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CHRONICLE A SENTINEL J3Y WILLIAM 8.J0N83, orncz i« rail. road bark boiuui - ~T DAILY) TKNWBfcKLY A WjpitLY, TERMS— U»i'/ Paper, to ci’/ subscriber*, p«r snsom, in sdvaof ~ #0 Daily Paper, ui ..Ad to tbs country, 7 Tri-Wee*', - spar, “ “ “ 4 Wesjt' ; (a mammoth sheet) “ 2 C-iid 83 STEM.—Id no case will an order for ht paper be at leaded to, uni mb accompanied ari’ toe money, and in every instance when the time or which the euhenripUaa may be paid, erpiree Afore tbe receipt of funds to renew tbe same,tbe paper will be discontinue'!. tOf the Ckronict• k SetUiuti. TO HOK. CHARLES J. McDONALD. MeDosooon, 18th Aag., 1851. Sib *—ln year* that hare paxeod, you and 1 belonged to the same political party, and aa I supposed., entertained the tame opinions concerning certain great doctrin es, which in tisaaaof peace end petriotism, might be theo velseal merely, aed harmless : but to which a neighboring State is about to giro practical impor'aaoe, sustained by the Convention which nominated you as a candidate for tbe office of Governor, and by tbo Secession party in general Wo now differ. I -know that my opinions have not changed. Your com mandiug position; your influence ; the im portance of the principles involved; the dan- Cr of the crisis, and my own anzie'y to know troth, nod to embrace it when known ; wifi, I frost, bo received by you, aa a sufficient apology lor my wishing to oornmnno with you ■poo these interesting tepics. I honest y be lisvs, that if tbe doctraaa get forth by tbe Ctnveniion which nominated you, and re cently avowed by yourself, were to bo gene rally received as the true doctrines; this Union would ba bound together by a mere rope es straw. Thay would infuse into the States such a centrif >gal force, that like tli-» planets of tbo solar system, relieved from the attraction of gravitation, they would fly from their orbits, and rash upon an unknown desti ny. These doctrines would throw os hick to the Union under the Articles of Cinfederation whe-% as all know, each S ate was fully sove reign, and from that very cause, possessed this centrifugal force in so great a degree, that they had already began to move frem their orbits ; and were only saved from that unknown destiny, by the adoption of the Constitution, which infusjd into the Union tbe at’raotive force of national principles, which thereby became the Sun of our politi es! system, about which tbs several States, with their reserved sovereignty, moved in native brightness and ai moisted glory. Toe Convention which nominated you, selected this doctrine es secession, as the battle field during the present canvass. 1 wish to state correctly, the positions es tbe two op poe ng parties opon tills field. Tbe Secession party contend,'hat each State is independent sad fully sovereign ; that by virtue of this undivided and complete sovereignty, a State may, at pleasure, secede from the Unun, unopposed by the Government of the Union or by tbe 00-States. That if a State complain that tbe Constitutional compact has been vio lated. and in consequence thereof she pro poses t* accede, her judgment is finsl and con elneive upon all concerned ; and consequent ly, neither the Government of the Union, ner the ether States, though co-equal parties to that compact, have any right of judgment in apposition to hers. The Union party bold, that when there are •overel parties to a compact, each has an equal right of judgment in regard to the meaning of it, and of any alleged infraction of its conditions. If one party to a contract, violate it and will aot be bound by it; the other oarty ia not bound. But who is to ju of this when thore is no superior authority to deeia* T Each party, tbe accused av we'l as the accuser, baa aa equal right of judgment. If this be not so, then any man can release himself from bis contract, by simply accusing the other party of an infraction and non oh aervaaoe of it. N» person of common sense will pretend, that an individual can in this way, justly release himself from a contract ; and what mysterious, incomprehensible virtue is there ia sovereignty that eao authorize and justify a Slats ia doing it I Tbe Union party freely admit the right of ascension, but not by virtue of sovereignty. They admit that a Sta e may secede from this Union, upon tbe principle ou which the United Provinces seceded from Spain ; on which the Thirteen American Provinces seceded from the British Crown ; on which tha peopla of Franca hava three several times struck d >wn throe thrones ; on which the Greeks raised the Cross against the Crescent and broke the Otto man yoke from their necks; on which Mexico and the Sooth American Republics seceded from the Spanish monarchy ; and on which Texes, one of the United Mexican States seceded from tbe Mexican Union. It is that principle proclaimed in the American Declare tion of Independence in these words : Mw * hold these truths to be self-evident ; that ell nee are creeled equal ; that they are endowed by their CraeSsr with certain unalienable mb's ; thet among these are life, liberty and tbe pursuit of kapp>oe»{i. That to secure these rights, governments ub instituted snt/vg men, deriving their j-’gt powers nom the consent of the governed; that ehenever * jr * °f government becomesdestrueiivc of these ends, it is the right oi tbe people t** alter cr to abolish R, and to institute a new government, laying its (o