That the South should honestly abide by the Compromise acts, without attempting a disruption of the Union for any thing contained in them.” Unless he has changed since this sentence was penned, there is no identity between his opinions and the Georgian's party in this Slate, which is organized upon the basis of opposi tion to the compromise ; a position which is also assumed by the Mobile Register, as shown by us a few days since. Hon. A. H. Stephens. A deep solicitude has been felt in this com munity, for the last several days, for the health of the Hon. A. H. Stephezs, who has been in a very critical if not dangerous condition, from a severe attack of remittent fever, at his residence in Crawfordville. It aifords us sin cere pleasure therefore, to be able to relieve in gome degree the anxiety of his fr ends, by the following extract from a letter from his brother to the Editor, written Thursday afternoon, the 12th inst. “His physicians ray that be is improving and ba a fair prospect of recovery. But he is certainly very ill and must, if recovered, remain long unable to attend to any engagements.” P. S.—Since the foregoing was in type, we are gratified to learn from passengers who ar rived by the afternoon train, that at 1 o’clock P. M., yesterday, when they passed Crawford ville, Mr. 8. was considered much better, and quite out of danger unless some unfavorable change occurred. At the request of several, we republish the fol lowing prescription. Several of our neighbors and friends, as well as ourself, have given it a fair trial, and are prepared to endorse it, as a most valuable remedy. Rscipz fob Bowel Complaint. —Take of Rhu barb 30 grains—Calcined Magnesia 60 grains— powdered Gum-arabic half an ounce—four grains Sulphate of Morphine—rub them well together and add 8 ounces mint water —mix the whole in water, well sweetened with loaf Sugar. Dose for adults, two table spoons full; proportionately less for chil dren. It seems to us, if tha size or strength of the dose is a matter of any importance, the Rome Courier, from which we clip the above, should have stated, with equal precision, the quantity of sweetened water to be uaad.— Ed. Chron. & Sent. Wilmington and Mancheiter Road. We invite the attention of Capitalists to the advertisement in this day’s paper, of Messrs Wijilow, La.vikr & Co., of 52 Wall Street, New York, in which they announce that they will receive proposals for the purchase of $300,000 of the Bonds of the Wilmington and Manchester Railroad, which, when com pleted will form an entire chain of Railroad communication from Chattanooga, Tenn . and Montgomery, Ala. to Portland, in Maine. The importance of this road is therefore ap parent to every intelligent mind, and when the extreme small cost of construction is con sidered, no one will question the probability of its paying a good interest, and consequently re nder the Bonds a most excellent investment. The Bonds are payable in 1866, with cou- I ions attached, at the rale of eeven per cent per annum, payable semi annually on the lat of Jane and December, at the Merchants’ Bank in New Y’ork and are secured by a mortgage on the entire Road, 162 miles long. We have in our possession a copy of the Report, Map, •&c. t referred to by Messrs. W., L. <fc Co , which we will take pleasure in exhibiting to shose who may desire to examine it. For further iniormatiou see the advertise ment. Major Wm. H. Polk is the independent democratic candidate for Congress in the Colombia (Tenn.) District. He is the brother of the late President, and holds to the opinions expressed by him while alive. In a speech on the 27th alt, “he took high ground for the Compromise and the Union; said that if be was in Congress he should be for standing square up to the compromise, and would re buke any effort to alter it, either by the North or South, as he thought it probably the only course to sustain the Union,” Mr. VVebnlar'a Speech In Albany. Thk read* r« ol this journal *vill thank us, we feel assured, for Hying before them the speech delivered by the Hon Daniel Webster, to the young men of Albany, New York, which we should have done immediately after its de livery, but for the conviction that numerous errors had probably occurred in its transmis sion by telegraph. We therefore preferred to await the reception of a copy revised and cor rected by himself, which we now have, and !o which we invite the reader's attention. This will be followed by his celebrated speech at Buffalo, New York, which was also the vic tim of numerous errors in passing over the telegraph wires, and which has likewise bean revised and corrected by him. The publica tion of this speech at