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CHRONICLE & SEN fINEL. BY WILLIAM S. JONES. OFFICE IN RAIL ROAD BANK BUILDING. daily, tri-weekly a, weekly. 'fBRBfS— Daily Paper, to city sabacribers, per| annam, ia advance $6 Daily Paper, mailed to the country 7 Tri-Weekly Paper, “ “ “ “ • • 4 Weekly (a mammoth sheet) “ “ «■ 2 CASH TYSTEM.—In no case will an order for the paper be attended to, unless acrompanied with the money, and in every instance when the time for which the subscription may be paid, expires before the receiot of funds to renew the same, the paper will be discontinued. Depreciatedifunds receired e. value in this city. J From the Albany Patriot, 15 th inst. Dvitruetive Fire I At about half past six o’clock, on Tuesday •▼•Bin* last, our citizens were startled by an alarm of fire, "hich wai found t 0 proceed from a wooden building on Broad street occu pied as a drygoode store by Lightfeeldt 4 Nordhaus. Those who were first at the building where the fire commenced, say that it originated un der the counter on the right of the door and nearly midway of the west side of the store. The flames spread with great rapidity west ward to the corner of Washington and Broad streets—southward on Washington street to Sims, Cheever A Co.’s office, and eastward to the blacksmith shop occupied by Mr. A. G. Osgood, where the fire was arrested. When the fire commenced the wind was blowing from the southeast, and threatened the destruction of the whole business part of the town. The other three corners of Wash ington and Broad streets, were promptly cov ered with blankets, and water taken from the cisterns in the neighborhood and from the riv er, but it is doubtful whether ail the exertions of our citizens could have saved the town, had not the wind suddenly changed to the north west with a strong breeze. This transferred the chief danger to the buildings on the east, end two ware houses at some distance south end east of the fire. The progress of the fire was finally arrested by blowing up buildings, and by extraordinary personal exertions. Great credit is due to our citizens for their prompt and efficient action, and also to Mr. William L. Hampton and other neighboring planters and friends who rendered great assis tance by their personal exertions and the aid of their negroes. We are unable to ascertain the whole extent of the loss but it is supposed to be about s3o.* 000. Ihe following is a list of the houses burn ed: Two story building on corner of Broad and Washington streets, owned by Sims 4 Chee ver, and occupied by H. Hora, as a store; building and goods insured—books, papers and a considerable part of the goods saved. One story building belonging to N. Tift and occupied by Geo. Street, as a Clothing store and Tailor shop; no insurance—most of the goods saved. One story building owned by N. Tift, occu pied as a grocery by J. Ferrell; not insured— goods saved. One story building owned by J. Day A Co., occupied by Norton A Thompson, as a fami ly grocery; no insurance—most of the goods saved. One story building occupied by J. N. Phil lips, as a grocery, owned by S. Sasser; no in surance—most of the goods saved. One story building occupied by W. G . Mc- Allister, as a carriage shop; no insurance most of the effects saved. Suspicious are entertained that this fire was the work of an incendiary. Th* Election in New Jersey* As many frill be curious to know the caste of the Democratic victory in New Jersey, we bare thought it would be interesting to give the following correspondence, which explains it satisfactorily. Tois Land Reform, which is but another name for agrarianism, connected with free soilism, will not be long in subvert ing tod overturning the government. — Mont gomery Advertiser. Granville, Monday, Oct. 4. Gtwrgt f. fort , Esq. — Sir s The undersigned, a Committee of the National Reform Association, in accordance with the objects and policy of our organi mafton, invite your signature, if :n unison with your eeuvietion of right and duty, to the accom;taayiug Pledge, at your earliest convenience, in order that we may be enabled to make up a Ticket for the eorarng election. And we solicit an exposition of opinions, at yeur leisure, on the measures pro posed. Respectfully, Georgs H. Evans, Committee. 1, the undersigned, candidate for the office of Governor at the coming election, desirous of resto ring to man his natural right, and of ameliorating, at fir as practicable, the condition of the dependent landless laborer, till the restoration of the right of independent labor can be secured, will henceforth use all my influence, whether in or out of office, to cause the legal adoption of the following measures : 1. To limit the quantity of land any individual may hereafter acquire in this State. 2. Vo exempt the Homestead from alienation on account of any future debt, mortgage, or other lia bility* 3. To prevent all future traffic in the Public Lands of this State, and of the United Stales, and cause them to be laid out in Farms and Lots for the free and exclusive use of the actual settlers, not posses'ad of other lands. 4. To limit the hours of labor to ten on all public works, and in establishments chartered by law. »■. port’s reply New-Egypt, Tuesday. Oct. 29. Sir: Yours of the 4th, inquiring whether I could consistently sign a pledge thereto annexed, was re ceived by due course of mail. My engagements bave been such that 1 could not sooner reply. I coadially subscribe to the 2d, 3land 4th pro positions of said pledge, and have been in favor of those measures for many years. In regard to limiting the quantity of land any in dividual may hereafter acquire in ibis State—.he principle appears to be right, but my opinions are not sufficiently matured to give you a decisive reply gpon that subject. I have read Mr. Walker’s speech with much sat isfaction, and heartly accord with his views. I can •ee many advantages which would result to the well being aud happiness of man from the adoptio a of the measure. Very respectfully, Geo. P. Fort. Thr Nicaragua Cabal.