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THOMAS RAGLAND, —Proprietor.
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A STRICT CONSTRUCTION' OF Till'. CONSTITUTION—AN HONEST AND ECONOMICAL ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
OFFICE—RANDOLPH Street.
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Thuriday Morning, Aug. 16, 1860.
( ouslUutioual Union Convention.
It baa been many a year ainco any poli
tical party in Georgia made ao strong and
imposing a dcmonatration in State Conven
tion aa that of the Uonatituliooa! Union
Tarty at Milledgcvillo on Monday. That
it was emphatically a movement of the pro.
pie, who had come up in their atrength to
resume their own management of tho af
faire of the nation, waa eviJcn. to every
one. The whclc assembly waa actuated by
the aingle purpoee of crushing out sretion-
ali«m and 1'dnaticism and reatoring peace
and security-to a dialracted country ; and
tho varioue county delegations separated to
atlond each to ila local work, with the
atrongcat ariura’ico of a triumphant can.
The Convention waa orgnttizej, on mo
tion of Col. J. A. I.. Lee, of Muacogce,>by
the choice of Col. John W. A. Sanford, ol
lJalJwin, aa Treaident,. by acclamation—
diaprnaing with the uaual initiatory preai.
Jency of n chairman pro tem. On motion
of Hon. Ilinc* Holt, A. W. Redding, K»q„
of Chaltuhoccbce, and lion. Seaton Grant-
and, of llaidwin, were appointed Vicc-
Traaidrnta; on motion, C. R. llanleitor, of
Fulton, John Whit Thomaa, ot Randolph,
and C. W. Hancock, of Sumter, were cho
sen Secretaries.
The Pieaident announced the object and
principle* of tho Convention in a moat pa
triotic, eloquent and encouraging addre*a,
which waa received with great opplaute.
Tbe toll of countiea a being called, it waa
Mind that 87 cooiiliea were represented by
/C# drlfgalea, constituting the largest Con-
trillion bold in Georgia for many year*.
[I’he delegate# lro:n Muscogee were Col.
H. Holt, Hon. Jatnea Jobnaon, Thoa. Rag.
land, E*q., T. M. Hogan, U. F. Heeae, I .
Froat.J.A. L. Lee, and J. H. Martin.]
Oa motion of Col. A. H. Kenan, it waa
rtMlr.td that thia Convention approves and
accept., without addition or abatement, tho
platfoitn of tho National Union Conven
tion—"The Constitution, tho Union, and
the Enforcement of the Law*.” Thia res-
olution waa adopted by acclamation, and
| with aloi aiB of applauac.
On me tion ol Mr. Peeblea, of Monroe,
( resolution * wero adopted, providing that tho
dalegaliot a from each Congressional Dial-
diet select and report at (J o'clock an Fire
brand a fl rat and second Allernato Elector
for each of their respective Districts; and
that tho Convention will, at 3 o’clock, pro
ceed to appi.int two Elector* and two Alter
nates for thi> State at largo.
Uj a resolution eub*tquently adopted, a
rommiueo ot one delegate (torn each Con
gressional Di strict was appointed by the
i'rriident to I loininnto Elutnr^ma Alter-
aitra for the t late at largo
On motion, the (Jonventio^^nTjuirned
until 3 o'clock P. M.
Tibib O'clock, P. M.—The Committee
of one from each Congressional District,
raised this morning, reported the following
Elactora and Alternatca for the State at
Urge t
WON. WM . LAW, of Chatham.
110N.II.il. 11 ILL. of Troup.
4 LTCaMATSS
lilacs Holt, HaRnett Axdpews.
The conferences of the delegates from
the aeveral Congresvionol Districts*, through
their chairman, reported the following Elec
ora and Alternates for the Districts :
Fimt Dixt.—HAUL'LL It. 81'LNCKIl, <-f Thoinaa.
Aussates— KdwarJ li. Way, of liberty.
Hr. Tho*. H. Parsons, ol Johnson.
BlOTSt Dist.—MAHL’H &OUOLAHH. ot Itaudolph.
AiruasTts—W. II. Kobliison, of Ms* n.
Pater J. Htroaler, «>f Dougherty.
This* Bi*t —L. T. l)OV A I*, of Hpaldlng,
Avruama—J. V. ijtsptwn*. ot Muimw.
Foctra. Diar.—W.F. WKI01IT, of Cowaia.
Alt least is —Chits. W. Mabry, of ll.«r<t.
John M. F.dge.of Campbsll.
Firrs District—J. It. PARROTT, Cass.
ALnaaiTKS—Th»ma* fl. McFarland, Walker.
Itirhard W. Jones, Whltfirlil.
FriTH Pi|ini lirmV D. MrDANIF.L, Walton.
Altbmatbm—II. P. llsall, Forsyth.
H. J. Wlun, Gwliinetla.
brtmt PlsTaicT—Dr IKA DL'NI’AM*, Twiggs.
Amaasyas—Capt. It. T. Harris, Hancock.
Miles II. Lewis, Green.
ftcimi Durr.—LAFAYKTTF. LAMA It, IJncoln.
Altekmatls—John IL Jackson, HU-hinoml.
Daniel R. Roberts, Hcrlven.
Mr. A. T. Ackeraon, of Elbert, olTered
the following resolution, which was adopt-
rJ unanimously, by acclamation, with
ihoula of applauae, followed by three hearty
(bsrrs for Hell and Everetl:
Retolved, That thia Convention cordially
untie* the nomination made by the Na'ion*
>1 Convention ol the Constitutional Union
party ol John Hell, of Tennessee, lor Presi
dent, and Edward Evoreit ol Mnssachu-
Mtta, for Vice President and tvo recommend
'hem to the voicrs ol Georgia aa men ol
triad capacity and integrity, and as men
•to are loyal to the Cunatitutiori nod the
I'niou, and who, it elected, will in thoir
tespectivo spheres ot ollicial duty, lailli*
(ullyenforce the laws.
In response to • loud end irrepressible
demand *of the whole Convention, Hon.
B. H. Hill ascended the stand, and for two
hours enchained tbe attention el the vast
••wmbly in a speech which for power and
tloqusnce has rarely been equalled in our
political conleata. It waa a masterly anti
eminently truthful review of the history and
tdreta of the slavery agitation, and a most
affective and forcible presentation of the
dune of Hell end Everett. It was the
general opinion that no other
To ehe Editors of the Columbus Eur/uinr /
Gentlemen Having just returned from
a tour to the N’oilh-west, aud having while
absent, seen much of general interest, I
hereby offer to the various readers of yonr
interesting paper, a sketch of our very in
teresting journey.
Tho first point of attraction waa “The
I.j ikout Mountain,” near Chattanooga.—
What ia “The Point,'* and which overlooks
tho town of Chaltanoogn, is one of the most
interesting stand points in tho world ; it
ennnot bo surpassed in beauty and sublimity.