jn dation oo each principles, and organizing its powers ie such larm, aa to them shall seeia most likely to sfeet their safety and happiness.” . The same principle is substantially avowed to tbe fourth Resolution of the Georgia Con vention, for which, as a member of that Con- Tentioe, f gave my vole. This right of secession •r revolution (for they are tha same) is con to ns form of government, whether or National; Monarchical or Repub itcan Tha Declaration above quoted says, that whenever say form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is tbe right of the peop!e to alter or to abolish it.” Tan Declaration no where puts tbe right of ■eteoaiea upon the principle o r sovereignty, hut open the principle of the unalienable right es men to resist oppression and protect him self} and tha American Colonies, though not sovereign, but Britton dependencies at the time, exercised this right of self-protection sad aaeaeatoa. In tbe eaees above eliaded to, eoese of the seceding or revolutionary parties w«rssovereign and some were aot; one was a Slate ia a Union of States, and soother a consolidated Nation. la opposition to the doc rine of the Seces rion party, I lay down the following proposi tion, to wit; The States severally, are not fully sovereign; bat |he Staten, an their united character, con ■ State a nation, which ia sovereign to tbe full an teat of tha delegated powers. if I aaa enetain thie proposition, then yo~r doctrine of aaeeaeion mu t fall; let if it bn true that aaeh State, when tbe Conatitaiion »*• adopted, united, (or to nee the language of Jeffemea) amalgamated a portion of her •JJ**t»T. «ita tha same portion es aeve every other Stale, aa as to form M*“*"“*J»*afa»goty,separata, distinct and which acah State i eearved mSSIZS^.S?* III * was reserved is dlstiny and independent of tSSSi SSS2ti3L UBi ”» that aaeh State uomaHTV ?* rVf eon,ead » •hashshei wee -'-rmi ..** C^titatlea hat Uawais BatTSEr^* I will saetaia my propoaitioß— -Ist. By the Journals of the C#e vsolioß by which the Camthatkia was formed. 2d. By the sutborlty of history. 3d. By the reeetded sptntoaa es tbe delegatee in that Coat earion. 4. By the recorded opinions of Statesmen hy whom the Constitution was edofßnd, and of those by wham its adoption was opposed. * 5. By the internal evidence# of the Constitution itself. 6. By reason and common sense. Let me premise, that the Union under tbe Articles es Con federation was pamly fodorak these articles were e league between sovereign States or nations; the second Article declares that “Each State retains its sovereignty, free dom end independence." The Congrem was a Congress of sovereigns; each sovereign or State paid her own delegate, could recall him at plessate, or instruct him while in Centres* how to vote end act. Congress had no power to pass lawts that wonld operate opon indi vidual citizens, the lawa could operate upon the sovereign States only, and if a Slate would not obey the law thar* was no way to enforce it but by war. The States frequently would not comply with the law, especially with re spect to tha payment of their respective quota of money into tbe treasury. Even Mr. Jef ferson recommended that a frigate should be sent out by Congress to seize upon tbe com tneroe of any defaulting State. The treasury became bankrupt, Congress was palsied, the Confederation became contemptible and the Union was fast sinking in its own febianeas. Many thought the evil might be remedied by a met ling the Articles of Confederation, so as to give Congress more power, especiailyas to commerce. Congress, by a resolution recom mended the States to appoint delegatee to a Convention for this purpese, and the States did appoint them, who met in Convention in Philadelphia. These delegates were author ised by ’.heir respective States to do nothing more nan to amend these Articles ; but when the Convention met, and the members consult ed with each other, a majority came to the canc!n*ion that the Articles of Confederation could not ba amended so as to remove tho evil complained of. They believed that these evils would cont.nue so long as each State retained all her sovereignty, and Congress could pass laws operating upon these sovereignties only, and that it was necessary to form a National Union and a National Government, by each State initing hat part of her sovereign power which concerned all the Sutes, such ns the powet to make war, enter into treaties, regu late commerce and the like, with tne same sovereign power of every other Slate,, and give 'he Government authority to paa* laws and enforce them upon individual citizen*, (instead of sovereign Slates) within the limi’s of the powers delegated, while each State re tained all aovareign powers which cencerred her domestic interes'i only. And now 1 ap peal to tbe Journals of the Convention by which the Constitution was formed. On the 29th day of May, 1787, Mr. Randolph, a delegate from Virginia, offered a series of resolutions, of which the following wtts the first: Resolved , That the Articles of the Confederation ought to be so rorrec'sd and enlarged as to wccom plub the objee’s piopt ;d by their institution, name ly ; e« iirnn defence, £ :curity of liberty, and gen eral welfare. Tbeae resolutions were submitted to a committee. You will observe that this resolution pro posed cotbing more than *o amend the Arti cles es Confederation; hut upon consultation he came to tbe conclusion