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Chronicls & Soutine OarrtfonJ ' ■ * ' r * Know & Dibit* ConvanToo. PHILADH-PHIA June 11—8 P. M. | Appr.h«i<Mw t » - i l°^ T tJ oi o BenteU, j J*L r i C »w l .’--t—! t’re- Jeut of lh» American or „ * . .i'n a- oh'»in*<i lrom »n .m In- ’.ic Boarcr. j f H r«u>o id KeD'.a.ky, wtere h . now wider; .. for.y eight yearn o' *gr, a law aer'bv p-ol an l now O-e'k ot tie Chancery fcoort ot K mtou couD’y. In religiou. (ailh he ie i> Kipi'al i» a rig d metnoerof mat communion, end occnnii* in that church the I'rwideacy of the Board of Tme’-nee- of the only theoloa cal in*tt totioo ever eetabliated by it in the Great WeaU Ho cirri* slaves, ia reputed a very indulgent ma« ter, I as the respect aud coi filenos of hi- aequaio tsneer and ha. filled the office ot President ot the State American orgauiiitlon from the commence tnent, to the entire eatißtaction of the Order. He is not e brilliant mao, bat is regarded genera'ly a very solid deciaiveone, and poaaeaeee a very good knowledge ot parliamentary law and neagee. Al though not a Maine law man from principle, yet he wea never known to use ardent epirit* an a beverago, and ia, psrhape, the moet itrictly tun perate man in the W eat. Originally a Jackson democrat, he still oontinu'S to court rue the national constitution in accordance with the dicii ot that school o! politic-, and being national and conservetiveonly in hindrctrinee, wni never, by any personal or offleiei opinion or ac ir v *u it, or any oi ito repuiremenU end enac'- xnent*. n s hand* the Union destinie* of tfce Order are in -erare keeping, and under bifl directions no lanrlical or treasonable purpose or plans will with any favor whatever. I hsveaeen Mr. 8., and f,om him peimnfclly I have obumed the nat.onai view- and ssnlicieu s above txpress- d. home 1 tile ado we- made in the morning’s ee-"- eio-i t .uehing the continuous publication of tr.t acts and doings jf the convent.on. A committee wi instituted to inquire into the tna ter, and tc report. Thie, 'tie believed, will be a most oncrone duty, ta the le kage is quite too extensive to be caulked by uny such pr coae. The day has pas ad ior the secret session on matters of State and netiot a! mport, and esi-ecially iias the day i ass ec f,r an Ainero»n aarer. b age Co gregs'.ed for th avowo t purp >ae of mmki |i bold and open an nuncial ou of its political principles. The Platform Committee will rnbmit its report this afternoon, 'l'he par t ulars I will endsa.or tt give you by t legraph. Look oat for secotsiOL from the main bony by the ln-.f ionmt» of Mv aclnr setts and their confreres—a desirable consnmtna tioD, truly, if the Na' .o a ity of the Order snap continue Vi 'tend in its wonlo-’ it ’egnt) and tiuih before the American people. PHiLaDinrn me lit -5f,. In my telegraphio dospaun l yes- •'day ] com mitted an error as to me vote on ..to platform in the CO i.nntise, which 1 now 'ecu', inaiacteati these:—i'n- measure adopted was f td h> New Y .rk, as a substitute to .fit; i ,n; >-»d by New Jersey, and, a- a subs’ 'no, war. ad-ptod y ayes 17, u- ys 14; aod on the rnit'ee, was ado, bid oy ayes is, nt-vr Tna course pursued in the O" «- I " rightly informed—sod sf that lact there - tie uoubt, uoiwithataudlng the greet ddlicalty o! Obtaiumg particulars rince the institution of tht ooinmiuee to tenet out the leaky members— war to ceil in alptiubeiio.l order each State, and to re cord its ultimatum upon Hie moineo.on- issues be fore it. The several Slates responded, or at loan that portion of them wh . had spec fie and distmc „ve o/mas tor the manifold nla ot the uai.on ; and in that response gave lha inoat palpa le indi ovi-ms of the views by which they were severally ii fl euc.d Tin majority, presented nalioiul, the m oority aectional, aud the go-betweens a sort o! chowder schedule of principles and pared- xea. The report war submitted yesterday alternoon, as you are already advised, aud elicited a ruostex citing a bate up to thel ourol adjournment, a'6 P. M. when the members in a body, and by spe cial invitation, visited the old Colonial Hall. Ilur ing the afteinoon’s debate, led on by (Governor Gardner, wi.ose auctiouai affi intionsare, ’tisfeared, more palpable and api arent than his national ob ligations. Mallory, of New York, participated, and in a speech of great power vindicated the ue tionaliiy oi the Order, and rebuked, in withering terms, the edurts now being instimted to deua tioualiae it, by making it the instrument of fanati co abolili nal designs aud purposes, lie wr f olio wed by Baiker, of New Yoik, in a speech oi thrilling power and edect, carried “the war iulo Africa, and in the mtst pointed terms scathed the Ma-sachusetts faction, which had sought to subodiae the Order, and to dethrone its natiouaii ty, and to erect upon its ruinß a Northern sectional party and faaliou. Tns evening session was consumed, up to the hourtf adjournment—li'X P. M.—in the duvis sion of t.uo naturalixatiou question —the prop, r oaieu-ion of too term—whether ioreigners naia raUx.d boratlor should be eligible to civii office, <kc. A variety oi opiuions were ably expressed, I the moat iut.use exoiiemout pervaded the debate. in„ Couven.’on, as you perceive, haH boon laur ched boldly into the stormy and angry ocean ofeootional debaio, and, during its inrthor pro gre s will present a rich development of the con Biding passions ami leebsgs wi ch unhappily di vine tne extremes of the nsiion. Tho nation i neutiiiiout is, however, in the asoendaut, and when angry passions sha 1 have subsided, aud a more turner patriotism, in its ea rner deliberations, shall have .xerted ns wonted sway, will be vindicated by a most decisive majority. It has been apparent from the commencement that the most rampant f.naticiem had inveigled itself into the general deliberation, und that Wil boh ami his Seward confreres w re heronolas “nationals,” but as ruero lißruptiouisis, aiding ami abetting the issue of a division—now made iuevi table by the ve'y agencips which they boastfully avow they have instituted to produco the dire re sult. It wore needless to spocnlato as to the oxtont of the division; that it exi-te is a puinlnl faot, and tl at it wdi retard gieally the prospects of the party is too prlpaoleto lie controverted. OI the thirty two Slates composing this Con wtulloo, l incline to the opinion that not less hai te , perhaps e even, will withdraw upon s' s ioual issues. Tub groat body, headed by New York, Psnnaj ivania, (perhaps New Jersey,) aud tin Wlio üboutnern Atates, including Kentucky, and porhaps one or two W ester, tttules, will constitute tho national party; aud pow-tssing, as it will, tie liu ne, ’«»> strength oi tho veutnry, with tho prta ft sol in oral power cm s qnenl upon such an is ue, Will lia.tle successfully lor the sui romacy of tht Const,lutiou, its compromises and requirements. uobniss sia-ioa. ruiLAHELi'iHi," J -lßis—Tho nstnrsl’st tie. 11 OU I, o, conime'U oousent, w passed b, info.ui.'iy, and the subject dl slavery lormslly intro mod for discussion. . n . , Jidgu Hopkitis, of Alabama, t v « first speaker, presented the Aoul. ern viow ol the qu“stion in i speech oi markod sbiii'y. Ho was followt.l sue cussive’y by Combs- h,oi India », who wasin fuse of mo res tors'ieu I iho Mis-ouri compromise,that bei. g the is ue involved in the la'e coolest ill hit Bute; poster, of Massachusetts, who wasin favot of the lesli.ration and oppo-ed tho course ot the New York delegation, alleging that it did ns tre press in tbs' popular seutim ut of that Slats; B ] Hires, ot New York, in cietonct of tho do egatmi and its conservative course, tho party in that S ats onto umbering the whole party in New hng.aiid ; Cary, of Museau ia-ells, tor the rs storation, assort ing that the P»rty in his Slate couht not sland on the slavery platform; Wi son, of Massachusetts, In behalf ol the abolition ot slavery iu the District of Col umbia, and iu favor of “negrodom” general ly ; Mu’s, of Alabtnn, lor non intervention aud Boil bom doctriuos g 'Derails; an 1 Ba ker, ot New Yora, iu defence of Now Yo k, conservative doc tines, vko., a d in opposition especially to Massa oho.-o ts, f.iuatioisin and negrodom. Tho speeches were generally goosi and itleelive. Adjourned to three o'clock, 1' M. anxsNOoN aaretoK. Fletcher, of Vermont, siontii.iiod the debate. The vow presented by him were ndr» abolition in the extre.ne. 11s was fodowed by Cunuiogbem of South Care bna, who was upo.. the others* trerae, being a isa ’tocl lire eater and secessionist. Biehmotid, of Mi.ss».’husetts, who suooeedest neat was the apologist of Bem.'«>r W ilson and, although hitherto his opponent, now indorsed his dootrines as being those of Massachu.-eCf*- ford, of Ohio, followssi ftichmoud. Ue vs- n Missouri line rosier alionmt. Ori*iaall; from Virginia, he nuu >een the eviie of slavery, »D«i deplored no t' rl “* r ex * tenaion. During whloh wee Ukifir», v 1111 boa long, he brought eevtrel ei the Southern geu tleineo to tho ‘ oohteeeioueleuougthem Raynor, of North Carolina; Cuuniiifbem, or Houth Caro line; Br. wn, of Teuneaeoe ; aud Filober, ot Ken tucky . Ahe three tormer acknowledged themeolvoe op; oeed to the blotting out of tho line, but r.ot now iu favor ol it* reatoration ; and the latter not only opposed to tho expuugi’ig proooiv*, but in levof of its immediate restoration, which he de eigued to move at the proper time. Haugbton, of North t> TollD# » oonoluded the session with a strong end eeu-ihle ei>eech, eaeerting that, though opposed to i.he mea-ure originally, he was now equally oppoecu to the restoraiiou. Adjourned to hall puat d A*. M. IHUOK. The evening’* deDaio %»*«* continued by ' Hsugh ton of North Caroline who formed ihe Southern view of “tho v.xed queetiou” in * speech of con siderable force and power, Sperry, °* Connecti cut, succeeded, who advocated thn ivtomion o, the M a*ouri compromise, aud expressed iou that a pDUotni might be safely adop»od v * 1 out a declaration ot sentiment upon the slave?? question. Winchester, ot Maryland, offe ed a resolution to ad*, pi thetii>t part oMho conitnuit tee’s platform, iguorirg the question ot slavery, and dec!a icg it practical for the several sections ot the country to stand thereupon in the lull en joy men t and possession ot the “peculiar view*, yi-j wus followed by Brown, of Tennessee, w! o ben*»v v*, the disturbance of the Missouri line to have £*ee«» unwise and impolitic, but still was op posed to :i> restoration. Ho is still speaking, and his urirunent attract* great t»rtention. rULiDELPHii, June 12—M doight. At the as Mn3L b i, y *. »me Couucii at four o’cU eS, tho dis cnssi * i w.ws resumed and oou luued ami the hour of a v'uritim ui at §ix. The promiueut speaker was Mr Cuminghara, ot S'uth Carolina, who fwv*nm d tune and apace iu the history, sta SrthS sud of.W, and the right ot Ihe S uthU'boM ‘M N****. ,u b3nd ** < ** lUb ned the »p“ri oVtn.ln.j H.«l > u,e* o.- New York; .’nd t their .id when «*eau!ted X “>• “ boiil £“ -^ a u of .on »nd Gardner, ot Mssschneelt*. The 9* the dav’sdiscasaion i» that the nugonty repou 18 to be abandoned. As to the minor.ty report, that is nowhere, never having b»d s show or a hove. The whole con vest on. North and booth, are bitieny hostile to the a imiu stration ot Fierce, «nd wid douothin* lock up iu any manner even ind r«e'. Vto ice .pproval ct t: aud ti ey eihdeiuo it to the utmost. In oppoeisiou to it ,ie* the strength of the new American party. •The Council cauuot be passive in regard to any thing the wdn-imetralicii h*s done. • s iiurn coarse is now 11 eoiuemi Upon and a A- ' . prevails. The $ nth b.vetoday pro §oci. ee- ■ >0 w nich it is audtt-lood that Ken P°r i -» North Car,.i, ha, M ryiand, tu ky, 1 L v members ir moi er sec West* '■ ' ‘ 'I concur. It is lh;s The tiousvf tno o'-** ** any State beiLg pane w.l be F "*•*»& h -t th./ y six d-g J. admitted wzeep l M lP# ? „ ( , rlh >uiu*ie, ana a.. and hiny -it n.ee o* rorth i 01 Outline permit .he sdmi.-s«on ot «Mat», BOUt. ie , n with al .ve-y es tt ey may orway M**- Ue , j.. torial aove- gotj, as a«l J ?«Uuod «•'» is to te» ded U> this, wnd 1 r . oard to K-S ' deu.neii in r.epecl to its ac 1 w sa- O, position to the The’groat t?aer anal',} to proda-.e these '»uH-• 1 * “ tfi of st.e-gh of t e cew par.y wm np u minUiratTon. It is beg. Lining U) be It will soon triumph. n.^tntbaDro The resolution in to day’s Herald a» to tfce p vision or the couatitotion as to fugitive s**vee *resoi othn of the Democratic Convention of O -or* *a tpprovii g ihe K«nsar*l w, and the ad miQ'atrmMou m connection with course of *' lS * and ihe ©ttdion in Virgiuii, nave made a profwUDd irm.roa.-ion upon this council. T w i»s wul *ho w why it adopts the course which it ir qiue certain Che> will pursue. New Eow ?nd will **ooolll badly ; fcjtt ine delegatioaaof N. York, Pennsylvania nd O lO wul unne in this coarse. During »b« evwnii g which lasted until half part eleven, theie werv several speeches and *>roposition*, but no poaiuve ac it u. To morrow tbs Council will begin townie. >r. Horton, ot N. Carobns; Mr bperry, ot ConnecCvut; Mr Elli** and ikiv. B I ot fenLe-?*ee, spoke. Hoy. Beil’e speech Was .tie aud cone I -a ory. CurrtqxHul*"* IM XY. Tribunt. Fuilsuiu-hix June 12, 18S5. _. n „, n ; ng demonstraiion't Gov. Gardner, of ui.!sl ■ « on Slef'T P sifortn yesterday Mu* act L»e ' ,„ f g c t,ve. The slave party have even rg, » 9 h Governor as d conned him i Tb. sto.y or -he ho.els fs 5,.t they .'flered to ran him fory.»Prssidam if wwihl turn hi* back open iue whsagaee aod foiow the‘limy course of the New Yorkers. They th yught thul because he re-ifited Anti Slavery ul tra'.t'Oi at home, he would not *tand up against Pro Slavery ultmiftm at Pr .ladelphia, and eo plied tbeir etsdu&t on* us oc Am. Woeo the New York insult was tfivtn to the mihority, therefore, on the ufc>:a f ' of the re-oiuv ma as to b-avery, and the Governor got the floor, mu/j in tore.--. man- \ lfeetsd to boar him Silence prevailed as j t,e rtma kM *>iat the ot toe geut.emao from New York was a p-.