Here you have spread out before your eyes,
in one grand panoramic acene, ranges ol
mountains, raising oneabovc another in am-
philheatrical form, rich vallies, covered with
verdure, and cultivated fields, doited here
anJ there with a neat cottage sending out ita
littlp cloud of smoke, and the town of Chat
tanooga with all its houses on ita seven
hill* ; while the noble Tenna«*ee river ia
*ren stretching out ita full length in all the
distance ; tho serpentinti course of the river
adds much to the striking effect of the pic
ture. it is aern creeping along around Hre
foot of tho baso of the mountain, as if in
search ol a passage out ; but suddenly, ns
if alarmed at tho prospect of being hem
med in, it dashes off to the westward, and
wends its woy among tbe mountain gorges,
until it loses itself in the blue distance.—
The scone is picturesque and grand beyond
conception. It is worth a trip across the
United Status to see it. No view from the
lofty Alps can be compared to it. ’Tie the
Pisguh of the South. Whilo standing on
this great and sublimo altar of tho Creator,
no one, whose mind ia properly instructed
can help feeling hi* own insignificance, and
nt tho sumo time, of being deeply impress
ed with a seme of the Divine majesty and
power ; it is good to be there. It is s great
treat to seo it nt anytime, but a sun-rise
view i* said to bo by far tho mo*t interest
ing of any other. All that is wanting here,
to make this one of tho most attractive
summer retreats in tho world, is the proper
enlargement of its accommodations ; these
will he ruado by next season, wo were in
formed ; and if an, thousands will be aeon
(lucking to this highly favored retreat, to
onjny ita pure nir nud beautiful and sublimo
scenery. ’Tie said ita atmosphrro sheds n
balmy and healing influence on all the aick
who rnako sufficient trial of it.
Wo departed ihence for Nashville. This
city ia built up in elegant, and in some por
tion#, in grand style. Tho Capitol of the
State, which ia located here, ia one of the
moat spacioua and elegant in tho Union.—
Tho only rival it has is tho Capital a!
Washington. It is built entirely of native
granite mid marble taken from the quarries
of Tennessee. Tho view from its lofty
dome is one of the linust and moat pleasing,
presenting in every direction, a richly va
ried lundscupe. Tho edifice ia not yet com
pleted ; there are many nichna remaining
to ho aupplied witli statuary. We were
little struck with u portrait ot Dr.
Felix Robertson, who was the first malti
child born in the town of Nashville. This
is giving honor to whom honur is duo.—
There is found in the Musem here, a rein
deer robe of great beauty, mode by a tribe
of Indians, wtyose name i navo lorgimen.—
Thia robo was worn by the artful hunter In-
aa a disguise to unable him moro easi
ly to entrap his game.
While here, we visited tho Penitentiary.
o found tho Keeper a very polite and
sensible man. Tho strictest discipline is
enforced ; the convicts are denied ill social
intercour*e, except such aa necessarily
grows up in their business relations ; ul
night they aru immured in solitary call*.—
There is a woman sentenced here for life,
for killing her husbund. Hhe openly do-
clarca her regret for hot having dono it
sooner ; the jury and Court who tried her,
evidently took u different view of tho cuse.
It such a license a* this wero sanctioned by
the law, whilo there might be found many
better there would bo fewer husbands ,■ to
tfce honor of the #rx bo it spoken, there are
only four women in thia prison—which
goea far to establish the moral problem, that
woman is the belter half of creation.
Frutu thenco we visited the lurm and
park of General Harding. Hero we found
• model farm, lilloal up with every conve
nience, and bearing every mark ol thrift j
and aucceaaful husbandry. Ilia park ia lull
of half-tamed deer, elk and buffalo. Our
guide waa kind enough to apprize ua that
there waa one old buffalo of a hostile dis
position, which still adhered to ibu savage
stale, and refused all in tercourse with civil
ized man ; of course we kept at u cautious
distance from him. The General's not be-
mg at Rome curtailed otfr enjoyments to
some extent, yet we found the gentleman
in charge aa polite und accommodating as
heart could wish. .... ,
Thence wo proceeded to Mr. Ackland s.
Here we found a display ol wealth and
magnificence uot surpassed,* We apprehend,
anywhere in these United Htales. The
major and lernily were absent on their sum-
mer toor ; tboso in churgo apartd no pains
to moke our viatl pleasant. W* wire first
introduced into the Greeu House, tilled with
flowers and odors sweet, und green Lush
wo*’, aud a thousand slaves: ho ia said to
ive fast, and as a naturnl conrequrnco en
joys wretched health ; the time may not be
far distant when he would give all he is
worth to purchase the poor man’* blessings,
health an-t contentment.
‘•I.lfa’j wticl* |>l".'Wtir<> , all thsjojs of sense, f
We next started lor the great Mutnimth
Cave in Kentucky. Here wo found latiguo
as well as pleimirc ; this cave is iloubtle»a
the former bed • f a creek or prong of Green
river. Rv request wo attired our*c!ves for
the cool dercunt ; we entered with a trem
bling, faltering step, yet having confidence
in our guide, and to some extent on the
hollow earth under Let, we proeerdo 11* ex
plore its hidden wondeis : we saw much to
admire in it- domes ol splendor, i's ball* ol
stale, and its canopies of statu ; oh, yes,
it* euglc* and poodle dogs also afforded no
little enteitaininent, vet strange to tell,
there aru constant do; redatiou* committed
in thia great ti tuple « f nature, by those who
visit it, despoiling it ol much treasure, and
if persisted in, it will soon cease to bo an
object of such universal interest; U is a
•pecivs of Vandalism, unworthy of the
present age, and should bo arrested by its
proprietors. Wn must in candor say, that
the Cava noar Cas.vdle, ia much richer
its ill tenor beauties, a • ■ <1 it is strange it
not moro Irrquenled ; if it hud suitable
accommodation*, it would have it* thou
sands ot visitors, aa iv.ll a* this place. This
is not ntwcll furnished a* it should be, nnd
will grsduully cease to be visited by such
large crowd* if not put in better Btalo lor
accommodation.
We left this place for the Cave House,
at the depot; a house, where the traveler
is plcasoil to find u well furnished table,
and nice lodgings und polite attcniioi.a.
Hero, wn took the cars for Louisville. We
found here, a mineral artesian wi ll : pour
ing out upward* of thric bundled gulions
depth
thousand H
smell urid
principal
black man
i height of a hundred and
it, by
LtluRri style," on it■»
•*a i.irloilmus appetite
riniunial atflniiii-s." I
styles it, i« rich inde«
be suro to give Dr.
drive dull are uwuy u
outright.
We left Louisville n
i you laugh
ter n short stay for
our stater’* home Hi miles north of Lex
ington. How stveet it is to emhiuce u dear
tflslrr in a distant laud alter a long uh-cncu ;
you know her love i* pure, and that her
soul mingles in every woiJ und act ol *1-
(cctionute expression.
After spending a lew days with her and
family, und (ousting on ull the good of tliu
land ; wo made our way occomputiicd by
our kind brother-in-law, to Lexington.
Moon niter our arrival, wo visited tfto Lex
ington Cemetery, that beautiful gritun rest
ing place of tho dead. Tim first point ol
attraction, ami which may ho seen Horn u
distancu us you approach, i* tho newly
erected monument lo that groulest ol ora
tors and stutesrnen, Henry Cluy. It im not
quite complete. It wants its duel ornu-
., the slntunry likeness of tho immor
tal Clay to crown its head with eternal glo
ry It is said, it is nearly ready. und, when
finished will bo one ol (no must ported hi
the Union, worthy ol the distinguished
list, and ol the great
perpetuate
cemotcry is ruddered
by the
beautiful
play'd in its iidornim
of almost all its horrors.' Thence wu vis
ited Ashland, tho lute residence ol the illus
trious Kentuckian, whoso monument we
had just seen, and whose fame is world
wide and immortal, but alas! not a ves-
liga of He venerable old mansion remain*.
