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D(•rentinnnarc of Post Routes.
We will evdforor, a* briefly as possible, to
aeswf-r the strictores of the Conrtitvtionftli** (a
vnour article on the Fracking
Tnat • rarnal accuse* ns of endeavoring to imprest
upon the voters of the district, the idea that ttey
were deprived of their u*uai mail facilities in order
CoPgrn—moß might enjoy the franking privilege
In that we did no mere than substantially to reite*
tale the statements of Democratic Congressmen
triemselves. In that we only agree with tbs Con*
elitntionaiist t&eif, tor if we may presume from the
?< eof its article, i:, too, believe-that the invidi
tU 4 privilege ha* been the cause of the baLkruptcy
,f the Department. Is the Constitutionalist cre
paied to assert the juet.ee and equality, or to defend
the Democracy of the fraokiig privilege ?
A* to presuming upon tee lgncrance of the people
of tfle district, we know the intelligence ana politi
cal eduoarion of the people of the Eighth District
too well to be guilty of such pre-emption. It is the
C *n-.‘otior.aiist, who presume* them ignorant, when
it potopootly proffers them instruction on political
events about which many <H them are better in
structed than itself.
Besides the abolition of tbs (ranking privilege, it
wea proposed to raise the rate of postage. J the
Ccnetrufnnalist in favor of thn f t Aiready the
farmers, mechanics and met chants, are taxed for
the transportation of a half-ounce letter five miles,
more in proportion than i f costs to cairy a barrel of
Hoar round the world, while members of Coogrem
©an send to ary part of the oountry, through the
Poet Office, the weight of many hundred barrels of
dour, and compel the people to pay the postage,
instead of appropriating any portion of their own
$3 000 per annum for that purpose The weight of
tracked mail matter which pas-e 1 through the
Washington City Post Office, av-'rages twelve
bund ed tons annually. W'biJe this *aurinous swin
dle continue*, wLat hope ie there that ihe Depart
ment will be eels sustaining 1
Vi * care rot, however, whether the Department
is elf sustaining or not, so it fa.nils its intended
objects. There is no tax the people more readily
submit to than postage and what they want in re
tv.ro is regular and efficient mail service. Why
should it be required that the Post Office Depart
ment should sustain itself where no other Depart
ment or the Government, Legislative, Judicial or
Executive does so The people of this country are
too intelligent not to know that the government, is
not established for the sake ot making money, and
they most cheerfully pay for the support of that
department, with which they daily and hourly have
business—so it does their business well.
We said in our article that in the list, of discon
tinuance* of post offices or mail routes, wi seldom,
or never found any discontinuances at the North,
all w*re discontinuances in the honthern btates.—
To this the Constitutionalist replies by a flat denial
—that is, if asserts the opposite, that we have found
du?c*aifinuances at the Norto. Now, we again
gxsert that in an extensive exchange list, we nave
never b und a notice of a discontinuance at the
North. That there may be some we have do donbr,
bat that they are motethaa are usual every year
nr that they have been made to the extent they
have in Georgia, which seems to be the depart
ment's favorite retrenching ground, we do not
beiieve. The Northern people are rot the kind to
submit, quietly to a deprivation so damaging to
their pecuniary interests, and had the disrou
tlocanoes been as extensive there as here, their
fress would have groaned with complaint, but we
ear not a word from them Hat let that pass, it
makes the evil not less if it extends to the whole
country, instead ot being confined to a section.
We hold, and we have a right to hold the party
in power in the governorent responsible for ail
tai.ures and mismanagement It if uselees to at
tempt to prove that Grow and the forlorn little frag
■Mot of the Southern Opposition in Congress had
riioh power as to be able to defeat the mighty and
rVrmonioua Democracy. The Democracy peases
•eif, and has pct*e.mtd for years, every department
of tf* government, and is therefore, justly obarg
able for the continuance of the odious banking pri
vilege, for the discontinuance of Post Office routes,
and for the bankruptcy of the Department If the
party id power cannot carry on the requisite and
hidL-tpentnble operations of the Government, let
them make way for others. Mr. Buchanan bad the
remedy for the failure of the Post Office bill m his
own hands by calling au extra session, which he
would have been justified in doing, wnicb Senators
of bis own party expected and counselled him to
do, and which he threatened to do, but faltered af
terwardj, find receded iroin his determination, and
jx heavy responsibility rests on him.
3be Post Master General receives the Constitu
tionalist's commendation, btcause he haa refused to
establish new P. .at Offices—discontinued the small
(V, .es, and by a general system of retrenchment has
reouoed the expenses thousands of dollar-. It re
inning to be seen whether the Postmaster has saved
the g*\ rnroent anything by hia warfare upon the
i-mall Offices. He has paid out but little
money, hut he has, It is said, istued instead, in pay
uieut certificates of indebtedness, or promissory
notes lor unknown, DUt enormous amounts to largo
contractors. This course, though clearly without
an hority of law, might have been pursued towards
the small contract ore as well as the large ones, and
w should not have witnessed the strange and
odious distinction between large iffices and small
ones, the people at one having their mails brought
to i hem at the expense of go vet nm^nt, while those
of the orb r have to raise subscriptions and pay
carriers for having the mails brought to and carried
irom their offices, besides payirg id shape of post
age, the government for a service it does not per
form.—’LHtjHilck, of Friday
iu addition, we would add to the foregoing, the
flowing copy of a letter, to hand yesterday inorn
ing.
•Svi AM Mill, Dsoatur co , Ga., Aug. 29, 185 b.
-, Dr am Bik ? —The contract to carry the mail to
Hue office expired on the 4th of July. Since that,
time I have had no paper from the office. As I live
twenty mile* from Bainbridge, my chance is bad
to get my paper, you will please stop it, until you
hoar from u-m I remain yours.'*
The-tetter of which lhe above id a copy was
mailed at Bainbridge,turnty milt* from the writer’s
redden no.
;t|. 1I rile in mi in Tnlbetteu.
On Saturday last, we had the pleasure of hearing
#k>r gallant standard bearer for this District, hold
forth to the sovereigns of Talbot county, on the
great question* ot the day. The assembly was
Vpctahlc in number, anil somewhat larger than
u ta ded tne im-fting of h s opponent, Col. Speer,
a f*9*? days previous. We were much gratified
with tke ability with which (’apt Hardeman dis
cussed national politic* aud showed up the rotleu
nma and corruption of Mr. Buchanan r a administra
tion lie eloquently portrayed the evils brought
it pou the South by the Democratic leaders aud
partisans, and railed upon the people of all parties
—the honest yeomanry of the country—to unite in
putting down the epoilsoian and plunderers. The
impressi n he made was exceedingly unfavorable,
as the reUit will prove on the first Monday ot Oc
tober. The gallant oppositionist* of tfcat sterling old
comity are bound to roll up their usual majority for
cur candidate. They are in high spirit*, cud wid
do their whole duty, or we have mnch mistaken th
indications that presented themselves to our vision.
But, perhaps the moat atrikiug and eon elusive part
ot Mr. Hard inau’s speech, oonai.ted in his digni
<ied and t-enrohing reply to the little charges and
Insinuations made against him by hi* opponent.
Got Bpeer was understood and reported by one oj
J'.is fnsuds, to say that Hardeman had been guilty
nr. quaiutartcg the public money of the {State, by
gtv bis v .tes ae a member of the legislature, to
purchase the Marietta Institute, to appropriate
money f%* the Blind Asylum, to Medical Gollegee,
Jin , and to give Bat aid to Railroads.
On these iC v *ral points Mi H. made a lew re
marks, in whiei: he triumphantly vindicated his
• ouit’o, to the entire of all who heard
him. Democrats as wed a* Americans.
On the question of H arg Aid, he showed that he
was no. in favor id the Osiw ibut State Aid hi i,
recommended by (4ov. Brown, and did not vote tor
it ; but that he did what he Could to carry into effect
ihe will ot l.is constituents, in reference to the
Brunswick A Macon Railroad, &o , and that his
while political course was governed by the
m .unt consideration of benefit to the people and
►State of Georgia.
He voted, he eid, for the purchase by ths
of the Military institute, on grounds of high public
policy—and the property was secured to the State
*it had its reni value, r.s a nursery lor the education
ox young men, in the arts of public deteuee, and he
had no apology to make lor hie vote on that sub-
Qu she subject of aid to Medical Colleges, he
s &ttd tkat Mo opponent, Col Speer, had avowed
hixnaeif to the Faculty of the Botanico-Medioal
College, of this city, as the friend of that appro*
priati u, Hud be thought it singular that he should
make that a point egamst him. But so It was. His
opponent was willing to make capital out of every
thing that was likely to secure a vote tor him as a
Candidate for Congrec*. although alt these were
local measures wuh which a C ongressman had
norhiug whatever to do
But when Hardeman came to reply to the obgrg
es i>t exiravagance in voting for the appropriation
to build and endow an institution for the Bund, he
eurpatwed himself in the pathos and eloquence ot
hts diction aud argument. Lie closed by sayiug,
that when his earthly career was ended, he wished
o prouder legacy tor hie children tuan the lact,
chat he had labored successfully to bring light and
knowledge to the minds of the hapless unfortunates,
whom Heaven, in its wisdom, had deprived of the
blessings<d vision, and that he wished no better
epitaph to be placed upon hie tomb, for the eye* of
Jua children, than the inscription, “He was the
iV*end of the Blind. The Institution was, itself, a
monument, ot which any philanthropist, Statesman
and ChrifUHD. might be proud to leave to hie pos
terity.
|>n the whole, we think that the Captain made a
Ver* telling speech, and hie election we count upon
ns a’ 4 Axed fart,” no!withstanding the bragging of
the Democracy to the contrary.—Aforon Ct**cri.
Gin. Case o Naturalieation Endorsed in
Engi and.— The Lc'CiLm Marine Cha>ulc!e refer
iing M Lbs iewr.t Setter of Geo. I'ms to the Ameri
ca minister at Hsnorer, in wMeh he asserts the
right of expatriation as one ot the rights of man,
says :
The occasion arises from a demand made by the
Hanoverian government on a man born in Hano
ver, subsequently naturalised iu America. and re
turning by accident to the place of h s binn, to
undertake mi.itary service. The American gov
ernmeat. firmly amt with justice, repudiates the
claim it would, in fact, lie monstrous ii a person
who found the laws of a military nation at variance
with hie views, could not, by renouncing its protec
tion, abeolve himself trorn its claim At the same
time the constant and increasing migration of indi
viduals from their ow n to other countries renders it
highly advisable that no doubt efi.ala exist cs the
fc cter, and the right cumin be defined atulaoknow
tedg'd by every nation in the world. More than
once a r| ous difficulties have arisen non! tne want
of a <W miderstandingon th.s head, in referanoe
to the tnusi'al post ion of French and British snb-
Vc ’ ‘ l’ -a s have occurred lately when French
o-ou natiiralisett in England have c!a med the pro
•eci o Otthe KiSttch law: ar.J.onthe other hand,
tnat *a** aw has boro attempted to b put in
force ussiest teem Neither party seem tairly to
have nndersfr'Od their position- Moreover the pro
©**B ot
mere capn.e of the evai Mates The queen m
Is i>o which cogbt to bo bv geem*- accord,
and until that ie done we ranaet hope to of
eaaiooal entanglemeottf, ail the more AODOjlQff •*
cause they aught be ©a*ily avoided.
Hip if* a Boiler—One of the convict* in the
copper shop at Auburn Y.) prison, wae miaai'jg
on Tburedwy D(n, and notwithstanding a vigilant
and careful search made, he whs not fonnd
unt.l be had been abecnr forty-two hours. The
whole prison yard and eh op? were t borough \y
?eaic ed without aval!. Finally it was deterav.ned
ro examine the -arge boiler in the cooper shop
when to and behold, it was found thnt the oonviot
had takeu up hia quart*;* inside The boiler had a
Urge quantity ot r*t*r in it, in which the convict
baa lain forty two hours. During that time he bad
only cue ration of bread to eat. I: whs supposed
hat he ro ght have taken refuge in the chimney,
into which the furnace to the boiler discharges its
anoke. and for the purpose of drivirg him c ut, if
there, a fire was kindled under the boiler. The
‘convict aaya mat when the water began to grow
warm, ne hid terioua apprehension that a hot aoald
would be hia portion
The Acthor*hip of Adam Bidi—The long-’
uiapQted queelion ot tee auttorebip of Adam Bede
c&e at last been answered by the actual, who i*
neither the Kv Mr. Liggic?. nor William and
Maty Howitt. nor any person named Eliot. Mr.
put himself to the superfluous trouble of
making a public denial of the autboraulp on behalf
or -him"*® 1 ! and hia wife. But no person, whose
opo l '<n , m worth Leering. would ever have ian
agineo that the* Worthy o- upie o;mldever heve writ
leu sucb novels a“ *> Repentance and Adam
Bede. There were eMU# critic* w b° tad the saga
city to discover, as was Id tp* r a** J * n ®
Eyre, that Adam Bede was a fyifcipfd* production,
and so it has turned out. The Lod4*p Critio ' D< *
other Eoglish journals state positively that the
author of Adam Bede is Miss Mary Ann Evans,
already known to toe literarv world by her remark
able translation of Strauss Life of Jesus.