that a Union of the States me*ely Federal, would not accomplish tbe object aimed at. Oo the 30th May tbe propositions of Mr. Randolph were read, and upon his own motion the first one, (which is above and which proposes merely to amend the Articles ofCon r ederatien) was postponed, in pi ice of which he moved to substitute tbe following: Resolved, That the union of the States merely Federal, will not accomplish tbe objects proposed by the Articles of Confederation, namely, ‘’common defence, lecurity and general welfare.” It was then moved by Mr. Butler, seconded by Mr. Randolph, lo postpone the considers tien of said resolution, in order to (ako op tbe following resolution submitted by Mr. Butler, viz: Resulted, That a National Government ought to be established of a Supreme Legislature, Judiciary aod Executive. It wss moved by Mr. Read to postpone the consideration of the last resolution in order to take op the following: Resolved , That in order lo carry into execution tbe design o 1 the Stiles in forming this Convention, and to accomplish the objec’* prep: ed by the Con federation. ,- a more t flfective Government, consisting of a Legislature, Judiciaiy and Executive ought to be established.” Read’s motion was lost Butler’s resolution then passed, six States in favor, one agaiust it, and one divided. On the Isth of June, Mr. Patterson submitted a series of resolutions of which the following is the first. Reso'ved, That the Articles of Confederation ought ’ub - so revised, corrected aod «nlarged, as to render the Federal Constitution adequate to the exi gencies of Government and the preservation of tbe Union. Mr Dickerson offered a resolution similar to the above, which,as well as those offered by Patterson, was rejected. Tha resolutions first offered by Randolph were then reported win some alterations. You will notice that there were three resolutions pending before the Convention at the same lime aa that of Ran dolph, which said that “a Union of tbe States merely Federal” was insufficient. That of Mr. Butler, which said that a Na.ional Govern treat ought to be established, and that of Mr. Read which proposed no change in the Feder al feature of tbs Union. Os these three, the Convention preferred Butler’s, which in reel terms proposed a National Government And at a later period, tbe Convention, after long and mature discussion rejected Patter son’s resolution, the first one of which pro posed an amendment of the FeJeral system. Da not tho Journals of the Convention show, that it was tha deliberate design of the Members to change the Federal Union in o a National Union to a greats.-, or leas extant? This could not be effected unless the several States would delegate a greater or less portion of tbair sovereign power. I will now appeal to tho aatboritv of history. Pitkin’s Civil History of tbe United States lias long keen a work of established authority. 1 refer you to the second volume of that anther. After informing us of the meeting of thn Con vention, the historian proceeds to eav: “Tin first great qasstioa amoag tbe members of this assembly was, whether they ebooid sqK£id tbe old or form a ne w ey*tem. By the resolve of ? ae well as the instruction* of some of the Stales, they were met “for tbe sole sad express purpose of revising the Articles of Confederation. Snob, how ever, wore tha radical defect* of tbo old Govern ment, that a majority determined to form an entire new one.” On the 29th of May, Edmond Randolph of Virginia, anbmitlod to tho Convention, fifteen reeolat ona aa tbe lasts of a new Constitu lion." Tne historian then gives there reanln tions, tbe first one of which I have already tran>bribed, and says: “These resolutions, of Mr. Rudolph, called the Virginia p!aa, wars debated sad aamndod na*h the 15«» Jan*, whea Mr. Patterson, sf Now Jenny, es. fared to tbe Convention tbe following prefroutioas as amendments to tbs articles of eoafedsrmtion. M Paces 221 sad 228." Tho author then gives t‘ e Resolutions, tho fiwt Qf which 1 htTi copied above. The au thor proceeds: “These propositions, sailed the Jersey Ran, no doubt embraced the general views of those la tbs Goevestir e, who wished m* rely to esseed tbe articles •f eoaiodsrauoa. They ware debated oatil the 19th es Joe, and were r*jected by seven Sotos Msiast three, and on* divided New York, New Jersey ami Delaware were la Aver of them, sad aX the ether States uaioat theoL except Marylaad. whiles mem bers were squally divided.” # f I b«| JM I* noticd **~ Ti gntf ▼Ofod •gainst amen ding the tad in favor of lbs national plan. “ Tbs question (says the hiatoiiao) being thus de finitely tabled agaivst amending the at tides of eon federation, tbe Convention raoamed the resolutions of Mr. Randolph, and they ware tbs eabfect of debate a B*t amend Meet aatil tbe 4th of July.” The amber proceeds to tag, that the} were submitted to a Committee. “ for the purpose of reduo ng them to the form of e constitution, finally to another Committee, consisting of Johnson, Hamilton, Merries, Madison, and King, “to revise tbe style aad arrange arti cles. w The historian proceeds: II Having determined to form a new system of go vornmont, tbe S: ,t- < wore nearly unaaimoes that M should consistof ‘a supreme legislative, executive and judieary.* "—Page 232. “It was dktto be expected (seye the historian) that bo radical a change in the fed ral government as that 1 to tbe consideration of tbe people, would be adopted without oppisttion." 