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BY THEODORE BLOIS.
\V. T. THOMPSON. - - EDITOB.
MONPAY MORNING, MAY 14,1860.
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Congressional,
Wasuinoton, Mny 18.—Tlm House, killed, an-
I Ollier bill for the organization or Pike’s Peak.—
! The Houbc was engngod upon Territorial bnsl.
1oobs. - ,
Supposed Slaver.
t Boston, May IS.—A Spaulsh lirig, that wan
; supposed to bo a slnvcr, wns|brought Into Prov-
iiicctown yesterday. The brig, when found, had
uo person on hoard.
Mooting at Atlanta.
Ati.asta, Mny 13.—The Democratic meeting,
previously announecd, look place to-day. A
motion to adjourn for one week was lost. T.
Wilson, Esq., defended the secession delegates,
auil denounced Dougins ns a tmltrirtn the Dcmo-
j cratlc party, and the South. A Commltte of live
Iwns appointed s a portion repotted tlio Tonnes-
|nue resolnllons, and nnothur portion reported the
Iciinri'cslon majority resolutions. The report of
itlie former avns advocated by Mr. Gaskell, and
[the. latter by Col. B. C. Yancey, In a speech of
considerable length. The meeting then adjourn
ed for one week.
Markots.
Nuw Your, May 13.—Sales of Cotton to-day
1,600 bales. The market avns steady. Flour de
clining; sales of 10,000 barrels. Wheat deollu-
W. Sales of 43,000 bushels. Corn steady;
hales of 03,000 bushels; Mixed at 77(®78>4e;
[Yellow at 81@8H vents. Spirits of Turpentine
heavy at 47<g-l7K cents, Rosin steady at $L53X-
"dice steady at 4 to 4)4 cents.
I Mohii.e, May 11.—Sales of Cotton to-day 1,000
tales. Middlings at lOJitglO^e. Sales of thu
|cek 14,000 bales; receipts of the week ft,050
nlnst 4,100 bales last year. Receipts ahead of
it year 100,030 bales. Slock 103,000 bales,
heights on Cotton lo Liverpool ll-H2d.; to
fitvre Exchange on New York })(!’)■_> per
pit. discount. Sterling Exchange 0@0)f.
Mobile, -May 12.—Sales of Cptton to-day 1,000
files. The market was dull, but quotations
ere unchanged.
Sew Ow.eanb, May 11.—Hales of Cotton to-
iuv 11,000 bales. Middlings at 10}f@ll«. The
Sarkct was steady. Sales of the. week 45,000
Iicb; receipts of the week 8,750 agahtst 0,500
files Inst year. 'Exports of the week 110,000
files; total’ exports 1,007,500 bnles; receipts
tend of last year 457,500 bales; at all portB
tend 775,000 bales. Stock 338,000 bales. Sugar
[rat, at 0>i@7>fo. Molasses buoyant at30@f»c.
Ber gallon. 'Cotrco'flrm—sales of the week 2,100
Bags; stock 23,500 against 10,000 bags Inst year.
Freights on Cotton to Liverpool 5-ltld. Ex
change unchanged.
STATE DEM00EATI0 CONVENTION.
To the Democratic Voters of the State of Georgia
To (bo Democratic Parly of Georgia.
UnltcdEtatc^wli
Tho minority 6f the ficortf hi delegation to the of principles recommended by tlio minority of
Charleston Convention,'. >>f which delegation 1 gtntos In tlio Cluirlcston Convention, be luvltcd
oh tluv Chalrnmu, have directed mo to make to t0 BOn( i delegates to a Convention to be hold In
was tliw (Jhalrnmu, have directed mo to make to
‘inoemthi party o( Georgia, a statement of
lion of the delegation in that Convention,
f the reasons ror that notion; In dompll*
tile Dcmnciw
the netl
MlMIL J ■§ mgg/gM L .
nneo with tho mandate, I beg leave to submit to
the Democratic .party of .Georgia thu follpwlng.
statement: ■ ' . ,
A (committee of one from each State, having
boon appointed by tho Convention to report a
Ityliitftmij” Of principles, tho majority of that
committee reported as such “platiorm” the fob
lowing resolution* •• *
I JlCMVCil,
llrsolvul. That tho platform adopted l»y tho
Democratle party rtt Cincinnati bo affirmed,* with
the following explanatory resolutions:
First, Tlmtlho government of a Territory, or
ganized by an act of Congtvtes, Is provisional
and temporuryj and during its existence, nil cit
izens of the United States have nu equal right to
settle with their property In the Territory with
out their rights, either of person or property,
being destroyed or impaired by Congressional or
lott had previously Adlcranb
ed to moot again at Baltimore, on the third Mon
day hi June next. Its resolution of adjournment
was in tho following words:
"iWiw?, That when this Convention adjourn,
It adjourn to re-nssemblo at Baltimore, on Mon
day, the 18lh day of Jnuo nexr,> anddhat It la rd-
spectftilly recommended to the Democratic party
of theseveml States t&make provision for su|»-
piynig all vacancies in their respectlvc delega-
tlons to this Convention when It shall re-os-
semble.”
Tli “
Territorial legislation. .
Second, Thatlt Is tlio duty of the FcderalGov-
bmineoi, in all ItH departments, to protect, when
necessary* the rights of persons and property In
the Tert , ltQrieq, i 1 and wherever elso Us constitu
tional authority extends.
Third, That when tho settlers In a Territory,
J| _
and being consummated by— —
Union, they stand on an equal footing with tho
people of other States; nnd tho State thus or
ganized ought to bo admitted Into the Federal
Union, whether Us Constitution prohibits or
recognizes the Institution of (slavery. *
Fourth, That the Democratic party are in fa
vor of the acquisition of the Island of Cuba, on
such terms as shall he honorable to ourselves
and Just toSpalu, at tho earliest practicable mo
ment. ‘ _ , ,
Fifth, That tlio euactmcnt of Slato Legisla
tures, to defeat the faltliftil execution of the Fu
gitive Slave Law, are* hostile In character, sub
versive of the Constitution, and revoiutlonary In
thcli* effect. „ , ,
• Sixth, That the Democracy of the United
Slates recognize U ns tho Imperative duty of this
Government lo protect the naturalized citizen in
all his rights, whether at home or In foreign
lands, to the same extent as its native-born cl
ze.ns.