-rtiLent il nota?»olise one, ahd ► . Jitid lc .n ly look Ain th 3 fuc ,and frank 1 ;y, c.Ji.r.y and died y anawereJ. .1 wad a*»ked whether any ruan ol toe Convect oq felt that fee , wa*; not bju jd by the decision oi a -riiy of its ; memberfcl He would answer it for himself, for j Massachusetts, for an a ]( unaDiinaos N >rtr», aud, taro jg to the New York ge’ tiemao, he would t It w.ire 8.1 eotirely uoauimooe N->rtfc, for then the | CoaiiCii coii id hot and would not dare deny ita do- | mande ilia ao»w r thou w«: *.bat they woa;d not ( be bou id r>y the action of th>4 t> r of men lor a aingle moment to a declaration oi prmafpiee that were false to the Conatitution, to nbe r iy and to the rignta of the bomb.eat citizen of this Republic. On the proposed platform they would not a’.and fur a moment in a oingie vilitgd of New England, and they ought not if tney could, ihe New York gent.emau deserved for oat tieroa ng the South, to te awept away, as they were doomed to be, by an outraged and indignant peo ple. The South itself wa© ashamed of New York or their etSor'n here to reject just coooeasions to che North. N=w England, the North, the Wm, the omy bo<-h of a juat and honest platform, .nd tLat they would have or shake the dust off : neir feet a» a Üb.imony aga.net them. Gov. Gardner proceeded in thie etrain for some min alee tin d profound Bilenc*f, interrupted only oy cheers lrom the Free States, and closed with an Joqaent appeal to the magnanimity and .hivalry f .Le South to concede the restoration of the Missouri Compromise. Gov. F.etcher of Vermont handsomely responded t j me MasiachUTbetts brother, saying that bespoke .he sentiment ut the Free blaiee nobly ; that he hanked him for it and was proud of him tor it. Jov. F.e cher pi&icl told the Convention, that rt the wishes or the North were not considered the popuitr indigua ion ot the Free States would down every relic ot Slavery not restrained ny the oaiwark ot the Constitution, aud what was quite as deeira le, extinguieh the whole tribe of Northern doogtfaces. There another manly Fpeoch on Monday eveni g. Mr. C erne t, ot Delaware, who had 'igued the minoriiy report in favor of the reatora ‘ion of the Misrouri Compromise, was denounced by h a associate de;ega»t« tor »o doing and charg •id with misrepresenting them upon the Commit ee. Ue expU ned this to the Counts, and assum ed to himre'i the re-ponsibiiity ot hie agreement w.th the minority. He had acted conhCieniiouaiy fifler carelul deJibera ion aa o his duty, and be ifcftjd what he deiganded to be right, and he would i be UU3 to hia belief whatever the opinions of i others er he result fn theoouucil. I*t <j resoiatioae of the msiority of the Com ’tiii e® were drswa by Mr. htorw«4>, of Virgin»«*v| .O aabmitfed by Mr.Xyons of N«w York - Committee adopted iheia, 17 to 14—the nay* being ntwe woo signed the m.rjomy report. Prev.ousiy Another *.* or re lutione had been adapted by . «.ommittee, wb.ch if eoyrffrg were mors ‘J ’• >o**j£* They Use pr* • of Vj>pasian Ji lm of the at vvaon rjgton, an l proponed in one cf the >-erieH to forbid he di.-cu-*»ion of the slavery question, in or out t i s Councils, iu any of its forms by the / meri c*n f arty. Th s was adopted by tho Committee— yeas, 15; na.s, 14. Another of this aeries pro ,osed that the Constitution and Laws o’ the Geu ;ral Governnient ehonld be rigidly obeyed and enforced, and was intended to apply particularly „o the Fugitive blave Law. A Free tttate member proposed an addition extendieg its application to ihose laws which guaranteed popular sovereignty to the actual settl rs in the Territories, and Ibis was voted down by New Y rk aod the South, 18 to 16! Thus you oee the spirit and purpose that control here. Tnere has been a great debate all this forenoon on the slavery question, n which Jndge Hopkins, of Alabama, John W. Jjoster, of Massachusetts, 8. Squires, ot Now York, Senator Wilson, of Mas sachusetts, Mr. Morse, ot Alabama, Mr. Carey, ol Vlasßacnui-eita, Mr. Cumbacb, of li iana, and Mr. Berber of Now York, have participated. Judge Hopkins made an elaborate specious legal argu ment tor slavery ou tho Calhoun ground that the Constitution carries slavery wherever it carried its own supremo authority. The speichesot Messrs. Foster and Wilson of Mass-chasette, were given with tff-ct. They were directed largely against the Northern dough faces, and embraoea a withering exposition ol the sham pretentious of the Now-York delegates. M.srtuciiuseUs come hero, sai Geu. Wilson, with 30,000 men at her back ; but those men of the Empire rStaio have nothing at their backs but their cloths.. Will.am H. Boward has his heels upon their necks and wdl crush them out so soon as the people get a chance at them. They are as impo jnt 11 > Qfluencoas they are be/g irly iu character. Now York is t orough y Anti Nebraska, aud has ho exhibited herseil in her elections of Congress men, aud in tho unanimous declarations of her legislature. Mr. Foster’s ape ch embraced some passages o'great beamy aud effect. Ho spoke ol Diijiel Webster, of bis consessions to tho Bcuth which hen betrayed him and turned him off wi.h not even the poor compliment o‘ a nomination lor me Fresid ucy. Then it was that the iron enter od his great soul, and he wout home to die. It ho, wiih his great UtonU, his commanding reverence, could overcome aud turn back the Anti Slavery fee-mgol Mussachu etts, how can we expect to ignore her sentiments, now deepened by fresh Bou hern orgies, and stand up for a moment within her borders ? The speech of Mr. Morse in defauea oftheSouth ern viow was a tine one, uiid that ot Mr. Camback was very effective, lie stood up boldly for the position ol the North. Mr. C. is a young man (but 25 years old) formerly a Democrat, and is elected to the nexi Congress from Indiana on the Anti Nebraska issue. He has been prominent and very effective hero in concentracung a true Northern toeliug, aud stands fully upon the MaosachuseUs platform, as do all his colleagues. Mr. Barker’s speech was a bitter reply to the at tttks upon h m from the Massachusetts members. Ho undertook to curry the war into Atri* a. Tho debate goes on this evening. It is believed the ciouth will propose a milder Slavery platform as a compromise with the North. But it will not do. Nothing short of tl.e substitution of ’.the minority Massachusetts res lution wil! prevent an explosion. The North glows slitfor and stiffer ou mat as an ultimatum. By 2tUyia/.‘fi to the JV. Y. Tribune. I'lii.-ADKi-PiiiA, June 12—8 P. M. The deb te on slavery bus rugjd ull day with groat vehemence. Ou the part of the Boutb it has b en c,ndueled with much loarlessness and pow rtr. Foster and Wilson, of MaßsuchasettH, aud Ford, of Ohio, have made maguifleent speeches, nhowi: g the impossibility of union ou the mi j >ri ty resolutions, denouncing the repeal of the Mis -ouri Compromise and demanding its restoration. Tho New York Delegates have been riddled fore uiid alt for iboir douglifacoism. The South is cow eu oomple.- j, aud the doughfaces are thinning out wodderfudy. Men here are beginning to tind out that ti e North are iu earnest. Seymour, of New York, ha* deserted his associate*, aud come on to the restoration platlorm. Peuusylva' ia has -eon new light, and Bays Bho can be saved only on that platform. Foster’s speech was admirable. Wilson came down with crushing lorco ou the New-Yorkers, and Ford swept the field. Richmond of Massa chußet'SjCumback of Andiuus, akcrotNcw York, and Cunningham of South Carolina, have been smong the other speakers. Kenneth Kayner has ton stiffened up by a despatch lrom a leliaole irieud in New York, s yieg that not a single Free Stale can be curried on tho majority piattorm. The South are ou their knees asking tor a comprom.se. It is impossible to do or ibe tho effect ol tho days debate. Tho talk of iho North has been of the plainest and most vigorome bort. A third session has Just commenced aud the dcb»*e goes on* I'm (Teiocib P. M.— The Council is still discus sing the biavcry question, Many delegates yet dtit-.ro to speak. Sparry ol Connecticut spoke well to night, denying the spinal oomplaint aud de maudii-g the restoration for Kansas as the least concession to Connecticut. Kenneth Kuyuer created a great storm amotg the Southern me:n --o ‘rs to day declaring tho repeal of the Missouri Compromise i ot only nuealied for bnt an outrage. The qu-stiou will be reached to morrow. The pro bability now ia that both the mtj nty and minori ty resolutions will bo rej cted and milk and wa er attempted. Lot the North bewareofit. Cvrre+pvndenc* of the Xew Yoi k Herald. i'HiLAh*:u’BM, June IS, 1865. The .ndv oea per telegraph at 10 P. M. yest rday left Gov. B;own, of Tennessee, in posse sion cf the f oor, and in the act of the delivery of a most effective speech, H:s moderate aud conservative doctrines seem to have made a most favorable im press’on, aud the current sentiment tbis morning is, that a compromise, upon which purely national men may stand, will be made by the Convention. He was followed by E tis, ot the D strict of Co lumbia, who submitted a proposition forpoacoand unity, bused u:>on tho imaginary, but not real, reetoratiou of the Missouri line. It I interpret aright tho gist of this movement, it simply in volves the toncessiou that, as its abrogation was impolitic aud unwise, it being now t .e Ilw of tne land its restoration would be equally impolitic aud uuwiso, and bouco to cater lor the votes of both ex rsmcß it would be a masterstroke of policy to run'.be imaginary line, and make il as obligatory and bindings* if the aw had reenacted it with all it* pains and penalties. The fallacy of such a movement is too transpa- rehC criticism, ai d exhibits altogether too facile aud Bentimeuta tor the exigencies ot the litres anu v ** : occasion. Tne de'oal s m will have iaipreased your readers wkh ihe great diversity of doctrine h: t pervades i. 1 :# polish, »nd ot the s*''mine impracticibi.ity 01 harmoujnng di>c. daut and unoougcmal clemeuib. Ti e whole ir .th in the premirks is, that ti e thing is j «at p- iectiy n p and the <ff*rts being made to - ‘com plUh it wib prove simp.-y a wn>le ot strength and a useless war ot words. To an observaac mind, ihia fact is so perfectly palpable that or e is led to wondtr how it is that, in such a multitude ot in 'elligence, the h.*;a not been dirctrlly mo'.aad the award made. A national eou titctioiud pla.form must be erect ed, regardless of the extent ol the exciaione which it demands. The popular will calls tor the opera tion, aud that wn* out deUy. To Iwj oeger “honey -tuggled” by the Wilson abolidoni-ts—margre their vreposte'f'us and ab oard claims to be reccgir aed as Na ionals and Unionists—is to briug into positivo aud deserved contempt the deh '©rations oft: e body. The couu try expects deoi>ion ot character and integiity of principle, aud if the convention wool' vindicate its nationality, some more decidevi measures mast He ifisiitated than the restoration of imaginary lines arid ad caftan-ium apeochee tor Buncombe. The :lx^ o • t ‘ rt, ©▼ontfol, aud a day cr two at the most must ,. J ‘‘.ermine the f«te ot the order, 1 have observed no *udication* of returning nation ality sulhcienty i ot* m ormtaeniial tq inspire the l a t hope that fanaticism wJ; 1 abate “ond jot or tittle” cf its unreasonable and nrj demands. But on the c ntrary, it sulks ortn ic open noon day. with aii t» e bo duess and imnuiohee o: i>reteusion> which a 1 “false pretence,’’ are wont tears ime when arrayed in the borrowed livery of hem siy and truth. The fact is too apparent here to be controverted, that thee« Union, national, aboli ion fanatics con stitute apart and parcel of the body politic for ** nistei and sectional ends, and the sooner they are routed and driven oat, “ bor?e, foot aud dra- X* ns, ’ the earl.er will peace, hsrmcny and fra ternity be restore, 4 , and the deliberations of the lx>dy result m a caionaliy ihat will address itself to the aj probation of the Axe i an people. M UMNO SESBI S. Philadelphia June IS. U55-Mr, Jennings,of Illino s, openea he discussion ic a speech ot half an Lou . His vkws were uitra abolition; his manner, “ B ibasUs Furioao,* 1 and his e’Jort, “sounCaiid Mry, signifvirg nothi> g.” He was followed by Mr. Bapwell, cf Virginia who advocated the major ty report, because it pledged the Order to quiet ag tation upoa the sub ject of slavery. It oflocded none by oontemuieg ineir cpiak'n - , bat boand the Order to mainta n the laws. This was no dishonor, but a duty. He could consent to pre'ermit some exprasaion of ppiaiou apoc the qo«sl:oc of slsvsrj. It »>» tbe m.in parpivs of the Order to m.mt..n th. Uoioo »,id this was th. only qaovuon wntoh th e. en d it Th* convection h.d bermonued apoo ever, olfc.rsobject. Th.foreigner tion cf h.s politic, rigb.s. Tbs trico wwi re Mricted in tbs ebnrt of his rel g.oa. doemr., but proposition to quiet domest c discord »mevo(T-t the 8 .1. »ud people ws. to be ignored, “c der euip’v gu»r.tiliss, or left open for ocs »g . ticcs. He cottld consent to no compromise which disturbed existing legislation. Witb 01 here, he had entered the Order hoping to fl3d a paiiiotism which ue.ther 01 ihe old p.rtit* po sesse-I. To the interests which he represented, the questions of Americanism and CathcUcisin were compare tivttiy important. The of regard for the Union, the pledgee not to ;*«rmit tbe agitation of any quae tion which should disturb it, bad attracted hie support, lie came into it, uot seeking power but pea.e. If he was told ih*t h>' re-openi'jg the agi- i Utioa Uie party cotud acquire the ponuol of the ■ government, he must reply for those for whom he acted, that offices and honors had not sufficient charms to induce them to abandon their country and rights. A few men might be rewarded, but this would bring no compensation to those whose property and rights were made to constitute the price pud lor those honors. He re ocaui g toiadetermination to consent to no other ! Souoee-.on W.an » maintain existing legislation, as embodi«J .n report of tile Mr. B. spofie lor two i.our.