[N. Y. T>me,.
Corretponee of ike. Tribune, Aug~ o.
(Jii anv evening may be found at the residence of
Senator Doagl&e, Democr.de of all shades, a* well
** every cluse ot fence men. On Friday evening
is§t was quite a large gathering there of politician*
of ah B’ripee, by special invitation. Prominent
amoog the guests were Senator Iverson, of Georgia,
Mr Browne, editor of the Constitution (the Gov
eminent organ.) Mr. Coombs editor of the Repub
lic, and many other leading Southern and Northern
party men. There was much private and oonfiden
tial conversation between Mr. Douglas and the
representatives ot the different tactions there as
sembled.
Mr. Douglas appeared to take all by surprise in
the strong and decided opinions he expressed in the
conversation. He said that the whole Slavery
question was & njotnentoua oae.aud ma.t be
and foogbt now to tbe eßd—and ti*e question
whether buuself or any other man wae to be nomi~
nated lor or elected to the Presidency, sank into
iueiKnificanoe in comparison with the K r&t ine
He *m very vehement in hi. denunciations, and
ridiculed tbe idea entertained by many of his
Democratic triends, (hat by the decision in the
Dred Scott case, eiavery existed in or went into
the Territories—contending that no such decision
had been made, or, if made, couid have no bind
ing force: that each an idea was ridiculous in
the extreme , be wondered that any were found so
foolish as to harbor such a thought He contended
that slavery codld net go into the Territories except
by special local enactment alter a Territorial Gov
ernment had been duly formed, and that slavery
did not and couid not exiet in the Territories nntil
then, that all persons who go into a Territory be
fore an act has been passed for tbe establishment
of a Territorial Governmen-, are interlopers and
trespassers, and have none of the rights of “citizens
of the several .States,” aud can claim no protection
nor obtain redress for grievances of the genera!
Government and hence they have no legal pro
leclian or claim for any claves they may take with
them.
YVi b such view, as Ihese, Mr Dougiaa might be
considered a proper candidate for the Republican
nomination. Hut is he sincere, and can he be
trusted 7 I think not, aDd before 1 close this letter
1 will show that this is ths game of a shrewd and
unprincipled politician
In regard to the stave trade, Mr. Douglas stated
that there was not the shadow of doubt but that it
had been carried on quite extensively, for a long
time back, and that there had been more slaves
imported into tire Southern States during the last
year than had ever been imported before in any one
year, even when the slave trade was legal. It was
his confident belief that over 15,000 slaves had
been brought into this country during the past year.
He hail seen, with his owu eyes, HOOof those re
centlv imported, miserable beings, in a slave-pen
in Vicksburg, hlise , and also large numbers at
Memphis, Term.
This is to imaginary Bketch, but the expressions
of Mr D uglas as enunciated in conversation on
Friday evening at his residence, and cannot be
controverted by himself or friends.
Senator Iverson, on tbe same occasion, stated
that be cou'.d not indorse the views put forth by
>ir. btepbens, of his btate, in favor of the reopen
ing of the slave trade. He thought it dangerous to
stand upon such a platform, and yet, it was plain
to see, that at heart he favored it, and oould not
refrain occasionally from defending Mr. Stephens
and tns docirine. He further s*ateatbatit wasvery
certain that a large majority of the people (the poor
non , avehoiditig whites) of Georgia favored the
reopn.ing of the slave trade, but that the slave
owners, 1 1 ho had the cmJroiiriß pmerr in the State
and the South, strongly opposed it, and hence such
a measure could not successfully be carried through.
You will see by what I have written that Mr.
Douglas is doing everything in his power to secure
a maj'irity of the delegates from the Free States to
the Charleston Convention. Indeed, he confidently
boasts that he wifi have almost the entire Free State
delegation, and speaks -risering,y of the South as
though he had it in his breeches pooket, or, in the
words of !he illustrious Gov. Wise, had “bagged
the South ’ Thus, relying upon his opposition to
the re opening of the slave trade, he teeis confident
of securing the influence and co operation of the
slave holding aristocracy in controlling the Conven
firm, and the reby hopes to get enough of the South
ern delegation combined with the Free State vote
to secure his nomination
He publicly avows that the South will go for him,
or whoever may be nominated by the Charleston
Convention, because it would be suicidal to staud
out against tbe Democratic nominee.
A Na rtvs Southerner.
Gov Brown—The Bvnks —Here is a very se
rious charge sgainst Gov. Brown from the Borne
“Courier.” Wo had heard of it before but were
denied the privilege of laying it before the public,
by our informant, who did not wish to be known as
furnishing the information. Just think a moment,
citizens of Georgia : the Governor of your State
ja ivate/jt courtn'lintf an ovation of the J.aw which he
hat sworn to tee faithfully erecuted / But tp the
charge. Uere it is :
What a Governor. —Kvery man remembers
wba’ a Ireinenaous war Gov BrowD made upon
tLe Banks two years sinoe. They will remember
too that he forced through the Legislature a very
stringent law, requiring the Bank Officers to make
oatlr to unheard ot restrictions in their business.
Hour iutormation did not come from the most
reliable sources we would not think of bringing the
charge we are about to make, viz : that Gov.
Brown finding that the Banks were about to kick
up suoit a fuss as would ruin him, actually wrote to
some of them and informed them of a plan by which
they could evade his law And then the plan of
evasion was the silliest thing ever thought of by
moitaiman. It was this, that the officers should
snake oul their returns one day, and then do Bank
ing business until r he uext day after they had sworn
to their statement. Now they were to swear they
had not violated the Law since making their last
Statement, and he telV them to regard the statement
made the day before 89 their last statement, and
thus evade the letter of the law.
This charge c.mes from a reliable source, aud if it
Ib dsnieil, we shall expect “i give tbe proof next
week.— Atlanta American,Hath mat.
iUi.TiMoRK Kowdtisji— Brutal Outrages. — On
the steamer Express, going from Baltimore to a
oaiup-mcetiDg, Saturday night, a large number of
“Eubolts,’’ “Banters, ’ aud “Rip Baps, ’ members
of rowdy clubs, who had taken passage, committed
the most shameful outrages. The Sun says :
“At first they amused themselves by knocking
down the males and females of the ooloied passen
gers, when application was made to the Captain to
lake some measuree to put a stop to Bucb proceed
ings Nothing was done, nnd after a time tbe
disorderly disposed went down iflto the forward
saloon, where several colored men had taken re
fuge. The assailants approached a mao, aud one
ot them slabbed him in four places, in the side aud
oheat. They then blew out all the lights in the
saloon, aud began indiscriminate attack on white
and colored Mr Jeremiah Slaughter was robbed
of S3B. Mr. Win. IL Glass was robbed of fill, and
another party was robbed of a valuable gold wa.ok
aud obaiu
“There being uo prospect of auy more booty iu
the saloon, the disorderlies again went on deck, and
blowing out all the lights, went to the forward part
ot the boat again among tbe colored people. One
man and Iris wile were standing together near the
bow, and thought they could escape observation
The man, however, was knocked down, and he was
held white hia pockets were rifled of all they con
tained. Its was stabbed several times, and his
wife, who had witnessed the whole proceeding, was
cutiaged in his presence, while she vainly cried for
help. Home of the passengers again cabled on the
officers of the boat and tire committee who bad
chartered her, and volunteered, if called on, to
quell the riot and confine tbe disturbers of tbe
pence in the bold until the boat should return to tbe
city. Tbe attack was continued until several col
ored men were severely stabbed, and a much larger
number horribly beat. ’
Tornado on the Upper Mississippi. —We
learn from the various geutlernen connected with
the late military expedition into the upper country
that, on Monday morning last, that region was
swept by a terrioo tornado that blew down and
injured houses, twisted up large trees, blew over
tbe com ciopa, aod did a great dual of damage
besides in other ways. It extended up as far as
Cambridge, where three or four houses were blown
down.
Tbe St. Cloud Democrat of the 11th, says thatH.
A Kisely, ot Dunkirk, N. Y„ with Capt. Tweed,of
Cincinnati, were on the read in a light wagon on
the big prairie, about two allies above Thompson's,
wneu the w rod struck the wagon and lifted it from
tbe road. Mr. B. sprang out aud succeeded ip
getting one of the horses by the reins, when, finding
himself lifted from his teet, be let go and was
t arried four rode, when he succeeded in throwing
himeeif pruetrate upon the ground. Tbe lighiniug
and the thunder were terrific, the rain poured oul
like a river, end Mr. B. thinks it was not fifteen
minutes until he was submerged so that he had to
ra'se hia head six inches to keep above water.
After some time he crept ou hands and knees to
where Capt Tweed was holding by a large turf of
grass and the wreck of the wagon, and only by
folding fast did they succeed in keeping tli9
hurricane from carrying them away, as they lay
one hoar under water so far a to be obliged to
raise on their elbows to escape drowning on the
levc! prairie. They suoeeded in making their
way back to Thompsons where they found tbe
windows beat in and ‘be porch and fences carried
off. They were muoh bruised, their wagon broken
to pieces, their horses blown anrosS each other aud
■entangled in the harness, narrowly esoaping with
life—A/, i.iittoUan, lik* irnH.
Cot. Aars.—Our candidate for Governor seems
to be winning golden opinions as he progresses in
his short canvassing tour, lie is one ot the few
men towards whom the people instinctively lean
upon a first acquaintance, and yet no man is more
euiirely free from tr.e clap-trap and demagoguism
by which office seekers are wont to win their way
to the hearts of the voters. We regret very much
that ii will be out of his power to visit the counties
on our southern border. We wrote him on the
subject so soon as his appointments were announc
ed, and have.lost learned trom him that hie health
and professional engagements will render it impes
sibie. He will, at least, speak at all the appoint
ments laid down, and at as many other places as
his time and strength wilt allow before the day of
election vv e are pleased to see that Mr. Akin is
making a tine impression wherever he goes. A
friend informs us that through all the Cherokee
counties. whe r e he is best known, there is a degree
of enthusiasm that no other man of his party has
ever been able to arouse. It wilt be seen that he
will aduitss the people of Savannah Wednesday
evening next. We hope to see a large and respec
table turn out on the occasion .—Soli. Rep'ib/ican,
Aug. Ktk.
Thf Wool Growers’ Fur.—The exhibition
opened on the 4tb, at Cleveland. Ohio. It was a
decided success in ti e attendance and the quantity
ana quality ot the wool, ibe number of lots on ex
hibition was one hundred and forty, and the num
ber of pounds six hundred thousand Os these there
were fifteen thousand fleeces from Pennsylvania.—
she bousing of ei.eep and the careful cleaning of
fl.see were urgently advocated. During a discus
sion of the m v*t itr portent points of consideration
for dealers and manufacturers, many useful and iu
tere-f mg items of information were adduced. Only
40 non CM lbe. a veal were raised in the I’uited
States, and 86,000,tkX’ lbe were ued in manufac
turing. mski-g an import of nearly *0,0011,000. The
repeal of duties on wool was advocated. Since the
duty was taken off fr ru wool costing under 20 cts.
per lb., the price of the home wool has risen. Mr.
Pond, a wool buyer of Boston, gave some interest
ng figures Tbeamou.it of wool required for ma
king the cloths worn in this country, is 200,000,000
lb” . , which might ail be the product of this oouutry.
When tie duty -as taken off from the woo! in En
gland and France, the result was an increased price
fer home pr,.dues and an enlarged production. At
toe wool sales Messrs, txarbaugh A Cos., of Pitts
burg, Pa, b ugh: Dearly Ft),000 lbs , ranging from
34 cents to 45, cents, and Mr Randall, also of Pitts
burg, purchased -b,300 lbs. fine Ohio, at 41* cents,
wl: e f.'t neecee. extra nice, were run up to ft 15.
WitMiaSTov Itims—The Secretary of the Navy
has ordered Commander Hun! to the command of
steamer Narraganeett, and Commander God on to
that of the Libicar. As the names of these officers
immediately succeed upoa the list that of Com
mander M F. Maury, it is settled tint that distin
guished officer is to remain at the head of the na
tional observatory. This fact is not lees advam
tageons to the administration of the affairs of the
department than gratifying to the commercial
interest.
Deputy Postmasters, under instructions ot the
department, are makingnote of free matter passing
through their several offices, with a view to report
what would be the revenues thereon if subject to
present postage rates. Congress appropriates
three-fourths of a million of dollars to satisfy this
service of the mails, but it is held at the depart
ment that a much larger sum is required.
The solioitor of the treasury has directed the ac
counting officers to state the accounts of disbursing
officer* and others who were in the volunteer ser
vice during the Mexican war when balances re
main standing against them, and to charge them
interest unaer the law of 1797, from the time of
receiving money or property to the present date.