11 Nor con'd the mind of a whole community ho easily brought la harmonise, either on tbe eob|eet of the orgar Jtaiion of e nafjuoal governor it, or with respect to (he powers p«tp-r and nccc ..iry to be grauted to th. e who snould be eotraated w,.h its ad ministration." “Tbe new system was hailed with joy and even •Ub enthusiasm by one part of the communi.y; by another it was viewed with distrait and jealousy. It immediately became tbe theme of general conver se ion and deba'e, and newspapers and pamphlets were the vehicles of conflicting opinions."—Page 264. X 1 will offer to your consideration one more quotation, which i« conclusive, so far as history can conclude aquation. “The radical difference between tbe parties in Virginia, aadinoib .• stales, respecting tbe new system, was, that it de| tried from tbe principles of a c a 1 eracy, and coneritut'- J a mrotidated national goverr sent v> sd with extensive | .wen operatiog not upon Sint •, but upon individuals, aad that tbe pr>pie ibemrcl/ca, on whom it waa to ope rata, ware not secured tgiii t the improf ;r exercise of those I iweti by a bill «.f rights. The los- of corersigntv •ad of influence, was felt by the large States, and led them to a more pa rticular examination of the vari ous powers transferred to the different departments of the new government."— Page 272. Every quotation which 1 have made proves, that the Convention intended to form a Na tional Union and a National Government, in contradistinction to one purely Federal, that is, one in which each State would retain all her sovereignty. What became of that sovereign ty, the loss of which (aa tbe historian tells us) caused anxious feeling in the large states, if it were nut vested ia tbe National Union. When the Constitution was befoie the peo ple for the>r ’onsideratton, Mr. Jefferson, in a letter to a friend, says: "Our n-w constitution is powerfully attacked in the American news; iperr. Tlio ol j-ctions are, that elf.cl would be to form (lie thirteen statei into one." (Jeflersoii’s worka, vtl. 2, f.go 2.9.) Now, how could the Constitution form thirteen slates into one state or nation, unless the several stales, vested sovereignty in the Union, which thereby became to vet eign'o fie extent of the power vested f The people who opposed the adoption of the Constitution could not say that its effect would be to destroy the sovereignty of the several stales altogether, when the constitution itself expressly reserves to the st ites, or people, ail that was not vos'ed. [TO BE CORTIIIUXD-] Seventh District —This is emphatically the day of small men, and i : would be wail for oar sontbarn rights friends to accompany each nomination for Congress with a Biography of their nominee that the people may know who he ia It appears to ns that their men are abou' as obscure as their principles. David W. Lawis, Esqr. of Hancock county baa been nominated for Congress in the sev enth District, in opposition to Hon. A. H Stephens! Mr. Lewis is no doubt a vary clever young man, but tho idea of the Hon. David W. Lewis member of Congress from Georgia—oh “git eout” —l Fas Kington Oa *Me. Later from Mexico.—By tbe arrival of the schooner Robert Spedden, Capt. Radovieh. we have received files of papers fu the 22d inst. from Vera Cruz, and to the 16th from the capital. By this arrival we have accounts of an oat break in Vera Cras, which at one time tbieat ened to be eorion* It seems that the people are very much oppressed by onerous taxes, and accordingly, on theSlst inst , a large nam her of them, including some of tbe National Guard, assembled to lay their comp'aints befor the eyunUmiento. dome of the soldiers were ordered out to oppose them, when the people retired to their houses and armed them selves. After this there was a brisk firing kept up, by which three persons were killed and a half dozen wounded. Tbe National Guard, with its artillery, than tamed oat to defend the people, but no further collision took place, tbe ayuntamiento having assembled, and yield ed to tbe demands of the people. We perceive by the papers, that the two vessels, tbe Almagares and the Sarabia, sent from thii city to the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, were, on their arrival at the Coatsacoalcos, immediately seized by tbe Mexican authorities Tbe captains entered a protest. Tbe Vera Cras papers insist that these vessels were sent down only to get a pretext for a disturbance, end for the interference of the U- S. Govern ment. The Senate es Mexico has passed aa act, introduced by Senor Tornel, recommending the establishment of a general aoofederation among the Spanish American Republics. Tbe chief points in this plan are a general con gress, a uniform political system, a general act of navigation and cominer. j, an offensive and defens've alliance, a tribunal ibr tbe seidensent of differences, Ac. A quorum of tbe Governors of the Slates had assemble ! at the capital. Their session was to commence on thfl 20 b. The Siglo says that a report prevailed in the city of Mexico to the effect that tbe Admiral of the English squad, on off Jamaica bad received inuractions from the British Government to offer bis resistance to the English Minister in Mexico, in case it might be necessary, to en force the payment of tbe English debt.— Pie 39et mit. __ Tax New Charleston Steamship.