Funding for the digitization of this title was provided by R.J. Taylor, Jr. Foundation.
About Daily chronicle & sentinel. (Augusta, Ga.) 1837-1876 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 18, 1848)
ohronicle~& sentineiT BY J. w. & w. S. JONES. TERMS— Daily Paper, perannum, in adrance*.slo Tri- Weekly Paper. “ " \ Weekly, (a mammoth sheet) * CASH SYSTEM. —In no case will arTordcr for the y-x per be attended to, unless accompanied with t>e £y, and in every instancewhen the time or wh.h any subscription may be paid, expires bcfo ceipt offuds to renew the same, the paperwilbe discontinued. Depreciated funds receive this city. LATE R FROM EUROPE. OF THE STEAMER ACADIA. SEVEN DAYS LATER INTELLIGENCE. The Commotion in Ireland. Insurrection not yet Attempted—Threat eiied Outbreak and Preparations to Crush it — Enforcement of the late Act of Parliament — More Arrests Contemplated —Troops Pouring into Ireland. From the Baltimore Sun. The steamship Acadia arrived at Boston on Sunday afternoon, after a passage of fifteen days from Liverpool, having sailed on the 29th ult., bringingseven days later intelligence from Europe. France is represented as being in a tranquil state, and Paris was assuming something like its wonted appearance of life, gaiety and bustle. A reward of £SOO has been offered for the arrest of Smith O’Brien, and £3OO for Meagh er. No outbreak had occurred in Ireland up to Friday, July 27th. Affairs in Ireland. From the London Chronicle, July 28. It seems tolerably certain that we are on the eve of an insurrection, whether it has exploded or not. Reluctant as we are to say anything inculpatory of the government at such a time, we cannot but express our surprise that Lord Clarendon should have allowed the leaders of the League to have left Dublin, knowing as he must have known that the announcement of Lord John Russell’s measures would be the sequel of the crisis. If he could not have ar rested them legally, he should have exceeded his legal power to do so, and asked for an in demnity. However, that is past now, and they are at liberty to fight. We have always given them credit for being bold, unscrupulous rebels, and we think so still. Indeed, if they chose it, they could not retreat now. Their madmen followers will keep them by force at their head, and we un derstand that they have fully compromised themselves with government by their proceed ings of the last few days. So we cannot avoid the conclusion, that the conflict is impending, and certainly never will the government of this country engage in one with a clearer con science of right, or a more unanimous consent of all loyal and thinking men. It is remark able that notwithstanding the vast amount of passive disloyalty which exists in Ireland, the actual excitement of the more dangerous char acter is more widely diffused than might have been expected. The West and North are comparatively free from the contagion, though from very different reasons. The accounts which we receive from Kerry, Clare, and nearly the whole of Con naught, are favorable as regards present tran quility and the apparent absence of excitement among the people. In these counties the peo ple are more primitive, more subject to the in fluence of their clergy, (which is at present exerted to prevent rebellion,) and more affect ed by physical depression and extreme distress. The organization of the clubs has in very few instances been extended to the west of the Shannon, nor have we heard, except in Gal way, of any preparations being made for in surrection. Certainlv nio-m i a felt me gerury. Ulster is safe—the demonstrations of loyalty and physical force made by the Orangemen on the 12th of July, have precluded the probabil ity of any outbreak in that province. We do not even expect partial risings there. In the northern and midland counties of Leinster, the case is different; the people are an energetic, determined race, the descendants of the Eng lish —and the great majority Roman Catholics ; their character and organization render them less prone to the wild excitement of the Celtic South, but they are thoroughly anti-English in feeling, and would be sure to rise if they saw a chance of success. Accordingly, though not immediately men aced, we should not be at all surprised on hear ing of movements in South Meath, West Meath, and even Dublin and Wicklow. On the whole, however, there seems reason to sup pose that at first the insurrection will be con fined to six or seven counties, viz: Cork, Wa terford, Limerick, Tipperary and Kings. Noth ing that we have heard gives us reason to ap prehend that it ought to be either a difficult or tedious matter to deal with the two menaced provinces, where there are nearly 30,000 troops and 5,000 constabulary forces, and notwith standing all rumors to the contrary, we are con vinced that the latter will fight as well as the former. On the other hand, the rebels cannot muster even an equal number of armed men, and a mong them there must be a hopeless defi ciency, not only in military leaders and in mu tual confidence, but in ammunition, provisions and effective weapons. There will be pikes in abundance, hut in the open field the pike in the hands of undiscip lined men, is a very ineffective arm. It is pro bable that barricades may be tried, in Cork, Wexford and Limerick, but we believe that the Naval Military forces, which command these towns, are such as to put a lengthened resist ance