Tii.lJW f/.viK at New Orleans.—Several
gentlemen who -rrived in tliiiCi y yesterday report
Ji® prevalence of yemT* ieyer at Jsew 0rlesI “ A
<V*nl report Os the Board oT of . •*** city
announce! one or tw u isolated cases ‘ *4J e UWBi
however, the dtseaae has become epidemic.
[Memvhu Jtfaywwer, J 41% (**
For the Chronicle if Sentinel.
Letter from the Kansu Gold Mines.
Acp.aeia, K. TANARUS, Ang. 8,1839.
Editor Chronicle $ Sentinel —I see some state
ments in your paper in reference to this country, !
which, coming no doubt from disappointed emi
grants and persons entirely unacquainted with the
country or with mining, are very far from being the
truth, and thinking that perhaps your readers
would be pleased to learn some facts in regard to
these newly discovered minee, and having been in
this oountry for upwards of twelve mouths, and
being somewhat familiar with the diflerent mining
districts, I tnink that I can give you a correct
statement, which will serve to clear away the donbt
in the minds of many as to whether gold really exists
in this country or not.
And first as to the origin of so many false,
groundless and ridiculous reports that have been
aod are etill circulating about this country.
Early w the spring, and before the enow had
began to disappear ,n the mountains, thousands of
emigrants, who were almost entirely unprepared
with either provisions or mining tools, flocked to
Cherry Creek and Pike's Peak, where {Eastern
newspapers and letter writers, in their wisdom,
saw fit to looate the new ElDorado. Here they
found bnt little gold—and being unable to penetrate
the mountains on account of snow, and generally
wanting energy sufficient, had there been no
other obstacle, they soon set their faces homeward,
crying humbug , and swearing to those they met
that there was not a particle of gold in the whole
oountry. Others that were on the way caught the
panic and fied homeward as though an enemy was
m their rear, and most of those that had the nerve
to come through, came with the full self-conviction
that there was no gold here, and that they were
completely humbugged. After arriving at the minee,
and seeing with their own eyee gold taken out of the
ground, their minds were so completely made up
that they were humbugged and victimized by can
ning speculators that they not only beat a retreat
but even boldly charged the miners with “salting ‘
their claims. On their way home they were not
content with communicating to thoee they met the
fact that there was uo gold here, but even added
that we, the citizens of Auraria, were nothing but
a band of outlawe, aud if they did not turn back
they would be robber] and murdered on their arriv
al at this place. Some of the boldest even assert
ed that they had levelled the City of Auraria to the
ground, and had hanged meet ot the inhabitants—
the writer amongst others.
1 shall not attempt to deny the fact that there
were letters written from this country last winter,
giving false statements. But Ido most positively
assert, that the majority of letters written and pub
lished last winter, placing the yield of the mines at
such high figures, were written by men who had
never been in the country.
Affairs in this country have now taken quite a
different turn ; the moat inoredu ous can no longer
doubt the existence of gold in this oountry, and that,
too, in paying quantities. A company of ten
Georgians, of which I am a member, are working
a gnlrh-claim some Jo miles from this place, and
are making, on an average, an ounce per day to
the man, clear of all expenses. Other companies
are doing as well, and perhaps better. Thoee en
gaged in working quartz veins are doing well, and
when machinery is introduced for crushing the
quartz, these mines will give an immense yield.—
New discoveries are beino made daily, and I think
—and it is the opinion of others—that these mines,
in proportion to their extent, will prove equal to,
if not better, than the mines of California.
The greatest obstacle to the working of the mines
that are now opener), is the scarcity of water; but
this difficulty will soon be overcome, as there are
already several ditch companies formed for the
purpose of watering tte different mining localities,
which can be easily effected by ditches of eight
and ten miles in length.
Reports have just reached us of the discovery of
rich diggings on tbe head waters of the Platte
river. Whether true or not, lam unable to say ;
hundreds, however, are now on their way thither,
and we shall soon learn the facts.
I make these statements for the benefit of those
especially in the miniDg distriots of Georgia, who
are inclined to give credit to tbe false reports in
circulation about the gold mines of Western Kan
sas Respectfully janrs,
Dr. G. J. Rubselt..
Crime North and Bouth.—The Mobile Fegister
makes a spirited defence of Southern institutions,
in an effort to show that the South is comparatively
exempt from outrageous crimes; and there is much
truth in its reasoning The Register says :
Even allowing for the fact that, including our
negroes, we are but two-fifths of the population, do
we contribute our proportion to the records of
adultry, seduction, breach of promise cases, with
which Northern lournalism teems 7 Have we ever
had judges and high magistrates accused or even
Buspected ot complicity and pecuniary copartner
ship with prostitution 7 Have we ever in our dark
est hours made the death of a prize-fighter au event
of public mourning, the death of a blackleg a na
tional event 7 Have we ever seen bruisers and
rowdies sitting fratreually by the side of an ermined
judge in what should be the solemn discharge of his
duty 7 And if we leave the pollutod atmosphere ot
large cities tor the rural distriots, have we ever
known at the South whole villages of low bred curs
turn out with a hypocritical whine of morality to
strip women naked and tor and feather them ?
Twice such au inconceivable outrage happened
publicly in Northern States during the present year
within the lapse of a few weeks. Since the press
must always be to a great extent tbe exponent of
the public taste, we may add, have we a press which
gloats and lives on horrors and obscenities / Do
our leading journals pander to depraved appetities
by such a pnbulum decked out in glaring typogra
plry, embodied in highly colored narratives aud
elaborate reports, and seasoned with piquant de
tails 7
We wish to oast a hurried glance on that putrid
literature, thoee overflowing penitentiaries, that fa
natical bigotry, and these fanatic “isms’’ so rife at
the North. We leave this spectacle with a sigh of
relief, and we trust to the good aod philanthropic
men of the North for the mitigation of the evils
which spring from their system. But we find noth
iug similar iu the results of ours. In our system of
labor we possess the only barrier which the ingenu
ity of man has yet discovered against pauperism
and its pestilential infection.
The editor remarks in conclusion :
So far as statistics, necessarily imperfect, can
prove suoh an assertion, we are warranted by fig
ures in saying that tbe twelve millions of whites
and blacks of the South not only compare favora
bly in point of morals with auy other community
ou earth, but certainly excel vastly the other por
tions of the Union, as well as England and Franoe
—tire only European countries where we have a re
liable basis for statistic conclusion.
Fire on Board the Bhip “ CoM?topoKE’i—
Great Loss cf Pkoi’EßTY.—The ship Commodore,
Capt. E. C. Bliss, lying at Battery wharf, was dis
covered to he on fire Saturday noon, shortly before
I o’clock. The fire originated between decks, and
is supposed to have been caused by spontaneous
combustion. Holes were made in the de k, by
wbioh bese was introduced, and two steam fire en
gineeand the whole available force of the department
was put in requisition for this purpose. There were
eight, streams pouring a flood of water in her hold
from the commencement.
As the fire continued to increase in spite of this
inundation of waters, it was thought advisable to
scuttle the ship, which was done about two o’ciock,
by cutting a bole on her larboard side below the
water line. Sire immediately began to fill, aud
gradually to sink, tbe raging fire in the meantime
contesting with the water for the mastery, and it
was not till about 4 o'clock that she went down in
twenty eight feet of water, by the side of the wharf,
and tlie tire was extinguished. Fortunately, the
tide was at the flood, or the destruction of the ship
and cargo would have been complete.
The Commodore ai rived on Friday, and had not
commenced the discharge of her cargo. Sire is a
fine ship, built in Bath, in 1856, 1,100 tons measure
ment, and was owned by Page, Richardson 6c Cos.,
of this city, and her captain, E. C. Bliss, ot
Chelsea. Sire sailed from Liverpool on the sth of
July, with from 1,700 to 1,800 tone of merchandise.
The estimated value of cargo is #300,000, and of
the ship $50,000.
The Commodore was insured at the following
offices: New England Insurance Cos., $15,000;
Equitable, $7,200; Washington, $15,000 - Warren,
$5,000, Bath Mutual $7,500. Total, $50,000.
Messrs. Page, Richardson Sc Cos have al9o $5,000
on the cargo, viz: Bath Mutual, $2,500; Equita
ble, $2,500. There is also an insurance of $40,000
ou tte cargo at the Great Western office, New
York. A portion of the cargo is insured in Eu
rope. The precise faots, it is probable, oannot be
ascertained for some time. The estimated value of
tbe cargo tB $200,000, consisting of salt, iron, steer,
hardware, dry salteries, dry goods and oroekery.
The tmv-boat R. B. Forbes, Capt. Morris, is
alongside tbe vessel, busily eugaged in pumping her
out. This bad been nearly accomplished last eve
ning. The discharge of tbe cargo was comwepced
yesrerday forenoon. It came up muoh soaked,
though in some cases not greatly injured. The ship
is atio it. Thousands visited the wharf yesterday
to witness tbe Commodore with her scuttle holes
and soakingoargo.— Boston Bee and Atlas,‘i'ld.
“80. tSH AfIAINST THE TIHER” IN NEW YoRE.
—Tne Minuesotian Legislature, wanting money to
oomplete their railroad, which is getting to be like
our Erie Canal, a rather expensive luxury, an agent
was despatched to this city to negotiate bonds.—
He was making headway in Wail street quite
swimmingly, when he tell in company with a well
areeeed plausible person, of the class which infest
hotels, with plenty of money to spend and leisure
t trough iu which to do it, the “decoy ‘of a gam
b.iug den, whose duties are to inveigle the unso
phisticated thither for the purpose of swindling
them.
The roper discovered that the westerner was
sharp, and it required superior taotios to render him
available. It was necessary to prepare him or the
operation, and a few bottles of wine accomplished
the purpose. The twain visited the gambling
house, which is located ou Broadway, and the
westerner commenced playing. He was complete
ly stripped ot bis money, and Minnesota bonds
valued at one hundred and thirty-six thousand dol
lars. The neit day he remembered every incident
connected with the scene of his folly, but could not
tell where the deu was located in whiob be bad been
robbed, and it is Deedless to add that the roper bad
disappeared.
He consulted with a firm of Wall street brokers,
who, hearing that he was in a situation to pay for
the recovery ot the bonds, negotiations commenced,
aud a partner of tbe contractor having been hurried
on through a telegraphic message, they proved suc
cessful, rumor placing the amount paid the gam
blers at various sums, from sixty to ninety thousand
dollars
The westerner, disgusted with bis experience,
ref..rued home with the conviction that the New
Yorker was the most voracious animalrtbat he had
ever encountered.— N. V. Post.
The Bi-icg Tonoce—Deer Destroyed by
Herds. —We learn that tke disease known in the
West and Southwest as “ Black Tongue,” is
prevailing to a fearful extent among animals in
the lower cart of this State, the deer and Cattle
being the chief victims ot its ravages. Mr David
Rhodes informs the editor of the Ironton Furnac.,
that he saw fourteen dead deer at one pond in
Bollinger county, and numbers of others scat
tered through the woods, some dead aud others
dying from the a ects of the maiady. In Wayne
county, no less than fifty were found dead, near
Greenwood Valley in that oonnty, and in the
neighboring woods the air was loaded with the
stench from their carcasses. At the Falling Spring,
in Carter oounty, thirty died one night; and at
Eleven Point, in Oregon county, a large number
was found. The cattle have been attacked by the
affection, also . but its effects on them have not
been so terrible as on the deer, which are threatened
with utter extermination. The disease Is the same,
we presume, as that whioh caused such havoc
among the deer of Florida, about a year ago.
[St. IjOvi, -Vew*.
The Breach ts the Society ‘of Friends Wi
dening —The New York yearly meeting has bro
ken fellowship with the New England meeting, and
similar disruptions have taken place at Newport,
K 1., Scipio, Ferrisburg, Farmington and Poplar
Ridge. The disorganizing spirit exhibited itself
first in New Vork a few years ago. The church In
Pennsylvania has thus far relused to enter into
friendly correspondence with the bolters. Moet
serious minded persons outside the pale of the sect
will learn with regret of the extension of the dissen
sion in the time honored organization of Quakers.
A Wcddino.— A wedding took place at Brown a
Hotel, in Washington, on Monday last. The groom
was a wealthy widower, with six children, and the
bride a pretty miss of romantic eighteen, who has
just oompleted a term as governess in the boose of
the groom, and was on her way to join ner relatives
in the Green Mountain country in company with
him. On reaching Washington, they concluded to
get married. As they arrived on Saturday night
late, no license oould be obtained nnt ii Monday,
when the legal forms were applied to the case.
The Cholera in England.— The London Med
ical Times sounds eat the unwelcome note that the
cholera has again made its appearance in England.
It has been transmitted, as usual, trom Hamburg.
The quarantine surgeon has been empowered to
board Hamburg vessels at Gravesend, and to re
move all suspicious eases to the Dreadnought.
Similar instructions t>|T been sent to other port*.