It has hern displaced by a new one; which,
although ll display* good luslo so far ns
architectural beauty i* couccrmd, can never
aloi.e for tearing down and displacing the
old mansion. One glimptu ol that anti
quated ami venerable edifice
torque hiiI obsolete forma,
more true pleasure than to be the
the new eleg iut building und all
ron*. Oh ! wlnt u blunder, in ou
Letter from the Editor.
Macon, Monday, 3 a. m.
The hotrls of this city aro full to over
flowing with delegates to tho Conventions
which meet to.dsy nnd to-morrow at Mill-
edgevfllo. Some of them were lull when
we got here, nnd others could not accom-
module all who esnio in on our train ol
Sunday night. A considerable number of
tlie delegate* aro Douglas men, but tho
great mass aro lor bell, und are enthusias
tic, zealous and hopeful. At tho Lanier
House lust night, them rested, probably, ns
many bell delegates ns tho entire number ol
delegates in the brcckinridgo Convention ol
List week; and brown’s hotel was full and
refusing to take moro when wo pot here.
These facts will give you an idea of the
yrohublo sizo of cut Convention. It will bo
the most numerous assemblage of county
dclegutiona that hse met lor many years (il
ever before) in Georgia.
The very best fueling prevail.', and no
mio hesitates about making a vigorous nnd
determined fight for a clear majority in the
Slate. I have not heretofore thought that
l3oll and Everett could get the Electoral vlIj
of Georgia by tho majority required, but no
one, who witnesses the resolution and con
fidence of the men here assembled from ho
nnny counties, could fail to entertain the
strongest hopes.
arc equally de'ermin-
their numbers and res*
Rely upon it, they liavo no thought
of abating illort or either giving or receiv
ing. 'There quarter is no talk of the buga
boo ••fusion” between them and the /Jell
men, but (hero is on their part, as on ours,
a settled and uncompromising purposo to
prevent tho triumph of disuniouisiH nml see-
You will receive stirring nnd oncoung-
ing new* from Mtlledgeville, and the can
vass ■"ill he opened with a spirit tliut can
hardly luil to win sucres*.
I ill kip'i.loimtiM fill lupous.1 t
'HiFee Cheer* lor llniger!
Wc learn Irmn the Tallopousa Times,
that Talbot, ihn Douglas candidate b»r
iax»usHoai*nr, heal his opponent, tho repo-
hundred nml one hundred nnd lifty votes.
Tout paper (a Hell ami Everett journal)
save that‘‘the Americana took litilo or no
interest in tho contest, nml ilio larger inn**
‘ voting at all.” That paper
The Douglas mot
od* I mn surprised a
olulioi
From the N. V. lljr-.J 1, 11th.
The Cunmtvallvcr ol (he North*—The
Hell and Everett <>rgauizatlo!t.
It la setihd that the one hundred nnd
twenty electoral votes ul the Pouth will he
c-ist againtt Lincoln in the approaching
l’i. si '. im .! «!i cti. n, i.nd tliut accordingly,
only if- ■ f tho 183 ilrctnral votes of the
North aro nquited to defeat him. There
i* a popular majority against him in New
Vorlt, New Jersey, Rhode Inland, i'ennayl-
vainn, Indi um, Oregon und California ; and
so carry nil these Dimes over his head, it is
only necessary that tin* conservative forces
opposed to this disunion sectional republican
party «>! the North should combiiio against
Rut how i* this to ho dono ? In the out*
set, supposing the defeat of Lincoln to bo
the puraraonnt object among the supporters
of j/rcckiuridge, bell and Douglas, we
broached the plan of a system of fusion
eh ctorul ticket* among them. Hut il was
soon apparent ibul this scherno ot co-o'per-
Alton was, ns yet, impracticable. Next, un
der tho impression that the Mouth would ho
:i unit in support of Mr. UrcckinriJge, we
advised,s general rally hi the North to his
Standard, a* the shortest way to secure the
Non he
Southern el c111>11* have di
Not yet di-pored to giva
next recommended the wi
agreement among them**-!
ridge and Lane, Ill'll mid
am! Johnson, and the rec
vr. Hut the late
**ipnunl thi* idea,
up tho snip, wo
thdruwul—by nti
ves—of //rvckiti-
Everett, Douglas
•Jiiunondation by
•hirtn of a joint stock ticket upon which all
their supporters might combine, but this
proportion nppeuru to linvo fallen upon the
candidates indicated like tho voice of a
man upon iho winds or tho angry waves of
the swelling *na.
With an overwhelming popular vote in
tho maiiul icturmg and commercial States of
tho North opposed to Lincoln, tho several
parin'* m the field to which Iiim detest is
nppcnr
foreclosed, and that 1
W,..„
tills ClMUllIf
I III.VC Ihut L
i thu
. On tho
i is already elec
«cil to concur i
bo dot.*uted. T!
in boating rmp'/ i
’> Il and Elen it l.ri
thieved <
ppoit ol till)
Notwithstanding efforts will be matlo to
excuse the matter, thi* result must be
looked lo us nu to the Brcckinridgo T . ,
strength ol tho county. Tho convention !,,, u Clu,l . ,nt > ‘ , . ,
which nominated Mr. Pickard refused to I hoy win most probably bo absorbed in oth-
nominate nnv man lor office who would not '' r p nr, y organizations, us were the frag*
declare lor brcckinridgc, nnd as a matter ment* of tho whig parly after their crush-
of courso tno nominee, in nuch casok, rc- jug defeat of iHftS, ami im tho remain* , f
fled tho strength of Iho nominating parly, I t |, e .\m t .riean party huvo been nhsoiliod
.H.inr, l«SO_ll..,r a,,,l
'I'.lbol'a 1 ll *" 1,
The Meeting on Tuesday Lnst.
Tho enthusiasm which prevailed in the
Bell end Eveiiktt meeting held in tho
place on Tuesday la?t will asuli in great
good to the party in the present campaign.
Tho solid men of Troup— wo may nay Hint
the old Union GuarJa of 'Troup—were out
in strong numbers. The old grey haired
men «>! the county now seem to ho aroused
to u sense r,f the impending crisis which
hangs like a gloom over our beloved Union.
The Hireling was called to order, and
Col. Jas. Culbeuson, an old veteran Whig
whore head is Irosicd with seventy-one win
ters, was called to tho chair amidst thun
dering applause* It was u glorious sight to
sie such un old Chrifitiuii pulriot in coun
sel in brhulf of the country aud Govern
ment of his lather*. An old nod venera
ted citizen of our county, one of the old vau-
| guard of the Whig party of the county, v
firm, true and tried advocate of li e Union,
it was meet and proper that he should pre
side over our meeting aud its deliberation*.
'Tho meeting having expressed a desire
to hear Judge Hill, and he not being in
tho house, a cutUmittctt was appointed to
wait on him and notily him of tho dtfiro ol
the meeting. In tho meantime Dr. Hiiilkt
wu* called for, when he took the stand uiul
entertained the meeting with animation un
til tho apprentice ol Jud^u llm. •
Judge Hill commenced hi* speech with
a review of parlies and of the cour.u ot the
Democratic Forty in denouncing every I're-
sidentiul candidate mm uumiuiiiI who w-re
opposed to them politically. Ho reviewed
the record ol Jonx Dell; ami proved, by
tacts und argument tliut it was me duty ol
patriots in support him for this high office
to which he aspires.
lifts, b. H. Hill next took the stand and
addressed the meeting in a speech of on*
hour nml forty-eight minute*. This was,
wo think, the very best speech wo over
heard Mr. Hill make. Wo do not believe
that the Almighty ever niadn tho man to
relule successfully the arguments presented
by tho speaker—tho whoto chain being
linked together in one solid and indisKolu-
bio baud. Wo do heartily wish every man
in Georgia could linvo heurd tho urgu-
inont. The array of factM stood out in u
solid mid unyielding phalanx,bearing up m
im cresi in blazing lultir* Iho Words of
Truth and Patriotism !