out of the question. The insurrection will then resolve itself into a guerrilla warfare, and in this case we fear that a great injury may be done to life and pro perty, bnt even that cannot last long. The sea son of the year is against them. Every one who is familiar with the aspect of the rural districts of Ireland, knows that there is hardly any corn left in the country. There are no potatoes this year, and we have no doubt that a long notice which we have had of what is now coming, has allowed a large proportion of the farmers to take measures for placing the stock in places of safety. A very short time, accordingly, will suffice to starve the rebels out of the mountain fastnesses in which they will take refuge, and with which, indeed, if it be necessary to pursue them, the constabulary are as well acquainted as them selves. If the improbable contingency of an exten sive and prolonged rebellion arrives, all other considerations must be sacrificed to the loss of life and property in Ireland, and of the integ rity of the empire; but as we firmly believe that the regulars and constabulary will put down the rising at once, we cannot agree with those who advocate making the affair a civil war of religion by arming the Orangemen of the north. The European Times says, during the past week Liverpool has been in a state of great ex citement, consequent upon the present report of political affairs in Ireland, and the numerous body of repealers and confederates who reside there. Their designs have caused the local au thorities to set about preparing for any out break, should such be attempted. Such a course would lay the foundation of future evils, ana lagous to those which the present crisis is the natural result. The Lord Lieutenant has issued a procla mation for suppressing the clubs. During the week the mayor and magistrates have been actively engaged in raising constab ulary forces, and this body now numbers 20,- 000. , . „ On Friday evening, a company of the Royal Horse Guards, with their guns, arrived at Monk’s ferry by railway, and early on Sunday morning were conveyed to Liverpool. Be sides them, the 9th foot, two companies of the 7th and 81st, and entire battalions of the 6th ri fles. The authorities are increasing the police force, which is to number 3,300. The men, in addition to their usual duties, have been drilled to the use of the cutlass and firelock, on the principle of the Irish constabulary. The military force has been greatly augmented. A squadron of the 4th dragoon guards and the 89th also arrived, but has since embarked for Dublin. The troops are located in various parts of the town, and can be ordered to any point at the shortest notice. The proceedings of the disaffected have been such that a petition has been sent to Parliament, signed by the Earl of Sixton, the Mayor and a great number of the respectable merchants and inhabitants of the town. . In consequence of Smith O’Brien’s proceed ings at Mullinagaher, a large meeting was held lately by Doheney. The Government have issued orders for the formation of a Camp there as well as at Tilton. Camps are already formed near the seat of the Earl of Dolborough. At the Irish Mining Company works near Bal ingary, county of Tipperary, the workingmen all returned to their work yesterday, and arms that were taken from several parties the day before, were returned to their owners. Our latest accounts from Ireland state that arrests for training and drilling had taken place at Drogheda, that it was rumored that Smith O’Brien had been captured, and that the police had made a search for arms in 43 houses at the same instant of time. Stamps were on Thursday refused for the Felon and the Nation, which therefore could not appear yesterday, inasmuch as they were not to be transmitted through the mails, and if dispatched otherwise to the provinces the po lice were to seize them at every point. War rants were positively sent to the south on Thurs day for the arrest of the insurgent leaders. Their names are mentioned, including Mr. Meagher, Mr. J. Dillon, Mr. O. Gorman, Jr., Mr. Doheny, McDarcy, Mayo, &c. Mr. Devin O’Rei'ly has returned to the north, Mr. Luber has gone to the Leinster border; Mr. Mayo is also breathing country air, and the whole literary phalanx, as Mr. O’Brien once termed their confederation, seems broken and routed. From the European Times, of July 27. The stale of Ireland has been the absorbing theme of interest during the week. The con federates in all the fury of despair, have now entirely thrown off the mask and declared their unequivocal purpose —first to kill and capture the 40,000 troops stationed in Ireland, and then establish a Republic. The events of the last few days have opened the eyes of every genuine lover of order and real liberty, and all disguise being cast aside, the only question is in what mode to crush the fonl rebellion which has almost broken out. After the announcement given in onr last num ber of the intention of Lord John Russell to propose a suspension of the habeas corpus act as respects Ireland, our readers will be prepar ed for the most rigorous measures. Accordingly, on Saturday, the 22d inst., his Lordship, in a clear, unanswerable speech, which was only interrupted by the approving shouts of almost every member in the House of Commons, moved for leave to bring in a bill which is known as a suspension of the habeas corpus act, by which the Lord Lieuten ant of Ireland