— The New York Tribune says : Advices from Nicaragua by the Empire City state that the steamer Orus had got over the bar and there was sufficient water in the river San Juan to take her to Lake Nicaragua. The Director is of still lighter draught, and the line of travel across the Continent will soon be completely estab lished. The Atlantic and Pacific steamers will soon touch at the terminal of the routes. The late mission by Messrs. Vanderbilt and White to England, was entirely successful. They found in Lord Palmerston a ready con currence in their scheme of the Nicaragua Ca nal. He interested himself warmly in their bahalf, and through his representations the houses of Rothschild and Barings, and William Pelly, President of the Hudson Bay Compa ny, and others were induced to co-operate. They succeeded in disposing of half the stock •f the Canal, on very advantageous terms, to those houses. The stock was taken on con dition that the cost of the work should not ex ceed a certain sum, and in proportion as it falls within that limit, the profit of the Company on tb* stock sold will be increased. It may be well to-Hite that the temporary route now being osttb ished and the graad National Ship Canal are separate undertakings. I 1 The annual sessions of all the Methodist Episcopal Conferences in the United States have been held, and the minutes are in press. From a statistical table, before us we see that there are at present 3,129 transient preachers, 5,420 local preachers, and 689 682 members. As compart d with last year, these returns show an increase of 148 travelling preachers and 27,367 members. From El Paso.— The San Antonio Ledger gives the following news from El Paso : Messrs. Durand and Holliday arrived on Monday evening from El Paso, having made the trip in nineteen days. The Government train reached El Paso early in September. Capt. French was at El Paso at the date of Mr. D.’s departure, and was endeavoring to obtain permission of one of the parties to ac company them to California. Such has be*>n the termination of the bold operations in which he has been engaged for some months. He, however, avers that he has committed no fraud, and that he intends after going to California to return and have a legal investigation. Mr. D. informs us that on the route by which the train passed up, water can be obtained in sufficient quantities. On the trip downward from El Paso, they found the route much in fested by the Indians. The Apaches profess to be friendly, but omit no favorable opportu nity of stealing and robbing. They encoun tered a strong and well armed party of Ca manche wariors, from whom they escaped with much difficulty. They encountered an other party at a water hole, who refused to allow them to use the water. Finding the route infested by so many and such numerous parties of Indians, they performed a large por tion of the journey travelling by night. The insolent and hostile disposition manifested by these savages, confirms the impression that they are preparing for a serious and bloody war. Latb from Santa Fe and thi Plains.— The St. Louis Intelligencer of the 6th install says— The Anna arrived from the Missouri river last night, bringing, as passengers, Samuel Wethered, an old and wealthy trader, and Messrs. F. Tuley and George W. Martin. Mr. Wethered and party left Santa Fe on the 2d of October, with Captain E. Heruer and a train of five wagons, and between thirty-five and forty discharged Government teamsters. They reached Independence on the 30th of October, being 28 days crossing the plains. Three days after leaving Santa Fe, Capt. Hor ner’s train, with whom Wethered and party travelled, was joined by a man named Fox, who hailed from the Rial. On the night of the 13th, when some two hundred and fifty miles this side of Santa Fe, Horner’s camp was surrounded at a late hour by a company of U. S. Dragoons, under the command of Kit Carson, who demanded the instant surrender of the man Fox. Fox, who was in the camp and asleep, was aroused, aod springing to his feet would have resisted, but he saw the odds were greatly against him, and surrendered without even asking the cause of his arrest. When he was secured, Carson informed Capt. Horner that Fox had designed and planned a scheme to murder him and his party, and rub them of a large amount of money they were known to have, and that the teamsters, or a majority of them, were in the plot. Fox, it appears, before leaving the Rial, had confided his plans to an American citizen, who, as soon as he had set out on his mission of plunder, informed the authorities of the place, and Kit Carson, at the head of a select few, was sent in pursuit to frustrate his mur derous designs. Carson and company stayed in camp the night of the 13th, and on the fol lowing morning started back for the Rial, ta king Fox with him as a prisoner. After this circumstance Capt. Horaer, Wethered and party, twelve in number, parted with the team sters and pushed ahead, and never after saw them. Mr. Wethered’s party met a large number of trainsgoing out, mostly belonging to Gov ernment. Hugh Smith, representative to Congress from New Mexico, was met on the 11th ult., at Rock Creek on his return home, they saw but few Indians, and after parting with the teamsters their journey was devoid of accident worthy of notice. The