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This amendment ww also rejected—aye* 49 j
Boe* 92.
Mr. Wellborn of Georgia, offered the following |
mendment:
Provided, further, that the people of said territory be ;
allowed to pass all laws necessary for the protection of j
slavery within said territory, should slaves be introduced
there.”
Which Mr. Seddon niored to amend by adding !
ng the following :
“And to remove all restrictions to the free emigration j
of persons with their properly.”
These met with the same fate. In the Senate
the friend* of the South tried the same amend
ments, in order to protect the South from the in
flnenee of these Mexican laws, w{fifth were Mr.
Stephens’ obstacles to hie approva’. of the Clayton
compromise.
And, now, with the evidence before the Enquir
wr, that Congress expressly refused to meet any
motion from lhe South to protect slave pro|)crty in
the territories ; the Enquirer tells us that the eom
prdfh'se hills do not exclude the South. We |
•dinit that the eorupronvse bills do not declare in
words that the South shall not go there— bu
they omit to say what was necessary to enable the* ,
South to go there, on a principle of international
law, raised by Mr. Stephens of Georgia, and main- ;
tained and advocated by tli i Columbus Enquirer >
■and hi* Union party. Is there any room left to i
doubt then, that Congress lias excluded the South? ;
and is not the proposition clinched by the other
fact, that every prominent freesoller, including Web
ster and Clay, declared that the South was ex
cluded without the Wilmot Proviso —but if the
Wilmot Proviso were neeessary to that end, they
would have voted for the Wilmot Proviso. Heat
Mr. Clay on this subject:
“Senators from the Northern States may go home to
tbetr constituents, after this measure shall have been pass
e-1, ami say —*the north gains the admission of California
a* a free Stale. This is sure. She is dedicated now and
forever to that freesoilism which you so much prize.’
“Tho north avoids the intro luction of slavery by the
authority o'Congress i New Mexico and Utah—and a-
In our opinion, die let loci excludes slavery from the ter
ritories it is highly probably they will both remain and
become free territories,
“The r.or'h has New Mexico detached from Texas, with
degree of probability that she will ultimately b i
come, as before stated, a free Stale.
“The nor’ b secures thq abolition of the slave trade in
the District of Columbia.
Are not these objec's of sufficient magnitude, tosutis'v
sny moderate, rational northern wish ? What concession
of power and authority is made by the north? What
rights are sacrificed V Tdl me , if lie north does nut ge.
almost every thing, and the tenth nothing bvt her hover.’
But tit's is not all. The whole of this compro
mise was fixed up, with the intent an l purpose
to exclude the South—not in words —but in effect
nd in fact,
We here reproduce an extract from an adm’ra
art'cle. we have lately copied from the Soutli
n Press in review of Mr. Cobb's letter :
“The laws creating territorial governments for. Utah
and New Mexico wera not passed, &. could not be passed,
until it was ascertained that the whole of seaboard Cal
ifornia Was to be admitted as a oon-slaveholding State,
and also that a largo portion of Texas w as to he purbhas
ed and annexed to New vox ice. so as to give her suffi
cient Mexican population (which has already pronounced
against slavery) to ensure her a non-slaveholding State.
And as Utah Is accessible only through New Mexico, or
Califomi c transit of slaves through either o! the lat
ter being dies immediately or speedily cut off) it becamo
almost inevitable that Utah woul l be non-slaveholding.
Congress then did not agree to the principle ‘hat H o
peoplo of these territories had the right to decide the
slavery question for themselves, until measures had thus
been taken to ensure a decision against slavery, by ren
dering Utah inaccessible to slavery, and Mew Mexico
anti-slavery, by annexing to her the anti-slavery portion
of the Texas population. To concede a principle on pa
per or in w onls, and jet to render it impracticable by
law, is a fraud and mockery. And this has been done.”
With these foots before the people, we leave
hem to determine whether the Enquirer has
made out its ease, that ‘‘the South has not been ex
cluded from every foot of the new territory, wa
tered as it was by southern blood and %verla;d
with southern Cold in its acquisition!”
Tiie Testimony.—We have but one remark to
make on the correspondence between Mr. F i.r.xv
ellen and the Editor of the Enquirer. It is, that
it leaves Mr. Flewellen’s testimony on the sub
ject of Mr. Johnson's Five Soil opinions, nmm
peachetl, as it is wholly unimpeachable. And
now let the Planters and the slaveholders of the
District determine, whether tit's is a proper UifiTi
to represent the’r interests and rights ;n the Con
gress of the United States. It is their business,
and not on.***. If they can stand it, we can as
well.
{gf Tlic Millcdgcville mi Gordon Rail Road
ill be in ruiiuiug order on the -Jf;th of Oct., in
time fortho Macon State Fair.
COUHESrONDESCE.
Cot.umevs, Sept. 17th 13.71.
Mr. Forsyth:
Dear Sir—You will please publish the fol
lowing correspondence between Mr S \\
Flournov and ipvaelf which will fullv explain
itself— ‘
Very Respectfully,
J. T. FLEWELLEN.
Columbus, Sept. 16th. 1851.
Mr S. W. Flourkoy:
Dear Sir:— T have just road your .-.r
iele upon Mr. Johnson in this morning's
‘Enquirer’’staling “that conversations which
have been retailed in regard to his posi
tions are not only untrue hut have no
foundation in for’" — T desire to know if
you have any reference to the statements
made by myself, and published in the “Colum
bus Times” of 13th inst.
Yours Respectfully.
J. T. FLEWELLEN.
Columbus. Sept. 16th 1851.
Mb. Jas T. Flewellen,
Pear Sir:—l received this morning your
note bv thehands of Mr. Echols, desiring to
knew iflhad reference to the statements made
by yourself in the “Columbus Times” of the
13th inst., iu an Article in the “Enquirer” to
day—lean only reply that up to this time I
have read no statements published by you
In reference to Mr. Johnson, and am not ap
prised of what veu may have said of his opin-!
ions or positions.
Respectfully Yours,
SAMUEL W. FLOURNOY.
GEN QUITMAN’S RETIREMENT.
The letter below (says the N. O Delta,) ae- ;
quainting us of the retirement, of Gen. Quit- i
man, is from one of the most prominent :
members of the State Rights party in the i
South. We cordially concur in the views ex- ;
pressed by the writer. Against such a tor- j
rent of misrepresentation and prejudice, in a ;
canvass conducted upon mere names and !
demagogical cries it is quite ei ident that the
manly patriotic and hightoned principles, and
ijie pure, spotless and chivalrous character:
<of Gen. Quitman, could rot prevail. He is
right tto retire from the field, and leave it in :
the possession of those to whom the people j
in a temporary delusion, have entrusted the j
defence ofmßptrights. He could not pursue
a course better calculated to embarrass and
destroy bis opponents, and bring the people
to their senses.
[rt the catastrophe be hastened and iho !
sooner w ill he the penitence which is certain
to ovett.ke the people of this g.lla”t State,!
before they sink irretrievably into the arms!
of the dangerous faction w hich, under the j
delusive cry of Union, seeks to, betray the
rights and institutions of the South. The
principles at issue in the contest being deci
ded against him, Gen. Quitman very proper
ly declines continueing the contest on mere
personal grounds. His course, we feel satis
fied v.i’l be generally approved in the South.