for the lime being, is empower ed to apprehend and detain until the Ist of March, 1849,such persons as he shall suspect. One of our London correspondents describes the scene in the House of Commons as one of the most interesting he ever witnessed. The quiet, resolute tone of Lord John Rus sell, who spoke in his best style, was not more admirable than the timely and judicious obser vations of Sir Robert Peel, who supported the Minister, nor could any better proof be given of the practical character of our English insti tutions, than the universal anDrobatinn whinh Crown, whilst, when Mr. Fergus O’Conner spoke almost every member rose and expressed their dissent. The provisions of the new Irish habeas cor pus suspension bill may be applied to Liver pool, but this is a matter upon which the go vernment has not yet decided. From 3 d Edition of Wilmer's European Times. D üblin, July 20.—The admiralty steamer *• Ancker” entered Kingston harbor this morn ing, with a Q,ueen’s messenger, who came ex press from London with a copy of the act for suspending the habeas corpus. A special train was at once provided, and the messenger pro . ceeded by the railroad to deliver the act to the Lord Lieutenant. The government have de termined on a considerable number of arrests, and it is stated that a number of persons not here tofore openly connected with the revolutiona ry movements, are to be taken up. At this hour, half past four o’clock, the Attor ney General and Solicitor General are at the castle, and it has been arranged that the war . rants are to be issued this afternoon. Mr. I Smith O’Brien and several other leading mem , bers, now organizing the clubs throughout the , country, are to he taken into custody to-night, . and if the attempt to arrest them should not lead , loan outbreak, they will'be brought up to Dublin to-morrow. f The accounts from the South this morning . are really most alarming. The confederate . leaders appear to be so insane as to contem . plate an insurrection, and indeed already they 3 have little doubt of an actual outbreak. The deepest anxiety and apprehension prevails 3 amongst the gentry and well-disposed of all . classes. Gentlemen have come up to make . representations to the government of the state of their districts, and requiring arms for their | tenantry to defend their families and property . against any insurgent movement. Lord Faynham, from Craven, and magistrates from Wicklow and other counties, have been , in attendance at the Castle to-day. The danger is imminent, but the Lord Lieu . tenant is well prepared and determined . promptly to crush if he cannot prevent an in surrection, forced on by the w'icked men who f are now endeavoring to produce a convulsion. . Troops are constantly arriving from England } and departing for the South, where the danger t is most pressing. A troop of the Bth Hussars, I en route from Cork to Newbridge, has been or , dered to halt at Kilkenny, where it is to be sta , tioned for the present. Four companies of the 89th, which landed this morning from England, > marched direct for Kilkenny. The remainder 3 of the regiment, on the instant of their arrival, , w ‘fl proceed to the same destination, and at an 3 early hour this morning the troops of the 17th Lancers, with two pieces of ordnance, left town for Dunschauchlin, county of Meath. . where disturbances are apprehended. r The police in the out stations of the disturb s ed counties, who would be comparatively de . fenceless in case of an outbreak, have been or » dered to concentrate at the chief station, t The government securities have declined i fully l.s per cent, at our Stock Exchange to-day. 1 Consols fell from 85 to 83|. f Notwithstanding all this alarm, for which unfortunately there is ample grounds, I shall it cling to the hope that there will be no iusurrec :- tion. Indeed, my belief is strong that there t will be no serious outbreak, and that the gov s eminent will be able to crush at once any in e surrectionary attempt. I he squadron of Sir Charles Napier has ar . rived at Cove. e I have seen letters from Galway, Roscora . mon and even from Tipperary, which e the conviction of the writers that there will bo no outbrerk. Liverpool, July 29.—Our express, which left Dublin at 9 o clock last evening, has just s arrived, and our advices convey the gratify ing intelligence that Dublin continues perfect- s ly tranquil, but no further news has been re- i ceived. Our Waterford correspondent’s let ter has just arrived. It is dated yesterday, and c states that all is quiet there. ( By Special Express to the European Times . € Latest from Ireland. | Liverpool, July 29.