the South, is especially duo to Mr. Webster, the more so because of the advantage taken of the errors in it, by those who desired to make capital against the Presi dent, Mr. Webster and the Union Party, and thereby sought to prejudice the public mind against Mr. W. particularly. Like good wine, Mr. Webster’s speeches “ need no bush,” to attract the public atten tion; yet we deemed it proper to say thus much, to disabuse the public mind in relation to he errors and misrepresentations of his sentiments, as expressed on the occasions re ferred to. We sha'l, therefore, leave the reader to judge of the merits of the two productions, which, in our opinion, have contributed as much to display all the qualities of a great pop" ular orator, as any efforts of his long and eventful career. Mr. Webster’s Speech at Buffalo. As already announced through our columns, this speech as published from the telegraphic reports, was the victim of numerous errors, some of wh ch Mr. Webster deemed of suf ficient importance to correct at once, and the National Intelligencer has been authorized to promise a revised and corrected report of the entire speech by Mr. W. himself. When this comes to hand we shall give it a place, that the public may judge of it and determine upon its merits, as also upon the hot haste of those jour nals of the South who manifested such an eager anxiety to copy and comment upon the erro neoud passages. Prominent among these stands the Federal Union, who avails itself of the op portunity these errors have afforded, to assail Mr. Webster with its accustomed virulence notwithstanding the proclamation of the fact through the press, that the report of the speech was very erroneous. Os course no one familiar with the character of that journal, will feel any surprise at its course, or expect even-handed justice toward any one whom it opposes. Nor will it excite any particular astonishment that its article has been extensively copied by the disunion and secession organs of the State. It was not our purpose to have noticed the article in question until we published the eu tire speech, but as its publication in a corrected form has not yet reached us, and may not for some days, we deem it but an act of justice to Mr. Webster, to transfer to our columns, the subjoined letter from him on the subject to the lion. John M. Dorrs, of Virginia. This cor rects one very material and important error, one too which has afforded the disunionists a line theme for the exercise of hoir faculties of denunciation. It remains to be seen how many of them will publish the correction. A point to which we desire to direct the public attention, with a view to ask them to wa ch the columns of those journals. Washington, June 4, 1851. Aly Dear Sir: When I arrive'! at New York, my attention w-:s called to a paragraph in the telegraph ic report of my speech at Buffalo. Unier the cir cumstances, it is wonderful that the accomplished reporter performed the service ns well as he did, but a mistake occurred of some importance, which he corrected as soon as it met his eyes. Toward the end of the speech, I am represented as having said — “ Gentlemen, 1 reg. et exceedingly that slavery exists in the Southern States, and that Congress has no power over it ” This is so entirely in opposition to the whole drill of my remarks, that it might have been hoped that nil would hive regarded it as a mis print, or an error. It appears, however, that this was not universally the case; and therefore the re porter very promptly caused the following correction to he inserted in the Herald, the paper in which die report first appearer!: *• Gentlemen, I regret exceed ingly that slavery exists in the Southern States; but Congress has m power to act upon it. It may be, however, that in the dispensation of frovidence, some remedy for this evil may occur, or may be hoped for hereafter.” It must be obvious to every intelligent person, that if Con/ress possessed power over slavery as it exists in the Southern States, any attempt to exercise such power would break up the Union, just as surely as would an attempt to introduce slavery into Massa chusetts. These are subjects of mere State right and State authority, intended originally to be left entirely with the Slates, and they must so ba left still, if we wish to preserve (he Union. You are at liberty to make any use of this letter which you may think necessary to remove false im pressions. I am, my dear sir, with the truest regard, your obedient servant, Daniel Webstem. Hon. John M. Botts, Richmond, Vs. “ Mr. Sumner was elected Senator for six years by one vole ; and Mr. Burden, a Whig, voted for him.” If it had