Whereas, one of the greatest necessities of the
age, in a political, commercial, postal and milita
ry polnL of view, is a speedy communifcntlon be
tween the Pacific and Atlantic coasts. There
fore be It
lteaolne(l } That the Democratic party do here
by pledge themselves to use every meanslu their
power to secure the passage of some bill, to the
extent of the constitutional authority of Con
gress, for the construction of a Pacific Bull road
from tlio Mississippi river to the Pacific Ocean
at the-earllcst pmetlcable moment.
Tho whole commit too eonslstcdof thirty-throe,
one from each State. The majority making this
report, conslsted'of seventeen, oC which fifteen
belonged to the Southern States, and two to Or
egon and California. These seventeen States are
the only reliable Democratle States, the latest
election’s being the test.
A part of the minority of the committee re
ported tho following resolutions:
JlAwli'al, That We, tlio Democracy of the
Union, in Convention assembled, hereby declare
our aftirmnucc of the resolutions unanimously
adopted and declared as a platform of principles
by the Democratic Convention at Cincinnati, in
} The result of the National Democratic Con
tention at Charleston has been made know’ll to
So far.thero lmb(t»eou a failure, cithoY to
tgree upon a Platform of Principles, or to make
li nomination of candidates. A majority ot.the
delegates having withdrawn from the Conven
tion, recommend a new set of delegates to meet
|hc delegates iVom other Southern States at
Richmond, Va., for the purposo of conanUatiou,
hud u portion of the delegiitcs propose to send
g delegation Immediately lo the adjourned Con
vention at Baltimore. These conflicting views
hnay be participated in, to some extent, by the
people. There may be other view's entertained
by some portions of the party In this State. And
fin the opinion of the undersigned, these seem-
liugly conflicting views can only be reconciled
land settled by a full Convention of the. party;
land such a Convention Iceinsto be absolutely
I necessary. ^ -
I Therefore the undersigned, Bxeentlvc Coni-
ImUtee, request the Democratic party of the
f State of Georgia to nicct in Convention, by their
delegates, at MlilcdgcvUle, on Monday, tho 4th
j day of June next, for the purpose of determln-
I'ing upon what course of policy should #e pur-
■ sued by them in the present emergency. The
| several counties to be entitled to thehumber of
|delcgates that has been customary iu such Con
ventions. Wo would respectfully request every,
ounty in the State to send delegates to the
onventlon. ' ^
Porter Inquam, 1
P. Tracy.
Charles MuRpi i y,
D. S. Printup, • - Executive Com.
8. J. Smith,
L. H. BiiibcokJ
Henry Ct.evei.ani) )
who aft
favor of ! tli
platfori
Stal
lllch Stond cm the second Moitday In June next,
nnd that thd basis of roprcsenlrtuon be thcrsamo
os that upon which the States have boon repre
sented in ( the Charleston Convention.”
^ amDhHtedjrfM^dis.'
_hls is a brief stalcment of tho action of tho
Georgia delegation at Charleston. , ■
It rumains to advert to tho reasons lor that
action. *. ‘ _ ,
The Convention substituted; by a Northern
vote, the naked “Clnclnnattl platiorm” for tho
report of tho majority. What was tho Import of
that act ? A part of thot platfonn, as it has been
shown, adopts tho “principles” of the Kansas
and Nebraska Act, which aro contained In the
declaration, that it Is the “true Intent and mean
ing of the “act not Jto legislate slavery Into any
Territory, or State, nor to oxclndc it therefrom,
hut to leave the people thereof perfectly free to
form and regulate their domestie Institutions in
their own-way, subject only to the Constitution
of the United States.” ; ,
This declaration In that acS. has received tnro
interpretations in the Democratle party, one,
from Mr. Hpuglas and his friends, the other,
from tho rest of the party, especially lYotn the
Southern wing of tho party. According to Mr.
Douglas and his friends, the declaration means:
first, that slavery does not, and cannot, exist in
a territory, until ltls introduced there by “the
laws thereof.” Secondly, that slave property is,
in.I i., t Vniircnaainiinl nrnliwllnn
whnt tows for a they ulcsttc. If occnmncy will
glvo ono kofly of men, thn rlcli t toplkartiuUvIno
urnnt to tho' toncl uuoccuiiieil, R will Rive to
crory other body of ocoiipsiits tlio snmo rlqlil,
Tims, tho Chinese might hoeoniu tho sovereigns
of our territories. They would only Imvo to ho
tho llrst to occupy It.
at Government, In oil Us de|wrl invnts#tq protect,
when necessary, cltir.ens settling In a territory,
In all tholr rights of person or of property, de
rived under tnb laws of the States IVom which
they coinoy That to to say, supposing that the
judiciary and the executive aro unable, ami tho
Territorial legislature Is unwilling to protect
these rights,-does It then become the duty of
Congress, by leglstotlon, to proloct Ihctn V
Congress tins thonowi' so to protect them. .
If Congress has not the power to protect, by
legislation, rights oxIslIngVn a lorrltory .there is
legislation which has; for the only other leg-
— • - i, In the Territorial Ieglslat aro,
I. .. jg and protecting'iho-bwncr in
the same right. -«dB| ^ contftlnort llUll0 ropol . t
of thomttjorUy are true, nnd them Is nothing on
the score ot honor to provc.nt the Southern do-
tnoentoy from Insisting on them. There Is,
therefore, no good mason to tho Northern do-
moemey why thoy should uotconeodo them.
It Is, however, said by a tow Southern demo
crats, llmt.to Insist on Congressional protection
to slavery In a Territory, Is to admit Congres
sional power to destroy slavery there. - Hut tills
seems mut h like saying tlint the powxr to tlio
Constable to keep tho pcaco, Is a power to.lilm
• •' nl ' '
Islntion In tho case,
and It derives all It* powers fhjin Congress.—
Consequently, ir Congress 1ms not the power It
self to legislate for tlio protection of those r.glilB,
rawer to do so lo tlioTer-
ut 11 is Conceded, on all
— ;t«f
cglslnte for tlio protection fit those r;glii .