—The accounts from the South of Ireland by the train from Cork, t Limerick, Castlebar, Tipperary and Kilkenny, \ which arrived there at 3 o’clock, stale the ut- ( most quiet prevailed throughout the country. i A Privy Council was held this afternoon at , Dublin Castle, when proclamations were is- j sued offering rewards as follows; Smith O’- Brien, £500; Meagher, Dillon, Dohency, , £3OO, each. The following is the proclama- j tion: j Whereas, we have received information that Wm. Smith O’Brien has been guifty of trea sonable practices, and has openly appeared in , arms against her Majesty, now we, the Lord Licutcuant, being determined to bring the said Wra. S. O’Brien to justice, do hereby offer a reward of £SOO to any person or persons who shall secure and deliver up to safe custody the person of the said Wm. Smith O’Brien, and we do hereby strictly oommand all Justices of the Peace. Mayors, Sheriffs, Bailiffs, Consta bles, and all other, her Majesty’s loyal subjects, to use their utmost vigilance in apprehending the said William S. O’Brien, Given at Her Majesty’s Castle of Dublin, this 28th day of July, by his Excellency’s command. T. R. Heddington. Shortly after 4 o’clock this afternoon the printing office of the Nation, at Sackville Uln/i/i lima trioifnn ntr sh a r\rvlmn ... U/. n wvaatOM Shortly after 4 o’clock this afternoon the printing office of the Nation, at Sackville Place, was visited by the police, who arrested all the printers therein, eleven in number, and brought them before the magistrates of the Henry street police office, when they|were re manded to appear to-morrow, Saturday, at 12 o’clock. The publishing office in Dublin street was about the same time taken posses sion of by the police, who seized every thing remaining on the premises. Contemplated Arrests in Liverpool. The Magistrates of this town, it is said, have determined to arrest the leaders of the Liver pool demagogues. Dr. Reynolds, anticipating tins course, has fled to Birmingham, to which town an officers has been dispatched with av/ ar rant for his arrest. From Wilmer and Smith's Times, July 29. The Danes and the Germans. The reluctance of General Uranzel to sign the armistice between the Danes and the Ger man Confederation has not been so easily over come. A temporary truce was, however,con cluded for three days. Lord Palmerston, who appears to have af forded the latest authentic information, stated on Tuesday evening that he had just received communications from Berlin, from which he hoped that the difficulties interposed by Gen. Uranzel, which are more of form than sub stance, may be overcome, and he (Lord P.) still felt confident hopes that the armistice agreed upon at Mahno will be signed and con cluded. The news from Vienna is to the 21st instant. The opening of the Diet by the Archduke John, was to take place on the following day. The Siege of Prague was to be raised on the 21st. From the Danube principalities no further authentic intelligence has been received of the progress ofthe Russian armies. After the ex pulsion of Prince Bibesco, the provisional go vernment passed decrees for the abolition of punishment by death, the establishment ofthe liberty of the press, the organization of a na tional guard, a loan of the muskets to the peo ple by the State, and the abolition of all ranks and titles. The Russians, however, we believe, have demanded the restoration of the Prince, and will probably insist upon it by the force of arms. Lord Palmerston asserted, some days ago, that up to the latest dates the Russians had not entered Wallachia, neither had any Turkish force. The occupation of Moldavia by the Rus sians is still not regarded as an act of aggres sion. AttLo..s»< »Lo axro nto .vtiiph are occurring in such rapid succession in Italy and ;»» the out lying Austrian provinces may soon alter the Russian policy, a reference to St. Petersburg for instructions how to act has been made by the Russian representative at Bucharest, in consequence of the revolution in Wallachia, and no answer has yet been received. If we may credit the Viennese journals, the peasantry of Wallachia regard the Russians as their deliverers, and they allege that the country people put to death the emissary who had been sent among them to stir up an insurrection. These papers positively assert that the Rus sians have entered Wallachia, and would en ter Bucharest on the 15th or 16th. In Italy the war was carried on with invari able success. The Austrians have entered Ferarra, levied contributions and supplies, and then again withdrew from the city. By the most recent accounts from the royal camp, all communication between Mantua, Verona and Lenagno are complely interrupted. The Duke of Genoa, with 25,000 men, invests Verona on both sides of Adige, iu the position near Ri voli. The Duke of Savoy is on the other side of Ducastello, to prevent the egress ofthe Aus trians on that side. Continual skirmishes take place, but none of a charater to decide the fate of Italy. The Chambers of Turin have voted for the annexation of Venice to Piedmont im mediately. The king ofNaples was made cognizant of the election of the Duke of Genoa to the throne of Sicily, and he commenced prepara tions on an extensive scale for the invasion of that island. It was calculated that the forces a vaiiable for the invasion would be about 20, 000 troops in Calabria, about 5,000 in the for ‘ tress of Messina, and COO or 800 in Naples. It was expected that the embarkation would take place about the 20th, and they would land at Syracuse. Spain* i From Spain we learn that the Q,ueen has been officially declared to be cnciente. How ever, some impediment has occasioned alarm ■ ing fears for the frustration ofthe hopes of all 1 loyal Spaniards. We thought that the Monte • molinest movement on the Northern frontier had not succeeded, but the accounts are so lit tle trustworthy, that it is impossible to speak I of the subject with any degree of certainty.— • Don Francisco de Paula, the father ofthe king Consort, has been exiled. Portugal* Nothing remarkable has occurred in Portu gal. The last dates are to the I9th ult. from Lisbon, when affairs were very gloomy. India. The Overland Mail from India has arrived, i bringing dates from Bombay to the Ist of June, Calcutta to the 2d of June, and Hong Kong to the 24th of May, inclusive. At the Chinese ports every thing remained quiet. At Hong Kong there was a better feeling for the import business. 