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P,Y W ILLIAM S. JONES.
t; t 1 1 ) .iCL L & SLIn TIN EL.
i Ufc UEKKLI
1 • PaMtiahea «»erf
11 no ic-uAiu pu inn
TO CLUB? or - tJuU. 1..- wuiia* a* Ten Dollars,
JlXeopica trie t..«i .. •-... a* one yeftr,lh«rfar
rl\ * . *#.L i U-i JUU UtH,
Tft fret ,}.* ml * . uy prooovft us *v« subscribers
*nd for* *r.i at the moi-ey.
CHRONICLE <l6 BENTINEL
0.M1.l \>l) iUUWhKKI.Y.
Areal.'.put,Mss- *-uuSj r.snc waUedt. sabsenoer*
*4 Ufefoifow. , rates, Q»me;»:
Daili
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I Lti ‘1 ■» 4#* t»IERTI(iiS«.
v v— Be /e^.ty-five cent* p«r »<iaare(lo line* or
* - for-fie tlm insertion, ftna fifty otnts for each subsc
-4»o insertion.
On Lit: WAV ACADLMY.
cC\ l ICAL ADS GL*Bli cCMUOL,
AC TiiOMßt N, GA.
HpHK anders-goad a Ora usteof Emory College, G*.,
iM-CchL ", V*«’ “t.TLL‘»'
£ JvrXL'.u ■•: •• : LXLrxztz- X.
tr . on - 'iciiei'/r , , f •n, h»: C*t*er hitn&od tfts.
t . ~A ■ ■i*••ru' t. uw . hI. . . i otr prepar- to *>9
top »*r.«i j Htiy - iota' lastfurtarj la the Htate f
par* . ,Ui <cfj.'« ( 4*»g
•»i; •. ,HI «• are «tp« y ?ei ;r d, tincr •
t , ' Vjry itodies is ft
i- •»> ta-.u.:. »« (I U Sr’o
600 -e. in Lift AOft« my pupi.s wil oe j rep »ft.d to em«
Lb; high** c»a u sins c* ge. tr li piefcrrtd, tnoruOfch»»
I iitraasj u» a zao<* i»r tctS &. anti os BcNcour«a,
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A *ir lot r«*v.- t ./.ii b" pti lto \:r '*l tr »»ai j a d tb«
Mu r»» <3ep trim 'tit of e xhpup 1 - *re uUy ©o«ervwl. Ai-
Ih u*rh rxr 'ed. it • rnacb preferred that pupils t«
Tl,c tf.'.:iw.S o t * *■ *' 4. '‘ -:• V. c .TiBWDCe oo be
2tv ■ s i F K ■A . be ore the
4tfi *4 »N D•> Y <n NO elMHfclH. The hpri g t erm con.
ineoceso AJ VivsNiiAY in JA UAit Y, and closes the Is
wee* in JONK.
Bt.fcrd, tuition, fuel, liyhts, washing, Ac., per term, |si
be;oi aunu H*aina.atic*n the Ist of June. YieitaD
solicited t<> attend.
0. lUCiiA KOB, A. M., Frinclpsl,
*igh;u.«» I*. • i.«> * C
brBIN i UII.L KACUISK WOKKS.
rpil >b< rli t-r., b.vi ig i» >'i ed ih-m tm to
sui.-i fll <;« -/(.avail, *r now (*• epanng to fill ftll or
h r ;: ,,r r : d ; tor repairing •U.thftither *«f
00l MAOBllltEl
indu l '> chiryV p» ni W »<«L PICKKEB, GKAltlNti
cut or •: is JiA.-l tiUg’hcre s. FUNUiI \Q Nuts
•.Ac
OrtfHT i) A A/ ’ttlILL • OKK iloiewi hn atnesucd
despot h. x- ur il g trail courw r. to c uiparc with
mood Fa t> ry V 0., 6 ;c
our As nt», B -ii'-a A Orown, at Atgus a, will meet with
prompt attention. u B. HiOK,
G W. DUVaLL.
To our Woo; Customi'i, we can say *.ur Cards are io
floeo I r,and tn-.se h > want rood EolU mu t Beni cn
tharWoo, o leave wih our W .ol Agmt, 0. A. Wi
ll m«, A . [Ji.K‘4-w'mj Gw.H.* «4 W.
B. VrvJNN H A£ UjAL UO U K,
r| 'UK t h j«l Uo rseof L c;ur .* la this Ins itu ion, will
1 ’ ■ r . t Is ftIGN AY ia NO.hMUMt
'in i iioicul : .«r« ur .i 1. M ! ere and huri:«ry, at the
> and I College C;i gue, will i on*
tm- coon (he ;sti of Oo.oi.cr ant: continue during the
'• • o yandPrac ir O 'M d clne—!’ \ ARNOLT>, M. D
o tn - I) seases Os Women »nd Qh dr.n-P. M.
Ku i.O(:h m <».
n iCiplcl .iti:i if.lre .f ry—W. G. BULLOCH,
hi. ■>.
M«ll sal Chemist ry—o. W. WBBT.M. D.
1 sti ules of *■«♦'•! cio**—E H D.
Ar.at my—J. G liOWABD, M. U.
oe -J. F*
K A » M. D.
Le - ormtrn'or < f Anat rry—JOß. J. WE s f, M. D.
Fcrs frt .• . i.e -u- |1 5.
"’alii - ul-tifun li i : . . ft.
Wdy r Pia-t-
CHI .4 'Ti,y. »' .-I CM -had 1- r, m 44 to 44 p , r
W<vk I furl ... . uur ,a pi, to
an4-wli.ii W ,V HdT, M. D .Dean.
S3O HKWAktf).
KA.Yi A W A V from the subscriber, residing in
. utu tin -ouul>, <‘ar Merrill, in August l .st.JW
»o • . . • .o, I .uV. - 1 about 25 years old,
tl J&L
t: . ■ impediment Hi *lll ip >ch, and has lost the sight ol
►;U about U paid foi
l:ij ic ivury to me,or tu ar /;*!! so that l gethim.
Sa29-W4f N A. IIARRIH.
fb lb til forbid, and for
ward tc<'4oDt|o tills o' re for payinont.
SSU KLWaKO.
Ii Y% U % V ffi.ra subscrioer, residing in f .
It M - ,'tu c.uuty, n»-ir Huckh l Fostofflce, on CO
Hi Hk
high, of a
copper o l«.r, with a eiter “ G’* branded on hi- leu
hreant. From cr urns' tin es, 1 have gold reasons t«>
t!i k mat the joy wi? decoyed >tr by some white man
H w«s > the s unhwest p ton of Chambers county,
A ilium i. up totho lfiih J .cuary, since which tim« 1 have
n* Iti ar lof him. Iwihoaythe ab >ve rowaru for the
w to mtuanu boy, or <25 1-r the boy, to be lodged in
j ail,« •I gw him. i -nhiW■* f] DANILLG. GUNN.
KHtAWjtfT ~
UHOL 1 uur loth ail of this county, the BTth or ..
J uur, 11 Ne ro man. HAMPSON, h d his wife, »
CA t , -ho c. Miihra eves ai te’-mgl gto An- Xft
dr‘Will u , Ala the outn is a .U,
tall, bo y fellow, oomph x on a little yeti w. about i l.j
y. , . .;d |he woman -bout comm n height, of b'ack
oompleiion, ai u>. forty >««rs ill. The owner ii required
to co oe i rwafd, prove \ r periy, lay charge*, an ake
them way,ortb.-y will Le call with as ' e law directs.
A, H. BOUGH, Jailor.
Madisot., Morgan counts,Ga »uyv2-atf
JOKHTIBX&Y.
fIMSOH. 11. UKV Hxm wool 1 in orm his friends of Co-
A 1 . : «... intis \ that he continuer
i i • ICKT in all its branches
a. com mu. l ati in.-, on professional business,addressed to
* me at W ng uaboro’, will receive prompt attention.
G ii EE N 880 ttU ~HOTJ£L.
rgah ii underdgned (ia purchased the House formerly
1., ; eutre of
1 , and con
venient to r«- lt-'i • "ii i licpoL H ivlng fitted it up with
ol ering tothc
ind making it worthy the pgtroa
mb oi bis fri 1> od he travelling public. The House
Qr-t day of
j
k HECTICS OF SHSeSST.
DU. Jl lIIAII llAtlitlHH is prepared to accommo
d 1 witli Lodgings and Nursing, such patients as
11 ations or troat
bi Ma nay be assured that their Servants we
my7-wiy
A AND SOS 84£B.
fIMIK BI7BBCBIIIKB offers f r a*e eight hundred
I if PINK LAN .tt u bed w.ihiu six miles of Au
■ . raifine Bp gs and pretty
Willseli iheentir-tract or in lots
For term',whl h Will bt lasdc jMOa»
tu dan k, apply to JOSEPH L. BUKCH.
a«»rl4-alwAwtaio
CAIN * LEWIS,
a 1 riiIiNMYH AT I.AW, Sparta, Bk. w U prac
l\ ■ 0.1 all the count e«o tie Northern Circuit, and
In Wiis 1, Jeilerseu and Ballwin counties. Office ,
over ». T. Windsor’s store, first door to the right.
K v'ki*. | D. W. Lmwib. ,
OESUnrs FUSE WHITS wheat. ,
111 vY tt Ini ■ * tpc I w lof 8 hite WHBAT that l i
wi I engage to ihuse who may want to purchase for <
r Iv, • Lagrange ,
D pot in g >1 siruhig saoks, ci at uniug not more than one ,
l> i , uulms orde e*l, nor less than h half, marked wi h
the iuu* of the perch*sor and place of deliveiy. Thit
t-ow an>
time ia Novws&oer and out of Map. It has
bo-ti e*hu».*.e I at I'i'Uf re: t Firs, aid has ot’tained
a pre .iiutn > ; eve y insta ce 11 ive air ftdy made many
eagaicm -t-' i'ortheuex vowing at Five Hollars per bushel,
i k> , a ;ge, Ma> d, io&s. P. H.GREkNE.
my l-wH
3\NE 000 H<WAKD!!
I \.> v ruuTi mgotthr 21st March, i>ss, the Urancl
\ J Bank at vah-ugton of tr.e Bank of the Bute •
Ge wa< obi*ed us 415,225 i u bills payable at thi
pUe-. For’ e apprvhensiou o the robber, wit 1 proof tc
c vict h m, a rev ard of 85- v. rr tor *uch aporehens.on
a t proo*. . - ! recovery ot . e mone- , a reward of fl.BbO
w .• •.. 1,1. i a prop-ir:innate amount for the recovery
if * .1. e -am *. AM LBAANK IT, t res.
da - s .>'ih o': .t oi Georgia, Braacr. at v> ashing ion.
mhgft >‘*vt
LAND AGENCY
iMlh >flb’.sh ra elf as Agent to EXAMINE
L.vN an - -v a tiie-lave —f ill and complete
i n'- '« v lots »a re i • t location, quality of soil, and ap
| m WUI also BUY and BELL
• > . -; p. ••.. to bay or acii. Tei ms for n-
Mr ,,,, ou ea.!'.; s,ercentca the amount bougb.
V. L. LRON a&D,
opposite the F.waters’ llotei
p p.—S me 50 or «>n hand for sal**. sA*
WAYNXSBOHO’ HOTEL f Oil SALE m
nn.|*i mi tr.:gn d w-s t g to ret re run ne bu.dnoas
A of Ho el tr g, V s 'or sal hiS we 1 known eatab
li*h u u i-s . u : avne*bo o*, burke ©out.ty. Fer
ae a wiihing to t g*ge in tisfcsu es. would do well to
call ant r' c pre .vie*. If not sold privately, will
b, ";te ,!v t u .• on th Tst Tuesday tn CCT*»-
Bfci a o, t o.v . rate Man OOo* 'or sale, about
v r 4 yev'rs of l'h< : trme cat be m » easy
au4 • 2-a JO N KOQ>.Bg.
N. iHJL
Vii»>oo WK \Y£*t »»ud aPi.SaKR WANTED to take
chvrg ofW earetiojm ftnd . piinirg Ko m. No
in- . *d a•. •co ess of go cfcarscte;, and
the. c * / h la. most bt stated »’th the refe
mnce.v Ad r st e Chrcn clc A te-tiaei office.
hu 5-f. 8m
TO MiN OF TESTS AND CAPITAL.
ryMiK tuh erbe ,w i* trg to r. mov* to .'■ou h**estsrn
JL Oe*vr f ,iH rop ses to seU tis p ace Dear Cave Spring
in Yana's \ y,*io d c unty. ha , ccn amtag S.T acres,
ly anasar.’a e c.t to wash ; tome 16 acres ciea*e
ana unde good ur». <. the r mam er gen* is l weJ-
Lcn~.er.4i it h 5 s Vrral spr rg o - cwol . *ue iime.-t n*
w iter, two ens a t stream -. -*u ei c ive water p»’Wc
wr.rtv* t urtf-1 am n ;.g, - cf o*r.y well selectee
varies e , e jx* ia l> o f apples, a i * large and cotnmodi
iiTi m f the v bahW, k>ng noted or its moral and eou
ca 1 -aal advantages A i who have examined the pretni
sr> t uca T in t* e * 03 s l’ ACe C-*® o the
ne .0 an etUut sKdtm, ifever, equa :ts- in th ; s country
But c iae ,-,d »e-* f r »oar rives fQ d the character, lac a
t»o . ia .l r, o.;r. e- of the p ace cxz ha dly fa i .0 14 i fj
y>u t .a, -.t Is a No. 1 article, not su j -ct to the fluctaa
uons of the w-; * For ;.rm , apply oa the p ernues
W. D. COWDREY.
Oavsgpring.Jn'v 10
***** OkOVX A ABSftl*
1 l hUM «i MOKi)iT, &1 SepMßbir,
1
fa •' Ac-vi;. y » loe .u* na h a thy portion of the
coautr*, aa s , c £ av ■ ■ eut c * accos* < bci*o araf r om * dit-
S oc t!i » i ,“ '« i** ?“'**. 1 r «ea*» *••«, Aopi'U A
WafM»tv>r > Kai . *1 Aaip. « arTa-g«m r nt• m de to
»c.')n m •d% , < S 3 tioard«rs by the Mfc*cnber
ana»-dA»Bi j AS E palmsb.