-, and el.oorsted the views ur venled in a y Ue was fu wed by Mr. Toe.ol Georgia, who luc.d.d laily iu every doctrme advasceJ by Mr. LT»x. ai.; vnoersed every aonumeiit and feel ing Qtt-wcd by him. Mr. Bay o-, ol ..erth Carolina, next enoceeded. He pre»eule i a se.-ea ol resolatious, emoodying j aud as-ertiiig that the repreaeutatious of the South nat the Order wae abolition, and the abo'itioniets ol the iionh that it was pro-slavery, had no war rant iu iac.—that it was neither the oue nor the other; that it imposes the whole question; that it recoguiied the Cuion and the laws under it, and that it leit where it properly belonged—to the localities where it existed—the entire legislation on the whole qneation. Theee diatinguiahed pro poeiliona were elaborated with great eloquenoe and power, and, being eminently conciliatory i» tone and temper, sddreeaed ihemselvea, if not to the general approbation, at least Vo the general at taction. He was followed by Mr. Sammons, of New York, who proffered a series of similar resolutions, one of which interdicted the legislation ot Congress on the “ vexed question” in the District of Colum bia. T eee last were vindicated in a epeech of great vehemence and some power. Mr. Williams, ot Kentucky, next obtained the floor, and, pending various propositions, gajje place to aojournment, to meet again at four r.M. AJTXXauON SESSION. The debate wa* continued by Mr. Williams, of Kentucky, who favored the majority report; by M.. Johnson, of Fenosylvania, who was against both the majority and minority reports, aid in favor of the restoration of the Missouri compro mise; by Mr. Filcber, of Kentucky, oppo-ed to noth, aud in favor of the re affirmation of the compromise measures ot 135 u; by Mr. Peck, of Maine, in favor of the minority report; by Mr. McCall, ot Texas, in favor of the report, provided M*r«acr.usetts, in her present delegation, was opposed to it, as Texas could stand on no platform whatever w.th them; by Mr. Booth, ol Connecticut, against the mtjonty report, and, ub the matter now stood, would vote, but was willing to concede the right of the neveral Slates to their peculiar institutions, and even the 14 peculiar in btiiution” itself to the District of Columbia, and was opposed to the interference by Congress to the admission of new tlave Staten, provided their -m < f vernment wan republic u, Ao.; by M: 4 -.0l New Jersey,ag< :;tho t the risjority and minuJiiy reports, aid -u farcr c* tne pro j gramme advocated by Mr. E.yoor, because or its j miik aud water tendencies —ic fact-, he de i’ed ?Ji« I ? right of the National Cou icil to ore cl any platform, dec.; by Mr. Barker of T-few York in dafence on, the rigor of the National Council to erect 8 plat- 5 j form, and the of the erection, Ac. ; Tbu p»eches were genernily animated, and in ] j the oas<* ot Booth and some others, worthy of j more 'Xtended remark than my space will permit. ! Ai 7 o’clock the Cou vent ion adjourned, tc meet , at <J i . 2-. t Pbilai)kjj*hla., June 14—12:80 A. M. An intense excitement bus prevailed through out the session. The debate having closed the minority report on the platform was voted down by forty m-jority. Raynor’s programme shared the same fate, as did also all the other compromise projects, and the majority report was adopted by a vury deceive vote. The fi:>al vote stood—ayes, 80 : noes, 59. Thir ly-three States and Territories were represented. The Convention then adjourned. A member being suspected of corresponding with th- Tribune—communications in the shape of telegraphic or other despatches being detected oa the person of a boy in intercourse with him—the said members vamosed amid the most terrific ex citement. The leaky members and correspondent 6f the Tri bane is said to hail from abolition Massachu setts. Philxdklfuia, June 14,1865. The proceedings of yesterday constituted the crisis—and a most trying one it was—of the na tionality of the Ameiican organization. The fact was apparent that abolitionism, in its most hide ous Lrms, with emboldened front and arrogant pretension, in the East, West a d Northwest, had not only seised the vestibule, but with wicked and unwashed hands had defaced the courts of the iuner temple. The period to define positions, principles—in short, to expound Americanism, its objects and aims—had been precipitated by the estrange action of Massachusetts from known and recognized doctrines, and the demand was equal to th > crisis. It was wisely determined that the homogeneous nosß of the organization should cither be vindi cated or the organism of the body politic resoived into its piopcr constituent elements; and with that special object iu view a series of measures iuvoiv.ug Ibe very iseues apon which were based the disjunctive s ctionaliem that invaded its na tional integrity, were introduced for the avowed object of tno separation. Those measures, enunciating no new or UDjust exae ions, being as old aud imperative as the en actments of the constitution of the United States, and upon the positive requirements cf which they wore based, operated a* a bomshell iu the general assimblage—only wounding, however, those agai jst whom tho constitutional projectile was levelled aud discharged. Tne extent ot the dam age,’tis true, was greater Than was anticipated, and tiie vast excision, now that it has been fully reulized, ai d has only served to improve the na tional health aud spirit, and make the national body poliiiea l more jubilant and patriot c. The full particulars ot this abo.ition stampede I will furnish you when the deliberations of its morning caucus shall have been disclosed, which doubtless will be before the close ol this commu nication. Regarding, as 1 do, the national pronunciamento the event of tho times, aud a spectacle of moral grandeur unparailed by modern poll ical delibera tion and action, if leisure permitted me l would delight to eu ; oguft the me*, the act and deed; bnt as my space i_ restricted, 1 content myself by the negative affirmation, that it was not designed, in any phase, to endorse in any particular the imbe cile and rotten Fierce dynasty, or the demagogue Douglas, or any of his wily schemes for place or power. Neither the one nor tho other merited or received the least consideration at the hands of the Convention. It simply met the issue, and in a constitutional way forced upon the deliberations i of the body by the emboldened demands of a pro . gresnive fanaticism, and now leaves to every American the exalted privilege of standing erectly 1 and proudly upon the constitution and laws with , out the sacrifice of personal respect, duty and iu tegrity. A striking fact, and oue you cannot have failed to remark, has been disclosed in this discussion, and that was, th it while the entire south was a unit on the majority platform, scarcely a member from thence, in iho many speeches made by them, esa>ed an apology for the Kansas Nobra ba act; and whilst generally subscribing to the doctrine ol non-intervention, nevertheless repudiated the administration which foisted it upon tho country at the tremendous expenditure ot plighted faith, Ac. The majority report was adopted by— Ayes—Ne - York, Delaware, District of Colum bia, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Booth Caro lina, Florida, Louisiana, l'exas, Alabama, Missis sippi Missouri, Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky, California, Maryland. Noes—New Jersey, New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Michigan, Illinois, Ohio, lowa, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Wis.oiiSin, Minnesota. Among the latter the report had two votes from Penus>lvania, one from Maine, aud two or three others from other States. It is generally conceded here that Pennsylvania was misrepresented, and that perhaps uo State stands more securely on na tional grounds. Many of the factioniste have left, whilst the na tionality are quietly proßeouting the business of the Convention, the detailßof which A will give you by telegraph. Homuse SESSION. Philadelphia, June 14,1855. The Convention assembled at nine o’clock this morning, pursuant to adjournment. Mr. Alexander, of Maryland, Chairman of the Committee, made a report on tne Ritual, suggest ing no very material alterations except in the terms of membership, the principal change proposed Doing the admission of American Catholics. This proposed modification gave rise to a most animated discussion, in which Messrs. Lyons, of New York, Williams, of Kentucky, Raynor, of North Carolina, Brown, of Tennessee, Mallory, of New York, and Cunningham, of South Carolina, participated, and resulted in the defeat of the proposition by a very large majority. Mr. Hopkins, of Alabama. Chirman of the Com mittee, asked and obtained leave to give publicity to the platform of principles adopted by the Con vention. Mr. Raynor, of North Carolina, offered a reso lution authorising the report of the proceedings in a fuller form —a compliment, it is believed, designedly made to your humble reporter, who, notwithstanding his mere outline reports, has re ceived at the hands of the members generally the most polite attention, it beiDg, in fact, the second proposition, a similar one, and for the same object, having been made during the past week—and by a recoguiied reporter, which after some debate, the hour of adjournment (12 P. M.) having arri ved, was laid over till the afternoon session. New Jersey has been in tho Convention all day, and ’tis presumed, has resumed fully her national ity. Great harmony pervades the day’s proceed lugs. AVTE&NOON SESSION. A motion was made to require the Secretary, at the termination of the general session, to publish the proceedings in all newspapers friendly to the organisation. In addition to the proceedings and *whe platform, and address was ordered for publi cation. . ... Gov. Johnson, of Pennsylvania, entered his pro test as to the power of the Couneil to erect a plat form; but as c ue had betn erected, he would BQ b" mit it to the State Council for its action, and would ba‘tie manfully for be cause. Pennsylvania ip all right—relv upon it. Other d legatee from dessentieg States express ed them«el*es in simi'ar terms, and in every in stance gave the as*urenee of their firm adhesioD to American principle ß * With the single excep tion of Massachusetts—the only seceding Btate— the delegates generally from the Northwest and New England, with but few exceptions, give the strongest assurance oi their determination to stick to the “national” ship. Tho Contention isin high sprits, and the ut most armouy and good feeling pervaded the membership. The B-.tual still under consideration, at 7 P. M. the Convention adjourned. Philadelphia, June 14, 1855.—There was a salt this rnuroir?* Tee Northern delegates to the Council met at 8 ** Girard House, tor :he purport of organizing a Crdert Hon Henry Wilson was called to the chair, McAllen, of Ohio, was appointed Secretary. HonJ. W. Foster, of Mass, presented the fol lowing platform, which, after having been read, was signed by the citizens of the several States as below:— FhiTEOaii —»0 ni PtOFU OI THE CJiITID STATES. The undersigned citizens of the various States assembled at Philadelphia on this 14th day of Jane, 1555, fee! constrained, nnder the existing state of affairs, to affirm the following principles:— first —The unconditional restoration of that time honored compromise known as the Mis souri Prohibition, which w>- destroyed in the utter disregard of the popular will—a wrong no lapse of time can palliate, and no plea for its continuance can justify; and that we will use all constitutional means to maintain the positive guarantee of its compact, until tbe object for which it was enacted has been consummated by the admission of Kansas and Nebraska as free States. •Second—That the rights of settlers in Territories to the free and undisturbed exercise ot the elective franchise guaranteed to them by the laws under which they are organised, should be promptly protected by tbe national executive whenever violated or threatened, and that we cannot con scientiously act with those who will not aid us in • lie correction of these national wrongs, and will cot even permit their fair consideration and full dißcnftfium. W !) f . anher declare our continued and determination to use all honorable efforts to secure such a modification of the nata raijttticn laws, aided by such elevation of public Sentiment assbajt preserve the true interests of the nation, and shall guarantee these vital principle, of a repo hiicac govern mem—spiritual freedom and free B: ble-efools—thereby promoting the great work of AfEoricaniaiinr America. * fourth —That w<? invoke tbe arm of legislation to arreat that growing* vil f the deportation by foreign author it ia* of paupers and eonvicu to oar shores ; sod tbst, as our national constitution re quires the chief egeeU ve of our country to be oi native birth, we deem it equal y necessary and im portaut that our diplomatic representatives abroad should also rosaces no foreign prejudices to bias their judgment or to influence their official action. mitt..—Henry J. Gardner, Henry Wil sen. J. W. Foster, A. C. Carey, H. W. Bogg, Jas. Buffington, Andrew A. Richmond. N rw Haktshibs.—Anothony Colby, Jesse Mann, Steuben B. Sherman. Ybbmont—Evelyn Pierpoint, Joseph H. Bar rett, Kjland F.etcher, B. M Guilford, J. D. Hatch. M mse Louis O. Cowan, A. R. Richmond, B. D. Peck, John L. Stevens, John 8. Sayward, Jo seph Covell, James M. Lincoln. Indiana. — William Ccmback, Schoyler Colfax, Gxlleve 6. Orth, J. L. Harvey, F. D. AUeD, Jas. B. M Bryant. Ohio.— Thomas H. Ford, L; N. Olds, Joshna Martin, J. K. Mariby, Geo. B. Morton, A. M’Kay, H. M. McAllen, Jjhu E. Kses. Michisan.—lsrael Cogs tall, Moses A. McNaugh ton. Illinois —W. W. Danenhower, W. H. Young, Henry 8. Jennings, D. L. Eastman. lowa. —James Chonngten, Wm. Lcughridge. Eh de Island.—Jacob C. Knight, Nath’l Green, Wm. H. Sweet. Connecticut. —David B. Booth, Thomaa Clark, N. D. Sperry. Wisconsin.