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i i i wo .f .urfrtnd, juMily >'•>*{»•**"
\V,« * y :i't a .JB'Ufy a yielding to tLe *e
‘ V imVei 'UK- will no it be ..(Tered t<> eupport Bo
nhiii-in rattier ttann eive an Democracy, X cannot
?„« rh“,mb““nT,der in' nut only powerfjjf '" it*
- but rximuitlow. in b- eugyrttfV »n J
, ~ K r , mam. U< be teen wbeKel the
, ',,n e >v, 1,. , berly rijllloe in meir credulity.
* I weld like eiplicitly to (Jive my
U 1 ..e wnu I t —the State
Had 1*" V-t ** '‘“'-.l.er time I
U i M.w ,ju, r v the fallowing proposrions,
j , v tn nee; and establish, and de
°'l j|, R .1 hw Hm* far b*n a bqrden to
thei><. ♦ it. f s »' • ught l*i have been, and,
n- tv. n *• :* >*£• l* «ff I* at in* ti* have become, a
P«* *» • 1 • r I r i ..
j it,. Kj.-t'»ry - fu.i of »o«Re4, wratigUngn, d»a
jy, _<■ - j . .. rite, and fpecxdali.ma, all of which
rir,- i, .vi t from i'a m a political ma
!i. Th* first iem»dy that ought, by all means to
b» adopted i-. whether tile Stat** shall keep it or
• 11 it, !• tou t b** taken oat of executive patronage
and j> ’litical party Control.
4. If the State will ftdi two thirds at least, she
can derive more revenue from .be remaining third
th‘ t» sh« has ever derived from the whole Rdad
5 V\ ifh the proceed dri-ing from tbi-* -a**, we
could extinguish th** debt contracted in building and
keeping up !*i«r U *ad,.ind tfihs also lenten the taxes
of »h*- people, which have tobe increased to pay the
interest ou f hhi debt j
# ti. IVi' i tb" ri*iiia’hir!g fund we couid ‘ttta v l'*h &
th h»1 fund—r.K vate the standard of education in
Georgi.i, ami wluciteeveiy chi d i-i tb< StV** tree
< f chn: *o* This ou b» to be done— t can he done,
If the , eopi- e. i 1 ihmk lee, of party aud will il.
i. I aoypoiti. not re fond should remain, it
c nlibfeppiied to better o«e in aiding in the de-
Vel- piiietit o! other portions of *be Slate, rather than
*« ti am where if. is—a source of fraud, and mischiefs
innumerable.
Now, rnv fellow-citizens of Georgia, have my ex
plicit . pii>i<'ll-, and the reasons lor them It wrong,
<•■oid.mii in. in It rgbt, K.M'am them By the
»
wbv I. < it-itn pnp-r, are filled against me, and the
Vei .mu' ii.-jcni.g foaming candidates, I know the
p. « will nor j ulge me. Ex< urc tMf-in, for some
oftn, „ an fottnvng upon the trill I would Cor
lrtv, , o .m,igb!. It lam defeated, I shall be
no oiUr;i,tirer. I: eiw ed. though brought forward
i „o nim oof a party, latit I not be i’H slave,
ai dsc <. •-I an only find me ready to discharge
inv duty, to tiie best ot my humble ability, to m y
mv'country, and my .State—even to my slan
der* r» ’ ' l ours, very truly,
B. II llif.L.
F->r the Chronicle * Sentinel.
.1 ufttfe ’i liuniim v*. Judge Brawn.
Me )■ t.iTon -In the Savannah Cicorgian t at the
I "i; instant, u a not i< • i*f tne -;»<■ -e* fi made by Judge
lin.wn, m tlmt city, a few nights sin e. And, as
that organ can be /died on, for any report it has,
given of what its candidate for Governor has said,
i <j -ire to use your pap**r in extending this long
Hotiglit ’«i' luforrnat'ou, via: that he has ‘“boldly
and i: in t'y m fined h : s |s*!tion on the Walker
and Kn- is quesiion. Please publish the enclosed
para graph on hat subject, in italics, as I intend
showing, m my comments on it. that the two Judges
whose iiAuiea head this amcb do not stand n the
same platform that th< i<* is no fellowship of feeling
between tlc-in in the matter, and that consequently
as tb* y now appear before the people, the first is
Opposed hi the latter. Here it is :
li llr tle/inr I hi* p<n t,on it,, on /hr Walhrr nod
Kanin* ‘j’l'Jnnt [ul/'t/Ood d, »ti it, fit/ , lit' sold
/hot /hi (lro ‘if /<t ('<>>, rrnflO/i ima right in de
nouncing /1,. m/.-rfett nee and tongvagt of Gov.
Wttlkt r. That t/* nt tion under the tn t nmslancet
tea cut fely light, an</ proper, that in Ins opinion
tt wan alwnyi he/lt t if it urn on t stary (o err at
all , to nr on the. vole of the South Thai it van
not the part of window or jmhee to moke war
Upon M'. Hut him on h tan ft' hr tin) not. immedi
ately fciHtln' Walker That it wan a question
sot film < . tdnatto'i and (IrJthrrti'vm. and that
of GiOigia vof the only State iflhlrh had made
inch a tttm.f il upon the administration , it rould
not In ej-p .t d t/iof the Executive should hardily
ya ’d tt compliance v ith the demand
Now, w most i<-pectfuiiy say to Judge Brown,
that the Georgia Convention did vastly more than
denoi .it •• tl c inlei ten- nee end language of Walker,
and th»» d • 1»h is his c nstruptiou of the t hird resolu
te n i |in-« d that body,ami which alone refers
t-> K" -■ s ts i s lie n.ii'ht n s w ell have said nothing
—tar better h m to hav« attemplcd an apology for
, what !>• nyr. it did. But as he appears to be in the
dmk. we pr p«. •> to Imnidi him light, which will
enable him the next time he boldly ami distinctly
detin s his position, !odo if, not i.n wiiat his party
refused to do, but ou what it actually did. Judge
Tljoi.ik.-, who wast.no chairman of the committee
which reported the resolution, stated, in I is fiiHt. let
tor, “that t; <re wen* iw*o substitutes offered for the
third leiolution on•* by Mr. Fielder, of Polk, the
othc by Judge W’right, of Floyd. The first de
clare*! tin* iusugurat (W alker’s) as infringing on the
doct: I non intervention—the !a*t, that it was
a direct and palpable violation of the covenant of
the KansaH-Ncbiaska aid, and of the Cincinnati
platform, and that if did m»t involve Walker’s re
moval, calls f« r il»'* unqualified of
the President .’' * B-dh these subdtilntes were silent
on the point of demanding his recall On Judge
Wright * substitute the fe d vote was had, and that
test wan whether the Convention would content
itself with an euq hatic condemnation < f the inau
gural, or make an issu* wi!h Mr. Buchanan on
the point of Go* . Wakers removal. This con*
struo ion, oontimn a Judge Thomas, was given to
the th nl :< ilution, to wit : that if Mr. Bu'lmuau
}el us’d t*i r» .a >ve Walker, wc would bo placed in
ant gon ’--in to him, ami it was accepted by its friends
as I u n i. \ i*ably to that state j>f things. When
thii coi.tiruction cl.arg d, and admitted ou all
F is, ihe vole was taken, and out of one hundred
ami nev . i > untie. rej.r. seated, ninety eight voted
turunsl the tib htute, mid light lor it, and one
<q tally divided." “When the direct vote was taken,
as« w dissenting voices wne heard, not as many rh
peihaps voted for Judge Wright’s substitute. In
dm d, the vote on his substitute wa»admitted, and
cm iidered the 1* t vote. He proceeds, by saying,
tlia tlm sum of the matter is, ninety eight counties
out of one huudied and seven, voted unanimously
tha fidelity to the principles which carried'him into
Otfi.ie, demanded of Mr. Buchanan the recall of
Go’ . Walker “hi other words, if ho (lid not recall
him, lie woul 1 show a want of fidelity to those prin
ciple, and the plain English of that is, he will, by
refusing to recall him, show Jdmseli a traitor.” I
have been Hum full on this point, from Judge
Thounas, in order to show Judge Brown, beyond the
possibility of a doubt, that the Convention did not in
tend by the passage of the third resolution, merely to
denounce tl e interference and language of Walker.
This was not suflU i n'. to satisfy it It was not con
fe«/with the expression of their unqualified disap
probatiou of \N allu r’s course. This was not what
they wanted or intruded to op. On the contrary,
with nia'ic * nfoivilmught, after duo notice was
given, and lime to speak and to consult was allow
ed, it deliberately made an assault ou MV. Bu
chan, with the indention of ki ling him, politically,
in the event that Walker was not recalled.
Thin is what. Ike Convention did, and Judge
Thomas will hardly be satisfied with'*the bold and
dis*tuct position Judge lfrown has taken ou the
Kansas question, when ho sees how the latter is
attempting to razee the tliiid resolution down into
a mere vote ot denunciation of the interference and
language of Walkt i . The Convention was after
higher game than Walker, and had co idea of ina
kmg itself so ndtculouL* before the world us to
tling ns amithepma against hi.i> aud let the Fresh*
dent, the only responsible paitv, pass through its
lmuds, w'eh.'Ut chalking out to him ui a very decided
luanm i tlmcours* he had to pursue, if he wauled
the suptu it of the pa*ty any longer. Judge Thomas,
no doubt, “ in the sound, logical ana forcible ad
dies,, u i.it'll he made in support ot the restdutl ms,'
he vi poii 1, used pretty much the same strong lan
guage bet i the Couventiou that he did subse
quently in l.i« letter, giving an account of its pro
ceedie'gs. and wherein he says the plain English of
the mat • i was.ti at it \N dktrwn« not re called, Mr.
Buchanan would pove himself a traitor. The dis
feieuee belw* • n what Judge Brown sa>?. the Con
veil’ion old. and what was actually done, is too pal
pnb:, for t'ur*t er argumeii . Judge Thomas has not
n ,h hi id to *ti ke the iunooent .--ervaut, but
has prt ten ed tht tirave and honorable and manly
naitot ivk ng satistaotioii out «»f his master. This
lie has avow* t in language that is eliar act eristic of
ti,. .. . ; h. -nded t * do. and we doubt very
much if auy *»: tho e gentlemen who stood Up so
tiuutv in ti.e Couventiou, but who have quailed be
ioro ilie powi <ti nt be, will attempt to otake him
*• eai uis * .ads Judge Brown may be assumed? if
he taw* aiHH'iiuv'ed le.s plattiuin and eauuot raise I
him-ei! to .y higher ; >. ;.•/* than it expresses, !
Judge I’ho mas o ill n**t.' catuiot condescenu to go j
down so low . tohsiphim iuto the Gubernatorial |
chair
]t:i v I.mT advantage or benefit eonM the South !
dertie tiom dr-nonne »g Walker? Did not Mr.
But hamu .-end 1 into Kansas, knowing his senti
ment' Wet* ‘hey I **! agreed as to tl.eeour h that j
has been pui>u« d W ould Mr Buchanan ut< .
tme in this inst ant < in behalf of the fcsouth, merely
bee an si Walk. 1 was denounced I Certainly not.!
He \* < uld h ive n*> olfieciio* fer Ins Southeru Do I
uuan.it e brethren, in *Ueit Convention, to indulge j
tt.e • s Ives !** their ht art s cotent, by “letting * ff % 1
on Wnlker Such innocc.it pm urn would cfiord
these S Tth« in i «*t heads < api!al < .tough with which
tuey cou tl baiuboczlo the people, *aqd fight -tin*
Know Nothings while, at the same time, their
Pivcideiit w*,»uld be suceesslu ! y engaged in barter
ing awa\ ttieir rights ii.to the hands of the Black
and thus the National Democracy bo
preserved in tu.l power for the use of any particular
friend iu ISfiO
But Judge Bmwu says that it is not tne part ot
f wisdom eipustn'eto uiakc war against Mr. Bu
ehonau, in case Walker was not iuunediately re ;
called Every cvu.sideratiou of the subject won •
induce a Cifi ent coi c-usion. It is uuquesdivuably
the part cf «isdoin to act promptly, in any matter
k where ti.e ' >'\ would rcia.er subsequent
J action rid i:oiy use! TLis is t'e rule ou which
men of sense ai u prudence ac't—and i*iue casts out
ot ten, the best time to do a thing that should t>e«
done, is to do it at ouce Delays are always dan
geroua, when tbe eviis you wish to remedy aiv ma
kmg. full headway, yon. What, we
- would the S uith gaiu by giving Walker time to
> ttir up • tie nve.' dlei's -To rejee’ t «■ C«>nstitution
unless submitted, to dueovigt Boutii«n emlgra
tion by slum ing that, in his t pinion, th# climate
was unfit fur their labor-—by directing Congress, aud,
by a general system of in l ervention, to defeat our
righ's to a portion of that Tbrri»ory—ana then be
recalled. Bat th wisdom wuioh Judge Brown al
ludes to and admires may be party wisdom—that j
»» wisdom w: ch would enab e the SdtuHi to bear ah
thu g-, suffer all tinug—and quietly to submit to be
bet laved, aud so indled out« f its rghts, rather than j
burst up the National* Dcuuvrntic party and lose j
the spoils
li sue is Judge Browix s wisdom, it is not Judge
Tbonaa* \\ bat now aba lwe say abeft the “jus- j
tiie 'tint it seems is involved iuibe maiter of this
proceeding a Mr Buchanan. Judge Brown I
has oetalu v i.* t < eu the stconl epictle of Judge j
TRomas toh*sD inocratic brethren, or he would j
not have used that word. That is a moat extra >r
dioary document in every reeptet. its style is so !