Gi rbGXA KAi-JiOAU fctjtlL "108.
IK purtoan e f; s '.a:t * '..and ciAxeat of Fr*ncii
GMeo^lattoffu '-2 cocntj, decea td, and in übc
diene* to a de rte vt the ho; o a: ie Sup ior Coon of B ch
no d coanly, * 1 be *©id in t. e .ty of Aucuna.on
**£•''* KMBI K licit, *i>4scaresofthuSTV CK
of beGtorgi. Rai naai and Banting C tnpanv. ,utuc i Q
shafts to suit purchssrs. LCCiUtJ tiAiir&gLL,
Aoci'c s.r*lor wilt the wii Annexed.
Atlanta, August It 1556 salt
J jHB W. 6088,
lITAHKHOISh AND OOMMIs- OK MKR-rr—™
Vv IBa.VT, AUGIsTA, ui-t i cons.gn
menu of Oolt JS£2i£
in the extensive fife Proof Were ichiss of L. H.-,a—*
JyU wttpl
AGEEiS WAbTED
. MAKE SIONEV WH4.N SOD CAN.
T'ltx eubs-r ber Ji-slrrß toproenrr the tint vided time
of An Sgeotin tveiy cou ty of ibe t nited States.
Effi iet t ana Ctp, ie n e.i may make several dot at a per
day, withoa >ub or cu-utiuggery of any Bind. Bull par.
tic atari o the i.a ll re ot the oast: e-s wlli oo given by ad
dre sa nv 'be übscriber, and torvardi g one Pcsioflui
Sla mp to r e-pay return postage. FCaRV t (.0.,
•opASe Palace pbia, Pa.
EOK SALE.
j a Fiitai-kAijß lnssusifpi piaaiAixoa fob
SALE.
A GREAT BARGAIN WILL BE GIVEN.
IVY ILL positively sell on the 26th day of December
L ** public cutcry on the premtses, if not previous
■y told-,t nvate sale.oa a credit of one, two, three and
vuryearh, my Weil known Fogue Ctitle Plantation, in
n.*n'i* countj, Mivsis p?i, w thin five mi ce of the Jackson
and Vic*sburg Ra lro«u, at C in it, ard eight of the great
, New Orleans Mali road, at the city of Jacaaun, containing
120 a r- a, a 1 an er good fence, < t which 9<X) acres ari
c earr. , and the balance wdi timbered. Its advantages
>re -.lmoee unrivaled 10 */Oa tion, fertility of soil, »plen<L
bot:om land, and fine adaptation t* the production o' c m
-cd to .on—upwards of Sou bales ol cotton, and 6um>
ottibfc fe of corn, hav ng been made on tr e place in a year
l-«pantur land, are unserpatsed, for grars. cane and
evei f ding water, an » considering the m?rket for butter,
oeef, and rr,a ton, kt the seat of government, i« of itse f a
<re*t source of revenue And then its improvements,
with aed garden, two cisterns, dwellina toase w.th brick
ch ase)?, cabins for luu negroes, w th plana flooraand
'after roofs, gin house, h rae mill, cotton press, Ac., Ac ,
make it one - ftbe mott valuable estates in tie county,
gtven on the flr.-t o; January.
1 o any one who may wish to buy the F’antaticn private
y, my terms thail be 1 bera , whii.L may be known by ap
lieation to my brother, General Patrick Htnry, who re
udesnear the premises. He c*n have the option to take
the provisions, stock Ac , cn the place, at * fair pnee;
otherwise, 1 will -elion aersdi of twelve month:, at the
lame time a»d place, 20 or go .ikely mule*, about 100 head
f cattle. J&‘ sto k hogs, iso Lead of sheep, corn, fodder,
oat-, peas, and pothtois, and larming utensils of every
: ascription. G. A. HkNRY,
HE LAND BALK
r*li subscriber offers at private sale that tract of
F-Nfc LA Don BpiritCreek,in Richmond
y, .iH>ut twe.ve mi lea from Augusta, and within two r
hree miles of the Georgia Railroad—known as the Han
-.on Surrey—containing 554 acres, more or lers, and
>ounded by ianus of Alien Km*, John James, himon
<Vard, JLmeiine P. Haynie and others, if not disposed of
>efore the firt Tuesday in Nov mber next, I will offer it
.t public outcry on that day, at the Lower Market House
n Augusta.
Any-.ne desiring to purch ;e the tract, wil picase ap
;»ly to Wm. A Waiion ..in Augusta.
scplS-wtf REBECCA OAMFIELD.
FOK SALE
1H r subscriber offers for sale the tract of
on which he resides, containing Eight HundredJC
tnd forty Arres, more or less, lying two miles eastoftht
hundred of It Is rich bottom land ana in a high state of
ooltivatlon. There is upon the tract five handled acres
it heavily timbered Oak and Pine Land, and two hundred
*vres of valuable Swamp Lane, also well timbered
There is a good orchard of choice Fruit Trees, a comfort
able Dwelling:, and a splendid Gin-house and new Screw
-.tt-a bed to his place; an excellent Smoke-house and
Lichen, and all other buildings necessary for a farm, in
he yard, i etwee q the kitchen and dwelling, and conve
aent to both, is a *eli of good pure water. Theplacehar
he character of being exceedingly healthy. Any persoc
iesirou* of purchasing, will always find the subscribe]
pon thepremises, wlo will show the Land.
wM. J. MITCHELL.
Meriwether co., Ga., August 18, 1854. au22
FoK SALS,
r'llK FARM called “ ulcn-MGjre/’ and known uJA
the r* »id ure of Col TLoroas M. Berrit n,
tinibg Eight hundred and Fifty Acres, mostly creek
>-ilom and red apian J; over two hundred acres cleared,
tis situated five mi es from K.ng*ton, on toe Western
•nJ Atlantic Railroad, and three-quarters of a mile from
"Ve s water station on Rome Railroad. T; e resi ience it
tear to one of the most beautiful, 'argent, and purest
priogsin Cheroaee. Address IHUMAd hi. BERRIEN,
•V k y f.esboro’, Burke county, Ga., or apply to JAMES M.
EppfcK on me premises. mb23 6m
VALUABLE plantation fob sale.
f'llli undersigned offers for sale a valuable PLANTA
TION in Oglethorpe county, situated six miles eas:
f Lexington, containing 1000 acres, more or less. Then
re about 250 acres of good low grounds and between 4
ud 500 acres 0/ woodland in the tract. It is improveo
vith a good Dwelling House and such oat-houses as art
isually found on a plantation ofthesise; also with a fine
irchard of select Fruit Trees. The locality for health aDd
water is surpassed by no place in the county Th
ociety of the neighborhood is good, and supplied wit)
schools. Any person desirous or purchasing will pleas
ddreas the undersigned at . exingum.
nQS-tf Z. P. LANDRUM.
FOE BALS.
\l.AK42Kand convenient BRICK STORE, Htuated
in thecentre of business,in the city of Rom«, now
-ocupied by Robt Batty, Druggist. This store wasdtted
ip as a Drug Store,withoutregard to any reasonabitex
>ense,and with a little alteration could be convertetimt
m elegantly arranged Dry Goods Store. Thesituation so
he.tale of Drugs, Dry Goods,or Groceries can hardly b*
quaUcdinthecity. Termseasy. Appiyto
GEORGE BATTY,M.D.
Rome, April4th, ISSB. apr6-tf
FOE BALE.
r HOW OFffHIl for sale my entire River PLANTA-
L TION, 28 or 80 miles south ofColumbus.Ga.Ju Bar
’ourcounty, Ala.,lyingon theChattahoo* hee river, con
aming 2400 Acres ; some 1200 acres in a fine state ofcul
ivation and Kood repair. A good water Gin and Ferry
icross thv Chattahoochee river. The above will be for
aleatany lime untiUold and posseanion viveu. Termstc
juitpurchasers. ja2l-tf MATHEW AVERETTE.
FOE SALS,
rllK FARM known as the Hawes place, 9 miles above
Augusta on the Washington Road, containing 215
4 res, will be sold at a fair price and on time. Apply at
gusta t■) LEON F. DUG Art,
myl-m6m Trustee for B’rah Ann Dixon.
CHEEOKKK COUNT**.
A VALUABLE LOT OF LANu FOR BALI.
IMIK subscriber "fieri for sale 1 very
and valuable lotof LAND, situated between three
•ud four miles from the flourishing sity of Rome, Ga. Th>
ract contains Three Hundred and Twenty Acres of goo-
Upland, well adapted to the growth of all the smalt
IraiDH, Irish and Bweei Potatoes, Peas, the Grasses, suet
■ Clover, Ac., and peculiarly suitable for Fruit Growine
1* it is situated on an elevated plateau above the reach o
•r-iinary frosts. A beautiful Natural Pond or Lakelet, o
he purest water, occupies the centre or the Tract. Th*
■argin oi this Lakelet afiordt-one of the most attraotive site*
n&ginable for a country residence; as the supply of wa
er never diminishes, and is of great depth and clearness
t is fed by subterranean springs, and has no perceptiblt
aietor utlet. The tract is heavily timbered, with Oak
Ohestnut, Ac., and an abundance of Pine, and ir
rith:n a mile and a quarter of two good Baw Mills. It am
onUins an inexhaustible quarry of superior Limestone
rhich may easily be made available for Agricultural am*
suilding purposes. The improvements consist of a ver*
omfortable Log House, with out-buildings—a well of gooi
viter, Ac., with twenty or thirty acres in onltivation.
The attention of Fruit Growers. Stock Raisers, and al'
eslrousof a delightful situation in asalubriousandhcaltbj
limate, within easy of the best society, is partiou
xrly invited to the afteve tract.
For terms, Ac., *»*•** wm mawsourlber, or to 001. J. W.
I. BLRKIEN, of Route, wno will take pleasure in
ointing out the laid. D. REDMOND.
au2B-dtw*wtf Augusta, Ga.
LAID FOE BALE.
*J | »Y ACHKH fir t quality Pine Land, «ith ted clay
Ol m oundition, twoi ua 'r d acr sin woods abut
•an ly 1 iinhered wiih the finest pine; the re
in -in er under go d fence. There is an excellent dwell
mg, and good ou houses on he premises, »nd a bold
;» mg o pure cold water within one hundred yards 0
me dwelling. The situation ia remarkably healthy, an
napleasail neighborhood—aomining lands of Me<.sts.
Warren. Heard aud others, six miles aoove Augusta aD.
•vitliin a ha'f mile of the Augusta Ca al. Expecting to br
otherw it- Lg ged, I refer purchasers to WILLIAM M
rUOMAS, residing three miles atove the Quaker Springs
JOSEPH >ARLING.
I will sell a bargain in the above land if appl cation :»
tnadefoou. [jyl-tfJ W. M. T.
A TEACT CF LAND IN HANCOCK FOE BALE
LA consequence cf the low s ate of health 0' the subscri
ber, he now offers his Plantation for sale It is a beau
dm to ation on (he State Road, nearly midway between
Sparta and Mil e igeville, not surpa set for h* al h in any
part of Georgia, it is of medium quality Pi e Lane, with
1 Fara under good r* pair, sufficient, to em| loy ten hands
pr fi ably, ami such an Orchard and Vineyard are very
r irely to be f->u 'd—the proprietor, in one year, made over
250 ga lons of suer or ia which readily commanded
three dollars p r gallon. There is a good Gm House and
-crew, wi h other requisle bui. dings on the ir.mises.
5&5 acres i 1 the tract. Terms rensonatT;.
jyi4 wlOt ALKY. BECK.
PLEASE BEAD THIS.
iMiK subscriber oilers fur sal- his PLANTATION, four
miles ?>. £ irom Kaysvul<v n Columbia county, co -
tain'Dg MH) acres. The growing crop will spesk for the
fertility of the land. On ihe premise* i a comfortable
Dwelling -ous , with six arge rooms; also, a large Gin
House and Bert w, a two stor Barn, with machinery for
cleaning grain, and a Barn w th S raw Outers, Ac , and
pacious rt'ieds and Stalls, Negro Houses, mostly framed,
wi h stone anu br.c* chimneys. All o< which are in good
concition
Coro, odder, Mules, Wage rr, Farming Irrplemen s,
’attic, fehet-p, Hogs, Ac , can be bought with the premises
Fcr further inform alioo apply to the subscriber at bis resi
dence, near Tt>om*on, G. R. R. Pe r sons wishing to look
a*, th. pnm aes, w l find Mr. A. Pullen there,-who will
take pleasure in *howni them.
Also, a Lt'T with a two s try Dwelling HOUSE upon it
iu the village t.f Thomson, occupied at present by Mrs
E. B Barnett
t ers ns wishing to avail themselves of the advantages
o ; Mr. 0 0. Richards’ English and Classical fccho.l, will
do wed e'haps to apply early for this , roperty.
a *l2-wtf L. G. STEED.
NOTICE.