pass between Forts Kearney and Leav enworth had been nearly burnt off, except near the water courses and wet places, where smalt patches were found upon which to subsist ttie animals. The experiment of raising corn, potatoes and vegetables, at Forts Laramie and Kearney had been entirely successful : and one man at the latter Fort had raised twelve hundred bush els of potatoes. About three hundred warriors of the Pawnee tribe of Indians were out upon an expedition against the Sioux, and another party of the same tribe had gone to the mountains to make war upon the Arapahoes. It is stated that between Forts Laramie and Kearney the buifalo were innumerable; the road was in excellent order ; the weather mild and fine for the the season. On the route from Fort Kearney, they found an abundance of game of all kinds. The Indians say they nev er had seen snch quantities of buffito before. The St. Louis Republican of the 6th inst. has the following Army intelligence : Several officers of the army had arrived at Fort Leavenworth from Fort Laramie and Fort Kearny. Among the passengers in the Anna from Fort Leavenworth were Lt. Col. Loomis, 6ih Inf.; Lt. Tubs, 6th Inf., en route to join his company at the new post on Des Moines; Lt. Ogle, Ist Drag., e« route to join his company in California; Lt Washington, en route to join headquarters of his regiment at Fort Gibson. It is expected that Col Huffman wifi take com mand of the new post at the crossing of the Arkansas; Capt. Wharton will continue in command of Fort Kearney; Capt. Ketcbum will command Fort Laramie, and Maj. Thomp son will command Fort Scott. The parties from Fort Laramie left on the 4th Oct., and those from Fort Kearney on the 9th, same month, at which time all were well. Scientific Hatching Machine. — A scien tific hatching machine has been invented in France by M Vallee, which is described, by the Paris correspondent of the Intelligencer, as follows: “ A drum inclosing a warming cylinder forma the basis of hie system. He introduces warm air into the drum in which the eggs are deposited, and by circular openings gives access to currents of cold air. It is by the distribution and vigorously rational com bination of warm and cold air, that he obtains that dampish temperature in which lies the secret of in cubation, from which results the development of the embryo in the egg. By this instrument artificial hatching is successfully ctrried on in every state of the atmosphere, and at ail seasons. But after the burst of the shell, a mother must be provided for the young. M. Vallee’s ingenuity thus provides for this emergency: A lamb’s skin is fasten* dby one ex tremity to a plank, and made to open at the other like a pair of bellows. This affords a cover for the little ones, and keeps them as warm as would a veritable mother hen. The result of M. Vallee’s experience, touching the period of incubation necessary for the various species of eggs, is curious, and wor thy of record. Here it is: chickens, 21 days; par tridges, 24 do.; pheasants, 25 do,; Guinea hen, 25 do.; common ducks, 28 do.; peafowls, 2d do.; Bar bery ducks 30 do ; geese, 30 do. The degree of beat required is from 40 to 50 degrees French or Centigrade scale, equal to from 104 to 122 Fahren heit. A small lamp of the Located! system suffices to r%ise the temperature of the apparatus to the pro per elevation. With such a machine every farmer could have a fine supply of fowls.” New Hampshire Constitutional Conten tion. —The committee have reported unani mously in favor of striking out the religious lest, and the property qualification for office. The New York Light Guards, one of the crack volunteer companies of that city, have in contemplation a visit to Paris, London and Liverpool. For the purpose of carrying the project into execution, an honorary member has volunteered to give SSOOO, which will aid to a great extent in defraying the expense*. The company numbers one hundred men, all of whom will take passage in one of Collins’s new steamers. Chronicle and Sentinel. AUGUSTA, GA TUESDAY MORNING, NOV. 19. RICHMOND CO. UNION TICKET Election 25th November, ROBT. P. POE THOS. SKINNER. C. J. JENKINS. __ A. J. MILLER. FIRST AND FOURTH PAGES OF DAILY FOR SEVERAL MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES. Langdou Cheeves —Secession. We have already published a Telegraphic despatch, announcing that the Hon. Langdon Cheeves, of South Carolina, had made a long speech, in the Nashville Convention, in favor of secession. We find the following brief ■ketch of the same in the Baltimore Sun, which will attract the reader’s attention ; The States being called, resolutions were offered by Messrs. Jones and Hunter, of Georgia, Daven port, of Mississippi, Piilow and Donaldson, of Ten nessee, and Cheeves, of South Carolina. Mr. Cheeves’ resolution is as follows; Resolved , That secession by the joint action of the slaveholding States, is the only efficient remedy for the aggravated wrongs wh'ch they now endure, and the enormous evils which threaten them in the future, from the usurped and now unrestrained power of the Federal Government. Mr Cheeves then delivered a written speech, which occupied three hours. The speech fully and ably re views the subject of secession, and recommends it as the only alternative. It had already occurred —the Rubicon was passed, and the Union was virtually dissolved. What was the Union 1 It was a bond of fraternity—it had r.ow become one of hostilities. We could not expect to live with a people who, on every occasion, and in the balls of legislation, de nounced slavery as a crime, and its participants as criminals. Was nst the face of every Southern man suffused with shame