—Tbe New York Courier and Enquirer my*: The steamship now building by Wm. H. Webb, for Messrs. Spofford, » ileston A Co., is to be called tbe Jas. Adger, after ibe venerable and distingluahad merchant of Sonth Carolina. Sbo ia intended for the New York and Charles . ton trade, aad will ba eommaaded by Captain J Diekiosoo, now of the Southerner. Her dimensions areas follows : length of keel 313 feet, bold 31 foot, and 33 feat breadth of beam. Her engines are building at the Allaire Works. Henry Bolding, lbs fugitive slave of Messrs. Barnett aad Andarsoa of Colombia, was remanded to hh owners on Monday in New Yoik, by CommisMooer Nelson, and arrived in this city yesterday in noetody of two New York Police Officers who convey kirn to Co Inmbin this moving.— Ck. Ceur. Wa learn from tbe Nashville papers, that Mr Groat, chief Engineer ob the Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad, on resigned. Wa are also joat informed that the local nr snb Engineers have followed xuit. Wo know nothing of the aitivos or emaas that hova dictated this coarse,hot hope it may not retard operations on tho Mood —Cknttonoogo Gazette. ■> Wo ore Informed that tbs Osprey, Capt Powers, has resumed her trips between Phila delphia and th'a port, having left the former city at eleven, A. M. on Wadaeedey. She Is to leave this arsia on Wednesday neat, and continue to rania connection with the Alb Ai ms throughout the season. She has, we nn deretand, been thoroughly overhauled, nod is new in every wej worthy of the patronage a I the unvoting public.—-Ck. Com. dhromrie anfl Sentinel. ~ AUGUSTA, OA’ ' lATrEOAY K0R»R0,......8RFTi 6. SAMUEL BAR9TKTT, Associate Editor. ,t. Constitutional Union nomination. FOR GOVERNOR. HON. HOWELL COBB COWOHBBS. For Representative from BUx District i HO\. KQBERT TOOMBS. Public Meeting. The members of Ibe Constitutional Union Party of Richmond county, are requested to meet at tho City Hall in Augusta, on Monday evening neat, te m ke arrangements for a Bar becue to be given to the Hon. Robert Toombs, on the fourth Saturday in Septem ber instant. Col. Henry L. Denning* This gentleman' has been nominated, and has accepted tbe nomination of the Disunion ists of tbe third district, as their candidate for Congress. In announcing his nomination, we took occasion to allodc to his advocacy, last year, of Disunion and a southern Confederacy, and to express the opinion, that unless we were mistaken ia the man, be would noinow dis avow those sentiments. That ba continues to avow them, wh hive abundant evidence from the notieaa]of his speeches before the people of that district, soma extracts from which we propose to •nbjoia, with such comments as wa deem ne cessary. In a recent speech at Lumpkin, Smart county, eays tho correspondent of the Columbus Enquirer : “Col. Bending commenced bis speech by asserting that the questions wb'ch are now before the people are not the same questions that were bes >re them last year. Tdst he w« n member of (be Nashville Con fjution tod recommended the holding of a Southern Congress, and that if it had met, and he had been a member of it, be would have advised tbe formstioa of a Southern Confederacy. He .'id not Mate that he ha t abandoned this idea yet, but said that,be was upon tbe Georgia'platforne, ii'being the will of a ma jority of the people last year,—and be felt himself bound by that will, until —l suppcc — he could change it. Hejeoasidered tbe Adjustment measures of Con gress more unjust than tbe dismemoerment and parti tion of Poland by tbe combined powers of Austria, Prussia and Russa! That in 1848 he supported Gen. C»sa upm tbe non-iuterveotou principle, and voted for him in tbe Baltimore nominating Conven tion, end approved of the Resolutions of (lut Con vention. Ho denounced tbe Georgia Platform, as f eing committed to disunion up m certain contingen cies, which would inevitably happen in tbe course of (wo or three years, one of which—the repeal of the Fugitive Glass bill -he did not consider a practi cal question, and that (be Southern Atlantic Steles were not as much inter -ted in its pr serration as the bordering slave State', and that it woe of no benefit to at I He said (bat Cubs would soon apply for admit •ion into the Union, and that to refuse her application would be sufficient cause far disunion, according to the Resolulioon of the Georgia Convention. This is a pregnant paragraph. Ha admits that ha favored a sou thorn Congress, designed to establish a southern Confederacy, and on a former occasion aad perhaps on this, he also declared himself in favor of obliterating all State lines aad establishing a grand consolidated government I ns better calculated to snbservo the rights, interests and liberties of tbe people than arconfederacy of States. And this is tbe candidate of tbe party ia Georgia, who de nounce ffae Union party as the consolidation party I When will wonders oease in tbe histo ry of the diaaniooiste of Georgia? Nor did he disavow that he still favored the establish ment of his grand consolidated southern Con federacy. He bad the cool effrontery to declare also that be was on the Georgia platform, and yet denounced the compromise as “mere unjutt than tbe dismemberment of Poland, by the combined powers of Austria, Prussia sod Rus sia." What a servile submission!