clear «nd oiaiinct— i's language st> pointed aud de- S
aenptive—ita comparisons so striking and truthful—
the manner in which he touchea up the President
Ij • - .. f sEx. -■ idea -th*
effi*its he i a-* made to Wt p inviolable the sacred
oath of < flice —the parallel between him and two
d'stinguisned characters, one in sacred, the o her ie
profane l ist ry, so true to nature—that we feel i\o
hesitation iu cHimmcnding it t*> the attention ot
Jki ge Br* w U Justice,” did you say, Judge
? Wh<» has been ti e Injure*! party ? Why,
A V ■ J ••.« 'C .1 ip
' . 'i. ii i: ta* pu ! inio < dice e- tl-eir
avovird a*-: p.. -h-e—t-ii ti lend Paruon me. the
Judg- may l>r*-u thinki* g. a r tbe t me, of
Mr Bacbauan’s seutiuiEuts on the subject ot
slavery. If 6<.‘. his Deiroarazic friends would
■ be doing him great injustice by suppos ug that
B tiie man who said that he regained slavery as a
■ political and motal evil —who thai k-d h s God that
B bis lot was cast iu a S ate w here it did not exist—
B that it vc a curse entailed on us by tuafi nation
B that now considered it a reproach t u o-r iusutu-
B tions, would be bo grows y inconsistent he bt-
H came President, n» not to exert hie Executive in
-9 fluence, if by to doing he could make Kansas a tree
9 State Most assu edly, in this view ot the case, it
9 ie nut the part of justice to war against th^Presi
-9 dent for carry ng out hie long t henehed freesoil
■ ppunoux- At ail events, the Judge may think, that
i foe is a matter open for a fair compromise'between
jMr Bncbarnn and hie Southern supporters Give
| he President time td conciliate tbe North, “by
| hitting slavery a lick that will send it etaggering
l rough fifty years to come,” and then make s he
j amende honorable to the South—all of which can be
j done soon enough to elect harmoniously their next
candidate for President whoever be may be
I 'But Judge Brown at length concludes that the
i Convention did perhaps something more than de
nounce Walker. It sterns that it did make a de
-1 macd on the President f-»r hie removal. Inasmuch,
! however, ar it was done without »*orusideration
1 and deliberation, aud a« Georgia was tbe only State
i that had dona no, it could not be expected that tbe
I Executive would speedily yield a compliance.—
‘ When, we would hke to know, did Georgia ever
1 wait to be backed by any other State in any poeition
I skew imed to take against tbe General Govern
1 ment 1 . Did she wait when the defied tbe President
1 and extended her jurisdiction over our Indian |er
! ritory 7 She had then exhausted the argument with
Mr. Adams, and was willing to take up arms
and g<* into the fight alone. Did she wait to consult
with any of her sister States in the South when, as
a sovereign State of this confederacy, in solemn
j Convention,- she declared the terms on which she
woe Id hereafter remain in the Union ? W’ith Geor
gia, her motto has been—blofrs find, words after-
I wards But such reasoning as this is too weak to
•arisfy Jujge Thomas. He says that the position
which tbe Democratic party now occupies before
J the country was delibelately taken. At that time
i n would not have censured the President—hs was
j then willing to wait a little longer.
1/ ha« been liberally granted, aod be caDnot now
satisfy tbe South for this unlocked for delay in
complying with this demand. He has choseo
the place in tbe history of hie country where his
name shall be has failed to do his duty
—he has already “treacherously deserted and viola
ted th*- great principles on which be was elected,
end sold himself to the “abolition foes” be had just
defeated ” Judge Thomas thinks that it «* the part
ot wisdom and justice to w r against Mr. Buchanan,
and he comes dbwn to his wotk like one who is
every inch a man, in a style peculiar to himself.
His patience has become exhausted—he baa de
liberated long enough—and if be does not write
“with a pen of iron on tablets of brass,” he has
made the people of Georgia pretty clearly to under
stand that he Las a better opinion of Judas Iscariot
and Benedict Arnold than he does of Mr Buchanan.
These are Judge i hornss views of the matteras it
now stands before the State? Will he be “driven
< r seduced” from his position to the support of any
one who does not put his construction on the “third
resolution.'' Will he support any man who does
not think it tire part of “wisdom or justice” to war
against one who has, according to his view of the
subject, perjured h inself, and sold the fy'Uth to her
abolition foes ? Never, never, never. Ife asks no
quarters from any, and will war to the bitter end
against all whd sustain Mr. Buchanan.
Jeffebsoi*.
For the Chromele dp Sentinel.
Tlio < oiiMtifuiionuli»t him! (lie Sih District Con
vention.
In a review of the proceedings of the Convention
of the Eighth Congressional District, which nomi
nated tbe II*»n Thomas W. Miller for Congress, the
Constitutionalist, of the 11th inst., is guilty of a
f*-w non seqviturs , which it is proper to expose. It
will not be forgotten, that the Constitutionalist as
sumed a high position upon the third resolution of
the Democratic State Convention, but, finding it
self unsupported by the mass of its party, and the
virion of spoils fast fading away, it has crawfished
dow n aud has become a subinissionist, at least until
after the October elections Consistency, then, is
not one of the virtues of which it can boast, and it
should pluck th- beam from its own eye, before it
regards the mote in the eye of the American party.
That journal quotes from the resolutions of the
Convention which nominated Mr. Hill :
“That we have seen nothing which we regard as
now in the plan of adjustment suggested by Gov.
Walker and approved l»y the Administration, for
the*settlement of the Kansas question. In our
judgment, the prineiples maintained, and the policy
advised, are identical with the principles set forth
in the Kansas Nebraska bill , as advocated by the.
National Democracy, iriththe Cincinnati platform
and Mr. Buchanan's Letter of Acceptance and In
augural Address. The American party have , again
aml again, warned the country against these dan
gerous and anti-Southern doctrines, and having al
ready take i our position upon them, we submit that
position to the people of Georgia for their decision,
and the vindication of the correctness of our cause
and the patriotism of our motives.”
The Constitutionalist goes on to say f< itself:
This resolution, it has been charged by ♦ _.e Dem
ocratic press, s a condemnation of tbe principles of
the Kalis is set, as “ dangerous and anti Soutnern,”
which places all those who endorse it, or vote for B.
II Hill, the American nominee for Governor, who
♦mdors sit, in a position of open hostility to that
bill To escape this charge of hostility to the Kau
nas act, the American press has replied, that the
resolution was not aimed at the Kansas act, but at
its construction by t he National Democracy— at the
principle of Squatter Sovereignty, which, it con
tends, is recognized iu the Cincinnati platform, iu
.Vlr. Buchanan ! s letter ol acceptanc o, and in his tn
augui al address.
This fails to give the position of the American
party correctly, whether from ignorance or design it
matters not. The American party oppose*d always,
and still oppose, the Alien Suffrage feature of the
Kansas bill, aa well as the Squatter Sovereignty
construction of it by the North. These are the
principles which we insisted were advocated by the
National Democracy, with the Cincinnati platform,
and Mr Buchanan’s Letter of Acceptance and In
augural Address. But to this reply the Constitu
tionalist says the Democratic press ha? rejoined :
“ That the principle of squatter sovereignty is not
recognised in Mr. Buchanan’s inaugural address, or
in ny other authoritative exposition of the con
struction of the Kaunas Hi t by the National Demo
oracy, and in this position it is sustained by the
American Convention of the Eighth Congressional
To support this rejoinder and the italicised as
sumption in conclusion, extracts are given from the
preamble and resolutions of that Couventiou. In
those extracts the following sentences appear:
“Wc believed that the National Democracy by
its authorize t exponent, the Cincinnati Convention,
intended wilfully to deceive aud betray us—to bar
ter aw ay our rights for place and power—aud for
tlu- love of filthy spoils, to hazard the continuance
of the Union. Wo believed that Mr. Buchanan had
always entertained views hostile to the best inte
rests ot the South, and that, by his letter of accep
tance of the Cincinnati nomination, he made him
self the pliant tool of Freesoilers aud Abolitionists,
aud knowingly became a party to the intended fraud
upon ns.”
Now, if the Cincinnati Convention and Mr. Bu
chanan's letter of acceptance be not “ anthorative (?)
expositions ' of the construction of the Kansas act by
the National Democracy, it is impossible to say
what can be to considered. The Cincinnati Con
vention, and Mr. Buchanan when he wrote his letter
of acceptance were not sworn. They then repre
sented the National Democracy. The President is
the sworn executive officer of the government, aud,
therefore, his Inaugural Address cannot be expect
ed to represent the feelings and principles of the
National Democracy alone. For he does not swear
to use all his power to propagate the faith of the
party to which lie owes his election, but to support
and defend the Constitution of the United States.
Looking then at the Uiucinnari Convention and Mr
Buchanan’s letter aa “ authorative (?) expositions”
of the Democratic creed, the Eighth District Con
vention say that the first “ intended wilfully to de
oeive tmdjbetray us," and of Mr. Buchanan, “ by his
letter of acceptance made himself the pliant tool of
Freesoilers aud Abolitionists, and knowingly be
o mo a party to the intended fraud upon us.” The
Democracy must indeed be iu a hopeless condition
it it can derive any consolation from such language,
and if their position is sustained “ by the American
party of the Eighth Congressional District,” using
such denunciations of their platform and candidate.
But the Constitutionalist italicises another por
tion of its extract i
“We con fess, then, to some surprise, when his in
augural address renounced squatter sovereignty,
and the edge of our oppositionto his admmisti ation
was blunted by /fie apparent boldness and honesty
of his sentiments .” .
Did he renounce alien sufirage ? Had not the
American party waged their war Against squatter
sovereignty and alien sujfrnge, both heresies fatal
to the best interests of the South ? And both must
be renounced before Mr. Buchanan can receive a
word of commendation from an American. Their
opposition was only blunted, not even the edge en
tirely taken off, by the apparent boldness aud hon
esty of his sentiments. It was soon found that the
honesty was only apparent. But, where is the oon
tliot between the Gubernatorial aud Congressional
Conventions, which the astuteness of the Constitu
tionalist has discovered ?
“HecouM distinguish, and divide
A hair twLxt South and South west side."
' Both Conventions condemned the administration,
and beth insisted that the existing state of things in
Kansas was the legitimate fruit of the principles of
I the Natonal Dqjpocracy. The one referred to the
j Cincinnati Convention, Mr. Buchanan s letter of
| acceptance and inaugural address, as authorized
L exponents of Democratic faith ; the other doing
| likewise, snd further expressing surprise at a posi
itou assumed by Mr. Buchanan, but not maintained
i for more than a few* weeks, and abandoned in all
haste, when the very first opportunity for its prac
tical application was afforded in the appointment
of a Governor Tor Kansas. What, then, becomes
of the Constitutionalist’s “fancied opposition be
tween the two resolutions ? May its confusion not
\ be attributable to the awkward position, in which it
finds itself upoq the third resolution of the Demo
cratic Convention, just as a drut ken man imagines
[•every one else fuddled, and himself entirely sober ?
The Constitutionalist says it finds in the proceed
ings three things, which, condensed, are as follows
Ist. “Denunciation of the introduction of the
Kansas bill as a scheme for agitation, and to affect
i the Presidential election, add condemnation of the
authois of it, entertaining these views.” This is
1 certainly to bo found iu the proceedings.
2d. “shat the American party opposed the Squat
t*r Sovereignty construction of the Kansas bill as
a baud upou the South. ' True, they did.
3.i. 4 An admission that the American party was
wofuily mistaken in opposing the Democratic
| party.”
Where will he find this iu the proceedings ? Give
the whole paragraph and italicise the important
part. If the American party ever felt thus, and de
sired to keep up their party organization, they
would not be likely to declare the foot to the pub
! lie. Where do tbe proceedings declare that there is
no squatter sovereignty iff the principles set forth in
tbe Kansas-Xebra*ka bill as advocated by the Na.
tional Democracy ?” It is not \o be found, not
withstanding the veritable Constitutionalist says
so. Is “the alien suffrage feature of the bill dead ?”
When did it die, and who attended its funeral ?
It is not yet dead, but only sick. It will give up
the ghost about the first Monday in October next,
so far as the State of Georgia is concerned.
America*.
—i
[COMM r NIC AT ED ]
“Mr. Stephens is Savins his Oata.’*
Mu. Editor :—As there has been some enquiries
as to why Mr. A. H Stephens does not signify his
acceptance of-the Democratic nomination, perhaps
y<‘U w ill relieve the anxieties of some zealous seek-
knowledge, by informing them, that the
reason giveu by one who has the best opportunities
of knowing, ie, that hr t * bury taring ht* oats !
Warren.
[communicated.]
Mr. Editor: By the Constitution a list of yes
terday, in reply to Oglethorpe, we may infer that
the young bees have swarmed, and are very anxious
to be hived. Now. as lam an old bee hunter, and
some trouble is expected in hiving, allow me to sug
gest a fiee nee of salt and water, and a thorough
rubbing inside the gum with peach tree leaves.
Bee Hunter-
A band of fifteen uisatiected Chippewa Indians
are plundering the Bettlen on the North St Pam's.
For the Chronicle 4* Sentinel.
ITon. T. W. Miller In Wnrrrnton
Mr. Editor To-day our people had the plea
sure of seeing and hearing your townsman, the
Hon. Thomas W. Miller. He is prepossessing in his
appearance, indicating a man of extraordinary abili
ty, of Roman firmness and boldness, full of kindness,
liberality and honesty. His manners are social and
pleasing, and his styleof speaking calculated to please
his friends and command the respect ©f his oppo
nents. He ie both candid and honest, dealing en
tirely in matters of fact and common sense, with
no clap trap or demagogue ism. I shall not attempt
to give a detailed account of his one hoar's speech,
delivered here to-day, a#* I have not time to do him
justice, but shall content myself with a mere sketch
of his very able and convincing argument. He
commerced by saying he had accepted the nomina
tion so kindly offered by his American friends and
ot. H en» in the District; and that be was vr filing to be
condemned or sustained by his past and present po
sition, which he then stated briefly, beginning with
his first vote, which he gave to the lamented Ham
son, and against Martin Van Boren; of which he
felt proud, as Mr. Van Boren’s present and past
position showed him to be no friend of bis native
Georgia or the Union. His second vote for Presi
dent, he cast for the sage of Ashland, the great and
glorious Clay ; he, however, conceded to Mr. Polk’s
eminent administrative ability, as characterized in
his successful administration of the government. —
His next vote he cast for the lamented Taylor, and
in *52 he failed to vote, sot what cause he did not
recollect; but, in *56, he voted for the tried and
faithful statesman, Millard Fillmore, not that he ap
proved of all he had said or done, yet he had been
tried, and proved both competent and faithful, and
in Mr. Buchanan be could place no confidence.