U cannot delegate tlio power to do so to llioT or-
rttnrlal legislature. Hut 11 is Coneedcd, on all
hands, that the Territorial legislature inaj'logls-
totc for tho protection of an;
the Territory. Thomforc,
In like manner. ,
Congress has exorcised the power. It lias.
amemU’d, If not repealed, statutes organizing
' any rights existing In
e, Congress may do so
In no case, entitled to Congressional protection
In a Territory. Thirdly, that a Territorial Lcgls-
lainrc has-pmver, at least, by “unfriendly” legis
lation, to Impair or destroy stove property In the
Territory. If .'proof of this were needed, it
would he amply supplied In tlio resolutions or
the late Illinois Convention, which appointed
delegates to tlio Charleston Convention.. Those
resolutions are as follows:
Itesolivil, Tlmt the democracy of Illinois, In
State Convention assembled, uo re-assert and
nfflvm tho Cincinnati platform, In the words,
spirit and Intoning with which the same was
adopted, understood and ratitled by thn people
ill 185(1, ami do rejeut and utterly repudiate all
such new Issues and tests ns .lie -African slave
trade, or a Congressional sluvo code for tho Ter
ritories, or the doctrines that slavery is a Feder
al institution, deriving Its validity In the several
States and Terrllorle In which it- exists from tho
Constitution of the United States, Instead of
being a more municipal institution, existing
such States and Territories “under the fat
dlic Meeting.—A .largo nmV enthusiastic
tng of-tile citizens of Marlboro’ was held at
itlsvIUo on Monday; Ihq 7th Inst., for the
oso.of endorsing the, action of tlio South
Una Delegation, In seceding from tho/ Na
il Democratic Convention, nnd to lake steps
uve the State represented In the Constltatlon-
JJemoemtlc Convention which Is to moot at
fclimond on tlio second Monday in dime.
An ENOi.mn I’aj ek at Havana.—A weekly
timv/qiuper In the English' language Is about to
be commenced at Havana, Cuba, called tho (?«-
bait iVftmtffen The llfst.nnmber was te -heTs-;
I oued tho lOlli day of Mny. It Is to he completed
f by E. J. Gomez.
In Charleston ™lg!R exchange ott .’Now
York I* quoted at a linifper cent, pmmlnnl.
the year 1850, believing that Democratle princi
ples am unchangeable litilielr nature, whunnp-
pllud to the same subject matters,nnd we recom
mend ns the only itirihor resolutions the follow
Inasmuch ns differences of opinion exist In the
Democratte. party as to the nature and extent of
the powers of u Territorial Legislature, nnd us to
the powers ami duties of Congress, under the
Constitution of the United States, over the insti
tution of slavery wltliln the Territories,
3. Jtemlml, ’111111 the Democratle parly will
ahlde'by the deelslous of the Bupreme Court of
thu United States on the question of constitu
tional tow.
3. Jtnuhvtl, That It Is the duty of tho United
Slates to atfortl ample and Complete protection
to nil Its citizens, whether at homo or abroad,
and whether native or foreign.
.4. Jicxoliietl, That onq of the necessities of the
age, In a military, commercial, nnd postal point
of view, is speedy communication hc.twoon the
Atlantic and Paelile States; null the Democratic
party pledge such constitutional Govermnentald
as will insure the construction of a railroad to
the Pacitlc coast,, at the earliest-practical period.
6. Jiesoloed, That the Democratic party am In
favor of.tho acquisition of the Island of Cuba,,
on such terms as shhll ho honorable to ourselves
nnd just to Spain. , ,
(i. 6VWm/, Tlmt tho enactment* of Slate Legis
latures, to defeat the lidthftil execution oi the
Fugitive Slave Law, arc hostile ill character, sub
versive of the Ooiistltjon, and revolutionary in
their effect.
Another, and n smaller part, of the minority;
reported the “Cincinnati platform” unchanged.
The Convention, on considering these three re
ports, adopted the second, in view of tho other
two, after striking from it, tho second resolu
tion, with Us preamble'; The effect of this action
of the Convention, was to reject tho majority re
port, and to Ritbalilptc for it the “Cincinnati
platform” “puro >ond Bimplc” together with
some other propositions, nbout which them
was not much difference of opinion.
The vote in litvor of the substitution of the
Cincinnati platform: for the majority roport,wds
givcn alinost exclusively by the Northern States;
the v&to against the substitution, was, given
almost exclusively by the Southern States, and
by Oregon and California.
Of these two reports, tho parts about which
the great disagreement existed, worn the parts
relating to the question of slavery in tho Terri
tories. The part of the “Cincinnati platform,”
relating to that question, is ns follows:
“Tho American Democracy recognize nnd
adopt the principles contained in tub organic
tows establishing the Territories of Kansas and
Nebraska, ns embodying tho only sound and safe
solution of the ‘slavery question,’ upon which
the great national Idea of the people of this
whole conntry, can repose in Its determined
conservatism .of the Uulou—non-lnterfomhee
hv Congress with slavery In Btnte amt Territory,
or in tho District of Columbia.”
- In fhi» Tvfuitin* and Nohmska a
thereof.”
Kexnlml, That the people of the. Territories
respectively shall be left perfectly free to make
Just such laws and regulations lu respect t o slave
ry and all other matters of local concern ns they
may determine for themselves, subject to no oth
er limitation* or restrictions than those Imposed
by the Constitution of the United States.
According to the Southern view of the declar
ation iu the Kansas and Nebraska Act. it does
not mean any of these thfugs, lmtls entirely con
sistent with the propositions contained in the
ins\Joriiy report. Those propositions are hi sub-
staucR as follows: 1st. That, during thcr exls-
iiiueuurii, u uui ruqiiuucu, sinmiun
Territories. It Is iibw probably lit the net
lmillug the statute organizing Utah l orrltory.---
In every such case, thu>object was to protect
some right, of some kind, tlmt was suffering In
the Territory. Congress, thou, has the power to
protect the rights lit question hi the Territories.
But If It has the power to do so. It Is its dnty
to exercise I lie power In the case in hand—that
Is, the ease iu widen tho exercise of the powor Is
“noecssary” to the preservation of tho rights.-^
For, among rights,^which Congress has. tho power
rotort, how can It dlscYlmlnate, and say It
protect some, and will not protect others ?—
It must be Its duty to treat all alike ~ *
all equally. . . .-
The three propositions, theiircpntalued in the
report of the majority, n'crr true.
