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CHRONICLE & SENTINEL.
POLITICAL MEETINGS,
IN JEFFERSON COUNTY.
Jn accordance with previous notioc, a portion of
the Whig party of Jefferson county, assembled at
the Courthouse, in the town of Louisville, on
Tuesday, 8d day of August. When, on motion of
Major George Stapleton, Dr. Philip S. Lemlewaa
requested to pres.de over the meeting; on taking
the Chair, the President, in an able speech of about
one hour's length', explained the object of the
meeting, canvassed the claims of the two candi
dates for the Presidency of the United States—
showed the position of the Whigs of Georgia, by
reason of the action of the recent Convention at
Milledgeville, and what he conceived to be the
duly of the Whigs of Georgia. W hen he resumed
the chair, on motion of Thomas H. Polkill,
Esq., Major Stapleton was appointed Vice Presi
dent and Nicholas Diehl requested to act as Secre
tary. On motion of Thomas H. Polhill, E»q.:
Resolved, That a Committee of seven be appoint
ed by the Chair, to report bu»i ness for the meet
ing, and the names of four persons, as delegates
to the Convention, to assemble in the city of
Macon, on the 17th inst.
The President adpointed Messrs. T. H. Polhill,
W. 8. Alexander, T. Hannah, J. J. Brown, K.
Boyd, M. Brinson and E. MeCroan, that commit
tee ; the Committee retired fora time,and on their
return, by their Chairman, T. H. Polhill, Eeq.,
submitted the report following, viz:
Your Committee beg leave to submit the follow
ing report:
lu assembling again in primary meeting as
Whigs, it may he proper to state the causes which
impel us to thin course, and to explain why we have
aeumingiy deserted the recent organization, with
which we have been connected, viz : the Constitu
tional Union Party of Georgia; and also, why wo
have taken a stand against the nominees of both
the National Conventions.
A very brief review of tbc history of the organ
ization of the Constitutional Union party, and the
events transpiring since, and which bears upon that
organization, will plainly ahow the position, and to
oar minds, the doty of the Whigs of Georgia. Our
receut organization, waa formed of Wnigs and
Democrats for ths sole purpose of inducing the
people of Georgia to acquiesce in the aeries of acts
(commonly known as the Compromise measuiei)
passed by the Thirty-First Congress, end to use
their influence in the final settlement of the issues
in controversy. This was the object of the organi
zation of that party, and to be carried ont in good
faith ; and in adopting ths platform of this organ
ization, every thing which had previously been
matters of issue, bet ween the two great parties of
the county was most studiously avoided, b-ing un
derstood and agreed tiiat the sole. object of this
organization, was to induce au acquiescence in the
Compromise measures, there was to be no connec
tion with past political is-uca, no abandonment of
previously adopted political faith ; but all former
party bieaerings or tergiiofsutions were to cease,
sod the energies of ths new party were to be di
rected to the objects of its creation ; so long,
therefore, ns lU objects were carried out in good
faith, no difficulty arose in maintaining a barmo
lii..u- and ed'cctive party, though the Democratic
poition of this organization, although largely in
ti.e minority, assumed or endeavored to assume
its droctioii and ceutrul in away that did not
comport with a modest appreciation of either their
nuuierioalor intellectual relation to it, and though
they look to themselves nearly all the offices, viz:
Governor, five eightos of the Congressmen and
other offices m same ratio : yet for this we cared
naught, us wb had agreed to forget all old party
differences and distinctions, and in elevating t ein
to high places, we felt that we were putting in
office, patriotic brethren, standing together with ns
on a ,'fatform for the preservation of the Union,
sanctioned by the constitution, we hud naught to
complain of, until during the aossiou of the last
Legislature, when by a i-ovj, depied to whiggery,
which wn», no doubt, thought to be an coupd'etal
they got up a caucus arid recommended the party to
affiliate with th« National Democratic party, by
sending delegates to the National Convention.
Thus then commenced tha breach of faith, the on
taring wedge to that aeries of movements consum
mated by the Convention recently assembled at
Milledgeville, aud whose acts we meet to-day to
review. The next movement was immediately
following the Convention assembled in April last,
8 J the call of this Legislative caucus; that Conven
tioii and its history is well known to tho people of
Geo,''fie, and itsHCtion should bavo been regarded
u» the most authoritative expression of the opin
ions aim principles of the party ; but Democracy
was not asi'cep In tho broast of a portion of tins
Convention, and after tho adjournment of the
Convention, a supplemental Convention waa held,
and the Biipplel»»»Ws, as they have been called,
sent to Baltimore, and sought admission into ti.e
great National Democratic party; as what! as
onstitulioiia) Union men ? most ussuredly; they
odiild ask upon no other ground than as Demo
crats. Again, at the next so called Union Conven
tion, no inducement could bo offered by which a
harmonious action could bo hod, unless by a per
fect surrender of all principles, upon the part of
the Union Whigs, and a perfect metamorphose of
the Constitutional Union purty into a now De
moeratio party, a resolution simply complimentary
to and approval of the administration of that pare
patriot and statesman, Millard Fillmore, could not
pass their Committee, without qualifications and
provisos, and not even will, that, until denounced
by a member a an abolltiv.ilist, A portion of that
* Convention believing that they could not longer
remain, without an abandonment of previously
adopted and cherished political principles and
without giving sanction to the platform of the
Baltimore National Dimooratio Convention, and
thereby endorsing tho odious resolution, relative
to the Mexican war, believing that tho acquiescence
in the same ought to be the political condemnation
of any man, withdrew and declared for a third can
didato Tiieso dissenters hnve our warmest sym
pathies and our hearty approval, as wo cannot for
tho rcttJ»ourt above net with that portion of
tho late Constitutional Union party, who declared
for Pierce aud King. VVo bciievo that the enort
whs made to Democratise tho Whige of thatorgan
izution, and that tho minority of that Convention
acted trom no more patriotic motives than to reap
#tlie spoils of a successful campaign, regardless ol
political principles. As regards the two nominees
tor the Presidency, wo believe them both objec
tionable ; as regards tho two platforms, we hearti
ly ami cordially approve of the one, o* being in its
principles and its spirit clearly moro conformable
to the conservative Influences which iuduccd the
organization of the Union party, than the othor,
at'd containing nothing personally offensive to oilr
De.nocratio friends ; while the other is a direotas
anutl upon the patriotism of tho Whigs, denoun
cing ti '«m ns traitors, bocaitso of tho non-approval
of the ti.’cxicnn War. Tho assertion that wo s' all
not bo giv ’’eg countenance and support to tho Do
mocratfo pl(u>rin by vflting for tho nominees, ac
ootitlug ami an nrovtng the same ib an absurdity
Hint requires no lengthy and dortly drawn c»sny to
rofute; ita absurdity’ t* soil apparent, and the as
sumption that we 0n..; Whigs, maintain our
principles and oar parts ln tact, and yet submis
sively bow in obedience to .*“• mandates of the
late (ao called) Union Convention; ) 8 v>oyond our
comprehension. If tho interest ot P!'. r ., ~ l or
our country required the preservation of i.'*o Union
organization, it is clear they should have affiliated
with neither political parties of tho nation, bfit
nominated oanuidutesof theirown. This not being
done, and as we can no longer act with them and
suffer ourselves Domooratisod and denounce our
selves as traitors, wo are ( therefore, called upon to
choose between the nommoss es tho Whig Con
vention, und tho course advised by the dissenters.
As before remarked the dissenters have our sym
pathies. Wo can never enter into tho support of
Gen. Soott, for many very good and obvious rea
sons, whioli time and space will not admit of now
mentioning. Wo might allude to his want of ex
perience as a civilian, having claims only of a mili
tary chief, of his disposition and temperament,
gee', as oiliero have dot* ; but Wo pass ail these by
to notice alone, one of tho po-ition* he occupies
by his letter of acceptance. Wo most cordially
approve of the platform of the Baltimore Whig
t'oiivcptlon, are sutialled to stand upon it, boliev
,iu it to be both constitutional and patriotic, and
euro not to huve it added to or taken from, yet,
Gi n. ticoit in uvcoptlug the tendered nominatiou
was not satisfied until he added there
to, end whs! weconslderd a roten plunk, and dan
gerous to the liberties of tho nec pie if they uttempt
to siund thereon, which will be found in his letter
of acceptance, in tin) words following the remarks
of too management of the publio domain, viz:
(amt also recommend or approve a single alteration
in our ua a ruination laws, suggcs.'ed by my military
experience, viz: giving to all foreigners the right
of citizenship, who shall faithfully serve ip time
of war, ouo year ou board of our public ships, or
in ourlaud throes, regular or volunteer, on their
receiving au honorable discharge from the service.)
This addition of General Scott to the Whig pis}-
form is, to say the least of it a presumptive dicta
tion to tiie Whig party of the country to identify
themselves in the support ot auioaaure which has
no sanction in tho past aotiouof tho party, but
which isut war with all the conservative influences
which have heretofore governed the party in this
regard. The proposition is in itself so preposter
ous that if it were uot sustained by the position
which Gen. Scott occupies us tho nominee of the
Whig Convention for the highest civil station in
the country, its absurdity would save it from as
•l'uU and our minds from apprehension in regard
to 't, but then sustained it, becomes at once au
elcm.'nt in the Presidential campaign, now before
tne cou utrv, and will derive all the influence which
oan be given to it by General Scott’s position. As
Whigs we arc, therefore, called upou to consider
tbe merits of this question and endeavor to ascer
tain in how far it will commit us to a policy, which
has heretofore received the unqualified reproba
tion of Gic party. In the first place it proposes to
increase tlx facilities for the naturalization of fo
reigners uo.au extent and in a manner which has no
countenance' fit the past action or spirit of the
partv,
S. It invokes a mercenary defence of the coun
try, which is hum.%' mg to us as Americans.
4. It is s covert up mao U> a fttotionsl influence
which lias no affinities or sympathies with the
Whig party of the Country , and whose policy is
openly at wur with the third article of the plat term
of the’ Convention which nominated Gen. Scott for
the Presidency. •
Although it is not a proposition which directly
countenances the doctrine of intervention, yet iu
the present eouditiou of the country, when an
active, energetic effort is beiug made to direct and
concentrate the foreign vote ot the country upon
our political contests, so as to make politics! victo
ries enure to tho beuefit of tbc doctrine of iutar
veution, any movement by either ot the National
parties, giving encouragement or character to
l his organization, or giving countenance to the
rearing up of a fore ig» feelinf in the country,
roust, to the nature of things,give energy and vi
tality to this influence; such will be the ctfeet ol
the suggestion of Gen. Scott. It is an appeal to
the foreigu vote of the country os a special influ
ence, atid there is no way iu which that influence
£s speolativ directed it this time, except as the ad
vt, cate of the doctrine of intervention. Just so
jir as this movement has the ctTect of giving
weigt U character and position to this organized
foreign influence'; j“®» 80 far - in the present condi
tion of t> country,' is it giving: countenance to
the doetrii.'eofiutcrve,’tion; us \\ hips we ’' taod
pl*d£*d bv 4>nr national against this po»»-
tion, and if it U right to rears.' ««*» <l ues , l '°“ £
political econcn-'v, it beccomes our u
resist all movements which tends to' engrafung it
upon the administration ofthe Govern.' 181 ": BU vr.
we believe to be the tendency of this pos.' ;
Gen. Scott, and as we tlesire to be truo and tin. 1 ,
to tbc W big principles of the country, we canno.
give our support to Gen. Scott. \Ve consider
these sufficient reosous to withhold our support
from him, we do not wish to alienate ourselves
from the great Whig party of the nation, but do as
already often repeated, approve their platform and
will standbv it, aud wc also cordially approve ot
?he nomination for the Vice Presidency, aud are
n adv and willing to support and use ota utmost
enacavora to elect the Hon. Wm. A. Graham to
•he 'vice Presidency, if we can have associated
with hi >n for the Presidency some ab!e statesman,
mvt politically objectionable. Your Committee re
•oecimeod the adoption of the following resolu
tions, tdz:
JWre*’, That we must cordially approve ofthe
are not iu good frith acting up' t 0 the pledge* uj*d«
at the creation of that party, but s'* * onnlu ff * new
Democratic party.
Resolved, That we will send four
the Convention to assemble in Maoouon iC'' J ? UI
inst., to act with that Convention in nominal.
some suitable and diatiuguMied atutosman for the
Presidency, and will cheerfully give our support I i
to the nominee. r
Resolved, That though we bare erery confidence 1 t
i n the ability, wisdom, integrity end patriotism ol
our distinguished fellow-citizen, the Hon. Charles
J. Jenkins, yet we deem it advisable to still con
tinue or affiliation with the National Whig Party,
1 and thongh we cannot support Gen. Scott, yet we
have an abiding and unshaken confidence in the
wisdom and patriotism of the Hon. Wm. A Gra
ham, and therefore recommend the ratification of
hia nomination by the Convention of the 17th.
r Resolved , That Millard Fillmore, President of
the United States, deserves oar hearty and enthu
siastic gratitude for the true constitutional and
1 patriotic principles on which he has adminis
f tered the Government, and that the Whigs of
i Jefferson county will ever look on his administra
tion as one of the moat successful and patriotic in
’ the history of our country.