*! Col. Bxtr ntxo must be, to take bis position on the Geor gia platform, which declares that tbe State can acquiesce in tbe compromise, (a measure which he regards so unjust and monstrous) without dishonor. Col. B. bad forgotten doubtless that the Convention that nominated him, resolved to acquiesce in the compromise until it eoald be changed, and that in his letter of acceptance he ayproeed and endorsed that resolution. This ia tbe position which be oc cupies oa the Georgia Platform. He waa for non intervention in 1848, and supported Geo. Cast, upon (bat principle, and now that he hi* obtained non intervention in the adjustment, he is not satisfied. He was a seal jus advocate of the Clayton Compromise, and with his parly denounced all who opposed it as unsound on tbe alavery question, and yet be opposes the present compromise. We suppose he waa ignorant of the consequents of his own policy. Wbat a sagaoiocs, far seeing statesman! Notwithstanding he is on tbe Georgia plat form, he denouuoaa it because it pledgee tbe State to disunion, if the Fugitive Sta e law be repealed or essentially modified; Not as frank and manly as hie friends Col. Stbll and Barksdale, who would vote for its repeal, yet he considers it not a practical question, and the Southern Atlantic State* not much taler sated ia it; hence wo suppose he would ba quite indifferent on the subject of i!i repeal How very consistent I Ire vie as to tho ad javtmont. the abeeaoa of such a law waa ope of the principal causes of griavaooa with the southern agitators, tod tho refusal to onoet it by Congress, ia their opinion, woald be good const for disunion; end new they have got it, its repeal wlil baa ma ter of little conse quence. Another cause of objection to the Platform was, that tha refusal to admit a State into the Uoiao -hoeanae of tho institution of Slavery, was a oootingonoy for disunion. Strange that and objections shon!d eomo from a man who only last year favored disunion and a southern Confederacy, aad does not now disa vow his pradilaetloa for lha latter aad as a conse quence the former. Verily, Mr. Bavnwo oc cupies a distinguished position oa tboGeoggia Platform. But to another extract: “ He averted that the Fwdxiaatiso es 1821 was written by Edward Livingston, and (hat Osa. Jack ton signed it ns Presides! witboat-evar haring rend It—oranewing what was iafc, aad tfcghs after wards repudiated it* This was a vary savara Reflec tion upon the sagacity, integrity and patriot ian of Gen. Jaskaan. Sack a ebarga ia wanting ia every essential requisite *f truth to give it validity, —foe certainly a mas moot ha vary ers daises aad an tar tala balm vary poor apiafea of Osa. Jackson, who eaa ba and* to better*, by bate eeeartiaa, (hat the old Baas woald have aohseribad Ms namatoan Ezee utiva AcusMßt of aoeh tremendous lineariianaan. vithsathvviag seed K, ad aadanteadfog whet waa la k—m befog aadsobmdty tha most Imfortaal E udve document that ever emsaatad ftn any sdmiais- Lratioa aieee the »Irth of this OcTmaanl. Tb« wbeie history of Gen. Jseksoo’s life, from beginning to oed proves eoocl naively the falsity of ih» shares. He wu equally severe apse the Demberstie party of Go. He said that they had lor a long time (seven years I think) known Cehb and Judge loepkia, to be tinctured with tree eeilwe asd that the Chero kee country was no: as need apse this subject aa she Bight be. This vis a bard lick apse tbs old dome'.tats, who had sopfsrted Cobb and I nmokin for office, and I deal see for my lib hew his Demo crat; j friends here, can well digest this poetioa of his speech, far k directly charged thaw, wftb haring knowingly and wilfully, supported and enataiaad a free soiler. He coaelndod by etying that (be oaly nuans of preventing Sooth Carolles from going eat of the Dsioa, was to eleat MeDseald Governor. ' Aa to who wrote GnJahim’i Prociaaiatioß, we of coarse do not know, nor is h important at (hie period of time; it is soffimeot that bn ap proved and signed it, mod it la not oven proba ble that ha did not care fa Ily aeao ao important a paper. Bat that bo ever “ropudioted il,” wo know to be ontrue,and no man ia more familiar with this fact than Mr. Bbnnino. aoiaas bale wofaity ignomat of a transaction, about which ha affects to speak so authoritatively. Gen. Jackson never ‘‘repudiated” a word or a san taoce contained In that proclamation t uo far from it, ha distinctly reaffirmed it aß—-ovary word of it, not only in the pretended “ Counter Proclamation’' in the editorial columns of the Globe, but alto in hit message to Congraas in which ha asked for (bo passage of the Force Bill for which Jons Fositth, Sr. voted. Wo speak advisedly, for ws era aware that it has beau assarted that the •editorial article m the Globe of that day, whieh was inserted by authority, and which the diauaionists for affect, call “Qentrnl Jackson’s Cenalsr Proelomo tiou,” repudiated or modHled the Prociama tion. So far from its doing either, it roasaartod every principle, and was only designed and intended to explain that certain passages did no: authorise the construction which bad bean placed upon them by certain politicians in Virginia and elsewhere. This was ait that wasinleuded by that editorial, and no impartial man, who reads it carefully, will pretend to assert that its does more, and we challenge Mr. Benning to the proof. VVe pass over the redaction cast by Mr. Beinino on (be fame and integrity of “Ofd Hickory ,” and invite the attention of the hardy yeomanry of the Cherokee counties to the charge made against (hem of nosoandnass on the southern question. Voters of Cberoßee, you owe it to yourselves and to