To our sister counties ol Georgia, we
si nd words of greeting, urging them to p.*r-
*evito in the good fight, remembering (but
the victory is not always to the strong. No
vember will tell a tub* of patriotism mid ul
• li on tbo part of the
A Missouri Itlver Mermaid. Tin New Yoiu; Sicjosii,.—Tlio New
jonty will be between unu hundred and
• hundred and fitly.”
I’lin sccedcre leel so Imdly about ilio ro.
t, that their paper, published Thursday
^ at Da.
tns .i s ol vaunted superiority tumbling to
pieces, nru us nnuppisli ns wolves and *av-
sge as hyenas. Keep un your shirts, gen-
i.rmcii. You bovo got to be thrashed, und
dicontly. ‘VoV fiavV. 1 'fie^li "ydimvUy UU<I
cavorting long enough, and the people have
doiorniinod to put a a urn lo it, and Unit
will.—Montg. Confederation.
•s<>iin itcll and Wm. l.. Vaiicoy.
Wo hi w going ihc rounds ot ilio press,
what purportH to he a loiter trom llm Hon.
Win. L. Yancey, nddressod to genib turn
in Alabnmn, in which ho us»nrtH ihut Iho
record ol Mr. boll shows, among other
things, thin Mr. Hell IioIiIm thu opinion "(hut
ft ilm Wilmnt Proviso wore to ho nttnclicd I I
Territorial Inll-.ii would bo right to | w | lt . rt .
tho other hand, thi* Roll-Everett par.
ty. found'd upon llm Ujiion ns il is, inclu
ding llm organic institution of slavery in
thu H.'Uthern .**dirtrs, i* the natural antago
nist ot il ibu u ion im in in both auctions—of
tho republican parly, which socks tonhi*|i*h
slavery in llm Mouth, and of (ho (Southern
fire-Ciiteis, who make tho indefiiiito expan
sion of slavery Hie lest ol their buhmissioii
to tho Union. We huvo h.ul sufficient
uiani(ei.t.itions ol the Klretiglh of this now
U1/J 1 1lrt*lt* 1 llm South to satisfy
tho ticket ol lliio established nucleus ol a
great parly in the luturo that wo now cull
upon the independent Union loving inenof
all parlies and clauses in tho North lo rnlly.
Our coiiscivutivo financial, commercial
nml inunulnetunug titles, in this movement
d iho way. Under the
ueiiIm rehulling from the
immcilmlo
John bro
had iilimiToli*
ll.ei
hold tills opinii
‘li
I 1 0."'. l' t lil»ir N..I
[in .1., nnv «i.n .nun mini untjm!, cut ltiM:,', nil
ini*. Those dciiiunstrali
eh proposed i
Mr. Yu
■ opinion ulirihutud by him
all I'm gro- 1 Inr adlierems in Jobn Boll t Lot fuels uu
ould ufiord I ewer. Tho Wilmm Prnn-o uas attached L
I..• miiii r ut 'ho bill organizing tfie Territory ol Orcg<oi
iivi* I a,wl ’ »' Wo »«‘dakc not. Mr. Yai.cay, in Hi
, S U . , ; l|ou.«eul Reprc-cntslivcs, under his oath t
htimldu mjp.,,,1
people of tho Mouth
•tliren wcio uot ull
iholition revolution-
is did no harm ;
eh positive good.
metropolis, and
.11 and Everett
practical Union
ilcr h.l
••pinion, its present honored proprietor
roininittrd hi displacing it lor tho now.
but, than, them is no accounting for taste.
Mlill Ashland will bu a sucrud spot '
every truo American ctiizmi will love
pair in honor ol its great founder, the im- I ot j
mor'al Clsy ! Like tho fduo gra*** ol lilt. „|,o||
own much beloved Kentucky, hi* fume will lUniu
be ever green in tho memory ol h's enun- «vci '
Uy tin’ll. '“'“ d
This is a delightful country, every thing |
sppertBining to h, betoken*plenty und pci- I'll
petuity; it* soil, its population, it* improve- i
munis, aio all superior. It i» a *•(lushen," “
k land flowing with milk and honey, u par- *. 0 p|j,
udisc ! No wonder the people ore attached j | |nVU |
*t\tntion, v
• that Line.
only
r.l ; i
nl ho bu
io lull. If Mr. Hell's
, his nets nro not sue
InmoM K. i rou.ly elected.
'dent, uim W#• urn gratified to hear that in thia city
j Mi,, KUI. ,,in llrrck.liiiilg. inn ..r„ ».tv
hoVwliut l ttV,,r "bly disposed to u fusion with t|ie bell
Southern n1 "* Evomit party. Much a lilslon has ul*
li. wfiut- I ready been consuniinuted in Now Jersey,
i) I'roviso, nml wo expect llm some thing in 1'enn-
'niour /" | sylvania. Lot thu bell und Everett party
follicle. j inward tlioir enuso* 'Thousands of
-'i'imre is ronsorvulivi* old lino whig*, Amcric
in’ hy timely nu
y he otherwise I.
iiinunili'in of tin
ergetic
they wish tu
Our wh'dc country is tho finest and best in
the world ; a';d this amor /nitric (love of
country) is not peculiar to the Kentuck
ian*. 'Tim profit* eviry where in all parts,
are alive to thi* sentiment of National pa
triotism ; it glow* in the breast of ill ; it
cannot be ciimguishcil ; use how it tell* in
every conical. It ia even jealous of sec
tional attachments, grogrsphirul divisions
and party distinctions. It looks and aims
higher. *’No pent up Utica contracts our
powers, hut the whole Union is our*.”
Your fellow-citizen truly,
G.E. THOMAS.
i religious hoiiieH in llm I dorse
presentation of addresses, received lor ropiy | iho el
itint llm Church ot Engluud stood first, n.il J’rrsi*
tho Church ol Romo next- The l’rusbytn-
runs ut ones took lire, ihrooioning to wush ; vtllli ,,
| then hands of the whole concern. What j
will lit* the upshot is not known, ll appears I “
dial tho precedence given to ilm Roman I •'
»■
I bull or Evi
in VOtlllll t
gallant III
Reporter.
anil
lli«*
ul telegraph leroirm) but
of disastrous defeats
by
ull I
election into
ol operations
s gainst
i li recognises a common euusu
infnon enemy. And llm Douglas parly
mg fused will) llm bell und Everett
y in Georgia, why should they ho.itate
perial regulation, but is also I m do the tuinu thing in any Northern
founded ou mi enactment of the Legislature | hiulo T
ol t tie Trovinc*.
i Church (
I Mu.