been the purpose of the Washing ton Union, from which we clip the above, to have told tbe whole truth, it would have also stated that Mr. Borden voted under positive instructions from his constituents, and that some one hundred and fifty democrats who had corruptly bargained with the Free-soilers, also voted for Sumner. But we presume the wholo truth was not palatable to a journal who is earnestly seeking to keep afloat the national Democratic party; for it would expose to Southern democrats, a disgraceful fact, that most of their journals have studiously con cealed, while denied its exist ence. We are however, free to confess that we see no difference between Sumner and Win throp who was run by the whigs. Indeed we regard Sumner the less obnoxious of the two, because his ultra fanaticism deprives him of the influence which the artful and cunning Winthrop would exercise. Winthrop is not less opposed to Southern institu’ions than Sumner, ho ia only more cautious, dis creet aud intrigueing, and therefore, more dangerous. Neither of them are fit represen taiives in either house of Congress of any true hearted American patriot. The Lynchburg Tragedy.—The Baltimore American, after noticing that both Saunders and Terry had died of the wounds received in the late murderous conflict in Lynchburg, with much poinfremarks: “ If this bloody and mc-at barbarous butchery might have the effect of moderating the tone and temper of newspaper discussions nod of bringing general con deninatio upon the miserable system ot newspaper personalities, the event, lamentable as it is, would not be without a salutary result. “ The notion which seems to be entertained by many that abusive epithets and derogatory imputa tions add strength to an argument, is one of the most mistaken notions that the most weak minded children of vanity ever indulged in. It is akin to that other offspring oi egotism—the idea that the public arc in terested in the persons! bickerio.s of two individuals who happen to be editors of newspapers, and that either is believed in hie vituperations of tbe other.” It is a source of sincere gratification to us to learn that the citizens of Lynchburg, with a noble liberality, in a few hours after the burial of Mr. Terry, subscribed ten thousand dollars to be invested for the education of his four children. Mississippi.—Colonel John A. Wilcox, of Monroe, has bean unanimously nominated as the Union candidate for Congress in the se cond district of Mississippi ; and Colonel W. S. Featherston is the resistance candi date in the same district. Connecticut Senator.—At the last ac counts the Legislature had not been able to elect a Senator. The election was postponed till Wednesday next—Baldwin wanted 3 votes of an election. We fear be will succeed. Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad.— Great preparations are making at Murfrees boro Tenn., to celebrate on the 4th of July the opening of the Chattanooga and Nash ville Railroad to that place. The Road is al ready completed to within four or five miles of the place, and by the 4th will finished several miles this side. We congratulate the Tennesseeans and friends of this great work upon its rapid progress, and the now certain prospects of an early completion. Well may the citizens of Murfreesboro and indeed all that section of the State tributary to the road rejoice at its advancement to completion, for it is destined to exercise a most important and controlling influence upon the industrial and agricultural resources of tnat great, growing and fertile Stale. The Memphis Enquirer of the 4th inat., says: “His excellency Gov. Jones received a presen* yesterday morning going to donor was a believer in the Patriarchal sys tem. A plump female child, evidently of but a very youthful age, was left at the door of the Governor, snugly ensconced in a basket and wrapped up in a blanket. The Governor being absent the little stranger was sent to the Mayor's office, by whom it was placed in the hands of one of our most respectable citizens. We presume that the parents considered, that the Governor ought to be the father of bis peo ple.” Shelton, one of the murderers of the Cos den family, was tried before Kent County t £ourt last week, and convicted of murder in first degree. THK SUBMISSION PL.ATFOHM. Being the proceedings of a mun less Con vention held in Mi’ledgeville on the 28th of ’ May, 1851 —paraphrased, fills I out, and dine ’ into English by A genuine Southern Rights Man. , Milledgeville, Ga., ) Wednesday, May 28th, 1851. $ <’ The ( a —hem! the --a, no matter what) Convention to nominate a candidate for the office of Governor, this day assembled in the