yonr section, to vindicate yourselves against this fool asper sion against your loyalty to the South, and yon should not fail to overwhelm your tradu ce rs. Mr. Bennino concluded by reasserting that piece es highly concentrated peurility, that if the people of Georgia would prevent South Caroline from seceding, thev must elect Nr. Rhbtt s bogleman, Charles J. McDonald! Thus, while Mr. Rhktt and his disunion agitators and followers in South Carolina are relying upon the election of McDonald to sustain that state in seceding, hie followers in Georgia have the cod impudence t# tell the people, that the election of McDonald will prevent secession by that State f Rhett—McDonald—Olaaalon, Ykstkroat we established very conclusively 4iat Mr. &am did not speak unadvisedly ol the “bugle blast" cf General Quitman ; and the subjoined paragraph from the Rome Courier leaves no doubt that be understands equally well the position of Gov. McDonald, bis Gsorgia buglemao. We command this paragraph to the especial consideration of the voters of Georgia, who are interested in know ing the real position of Gov. McDonald. It is known to yon that be was a member, (Vice Preside it) of the first, and President of the second Nashville Convention—that he favored the assembling es a Southern Congress, the object of which was, (as now avowed oy its advocates and supporters) to dissolve the Union and establish a Southern Confederacy. To this Congress, Charles J. McDonald, ia an ddJreas to the people of Georgia, urged them to send delegatee. Knowing these things, Mr. Rhbtt knew his man, end did not speak without authority as te the blast ot bis bugle, nor on a later occasion, when he is raid to have aasertad that “his letter was understood— that letter is intended for Gerrgia.” Note it Dow*. —It ia known that Mr. Rhett of South Carolina has I >n more (ban one occasion co n plimented Gov. McDonald, and alluded to bis co operation in the formation of a Soathern Confederacy, and many have wondered why McDonald’s late nc icomnritral letter to the Charleston co-operation committee baa been passed over in silence by Mr. Rhett and hia eryan, the Mercury. We are able to (rive the public a solution ofthis matter. A gen tlemin from South Carolina, who is a disunionist, ia ranvervatioa upon this subject the other day, said— that when in the pretence of Mr. Rhett, the charac ter of Mr. McDonald’s letter wae referred to on a re cent occasion, Mr. Rhett remarked—“CM in it it all understood ; that letter is intended for Georgia or words to (hat effect. Now wo Deg the people of Georgia to mark veil tire fact; for we have oar in formation ft out an undoubted s ource, and to pauee before they gve their voter to a man who would thus trifle with their rights and interests. The Hon. T., W. Miller, Mayor of the city, returned last evening from bit Northern tour, after an absence of several weeks. The Hon. John Sohnierlb was re sleeted Mayor of Charleston on Wednesday by a ma jority of 52 votes over bis competitor, T. L. liOTC HINSON. Mr. Oebb to Ohssekee. The following notice of the progress of Mr. Cobb and the affects of bis spooekes among the “ Mountain keys ” are from the Rome Courier i He. Cobb’s Adbhbss—Oar time barely permitted ns to refer to the very powerful and argumentative address delivered by this gentleman in our city lest week. Clear, strong aapsloqnnt, naeaonmb red by tinsel, it went right heme to the jedg meat. Mod has produced the happiemeffeets—sen verting oat right sense, confirming others sod eeavtooiog" atf who are not bopelemiy wedded to the Nashville platform. Mr. Cobb’s eoneHlatorj and (endeamaly port and lopabfienn ms nsrs, will make him friends wherever ho goes, and greatly strengthen the eaHoe be so ably repreeems nod jaAnainsb Wo say te the peo ple every where, go out and hear him. Mr. Coos AT SSBNMTRU ABO LaFaT I Etta. —A freiod who waa present, aod hoard Mr Cobb at Suaasenrillo and LaFaye te, la forme os the t an immense crowd attended at both of those pieces to hoar bias, and that hisapooehoo have already had a asset hap py offset apoa the people of Challenge and Walker enemies At LeFsyetto the crowd was farmsuoe, mad the address of Mr. Cobh is spoken of in the highest stars of aoprobntfaH. Several, new seesmisas to the Daion ranks, and to a bfaso ofenthnd mum To ear frknds below, we say—efaortha. track. a .ball from tiro *• Lookont ** has started for tbs sea-hoard aod -Will swoop tvrrjrdfaf before it. Personal. "" T*« public will, I trust, pud ln tny c«||i o theif attention to a maUar purely persona* whieh is rendered necessary by the pit f u | tank mode upon me, through the column, 0 f the Constitutionalist, cfyesterdr y, by J AMtI g Shtthe. Had the circulation of that pa been confined lo the circle whets we ore both known, the article and author should have met with tho oonrompt so rtcMy merited. At « wil-, however, be seen aod read when oeohsf of os are pononelly known, it bsma... - Tn|| sery that I should notice it to coronet tq» misstatements of facts contained thermo. As ths readers of the Chronicle A Seatiasl are well aware, there has appeared i a it,, ~ ries of srtio’es ander the signature of *-o,*. Ton, * marked with onusdsl ability, the last es which was published on Friday, the 22th Aar last, which called forth the following Bot#l .. - Au »wa, August 29th, Usl Da. W*. S. Jones.