—D. C. Wood, B. Chandler, C. W. Cook. It will be emarked that Pennsylvania, New- Jersey, and some other States were not in the can cas, and that many of the States were bat partial ly repreaented. A very significant laot. The paper is in the handwriting of Gov. Gard ner, who left at 9 A. M. yesterday, thereby show ing the preconcerted nature of the movement. On motion of Mr. Godlove 8. Orth, of Indiana, a Corresponding Committee was appointed, oonsist ing of one from each State repre euted inthemeet ing, as follows: Ohio —A. Mcßiy. Indiana— Godlove S. Orth. Michi»an—Moses A. Horton. Illinois—W. W. Danenhower. Massachusetts.—H. J. Gardner, Governor. Kiv ri amt-hike —Stephens B. Sherwin. Veen hi—J.H. Bariett. Maine —B. D. Peck. lowa—William Loaghridge. Bhode Island— J. C Knight. Connecticut —H. D. Sperry. Philadelphia, Jane 15,1555. The Convention met at nine o’clock, pursuant to adjournment, Tne subject of the ritual being still under con sideration, the report of the committee in the main was adopted. The only modifications made were slight ones m the tenure and terms f mem bership, allowing persona twenty-one years of age to join the oiganixation, and giving authority to the Councils to a minister the thiee several de greos at any regular meeting held by them. Other slight changes, making it ounlorm to tho platform adopted, were made. The Catholic test was again brought on the tapis, and elicited a warm debate. Messrs. JsJOa* ot "sw fork, Bayne.', ol Norm Carolina,and oth ers, s; kc ugai »t its .-.brogation, and Messrs. Hop kiru-, •' Aiaoama, tod Brown, of Touncseee, and others, .. lavoi. ane teat was again re-affirmed by a decisive mrj o rity A cctnmsUee oiioaairj—cn motion of Hr. Raj- , c noi*, bi —wafe to a. .or J turn ti.e amoun ot moneys expended by the late I President out ot hit- o * u pnvi.o reaouroea, and to j report, in order that tue Convention may direct j itrt e»riy re Danog the abseii oo ot' tfco late President, rod withorn Life knowledge, tho ) motion wui put. f oy acclamation. The committee consist* ot Messrs. Raynor, of North Carolina, and Deshler, ot New Jersey. Convention adjourned at 2 till 4 o’clock P. On dit —lhat the Convention proposes to aid the President by lessening his labors and by giv ing to th a late President concurrent jurisdiction w.th him in the Middle, Eastern, Western and Northwestern States. The following is a significant fact:—ln the Third ward of this c.ty tue platform was adopted in Council last evening by vote—ayes, 880; uoes, 1. A mass rai.fi ation meeting of tne Order has been called in Baltimore or. *Vo_ ue ..aay next. AJThJtNoOK SUASION. After the transaction ol much Miscellaneous bußine.'.s, the Convention proceeded to the con sideration of the icporton the mode and manner ol making nominations in general convention, which report was unanimously adopted. The plan di rects the appointment ol two at large from the btate by tne bvale Council, and one from each Congressional district Oy the subordinate Coun cils. Resolutions denunciatory of the Pierce admin istration were ottered by Mr. (Squires, of New York and adopted —turnine dtsuentienti. Highly complimentary resolutions to the energy, efficiency and success ol the Barker administration were unanimously adopted. The next session is to be held in the city of New York, on the first Tuesday in June next. Illinois, Ohio, aud lowa, in the person of its leading delegates, were present during the session and participated in the deliberations. At seven P. M. the Convention adjourned sine die, the members alt elate with the lavorub e proß pecis ahead, and bound to each other in the stron i est lies of fraternal concord und fellowship. In a day or two you will doubtless have the Secretary’s report. Compliments to the Herald are “as thick as blackberries,” the memb-rs universally approv ing its course, recommending its sagacity and patriotism, and determining to increase its circu lation in their several localities. Knew (someth lug Convention. Clkvkland, June 14, 1655. The Committee on Platform reported last even ing, aud it has been under discussion most ol the time since, aud with the exception of one resolve, has been adopted. It is strongly anti Nebraska and anti Papal, and recognizes the principle of temperance. A very able and interesting discus sion was had upon some of its points. This forenoon a despatch was received from the Know Nothing Convention in Philadelphia, by tne Convention here, announcing as lollows: The North defeated 1 The pro-slavery platform adopted !1 Thirteen States withdrawn !! 1 God eternally damn slavery and doughfacism 1111 It was received with tremendous shouts and chee ring. Seve al Northern delegates from the Philadelphia Convention have arrived here, and, it is said, wore wailed upon by a delegation of the Kuow Somethings, and invited to a scat in tbeir Convention. Great enthusiasm prevails. The platform will probably be adopted this afternoon. FIaATFOBM ok thb xnow SOMJCTHIN«3. The Committee on Besolulions, consisting of one from each Slate, have reported the following resolutions. They wore revised, slightly modi fied, and passed to day. The preamble asserts that the servility to me slave power, the charac teristic of existing political parties, is perilous to manhood, to the be.-a interests of tho North, and to the liberties of the republic. The first resolution declares that tho issue before the American public is, whether freedom is to be limited to free States, aud Slavery to slave States. Second. That the issue has been forced upon the country by slave power aggressions. Third. That theso aggressions, and especially the Nebraska outrege, aud the assault upon the elective franchise of Kansas, have aroused the freemen of tho republic, and that they will main tain their rights, and resist the additions of s.ave territory. fourth. That they will maintain the nationality of freedom. Fifth. That the friends of freedom should make principles, not birthpiaoe, the test of admission to citizenship. Sixth. That we will repel every ecclesiastical in terference in political affairs by potentate, pontiff or priest, as destructive of the right to worship God according to the dictates of conscience and of liberty. Seventb. Recommends action in the several States for the promotion of temperance. Eighth. Agreeing to support free schools, free labor, and harbor improvements. Ninth. To strive for the election of men of integ rity, aud with nerve to resist aggression of any kind. Tenth. For these objects we are ready to unite with all men, under any name or organization, to aid in carrying into operation these pi moiples. The Convention is in this evening, and will probably finish and adjourn to morrow. Clevrland, Ohio, Jane 16.—The Know Some thing Nuiional Convention here to day resolved to do away wuh the oath in the Order and substitute a pledge of honor to remain anti slavery and op posed lo papal interference with our government. An attempt was made by an organisation to sup port Wm. H. Seward, by inserting a section in an article of the constitution, but it was resisted by several delegates. A constitution was adopted last night. Hirum Griswold, of Ohio, is President, and W. Richardson, or Albany, New York, is Secretary. The Convention is nearly ready to adjourn. Cleveland, June 15, 1855. The ritual, embracing a simple pledge of honor as a man, discarding all oath- and retaining the anti papal and anti-slavery planks, has beon adop ted. The Committee on Constitution—Mr. Prince, of Massachusetts, as chairman—reported yesterday. An attempt was made by the Hew York delega tion to insert an article compelling the new party to adopt the nomination lor the Presidency of any anti-slavery man who might be brought forward by either of the old parties. This had a Beward look, and was opposed by the delegations from Massauhusetts, Ohio, Indiana, and other Btales. Mi. Hanscom, ol Massachusetts, said he had attended the funeral ol the old parties, and they had gone where the last trump would not reach them. He coaid clearly see Wm. H. Beward be hind the article introduced by the gentleman from New York. For one he had no ideaot committing this organization, at this crisis of afluirs in the nation, to any particular man. Maine, Massachu setts, New Hampshire, Ohio, Indiana and other States in the Union, could claim severally lor their sons as much, on the ground of service rendered in behall of freedom, as New York can for Mr. Soward. He could assure the gentleman from N. York that this organiaation would not be dictated to, in its Presidential choice, by either the whig or democratic party. If it may hereafter be c isoov ered that a fragment of either of those parties ex ists—if Mr. Beward desires the support ol this new Kepnbucan party —he mnst take ms position upon the platloim ot that party. If he choose to do so, and became their nominee, he could have their support—not otherwise. He hoped the article would not be inserted in the constitution, but that the party would be left free to make its own nomination in its own time. The bold speech was supported by Mr. Vale, of Indiana, who regretted that there should be ex hibited in this Convention any evidences ol wire pulling tor any particular man for the Presidency. He opposed the adoption of the proposed article. Mr. Prince, ot Massachusetta, made a strong spee-h, himseit a warm admirer of *it. Beward, bat was decidedly opposed to seeing this party made the bob ot Mr. Beward’s kite. He hoped the article would not be adopted. Auer a warm disonssion, in which Meters. McMullen, Seymour, Thompson, and Bobbins cl New York, took part, the whole subject was in definitely postponed. l'Ue constitution was adopted at a late hoar last evening. It is rumored mat the New York dele gates purpose attacking Massachusetts this morn ing. to revenge their deleatol last night. Massa it/ ready. r **ui turwoon has been devoted to the Most o. ifce National League, which cho.oa ot etchers .. - Uum, Griswold, of resulted in the saleotion v . . * Hom- ClevemLd, Ohio, for President; tteerea - well, of Mass., lor Vic: President; William Ricu aroaon, of Albany, N. Y., for Secretary, and Jos tins Robinson, of Pittsburg, Fa., for Treasurer. Two ot the above nam*.d officers are known to be loreignera. The President elect was waited npon at the Court House, where he wa. trying an im portant ease, by a committee consisting o Messrs. Hanscom, of Massachusetts , Vaughn, of Ohio, and Johnson, ol Pennsylvania, and concluded to he Convention, where, without any claptrap oire moay, he was introduced by the Chairman, and assumed the duties ot tiaoffioe in a short and ap propriate speech. He is an able member of the bar in this State, has lately acted with the whig party, and occupies an inSaential position in this community. The Vice President is well known as of democratic antecedents and ex Governor oi Massachusetts. At one o’clock the Convention adjourned tint die. Quebec, June 15.—The ship Lochnaber Castle weui ashore on Bird Bocks, at eight o’clock, on the evening of Jane 4. She had 557 passengere, 2*o of whom were taken cff by the Sophia McKen sie, two hundred tone ot the cargo, consisting of Belt and rioe, were thrown overboard. It is sup posed that the veaeei and all the remaining pas s ngere will yet be saved. Enlistments of men for the British army, between the ages of 1» and 40, are being made at Megan. The Lat* ben. n* Casasa—Officer* Moore and Boss left mis ci y last Monday, with warrants issue iby J ostioe Pearcy for the arrest ot Messrs. Leavenworth, Breckenndge and others, who were acce-sory to tte late duel on the Canada aide of the Niagara river. Leavenworth was foond, with his physician, at the honse two miles from Niagara, were h»6 wound has compelled him to remain cinoe the duel. He ooaid not be removed to New York, bm sent a letter to a friend, who yesterday appeared before J nstioe Pearcy and became hta bondsman. The other parties implicated have not yet been Uken.— Jvrk Jourr*i </ Owwwerc#, WEEKLY Chronicle & Sratiitel. A LUUSTA.IiKUKGI A. WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUtZ 80. 1854 '_ Cotton Statement— Coßtsenoit. In our t-y.ion Statement, published Wednesday morning, we erred in upping the receipts ia Savannah for the last vear, miking them 23,000 osles leae than they were. This error, of course, Bade the decrease m the receipts this year, as con pared wk .as., J . 20,000 bales too ’ittle. Tba actual decrease .. 802,706 bales, instead of bal **' “ P u lished. Mr. Toombi’ Lett*** Tn letter from the Hon.Scaorr Toojoe, which »e publish this morning, will attract, attention, and oommand the approbation of *U classes icr its frsnk and manly avowal of the views of the wri ter, snd the entire absence of any sentiment cal culated to give offence, even to those who do not agree with him. These views are not, however, new to the citizens of this city, »a tb ®y are lbe same expressed in his speech here a few days pre vions, when on his way to Boston. While we concur, as our reader? are aware, with the views of Mr. Toomxb on this question, we de sire especially to invite attention to the closing paragraph, which is in the folioving langaage. “The true policy of theSoutt is to nniteitolay aside all party divisions; W i.gs, Democrat-, and Know Nothing* Bhonld comr togef er, and oom bine lor their Simmon safety- x » we are wig* en ough to do this, to present me unbroken coluiin of fifteen States united for tie preeervaUon of their own rights, tne constitution »B<^eUmon,and upho’d and Bupport that nible band of patriots, at the North, who have stood foi the constitution and the rights against the tempest °f fanaticism, folly and treason which has availed them, we shall suc ceed. We shall then bavs conquered a peace which will be enduring, and by means whtoh will not invite farther aggressirn. It is to carry ont the idta, so happily expressed, of uniting the truly rational and conservative men of ail sections of t e Onion in a great Nation ; al, Constituilobal part;, that we bo cordially ap ■ prove of the Convention proposed to be held in i Miiledgevillc on the 4ui of July. Let the people j read, deliberate and J'-J -ct. and then take their I put, Mon on this great qutttion. They must either take position with the c, I. ‘y, and Kftiii.te with tho Van Buexns, Dixsx .?