This was his past record in politics, and for which
he had no apology or concealment, at the time
thinking he was right, which subsequent events had
confirmed. His present position was against Mr.
Buchanan's policy as indicated through his ap
pointee, Walker, in Kansas. He was for the great
principal of non-intervention; believed with Jus
tice Taney, that Congress had not the constitutional
right to exclude slavery from the territory, and that
the President ought not, and could not consistently,
witli the oath he had taken. He was not with those
who believed that we should wait longer to see what
Mr. Buchanan would do. We had already waited
forty days and nights, in which time the world itself
was’ deluged, and its inhabitants destroyed, and
that be could see no use in giving the alarm of dan
ger after we had been destroyed, or waiting for the
game to be won before we commenced to play. On
this point he was so clear aud convincing, that its
advocates about here who had sens© enough to ap
preciate his arguments, or who possess a decent
self respect, I think, will not again use it. I wish
that all the voters of Georgia could have been pre
sent to hear him to-day, and especially the voters
of tbe Bth District, as they must have been convinced
that in his hands our rights would be secure, and
in him they would have a representative of whom
they might be proud. Send for him in every couu
ty, and that soon, friends of the South ; as I can
assure you he will do great good among the people,
especially those who prefer country to party. I
have myself heard Democrats say they intended to
vote for him ; and if each county in the 8:h will
just apportion the majority against us, my word for
it, old Warren iu October next will more than gain
her proportion. What say our friends, and espe
cially what say the Old Whigs of Elbert, Taliafero,
Jefferson and Burke 7 Will you again rally, or
have you become so Democratized, aud attached to
its “hoary head with its unnumbered sins,” that
you are overpowered and cannot act ? Remember
the command of the immortal and glorious old Harry
of the West, u Pick your flints and try it again."
Warren.
Warrenton, Ga., Aug. 11, 1857.
For the Chronicle 4* Sentinel.
Sonic QucMtion.** —A Chat nbout Democracy.
Mr. Editor : —lf you can permit us to occupy a
place in your columns, in a disconnected way, we
will ask you a few questions, and chat a little of De
mocracy.
In the first place, we would lilse to know, are the
people of the South longer willing to confide their
interests and their rights In the hands of the Demo
cracy ?
Is this the definition of our Democratic friends of
the non-intervention doctrine of the Nebraska bill,
namely; that in their eagerness to propitiate the
freesoilers of the North and strengthen Democracy,
for a number of their chief workers , to meet in
Washington City to decide upou the future of Kan
aas before the people of that Territory act for them
selves ?
In 1855, when Mr. Stephens issued his bull to his
district, he rather promised Kansas to tiie South ;
he is very slow in shouldering his “ skillet” for the
campaign—takes about aa many days to accept as
Judge Brown wishes to give u President to remove
an agent; will the skillet appear with its old inscrip
tion of 1855—“ now then, when Kansas applies with
a pro slavery constitution, as she doubtless will?"
Do you think the people of the South, who read
of the Pennsylvania banner—“ Buck, Breck and
Free Kansas”—still suppose that meunb “to leave
the people of Kansas free to act for themselves ?”
The Richmond South says: “Walker is lending
all his energies to abolitionize Kansas, and it will be
a Free State —mark the prediction.”
The Richmond Examiner says : “If it shall turn
out that Kunsas shall have been lost to the South by
official action, it will have been lost by the derelic
tion of that miserable trio, Reeder, Shannon and
Geary—beyond the possibility of redemption of
Walker, or any mortal man.”
Judge Brown, after slightingly speaking of the
Know Nothings, and of their being in too much of
a minority to accomplish anything, said, iu a discus
sion near Athens—“ If Kansas was lost to the South,
it would be owing to the course of Millard Fillmore
and Sou. hern Know Nothings.” Do not two of
these three witnesses confess that Kansas has been
Ibst to the South by Democracy ?
The Georgia Democracy, in a recent Conven
tion, solemnly resolved—“ That il Mr. Buchanan
was faithful to the principles which elected him, he
must recall Walker.” Well, one princip'e elected
him—it was that of the Kansas act—which says:
“It being the true Intent and meaning of this act,
not to legislate slavery into any territory or State, nor
to exclude it therefrom, but to leave the people there
of perfectly free to form and regulate their domestic
institutions in their own way, eubject only to the
Constitution of the United States.” That is what
we call non-intervention; that la what was promised
us if Mr. Buchanan was elected. Is he giving it to
us through his agent, Gov. Walker ?
Do you not think the Georgia Democracy occupy
an unenviable position ? They pass a resolution
denouncing Walker—say he must be recalled ; yet
the Democracy of Kansas sustain him. Do they
know our rights better than we ? Must Southern
Democracy back down— undo what they hare sol
emnly resolved—repudiate what they have solemnly
scad is so ! Will they do it; “march with their
faces to the rear ;” shut their eyes, and bolt Walker,
like the boys did Mrs. Squeer’s molasses and brim
stone nt Dothboys Hall ?
Judge Browu is very severe on the Know Noth
ings. Never having united with them, we do not
profess to know all of their principles. We have
supposed one great object of theirs, was to see the
Union preserved. Is *he Judge opposed to this ?
They wish to see “Americana rule America.” Does
he object to our governing our own country ? They
say they wish to eee a cessation of slavery agita
tion. Is the Judge desirous of keeping it up ?
They say, “he who acknowledges an allegiance to
any foreign prince, potentate or power, should not
l>© placed in office.” Does Judge Brown think
a man who acknowledges an allegiance to Queen
Victoria, or the Pope of Rome, would suit better
than one of our citizens ? These are some of their
principles, aud we cannot believe the Judge will
oppose any of them. There is another he might
object to—’tis this : they contend “that the citizens
of the United States, permanently residing in the
Territories, have the right to decide, uncontrolled by
foreign dictation, the question of slavery for them
selves, r hen they come to form a State constitu
tion.”
There was a discussion a few days since, near
Athens, between Judge Brown and Mr. Hill. Hill's
friends are perfectly satisfied at the manner in
which he acquitted himself. We regretted to see
Judge Brown permit his temper to get the better of
him, but situated as he is, any one would feel it.
His position ie a humiliating oue to a candidate for
Governor, and he is so placed by the divisions of
his party. From now until October, he will be
watched'by the Southern Rights Democracy, sus
picicned by Union Democrats, and annoyed by his
opponents. How easy to answer the question pro
posed to him, yet tied was the band and silent the
tongue as to a decided answer: “Will your election
be considered as denunciatory of Mr. Buchanan ?
—will you denounce him if he tails to recall Walker 7
—please answer yes or no, Judge.”
The question lingers unanswered on our ear.
Tie true an answer was at last stammered forth, but
very much after the fashion of Jack Bunsby, mas
ter of the Lively Polly “ ’Twas devilish hard to
come, and of no account when heard.” If we un
derstood Judge Brown's position, (and if we mis
represent him, we cheerfully submit to being placed
right.) he said he endorsed the 3d resolution , well,
that resolution is, “if Mr Buchanan failed to recall
Walker, he was unfaithful to th? principles which
elected him.” It does not say unfaithful to one, nor
is there auy proviso about theresolution ; Walker’s
course teas regarded sufficient to demand his re
moval : and the failure cf the President to recall—
not to investigate, or to'instruct, but recall —made
him uufaiihful to the principles which elected him.
Judge Brown said he would not condemn the Ad
mimstration unless it trampled under foot the doc
trine of non-intervention. He was willing to give
him full time to investigate Walker’s conduct, and
if the charges were true, and then Walker was not
recalled, he would condemn the Administration to
that extent .—he furthermore said, he would not re
cognize articles in any newspaper, as representing
the views ot the President, (as anything could be
proven from newspapers.) and we must not judge
until we saw something from Mr Buchanan above
his owu signature. Is not the Judge's position an
unenviable one ? He gives Air. Buchanan time to
investigate Walker’s conduct. Well, the Judge
must permit us to take an extract from a newspa
per : we refer to the Athens Banner. We know
that paper can be relied on for its veracity. In its
issue ot the 13th, it says . “Mr. Buchanan And his
Cabinet condemn a portion of the Inaugural, but do
not consider ti sufficient ground for Walker's re
call, as the people hare expressed their u nqualifled
approval of hts course; but the President is pre
pared to remove him whenever it ts known that the
people of the territory desire it. We have this in
formation positive and direct. If the people of
Kansas are satisfied with Walker, it would be in
tervention on the part of Mr. Buchanan to remove
him''
Now, where is Judge Brown. He says he en
dorses the third resolution. That says nothing about
the people of Kansas, or their being satisfied. No !
but it says : Walker, by his course has already de
parted 44 from the principles of nonintervention
aud neutrality which were established by the Kan
sas bill; and this Convention has confidence that
Mr Buchanan will manifest his fidelity to the prin
ciples which carried him into office, by re calling
Walker.” That is the resolution. It 6%ys Walker
has already trampled under foot the noa-mterven
tiou doctrine—“ that great measure of deliverance
to tbe South.” Yet the Banner says, “Mr. Bu
chanan-does not consider it sufficient ground for
Walker's re-coil.”
There is no doubt, but that when Judge Brown
was nominated, he started out with a determination
to mislead. His party was divided in opinion, and
his object was to offend neither wing, and in letter
writing he selected General Cass as a pattern. He
wrote his letter of acceptance, and immediately the
Constitutionalist said that Judge Brown endorsed
the third resolution. Yet a coi respondent of the
Athens Banner said : “ I do not understand Judge
Brown as approving the third resolution. On the
contrary, I gather from his letter that he does not.
The Judge approves the * 4 principles”—sajs no
thing about resolutions, and therein acts like a 4 sen
sible and jodk&ona mau.” But the people of Geor
gia have not been satisfied with his “ sensible and
judicous” course, and have forced him out. May
Judge Browp yet be pressed until made to answer
fully, fairly unequivocally. What right has he
to oome-before the people of Georgia aud aak their
votes, with bir arms folded and his lips closed 7 Let
him call it ungentlemanly, or what not, we want to
know, does he denounce theJPreeideut, or not? May
he be pressed until forced, to take a bold and de
aided stand. AiltAMB.
For the Chronicle 4* Sentinel.
■ , 13th August. 1857.
Mr. Editor I have just read for the firettpne,
in your paper of the stb instant, two articles, ,one
signed “Rustieus,’' and the other, ‘‘Woodstock,”
which give rise to impressions in my mind to which
I am unwilling to refuse expression
I do not know who the authors of these commani.
cations are. Ido not wish to know them. I have
no attack to make on them, except so far as a yin
dication of what I esteem truth and justice may as
sail them. Ido not pause to enquire whether such
a misconception of the facts was the result of a want
of intelligence—or whether ii was the offspring ot
personal malevolence, or, of what is ecarceiy lee*
reprehensible, mere partisan prejudice. I repeat,
that I do not ask or care from whom, or for what
motives, I simply mean to essert that the first of
these communications is full of gross errors as to
facts, and of unjust, ungenerous and disgusting in
sinuations against the motives of a good man , and
that the last of these communications, in either of
these respects, is no better, but, if anything, norse
than the firet. And now, Mr. Editor, I will under
take t make good my assertions.
This Rustieus asserts that Mr. Stephens, in his
Penfield speech, had no subject. This is not true.
His subject was clearly stated, and, as I conceive,
very-ably discussed. Ido not know when a speech,
in all its connection, from beginning to end, made a
•Learer or more lasting impression upon my mind
So clear does the impression still remain with me,
that, if it were not outside the object of this commu
nication, I could make now a very good report of
it, and if I thought that some of the precepts and
principles laid down in it, would not be wasted upon
Rustieus and Woodstock, I would write it out for
their improvement. But, to return, it is not true
that Mr. Stephens had no eubject. H»s subject was,
(I do not pretend to use his own words) an ‘‘enquiry
into the origin or true basis of the principles of
good government,” and followed by reflections
upon the evil consequences which grow out of a
misapprehension of these principles. I could now
easily follow his course of remark upon the errors of
the times. He showed clearly that the fanaticisms
of the North, and especia ly abolitionism, resulted
from an ignorance of the true .theory of government
—from the foolish belief that they of the North were
responsible to the world for the existence of slavery
at the South, because they at the North were the
majority in the Union—that ours was not a govern
ment of majorities—that the majorities of countries
nor of States, nor majorities of United States had
any right to deprive the individual of his rights. I
remember well his emphatic ard eloquent question,
Whence do you derive this right to govern the in
dividual, and for that purpose to deprive him of any
right whatever 7 He showed that it could not be
derived from nature—not from the customs of the
patriarchs—not from the Bible even ; but from the
consent'of each individual, voluntarily expressed in
tie written constitutions of the country.
But, Mr. Editor, I will not take up your time and
space. I could not if I were to attempt it, do full
justicej to the speech. I only thus far designed
to show that he had a subject—and I could show, if
it was questioned, that the subject was ably dis
cussed.