WEEKLY
Cjjflmitlc & Jsfnfmd.
AUGUSTA, GA.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, Al'G. SI, 1539.
FOR GOVERNOR,
WARREN AKIN,
OF CASS.
“N. FOR CONGRESS—EIGHTH DISTRICT,
A R WRIGHT,
OF JEFFERSON.
FOR I'O.VGEESS:
2d Dist —MARCELLUS DOUGLASS, of Randolph.
3d Diat.—THOS. HARDEMAN, Jp.. of Bibb.
4th Diat.—WM. F. WRIGHT, of Coweta.
7th Dist—JOBHUA HILL, of Moryar.
Bth Diat—A. R. WRIGHT, of Jefferson.
COL. A. K. WRIGHT’S APPOINTMENTS.
At tbe earnest solicitation of his friends, Col
A. R. WRIGHT has been induced to change bis
list of appointments, so as to meet his opponent, be
ginning at Elberton on the 25th inst., as follows :
Eiberton, Thursday, 25th August;
Lincolnton, Saturday, 27th “
Washington. Tuesday, 30th “
Lexington, Thursday, Ist September ,
Crawfordville, Saturday, 3d “
Appling, Tuesday, 6th Sept.;
Warreuton, Thursday, B'h Sept.;
Pope Hill, Friday, 0;h Sept. ;
Gibson, Saturday, 10th “
Louisville, Tuesday, 13'h Sept.;
Bark Camp, Wednesday, 14th Sept. ;
Milieu, Thursday. 15th Sept.;
Augusta, Thursday Night, 15th Sept.;
Waynesboro', Friday, 10;h Sept.;
Saw Dust, Saturday, 17th “
Between the 19th and 251 h, the 25th and 27th,
the 27th and 30th, the 3lHh and lat September, the
Ist and 3d, tbe 3d and 6th, I will fill any appoint
ment our friends may make for me, that will enable
me to meet tbe next regular succeeding one. If
they desire extra appointmeßta, they can make
them without consultation with me, and I will fill
them when I reach their several counties.
A. R. WRIGHT.
Col. Akin’s Appointmenti*.
The oaudidate of Ihe Opposition party for the
office of Governor, ill address the people as fol
lows, viz :
At Atlanta, Tuesday night, August 23.
At Macon, Wednesday night, August 24.
At Columbus, Friday, 11 A. M., August 26.
At Albany, Saturday, 11 A. M., August 27.
At Americus, Saturday night, August 27.
At Cnthbert, Monday, 11 A. M., August 29.
At Savannah, Wednesday night, August 31.
At Augusta, Friday night, Sept, 2.
At Warreuton, Saturday. 11 A M, Sept. 3.
At Elberton, Tuesday, 11 A. M., Sept. 6.
Col. Akin will attend each of the above appoint
ments, whether he is ahle to addrers the people or
not, unless anything should occur requiring a change
in any of them ; in which ease due notice will be
given.
BOOK BINDING.
Persons who wish Periodicals, Books or Music
bound, or Blank Books made, at SHORT NO
TICE, oan be accommodated by applying at tbe
Office of the Chronicle & Sentinel.
PoNtpooement.
From tbe letter below, it will be Been that Col.
Akin will address his fellow-citizens in Augusta, on
Friday night, instead of Thursday. Bear it in
mind, friends, and let every one, that can, go out
to hear the People’s Candidate :
Americus, August 27,1859.
Mr. Editor :—Circumstances will prevent my
beiDg at Augusta on Thursday night, as published.
I will be there on F’riday night, the 2d September.
Please make this change kuown through your
paper. No other change will be made in any of
my appointments. Very respectfully,
_ Warren Akin.
Southern Cultivator for September.—Tbe
September number of the Cultivator is at hand
with tbe familiar pleasant look of an old friend
whose appearance is always hailed with satisfaction
We have come to regard it as altogether indispen
sable ; and we are sure its numerous readers think
as we do in regard to it. On looking over this issuer
we find tnany artioles that we should like to make
special mention of—muoh ot great practical utility,
that we would wish to direct particular attention to’
But distinctions would be invidious where the
whole is of so muoh excellence.
The (able of contents, which we give below’
sufficiently attests to tbe variety and tbe apposite
ness of tbe topics treated r
Plantation Economy and Miscellany.—Hints
for tbe Month ; Agricultural Colleges ; Hanoock
County Farming, egain ; Guano—reply to J. M.
Meriwether ; Fish Ponds in Ge rrgia ; Winger s
Scraper ; Gen. Washington aud Governmental aid
to Agriculture; Night Boil; Agricultural Fairs for
1859 ; The Microscope and its Revelations ; In-and
in Breeding; High Price of Horses; Crops in
Louisiana—lmported Cotton, &o.; Love of Nature;
Steam Machinery for the Farm ; Experiments with
the Sorgho—Answer to W. H. Stevenson ; The
American Pump.
Editorial—Answers to Correspondents; Books,
Pamphlets, Papers, dec.; The Grape Crop—Grape
Culture, dec., September Peaches—Grapes, dec ;
To our Subscribers; South Carolina Institute Fair;
Pruning the Grape ; To Correspondents ; Georgia
Fair ; Condensed Correspondence ; Lime lor Ma
nure ; Quarterly Journal of Agriculture ; Cherokee
Baptist College at Cansviile, Ga -, Editorial Notes.
Horticultural Department.—“ Wbat’s in a
Name,” (poetry); Orchard Rambles—No. 2; Grape
Cuiture in Florida, dtc ; Ye Little Tree, (poetry);
Fruit—Transporting to Market; Apples for the
Boutb; Cultivation of the Tomato; Cstawba
Wine (poetry); Orohard Rambles; Chickasaw
Plums—Pear on the Haw Stock, Ate.; Paving
around Stone Fruit Trees , Indian Fruits: An Item
for Drinkers of Foreign Wines; What the Steam
Ifng.no does (poetry); Violets (poetry.)
Doaiestic Economy and Recipes—To Clear a
Room of Mosquitoes, Hollow Tail; Bore Eyes;
Vine Bug; Solid Ink ; Fleas on Dogs; To Preserve
Herbs; Neutralizing Poison; Fever and Ague;
To Destroy Inseots on Trees ; To take out Pitch,
Tar, Resin, Paint, Sic.
The Southern Cultivator is only one dollar a year
—a price that places it within the reach of al’
classes. Address YV. 8. Jones, Augusta, Ga.
The Knickerbocker Magazine for September
is at hand. There is no lack of good things ip this
number. The opening artiale treats of the Hudson
Hiver, willi illustrations of soma of its many beauti
ful and pioturesque localities. It is contributed by
T. Addison Richards, the Artist, and will tun
through twelve oonseoutive numbers. It will prove
anattraotiva feature. The far-famed Saratoga is
treated of in the next article, also profusely illus
trated. Then follows a continuation of “ The Ro
mance of a Poor Young Man,” ohoioe bits of poetry,
a pleasant satire upon Boston (the “ Modern
Athens,’’) ta'es, sketches, &.o. The Literary Notioe s
are just and discriminative, as usual; while the
Editor's “Gossip with Readers and Correspondents ‘
is rich and racy. It is the recurring dessert after a
sumptuous feast—the last sucoesßful effort to tiokle
the palate. To persona afflicted with the “ blues,’’
we would say, try a dose of the “Gossip,’’—if that
don’t cure you, nothing will.
Ladies’ American Magazine. —The September
number of this Magazine is before us. It is em.
liellished with a handsome mezzotint engraving, a
plate of fashions for the month, patterns of fanoy
work, &c., all of whioh is of interest to the ladies
There is also a variety of pleasant reading, origlna
apd selected. It is one of the cheapest of the
monthlies, the subscription prioe being but two
dollais a year. Published by Henry Write, N0.7
Beekman street, New York.
Harper’s Magazine. —The September number
of Harper has been reoeived. It contains the
usual variety of articles, the first three of which are
finely illustrated. We should judge that it is fully
up to the average of previous issues iu point of in
terest. H. D. Nokrkll has it for sale.
Fine Fruit. —The thanks of this office are due
and are hereby feelingly tendered to Mr. Jarvis
Van Buren, of Gloaming Nursery, Clarksville,
Ga., for a box of most excellent epeoimens of Ap
pies, Pears and Grapes.
“ May bis shadow never be less”— nor hi, fruit.
Miss Muloch’bNew Novel, entitled “A Life for
a Life,’’ has just been issued by the Messrs.
Harpers, New York. The great and deserved
popularity of her previous works, (especially “John
Halifax,’ ) will cause this last production of Miae
M block to be eagerly sought after.
Geo. A. Oates has it.
Another Huge Melon. —We are under obli
gations to F. C. Whitehead, of the Express Office
of this eity, for the opportunity of inspecting and
judging (in a very satisfactory manner) of the me
rits and quality of a large watermelon, grown in
the vicinity ofNashville.Tenn. The melon weighed,
upon its arrival here, forty-nine pounds, and we
judge from its size and condition, must have weigh
ed five or six pounds more when first picked. In
quality, ite’assed about “Middling Fair,” as the
cotton factors have it. We return our thanks for
the acceptable present.
Arrest oe a Mail Robber —The Memphis Bul
letin of Sunday, Aug. 28th, says:—Lewis, alia,
Cobb, whose arrest on suspicion of horse stealing
was mentioned by ns yesterday, has been recog
nized by Deputy Sheriff Swan, of this city, as
Lewis A. Noble, an Individnal at present under in
dictment in one of the oourts of Georgia for robbing
the mails. He will be retained in custody until
the facts in the case are definitely ascertained, or
until a requisition for his person is received from
Governor Brown, of the above State.
Death of Mrs. Qcitman —We learn from a
friend, says the N. O. Picayune of Thursday, Aug .
26th, to whom the sail news was this morning
telegraphed, that the widow of the late General
QriTMAN died on the evening of the 22d met. We
do not bear of the nature of her disease.
Political.— The Clarksville (Tenn.) Chronicle
nominates the Hon. John Bell as the candidate of
the “ Caited Oppoeition” for the next Presidency.
The Matton (III) Gazette and the Fort Wayne
(Ind.) Times nominate the Hon. John J. Crittenden
as the Opposition candid xte for the Presidency in
1860.
The New York Courier and Enquirer advocates
the nomination of the Hon. Wm. H Seward as the
candidate of the Republican party for the next Pre
sidency.
The Democrat , a leading German journal of Wes
tern New York, nominates the Hoc. James H.
Hammond, of South Carolina, as the Democratic
candidate for the next Preeidency.
Fall Crop of Strawberries. —The Patterson
(N. J.) Guardian says that the markets of that city
are quite plentifully supplied with strawberriee,
which readily bring 6 sna 8 cents per basket.—
This is the second of fail crop, and the berries are
remarkable for their sweet, delink us superiority
over the spring crop, and &” the second bearing
season is never very prolific, the prices sre high.
The Prezent Canvas*.
It is highly desirable that the people thoroughly
understand ths issues presented in tbe canvass now
progress ng in this State, and that they deliberately
consider the consequences likely to result from their
action at the polls. Apart from local or State
issues, which may not be duly considered abroad,
aDd the utter humbuggery of which, we shall en
deavor shortly to expose, the re-election of Gov.
Brown will be hailed and heralded from one end
of the Union to the other, as an endorsement by
our people, of tbe corrupt and profligate adminis
tration of James Buchanan. Can that adminis
tration receive such endorsement—does it deserve
it ?
On account of the ery of “no chance” for Fill
more, and under the delusive hope (for it was as
suredly only a hope with many of hia supporters,)
that Mr. Buchanan would at least prove just to
the South, he received the vote of Georgia, and of
the South, and was elected. How have the reasona
ble expectations of the Southern people been met T
How ? Mr. Buchanan found an overflowing Trea
sury. He has wiokedly and wantonly squandered
the surplus, bankrupted the Treasury, inaugurated
a system of peculation and corruption, grosser even
than Martin Van Borin s, and hawked his loan
proposals in the faoe of the money-changers cf
Christendom. Further than that, he has proposed
most iniquitously and UDjostly to tax the people
who made him what he is, for the benefit of the
iron mongers and coal owners of bis native State.
Further still, he proposes to use the legitimate
rneanß of the General Government to carry out his
vast Pacific Railroad enterprise, which, in the lan
guage of the late Representative ot the Bth District,
is the most gigantic scheme of public plunder ever
presented to the consideration of the American
people. Further still, desperate, reckless, wilfully
blind, he has proposed that the people’s Representa
tives should clothe him, the President of a free
Republic, with the powers of an Autocrat, and
deliver into his hands thirty millions of the public
treasure, ostensibly for the purohase of Cuba, but
rsally, perhaps, for the purpose of securing hia re
nomination and re-election to tbe high office he has
so signally disgraced. Are the people ot Georgia
prepared, by their votes for Brown aud the De
mocratic nominees for CoDgress and the General
Assembly, to endorse and approve such a prodigal
and disgraceful Administration 7 What is there in
the Administration of James Buchanan that does
meet the cordial and hearty approval of Georgia—
ot even the Democrats? Oh, he prepoeed that
Congress admit Kansas into the Union, with the
Leconpton Constitution! Well, let him have all
tbe credit he deserves for that- But, let us examine
his whole course in the matter, and see if he de
serves our unqualified commendation.