at such insults 7 He said that we could hope for nothing from any change that the North could give. It would only bring an increase of their power and our danger. Our disgrace and shame would follow. We should, as a parly, united ly contend for the intesests of our bleeding country. If Virginia would ie*d in the matter, no blood would be spilled, and he had no doubt that in a little time every Southern State would follow, except per haps, Delaware, whose interest would deter her. And even in the possibility of an invasion from the North, to coerce ns, where was their army and mo ney ! All their militia put together would find it diffi cult to take Charleston or Savannah—and if they did, what would they do with it 'I Perhaps they cal culate upon the assistance of our slaves —but in that they would be disappointed. They would serve their masters at home, while they were on terms. We want but union, and the enemy are ours —and the Union, thank God, dissolved. The South would, perhaps, suffer the usual casual ties of war, but they were dangers which a free people, who were not disposed to wear the yoke, would meet manfully. The right of secession was unequivocal. He ap pealed to Virginia to take the lead in a united seces sion, and he would warn the people of the South to beware of alien counsellors, who are not our friends. They did not sympathize with us. In conclusion, he would pray God to inspire South ern men with the spirit of freemen—then they would act as men wh» knowing their rights, dare main tain them. United, we can scatter our enemies like the falling leaves of autumn. California will be come a slave State, and we will form the most splen did empire on which the sun ever shone. Submit I Tha very sound curdles the blood. May God unite with us. At the conclusion of the speech, the Convention adjourned until 10 o’clock to-morrow morning. It should not be forgotten by Georgians, that the disunionists in this State, notwithstand ing all their protestations of devotion to the Union, sympathize with Cheetes, Rhktt & Co. “ Henry J. Raymond, of the Courier and En quirer, is proposed as Speaker of the New York As sembly, on the part of the Sewardites.” Mr. Raymond has long been the principal Editor of the Now York Courier and Enquirer, whose free soil proclivities have become so apparent ofla e. This is rather a significant fact in the history of that journal. Death in Chorch. —The Charleston Mer cury, of Monday, says: “ With deep regret we announce the death of one of our most aged and respectable citizens, Daniel C. Webb, while in attendance upon Divine Worship, yesterday afternoon, in the Unitarian Church. He was, apparently, in his usnal health when he entered the Church—participated in the singing and other services, and seemed deeply absorbed in the sermon; but, just as the Preach er, in illustrating the power of religion to dis arm death of its terrors, had quoted the dying words of President Taylor, “ I have endea voreo to do my duty, and am ready to die,” Mr. Webb was observed to droop, apparently in a swoon; and, although immediate assis tance was rendered by Drs. Moultrie and Whittredgk, who were present, all efforts to resHscitate him were ineffectual, and his lifeless body was conveyed from the Church to his re sidence. General Childs, U. S. Army, has left Washington for Florida, to assume the com mand of the Cordon Military post, for the pro tection of the inhabitants against the Indians. The Reaction in Illinois. —We have al ready spoken ofthe bold constitutional and successful effort of Senator Douglas, of Illi nois, to put down the an.i slavery movements in Chicago against the fugitive slave law. We are now glad to record a similar effort by his colleague. Gen. Shields, at Springfield, in that State. At a public meeting at tnat place, held on the2U(h ult, he made a speech, which is described in the Illinois State Register as a “denunciation of the treasonable efforts which have been made in various parts of the coun try to excite opposition to the wise and just settlement of the slave question,” He took occasion, adds the Register, “to speak of the fugitive law, and pointed out its reasonable ness and conformity to the constitution ; at the same time exhibiting the late infamous and un patriotic action ofthe common council of Chi cago in its proper light.” The meeting responded to his address by passing the following resolutions : Resolved, That the measure embraced in the compromise bill including the fugitive Slave bill passed into laws at the recent session of Congress, are entitled to, and receive, the unanimous approval of the citizens of Sanga mon c >unty. Reso.ved, That the fugitive slave law impo ses no duty upon the citizens inconsistent with the constitution of the United Slates, and that its execution will be acquiesced in by every good citizen; and that we will in all the sev eral relations we bear to the country, cordial ly and heartily aid in its execution. Buffalo, Nov. 13.—During a dense fog yes terday morning, the Central Railroad steamer May Flower lost her way, and while attempt ing to find the harbor, went ashore about eight miles from the light house. The U. S. Iron steamer Michigan immediately loft for her as sistance. Accident on the Lake.