This Rustieus asserts that Mr. Stephens pitched
in wildly, desecrating the spot by a political har
raegue. This is not true. The speech of Mr Ste
phens was a calm, able, close argument upon gov
ernment, and had no allusion, not the slightest, to
the politics of the day, as Rustieus would have
your readers believe. The speaker, under perhaps
the impression tfr at there would be some such cab
bage-head as Rustieus, to misunderstand and per
vert his meaning, stated broadly and roundly, that
he had no allusion to the parties or politics of the
day—that his remarks were as applicable to the one
party as the other, and that he had as full confidence
in the patriotism and integrity of the men and lead
ers of the American party as in his own party. And
just here let me say, that ODe of the most effective
and powerful passages in his speech was, the indis
criminate and severe condemnation of the men of
all parties who would wilfully and knowingly lie,
and pervert and evade tacts and issues lor party
purposes—men, who, honest in other things, in their
dealings with their fellow men, consider it no harm
to connive at falsehood which would benefit their
party, and who would even applaud and defend
acts and tricks in a party and in a fellow partisan,
which in au individual would be considered even by
themselves, dishoue -t and mean. Surely, Rustieus
and Woodstock did not hear this portion of the
speech, or they would not so soon have violated its
teachings. Or, if they heard it, they considered it
as personal to themselves, aud are answering and
resenting it in the communications to which I am
replying.
Every step I take, Mr. Editor, in this communi
cation, which I desire shall be as short as possible,
makes me regret that I have not space and time to
notice more fully some or the important positions
in this speech. But one more point will I slightly
aliude to, for I believe I never saw a deeper sensa
tion produced on an audience, especially the portion
of it composed of the fathers and mothers of the
church, when he spoke of what he conceived, and
I think justly, to be a vindication of the piety and
influence of the church and its individual members
against sinners instead of sin, criminals instead of
crimes. Why, he asked, does every lawyer, wheth
er Christian or not, feel bound in the trial of a crimi
nal, whom he is detending, to strike every church
member from the pannel of jurymen. The answer
he gave ought to be remembered. It was because
the piety and zeal of the church and its influential
members are directed against the sinner, and not his
sin, because there is too much of the spirit of perse
cution—too little of forgiveness and charity—too
little of the spirit of our master, who, instead of re
bukes and reproaches to the vile wrerch he had
healed, said “go and sin no more.” This was a
point, the justice and severity of which made many
wiuce aud flinch. I own up, for one aud confess that I
felt humiliated, and I trust, benetitted by the timely
reproot. But I leave the speech. I could not if it
weie now proper, do it justice.
One of these correspondents says that the speech
met a universal sentence of condemnation. This is
not the truth. I confess that I saw a few Rusti
cusses and Woodstocks who were mouthing out
such grumbles as these gentlemen utter; but I am
pleased to know that there were many who duly ap
preciated the effort.
But, Mr. Editor, I have not yet touched the most
offensive and detestable features in these two com
munications ; before I do so, I may say one word or
two in relation to myself. lam not the acknow
ledged apologist and defender of Mr Stephens. He
is nothing to me, except in the interest which every
gentleman has in not standing by silently and see
ing the feelings of another gentleman wantonly vio
lated—his motives misconstrued—his acts vUlified.
I am not in his immediate social circle—not his oft
companion—l am not his fellow partizau—and, yet,
I claim to know him. I have met him in political
debate—seen him often in hard contests at the bar
—and, just at this moment, my mind recurs to a
consultation in which I met him, with our client, for
the purpose of makiug out an answer to a Bill in
Equity, in which there were some very severe
charges against our client, the defendant. As we
were progressing with our investigation, and in
making out our investigation, we came to one of
these hard places for our client, Mr. Stephens put the
question directly to him, and asked if the allega
tions were true, aud when the client seemed to hesi
tate about a reply, Stephens promptly said: “ let us
have no evasion—let us have the whole truth—keep
nothing ba. k ; in the first place, it is right to tell
it all—in the second place, 1 cannot do your case
justice, unless 1 know, before I go into the Court-
House, all—the worst as well as the best.”
I repeat, Mr. Editor, I‘think I know him. I have
seen him, in the positions I have referred to, tried.
Aud I can say. conscientiously, that I know no man
who has less of guile, trick, evasion, or indiscretion.
It is not his habit to meet issues or men in such dress.
He meets issues and those who make them, fairly
and squarely. With such an estimate of his charac
ter, how can I measure the contempt and disgust
with which I look upon the secret insinuations of
your correspondents, that this speech was made for
political effect, aud that his subscription to Mercer
University was made to buy Baptist votes in the
7 th District.
It is not my design, Mr. Editor, to involve you in
the odium which I would attach to these correspon
dents. I know that Editors to gratify correspon
dents and subscribers, admit into their columns what
they do not individually always approve. And
you will, therefore, allow me to speak in plain lan
guage of the character of the acts done by these cor
respondents. They nor any other man have the
right to set down a motive to the act of another,
when a different motive is manifest and professed
by the author of the act itself. Stephens is a man
of large fortune—a man of admitted talents—a man
of letters—or, as Rusty would say, a “ Literary ”
man ; and last, not least, he is a man of liberal and
benevolent heart. Now, could any thrng more na
turally rise in the head and heart of such a man,
than that he should aid so worthy an institution as
Mercer University, when directly and personally
appealed to on the subject ? I say nay, and I say
more—that lo just and fair man would have looked
farther or grabbled lower, to have found any other
motive. $
But the injury does not stop here. These men,
your correspondents, have, under an assumed
name, and therefore secretly as peipetrators of the
act, emblazoned to the world through the press,
insinuations which they would not have the
face to utter openly to him or his friends.—
I make no threats: but think you that either of
these gentlemen would face Mr. Stephens and say
to him, You, sir, openly violated all rules of pro
priety’, and made use of a position in which you
were flatteringly placed by a Literary {society to
advance your personal and political purposes!
Would either of your correspondents stand before
this injured man and say, “Sir, you made that sub
scription to Mercer University, not to aid education,
not to build up and raise higher au already useful
institution, but you did it for the ignoble purpose of
buying American Baptist votes f” No. Rust j/ and
Woooy you would not dare to do it, and yet these
are virtually the charges you make and make ca
vertly.
It is difficult to restrain harsh expressions of in
dignation in looking at this state of things, in which
we find the men and parties of the country. Can
party leaders and party followers never be raised
above the business of abusiDg opponents. Is the
rude treatment extended to this noble act of libe- j
rality of Mr. Stephens the encouragement the wise
and good men of this day shall receive for aiding
the endowment of institutions of learning.
Yes. Mr Editor, it is difficult to suppress the
thoughts, the regrets which fill the mind at viewing
this act which I condemn, and at viewing, too, the
unholy pleasure which it has given those who sym
pathize with the perpetrators. But I desist. I do
not suppose that the perusal of this hasty communi
cation will elicit much enquiry as to its authorship
but have no objection to your quietly giving my
name to any one whose curiosity may induce them
to ask for it.
I am devotedly attached to tLe policy and princi
ples as I understand them, of the American party,
and am also the friend of the endowment by pri
vate subscriptions of the literary institutions of the
State. Defoe.
[COMMUNICATED ]
“Shingling his House.”
Mr. Editor :—Your correspondent “Warren,
giveff&s a reason for Col. A. H. Stephens’ extraor
dinary silence, that “he is busy saving his oats.”—
“Warren” is mistaken, CoL Stephens' oats were
eaved.when he joined the Democrats, and contuma
ciously kicked off the friends who found seed and
sowed the crop for him. The true reason for his
being so “mum” is, that he is now busy covering his
house, as any one can see who passes through the
sweet village where he resides. The roof, like his
political reputation, had got a little leaky. Mr.
Stephens has to oversee the workmen, and has no
lime far Buchanan. Walker, Judge Thomas, Kan
sas, and such email matters. Most men's brains
get somewhat confused by continually looking up,
why should CoL S.’s be an exception t When the
roof is finished and Coi. Stephens' brains get right
side ap again, and he ean see rrhieh vay to travel
vith safety , w» may expect a “blast from his bu
gle,” or rather a squeak from his penny whistle
when all the faithful are expected obediently to fal
into line. “All of CoL Stephens' regiment parade
here,'' will be the oty. Taliaverko.
The wife of Montgomery Landt, living at Kiati
tom, Green county, rfew York, not long since pre
sented her busoand with three boys at a birth
this being the third occurrence of the in Uurea
years.
The cedar bushes surrounding a house in Bel
county, Texas, recently took fire, and the whole
lamily of six persons were destroyed.
For thk Chronicle 4r Sentinel.
To the Hon. A H Stephens— My Dear Old
Friend Wberd are you ? Why don’t you let me
hear from you ? The country and Kansas are all
going to destruction, it seems like, and you don't
say a word. Thomas is denouncing our Democi afcic
President; says he has committed peijurv, and
ought to be hung—while our Democratic candidate
for Governor won’t answer, or is afraid to answer,
aud tell us what to do—aud all this is just because
you don't speak out and tell us what to do. Do let
us know which way to go. If you would only speak,
things would all be straight at once. Where are
you now 7 Are _you for Buchanan and against
Walker, or against Both, or for both ? Surely you
are not going to let that abolitionist. “Isothermal,”
that Walker tells U 3 about, take Kansas from us ?
I know you will not. Just speak one word to him,
* and brill go bowling back to hi* Northern home. I
know you’ll do it. Put down vour ‘-skillet’ and
help us. Be in a hurry, or Thomas talk, Browu’s
silence, and the straightforward honesty of that “old
line Whig,” Torn Miller, will break your “skillet”
all to pieces, and jumble us all up in a muss.
Bobuel.
N. B. If you can't let go your “skillet’' please tell
Toombs yhat to do, and then we ll all know.
Amerirno Meeting in Jasper*
Monticello, Ga., Aug. 12,1857.
Mr. Editor : —According to previous notice, the
American party of Jasper assembled to-day in the
Court House, to nominate candidates for the Legis
lature. To organize the meeting, on motion of Wm
H. Preston, Sr., JuOge A. W. Lane was called to the
Chair, and R. W. Phillips requested to act as Secre
tary. Order being restored, the Chairman explain
ed, in a few brief and eloquent remarks, the object
of the meeting, when, o\ motion of Robert Barnes?
the name of George T. Bartlett was proposed as a
suitable candidate for the Senate, which was unani
mously carried by Etilamation. The name then of
James M. Darden was proposed as a suitable can
didate for the House ot Representatives, which was
also unanimously carried by acclamation.
On motion ot Henry Glover, a committee of three
was appointed to notify the candidates of their nom
ination, and rt quest their acceptance of the same,
which committee, after retiring a few minutes,
brought in Col. Bartlett and Gen. Darden, who
promptly accepted, stating that they could not re
fuse a nomination so unanimously tendered by their
fellow-citizens, even if they were so inclined. Col.
Bartlett took the stand, and made a short but very
eloquent speech, and dealt out some heavy blows
upon the beads of the iron-ribbed though much ter
rified Democracy, by showiog up the treason of ihe
present administration aud their iniquitous policy in
attempting to screen it from censure by venting
their spleen upon Walker, its authorized ageut. At
the conclusion of his speech, on motion of the Hon.
David A. Reese, the Secretary introduced and read
the following resolutions which were adopted with
great unanimity :
The American party of Jasper county being ani
mated by a love of the Union and the constitutional
l ights of the South, do adopt the following declara
tion of principles :
Resolved , that we cordially ratify and endorse the
principles as set forth by the late American State
Convention which assembled at Milledgeville.
Resolved , That we congratulate the Convention
and the country upon the nomination of Georgia’s
most distinguished son and champion of Southern
rights, the Hon. B. H. Hill, for the office of Gover
nor, and also Joshua Hill, Esq., for Congress, from
the 7th Congressional District, which we hail as a
certain omen that augurs to the successful vindica
tion and triumph of the Americau cause.
Resolved , That we believe the treachery of the
Adminstration through its authorized agent R. J.
Walker, the present incumbent of Kansas, in ar
gue'mg that the location of slavery must be forever
settled by the isothermal line, and in declaring that
unless the Constitution of Kansas be submitted to
all the inhabitants of the Territory for ratification or
rejection, it will and ought to be rejected by Con
gress; thereby allowing unnaturalized foreigners
and northern squatters the privilege of determining
whether the Constitution shall recognize slavery or
not, in violation of the existing Territorial law, is
contrary to the doctrine of non-intervention, detri
mental to the interest of the South, and ought to
meet the disapprobation of every Southern man.
Resolved, That we pledge ourselves to use our
best endeavors and all laudable means within our
power, to secure the election of all the American
candidates dependant upon our suffrages for their
success.
The resolution being read and adopted, on mo
tion of Henry Glover, it was
Resolved , That the Editors of the Chronicle &.
Sentinel, Southern Recorder, and Georgia Citizen,
be requested to publish the proceedings of this meet
ing.
The meeting then adjourned sine die.
Augustus W. Lane, Chairman.
It. W. Phillips, Sec’y.
Ratification Meeting.
A large and enthusiastic me eting of the American
party was held, according to previous notice, at the
City Hall on Tuesday evening, the 11th inst.
Gen. Geo. W. Evans was called to the Chair, and
Chas. A. Rowland requested to act as Secretary.
The Chair having explained the object of the
meeting, on motion of Jno. K. Jackson, Esq., a
committee of five was appointed to prepare business
for the meeting. The Chair appointed the follow
ing Committee Jno. K. Jackson, B. Conley, F.
Blodget, Ji., P. Fleming, John Hill.
The Committee having retired a short time, re
turned and reported through their Chairman, Jno.
K. Jackson, the following resolutions, which were
unanimously adopted :
Resolved, That we approve and ratify the plat
form ot principles adopted by the American Con
vention which assembled at Miiledgeville on the
Bth of July last, and that we will earnestly support
the nominee of that Convention, Hon. Benjamin 11.
Hill for Governor, believing as we do that we can
Rafely confide the interests of our beloved Georgia
to his guardianßhip, and that his oourse in regard to
politics should receive the sanction of every Ameri
can.