■ Resolved. That eecohd, and only aecond, to the il
lustrious Clay, in the opinion ofthe Whigs of Jef
ferson county, in hia connection with the past
struggles of the party and the Compromise resolu
tions, stands the name of Daniel Webster, wboae
fame fills the Union, whose patriotism embraces
the length and breadth of the land, whose pure
seif devotion on a recent memorable occasion prov
ed that be knew no North or South. In all future
time he will be named with praise, an every sea
and every land in which the banner of tha Union
may be unfurled: and that the Whigs of Jefferson
county have au abiding confidence in tha wisdom,
patriotism and integrity of the Hon. Daniel Web
star, who can conquer his own pcjudices and in
duce others to do that same, when the interests of
the country and the integrity of the Union require
it, and he therefore deserves the everlasting grati
-1 tude of the American people.
Resolved, That Dr. P. S. Lemle, Messrs. T. H.
Polhill, George Stapleton and J. J. Brown, be ap
pointed delegates to the Convention of the 17th
inst., with power to fill any vacancy that may
occur.
After an address from T. H. Polhill Esq., in sup
port of the report and explanatory of hia reasons
for leaving the Convention in Milledgeville, on
motion, the report was received and unanimously
adopted by the meeting. On motion of Dr. Seay,
Retolred, That the proceedings ofthe meeting be
signed by tbe President, Vice President, and Sec
retary, and sent to tbe Chronicle & Sentinel.
Southern Recorder, Journal & Messenger and
Central Georgian for publication, with a request
i for all papers friendly to tbe movement to copy.
On motion of T. H. Polhill, Esq., the meeting
adjourned tint d 'vt.
i Philip S. Lemi.e, Pres’t.
Gzo hoe Statletoh, V. Prea’t.
1 Nioholab Diehl, Sec’y.
IN HENRY COUNTY.
, McDonough, Aug. 3, 1852.
i Agreeable to previous notice, a portion of the
1 Whigs of Henry county met in the Court House
’ this day, for the purpose of appointing delegates
to the Scott and Graham convention, to be held in
Macon on tbe 18th inat., to nominate a Scott electo
, ral ticket. The meeting was organized by appoint
ing Samuel R. Wecins, Chairman and David Knott,
Secretary.
Tbe object of the meeting waa then explained by
Buabrod Pettit, Esq.; after which he introduced
the following preamble and resolutions:
Whereas, Tho Whig party of Georgia, finds
itself at this juncture, in a situation peculiar and
embarrassing; our public journals, and some ofour
leading men, to whom wc have been accustomed to
look, as buacon lights, have abandoned us, on the
eve of a great political buttle, and left us, the rank
and file, to work out our own salvation, as best we
may.
The Southern delegates to the late National Whig
Convention, presented a series of resolutions, con
taining the doctrines of the Whigs of the South,
upon great national subjects now before the peo
ple, and especially tiie finality of the Compromise,
ana that the Convention did, fully and freely, adopt
these resolutions, as the Whig Platform ol princi
ples, in the North and West, as well as in tho
South, without inserting or withdrawing a single
plank; but dedicated it entirely, as it came from
Southern handß to the whole country. The Con
vention then, standing upon this platform, erected
by the South, and consecrated by all, did openly
and fairly, first by the vote of the majority, and
then by au unanimous vote, nominate Gen. Win
field Soott, as a candidate for the Presidency; and
he having promptly placed himself erect upon that
platform, and by his letter of acceptance, having
plainly aud unequivocally, pledged himself, if
elected, to adhere to, and sustain this platform of
principles. Therefore, we tho whigs of Henry,
reel bound by the plainest principles of political
honesty, and of party association, to recognize
Winfield Scott as the legitimate standard bearer of
the W hig party; aud we place ourselves by hi*side
upon tho Whig Platform, and will sustain him, as
ho has always sustained, not only his political party
but hia whole country, in the darkness as well as
tho daytime of its fortune, with unflinching fidelity.
Millard Fillmore was our first choice; we wished
to support hin, because he first supported us, and
because in the day of trial, he sustained wise and
patriotic resolves with Roman firmness.
In Daniel Webster, we recognize a fellow-citizen
who lias always been the patriotic advocate of the
Union; who was and is, a pillar of support to our
Patriot President, and whose range of intellectual
power, perhaps is unequalled among the living,
unsurpassed among tbe dead.
But Winfield Scott is the actual and fairly nomi
nated candidate of a National Whig Convention,
in whioli every Southern State was fully represent
ed ; every objection that is now urged against him,
was ns well known before, as after the Southern
went into convention with Northorn Whigs ; no
new developments to his prejudice lievc been made,
and if undor theso circumstances, we, in the South
refuse to sustain him, we shall subject oursclvos
to tiie jußt charge of punic faith.
Truo it is, that certain whigs, who are called
Froesoilers, support Scott; but it is equally true
that they supported Harrison. Clay end Taylor;
they are whigs and have always supported tho whig
candidate. But whatever force may bo in this ob
jection, it is equally strong against Pierce, for all
tho Froosoil Democrats, with Martin Van Burcn at
their head, support him,
It has been charged that Scott's nomination was
unfairly effected, but the charge ie unsustained by
any evidence; we have lately had a delegate to the
Baltimore Convention, among us, who voted for
Fillmore from first to'last, who assures us that tho
nomination wits perfectly fair. And, moreover,
tho Southern delegatee ratified the nomination by
a unanimous .vote, which thoy would not have
done, if It had boon unfairly obtained.
A few dissatisfied Whigs, who, as we supposed,
were true to tiie Whig causo, as the needle to the
pole, have indulged thomselvea in criticism of
of Scott’s letter or acceptance; we have compared
"the criticism with the letter, and are convinced
that tbc critics themselves, are guilty of tho very
thing which thoy charge upon him, that is to say,
sophism, to obsoure ins real meaning, lnthat let
ter there is not a sentence, line or word, but may
be understood by anv one of common sense, igno
ranco cannot misunderstand it—ingenuity cannot
successfully pervert it.
Gcu. Scott lias always been a whig, with constant
devotion he has turned his face to tho Whig sun,
whothcrinnoloaromoloudod sky. Wollmayhe
rotor to this “incident of his life, and ask us to re
ceive it as splodge, that he will uot forsake that
oauso when in the ascendant, wliieh he has con
stantly defended in adversity.
It is objected to Gen. Scott, that he gave no sup
port to tho Compromise measures, but it so hap
pens, that four respcotable merchants of this coun
ty, heard him make aspeoch in their favor in the
city of New York, while they were ponding in
Congress, jbid Mr. Hilliard, a member of Con
gress from Ambamu, assures us, that on tho day of
thfiir final passage, # lio heard Gen. Scott expreaa
joy »std gratification at the event.
Thov whqre who object to Scott, do not sgroo
SB to the groiiuds of objection—one thinks that he
is ao obstinate aiv) headstrong, that he will be
governod by no man’s *4vice—another represents
the hero of many battles, to bo s mere ninny, and
that he will suffer a Freosoiler to lead him by the
nose. From these conflicting opinions we appeal
to history, the unalterable reoords of our country
prove that in conducting hia campaigns in war,
or wheu aotlng us pnoificator on the Canadian fron
tier, and iu South Carolina, in every public employ
ment in whloh lie liu- been engaged, he liae bean
prudent, firm, ftrseoingand successful.
Those Whigs who now lament that Scott suffer
ed his name to be used in the Convention, as a
candidate for nomination, by whioh Mr. Fillmore
was defeated, notwithstanding thoir present dis
tress at this event, in consideration of which they
oaunot support Soott, in truth never intended to
support Fillmore, had ho been nominated, as is
proven by tiie fact that they were in favor of send
ing delegates to the Democratic Convention, and of
course, of supporting its nominee. Let those
whigs who would outlooso the great conservative
whig party from ite anoient mooring, and attach it,
as an appendage, to the oomot of Democracy, to
follow in its wanderings over tho world in search
of ad ventures, with Kossuth for it* interpreter, and
an European volcano for its oentre of attrantion—
let them go in peace, but not drag other whigs after
them, ana thus like Lucifer, oouvert pure spirits
into frllen Angela-
We object to a MM candidate, it is an obscure
Idea—• barren thought—# hopeless expedient: as
welt might we carve out a wooden image of a man,
and attempt to elevate it to the chief magistracy, as
to elect a third candidate. Men will not quite for
the vain purpose of attempting au impracticability.
If we support Scott, wa shall at least, be in the line
of duty, and preserve unbroken, the plighted fuitn
of ths South. He was fairly nominated by a con
vention, in which the whig* of Georgia were re
presented. Had Mr. Fillmore been nominated, are
should have called upon the friends es Gen. Scott
to support him, in good faith ; therefore, “do ye
unto others, that which ye would they should do
unto you.”
It is unreasonable to suppose, that a mau born,
raised, educated in the South and familiar by as
sociation with southern institutions, can bo less
true to the place of his birth and the graves of his
forefathers, then .one who is alien in birth aud
breeding, and whose prejudices against slavery, is
a part of ids education.
Some of those who object to Scott, are willing,
without any scruples, to sacrifice Graham, against
whom no objections have been urged; they would
exchange Scott for Pierce, aud Graham for King;
let us beware of such men, lest they be whigs in
name and democrats in heart—spies in the whig
camp, seeking to deceive and intending to betray.
We have heretofore heartily acted with the Union
Democrats, for tiie accomplishment of a great and
patriotic purpose; and sincerely desired still to do
so, by maintaining the integrity of tho Union Party,
as is "proven by the Resolution adopted by us at a
former meeting, in opposition to sending delegates
to cither Convention In Baltimore. But the Union
Democrats would send delegates to their Conven
tion, and declared in favor of the nominees of that
Convention, before it was known who the Whigs
might nominau. They preferred a man, almost
unknown, wiio did nothing to secure the passage
of the Compromise laws, of moderate capacity, of
doubtfsl fidelity to southern rights, who retired
fromCongreas without leaving a mark upon record,
of high talont, and who withdrew from the army
iu Mexioo, before the close of the war with less
honor tluiu that which ho entered it—tiie Union
Democrats preferred this man, to Millard Fillmore,
notwithstanding his pure, wise and patriotic Ad
imniatratiou of the Government,'and tha unques
tioned fret that he risked his political fortunes in de
fence of Southern rights; thus plainlv showing
that their Derooorstio feelings are stronger than
their principles. They were not even willing ,o
run a tiekat with a Democrat on it for tha Presi
dency, and a Whig for tha Vice Presidency ; thev
would give tha W big* no showing, but left us to
the choice of maintaining the unity and indepen
dence of the Whig Party, or ot converting it into
•the mere tail of the Democratic kite. Vie must
say then to the Union Democrats, that we hold
them as we do the Fireaters, “enemies in war, in
peace friends." *
And whereas, a Convention is to meet in the
citv of Macon, on the 18th day of this month, to
"-vitiate Electors frvorable to the election of Scott
n0 j . -sham, therefore
*"je*wfwo’ w * MD< * ei S ht 10
laid Conventio> - p Q„ivees R. Nolan,
On modoaefß.-. Letter of ad
passed by the Con
vention which nominated him. ■
On motion, the foregoing p.-ramble «d resolu
tions wore unanimously adopted.
On motion of Wiiiiam Mashbam, Esq.,
appointed a committee of five, consisting B.
Pettit, Thomas Albert, Waid H. Turner,sen., Satu"
uel Cook and Edintiud W. Jackson, to select dele
gates to represent this eonnty in the Macon Con
vention, on the ISth of this month, to nominate a
Scott Electoral Ticket.
The co Jimittae after retiring reported the follow
lowing names as suitable persons: Waid H. Turn
er, sen., AdamC. Sloan, Wm. Mashbam, Jordan
Johnson. Andrew W. Walker, H. G. Sullivan, Ed
mund 'ft. Jackson, and Joel M. Merit, which re
port was unanimously adopted.
On motion, it was
Rtt. htd, That the delegates have power to fill
vacancies, which waa passed unanimously.
Wiiiiam Mashbam then introduced tbe follow
- resolutions, which passed unanimously:
ins W, That we will use all honorable means
-he election oi On. Winfield Soott, and
to securev
the Hon. William A. Graham to the Presidency
and Vice Presidency ofthe United States.
Rttdltti, That tne opinions of Gen. Pierce as
publicly expressed in his New Boston speech upon
the subject of slavery, render him unworthy ofthe
votes of any southern man, Whig or Democrat,
who is not willing to sacrafice interest for the sake
of party.
Rtfivtd, That the proceedings of this meeting
be published in the whig Reveille, Georgia Citizen,
American Union and Chronicle 4 Sentinel.
On motion, the meeting then adjonned.
Samuel R. Wrexs, President.
Davin Knott, Secretary.
IN FAYETTE COUNTY.
Fatbiteville, Ga., August*.