— Buffalo, Nov. 14. The brig S. F. Gale, laden with tallow and pork, was run into by the schr. Telegraph in Mackinaw straits and sunk. Cargo valued at #30,000. Total loss. Senator King, of Alabama. The Hon. Wm. R. Kino, U. S. Senator from Alabama, recently addressed a large number of his constituents at Cahaba, upon the agitating questions of the day. A synopsis of his remarks we find in the Selma Reporter, the Editor of which says : “It does not pretend to give Col. King’s precise language, or to embrace all the reasonings and illus trations by which the positions taken in the speech, were enforced; it is offered merely as the main thread of the argument.” Col. King, it is well known, has long been a distinguished member of the Democratic party, and has for many years occupied a prominent position in the country. He is now Vice-Pres ident of the Union, a Southern man by birth, education and feeling, and a large slaveholder. His devotion to the South and her interests will not, therefore, be questioned by the intel ligent and reflecting, and we commend the sketch of bis speech to the reader’s careful con sideration : The views of Col. Kino, says the Reporter, were such as we were prepared to expect from his experience, his sound sense and admitted patriotism. He examined each of these mea sures in detail. He expressed his confident belief that the Fugitive Slave Bill would he enforced. He knew President Fillmore. He could not doubt but that, if necessary, he would use all his constitutional power to have the law executed. If, however, it should be re pealed, or so modified as to become nugatory, he was then prepared to go with the South in any measures, which she might deem neces sary to the protection of her honor and inde pendence. The governments which had been given to New Mexico and Utah were such as had been given to every other Territory of the U. States heretofore, except Oregon. The South had demanded that Congress should not exclude slavery from the Territories. Gov ernments had been framed for New Mexico and Utah, in obedience to this demand. Slaves could be carried there with as much safety, as they could be brought into Alabama. The Bill admitting Californians a Stale, violated no clause of the Constitution of the United States, and he was astonished to hear any such objection seriously maintained. He thought that great injustice had been done to the South by admitting California with such a vast extent of territory—and thus afforded just ground of complaint ; still the constitution had not been violated. He reviewed the Southern doctrine npon this question. He read a resolution in troduced into the Senate by Mr. Calhoun— whose profund constitutional learning and ex traordinary devotion to Southern interests, no one conld qnesiion, which lays it down as a fundamental principle, that in the admission of a State into the LTnion, Congress has no right to prescribe any other condition or quali fication in its constitution, except that it estab lishes a republican government. One form of the Constitutional ejection, was that California should have gone through a Territorial train ing. The constitution required no such train ing, neither was it required by the usage of the government. It was as competent for Con gress to admit a Territory as a State in the first instance, as to give her a government. Michigan had come into the Union without such training and the constitutionality of her admission had never been questioned. The only reason why Territorial governments had heretofore been given to the different territo ries rather than receiving them into the Union as States, was that the territories were sparse ly populated and were not willing to assume the expenses of a State Government. He took occasion ta acquit Gen. Taylor aid his Cabinet, of any interference with the peo ple of California, in inducing them to exclude slavery by their constitution. Recent devel opments had satisfied him that any such charge was unfounded. Col. King said he was for doing justice. He asked if there would have been any objections to the admission of Cal - foruia from the South, if her constitution had tolerated slavery ? He had been assailed for his vote upon the Texas Boundary Bill. The bill had been pronounced a bribe, by which it was attempted to induce Texas to sell a por tion of her slave territory, to make Free Soil. He spurned the imputation, that he, a South ern man by birth, by constant residence, by interest, and a long devoted life to the service of the South, could be concerned in any con spiracy against her rights and prosperity. He could not but think that the objections which he had heard urged against this bill, had arisen from a want of thorough acquaintance with the history ofthe facts of the case. Though he him-elf had been willing to give Texas all the Territory she claimed, yet it was undeniably true, that from her admission into the Union to the passage of the bill in question, her boundary had been regarded as an open question, to be settled by negotiation. Mr. Calhoun, then Secretary of State at the time of her admission, had claimed for Texas a smaller area of Territory than that embraced within her limit* as settled by the bill. Mr. Polk sent Mr. Slidell to Mexico to treat upon this very question of boundary. No portion of the territory claimed by Texas, and which had been attached by the bill to New Mexico, had ever been occupied by Texas—and that it was well remembered, Kendall and others en gaged in the San Fe expedition, had escaped toe force of the Mexican laws by claiming pro tection as mere traders. Toe boundary being unsettled, it was the right and duty of Con gress to settle it. This, Congress had attemp ted to do, with the concurrence of Texas. Two objections to the terms proposed in the bill, had been urged. It had been said that the bill converted slave into free territory. The re verse was trie. By the terms upon which Texas was admitted, slavery was not to extend beyond 36° 30'. By the bill, all that portion of the ceded territory north of this line would as a part of New Mexico, be open to slavery