Hb, magnanimous hearing, his heroic cour
age, his infle :ible firmness and devotion to
principle, will command ihe esteem and re
gard of all good men, of all friends of the
South, and the respect of ail honorable op
ponents. ‘I he loss of such a man to the
councils of Mississippi, to be followed, wc
fear, by the retirement of others hut little
less distinguished for high qualities of patri
otism and statesm inship, w ill long he felt in
th :t St ,te and th oughout the South.
The following is the extract from the let
ter before mentioned, announcing Gen. Quit
man's intention, and the future course of the
p irty of which he was the honored standard
bearer:
‘•We have been completely overwhelmed
and free-soiiigtn and Fillmoreism are in the
ascendant. Gen. Quitman has thrown down
the standard and says he has no desire to he
the Governor of a submission State; that the
people have decided against him on every is
sue raised by him. and he has no desire to
mingle in a mere struggle forth*-, offices; that
he has been sacrificed in an attempt to ar
rest the course of slavery agitation, and now
he will leave tho question to be adjusted by
thos* in whose hinds it is placed—the Aboli
tionists and the Uuion Submissionist. He
has withdrawn from the field and quit tho
canvass.
“ This event and the result of the elections
have left our friends in a disorganised con
-1 clition. The resolve now is to drop the slave
! ry question altogether, wash our hands of it.
j and leave its responsibilities to others. The
id unper its lost the Presidency by compelling
j Cass to show his hand oil the slavery issue.
! The whigs gained it by letting Gen. Taylor
: play muru on it. So here we hive lost Mis
j sissippi by defending the institution. For
| fifteen years th * and uaocr icy, South, have been
i tin peculiar friends of slavery while ihe
; whigs h vc been coalescing with Northern
! abolitionists. My determination is never to
i touch the question again, to let it take care
i of itself, and to act in union with the nation*
! al democratic party North, without regard to
• it. 1 regard Mr. Van Burnt just as sound as
| Mr. Webster, and not half so dangerous, and
j so on in regular gradation down to Wilmot
| ou one side .mid Giddings on the other,
j “With these principles and with these
i views, Gen. Stephen Cocke, an old fashioned
j and very popular democrat, has been selected
to run for Governor in place of Quitman. I
j doubt whether our men cun recover order
j and fail into line before November next; hut
we hope so, and hope wo may curry him
j through.
GEN- QUITMAN’S RESIGN A • ION,
Just before going to press last even
i ing with our weekly form, we received
S the following letter from Gen. Quitman.
; His high sense of honor, and the great
j re>pect he has for the voice of the peo
ple, have led iiim to rrs ign the canvass
I fi r Governor. On tho one hand we feel
j phased he has taken this step but fully
j believing that he would have carried
| the Slate by a large majority, it will be
! a matter of regret not to see him in the
executive chair.
Natchez tret Trader.
’ TO r.rE DEMOCRATIC STATE FIGHTS PAETT
OF MI3SIBSim.
i The result of the recent election for
the Convention, however brought about
must be regarded, at least for the pres
ent. as decisive of the position of the
i .State on the great issue involved,
j The majority have declaied that they
j are content with the late aggressive
I measures of Congress, and opposed to
i anv rem -dial action by tho Ntate.
A Ihoughjthis and. termination of the
j people is at variance with my fixed
j opinion of the true policy of th.o State,
i hetef fore expressed and stili consci
-1 entiously entertained; vet as a State
I Rights titan, and a Democrat, I bow in
| respectful submission to the apparent
will of the people.
It is into the State has not yet spoken
authoritatively; even the acts of the
i Convention will not he binding until
they shall have been ratified by a vote
’ of the people; but by the election of
non-resisters to the Convention a ilia
; jority if the people have declared
! against the course of policy on the
; slavery questions, which I deemed it
! my duty to puisne while Governor; and ,
i against the principles upon which I
; was nominated, and upon which alone *
j I had consented to run as a candidate. !
; I might perhaps, he elected, notwith
| standing Ibis demonstration of public
i sentiment in the election lor the Con- ,
vention; but as I have been maiiHy in
strumental in see ing the expression of
the will ot the people through a Conven
tion, I ought, in my political action
i to abide by it.
Therefore, upon full consideration of
all the ciivumstances; respect for the
apparent decisi nos the people; duty ,
to the it Me and patriotic party, who
are struggling to maintain the rights of
the Soutli against Northern aggression
and to preserve our institutions trom the
fatal effects ot cons lidatina all p wer
in the Federal Government; and a sense
t f self-respect, which inclines me n t
to seek a public s’ati n’ in which my
opiui its upon vital questions are r.ot j
sustained by a majority of my constitu- !
ents; nil concur in inducing me to the
opinion that my duty requires me to re j
tire from the p siti n which I occupy
as the Democratic State Rights candi
date f r Govern r. With emoti ns of j
the deepest g atitude t the patriotic par
ty by which I was nominated, for the (
evidences of their unfaltering confi
dence, both in the nomination and in
the warm hearted reception with
which I have been met everywhere in
the canvass, I tender my resignation of j
the high and honorable post of their
Chief standard bearer in the pending
canvass, pledging myself to them and
to the country”, that I will to the last
serve the great cause of State Rights
as faithfully in the ranks as I have en
deavored to do in high position.
J. A. QUITMAN.
Mommoutb, Sept. 6, 1851.
It is to be feared, from the following
rem rks of the Aberdeen (Miss.) Democrat,
-that Abolition is making inroads in the
South. Let the doctrine be boldly put forth
as is said to h ive been ia portions or Missisi
■sippi and this state. th .t the non slavehold
ers among us lr.ve no interest in the main
tenance of the institution of slavery, and we
sn ail have abolitionists of the worst stripe in
every State in the South.
We arc told (says the Democrat) — and
any number of men will aver it—that there
are abolitionists, yea, open-mouthed ones
in the very county of Monroe! Wh it is
more, it is said to be too true, that the ar
gument of—“We have no negroes, and why
care weab /Ut slavery?” was used in the can
vass just closed openly and unrebukei and
with effect- If this* be true, slaveholders j
think of it. Though the. cloud be con.e ipt- j
ible in size—no larger than ame.us hands—
preparp against it ere it bursts upon you in
vesting the \\ hole liorrizon; and quick with
the temptest of destruction.
abolitionists in the North! Did we not
heir, sober citizens of Monroe, that an individ
u and of our own midst—oceupi ing a command
ing position, should have s lid—not in a cor
ner or under a busael—but in a public crowd
that tire negroes had the same right to secede
front- their masters and assert their freedom
that the sovereign people of dt is or any other
State had to secede from the Federal Union!
Ml that this hicks of abolition is but the
whispering if the same in the negro's ears.
vgT"The now three cent pieces pass in the
W bv the name of “Travs.” I
THE COLUMBUS TIMES.
SATURDAY EVENING SEPT. 20, 1851.
SOUTHERN RIGHTS NOMINATIONS.
FOR GOVERNOR,
CIIAS. J. M c DONALD,
OP COBB COUNTY.
FOR CONGRESS.
HENRY L. BENNING,
or MUBCOGKK.
FOR STATE SENATOR,
B. K. HARRISON,
OK STEWART COUNTY
REPRESENTATIVES FROM MUSCOGEE.
F, G. WILKINS,
G. J. PITTS,
OF MUSCOGEE
REPRESENTATIVES FOR HARRIS COUNTY.
JAMFS'n’. RAMSLY,
P. J. PHILIPS.
THE ELECTION.
Our readers will bear us witness, that we have
indulged in in boastful prophecies as to the result
of the election near at han l. We were greatly
mistaken au 1 disappointed in the feelings and tem
per of our people last year—too much so, to pre
dict what they will be firs year.