Pursuant to a call previously made, a portion o
the Whigs of Fayette County, convened in the
Courthouse for the purpose of appointing delegate*
to each of the Conventions to be held in Maoon
on the 17th and 18th inst., Jeptha Landrum, Sen.,
was called to the Chair, and W. W. Boeworth re
quested to act as Secretary.
Tbe object of the meeting being explained by
the Chair, A. W. Stone, Esq., offered the following
Preamble and Resolutions:
Whereas, the two great national parties, Whig
and Democrat, recently assembled in the City of
Baltimore in National Convention, adopted a
series of resolutions recognizing the late act* of
Congress, familiarly known as tho Compromise
measures ; principles most precious to the Union
party of Georgia, which never yet began to cal
culate tbe value of tbe Union, or contemplated its
disolution otherwise than a crime against the peace
and prosperity of eur country and of mankind.
And whereas, tha finality of this measure, (to
wit: the Compromise measures) the vital princi
ple of the Union party, and now recognized by
both tha two great national parties, as conclusive
and binding upon tbe nation, the causes which
caused its formation having ceased, the reason of
its continuance longer ceases also.
B« it thertfore Raolctd, That we consider the
Union party virtually dissolved and the heretofore
members thereof at liberty to act with either of
the two great organized national parties, Whig or
Democrat, as in their judgment is best calculated
to promote the welfare and permanent interest of
this great confederacy.
2. That the platform of principles laid down by
the National Whig Convention meets the cordial
approval of oar judgments, and we pledge our
selves to give our firm support to the same, be
lieving that the safety and well being of this coun
try and its advancement in greatness and prosperi
ty depends upon a faithful observance of its
measures aud doctrines.
8. That while we regard the oandidate of the
Convention, Gen. Scott, as the gallant and war
worn soldier, wc, as Whigs of the County of
Fayette, cannot cordially give him our support,
but are willing to abide the action of tiie Whigs of
Georgia in State Convention assembled, upon such
course as is deemed by them best calculated to
promote tbe interest of the Whig party and en
sure the success of its principles.
Retolttd thertfore , That wo will send delegates
to each of the Conventions to be held in Macon
on the 17th and 18th of this month, for the pur
pose of harmonizing tho Whig party, and will
give our support to such candiuate'as shall be
thereupon agreed in said Convention assembled.
Rttolced, That our preffcrence for next Presi
dent is tiie true patriotic Chief Magistrate, Millard
Fillmore, or the great conservative statesman,
Daniel Webster. 1 et, notwithstanding onr pref
ference, we will abide the action of the Macon
Convention.
On motion of A. J. Brown, Esq., the Preamble
and Resolutions as read, were unanimously adop
ted.
On motion of Dr. John S. Holiday, the follow
ing Committee were appointed by the Chair to
select four suitable delegates to represent us in
each of the said Conventions : Dr. J. S. Holiday,
A. J. Brown, Santford Adams, Moses Dadget
and A. W. Stone, Esq.
The Committee having retired a few minutes,
reported tiie names of tiie following gentlemen:
E. M. Pool, Jeptha Landrum, G. L. Warren and
William Bennett, which report was'agreed to by
the Convention.
On Motion of W. W. Bosworth, A. W. Stone
Esq., was added to the delegation.
On motion, it was ordered that the Chronicle &
Sentinel of Augusta, and the American Union of
Griffin, be requested to publish the proceedings of
this meeting.
The meeting then adjourned sine die.
Jeptha Landrum, Son., Chairman.
W. W. Bosworth, Secretary.
IN EMANUEL COUNTY.
According to previous notice a portion of the
Constitutional Union men of Emanuel County,
met at Swainsboro’ on the second inst. for the
purpeso of appointing delegates to represent said
county in Convention, to bo held at Macon on the
17th of this month.
Tho meeting was organized by calling A. L.
Kirkland to the Chair, and requesting Neill
McLeod to act as Secretary. The object of the
meeting was then explained by the Chair.
On motion of E. B. Lewis, the Chair appointed
a Committee of five, which consisted of A. 11.
Redding, G. 11. Kennedy, A. C. Summors, William
J. Williamson and Elijah Trofnal, to select suitable
delegates to attend said Convention.
The Committee retired a few moments and re
ported tho names of James Hicks, J. C.O. Lane,
Noil McLeod and Gideon H. Kennedy.
On motion of E. B. Lewis, it was unanimously
agreed to, that tho delegates appointed use their
influence in securing the nomination of Daniel
Webster and C. J. Jenkins for the Presidency
and Vico Presidency,
On motion of Gideon H. Kennedy, it was order
ed that these proceedings be published in the
Chronicle & Sentinel and Southern Recorder.
The meeting then adjourned.
A. L. Kireland, Chairman.
Neill McLeod, Secretary.
IN WARREN COUNTY.
Agreeably to a previous oall, the citizens of
Warren county, favoring tbe nomination of a third
candidate for the Presidency, assembled at tho
Courthonse in Warrenton, August Sd, 1852.
The meeting was organized by calling William
W. Anderson to the Chair, and requesting Wm.
B. Hundley to act as Secretary.
By request of the Chair, the object of the meet
ing was explained by C. A. Lightfoot, and tho
following Preamble and Resolutions, offered by
him, were unanimously adopted by the meeting :
Whereas, Both the national conventions assem
bled at Baltimore have failed to nominate a candi
date for the Presidency whom we are willing to
support, and whom we believe oompetent and
worthy to be trusted by the country, and especial
ly by tho Sonth; and whereas we have seen, long
enough, tho dangerous policy of choosing between
two evils : Iu view of these facts, therefore—
1. Resolved, That the time has fully come for the
People to throw off the trammels of national con
ventions, and to assert tliair right, under the
Constitution, of giving <riteir influence and their
votes to such men only, who, by their tried faith to
the Constitution and their eorviccs to the country,
have shown themselves worthy of the Presidency.
2. Resolved, That we have no faith in any man,
and will givp our support te no candidate, whose
only guarantied support of the Compromise meas
ures consists in mere declarations of acceptance,
and whose life and acta ehow him to be openly op
posed to Slavery and the Fugitive Slave Law.
8. Resolved, That we cordially approvo of the
action of the Supplemental Meeting held in Mil
iedgeville, ou the 18th July last, in ite recommend
ation to send delegates to a Convention to be held
in the city of Maoon on the 17th instant, to take
suoh action as may be deemed proper in reference
to the ensuing Presidential election.
4. Resolved, That we will send Delegatesto said
Convention; and tiiat the Chair appoint a commit
tee ot nine to seleot six suitable Delegates to rep
resent this county in said Convention.
5. Resolved, Tiiat while Millard Fillmore—“the
Model President”—is our first ohoicefor the Pre
sidency. that Daniel Webster (from a life spent in
tiie publio service, and hi* known adherencoto the
Constitution, aud from hie recent bold and disin
interssted stand on the Compromise measures,) is
fully worthy of our support aud oonfldence; and
should the said Convention, in accordance with
the recommendation of the supplemental meeting,
present to us a ticket composed of Daniel Webster,
of Massachusetts, for President, and Charles J.
Jenkins, of Georgia, for Vioe President, w* will
give it our cordial support.
Agreeably to the fourth resolution, a committee
Os nine—consisting of Wm. K. Heath, Sterling Ivy,
Wn). Fotrlct) James M. Cason, G. S. Allen, B. F.
Roberta, Hanfri Dpnnis, Dr. James M. Young,
and John M. Lazeupy—ware appointed by the
Chairman ; who, after retiring a short Mute, return
ed and reported the following names as Delegates:
William K. Heath, M. D.Cody, J*a. M. Oeson.
Nicholae C. Bacon, William W. Anderson, and
Benjamin F. Roberts.
On motion, it was resolved that the proceedings
of the meotihg be published in the Chronicle and
Sentinel. The meeting then adjourned.
Wm. W. Anderson, Chairman.
Wm. R. Hund{.et, Secretary.
IN MORGAN"COUNTY.
A large portion of the people of Morgan eonnty
assembled at the Courthouse in Madison on Tues
day, Brd instant, for the purpose of appointing
Delegatee to represent them in the Convention to
be held in Macon on tbe 17th instant. The meet
ing waa organized by (tailing Wilds Kolb, Esq., to
the Chair, and requesting Robert A. Prior to act
as Secretary.
On motion of Charles E. Nisbet, a committee of
eight was appointed by the Chair to report busi
ness for the meeting. The Chair appointed as that
committee: Charles. E. Nisbet, Col. A. Reese,
Thomas Baldwin, Azariah Boetwick, C. J. Allen,
JohnF. Johnson, M. W. Warren and W.B. Craw
ford ; who, afters few momentsabsenoe, submitted
the following Report:
We, a portion of the people of Morgan county,
being dissatisfied with both the nominations, and
being determined to resume the right of which
w* have been unjustly deprived, do most heartily
respond to the call which has been made for a con
vention to select third candidates whom, as South
ern men, we can consistently support. Therefore—
j. Remired, That four Delegates be appointed
to represent the county of Morgan in the Conven
tion to be held in Macon on the 17th of the present
month, for the purpose of nominating third can
didates for tbe Presidency and Vice Presidency;
and that Col. A. Reese, Robert A. Prior, Benjamin
Harris and Charles E. Nisbet be appointed those
Delegate*, with power to fill all vacancies that
may occur. »
2. Resolved, That while wo will cheerftilly ac
quiesce in the decision of said Convention and sup
port ita nomineess, provided they be safe, conserv
ative men, yet we cannot forbear the expression
of our preference for Daniel Webster and Charles
J. Jenkins.
8. Resoired, That the Chronicle & Sentinel, the
Journal & Messenger, and all other papers favor
able to onr cause be requested to publish these
proceedings.
The meeting then adjourned.
Art Wilds Kolb, Chairman.
Robert A. Prior, Secretary.
IN POLK COUNTY.
Town, August 8, 1862.
H hertas, A iaige portion of tbe citizens of Polk
county being dissatisfied with the nominees ofthe
Baltimore Convention, be it therefore—
■ Resolved. That we deem it expedient to send
delegate* to “* convention to be held on
the 17th instaj. *’ ror “* purp<*e of taking conn
sel with our brethr*.? to nominating a
third candidate for the i residency.
2. Resolved, That we recomtii*ud the nomination
of Daniel Webster for President, Charles J.
Jenkins for Vice President.
The following gentlemen were then seieoted as
Delegatee to the stid Convention: Messrs. James
Gibson, Benjamin Morgen and E. W. Richardson.
It was, on motion, resolved that these proceed
ings be published in the Chronicle 4 Sentinel end
Rome Courier. Horn. O. CmaoN, Chairman.
E. W. Richardson, Secretary.
IN GREENE COUNTY.
On Tueaday, August 3rd, 1852, a Urge and re
spectable number of the Constitutional Union
Whigs of Greene county diet at the Court House,
in Greensboro’. The meeting >ai organized by
calling to the chair Col. William W. D. Wearer,
and appointing Dr. John E. Walker Secretary.
The following Resolutions, offered by Miles G.
Lewis, Esq., were unanimously adopted:
1. Resolved, That the Whig portion of the Con
stitutional Union Party of Greene County are op
posed to the election of General Pierce to the Pre
sidency of the United States, on account cf some
of the resolutions paseed by the Democratic Con
vention which nominated him, which resolutions
he approves in his letter of acceptance.
2. Retired, That they are equally opposed to
the election of General Scott, on accouut of hU
strongly suspected sympathy for the free-soilers of
the North. Therefore,
8. Resolved, That the Chairman appoint aoom
mittee, consisting of one from each militia district
represented in tbis meeting, who shall report the
names cf six Delegates to the Convention to be
held in the city of Macon, on the 17th instant, for
the purpose of nominating a third candidate for
the Presidency of the United States.
The nominating committee—consisting of Dr. J.
F. Foster, Jonathan Burgess, John Mullins, Hen
ry C. Ware, James W. Jackson, Ephraim Bruce,
Esqrs., Dr. A. J. Jernegan, David Leslie and R.
F. Griffin, Esqrs.,—reported the following gentle
men as Delegates to said Convention, viz:
Col. Wm. W. D. Weaver, Thomas Hightower,
Stuart Anderson, CoL R. H. Ward, Benj. Brantly,
and L. D. Carleton.
The report was unanimously received.
.David 8. Holt, Esq., offered the following res
olutions, which were adopted:
Resolved, That any delegate finding it impossible
to attend said Convention, is authorized to fill his
own vacancy.
Resolved, That the proceedings of this meeting
be published in the Chronicle A Sentinel and the
Southern Recorder.
The meetingthen adjourned.
'William W. D. Weaves, Ch’mn.
Jobs E. Walker, Secretary.
IN OGLETHORPE COUNTY.
Lexington, August 2, 1852.