Resolved , That the nomination of our fellow-citi
zen, Thomas W. Miller for Congress, meets with
our most hearty approbation, and that we will spare
no honorable exertion to secure his triumphant
election.
Resolved, That the National Administration, in its
Kansas policy, has proven itself unworthy the sup
port of true Southern men, aud believing that it is
unjust to visit our indignation alone upon the agent
for an act approved, if not commanded by his prin
cipal, Mr. Buchanan and Gov. Walker merit our !
unqualified condemnation.
Hon. Thos. W. Miller, the nominee of the Ameri
can party for the Eighth Congressional District be
ing present, responded to the loud calls made upon
him in his usual happy and forcible manner.
Col. John Milledge also responded to numerous
calls in a forcible and stirring speech, and was fol
lowed by Jno. K. Jackson, who made a few re
marks in response to calls.
On motion of F. Blodget, Jr., it was
Resolved , That a Convention be held at the City
Hall, in Augusta, on the first Tuesday iu Septem
ber next, at 4 o’clock P. M., for the purpose of nom
inating candidates to represent thin county in the
next Legislature, and that each district be entitled
to three delegates to said Convention.
On motion, the proceedings of this meetihg bd
published in the Chronicle 4’ Sentinel.
Geo. W. Evans, Chairman.
C. A. Rowland, Sec’y.
[communicated.]
Columbus, Ga., Aug. 15,1857.
Mr. Editor: —A friend of mine was last week
in Coweta county, and heard that a gentleman
from that county, had written to Mr. A. H. Stephens,
(Toombs) to know what course the Democrats had
best pursue Stephens (Toombs) in reply, advised
that as little as possible should be said about Wal
ker and Kansas— and that they had better go it
on the Know Nothing Ritual, and secret oaths. If
this is true, no comment is necessary, and of its
truth I, for one, have no doubt. So much for Mr. .
Stephens (Toombs.)
When Col. Robert Toombs was here a day or two
before the meeting of the Democratic Convention,
he stated to some of his Democratic friends that a
resolution on the subject of Kansas and Walker
would be introduced before the Convention.
He also stated that Judge Thomas ,W. Thomas
had been in Washington with him, and I think Mr.
Linton Stephens, and that they went from Washing
ton to Crawfordville to see Mr. A. 11. Stephens.—
From the latter place I pre-ume Col. Toombs came
directly to Columbus and from here went down to
his plantation on the Chattahoochee. Judge Thom
as I suppoee went on to Milledgeville with the 3d
Resolution, which I understand he carried therewith
him, approved, of no doubt ,by Col. Toombs and the
two Stephens’. Judge Thomas still sustains his
3d Resolution. W here are the others ? I ask for
information, and I suppose as you live near them
you can inform.
One who is on Thomas' Platform,
[communicated]
Mr. Editor :—ln your weekly issue of the 29th
inst., I notice a communication over the signature
of “ Bush,” concerning the “ Extra Prolific
Wheat ” of Middle Georgia. As I hav ut noticed
any one writing from the “ Piney Woods” and
“ Wire Grass" section of Georgia upon the subject,
Ita'te this special opportunity of informing Mr.
“ Bush,” that he can be beaten “ all holler” “ away
down here” in these diggics—Mrs. Gammon not
withstanding. There is a bunch of Wheat in the
possession of Levi Mercer, Esq., and which grew on
his plantation near this place, which numbera one
hundred and fifty-five heads —the production of
one grain—the whole numberof heads yielding 6,200
grains. Now head this if you can, Mr. “ Bush,” and
I will treat you to a mess of dried apple dumplings
the very next time I meet you any where—as every
body, generally, has al’ttle cake for Sunday doings.
What I have written, Mr. Editor, is no humbug,
but the truth, which can be established if necessary.
Yours, truly, L. P. Dozier.
Petaula, Randolph 00., Ga., August 8, 1857.
Estimated Coin and Bullion in the United
States. —The Director of the Mint, James Ross
Snowden, Esq., in his recent report .presents the
following estimates of the quantity ot gold and sil
ver coin and bullion in the United States : ’
1. An estimate of the amount of coin in the United
States, based upon the number of inhabitants :
Population of the United States, say 25,000.000
Taxablea, say M 5,000,000
Os these, about fou'-fiitbs are workmen or
• other-*, receiving from S3OO to SSOO per an
num, and may be supposed to hold on an
average $5 at a time 4,000 000
ass S2O 000,000
The remaining one-fifth may be supposed to
hold on an average, say SIOO 100.000,000
The banks hold 54,000,000
Other institutions than banks, one-third as
much... .... 18,000,000
Bankers lave a capital of $118,000,000, and
may be supposed to hold 10 per cent cf their
capital at a time, say 12,000,000-
Total. - $204,000,000
2. An estimate es gold and silver coin in the Uni
ted States, based upon statistics of coinage. State
ment, in round numbers, agreeably to annexed data,
to end of 1855 :
1. Silver coinage under act of 1853 -. •.. $20,860,000
2. Former issue of silver remaining..... 2,0«'0,it00
*3. Old Spanish and Mexican fractions.. 3,000,000
4. Gold Dollars 14,150,000
5. Quarter Eagles, since 1833 19,000,000
6. Half Eagles, since 1838 39,450,000
7. Three Dollar Pieces.. - 650,000
8. Eagles, since 1850 17,000,000
9. Double Eagles, since 1853. 69,300,000
Add for the first six months 0fc1856, ~ the
gold coinage of all the Mints, except
San Francisco - * 10,125,000
For the same period, all the silver coinage. 3,800,060
$200,175,000
In round figures, $200,000,000.
Gen. Burnet has completed the survey of Lake
Drummond, in the Dismal Swamp, undertaken with
a.view to discover whether it will supply Norfolk
with water. The water will be available for the
Navy Yard The Government has furnished a party
to aid in the surrey.
Stoppage or Cotton Mills —The New York
Journal of Commerce has been furnished by a res
pecl&ble Boston house with a list of looms, lately
running on heavy cotton goods, which have been
stopped est are soon to be stopped on account of the
high price of the raw material, aud the impossibili
ty of realizing cost at present rates :
Name of Mill. No cfloms of Goods.
stopped.
Lawrence \ 150 on Drills.
) 300 oh Sheetings.
Boot! Co 480 on Drills and tine goods.
i Salmon Falls C 0... 300 on Drills.
Mass, Mills 500 on Drills.
Locciria Co 500 on Drills and flue goods.
Portsmouth C 0.... 200 on Sheetings.
New Market C 0... 500 on Jeans and fine goods.
Great Falls Co 450 on Fine goods.
Suffolk Co 375 on Drills.
Amoskeag Co 500 on Drills and Sheetings.
Lyman Mi’ii' 175 bn Sheetings.
Popperell Mills— 530 on Drills, Jean, fine g’ds.
Total looms 4,060
In addition to this about 800 looms on extra wide
goods have been stopped, and we also learn of furth
er stoppage in Rhode Island.
How* to Celebrate the Completion of the j
Atlantic Ocean Telegraph. —Professor Mahan,
of West Point, the eame gentleman, we believe,
whose buff vest created such a sensation at the
Court of St James, writes : #
After the line is completely secured, let a moment
of time be agreed by the committee, in which,
from the American terminus, as a central point, the
command, shout with a mighty voice. shall be sent
tnrough Great Britain aud her dependencies and
the United States, wherever connecting lines may
lead to. At this moment let all men who may be
congregated for auy purpose, as merchants on
’Change, operatives, schools, &.C., send up three
simultaneous cheers. Let the two great kindred
nations, thus wonderfully linked together, at the
same moment interchange grand narimial salutes
from their chief naval and commercial harbors.—
Let bands of music and organs, on the side of Eng
land, play Hail Columbia, and the President’s
March; whilst, on our side, God Save the Ouetn
and any other national English air, are simultane
ously pla>ed. To these national manifestations of
joy at the inauguration of so eventful an epoch, let
anything else be added that good taste may sanc
tion.
Tremendous Hail-storm in Michigan —A let
ter in the Detroit Advertiser, dated Clinton, Michi
gan, July 31st, says :
At eleven o’clock to day, the sky became densely
black, aud soon the rain began to fall in copious
torrents, followed by the most tremendous hail
storm ever witnessed iu this section. Gardens suffer
ed severely in this vil'age, but the scense two miles
south of this place perfectly beggars description.
The bail stones, incredible as it may appear, were
in many instances larger than a goose egg, or a
common sized teacup. These huge balls of ice,
driven as they were before a furious gale of wind’
severed the corn from the root, totally destroying
whole titlds of the most promising corn ; in some
instances the corn stalks was left standing, every leaf
stripped off, giving it the most unparalleled appear
auce of iuiu. Almost every window 1 oking to the
northjwas domolishl have been iuforraed by a gentle
man of undoubted veracity that the hail was driven
with such force as to penetrate through the siding
of his barn, which was built of inch white wood
lumber. We are fearful that we shall hear of cattle
being killed further south, as the storm appeared
to be even worse in that direction.
Weather for July at Bermuda, Taliafero Co ,
Ga., by H. D. Smith.
Thermometer mean 74.76. deg.
“ maximum 90.00 12th
“ maximum 62.00 4th
Incheßßain 2.62. which fell
on 14 days viz :
July 3, .07 24, .46 .30, .05
*’ 4, .04 25, .01 30, .21
“ 5, .12 26, .28
“ 15, .41 27. .40 (Time of ob
servation 7 A. M. 2 and 9 P. M.)
“ 16, .08 28, .27
“ 21, .14 29, .08
We hope our friend Smith will continue his obser
vations monthly as thereby much useful information
can be derived by a monthly comparison of tables
kept at Sparta aud Bermuda, which lies 15 miles
North of Sparta. For the month of July it stands
thus:
Rain for the month at Sparta 4.91. inches.
“ “ at Bermuda 2.62. “
Mean of Thermometer at Sparta 76.8 “
“ “ at Bermuda 74 7 “
Maximum point at Sparta 93. minimum 59.
“ “at Bermuda 90. “ 62.
During the last 8 days of the month it rained 3 80
in Sparta and only 1.76 at Bermuda. Farther South
the rains were still heavier as we ate by the report
of Dr. Posey that it fell over 10 inches in Savannah.
[Central Georgian.
The American Race-Hokses in England.—
Porter’s Spirit of the Times contains the following:
Later from England—The Ebor llandicat,
&.c —As we predicted, Mr. Ten Broeck has with
drawn his horses, Pryor and Prioress, from the Ebor
Handicap. It will be found, however, that he has
entered Lecompte and Pryor together, and Prioress
by herself, for two new races. These races are the
Newmarket Houghton Meeting a single dash of 4
miles, 1 furlong, and 173 yards, to be run on the 26th
October.
For this Pryor and Lecompte are entered, and
Prioress is entered for a two mile dash at the Lewes
Meeting, on the ll : th of this month, in the Suss-x
County Cup. Both of these are “weight for age”
races By ©ur Sporting postscript, it will be seen
that the London Era notices the expected arrival of
Francis Morris, Esq., of this city and Westchester,
as the partner of Mr. T en Btceck iu his patriotic en
terprise. We made this statement of Mr. Morris’s
interest some months ago, but certain parties, inter
ested in invalidating the accuracy of our informa
tion, disputed it.
The Blue Ridge Tunnel. —We see a paragraph
going the rounds of papers out of the State, as wel[
as in it, that the Blue R.dge Tunnel will not be
ready for the passage ot the cars for two years. We
understand from Col. Crozet, the Chief Engineer,
that the work will be completed in a few weeks,
with the exception of some arching, which, how
ever, he does not think necessary, and which will
not interfere with the passage of the trains. The
public will rejoice to learn that this great work i 9
so rear its completion, aud the Central Road will
soon have a straight, shoot through the bowels of
the Blue Ridge. When that consummation arrives,
there will no longer be a mouutain barrier between
East and West, and as the Central Road progresses
we shall become one. Virginia in interests, feelings,
and social and commercial iuter-communicatioa.—
Rich. Disp.
Who Mourns for Charley 7—Among the
deaths reported at the City Register’s office, yes
terday, was that« f Charles, aged about five months,
father aud mot her unkdown. The little cherub waif
was in the earliest part of its existence - placed in
the cha-ge of a woman residing in rear of Atwell’s
Avenue, with money to purchase the care that per
haps the parent’s shame denied; but no name was
given but Charley. When Paradise reclaimed its
hostage from the world that had so coldly greeted
his coiniug, the money for his burial was sent from
the same mysterious source, and Charley sleeps in a
nameless grave. Perhaps some one who reads this
brief notice will feel a pang, it not the more bitter
upbraidings of remorse, when the reflection comes
home to the soul, who mourns for Charley ?—Provi
dence Post, July 27.
Goldsmith’s Vicar of Wakefield. —lt has
been it ti mated sometimes that this celebrated work
was suggested by the “Journal of a Wiltshire Cu
rate.” A correspondent of the Notes and Queries
having examined the subject with some care, shows
that the Vicar of Wakefield was published March
27, 1766, and that the “Wiltshire Curate” did not
appear till the following December, in the British
Magazine, to which Goldsmith was a .requent con
tributor, so that he may have been himself the au
thorof the sketch which some have supposed sug
gested to him his most celebrated work.
American Neutrality in China. —Dispatches
received at Washington from Captain Armstrong,
commanding the United States squadron in the
East, state that, so far, we have been able to main
tain our neutrality amid all the complicated difficul
ties between England and China, “and/’ he adds,
“against the pressure of our sympathising coun
try men.”
This is a satisfactory refutation of the report—
which reached the United States a few weeks ago
—that Armstrong’s flag sbip, the San Jacinto, had
joined a flotilla ot English gunboats to make a de
monstration against the Chinese at or near Can
ton. It is to be hoped that Capt. Armstrong will
continue to maintain his neutral position. We have
no cause of quarrel with John Chinaman; no in
terests to subserve, except by peace, and no laurels
to gain in a contest with people as ignorant as 3hil
dren of the art of war.— Rich. Desp.