Our hopes and opmiotis then, were based,
not on an actual counting of votes in any locality
of the State—but upon our belief that the spirit of
old Georgia could not tamely brook the attacks
upon her equality and rights, by a Free Soil Con
gross. We judged our countrymen out of out
own heart. If our indignation burned at these
wanton, uupr ivoked and ruthless assaults, we
argued that other Georgia hearts would be arous
ed by the same causes: But we were mistaken.
We took for granted that al! our people would take
a clear, dispassionate and patriotic view of the
I ease. We made no allowance for the influence
of a high degree of prosperity ; of timid counsels;
of the poison of demagogues and traitors; and of
ancient party prejudices. We counted too much
1 on the power of truth to reach human convictions,
. through the dark and thick meshes of human pas
sions—wc thought too well of the courage, spirit
; and intelligence of our people, and too little of the
[tower of had men to work upon passion, prejudice
and fear, to mislead a people from tho path of du
ty. honor and safety.
But thank God, it is a rule of his government
of the human family, that error is short-lived, and
truth left free to combat it, will work its way on
the sober-second thought of mankind. That this
principle has already begun its slow hut sure work,
theta* is not a doubt. Whether it has had time to
■ produce a re-action sufficient to defeat the man,
whose influence we consider has been so baleful
i to the interests of flic South and the Union, we
cannot pretend to say. We believe we can say
with truth, that his defeat would lx* sure, if this
; canvass could he prolonged three months. As it
is, the results of the October election will create
surprise in more places than one.
To our friends in Muscogee county, we give
words of encouragement. Have faith —there are
influences at work that many of you know not of
—Messrs. Flournoy and Wooldrjohe have their
matches in the Southern Rights candidates.—
- mad up to them, and look out for the “ Ides of
October.”
To our friends everywhere, we say, do your
duty, fearlessly and undaunted by
majorities, undismayed by defeats heretofore, or
the prospects of those to come.
Our cause it is just.
In God be our trust.”
Your future reward and triumph in the appro
bation of y.uir countrymen is sure—because, that
consummation is based on an immutable principle
of Nature. W cure fighting on the side, of our
country, and the very worst that can be su'd of
us. is, that we are over-zealous in a goo ] cause.—
With truth, justice and patriotism for our motto,
who will fly from the combat ? M ho will not glory,
rather to fall ami welcome defeat in a just cause,
than to triumph over a down-trodden country ?
Who does not love the honor of Georgia and
prize the sovereignty of the States better and high
er than t!;-- fattest office with which power can
reward the smooth and sleek bet raver of his peo
p'e ? Who would not rather he Quitman in re
tireim-nt, than Cobb elected . McT.onalo defeat
ed. than Foote, enjoying the rewards of his apos
tacy ?
GEN. QUITMAN.
The report brought by the telegraph last week
that this gentleman had retired from the canvass
in Mississippi is confirmed, and has letter announc
ing his retirement and the reasons for it, will bo
found in our columns. We think Geu. Quitman
has done right, and wc arc glad that he has taken
the step. It is a waste of time aud feeling in any
honorable man to attempt to l-ally a people to the
defence of rights and liberties, which they either
will not, or cannot see, arc in danger. Gen.
Quitman has been defeated by Ids effort to and -fend
the institution of slavery, If slavery cannot lie
successfully defended in th • South—in a rich
plantation-Stato like. M ssissippl—where is it
to look to for support ? A few more Southern
Rights defeats in the S >ut!i, and we look to see all
those who have made a stand for the South, fol
lowing the example of Gen. Quitman.
In S. Carolina, we understand it is a common
sentiment with the resistance party, that if they
should fail in their efforts to hold that State hack
from the example of general retreat <te surrender set
by all the other Southern States; they will give
up the cause—wash their hands of it, and leave
the responsibility where it belongs, to the Union
ists and the abolitionists.
Should Gov. McDonald be beaten (a thing by
no means certain) this will be our advice to the
Southern Rights Party of Georgia. The people
will then have their eyes opened to the true nature
of this pretended union crisis—that it is a mere
party trick to get office and power ; and the result
will be that while ihe South has been robbed oi lier
landed rights; it will also have lost itsowv self-re- -
peet & the respect of its abolition enemies, w ho will
be dnmb-struck at the ease with which they have
achieved their victory, and the amazing passive
ness and submission of the South. The Southern
Rights man having done his duty to his country,
can honorably retire from the field and await in
calmness the future nets of an eventful drama of
daring aggression on one side and suicidal sub
mission on the other. When the people awaken
to a sense of the truth of their alarming condition,
the Southern Rights men will be on hand to gird
on their armor. Meantime, the union twaddlers
can enjoy the offices—for these are at the bottom
of all these base surrenders.
THE WHIG PARTY DEAD!
The Alabama, Chambers Tribune says":
“ The Whig Parly at the South, as a party, is as dead as
a Mackerel. By the Presidential election, it will be diffi
cult to find individual specimens of that species of the
great family of politicians.
“ The reason at this extinction is obvious.. The gener
al rule of Whig affinity, North, is abolition-ward. The
exceptions are bnrelv sufficient to establish the rule. We
do not know whv this is so; but the fact is as apparent
as the face of the heaver.?, Southern men, therefore,
cannot longer act with the National Whig Party. We in
the South never had any immediate interest in the estab
lishment of the Protective System: but acting in good
faith to our Northern Allies, the Southern Whig pant
lied itself to an unpopular issue and fell with it. The re
turn which we have received for this—is a general alli
ance of Northern Whiggery with abolitionism, or much
the same thing, Free-Soilism.
“The Northern Democracy, as a general rule, are sound
on the slavery question. It must be confessed that the
Democratic rule of constitutional construction favors the
South ; and although this is a bitter confession to our
Whig pride, truth, candor, manliness, all compel its ut
terance.”
The above is worthy of note and contains mat
ter for reflection. Here we have a staunch, vete
ran and inveterate Whig politician, candidly in
forming hiareaders and the world, that his party
is dead —and, more than that, that it has died in
its own rottenness and corruption, and has richly
merited its fate.’ The Whig party (says this
’ precious confession) is abolitionized —and al
though we have never had any interest in a pro
tective tariff , we whigs of the South have gone
fir it, and permitted ottr own people to l>e unjustly
taxed, “in good faith to our Northern Allies"—
or in other words because the party ordered it,
anl party interests required it.
Now, we ask if th s is not a beautiful confession
for an old Whig politician and a late Union sub
mission;? tto make? du !so long as party inter
ests required it, this editor and h's e dleagues were
perfectly willing to consort with U. S. Bank men
and TariffiS-s, and ah ditionists and any thing else
—but now, slug it is released from these party tram
mels by the expectation of forming better alli
ances, it (‘an afford io break off and to tell the
truth about its old friends. For, mark, that tit’s
is not it new truth just conic to Ught. What the
editor now says about Whiggery, North, has been
literally true, any time these past six or tight
years. It is what the Democratic press has
been charging and charging ; for wars back.—
Why we have, with these very fingers with which
we are no-v writ'ng these lines, used up qu'ros of
paper and bottles of ink hi forcing upon the con
v'etion of the South, the identical facts, now too
laic confessed by a man who with h's party, has
been as steadily dznyin g an 1 .c-t abating them.