Following the oourse of bis predecessor, he ap
pointed to the office of Governor of Kansas, a
“Northern man with Souther* principles,” each ae
we aiready had a surfeit of, a man notorisusly one
of the least reliable iu the oountry. Walker was
expected to use his official position, and personal
influence, and climatic arguments, to prevent, if
possible, the formation of a pro slavery Constitu
tion by the Convention, or, failing in that, to re
quire, and by threats of non-admission, to procure,
the submission of the Constitution to the people for
ratification, hoping, as a last resort, to thwart the
“fairly and legally expressed will” of the people,
by tbe votes of large cambers of Freeeoilers, who
were known to have gone iuto the Territory after
the election of delegates to the Convention.
In the meantime, the President’s Southern sup
porters took a dreadful spasm of mock-heroics
swearing terribly, aud demanding all sorts of
tbinge, promising tbe people, if they would only
elect them, to visit condign punishmnent on Mr-
Buchanan, should be not comply with their de
mands. Tbe Republicans, having their own game
to play, iustruoted their people in Kansas to let the
ratification go by default, and so, fairly to bring
the vital queetion of the admrssion of a slave State,
iuto the Halle of Congreeß, and before the nation
The South must be appeased, and that required
tire apparent sacrifice of some one—eo an unimpor’
taut, & mere quibbling issue, was raised between
Governor and President; the one insisting upon
tho submission of tbe entire Constitution, the other
that he bad done all that he could safely, in requiring
the submission only of the slavery oiauae, that be
ing the only real point of oontention. Thus, Mr.
Buchanan and Mr. Walker, after traveling a long
aud tortuous road together, parted company for a
time. And thus the President, writhing in his ago
ny, was left no alternative but to submit the Le
compton Constitution to Congress, and ask for the
admission of Kansas into the family of States. But
then, the dear Northern allies of the South, the
“ forty four faithful,’’ under the lead of Black
Douolas, positively refused to admit Slave Kansas.
Finally, the necessities of the National Democratic
Party— God save tire mark—out-weighed every
other consideration, and a schema was concocted,
whose putative father is au Indiana intriguer, hut
whose real author may probably be fennd nearer
home, by which scheme, Kansas, under the pretext
of a land ordinanep, was denied admission iuto the
Union. The President readily succumbed, sanc
tioned the bill, and it became a law—a distinguish
ed Georgia Senator, in a very spirited speech from
the windows of the White House, hailing its pas
sage as a triumph of great principles and a wise
settlement of a harrassing difficulty. The Englieh
bill settled no principle under heaven—but it set
tled the fact that under a National Administration,
thoroughly Democratic in every department, no
State can le admitted into this Union, which re
cognises slavery in its Constitution. Nothing oan
be plainer. Award the President all the praise he
deserves—but ask your own consciences, oan you,
ought you, by your votes in October, to endorse,
support and uphold suoh au abortive and miserable
Administration, merely because it chooses to call
itself Democratic 1
Congressional /Nomination.
“John J. Jones has been nominated for Congress
by the Democratic district convention as successor
ot the Hon. Alexander U. Stephens.
“Mr. Jones is a slave trader, and ably maintained
his doctrine in the Vicksburg Southern convention.”
We find tbe above in tbe Southern Citizen of the
30th ult. The Citizen lias confounded John J.
Jones, of Burke, with John A. Jones, of Polk, who
was a delegate to the Southern convention at
Vioksburg, aud more reoently a prominent actor
in the Opposition convention at Macon. John J.
Jones, ot Burke, the Democratic nominee for Con.
gress in this district, is a good Southern Rights
Democrat, who can be trusted upon any and ail
questions, in which the honor or interests of his
section are involvtd, but wo are not aware that ha
has expressed any opiuion, either in favor of, or in
opposition to the proposition to re-open the African
slave trade. Upon this subject, he will probably
act, throughout tbe canvass, upon the idea, that
where speech can only tend to distraot and divide,
unspeakable is tbe tvisdom of silence.
We dip the above from the Constitutionalist, of
some days ago, and particularly call attention tp
the closing paragraph. As Mr. JaN >: U has, compar
atively speaking, no record, his trainers seem dis
posed to run him through as the mum candidate.
The words of our neighbor seem to us to contain a
delicate hint to Mr. Jones, to keep a disoreet
tongue in his bead, at least for the present. After
a day s consultation with Mr. Toombs, who will
give him the points, perhaps the candidate may be
loosed from leading strings. “ Unspeakable is tbe
wisdom of silence,” Qf course, it is unspeakable
Are owls oalled wise, tor looking bo knowing, and
keeping so silent i But why Bbould Mr. Jones be
so silent oh tbe question of re-opening the African
Slave Trade 7 Because “speech oan only tend to
distraot and divide.” Aha, take which side of the
queetion he may, he is likeiy to loee Democratic
votes! That's it, is it 7
But the people may probably feel some interns
in this question, and may desire to know the posi
tion of candidates before casting their votes. WDile
Mr. Jones is cautioned to silence, the frank and
manly Wright, having nothing to conceal, every
where calls upon the people to ask him any question
they desire, and they shall have an explicit an
swer. It will not do at the present time, when the
political elements are in such a ferment, when old
thingß are passing away, and party Ijnes breaking
up, for a candidate to expect votee, simply because,
as Mr. Jones says of himself, in his letter of accep
tance, he is on that ricketty structure, the Cinciß
nati Platform. That means anything or nothing
The most opposite elements in the country find that
a bond of union.
Cheek-by-jowl, in jolly good company, stand the
Vanßcrens, Buchanan, Douci.as, Brown and
Joses— all on that platform. The voters want to
know Mr. Jones construction of the meaning of
that Sphynx. They probably want to know his
views on other points, but they certainly desire to
know what he makes of that platform—how he
construes it. Silence, indeed! Very likely, before
the canvass closes, Mr. Jones will wish he had
aoted “ on the idea” of the unspeakable wisdom of
silence on every point, and stayed at home.
Mr. Jones may remain as silent as he pleases,
upon the African question, he may stand on the
Cincinnati planks, and “deem any further declara.
tion of his principles unnecessary,” if such coarse
suits him and hiß party. We are, however, rather
inclined to the opinion that he favors re-opening the
Slave Trade, as the late Representative from this
District, yvhom Mr. Jones opposed in that remarka
ble “free fight” of 1853, but whose dieciple he now
is, is known to favor the measure. If Mr. Jones
will not show his hand, we are clearly left to in
ference.
But we are not left to inference alone, in regard
to the eontest of 1853. We believe, and if we are
incorrect, we deeire to be set right, that Mr. Jones
was not the nominee of a regular Democratic Con
vention, bat was merely ‘ ‘going it blind.” The
party, we suppoee, then thought that he would do
as well to be beaten as any one. (This year, ‘t
seems, when they think there is a chance for elec
tion, they did not icant him, and would not have
him, until Mr. Walker refused the nomination,
and they found they oould do no better) The issue
distinctly made in this District in 1853, by our late
Representative, both for himself and for Mr. Jin
kiss, was eudortement or repudiation of Gen.
Pierce’s Administration, including his Freesoil
appointment*—making the fight more especially on
the latter. Gov. Johnson and Mr. Jones both en
dorsed President Pierce —the Governor in the
lead, and Jones following in his wake. It was
daring that oonteet, that the effort was made by
that hoary-headed party, whose standard bearer
Mr. Jones now is, to prove John A. Dix as clear
of Freesoil sentiments as A. H. Stephens. The
effort was deliberately made, by parading in joxts
position, in the oolumns of the Conotitutionalut, the
declarations of each. Whether Mr. Jones had any
hand in the matter or not, we do not know, nor do we
care. Hu party did it He went through thecontest,
and the overwhelming voice of the people in the
District was a repudiation of Piirci and his Free
soil appointments—all their aiders and abettors, in
cluding Johnson aud Jones.
We shall have more to say hereafter ooneerning
Mr. Jones’s position, on the Cincinnati Platform,
his position in regard to President BceHXNXN’s Ad
ministration, and hit position in regard to tbs
National Demoontie organization, Douglas, Squat
tar Sovereignty, unfriendly and boetlle LegiSiat oa,
die. It he will not apeak out, we will i!y a live
ooal of informed on him.
Shall It be Endorsed, or Repudiated f
A* much as Democratic leaders may desire to
shut their eyes to it, it is neverthelesj a fact, that
a vital question now at issue in Georgia, is the
endorsement or repudiation of the Administration
of Jallies Buchanan. Many good men were
inveigled into his support for the Presidency
many were frightened iDto it by the “raw head and
bloody bones” of John C. Fremont. Perhaps
that was not their fault— but it trill be their fault
note, if they allow themselves, after du9 delibera
tion and candid weighing of ai! the circumstances,
to be drawn or forced into the approval and en
dorsement of that foul leprosy—his administration
The following resolutions, introduced by the most
indefatigable wire-puller in Georgia, the lately
repudiated member from the First District, Jas. L.
Seward, were passed by the Convention at
MUiedgeville, which nominated Gov. Brown for
re-election, and they constitute the confession of
faith of the party, for the time being. Mr. Seward,
generally a very wary man, thought it prudent not
to overcrop themselves, and, according to the old
rule, “least said, soonest mended,” the platform is
built of only two planks—not counting Joseph's
own, whioh makes the third aDd last Here are the
precious two, which Gov. Brown approves, and we
suppose the same are appi oved by the party can
didates, throughout the State. At least, they are
to be held ae approving, unless they expressly and
publioly disown them.
1. Resolved, That the Democratic party of Geor
gia continue to adhere to the principles announced
by the National Conveution at Cincinnati in 1856,
and its determination to insist upon their being car
ried out in the Administration of the Federal Gov
ernment.
2. Resolved, That we have confidence in the
ability and patriotism of James Buchanan, the
President ot the United States, and that the Demo
cratic and National principles, declared and set
forth in his Inaugural Address and annua! messa
ges, upon the subject of slavery, meet the appro
bation of the Georgia Democracy.”
These lesolutions were prepared by a master
hand, and designed to deceive and to get votes.
The 2d resolution is an endorsement of Buchanan’s
Administration, so far as the Conveution dared to
endorse it, but so worded as to give a chance for
escape to any Democrat, who might happen to got
too closely pressed. But the resolution is held,
generally, os an endorsement, and is a committal
of the party thereto. The first resolution is mere
balderdash, for what boots it to declare adherence
to a platform and insist upon its bsing acted up to,
when you deliberately determine, beforehand, to
support the men who can not, or will not, carry
out the principles enunciated 7 No, Democrats,
the only means left you, whereby you can show
your real adherence to the platform, and that you
really do insist upon its provisions being carried
out in practice, is to vote dead against every man
who has failed to carry them out, or who endorses
and upholds those who have so failed.
Mr. Jones, in his letter of acceptance, says he
will, if elected, (of which there is no danger) insist
upon the principles of the Platform being carried
out by the Federal Administration. But how would
he insist 7 In all human probability, precisely as
other Democratic Representatives insist —by ab
jectly submitting, and by endorsing and supporting
au Administration which does not and will not carry
out either the avowed principles of the party, or
the principles ot right and justice. For instanoe :
the Cincinnati Platform emphatically declares tire
right of a State to be admitted into the Union, with
or without Blavery, as the people thereof may
determine, and to this very declaration, and to this
alone, does Mr. Buchanan owe his election.
Well, the people of Kansas, fairly and legally de
clared for slavery, applied and were denied admis
sion into the Union ! And every Southern Demo
crat, exoept two, all the time insisting upon the
principle being carried out by the Federal Adminis
tration, bowed the knee to the Baal of Freesoil.
and to-day support, and would to morrow vote for
the election of the very men, who have so wantonly
trampled all principle and all obligation under foot 1
Is that the kind ot insisting that Democrats and
old line Whigs wish to see ? Is that the kind of
insisting they intend to vote for next Ootober 7
God forbid.
But the Second Resolution is an endorsement of
Buchanan —not in words, an endorsement of his
acts, but of his sayings and his ability and patriot
ism. So the issue is made—endorsement or repu
diation of the Administration. (We postpone, for
the present, consideration of other vital national
issues, now pressing for solution, as well as the
remarkable administrative capacity of Governor
Brown, all of which must make part of the can
vass.)
If the people of this State are prepared, merely
for the sake of the name of Democracy, regardless
of principle, right and truth, regardless of deceit,
treachery, fraud, corruption, and the wildest and
most reckless extravagance, regardless of a total
abandonment, by their rulers, of the pledges on
whioh they were elected, aud on whioh only they
oould have been elected, to endorse, approve and
sustain Buchanan’s administration, the sure and
the only effectual road to suob degradation, is to
vote for Brown and the nominees of the national
Democratic party. Bat if the people are deter”
mined to put the seal of their condemnation upon
this vast abomination, the way is opened up
for them—and that is to oast party names to
the wind, and manfully vote for Warren Akin,
and the Opposition. This is your only remedy.