1 The nows from France had occasioned great alarm, and business was at a stand still. Riley, ! Corre& Co. had stopped payment. Commercial. The progress of trade and commerce during the past week has been greatly retarded by the extreme uneasiness which is felt respecting the state of affairs in Ireland. The sales of cotton are to moderate extent. The corn trade has been active and prices rather higher. Manufactured goods are less inquired for, for home use. The money mar ket is easy, and the rates of interest remain at the figure last quoted. Since the sailing ofthe America, the sales of cotton amount to 34,180 bales, of which speculators took 2,700 Amer ican, and exporters 4.530 American, 1,540 Per nams and 30 Surats, leaving 25,380 bales for the consumers* use. The general tone of the t market has been quiet and without animation. Prices of nearly all descriptions remain the same as on this day week. If any change it is in favor of the buyer. The market yesterday closed with a little cheerfulness, and sales to the extent of nearly 6000 bales were effected at full prices. The estimated stock of cotton at Liverpool now amounts to 585,830 bales, against 413,120 at the present period in 1847. The imports of this year as compared with those of last season to a similar date, show an increase of 398,063. There has been much un easiness felt at the moist character of the wea ther during the past fortnight, lest the growing crops should suffer thereby and retard the pro gress of the harvest. The value of flour was maintained, and was sold at 225. to 275. per bbl. for American. The rise in wheat at Mark Lane on Monday was followed by another advance of2s. per quarter. At the Liverpool market the transactions in wheat have been to a fair extent, and prices during the week have advanced 4d. per 70 lbs. This, coupled with the report of the re-ap pearance of the potatoe disease, has caused some speculation in the grain trade. The value of good Western Canal flour is now quoted at 30s per bbl., and Canadian 28s to 295. Indian Corn has been in fair request. Yellow 365.; white 355. per quarter. Corn meal 16s. to 16s. 6d. per bbl., and at best prices there is a fair inquiry. The state of trade in the manufacturing districts has not improved during the last week. The accounts from Manchester state that the demand both for goods and yarns, had fallen off, and that holders had been obliged to accept lower prices. Out of 213 mills, foundries, &c., in Man- | Chester, 131 were working full time with full hands, 45 lull time with short hands, 23 short time, and 14 stopped. Os 39,534 hands, 35,- 800 were working full time, and 3,734 short. The woolen trade of Yorkshire is dull and prices do not improve. In the early part of the week the money market was steady, and at quotations similar to those last quoted ; but they have latterly fluctuated much, on account of the great excitement which prevails in Ireland. Friday, July 29. —Consols have been as high as but the correct accounts from Ireland still representing aflairs in such an unfavor able light, sellers were encouraged to operate more boldly, and prices were reduced to 85|. They have partially recovered from that ex treme point, but are yet quoted at 85| to 85$, both for money and time. Cotton Market. LIVERPOOL, July 28.—The report for the week ending July 28. The accounts received yesterday from Ireland, as to a recent outbreak, caused for a time a great sensation, and though the report has since been proved to be quite unfounded, yet it is at once perceived what would be the effect produced by such an event. Having now recovered from this apprehension, for the present at least, our Cotton market has become more settled, yielding in favor of the buyer, but in so slight a decree that our quotations still remain as last week, middling Orleans excepted, which are reduced to 3|d. Other descriptions have been much inquired for, but remain unchanged, 2,700 Americans have been taken on speculation, and 4,930 American, 40 Surat, and 1,530 Pernams for export. The sales for the week amount to 34,180 bales. Geo. Holt & Co. Chronicle unit Sentinel. AUGUSTA, G-A; . FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUSTJIB, 1848. WHIG NOMINATIONS. For President of tbe United States * ZACHARY TAYLOR, OF LOUISIANA. For Vice-President s MILLARD FILLMORE, [ OF NEW-YORK. For Representative from tbe Btlt District: HON. ROBERT TOOMBS. I rnnDIDDNTIAL BLBCTOBS. Electors for tlie State at Large. Dr. Wm. Terrell. | Seaton Grantland. t Electors for the Districts. Ist. J. L. Seward, sth Warren Akin, 2d. W.H. Crawford, 6th Asbury Hull, 3d. A. W. Redding, 7th Y. P. Kino. 4th Wm. Moseley, Bth G. Stapleton, CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION. Ist. Thos. B. King, sth. Jas. M. Calhoun, 2d. Jas. S. Calhoun, 6th. Jas, W. Harris, 3d. Allen F. Owen, 7th. . 