How often have we invoked the Whig party
South to mark and be wisely governed by. the
fact, that tiie Northern Whigs as the a'lies of
abolitionism, were the dangerous foes of the South;
and that all o’ conservatism and fidelity to the
constitution to be found at the North, was in the
Democratic party ? Now w have it confessed
by Mr. Johnson Hooper, the stiff-necked Whig
Editor of tho Tribune. And no-.v we have him,
too, proffering to rem dv the evil, by joining the
Northern Democracy. Why, Mr. I looper, in the
name of ! leaven and truth, did not the light of
this wisdom break on you, long before, and at a
time when such a course would have been availa
ble to save the union and the South ? You have
gone on, madly and blindly stumbling in the dark
purlieus of party —heedless of consequences to
country, until now, when run suddenly stares
you in the face, as the result of a stupi ! infatution,
you propose to do, exactly what we have been ad
vising you to do for tea years past —to-wit: join
and strengthen the only party at the North, that
could or would stand by the constitution.
But it is too late—loo late to effect the ends of
patriotism—hut p whips early enough to get your
parti/ on the strong side of N itional politic.!. The
South is past all salvation from National Parties.
Whoever is in power at Washington—Federal
Wlt'gs and Aboftionists, or Democrats or Union
ni'-n —the compromise plunder hills will be the
basis of justice to the South. There was a time
when, if you had accepted our invitation and join
ed us to put down the vile abolition crew, it might
have r>< cii done. But you preferred to wallow in
the mire of Wliiggevy—you followed your mas
ters, anl such masters! You imposed Tariffs and
Banks on vojr fellow-citizens ; you affiliated with
abolitionists, and when a Whig of that stripe at the
N iit't beat a Democrat who fell holding up the
banner of Southern Rights, you rejoiced at it. as a
fine victory. In the mad hurra of “Tip and Ty,’’
you were deaf and blind to the progress of a fear
ful storm, even then putting forth its solemn mut
terings. Henry Clay, known to he an emancipa
tionist from liis boyhood, was your idol—and you
went your gaff for “old Zack,” although he was
mum cm the great question, and you would not
make him show h’s hand, lest he should lose votes
North or South. .Yulaev hehoi 1 the result.—
You have overwhelmed and put down the South
ern lights Dmioerats at the North; and if
Mississippi now, and Georgia last year, are to he
taken as true ind'ces, you have with your hypocriti
cal, balebil, hobgoblin cry of union, almost as
completely put down the Southern Rights party
at tin- South. ‘
And, who is left to t ike care of the inter
ests of tli - country—the Union—the South’
Abolitionists North and Submissionists South.
iFrom these reflections and facts, we would
mpress on the minds of the people, one
thought. Tt is this: If the Whig leader
have by their own confession, been blind and
false guides for ten years past: what security
have you that they are grown wiser men, and
are become more trustworthy for the future?
None. They were blind guides th en. They
are so now. A few ye tvs will unfold to the
popular mind this truth in all its stunning
force —that they committed a fital error,
when they consented to submit to the infam
ous aggressions of a Free Soil Congress—and
hose who advised, urged and brought about
that submission will bo execrated as Traitors.
The Southern Standard, State Rights paper of
Mississippi, nominates for President and Vice President
— John M. Berrien,* of Gn., for the former office, and
Jeff. Davis, Jr., of Miss., for the latter.—fir. paper.
Rather “fast” is this nomination of Judge Ber
rien. It is only a few days since we have seen it
announced in a swbnvssion paper, that Judge
Rerrien bad given in ills adhesion to (’OBB and to
| COBBISM! We have waited for a confirmation
or refutation of this report. Standing as it does,
Judge 15. is net a candidate as a Southern Rights
man for any thing, much less President.
As for Jefferson Davis —he will do—he is
our man. Wc move to amend the ticket ;ls fol
lows :
For President ,
JAMES M. MASON,
OF. VIRGINIA.
For Vi-ce-P resident,
JEFFERSON DAYIS.
of Misstssirri.
Horrible Outrage. —The reader s attention
will be attracted by the account from a Baltimore
paper of a recent abolition oufrnge in Pennsylva
nia. We leave every man to make his own com
ments. It furnishes a fine occasion for some of
our submission orators and editors to hurra for the
“glorious union” —and for Mr. Cobb, to issue a
revised edition of his panegyric on the compro
mise. The Fa jitive bill was all the South got
by it—and here is the way it works. The master,
son and one of his friends shot dead and then
beaten and mutilated; and several of the friends
dangerously wounded —and for what ? for appeal
ing to the laws of the ‘‘glorious union” to restore
to him his property!
Won’t have it. —Christopher Adams,
Esq, who was appointed Collector at New
Orleans in place of Mr. Freret, removed by
the Government for winking at the Cuba ex
pedition, has declined the appointment, and
communicated his decision by telegraph to
Washington.
-
Southern Rights meeting, recently held
in Macon,adopted the following just and patriotic
resolution:
“ Resolved, That the Proclamation of President
Fillmore, issued in April last. in which he denoun
ces the brave men engaged in aiding the Cuban
Patriots, as “Plunderers,” and “Robbers.” is
anti-republican —unworthy of the American char
acter—and that if meets with the just indignation
of a majority of the people of this country, and of
the intelligent and liberal minded throughout the
world.”
jglfThe IT. S. Ma'l Steamer Atlantic left N.
York at noon on Saturday for Liverpool, with 64
passengers, among whom are the lion. Robert J.
Walker, ex-Seeretavy of the Treasury, and Miss
Frederika Bremer. The Atlantic takes out $288,-
400 in specie.
FOR THE TIMES.
Capt. Foksvtii.
Will you announce through the medium
of vonr paper, the name- of Mr. Needlmn
McLeroy as a candid.’ to for tin? Senate, et
the district composed of Troup and Harris
counties. Mr. McLeroy is a man of moder
ate means and sold! pretensions: hut his
sterling worth goner i urbanity and honest
heart have eoneei tr it’ d the hopes of many
who have fore * l from him his reluctant con
sent to run. Let us then give him a wel
come hand and hearty cheer, for unfurling
the Southern Rights h inner over the hot
bed of heathenism —Not inystefied by the
law li ? c m express an honest s mtiinent, and
and give a Georgian’s’vote. We deem Mr
McLeroy fully as capable to represent the
district as his opponent. Mr. McLeroy will
meet Mr Reed, on any or all public occasions
tint the latter may desire, and there discuss
tli ‘ til cits of th nr respective principles, or he
will c uivassthedistrict with him, as he wish
es to act gentlemanly with him and take no
unfair turns.
MANY VOTERS.
[From the Baltimore Clipper, 13tli inst.]
HORRIBLE AFFRAY
Between Fugitive Slaves and their Owners—
Two Persons Killed and Several Wounded i !
One of the most terriliie atl’drs which we
have lately had to record, occurred on Thurs
day, in Chester comity, Pennsylvania, in which
one, if not two, highly esteemed citizens of
Baltimore county, were ioitlly slain whilst at
tempting to regain possession of two fugitive
. slaves. “'The accounts of the terrible affair,
which reached the city yesterday, w >re so con
flicting and varied that we lrid great difficul
ty to ascertain the true particulars: hut after
making diligent inquiry, we learned the fol
lowing. which we hell-we will be found near
ly correct. It appears that some time since.