Coroner Eden held an inquest yesterday, on the
body of a negro man named William, the property
of Mrs. Catharine Lean, of Cumberland Island.—
The deceased was sitting on the track of the Savan
nah, Albany &. Gulf iwtoxicated and
asleep, at a point about‘three miles from the city
wh* nhe was run over and killed. The train was
backing into town, and the officers made every ef
fort to stop in time, but to no purpose.— Sav. Rev.
American Governor of Missouri. —We are
pleased to announce that the latest dispatches from
fc>t. Louis, state positively that Col. Rollins, the
candidate of the American party, has 1 een chosen
Governor cf Missouri. The gallant Colonel has had
a hard fight, but has thus come out of the contest
triumphant.— Balt. Pat.
That Blessed Baby!— Mrs. Cunningham con
tinues to be much grieved at the inhuman treatment
alleged to have been received. She wept much this
morning, exclaiming, “They’ve got Harvey’s dear
little pet of a daughter, and will not bring her back.”
Sad, very—and they were preparing the documents
this morniDg to send the mother of this delusion to
the Tombs.— N. Y. Mirror.
Melancholy Casualty.—As Lieut. Arthur P.
Gaillard, of the Charleston Police, was leaning from
the window of a house, where he was on duty, a
pistol, which he carried in the left inside breast
pocket of his coat, fell upon the sill of the window,
and discharged a ball into his body. The ball en
tered his right side, passed up aud through the left
lung. This was on Thursday eveni g. Lieut. Gail
lara lingered until yesterday, at 1 1 o’clock am., at
which hour be died.— Char. Mercury, 15 th inst.
Interesting News trom the Fort Kearney,
South Pass and Honey Lake Wagon Road.—ln
formation has b en received by the Interior Depart
inept, and by private advices to the General Supe
rintendent o' the Pacific wagon roads from tb« ex
pedition to construct the western division *of the
Fort Kearney, Souta Pass and Honey Lake road
under John Kirk, superintendent. This party, con
sisting of 77 men, fully equipped with six months’
provisions and the necessary implements, left
Placervilie on the 27th of June, were at Bigler Lake
on the 13th of July, and reach Carson
valley on the 15th. Tbey crossed tire Sierra Nevada
without meterial accident, though the road is rep
resented to be very rough. In a few days from the
last date, they expect to reach Honey Lake valley,
the point of beginning, and push |forward for City
Rocks.
The Washington correspondent of the New York
Tribune says: The negotiation with Gen. Herran
proceeds slowly aud unsatisfactorily. Granada refu
ses to grant jurisdiction over the Railroad route, or
the u*e of the island for naval stations, or to secure
paymentfor an adequate indemnity. It is understood
that Gen. Cass will make aperemptory demand of
which Herran’s ins ructions will pi event his accep
tance, and that diplomatic intercourse will then
cease.
The Toronto Colonist reveals another Canadian
detaication, which has been permitted to go op :or
years, without any attempt being made by the Gov
ernment to detect and expose it. The amount of
money stolen is $120,000; and the thieves are a
Crown Land Agent, named Baines, and his clerk,
named Shortis. The Colonist adds that one of tbe
Colonial Ministers is implicated in protecting one
of the defaulters.
A Koval Hair- the
Queen's co'Jt'eur, who receives for
cheesing t.er M ajesty’s bair twice a day, had gone to
London in the morning meaning tq.rcturtoto W inch
gor in lime for toilette, baton arriving at the MaU>n
just five minute a too late, and saw the tram de
part him. His horror was great, as he knew
Ls pWmllity would deprive him of hi.
hfw«obliged to take a special tram.
Lo the establishment, feeling the ™l? o r , * oce . ° f *{“
business, put on extra steam, and wtn»hed hlm the
eighteen miles in eighteen mnaL
Bridging the Mississippi.— The chamber of
oommeice of Bt. Lome, on the 6th, had an “indig
nation' meeting to protest against the construction
of a draw-bridge across the Mississippi at St. Paul,
Dubuque, at Lyons, and other points up north.—
They insist that the Mississippi be unobstructed
frum ita mouth to its sores. They refer to the
opinions of eminent engineers to show that the beds
ot the Mississippi and Missouri rivers are sand, and
that the channels shift so much that a draw-bridge
at any point now navigable for steamers will prove
a serious obstruction, and in many places would
entirely close the stream at such points against all
navigation.
‘ BY telegraph.
LATER FROM EUROPE.
ARRIVAL OF THE .STEAM EB
COLUMBIA.
JiKw York, Aug. 17. — The steamship Columbia,
with Liverpool dates to August sth, has just been
telegraphed from Sandy Hook.
Liverpool Market.
Liverpool, Aug. s. —The sales of Cottou forthree
days were 13,000 bales, of which speculators took
1000 aud exporters 1000 bales. The market closed
quiet but steady, and with considerable firmness on
the part of holders. The estimated sales on the
day the Columbia sailed, 0000 bales.
On Tuesday, Breadstuff's were very dull, and all
kinds had slightly declined.
Money.—London circulars quote Consols at 90J
for money, and 90* for account.
Richardson, Spence & Co. report the Flour mar
ket very dull but at steady prices. Wheat dull at a
decline of 3i. Mixed and yellow Corn have de
clined from fid. to 1 shilling.
Other circulars quote Flour dull at fij. decline
V\ heat active at Id. to 2d. decline, and mixed Corn
dull at fid. decline. Rice quiet.
The advices from Manchester and the manufac
turing districts are favorable.
Further by the Columbia.
The submarine telegraph cable squadron left
Queenstown on the 3d of August for Valentis.
The government has asked for the passage of an
act ol Parliament, authorizing the embodiment of
the militia to increase the English army.
The French Ambassador at Constantinople has
suspended diplomatic relations with the Turkish go
vernment.
A despatch from Madrid states that the Marquis
Sarrano supercedes I. de la Concha, as Captain
General of Cuba.
The East India Company has made a requisition
for 6000 additional troops.
Persia refuses to evacuate Herat.
The Emperor Napoleon wes announced to start
on a visit to Q ueen Viotoria, on Wednesday, the
sth inst.
Lord Brougham, in a recent speech, advocated
the extension of the elective franchise.
Mr. Delaine, formerly the manager of the Lon
don Times, and Eugene Sue, are dead.
A new India loan, of from five to ten million
pounds Sterling, is spoken of.
Passengers in the East India mail steamers ex
press the belief that Delhi has fallen.
Outbreaks were daily expected iu different por
tionsof the Presidency of Madras, and all Bri'ish
India seems to be preparing for general revolution.
The basis of the Netherlands project for the aboli
tion of slavery in the West ludies, is an indemnity
of thirty million of guilders to the proprietors.
.Southern Commercial Convention.
Knoxville, August 11.—The Convention metiu
this city yesterday in the First Presbyterian Church.
The attendance of delegates is large.
The Convention was called to order by Major
White, of Knoxville; and on motion, Mr. James
' Lyons of Virginia, was requested to act as tempora
ry President until the organization of the Conven
tion was effected.
The Committee on organization reported the
name of J. D. B. Deßow, of New-Orleaus, for per
manent President, which was confirmed by acclama
tion.
The names of eleven gentlemen for Vice Presi
dents and eleven Secretaries were reported, and ap
proved by the Convention.
Resolutions were subsequently adopted urgmg
the United States Government to withdraw their
squadron from the coast of Africa—recommending
the erection of suitable fortifications in the harbors
of Port Royal, on the coast of South Carolina, and
in Mobile Bay.
Other resolutions were offered for the considera
tion and action of the Convention, but were referred
to the committee on business. Among the resolu
tions were those endorsing Mr. A. Dudley Mann’s
project for establishing a line of steam ferry boats
from the Chesapeake Bay to Milford Haven ; reso
lutions recommend.ng government patronage to
lines of Southern steamers ; the repeal of the fishe
ry bounties, &c., &o.
In the list of Vice Presidents is the name of Col.
Thomas B. Latham, of Campbell county, Ga.
Knoxville, August 12.—The business committee
reported resolutions disapproving of free trade aod
direct taxation—against the South receiving goods
coming from States not upholding the fugitive slave
law—against the discriminations of government iu
favor of foreign mail lines from Northern ports—in
favor of the exemption of a slave to eac h slave
holder from seizure from debt—in favor of erecting
Anizonia into a territory—in favor of recovering
certain land lost by a recent treaty with Mexico.
The committee also reported that, in their judg
ment, the proper time had not arrived for the
Southern Commercial Convention tq express an
opinion on the policy of the re-opening of the Afri
can slave trade.
A resolution was adopted recomending to the
consideration of the government the policy of with
drawing our squadron from the African coast.
The convention determined that their next meet
ing should be held yi Montgomery, Ala.
Missouri Election.
St. Louis, Aug. 17.—Eighty counties have been
heard from officially. It will require the full returns
of thj remaining counties to determine the result for
Governor. Rollins, American, and Stewart, Demo
crat, are nearly equal in number of votes so far.
Nebraska Election.
Washington, Aug. 18.—There is no doubt of the
re-election of Bird B. Chapman, 88 delegate to Con
gress from Nebraska.
More of Walker’s Men.
New York, Aug. 18.—The steamship Tennessee
has arrived with the rest of Walker’s Nicaraguan
army.
New York Market.
Saturday, Aug. 15. —The Cottcn market has ad
vanced and Middling Orleans quoted at 15$, and
Middling Uplands 15$ cents. Flour declined, and
Southern quoted at $6.75 to $7.25. All kinds of i
grain depressed in value. Freight* inactive, and
no change in other articles.
Monday, Aug. 17.—The Cotton market is buoyant
with an advance of sc., with sales of about 500 bales.
Middling Orleans 16, and Middling Uplands Is|c.
Flour dull, but Southern advanced 10 cents per
barrel. Wheat irregular in price and with limited
demand. Mixed Corn 86c. Spirits Turpentine
48£ ; Rosin 95c. Freights—Cotton to Liverpool
ic.
Tuesday, Aug. 18.—The Cotton market is firm
with sales of about 300 bales. Flour declined, and
Southern quoted at $6 75 to $7 25. Wheat unset
tled and declined from 6 to 10 cents per bushel.—
Corn firm—mixed 85 cents. Naval Stores 3teady
Freights firm.
New Orleans Market.
Monday, Aug. 17.— Cotton. —Sales to-day 300
bales at 14$ to 15j} cents lor Middling—three bales
at 18 cents. (It may be the reporter intended to i
say three bales new Cotton, but he did not so state
it in the dispatch.)
Flour 25 cents lower.
New York, Aug. 15.—A sad accident occurred
on the Sound this morning, A collision took place i
between the steamer Metropolis, of the Fall River
Line, and the propeller J. N. Harris, hence tor New
London. The Harris sank almost immediately.—
She had on board twenty-five souls—passengers
and crew of whom thirteen went down with her !
Among the saved are Capt Smith, of the Harris,
the engineer and four of the crew. The Metropo’is
lay by until daylight, in the hope of saving others,
but saw nothing The accident occurred in conse
quence of the Metropolis mistaking the propeller
for a schooner, she having her sails set and showing
no head light. George Tappan, of New Bedford, a
Dasseiiger, died of apoplexy on board the Metropo
lis Boon after the accident.
Among the passengers lost are the wife and child
of A. L. Smith, of Brooklyn, a daughter of George
Gordon, York, three children of the captain
of the propeller, and a gentleman with his wife and
child, names unknown. Os the crew lost are Stc
phen Prentice, of New London, mate ; George Al
-1 *n, deck hand, Mary Withers, chambermaid, Ann
Willis, cook.
The passengers are John P. Dunn, W. H. Orr,
Js. Cahill, Samuel Newinan, A- L. Smith, James
Manny, and John Avres.
The vessel and oargo are believed to bea total
lo*B.
The accident occurred at two o’clock this morn
ing wheu the sea was calm and a bright moon was
shining.
The propeller was struck amidships with great
violence, aud went down so suddenly that not a
soul of those on board who were below decks were
One gentleman, a passenger on board the Metro
polls was so terrified by the accident, that he died
in a fit almost immediately after it occurred.
Every effort was made by the officers of the Me
tropolis to save those on board the Harris, one
steamed slowly, around the place of the disaster, aud
boats were launched and life preservers thrown
overboard.
A woman with a child in her arms was seen strug
gling in the water. A rope was thrown bicncime
within a few feet of her. She might-fcave neizeci it,
by relinquishing the child, and thus have saved Ler
| self. B A she only pressed the child closer, and both
sank together. _ , ~
A meeting of the passengers on board tte MeW
polis was held. A committee was appo ntedl U» tmh
lect subscriptions in aid of the »o r vtvOTj fro
propeller. Upwards of five hundred dollars were
contributed.
Was, ..noton, Aug. 15,-Chief Kngtneer Zeller,
and Assistant Engineers Potts, Karns.y Hunt
the Portsmouth Navy Yard and Commander Bemen
h< o& a C^ h State Depart
ss£&*=F*33Sb«Ss
iilvA%ey r £S> wither "reduction of ptwsport
Aue 16 —This afternoon, the roof of
the tout at fbe Gas Works was Mown
off by*an explosion of gas.. Two men were rnjured,
bUt [lTurAX le< Aug. 14— The MerchdSJe powder
msiaxine, containing the whole stock Os powder in
Harfax exploded with a terrific epneuestou shortly
after midnight last night. One man was killed and
fifteen- others were seriously injnred. Five houses
were demolished, and several damaged.
The Government magazine and the new barracks
were much shattered ; and nearly all the windows
in the Northern part of the city were broken. The
damage was estimated at The magazine
is Buppoeed to have been fired by an inoeudiary.—
For hoars the excitement was intense. Many persons
had been thrown from their beds, and others bewil
dered rushed to the streets for safety, believing an
earthquake hed occuired. ...