4th. J.N. Williamson, Bth. Robert Toombs. Messrs* Stephens and 'Toombs Arrived iu this city yesterday from Wash ington, and we are rejoiced to announce, met a most cordial, enthusiastic and glorious wel come, at the City Hall, at night, where they ad dressed one of the largest political meetings that has assembled in this city for years. Atherton’s Resolutions—Mr. Wise. Time was when the Hon. Henry A. Wise - was not very good authority with the self-styled i democracy, but now that ho has become a de mocratic elector in Virginia, we presume the democracy will not gainsay his statements. Under this impression we propose to intro duce him as a witness,and to avail ourselves of his testimony in reference to the object and character of the Atherton Resolutions. Mr. Atherton, the reader will recollect, voted the other day in the Senate for the Wilmot Pro , viso—he has therefore been true to the princi ples of his resolutions, the object of which was perfectly’underslood at the time to be to secure Southern votes for Mr. Van Buren, who is . just at this moment in exceeding bad odor with the Democracy of the South, but whose elec tion was urged at that day on the ground that he was a*“Northern man with Southern prin ciples.” Mr. Van Buren has turned out, says the Richmond Whig , what the Whigs knew him to be at that time, and what in fact he nev i er denied that he was. Yet the leading Dem ocratic Journals of the South do not scorn to employ those resolutions, designed originally for such a purpose, to defeat the election of r Mr. Fillmore. 1 Upon examination of these famous resolu tions it will be seen that they surrender every thing which a Southern man would deem t worthy of a contest. They admitted the right of Congress to pass a resolution on the subject, which the South has always denied—they do not deny, but by a negative pregnant admit, \ the right of Congress to abolish Slavery in the s District of Columbia, provided it be not done 1 with the intention of affecting it in the States — they do not assert any of the rights, such as re , capture of property in the free States, &c., for • which the South always contended. In one 1 word, they were exactly what Mr. Wise said | they were, when he described them as a "plot sprang upon the South;” Mr. Fillmore, in the eyes of certain persons who supported Martin Van Buren, and still support Lewis Cass, who was last year for the Wilmot Provi • ' so, but is now for a plan for keeping Slavery out of the new Territories which is less troublesome of execution, is an abolitionist, because he voted (along with a number of patent Democrats) to extinguish this plot. What then is Mr. Wise, according to this system of reasoning ? Mr. F. never de nounced “the plot’ half so bitterly as he did in the very extract which we subjoin. But we are detaining the reader. Our object was to introduce an extract from a Speech of Mr. Wise delivered before the citizens of Louisa county, Virginia, at the Court House, in which he characterized these celebrated Atherton resolutions as they deserved : “ Mr. Wise said, at that session, however, ‘the party,’ North and South, combined in secret cabal, and concocted their scheme of adjusting the vexed question. A few Administration members (among whom, I am told, were Gov. Janies K. Polk, P. M., of Tennessee, and Mr. Rhett of South Carolina,) meta few of the same party from the North, and after various amended propositions among themselves which clearly show what our Southern champions yielded in the sectional bargain for the sake of party, brought forth the celebrated Atherton Resolutions. Not a man of the opposition, except one, bound by considerations of confi dence among gentlemen, so far as I know, had notice of these resolutions, or their tendency and scope. They were the first of a strict party proceeding, provided in secret, as far as the opposition were concerned,and agreed up on by ome few or more Van Buren men of the South, with their fellows of the North, without consultation with any of their brethren of the Opposition, it is believed, who were slaveholders with themselves. The House met —the Speaker, being in the plot, had his eye and ear ready for Mr. Atherton ; he (Mr. A.) rose as soon as the journal was read, moved a suspension ofthe rules to introduce the subject and obtained a suspension ; for which 1 voted, made a prepared speech on each of his resolu tions, separately, offered them, and moved the previous question ! This course was astounding. The first i glance of the resolutions showed me at once * that they simply declared that Congress had < “ no power to abolish slavery in the District of l Columbia, or to interfere with slavery in any 1 way, as the means or with the view of abolish ing slavery in the States.” Ist. They entertained and tolerated the ju risdiction of declaring a resolution at all in rela tion to slavery in the States. 2nd. They did not deny that Congress had not the power to abolish slavery in the District of Columbia, even per se, provided the ob ject was not to affect slavery in the States. 3rd. They admitted the reception of Aboli tion petitions upon presentation thereof, and laid them on the table of the House. 4th. They did not negative the doctrine that Congress might abolish theslave trade between the States. sth. They did not deny that Congress might declare every fugitive slave in the District free ; because the constitutional provision embraces States only, eo nominee. 6th. They did not assert our right of recap ture in free States even. 7th. That they did not assert the supremacy of the laws ofCongress over free State laws in respect to the mode of apprehending runa way slaves in their limits. Bth. They admitted nothing in respect to the admission of new slave Stales into the Union, in the face of Florida's application to become a sister of the Confederacy. 