Representative Hall. A committee of • was appointed to examine tho credentials of the delegates. They reported as follows, after a long sitting: The committee on credentials beg leave to report, that their task has been a most arduous one. They found, on examination, 156 delegates applying for ; seats, of whom there were : Southern Rights Democratic Republicans, 4 Southern Rights Republicans 14 Democratic Southern Rights men 28 Democrats. Democratic and Southern Rights men>> 25 Southern Rights men 17 Scattering. •• •• •• ”51 In this embarrassing state of things, your commit tee was at a loss how to act, and all their efforts at deliberation were drowned in “ the noise an 1 confu- i sion” which prevailed among the advocates of the ■ respective names above ennmerated. At length, in ! the midst and stnoke of this great doubt in which your coinmittae was encompassed, a distinguished member arose, and with great emphasis, demanded “ What’s in a name?” This startling interrogatory produced a decided im pression upon your committee, who, after lengthened discussion, (see Editorial correspondence of the Ga. Constitutionalist,) concluded not to be governed by names, and as there was rUbihing in a name, to leave the Convention without one. It was here objected, however, that we would have no banner under which to fight. This difficulty gave rise to some discussion. It was at length decided that each soldier should fight under the flag which suited his own taste, and if in the heat of conflict, he found himself ata loss, hs had merely to look up, and wherever he saw the flag of “ the Constitutional Union ” hoisted, to make haste and get on the other side. Having thus discharged their arduous duty, your committee would suggest that the planks sent up by the county meetings are knotty, shapeless and crook ed, so that it is utterly impossible to construct a de cent platform out of them, and with this suggestion, beg to be discharged. ‘ The committee to wbonc was assigned the duty of reporting matter for the action (passion?) of this Convention, beg leave to submit (ominous word !) tbe following Preamble and Resolutions: The country is passing through an alarming crisis. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ The government is undergoing change equally marked and momentous in the open assumption of powers touching finance and revenue, tbe collection an I disbursement of the public money, the schemes of internal imrr_vement and squandering the public lands, (specific instances of which assump tions of power we wi*l not undertake to point cut, for fear the records of the country might not sustain us,) tending directly to a corruption and consolidation of the Government, and utterly unknown to the Con stitution as understood by tho makers of that instru ment, and as heretofore interpreted by all parties at the South. De it therefore, Ist. Resolved, That we hereby re-affinn, magna charta, the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions, the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United States, and ail other important State papers. 2d. Resolved, That two and two are undoubted ly four. 3d Resolved, That as each State was free to re ject the contract before entering it, it was therefore impossible for any State, by the termscf the contract, to relinquish this freedom, in other words, “that ns a man is not compelled to make a bargain, he can not, by the very nature and constitution of things, be bound to stick to it when made.” 4th. Resolved, That etch State, in virtue of the doctrine so conclusively established above, has the right to secede; but that this Convention has not the remo’est idea of exercising it. sth. Resolved, That whenever a copartnership makes money, all the copartners have a right to share the prof's. 6//1. Resolved, That witholding due protection is equivalent to hostile Legislation. Ith, Resolved, That the principles of the two last resolutions, and the Constitution of the United States have been violated by Congress in rhe admission of California —the establishment ofTerritori.ll Govern ments for New Mexico and Utah—and in the Bill abolishing the slave trade in the District of Colum b’a. And all this, and more 100, wc believe (con siderng that as our copartners, the North, even had a right to a part of Texas) aliliougii wc have always held and still hold that there is now, and never was any obstruction in the way of carrying slaves into New Mexico and Utah. Ami if any persons should consider these positions incompatible and unreason able, we hereby declare our unalterable determina tion that we will never submit to the tyranny of Reason —never —never—never. Sth. Resolved, That