New York, Aug. 13. — 'the Bcbooner Castmon,
from Port au Platt, reports a revolution at Santiv
go, south side of St. Domingo, aga nst P
hdez. A battle had taken place m the intenor,du,
Sf-Ks” a* •-“>*■ ■>-
lbi ßos7o r N M Aug. 14.—The Hon. Franklin Dexter
Aug. 13.—Flour and provisions un
ehSP white w b# atl3<J«l3s, red 90.1 05,
whiskery 255.
COMMERCIAL,
Wild Cut Bunk*.
or the information of the public, and to protect them
agauu.l fraud and loss, wo subjoin a list of the Wild Cat
. 1 eor ?ia, not one of which we deem worthy of
confidence or credit t ... ,
of the bills of these Batks P *° P ® thßref ° r0 ' boware
Merchant*- Hank, „f Macon
Interior Bank, Griifin.
LaG-range Bank, La a ran kb
Bank ok Greensboro’. Greensborr'
Southern Bank, Baiubridge.
Planters’ & Mechanics' Bank, Dalton.
North-Western Bank, Ringold.Ga.
~ broke.
Manufacturers' & Mechanics' Bank Columbus
AUGUSTA MARKET.
Weekly Report Tue.day, P. M.
COTTON. The past has been the quietest week of
the season. We loam of sales not exceeding 300
talcs. The stock of Cotton, reduced to about 3000 bales
is held by a few parties, who seem very confident ol re!
a izing higher prices, and are content to await further
developments before parting with it. Buyers, in the
meant me, arc not tncoiraged to pay advanced ratis,
ami the actual operations are confined to such small par
cols as are placed on the market (odds and ends of lots
for country account) at tho quoted prices.
v.. Ordinary «
hliddling 15
Good Middling 151®—
.Middling Fair 15.J®
RECEIPTS TO LATEST DA TBS.
„ , , 1857. 1850
New Orleans, Aug. 7 1,449.288 1.C89 653
Mobile, Aug. 7 .463 409 615. In
Florida, Aug. 5 h'3 o:l 137 62
Texas, Aug 1 81) 338 114 1.45
Savannah, Aug, 12 326,126 392,13 t.
Charleston, Aug. 13. ,384 078 498 27!)
N. Carolina, Aug, 1 23.7-13 23.137
Virginia, July 1 15,343 13,23 n
Total Receipts 2,9(R,:)]0 3,4:3 932
Decrease 579.622
STOCKS IN SOUTHERN PORTS.
Sew Orleans, Aug. 7 21,948 10,027
Mobile, Aug. 7 6,011 4,255
Tevi a K , 5 —— 532 1,461
Texas, Aug. 1 2,265 . l.»
savannah, Ang. 12 1,761 5,047
Charleston, Aug. 13... 9 Bti7 5 232
V Geroliua, Aug. 1200
Virginia, July 1 175 93,
Total Stocks. ....; 82 485 48 030
Now \urk, Aug 4 36 877 33.9- 8
EXPORTS TO FOREIGN PORTS.
lo Great Britain 1.4<.9,U5 1,974 880
France 414 447 478^0t?
other Foreign Ports 411,022 520,343
Total Foreign Exports 2,234,584 2,940 060
lo Northern U S Ports 818.730 885.819
PROVISIONS.—The demand continues good and
prices have still further advanced, as will be seen by our
quotations. The transactions are principally confined
to the wants of consumers. Flour has undergone no
change during the week, and we continue our quota
tions.
GRAIN.—We have no change to note in Corn—the
sales are confined to small lots for immediate consump
tion. A lot of any size could not be sold at our quota
tions. Wheat is unchanged.
SUGAR—We quote Refined C, 12*® 13; B, 13® 13* ,
A, 14*® 15; Crushed Powdered, 15® s*; Muscovado,
5 Porto Rico, I]*®l2*; fair stock and a mod
erate demand.
COFFEE—Rio we give as extremes, 11*® 13 ; Java,
16*® 18 ; I aguira, 13*'® 15.
MOLASSES—Thettockof Cuba here is not large
We quote 53®56c ; Muscovado, 58®60; Porto Ricoj
63®C8c. ,
BAGGING AND BALE ROPE.—There has been
considerable done within the last week, and the market
is very unsettled, but we think we would not be far out
of the way by quoting Gunny Cloth at and 16*
for light, medium and heavy. Handspun Hope 11 to 12c.;
Machine 12®12*c. Moderate ttook of the former and
heavy stock of the latter.
CANDLES.—Good stock, and we quote Adamantine
aud Star 25 to 28, extremes. Sperm 48®55c.
NAILS.—Good stock, at $4 26 ®4.50 3f> keg.
EXCHANGE—The Banks continue to supply Sight
Checks on the North at * per cent, premium.
FREIGHTS.— The River continues in fair navigable
condition, and steamers encounter no difficulty. No
change to note m Freights. To Savanuan, Dy River. 30
cents per bale for Gotten—by Railroad 6.e., and to
Charleston. 60 cents per ba e
A|JGU*TA PKIDKS tI'URKNT.
WHOLESALE PRICES.
BAGGING—Gunny T* yard 154 ® 164
Kentucky yard none
Dundee %> yard non*
BAi’ON —Hams 4>- m 13 0 17
Shoulders lb 13 0 i4i
Western Sides 4> It) 154 a) 16
Clear S'-dea, Tennessee....# 1 15 164 0 Id
Ribb d Sid: a ■&>' lb 154 a> 16
H ground f*’ tt> 16 0 17
BUTTER—Goshen Its 25 0 35
Country 4* lb 25 7b 30
BRICKS $> 1000 6( 0 7b 8 50
CHKEsE —Northern •£> lb 14 0 15
English Dairy 4* 15 14 0 16
COFF* E.-Kio &lb 114 a) 13
Laguira <fc> lb 13* 0 15
Ja* a s>l6 164 0 18
DOMESTIC GOODS—Yarns 0 1 00
i Shirting <#>’ yard 5 7i> 7
4 Shirtiug & yard 7iJ 0 8
l Shirting 4* yard 84 0 9i
5- Shirting 4* yard 12 0 14
6- Shirting ■fc* yard 14 7i) 16
Oana burgs & yard 32 0 13
FEATHERS &lb 45 'a > 50
FISH —Mackerel, No. 1 # bbl 16 00 018 00
No. 2 & bbl 15 00 016 01)
No. 3 %>' bbl 12 00 'Ol4 00
No. 4 4* bbl 7i) none
Herrings 4 > ‘ box 0 1 (0
FLOUR. —Country (uew) 4* bbl 050 'OIO 50
Tennessee, (old) bbl 750 08 50
Tennessee Family 4 V bbl 850 09 00
Oaual & bbl 750 -0 900
Baltimore 4* obi 800 7b 900
Hiram Smith’s 4* bbl 14 00 Tv
City Mills bbl 750 08 00
Denuiead’s & bbl 750 08 00
Exit a Family 4* bbl 850 7b 900
GRAIN. —Corn, with sacks.... 4 V
Wheat, wh te, (new) buHh 1 30 0 1 40
Wheat, red, (uew) bunh 1 sss 0 1 30
Oats bush 75 0 95
Rye & bush 65 0 75
Peas <#v bush 1 40 0 1 50
Corn Meal 4* bush 1 10 0 1 15
GUNPOWDER— Dupont’s ...W keg 600 06 50
lla/.ard ty keg 600 06 50
Blasting keg 500 05 50
IRON.—Swedes 4*lt) 54 "0
English &lb 4 0 54
LARD &lb 16 0 20
LEAD.—Bar .■#>’ ib 8 0 84
I.JME Country -p box 125 01 50
Northern & bbl 2 00 0 2 25
LUMBER & 1000 10 00 014 00
MOLASSES—Cuba 4> gal 53 0 58
Or eaus\ old crop 4* gal 0 neue
Orleans, new crop gal none
NAILS Hi 44 0 4i
OlLS.—Sperm, prime 4* gal 200 02 50
Lamp gal 1 10 0 1 25
Train gal 75 0 1 00
Linseed 4* gal 110 01 15
Cas.or gal 200 02 25
RICE i lb 5 0 54
ROPE —Kentucky olb 11 0 13
Manilla 4P 1 15 15 0 16
RAISINS box 500 00 00
toPliUTS.—Northern Gin.... gal 60 0 70
Rum #■ gal 60 0 65
N. O Whiskey 4* gal 40 0 45
Peach Brandy gal 0 none
Apple Brandy 4 > gal 0 none
Holland Gin <#>' gal 150 71 175
Cognac Brandy %>* gal 3GO 06 00
SUGARS. —New Orleans •#>' 15 0 none
Porto Rico &15 114 0 124
Muscovado 4* It) 11 0 12
Loaf •#' 15 16 0 164
Crushed 4* lb 15 0 16
Powdered 15 0 154
Stuart’s Refined A
Stuart’s Refined B Wls 14 0 144
Stuart’s Refined C ■P' 15 13 0 134
SUGAR SYRUP. —Choice.. gal 80 0 85
Medium do T' gal 75 0 80
New Orleans do 4* gal none
Porto Rico do <#* gal 70 0 75
SALT V sack 1 00 0 1 10
SOAP. —Yellow 15 6 0 8
SHOT bag 225 03 37
TWINE. —Hemp Bagging 4* lb 22 0 25
Cotton Wrapping -P'lb 15 0 25
It is proper to remark that these are the current
rates at wholesale, from store —of course, at retail, prices
are a shade higher, and fiom the Wharf or Depots, in
large quantities a shade lower.
MARRIED
On the Kith Inst., at the residence of Jame* O. Clarke,
Esq. by the Rev. Mr i rumley CIIAS W. HERSEY
and Miss LIZZIE BKOWin, b >th of thUcity.
On the evening of the Kith ln«t., by Dr. James T.
Barton. Dr ROBERT 1 BARTON and Miss ALMIRA
L. SCH RIVER, all of Richmond county.
OBITUARY.
Died ii Hamburg, S. C., on Saturday evening, Btb
inat.. at a quarter alter 10 o’clock, after a short, but pain
ful illness, which she bore with Chiistian f -rntude and
resignation to the will of her heavenly Father, Mrs.
ELIZABETH E. SOUTH ALL, wife of Allred A B.
Soutnall, In the 20th year of her age. ,
She hai elt a kind and affectionate husband, an infan ,
and two sisters, witn a large circle of relatives and friends,
to mourn her loss—but. they mourn not as those who
hare no hope, for she died in full hope of that blessed im
mortality which reaches beyond the grave, where *ic..-
ue.-tf>, sorrow, pain and death, are felt a->d feared no
more. Although she never made a profess! 11 of religi n
\ct she rel < d >*uon the promise 0/ -her- B«rftW' tbP - '
who seek mo early shall find me . and upon In* law 4 d
-he meditate both by da and night, and it was her *■ n •
study to do and be go d—which lessons she iear e<
from a pious mother uu'i in the *■ abbatfi Schoo', of » hict
we may truiy say she was a graduate, for it was tber*
that ste was laur-ht to love ner Saviour and to do Lis
will and from there she has moved along through the
sbon journey of her life with her heat t fixed upon him.
until ne Gas called her to the skies. We will give her
up and say as did one of otd, “the Lord gave and tin
Lord hath taken away; ble/wed be the name of the
Lord. ’’
“ Angels ever bright ar.d fair,
Take, oh take her to thy care.
Twas for hrr the Saviour died—
Keep her, dear Saviour, near t y side.’’
Died in this city, on the 7th instant, in t e 50th year
SAMUEL L. IVEY, formerly of Warren
county, Ga. He died in the faith.
Tnoiiias *%. Miller will adorer hi* fellow
ei'izens at Waynesboro’ on SATURDAY next, the 22d
inst. The ndependent voters of Burke county are re
spectuiliy invi ed to hear him. 4ulß
py \ »leetin« of the American Parly, and
all those who are with them in opposition to the preient
ooiiree of the Adminiatration on the Kansas question,
will be held at Appling, on TUESDAY, 25th inat. A
ull attendance is desirable. auß
MADISON FEMALE COLLEGE.
TllPEserci-es ol the FallTerui of this Institution
will begin on MONDAY, 24th AUGUST, with a
-full Board of Instruction.
The bealthfulness of Madison, facilities for reaching
it audtheauper.or educational advantages which it as
fords, should recommend this Institution to the patronage
of the public. Catalogues and circulars may be obtain
on application. W. C. BAsS,
Secretary of Faculty.
Madison, Ga., August 3, 1857. aull-tw&wtd
“ DISSOLUTION.
rpHE firm of HUDSON A IVEY was this day dis
X solved by mutual consent. The name of the hrm
will b? used by either party in settling up the bu ine*s.
All persons having claims against the firm, may present
them for payment; and those indebted to the firm are
expected to come forward and settle. HUDSON
JAMES A. IVEY.
Augusta. August 11,1857. aul l
BAUif.INUi, UOPN, Ac.--
500 baits GUNNY
500 coils Machine ROFE ;
500 “ Handspun u
500 half coils
b f. B “ Lsgu’yr. COFFEE ,
vails to 40d. ;
1000 kegs
Crushed andCUrifled SUGAR ,
ioo hhds. MOLA66ES.
For sale low b yj AND W i LL j A M A GRAVES,
*nl4w No. 5 Warren Block.
' DISSOLUTION.
riuii’ Tiartnership heretofore existing between HO
J ttACB CLARK and J S. CLARK, under the
name of CLARK & CO., Is this day dissolved by arti
cles of agreement.
j. 8. CLARK has connected with him his brother in
law WM. J. MEALING and will continue the business
under the same name of CLARK A. CO., as he retofore.
J S. CLARK
WM. J. MEALING.
Augusta, Aug. 15, 1857. aag -
,-)r BOXES RAISINS;
sasrvisaa..
AI) V E RTI SEA IK NTS.