THHK Special Copattae ship eiisticg between B. U
A W ARK N and GEO. W. LE a irt, under the firm o
EO&GE W. LEWIS, e piredby its own limitation th *
d»> B. H. warren,
au. us a, Sept. 1,1855. GEO. W. LEWIS.
LIMITED AND SPECIAL COPARTNERSHIP.
GEORGIA, RICHMOND COUNIY BENJAMIN H.
WARREN, GEORGE W. LEWIS and JOSEPH V. H
AI.LEN, of said county, tave formed a Limited Partner
a p, according to the statute :n surh case ma :e anJ pr
ided,under he name and firm of LEWiSAALLE N , foi
dieting a GENERAL MERCANTILE AND 00MM1S
slO> BUrINKS' in the city <f Augusta.
GEORGE W. LEWIS n JO.>K H V. H. ALLEN atc
the gene a partners, and BENJAMIN H. WAR&KN the
-pscial partner, all residing In Au<usta.
BENJAMIN H. WARREN ha* contributed to ths com
mon stock Fifteen Thousand Dollars, which ia pud in cash.
r aid pai tnetship Cotr mences this day, and to continne
or th.ee years from this date
B H WA .RVN,
GEO. W. LEWIS,
Jt 8 V. H. ALLIN.
Signed xrd acknowledged in presence of W. T. Gould
Notary Public
Augusta, Sept. 1,1855. »epß-d4Aw6t
M7LEB- MULES!! MULIB !!!
say 1 am coming with MULES, m»ght *uf
flee —for aii kn wmetobe cn the “prc-f^b^M|
: essive ine,’ ardknowtoo that I uniformly
:rivctAe nicest stock bat’s in the market
yet, this lot is uoMtmally >mootb, s*ror g, staunch, st-.-aJy,
■ound, stout, snug, -er*k'eabie, sup l , swift, smart,
s ghtly, sprightly, spirted, sturdy, shining, sure-footei,
k, spunky. »el • i med, sited and shaped. Tfci
*• load of polls’ I am prepare i ** to do you right," beirg
trmed and equipped as the law directs; that is, the bus
■usd o one w (e and the owner of an airful meu ot *1
Mu rs, that wants ?elung badly. Stick ap n cere. I bav*
the finest lot v>* Mules lor the Soring trade that I have
ever handled, tat that season of the vear.) Keep <?owi
;he excitement to as there is a (v ry flight) proba
11 ty of my being a candu ate for the Presidency, if so,
am on t is plank : 1 am emphatical'y io favor cf a Pro
hibttor* Law; a so, for the *• niggers, mules and cotton
and W4.uhi have all old bachelors taxe i enou.h to
school st less: half dcaen pc* r chUren, a d provide for
ibeo4d maids Earl▼ in October you will hear “that
mellow horn,*' acd see a sight that wid make you feel
• nrh, peculiar.” GEO. T. aLLMaN.
sep4-w4t
FOB SALS,
rHK subscriber oßert (rate three PLANTATIONS in
the »J di.tnct ot Doughirty county ; one containine
1500 acrei—lUOO acre- open land, with .ood Dwtliing and
.11 ceessary buildi gs for --lantsuon purposes. The
other containing 14W a?res —6*o acroa open la id, with
got 1 welting and ai neceasary out building! The last
containing 500 actes unimproTet. The above lands are
among tht cbo cost Cotton L noa in Lougteriy county,
ant within s-x triies of the contemplate Southweotern
Rsttroad The two flrxt PlAQtationsjoin, and will be tot
separately or together, a may desired. Terms 1 beral.
JAMSS BOND.
Refer to W. W. Cheever, Albany, Geo, Joseph Bond,
Macon, Ga. »u 8« 6m
LASD FOB SALE
a'|T|gmhta to move West, the subscriber ofers for
ssie bis PLANTATION, containing SHOO acres
with some 18 or 15i 0 scree open lend ; the remainder well
i mbered. Then i« on Ibe place a good Dwelling. Negrc
Houses, * Grist Mi 1, and all netesaa-y owt-bui ding..
Any one wishing soch property. *i 1 #nd it to their ad
vantage to call and examine before buying eliewbere.
Terms acctmmcdat.ng for furthe psrticn ais addres*,
or cal on the subscriber near Cool tpring, WUtanaoe
ci unty, Ga. ANDIAcON INGKaM.
I.ps-wic.*
" A CABO T
] HK undersigned, a graduate of Mercer Cniverilty,
E hasassum. d the prcpiie.orship of Pierce Acad-my tar
the Heeect, and also tor the next scho-
Shis Academy is located 5 mile, weat cf An-
w’2fa*r b *,*'| U, “ * nd h'Ai'-hy region ol ountrv, in the
, lo the eotabitah ent of a permanent .em nary of
t e.ruicg. The excellency of it. ioc ,htv, the
of'he pe pie, ite sec usroo—tbcugh m®deee, n ft,
ci y to oenve benegt fromwa
to. • it oterx or the attainment f iTTTJdiktfo
bine to render It one or tt e most promising titer
nthe an J. Ad ice wnences wiU be laught in * .wS a.e
uscaliy tauxht tn the Oolieges of our Stats, w: i e peculiar
and .pectst at.ention wii he devote to that tysttm of in
dvctrins ion which prepares the .tadeni for ihe practical
business of common life, auhl-wtij I. G. LA I. BON.
WOMEN >8 CMsap Morocco BOOT! and BCBKl.se
reomred by (shUl OLAAUABOXAL.
WEEKLY
: j CHRONICLE & SEMIXEL
Fr th* Chronicle dc bentireL
I Miner Objections to the American Party
The court*; oi reasoning by the oppo
nents of ibe Americas party duiicg the present
ctnvaeF, has been of a very undignified character.
The Magnus Apollo of the Foreign party in Geor
gia, is Mr. Stephens. There has i.ot been one of
his speeches as written ont by himself, or as re
ported by ethers, in which there faae been a fair,
manly meeting of the groat issues between the
two parties.
A perilous excrescence has been growing oa our
body politic for the last quarter of a century. It
has become a huge and hideous deformity. It
threatens the life of the patient. It has been pro
posed to use the knife. A part of the attending
surgeons do Lot disprove the danger, but deluy,
or would prevent the operation, by expressing
dissatisfaction with the maker of tfce knife, th®
place of its manufacture, the form of the bandages,
&2. This is a fair illustration of our present po
litical position.
There never has been a wider field for tVe elo
quence of popular assemblages, than has been af
forded daring the present canvass. The themes
have been at once v ried and elevated. The dis
cussion might have taken the highest ranze. Tiie
history of the temporal power of the Papacy,
whether for good or evil upon nations; the eociai
and political condition of the countries, from
whence have come the great body of our immi
grants ; the effect of thiaoom plication of inflaences
upon American character and institutions gene
rally ; the particular effect upon the vital ins itn
tionof negro slavery these, and others of similar
Wa, er - q*e* « ing iich the
cian is at fault, involving, as they do, a wide range
of knowledge, patient and severe study, and
requiring the powers of the statesman to classify,
arrange, and sally develops the results of his
labors.
It is to be presumed that Mr. Stephens has re
membered theold Latin adage, “il e tutor ultra tre
pidant” and that be has therefore wisely let thi
cl&hs of questions for the most part alone. He
makes the impression upon one who reads his
speeches, of his being a very sharp lawyer, and
also a very unfair one, who either evades or is
unable to handle the great questions at issue, and
who therefore deals with his subject l 'by the *maV, v
The speeches of Gov. Johnson have been to the
intent, that Gov. Johnson ought to be re-elected,
(Proh Fador ,) actually asking for votes, as he was
“a very clever fellow.” Mr. Cobb is pardonable
for not discussing principles, as h a studies have
been directed to only one department o 4 political
soience—Numbers l His success illustrates the
utility of concentration—it also illustrates the
benefit of division of labor, in minds as well as
mechanics. He is an arilhmetioul politician ; when
a principle is staled by an opponent in debate, be
replies there are at the North so many Soft-Shells*
s) many Hard Shells, so many Silver Greys, eo
many Freesoilers, &3. His glibness is really a
ie-son for all boys who stumble at the multiplied
tion table.
From this triumvirate, the discuss on has taken
its tone, upon their side of the question ; and it is
a tone insulting to the intelligence of the people
of Georgia. Yet, while the great principles of the
American Party have remained uninjured by the
assault, the minor issues, mt d»by these gentlemen,
have been met and successfully refuted.
They tell us the assertion in the platform of the
American Party, that tho “Union is the puramount
political good,” or to use the language of Wash
ington, “the primary object of patriotic desire,” is
inconsistent with the position of Georgia in re
gard to the Union. Here Gov. Johnson and Mr.
Cobb hunt in couples l Wo reply, the Union is
our chief political good—the union of these equal
and sovereign Btates—its beneficial results have
bien inexpressibly great. But it must boa Union
which implies equality. Whenever it oppresses
one party to the benefit of another, or to indulge
tho fanaticism of another, it ceases to boa
Union, and becomes a servitade of the weaker
to the stronger. In such an event, the resolutions
of the Georgi* Legislature and Convention, which
ire also part of the platform of the American
Party in Georgia, must bo carried into effect.
It is urged that the position of the American
Party in Georgia in referonco to the Supreme
Court, is also inconsistent with the position of
Georgia in the event of certain coLtingencies.
Upon this point the American Platform holds this
language:
“Obedience to the Constitution of tho United
States as the supreme law of the land, sacredly
obligatory upon all its parties and members, and
»toadfast resistance to tho spirit of innovation upon
ts principles however specious tho pretext. Avow
ng that in all doubtful or disputed points it may
*n'y be legally ascertained and expounded by the
judicial power of the United States.”
Tho Constitution of the United Slates reads as
follows; “The judicial power shall extend to all
cases in Law and equity arising under this Consti
tation, the laws of tho United Btates, Ac.-—to con
troversies by which the United States shall be a
party; to controversies between two or more
States ; between a Btate and citizens of another
State; between citizens of different States; between
citizens of the same State claiming lands under
grants of different States; and between a State or
thecitizenß thoroof and foreign States, citizens or
subjects.”
The Platform of the American Party is but a
reaffirmation of the Constitution. Ho who assails
one assails the other. It is not surprising that
Gov. Johnson should run a tilt against the Con
stitution of the United States ; but it is wonder
ful that Messrs. Cobb aDd Stephens should put
lance in rest iu this quarrel. Yet it is well to re
member, that ‘ the timo3 change and we change
with them.” The American party points out a
Constitutional remedy. But in cases, tantamount
to Revolution, it rises above the Constitution and
adopts Revolutionary measu res of defence. Hence
ts reafilrmation, both ot the Constitution and of
the Resolutions of the Georgia Legislature and
convention in the contingencies named by those
bodies.
It is alleged that the action of the American
Party in Georgia in regard to Cuba, is inconsistent
with its position in reference to Catholics and Fo
reigners generally.
Why do wo want Cuba I It is chiefly to increase
the comparative strength ot the s'ave representa
tion at Washington. It is no piratical cupidity
for our neighbors’coffee and sugar plantations. If
so we are a nation of free hooters. If the end we
desire, can be accomplished as well in another
way without hazard ot war, or large,expenditure of
money, it will of course be more desirable. What
uas lost to the South the balance of Power ? It ia
foreign immigration. Strike oat the 5,000,000j0f fo
reigners now in the country, and we are again in
the asoendancy. This, of coarse, cannot be done.
Jut tho * opposition shows where the difficulty
lies. Apart from imm gration, the South is in
creasing more rapidly in representative popula
tion than the North. If the proposed policy of
the American Party be adopted, the strongest rea
son for the acquisition of Cuba is removed. Our
reply, in short, to the Foreign party is ; Bs true to
your count-y—cease to count foroign vo*es or to
truckle to Foreizn influence—assist the American
Party in making America American, and-Spain
may keep Cuba, if she so desires.
W hile Cuba belongs to her present effate mis
resa, no danger can arise to us from that quarter.
Neither England nor France dare attempt to pos
sess it, for they well kuowit would coat them too
much. If, however, the way should be perfectly
clear for the acquisition of Cuba, if it oauj in the
mgaage of the Platform of the American Party
a Georgia, “ be accomplished on fair and honora
ble grounds,” there is no more difficulty arising
from the position of the American Party.
The white population of Cuba, must be greatly
exaggerated in the statements now going the
rounds in the newspapers. The population of th 9
entire West Indies is 8,000,000, ot whom 500,000
ire whites, or one-sixth of the whole. Taking this
*.s the population, the entire population of Cuba,
neing 1,200,000, one-sixtn would give 200,000
whites. In case of annexation, it is presumable
that near y all the native Spaniards—of whom
there are a great number—would Teturn to Spain.
There would be.more than 1,000,000 blacks to some
what over 100,000 whites. The cha acter of the
remaining white population would be speedily al
ered by the rapid influx of citizens from the South
ern States. Cuba would remain a slave holding
or beoome a Protestant State. At the outside, the
permarent Catholic population of the Island, would
not equal the cne-kalf of the annual immigration
of Catholic Foreigners at present into the United
States. The whole of the Cuba tirade, is a “cob
web to catch flies.”
The secrecy of the American party has been a
prolific theme of abuse by its adversariee. That
secrecy was o-tce deemed necessity—the necessity
no longer exists—the veil is now being removed
as rapidly as possible. If, however, it never was
necessary—if it was an error of the American
party, the error is now corrected. A dtad error
osnnoi cjfsof a Uvinff truhi. What Mr. Stephens
and his coadjutors are to say now, who can tell!