—Sir s I demand cf v M ik. same of tbs auth jt of tho ankle “Djotor “ -1;.? appeared-in the Chronicle 4k Sentinel of Uai* a? in order Co demand of him pervinat Respectfuliy, your ob’t. Scr*vt, Jameb M. Sstthi, Th : s note war brought into my offi;e by Mr. Jambs Gardskb, Jr. When be praeeatad it, I inquired, who it was from? ffs repiisfl Mr. Shtthe. Pro faming it wa* t call for the author of “ Doctor,” I received end imtasdi etely replied to it, giving the name of the ea tbor. Having folded and addressed ay reply thanded itto Mr. Garonbe, who immediately roes from hia seat, as ( supposs j. to rstirs, when be drew from a side pocket what spl peered to be e letter, and presented it, ssjiag, “ Mere ia another.” I inquired from wheat He replied, “The same gentleman,” and as I received it, I understood him to remark, “Tea can reply loit at your leisure,” and avetely alked out of the room. I opened and proceeded to road the follow ing note: Aoocsta, August 29th, 1851. Ds. ffs. 9. Jonas—Sir: Oonaidariav tbs artkls “ Doctor,” which appeared ia the Chreaicie A gee. tinei this msroing, ot such a character aa to m.b t yen, a* the publish-r of tbit paper, a party to the cm. rage, I demand of yon that aatufactMa, for iojertisf it in your columns, which ia due From one gentle man to another. This will be handed you by my friend Justs Giidner, Jr., Bq. Rerpeetfully your obedient servant, Jambs M. Surras. As soon os I discovered the nature of its contents. I rase from my seat te call Mr. Garonbe to return it to him, but fa had putt ed out at tkt front door of the o£i:e, u distance of near sixty feet. 1 started with the determi nation of following him into ths street, hat after proceeding s saw steps, returned t* siy seat, thinking it of no consequence. 1 It is proper to remark, that if I bad evsa ■ suspected the character of the communicaties, ■ 1 should not have received it. For 1 did not imagine even that Mr. Shtthe, who professes 1 to be so very snxions to obtai i persiasl satisfaction, would have made such s coll ea 1 ma, whose opinions oo the suojectof duelling 1 fa to well know, one too, who he asserts is “t I member of u rupeetahle Church especially after bn bad obtained the name of the anihor a reputable gentleman, whom As leasts to be neither the member of n Church or opposed te a resort lo the code duello. If the Author of Doctor had proved not to have keen a re. sponsible and reputable man, be might have had some excuse for a call on me. Thus the matter remained until Tuesday, the 2J inst., when Mr. Gardikr again called and announced that ha had a note for me. 1 replied, you can take it back O the author, and icfarfb him, he must oeek some other channel to convey it. He remarked, I had received notes through him. I ad nailed the fact, and stated 1 wa* induced o do so alone b»cau«e I supposed they had reference to a demand for the amber of “Doctor,” and I did net wish to interpose the slightest obstruc tion to Mr. SKTTHx’sobtsining hie name. I should however receive no more through him. He naked the reason. 1 replied, none of the courtesies of life were exchanged between at, and I regarded It a violation of etiquette and usage for one so si'aated, lo bear a note to another with whom be did not speak. Ha dissented from the correctness of my opinion, and asserted (hat it was neither a violation of etiquette or nsavo. I than peremptorily re* fused to receive it, a id turned off anil left him, tad he walked out. On Wednesday the 3d inst.. Hr. W. Vs. Montgomery, with whom 1 was entirely unac quainted, appeared in my office, and as I un derstood inquired if 1 was Dr. Jones. I re plied, Ye*. He remarked he desired to see me and 1 walked aside with him, when be inform ed me be had a note for me. I inquired from whom? He replied, Mr. Shtthe. I told him I should not receive it lie then made some remark abont“gentleman,” which I did not on ders’and distinctly; when I informed him I could not argue the question with him, ball would hold oo correspondence, whatever, with Mr. Smtthb. Ha asked if I had any objection to tba chan as 1 through which the note came f I inquired his name, wbea ho hesi'Ved, see mod confused, tad I added, is h Momujmutl Ho said yes, and 1 replied, not the alighteet objection. He then remark ed, he supposed Mr. Surma weald be loft to pursue what course he thought proper, to which I replied, that wise matter for his con sideration. not mine. I did not son oes the note which Nr, M. said he bore, and bow be eonld' have understood mo to oaf that 1 did not consider myself w* sponsible for the article of “Doctor,” i eac not imagine. I mods no mlUteiou iilifarb “ Doctor ” or fas unitloo. The power poses, however, was going at tho time, which mjkss very considerable nemo, and Mr. M. may torn* misapprehended mo. Apdogining to the poblie sgain for tM* psomag open their indulgence with a pM*ff personal matter; with this brief name vs of fan footo, premising that t have given the mb; •tsnoe (and generally as nearly ns recollected the precise words) of conversations, 1 bfa leoro of Mr. Shtthe, wi.h the hope (fat he will wear, grsetfiilly all the lannis on intelligent pnbtio will award him. W. 8. Jenna, Ton Storm nr VtssisA.—Hie subjoined fed* didonal partSenlars of (ho disastrous effects ot the late Stem In the vicinity of Tallabsss— W» dip from too Floridian at the 30th nit t Pvrthbs PABTtonLAae.—We loam the waa mb sfaisnt North and Northwest than hi this vicinity. In Ovdeden County, much dam age tom boon dome, About ooe out of five of tba