In pnrsnance to previous notice, a number of the
citizens of Oglethorpe county met at the Court
House in Lexington, to-day, and organized by
calling Col. William J. Ogilvie to the chair, and
appointing E. Platt Secretary. A
The object of the meeting having been Uxplaiff
ed by E. C. Shackelford, Esq., the following Pre
amble and Resolution were adopted:
Whereat, We believe neither of the nominees
as candidates for President of the United States
now before the country are worthy of our support
—Therefore,
Resolved , That we appoint eight Delegates to
represent us in the Convention to be held in Ma
con on the 17th instant, and that said Delegates be
authorized to appoint suitable persons to fill all va
cancies that may occur.
The Chair appointed as a committee for the se
lection of Delegates: George F. Platt, John F.
Biggers, John Faust, John P. Latimer, Urial
Smith, D. H. Johnson and Thomss H. Hawkins—
who reported the names of the following gentlemen
as Delegates:
Y. H. Clark, E. C. Shackelford, Dr. William S.
Miere, John F. Biggers, R. C. Daniel, Dr. N.
Powers, D. H. Johnson, and Sylvanus Bell.
Op motion, it was resolved that the proceedings
of this meeting be published in the Chronicle A
Sentinel. W. J. Ogilvie, Civinn.
E. Plait, Secretary.
IN WILKES COUNTY.
Washington, Aug. 7,1855.
Pursuant to public notice, a portion of the citi
zens of Wilkes county, opposed to boththe nomi
nees for the Presidency, and desirous of taking
some action by which their voice may be heard in
the approaching election, assembled, this day, in
the Court house at Washington, when, on motion
of Wm. 11. Pope, Esq., David G. Colling, Eaq.,
was called to the Chair, and James D. Burdett,
appointed Secretary.
The Chairman having stated the object of the
meeting, on motion, the following committee was
appointed to prepare and report business, viz:
Dr. D. M. Andrews, Pnmal Truitt, Toliver Jones,
Samuel Danforth and 11. McMillan.
The Committee retired, and, after consultation,
snbmttted the following Report:
We have reached a period in the history of our
government and country, when it will beoome us
to pause, to contemplate the past, and apply its
lessons of wisdom to the unexplored futuie. ’ The
last sixteen years of that history have developed
circumstances and events full of instruction and
warning. No acute and patriotic observer of that
period can have failed to witness and deplore the
extraordinary departures we have made from that
simple, honest, republican system devised by the
wisdom and patriotism of our Revolutionary
fathers, and handed down to posterity a sacred
and perpetual legacy. In nothing has this change
been so marked and fearful, as in the manner in
which, for years past, the people have been com
pelled to select an incumbent for the highest
office in their gift. The constitution designed
that the President of the United States should be
the choico of a majority of thi people, and any
system —come from whence it may—that defeats
this great Republican principle, is subversive of
the rights, and dangerous to the liberties of the
people. Whatever be its name, no government in
which this groat principle, the right of the people to
choose their own rulers, is disregarded, can be re
publican or free. This one feature sacrificed, the
whole system falls to the ground, and becomes a
mockery and a failure.
•The present contest for the Presidency and the
circumstances attending the nomination of the
two individuals now before the American people
for that high office, afford prominent illustrations
of the great and alarming truth which has been
already set forth, apart from all personal objections,
while the one was forced upon the country by an
unprincipled and sectional faction, the other is in
debted for his position to an utter disregard and
overthrow of the will of the people in every State
and section of this vast confederacy. Neither is
the choice of the people, and yet, though we boast
of popular government, where law and the will
of the people should be synonymous terms, under
the existing system we have no alternative, but
must submit to the tyranny and dictation ; party
conventions have decreed it, and the sovereign
people must obey.
This meeting, composed of a portion of the
freemen of Wilkes connty, earnestly protest
against a system so odious and so fraught with
danger to onr rights, to the government and to the
country. We know no masters, and acknowledge
no authority higher than the people themselves.
We repudiate all fidelity to parties that have grown
hoary m corruption and dangerous in theie influ
ence, and we recognise »o allegiance exoept to the
countiy and the Constitution. We feel proud that
Georgia is among the first to resist this invasion of
the popular rights, and that a meeting has been
called in Macon, on the 17th of August, to nomi
nate a candidate of the people and to organize re
sistance to that system of National Conventions
by which the citizen is plundered of his rights
and the Constitution set at naught. Be it there
fore
Resolved, That approving, ns we do, of the ob
ject of the meeting at Macon, we send two dele
gates to represent Wilkes county.
Revived, That Hczekiah Bussey and D. G.
Colting, be requested to act as onr delegates, and
be instructed to cast their votes for Daniel Web
ster or Millard Fillmore, which ever may seem
to them most eligible.
Reunited, That in case eitherof the above named
delegates be unable to attend at Macon, he be em
powered to select a substitute.
The report was read and unanimously adopted.
After adopting a resolution requesting the publi
cation of these proceedings in the Washington
Gazette and Chronicle <Jb Sentinel, the meeting on
motion adjourned.
Davib G. Count#, Ch’n.
Jas, D. BmiDEPr, Sec’y.
IN STEWART COUNTY.
In pnrsnanoe of a previous call, a portion of the
citizens of Stewart county, who were diasatisfiod
with the present nominations for the Presidency
and favorable to the selection of a third candidate
of the United States, assembled at the Court house
in Stewart county, Ga., on the *d inst.
On motion of J. M. Seott, John W. F. Lowry
was called to the Chair and Clement A. Ivans, re
quested to act as Secretaiy.
B. S. Worrill being called for, explained the
object of the meeting, and supported his views
on this subject in a few plain and pointed remarks,
and moved that a committee of seven be appoint
ed to select delegates to represent the views of
that meeting in the convention to assemble at
Macon on the 17tb inst. Whereupon the Chair
appointed a committee consisting of B. S. Wor
rill, John West, J. M. Seott, Asbury Cowles, Gor
don Iladden, William Rushing and Dr. A. W.
Williams, who retired and soon returned and re
ported the names of the following gentlemen as
delegates to represent Stewart county in said Con
vention, to wit: L. Bryan, Jno. M. Scott, Samp
son Bell, Clement A. Evans, John D. Stapleton
and Richard J. Snellin g. . ,
On motion of Col. B. S. Worrell—*
Ketolted, That the delegates be unentrammelled
in their oourse in the Convention, by any instruc
tion from this body in reference to their choice of a
third oanndidate.
On motion of John M. Scott, further,
RetolreJ, That these proceedings be published
in the Columbus Inquirer, Chronicle <£■ Sentinel,
Journal it Messenger and all other papers favorable
to the cause, be requested to copy.
On motion, the meeting then adjourned.
J. W. F. Lowet, Ch’n.
Clement A. Evans, Sec’y.
IN TROUP COUNTT.
The citizens of Troup county favorable to the
nomination of a Third Candidate to the Presidency
ofthe United States assembled in the Court House
at La Grange on Tuesday the third of August,
instant.
On motion of James Culberson, Augustus B.
Fannin was called to the Chair, and Dr. Sidney D.
Little and Benj. H. Bigham were requested to act
as Secretaries.
On motion of Blonnt C. Ferrell a committee #f
nine were appointed to report business for the con
sideration of the Meeting, consisting of Messrs B.
C. Ferrell. E. Y. Hill, A. Speer, J. Culberson, T.
Leslie, L. B. Lovelace, W. P. Beasley, John L.
Stephens and A. Roberts. The comJnittee retired
for a short time and upon their return reported as
follows:
In view of the unsettled condition of political
parties in the State of Georgia, and believing it to
be the duty of the people, in Primary Meetings in
different sections of the country, (in every political
crisis of our Government) to publicly
avow the principles and policy which shall govern
them in its administration, and control them in its
elections. We, the citizens of Troup county, have
assembled together for the purpose of making
known to our fellow-citizens of the State the Prin
ciples, Policy and Sentiments which shall determine
our action in the coming Presidential contest, with
the hope that every other County in the State will
feel it right and proper to peraue a like course.
Therefore Revolved, That we reaffirm our faithful
adherence te and unqualified approbation of the
principle* and sentiments contained in the Geor
gia Platform and that it is our fixed determination
to stand bv those principles and to maintain the
position assumed therein at any and all hazards.
Revived further, That not being satisfied with
the nomination of either of the National Canven
tions: but trusting in the patriotism, high political
character and distinguished statesmanship o. Dan
iel Webster and Charles J. Jenkins, we will send
ten Delegates to the contemplated Convention of
Third Pariv men, to be bei<f at Macon on the 17th
inst, with instruction to urge their nomination for
the office of President and Vice President.
Mr. Alexander Speer waa then called npon to ad
dress the meeting. . , , .. ,
The meeting then proceeded to the e.ection by
nomination of ten delegates to represent Troup
county in the Convention to meet st Macon on the
17th inst. The delegates were appointed, to wit:
T* m. Reid, Sherwood W. Swanson. J. T. Boykin,
M. Ferrell, J. E. Morgen, T. Leslie, J. P. Stephens,
Wm. P. Beasley, J. P. Culberson, A. B. Fannin.
The meeting wm then addressed by Hon. Ewd.
Y. Hill. ,
Afecsjvs B. Fambb, Chairmen.
\ Secretaries, i
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Gen. Pierce’s Opinions or Slavery.
The Columbus 7 met makes quite a display of
some extracts of a letter written in February last
by Haevet Hibbard, a member of Congress from
New Hampshire, in reply to a committee who had
solicited him to some home to engage in the can
vas*. The Tisnet endorses him most fully, yet he
is the same man who, in 1847, with “every Demo
trot" in the Legislature of that State, voted for
the celebrated Wilmot Proviso anti-slavery reso
lutions. Truly he is a most proper person to re
ceive the endorsement of the Timet, and we con
gratulate that journal upon the acquisition of ao
appropriate an ally.
That the reader may fully understand the true
character of Mr. Hibbabd, this new ally of the
Timet and endorser for Gen. Pierce, we extract a
resolution, which, as s member of the New Hamp
shire Legislature he approved and for which, ho,
with every Democrat in that body, voted in 1847.
1 After resolving that they “regarded the institution
of slavery as a moral, social and political evil," the
existence of which they deeply regretted, they
Resolved, That in all territory which shall here
after be added to or acquired by the United States,
where slavery does not exist at the time of such
addition or acquirement neither slavery nor in
voluntarily servitude, except for the punishment
of crime, whereot the party has been duly convict
ed, ought ever to exist, bat the name should ever
remain free ; and we are opposed to the extension
of slavery over any such territory; and that we
also approve the vote of our Senators sad Repre
sentatives in Congress in favor of the Wilmot Pro
viso.— Approved, 11 ns 80 1847.
This man Hibbard who supported these resolu
tions, is the same who so promptly entered the lists
to contradiot tha correctness of the report of the
speech of Gen. Pikrck at New Boston. The man
npon whom the Washington Union and other
Pibbcb organs rely, while strangely enough they
attempt to discredit other witnesses because thoy
are Freesoilers 1 If a Freeaoiler’s testimony is not
worthy of eredencs, we should be glad to ascertain
of what value Mr. Hibbard’s ia ! The result of
such an investigation and analysis will bo most
’ interesting, and we invite the Timet and its 00-
laborers to the performance of the work.
But in the letter referred to, Mr. Hibbard says :
In 184 S, for the first time in a period of over
twenty years, the Democraey of New Hampshire
were overthrown. Thia was effeoted by a union
of Whiggery and Abolitionism. The results of
that coalition were euch aa to satisfy our people
then, without a rapetition. Offices, State aDd Na
tional, were bartered and sold lika merchandise in
open market.
* * • • * *
The State was committed, so stir as ths action of
the Legislature and of the Executive eould com
mit it, to ths wildest and most pestilent vagaries of
higherlaw Abolitionism.
So ws are to infer, (if Mr. Hibbard tells the
the truth as to 184$) that in 1847 the Demoorata
took tbs wind out of their sails, by “committing
the State, so far as the action of the Legislature and
of the Executive eould commit it, to the wildcat
and most pestilent vagaries of higher law aboli
tionism.” For, we presume, no Free?oiler, not
oven Van Bckbn himself, would have desired e
stronger Freesoil resolution than the above.
Let us now turn to Gen. Pierce’s opinions, as
expressed in a resolution in June 1846, foritseems
that New Hampshire is famous for anti-slavery res
olutions, and these two “ pro-slavery” advocates
and sterling friends of the South, Gen. Frank
lik Fierce and Harrt Hibbard, have baon promi
nent actors in their' enactment. Mr. Hibbard
says that the Democracy were dethroned for the
first time in over twenty years in 1846. Truly
1846 was a most eventful period, and as it may be
interesting to exhume some of the records of its
history, especially the action of the prominent ac
tors, we sabjoin the following, which we find in
the Nashville Banner:
“On the 11th June, 1846, a Democratic State
Convention was held at Concord, New Hamp
shire. Gen. Franklin Pierce was one of the Com
mittee on Revolutions. That body reported the
following resolution, among others, whioh were
unanimously adopted , after a speech in their favor
by Gen. Pierce.”
“ Resolved, That we re-afflrm the sentiments and
opinions of the Democratic party and Democratic
statesmen of the North, entertained from 1776 to
the present day, in relation to slavery ; that we
deplore its existence, and regard it as a great moral
and social evil; bnt with this conviction, we do
not deem ourselves more wise than Washington,
franklin, and their associates, and that patriotism,
common honesty, and religious principle, alike
bind us to a sacred observance of the compact
made by those men.”