9th. They did not deny the doctrine of a State Court, or Judge of Massachusetts, that slaves voluntarily carried there, were ipso-fac to, free—the Constitution embracing persons bound to service in one State flying or escap ing into another. All these points, and more, were left, by fair and legitimate implication, against us, and it became necessary that the South should ex clude all these conclusions upon these points. Accordingly, I appealed to “the party,” im plored Mr. Atherton to withdraw the motion for the previous question, in order that I might offer amendments embracing all these points ; which amendments I prepared and had read to the House. They refused to withdraw the motion ; it was pressed relentlessly, and carried by the votes of nearly every Van Buren member from the South—among the rest, my colleague F. E. Rives, of the Southampton district, himself! My amenements were vir tually voted against and cut off by Southern members of “the party,” and in a subsequent debate, upon my refusal to vole, on the intro duction ofthe subject in some new form, my colleague [Mr. Rives] even went so far as to say that “he was satisfied, and that the North had gone as far as could be expected of them !” From that moment, gentlemen, I became convinced that party spirit would sacrifice the dearest interests upon the earth, and I despair ed of ever obtaining due protection of the in stitution of slavery. The Atherton Resolutions are the pro gramme—the received text of their Southern principles—and I take them at their word. — They are Abolition engines—the most po tent of all others. If they can be called Anti- Abolilion, then the Abolitionists may really en tertain ‘ Southern principles.’ ” The reader should not forget that Mr. Wise is now a democratic Elector in old Virginia, standing shoulder to shoulder with this same Mr. Atherton, who a few days since voted for the W ilmot Proviso. Nor should he for get that these resolutions, according to Mr. Wise’s own showing,contain nothing inconsis tent with Wilmot Provisoism. Mr. Fillmore and Mr. Wise both opposed and voted against the resolutions. The Example of Henry Clay. —The Phila delphia Enquirer says:—“We have already announced that the Hon. Henry Clay travelled fifty miles in orderto reach Lexington in time to vote, and that he voted the entire Whig ticket. This was conduct every way worthy ofthe Sage of Ashland —the great expounder of Whig principles. The example should not be lost upon our Whig brethren throughout the Union. Henry Clay regarded it as his duty to vote, and therefore, in discharge of that duty, and in unfaltering devotion to the Whig cause, and to Whig principles, he subjected himself to the inconvenience of a journey of fifty miles, with the object of at once exercising his right as a freeman,and of affording an example - to his countrymen throughout the republic. All honor to the great Statesman. His heart is with the whig cause now as ever, and all who love and admire Henry Clay will, influenced by his patriotic course, remember his example at the election in Kentucky, and endeavor to profit thereby.” Methodist Episcopal Church, South. — The statistical reports of this denomination show the number of members to be as follows: white, 334,859 ; colored, 127,240 —total, 462,- 099; and the number of Ministers, Itinerant 1,400 ; local, 3,143—-total, 4,543. Returned Volunteers —The New \ork Herald says a vote was taken a few days ago, among the returned volunteers at Fort Hamil ton, and that every one of the privates voted for Gen. Taylor, but a majority of the officers voted for Gen. Cass. This, says Prentice, will be found the case generally—the office-holders are for Gen. Cass, and the -people for Taylor. Dahlonega Rough and Ready Club. According to previous notice, a portion of the citizens of Lumpkin county assembled at the Court House at Dahlonega for the purpose of forming a Rough and Ready Club, on the 11th August, 1848. When on motion, Hon. R. B. Lewis wa called to the Chair, and J. R. Lawhon and G T. Quillian, Esqrs., requested to act as Secre taries. After the object of the meeting was explain, ed, it proceeded to the choice of officers, when the following gentlemen were elected ; Robert H. Moore, President; R. B. Lewis and VVni E. Derrick, Vice-Presidents; J. R. Lawhon Secretary, and J. L. Riley, Treasurer; and Committee was appointed to notify Robert If Moore, Esq., of his appointment as President and request his acceptance. On motion, A. B. Holt, F. V. Bulfinch, J. R Lawhon, Jeremiah Gartrell and J. \V. Gra dy, were appointed a committee to reporta constitution for the Club; and Jeremiah Gar trell, J. R, Lawhon and A. B. Holt were ap. pointed a corresponding committee. Adjourn ed to Monday night, August 14th, 1848. Monday, August 14. The Rough and Ready Club of Dahlonega met pursuant to adjournment, R. B. Lewis, Esq., Vice-President in the Chair; when on motion ofJ. G. Cowen, it was Resolved , That the Club invite J. W. Harris, Esq., of Clarke county, the Taylor candidate tor the 6th Congressional District, to visit us and address the Club during the ensuing session of our Superior Court. The committee appointed to diaft a const! tution for the Club, made the following re- port: Whereas, in effecting any measure of importance, unanimity of actions and ideas are indispensable to success; and whereas, the friends of Gen. Taylor everywhere, are taught by his own