> *a and their free-soil associates, or they must unite with those men at the South, who propose to repudiate all free soil associations, and stand by the true nauoual men of the North, the real and reliable friends of the South. People of Georgia choose ye, between these two organizations. The Fourth ot July Convention. Tee movement now in progress, whioh was set in motion at Columbus, to hold a Convention on the 4tb of July at Milledgeville, to organize a truly National, Conservative party, has very muoh dis turbed the quiet of the Democratic organs snd spoilsmen—and they are very much exercised for fear of the consequence, whioh they think likely to result therefrom. Henje they resort to all sorts of expedients to misrepresent the objects and pur poses of those who are engaged in the patriotic work, and thus mislead and deceive the people. They all with one aocord proclaimed, at the out set, that it was a “ ststiontd mevemsnt," and there fore they could not nniteinitl Wonderful in deed, that the Georgia Deiaooreoy should now have such a holy horror of a sectional movement, who four years ago favored no other policy 1 This plank was however, very promptly taken from them, by the letter of Einza Holt, one of the prominent aclora in the mseting, who proclaimed through the Columbus Times, the national charac ter of the movement. Dr-ven lrom this position the Columbus Timu now asks: “ May not the Coiambus movement be a trap to catch the Democracy and induct them, boldly into the secret chambers of the Kuow Nothings I Are they more worthy of Party efhliution than the Democracy North or South? We oan’t think so.” Thnsit hopes to keep Democrats out, by holding up the terrors of Know Nothingism. The trick is too shallow, the flimsey veil too transparent. The people will not be gulled by their canting, hypocritical, professions of devotion to the South, in tho face of their open alliance with the Tan Bvhens, and their support of the Administration, who strikes down every trua friend of the South at the North, who repudiates Mamin and his free soil associates. Tho Savanna t Georgian, however, has not so much confidence in the terrors of Know Nothing ism, and therefore still harps upon the stale charge of sectionalism. Hear it: “The sectional party of Muscogee have called a meeting for the purpose of appointing delegates to a Gubernatorial Convention to be held on the 4th of July next.” To show most oouolu iive'y to every intelligent and impartial mind how grot-sly the Georgian mis represents tho object of the fetors, we subjoin the notice of the meeting upon which tho above para graph was predicated; Here it is—read it: PoUTMfEN Us ION V. EST IN. AT TIMTEBANOE Hall.—Tnecitiaene of Musoogee county, without distinction of pstty—whether Whtgs or Demo e,s's, Know Nothing!) or Temperance men, or the opponents of either—all who believe that the time has arrived when the people of the South should oeese from their dissensions, and forgetting the differences which-have* heretofore separated them, unite for the common dolence and safety by dissolving all connection w th existing National Organisations, and in common wi- h all tatbl ts who are friends to the South and faithful to the Constitution, o constitute one people and one party —are respvcttul y requested to assemble at Tem perance Hall on Saturday, the 16th, at 11 o’clock, A. M., to take counsel together in the premises, and to appoint delegates to represent them iu the Convention to be held in Milledgeville on the 4th ot July, to nominate a candidate for Governor, who shall be the candidate of the people and not of a party. Otlumkus, June 11, 1855. Who, but one whose mind was distorted by prejudice, could for a moment imagine that sec tionalism lnrked in that notice ! Talk of section alism, when it is proposed to organize a party composed of “all pateiots who are friends to the South and the Constitution I” The thing is pre posterous and absurd. No man can be deceived by such tricks. Fourth of July Convention I’oilyoned. Ws are gratified to learn that the meeting in , Columbus on Saturday, tor the purpose of nomiDat > ing delegates to the National Onion Convention, determined to postpone the holding of the Con vention till Wednesday theei.hth dat or Ao.ebt mbit, In order to afford ample time for the people 1 to be fully represented. This is all right. We 1 rejoice that the postponement has been made. The people now have ample time—let them move forward promptly. The following named gentlemen have been ap pointed delegates from Muscogee :—J. H. Howard, W. H. Mitchell, Wit. Dosghxrtt, Jas. Johnson, and R. M. Gunby. People Moving—Meeting In Crawford. The evidences are every day being developed, that the people of Georgia—the true, sound, na tional, conservative men of the State—are not wil ling to be transferred by the democracy to an alli ance with the Van Borens and Dixxsand Preston Kin.s, but that they prefer rather to rally under a truly national, independent flag, side by side with the true men of the North, and strike for the Con stitution and Union. In short, they want an in dependent, national organisation, made npof the true men and fatriote of all sections, who are willing to perpetuate and carry out the Constitu tion in its true spirit, and thus secure to the South all the rights which that instrument guarantees. These great and paramount objects, all intelligent and patriotic men know, cannot be accomplished by an alliance with the Van Bcrxns and their Freosoil hosts, who rally under the banners of Ports and the National Democracy—the very ad ministration and party who have struck down those true and tried friends of the South, Dioxins on, Bronson, and their patriotic associates. Knowing this, the true, national, conservative men of Geor gia are rallying, and will move everywhere to repudiate any and aii parties who propose to transfer them to an alliar-ce with Freesoilers. They cannot be deceived and galled by the Democratic Convention of Georgia, who tells them in one breath that they are ready to re pudiate Freesoilism, and in the very next tells them that the National Democracy, which glories in the support of the Van Bcrxns, and has struck down Dickinson and Bronson, is the only party that can be formed, with which Southern men can consistently unite and aot. That thiß is true, no man who reads the signs of the times oor rectlj, can for a moment doubt. We have already published the evidences from various sections of the State, and we now bu join that furnished by the meeting in Crawford, in which men of all parties participated. HkHW IN CRAWTOBD. At a meeting of the citixsns of Crawford county, held in the Court House oj tbefith of June, Judge Richard Yarborough, was oaHed to the Chair, and Mathew A. Marsha I, appointed Secretary. On motion of G.R. Hunter,&q., a committee ol seven were appointed to report matter for the action ol the meeting. The Chair appointed Messrs. G. V,. Jacob Lowe, J. F- Troutman, G R. Hun a, ' w. Sudani, W. B. Scott and Isaac Den ier, Mara . - ~Urtd and »lter a short ab nis. The committee .. -mble and Reso sence, reported the following raw lotions: Whereas, the history of the past has convinced us that we, whose interests and affection attach ua to the South, have nothing to hope but everything to fear from thespiritol Fans.ieiom and Aboiit on ism, which, to a tearful exo-nt controls the action of the non siavehoiding Stales npon the question oi slavery. And whereas the recent actiou of one of the Northern Slates by its legislature, has vir tually repealed the Fugitive Slave Law, and nulli fied an act ot Congress* ADd whoreas the gadant band of patriots within those States who are friends to the South, and faithful to the Constitution, and whom we remember with gratitude, have Deen routed, disbanded, and annihilated ; we believe the lime has arrived which imperatively requires us to be one people, upon the principles enunciated in the following resolutions: Therefore, be it Re solved— _ . 1. That we hold the American Union secondary in importance only to the rights and principles it was designed to perpetuate. That past associa tions, present fruition, and future prospects, will hind us to it so long as it continues to be the safe guard of those rights and prinoiplea. i. That the Stale of Georgia, in the judgment of this meeting, will and ought i. resist, even (as a last resort) to adiaroplion ot every tie which binds has- to the Union, aoy action ot Congress upon the subject of slavery in the District of Columbia, or in places safcjjct to the jurisdiction of Congress, incompatib e with the saiety, the domestic trrn qniiity, the rights ai d the honor of the slaveho'd ing States; or any set suppressing the slave trade between alaveholding Sutee; or any refusal to ad mil as a Btate any Terriiory hereafter applying because of the existence ot slavery therein; or any act prohibiting the introduction of B.avea into U -ah and New Mexico, or any act repealing or materially modifying the lawa now in foroe for the feoovery of iugitive slaves. ' I 1. That we hereby cordially invite all good men at the North who are faithful to tho Constitution, to co-operate with ns upon the foregoing basis, in rescuing the oountry from its present perilone condition; end that we hereby repudiate all fel lowship and connection with any and every party, □nlese we believe it to be based upon the princi ples and policy of the foregoing Resolutions. After the reading of the preamble and resolu tions, the meeting was aadressed by G. B. Hun ter and G. W Norman in tbeir support. The pre amble and resolutions were then adopted with only one dissenting voioe against them. It was on motion ordered that the Secretary request the Macon papers to publish the proceedings. The meeting then adjurned. Kichaed Taebobouch, Ch’m’n. Mathew A. Mabshall, Sec’ry. Meeting In Smmter. At a meeting of the citizans of Sumter oonnty, on the 2th iast., at Americas, composed of men of all parties, the following resolution* were adopted after an animated debate. Thus the ball roll* on, gathering atrength at every torn, in favor of a great National, Conservative party, that shall ba •om posed of tbe patriots of all sections. The great American hea,t is righ>~trne to the Conatltutiom and TJalonwwnd will rise superior te th* diotate* of the oorrupt intrigue* of partisan demagogaea, who prater the success of party to th# triumph* of the Constitution- Let the people move forward and onward ia this gTeat oause—let them aot as become American Freemen—Southern men—and spurn the corrupt proposition of th* Demecratio Convention of Georgia, to affiliate with th* Tan Bubins, Dixes, Feestie Kins*, and their Freeeoil associates, who swell the rank* of th* National Demoo reov. Whersas, The tima has arrived when th# peo ple of the South, should lay aside all political differences and disaentiona which have hitherto divided th.m, and present an unbroken phalanx in defence of her constitutional rights, regardless of opposition from any anch quarter, and seeking affiliation from every aeotion of this great Bepnb lio. Therefore be it. Ist. Resolved, That we hold the American Union secondary in importance only to the rights and principles it was designed lo perpetuate. 2d. Resolved, That w* adopt the following: 4 b Beeointion of the Georgia Convention, as ex pressive of onr sentiments, and aa a basis for oar sution, to wit: That the Btat* of Georgia, in the judgment ot this Convention, will and ought to resist even (as a last resort) to t disruption of eve ry tie which binds her to the Union, any aotion i of Congress upon the subjsot of slavery in the ; District of Columbia, or in places subjeot to th* ' jurisdiction of Congress, inoompstibi* with the safety, domestic tranquility, the rights and honor of the slave holding Biales, or any refusal to admit i aa a State any Territory heretofore applying, be . cause of lb* existenoa of slavery therein, or any !act prohibiting the mtiodcctioo of sieves inw the Territories of Utah end New Mexico, or any | act repealing or materially modifying th* laws in ' force for th* recovery of fugitive slaves. I Si. Resolvtd, Tuat we adopt as a tenet the j j following resolution passed by the Geoigt Log- i is.alure: “R-*eotved bv the General Aaaetnbly of j the State of Georgia, that opposition to the princi ples of the Nebraska bill, in relation to the sub ject of slavery, is regarded by the people of Geor gia as hostility to the people of the South. And that all persons who partake to such opposition are un fit to be recognised aa component part* of any party, or organisation not hostile to the South. And Inasmuch as both the Deicooratio and Whig parties at the North, do roc Ignite aa oomponent parte of said parties, men (persons) who partici pate in such opposition ana who wantonly violate the rights ot the South, that wo do Teles* to affi lists with either of said parties aa Bach. 4h, Resolved, That in aooordance with the above Besolntions, whilst we are willing to set in party association with all sonnd and reliable men 1 in every section of the Union, we are not willing - to affiliate with any party that shall not recognixs, approve and carry out the principles and provis ions of the Nebraska Kansas aot, and that we will cut off all party connection with any man and par ty at the North or elsewhere, that doe* not oome up folly and fairly to thialine of action. 6tb. Resolved, That we believe a new party onght to be formed, not sectional or disunion in 1 its character, whose motto shall be no North, no • South, no Baal, no West, bat to perpetuate the { Constitution in its parity—the glory of oar nation ality and the peculiar rights of the South, as gna -1 ranteed by the Federal oompaot, and that said {tar ty be based upon the principles of the foregoing resolutions. 