under its government. But none of the terri tory ceded, was fit for slave labor, except val uable mines should be discovered there. The other objection was the amount paid. Perhaps it was known, that the larger por tion of this sum, went in liquidation of debts due by Texas, which the United States were in equity and good faith bound to pay. When Texas was admitted, she owed debts for the payment of which, she had pledged her public revenue. The Federal Government had taken possession of her custom houses and appropri ated their receipt*. It had taken a mortgaged fund, with notice of an existing incumbrance. It was bound to discharge the incumbrance. Besides, the South ought to be the last section to complain of liberality towards Texas. Tex as was authorized to form 4 more new States. The sooner these States were formed, the better for the South. It was oar policy to stimulate immigration to Texas. It was our poliev to relieve her of her embarrassments. The ap propriation in the Bill would free her from debt and give a new impulse to her prosperity. The remaining measure—that respecting the Dist. of Columbia—had been veryjmuch misun derstood. He had voted against it on account of the penalty. He thought it excessive and disproportionate. It had been said that the bill was an assumption by Congress to abolish slavery in the Dist/ict. No construction or in ference could be leas legitimate. The Bill merely prevents the importation of slaves into the District for sale. The people of the Dia trict had suffered much inconvenience from the swarms of slaves which had been carried there Tor sale only. They had complained to Con gress and asked it to give relief. Congress was the local legislature of the District. So far as the municipal police cf the District was concerned. Congress stood to it in the relation of a State Legislature to a State. The Legis latures of several States had passed precisely similar laws. Did any one think the Legisla tures of those States thereby assumed the pow er to abolish slavery within their respective States! John Randolph, whom no one would suspect °' , a n ant i°o to Southe m Institutions, and Daniel Seffey, a distinguished member of Congress from the State of Virginia, had both in their day, advocated the passage of such a Bill. After Col. King had reviewed these several measures in the most satisfactory and convinc ing manner—of which the above is a mere skeleton, drawn from memory, without the aid of notes taken at the lime—he took occa sion to deprecate the extreme positions which had been taken by some in the South. With out impunging their patriotism or denying that there was cause for complaint, he said that in the present great crisis, the Southern people should abandon their domestic bicker ings, and unite upon a platform upon which all could stand. He did not doubt that ail par ties in the South were in heart loyal to her in terests. We should present an united front to the enemies of our institutions. He spoke in terms of fervent devotion to the Union, He said he had been in foreign lands, and he knew with what admiration our Government was there regarded. How miserably they calculated, who thought that when divided in to several confederacies, either of these last could attract the same consideration. A South ern Confederacy would dwindle into a third or fourth rate power. Though the North had treated us with in justice, yet we should remember how many slave States had been brought into the Union by the purchase of territory. Whilst the South could count Florida, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mis souri, Texas, with four more States to be carved out of her, the North had only gained lowa ! The Colonel concluded his remarks, after having received during the course ofthem and at their close, the warmest applause. for the Chronicle Sf Sentinel. Meeting in Green. A writer in the Tri-Weekly Constitutional ist of the Bth inst., under the signature of “Observer,” has given the public an account, altogether one aided, of a “Southern Rights” meeting held in Greensboro on the 2nd inst. Some one has remarked, (and very jnstly loo) that some newspapers are the last place to go to in search for the truth, and the article under consideration affords abundant evidence of its truth. “Observer” seems to have had two objects in view in penning the article : first to eulogise Mr. Smythe and to place him in the front rank of stamp orators and debaters, and secondly, to make some capital out of a meet ing which was the veriest abortion of a meet ing ever held in Green county, and th e result of the approaching election for delegates will confirm what I say. Already two of the nomi nees have declined to run on the “Southern Rights” ticket, and ’tis said another will take his name down before the 25th inst., and yet “Observer” has had the temerity to herald it forth to the world as “a complete triumph, a glorious day for Southern Rights and old Green.” A few more such meetings, such “triumphs,” will leave the Southern Rights party without a corporal’s guard in old Green. 