ery clime, with its jet*, lie pools, us grot
i in Geor- j toes and its sunny fish ; it is tho most «n
,i. coulJ h ... il«li.«r.d .urh . nth. i, i chant.*! of .11 Kto..'. T 1 "' I Kl
1 , I iwrf.ct.ocb.miiicnl. >vo i on j in- W|
iround the enthusiasm and strcngtficne.l ll u ,., tc j oU » ar ,d splendid mansion ; uu j ,|m
ike confidence end resolution of every del- I entering, our ryes wero completely d#zziod
{tie. Probably tbo old Representative , with its magnificent minors, it* rich puml-
HOI Min b-for. r..ound.J wilb . U ch loud | ^*,^,53»”h“ •"•««“"
muiic ; ••the K.mily Uroup” l. . choico
production, combining the landscape with
[lortrnit p.inlin*,M«cul.d hy .di.liusuiih-
Mil. bUKL’KIXIUDUI Mi MoL’XDKA '
Dolulam.— M r. United Mtets* Hrnator
brown of Mississippi suys in a letter to hi* ' (
constituents that ho know* .Mr. brcrkiu- | ,
j ridge and Mr. Douglas both well ; that he
Tho Approaching He a son. j understand* their political views and prin- j i
It is very pronabio that tho approacliinf? j c j|,| r .* iierTvctlyr; thist Mr. brcckinridgo i» ; 1
amuhemciit m-heoii will h« well hik’d in iho ‘ ,| 0 , „„ (|U w»lion of 8oulli«in i
number .od qu.lily ol otlr.cuoii.. til! hl. Ih.n i. Mr. Douglu, .ud that thi- :
Wc linvo already unnouiicud that Mr. ** *'“• • • |
Wm. M. Fleming will open Concert Hall Democratic party ought not to have lwen j
about the first ol October, withsn excellent divided by the secession of a porti
stock company- We understand, ulso, that delegates from the Moulhcru r»tHi«
tnd hearty applause
Hon. Robt. P. Trippe next addressed the
Convention with much animation, spirit and
■fleet, making very capital hits and telling
diastrations.
A resolution was adopted, continuing tho
pressnt State Executive Committee.
After pasting votes ol thanks to the preti*
4ing officers, Ac., the Convention adjourn
ed st«s die, the delegates leaving the Hall
with a resolution to make a concerted, vig*
oreua and htpelut effort to redeem the State.
^iib 8octuebx Georgian.—We are glad
*° fisd that this spirited and influential p»-
P® T i* again in the political arena, and
^ikting on the right side as of yore. Rev.
bso»g* Bright purchased il several months
*1°. aad though he is a supporter of the
i Union cause, he dropped politics end made
• "religious and family paper.” Ita pa-
tteua appear to have been dissatisfied with
change, and Meters. Reynolds A Hun-
,i,w «ll have now purchased it and raised
(he flag of Bell end Everett. Mr. J tines I.
Utjuolds is tbe editor. It commences the
pohtieel fight with a spirit end ability that
Kotuiee well for our ceaee.
ed artist, whose name I have forgi
a coet, 'tissaid, of ten thousand dollars—
but the crowning picture of ail is a repre
sentation by the some artist, of (he melan
choly yet pleasing scene ol "ihe Angel
and the Little Girl”—a lovely Imle dsugb*
ter whom they lost some years ago, dream
ed, a few nights before she died, that an
Angel came for her; the artiut *«'Md upon
line interesting circunulaiic**, and has im
parted it to tbe cenvaes in ell »e power arid
beauty; it ia graphic and touching beyond
desciiption ; there is seen thu innocent ami
beautiful child, suddenly surprised by me
unexpected appearance of the celestial vu-
nant, ■■ it coiues flying down on wings of
love to bear her to her mansion above. In a
struggle between mistrust and confidence,
•he extends her small, delicate hand to-
wsrJs the inviting outstretched bend of the
hovering Angel, when it seems to oe .sized
in heste, hy the bright-eyed, joyful rnesaeo-
get of mercy, end then pointing to Heaven,
they art represented in tho act of soaring
away to the bright world above, borne on
the plumed wings of an Angel. 1 E«n-
tie in an is represented as being very rich—
owning some eight plantations IA the boulh-
partner ol Mr.
Montgomery (Ala.) iheatri*. will
city with his drumaiic coni puny,
lumeiime during ihe scaeori.
In addition to these, there will, dnuhilcM,
he the usual number of oilier exhibitions ol
n miscellaneous and attractive kind.--Aug.
Constitutionalist.
Oar neighbor of the Democrat *sys
that the Vencey*breckinridgn faction
"must bo Hid on the shelf.” Wo think
not. People lay on tho shelf only what
they think may ho wanted for future u*o,
and we don’t believe that this rebel-faction
will ever bs wanted for eny use whatever.—
Prentice.
gQfJsrocs H. Slaughter, E«q , died
den!j in this city on Wednesday evening
Mr. breckinruHa. We hope
•neb plain and truthful language from one j
of hi* supporter# Will induce Mr. Ilnckin* j , 0 ,.)!.* a r l tt '|'.S ni
rnlge to withdraw from tho canvas*, und i , Uli j i
leave tho field to tho only regulurly noini- Tenneylvoma i
nnted and popular candidate, and not di*- j crown thu vict<
lraellh.puijr.nd min ilio country bjr Icrid*. In th. >
bolding tin when llu’fu i« nu pni.iblo liopo | l, m “ n,: ' J
oftucc.oiling.—N. V.J/Jot/y Kcwi. j „JJ,»o puiy w
p.auk inoAtricu
W ithdrawal of MsJ'ir Hicckiuridge.
Major brcckinridgo i* no Disnnionist,
n voiikii l«» tho Colon hy uniting* with the
Jnion party. WhIhmii, of course, tho
ligliii'st inumnlion Ironi him, or from uny
ll hi* frrond* who iniglit bn NirpiioRcd to
•peak by uuiliori'y li r fiirn—wo novorthv-
Vlelrh, s
of the Riclilimndito
Ureckinrnlge and I.iiiip.
lucky 11 even greater thun was nt fir*t *up-
piHi'd, llm brcckinridgo candidalu being
defeated in tho Stato hy from five tu (tn
thousand. In Missouri they were not in
tho men nt all; tho accounts only stating
that their Ciuidlilati'B fur Governor olid
Lieutenant Governor ivbh very srnull. In
North Carolina both thu Governor and Log-
iuliiturn Huerns nt ill to ho in doubt.
In thi* tytato wo linvo rcpiutcd returns
of tho local elections, from Pike, Montgom
ery, Autuugn, Macon, Russell, Chamber*,
Coosa and Conecuh. »if these the Breck
inridge pnrty have curried o.nk, thu liiRt
no mud county, by twelve majority. In Pike
they were human six hundred majority ; in
H'miVwUlflj Miintuomcrv 121); Kusseil 40.
return* • hut thn aecndurs* ticket in lor ill
thu rear. In Chamber*, thu race wu* made
mi the Clerk'* olcciion, nud thu sneodurs
were lies lull l<»* r » vole*. 8o tliut in the four
counties Imnrd from of (Him Congressional
District they nre beaten four hundred und
sixlt/‘one vote*. Il this ih the l" ginning,
wlini will tho end be I—Montgomery Con-
federation.