6th. Resolved, That if we disagree upon other questions of polioy—about who shall be onr rulers aud representatives —we unite and do agree to the perpetuity of the Union, and the preservation of , the right* of the Sooth. , 7th. Resolved, That we unite conservative men , of all parties, snd from every part of the Union to ! co-operate with os in this great work of Constitu tional Beform. Bth. Resolved, that the Sampler Republican, the ’ South Woßtern Na ws, and.other papers be request ed to publish the foregoing resolutions. Fibe.—A Fire ooourred about 10 o’clock Tues day night in an old wooden bnilding attached to “i’uiLLir’e Foundry,” in the upper part of the oity, belonging to T. S. Metoalx. The building in which it originated was consumed, bat the prompt and efficient aotion of the Fire Department prevented its spread, although in a very combusti ble neighborhood. Lose trifling. The Moultrie House. The attention of thoee who delight in the lux ury of sea-bathing, or to snnff the sea breeze, is in vited to the oard of Daniel Mixee, annonnoing that he will open the Moeltbix House, on Sulli van's Island, on the 20th inßt. The Hotel haß been improved, and a railroad track laid to the wharf. It is a most charming and delightful plaoe to bo end 1 the summer months. Conseesbional Nomination.—We learn that the Democratic Convention in the 4th District, assem bled at Newnan, nominated the Hon. Hibam Waeneb for Congress. This surprises ua, ae we had heard that J udge W. favored or sympathised with the Know Nothings. Nomination ox Jodse Washes.—The nomina | tion of Judge Wabneb waa made on the 4th bul , lot. The Convention adopted a rule whioh allow > ed eaoh Miliila Diatriot to cast three votes. We ' subjoin tbe ballotings: Fibst Ballot. Warner 145 i Gartrell 60 Cowart 42 Nelson SO Whitaker 14 Glenn 2 Jones t Second Ballot. Warner 176 Gartrell (0 Cowart 42 Gleen 80 1 Dr. Darnall, of Fulton, Bays the Atlanta Examiner, after the aeoond ballot, stated to the Convention 1 that Col. GaWtill had authorised him to say that democratic prlnoiplea and the harmony of the democratic party were more dear to him than the bestowal of offloe from them could bo, and he therefore desired his name withdrawn. Teikd Ballot. Warner.... .....122 Nelson 80 Glenn 74 Foubth Ballot. Warner 207 Glenn 80 Nelson 20 Nomination job Con a beak.—The Democratic Convention of the 6th Congressional Diatriot, as sembled at Calhoun, have nominated the Hon. Jobn H. Lukpein, of Borne, as their oandidate for Congress. The Allrnta Examiner learns that the convention balloted a number of times before making the nomination. Mr. Chastain, the late Representative, has thus been lsid sside. This is truly s sad fate, when we take into consideration all tbe elaborate puffing of the distinguished gen tleman by the Washington Union, and some hire ling letter writers from the Capitol. Thb Bxb&lahs A sain.—One of those light footed and fingered gentry, entered th* dwelling of Mr. 8. C. Whits, on Telfair-atreet, Tuesday night, went into bis bed-room, took his gold watch snd pocket-book, (he and his wife Bleeping in the room,) then, after going into every other room in tbe house, as was shown by th* matches scattered over the fioora, quietly retired with the booty, and having estreoted the money (260) from the pocket-book, left the book, with the papers it contained, on the door step. Alabama Know Nothinm. —The Montgomery Journal, of Wednesday morning, ssy£: The State K. N. Convention oontinned its session yesterday with closed doors, and were engaged, we learn, in establishing a platform, and in making a candidate for Governor. The body is said to oonaist of about ISO members, from all portions of the State, and to pcßsess much ability. Just as we are going to prase we are informed that George Shortridge, Esq., of Shelby county, has been nominated by the State Know Nothing Convention, aa the candidate for Governor. Judge Shortridge is a Democrat of the old panel, and possesses some ability. He is unquestionsbly stronger than Baker. How Ridiculous I —A writer, (“ ProUetant," ) occupies nearly four columns of the Savannah Rtfubtiean with an arti.le, in which he endeavors to show, and thinks he does “almost to demonatra tration, that the growing power of the Roman Cathodes in thiaoountry and their politioal designs call for measures of deienee on the part of Protes tants.” H s services ought to be scoured m a nursery, to narrste marvelous stsriea to frighten young Ame rica, to prevent them from orying when their mothers are out. Ur..away Aeademy. Ws take pleasure in calling the reader's atten tion to the advertisement of Mr. C. C. Eiohasds, aa Principal of Greenway Academy, at Thomson, Ga. Wa have known Mr. Eiohasds from his •*- *nd take pleasure in saying that he is an yonm, - «ad gentleman, and aa a accomplished achoia. - * aoutbs, has disciplinarian in the management o, j but few equals. His Academy is located in a healthy pine-wooda oonntry village, on the Geor gia Railroad. The moral oharae’er of the village is nnaurpaesed by that of any in the country, and we feel assured that both the moral and mental cultivation of youth committed to his ears will ba well attended to. R«w Mute. Mr. C. Catlci, haa joat raoeivad from the exten sive publishing house of William Hall & Bon, New York, an extensive supply of Music, among which are many new pieoee, Including Songs, Polkas, <fcc., Ac. Those who have a tasta for new and fashionable Malic, should call and examine. Tax GsoesHors Closxd on the Sassath.—The Atlanta Bepvoltedn sajsWe laarn that our city authorities passed an ordinance last weak strong enough to clow every grogshop in town on the Ssbbsth, including the hotel bars. Wa Ilka to give everybody their due. • The-Mayor and Coun cil deserve credit for this. If the fcwa of Georgia would allow it, the people *f Fulton would oloee them seven days out of a week. Hom. Jcnnm C. Alsobb, formerly of Troup ooun ty, in this Mate, is a candidate lor Congress in the Second District ot Alabama. Major Howufi Letter. Thb following manly and patriotic letter from 1 Maj. John H. Howard, of Columbns, will attract at tention, and command the admiration of conserva tive men everywhere. It is like him throughout— bold, manly and patriotic. He saw the necessity of a conservative organization, upon just and high ground, which should embrace the friends of the South in all sections, and he did i ot hesitate to tell his party so, in this letter. He tells the Demo cratic party, and tells them truly, the responsibility will rest on them, if the union of the South be not accomplished. This letter was received prior to the holding of their Convent on, and instead of holding out the olive branch to their opponents, they preferred to strike bands and affiliate with the Freesoil Democrats of the North, to the forma tion of a great National parly, which should re pudiate all alliance with Freeaoillam. Bat to the letter—read it: IdoNTeoHOT, Ana., June Ist, 1856. Dxaa Qcvkbnob :—1 aent you, a day or two ago, from Columbus, •»., th 9 proceedings of some patriotic and true men, which I hope you have duly considered and properly appreciated. W hlle at tending a oase in .Court here, 1 enatoh an hour to support the policy of the resolutions referred to. Under the settled conviction that the divieions ot the South into mere partisan warfare, will forever render her week end imbecile, and continue her eu eae; end unresisting prey to Northern agree sion, 1 am an advocate uarmly tor the anion ot the people of the State npon one platform. Al though these have been my opinions for some yean pest, I do not clsim the paternity ot the resolutions offered in the Democratic meeting e few daye past st Columbus, and rejected by the imprudent exclusiveness of Judge Iverson’s party policy; they are neilber John A. Jouee’s nor mine, but tne spontaneous effusion of a people fatigued with party and its delusive promisee of good, no matter how successful in numerical force. As long as opposing parties are tolerated end encouraged at the South, just so loDg will we be sooffed at by the North lor our impotence, sudhu unlisted in our own estimation from s knowledge ot our weakness; but let us throw off these shaoklua and we ere at ouce pieced in an attilnde to oom mand respect. Ne time ever, in my recollection, has been ao propitious as the present to oure this oanker upon oar polioies. The Whig party is rather below par in its expectations of attaining to and maintaining a State ascendancy, and more over, eomewhet convinced that their policy, fore few years past, baa not been very well calculated to advauee or even to proteot the interests of the South, they ere well inclined to meet os: while the democracy, true to the Constitntioo, and beat ing up constantly for auxiliaries in the great work, eviDce openly a good temper in inviting ell to come forward and join them in the defeuoe of the con sittulional rights of the country. The feeling pre j dioated upon a sound judgment of the necessity of | tha thing, i» good and warm among all classes of ; Democrats, Whig* aud K: ow Nothings, oaoepl a | few exclusives of ell pari.de, wno, from persona) > eeldehness, will insist upon the propriety of their ! separate organixations. But notwiletandii g toiß l good feeling certainly prevails, still Whigo ana j ! tco* Nothings wilt not come into the Democistic ! i parti/ in such numbers as will amount to a disrup ' tiou and breaking up of their owu parties; the) \ must have an opportunity, by going iuto a g(moral Convention, to make th-.ir own dectarstione ot faith, and Baying this is my plattorm; tor if Sterne’s recording angel were to omne down from Heaven, and give ua a platform of principles, the spirit ot an opposing parly would blot it out forever. I care not bow wise, how pure, how patriotic the Democratic platform of principles may be, oppos ing parties will rejeot the principles by their oppo sition to the men who are chosen as tbe standard bearers to carry ont those principles. How is this evil to be avoided f Simply by the representatives cf the democracy who meet on the slh inat., oon salting the known prejudices and weakness of our nature, and inviting a Convention of all parties and the whole people to meet in July cr August, to nominate a Governor and make a declaration < t principles free from the trommels of instruction or dictation of any party or of any set of exolasive politicians. Whigßand Know Nothings, like all other parties, to be oontent with, and support the truth, most have an agency or hand in making a declaration of that truth; they most have it in their power from practical oo operation to Bay, “ here are our principles,” we the people of Geor gia promulgated them in General Convention.”— But so long as they are announced as the princi ples of the Democratic parly, though the prinoi pies may not be opposed, ytt the party will be. and the streugth of the State set st nenght and de stroyed by tbe continued divisions ot the neoplo. Had I your offloial position, and personal influence, at this junoture, I flatter myßelt'l could, aud would, do a greet deal to conciliate and reconcile old par ty elements. I think, with the good disposition whiob prevails, that it is in the power ot a few ac tive and sensible men of the Democratic party to briug the people together, at least, tor a time, and although they will again split into parties as new and important questions may arise, yet they moat probably would be united and firm upon the ques tion of Northern inroads npon Southern Eights, not only iD relation to slavery, bnt npon all the latitudinarian practices, violative of tbe Constitu tion, of whioh we have bo long and jUßtly com plained without the slightest influence upon irre sponsible majorities. The proposition 11 to bo one people," is so pretty, end fair, and virtuous and statesmanlike, that it satisfies the judgment as well as delights the imagination. If it cau be effeoted, it will the happiest era of the age, as it will bear upon its glorious pinions more weight and influ ence then all the written Conetitntions we have ever framed. And how glorioue end honorable to the Democratic party to make the motion in her Convention and point the way to bring the Btate to its senses and unite the people in their own do fence. How magnanimous and truly praiseworthy to yield her party supremacy to a power far more fiotential and effective for public good and pub io tranquility of the State I There is eoatacy in the contemplation of ite hapiy results. All this is in the scope and power of a few men, be cause it is wise, and just and politio. It ie ap proved by reason and Bound sense, and more than all, desired by the people, who always have a right to govern. Who that is patriotic can object to this I Certainly not the Democracy, for they are now nsing the press, and their orators aud statesmen, to invoke the people to join them. The Democraoy is now busily electioneering, for, aud soliciting recruits to advanoe the interest of the people, and especially to protect the South and its institutions. The Whigs now maintain the same principles. Why, then, keep np that jealous distanoo between tbe parties! There is no sound philosophy or patriotism in such policy; it is misguided and erratic. Oh 1 But the Know Nothings 1 Who are they I I answer they are not Bears, but People too. Men of intelligence and worth, having the same in terest in tbe oeuntry as other people. They are composed ot Whigs and Democrats, and very olesr in my judgmoDt, of the imputations cast upon them by Mr. Stephens, who should have remembered his own association with Northern Whiggery might have subjected him with eqnal plausibility to the same charge of being found in baa company. It is absurd and ridculous to charge them with any connection or sympathy with the Northern Abolition Party. Upon that question I would as Boon rely npon them as upon your Ex cellency, and from your known active exertions in defence ofSoutbern institutions that, I would say, is putting the case for their loyslity to tbe South in a strong point of view. I have no oon nect on with them, 1 assure you, bnt 1 have lately discovered, by their open avowals, many men as pure, patriotic, and talented ms our country affords; they have seorets, I dare say, and so have all par tie:; they are bat a party npon the same organic rule of other parties, to stiok together and pro mote each otnar in order to carry out their principles. I ob sot to their religions protcrip tion. 1 would light for the free exereise of religiousopinions, whether C tholio or Protestant, But I believe this is s mere hoax to unite with them the Pro'estant Clergy; but in regard to die oouraging foreign immigration, I sm decidedly with them. I oare not who knows my opinions.