• Were the democracy of the South at liberty
lo insist upon them, or had they agreed with
the democracy of the North not to Insist on
them ?
Tho chief argnmenl—perhaps tho only nrgu-
meut—urged against the proposition, by Mr.
Douglas and his friends, seems to be, that the
Southern Democracy agreed, In the Cincinnati
Convention of 185(1, to what estops them from
Insisting on the propositions, namely: agreed
to accept the “principles” of the Kansas and Ne
braska Act; contained In the declaration of that
Act, that It Is the “true intent nnd meanlug of”
the “Act, uot to legislate slavery Into any terri
tory, or Slate, nor to exclude it therefrom, but
to leave the people thereof to form and regulate
tholr domestic institutions In their own way,
subject only to tho Constitution of the United
States.” Thu Southern Democracy certainly did
agree to accept this declaration contained in the
Kansas and Nebraska Act, and If the. aigumont
amounts to an engagoihont*not to Insist on the
rights of the South, expressed In the proposi
tions aforesaid, It was at least a gratuitous sur
render of those rights. Wo received nothing In
exchange for the rights surrendered.
But It Is not trrte that the qgreemeut amounts
to any such engagement. What Is the agree
ment V It is two-lold; first, that Congress shall
not lcglslatcSlavery Into any territory; secondly,
that the people of a territory shall be lcit free
to form their domestic Institutions In their Q\vn
way, subject only to the Constitution,
As lo'-' jmlUl Hijliiii ' r
tence of territorial government, all citizens of
the United States have au equal right, to settle
with their property In the territory. Sdly, That
having settled there, their rights of person, or of
property, are not subject to be Impaired, or de
stroyed, by either Comrresslonal or Territorial
legislation. Sdly, That'll is the duty of tho Fed-
oml Government hi all Its branches to protect,
when necessary, these rights of person nnd pro
perty in tlio territory. ,
Consequent!}’, the import of the act of the
o' flit? first part. Ask mg Congress to pro
*Tho only powers conferred
Y(ftP’YCt<" “ *"
ts the power coupled with tho
: ImjH•*“ * u •jlhb.pwne
Comn
Liverpool, Apri so | Havre, Aprl 11
. break tho pciico; that, tho powor to tlio Jndgo
) atlmhilstor Justice Is n power to mlmlnlstor
Injuslico.
Tho minaltiitiK tpiosllon. Is, worn tho proposi
tions i\ontninJ>il in tlio report of tho minority Im
portant to tho Smith! 1 ,
If it ho once understood tlmt stovor^ can.oxlst
In the Territories only by a spectol tow of per
mission, that tho Territorial legislature mny im
pair or destroy It by legislation; thnt.Oougress
Is not. In any rose, oven tho caso of oxtromost
necessity, to pass any tow for Us protection, sla-
..as.1 ..rill Mfitinn rfiwitn ton ...... ^I'nooll Aft. MMifl
li’IImo’t Proviso, for that provlBo loaves tlio Ter
ritories open to slavery, until thoy are olosotl
against It by a prohibitory tow—whoroaH this
proposition would prevent thorn from over bolni
open lo slavery. No such enabling law wottlt
over ho passed. Tho llrst comers into iho Terri
tory would ho from llicNortn,hooaiisotlioNortli
Is for ahead ortho South In population, In pover
ty and In fanaticism on tho slavery question,—
TLoy would always ho lu suHIclont force to pro-
VJnt tho passage of such a tow. And tho Illinois
resolutions amouut to saying that Ah cnnhllug
tow Is uccossary. Thoy “repndlato” “tho doc
trine that slavery Is a federal institution, deriving
its validity In the soveral Btatos and Territories
In which ft exists fr om tho Constitution, lnstei
of being a more municipal Institution oxlstli
In such Stales and Territories under tlio Consti
tution.” Slavery la to oxlat In a Territory only
“tinder the towa thereof.” And tholllluois roao-
lotions mny, doubtless, he taken ns a fair oxno-
nenl of tho sentiments of Mr. Douglas nnd Ids
frlcuds. - .
- Tho present public Torrltnry amounts lo mueh
mom than a million of square miles—much of It
south of the northern lino of tlio stove States,
nnd much of the latter part of It rich .lit miner
als, nnd otherwise valuable. It includes tho In
dian Territories south of Kansas, which Is overy
way well adapted to slave-labor. There Is n
prospect of Accessions of an lndcllnito quantity
of Territory still further south—Territory, that
hungers and thirsts Ibr slave labor. Is the South
prepared to 1 'surrender all chance for a part In this
Immense domain—a domain ns much hers as the
North’s ? If she Is not, tho assertion and main
tenance of tho principles contained In tho report
of the majority, Is to her. of tho utmost Impor
tance.
Bo mueh for tho reasons of tho majority ot the
Georgia Delegation, for withdrawing from the
Convention.
As to tho masons for tholr subsequent con
At tho time when tho withdrawing delegations
retired from the Convention, it was taken by all
as an accomplished fact, that the platform ques
tion wasseltletfand In tho luaunor before slatod.
The quostlou i therefore, for the retiring P«rtj)f
not tho
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SAVANNAH IMPORTS. - / i *
OF COTON, &o.~4Iay l2th, 1800.
fit! Railroad—UtDO brtlen cotton. CO boxes
' passengers’
Misses Kmlly and Fanny Potter, Miss Mary ICnowlca
aud 3 servants, G«, C.Glbhs and lady, Mra Dickson,
,Iaa Dickson, Jr, Dr W3 Pavrantor, lady nnd 2 child’ll,
W J Miller, N .frtfl, Mrs Oharcli, Miss B E Layton
Mrs Jatnes, Mrs Gnftquak, u N I'l'ilno, E Swift. CIihm
A Jarvis, MIhb Jarvis; Mrs and Ml»*> Bcranton; W H;
Stark, Mrs 11 C Kjoff, 8 ohildron and 8 servants, MIbh
I'rii'l.iml. Mr I’l-mii;;', .Inmc-i W.-l« ti. \ (' Whitlock, T
McDonald, Mlss J Cohen, Miss Arabella Cohou, J. E
ganuioa, j*aw
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J... ,..iH9 Fanny Jtoritland, Mis* IIS Haven;
D M Dudley and lady, Mr Wftdinan. O D Averell,."