“ Othello’s occupation’s gone.” No more appeals
to the jury about dark Lanterns, midnight orgies,
Pandemonium, disconsolate wives,
The American movement is pronounced to be
a Whig tuck, to break op the old Democratic
party. If it be so, it is the silliest trick ever con
cocted, and executed in the eiliieet manner. This
party that is to break down Democracy and bnild
up Wh'ggery in Georgit, first gets Judge Cone
(the sntbor cf the Ba timore Democratic Platform,
; and almost a solitary Democrat in Greene county
' for years) to write its Platform—nominates Jcdge
Andrews the very impersonation of Democracy for
l Governor, and then sells Mr. Stephens, who seems
1 in fine condition to “ run a match” upon its own
r members, and all to bniid up the Whig party.
‘ Yet, foolieh as this charge is, it is et this mo
ment doing more damsge to the American party
; among the ignorant, than perhaps all other causes
put together. It is not met in publie, but ie whis
AUGUSTA, GA.. WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 19, 1855.
| pered in tfce ear of the uninformed farmer; of
i course it cannot be argued against. It is, ho
ever, an illustration of the weakness of a party
| which is driven to such a resort. These and
simL'ar misrepresentations have exerted their in
fluence, bnt it will soon pass away. A very email
stream may serve to generate a mist that will ob
scure the sun to those living in the va ley, until
he rises high above the borixon—bat it disappears
oefore his strong beams. Truth in its own time,
us held by the American party, will dissipate the
mist wnicb error has generated. It is the only party
-ince the formation of this Government, whoso
peculiar principles are permanent in their na’nre.
tdaeetions of Tariffs, Banks, or Internal Improve
ment, excite for a time, an engrossing interest,
are settled and cease to agitate the public mind.
But isolated as to character, as is this government
peculiar in its origin, structure and ends—none
iike it having been known before—broaght, as it
* 9 » by into juxtaposition with influences
most hostile to it—the one clta3 the more danger
ous, as having a partial resemblance, being Repub
lican the other Monarchical, and therefore un
friendly, there will be need of constant vigilance,
lest it* distinguishing excellencies be modified or
destroyed. In our anxiety for a rapid increase of
population, wealth aDd power, our vigilance has
slept, and a perilous cloud Overhangs ns, before
we were hardly aware that it had commenced to
gather. Oar danger is now seen. Our safety lies
in the principles of the American Party. These
principles are, therefore, of permanent importance.
They are too pure, too lofty to remain unopposed.
Demagogues will continue to assail them. Bat
this party will triumph. Beginning, like our Rev
olution, in small, secret association*; winning its
earliest ba ties from behind the fence, or from the
friendly thicket,against well disciplined and well
paid troops, it has made its declaration, received
hy ime hearted Americana *hh enthusiasm, and it
will go on to prosper, until neither tho British nor
any other foreigners, but Americans alone shall
rule America. It may cost us, as it did our fathers,
a ten year’s struggle. Bat as wo have enlisted not
for the campaign, but the war, this possibility does
not disconcert us. We are bound to conquer by a
iwo-fold motive, as we would cherish tho memory
of our sires and secure the permanence of our free
institutions. Caps.
For the Chronicle & Sentinel.
Discussion in Lincoln.
Linoolnton, Sept. 12, 1855.
Mr. Editor :—lt may be of eomß interest to our
friends to give a short account of the discussion it
this place ou the 10th inst., between the Hon. A.
H. StopheLS and Col. Lafayette Lemar, the rival
candidates for Congressional honors of the E : ghth
District. The meeting was complimentary to the
Hon. Representative, and he doubtless claimed it
as his own, of which we do not complaiu. But wo
must express our surprise at the unfair advantage
sought by that distinguished gentleman in appro
priating to himself the greater length of time by
double than was allotted to our speaker and also
the concluding speech. This was not in accord
ance with the liberality claimed for him by his po
litical friends that he would give his opponent
choice in the order of discuesion, or that his pro
position would be so equal that he, Mr. Stepho
would tako either alternative. But probably as'
he says to Mr. Raiford in a recent letter “ it was
the best ho could do without depriving himself of
the opportunity of being heard by the people.”
Mr. Stephens led off in a speech of one hour and a
quarter, taking for his text a few extracts from a
book he called tho Constitution of the Grand Coun
cil of “ Know Nothingism,” which he pro
posed to revolutionize the government, abolish the
Congress, and repeal tho Constitution of the United
States. He drew fearful pictures of the “seven
headed boast,” tho bloody Jacobins, <fec., and went
on in wholesale abuse and denunciation of the
American party, its aims and objects, without at
tempting to rofute or combat t o great principles
ou which it is organized. He Instituted the most
odious comparisons and dealt out more scandal
and vituperation than was evor my lot to bear
from any speaker on a similar occasion. Ho very
forcibly reminded us of a certain animal that fro
qnonts our streets and lanes, and which is moro
remurkabie for affrighting women aud children by
certain muttering vociferations, often isßuirgfrom
clouds of dust, thaa for any great detriment to
persons or property. What a pity such talents
should be wabted in such unworthy employment,
it is not to bo denied that he has,
“Wit, and worts, and worth,
And action, and utterarce, aud
Power of speech to st>r men’s blood.”
And also, the ability to “make tho worse appear
the better course.” Bnt •II thi* art aud ingenuity
aud Bophistry, availed him but little on this occa
sion.
He was followed by Col. Lamar in a speech cf
one hour and a quarter, in which he ably and elo
quently vindicated the principles of the American
party, which were known and read of all nun.
110 had listened patiently to hear the honorable
gentleman’s objections to the principles of the
American party, and the polioy of hia future
coarse, but i e had listened iu vain. He seemed
toavoid a discussion of these principles. He had
consumed hb time in denunciation of obligations,
rituals, signs, <fec., aud in magnifying objections
to the mere machinery of the party organization,
which was fast fulling into disuse, and which no
one now cared to defend. He would invite the
gentleman to a disoussion of the principles. He
reviewed the political tourse of Messrs. Stephens
and Toombs for several years past, in holding up
to the public gtza the corruptions of demagogues
of old parties, and political juntas, which had
poisonod the formadons of public virtue, and was
leading the government astray into dangerous and
untried paths. He had marked their opposition
to “squatter sovere'gnty,” and their bold and able
advocacy of sound and conservative public admin
istration—all of which he most heartily approved.
And he had been induced to espouse the great
principles of the American party, next to his own
conv.ction of their correctness, mo'e lrom the
doctrines maintained by these gentlemen, than
from any other considerations.
The honorable gentleman had said the Macon
Kesolutions was the secret bli de of Jcab aimed at
the Kansas bill. He feared the gentleman had
been involved m his present dilemma from a rash
desire to defend the “squatter sovereignty” doe
trine of that bill. For one, he would not hold
him responsible lor its defence. He thought he
would stand justified by the South for his vote and
defence of that bill, with the objectionable princi
ple in it. The South bad done well in that case,
to exchange the Missouri restriction for the right
of a foreigner to vote upon declaring bis intention
to become o citizen, though the latter was a fa
vorite doctrine of the Freesoilers, and w thout
which they would not have supported tho bill.
The Macon and Philadelphia Platforms had ex
preseiy endorsed the Kansas Nebraska Bill as it
stood upon the record, bnt with a protest against
tho application of the doctrine in future cases.—
Gen. Cass, in a recent letter, had congratulated the
country in coming ov_r to his doctrine of “ squat
ter sovereignty,” as indicated in the passage of the
Kansas Bill. He had lately seen the names of
Stephen A. Douglass and Alexander H. Stephens
ineoribed upon a bann r for the Presidential cam
paign of 1856. The gentlemau’s position on this
question was illustrated by an anecdote of a cer
tain European warrior, who, to propitiate the for
tune of the God of battles, on entering upon an
important campai n, borrowed a pair of breeches
from Napoleon Bonaparte. He had understood an
order had been sent on for a pair of Gen. Casa’s
breeches, large enough to hold Douglass, and also
Mr. Stephens indjrto, so as to “make to them
frieude of tae mammon’' of squatter sovereignty.
The speaker sustained himself and his cause most
n~bly, and often amidst bursts of applause. His
style was racy and vigorous, and his arguments
profound and statesman-like. Our friends need
fear no damage t o the cause in the hands of our
young but gifted standard bearer. He has met the
Marshall Ney of the South “ face to face, and toe to
toe,” and sufiered no damage in the conflict. He
has passed through the furnace “without the
emell ot fire on his garments.” Mr. Stephens con
cluded in a speech of one hour and a quarter j
which was taken up principally in telling anec
dotes, drawing pictures of “ seven-beaded beasts,”
rawheads and bloody bones, secret conclaves,
and in attempting to prove that ho was not trying
to get into Gen. Cass’s breeches, but that Gen
Cass had got into his breeches. T.e day moved off
much to our gratification. And Sam is still mov
ing onward. Quip.
j
Hon. A. H. Stephens—s*r;—X have bat few
words to say, in reply to your notice of my article
of August 9th. I mast admit that lam somewhat
amaged, in view of yoar professedly characters tic
attachment to truth, at yonr positive evasion of the
main issue between us. I was very particular in
stating, and if yon will refer to the article, you will
find that I am not mistaken—that the passages
indicated by quotation marts, are omitted in your
printed speech. That your constituents may «z
--actly understand the gist of thiß controversy, I beg
leave to submit, respectfully, the plain interroga
tory :
Did you, in your spoken address at the City Hall,
in Augusta, use the language, indicated by quota
tion marks, in my specifications of August 9th t
Gibonde.
[ COMMUNICATED. ]
Me. Editob:—Mr. Toombs, during the short
stay he made ' n this city, on his way homewards,
made no concealment of hie decided preferences in
favor of Mr. Johnson’s re election. Indeed, he
was eo warm on the subject, that I am informed
he gave utterance to his feelings in words almost
equivalent to these—that he would regard John
son’s defeat as a great public calamity.
Now, this is just as it should be. Mr. T. occu
pies no equivocal position. But how stands the
case, with reference to Mr. Stephens! His new
political allies, hereabouts, are not at all backward
in asserting, that be tco, uiU vote for Mr. Johnson.
If yon are “ posted” on his position in this par
ticular, will yon be pleased to inform yonr readers)
Richmond.
For the Ckromtle <£ ix*tinel*
ySr. gtsfkens—The Foreign Yetert-
Yakietza, Ga , Bept. 12,1355.
Ills. Jones;—X have jast perused your paper of
the 6 h inst. 6 ktter from the Han.
A. H. Stephens, attempting & reply to a flrnnm
nication from iz fielf Published in the Snmter Ke
pubiican,oriFioci!y» an< * afterwards in yoar paper
by request of-some writer who signs himself
«« Burke." In jfca comma: ication 1 intecdsd to
show to tfce voßrs of Georgia, (and I believe I did
so satisfactorily oa l who read the article,) that
Mr. Stephens i|terded to mislead the ignorant and
unsuspecting pjxtton of the voters of Georgia.
In his letter i reply, he makes a very insane
i-ffjrt to acquit of the charge ot attempting
to deceive the people, and a'so of having made any
it isrepresentat4C»c. I say an insane effort, because
there is no eff i made by tho gentleman except
an effort to throw the entire blame upon the
printer. f
The following arc the words published in the
Chronicle & Sentinel of the 38th July, purpDrting
to be the language of Mr. Stephens, in a letter to
said paper, correcting some errors which had oc
carred in the pafclicftUon of a speech made by him
at Sparta : “From this it will be stsen that t *o six
Northwestern States, Ooio, Illinois, Indiana, Wis
consin, lowa and Michigan, where it is said that
the foreign population controls the elections, there
were 25 votes given on the bill, (Kansas and Ne
braska) of which ibero wero 13 for it aud 12 against
it.”
After rocdingLhia statement, I examined the re
cord very carefufiy, and found it to be false, and
in obedimee tot he call of jnstica, I made known
the result of my investigation through th'; columns
of the Sumter R*»-übiicau.
What is /Stephens’ reply? Simply that it
was ft ‘cr—♦ hat it should hs w e
read, “the /so? North-western States instead of six,
and that the State of Ohio thould cot have been
named at all.” This may have been tho gentle
man’s intention, but it looks atrango to mo that
a printer should mistake the word Jioe for the
word six, or should add a State to the catalogue of
the gentleman. Admit this to be true, however,
and it does not prove that he is clear of the charge
of attempting to deceive the people, as I will show
before I am through with the gentleman.
What was the object of the gentleman in refer
ring to those States,'and mentioning their foreign
population aa controlling the elections, aud of their
vote upon the Kansas and Nebraska Bill ? It is
well known that there arc two great political par
ties in the country—tho American Party, and the
Democratic or anti-American party. The former
advocates a change in the naturalization laws so as
to prevent foreigners voting until they have been
here 21 years. Os that party lam a member. Tho
latter opposes that principle—of that party Mr.
Stephens is a member, aud a great champion. It
will be seen, therefore, that the object of tho geu
tleman was to convince tho people, that where the
foreign population coutrolls tho elections, they
voted in favor of tho Southern interest, and that
foreigners generally, aro favorable to the interests
of the Scutb, and thereby carry the vote of Geor
gia against the American Party. I ask, is this not
an attempt to deceive tho peeplo ? Ha admitp,
tuat to add tho vote of Ohio to that of the other
five, it will make a mojoriiy against the interest of
the South. Then, if these six States, where th:
foreign population controlls tfco elections, bead
verse to the interest of the South, why, if he did
notinterdto decoivo the people, did he not say
so? Why did he not include all, and tell how
tho foreign influence stood upon the Kansas and
Nebraska bill ? Why leave out Ohio t the repre
sentation of which is moro titan iny two Oz the
other five above named ?
Mr. S. may acquit himself of misrepresottation
literally, bnt he did not represent fully and faily;
consequently, he cannot acquit himself of en at
tempt to deceive the people.