1 have been assured since the meeting, that several gentlemen came hereon the day, “halt ing between two opinions,” but after they had heard the “great champion of Southern rights,” as “Observer” has been pleased to call Mr. Smythe, they went away determined to do their first works over again,” and to vote with the friends of the Union. I have said that one of the objects of “Observer” was to eu logise Mr. Smythe. He says that “all that was stern in truth and powerful in eloquence, characterized the effort of this noble cham pion of Southern rights.” This you will agree was not “damming him with faint praise.” It was laving it tolerable thick—not so thick I hope but the modest “champion” will be able to bear up under its weight. But hear him again : “With one fell sweep the ‘ noble champion” exposed the haggard frowns of submis-ion fallacies and left their putrid carcases to rot upon the field of death.” V, hat a pity Mr. Smythe cannot be every where throughout our State before the election, that he might with the power of his eloquence cause a I the submission fallacies to “die and rot” Hecould as easily destroy them doubt less in the opinion of “Observer,” as Hercu les did the serpent. “Observer” assures ns that Mr. Dawsou’s friends were made “to quake and tremble, and reminded him of the old English teuets who fled before the eloquence of Patrick Henry.” Ve Gods ! how he praises him ! And to cap the climax, says “that confusion of faces seiz ed upon the friends of Mr. Dawson.” “One by one their ‘ honeyed” blarney man and their favorite principles were hurled into non enti ty.” In plain English and without any poe try or metaphor, I suppose “Observer” meant to say, there was not a grease spot left to point the place where they once stood. Now, it so happened that I was then and there present, and heard and saw perhaps as much as “Ob server” did, and I assure you, gentle readers, that 1 witnessed “no confusion of faces, no quaking and trembling,” which seized upon the friends of Mr. Dawson, at any time du ring the day, nor did I see the “honeyed Blar ney man, Mr. Dawson, as “Observer” is pleased to call him, or “their principles hurled into non entity.” ’Tis all a “figment of the brain” on the part of “Observer,” and I can account for it in no other way than by attribu ting it to the influence of the Moon, ‘lis said when that luminary comes near the earth, men’s brains are apt to be “addled.” I saw Mr. Dawson after the speaking was over, and I never saw him look better in alt my life. My position enabled me to survey the field of battle, and after the smoke and noise had sub sided, I saw no “putrid carcasses rotting upon the field of death,” nor did my olfactories in hale any stench. Perhaps the following account would be in a more military style : Killed none ; wounded none ; and missing none. One word in re gard to the “exhibitions of applause,” which •‘Observer” says “would have done honor to a victorious hero returning from the field of glory.” These “exhibitions of applause” pro ceeded from thirty or forty students of Mercer University, moat of whom judging from their sizes were Freshmen and Sophomores. Every one who has seen such fry, knows that they have a. peculiar talent at making a , noise. “’Tis their vocation,” and these were, I am told, brought to the meeting to do the hollowing and huzzaing for the “noble cham pion” and well they did it. The following insinuation is so foreign from the truth, that I am surprised that any one should have had the temerity to publish it “The meeting,” “Observer” says, “adjourn ed ; but soon, to our surprise and gratification, the Hon. Wm. C. Dawson, who before had concealed himself from our notice in the rear of the crowd, (doubtless through policy, for his countenance was exceedingly dejected,) was loudly called for by his friends to address them.” Now, if “ Observer,” by his language, meant to convey the idea that there was any concealment, on the part of Mr. Dawson, from the notice of any one, in the rear of the crowd or elsewhere, or that his countenance was at all dejected, he observed that which escaped the notice of every one else in the meeting. Mr. Dawson came into the meeting ia his usual quiet manner, and took his seat about the middle of the lobby, where “Observer” might have seen him, if he desired ; but “ there are none so blind as those who will not see.” In conclusion allow me to state that it has not been my object to underrate the talent or abilities of Mr. Smythe. Judging from the effort which he made, he would ; have gained “golden onint "*•*«*. .one of men.” He certainly ,n.Je”u '° m >« ,n S , M n V“ lhat occ„i„„ ?°'>pihl eay that Mr. Dawaon hurled eilh "i" hie principles into nonentity,” and such is thejudgoiPrit nfiiaJk 11 do g„ .h.t Mr. D.wi.Tuin^t.l^'ir^; tery over him. COtD plei e Without intending anv offence «nk, nd , pir , et me commend \he n W,th Observer,” should he asain at?. * not,Ce of - Fair Pu y . Union Meeting ln Jefrer-<m> Nov. 13th, 1850 In accordance with previous notice a nn tion of the Union Southern Right, P arf P Jefferson county, assembled in the Court H 7 this day for the purpose of nominating Cay** dates to represent the county in the a Ppr( J‘ mg State Convention. The meeting Was ganized by calling E. R. Carswell, Esq., (0 T Chair, and requesting E. H. VV. Hunter to J as Secretary. On motion of Thos. H. Polhill, Eeq., tbe Chair appointed a committee often, to repor to the meeting the names of two suitable cand, dates, as follows; Thos. H. Polhill, T. p Brown. Samuel Thompson, Eli McCraan Mitchell Waiden, Dr. Seay, H. B. Todd, \ E. Tarver, Dr. P. S. Lemle, and Maj. J. W Alexander. The committee retired and after a few nu ments consultation returned and reported the names of Messrs. George Stapleton and P. B Connelly, together with the following resolu. tion, as expressive of the feelings of the meet ing, viz; Resolved , That the measures adopted by Congress for the settlement of the territorial question between Texas and New Mexico; the adoption of Territorial Bills for Utah and NVw Mexico without theWi! mm Proviso ; The admission of California as a State ; the enactment of the Fugitive Slave Bill, and the Slave Trade Bill for the District of Columbia; constitute a series of measures, which, considered as