in the spirit of our illustri ous forefathers, who set forth their wrongs and remedy in the Declaration of Independence, we (their only worthy descendents) as a picayune re dresv for cur pa-t wrongs, and in pursuance of a bad bargain, (the Missouri Compromise) demand of Congress (or to speak m >re accurately) declare it to be the duty of Congress to obtain the consent of California to a division of her territory, and that the country below 36 deg 30 min., be put under the provision of that Compromise, not so much to furnish land for our negroes to cultivate us byway of a huge salvo to our feelings. Resolved, That those Southern Rights meetings which advocated nun-intercourse and al! that sort of thing, were indiscreet and deserve to be ‘‘repudia ted.” Resolved, That we pass by with silent contempt the idea of discrirnimting against Northern goods, wares and merchandise. Resolved, That any procedure more decisive or practical than grumbling, is injudicious in the ex treme. Resolved, That discretion is the better part of valor. Sth. Resolved, That if it costs more to get a “nigger” than he is worth after you get him, that it would be as well not to try to get him at all. 10. Resolved, That we are on the right side of all obsolete issues. 1 Uh. Resolved, That the Union is “not as it used to was” and that we don’t much like it as it is now. though we used to like it as it was then. 12iA. Resolved, Thit in the spirit of Compromise we adopt the candidate of the t trong, but the plat form ot our weaker brethren. 13JA. Resolved, That this convention, repudiating old party lines, has a strong hankering after the old Democratic organization, and regrets exceedingly it cannot get the benefit of it; that agreeing as to the grievances recited, it is firmly convinced of the ef ficacy of those means ‘it has instituted for their re dress; and that it does hereby recommend Charles J. McDonald, as the exponent and standard bearer of their principles in the approaching canvass, be lieving that his maintenance of the same will be the more disinterested from the fact that the principles avowed are not his, and having perfect confidence that he will never bring his own principles (expres sed at Nashville and elsewhere) into conflict with those of this convention. Mr. Wiggins moved that the preamble and resolu tions be adop ed. Mr. Schley mevod to strikeout the Bth resolution, on the ground that it proposed 0 practical redress (toa certain, though limited extent) of the grievances complained of—a principle he hoped the body would meekly repudiate. After discussion, however, only 55 members of the Con vention fell quite meek enough, 79 being contuma cious. Mr. Crawford moved to reconsider this thing. He h fed the Convention was not prepared to pre sent itself to the world in the ridiculous attitude of seeking redress for wrong. After considerable dis cussion, the Convention being convinced that it could do no harm to reconsider the matter, on second thoughts, struck out the unchristian resolution. The question then recurred upon the motion to adopt tho resolutions, thus purged of all offensive ideas of the smallest practical redress, and the re port was adopted with but one dissenting voice, showing an unprecedented unanimity in that laud able spirit, which scolds, but smites not. Mr. Calhoun—A Southern Confeder acy.—ln a recent speech before the citizens of Attala county, Miss., Senator Foote bore the following testimony as to the views of Mr. Calhoun in relation to the formation of a Southern Confederacy: “ He said that the idea of demanding amendments to the Constitution, and in cave of failing to obtain them, resorting to secession, was first broached by Mr. Calhoun, after the Mississippi October Conven tion in 1849; that Mr. Calhoun told him that he, (Mr. C] had no expectation of obtaining these amendment?; but Mr. C. thought that if they should be refused, why then the South world unite in the formation of a Southern Confederacy,’; and that Mr. Calhoun had prepared a constituti n for this new republic, which was to have been formed out of the fragments of our present Union.” Vessel Struck by Lightning.—Tho bark Emily Minor, Capt. Smith, lying in Mobile Bay, was struck by lightning on Saturday 7th a bout 3 o’clock, P. M. and set on fire in the hold by tho fluid. The lightning struck the main top gallant mast, descended the mainmast and went into the pumps below. She was immediately scuttled, and her cargo of 900 bales of cotton and assorted freight will be saved and sold a sin a damaged condi tion. The leak had been stopped, 300 bales of the cotton taken out and the work of pump ing her out was progressing rapidly. Fatal Affray in Lynchburg.