Resolutions will fail. Democratic party Conven
tions may resolve aud insist till doomsday, but it
requires something more ;it requires prompt,
vigorous, decided action. “Pelion upon Ossa
piled,” in the shape of resolves, can not move your
leaders, so long as they feel satisfied you will vote
the ticket. Surely there can not be found a true
Democrat in Georgia, who would not gladly see his
party reformed, who would not gladly see it held
strictly to the performance of its duty and its
pledges, and the maintenance of its avowed princi
ples. Well, then, the only way to reform a Demo
crat, that we know of, is to beat him at the polls—
the only way effectually to condemn abandonment
of principles, is to vote against those who do abau
don it. So long as shufiling, evasion, disregard of
pledges are tolerated by the voter, under the stress
of party discipline, and the strong hand of party
drill, fur the sake of a mere name, so long will
shuffling, evasion and disregard of pledges be the
order of the day. Can not au end be put to this
disgraceful state of things 7 People of G eorgia,
the Opposition afford you the opportunity to ex
press, what we doubt not you fully feel, utter con
demnation of the ads of the National Democratic
Administration.
An article appeared in the Atlanta Intelligencer
of August til, supposed to have been written or
dictated by Gov. Brown, from which we make the
following extracts:
“Warren Akin has pocketed forty-seven hundred
and titty dollars of Jjtate tnonry for fees.” *
‘'A part of his foes had been settled when Gov.
Brown came into iffioe. Gov. Brown refused to
settle Mr. Akin’s bill.'’ * * * * *
“After considerable etfort on the part of Mr. Akin
to get Gov. Brown to order the payment of his bill,
the Governor absolutely refused, but finally, agreed
to order its payment upon condition that Mr. Akin
would attend to another heavy case, which was cn
hand, ‘to the end of its litigation,’ free of charge.”
“The case whioh Mr. Akin agreed to manage ‘to
Ike end’ he abandoned.” * ” * *
“The State was put to the necessity of employing
other oounsel to carry it up to the Supreme Court. 1 ’
“Mr. Warren Akin, instead of fulfilling his con
tract with the State, prefers to ignore it, and ride
about and ask the people to vote for him.”
In answer to this infamous personal attack upon
Col. Amin, we re-publish from the Chronicle <s•
Sentinel of 3lst December last, the following ex
tract from a letter of Mr. Akin himself, to the
Editor, and the truth of which has never been
called in question, that we are aware of:
“While in Mitledgeville, in the month of Novem
ber, (1857,) I called on Gov. Brown to know why
he objected to the payment of the account, and he
said he thought I bad charged too much ; but pro
posed to have the account paid if I would deduct
Hve hundred dollars. This 1 relused to do. I then
offered to submit the whole matter to three disin
terested attorneys as arbitrators, the Governor to
select one, I another, and these two a third, and the
Hoad to pay me the amount of their award whether
more or lees than I had charged. This proposition
the Governor declined. After reflecting on the
subject, and wishing to avoid a lawsuit to which 1
would be a party, I told Gov. Brown that the case
in favor of Kinney vs. the Road was cot in the ac
oount; that I had been defending it for several
years ; and proposed to defend it to Us end in Cass
Superior Court, and, rather than have a lawsuit, to
give to the Road, or make no charge for my ser
vices in that case, if he would pay the fees in the
aocount presented. This the Governor readily
agreed to, and wrote a letter to the officer at At
lanta, stating the agreement and directing the
payment of the account; which was done on my
return to that city.”
Vance and Ranee.
The old Eighth District of North Carolina, which
was strongly Whig, and repressnted many years
by To.v Clingman, and by him converted to pie
bald Democracy, has been thoroughly redeemed
at last by Mr. Vance, and brought back te the old
fold. The old Eighth of Georgia, very much re
sembles the Eighth of North Carolina. Over
whelmingly Whig, for long years, it dwerved from
the faith, and beoame Democratic under our late
Representative. Can t our Rance redeem it from
the stain of bogus Democracy, by something near
the majority of Vance, in Clingman’s district 7
It is only a question of majorities. Let our friends
gird on their armor, and let us have an old-fashion
ed router. How much shall Wright’s majority
be— one, or two thousand 7
Col* Akin in Cherokee-
Under the above the Journal 4- Messenger sayß
“We learn from reliable gentlemen and letters
from several of the Chrokee counties, that men of
all parties are rallying with great enthusiasm to the
people's candidate—lor such emphatically is Col.
Akin. A friend from Floyd assures us, that if the
people east ot the Chattahoochee will do their duty.
Akin will be elected.”
In addition to the above, a friend informs us that
it is confidently calculated upon by the Opposition in
upper Georgia, that Mr. Akin will cross the Chatta
hoochee with at least five thousand majority. The
people there know Akin, and they know that a
more worthy man does not live in Georgia.
Douglas. —A correspondent of the St Louis
Republican had said that Judge Leib, of Illinois,
who opposed the election of Judge Douglas to the
Senate, had repented of his opposition, sought an
interview with the little giant, and was now hie
ardent friend. To this Judge Lieb replies :
This statement is untrue. I opposed Judge Doug
las during the late canvass, boldly denounced his
course, and should it become necessary, would not
hesitate again to do so, though I stood alone.
I said nothing of Judge Douglas that I did not
know to be true, and do not take back a single
word.
Then, as now, I believe him to be a treacherous,
truthless, soulless man, who would sacrifice princi
ples and party upon tbs altar of his ambition, if he
could thereby attain the Presidency.
Truly yours, Charles Leie.
National Agricultural Society Fair.— The
preparations for the Fair of the National Agricul
tural Society at Chicago in September are progress
ing upon a large scale—ls acres being inclosed, and
744 cattle pens to be built, and 228 pens for swine
and sheep, which, with the ten buildings to be
erected, it is estimated will take seven or eight
hundred thousand feet of lumber,
Slavery in the Territories,
We shall endeavor, as concisely and ae distinctly
as possible, to point oat the position of thfr Repub
lican, tie National Democratic, and the Southern
Opposition parties, upon the vital question of
Blavery and slave property in the Territories. Each
of these is a living party—each will probably have
a Presidential candidate in the field nex t year, and
neither will, perhaps, be able to elect a President
in the Electoral Colleges. The election will almost
surely go to the national House of Representatives,
and there may arise the most bitter contest ever
known in the party warfare of this country.
It may be r said that this is not a practical
question, but a mere abstraction. If this even be
true. which we do not admit, we still have high au
thority for making an issue upon an “ abstraction.”
W’e have been told that grave and weighty ques
tions, affecting slavery and the lights and interests
of our people in the common domain, have been
permanently sett’ed by the action of the Genera!
Government, and that our position as a Southern
people, in this Confederacy, ie better now than it
was fifteen or twenty years ago. We acknowledge
the fallibility of cur own judgment, of course, but
still, cur deliberate opinion, from the lights before
us, is, that we are not now either safer from assault,
or in a tetter position than tormerly. Indeed, such
a declaration seems passing strange, when we re
flect that, within the years mentioned, we have
Been grown up to manhood, from the chaotic ele
ments of the older parties, anew, vigorous aud
unscrupulous party, which has declared a civil and
a servile war against us, whose great leader seems
determined to force the issue, “all free or all slave
States,” and whose chance of success, to say the
least of it, is quite within the range of probability!
Such a declaration seems strange, when we reflect
again, that the great lival, in numbers, of the Re:
publican party, aDd which proteeses to be pecu
liarly a Southern party, and, so professing, has
maintained itself in power, has not been able, with
all its boasted strength, to secure the admission of
Kansas into the Union, with her slave Constitu
tion ! Safer, and stronger, aud better, verily. No,
the question of slavery is vital, and can not be
ignored.
What, then, is the position T of parties, upon the
question of slavery in the Territories 7 The Re
publicans maintain the odious doctrine, applied
by the Democratic Administration of James
Monroe to pari of the Louisiana and the North
western Territory, in 1821, and applied by the Demo
cratic Administration of James K. Polk to part of
Texas and all of Oregon—the Wilmot Proviso—
so called. That is, the Republicans maintain the
right and the duty of Congress, in its capacity of
Sovereign of the public domain, to expressly pro
hibit slavery, by law, in the Territories. There ie
no mistake and no equivocation about that point.
Give them control of the Government, and every
Southern slave owner is excluded from the Territo
ries.
The National Democratic parly, finding that the
dootrine, even viewed as au abstraction, was be
coming apparently distasteful to its Southern wing,
or at least, was losing them votes in the South,
abandoned the principle of Congressional reßtric.
tion, and during the contest about the Mexioan ac
quisitions, conceded the Bcheme of uon-iotervention
by Congress, proposing to leave the people of the
territory free to manage the matter for themselves.
R. J. Walker, James Buchanan and Lewis
Cass concurred in their view of the plan, whioh
was a plan to rob the South, and to satisfy the
North that it had nothing to lose by it, using to the
North the argument that the people in the Mexican
territories were opposed to slavery—that they
would effectually exclude it, if left to them, and that
it was better than the Wilmot Proviso, booause it
would blind the Southern people, and would not
irritate them. This idea of non-intervention by
Congress, (right in itself, to a certain extent,) car
rying with it the doctrine of Squatter Sovereignty,
as interpreted by the North was utterly scouted by
the whole South, of all parties—the Demoorats
maintaining that Squatter Sovereignty was not the
doctrine of the Nicholson letter, the Whigs con
tending Hint it was, but all agreeing that the doc
trine was radically wrong.
Iu process of time, Territorial Governments
for Kansas and Nebraska were organized, on
the principle of non-intervention—the North hold
ing all the time that the people of the ter
ritory, under the law, were sovereign enough
to establish or exclude slavery, as they saw
fit; the Scuth holding that no such sovereignty
existed anywhere. The principles of the Kansas
bill were made a part of the National Democratic
Platform in 1856, and Mr. Buchanan was elected,
his Northern supporters all maintaining Squatter
Sovereignty, his Southern supporters evading,
shutting and playing double. Finally, the Supreme
judicial tribunal ot the United States decided that
the power did not rightfully exist, either in the Con
grees of the United States, or in any Territoria-
Legislature, to exclude slavery from the publio
domain.
The great leader cf the National Democracy, Mr.
Douglas, to whom the signs of the times point as
the inevitable candidate of the party for the auoes
sion, finding it impossible to make head against
the court, acquiesced in the decision that the people
had the right to go to the Tei nlory, with their
property of all kinds, but that, when there, all
their property rights were at the mercy of the Ter
ritorial Legislature, to whioh belonged the power,
according to his understanding of'the bill and the
Democratic Platform, to render insecure and
•worthless the slave properly of the citizens, either
by refusing to legislate for his protection, or by
positively “unfriendly or hostile legislation.” Thus,
between Republicans and Democrats. Republicans
demanding positively hostile legislation by Con
gress-national Democrats denying the right to
Congress, acknowledging the right of the people to
go to the Territories, but still declaring them subject,
in their rights of property io Territorial Legis
lation. In decided hostility to all these schemes,
the Southern Opposition take the law as expoundes
by the court for their Jplatform, and declare that
neither Congress cor the Territorial Legislature
can exclude slavery, nor is it competent for either
so to legislate, as to impair the right of the people
securely aud peaceably to hold their property in
the Territories. The Opposition does not demand
a Congressional Slave Code for the Territories,
but it plants itself upon the abstrret principle
of the paramount right and duty of Congress to
protect the slaveholders against all attempts of the
Territorial legislature to render his properly
insecure or worthless by prohibitive laxaii-n, or
any other species of “unfriendly or hostile legis
lation.”
“The waters are out” all over the land, and
there’s an ominous drip, drip, drip, on the Demo
cratic Ghost’s walk. From all sections of the State
we hear the most encouraging news for Amin. —
Hundreds of decided Democrats, thinking men,
aud men of influence, are abandoning Brown, and
declaring for the candidate of the Opposition. In
the old Eighth, Wright is bearing himself right
gallantly, and winning golden opinions from all
sorts of men. We are entirely confident that if our
friends will go to work in good earnest, organise
thoroughly and efficiently, that there can be no
doubt of the triumphant election of the People’s
candidate— Amsrose R. Wright— in whose hands
all feel satisfied that the rights, honor and interests
of our beloved State, aud our beloved South, will
be secure. Mr. Jones and Mr. Wright meet yes
terday, for the first time, in the old banner county of
Elbert, and the people will only need to compare
the men, to weigh them in the balance together, to
determine how to cast their votes. If the voters of
the District only have an opportunity to hear them
together, we have no fears of the result. This is no
time for prejudice and party feeling, but it becomes
the people calmly to consider the interest involved,
and, regardless of parties and platforms, so to cast
their votes as will beet conduce to the permanent
welfare of this noble old commonwealth.