This resolution needs no comment, yet it may
not be improper to commend it to the considera
tion of the reader, as one of the “ antecedents ” of
the New Hampshire Brigadier,'®whlch Southern
Union men, Whigs and Democrats, should care
fully study and analyse. They may profit by th e
lesson which it teaches, while they learn how
much value is to bo attached to the declarations of
those who assert that he entertain! '■strong pro
elavery sentiments."
“It has been proved by gentlemen of high eha
racter and unblemished reputation, who were
present and heard his speech at New Boston, that
Gen. Pierce never made use of the expressions
oharged against him in the Republic and Richmond
Whig. It has also been proved that the witnesses
used by these whig journals are of the vilest cha
racter, and not worthy of credit. It now stands
Eroven before th* people of the South, that there
as been a base oollusion between the Abolitionists
of the North and some of tho Southern whig
presses, to strike down sn honest man because he
nad independence enough to stand np boldly at
the North for the Constitutional rights of the
South. This has been the conduct of Southern
whigs for many years back.” —Federal Union.
A journal ao prone as the Federal Unien is to im
agine things and publish them to the world ai
facte, need not be surprised if it not nnfrequently
comes in contact with those who do sot give the
fullest eredenoe to its statements until they are
corroborated by other and more reliable testimony.
In the above paragraph, the Union asserts that
three diatinet facts “ have been proven." Ae we
have]no where met with evidence that establishes
either, we confess we would much rather see tbe
testimony than take the unsupported assertion of
that journal. And last, not least, give us the evi
dence of what yon aeeert “ has been th* conduct
of Southern whigs for years.”
In this connection we may be permitted to re
mark, that we have some reeolleetion of a celebra
ted “ Nicholson Letter,” whieh acquired come
sotoriety about four years ago, and waa used at
the North and South to prove that the writer (or#
Lewis Cass,) entertained and promulgated, in the
very same paragraph, sentence and words, senti
ments and principles as opposite as the poles.—
Again we recollect, that the writer’s attention waa
called to the particular and varied constructions,
by one Jbf. Davo, in the U.S. Senate—whereupon,
he (Cam) took occasion to repudiate the Southern
Demoeratio construction; end to intimate, if not
express, his astonishment that any intelligent mind
eould arrive at such a conclusion. Will the Feder
al. Union inform ns whether Gen’l Cass designed
to impngn the capacity, or honesty, of his Southern
democratic supporters f And also, what waa the
eonduct of Southern democrats in those days t
“ We should not wonder if Tom Corwin
should soon make a pilgrimage to thoee battle fields
in Mexico where, during the war, he wished that our
soldiers might meet with bloody hande and hospita
ble graves.” —Federal Union.
Wi have never been an admirer of “Tom Cor
win ”; but as we have been somewhat of an atten
tive observer of political events in this country, for
some years book, we clip the above from the Fed
eral Union to enquire of that journal, when and
where Mr. Corwin uttered such a “ uieh ” as it has
ascribed to him. We confess we have never heard
of it before; and we rather suspect it is a coinage
of that journal, "cut out qf whole doth" It is
rather unfortunate for the metropolitap organ of a
large party, that it should ao often be driven to the
necessity of “drawing on its fancy (a very creative
one, we frrnkly admit,) for its facts.”
The statement is either true or false. If true,
the Union an doubtless produce the evidence to
establish h ; if false, its author was probably aware
ofthe fcet when the sentence was penned.
More Proof Coming.
Is an editorial replying to the attack of Norris,
Hibbard r.nd Peasleb, npon itself, the Concord
Independer t Democrat takes occasion t* remark :
“We have received a large number of letter*
from Southern min during the last fortnight,
asking inf. -.nation in regard to this matter. We
take this oocasion to sav to one and all. that th*
language attributed to Gen. Pierce above, seat
epotenby/dm precisely as reported. This language
was not or.;r used at New Boston, but also s<
Bradford an other places in this State. Os thi*
the proof is; .undent, and and will be forthcoming
ina shape to defy cavil ordenial.”
This, whe:. it appears, will render a new batch
of certifiers necessary, and will, probably, impose
th* necessity of a more apiciflc denial and corrobo
rative testimony, than ths friends of the Granito
Stats Brigadier have yet produced. It seems, too,
that New Boston was not alone the theatre for tho
display of his anti-slavery development*—bnt
Bradford and other places were equally signalised.
We shall present the testimony when it appears.
Tax Bridge asp Raileoad.— The contract by
which the Chari**ton Railroad is permitted to cross
the Savannah River and erect two Depot* within
the eoiporate limits of this city, waa finally signed
and delivered yesterday. Consequently the Bridge
is now free for all freight, merchandise and pro
duce, p-trirg to and from th* Chsrieeton Railroad*
Deaf ael Dumb Asylum.
Tub Third Annual report of the Board of Com
missioners for the Georgia Deaf and Dumb Asylum,
made up to the Ist of J uly, 1852, to the Governor
of the State, has been on ourtable for several days,
and claims a passing notice, not leas on account of
the lively interest which the subject excites in the
breast of every Christian and Philanthropist,
than for the gratifying evidence it afford* of the
successful program of the institution and tha pu
pils.
The Institution is thus officered:
Board of Commissioners.— Hon. J. H. Lumpkin,
President. S. J. Johnson, Esq., Secretary and
Treasurer. Georgs D. Philips, M. D., Abner
Darden, Esq., 0. P. Fannin.
Intellectual Department.— O. P. Fannin, A. M.,
Principal. J.H. Johnson, Wm. A. Love, M. D.
Domestic Department.— W. A- Lova, M. D.,
Superintendent. Mrs. M. L. Lots.
Mechanical Department.— Rev. James Early,
Superintendent.
The Report, very properly, opens with a grate
ful acknowledgment to a kind Providence for
His watchful care of their charge during tha year,
and after noticing the death of one of the pupils,
Miss Janb Johnson, of Newton county, who was
a victim as consumption when ahe "entered the
Institution, proceeds to re-affirm tha firat impres
sions ot the Board, aa to the healthfulness of the
location at Cave Spring.
The improvement of the pupils, next elaims the
attention of the Board and as this portion of the
report is bo deeply intareating, we make copious
extracts:
“The improvement of onr pnpilain those studies
to which their attention has bean directed has sur
passed that of any previous year. Though the
most of them are quite young, aud under the lim
ited term of four years, have of necessity been
with us but a short while, yet they evinoe a devel
opment of moral responsibility and of mental im
provement which would reflect credit upon those
of maturer years and more favored in the gifts of
heaven. Considering the darkness which en
velops the untutored mind of the deaf mute, the
almost unrestrained indulgence of hit whims at
home, and the difficulties of ready communication
with him, we are astonished that ovon bo much
should be accomplished in so short a time,
schools for hearing and Bpeaking children are es
tablished in almost every community in the State ;
aud public opinion holds every father highly re
prehensible who fails to give his sons and daugh
ters a liberal education. On an average, we sup
pose, six vears are necessary to give a child an edu
cation wLich will prepare to inoet the demands
of society. Add to these six years instruction, the
knowledge acquired from constant intercouse with
companions and friends, aud that, too, in a lan
guage readily understood by them all, and we can
form some idea of the disadvantages under which
the deaf mute labors, even when he is prepared
with four years study. Cut off by nature from the
enjoyment of one of the senses most essential
tohuman happiness, and doomed by this misfor
tune to lonolmess and solitude in tho earlier years
of life, the deaf mute must make but a limited
advancement in the acquisition of one of the most
difficult of all the modern languages in the term
allotted to our pupils. It cannot then be a matter
of surprise that they do not evince as extensive a
knowledge as other children who have attended
sohool for six years or more. Indeed, there is no
cause for surprise in the fact that our pupils com
mit errors in their letters, compositions and in so
cial conversation. These errors are not from a
want of capacity on tho part of the pupil,
but they arise from a want of that perfect
mental.developmeut which it is impossible to at
tain in four yeors. Notwithstanding we regret
that we cannot send forth our pupils into the world
with a perfect command of language, yet we have
muoh reason to rejoice that wo can so far advance
them in this respect, that they can readily make
known tlioir wants, express their thoughts and
hold conversation intelligibly in written language.
We can give them a basis upon which they may
build with a hope of future eminence. The Board
regret very much that the scholastic term is not
more extended.
There aro within the limits of Georgia not less
than one hundred and fifty deaf mutes who could
of right avail themselves ofthe State benefaction.
The Annual appropriation hitherto made for the
support of the Asylum was too limited to meet
•the wants of even a small portion of this number.
An appeal was made to the lost Legislature to in
crease our appropriation. The appeal was respon
ded to in such a manner os to clearly evince the
fact, that our is disposed to provide for those
unfortunate ones of her citizens, a large majority
of whom, without suoh fostering care, must for
ever remain in rayless, cheerleswignoranoe. The
Asylum has now the sum of SB,OOO, as an annual'
appropriation, and we doubt not that a sufficient
number of pupils will apply during tho next year,
to oonsume a much larger amount.
It is a lamentable fact long known to the Board,
that in many cases where a deaf mute resides in a
family, the head of the fomily, himself illiterate,
is indifferent to the future welfare of his child and
is content to have him remain uneducated and un
taught “in the ways of truth and holiness.” Or
if not illiterate, the father not, unfrequently influ
enced by a sordid love of gain, is unwiling to dis
pense with the menial eervitea of hia child, suf
ficiently long, for him to acquire the first rudi
ments of an education. Whilst we see and deplore
the evil, wo know of but on* remedy, and that is
the appointment of a special agent to visit such
families and by personal appeals remove prejudi
ces and awaken an interest in the heart of the
father for the future welfare of his child. The
Board ardently dosired th* appointment of such
Agent on the part of our Legislature; but the"
Legislature, supposing that tho Doard had powers
invested in them to make sueh appointment, have
left the Board to act, in this particular, only from
implied powers. Happily for ua, the Rev. J. H.
Campbell, longs warm and devoted friend of the
deaf and dumb, has undertaken a voluntary ageu
oy for the Asylum. In his benevolent mission,
thus voluntarily undertaken, he brings the deaf
and dumb of Georgia under additional obligation
and evincas the true impulsos of the Christian
heart. We commend him to every friend of hu
man misfortune and invoke the God of the deaf
mute to smile upon his labors.
The visit of the Principal with a portion of the
pupils to Millcdgeville during the session of the
Legislature, their eordial reception, kind treat
ment on the route, during their stay, &c., is ap
propriately noticed and acknowledged by the
Board, who also briefly note and commend the
faithful manner in which the several Officers of
the Asylum have discharged their respective du
ties. The fact is also announced that a young gen
tleman, J. M. Campbell, is now receiving a course
of instruction in tho Asylum, to fit him for the du
ties of teacher when a vacancy may occur, or the
augmented number of pupils render an assistant
necessary. Slates, for which on appropriation was
mads by the last Legislature, have been oidered
through H. P. Pert, President of the New York
Institute, with which the Board hope to supercede
black-boards now in use. “ Each Slate will have
attached to it a desk sufficiently large to contain
the books and writing apparatus of a single pupil.”
The necessity for Books and a suitable Appara
tus to illustrate the general principles of Astron
omy and Natural Philosophy, are so clearly poiut
ed out by the Board that wo extract their entire
remarks on the subjects:
“Books have been found to be a very great de
sideratum with teachers of the deaf and dumb.—
For ordinary schools there is a great variety of
■ books, and the greatest difficulty the oommon
i school teacher has, is to select the one host adapt
ed to his purpose. With the exception of a lew
i volumes prepared by Dr. Peot, the teachers of the
deaf and d u mb have been compelled to rely op their
own manuscripts. Tho course of instruction pre
pared by Dr. Peet is in cqnstant use in our Ayslum,
. and we most cheerfully acoord to the distinguished
Author, the award in the arrangement of the
“Course,” and in the clearness of illustration.—
With the exception of the use of local termH in his
illustrations we can see no objection to the general
- introduction of his little books into all the deaf
mate school* of the country. The objection of
which we speak can be readily obviated by addi
tional labor on the part of the teacher. Our pu
pils have used those books with a great advantage.
“ A small volume on grammar has been prepared
by anoffleerof onr Asylum which, the Board think,
possesses sufficient meritto warrantitspublication.
The prominent feature of the book consists in the
analysis of language by means of characters. A
elass ha* bean taught tbe principles of that science
with ameh a degree of success in cur Asylum as to
indue* the Board to have the same pnb'ished for the
nse of our pupil*, and, as we hope and believe, for
the use of the common schools of Georgia.
“There is a want seriously felt by the inmates of
th* Asylum, but it is one whioh we hope the liber
arality of our Legislature will remedy. An astro
nomical and philosophical apparatus sufficiently
extensive to illustrate ths general principles of as
tronomy and natural philosophy, will be a great ac
quisition to our facilities for imparting instruction.