Mr. Edward Gorsuch. a wealthy, well known,
and highly esteemed citizen of the upper part
of Baltimore county, residing at Cold-Bottom
about 22 miles from the city, on the York
mad, missed two valuable slaves, and lateiy
ascertaining tlnt.they had taken refuge at ft
small town in Chester comity, n wired Christi
ana some 20 miles from Lancaster, on or near
1 to the railroad, determined to proceed thither
and re-possess himself of Ilrem. In company
with his son, Mr. Dickenson Corsueh, and
several of his in ighbors, Dr. Pearce, Mr.
Nathan Nelson. Mr.’ Nicholas Hutchins, (son
of Joshua Hutchins, Esq.) anci Ins nephew,
Mr. Joshua Gorsuch, he proceeded to Phila
delphia. and there obtaining the services of
a Depute U. S. Marshal, started on Thursday
morning for the village above named. On
approaching - t he village, at an early hour in
the morning, the party encountered a negro
man and boy. the latter of w hom Mr. Gor
such iinmediate.lv recognized as one ot his
slaves. Both of his negroes. - on observing
the party, immediately ran, pursued by the i
S. Marshal, Mr. G. and his friends. After
j pursuing the fugitives a short instance into
the village, they finally took refuge in a house
which appeared to he strongly secured from
within. * Whilst standing before the house,
and the Marshal demanding admittance, an
upper window was raised by someone, and
a heavy billet, of wood was thrown down,
which took effect on one of the party, feijing
him to the earth. The Marshal and those
with him here attempted to force, mi entrance
but whilst vainly endeavoring to do so. a bu
gle was sounded by someone of the house,
and very soon a party of some sixty negroes
an 1 whites appeared, armed with scythes,
clubs gins :nd pistols, and completely sur
rounded ihj houoe, as well as th” alarsh and
and others. The Marshal remonstrated with
the whites, and called upon them to aid him
in earr “ing out the law, hut they derided him,
and with imprecations called upon those in
the house, who were principally negroes, to
shoot the sons off) s. About this time.
those within fired several guns, which took
with fatal effect upon Mr. Gorsuch and his
friends. The old gentleman was shot dead
upon the spot, and his son. Mr. Dickenson
Gorsuch, received a severe wound in his arm.
Here followed a general melee. The negroes
and their white aiders and abettors, rushed
out of the house, and armed as they w ere
with clubs, scythes and guns, soon compell
ed all opposed to them to fly for their lives.
Mr. Hutchins and Mr. Nelson became sep
arated from the rest, and had to fly from the
neighborhood. From the former, we learn
that there could not have been less than two
hundred persons composing the mob or’ ne
groes and abolitionists, who were all armed
and making terrible threats against any who
should attempt to enforce the fugitive slave
law. From another source, we learn that the
body of the elder Mr. Gorsuch was shocking
ly mutilated, having been beaten with clubs
hv the infuriated wretches, even after lire was
extinct. The same informant also gives us
the revolting and painful intelligence that Mr.
Dickenson Gorsuch, after endeavoring brave
ly to revenge the foul slaughter of hi.-; revered
parent, wounded as he was, met his death by
having his bowels ripped open with a scythe
in theliauds of one of the blacks. This we
would trust and hope to lv incorrect, but we
regret to s.iv, th it the information comes so
direct, and apparently so well corroborated,
as to leave little room for doubt. The nephew
of Mr. Gorsuch was quite seriously injured.
So far as we can ascertain, no arrests were
made.
The Marshal was entirely powerless to do
anything, and could obtain no co-operation
or assistance from the local authorities. It is
certain that a most foul and dairng out
rage lias been perpetrated upon highly re
spected citizens of this Commonwealth
whilst honestly an'd lawfully endeavoring to
re-possess themselves of their property, and,
the circumstances call loudly for some
prompt retributive justice upon the heads of
the wretches who hive, instigated and com
mitted the bloody deed.
it is also st ted th it a number of the ne
groes were wounded in the affray, which took
place between them an ! the Messrs. Gor
such and friends. One account is*to the ef
fect th -t some three or four wore killed.
II >w far this may he. relied on we are unable,
to say. We think there can ho no doubt how
ever, that some of them were made to suffer
severely.
Since the. above was put in type, we have
received a slip from the olliee of the •‘Jack
sonian,” which, in addition to corroborating
the foregoing, gives the following additional
particulars, by which it will be seen that two
others are likely to die from the effect of
wounds received.
Edward Gorsueh was shot in the breast
and fell dead. His son was shot in the arm
and shoulder, and is reported this mornidg to
have since died from his wounds. Both of
them were beaten with clubs after they
were shot. Joshua Gorsueh, a nephew of
Edward Gorsueh, was shot, and though still
living, is considered to be in grant danger.
Dr. Thos. Pierce was shot and badly beaten,
: nd it is feared he cannot survive. Messrs.
Hutchins and Nelson escaped, and got off to
Philadelphia.
Two or three of the negroes were shot, it
is said- by some of the officers in the compa
ny. Dr. Pierce and Dickinson Gorsueh were
still in the care of some white people near
Christiana and up to the hour of our going
to press hone of them hid been brought
on. Such was the violence of the attack
that none of the survivors could remain with
the wounded but had to each escape as best
as they could, The crowd of blacks and
whites, it is said numbered over two hundred
in a few minutes after the blowing of the
horn, none of whom interfered to save the
lives of our citizens.
‘The most intense excitement now prevails
throughout the country, and yesterday luorn
inf a Targe bodv of people from the neigh
borhood of Moukton and the vicinity preced
ed to the scene of the outrage.
[From the Augusta Constitutionalist & Republic.]
MR. PAULDING’S LETTER.
It is with pride that we can point to the Hon
J. K. Paulding as a great spirit, rising far a
bovo the influences of fanaticism, prejudice
and party, to see our Constitution, as it is,
bathed in the pure light of’76.
See the letter of this gentleman, venerable
in years and eminent in letters and as a states
m m, which will be found in another column.
Read this letter, people of Georgia, and say if
you can resist the impulses of esteem, and
even affection, which will arise in your bosoms
towards him. Where does he live? In a
slave State? No. He is a Northern man by
birth, and New York is his home.
What has Mr. Paulding to gain at home by
such sentiments as his letter Sew
ard and Fish. Duer and Fillmore, Webster,
Winthrop, Cass and Van Buren. in the North
ern States, have been b. ought down beneath
the influence of anti-slavery fanaticism, with
all their intellectual greatness.
Paulding towers above them all. resplend
ent in heroic patriotism, and a noble adher
ence to a Constitution of equality and justice.
He h s the boldness and generous firmness
to declare to his people and the world, th it
the late Compromise, as it is called, violates
S'ate equality —attacks the rights, interests,
safety and happiness of the people ot the
slaveholding States, with accompanied “insult
an 1 obloquy,” and that it is only a pretended
concession to the South.
If Mr. Cobh, Mr. Toombs, or Mr. Stephens,
were, to meet Mr. Paulding in public discus
sion in the State of Georgia, they would de
nounce lmn as a disunionist. and tell him
that the Compromise is fair, liberal and justU
They would pour invective upon him. and fol
low his track with denunciations.
People of Georgia, we ask you: we ask
you, friends and fellow-citizens of the Consti
tutional Union party, what would you say to
Mr. Paulding, and how would you treat him?
You would say: “My friend, ] thank you—
I thank you from my inmost soul.’ You
would follow him to praise him. Yoursmiies
your hospitalities would he his. and every
grasp of his hand would he one of cordiality
and friendship.