The gentleman cites me to the six Now England
States—Maine, Now Hampshire, Vermont, Massa
chusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut. Failing,
a9 ho has, to establish the fact that tho foreign
population in the Northwest are favorable to the
interests of the South, ho is drivon to the necessity
of attempting to justify their wrong by showiug
that these six New England States, where the
foreign population does not control tho elections,
did wrong also, and that therefore the American
principle of extending the lime for the naturaliza
tion of foreigners, is not right and proper. This
is an attempt to make the American party respon
sible for the vote of th sesix Now England States,
just because their elections aro not controlled by
foreign ers. I will inform the gentleman that tho
American parly is respoueib’e for the vote of no
State upon the Kansas and Nebraska bill. Suppose
these six New England States did vote against it
by a largo majori y, did any Southern man expect
anything else ? I think not. But was it because
th* foreign population did net control the elec: ions
of those States, as the gontleman intimates ? No.
They aro all free Btaloo, and it was tho principle
of abolitionism that controlled tr.e vote ot those
States, as it was of every State that gave a negative
majority. But if tho gentleman will examine, he
will find that in every State where the foreign
population is strong, the negative voto on the bill
was strong iu proportion. Even of the Now En
gland StatesVited by the gentleman, those which
have the greatest foroign population, gave the
greatest negative majority. Massachusetts alone
gave almost hal. the majority which was given by
the whole six, and it is well known that she has a
large foreign population, if not enough to control
her elections. So, too, with Vermont, which has
a largo foreign population, gave a unanimous vote
against the bill.
But tho gentleman entirely fails to establish the
truth of the proposition, that the foroign popula
tion is favorable to the interest of the South ; for,
taking the vote upon the Kansas and Nebraska
bill in tho Northwest, it proves the contrary to be
true, and even by that of the six New Eugland
States it will bo seen that those which have
the greatest foreign population gave the greatest
negative majority. It is uot necessary that a State
should be controlled by a foreign population, that
it be adverse to the interest of the South; but it is
a certain case, that where they d) control, they
are adverse to the Southern interests.
T. J. Randall.
Amsrlc n Meeting in Columbia.
According to previous appomimen 1 , the Ameri
can Party met in the Court House at Appling, on
Saturday, the Bth day of September, for the pur
pose of nominating a Senator and Representative,
to fill the vacancy occasioned by the non-accep
tance of Messrs. Hamiltoa and Barnes. On mo
tion, Dr. C. B. Laitner was called to the Chair, and
George M. Magruder requested to act as Secretary.
On motion, the meeting unanimously nominated
Richard S. Neal, Esq. for the Senate, and Judge
Josiah Stovall for tee House.
Dr. William A. L. Collins offered the following
Preamb o and Resolutions, which wero unanimous
ly adopted:
The American Party, in its origin, had to meet
difficulties and encounter on opposition in many
localities that made it necessary for its founders to
establish a secret organization, and adopt certain
obligations as apart of their sytem. However
necessary and proper those securities as measures
of seif defence and protection, in its infancy, now
that it has approached maturity, they are no
longer necessary. A great party should rely on
its principles for success. We regret, too, that our
aims and objects have been misunderstood and
perverted, our motives traduced and our characters
vilified and maligned by those who aro either igno
rant of our views, or if informed, wantonly seek
to misrepresent them, while we indulge no hope
that any course we may pursue will silence the
clamors of the censorious demagogues, or avert
the shaft of calumny and detraction, wo feel it due
to ourselves to lay aside all secresy, and throw off
all obligations as connected with the organization,
and to meet our opponents in open day, commend
ing onr principles to the honest and patriotic of
all parties.
Resolved, therefore, That the American Party of
Columbia coun'y abolish all secresy snd renounce
all obligations that heretofore may have been con
nected with the orgamzition.
Resolved, That we still cherish an abiding confi
dence in its principles as set forth in the Philadel
phia and Macon Platforms; and we believe that
our Protestant civilization and equality, the pre
servetion of our National Onion, and the main
tenance of oar constitutional liberties to be involv
ed in the success of those n easures.
Resolved, That we will affiliate with no party that
does not act in conformity with the principles there
6et forth.
Resolved, That we oppose no man on account of
his religion, much less do we seek to prescribe a re
ligious t-st, but we will vote for no man who main
tains a higher law than the Constitution of the
United 6tates or the B'ale of Georgia.
Revived That we ratify and approvethe nomina
tion of Jnd’gi At drews for Governor, and that as
tax-cavers we believe a change in the Executive
department necessary, that the State Koad sbal not
be lonaer used as an engine of party supremacy,
and its earnings illegally applied to create offices
fcr Dartv favorites, or an odious discrimination in
lh Ss S /Th^ r Xe the
administration of President Pierce for bis appoint
mentofso many foreigners 1 1 represent our coun
try abroad, and for the appointment of so many
FrA««niiers at home—particularly for his appoint-
Reeder as Governor of Kansas, and when
forced by public opinion to dismiss him, that he
should assign &a the cause, his speculations m
public lands, »nd not his interference with the
That the nomination of Col. L. Lamar,
by the Convention of the American party of the
Rth Co- vressional District, meets our hearty ap
proval inTwe wi 1 use all honorable and fair
means to secure his election.
On motion 0-’ James B. Neal, Eeq., it was or
dered that these proceedings be published in the
Chronicle & Sentine'. C. B. Leitnib, Ch’m.
G. M. Mabbcdm. Sec’y.
mho Now York Tribune says that an experiment
trip il making on the New York and Erie Bail
road for the purpose of ascertaining the exact
a mount of locomotive power required on eecn cf
the several divisions, and the actual cost to the
company of the transportation of lreignt on each.
The train left Dunkirk on Tuesday last with 80
loaded cars, and at Hcrntllsville 70 additional cars
leaded with lumber were added, making a train of
9 siMi foot near half a mile in length, and a gross
wjdghVSf cars and lumber of 1,1ie,150 lbe. The
net weight was 9,195,650 lbs.
■ £)e n ihe Friend <f C.iina, March 14.
LxectnlCD of Ucbeb at (.stuoa.
Ia cur romaik? on tho.retir*.mtfut of the rebels
from Sunchow, it is stated tint tho thousands of
men brought to Canton as prisoners, are now beiDg
decapitated at the rate of one hundred and fitly u
day. Teat was the number, we aro told, execived
on Saturda? aat, a spectacle to which we were wit
ness. The Canton execution ground has be loro
been descrioed in this journal, tnd tor all our rea
ders it is not necessary to repeat that it is situated
about 100 yards from the river at adistar.c; of two
miles or so b' low the factories. The ground is
obioDg, about 150 feet in length, the entrance on
the side nearest the river being about six feet.
This is closed with bars during practical operations.
At the grand entranc j tho ground is about 2) feet
wide. On the right hand, doorways open to sev
eral oven aud tile manuiactories.
As we approached the execution ground mauy
were mat with hands to their uostrile, or with their
tails tied round their faces, for the purpose of
avoiding tho horrid stench, which coul t literally
oe “lelt” at a considerab'e distance. The ground
was covered with partially dried tho resuit of
the past day’s work. There are no drains to
take the blood away, nor is any substance used to
slake it. One man was found digging holes for
two crosses on which he said lour were to be tied
and cut in pieces.
The execution had been fixed for noon. At 11 %
holf a dozen men arrived with the knive.-, pru
ceded by bearers of rough deal wool bDxes, deco
latod with bloody sides. Those were the coffins.
Unconcern was the general appearance of the sol
diers aud spectators, ot whom, altogether, there
nuy have been one hundred aud fifty. Tho day
was dull, a iresh breczj from the eastward carry
ing the stonch away lrom foreigners, who, to the
number of a dozen, had obtained admittance to the
top of one or the houses ou tho far side ot tho
street passing the eutrance of this ‘field of blood.’
At the fiist batch of ton prisoners arrived,
epeodny followed by the rest in similar quantities.
Each prisoner (having his bands tied behind his
back, aud labeled on the tail) appeared to have
been thrust down in a wicker-ba»ket, over which
his chained legs dangled losely, the Dody riding
uncomfortably, and marked with a long paper tal
iy. pasted on a slip of bamboo thrust between the
prisoner's jacket *.od his bas k. Those ‘Miaa bus
kots,” slung withsmall were carried on bam
ooos on the shoulders ot two men. As the pris
oners arrived, .each was made to kneel with his
face to the Souih. Iu a space of about 20 feet by
12 wo counted os many as 70, ranged in hall a
dozen rows.
At 5 minutes to tw Ive, a whito-buttonod man
darin arrived, acd the two to be first cut in pieces
were tied to the crosses. While looking at this
frightening process the executioner commenced,
and 20 or 80 must have boon headless before wo
wore aware of it. Tho only sound to be heard
was a horrid cheep-—cheep—cheep, as the knives
fell. One blow was sufficient for each—tho head
tumbling botweeu tho legs of the victim before it.
As the sword falls, tho blood gushing trunk
springs forward, falls ou the breast, and is still
toiever.
Iu four minutes the decapitation was complete ;
and then on the other victims commenced the bar
barity which to think of ouly is sufficiently bar
baric. With a short sharp knife a slice cut out
from under each arm. A low suppressed fearful
groan from each followed tho operation of tho
weapon. Dexterous as butchers, a slice was taken
successive!v by tho operators from the calveß, the
Lh ghs, and then from each breast. We may sup
pose, wo may hope, that by this time the sufferer*
were insensible to pain; but they were not dead.
The kuilu was ihen stuck into tho abdomen,
which was ripped up *o the breast bone, and the
b.ade twisted round aud round as tho heart was
separated from its holding. Up to this moment,
having once set eyes on the victim under torture,
they had become fixed as by fascination ; but the>
could bo rivited there no longer. A whirling
sensation ran through the brain, and it wa* with
difficulty wo could keep ourso ves from fall ng.
But this was not all; tho lashings wore then cut,
and the hea <, being tied by the tail to a limb oi
the cross, was severed from the body, which was
then dismembered ol Lauds aud arms, icet and legs
separately. After this the mandarins left tie
ground, to return, however, with a man and wo
man ; tho latter, it was taid, the wife of one of th.>
rebel chiofs—tho man a leader of somo rank. The
woman was cut up iu the way wc have do cribed ;
for the man a more homblo punishment wits de
creed. He was flayed alive. Wo did not see this,
out it was whooped by the Sergeant of Marines
of tho United States. J. i\ Kennedy—the cry at
the first maeition o« the knife aero a the forehead,
and tho pulling of the flj»h over the eyes being
mo t horrible.
Macon, Ga , August 291 b, 1855.
To the Editors of the Federal Union:
Gentlemen In your issue of tho 28th inst.
yon say, “Judge Nisfcet denoun os the Kansas
Bill on the stump and denounces Mr. Stephens as
untrue to the Sou h because be voted lor that bill.”
The same charge has been made against mo by
other Democratic nowspapers and by Democratic
orators. So for as lam personally concerned, this
is a matter of very little consequence. 1 oin cm
corned however ihat tho American Forty receives
no injury through mistaken repre entatio sos my
opinion*. To proteetthat Party from the effect
which your statement is calculated to work, is tho
ofjsct of this note. If it was your purpoto to rep
resent me a* denouncing tho provision in the K m
-as Bill which permits foreigners to vote in the
Territory, so soon as they may have declared their
intention to become citizens, then you represent
me truly. 1 have denounced the price pie of that
p ovision, and I intend to djuounce it wren and
wheresoever l can bo heard before the people of
Georgia. I now d'nounco it as Auti-Ainericnu—
us uc just to our native citizsns—as violative cf the
spirit cf exiting naturalization laws—as unsafe in
its operation, as legaid* the slave institutions cf
the South ; and as u device cf politicians to concil
ate the foreign voting power. Andoafa.* as I arn
informed, I believe tho American Party unite with
me in these denunications. Mr. Stephens is a ub
tic man—he wages a war of extermination upon
tho American Parly, and was I bdievo the first
man in the State to charge upon that Party a co
vert intention to resist tho tdnission cf Kansas
with a pro slavory constitution, b cause in their
resolution of May last they thought lit to denounce
that principle. Mr. Stephen’s present opinious
acd his past political action are therefore not only
legitimate, but necessary, subjact cf discussion.
I have ventured with tho freedom ot a Georgian
to discuss the * , and if it was your purpose to
represent me as denouncing > im for giving his
sanction to tho obnoxious prevision referred to,
then you have represented me truly y I have never
charged him with being untrue to the South. I
believe him to bo as loyal to Southern institutions
as any of up. I fca7o charged him with sustain
ing this provision of the Kansas bill, and I have
repeatedly said, and now say, that its working
may be dangerous to tho South, because it Cv. nfers
the right ot voting in tho Territory upon a class
of men who from interest, and by reeson ot their
European birth and associations, are opposed to
slavery.
If however, your purpose was, aud such I must
believe it was, to charge me with having denounced
tho provisions of that bill in relation to slavery ;
or with hostility to the admission of Kansas ac
cording to the principles therein settled, then I
say that you have not roiresouted mo truly, but
have done me and the party of which I am an
humble exponent, most flagrant ii justice. Ido
not say that you have done this knowingly. The
leabt lean say is that your information was wholly
inaccurate. The improssion which your statement
is calculated to make, is, that the candidates ot the
American party if elected to Coogress, will vote
against the admission of Kansas applying with a
pro slavery constitution, because foreigners may
have contributed by thuir votitg to the organiza
tion of its eovemmenr. For myself and in behalf
of my political associates I dan y the right to draw
any such inference from anything I Lave either
done or said. We abide the Ltgulation of Congress
in relation to Kansas. Whilst we protest against
the principle as to the foreign vote embodied in
that legislation, we will not make that a pretext
for opposing the admission of Kansas. Neither
yourself nor the public need entertain fears
that score. Neither pretext nor principle will
weaken the allegiance of the groat Southern Ame
rican Party to the constitutional rights of the
South.