From the very nature of the deaf mute's misfor
tune, arise* th* necessity for ocular demonstration
in his lessons. So far aa diagrams oould be, they
should be used in illustration. Then with even a
limited apparatus the teacher could ineuloat* in a
ahort while, many useful lessons in astronomy and
philosophy, whieh, without sueh aid, would re
quire difficult and protracted labor. If to anoh
apparatus a eabinet of minerals be added, tba
Board would be able to report the Georgia Asylum
in a condition surpassed by none in ita facilities for
imparting instruction. To effect these objeets so
desirable, the Board commend the Asylum to the
liberality of tbe Legislature. ”
The origin and progress of deaf mat* inetrnvtioa,
as pursued in the United States, form the subject
of a brief but very interesting historio»l sketch by
th* Board, which we should like to transfor entire
ly to onr oolumns, bnt we have already drawn very
largely upon the pages of the Report; and, fearing
that we may weary the patience of the reader, w*
pass to the next subject considered, via, the gener
al principles of instruction as pursued in th* Asy
lum,—and here again th* subject is so foil of in
terest that we transfer the whole matter:
“ Without going into detail, we will state the
general principles of instruction as pursued in our
Asylum. It must be remembered that the mind
of the uneducated deaf mute is abut out from all
those sources of light and development which are
generally enjoyed by other children. When, then,
re is plaeed under tbe care of an inatruetor, he is
ignorant of the written or spoken name of the
most common object around him—ignorant of his
own name, of the names of hia parents, brothers
sad sisters. Indeed, to him the world and *ll its
-seling pomp, is an unmeaning show—destitute
of every other attraction than that whieh is calcu
lated to afford a moment’s gratification. With a
creature thus limitedlv endowed the teacher must
operate. .The first and all important qualification
r.f the teacher is to think as the deaf mnt* think*,
and then to evolve his thoughts in th*
gnage of natnral pantomime. When pantojf me
is the language of nature—then it is that J,be
comes the medium of communication between
teacher and pupil. For if both be in possession of
t language dictatated by nature, there will exist no
insuperable barrier to a ready and felicitioua inter
mmunieotion. Tbe teacher, thus prepared, vn
ieavors to impress npon the mind of his pupil the
mportant fact that words are tbe representatives
of ideas and things. The ingenuity of the teacher
■ is often taxed to impress this principle mpon the
mind of hia pupil—of coarse it is necessary, as the
conceptions of the pupil’e mind ere crude and im
perfect, to present only such ideas in the first
steps of instruction, as his mind can grasp. Borne
tangible object, such as a ‘bat, 1 ‘book,’ ‘knife,’ or
‘pen’ may be presented to him and he be asked, in
the pantomime language, ‘ what it isF ‘its nsea,’
| <£c. He will reply in the same language according
to his ability. The names of the objects are written
in succession upon the slate, and the teacher en
deavors to induce him to associate in hia mind the
object and the particular combination of letter* com
posing the name of the object. To insure success
in implanting this idea, more advanced pupils are
called in, and, in the presence of the beginner, re
qnested to point out tbe object when the name is
referred to, and to point out the name when th*
objeet is referred to. By repeated efforts of this
kind the pupil can be taught to apprehend the
idea the teacher desires to inculcate. Here we
might remark may be found an answer to the est
repeated question, 1 How do you learn a pupil the '
alphabet F The alphabet is with the deaf mute
teacher, a matter ol secondary consideration, to be
taught incidentally, as an arbitrary combination of
curved and straight line*, which, by conventional
usage, have become the basis of written language.
“ Having impressed npon the mind of the pu
pil the idea that speaking and hearing people hare
’a written language by which they can recall to the
mind of another the same idea whieh occupies the 1
mind of the writer, the name* of a infteleat nma- ;
her of objects arc given to afford practice in the
use of all the letters of the alphabet. Os ooun-e in
these exercises the teacher does not confine him
self to the simple routine of signs for the words,
bnt he encourages the pupil to tell something
about the object—it’s oolor, it’s shape, Ac. Thia
last process baa a twofold object. W hilst it calls
into prompt action the mental powers of a pupil,
it at the same time facilitates the introduction of
the attribute or Adjective. The governing prin
ciple with the teacher ia to divide the difficulties
of the pupil as much as possible and introduce but
one at a time.
“ After the pupil has learned the names of ob
jects, the teacher introduces some ofthe most ob
vious qualities of those objects. Ifsuch words as
‘hat,’ ‘hook,’"‘bird,’ Ao., be in tho list of names
taught, the pupil write such phrases as ‘black list,’
‘blue book,’ ‘red bird,’ Ac. At the same time the
teacher will introduce the objects before the pupil
with colors as they are written. The colored ob
jects are selected in teaching the first lessons in at
tributes, because sach attributes ean be readily
brought before the eye, and from their nature,
present a marked difference in contrast. The less
obvious attributes are reserved for the last, be
cause of the difficulty of giving a clear idea of their
nature at this stage of advancement. But the
manner in which they are usually taught with us
may be understood from an example. If we wish
to teach tha quality of ‘ hardness,’ we select a
stoue or some other substance possessing that
quality, and present it to tho pupil, with the de
sire that he impress it with his fingers. It, of
course, will resist pressure. He is then directed
to strike it with his knuckles. Ithurtsthem. He
is directod to bite or cut it. He makes the attempt
but fails to make any impression. He ia directed
to throw it on the floor or table and it makes an
impression instead of receiving one. The teacher
then with shammer pounds it into a powder, but it
is no longer a stone. The nature of its particles
is, indeed, unchanged, but it has lost its resisting
power, and baa become avielding mass. The pu
pil contrasts the stono and the powder and readily
perceives the existence of a resisting power in tho
one, and its absenoe in the other. lie is then told
that ‘ hard ’ is the name of the resisting power,
and if asked what other objects have tho same
power, will probably point to a ‘nail,’ or ‘knife,’ or
“key,’ or some similar object. This is but one ex
ample from tbe entire catalogue of adjectives, each
of which requires explicit illustration on the part
ofthe teacher. We would not be understood us
saying that all the adjectives are taught at this stage
of advancement; so far from this being the case,
a very small portion of the whole is now taught,
leaving the remainder for a more extended devel
opment oftlie pupil’s mental powers; for it ia re
garded as a fundamental principle with us that no
word be introduced to the pupil without his hav
ing an idea of ita import. In tho catalogue of ad
jectives there are a great many which the pupil
could not oomprehend at this period of instruc
tion.
“The next stop is to teach the little words “o”
and “on.” in their numerical signification: at the
same time introducing the singular and plural
numbers. This process is so simple that we pass
it over—remarking that in the cases of irregular
plurals, the pupil must depend upon his memory,
especially when the teacher ca mot avail himselfor
some general rule governing tao formation.
“Tho verb, from tho varic y of its inflections,
presents more difficulties to lie deaf muto teacher
than any other part of speech. Perhaps the best
method imparting a correct knowledge of its na
ture is to commence with the imperative form.
Directing the pupil to “ brina ,” “lift," Ac., some
article in tho room, and wliei.crertho action is per
formed, then to write on a slate the name of the
action, filling out the sentence with tho name of
the article; as “being a rod book.” This form of
tho verbis presented first, because, as we suppose,
it represents the conceptions ot tho deaf mute’s
mind more nearly than any other form of the verb.
Next to the imperative we introduce the present
participle, because it is next removed from the im
perative in its capacity to represent the suggestions
of pantomime language.
“Tho essential teature ofthe verb and the point
of real difficulty with the deaf and dumb in its
proper apprehension, is its tensf snd declaration.
The best mode upon which we have hitherto fallen
for its proper inculcation upon the pupil’s mind is
to commence with strictly present sentanees of
affirmation and negation —bringing tho two into
immediate and forcible contrast. To impress the
the idea on the mind of tho pnpil we introduce
affirmative and negative qualities of which he has
already acquired a knowledge, in contrast with
affirmative and negative actions. For example,
we introduce tho affirmative quality by causing the
pupil to write “the falling rain,” aud contrast affir
mative action, “the rain is falling.” After having
gone through a great many sentences contrasting
quality and action in affirmation, we introduce our
pupil to quality and action in negation. In the
sentence “This small house,” we havo an instance
of negative quality. For we regard the use of the
attribute “small” in this sentence as expressing a
deficiency in the object, tbe perfect conception of
which object, is expressed in the use of the simple
word “house.” In other words there is astandard
in the mind to which the pupil instinctively brings
au object upon first presentation, aud according us
it measures above or below this standard so wid
ths pupil express himself in affirmative or negative
quality. Hence we endeavor to teach ourpupils that
such sentences as “This small house” are expres
sive of negative qualities, and in teaching the verb
we contrast the action and quality by the piirases,
“This is a small house” or “This is not a largo
kOR»a.”
“Having elucidated the idea of the present tense
and declaration of the action by repeated examples
and illustrations, we noxt introduce our pupils to
th a past and future tenses. This is done by con
trasting each in succession with the present. We
would contrast the past and present by such ex
amples os this, “A boy has bought and is eating an
apple.” The present and future tense are thus
aontrased, “A boy is picking and will eat some
berries.” The three tenses are thus contrasted.
“Those girls havo picked, are carrying and will
sell some strawberries.” It ib by such Bucoessivo
contrasts that we are enabled to impart to our pu
pils an idea of the past, present and future tenses
of verbs, not however without great labor.
“Having advanced thus fart the pupil finds him
self in possession of a stock of words sufficient to
enable him to compose a simple sentence. If onr
work be well done thns far, our future labors will
be much less arduous; for at this stage of instruc
tion he will have laid a foundation npon which he
can readily build. We would not havo it under
stood, that during the whole of this time wo have
devoted no attention to other studies than that of
language. On the contrary, the pupil is at this
time somewhat advanced in numbers and is con
stantly exercised in efforts at original composition.
’ “As we proposed in the outset to make but a
passing glance at onr plan of instruction, wo will
content ourselves at present with having given the
foregoing outline of the courso pursued with a pu
pil in our Asylum during the first six or eight
months.
“Tbe teachers of the several institutions for the
deaf and dumb in the United States hold their
Annual Conventions, with a view to discussing
Bush subjects os pertain to the education of the
deaf and dumb—to rendering available the varied
experience of the Instructors, and thus to securing
tho benefit of a uniform and improved system of
instruction throughout the United States. Tho
las Convention was held at the Amorican Asylum
in August, of last year. Many interesting papers
were read before the Convention, embracing many
of the points of deaf mate instruction. The next
Convention meets in August next In Columbus,
Ohio.
We subjoin the list of the names of pupils:
C. Carrender, Caßs County, Ga.
M. M. Chappell, Coweta County, Ga.
N. A. Chappell, Coweta County, Ga.
Frances Freeman, Alabama.
John F. Grey, Carroll County, Ga.
John Hoge, Floyd County, Ga.
Mary Hoge, Floyd County, Ga.
Jehu Hoge, Floyd County, Ga.
J. Joravigati, Early County, Ga.
Thos. Johnston, Hancock County, Ga.
E. S. Johnston, Newton County' Ga.
•Jane Johnston, Newton County, Ga.
E. Johnston, Newton CSnnty.Ga.
M. T. Jones, Heard County, Ga.
M. M. Keyes t Walker County, Ga.
John Keener, Texas.
J. J. Lovelady, Habersham County, Ga.
M. E. Moore, Alabama.
John McVey, Muscogee County, Ga.
S. T. Potts, Mississippi.
H. P. Potts, Mississippi.
I. N. Potts, Mississippi.
Julia Payne. Walker County, Ga.
Powell, Walker County, Ga.
Wright, Green County, Ga.
H. Warren, Alabama,
•Deceased.
Thus far our work has been a labor of pleasure,
one of oommendation and approval, and wo regrot
exceedingly to find any thing to condemn in the
conduct of the authorities of the State in reference
to this noble and philanthropic Institution. We
have, therefore, read with extreme regret and deep
humiliation the following btgginj Oireular. It is
a reproach to the Legislature and they should be
made to feel it deeply. Let us not be misunder
stood. We have no objeetion to making a gratuity
of our paper—and we do It cheerfully. Yet while
we approve and commend as highly as any man
a wise and judicious economy in the expenditure
of the public money, we feel an unutterable con
tempt for that niggardly parsimony whioh subjects
a State iastitution like this to the adoption of such
means to obtain newspapers for the use and bene
ftt es tbe pupils :
T# tub Enrronun Com or (iron
•»*•*:—The Board of Commissioners have deter
mined to open a reading room for the benefit of the
pupils of the Asylum for the deaf and dumb. The
benefits accruing from such an appendage to our
Asylum, if properly earried out, will be beyond
price. Some of your fraternity have assured 11s
that an appeal to the press for a contribution will
not go unheeded by them. Will not all be found
in a like epirit I We hope and believe they will.
We ask then, a oopy of eaoh paper in the State to
help in the establishment or our reading room.
Each paper contributed shall be carefully filed
away and preserved for the use of such pupils as
may hereafter attend the Asylum.