illustrious exam ple, that a thorough organization is always successful against the fortress of the enemy —therefore we, the friends of Gen. Taylor in Dahlonega, uniting for the purpose of furnishing “a little more grape” to the contest now waging against prejudice and error, there by to restore to our Nat ional Administration, its ori ginal purity by electing Gen. Z. Taylor and Hon. M. Fillmore to the offices of President and Vice-President ofthe United States, do adopt the following constitu tion for the government of the Rough and Ready Club of Dahlonega: Art. Ist. The Club shall be known as the Rough and Ready Club of Dahlonega, Ga.; and its object, the promotion by all honorable means within its con trol, of the election of Gen. Zachary Taylor to the Presidency, and of Hon, Millard Fillmore to the Vice- Presidency of the United States, at the ensuing elec tion. Art. 2d. There shall be a President, two Vice- Presidents, a Secretary and a Treasurer, whose du ties shall be those usually appertaining to such officers in similar associations. Art. 3d. The Club shall meet at the Court House in Dahlonega on Monday night of each week, and al such other times as it may adjourn to, at any regular meeting; and any person shall become a member who desires to aid the cause of the Club. Art. 4th. The Secretary shall keep a record of proceedings of each meeting to be reported at the en suing meeting, and the Treasurer will also report the condition of the funds, receipts and disbursements, whenever called on at a meeting of the Club. Art. sth. It shall be the duty of members of this Club to diffuse correct inform ation, so far as in their power, in regard to the political opinions and design ofthe Taylor party, to answer all objections thereto, wherever advanced, and faithfully to combat error and misrepresentation on all proper occasions. Art. 6lh. The design and object of the Rough and Ready Club of Dahlonega, being solely to promote the cause of good government in the election of Gen. Taylor and Millard Fillmore to the Presidency and Vice-Presidency of the Republic ; its existence shall determine and cease at the election ofthoie individu als to those high places of honor and trust — and not till then. On motion, the Editors of the Chronicle Sf & ntinel and Southern JVhigwere requested to in sert the foregoing proceedings and constitution ofthe Rough and Ready Club of Dahlonega. Adopted and agreed to in regular meeting of the Club, this 14th August, 1848. R. B. LEWIS, Vice-President, Rough and Ready Club of Dahlonega. James R. Lawhon, Secretary. From the Baltimore Sun—By Telegraph. X Duel in Prospect—Messrs. Butler ami Benton. Washington, Aug. 14, 5 P. M. Mr. Butler challenged Mr. Benton to-day to mortal combat, on account of the harsh lan guage used by the latter to him in the course of debate in the Senate on Sunday morning Col. Benton accepted the challenge, and the time was fixed for the deadly encounter, when the police got wind of the matter, and both par ties were arrested and bound over to keep the peace. Mutual friends are endeavoring to set i tie the difficulty. Pittsburg, Aug. 14, 1848. —News has just reached our city that the boiler of the steamer Robert Wightman burst on Saturday, last, when the boat was near Parkersburg, on the Virginia shore. One man is missing, (suppos ed blown overboard,) and three badly scalded. North. Carolina Election. Yesterday morning we received the follow ing despatch, which would seem to settle the matter in the election of Mr. Manly, (W.) and to leave the Legislature a tie : Raleigh, Aug. 14—10, A. M.—We have the returns from all the counties but one, and Manly (W.) has 350 majority over Reid. Tin* makes Manly’s election sure. There is some doubt about the Legislature, but the probabilities are that there will be a tie on joint ballot. Indiana Election. Vincennes, Aug. 13.—The Whigs have carried the counties of Delaware, Rush, Frank lin, Clay. Vermillion, Parke and Monroe coun ties. Franklin, Clay, Vermillion, Parke and Monroe, all gave Democratic majorities in j 1847= The Democrats have carried Ilamil ton, Floyd. Dearborn, Scott, Madison, Mont gomery and Fountain counties. Os these co. s Hamlin, Floyd, Scott and Madison were can ried by the Whigs in 1847. As far as heara from, the Whigshave elected 31, and the Be* ll ' ocrats 22 members of the Legislature. I ,e result is still doubtful. , The Journal of Commerce publishes •' following despatch: Indianapolis, Aug. 12.—Indiana has B for the Democrats. The Senate wi 1 to 28 Democrats to 23 Whigs. lu the 52 counties show a Democratic majority o* - being again of 16 members. Illinois Election* Springfield, Aug 12—Scammon, the iWM candidate in the 4th Congressional 19tr ♦ t . 50 majority over his opponent, Mr. . e worth, the present Democratic represe u in Congress. Another dispatch says majority. We think both are j doubt u - Wentworth was elected in 184bby avt fl|#e majority. There are two Democrats an Whig candidate now running m tnai The result for Congress, as far as he a . appears to be as follows, according p e ui- Col. Baker, Whig, no change ocrat, over Lincoln, W lug, a g * . Whiir. over Wentwort, Democrat, gam « «" mm " 1 1 ’ ‘ —mm |jj Artificial P alate A young *9 , palate ton. born with a hair lip, and wi h a|l has been fitted by a dentist of that city, artificial roof of the mouth palate, but teeth, not only hiding the O icuUlion , jng or rather creating a faculty of a