“Coming events cast their shadows before.”
There can be no doubt that the present contest in
the Empire State of the South will exercise an im
portant, perhaps a controlling, influence upon the
great struggle of 1860, which latter is destined, per
haps, to determine the fate of the Republic, It,
therefore, becomes wise men calmly to examine the
whole matter, and to eierciee the eleotive tranchise
regardless of former affinities and predilections.
Wm. If. McDonald Sa Co.—Southern newspaper
publishers all know the advantages they can derive
from the services of a good and reliable newspaper
agency house, to obtain advertisements and busi
ness for tbem in the great Northern cities. It is
true that a number of bogus concerns of this kind
have been started in New York and other cities, by
which publishers have been victimized, and which
have d-jne a great deal to bring the system into
discredit, and render publishers cautious in dealing
with such establishments. This, however, should
□ot affect the standing of really good and responsi
ble newspaper agencies. Os this character is tbs
bouse of Wm, H. McDonald Sc Cos., 102 Nassau
street, New York. We have had a great deal of
business with this house, and bave found tbem
invariably correct, punctual and reliable. Our
Southern publishers may safely regard them with
implicit confidence. —Paulding (Miss ) Clarion,
July 27th, 1859.
W. H. McDonald it Ce., says the New York
Day Book, are neighbors of ours, being under the
same roof with us, and we can say that in all our
business relations with them they have been prompt
to the day and the dollar. An examination of their
ledger, order books, check books, Sac., gives the
most conclusive evidence that their busiaess is
large and of the first respectability, and that the
papers with which they deal are of the best class,
including all the leading papers of tbe Union and
Canadas. Their transactions with the Southern
preee are eepeoially large.
Mr. Jenes aoinn out of his way to assail Mr.
Jenkins in 1833.
Do the friends of Mr. Jenkins intend to support
the pretensions of Mr. John J. Jones for a seat in
Congress ? To all who do, we wish to present tbe
following extract from the correspondence of the
Chronicle do Sentinel of 1858, when this same Mr
Jones was a candidate for Congress, in opposition
to Mr. Stephens, and when he traveled out of hie
way, in his rabid support of Johnson, to make such
a fling at one who towers as far above him as the
mountain above the ant-hill. Read the extract
and try how it reels on your stomachs:
“ He [Jones] also told us that uo matter if John
son was a Disunionist and a Spirit Rapper, they
never found him passing any Algerine Law.”
The Democrats have been claiming the election
of Gen. Houston, as Governor of Texas, for a De
mocratic victory. Hear what the Huntsville Item,
a Democratic paper, published at Houston’s home,
has to say:
The Know Nothings bave won Texas ! It is
useless to deny the fact. Around here, they are
the most jubilant set of fellows yon ever saw ; noth
ing now will suit them but to make Houston Presi
dent of the Union! nothing less oomee up to their
lofty ideas; they even talk of his getting the Charles
ton nomination 1 Why should he not 7 Two
weeks ago, we would as soon have thought of fly
ing to the moon as that Bam Houston would be
Governor of Texas, yet that impossibility has oome
to pass,—Sam Houston is the Governor sleet of
Texas ! We shall deem nothing impoeeible from
this out.
The ransiiuitioiinllst, Mr. Jones nod his
Trainers.
Ihe Constitutionalist newspaper, of the 28th
August, very evidently evinces soreness, or tick
lishness, upon the subject of Mr. Jones's position
on the question of re-opening the African Slave
Trade.
The paragraph to which we wished to call par
ticular attention did, and dees still, seem to us to
contain at least a hint, if not a command, to Mr.
Jones, to observe the “wisdom of silence” upon
that subject—the African Slave trade. We may
possibly have misapprehended the meaning of the
words, but we think not. We did not so much find
fault with Mr. Jones for his silence; we wished to
call attention to the fact, as it seemed to us, that
he was cautioned to be silent, and to keep his views
back, in case they were asked, at least, for a time.
That there was an understanding, among all
hands, that Mr. Jones was to be discreetly silent
until there was a chance for consultation, we think
is shown by the following extract from the article
of the Constitutionalist. After what it had said in
the previous article, and after saying the question
was cf vast importance and deprecating “its intro
duction into our political contest and discussion.’’ it
goes on to say: “But from all this it does not
follow that Mr. Jones will be silent upon the ques
tion of re opening the African Slave trade. In
deed, we shall be surprised if he has not already
in his speech at Elberton or Lincolnton, taken
occasion to protect himself against the unwarranted
statements and inferences of the Opposition, in
reference to his opinion upon this question.” Just
so ! Precisely what we thought, that, notwith
standing the “unspeakable wisdom of silence,” it
was quite possible, after that day's consultation
that Mr. Jones might be let loose, to express him
self as he was told. But the Constitutionalist will
have to be “ surprised ” —because, according to
our accounts Mr. Jones did not “take oocasion,”
either at Elberton or Lincolnton. Possibly the pro
gramme may have been altered alter the candidate
left this city. Who knows, eh 7
But the Constitutionalist says, Mr. Wright has
been equally silent upon this question. Very well,
but he has proposed not to be silent, always desir
ing people to ask him any question, and he has
never allowed any set of men to caution him to
silence upon that, or any other question. He is
above board, and has been from the beginning.
If he has never declared his position, it has been
for the sole reason that nobody asked him. We
happen to know that Mr. Jones has been approach
ed oil the subject, and declined taking a position.
It ie not so much the African question itself, or Mr.
Jones’s position thereon that we felt interested in.
but we wished it understood, that a man, who
would, at the dictum of a set of men that put him
in nomination, consent to sacrifice his manhood
aud remain mum on any question, was not ft. in
our opinion, to represent the people of the Bth Con
greßaional Distriot.
But the Constitutionalist asks, “Why does not
the Chronicle 4* Sentinel demand of its own candi.
date for Congress, an explanation oi his position
upon this qusstiou 7” Our answer is simply, be
cause we already knew, and we will guarantee
that any body else may knorr, who will ask him,
be he friend or foe. Does the Constitutionalist
know the position of its candidate ? If yen, may
any body else know who will ask 1
Ignoriii); his Contract.
An effort is being made by the Atlanta lnielli
gencer and others, to impugn the personal integ
rity of Warren Akin, stating that he agreed to
attend to a certain erse (Kinney vs. State Road)
and then abandoned it, having been paid his fee
beforehand. The Intelligencer desires us to publish
its article of yesterday, which we decline, because
wo have other and more important claims on our
columns, because it did not publish our extract
from Col. Akin's letter of 31st December last, and
because we shall be able to get at the truth of the
whole matter without copying the Intelligencer's
article. Now, the state of the case seems to be
just this : Mr. Akin presented hie bill for services
as Attorney for the Road to Gov. Brown, and
Brown refused to pay it, unless Akin would deduot
SSOO, whioh he refused to do. Finally, rather than
sue for his fees, Mr, Akin proposed if the Governor
would pay bis bill he would give his services to the
Road, for nothing, In the Kinney case, which he
had already in hand, but which was not determined.
The Governor readily consented, and ordered the
Superintendent to pay Col. Akin’s bill, and take a
reoeipt that Akin was to defend the case to the end
of the litigation. Col. Akin did give a receipt,
agreeing to defend the oase io its end without fur.
ther charge. Now, what does all this mean 7 Sim
ply, that the Governor wished to bind, and that
Col. Akin did bind himself not to make any further
charge for his services to the Road in the Kinney
case. That Col. Akin’s understanding of the
agreement did not include his carrying the case to
the Supreme i Court, but Bimply his services in
Case Court, is shown by his letter to the editor of the
Chronicle last December; and that Gov. Brown’s
understanding of the agreement was the stone, is
proved by the fact that the Road J\tjorney, Col.
Chastain, offered to employ Aim to carry the case
up and pay him for -,j. If Akin had agreed, as
these misoreants pretend, why did Drown not hold
him to his agreement at the time 1 Why wait till
Warren Akin is a candidate, to. trump np this
despicable charge, involving his personal character 7
Alt sensible men see through the fiimeey veil; and
the attempt will only heap ooais of Are on the
author's head, against the day of wrath.
“ Bargain, Intrigue and Corruption.”— Facts
have recently come to our knowledge, proving
conclusively that a contract has been regularly en
tered into between John W. Forney, of Pbilad.al
phis, and Mr. Sherman, a member of the United
States House of Representatives from Ohio, dis
posing of Ihe two first offices in the gift of the body
of which Mr. Sherman is a member. According to
the terms of this agreement, Mr. Sherman guarantees
to Mr. B’orney the yoteaof the republican members
of the House for the Clerkship, and Mr, Forney
guarantees to Mr. Sherman the votes ot Messrs.
Hickman and Swartze, of Pennsylvania, or the
two Douglas ueindiratß from New Jersey, and of
the three Douglas demoorats from New York—
Messrs, Clark, Haskin and Reynolds—for the
Speakership.— Wash. Star.
OI such material is composed the great National
Democratic Party, now seeking the endorsement
and the votes of the people of Georgia. Forney
was first the pimp of Edwin Forrest, as our
readers will reoollect then the manager-in-chief for
James Buch4nak, now under the control and in
pay of a worse man than himself, if possible—
Stephen Arnold Douglas.
The Augusta Constitutionalist oondeuius Senator
Iverson, and defends Senator Douglas. One is a
whole-souled, true-hearted Southerner, and the
other is a squatter sovereignty Northerner, and a
candidate for tjie Presidency. Remembering the
antecedents of this sterling Democratic and Bouth
ern Press, we deplore such indications.—
Albany Patriot.
“Deploro” away, Mr. Patriot, but you too have
got to follow the Douglas, after a while, unless you
cut loose from that rotten concern, called the Nation
al Democratic party—the sooner you do which last,
the better. It is on its last legs, as see the late
elections in Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, North
Carolina and Texas.
For the Chronicle <s■ Sentinel.
New County Meeting.
All persons interested in tbe formation of anew
county, to be cut off of the counties of Jefferson,
Burke, Riobmond, Columbia, Warren and Glass
cook, are requested to meet at Y. A. Hatcher’s
store (foimerly known as Jefferson Bath,) on Mon
day, the 12th of September, for the purpose of de
vising KOV.'.O plan and making some arrangements
fur the same; and all the citizens within the
contemplated new county, are personally re
quested to attend—also, all the candidates for
tbe next Legislature, from ail the above named
counties, are particularly requested to attend
in person on that occasion, aud to give their
views on the matter, as we, the people of this iso
lated seotion of country, are determined never to
quit petitioning the Legislature of Georgia, until
they hear our prayers and grant onr petition.
At which time and place, tbe candidates for tbe
Eighth Congressional District, Jones and Wright,
will be invited to attend, and discuss the topics oj
the day upon general politios.and particularly upon
the formation of anew county.
Arrangements will be made for a free dinner on
that occasion. AH that favor tbe above move are
expected to aid in the good work.
Many Voters.
Political. —At a large meeting of tbe Demo
cracy held cu the 19th inst., in New Brunswick,
New Jersey, the Hon. Stephen A. Douglas was
nominated as the Democratic candidate for the
next Presidency. The Hon. Garnett B. Adiain
participated in the proceedings of tbe meeting. The
Louisville (Ky.) Courier advocates the nomination
of the Hon. Jamee Guthrie as the Democratic can
didate for the Presidency in 1860.
Counterfeit. —The Memphis Bulletin says that
counterfeit bills on the CitizenB 1 Bank of New Or
leans, of the denomination of |5, are in circulation
in that city. The counterfeit is well calculated to
deceive, but may readily bs detected from an error
in tbe spelling of the cashier’s name, which is writ
ten E. Kosseau, instead of E. Rousseau.
Meeting of Southern Agriculturists, Man
ufacturers and Mechanics.— We Invite the at
tention of the classes above named, and of all inter
eeted in tbe development of Southern industry, to
the meeting to be held at Nashville, during tbe
week of the State Fair, called by a resolution of the
State Agricultural Bureau of Mississippi. The
circular of that Bureau thus announces the object
of tbe meeting:
“It is impossible in a communication like this to
enumerate the advantages to be derived from annu
al meetings ot intelligent representatives from the
slave producing States. At these Conventions we
can learn the efforts made annually to promote the
Agricultural and Mechanical interests of the differ
ent States and the success of such efforts; deter
mine what State legislation is necessary to advance
these interests ; the best manner of collecting and
publishing Agricultural Statistics, Sac., Sac.”
The city of Nashville was selected as the plaoe of
the first meeting, and the October Fair, 1859—Oc
tober 10 to 15—as the time.
Tbe State Agricultural Bureau of Tennessee oor
diaily seconded this move of the Mississippi Bu
reau, and invites all the Agricultural and Mechanica
Associations in the Southern and Southwestern
Btates, and especially State Societies, to be repre
sented in this meeting. A warm weioome will also
be extended to individuals interested in the objects
set forth in the Mississippi circular.