—The partic ulars of the fight in Lynchburg, Virginia, be tween Mr. Terry and Mr. Saunders, in which the latter received injuries of which he died the same day, are thus detailed in the Richmond papers; “A violent, and probably fatal personal combat occurred in Lynchburg, on Thursday, the sth inst. between iMr. Saunders, a son of Dr. James Saun ders a member of the State Convention, and Mr. A. W. C. Terry, the Editor cf the Lynchbnrg Viiginian. The difficnlty originated in some stric tures by the “Virginian” on tbe course of Dr. Saun ders in regard to the basis question The Doctor re plied through the Lynchburg Republican of Monday, in a card of some length and bitterness. The Vir ginian of Thursday morning rejoinedj commenting upon Dr. Saunders’s style, and charging him with desertion of the East. A bout 8 o’clock that morn ing, Mr. Saunders met Mr. Terry in tbe street, ac costed him. and asked him if he was the editor of tbe Virginian. Upon receiving an answer in the affirmative, he struck Terry with a walking stick. Thereupon the latter drew a revolver and fired, but witbont effect. Saunders drew another revolverand fired, likewise without effect. Each then con tinued firing until five shots in all had been ex ebanged on either side Tbe result was that eachjof the parties received two wounds, and each of them one shot in the body, which it was feared would prove mortal.” Mr. Terry was alive on Sunday night, the Bth, but says the Virginian, “was in a most precarious condition and with but faint pros pect of recovery.” Hom. W. C. Dawj-om.— i’he numerous friends of Senator Dawsow will regret to learn that he had a leg fractured on the 10th inst. The following letter from a gentleman at Greensboro furnishes the particulars: Gbbensbobo, June 10th, 1861. Dear Sirr—The Hon. Win. C. Dawson, while at hie plantation this morning, had hie left leg badly fractured above the ankle, which will doubtless con fine him to hi> room fcr weeks. He had just dis mounted and lied his horse to the top rail of the fence, when the h?ree became frightened and ran wit the rail fastened to the bridle, and m Judge D. was struck by ths rail, which caused the ivjury. He is now suffering much, though doing rery well. Truly yours, tec , io baste. The telegraph announces that Josiah Ran dsll, Esq , of Philadelphia, has been appointed .Minister to Russia, and Dr. Eckart, of the eatne city, to the Presidency of the Mint. Union Meeting in Jefferson County. At a meeting of a portion of the Convtitutiona Union party of Jefferson county, on Satai day, tbe 7th day of June, on motion, John W. Bothwell was called to the Chair, and Henry Arrington re quested to act as Secretary. Thomas H. Polhill, Esq., offered the following resolution : Resolved, That the Chairman appoint a commit tee of three to suggest the names of suitable persons, being two from each District in the county, to meet the delegates from Burke, to nominate a candidate for the Senate • and also three delegates to tbe Con gressional Convention of the Bth District. The Chair appointed Thomas H. Polhill, John W. Whigham and i'homas Hannah, Esqrs that com mittee, who returned and reported the following Del egates : 761 h District— John W. Whigham. Thoma. Han nab. ’ 77th District—Edward R. Carswell, Ebenener 78th District—Nathan K. Whigham Jamee P Gohert. ’ 79th District—Jesse T. Mulling Darifls P Wells. 81st District —Robert Patterson, James F Rmwn 82d District—John W. Bothwell Dr. P. S. Lemin 83d District—Benajah A. Moye. Hamilton Raiford* 84th District—Eli McCroan, William 8. Alex ander. 05th District—Arthur B. Walker, Robt. Stephens i to Senatorial, and ’ George Staplekn, Patrick B. Connelly, Thomas H. Polhill, to Congressional Convention; which re port was adopted. Thomas H. Polhill, Esq., offered tbe following res olution : Resolved, That we approve of the time and place suggested by the Burke meeting, for the Senatorial Convention to assemble, via ; Davies’ Spring, on the last Saturday in July next; and that we also ap prove of Augusta, and the fourth Monday in June, as a proper place and time for the Congressional Con vention. Which was adopted, William T. Jordan offered the following resolution: Resolved, That we have every confidence in the ability and integrity of our late distinguished Repre sentative in Congress, Hon. Robert Toombs, and re quest our delegates to support him in Convention for rc-nomination. Which was adopted. Patrick B. Connelly effered the following resolu tion. Resolved, That the proceedings of the meeting be published in the Chronicle <& Sentinel. Augusta, and request all papers favorable to the Union to