We did not purpose, in the outset, to criti
cise, in detail, this able and powerful letter
of Mr. Paulding’s. On the. subject of the in
tentions and purposes of the North, the right
of secession, and the duty of the South, he
writes like a true Avieria n statesman and a
true lover oj liberty and a constitutional
Union.
We thank Mr. Paulding for his noble and
patri, >tic sentiments. We thank, him (hr thus
presenting the South and her l ights fairly be
fore his people, lie is a bright, would he
could be the- guiding :ttr of the North. ‘I lie
Union could not he in danger then, for its jus
ties and beneficence would secure the iove and
devotion of all the citizens of all the States
composing it.
GEORGIA FREE-SOILERS.
No one can dislike the use of opprobrious
terms more than ourselves, hut a sense of
duty to the public compels us to l.tv before
them the position of Mr. Johnson, the “Con
stitutional Union” candidate for Congress in
the 2d District.
Some time since, we copied from the Co
lumbus Sentinel a letter from Col. Chambers
in which he unequivocally charged Mr. John
son with entertaining the most odious Free
Soil opinions. Mr. J. has not denied those
charges, hut passively admits their truth, as
he journeys around the district, asking South
ern men for their votes! in addition to Ih ■
letter ot Col. Chambers, however, we find
in the last Columbus Times the following
hater from Mr. Flewsllen. which most con
clusively convicts Mr. Johnson, those who
nominated, and those who will support him
in face of these tacts, of the most ultra ANTI
SLAVERY opinions!
Now, we ask the'people of Georgia to look
upon this picture! In contradiction to the
avowals of the p irties themselves, the Feder
al press has trumpeted over the country an
imaginary coalition between the Secessionists
of South. Carolina, and Mr. McDonald , and
whin requested to prove the fallacious eh irge
they point us to a speech of Mr. Rhett, in
which he affirmed that “Quitman and Mc-
Donald were blowing a bugle in the West,
that will be heard in the extremity of Yan
keedotn.” And that is ail they can lay their
eager hands upon. But the. “ Constitutional
Union’ Party of the 2d District in Georgia
nominating a FREE SOILER for Con
gress, is ‘•blowing a bugle” in the South that
trill entitle them to a role of thanks from anoth
er Syracuse Abolition Convention'. Disguise
his views as they may, the Party must stand
convicted of nominating an anti-slavery man
for Congress! Well inav Horace (freely look
upon the success of Mr. Cobb and his friends
as i GRATEFUL TRIUMPH! We dis
tinctly recollect the time when the expres
sion of such opinions as those avowed bv
Mr, Johnson would li tve given the possessor
a certain el iim to i coat of tar and feathers, if
he avowed them i:i Georgia, and now there is
a Party here, ready to support them !!
Let the reader calmly peruse the following
letter, and ask himsslf if he. can support the
Party that vviii run such a man for Congress.
—[Sa . Evening Mirror.
MR. C333’S OPINION NOW.
“These, measures (the adjustment inclu
ding the abolition of the slave .trade in tlie
District of Columbia.) .iro*‘FAlß, LIBERAL
AND JUST.”
Kis Opinions in 1849.
Resolved, That we regard the passage of a
law by the Congress of the United States
abolishing Slavery or theSiave'Tradc in the
District of Columbia, as a direct attack upon
the institutions of the Southern States, to be
resisted at every hazard.
‘■■Resolved, Th it in the event of the passage
by Congress of the “Wilmot Proviso,” or anv
law abolishing slave trade in the District of
Columbia, the Governor of this Common
wealth is requested immediately to convene
the Legislature of this State, (if it sh ‘li have
adjourned) to consider the mode and meas
ure of redress.”
Opinion of the Georgia Convention
We do not “wholly approve’’ these meas
ures (the compromise.)
Bai.timork, S'.-pt. 13.
| The past week has V>cen in tens ly hot, ther
j momen r ranging in the shade, at noon, from 89
jto 91 iie<?. —in some places, 96. To-d.-tv it as the
i hottest of the season; at mid-day the thermome
i ter was up to 94. Xow, 10 p. m., it is 90. My
ideas ooze out in perspiration, and I can hardly
l write. As Marlin Van B.ttvn once said. “my
sufferings is intolerable.”
Intense excitement prevails in regard to the re
cent deplorable affair which took place in Lancas
ter county, Pennsylvania, details of which you
j have already seen iu the newspapers. The mov
| tal remains of .Mr Gorsueh have be. n brought to
I Ifshomein Baltimore county, and buried. Ills
son was lingering at hist accounts, but without the
slightest hope of recovery. The others wounded
are recovering, though two ot the party who went
to assist Mr.. Gorsueh in arresting the slave, are
still missing, and it is seriously feared the}’ have
been killed by the negroes. I'p to this lime none
of the offenders have been arrested, though a
strong party has gone in pursuit of them. What
the result will be I cannot say. The people of our
city and eounty are sorely exasperated. I should
not be surprised if Executive interference, prompt
and positive, would be found necessary.— Chas.
Courier. y
The Prospect. —We have received over twen
ty letters since ouflast issue, from various parts
of the State, all giving good news, and bidding us
be of good cheer. The skies are bright: stand'to
your colors, State Rights men.— Fed Union 16fA
in*l.
The Cuban Vi :tims. — We learn that ;
Alexander M Colchett, one of the victims of
Cuban vengeance, was the. son of a wealthy
and highly respectable merchant of Charles
ton, South Carolina, and a brother of John
M. Colchett. of the firm of John M. Colchett
& Cos., of New Orleans. He was between 20
and 21 years of age, and a respect able mem
ber of one of the most wealthy and respected
families of South Carolina. He had resided
for some time in New Orleans, and was a
member of the Washington Artillery, ot that
city.— Southern Press.
As Anecdote of Col. Crittenden. A
letter received in this city relates an anecdote
of the gallant Crittenden, which confirms eve
ry thing that has been said of his chivalrous
disposition. Shortly after landing, Critten
den’s party, being in search of refreshments,
knocked at a door of a cottage. No one an
swering. and the door being locked, they for
ced it open, when the first thing presented to
their view tvas a female-on her knees, with
her three children and her husband around
her. Crittenden immediately took her by
the h ind, and told them in tolerable Spanish
not to fear—that a hair of their heads would
not be injured, as they came not to kill, burn
or destroy, but for refreshments. were
specdilv furnished, but it was with infich diffi
culty that the husband a C;t dan, could be
prevailed on to accept payment for them. So
much, indeed, w. s he impressed with the gen
erous spirit evinced by Crittenden, that on
hearing of his capture and sentence, he went
to the Captain General, related to him the in
cident we have recorded, and on his knees
begged the life of one who had saved him anti
his family. His request, however, was stern
ly refused, and the. gr Jetul Cat dan had to
retire. He himself related these circumstan
ces shortly alter the. execution to some of his
fellow-countrymen, and wept at the fate that
had befallen “his friend, Col. Crittenden.
The writer of the letter referred to confirms
the accounts of the indignities offered to th*
prisoners executed, and describes some ot
them as having been of such a nature as it is
almost impossible to conceive that even the
most depraved could have been guilty ot per
petrating.