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Johnson, M N
aud Sen*
Mrs Armlti
AHPo
Mr Kill
aioj ana j.tuj ,jiir >v uuuiau, i. it avrioii.a «■
i, M N Dudley, Mlfis Wuclty, J AHarpcrk child
’ ti Miss West, Mra Dr DyiJio, Mnstor Dycho,
nltaue, MlBrt Young, G W Wnvo, T P Miller,
Brtll.Vs’knndollViaHyandcli
.Tamos and Borvaut, Master H-JamoB.Mra Knatin, II
M Eustin, E Q Cot toll, J G Gbubl jr,' F Swift . ;Ruv N
Provost, 0 Foljrcii. B Whlttraor, Mrs E UlUlf, Mrs J
McNnll, Dr S M Barltott, T O Olay^Mrs Keys and 8
children, Mrs M A Onhon, Miss L Cohen, R W Hal-
Btod, Mr Mitchell, J Wagnor, F Hlrcog, w Jones, K
D Ramsey, J M Clcss, U llaut-hion, mul 60 In the
Per nteamor St Mary’s, Item Pnlntka, *c.-Mts
Strong, U Hersch, J \V Brandon,Vf JFrer.LP
H W llonse, N F Woodruff, U Ferrell, A Worm
tody, Itcv Mr Brigliera, lady end 9 children,
Worts, Mr and Mra Baton, ,7 U Leoinn, Farlel, L...uu,
nvon aud son, Jones, A M Allen, D R Mitchell, F
In notions I wonld say f
uBafol.thhifff
Lawrence, Brandon, O 3
thu
Conventlnu, snlmtUutjng thn oCtuolunatti, plat
form” for the rosolutinun of-tho inajnrit.v of the
committee, was an affirmation,'by the convcU-
Iu the Kansas and Nebraska act, It la doctored
to ho tlio .“trim Intent ami meaning of’ tho
“aft not to legislate slavery into any Territory
or Stale, nor to exclude It therefrom, but. to
leave the people, thoreof perfectly free to form
nmlTogntoto tholr domestie Institutions In their
own way, subject onl^to tho Constitution of the
SSpootol Despatoh to the Charleston Morcury.
Washington, May 10.—Sp tor flom thn “sub
mission”-addresa to theSouthom.delegalca to
the Charleston Convention lining signed by every
•Democratic member of Congress, not a single
member of the BOntir Cnrolina,or the Alabi
ilelegntldn will sign It. • It 14 hopoa that II;?
Washington, May 10.—Under tho gag ruin the
Black Ropubllcninr jmssctl a: Wllniot Proviso
. Hill, repealing all laws In New Mexico establish-
r log or protecting slavery, by seven (7> majority.
My nu overwhelming vote a Protcctlvo Tariff bill
was passed, which will probably bo defeated in
tho Senate, ns will tho former bill,>
Constitutional prlnoiplesnre^ worse tlgm noth
ing with these SownrdltOs. - ’ ''
United States." , In this declaration Is contain
ed the “prlhelplca” “rcciignlzetl and adopted” In
lion, llrst, thill those resolutions were not true;
and secondly, that the 1 'Cincinnati platform,” as
interpreted by Mr. Douglas and Ids friends, was
true, nnd was to he the "platform” of the demo
cratic party. The Import'of the^et was clearly
this. That Is to say, the net was equivalent lo
the rt'jeetl'011 of the resolutions of the majority,
nnd to the establishment of propositions thu op-
poslte of those resolutions, us the creed of Iho
Democratic party.
Thn question, then, Torthe Georgia delega
tion was—ought they to stand such an act, or
ought they to withdraw from the Convention—
The answer to this question ohgiit lo depond,
It 4s supposed, on three things; llrst, wore tho
propositions contained in the resolutions of the
majority, true; secondly, were.the democracy
of the South at liberty, in honor, to Insist on
them. Thirdly, were the propositions Impor
tant to the South. If those three questions aro
to he answered In the affirmative, then thu an
swer to the llrst question must 1)0, It la con
ceived, that lrwas the duty of the dolcgntion,
not to stand the act, hut to withdraw from tho
Convention.
First, then, aro the propositions contained lit
thn report of the majority into?
Tho first of those propositions is, that during
the existence'of territorial government, nil citi
zens or tho United States liuvc an equal right to
seltlo, with tholr property, In the territory.—
That Is to say, that a citizen of Georgia has ns
much right to settle in a territory, with his
slaves, ns a citizen of Massachusetts has to settle
there with his cattle—that, if the Massachusetts
title to tlio cattle subsists after the cattle aro car
ried Into tho territory, tho Georgia title to the
slaves equally anbslsts after the slaves are curried
into the territory. And this, surely. Is true.—
Whatever there to to keep alive the Massachu
setts title,, there equally is to keep alive tho
Georgia title. What Is there lo keep alive the
Massachusetts title? Only this, It Is believed,
thnt Massachusetts Is, in common with the other
States, sovereign owner of the territory, and the
to;.;, of tho sovereign extend over all his territo
ry. Thus thn tows of England extended over
the thirteen colonics without any special enact
ment no extending them, nnd covered nnd pro
tected British subjects emigrating to. those col
onies, in their British rights or person and proj)-
crly. Why? because Great Britain was the sov
ereign of the territory colonized. So It must ho
equally true that the laws of Massachusetts ex
tend over nor territories, nnd cover and protect
her citizens settling In them, In their Massnehu-
sotlsJorltod rights, for she Is sovereign owner,
lection. And this assumption Is legitimate. It
has already been shown, that when aslnveholder
settles In a Territory, tho laws of his Suite fol
low him, and protect, his right lo his slaves In
the Territory; and this by virtue of the toot,
thnt he Is tho citizen of a Stole that, lu common
with the other Stales, Is sovereign over the Ter
ritory. In addition. It may now bo stated that
ttie Supreme Court has decided that slavery ex
ists in tin- Territories, wilhont-any special act
carrying it thither; hay, in spile of a special aef
declaring thnt It shall not exist lu them. The
owner of the slave Dred Scott carried him Into
n Territory, and Into a Territory north of the
line of 3(i dlfg. 30 min., at a time when the prohi
bit Ion of slavery above thnt line was nnrepealed.