copy, which was adopted. On motion, the meeting adjourned. John W. Bothwell, Chairman. Henry Arrington, Sec’y. Educational Meeting In Walken Pursuant to a general call which had been previ ously made, a number of tbe citizens of Walker met to take into consideration the subject of sending Delegates to the Common School Convention, which is to meet at Marietta. Col. Parris was called to the Chair, and H. B. Johnston requested to act as Secretary. Upon suggestion, Rev. M. Dyer, in an address of some length, explained the expediency of the Con vention, and the benefits to be expected from it, and also, ably discussed the necessity of a better educa tion, especially amongst farmersand mechanics. On motion of R. A. Lane, Esq., a committee was appointed to suggest suitable names for Delegates to said Convention. The Committee reported the names of the Rev. A. J. Leet. Edwin Dyer and W. H. Johnston as Delegates. The Committee recommended to the meeting tbe following Resolutions. Resolved, That we bail with pleasure the inter est manifested throughout our Stalo in behalf of Common School Education. Resolved, That the present system needs to be bettered, and that we will cheerfully co-operate with ths friends of Education in improving it; be lieving as we do, that upon the general intelligence of the common people depends the interest of the community, and of our common country. Wm. Martin, Esq , of Lumpkin, being present, was called upon, and gave us a good speech in behalf of the general cause. The report of the Committee, with the Resolu tions, was then adopted. The proceedings were ordered to be published in the Chronicle & Sentinel, and the Cassville Stan dard. H. B. JOHNSTON, Sec. Constitutional Union Meeting in Warren. Warrenton, June 14th, 1851. In pursuance of a call, a meeting of the Con stitutional Union party of Warren county, was held at the court-house, on this day, at elev en o’clock, A. M. On motion of E. 11. Pottle, Esq., Wtn. W. Anderson, Esq., was callled to the Chair. On motion of James Cody, Esq., Isaac B. Huff was requested to act as secretary. M. D. Cody, Esq., offered the following: Resolved, That a committee of seven be appointed by tbe Chair to nominate and report the names of four suitable gentlemen to represent this county in the Congressional Convention of the' eighth district, to be held in Auguste on the 23d inat. The resolution was adopted, and the Chair ap pointed as that committe Messrs. Madison D. Cody, Cbirles C. Johnson, Jahn F. Kinsey, John Kemp, George V. Neal, James S. Latimer and Thomas F. Persons. The committee retired for a few moments, return ed and reported the namest of the following gentle men as suitable delegates to the Congressional Con vention : George V. Neal, Thomas F. Persons. Isaac B. Huff and John F. Kinsey. The report of the committee was adoptei. On motion Resolved, That the delegates be em |>owered to fill vacancies. E. H. Pottle, Esq., offered the following resetu tions, which were unanimously adopted : 1 Resolved, That we cheerfully endorse the ac tion of the Gubernatorial Convention, and that we will cheerfully support the Hon. Howell Cobb, the nominee of the said Convention, for Governor. 2. Resolved, That whilst we will support whoever may be the nominee of the Union Convention, we take pleasure m expressing our preference in the ability and fidelity of our late representative, the Hon. Robert Toombs. On motion, Resolved, That the proceedings of this meeting be signed by the Chairman, and coun tersigned by the Secretary, and forwarded to the Chronicle & Sentinel of August i for publication. On motion, the meeting adjourned sine die. Wm. W. Anderson, CRm. Isaac B. Huff, Sec f y. Summary Execution of a Wretch* Some weeks since a murder was committed in Washington county, Ala., by a man named John B. Hardin, and a negro whom he had stolen, with other property, from a gentleman in Florida. From the correspondence of the Mobile Tribune, we obtain the sequel of the tragic affair. It seems that Hardin was arres ted in Shelby county, Ala. The writer says: “He was carried from Shelby county to Henry county, Ala. A delegation was sent from Milton, Santa Roia county, Fla. to get him from the autho rities in Alabama, and bring him to Milton, which was done. Yesterday he was executed in Milton by the people, without a trial. The negro who as sisted him. belonged to Joseph Forsyth, was also hung at the same time yesterday, Friday, May 30th, at half-past 12 o’clock. He confessed the crime, and said he richly deserred death, for he has been a villain all his life- He had twenty wives living and had killed sixteen men, and all be was sorry for was, that he waa