How to do Good. —A quaint- writer who
takes to himself the cognomen of “Ch rlcs
Quill,” gives a short and easy method of do
ing good. which will be found as effectual a
one as could l>c adopted. He s ivs—*A\ liv
do you begin to do good so tir oil? r l Ins is
a ruling error. Begin at the centre, and work
outwards. If von do not love your w:te. do
not pretend to such love for the people ot the
antipodes. If you let some thirdly grudge
some pace, tdillo. some undesirable gesture
sour your visage towards a sister or a daugh
ter, pray cease to preach b- niheenee on a
large scale. Begin not at the next door, hut
within your own door—with your next
neighbor, whether relative, servant, or supe
rior. Account the man you meet. the. in m
vou are to bless. Give him such things as
you have, How can 1 m ike him or her h ip
pier? This is the question. If a dollar will
do it, give the doli n'. If advice will do i',
give advice. If chastisement will do it, give
chastisement. If a look, a smile, or warm
pressure of th > hand, or a tear, will do it, give
the look, sinil •. hand, or tear. But never
forget tint the happiness of our world is a
mountain of golden sands, and that it is your
part to cast some contributory .atom every
moment.” * -
There is its much philosophy and sound
m r lit; beautifully express'd, in tit are few
words, as there- is in a volume of sermons.
Tin. Right Kind of a Consul. —A C;in
adian paper commenting upon the late sum
mary massacre of Americans in Havana says
that tlu: impression is prevalent that had a
British or French nun -ff’-wir bxnjti laying in
the harbor, as was the United States sloop
of war Albany, and lied a British or French
consul been . th-ro, such a wholesale mas
sacre of British or French subjects would not
have taken piece. It then relates the follow
ing anecdote:
“In 1820, two English a Tors, vho had |
committed ft crime in Hnv ui". were about to
be shot. They were eh-ariy, .guilty, but the
British Consul insist ‘d tiretfirey should be
tri -d. This the ( ’used ft’hc
Consul remonstrated, and the Oapt .in Gen
eral bee in ■ inso; ait. ’5 h” imur of execution
came, and lire Consul was on the spot he
brought witi; him th • consular flag, ‘lie- Brit
ish “Union Jack,”: nd again e rnistlv remon
strated. but in vain. The officer on the pi z :
was about to proeoed in the execution of his
duty. The consul finding all further remon
strance useless, placed himself in front of the j
men. unfolded the Union Jack, ands -id.
“.Voir shout at th a'fin gif you dare!” They
were remanded to prison, and th. it night es
caped
It is very n dural th and tire most interns ■ in
dignation should be felt hv tire American
people against tire present American Consul
at Havana, but if it should turnout that he
only acted .according to the instructions of his
Gavernnvmt much of ih ■ opprobrium will
lie removed from Him. No doubt w hen Con
gress sissembDs an inquiry wii! Ire made as
to whether Consul Ow ns hndspeei 1 instruc
tions from ih ■ Government to act as h * is.
reported to h ;ve done.
THE ELECTION.
Tlic fo'l. i'.ving is an extract from a letter writ
ten by oiie of the most intelligent and respectable
e'fzeiis of li.vbi county, dated
la win County, Soj t. IT.
“ Mr. Johnion has been in this <0 inly and re
mained six days. Ue spoke at two places, bu:
has done not’.i n ‘. in ;uy opin mi, w >r;’i the trip.
I eans.iv to you,,;-:,it MfDo tal t and Burning will
get 400 mao i y : an 1 if there is a full turn out,
Cobb and Johnson ..will :.ot get more than 50 out
of 600 votes.
“I have been in fl 1 o muti . s o ‘Clinch, 1 owndis,
Ware, Ti o urs,Te fair and Appling. We sh 11
carry a!) these counties n.x-ept Clinch. Cd. Jack
son i s.i'e. and MeD ■ im l iiinee ‘ will carry
the first lisiriet by lotlti t. 20 0 in o :ty.”
MU. JAMES JOHNSON’S
POLITIC\L OPI.MOSS.
Bukna Vista, Marion c<>. ‘
Sept. sth, 1851. )
John Forsyth, Editor of the Tam s, an I
Wm. 11. Chambers, Editor of the Sentinel—
Gentlemen: YVe have uoticed in the Times and
Sentinel atatemeats of opinions held by .James Johnson,
Ks(|., the Constitutional Union oundidifte for Congress in
‘hi* District, in relation to the institution of slavery and
the power oi Cougres- over it in places within the imme
diate jurisdiction of the genera! government. YVe be
lieve Ilia! every so ithern man has a deep and vital in
terest in this subject, ami that no man ought to give bis
vote for any man as a Representative in Congress, who Is
not above suspicion in Ir* feelings, sympathies amt prin
ciples. It IS understood, however, that Mr. Johnson, in
passing through tins county a short time since, denied
tna. he held some ol the opinions which had been as
cm>ea to him. 11 become*, therefore, a matter of
to him, as well as the voters of this District, to ascertain
the evidence upon which the statements in your papers
were predicated. You will, therefore, gratify’ tts. as welt
as retrieve the cause of .Jus-ice and of the South |,v giv
ing to the public, the evidence, if 1 here be any, of the
truth of your statements, and of tlic opinion of Mr
■Johnson generally upon t| !P saijject referred to.
Very respectfully,
JAOGB A. CLEMENTS,
Cl! U’MAN F. MADDEN.
MOSES BALLS, Sr.
Colcmri s, 9th Sept. 1851.
Cfpl. Forsyth —
Pear Sir: You ask me to state what I know of Mr. Ja*
Johnson s opinions of the power of 1 ‘one res- over slavery.
[ answer by giving the impression made on uiy mind by
n number of conversations with Mr. Johnson on tbo sub
ject.
Mr. Johnson defends the constitutionality of the doc
trines of the I-reesoilers. His opinions, as expressed to
tne, which I doubt not are bis hottest convictions, will
force him, if Con'-tress, in compliance with the
oath to support the Constitution of the Baited States, to
vote with the tree soilers on the question of slavery as
connected with the Pistriet of Columbia, the Terrm.ries,
Forts, Arsenals, Pock Yards and Navy Yards, maintain
ing as he does, that the jurisdiction of Congress is su
preme therein.
To the remark made by tne that if slavery l>e restricted
within defined limits, that alone would ultimately produce
ts abolition, he replied, Hit (slavery) must have an out
side row;” (moaning thereby that it must have an end)
or words to that effect. I think I give Ah. J’s. precise
words.
iou w.lt t,ear nie witness that Ibis certificate is given
only ti i.KisUc.Ourksy toy.: -cK, niui as a
1 am not conscious Os w.Lsh;,!* to (to Air. J. 1
Very Respectfully,
P. J. SKMi ;k ,
Columbus, Sc;>* j fl .
■ Nil.
TO TH-E TUB LIC.
Understanding (hat Mr. Johnson, the rat,U !(l .
resent the people of the *1 Congressional ir„,.D“ ‘
Congress ofthe U. S., denies ever having < Xjl . “ ’
opinions in relation to the powers of Congo
11. Chambers of this city, charged him win,
tenabled in his letter from the Chalybeate S|, ri| , ‘
2i2d August, and being called mi to state whn |
Mr. Johnson’s political opinions; 1 hold it „ 4.*'*
I owe to‘he cause of truth, and to .Mr. Oh^’J 1
state what 1 know of my own knowledge, .v, 4(+ ' -
long before he became a candidate for l_ j
w hile be claimed to be a member of the deni,, ‘
ty, claimed for Congress, not only exclusive, ‘
ited power over the territories and the .
umbin, in discussions with me and others in a,, ~
Columbus. He lias often distinctly assert,>j,
YYilmot Proviso was constitutional, that iln i Pr ,.
being exclusively under the legislation ofi„ ‘
gives that body a right to legislate upon
thought proper without regard to the mttr, v .