Through all vicipi udes it wil! adhoro to them.
Our Planorm affirms the legislation of Congre s,
although in it we find a principle which wo re
prooato. A principle which in our judgment is
adverse to Southern int/est- 1 . Wo shall war
against it when sought hereafter to be eni/rattod
upon the Legislation of Congress. Our ac’.ion on
that principle, will be prospective, and apart from
existing laws. Such is my posit on, and I ask
throeg your columns to make it known to the
country.
Respectfully your ob’t,
E A. Nisbet.
Letter from Col. Kinnly —We copy from the
Mobile Tribune, the following letter from Colune
Kinney to Capt. Manry, his *-gmt in tint city. I
wll be seen that the Col. is doing a heavy business
in the way of extending the “area of freedom’ 7 on
the Southern portion of the American continent
The success of his adventare, and its effects upon
the relations of our cwn government, remain for
time to determine. We confess wo see nothin?
in it that promises well for the continuance of tbs’
harmony and good understanding that has so lor g
subs’ituted bevween the South American Stale
and ourselves.— Savh. Hep.
San Jjan Del Nobte, August IS.—My dear
Maury: I bavj jußt completed the purchase of
thirty millions of acres of the mont magnificent
country in the world—a ouniry which, I venture
to predict, will before many months, teem with
the enterprising and industrious masses of the
Doited States and Europe. Messrs. Shepherds
and Haly have disposed of their entire right, title
and interest in the celebrated “Mosquito Grant”
to me for SSjO,OCO, and i shall proceed at once to
invite th*t emigration which is needed lor the
development of its unequalled resources. There
are three hundred miles of seaboard belonging to
it, and further back, an elevated table land, healthy
in climate, and capable of producing eveiy stable
of the tropic or temperate zones. Sugar, coffee,
tobacco, cochineal, cocoa, are produced in abuu
dance, in addition to the substantial supplies of
cattle and grain required by the ex'goncies of a
large population. Much of the land in the interior
extends slot g the banks of the San Juan Eiver,
the navigable highway of inter oceanic commerce
whence pio uce can be shipped withont change
of transportation to any port on the globe.
I need not say anything of the mining resources.
The old Californians who have lately been up
there, say they are the bast in the world, and a
large acce *k>n is looked for from their State. The
coal of Boca del Toro, towards the Southern
boundary, which has been opened of late, ; s so
situated, on account of the deep water, that steam
ships cf th largest class can come along side and
load up without fartbe trouble.
I hope, therefore, that you and your friends may
be early upon the ground to share in the prospec
tive and advantages of this vast addition to the
field of American enterprise.
Excuse the haste with which this is written and
believe me, truly your friend, H. L. Kinney.
Th* Nobioli and Pobt-mjcth Banks.—' The
officers of the Banka in Portsmouth and Norfolk
having nearly all either died or been disabled by
disease, there is bardly any body left to attend to
boainese. The funds of the branch Bmk of \ ir
einia in Portsmouth hare been withdrawn, and
deposited with the mother Bank here. We learn
that there being nobody to attend to the affairs of
tha branch of tie Farmer’s Ban* in Norfolk, the
finds cf that Bank have been ordered away by
the mother B»Dk and will be immediately Iran*
iated hither. How the Exchange Bank and the
branch of the Virginia Bank are getting along, we
cannot say, bat we know that the worthy gentle
man aDd most eieellent officer wro is Cashier of
the branch of the Virginia Bank, Capt. K. W.
Bowden, will stand to tia post as long as he is
desired by the Directory, a- das long as there is
any use in keeping the Bank open. —Uicinumd
Dispatch.
Ymnow Faria in Canton, Miss. —We learn with
pain that the yellow serer broke out in Canton,
Miss , on Thursday night, at,d, as tbe telegraphic
despatch s ates, that up to last t ight not fewer
than fifty cases were on band. The sufferers are
sadly in want of nurses and other aid, and we
trust that the Howard Association will at once ex
ert themselves to procure it lor them.—A. 0. Pic
»yun«.
A LETTER FROM
1103 011 ABLE J. M. DRURIES.
3 ——
1 , Eooxinoham, 4th Septembor, 1356.
r -* 0 Jie people of Georgia:
Fellow Citizensl have roooived sundry com
munications from individuals, and from Commit
tees ol Citizens, inviting me to attend public as
semblies of the people, in different parts ot the
State, for the purpose of discussing the questions,
which have been, aud which continue to be agita
ted during the present canvass—or if that could
not ba done, requesting me to express my opinious
on the subjects which excite the popular mind in
a form which might bo given to the public. In
complying with this alternative request, since the
first is impracticable, I hope I shall not bo con
sidered presumptuous. While I am desirous of
avoiding intrusion, I am unwilling to shrink from
tLe performance of a duty—and, having passod
a great portion of my life iu the service of the
Stale, I do not fool at liberty to withhold my
opinion ou any question of public interest, con
cerning which, my fallow citizens may desire the
expression of it.
This is my real feeling—‘hat which induces this
address. I do not assume to guide public opin
ions, but simply to oxpre a my own, at the call of
those who have u right to ask it. Yet in doing so,
I must speak plainly, and must necessarily como
in conflict with some of tho opposing opinious,
which have beou urged with so much vehemence
during the present canvass. It this shall subject
me to tho vituperation which has been so lavishly
iudulged, I will rely on tho intrlligence and hon
orable fe. 1 ng of my countrymen, to sparo mo the
humiliation oi replying to such assaults.
As au appropriate introduction to the remarks
which 1 propose to submit to your consideration,
•t becomes necessary to advert for a moment to
the condition of parties in our State. The ancient
issues which divided tho Whig aud Democratic
parties havo either C6aaed to exist, or have beon
lor the time laid aside. A party has arisen, which,
its support from the ranks of both of its
predecessors, presents now and import nt ques
tions to public consideration. The Whig party,
ulthoegh not dead, as has been vainly supposed,
abstains as a party, from enteiiug into this contest.
As a conse vative body, it nevertheless exists and
mua&eontinao to do so, as long as a genuine spirit
ot conservatism is cherished by tho people of
Georgia. From tho Union parly, which was the
offspring of an occasion, as well as from the uemo
cratic pasty, large draughts havo been made by
th:3 new iu.venturer in the political field. The
maj rity of the Democratic party, however, re
mains intact, and ia strengthened by somo (in
poiut of numbers) inconsiderable accessions from
the ranks of its ancient opponents—and, perhaps,
yet more, by the facts, that the gieat majority of
them have hitheito stood aloof from tho contend
ing parties.
Tue Democratic party, oven thus mutilatod, ad
vances boldly to the conflict, waging uucompro
mising hostility against this new aspirant to polit
ical power. Tho present contest is therefore waged
between this uubrokon remnant of tho ancient
Democracy, strengthened as I have before intima
ted, and un association of individuals, or orders,
who havo asnun cd to themselves the name of tho
American party. In the maiiceuvoring prepara
tory to the actual conflict, the Democratic party,
with its usual tact, has secured a position to wind
ward, by which it has tho privilege of becoming
'.ho assailant, aud of selecting its point ot attack,
while its opponents, organized for the purpose of
corroding abuses, have found themselves unex
psctly put on tho defensive.
Iu this state of the controversy, the questions
wo are to consider, relate—
1. To tho object contemplated by tho Ain3rican
Party.
2. To the nijans proposed for its accomplisment.
Wc aro fi st then, to exuminetho object ot thiß
parly—to ascertain its character, aud to determine
it* tendency t> promote or conflict with the public
woltara. Its first great object—that which is elo
nontal und primary—and that to which all others
are considered as. ancillary, or anticipated as re
sults, as it is expressed in their own language, is
Tuat Americans shall Govern America, thut is,
nat the peop oot the country—those to whom it
oolongs, shall govern tho country. This would
'earn to be a simple, undouiable, and acceptable
proposition recoguizad by every civil zad communi
y, aud maintained oven among the tribes of the for
—and so t would be roceived hero, aud now,
ainoi.g us if it could be viewed simply, and on its
own merits, apart from those extrunoou* esnsid
trations *ith which it has beon connected, aud
complicated, and by which it is influenced. It
v* ii cDucoivable that any considerable numbor of
American cittzeus, whether natives, or those who
uvo been hortofore naturalized, could bo willing
o surrender the government of their country to
foreigners—ami to that description of foreigners,
who aro annually, and in such immense numbers,
Migrating to our shores. The naked proposition,
simply presented at the d unestic firesides of our
citizens, would hardly find an advocato. But it i 3
not c usidored simply, and on its own merits.
Tho aspirations of individuals, and the interests
of «ho combine lo forbid it.
A great party, wielding tho power of tho govern
ment, has attuned, ana maintains its power by
the ad of a voto, which is substantially forego, al
though tho voters may havo passed through tho
forms of a hurried mucralizulion. It is natural
that they should bo unwilling to concur in any
measure which might divest them of this power,
or have a tendency to diminish their present, or
prospective means of securing and increasing it.
They are, lh rotore, under the promptings of in
ierest, tho advocates of tho forei/ner, zjalous to
iqaintai ), aud willing lo extend hia privilege of
participant g iu tho government of the country.
And then aguin, tho aspirants to political eminence
—those in search of official position in the Stale
or in tho Union, who would win tho support of
ihis great parly, must worship at the altars which
they have consecrated, and *.>o eloquent iu tho as
ser.ion of tho rights ot the foreigner—if he had
any rights here, until we had conferred them.
Uati trj your ret-.ollection tba thrilling speeches to
which you have listened at tho various gatherings
which you havo attended—the pious horror which
has beou expressed at the a logod violation of lib
erty of coutcionco —the touching pictures which
have boon drawn of our country as the asylum of
tho oppressed—the bold assertion of tho fitness of
tho foroign immigrant to share your most cherish
od privileges, in tho same extent iu whi:h you
yourselves oijoy thorn, and then consider from
whom tho declamation eomos—say if it procaeds
irom the disinterested advocates of the common
interest, or tho bold and selfish asserters of their
own.
To accomplish the object expressed iu their
primal elementary maxim, that Americans shall
govern America , the American Party proposes—
1. Substantial modifications of tho acta regula
ting naturalization.
Under the existing laws, five years residence in
tho country, and a compliance with tho forms pre
set ibed by them, entitles a foreigner to citizenship,
and to ;dl tho privileges which you enjoy, with
two or threo exceptions, to which it is not neces
sary to refer. The American party desire to
enlarge this term —to provide for a moro accurate
scrutiny of the claims of persons applying for
naturalization—and against the immigration of
paupers, and felons into tho United States.
Iu my judgment these measures would be emi
nently conducive to the pub ic welfare. This is
with mo no now opinion—and it is not n - w for
the first time expressed. Several years ago the
subject engaged the attention of Congress. As
Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, I made a
report to the Senate, contemplating a full and
final report at the then next session, on the return
of certain commissions, to ascertain the various
frauds which wore alleged to ox st in tho grant,
and subsequent use of naturalization papers. Be
fore that tme ch anges in tho Senate resulted in
placing a Democratic Senator at the head of the
Committee, and the matter was abandoned.
I do not think it necessary to enter into an ela
borate argument to prove that tho indiscriminate
admission of foreigners, alter a residence of five
years to the privileges of citizenship, is an evil.
We aro making—wo have thus far successively
made an experiment of self-trovernment. Our free
institutions which havo hitherto been found effi
cient for national advancement, and for individu *1
security, have been indebted for their support, to
the loyalty of our people rather than to their own
compulsive powers. Tho founders of the Repub
lic, were men qualified lor their office—united in
reverence for the Jaws—in resistance to oppression
—in devotion to the principles of civil liberty—
and tho spirit which animated them, was infus- d
into tho institutions which they established. It
was only such men , who could havo founded such a
Government. Men animated by a similar spirit ,
can alone preserve it. Lot the abortive attempts
in revolutionary Franco, to establish, a d main
tain free institutions, attest tho truth of this asser
tion.
Now I propound this enquiry—Are the foreign
ers, who are being, and ospocially at the approach
of our elec’ion,so rapidly incorporated among us,
likely to be animated by this salutary spir t—tilted
to be the guardians of our free institutions? I would
be very sorry to deny that among those emigrants,
here.are some worthy men, who when familiarized
■■'i our institutions by long residence among üb,
may become good citizens, and capable of partici
pating in our privileges, bat do candid man will
deny that a largo proportion are of a very different
character, consisting for tbe most part of Red Ki
publicaur, or anarchists, criminals, and paupers—
or will voutura when dismounted irom the stump,
•almly to assert, that five years residence here,
will qualify an ignorant foreigner thoroughly to uu
erstand oar institutions, and loyally to conform
to them. Then let it be remembered that each
one of these, who is admitted to the exercise of
the elective franchise, without being thus qualified,
and who is consequently liable to be led astray by
the artifice of the demagogue, or coerced by tbe
threatened anathema of his priest, annntß the vote
of one citizen—iniy in fact, expunge your vote, or
mine. Then consider tbe number and charaoter
of the people, who are annnaby cast upon onr
shores. I do not mean to trouble you with statistics.
1 dare say the records have been ransacked by op
posing candidates for your favor, and that tbe re
sults are familiar to yon. I take from the papers
of the day those to which I refer—uncontradicted
statements.