Dred Scott insisted, thnt when thus carried into
that Territory, he became IVcc. But the UourL
held that he did not; held, tlmt the jirulilhltlou
was unconstitutional. And this decision was
made on an issue, distinctly raised and fully ar
gued, in tht case. The decision amounts to
snylug, that tho right to hold stoves hi a Terri
tory, exists wlthbHtimyhpcclalcnaottiicnlglyhig
the right.
■WmlllllpHRPt .
thought that they ought to take counsel iu tho
matter with the other retiring delegations. Ac
cordingly, they. Joined those delegations In a
separate Court-ntlou.
Alter the withdrawal of the retiring delega
tions front the Convention, nnd whilst they were
sitting iu separate Convention, a disposition to
eoncedu somethlug, on the subject of .the "plat
form,” soetus to havo entered Into some of the
Northern delegations.
Tho New York delegation tendered e resolu
tion, which Is In the following words -.
Jlemlml, That tlio citizens ot the Unltcd States
have an equal right to settle with thajr property
iu thn Territories of the United Btntcs; and that
under thn decision of the Bliprcmo-Conrt of the
United Slates; which wo recognize qs thn correct
exposition ol the Constitution of -the United
Status, neither the right of persons nor property
can be destroyed or Impaired by Congressional
or Territorial leglstotlon.
Mr. Howard, i f Tennessee, In bringing'tlio
liict before; the Convention, sold "lie proposed
i, juuiinuu, u j? omit, ,r ni ltailoy. J Brock,
u i, > ..i'll and lad)’, Miss Ellison; Str Roberts, lady,
sou and ilaiuhter, X) R Mitchell, lady and child, J A
Rsnolds, BSullivan,Maligna, WR Strong and avt,
- Per stoamer Angusta, from Fcrnandlnn, Fla; ami
Brunswick, Ga—(feo Jones sad sorvt, E Basclio, M
Rick, Mrs Harriot Stone, William Iteeil, Dr R Hard-
liarst, Jas Oluhh.
apriO—lmo
^Sifon fo? - - - -
-II ... noUl.iku tlw, Mt.vl.fr I* m.Momis t,liwnr-nvllf
K3T Iisr c
.TBRyS,.,, T ..
Pulmonic Wafers.
The OmoiNst. Medicine EsTAnusnzD )N ,i737, and
*£* ffias-jp .. %
fersare counterfeits.
MiaeBIIlANWbli. ' ».
'fls. ,.:V; ; ’ ;
_ infqditBreathlng. ■ : ' ^
S PtlLMONIO WAFERS'
.? ^ 0UC BUYAN"8^1*lILMONU ,l MVAFElt^ ieS ^
Port of Savannah, i ill Mny 14.
slam,
ARRIVED.
Ship Tamoriario, Holmes,' Fernnndlna, Fla, In bal
last. To Brigham, Baldwin & Co,
i Incipient Consul
ttYAiTB Ptnatt
Believe a
• Indeed, the South nevov did, and t|cver will,
nsk Congress to legislate slavery Into tlm Terri
tories. Such a demand would carry an admls-
In common with her sister States, (of tho territo
ries. The fact, tlmt there are otliei- owners. In
a declaration Is contain- r ;cs. The tout tlmt there are p'the'r owners, In
- - common with her, may make a difficulty In the
administration of law in the territory, but It can
not prevcnt'the application of thu principle thnt
Iho tows of the sovereign extend over tho torri-
tho part aforesaid of the “Cincinnati platform.”
On tlio rqjoclion of tlio majority report, hml
the adoption of the Cincinnati platform, the
delegations of Alabama, Mississippi, Florida,
asked mid' Sblalncd leave to retire, to consult ns
to what it would do. It did accordingly con-
mult, and niter doing so, adopted two resolu
tions, which 'jt directed its Chairman to report
to the Conveh.tlon. Tlio resolutions, with their
tories of the sovereign.” If England, France nnd
Tnrkoy.hnd taken the Crimea from Russia, woulfl
not tlm laws of each of tho threo countries have
Immediately extended themselves over the Crft
meu, Including the slaves nnd pollgnmy tows
of Turkey; and lmvo protected their citizens
iivcD.il
slgniituros, di^jns follows:
Jtaoltt.i, That upon tho opening of ;Uio Coin
entlon this momlng-onr fllial.rmnii he’vcqtiested
s state totlie PmoldeutthatthoGootgla delcga-
rcspecUvoly, omlgratlntf Into tlio Crimea, In all
thu rights with which they left homo ?
• Several Southern Know Nothings voted for
the tariff hill. „ • I
In the Senate, tho characteristic featpresof the
nestoad bill were destroyed by nu amend-’
Homestead bill wore destroyed by au nnicmt-
ment to the committee's action, and it wna thon
passed. It goes back to’Cho House JUun: amend
ed, where tho original bill will probably bo ro-
Thc Congressional address to seceding dele
gates from the Charleston Convoiitiort,toiiKinco
a return at Baltimore and union ot uctlnn nrudiig
the Southern delegates,'stiU hangs lire. Son
revision lias taken place, bui no imports!
changes in' tho progrttmme. Strong ppposltfo
to it ia found among thc O.tlt.n State nn-mher
Wasibnoton, hfay ll.-Yestenlay, nnollter
V
ventlon
tlon, nftnrTnatitrd'dellbcratloT>, have felt It to'
their fluty, nutter,- existing circumstances, not
to participate’further Id the dcllhcmtlons of
tho Uonvcntloii, uiM that therefore tho delega- -
tlon withdraw. i’i
JlrMliml, That ullsivlio, aeqnleacn Ini tlio fore-
resolutlim sign the same, and request tho
imi (huh* uiH’imlfl.
on their records. ?
ilOnrjvJj. Bennlng,
P. Tracy, ■
effort was made to put tliocomproj
on Us legs again, but wo .are pit
it will probably provo ate'-
Senators signed it, and Rep!
S itatc.ma
D-W
ly which covers the whole question, Dong-
tall like him. , • ' ■ .
olltlonlsts are piislilng matters bmr- -
anlzatlon of the territories, being
Hcjiry R. .Incksmi, sfi P- „ .