a who e may be honorably accepted by tbe South as a com promise of tbe various and exciting questions which were involved in those measures, and that if the Northern portion of our confederacy shall faithfully and truly comply with the constitutional obligations imposed on them by this compromise, it will be dic tated by duty and patriotism, that tbe South shall, on its part, willingly acquiesce in the adjustment. We therefore require our nominees to the Convention (if elected) to use their best exertions to aid in formia,; the action of the Convention in conformity with these views, and to oppose any measure which may have for its object, disunion, secession, or non-intercourse. On motion the report and resolution was re ceived and adopted. On motion of Dr. Lemle, it was Resolved , That the Secretary be instructed to in form Messrs. Stapleton and Connelly of their nomi. nation and ask their acceptance of the same, and that he furnish them with a copy of the above resolution and so soon as their reply is received, that it, together with the proceedings of this meeting, be published in the Chronicle & Sentinel and Central Georgian. On motion the meeting adjourned. E. R. Carswell, Chairman. E. H. W. Hunter, Secretary. Correspondence. Louisville, Nov. 13th, 1850. Messrs. Stapleton and Connelly, Gentlemen:— I have been instructed by the meeting held by a por tion of the citizens of Jefferson county to-day, to in form yon of your unanimous nomination by that meeting as Candidates to represent the Union South ern Rights Party of Jefferson county, in »he Conven tion tone held in Miliedgeville on the 10ib of next month. In asking your acceptance of the nomina tion I am instructed to submit to you the eu; joined resolution of the meeting, and to request you (if con formable to your opinions) to signify your approval of its views. The resolution is as follows ; [We omit the resolution —see proceedings above.] Allow me to add my personal wish that it may be convenient and agreable for you to accept the nomi nation. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, E, H. W. Hunter. Louisville, Nov. 14th, 1850. Dear Sir : —Your note of yesterday’s date, in forming us of our unanimous nomination by a meet ing of a portion of the Union Southern Rights Party of Jefferson county, has been banded us, and we avail ourselves of the earliest opportunity to inform yon that we accept the nomination which has been so kindly tendered us. Tne resolution adopted by the meeting is in literal conformity with our op.nions, and we will use what ever influence may appertain to our position to se cure their adoption by the Convention. With our acknowledgements for this renewed ex pression of the kindness and confidence of our fel low-citizens, we are, with respect, your obedient servants, Gbo. Stapleton, P. B. Connelly. Dr. E. H. W. Hunter. Wixi. Naaworthy. Waynesboro, November 15, 1860. Mr. Editor: It being circalated that Wm- Nasvtorthy had “kicked as high as Hainan at his nomination by the Union Party of Burke, under the resolutions passed on Tuesday, af ter the Berrien Dinner, you will oblige him and the receiver of the following letter, by its publication. Get out of the way, my disunion friends, lest the candidate’s heels are sent against your own fifth rib. His party is in no danger from them: Louisville, JsrrEHEON Co., Nov. 12. Dear Sir: You perceive my absence from home, by the date of this letter. You say that you under stand, from a respectable member of the Disunion Party, that I refuse to run on the Union Ticket, and especially to ran on it because Brinson L, Perkins i« one of your Candidates. It affords me pleasure to state that I will run on the Union Ticket, and that the nomination, which you inform me has been ten dered by the Union Party, is hereby accepted. Ana I hope that Brinson L. Perkins and myself will run cheek by jowl, and into the Convention too. Vours, respectfully, Wm. Nabwobtsy. To JohnT. Siicwmake, Waynesboro, Ga. Return of the Exploring Oregon. — St. Louis. Nov. 13, 1000. Stansbury, Togograpbical Engineer, and j» bad been sent by the Government to explore the re gions of the Utah mountains, in Oregon, to t e of Great Salt and Utab Lakes, arrived herelw. , q ing. The party having left Fort up . May, 1849, have been out on this expedition f Pj wards of twelve months, and have re^ u . rn ®. , t g rmß health. The Mormons are spoken of in j(lera , by Capt. S.. for having afforded the P a^ jf jndu *r/ ble aid in their explorations, and for tn jQ , in adding a cultivated territory to tne t ’have place where ordinary civilization wOll . ■ - aod reached for years, and where we neec a . an£ j agricultural population, between the Pacific. , , e c,ir Laks on The exploring party left the cityot wwQ the 28ib of August. At the outskirts o trtiDfl the first Mormon tram was met—alter war were encountered all getting along g w jll timated that at least twelve hundred * » f ro m have reached the city of Salt Lake this yalte y. the States. The crops were all good m by a Capt. S. and his party were charged UL war party of Snake Indians who did no assailants discovering that preparations ißta fceß made to receive them, and that they a war, the party for Ulshs, with whom mey n um- Sioux and Cheney Indians weie me tr ibc» bers. They were very Several tn Indians were at war with each otuer « jj. Ht« Captain S met Owen Suter at Part train had been robb.i by the Crow Indians Kingston and Kinkead’s £• fiS Bridges on the 15th of tbe geooad United States’ mail arrived on the 9 , was met on the 17th of October. h #f Qc- Captain Tuttle’s *°“ « D d Rich"* 1 9 tober. P 35 miles beyond FortKearn train at the head of the LiUle Blue, me