Bour in mind then the fact that a foreign immi
gration, which, up t.o the year eighteen hundred
did no exceed fivo thousand parsons, has risen
since eighteen hundred andfifty, to half a million,
aid which, locking to the state of Europe, wiil
probably, and in a very short time, mount up to a
million a year. Now give free scopo to your be
nevolent footings—exercise the most extended
charity, ih estimating tbe probable number of
these who are worthy men—capable by a proper
probationary term, of being rendered good citizens
—and wbat a ieartul residnnm will remain—what
a mass of poisonous ingredients to be infnsed into
' politic 1 The census of 1850 dhows that
tbe number of foreign pan per e arid criminals ex
ceeded that of native paupers and criminals,
although the native population was seven times
greater than the foreign. What would be your
letl.ngs if poverty and crime existed in this pro
portion and to this extent among yourselves ? If
th. quantum of pauperism, and vice which existed
among yon, was the proportion of a population
seven times greater in number than your own,
what security would you have for your free insti
tutions ? what guarantee for your individual
rights! , ,
Consider, al-.0, that these emigrants, shunning
the South, from their unwillingness to compete
with slave labor—and flocking to the North, from
their abolition tendencies, in search of kindred
spirits) are thus rapidly increasing the majority
i gainst you in Congress, at every apportionment,
and will, uniess checked, in no every great len th
of time, place the Constitution and the institutions
of tbe South at the mercy of fanaticism.
And bow are these calamities to be averted, if
this horde of foreigners, rapidly increasing, is to
be annually added to your society? The p.agues
of Egypt were mercies, since they were guided by
Divine benevolence, and stayed by His omnipo
tence, when the deliverenca of his chosen people
was effected. Bnt who shall stay this moral pea
tilence, it yon are insensible to your danger? If
persevered in, in wbat can it eventuate bnt in the
ram of the Republic! Can the noble system of
Government, established by our fathers, bo ad
ministered by men like these ?
You are told that your numbers bo largely ex
ceed that of the foreign population, that all appre
hension of danger i, idle. Ido not mean to give
offence to any min, bnt to speak in the sincerity
of my hear , when I say that such an argument
seems to me to estimate very humbly the under
standings of those to whom it is addressed. In the
open, manly defence Df yonr rights and liberties—
ot that glorious ccnstitution bequeathed to you by
your fathere—of yonx homesteads and your house-
VOL. LXIX.-NEW SERIES VOL. CIX.~NO. 38.
i bo.d*— in tho defence ot „ ■ T
I mauly assault, jouaro CD:apa;* nt ww*'; , O P® U
tho loreinners amon* os, a JIm 9 ! U ° l 0,1 y
God forb’d that 000 American bosom should Ml’
pitate with craven tear iu view of such
But this is uot the danger which menace*. '
oiau unworthy cf citizenship, who ia admitted to
its privileges, is an enemy in vour camp—a moral
leper, spreading oontagion far a d wide. Tho
morals of tho community are corrupted—its heart
is tainted by such association; for however stained
with crime, the stamp of citizjns makes them po
litically part of yourselves. Can you boar the
amalgamation ?
And why should you bear it I Foreigners aided
ns in our revolutionary straggle. Aye,—and they
havo received their rewards. They became incor
porated among us, or have voluntarily gone else
where in quest of new adventure. But wo invited
immigration. Aye,—at the close of our revolu
tionary war, when, amid its toils and privations
we had achieved our independence, wo had a
sparse aud exhausted population, and an exton
sivo and uncultivated domain. We required au
increase of population lor the purposes ot internal
improvement and external detence, and conform
ing to this policy, onr system of naturalization
f was established. Kuropo was then calm, at least
, free from the menace of intestine commotion.
, Party spirit among ourselves, was comparatively
, quiescent. We invited foreigners, and wo receiv
i ed them. They came to ns in small numbors,
> mingled with our poople, and poacofully pursued
■ the avocations of industry. AU this is changed.
Wo have a population sufficiently numerous for
every present purpose, and without tuo aid of im
migration we are increasing in numbers as rapidly
as we could desiro. Notwithstanding this, thero
is an annual outpouring upon us, of tho restioss
aud unquiet spirits of Europo, its prupers and its
criminals. Not mingling with us, as when their
numbers wore sma 1, they are now sufficiently nu
merous to herd together—to live apart lrom us—to
constitute distinct foreign societies in the midst of
tho native population, iu the bitterness of our
party contests, this foroign voto has beon eagerly,
and often by unworthy means, sought after and
obtained alternately by both parties; and acting
as a unit, the boast of Kossuth has boeu reuliz d—it
holds tho balance, and may decide our ©lections.
This is a state of things not to be borne by
American freemen. This foreign incursion must
bo regulated, or checked, aud tho American party
has its origin in the conviction of this not essity.
The very general existence of th : s conviction has
secured to thorn a support beyond the limits of
their association. I concur with thorn iu tho belief
that the laws regulating emigration, and 'ho
naturalization of foreigners ought to bo subjected
to a thorough aud searching revision, tLat tho
term of probation should be largely extendod, that
to protect us from tho intrusion of paupers and
criminal 4, provision ought to bo made for the as
certainment by our consuls abroad, of tho charac
ter aud condition of persons proposing to emigrato
to the United States, and that ev ry safeguard
which tho wisdom of Congress can devise, should
be thrown around the amoudatory statute, to pro
vent and punish its ovasiou.
2. As a further means ot attaining their object
the individuals composing tho Atnoricati party,
havo bound themselves by mutual pledges, enoii
to the other, to unite thoir oxoitions for its accom
plishment. I suppose such a pledgo, either ox
pressed, or implied, is tho tie which connects tho
members of every party. As to their organizition
—their ritual—thoir particular modes ot proceed
ing, and of recognition, and the secrecy which has
hitherto beon observed in their proceedings, all
which have given occasion for bo much eloquent
and ingenuous declamation, and denunciation—l
am not required to express an opinion, for those it
is understood havo baon abandoned by their Na
tional Council, and all that is now requirod for ad
mission into their order is tho approval of their
principles. One of these, that which announces
their doterminat.on uot to vote for, or appoint Rc
manistß lo office, has been tho subject oi much re
prehension, and has been assailed as a violation of
the liberty of conscience, which is secured by tho
Constitution. The provisions ot that instrument,
which are supposed tc bo violated, are contained
in the concluding clause of tLe third section o!
the sixth article, and in tho fiist cluuse of the first
article of the amendments. The first after provi
d;ng lor administering an oath to diffjiont public
functionaries, contains the following provision ;
“But no religious test shall ever be required as
a qualification for any office, or public trust under
the United S ates.”
The second declares;
“That Congress shall make no law respecting
an establishment of religion, or prohibiting tho
froe exercise thereof.”
By what process ot reasoning, these prov : sions
of the Constitution, can bo mado to conflict with
the right of the citizen, to the unlimited exercise
of his own free and uncontrolled will, in tho enjoy
ment of his e’cctive franchise, I am utterly at a
loss to discovor, and 1 have sought it iu vain, in
such arguments of the objectors, an I havo bad
an opportunity of perusing. The first clause ro
lates to persons e'ocied to office, aud roquires that
they shall havo tho oath of cllico administered lo
them, without being subjected to any religious
ted. And this ia the whole scopo and effjztof
t,no act. It does not, even romoto y, interfere with
tho right of an individual to exorcise his own
judgraontin determining whether the religion of
ihe candidate, or the want of it, ought, or ought
not to influence him in casting his vote for, or
against him. This seems almost too plain for
argument. If a voter believes tho religion of a
cand date to be insouud and dangerous, to an
extent which would induce distrust in the ordinary
transactions of life, it is not only his right, but h»s
duty to withhold his confidence and his vote. No
provision of the Constitution forbids it, and duty
to the country requires it. It would be wrong in
the Government, to make this test, because it is an
exercise of discretion, wnich tho people have not
intrusted to them, but have reserved to themselves.
Thus that which would bo wronsr in tho Govern
ment, is the right and the duty of the citizen. How
far this may apply to Romanists, ia a matter for
the exercise of individual judgment, and for that
rdone. I would not feel that native American
Romanists, trained in the principles of civil lib
orty, of lovereuce for the Constitution and lawn,
and devoted to the Union, would come within its
tcopo. For the rest, to show that tho view of the
Americau party, is sustained by a man of largo
intelligence, and of undoubted piety. I subjoin the
otter of Mr. Wesley,—lemarking only that the
attempt to restrict his opinions, to the particular
state of affairs existing at tho time when his let
tor was written, is simply futile, since it is perfect
ly obvious that they are of enduring applicability,
at least until Romanists shull abandon thoße pru
oopts of their religion, to which Mr. Wesley
refers—
LETTER OF JOHN WEH LEY.
“Sir—Some time ago a pamphlet was sent rno,
entitled ‘‘An Appeal trom the Protestant Associa
tion, to the People of Great Britain.” A day or
two since a kind answer to this was pat into my
hand, which pronouncos its style contemptible, its
reasoning futile, and its object malicious. On the
contrary, I think the stylo of it is clear, easy, and
natural ; the reasoning in general, strong and con
clusive ; the object or'design, kind and banovo
lent. And in pursuance of the same kind and
benevolent design, namely, to preserve our happy
constitution, 1 shall endeavor to confirm the sub
stance of that tract, by a few plain arguments.
“With persecution I have nothing to do—l per
secuto no man for his religious principles. Let
there be as boundless freedom in religion os any
man can conceive. But this does not touch the
point. I will set religion, true or false, nttoily out
of the question. Suppose the Bible, if yoa please,
to boa fable, and the Koran to be the word of God.
1 consider not whether the Romish religion is true
or false ; build nothing on one or the other sup
position. Therefore, away will all your common
place declamation about intolerance and persecu
tion lor teligion! Suppose every word of Pope
Pius* creed to be true ! Suppose the Council of
Trent to have been infallible ; yet I insist upon it
that no govornmout not Roman Catholio ought to
tolerate men of tho Roman Catholic persuasion.
•« I prove f'is by a plain argument (let him an
swer it that cud)— that no Roman Catholic docs or
can give security for bis allegiance or peaceable
behavior, I prove it thus: It is a Roman Catholic
maxim, established not by private men, but by
public council, that *no faith is to bo kept with
he p etios.* This has been openly avowed by the
Council of Constance; but it has never been open
ly disclaimed. Whether private persons avow or
disavow it, it iH a fixed maxim of the Church of
Romo. Bat as long as it is so, nothing can bo
more plain, than that the members of the Church
can give no reasonable security to any government
for their ahegiance and peaceable behavior.—
Therefore they ought not to be tolerated by any
government, Proestant, Mohammedan or Pagan.
You say, * nay, but they take an oath of allgiance.’
True, five hundred oaths; but the maxim, 4 no
faith is to be kept with heietics,’ sweeps them all
away as a spiders web. Bo that still no Governors
that are not Roman Catholics can have any securi
ty r>f their allegiance.
“Again, who acknowledge tho spiritual
power of the Pope can give no security of their al
legience to any government; but all Roman. Cath
olics acknowledge this; therefore they oui give no
necurity for their allegiance. The power of grant
ing pardons lor all sins, past, present and lo come
—is, and has b ien for many centuries one branch
< f his spiritual power. But those who acknowl
edge him to have this spiritual power can.give no
security for their allegiance, einco they boliove tho
Pope cbd pardon rebellion, high treason and. other
sics, whatsoever. Tho power of dispensing withaoy
promise, oath or vow, is another branch of the
spiritual power of the Pope; all who acknowledge
his spiritual power must acknowledge this. But
whoever acknowledges the dispensing pow®-
tho Pope can give no security for his alliance to
any government. Oaths and promises are none;
they are as light as air—a dispensation makes them
null and avoid. Nay, not only the Pope, but oven
a priest, has power to pardon sins! This is an
essential doctrine of tho Church of Rome. Bui
they that acknowledge this, cannot possibly give
any security for their allegiance to any govern
ment. Oaths are no security at all; for tho pi jest
can pardon both prejury and high treason. Sot
ting their religion aside, it plain that upon prio
cl pies of reason, no government ought to tolerate
men who cannot give any security to that gov rn
ment for their allegiance and peaceable behavior.
But this, no Romanist can do, net only while he
holds that ‘no faith is to bo kept with heretics/
but not so long as he acknowledges either priestly
absolution, or the spiritual power of the Poj.c.
“If any one pleases to answer this, and set Via
name, I shall probably reply. But the productions
of anonymous writora I do not promise to take
any notice of.
“I am, sir, your humble servant,
“Johw Wvjlky.
City Road, January 12, 1780.”
Tho whole force of tha second provisL.i js spent
in the prohibition to Congress. It forbids Congress
to ‘make any law respecting an establishment of
religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.”
It does not forbid individuals lo make such eslab
lishments. On the contrary, we have many of
them. It relates to the leg elation of Go > {re6B t not
to the tote of the citizen , and the fore : gn leal which
would distort these provisions of the
so as to divest the cit : zen of the unoon**”' ex
ercise of his elective franchise, ir- i? H o3ms to
me, alike alien from the Constitution, and the
plainest dictates of reason.
The twelfth article of the Philadelphia platform
has been the subject of much commentary. I state,
without discussing them, my own opinions on tho
subjects of which it treats.
I recognize the impracticability, from lateyer
cause, of reconcilingtbe conflictingoptni » which
ex st on the eubject of slavery, and the JfTnger of
agitating that question in tho National Legislature.