Wm. L. Yancey.—This gentlemen is
now ill North Alabnma on n missionary
visit. Ho soums to ho Iho lii'nil of tho
bteckinridgo party, and in fnet tho only
one of iho muny speakers on that r-ide
about wham they caro anything. The
mere mention of Mr. Yancoy'* name cro
nies the wildest enthusiasm, while thu nnmu
of Mr. breckmridgu may ho mentioned in
tho most impassioned manner with but u
faint response, flow i* this, or rather,
why is this I Mr. Yancey is u greater
man than his candidate, witli his party.—
With them Mr. Yancey is everything und
brockiniidgn nothing.
Wo would not underrate Mr. Y'uncoy
lit* is, nil know, nu aide mail, but wo think
this giving undue importance to one man
i* wioug. It m a species of tnsnworsliip
that we do not wish to he guilty of.—
Huntsville Independent.
Fcbthkh Election Kktcuns in Alabama
—Nn Rktteu.—Perry county has gono
against tho brnckinridgo piitv by l. r >0
jnrity. In 'i’uscnloosa the /Jell men have
been elected. Wo should like to know
where nre tlioio treniunduu* majorities that
//rrckinridgo wna going to get. //ragging
uml blustering Im*, a* we long ugn predict*
oil, done our fricuda no good. They liavo
n defi'Hted, routed and scattered every-
ure. Even in Lowndc*, an intunae
i fur as heard from, tho
i is only nine voles abend
while Walker, tho i
tne 150 votes an far.—
i to wince.—Atonlg. t
time connected
lha*X*tional American, aa associate editor,
peace to hia aahe*. ilia friend* will r»-
memher hia virtues and deposit hia faults
in hia grave.—Atlanta Locomotive.
We don’t know hut genuiue Democracy
ia all the belter for age, like old bourbon,
but a good deal of it, like had cider, turn*
to vinegar in tima.—Democrat.
Th# Breckinridge Democracy seems at
thia time lo be a sort of orphan viuegat ; it
has lost its father and mother.
Mr. Douglas goes five lest twa for
•quarter asvsraignty— that is, ha goes his
length.
Anotiieu Accession.— We h*ve just
ceived the Osceola (Missouri) Democrat of j 'Douglas*In
August ttd, which announces that the but they '
names of bell and Everett oro in tliut isauu | w.il rim wi
aubrtituleJ for those of Breckinridge and ; nothing
Lane. Tbo Union epidemic is raging all
over the land, and recruit* aro being con
stantly received into our camp. Let the
laborers work with redoubled forte, that our
victory may be the more glorious in No-
vembur.-— AViaA. Jlanner*
'■lutberu l
u niy «|i’t tors, volt*—und
ni Nuw J«*r-cy alone would
y. The IfiondB ol brcck-
mill, if we mietaku not,
fancy of (lie Constitutional
incorporated in its plat
it extract it, nor remove
uni they will sink it.
rink with it—nnd they
icw party, winch propo-
l! to {Southern rights und
or to the rights nnd hon-
ction. And this is pairi-
i. Monitor (Drm.I
nr The ‘Jin ion" Wtstu Convention of
Connecticut, which was held at New Ha
ven on Wednesday last, appointed the fol
lowing geullcthcn u* Presidential Electors,
Dennis Kimberly, of New Haven ; Elen-
ezer Jackson, of Middletown ; Che*. Haw
ley, of htsmford ; John A. Rockwell, of
Norwich; Hezekish Huntington, of H art-
lord ; Charles R. Alsop, of Middletown.
Ten Democratic newspapers in Califor
nia have declared for Duuglaa and six for
/(reck inndge. The Iqadcrs of the party
here Jscline taking siJea.
An Ho
CoN l ESA ION AND i\ PLAN.—
nt ut the Macon Telegraph
s»y* if llm jrn-nd* ol llrcckiuridga res' hia
uUcti hi upon the presumption ol gutting
“a jnnjorty of 'he elocloral votes,” they
"are gone by thu board.” Ill the present
dasperato extremity, when il i* imjMissible
to gut tbe popular saootion to Kit ir candid-
a'e, In' surg* •'* that brcckinridgo bo with*
drawn in nil tin*.northern Statue, and run
only Ut the Souiu, thus giving Douglas a
clianco to take some States from Lincoln,
and, u* thu writer thinks, enabling Brcck-
tnridge to iquccso into the Iloutc of Rep*
rescutaiivaa &* ono of the three hiuheal
candidates. In other woide, Brcckinridgo'*
only clianco of i.ueccs* depends upon
weukiicas at the north ; il he tins
thero
friends
much tho hotter tor him.
ol the in xutiru ol the piescnl
political campaign.—Sue. Rep.
1'iiting coniity,
//(uckinndgo m
ol the Boll iiiblii
commiltnl, Im* *
gulled jades beg
federation.
A Fact run (Jon bi okra tion.—The Chi-
no*n are a proud Million, and naturally
enough. Their language ha* existed lour
thousand fivo hundred years, und every
body read* it. Our langung* ia n language
of ycslmday. A person who lived ill the
Island of Grunt //ritnin eight hundred
years ngo could not understand one of u«,
and we could lint make ouisclvua under
stood hy him. Hut Confucius wiotoHix or
b»'V«ti hundred years before Jcau* Christ,
und hi* languego la read, not by fitly or
a xty ini*iioiia who iillduratnod tho English
language, but hy tivu hundred inillmue of
the human race. What a wonderful |«ow-
it !—SVr John Bowring at a 'IVuct Society
Meeting.
A Snakh Story.— A mammoth anake
ha* terrified the good people of Wendell,
Mnnarhusrits, to an indefinite extent. The
person who first saw it says that when his
vision fi ll upon it, it wb# standing with its
head raised from the ground at least six
feet ; that his anakesbip wsa at least eight-
sen fed long, and iicurly as Urge round as
i man’s body. It* appearance waa so forini-
Hide that he was afraid to attack it, and
when it crawled away its head raised at
least three feet from the ground. Others
have aeon the ugly thing and given chase
with guns and dogs.
Douulas Ellctosal Ticket in Missis-
eirri.—The following is tho Douglas elec
toral ticket for Mississippi as far as choacn :
For tnk Static at Lasue,—■ lion. Samuel
Mathew*, ol Daboio.
First District—Hon. Daniel b. Wright,
of Tippah.
Second District—Col. R. W. Flournoy,
of i'ontotoc.
Third District—E. DUinukas, of Hum*
der. ^ ^ ^
gg£f* The Hon. 8. H. Woodson, (Dein.)
M. C. from Missouri, has come out lor /fell
•nd Everett.
1’he Western Mail baa the following
The hur-kcepcr Micliual birch's saloon, in
'he lower part ul Hie city, having heard that
several large cat-fieh had ticen caught in the
iver recently, thought ho would try his
luck. So Inat Tuesday evening, at about
dusk, ho ret his lino near tbo slaughter
house, on the street running down to the
I finding, having bailed Ins book with a
piece ol cat-fish nhaut us large as a herring.
I pen visiting hi* "sot" in the morning, in
company with n gentleman named Nearder,
•in wna unexpectedly rejoiced to find that
ho find caught something, and as quick
us possible bo commenced hauling in. which
Im found no easy thing to do, it requiring
all his own strength, together with all the
neviatanco his friend could rendor him ; nnd
ot co or twice, upon slackening tho line
they coma very near buing drawn '
water over their heads, nnd a* they could
not swim, would havudrownod.
Hut it wna life or death, and they tugged
awnv and soon brought to suriaco wlml
appeared to ho a human haad.at tho first
appearance of which they wero terribly
Irightened aud disponed to drop tho lino and
run, but on accoud thought, they concluded
to bring the creature ashore, which tlioy
did. nnd immediately carried it to Mr.