J. M. Clark, . ,• .Tcfferstin N. Lamar,
Writ. M. Slaughter,' , Edmund .1, MeGohcc,
T -i’■■ * " ' VilGco. Ilillyer,
it Mark'Johnson, -
V Edward R, nurden,
' John IL Litmliikln,
llio territories, Is sinuclcnt to extend her tows
over thu terrltnriea, so as to protect her citizens
settling in them,, lit their rights derived from
her laws, so equally mnslthe sovereignty of
Georgia over tho territories ho suflleicut to cx :
tend her laws over them, In sijtoin jvny ttsttq
protect her citizens settling hi tlicm in their
rights to stoves. At least, tills much Is true,
S whatever somco tliero.to:td go lo, for kceii-
allve In the territory tlib Mdssaelnisetta title
to’ the cattle, there to the sntno, or a similar
source, lo resort te, tor kceplugallvc In the Tcr-
rltoty tlio Georgia title to tho stoves. But ltls
admitted thnt tlm Massachusetts title to kept-
alive In the territory. It follows, therefore, that
the Georgia title, innat, equally, lie kept allvo lu
territory. *
The llrst proposition then to true.
Is tho second true ? That proposition to, that
lira rights thus carried by the settlers with them
gH noLsuhleet lo ho impaired
ilbualbrtC!
slon Hint slavery Is not in tlio Territories al
ready—an admission which she has not matte,
nnd will not make.
It follows, then, thnt when the Southern De
mocracy agreed not to ask Congress to legislate
slavery Into tho Territories, they, by no means,
hound themsolves not te demand protection for
slavery already lit the Territories.
As to tho second part of tho Cincinnati agree
ment, viz: ihnlthc people of tho territories were
to he left freeto form fhcjr domestic institu
tions In their own way, subject only te tlm Con
stitution. What lq this hut saying, that the
people of tlm territories shall,'with respect te
slavery, havo power to do wltnl the. Constitution,
allows them to do, and shall not have power to
do auytblng more. Tho agreement merely Is,
that tlm people of the territories mny do, against
slavery in their territories, whatever they can
constitutionally do, If they can constitutionally
do anything against it. What then can they ban-
stltutloully do against it? Impair or destroy It?
No'; because they havo no powor, except such
as they dorivo from Congress, mid Congress «rt-
self docs nqt, as we have seen, possess ftie pow
er to impair or destroy slavery in the territories.
Why Is Congress without.this power ?
For this reason, If for no other; The Territo
ries belong to the States In common, as sover
eigns. If there was u dissolution iff the
Union, each State would he entitled to Its share
of thn Territories. If the States were to amend
the Constitution, nnd give to Congress tlm pow
er to eetle away tlm Territories to u foreign na
tion, tlm amendment would be valid; ami a ces
sion afterwards tnndo wnnlil ho a good transfer.
Tlm Territories thu* belonging tollic States, ns
sovereigns; It is the right of nach Stale that its
tows shall go with Its citizens emigrating Into
a Tcrritory, lind protect thcm'Umrc, In the rights
they derive from IL Tho tows of a nation ac
company its ships wlmrover they go, nnd cover
crew and cargo, and no nation has an modi right
to the sea, as tlm Stales of this Union have to the
g uhlle Territories. Thnt this right 'tb every
tate, that its tows shortltfaccompnuy its emi
grant Into a Territory, - and thoto protect him In
Kla State-derived rights, existed before the. adop
tion of the Constitution, will, it to snjiposed, be
ndntlltod by all. But If tlm right - existed before
the adoption of tho Constitution^ It innaL stlU
exist, for any sarromler of llm rlghiror of buy
power over It, oxcopt that involved in tlm pbw :
er to admit now States, Is not tp ha found lu the
Constitution. Aud the Constitution Itself says,
that the powors not delegated are reserved to t lie
States or the people.
Congress, then, dbca not Itself havo tlm power
lr or destroy slavery In tlm Territories';
to off'er tho resolution, whenever tlm proper op
portunity occurred. as the ultimatum of tlm
South.” And Mr. Russell, tlm chairman of tlm
Virginia delegation, "rend tlm-resolution as
agreed upon fiy all tho Southern delegations
who remained lu the.-Convention; ami too New
York delegation, lie woh Informed that, thorn
was strength enough to pass It when In ordur."
Tims, then, it will ho perceived that tlm ques
tion nf a platform will, In till probability, ho
again opened In the Convention when It assem
bles at Baltimore. That iiuestlon to not beyond
tho power of the Convention, as I was assured
by its President. Gen. Cushing. ■
Unilcr.tlicso eiretimstaucos, tho separate Con
vention, wishing to take all the chances for at
taining its object, from the voluntary concession
of the other Convention, merely adopted tlm
resolution which has been stated, Inviting the
Democrntlc.'party of tho United States In favor
of tlm platform of the majority prtlio Statca te
meet hi Richmond one week before the re-as
sembling of tho othac Convention at Baltimore.
Stieh ti Convention ns Hull Invited to assemble
at Richmond will forntoli au opportunity for so-
tho matter ot '
mearner ot arnry a, r reciiuril, raiaiKa, ecc., W1TU
Sea Island cotton, 310 hides, aud sundries. To Cine-
horn at Cnnqinghain. V M Myroll, Tlson A Gordon,],
J Gullmnrthi, LaBocho A Bell, Copper A Fraser.
Stoamer Augu«ta,.(k)Xottcr, Fcrnandlnn, Fla. aad
Brunswick, Gu, with 11 hales moss, IB hides, 4,000
. camp „
Fernandlna, Ac, wit
and Olliers.
tittinu, t tit u.u nniiu viiic.
;To J l’ ffrooks.& CM,
Trtlibrn Belle, Stephens, I.ltllo Balllln IIIvof,
pills rosin, jCI do spirits turpentine, wooff.
posts. To N A Uordco A Co, nndifnviu A
Hrlir Northern Belle, Ste
with ItiO hWs 1 ‘
and cedar posts,
■MHlIiza Abn, Domlt.._.
wood. To N A Uanlee A Co *
CLEARED.
Steamship Atolmmn, Sclicnek, New York-John B
Wilder A Galtlo. '
ddpt
H IIUIT W UUIliV. ai'L ... . ..v-,..--
Hleamslilp^tieorgo's Creek, Wlllcts, Baltimore—Hrlg-
fildpk’ortli A'uorlca, Lincoln, Liverpool—O Cohen A
Schr L 9 Davis, Plslior, Now York—Wm Starr.