— I bold these propositions to be nndeniaDle: First, That this oonntry, States and Territories, belong tons; and by “us,” I mean the nstureliaed, as well as native oilixens: Seoond, That the same reasons which induced the naturalisation laws, st the time of their passage, do not now exist. We then wanted strength; we ere now strong enough to defend onrselveß against any expected oombin etion of the world: Third, It ie our right to take cere of onreelves, end wears not under the slight est obligation to afford an asylum to the rest of the world: end Fonrtb, It is bad polioy to pass laws whioh would have the effeot of prematurely filling np the oonntry ; our population is den-e enough; we want whet rememß uuocoupied for our own ohiidren. And it is the interest and duty of both natural nod end native oilisens to pnt al l pto fur ther immigration. I would not lake from e nat uralised oitixen a tittle of hie privileges, and will support him for office, acoording to comparative qualifications; at least, his foreign birth, shall never, with me, be an objection. But tbe true polioy of the country is to put an end to further immigration, and 1 am willing to meet any man upon that question; the oontrsry opinion cannot bs defended, end would not be attempted, but tor the polioy of parties, to cater for votes. The Enow Nothings of Munoogee, under the beautiful proposition of beooming one people, will go into the Convention and support Too or any other can didate the people will pat forward. I speak ad visedly. By Bncb a Convention, you ought, and would be oboeen, beoeose harmony is tbe spirit end soul of tbe movement, and no objection oonld, or would be urged against you. Mr. , I understand, says that he could not extend to you his support, under any eiroumatanoes, what ever. I think he would be found, with all his in fluence, s solitary exoeption. The very act of going into Convention dissolves the Know Nothings as s party, and ipso fseto merges them, as it does all others, into the great mass ot tha people. Though in great haste, I may havs written too much, but I have su'd nothing wrong, as my whole aim ia to nnite tbe people, by dissipating their mere party prejudices; if this can be done by a patriotic oourae of tbe Democratic Conven tion, I shall indeed be happy : tbe people, lam eure, desire this union of political and sooial ac tion; end the responsibility of rejeoting their wishea rests not upon the Demooretio party, but upon those gentlemen at Milledgeville who, pro forme, represent e portion of the party. I am truly and friendly yours, Ac, J. H. Howard. P. 8. Please show this to my friend, Prmgle end Clark, as I have.su adjourned difficulty with these gentlemen, in regard to the propriety of my poeition. Aud also to any of our friends yon please, saving those men who may be too proad or vein to think. J. H. H. Know Molklst Olnn. Thx South Wtotorn Asm publishes the following list of Know Nothings, who ere authorized to issue charters, Ac., which we give for whet it ia worth. It seems to be genuiue, end we think it ie; if so, those who desire to obtain charters, will know to whom to apply: Qjrci ox PuxainxNT or Bran Council ot Gboesia. The following Brethren ere appointed District Deputy Presidents. They will issue Charters and at : end to the business of the Order in their respec tive Congressional Districts : 8d District. |j; i^wis^tioon, ark J C. B. Hanleiter, Atlanta, 4th District. j Weo w Grant, G ree nvi!le, 6th District, i J w - Mo^ nrd y> Dalton . I ( Simpson Fouohe, R' me, District. J" ■• A i. he ° B ’ i ) Jaoob B. Davis, Dahlonega, , C. Barnet, Milledgeville, t nijarf i—. ~ —s«ld. Greeuaboro, f Tth District, j jj.H. Wins- t . ( F Blodget, jr., Augusta, 1 ‘ Bth District, jN. M. Sneed, Washington. | t Savannah,'Say 10, 1865. > i w. M. Honb, President. Lain. Gmnui Boon.—lt is stated that the Secretary of War has decided th»t General Boott is not entitled to acy .dditiOMl p»y as L'« at - General, either for arrears or for the future. The question, however, has since been referred to the Attorney General for hie opinion. Thift statement ie oontradio-.ed at Washington. It is eeid, when General Boon applied to the de partment for whatever was dne him, the Secreta ry placed the law in the hands of the Attorney General and asked his construction of the statute, and is only awaiting the decision of that officer.— Editob Caaomcijt <fc gawvnraL. Tne Momma ana Ohio Bsuboad is now in ope ration for one hundred and twenty miles from Mobil., and will soon he extended further. Hocaaa with Gas.— A Boston mechanic has invented end is manufacturing furnace, for hasting dwelling bouses, gas being used as fuel. A room, 16 feet square, oen be bested, it is said, j at a eoat of about a sent and a half an hour. J The LaUraage Bank.—A WHS Cat. A few days sinoe the following article appeared in the Chronicle dk Sentinel. j Is it a Wild Cart—The LaGrange Reporter of the Sth inat., contains the following siguincsul notice: *' liaGhanob Bank. —This Bank chartered in 1852, has now goue into operation, and that too, on the proper basis, to wit—specie. The payment ot the capita' stock the Ist inst. was in gold, and it was truly refreshing to see so large an amount of the precious metal in these times of draught and soeroity, both of mouev and provisions. “The l'reaideut, Mr. Thomas Burch, and the Cashier, Mr. George Hodges, are gentlemen, not ouiy of financial ability, but men of tried integrity, end sound judgment, of the first respectauiliiy, so tar as we have been able to learn. “A large portion of the stook of the bank is held ■by residents of Troup eiuuty; the remainder is owned by money lendors (not borrowers.) We oougratulale our ciiisens ou the establishment of a aound banking institution in our midst.” This is not only a very significant, bat Baspioions notioe, as it induces the impression that the La- Grange Bank belongs to the Wild Cat trike, and if ao, is unworthy tbe confldenoe or credit ot the people of Georgia. We hope, therefore, the Re porter will take tbe earliest opportunity to relieve the public mind on this subject, bv removisg all suspicion as te the eharacter of this new Bank. This may be easily accomplished by informing tee publio through its oolumns, who Mr. Thos. Bnien, the President, aud Mr. George Hodges, the Cashier, ere; where they have resided heretofore; how long they have resided in LaGrange, aud in what field they have acquired so much reputation for “ financial ability, tried integrity, sound judg ment, and first reepretability." Whj are tbe stock holders—how many of them reside in Troup oonn ty—and bow mueh stock do the Troup comity stockholders own—who are those notable slock nolders “ money lendere ( not borrowers,") who “own the remainder of the slock”—what are their names—where uo they reside, and how much stock do they own I We hope our ootemporary will enlighten ns npon all these points in his next issue. If the Back is what he represents it—s Bound and legi timste institution—tbe officers will afford him all the desired information most cheerfully. It, on the oontrsry, they are seeking to perpetrate a fraud upon the Legislature and the people by a misuse of the charter, they will, like all tbe Wild Cat Banks in Georgia, seek to conceal these tacts from the public. To this suggestion and enquiries of ours, the Reporter makes the following very oourteons and characteristic reply:— “ The Chronicle db Sentinel soems to be extreme ly anzionß to get a knowledge of all the private, as well as the publio affairs of tbe stock and stock holders of the La Grange Bank We are at a loss to know wuat material f! enoe it oau make, with the Editor of that pi jer, whether there ..appans to be any specie in the bank or not. We doubt exceedingly whether it weald rain him , -honld the bank fail. that pap. has, for the hat twelve months ' w-ieter . careny three Kditoria* whioh did not, in aome maunar, reflect upon “ Wild Cat” bank ' ing institutions. It is truly diverting to witnees i “>■ ( and tu*r.e of the K illor, in his endea Ivors to keep on her ide of ell questions. . pposing th«. th i Georgia would, ne turally objoot to tin . .piovinent of foreign Capi tal in out ' -udeavored to wage a war of extermination open what be pleased to oall “Wild Cats.” Then, thinking that Sam would have a pretty extensive family in Georgia, he catno not, (cautiously, it iB true, beoause he was uot cer tain of the fact,) in Sam’a favor. But finding that “little Elek” had gone over to the Philistines he changed his taotiea, turned his oost, and pitohed oto the Know Nothings “hot and heavy” Mr. Chronicle, it ie true, we are young in years, and younger still in tbe profession of letters end poll ties, but we think we enn give you e little whole some advioe, end end it is this: Don’t run any one subjeot “into the ground” end disgust your readers, and especially, don’t fly off from your openly expressed prieiplee because some party leader doesn’t agree with you. For, if yon do, the majority of men of good sent e, will probably take np the idea that yon ere inollned to be somewhat sycophantic. When relieved of its reckless disregard of truth in relation to this journal, the Reporter’e response oontains more puerilities than we bed anlioipated from that source. The disregard of truth consist.', in its assertion “that scarcely three editorials had appeared in this paper in the lest twelve mcaths, whioh did not in some manner reflect npon Wild Cat Banks”—pretty long bow that I Beoond, that “the Chronicle db Sentinel oame ont cautiously in favor of Know NothiDgism.” That is even a longer bow. But the longest of all is, that it “ohanged when Mr. Stephens announced his po sition.” There are in this laßt, numerous other misrepresentation, bnt we will note take the time and spaoe to expose them. Suffice it to say, we have rarely if ever seen an article in which so many violations of truth occur. The Reporter is evidently an adept in “drawing upon its fancy for its facts” and assertions. Suppose, however, that all the Reporter says of the Chronicle db Sentinel be true, will our puerile contemporary tell its readers wbat possible connection it has with the qneßtion at issne ; whiob is, whether the LaGrange Bank belongs to the genns “Wild Cat!” The Reporter informs ub that “it is young in years, and younger still in the profession of letters and politios.” Premising that we do not see tbe force or appositeness of the admission, we ac knowledge, in all candor, that it might, with eqnal or more troth, have assured its readers of its entire ignoranoe of its duties as s public journal, if it anpposes, because an “editor” may not be ruined by the failure of a Wild Cat Bank, that therefore his journal Bhould not warn the people of the in trodnetion of an illegitimate and nnsound system of banking among them, which is calculated and designed to rob them of the frnits of their labor.— If the absonc j of wealth must olose a man’s lips in this free country, there may be those about La Grange who could not open theirs, even in advo caoy of a Wild Cat Bank— alias, swindling shop.— Thanking onr juvenile contemporary for the ad vice, we beg leave most courteously to assure him, when we wish advice from such a source, we will ssk it; till then, we commend him to the kind consideration of his readers. Thus much for the misrepresentations and puerilities of the Reporter— the exposure of whioh we exceedingly regret, for we had not supposed that it could so itoop to assail either the editor ol the Chronicle A Sentinel, or the paper itself. W bile we assure the editor that each assaults never dis turb our equanimity, we may congratulate him in advance, npon all the laurels he may win in such e field, and hope he will wear them most gracefully. A word now as to the LaGrange Bank. What was suspicion st first is oonflrmed now. The re fuel of the Bank to afford, through the Reporter, the desired information, is very conelnsivein itself of its tme oharacter. Bnt we are not left to that— the prinoipal owner of the Bank, a Chicago Wild Cat financier, named Buboh, was in this oity a few days sinoe, andfrankly admitted that the LaGrange Bank belonged to the genua “Wild Oat.” That the majority of the stock was owned end controll ed by men in Chicago, or at the North. Os course the directors, who are their mere automatons, own s few shares, bnt how much we did not learn. This is the information we desired to obtain through the Reporter , that we might show to the intelligent people of Troup, that the Bank is en tirely unworthy of their confldenoe. That it ie utterly unworthy of confidence we entertain no doubt, end the friends of a aound legitimate bank ing onrrency owe it to themselves, not less than to society, to repudiate it entirely end refuse to give it oiroulation. T. B. P., Rome, Ga., is informed that we have no copy of the Rome Courier ot the Ist inst. V. E. M. L., Holmesville, Ga., must send another oopy of the obituary—as that sent was nuaocom psnisd by any responsible name it was not pre served. A Roman Catholic Priest at Patterson, N. J., says the N. T. Express, has been ejec.ed from his curacy by Archbishop Hughes, because he wont to beer e Protestant lecturer on Popery. This ie a very improbable story, and should not be oredited without being well anthentioated. Crookett’b Familt.