Birch's saloon. 1» is decidedly a curious
cronture, being over live feet in length,
with head, eyes, earn and noso liko a
und u belly somewhat barrel-shuped. In all
other respects it is like n fish. Tho
turu wan still alive when wo saw' it, which
prevented the Huguerreotypo man Irotn
taking a picture ol it. We ure under grunt
obligations to Mr. H. for Bonding for u*t to
exumino it, together with sevural scientific
gentlemen of our city, who pronounced tho
croaturo to bo u species of hybrid fresh
water mermaid. Wu believe it is tho inton*
tion of Mr. Birch to liavo it stuffed ond
send it to burniini.
Keenly Do They Feel It.
Tho brockinridgcs in our city, who, on
ilio first onnnuncoment of tlioir nominations
lor tho Presidency aud Vico Presidency,
boasted ol thoir thousand* nnd thousands ot
voters, have now dwindled down to uttur
insignificance. When the news began to
come in on lust Tuesday of their defeat in
the several counties ol this District, not one
could scarcely ho soon on tho street. Evon
tn .Montgomery, the home ol "tlioir gallant
und much beloved Ynnccy” had the muse
of Breckinridge been doomed. Even in
Chambers, llm home of their “worthy ally”
and “their own beloved Dowdell,” hail the
‘■anbo ol JlriTUinridpn met with defeat,
lived in old Macon, tho home ol "our be
loved and fascinating and able Clopton,”
bod tbe cause ol Brcckinridgo been defeat
ed. Even in Tallapoosa, the home of thoir
nlunhlechimpii n," Rowe, had tho cause
Douglas triumphed.
Truly, iIm* dileui must l»o keenly and
rely felt by tho disorganizers. They had
drawn the puny lines even hi (he couniy
elections, und now wo have the delightful
satisfaction ot knowing dial they have been
badly thrashed. Meeting with a most
earnest and nt the sumo dine u most honest
advocate ol brcckinridgo on the street yes*
lerduy, wo usked him whut lie thought of
the countv elections, when bo replied, “Sir,
/ had In lien d that Breckinridge would carry
<r. ry District in Alabama, but J now think
that he will he defeated in all but one."—
io of the many candid confessions
e hearing every day. There is no
( that tiicir disastrous defeat in
this District, has alrcndy driven runny
away irotn them, who had supposed they
ero strong.—.l/i>«fg. ('onfed•
Wo suggest to our friends that whonover
they liuur u Breckinridge circuit rider lant*
>n the stump or in tho hur room,
about sou ilium rights and Congressional
protection ot slavery in ihe Territories,
they nut the following questions to him:
Wna there not n largo majority in the
United States .Senate last winter in favor of
Congressional protection ot slavery t
~. II so, why did they vote down, almost
unatn.iiuusly, Mr. brown's proposition lor
ucfss'ir'uLAtlP.rvj r JisJ&j*" 1
Are you in lavor of a dissolution ol the
on ll Douglus ia elected f
Cnu yen tell us why Brcckiuiftdgo
assisted in luiuimuling (Jen. Taj lor, and
llicii rclused lu vole lor either him ur Cass I
il. Are you for a dissolution ol (ho I'tiion
,i • m , in i -Iivirv protect!d io ihe
Territories hy tho Federal Government f
. Why do your friends run brockiuridgo
tirkots in the free .Slates, when its only
Heel can bo to give thu etcetera! vole of
tlioso States to Lincoln t
these questions out and lay them
away in u snug corner of >our pocket book,
and try tIn id on the first opusllo of Ilreck-
ririgo nnd disunion tliut you meet. Don't
im dodge you, hut press him to u di-
answer, ll you can gut an answer out
ot him, you will be more (oriunnto than
wo unticipulc.—Louisville tKy.) Democrat.
The Last Sea Sertent Stony.—A par
ty ol gentlemen who returned from'u woek’s
boating excursion last night, and who, it
may not bo improper to state, aro all tem
perate men, report having scan what tliov
believed to he a Sea Scrpont, off Capo Coil,
Iasi Sunday nliornooii. The htutonient
made by two of tho number is substantial
|y a* follows: Just beloro 7 o'clock,as '.hey
wero lying to in u calm oil tho mouth of
Barnstable Bay, and sumo 15 miles from
Provincdowa, they saw a monster about
illd feel from Iho boat, paNsing slowly
along in ndvanco of them. They describo
tbo creaturo as being black, about 100 (cut
long, witli n bend almost the sizo of a Kos 1
hittli bat, nnd tho body as large round as c
tur bucket. When lirut seen the head wai
some IK inches above the water, nnd u
times a largo portion of tho body could be
seen. They examined it through a glass,
and could see no signs of uny fins, and it
went along with a movement liko that of
uu eel. Suvural ol tho guntlomen have
made voyages at sea and aro fnrntliar witft
the movement* ol porpoises nnd other liah,
hut this creature differed from anything
over aeon by tHein betore. It moved along
•lowly on tho top ol the tide, and suddenly
disappeared in about ten minutes at the
distance ol a quarter ol n ntilo. It was at*
forward neon further off with the aid ol a
glass.—Boston Traveller, 8th.
The Weather and Crom.—At Hat we
liavo bad ruin in abundanco, Commencing
on Saturday, il has continued with alight
intervals up to this (Monday) morning, nnd
without any immodiato prospect ot fair
weather. It has duubtlesn been at great
advantage to pcaa fcnd potatoes, and ill
some cases perhaps to late corn. The pre
vailing imnreasfon now is that tho yield of
corn will be greater, and that of cotton Has
(bait has been generally expected. Tho
cotton crop, if the concurrent testimony ol
nil who say any tiling on the subject, is to
bo bulieved, will bu deplorably short. One
planter, rt reliable gentleman who in an or
dinary yonr would have made conaiderably
over n hundred bales, assures ns that he
will scarcely gather fifteen. This is onlv
one of muny coses nearly or quite as fisd.
A bale to •fivo acres is about ilia best OSli"
mate that is made of tbo extent of the crop
ill this section.—Eufaula Spirit.
Doer,lab Mkn in Wilebs.—The Doug
hs men of Wilkes county held a meeting
Tuesday last, immediately under the noso
of Mr. Toomb*. A speech was made by
Mr. Talbot, formerly ef that county, now of
Augu-ta, ami a full delegation was appoint
ed by it to thu Btste convention. We recog
nise in the list the nntnrs of tho staunchest
and most influential Democrats in tbe coun
ty. From our knowledge of the Eighth
District, wo have no doubt that Mr. Ste
phens will he able to carry three-fourths of
tho Damocrats for Douglas.—Savannah
Republican, Aug. 13.
Mr. John C. Breckinridge, speaking the
other day ol tho Hor.. Janie* Guthrie, taunt
ingly expressed a determination to "unearth
l,.m before November." If ho meant dial he
will com|tel Mr. Guthrie to declare lor
cither himself or Mr. Douglus, lie is proba
bly proposing to himself' a work that he
York Seceder, m.t j„ Syraciira la.t
««rk ond continued n ■■miylii llrnckin.
tidao ond I.uno nl,-moral licknl on lira
Baltimore platform, thus setting up inde
pendently for tlicmselvox, and resolved
to take the consequence* of their rashness.