Editors of papers throughout the South and West
are respectfully requested to notice this meeting.
New Cotton at New Orleans, Sac.— A dis
patch dated New Orleans, August 23d, says: The
total receipts of new orop ootton at this port, the
present season, now amounts to 2000 bales, and it
sells at 12{c. for middling.
Freights to Liverpool role steady at id. Exohange
on London quiet at 10®10f for best bills.
A Chance for Girls.— The Agricultural .Society
which bolds its fair Dundee, Mieh., in October
offers a premium es five dollars to the young lady
wba wffi pare a peok of potatoes in tbe shortest
time, and do It the best.”
GEORGIA ITEMS.
Cricket.—A club tott. practics of tMg
game, has been formed by a number of yc une
men of Savannah.
Col C. M. Pennington, of Rome, Ga , has been
appointed Chief Engineer of the Nashville & Chat
tanooga Railroad.
Among the missionaries who will sail for Japan
in November, we observe the name of lbs Rev.
Mr. Allen, of the Georgia Methodist Conference.
The First Annual Fair of the Clark County
Agricultural Society, is to be held at Athens com
mencing on the lith October.
The Third Annual Fair of the Cass Countv
Agricultural Society will be held at the Ground ; o"f
the Society, near Cass Station, commencing on the
26th of September next.
“Christian Index.”—The last number of this
religious journal contains the valedictory of Messrs
Landrum and Boykin, who have conducted its
editorial department for some months past. Their
successor is not named.
Fire in Elbert County.—We learn from the
Elberton Star that the residence of Col. L. H O.
Martin, in Columbia oouuty, was destroyed by
fire on Saturday, 13th insf. The proprietor and all
his family were absent, but the overseer and negroes
suooeeded in saving most of the furniture.
Houston County —The Nineteenth Century eays
that the taxable props! ty in Houston county is
twelve million four hundred aud twenty one thou
sand three hundred and seventy-six dollars. In
1858 it was ten million six hundred and forty-four
thousand one hundred aud ninety-eight dollars
showing au increase of one million seven hundred*
and eighty-three thousand five hundred and seventy
eight dollars.
Worthy of Imitation.—The Savannah Repub
lican of Wednesday morning says:—“lt wiil be
seen, from the card published elsewhere, that Col
Charles H. Hopkins, with a zeal truly commends
ble, has resolved to canvass a large portion of the
First Congressional District, iu behalf of Col. Akin
the Opposition candidate for Governor. “Go thou
anddo likewise,” we would say to the Opposition
speakers aud men of influence throughout the State.
It is due to our noble standard bearer , for what can
be more ungrateful than to nominate a man for office
and then leave him to tight his battles’ We hope
to see the example of our frhmd Hopkins imitated
in all the Congressional IJistriotg, aud indeed, in
every oouuty in the State. Let us work diligently,
work uuoeasingly, til! the day of eieotion. With
such zeal, we feel assured that viotory will perch
OD our banners.”
Rohbery in Columbus.— The office of the Vo
lumbus factory was broken into ou Monday night
—the door be ug forcedopeu with a orowbar. The
iron sate was taken out, oarriod dowu to aoorner ot
the lot next to the river, and its money oontents
abstracted. Ihe safe was also probably opened
with the crowbar. The thieves got only S4O or SSO
in money and checks.
This and the robbery of the Magazine, besides
one or two other attempts of the kind, prove that,
there are daring and expert thieves abnnt.
W e learn that last week the sleepiug room of a
Methodist Minister of the city was entered and hid
money taken from his pooket.— Enquirer 24//,
Homicide in Newton County.— An affray oe
ourred on Monday evening last at Webb’s Factory
iu this county, between John Aaron and Richard
Aaron, brothers, or halt brothers, when Jas Key-,
nolds, while attempting to prevent an altercation
between the parties, was shot through the brei-st
causing his death in a few minutes, from a pistoln
the bauds of Richard Aaron. Wo learn that Ihe
difficulty arose out of a dispute over a gMio of
marbles, aud that Mr. Reynolds was mwiViy a
spectator, and came to his death in the manner
above stated. Aaron has not been arrested.
\ Coring ton Times.
Floyd County.—The following iaaccxnparativa
statement of the Tax Returns lot Floyd, county for
the years 1858 and 1859 :
XT r II lßsß ’ 1859.
No. of polls 1,632 | mi
Professions 53 ’ 57
No. acres of land 392.357 <195 cui
” “ la.dT&Oti $,6f,;Z
Value of town property... 380,615 410 680
No. of staves 5,481 6 809
Value of slaves $2,820,005 $3,45-1 ’“O7
Money, Notes, &c 1,198,435 1,937 849
Merchandise 219,915 .(09 559
Capital in shipping or tou’e 14 000 6 500
Other capital invested 15,281 23’776
Household and kitchen fur
, “'turn 33,800 36,283
Other property 436,752 490,335
Total $7,595,493 $9,363,122
Franklin County.—The following is a list of
the taxable property, &.c.,of Franklin oounty, pre
pared for the Athens Banner by P. Holbrook, Re
ceiver of Tax Returns :
N umber of Polls 1013
Total number of acres of land. 227,97.;
Aggregate value ofland $728,780
Number of slaves... 1360
Value of slaves $721156
Value of town property 25’lfiO
Merchandise 25'<165
Household and Kitchen Furniture... 1 3,50,
Mciiey and solvent debts 402,817
Value of all other property not before
enumerated oqg 503
Children between 8 and 18 “ 1419
Professions. ’
Free persons of color j.j
Aggregate valueof whole property $2 346 258
Deduct s2to 2,191 878
Look out for the Swindler.— Several mem
bers oi our community have been swindled by 1111
impostor who pretended to be the leader of an ima
ginary Company called the “Mozart Troupe.” He
gave hie name as H. Do Traoy and professed to
come from Union Springs, Ala. He persuaded a
Dr. Converse in Atlanta to accompany him as
agent, promising that gentleman $75 per month for
hiß m vises, aud deluded a blind musioian with
VS6A hopes from a borne in Tuskegee, Ala., to join
fits wanderings. He contracted with us for pcs.
ters,{programmes, &e, to the amount of $39 or £4O
which he has left uopaid, he owbr his landlord hero
$lB, and Messrs. Scott. *fc Tyner of Madisou Springs
besides a debt oi at t the liveryletablee,
and other Binaller amounts elsewhere. lie* put up
posters announcing a concert, at Madison Spring*
and one at Athens, each of which purported to be
graced by his “last, and only appeatanoe before
leaving for Europe ”
.n He ,, s !;“ rte<l on hif > “grand tour” on the. night of
the 16th instant, leaving Madison Springs on
wot while (dll the other visitors were at eupp *r. —
To protect his delicate person from the oold
h**e*e, ne stole a blanket shawl from one ot Ms
dupes, which had several holes noar one corner I >r
the purposes of ventillktion. Thus to the rziraeof
ha® added the more grievous one of
theft, and we trust he may yet be apprehended amt
severely puuisbed. We furnish an imperfect de
scription of ‘.he rogue, hoping that it ma Moadto
his recognition, lie is heavy built—about .5 feet
incues high weighs KJO to 136 lbs.—has large,
light, bluish grey eyes, and sports a slight mous
tache. When here ho wore a black suit—a coat
with a velvet hollar—alight but dirty vest—alow
crowned black hat—and his left boot was run down
outward at the heel. He made a limited display of
jewelry, wearing a seal rng and a small gold vest
chain without the customary appendage of a v/atcU
His hair was short, his complexion dark his pe.~
forinance on the piano tolerable, and his talk about
his wealthy relatives incessant. Do, brethren os’
the press, asswt us in oatohing this delectable spa
ennen ot the genus homo. — Athens Banner.
TENNESSEE ITEMS.
Shocking and Fatal Account Samuel D
Bellsnyder. a young man engaged in the drygoods
Jobbing House of Morgan GlOo., Public Square,
fell from the rear fourth story window on Sunday
night and was instantly killed, his skull being
horribly fraotiued, Ibe first knowledge of the
aocident resulted from the discovery of hie body
yeßteru&y morning by the porter of ao adjoining
uouae. ike unfortunate young man was nineteen
years ot age, a son of Cap*. Mellsnyder, one of our
mottt esteemed citizens, and well known a pro
minent river mm.—Nashville Banner , Md.
A Tennebbe.j; Farmer Done out of Three
thousand Dollars by Gipsies. —On the Kith ot
laet month, a woman, calling herself Mr*. Rivera
called, with her husband and two children on a
wealthy farmer, named Hezekiah Perrin, a* b.a
farm in Winchester, Franklin oounty, Tennessee.
The visitors were Gipsies, and made an • arrange
ment to stop with Mr. Ferris and his family awhile,
having first interested them by exhibitions of seem
mgly marvellous trioks. The host was much at
tracted by the apparently wonderful powers pos
fcsaed by the woman Rivers, and in ieaa than three
days was cajoled by her into a belief that a treasure
of SIOO,OOO was secreted on his farm, aud that it
oould be regained by proper witch process. For
the aocomplinfiment of this object, Ferris’ ambition
was soon fired, and he and the gipsy womau imme
diately set about the course of the moan cation.
Three thousand dollars in gold were ueceasary
for the purpose—so he was made to believe—and
as he did not happen to have the money at hand,
he borrowed the whole sum of a neighbor, getting
$1295 in bank bills, and $1705 in gold coin. At.
night the woman Rivers and himself entered a room
alone, with a lighted candle, and locked the door
against intrusion. A trunk previously provided
Was then opened, and the incantation oommenced
The prooees was carried on by the woman at first
who tied the money up in a coarse light handker
chief and united it several times, mean while turn
ing about with quick motions, and constantly mut
tering unintelligible gibberish. When this fanati
cal performance was ended, she and Ferris kodt*
while she blasphemously offered a prayer, addree
ed in all mock solemnity, to the Giver of all.
The bundle she had apparently made of the mo
ney was then in due form deposited in the trunk
which was locked and she retained the key. T#
gether they then left the room, she having
viously impressed him with the belief tha’
deposit just made in tbe trunk should reef
undisturbed by mortal hands lot ten daw “
expiration of whioh time, if he bad uy j} “ l,”
adhered to her instructions, he would fin- ,;! D y
ted SIO,DUO on opening the trunk.
the third day of their stay there, tfe* (]j‘ 8 y
departed, the key|of the trunk ?
them. After the woman bed gay *^ en w* 1
Ferris grew suspicions that Pfer 1 “J 16 ™ 0
right in the transition . but V a Jap “
came his double, and awaited v i.e -|wf be lea over
he conld summon for the uri nf a P atl T e
he could see himself whMW i, e woe
He kept the matter to himr e if < or .. au P ,cl Dot
the ten days, and then the aunk
There lay Within it tbe T
put there by the wOTPao Rte?i. P ”2 el l V ‘
of “all right’’ touched foeHn” nifWLo-d
to open the covering -ml in i^,L„ a,ld be ba
fais6 R!‘ve r8 <,ntr “ Btedtothe I,ands ° f tha
abo '. jt once to find the female that had
doffiiUeW f i l ”’ but the bird had fl “wn, and was
few mil? f bßyond r ®aob 1 bat he was told that a
rTI away.there wan another Gipsy. To thi*
u 8 haatl| y went and consulted her. Os course
she knew all about the others that had visited him,
and told him they had used false names I hat their
real names were James and Elizabeth Trail, hbe
further said that they belonged in Murphytown,
near New York city.
Forthwith he oame to this city. A mercantile
acquaintance introduced him to Captain Leonard,
of the 2Gtb Precinct, on last Thursday, who, after
hearing the story of his loss, gave him the solution
that the money had been taken and tbe worthier j
stuff he found in its stead, substituted probably at
the time when tbe evening inoantatiou was m/ ,de.
He also informed him that the Gipsy who had/ ,veu
him the “Murpbytown” information had, undoubt
edly, been a decoy of those who bad robbf A him
placed where he would be likely to hearofr.ndooa
ealt her, after his loss should be discovered !ln ~rJer
to send him off’ on a “wild goose chase,” as th-r is
no such place os “Murphytown” in toe vioin.ty of
New York. Officer Barry was, however, directed
to give attention to the matter, but bre was unable
to get the Blighteet clue to the parties, Ferris re
mained at the Steveoa House uxitil Tuesday, when
he returned home, feeling, no doubt, a much wrier
man than when he left the,re, though any one of
common sense, on Beeing Ulm, seouhi say that he
was ‘old enough to know better.”—N, Y. Express
Hews from Cass County.—Good news
from Cass oounty, the home of Col. Warren Akin
greets uj. Thu Democracy in that oounty has a
olear majority of seven or eight hundred, aud uow
it is the universal opinion of those who bave an on
poiignity of knowing, that Col. Warren Akin will
oany the oounty by, at least, six hundred majority
Three cheers for Casa Marietta Patriot.
A paper out West has for its ipotto, “Goodwill!