Papers sent should be addressed, “Asylum for
D. and D., Cave Spring, Ga.”
Wk. 0. Miooc, f>Q.—Th« friends of this gentle
man, in Georgia, will read with nnmingled pleas
ure the following paragraph whioh w* odip from
the N. 0. Pieayune, of the Sd inst:
_ The Vaeant Judgtg\ip. —We are informed that
his ExeellenCT Got. Walker, Attorney General
Johnson, Judge Lame, end a number of other
eminent legal gentlemen, besides a majority of the
members or tne State Convention, which has just
terminated its labors, have aigned a petition to
President Fillmore to appoint Wm. C. Micou, Esq.,
of this city, to the vacant seat on the Bupreme
Court of the United States. We trust that the pe
tition may be granted. Every one who knows Mr.
Mieon will join heartily in this wish.
We most cordially unite with the Pieayune in
the desire that the appointment may be made.
Mr. M. is a native of this city, and grew up here
to manhood, when in the'pnrsuit of a larger Held
to r the development and display of hit fine men
tal powers, he loeated ia New Orleans, where he
has acquired a high and well deserved reputation
in his profession. Nor is he less distinguished for
his private worth and social virtues. The country
boasts no man of higher integrity.
A Goon laaa.—lt having been suggested that a
monument be erected to commemorate the terrible
catastrophe of the burning of the Henry Clay, the
Philadelphia Evening Bulletin eharacteriies the
idea as an excellent one, and hopes it will be car
ried out. “The very spot,” says the Bulletin,
“where the boat was driven ashore should be pur
chased, and a column erected that might not only
commemorate the lose of the wretched victims, but
serve as a beacon and warning to all steamboat
officers of the aw/hl results of Steamboat racing.
A monument of the kind, seen thus daily from
every boat would keep the recollection of the catas
trophe fresh in every memory, and, most
probably prevent the recurrence of anything of a
similar nature.”
It would be a mueh better idea, and a mere ap
propriate ‘hnonument,” we think to rear a gallows
on the spot and hang as high as Hayman every
officer of the boat—and likewise the owners
if they were eognizant of the racing of their boat.
The officers of the Armenia should share the same
fhte—although their racing was not attended by
disaster.
Until the State Statues punish with death or
long penitentiary confinement, every officer of a
boat who engages in racing, we shall continue to
have just eueh terrible calamities as that of the
Henry Clay. .
The exports of domestic cotton goods from Bos
ton this season are 48,412 packages, against 23,288
packages, same seven months of 1851.
A Just Rebuke.
This following just rebuke from the Louisville
Journal will be properly appreciated by ovory
right thinking man:
. “ Wo do not much like, at a time when all par
ties without distinction are pouring forth their
tears, their lamentations, ana their eulogies over
the grave of Henry Clay, to remind tho Democracy
of tho horrible calumnies, with which, for more
than a quarter of a century, they unceasingly pur
sued the great patriot, yet there is such striking
justice in tho subjoined extract from the New
York Courier and Enquirer that wo feel impelled
to transfer it to our columns
“ In looking over our exchanges from all parts
of tho country, wc are struck most pleasurably by
the perfect concord of their panegyrics of Henry
Clay. Tho most glowing language is used by them
all in describing bis noblo qualities as a man and
as a statesman. Journals of every varioty of po
litical opinion and association vie with each other
in their tributes of admiring homago and grateful
love vo his memory. His oloquencc, his patriot
ism, his enthusiasm in tho right, his soorn of base
deeds, his oourago and his constancy, his openness
and his sincerity, his sagacity and his wisdom,
are dwelt upon with apparently tho most heartfelt
earnestness, and in terms whose only fault is that
they are too unqualified.
But this universal concurrence in extolling the
character and services of Henry Clay, gratifying
ns it is in itself, is not free from puihfhl associa
tions. This same patriot who, dead, is tho theme
of almost unoxampled eulogy, living, was the ob
ject of the most relentless calumny. Thoro was
truth—burning, crushing truth—in what tho
patriarch-statesman said before his old frionds
and neighbors in his great Lexington speech : ‘I
feel like an old stag which has boon long coursed
by the hunters and the hounds, through brakes
and briars, and o’er distant plains, and lias at last
returned himself to his ancient lair to lay him
down and die. And yet tho vile curs of party arc
barkiug at my heels, and the blood-honnds of
personal malignity are aiming at my throat.' And
now that the same old monarch or tho woods has
closed his eyes in death, and gone where love or
hate can reach him never more, ail haste to drop a
tear upon liis lifeless form and shout his praise to
heaven. Alas, alas, for the human nature that can
do those things ! Why this change ! What mean
these Divans now whence curses were so lately.
heard * What is it that death, cold, insensate
death, can do for a man that life, feeling, thinking,
acting, struggling, heroic, god-like life, should
not do for him i In the superstitious belief of tho
ancients, tho lightning stroke consecrated its ob
ject; havo wo a religion which holds no oarthly
thing sacred until it lias boon smitteu by the Des
troyer ! There is no merit in involuntary dying;
what personal merit then can death bestow ? Hen
ry Clay is this day judged us a living man, and not
as a coffined clod. With calm, clear eyes men
now look back upon his glorious public career of
nearly half a century, and the view of it fills thoir
bosoms with admiration. None aro so base now
as to refuse him their praise nnd their reverence.
There is no need now of asking for‘justice to
Houry Clay it oorues from every quarter froo and
full as tho winds of Heaven. But why was it not
given when it was valued, and was craved ? Nuy,
why instead of it, were hurlod without cessation
for ten, twonty, thirty live-long years, falsehood,
culumny, and wrong f There is, thcro can bo no
possible auswor to this question that will not
humilinto those who wore once enemies of Henry
Clay to tho very dust.”
Thcso remarks of tho N. Y. papor aro just. It
is true that Henry Clay’s death has disarmed his
political foes, but his glorious life should have dis
armed them. There were in his life a thousand
deeds that should have called forth from them, as
American citizens, admiration, reverence, applauso
and gratitude, but thero was littlo elsoiu his death
than the calm and peaceful return of dust to dust.
For more than a quarter of a century Mr. Clay
was tho most fiercely abused man, and tho most
incessantly abused man that ever lived in this
country. No other ten, twonty, or fifty men wero
so much abused as he. Throughout nearly the
lifetime of a generation, numberless charges, for
which, if they had been truo, ho would liavo de
served to be huntod out of all human society, were
brought against him, Bworn to against him, and
doily reiterated against him by the wholo banded
press and by almost the whole banded masses of
one of the great political parties of this country.
And now all the charges so ferociously asserted and
so obstinately persevered in, eburgos which nearly
broke the heart of their illustrious victim, mighty
as that hoart was in its energy and its power of
resistance to wrong, are retracted by those who
uttered them, and are succeeded by tho loudest
and most enthusiastic praises that ever vainly fell
upon tho “dull, cold ear of death.”
I'leso things hnve thoir lesson. They should
teach tho old assailants of Henry Clay to be care
ful how they denounce the great living benefac
tors of tho country. Those very men arc now on
gaged in pursuing Gen. Wingfield Scott as If ho
wore a public enemy entitled to no more forbear
ance than a traitor, a pirate, or a wild beast. Gen.
Winfield Scott iB an aid man, and he, in tho course
of a few years, will dio as Ilonry Clay has died, nnd
then, ns in the caso of Henry Clay, the savage as
sailants of his living fame wdl unite with tho rest
of tho people of the United States in giving tears
and blessings to his memory, and warmiy nnd en
thusiastically proclaim him, what he is, a pure,
upright, noble, and most devoted patriot, who has
consecrated his life to his country and done in
comparably tnoro than any other man now on the
stage of existence for the promotion of that coun
try’s glory ?
Oh, are there not thousands and tens of
thousands nnd hundreds of thousands of honest
Democrats, who will vindicate the living Scott
against his infuriated traducers instead of waiting
to have “the late remorse of love” awakened
within their boßoms by the closing of tho grave
over all of him that is mortal j
Mr. Clay and ms Revilkrs. —Gon. I’ierce,
Lynn Boyd & Co., were in 1844 among tho most
violent rovampers of “the bargain and sale” lie,
yot, tho othor day, in Concord, N. IT., a public
meeting was called to do honor to Mr. Clay’s me
mory, when resolutions were introduced by a Whig
and Gen. Pierce made a speech, which was imme
diately telegraphed by a brother slanderer to tho
Boston Atlas to give it circulation among the
Whigs as an act of great devotion to Clay and
truth. We scorn such vile crocodiles from the
bottom of our 'hearts. They murdered Henry
Clay, lied his life away, and now they come to
mourn at his funeral.
Tho following article is from the Providenoo
Journat, edited by the accomplished Mr. Anthony
lat e Governor of Rliodo Island, We nre sorry to
havo to say that tho infamous thing which he
speaks of as having been published in the Provi •
douce Herald in 1844 in the typographical fignro
of a man nnd headed: “The Embodiment” was
published at tho same time in tho Democrat of this
city, which, a few days ago, was robed in mourn
ing for Mr. Clay’s death.
Tho Herald does not like tho manner in which wo
have commented upon the eulogies with which
the Democratic press has noticed the death of
Henry Clay. We can in this case return good for
evil. We like the manner in which tho Herald
has noticed tho event. Its articles, such as we
have noticed, have been marked by propriety and
dignity. It has not added a final insult to its long
injuries upon Henry Clay, by praising in death the
man whom it had ealumniated in life.
If what the Herald has said of Henry Clay be
true, he was one of the worst men that overlived;
apd this not only as a publio man, but ns a pri
vate citizen. The Herald has borne its fujl share
in heaping upon that great name the abuse and
calumny by which he was overwhelmed, and by
which tho American people wore cheated out of
olevating him to that high station, tho object of
his just ambition, apd which he was of all his
cotemporaries the best fitted to adorn nnd dignify.
Altogether the vilest and most infamous political
article ever published in an Anierieau newspaper,
that made eve i a profess ion of decency, was one
printed in the typographical figure of a man. and
headod “The Embodiment.” In this artiole, Henry
Clay was pronounced a gambler, u swindler, a per
jurer, a murderer, was accused of the most imfhmous
crimes, and his aetß attributed to the most in
famous motives. It was circulated through the
most calumnious of the Democratic papers, and
was published In the Horald, whore it was in por
feot consistency with articles of less atrooity, blit
oftheßame temper and spirit.
For a paper with this unretractcd calumny re
corded upon its columns to praise Henry Clay
is like an insult to tho ciead and a oonfleaniou of
its previous wickedness. We aro glad that the
Herald has not exposed itself to this last degreda
tiofl—shnt, in this rospoot, it stands superior to
thosp presses with which it united in breaking
down, by the force of slander, a man who, in his
day, had no superior in the service of his country.
Havo Georgians forgotten the celebrated “Embodi
ment," which graced so. many of the Democratic
papers of 1844? ft would be rather a curious
spectacle, to, place side by side that disgraceful
exhibition of partisan malignity and falsehood and
the late cnlogiums reoently pronouncod by the
same journals, and in many instances th« very
same editors,
Secredncss of the Platform.
Ik an artiele yesterday, we alluded to the man
ner in whioh tho democracy adhere to the platform
established by their Baltimore Convention, and
exposed their ultra disregard of its trusts as shown
by the action of the House of Representatives on
the river and harbor bill. On the question of the
distribution of tho public lands they have been
eqnally wanting in devotion to the platform. This
action of the House elicited the following com
ments from the LouitviUe Journal:
Stiokiko to tii* Platform.—The late Demo
cratic National Convention declared in their plat
form resolution that the “ proceeds of the public
lands ought to be sacredly applied to the national
objects specified in the constitution,” and that the
Democracy are “ opposed to the distribution of
such proceeds among the States a* repugnant to
the constitution,” and in less than one week after
the setting up of the Democratic platform with
this resolution in it, the intensely Democratic
House of Kepresentatives, consisting of the cho
sen ohampions of the Democracy of the whole
Union, patted a bill t* attribute an immentt por
tion tff Pie public landt among all the Stale!.
And this is not the worst of the business. The,
Democratic House of Kepresentatives in passing
this bill, violated one of the Democratic platform
resolutions, but, in passing certain other bills, it
has violated two of the Democratic platform reso
lutions. In granting land to aid in the eonstruo
tion of railways in the Western States, it has vio
lated the Democratic platform resolution about the
public lands and thesDcmocratio platform resolu
tion about internal improvement!.
The Democratic leaders set up platforms as
mere gull-traps. One day they set up a platform
and say a great many solemn words over it, and
the next day they kick it contemptuously out of
their path. The platform of such a party is scarce
ly worth its weight in old lumbor.