Trite, they appointed n comrnittoo to co
operate with my other committee, or con
vention. fur thu purpose ot uniting on ono
electoral ticket in opposition to the Repub-
icans, but the terms prescribed-on the
principles of the Seccdcrs' platform—places
such union wholly out of (lie question.
Our New Y’ork correspondent—who, by-
ilie-wav, is a Breckinridge ntnn—is ol opin
ion that this action of tbo convention se
curer tho State to Lincoln. We have no
doubt such ia it* object, a policy entertain*
ed by ono half the Hreckinridgu men nt tho
south, but we aro of opinion they will fail of
their purpose. Let the friend* ol Bell and
Douglas nl tho north now unite und huvo
the country from Black Republican rule.—
It is the only way in which that result can
he accomplished, nnd we believe the co
operation will be successful in spito of tho
friends of Breckinridge. Tho Inner are but
lew ut least, and even Hie office-holders
under tlto Buchanon administration, who
compose thu backbone of thu party, will
desert tbo sinking ship nnd go over to tlto
Union ticket tn the election.—Suv. Rep.
L# u Mr. (Jhsrles (Jist, who took the cen
sus of the city in 1840, and is inking tho
ccnius of the Fifth Ward this year, tells r
good aiiecdoto of a conversation between
himself and a married lady, which will bear
repeuting:
"Madam, what age shall 1 put you down!
(No direct answer.) How old is your hus
band 1”
••Sixty-one.”
"And your oldest son!’’
••Twenty aoven.”
"And tho next 1”
••Twenty-one."
"And how old do you call yourself!”
•‘I do not know my ugo exactly hut it is
about thirty !"
"Did I understand you, msdsm, that
your eldest son wna twenty-seven 1”
Yes 1”
'You must surely, then, he mure than
thirty ?”
Well, sir, (quite snappishly,) I told you
about thirty. 1 cartel tell exactly ; it may
bo thirty-one or two, but, I am positive,
ot over that—(Yu. Gazelle.
Freak qi' Trade.—Jt is rather etrango
> see cotton go Irom New York to Char
leston ; yuV The Mercury, July 27, ac
knowledge* the receipt per stenmer Nash
ville, ts part of Iter cargo, ol two hundred
hales ol Upland Colton, consigned to Messrs.
Hull &l Co. The same house expect to ro*
cctvo shortly three hundred bales ootton hy
n schooner from the sume place. Tho tivo
hundred bales aro to lonn part of tbe cargo
ol a Spanish hark now loading ut this port
lor Barcelona. In consequence ol the low-
ol the stock of cotton on hand here at
present, wo are informed that an article
similar in quality to the ubnve cannot now
bn purchased hero, and that thi* unusual
stato ol our market has caused tlto nhovn
ingular course ol trade. Messrs. Hall 6c
Co. liavo also dispatched three Spanish
vessels from this port to New York within
tlto last few weeks, caused Hy tlioir inahtli-
t purcha*e at this point a cargo of cot*
of the proper kind tur the Barcelona
market.—Charleston News.
George N. Hester, i£sq.
This estituablo gentleman has been
chosen Reporter by the Supremo Court of
Georgtu. This is a well-deserved tribute
to true merit. Mr. Lester is n gentleman
ol superior ability, naturul nnd acquired,
and ono every way qualified lor this hon
orable and responsible position. It is tho
ppropriate reward ol indomitable persover*
lice, as hy this fie has risen, as ull liavo
rt opportunity of doing under our system
fltimimU'Mfl.'U.JfeOl Ob.curily ra on in-
Court of Georgia, which is presumed to bo
composed ol the first men ol thu legal pro-
tension in the State. This well-merited
distinction has been earned by nssiduous
application to study, untiring industry and
strict attention tu business. We doubt not
it will prove to liavo been well-bestowed.—
•■'o aro gratified to record these triumphs
modest hut true merit, and the evidence
that it is recognised and rewarded by thoso
so well qualified to judgo. May it encour
age others to struggle on, confident of r e .
cognition nnd promotion.—Atlanta Amer.
Tho Lynchburg Kupuultcan, a Breckin
ridge organ, says that ”lhn course which a
portion of the leading friends of breckin-
Igeand Lane are pursuing is fraught
with much danger to the Democratic party
und the country.” It says, and we call
attention to the adiuiasiion—•* We verity
be live that every vote which Breckinridge
and Lane receive at the North will be vir
tually us a vote for Lincoln." There is no
doubt at all ol the truth of this ramark.—
And yet, in the face of such a fact, we find
numbers of boutheru Breckinridge organa
daily encouraging tho formation of Breck
inridge electoral tickets in all tlto Northern
Hialc*. tho inevitable effect of which policy
is to contribute to the clectioa of Lincoln!
[Aug 1 . Chron.
llirtli-place ol* Gen. JuckMou.
Much bus boon written during ihe last
few years ou this point. Hume arsertiug
that he was born in South Carolina, others
claiming the honor for North Carolina,
while other* as*ortrd that he wa* horn oa
the ocean wave. Our London correspond
ent has sottled tho point to Iks own satis
faction, by asserting that ho was horn in
the County Antrim, Ireland. We do not
know upon what data hs found* that opin
ion, hut we are disposed lo think that ho is
mistaken.—tioulliern Presbyterian.
rF* Major Culbertson, who has just
cnine from the Rocky Mountains, says that
the head waters of the Missouri and Colum
bia rivers are so near together that he at
one time drank from tho Missouri, on tho
east side of the Rocky Mountains, and a
half hour afterwards from the Culuuibis, un
the Pacific.
The Maysville Express speaking of
Breckinridge says s "Thero is something
extraordinary and glorious in the rapid
rise ol this young statesman.” Yes, he
wont up n rocket, nod ho is coming down
like a stick. Ho H^f tho lightning hug
order ol great men. He tisna, lights, showa
Ins nether extremity, and gooa down again.
i'l perform. Mr. Guthrie holds that
built ot the Democratic nominations art
sectional, and w« don't believe that a (erty-
Breckinridge power could force him to de*
cltre for either.
Mr. J.C. b. had better beware, lest,
while undertaking to unearth others, be
_it earthed himself.—Lou. Jonr.
I Lou. Democrat.
giqy We understenu that Mr. Watte
will uisko his opening speech over in Au
tauga, as soon ss ho returns from Texas.
Thousands are waitingjty hear him. Mo
hope that he will insks a series of speeches
throughout the district. Mr. buff wi l
have no alder champiou in the field than
thu gilled and eloquent Watts.—Montg
Post.
The Boston Courier (Bell and Everetl)
thinks, and so think we, that “it requires
very close observation end constant read
ing of Tho New Y’ork Tribune to decide
whether it advocates the causo of Lincoln
orol Breckinridge with the greatest zeal.
Horace is for the extremes of patty ond
ignores tbe golJen means which iusursa
safety.”
The following rrfcripa for Asthma lies
beou handed to the Fayetteville Obscrv.tr,
by a gentleman of Lincoln county, as ail
infallible cure :—In any quantity, say a
quart ol apple brandy, put a* much com*
mon salt aa wtll dissolve. When that is
done, it is ready for use. Taka ono table*
spoonful just before each meal.
Elector Dacuuaa— Dr. T. W. Kean,
one of tbe North Caioliun electors, hue
written a letter declining to serve on the
Breckinridge ticket, regarding Douglas an.!
Johnson as tbe regular nominees.— Montg,
Cunfedtrat'\on\ u