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BY WILLIAM S. JONES.
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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