The passage of an important bill by the Demo
cratic House of Representatives in plain and direct
contravention of the Baltimore Demoeratie plat
form, and that too immediately afterthe getting up
of the platform, is afact foil of significance to those
who are honest and candid enough to look at it
aright. It signifies, that, even among the highest,
the most intelligent, and the most respectable
Democrats, the Democrats who repre sent the De
mocracy of the Nation in the Halls of Congress, a
party platform is merely a thing of convenience,
to be disregarded, trampled on, and kioked eat of
tbe way whenever it seems to interfere with any
favorite purpose. What earthly reasons is there
to suppote that the Congressional Democracy, who
spurned aside the platform resolution in regard
to the public lands as soon as it was adopted
would hesitate for an instant to treat the platform
resolution in regard to the compromise and the fu
gitive slave law in tho same man nr if they should
at nny time fanoy that they could thereby accom
plish some partisan objectl
It certainly docs seem to us, as it must to every
other man of oommon sense, that the Democratic
platform, viewed m the light thrown upon it by
the action of the Democracy of tho House of Rep
resentatives, is as utter a mockery as ever was de-
Tifted. Bach a platform, in the keeping of auch a
party, is not worth half its weight in old boards—
• " n»t earthly difference does it make whether
such a platform, in the keeping of suohapatty, en
dorses the compromise measures or reject* them!
The Madison (Indiana) Courier, a strong Demo
cratic paper, noticed the paeaage of this bill and
expressed its surprise at the conduct of the Demo
crats of ths House in the following language,:
“ Such a bill can never pass the Senate. We are
hopefol, and have not lost all eonfldence in the
Democracy of the House, though w# confess sur
prise at such a bill’s reaching a third reading in
the House, and so soon after the adjournment of
tho Democratic national convention.
r ——• i
' The editor of the Louisville Democrat said he ;
did not believe Prentice's statement that Mr.
Mapibon bad offered General Scott a Cabinet ap
pointment. To whioh Pbrntjoe replied: Our
neighbor is a veiy sooptital gentleman; he is so
much in the habit of disbelieving statements that !
we really suspect he disbelieves three-fourths of :
his own. I
Gen. Quitman's Opinion of Gen. Scott.
Not long sinco the Memphis Eagle published a
report of a conversation held between a citizen of
New Orieaus and General Quitman on board a
steamer on tho Mississippi. General Quitman’*
attention waa called to the article, and ho addressed
the following letter to tho Natches Free Trader,
giving his own version of the conversation.
Monmouth, July 28, 1858.
To Major Edward, Editor of the Free Trader :
Dear Sir: Somo frionds who appear to attribute
m®re consequence to newspaper reports of my
opinions than I do, have specially called my at
tention to the following article from the Memphia
Eagle and Enquirer of tilts 4th instant :
“ Sir” said the Govornor, in reply to tho enquiry
of the gentleman from Now Orleans, who had
asked Ins opinion of Gen. Scott, “the Amerioan
people havo never done Gon. Scott justice 1 The
more that mail’s character and claims to distinction
are canvassed, the higher will be the stond he
will tako in the admiration and gratitude of his
countrymen.”
“I havo beon surprised and astonished (con
tinued Gov. Quitman) that among tho Whig Party
thoro ahould be found a single man unwilling to
five him a cordial and hearty support. As to hia
oing controlled by Seward.— that ie mere etujfl
I know tho man and ho will bo controlled by no
one, contrary to Ids own convictions of what is
right. As to his being truo to tho South, I eon
sidor him tho most unexceptionable man on that
score, among *ll the Whigs who havo been named
in connection with the Presidency. lam a Demo
crat ; nnd, consequently, dilforing widely ea I do
from Gen. Scott, on every political question, oan
never give lam my support: —but, if there ie a
Whig in the Union for whom under any circum
stances, I could cast my vote for President, that
Whig is Winfield Scott.' l
The zealous friend of Gen. Scott who reported
to the Editors of tho Eaglo and Enquirer the con
versation above alluded to, lias, no doubt, uninten
tionally, placed in my mouth language stronger
than 1 used, and thus attributed to me scntimeule
which I do not entertain, and could not utter.
The conversation alluded to, occurred on the
deck of a steamor, in tho presence of several gen
tlemen of both parties. In reply to various opin
ions expressed bvothors, I suit! in substance that
tho Southorn Whigs, in their • opposition to Gon.
Scott had done him injustice. That his opinion*
on the slavery question were less obnoxious than
those heretofore publicly expressed by Fillmore
and Webster, and I would sooner trust him on
that subjeot than eitlior of thoso gentlemen. That
if there was nny merit ill tho “ Compromise,"
which I did not admit, Scott should be preferred
by them, because he openly doclared for it before
Fillmore’s opinion wuh known, For these reasons ,
it appeared to me strange that men who wero wil
ling to support Fillmore or Webster, should maka
objections to Seott. That my objections to Scott,
applied equally to the other gentlemen ; they wero
founded on radical differences of opinion iu re
gard to the structure and character of our political
system. That Gon. Scott was an ailvocato of a
strong Natioual Government, whilo 1 was a States’
Rights man of tho strictest school. That for this
reason I should not vote for him, but would al
ways do him justice, although 1 lmd reason to oom
plain of some of his official acts in regard to my
self as an officer in the army.
A whig gentleman present, having remarked
that the apprehension was thntSoott would be con
trolled by Seward and politicians of his stripo; I
smilod and said : you mistuko tho character of ths
man. The dinger lies iu tho opposito ex
treme. Always accustomed to command, Gen.
Scott, prides himself specially upon the infallibili
ty of liis own judgment. He rarely asks or takes
advice. Ho will bo controlled by no"man, not ths
Wholo whig party, against his own convictions.
Some allusion having been mndo to his liiilitar*
reputation, and my opinion asked, I said it would b's
unwise in us (tho democratic party) to deny to him
the highest military distinction, 'That liis Mexican
campaign, from tho first gnu at Vora Cruz to ths
fall of the Capital, was one of the most brilliant
on military record. Its lustre was dimmed by
some blemishes, about which I would not now
speak—but tliatwhon the history of his victorious
march, from the sealiourd to tho national palace,
shall bo faithfully detailed and popularised, it
will greatly add to tho high military fame he at
present enjoys, not only in America but abroad.
Tho conversation was casual and desultory. I
havo merely endeuvored to present my share in it
correctly. It is known that in private conversa
tion, I am in the habit of expressing my opinions
frankly, without looking to political consoquouce*.
Very respectfully yours, J. A. Quitman.
The Southern domucratlo organs seem very 'Anx
ious to make their readors boliovo (says the Louis
ville Journal,) that the whole Democratic party is
now Bound upon the compromise nnd slavery ques
tions, and that all tho unßoundncss in respect to
those matters belongs to the Whigs. The l'aot is,
thero is more than twice ns much Freosoiliem or
Abolitionism in tho Domocratio party of the North
as in the Whig party of the same seotion. Hear
the boast of the Pittsburg Post, a Democratic pa
per, with the names of Pierce and King at its:
head:
“ The Akron Democratic Standard, heretofore a
Freesoil paper, has raised tho flag of Piero* and
King. We believe tho whole Freesoil press of
Ohio, with the exception of tho True Democrat, at
Cleveland, is now supporting tho nomiuos of ths
Democratic National Convention.”
This boast (continues Prrntic*) is a true one.
With a single exception, all tho numerous Fuesoil
presses of Ohio nre enlisted in the support of Fiore*
and Jviug, and the one paper which constitutes th*
exception is neutral between the Whig nnd Demo
crats tickets. Tho Freesoil papers of Ohio ar*
now engaged in tho work of proving to their Free,,
soil and Abolition renders that their viowe iu re
gard to slavery would be far more effectually pro .
moted by the election of Pierce the Nor therner
than by that of Soott the Southerner— far more
effectually promoted by the suecese of the Demo
cratic party than by that of the Whig party !
Doea not all this show that the Democratic platform
resolutions are either utterly disregarded by the
Abolitionists or that they aro considered by those
fanatics as admitting of a construction favorable to
Freesoil projects ?
Straw for tiif. Navy. —A correspondent of the
National Intelligencer, whom the editors of that
paper endorse as an enlightened and well inform
ed Amorieau now abroad, presonts some consider
ations upon the importance of attaohing screw pro
pollera to the sailing vossels of the Amerioan
Navy, whieh aro well worthy of serious consid
eration. As an illustration of the advantage and
entire feasibility of tho project, ho refers to the
I rench ship of the line Chiulomagne, which haa
recently received the appendage of a sorew pro
peller, with an engino of 450 horse power, wliioh:
in a two months’ cruise in the Mediterranean, en
abled her to make an average run of nine knots an
hour, without using her sails pt all. When sail*
are employed, tho sorow may be tnken entirely out
of tho water,so ns not to impodo tho movement
of the vessel. Several other vessels of the French
navy have beon fitted up in a similar manner. It
is evident that suoh an addition to the locomotive
and especially the turning powers of a ship, would
be of immense advantage in case of an engage
ment, as it would enable her to choose her position
in regard to lur antagonist, if propelled only by
sails, and to ran away from hoc in o*Be there ms
too great a disparity of metal. “ The condition
of the French Marino,” says the writer, “may be
understood from the feet that tho appropriation for
the current year puts in commission op;« hundred
and twenty vessels, of wliioh seveuty-ono are
steamers ; this portion of the force being nearly
twelve timet the number of etea;mere belonging to the
United States Navy. This most extraordinary dis
parity, one would think, ought to force itself upon
tho consideration of Congress, if it be animated
by a proper regard to the commercial interests of
the country and our political dignity and influence
abroad.”
s Fin* Pears. —We are indebted to Mons. V.
1 Mauok, for a basket of fiartlett or Williams Mon
-1 chretren Pears, of largo size and beautiful appear
s anco. Thoso Pears are not fully ripe at present,
1 but we doubt not that afterthoy have lain a few
days on the shelf, they will fully sustain ths high
character of this favorite variety. Many of our
best Pears will not ripen well on tho tree, and
■ should bo gathered befqro fully matured, and ripen
i ed in the house, in a dark and moderately 000 l
l room. An ignorance of this fact causes many per
i sons to allow their fruit to remain on the tree until
i it becomos dry and insipid. We beliove the Pear*
| of Mons. Mauok are mostly from dwarf tress,
grafted on the Quince, which method improves
many varieties in size and flavor, and enables tb*
amateur to cultivate a great many different aorta
within the limits of even a small city garden.
Cak’t bk Bret ! — Botno vegetarian left at our of
fice, yesterday, a piece of twine 21% inches lo«g,
which bad been put as a “girdle round about” a
huge Beet raised by W r M. J. Jones, of Heard coun
ty, Georgia. The exclamation at the head of thl»
paragraph expressed our astonishment, and may
also be considered as a challenge to neighboring
horticulturist*, to “trot out” their hugest spsol
mens of the Beet tribe for comparison.
Cmjßcniss or thk Candidates— The Presbyteri
an, a religious paper, publishes a letter said to be
from tbe pen of Dr. Junkin, of Washington, from
which wc ascertain these facts: Gen. Scott is »
Protestant Episcopalian, and at St. John’e
Church of Washington. Mr. Graham is by birth
and education a l'rcjbytcrian, though not a com
municant of any church, and as his lady is a mem
ber of tbe Baptist Church, he worship*, part of
the time at least, with that denomination. Gen.
Pierce is by education a Congregationalism though
not a member of the church. Mr. King it a Pro-,
jestant Episcopalian in his preferences.
Post Office Operations. —The following new
Post Offices have been established in Georgia:
Edom, Gilmer County, T. B. Tiiammel, P. M.,
Anderson, Walker Co., W. F. Austin, I*. M., Ham
mock Grove, Crawferd Co., J. S. Martin, P. M.»
Flat Pond, Lee Co., W. B. Riokarbson, P. M.„
Pleasant Level do. Co., S. B. Weston, P. M.
The following Offices have been discontinued j
Kossuth, Cherokee Co,, Toooo* Falls, Habersham
Co., Mineral Springs, Lowndes Co., Pleasant Val
ley, Murray Co., Marysville, Paulding Co., Reho
both, Wilkes Co.
Tire Treasurer of the city of Boston has negoti
ated a loan of one million of dollars, water debt,
with the Barings, London, and Hope de Co., Am
sterdam, at tho rate of four and a half per cent,
per year. This loan has oertainly been obtsinsrj,
remarks tho National Intelligencer, on terms far
more favorable than it could have lieen a few yearn
ago, even by the city of Boston, whose credit
stands deservedly high. That of the Government
of the United States, however, is, by the same
test, still higher; ths five per cent, loan, redeem
able on the first of August, 185$, commanding ia
the market at this time a premium whioh leaves aa
interest of only three and a half per cent, per year.
Stock of Cotton in thk Interior.—Tb* follow
ing table exhibits tbe stock of Cotton in the Into-,
rior cities, up to the latest dates, os compared with,
last year:
Augusta and Hamburg, Aug. 1....... .Wbsi sImH
Macon, Aug. 1 j agg 7 77 R
Columbus, (Gs.) July i ’<(4o l’dort
Memphis, (Ttnn.) July 22 680 b|o<lo
Columbia, (8.0.) June 1 4,191 10,44$
Montgomery, (Ala.) June 7 712 7,78$
Total * IMM MJW
Parse Betts.— We received from Natbanixi,
Bailet, Esq. of Columbia County, a half
Beets, one of which measured twenty-two inebsn
la length and thirteen and a hnlf lnwmtnm*,