JEFFERSON COUNTY LAND FOR SALE. "
IN consequence of the subscriber's desiring to concen
trate his plauting interest, he offers for sale that tract
of LAND i*. the upper part of the above county, known
as the Mi'i Place, distant 38 miles from Augusta, 14
miles from Central Railroad, and 1J miles from Louis
vtlle. The health of this place Is unsurpassed in Middle
Georgia, the water excellent, and in fertility i t soil, it is
inferior to no place in that section of country. It contains
about 2500 acres of heavily timbered Pine Land, of which
not quite half n under fence; adjoins lands of Judge
Holt, Robert Patterson, Thomas McWattey, and others.
The improvements consist of two two story frame
Houses of 6 rooms each, about a half mile apart; two
Gin Houses, and other necessary out buildings.
In order to cffoct a sale, and in consequence of the
large number of acres offered, the price asked per acre,
is from one to two dollars less than lands, not as good,’
are now se liug at in the neighborhood, tor inspection
of crop and land, apply to K M oAWSON, on the proud
so*, or to myself, at Louisville. The price asked, from
which there wi l be no receding, is Five Dollars per acre
£**>*» going Southwest to look at lands, would do well
° t l ij Hn before going farther A good
of Hogs Cattle, Corn, &c., can be had with the
[aul2w3ml K. L GAMBLE.
A FINE PLANTATION FOR SaL£~
M\Jn\vlL Ar } lOU ,s for Rale - is three miles
tairstmr hnndr a ton,onth<> Waynesboro’ road; con
state of cuhivatum. “S L “?’ * hi " 1 !
heavily ,imbe. ed wi.h o.k“
ESS? “ fr? ">'rl Ksf i. near the
ieorgia Kailt. ad. and well located for a saw mill
There I, a neat Dwelling comfortably frame,i kitchen
and negro bouses, and c mvenieut improvements on tho
premues. The neighborhood la „gU any in Oeor
ga the Planta-ionadj-dna Judge Edward, Wm A
Ricketsnn, E>q , Judge Cody, Mr, Lucy Engilah, job '
8. Johnson, Esq , and others. I wish to sell and Imv
smaller place. Terms reasonable.
R. 0. JOHNSON
Warren'on. Ga .July 11. 1857 auß-2tu
SCHOOL NOTICE.
A OHADIAiK of the B«'uth Carolina College, who
IY has been engaged several years in Teaching, and
a i giy« the best te timonials respecting his qualifica
iou-4 and »ucceso as an instructor of youth, desires next
yar the charge o an English aud Class cal School in
ome town or populous vil-age in Georgia. All Inte
rested will please apply at once to O. L. K , Orangeburg
CH- S C au 11-» 2t
500 AGENTS WANTED!
TO obtain subscribers, in the Division of 10 200
1 HnMEtsTE ADS. situated in the 1 Gold Region of
v irginia, ’ ami to be sold to sub-cribers at only slu each,
to promote settlements, Kxtraordinary inducements of
fered. For particulars, address (stamp enclosed,)
. E. BAUDER,
aul2 w4t* Port Royal, Va.
BROUGHT TO JAIL,
ON the 4th inst., a Negro boy, who says his name is
PETER, aud bel n«s to James Wilson, who lives
near Vicksburg, Mississippi. Said Ntgro is dark com
plected, about 5 feet 8 or 10 niches high, and weighs
about. 150 or 160 pounds, 23 or 24 years old. and quite in
telligent. He has a scar on the r-ght leg, just be ow t' e
knee. He also has a tlesh mole on his left cheek, ne..r the
Tho owner of said Negro is requested to come forward,
pay charges and take him awav.
URIAH SLACK, Jailor.
•Augusta, August 12, 1857. augl3
HARPER C. BRYSON,
TFAKKHOISK AND COMMISSION MER
▼ T CHANT, Fire-l’roof Wan-house, Broad street,
Augusta, Georgia, where his personal attention will he
given to the storage and sale of Cotton aud other Pro
duce
Orders for Family Supplies promptly attomled to.
Cash advanced on Produce in stoic
Office on Reynold, betweeu Jackson aud Mclntosh
streets. aul9-3in
DO U GHTY, BEALL & CO.
(fOTTON FACTORS AM) COMMISSION
J MERCHANTS, Augusta, Georgia, continues busi
ness at their old stand iFire-Proof buildings.) oh Jack
sou-street, amlaeuew tho tender of their services to their
friends and customers.
Advances as heretofore.
Commissions for Belling Cotton. Fifty Cents per hale.
E. W. I>OUGH . Y,
W. A. BEALL.
C. W. DOUGHTY.
Augusta, August 19,1857. w3m
M. P. STOVALL,
WAHEHOI SK AND COMMISSION MER
CHANT, Augusta, Ga., continues the business, in
all its branches, in the extensive Fire-Proof Warehouse,
on Jackson-street, near the Globe Hotel. His strict
personal attention will, as heretofore, be given to the
storage and the sale of Cotton, Grain, and Produce
generally.
Ho will, when desired, make liboral cash advances on
Produce in store.
Orders for Family Supplies, Bagging, Rope, &c., will
be promptly and carefully filled at the lowest market
prices.
Commissions for selling Cotton, Fifty Cents per bail*
an 18
VALUABLE PLANTATIONS, &c , FOR SALE.
r |MIE undersigned, Executors of Johu Whitehead,
1 late of Burke c amty deceased, offer at. private sale
uutil the fi st Tuesday in DECEMBER next, the follow
ing property, viz : A Plantation in Burke county, on
Boggy Gut ci eek, near Fryer's Ponds, adjoining Johu
B. Whitehead, M. P. Green, mdothers, containing 1700
acres, more or less, oak amt hickory, of which there are
S>JO acres of fresh cleared Land, and 700 of well timbered
forest Land The Plantation is well improved and in
good order—having a large, commodious aril new
Dwelling on it—the winter residence older cased. Two
Hint a half miles only from Green’s Cut Station, on the
Augusta and Savannah Rall r oad
ALSO,
A well improved Plantation on Lake Jackson, in
Middle Florida, about four miles from Tallahassee, con
taining 1700 acres, more or less, of hammock land —a
considerable portion of w hich is now under good cultiva
tion.
ALSO,
250 acres, more or less, of Pine Land, adjoining the
Richmond Bath tract, iu Richmond county, witn im
provements.
ALSO,
A Lot at Richmond Bath, with a comfortable and neat
single story Dwelling and convenient out houses, known
as the Trowbridge House and Lot.
If not previously disposed of, the Burke Plantation
w ill be sold at Wavnesooro’, and the Florida Plantation
at Tadahassee, at public outcry, on the first Tuesday in
December next Terms liberal. For farther informa
tion, app y to JOHN R. Will I’EHEAD, per-onally, at
Bath, or by letter, addressed to him at Berzelui, Colum
bia county
THOMAS M BERRIEN, )
JOHN K WHITEHEAD, l
OH AS. W WEST,
TIIOS. V/. NEALY, J
Constitutionalist, and Tallahassee papers will
please copy, and pr sent accounts toj. R. Whitehead.
aul3tw2w& ti
ROGER L. WBIGHAM,
ATTORNEY AT LAW, L uLvi le, Jefferson CO ,
Ga , will give pro npt attentiou to any business en
trusted to his car*- in iho f . lowing counties : —Jefferson,
Bur c, Kictmord, Columbia. Warren, Washington,
Emanuel, Montgomery. 'I atoall and Scnven an 13
VALENCIENNES LACES,
WILLIAM SHEAR
I J 4S received this day from New-York, an assort-
A L rnent of
Valenciennes laces,
of rich and spieudid -tyles. to wh ch ho resprctfully in
vites the »*t ntion n r »*•<» Ladies au 8 dt.wA w
EMBROIDERIES.
XITRICJHT, ALEXANDER CO., have just
Ts received from New-York a beautiful a.-soitment
of
Emb’d Hom’d and Corded Linen Cambric HAND
KERCHIEFS
Em’b Muslin COLLARS, new style;
“ “ Cambric, Linen, and Lace COLLARS
anil SLEEVES, iu Setts ;
Emb’d Cambric FLOUNCING, &c.
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WRIGHT, ALEXANDER & CO.,
HAVE just received from New-York,
Mourning and Fancy GINGHAMS and PRINTS ;
DeLaiue ROBES, enti ely new style;
I*lain aud Figured . v wiss MUSLINS ;
Plaid, Jaconet and Mull
Irish LINENS am! Linen SHIRT BOSOMS ;
Damask TABLE CLOTHS, DIAPERS, NAPKINS,
DOYLES, aud Bird’s Eye DI x PERS .
Huckaback and Diaper TOWELING ;
Marseilles, Dimity an i Allendale QUILTS ;
12-4 Linen and Cotton SHEE 1 INGS.
And a geuer >1 assortment of other GOODS in their
line, to which tin y invite the attention ot the public.
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FARM FOR SALE.
f|M!H subscriber offers for sale her FARM on the
JL Louisville and Savannah roads, four and a half
miles from the City, adjoining Redd s place, containing
seventy-two acres. Improvements good, with 45 to 5»
acres iu cultivation—a very det uable country seat lor a
city gentleman. For terms, apply on the place to
aul2-d&wtf FRANCES ARRINGTON.
GROVE MOUNT ACADEMY,
Near Green's CiU, Augusta 4* Savannah Railroad
Exercise* resumed Tuesday morring,
Bth September, at «4 o clock. A large lot of inte
resting Books distributed (gratis) to the pupils present
at that hour.
Mias GEORGIA SHERMAN will assist in the Lite
rary Department, and give Lessons in French, Music,
Drawing and Needl Work. Board sl2 a month.
Washing and Lights extra. JAS. E. PALMER.
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SCHLEY’S GEORGIA PLAINS.
rpn EY are the most desirable and economical Goods
J. ever offered to the Planters. I warrant them to he
all wool fill nv. and no mistake.
I am now able to supply my customers with thorn for
•theit Fall supply.
I have on bund, also, other Goods for Plantation use,
consisting ofOSNABURGS, OSNABURG STRIPES,
Brown SHIM INGS and SHEETINGS, BLANKETS,
LINSEY WGOuSEY, TICKINGS, See., at as low rates
as can be had elsewhere.
An examination of the Plains, will convince the pur
bast-r of the.r worth. L. C DEMING,
a u 12 corner under Globe Hotel.
‘ LUMBER NOTICE.
HAVING placed my Saw Mill and Lumber Business
,ii the hands of Mr JAMES L COLEMAN, all or
e.s handed him, or addressed to him, Box 59, Augusta
P o. or to myself, at Mcßcau P. 0., will meet with
prompt attention" [außj J. D WALKER.
SITUATION AS TEACHER WANTED,
a YOUNG GENTLEMAN, who has had e*pe-
A rience in one of the best Academics as Ats slant
Teacher, wishes a 811UA1 ION ** Teacher in a Public
school cr private family. Reference given as to <ha rat
ter ami capacity. Address W. 11. DuBOISE,
au7-lm Waynesboro’, Burke county. Ga
Bacon hide* and *iiol ldeuh.—
40 hhds. Bacon SIDES ,
20 “ “ SHOULDERS:
10 tcs. choice Canvassed HAMS.
For sale by [aufi w] ESTEB Sl CLARK.
Rice
5 casks prime RICE ;
4 1 medium “
Just received and for sale by
WM. H. HOWARD,
u ]s Commission Merchant.
Ata.il NT, ,lUIPfc,
200 bales GUNN V BAGGING ;
500 coils ROPE ;
, 1000 kegs NaILS ;
700 bags COr FEE.
For sale low by KOLB Sc PHINIZY,
auls No. 2 Warreu Blaclt.
SUGAK, MOLAHH
15 - bolt. A, B and C SUGAR ,
50 “ Crushed “
30 hhds. Porto Rico “
20 “ M<#L4 88ESn
50 bbls. SYRUP.
For sale low by KOLB Sl PHINIZY,
auis Warren Block
UrailsKKG isEOAKs AND JOBACCU.-
bbls WHISKEY;
250 boxes T4iBaOCO ;
200 M LEGARS. tnIIMT7V
For sale low by KOLE PHINIZY,
,nls No 2 W.rren Blwlc.
jJAMM MHJ."'.—:•> htii» F.ob'-O S4UES, for
D »aie by WItuA MS * GRAVES
u ’ x„ 5 Warren Block.
I > “too Machine ROPE ;
3™ '• Hand, pun pare Hemp ;
500 haif coils ROPE.
For sale oy N WILLIAM S Sc. GRAVES,
, ‘ No 5 Warren Block.
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rNN V BAGGING.—IOO ba.ea GUNNY BAG
fiING. iu store and fjt sale by
HAND, WILLIAMS & GRAVES,
au j4 No 5 Warren Block.
ON CONSIGNMENT —500 bushels prime Red
WHEAT, in store aud for sale by
A P. BEERS,
aulß * Commission Merchant, Broad-st.
CIANDLES.
j 200 boxes Adamantine CANDLES ;
200 half boxes “ “
For sale very low by DAWSON Sc. SKINNER.
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OAA COIL* ROPE ;
pUHIe ! by““«ufB? OJ! I°AWSOH * SKINNER.
7 5 beß ‘ 81A * < DAWSON* SKINNER.
HATS AND CAPS,
'r llK .uir 5t WM. O. PRICE * CO.
11 ’ J, r Hoofland’s celebrated German BITTERS;
Hostetter’s BITTERS.
For Bale at CHEW'S DRUG 8 POKE.
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D _ K. HGUSt’S INVIGORAIIN'. OOReIAE;
Jacob’s Cholera, Dysentery and Diarrhea OOR
WAL. J«t format o RTORB
4ul|j Turpln'e Iron Front Range.
, ...|> v IOUO buabeiß Wbite Bread CORN, tor Bale
(J by flylT FLEMING & HOWLAND.