— The Dallas Herald says the widow end family of Colonel Davy Crockett, the hero of the Almo, moved to Texes from Tennes see, last fall. They reside in Ellis oounty, end are in straightened oirenmsUnces. The Herald sug goats, and we agree with it, that tha Legislature should make some provision for the relief of the widow and children. Cron in Flsrida. —The Tallahassee Sentinel, of the sth inst., says: We have had some oherming weather of late— end a number of copious, refreshing and reviving showers. The crops are splendid—the oorn par ticnlarly is very promising; cotton, too, is doiDg very well; altogether the planters have rarely had better prospects. Peiaidxnt Fillmobb in Enslard. —Borne of the Eaglish papers have taken oocasion, on Ex Presi dent Fillmore’s arrival in England, to denounce him because he signed the fugitive slave bill, and otherwise manifested his determination to enforce the provisions of the Constitution, while he was President of the United States. Consistent Abolition, equally consistent every where I These British presses would have an American President dare do, —whet the Queen of England dares not do, —that is —veto acta of Con greas, aad refuse to execute laws. A census of Boston, Mass., has just been com pleted by order of the city authorities. The result has not beeo published, but the Traveller tells us that the aggregate population will probably not much exceed, if it reaches 150,000. This is by no means as large as had been expected, and shows s very inconsiderable increase over the census of 1650, which was 181,881. During the intermediate period, a large number of the citizens of Boston have taken up their residences in the adjoining cities and to*ns. Caere nr Abxahsas.—The Little Bock True De moeral, of the sth inat., eays: — Oar informatien from every part of the Btate is of flue grain crops. Corn will be made in abund ance, while the wheat orops were never better. The cotton crops are not so good; but few of our planters will make full crops v The long drought prevented a stand, and upon the rich clay lands the plant ia just beginning to appear above the ground. The recent rains, we have every reason to believe, have been general throughout the Ktate, Xverywhere we can hear from the farmers have hail i2S wrteod- * Mr Party tii DDit#d States Charge at Madrid, is a native of New Hampshire, and Den*, distinguished gallantry in the battles before Mexi co, as a volunteer aid of Gen. Worth. Xmx AtMoeCTixJuo TxLxonarH.—Books for sub scription are opened at Boston for the extension of a line of atmostpheric telegraph from that city to Woroeeter. It is olaimed that this telegraph ia capable of transporting letter and express matter, six times as fast, and six Umes as cheap, as by railroad. , The 'Know Nothing State Counoil of Alabama, bee decided to ignore the feature of religious pro scription. - Manus! Echeviara has been arrested in New Tork, implicated in fitting out the steamer Mary Jane Pack. He was bailed in 880,000. The election of Ohea. J. JTauikn.r will not be oontMted by Bctel.r. A sertlOsats of •'•etiop W“ I given Mr. P. Mia majority ia 800. • I Supremo Co rt. Thx Supremo Court, present Judges 1 STABNieand Ben.mho, whioh has bc-n in (-sion in this oity since Monday morning, adj jurned yes terday, after having decided seven ca os, all that were on the docket. The most important oase be fore them, was the mo ion for a new trial of Hen ry J. Keener, who had been convicted ot murder aud sentenced to be hung at the late term of the Superior Court in this oity, which was granted. We subjoin a report of the decisions in four ot the oases. Way vs. Arnold, fxom Bryan—l. Where a deed to land refers to n plot of re survey for the metes and bounds bur does not of itself, seffi iontly iden tify the plot. Hold, that parol evideuce may Ie admitted for that purpose. 2 Where a witnees was originally tho warrantor of til eto bo’lt pnr tie-, and one of them, by operation cf .aw and witti out mala fidee, releases him upon his warranty—he thereby become- interested to sußtam the title ot the other warrantee, and cannot be culled as a wit ness lor him. 8. A conveyance of lund in the ad verse possession of a third p rson iB absolutely void. 4. Where a grantor conveys land to whicn he has do title aud subsequently ho obtains title to the land, under our registry laws—thetitledoea □ot O' nre to tho bom fit of tbe first grantee as against a subsequent grantee from the oouimon grantor. Millen for Plaintiff; Ward for Dofondant. Conrsey v». Curtis, from Richmond—l. The Btatute in reference to Pas essory warrants applies to Promissory notes, as weil as other chattels. Sneed for Plaintiff; no appearance fur Dd't. Wasdeu vs.TbeSute. from Jefferson—l. The of feueeof “Adultery and Fornication,” under cur oode, is the illicit iutereourse of a murried person and a single person ; and by the very terms ot the code, they may be severally indicted, and hence tbe indictment may charge either one witii the t f nee of “ Adultery and Fornication.” 2. A charge that the Jury should be satisfied of guilt “ to a reason able oertaiuty," is sufficiently correot. I The rule as to reasonable doubts, is the same in minor a- in graver offences, and should bo giveu in charge to the Jury when requested. Pottle for Plaintiff— Alt’y Gen. Shewmike, for Defendant. Girardey and another vs. Dougherty, fVom Rich mond. 1. The sot ot 18u6, allowing sureties on Bonds of Administrators, Ac., to be relieved on application to the Court, whenever they shall con ceive thomselv. s to be in dsngtr of lons, ,s not re pealed or superseded by tbe act of 1810; aud under theaot of 18t>5, the relief of the surety ie matter of right, aud does not depend upon the cause shown by him. G. J. AW. Sohley and A. 11. H Dawson for plaintiffs—A. J. AT. W. Millerfor Doteuduuls. The Platform Committee. W* subjoiu a oorroct list of the delegates who oompose th i Committee on tbe Platform in the K. N. Convention : J idge Cohe, of Georgia. Judge H-phiuß, of Alabama. Judge Gamble, of Missouri. Judge Randall, of Florida. Judge Ellis, of Washington, D.C. Gov. Johnston, of Pennsylvania. Gov. Colby, of New Hampshire. J. Cnnuiugham ot South Carolina. J. L. L. McCall, ot T xas. J. H. Barrett, of Vermont. W. M. Bur well, ol Virginia. W. J. Phelps, of Illinois. C. D. Destrier, of Now Jersey. Dr. C. M. Hitchcock,* ot California. A. Green, of Rhode Island. Thomas A. Ford, of Ohio. Albert Pike, of Arkansas. Col. J. 8. Williams ot Kentucky. Thomas J. Lyons, of New York. D. E. Wood, of Wisconsin. N. D. Sperry, of Connecticut. J. H. Huugbton, ot North Carolina. Hon. Schuyler Coitus, of Indiana. J. W. Foster, of Massachusetts, Noil. 8. Brown, of Tennessee. A. H. Boby, of Mississippi. Col. J. B. Ricaud, of Marylund. B. H. Clement, ot Delaware. Rev. J. Cogahall, ol Michigan. J. H. So) ward, of Maine. *Late of the U. 8. Army, and formerly Rationed at Auguste. Alabama Know Noihinss.—The Montgomery Mail says: No pretonoo of secrecy is attompiod in regard to the assembling of the Slate Council of the American party of Alabama, which convened thia morning, at cloven o’olook, in Concert flail, Market Street, in this oity. At this writing we cannot «ay how gonorally the State is ropresentod, but we have been iuformod | that quite a number of oounties bavo dclagatos i here. , There will probably be quite an aoo.tsion this ( afternoon. , It is oonceded that every thing depends upon the action of tho National Council al Philadelphia, i satisfactory accounts from which uro expectod litis i afternoon, or to-morrow. Tbe Reporter of tho New York Herald believes that Massachusetts will be tumbled ovorboard and that Bound principles will triumph. Tho Stato Council of Alabama tiro dotormined ( to publish s platform of principles and to remove | tho veil of secrecy. There is but oue sentiment on this subject. I Alabama Hnow Notlilog Pisiform. i The Montgomery Mail of Wednesday the 18th says:—We understaud, from the highest authori ty, that the State Counoil of the American party, adopted a resolution removing tho voii of aecrooy so far as membership and principles are concerned. The following is tho correct Platform. Tne oopy furnishod the Journal, last night, and which ap peared this morning, contained Boveral errors made in tho hurry of copying at a late hour: PLATFORM Os the American Party f the Slate of Alabama, adopted at the State Council at Montgomery, June 12, 1855. 1. Nativo Amoricans for office. 2. Amendment of the Naturalization Laws. X. Opposition to liio immigration of paupors and oriminals. 4. Opposition to tho exercise of political suffrage by ioreigoers within any Territory prior to their natoralization. 6. Protection to all persons “in the inestimable privilege of worshipping God in tho urnuner most agreeable to their owu consciences:” opposition to the eleotion to office of every man who r cog nizes the right of any religious denomination to political power, or the authority ot any ‘ higher law” than the Constitution ot the United States. 8. Non-intervention with slavery by the Federal Government, except for the protection ot onr constitutional rights. 7. The perpetuity of the Union of these States upon the principles of the Constitution, and a perfect reservation to them of all the p_wois which they have not delegated to the Federal Govern ment. 8. The purity, of tho ballot-box and the enforce ment of law aud order. True lo Uie Spoils. We observe by the Albany (Ua ) Courier, that the democracy of Dougherty oounty propose to run a compromise ticket with tho Know Nothings for tho Legislature. Thißiß avory sign (leant proposi tion— Bhowing conclusively that the democraoy are in the minority, but for the sake of the spoils, will unite with the Know Nothings ol the South or Van B(ren and his Freesoil sssooistea of tho North most cordially. What a commentary upon Demo cratic principles, which are Bummed up is five words “ Jive loaves and two flthse." Like the spi der alter the ty, (it is said of Dr. A»EUNET«r,that he prescribed to a lady, who was terribly frightened at having swallowed ■ spider, to catch a fly, tie it by the legs, open her mouth, and hold it iußide, aud as soon as the spider heard the bussing, it would come up to oatoh it,) if you will only hold out an office—a little government pap—you may draw a Democrat into close affiliation with the Var Bubers, Dixes aud Kinsh 1 or the Know Nothings, for all of whom thoy ass jet busli holy horror. Thb Sxorbtabt ob War oh Got. Herder, oh , Kansas.— Tha Vicksburg Whig, of the l.binst., > in noticing a speech delivered by the Hon. Jeffer ' eon Davis at Apollo Hall in that city, on the night . of the 6th inst., says: In ref rence to tho appointment of Header, Col. Davis stated that it was not known to the Ad ministration when ho was appointed that he was an Abolitionist; he was regarded, (rout his speeches, as leaning the other bids. He admitted, however, that it was known that Keedcr had fallen on the side of the Abolitionists in the contest in Kansas. He (Col. Davis) has certainly been op posed to Header's remaining in ollice, is opposed now, and thinks it probable ho bus been rtmoved. Ha ought to have been removed the day after ho was appointed. When the Secretary of war, Jeekerson Davis, passed through Atlanta, only a few days previous to the Goorgia Democratic Convention, he as sured the editor of the InUUigtnetr that Keeder would be removed, which tho h.UlLojtnctr pro claimed immediately, in order to Bilence the clamors of the Democracy against the Administra tion. Borne weeks have since elapsed, and in stead of being removed, Hbbdbr is understood to have returned to his post. Why is this! is the President compelled to retain him to satisfy his Freeseil friends! Or does he do it to afford Hbbdbr an opportunity to carry out his Freesoil designs in Kansas! Cannot some of the Demo cratic organs explain. Judob Warner—The Know Notbinos —What does it Mean !—We understand, from our Atlanta exchanges, that the Know Nothings have hold a meeting in the City Hall in that place, and ratified the nomination of Judge Warner for Congress.— W hat does it mean —can any body tell! The J udge was nominated by the Democracy, and announced as “the Anti-Know Nothing D mo-ratio candidate." We repeat —what does it mean ! Have the De mocracy nominated a Know Nothing, in order to seenre the spoils in that District! The thing looks suspicious, certainly. The Calhoun Convention. The harmonious democracy re ently assembled to nominate a Congressional candidate in the 6th Distriot, had forty five ballotings. Verily, “the Mountain labored,” Ac. The Dalton Tirnii learns—“ That the contest be fore the convention was principally between John W. Lewis, of Cass, and our late Representative in Congress, Hon. E. W. Chastain, of Fannin, the former receiving, as we are informed, witbiD two votes of two-tbirds of the whole number of dele gates in the convention, and two thirds of the votes actually cast at a single ballot. Without in tending any disparagement to Judge Lcmpxin, we must say that this is the boldest aot of political legerdemain wo have ever known attempted. By the adroit maragomoutof these political tricksters, Col. Chastain, who bad some claims upon hia party, has been thrown overboard, and Dr. Lewis, who is a man of superior abilities, gr** l m-ral worth and sterling integrity, has been successful y cheated out of a nomination to wbioh he was just ly entitled, on the ground of having • decided majority in the convention, w hc fundamental principle that governs all ourpopu.a elections." . MhboxrUnit.bsitt.-B. A. Columbus, will Ga!! on # the'evening of Commencement, the lari Wednesday in July next- A Vbtxba* Gone.— The veneral George Hives, E«q. of Hancock oounty, died on the 4 h instant, aged 87 years. It being the day of his birth aa well as his death. He was a native of Virginia, but had resided in that oouaty.for about 60 years,