I am content that the American party shall in good
faith hold themselves bound to abide by, and
maintain the existing laws on tho subject, and with
their declaration that Congress has uo power to
interfere with slavery in the States where it exists,
or to refuse the admission of any Stale, because
ite Constitution does or does not recognize slavery
ib a part of its sce.al system. I hold that the ter
ritories of the United States, are tho property, not
of Congress, but of the whole people of the Uni
ted Stales, until Boeh territory becomes a State. I
do not believe that Congress has the power lo
abolish slavery in the District of Columbia, apart
from the contract with Maryland, or considerations
of public faith, but as Congress has no constitu
tional power to violate a solemn contract, or to
commit a breach of the national faith, I tuink they
are equally precluded by these considerations.
These are my opinions on the questions present
ed to me. I desire to add a brief remark on an
other subject:
The several parties in this State have all planted
themselves on the fourth resolution of the Georgia
Couveutioa of 1850, and the interpretation given
to it by some persons, is that upon the happening
of either of the coutic. , '’ncießHpco3fiocl in it, Goor
gia is to prepare for r _ .mnudiate “disruption of
the Union.” Ido not so understand it. I think It
could not havo been so understood by its framer...
J am sure that this is not the fair imoort of its
. n 4, d , H till more confident that such is notthe
; Os Iha people of Georgia,
i ho?k«if B P ec ‘fltd contingencies, Georgia pledges
■ i “puin ofn B,R T\“ aveu “* » '«l lesort” To the dis
, nv« term tL VV nion - The term last, is a kela
illg UClionl_snn,!.'k C BOUI9 procOOtl
of having reeour.e wlt °out the necessity
disruption of ttaeUmon r,‘T M , * OI>t ’ th °
men to give to thia Butrjoet'. their eirlf "J y con - ,,y '
consideration— not tola rfiX tam ’tTvUm
deolam.t.on of political as P irants-t h “
ot the eanvass-or the excitement of thehXw
their—but calmly, quietly, in therotiremem of the
in own homes, to consider what,it is, to which this
) “ u '® v ® rs /, *» tending—and humbly supplioa'?
ting that Almighty Being, under whose protecting
1 rovideuce our lathers laid the foundations of this
great Kopnblio, to imbna ns with tho samo eoncil
latory spirit, by which they were a limatod, tosook
uudor His boneflcionl guidance, tho solution of the
problem which shsll rocouoile Southern rights with
the perpetuity of tho Union.
Koapoctfuly, your follow citizin,
Jr.o Maciuihbson litituits.
California Intelligence—By the Northern eight.
Nothing of importance lias ooourred in Cali
fornia since the lust steamer, except tho departure
of J. C. Woods, of tho “firm of Aduma & Co., lor
Australia, and tho disoovory of a bogns gold dust
manufactory.
Gold oontinuod to como in plentifully from tho
mines, aud money was much easier.
From Nicaragua, we learn that the war still
rages iu the interior. On the lfth olt., at Kauce,
twonty-four loagues from Loon, toward Segovia, a
bloody buttlo was fought botweon the government
troops, under Guurdiola, and the Oemocratio army
under Munos, assisted by Alvareß, with forces
from Hendurus, which resulted iu tho complete
deloat ol Uuardiola, and the death of > unos.
On tho 29th, Col. Walker landed at San Juan
dol Bur, with 56 men of hie command and 170 ot
tho Democratic army, uudor Mendez, loaviug a
reaorvo on his schooner of about eighty mom Ho
was endeavoring to recruit from the Oidiloruia pas
sengers with but lilt lo success. Ho otLrod evory
facility to the Transit Company, prolferiDg a guard
tit tho specie, <6c.
Col. Kinney’s party is still at San Juan dol
Norto. He has just oonoluded a contract lor tho
Shepard grant ot thirty fivo million acres of land
on the Mosquito coast, aud has sent on an ogotil to
Granada to got tho grant confirmed by the Nicara
guan Government, und also to obtain pennies on
to settlo in Oboutoules.
Ho is very sangnino of success. Ho has erected
a frame building of two storois for a printing office
and is to publish a paper soon, the materials hav
ing arrivod onthe.Euglish steamer of the 81st, with
Consul Ftibous and twenty mon.
Tho most prominent events subsoqnont to tho
departure of tho previous steamer, arc further de
velopments rolativo toleaiuh C. Woods, of tho
late firm of Adams tfc Co., of Ban Francisco, and
Alterd A.Cohou, whoso appointment as lho receiv
er ot tho firm was lately vacated by tho Courts. It
will bo romombered teat a member of tho Ann ot
Page, Baoou & Co. prefer rod certain charges of
extoubivo frauds popelratod by tho adul oration of
tho gold dust sold by Adams & Co. Our papers
by thiß arrival being imperfect, wo have no knowl
edge ot what subsequently transpirod, up to the
Sth of August, when Mr. W jods, accotupained by
Mr. Cohen, took abrupt doparturo for Australia,
in tho ship Audubon.
There is a suspicion that his doparturo was
caused by fears of discoveries of some gold dust
operations. W 7 bother he took any largo amount
ot unnoy with him is not known, but Ihoro aro
uumorous rumors in circulation. It. is suid that
th re is complete proof in tho po,»osimi of the
attorneys ot Alvm Adams, that I. C. Woods ha l
failed to account for about $1,000,000 of tho pro
perty of tho firm of Adams & Co.; and that tho
evidence on the point was to have been brought
boforo tho Court to-day, with an application tor the
arrost of Woods , and it i.i supposed that tho lat
ter may have heard ot this intoudod proceeding,
aud have Hod to avoid it.
Tho Ban t rancisco Chronicle says : On Wednes
day last, a gonilonian in search of some property
belonging to him wont into tho collar of Parrott’s *
building, on tho corner of Montgomery and Cali
fornia streets, and in goiug into the vault, under
'ho place formorly occupied by Adams & Co.’s
bank, discovered appaia’us which had evidently
beon used for the preparation of bogus gold dust,
or for some kind of oporatiou upon gold dust.—
L'horo was an irou mill, marUod wiih a label as a
grain and cell'dq mill, and on tu'ning it particles
oj gold dust were fouud to come out. Tho mill
had boon used to give rough particles of gold or
baser metal the peculiar shape of the Hake gold,
which is generally of the finest quality und the
highest price. There were, besides, seven jars
containing acids und orthor chemicals suitable tor
unholy operations upon gold dust. Thore was
also a Inrgo strong earthenware bowl, about twenty
jchcs in diameter, a foot deep, and it is said that
there is a witness in the city who saw Woods at
the work, aud will bo brought boforo tho courts to
toatify at no distant day.
Oa Wednesday night ail tho jars aud light arti
cles which could be conveniently moved wore car
ried away clandestinely, but it is said that two
porsons lormcrly well known as oxpross men
(whose names have been mentioned to us) wore
seen to come out ot tho rear of Parrott’s building,
carrying some articles away and depositing thorn
in a place which is known.
The same pspor says
In Court to-day, appeared some further inter
esting developments of tho manner in wh ; ck I, C.
W'ocda managed the afluirs of Adams & Co. On
the night of the failure, Woodo sppcur.i to have -
-rw’o up his mind for aflnel and everlasting breok.
lie shut his doors to keop tho $400,000 of dust
from going out to depositors, and tokos care of it
so well that it is novor found. He pockets S2OO,
000 in bills receivable, sells the North Point Block
proporty for a consideration of SIOO,OOO, and thoao
sßoo,o* 0 never appear. Ho then confessed judg
ment to clerks in his store for $*14,000 ; and the
attorneys of Alvin Adams ohargo tnat the firm
was owing nothing to those clerks, aud that tho
coniessiou of judgment was made only to protoct
I. 0. Wood’s private proporty.
Yesterday, an examination in this affair of tho
con tossed judgments was commenced, by tho ex
amination of Henry Rood, one of tho said cleiks,
in wliobo favor Woods confessed judgment for
$3,000.
Reed testified that ho acted as clerk and agont
for A lams & Co. lor several years ; that his wages
as cierk, S2OO monthly, whs puid at tho end of
every month ; that for his services, as agent, ho
received ono half of tho nott profits of the cxpro&
routes established by him ; he was agent for tho
Oregon Expioss for twenty months, at a salary of
S2OO. fixed by himself; and, in addition to all
those things, ne claimed $9,000 for his services as
agent during one year, though it does not appoar,
from his testimony, that ho spoke about fcis claim
for this money, or any part ot it, for a your beforo
tho failure, but on the night ot the failure, ho did
speak, and his claim was allowed, without reduc
tion. It was only SB,OOOI
Indian Affairs. —More Indian troubles in the
North are reported. Yroka, during the last few
days of J uly, was in a constant ferment. It origina
ted from adr nken ass ray between a white man and
Indian, in which the former was killed. The whites
captured tho lattor and hung him. Bamo night a
pa ty of tho Applfgate tribe descended on liuckoyo
Bar, on Klamath river, and killed ninomon. Arms
and ammunition wore promptly placed in the
hands of volunteers, to rid the country of tho sava
ges. Two Indians subsequently came to the town
of Yreka and were takon prisoners. Two more
white in n, packers, wore shot (.own by savages
on tho Blst nit. Tho excitement has since eubsidod.
"Fkom the Minks. —Tho San Francisco Citizen
s ys:—
Mining nows is rather scarce, and during tho
fortnight the papers in the Northern mines have
complained of a waqt of water. The hill sides aro
now resorted to, and quartz mining is again “look
ing up.” Canal companies now convey water to
nearly every section ot the mining region, and
yet she cry is for water. The invostmonts in wuter
<i tch companies have always paid handsomely.
The Southern mines continue to pay well.
The Ban Jouquin Republican mentio-s that T.
Robinson, Boars <fc C0.,0t Btockt n, have receiv
ed a fine specimen of virgin silver from the Mom
can depaitmfentof Bonora. The region in winch
it was found is called RJanchas do Plata, situated
about Jutitudo 31 deg. N.. longitude 111 deg. W.,
ome thirty miles South of the new bcuudury lino
of Sonora formod by tho Gadsden troaty.
The specimen at Stockton worked li .o ounces.
It was found on thosu/faco of tho ground. Anoth
er Jump, found ot the same time, and weghing 287
ounces, was sent for exhibition to the city ol Mex
ico. Owing to the fear inspired by the constant
depredftions of the Apaches, the explorations set
on foot sub equent to these discoveries, havo os
yet produced no further frnits, but tho belief is
general in Sonora that in this region abound
more silver and more gold than in any hitherto
known.
Letters have been addressed to the firm named,
offering them power to sell immense tracts of lurid,
some of them lyirg within the newly acquired ter
ritory. One of those tract* is at the juncture of
tho Gila and Colorado rivers, embracing five square
leagues 3. Another called Hoport contains thirty
■*q laro leagues, near tho Presidio Tobae, about
thirty leagues North of the line of the Gadsden
parchaso. The tract on the Colorado is known by
tho name of Paso do Algodones, and part of the
namo is comprised within the boundary line run in
pursuance of tho treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo,
and by the Gadsden treaty the entire tract is with
in the territory of the United States. Another
important tract is South of the line, and embracon
he only port on the Gulf of California North of
Gu fly mas; it is named Punta de Sargento.
Amanda county had been the scene of a great
outrage. On the oth of August, a party of Mexi
cans and Chilenos entered tho town of Rancheria
and deliberately killed five Americans beside one
woman. Part es from Sutter, Greytown and other
pitots immediately started in pursuit, and notice
was given to every Mexican and Cbileno man,
woman and child, to quit the country on pain, of
d?ath. Subsequently throe Mexicans belonging
to the marauding gang, wore captured and lynched,
in Jackson.
At San Franciscoon the 2d of August, a French
man named Briant wont into tho office of L. E.
Ritter Co. with a carpet bag containing twelve
pounds of gunpowder. Ho previously had some
difficulty with the firm regarding a mortgage
which wis held by them. After warning the oc
cupants of tho house by means of a letter handed
to one of the clerks, ho went in a back room where
the senior partner of the firm, with two friends,
was sitting, and opining tho carpet bag, threw in
o lighted cigar. Briant was badly hurt, his hand
being horribly mutilated. Soveral others received
.■“light scratches. The furniture and partition
walls were torn, and glass broken by the force of
the explosion.
Political. —The American state convention met
at Sacrameuto on the 7th of August, and made the
following nominations for state officers: —For Gov
ernor, J. Neely Johnson, of Sacramento; For
Lieut. Governor, B. M. Andeison, of El Dorado;
For Justice to the Supreme Court, Hugh C. Mur
ray of Solano, (full term), D. S. Terry, of San Jo
aquin, for the unexpired term cf Alex. Wells, de
ceased; For slate Comptroller, Goorge W. Whit
man, of Tuolumne; For State Treasurer, Henry
Bates of Shasta; For Attorney General, W. T.
Wal ace, of Santa Clara ; For Surveyor General,
John A. Brewster of Sonoma; For State Printer,
Jarnos Allen, of Yuba; For State Prison Directors,
F. S. McKenzie, of Trinity, Ezekiel Wilson, of
San Francisco, Alexander Bell, of Los Angeles.
The Supreme Court of California bad rendered
a decision to tho effect that County Courts, or in
fact none except District Courts, in that stale, have
tho power to grant lettors of naturalization.
Revival —Wo undersumd a revival of consider
able extont has been prevailing tho past week, at
Powelton ; the result of an muon meeting, begun
and carried on conjointly by tho Baptists and
Methodists- This leaves a better savor behind
than baibacues and mars meetings lor political
purposes.— Centtal Oeorfftan.
Thk Know Nothings ox Mabsaohusett.—Tho
Know Nothing Lodges, embracing the requisite
number for the purposo, have notified the State
president of the Order, J. W. Foster, Esq., to call a
State Convention for the purpose of nominating
an indapendent Know Nothing State Ticket.