not permitted to live long enough to kill four more. He and the negro Jack were both hung to one tree, and buried in one grave. Re pentance and remorse were strangers to him. He said his father and brother were both hurg. He refused to make any further confession, as he would imrlicate many heads of families who passed as respectable, and would thereby leave many widows and orphans. He met death without a shudder ; was as cool as a cucumber. He repented of nothing he bad done, and said be would, (if turned loose,) be as bad as ever, if not worse. The only request he had to make, was not to be put to torture. He said he wished to be hung and decently buried.” Yours, very respectfully. Gas from Wood. —The New York papers con tain a report on the comparative value of New York and Philadelphia gases, being the result of investiga tions made by Drs. Torrey and Ellett, and subse quently verified by Prof. Chilton. From this report it appears that one hundred cubic feet of either of the New York gases will afford as much light as one hundred and fifty*two cubic feet ■ f the Philadelphia gas. Now, at three dollars per thousand cubic feet, which w II be the price of the New York gases from the first of January next, they will be as cheap to the consumer as the gas now vended at Philadelphia would be if sold at one dollar and ninety-eeveu cents per thousand. In coineciion wish th«s subject, it may not be un interesting to state that the process of making gas from wood is engaging attention both in this country and in Europe. We learn from the National Intelli gencer that Dr. McConnell, of Washington city, has invented an apparatus, for which he entered a “ caveat,” and has since applied for a patent, con sisting of a retort and furnace, in which he makes his gas, coal and tar from pine wood. He is now having constructed in Baltimore an apparatus la r ge enough to test the fact on a useful scale. It is stated that if this plan proves successful, gas can be made from nine wood, and a city supplied with a better and purer article than can now be made from bitumi nous coal, oil or rosin, and at half the price ; and the company manufacturing it can make sufficient tar to pay ail expenses, and a profit besides.— Baliimort American. This discovery has already been brought to a practical test in Europe, by an eminent chemist of Munich, an account of which we published a few days since. Cbnsus of California. —When the census tables, which we copied the other day from the Washington Republic, were made up, the official returns from California were want ing The population was, however, estimated at 200,004), and two representatives assigned to her in the list. It appears, however, says the N. O. Picayune of the 6:h inst., that the Stipulation of California was much overslated, y the accounts received yesterday, we learn that the Marshal has only reported about 117,- 000 as the number of inhabitants in the State. This being so, California will not be entitled to more than one Representative in the House of Representali res, with an inconsiderable frac tion. There will then be sixteen members to be distributed to the States having the highest fractional numbers. This would give South Carolina six members, instead of five, as the fraction of that State is next in order in the table unrepresented. — Ch. Cour. Discovert or a New Plemet—Mr. J. R. Hind, the astronomer at Bishop’s Observatory, Regent Park, London, has discovered another new planet. The discovery was made May 19:h, in the constellation Scorpio, about 8 north of the ecl’ptic. and forming at the time an equilateral triangle with the stars (xi) Scor pii and (ph) Libra. It is of a pale bluish color, and its light is about equal to that of a star of the ninth magnitude. The U.S. mail steamers of Collin.’ Line have achieved a series of triumphs of which the whole Union may justly be proud. Four pas . ages of the Pacific across rhe Atlantic have been performed in a shorter time than has ever yet been achieved by any other steamer. They were as follows: Terne from Wharf to Wharf. October, 1850, 10 days, 4 boors, 45 minutes. Afrit, 1851, 9 “ 20 “ 15 “ May, 1851, 10 “ “ 12 « June, 1851, 10 “ 2 « <• On the 6th instant, when the Pacific was ap proaching New York, her passengers assem bled in tbe saloon and passed resolu'ions ex pressive of their high satisfaction with the snip, her commander, accommodations, &e. The Washington papers announce that a general court-martial, to couaist of thirteen members, will assemble in that city on Mon day, the 23rd inst., or as soon thereafter as practicable, for tbe trial of Brevet Brigadier General George Taleotl, Colonel of Ordi nance,