Hteubor Cecilc, Peek, Charleston, Ac.-M P Bryoks A.
- DmARffiD.
Steamer Cecile. Peck.dUarlrtBton, &e.
New York, MjjrWh-^ldrbrl^ JAVefil,-Rale, Ji.clr.
curing concert of.action In the matter oi obtain- hS^Jouu^ Miiim^EtolSffi Aiuniits
lug a proper platiorm from the Baltimore Con- m , m nmi
ventlon; mid otob for sbenrlng conccfl of action
In the matter of the measures to he adopted i In
ease tho linpea or a proper platform from tlio
Balthnorc Convention, shbitwibe disappointed.
Thu time* of.-.that nsssemhllng iil'-tjiti two Com
vemiona are so near togolhcr that iho same pet'-
sons mny well he delegates to both—having to
make hilt one Journey. And thorn may be other
;ood reasons why the same persons should bn
-olcgntefl to both Conventions.
It only remain? to say that the majority pf the
Georgia delegation recoidinimd that a Conven
tion of tlio Deim'icmtk! party of Georgia bo called
—nnd thnt Hint Convention appoint a set of delti-
gates fo attend both the Richmond nnt^ tljC Bnl-
.imure Conventions, there seeming to lio a dis
position In tho totter Convention to concede
something on line platform. • :
• Henry L, Bennivq,
Cliairniau nf the Georgia Delegation.
Union Convention—Bi
SpSSS" 1 ""*"""'
. April SIW,Hal terns N. Mmffes, schr Bella Peck, for
Jacksonville from Now York, - ■ -
Falmouth, AprirstUh—Arr, Rival, Hammond, U»v
Newport, (Wales,) April Will—Sid; Daphne, ItoVc-
er; Savannah. , f : ■: ■ Jfi ifS,
Holmes’ Hole, May 7lh-Arr, schr Lucy A Orruit,
oovolaml, Ravaanali, for Boston. . ; • ?
Wlsenssett, May Mb—Sid, schooner ladepeti-Jcnt,
Grooves. JncksonvlUe.
Chnrleaton, Mny. 11th—Old, hrlg Delaware, Cobb,
Jacksonville. . ' . 1 .-
Hichmond, Va, May IMU-Arr, schr-Jo* Holmcn,
Mathews, Jackaonvitle. .’S.’Ssa.df t ^
Ildladelphto, May llltU-Arr,
‘ ' i vnmt.nl ■ - •
.in .
AND EVEUKTT.—
__ r .. r ,
The teiegmpli annonuecs the nomination of Bell,;
of Tennessee, for Fresldent^ attil'- EveYeU; 1 of
Massachusetts, for Ylec-PrcsiUcnt.; Thft •'•pV
personal chanwter ntul grertt. ability, of .these'
gentlemen • art? un^ncstToiieffj thcii;j>mlUc<iL
soundness Is another question.:. Spnaror Ri*H:
votecHguinst Iho KnnsasiNebmska hill, and In
all i he contest about Kansas, sided with I hose
least friendly to the Smith. .M r. livcn ti l.n , op*
nosed iiUm abolitionism, at tlm North,, and: t*v
fused to help do honor to John DrpVm’s niomory;
The meagre description of tlm platform hard
ly
days
ahZ
main ahilnmlnloppal ..
WoftlernSfin, (Yam Rtwtoi,.
Sill
wes p spcct^djt Avonld, t
ii,/, r.itn nf (lift II
It utterly fulls, a
on wlii’eh.tho fate of the Union to now suspend
"lint. W’O must iiwnlt fuller reports fnrexlen'jpd
enminent.—Mm,tjir>mery
It does hot have that power; the Terrltn.
'rlcs eahnol have It," for they can hdVh only. Buch
an they derive from Congress.
NVT0 WOULD o<ill the
power ns they derive from Congress.
Consequently, an agreement between the
Northern and Southern democracy, thnt the
people of the Territories might form this domes-
tie Institution ns they pleased, subject only to
tlm Constitution; was not an agreement that the _
people of the Territory might Impair or destroy .ntfcrlng from a derangement or Hu. , „
slavery, or au agreement Hint-Congress Uhtmhl. organs, iwjtiioal the slightest idea of the rent
ailm-tiftenienl
■well knevm In this rommauUy to reqnlirc recommen*
Nations. But there ore tnswy of our readhrev *
into fho territory, are noLat
or,destroyed, either by Con
rinf legislation. .
'■ r PKn»*ft la Tinf- It lu lifiltftvni
There Is not, It to believed, any eonsl
-art of the democratic party
hat Congress has- tho power to
stroy the right to hold slaves in
In the case of Dred Seott, one of tho qttt
’4’njid. decided, wan whether :
, prohibiting slavery iu tho Tc
rfea, (the MtosoitfLCemprointoe^tet was con-
lUTdUnfflt Of,not; and the deetoion was, that
tlm law was not constitutional,
It may he juianmod, tliep, ns true, so Car ns the
) slaves
not be asked for protection to stovary,Tti'n cnsc'
of necessity. V'- , ' .rwti-',,-..
It follows, from wlrnt has been said, ’ that tljc,
Cincinnati agreement does not hind the Southern
democracy to abstain from insisting off the prin
ciples contained In the report of the majority.—
so, they may; with honor, stUUa*tot na thoso',
Uien.lfvvo go to the actnnl; literal agrees
meiit entered Into by tho Northern amiSouthern
demoqraey, wo find. U such, that the Southern
democracy are at perfect liberty lo insist upon
the rights hr the South as expressed In the report
IMHI
tOjgO to.
lienee, even If it were true, thnt dial
men of tlio South
... ms fla,
ou« iitiples«nnt. feelmg.'totledsloiLlijckof ener.
irv inskhiit existenro atrordon. To;»ll who may ho
routmeted? tty this Cordial; Itovrill give Immediate
relief * To all who am be afflicted »m Sotos or
Si'of imyklnfftrylKs Ltattorote ghy ihe «dver-
■' t In another column,
patient t'
monye-
te. to-
We’fj. ...
letter from T
Messrs, s
marten
X)i\ JTjA.a
mm
.0 fttrtber than t
alte no difference. ’
8 (1 to nothing ho.
oed, two thjnga t
inrespeettothe
” «P
decline lu
dvcrtlsement.'
-SWv,