I South, or any other interest. Ite maintained 1 .
gross had Supreme power in the torritori,-, a
establish a monarchy in them or do any u r
Supreme and unlimited power could do—thm
stitution having conferred the exclusive
tion over the District of Columbia, gave thm . ‘
power to abolish slavery in that district. Hi*,,,
wp-e drawn from the exclusive powers of
which Jie always insisted wore not limited i,,-.”!
bv the constitution. Respectfully, Xr,
JOHN 11. IIOWAPj,
Columbus, Sept. 13, p
i Mr. Johif,For*yth —
Dear Sir :—Your note, requesting mo: [
islt v ‘ll :i statement of Mr. Johnson's ~,,, I
has been received. It is with reluctance j I
yield to the requirements ofa sense of duty in, I
ing a public exposition of.Mr. Johns m'slrnii I
ions, inas nueh tut the relations that luv, r, I
j between that gentleman and myself for I
few yaers have been very friendly. And t!|, I
tives that now influence me in the perfo: !r I
this duty, originate in no personal ill-willl
j ice towards him, but solely in the desir.) - I
1 note the ends of truth and justice. Tho: I
j ing tiro the opinion? wlfieh Mr. Johnson 1
peat .ally advocated in conversations with : I
j Ist. That Congress bad absolute anil unlimMy I
‘of legislation over the District of Columbia—tl* f- I
j cbo/ish slavery, or to do any thing else it mighu I
; proper; that there was no limitation to its riel;,,’ I
j diction.
j 2d. That Congress had “supreme power nv.-r: I
Territories, Dock Yards, Navy Yards. Arsenals a:.;:, I
the power to probibt slavery therein or tody.. I
hem to any Foreign Power.
3d. That slavery was a pnlitiml ml— Mr Mite I
epesttei discussions with in vsetf upon a lectured, I
; cat by Mr. Fisher, of Cmciiinatti. Ohio, two a.-. I
j hold that Slavery was a political evil—that tbriuh, 1
• growing, out of the Institution of slavery 1 R
the traecause of the Southern -Mates ti,-ing |
j dent in those elements of wealth and prosperity 1 |
j characterized the North.
! 4th. That slavery was n eocteJ .*•/—Mr. JofreK
teen months since, disposed of his T.-nv busily.. B
self on the ground, that lie designed movia; c i.l
•State where it was honurahlt ti> tnhnr— that slavery ,
.South was tte*rrvlinrr to labor, and be desire li-.-
from its.contaminating influences.
I h ive written this brief statem-t ■
much particularity, us I desire to <U aid •
son ample justice, in in - ' king known ‘
Public tlio opinions which ire has s
a Ivocated in conversation with inys-
Very Respectfully,
JAMES T. FLEW FI,
MR. JOHNSON’S OPI.MGv
it Remembered that Jam
son, Esq. the Constitutional FuLv
date for Congress ADMITS Till.
MOT PROVISO TO BE CO \h
TJO SAL, AMD I HAT THE
CA V .4 BOUTION LA iff ir of!
1 Y THE COS QUEUED ‘TEL’
RIES!
MR’ TOfGIS n VTfi-.V.
“Our securitv tfnilvr tire cr>i,-;,t..ti
cd solely upon good faith TL
inm in its structure wltk it makes
pcrinanehtlv impossible, ft reqt.*- - ’
skill, nor genius, nor courage. > ;
it it requires on'y BAD i'Ai'i <i.
studied the histories of riau
acteristics of b ...itkiivd to lmt !it;!
if that quaiity sluil he found \Y.\ \T
the.FUTURE AiDiIi’NIGTHA'I ION
silliirs.”
**** * * 1
“/ STAS I) no Y ‘TUP ■
Pit ISC IP LE THAT THE ‘ I
HAS A RIGHT TO AS EQ! D <■
TIC IP A TIGS IS TQE TEKi'M
RIES OF THE VSITED sT.\ ■
I ('HAIM THE RIGH T FOR //■
ESTER THEM WITH HER /’/ijl
EfITV. ASP SECURELY 7(U
JOY IT. SUE W ILL DIVIDE
YOU. IE YOU WISH IT. ///"/'Til
RIGHT TO ESTER ALL I SIMM
SEVER SURRESDER. AADi 7i|
IV E WILL MAISTAIS THE / ,( f
riOSS THERE LAID DO 11 ‘• I
“Our lives, our property, our const!
TION A L PRIVILEGES ARE REALLY
xth e issue. Your position off v- I
ate of Hay li, or nt best of Jamaica. I
iMNCE TO LAWLESS RULE. I trust tl. r I
nothing in our past history which miDl
induce you to doubt the altenre.tire wr
accept. Though the Union mwj ‘•'l
though slavery may perish —/ warn tay fl
laymen never to surrender their right
equal participation in the common }>rnp' :
the Republic, nor llwir right to full -
protection of their property from tk
Tovenimc.nt. The tytY they i>othi>
“THEIR FALL WILL BE LIKK TH
OF LUCIFER. NEVER TO RISEAhD
“It is FRAUD Oil our RIGHTS to 1* 1
them, (the .Mexican laws,) to remain 1 f
prejudice.”
* if: * * * * g
_ “The/**//;/of some, the tim'nliiy “fsj
an 1 perchance, the treachery of otliTs ini
S. nth. may roll back for the season th ’ “J
that shall overwhelm and d-stroy it.- —h I
will he me reliux of the advancing not t. : . ■
ceding tide; it sh all gather strength tV-1
cry breaker, and wil finally accomH 1 ’ I
mission. The first act of legislative h- ’ I
I < slavery is the proper point for 8 I
resistance. Those, in advance nriy 1 “H
the common history of revolutions—'’ I
cause will not fall with them: no ‘ I
power can avert the result—it w iil t rl ; ■
ritough hostile, interference is the I" 1 I
! resist.*nee, non-interference is not the !•'I
of our rights YVe are entitled to n<ui-ii ’
enee from alien and foreign g*> ‘’ :
England owes us tint much—i'r: : “
usthatmnch —Russia owes us w>n-u>
lin-n You OWE US MORE. Y Oil oWC
teetion. Withold it. and you make ; ’ ~
itt our own government. Opr lies'*fit.’
then becomes a necessity—a !i*we
lied by our honor, our interests end
mon safety. These arc. stronger th* :
man governments.” ■
“We took the Constitution and tlx’ ■
together—we will h ive both or we “'ill
neither. THIS CRY OF THE l’M ,A r J
THE MASK! D BATTERY FR<MJj
HIND WHICH THE RIGHTS Oh ‘1
SOUTH ARE TO BE ASSAILED- |
the South mark tlfemun who is for tin’ 1
ion at every haz/.ard and to the hist c' ir 'l
tv: when the day of her perils comes, he 1
h- the imitator of that historiiiai ch:tr**' : |
whom the gentleman from iVnusylv.ii>’ 1
ferretl,‘‘the base Judean, who. for u
pieces of silver threw away a pearl | il
than till liis tribe.” —Speech of R. To(nii' !
of I{. Feb. 99. 1850.
ff We are niithorlird to nnnO°®J
VV.VI. it. STOKES, a Candidate for the office
“of the Superior Court of Muscogee county, at the .
ng election in January next. J U ‘
O*” VVe are authorized to ?’!
the name of .JOHN R. BTUR(iIS,a a Candida?**
of th** Superior Court of Muscogee count), at t ‘ ,t .
ins: election in January next* • ‘