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to lay the sins of the Temperance Society ?
And yet, tliia is what the Court have done ;
and then assign the reason given, in justifica
tion of their act. This may do for a man
with “ half an eye,” but won’t pass muster
with the people, who have both eyes open
upon this order, which makes a eleun sweep
of them all, out of the Court room. It is
not my purpose to make the actings and do
ings of the Temperance Society, a matter
of°dispute, in this issue between “ One of
-the People” and the Court. But inasmuch
as “ One of the Court” has made the above
statement of their acts; it is but a matter of
justice to the Temperance Society, that the
whole history of the relations existing be
tween these parties should come out fairly
before the public. Some time last fall, a
■Committee of the Temperance Society was
appointed to wait on the Court, and request
the use of the Court room for their meet
ings. A majority of the Court very pro
perly, I think, yielded to this request. The
Society has met there regularly ever since,
once a month. And during the sojourn of
Mr. Taylor (who is a reformed drunkard
end aTemperance Lecturer) amongst us, the
Society met every night or day forone week.
At these meetings the doors and windows
were opened, as far as was necessary for
the comfort of the ladies and gentlemen,
who were assembled. The President sat
upon the Judge’s seat, and the Secretary at
the Clerk’s desk, and the meetings were
opened with prayer —an address, or ad
dresses delivered on the subject of Tem
perance—the people invited to join the So
ciety, and other little Society matter attend
-cd to, and then, after remaining from one to
two hours, the men and the women quietly
withdrew to their respective homes; the
Secretary blew out the candles, and depo
: sited them, together with the candlesticks,
under the Clerk’s table—the candles in a
box which he had provided for the purpose,
or was put there by someone else; and the
sticks either in the box or on the floor (which
is covered with saw dust,) I do not know
which ; closed the blinds and windows, lock
*ed the door and gave the key to the officer
from whom he received it. That is a fair
showing of the regular operations of the
Society, and I ask any candid man, if such
meetings as these might not be held until
4,w0 generations shall have gone bye, and no
damage done to the public property. But
at the last meeting of the Society some of
•the blinds, and perhaps windows were left
•unclosed—simply, because the regular Se
cretary was absent, and his place was filled
by a Secretary pro tern, who was not ap
prised of the regular Secretary’s mode of
•closing the room. This meeting took place
■on the first Wednesday night in June—and
■on the next Sunday afternoon, a storm came
■on which blew the blinds about, broke some
panes of glass, and shattered a part of the
upper pannel of one of the blinds. The
bench (not benches) which the Sheriff mend
ed for the people to sit upon, was broken at
u previous meeting of the Society, when
Mr. Taylor was lecturing. There was a
large audience, and the seats were crowded.
As the persons sitting on one of the seat3
were leaning back, in the ordinary position
of sitting, the back gave way; and it was
•the nailing up again this back, to the upright
’piece of the bench which the Sheriff did.
■Certainly the Temperance Society are not
to blame, because the benches weie not
nailed tight enough to hold together, when
used as they were intended. As to the grease
and candles, which were scattered in such
■dirty confusion upon the Clerk’s desk, why
really if it were so, (and I am not able to
say yea or nay,) it evidently was an over
sight, and altogether unintentional, and the
damage done, is not worth the ink and time
taken to write it down and have it printed.
But there was some damage done to the
windows and blinds. Whose fault was that?
Ido not think it was the fault of the Tem
perance Society. Because the Court have
given the Sheriff a room, free of rent, which
is worth SIOO per annum, in the Court house,
in consideration of his taking care of the
Court house, so far as to see to the closing
of the blinds, windows and doors of the same.
Well, these blinds were unclosed, from
Wednesday night until Sunday evening.
He had plenty of time to close them, and if
lie had, (as I have understood from “ One of
the Court” himself it is his business to at
tent to these matters,) then, the windows
and blinds would have been unhurt. But,
jierhaps the Sheriff did not consider it his
duty to close the blinds, after a meeting of
the Temperance Society, or any public
meeting of the people, except the meetings
of the Court. If he did not, then he per
forms a very limited duty for the value of
the room rent, and the Court are hiring out
a room in the people’s house, for private
purposes, for a very small consideration,
whilst they shut the people out of their own
building, when they desire its use for public
purposes, and won’t let them in, for any
consideration. But let the other construc
tion be put upon the question of duty; and
let it be admitted, for the argument’s sake,
that the Temperance Society should have
closed the windows and did not —would it
not have been, at least, courteous to the So
ciety, as they had respectfully waited on the
Court, by their Committee, and had request
ed the use of the Court room, and the Court
bad granted it, to have notified the Society
of the damage which had been done, and
required them to have repaired it; and in
case of refusal, to have informed them that
their meetings would no longer be permit
ted therein ? I ask, would not this have been
as little as could have been expected, under
the circumstances ? Instead of this, at the
first meeting of the Court afterwards, they
not only made a clean sweep of the Tem
perance Society, ladies and all, but they
brushed the people out with it!
But “ One of the ’Court” says, “ the Court
will take care of the public buildings, with
out being dictated to by a clique in Madi
son.” That “ the citizens of the seve
ral districts of Morgan County have sacrod
rights; they have been heavily taxed to erect
this building, about which so much fuss has
been made.” I concur most heartily in these
declarations. Unquestionably the Court
ought to yield to the dictation of no clique.
This thing called dictation will not, and
ought not, to be submitted to in this land,
whoever may be the dictator, or dictators.
dictation should be resisted, come from
what quarter it may, whether from men in
office, or men out of office —from a clique in
Madison, or from a power behind the throne
which is stronger than the throne itself
Doubtlees the citizens of the districts, who
have been heavily taxed to erect this build
ing, have sacred rights—at least “One of tho
People” thinks so, and it is to vindicate these
tights against the action of the Court, to as
sert and contend for them, that he has lifted
the note of warning to the “people of the dis
tricts.” Their “sacred rights” are’invadedby
the action of theCourt.andif a “cliquein Ma
dison” should tchispcr in the car of the Court,
hold on to your order —l trust they will re
sist tho dictation and remember that the
people of the districts have sacred rights,
and that one of these is the right peaceably
to assemble in their own house for public
purposes.
But “the Court lay down these truths ns
incontrovertible : Ist, that the public build
ings belong to the people, the whole people,
and not a fraction.” This is exactly my
view. And because, the court house is a
public building which belongs to the people;
therefore, the people have a right to its use
for public meetings. This is as legitimate
a consequence as that two and two make
four. 2d, “that the Justices of the Inferior
Court arc the legal agents of the people, for
the time they are elected, to discharge such
acts as the law requires.” I sanction this.
They are agents, and only agents —and their
agency only extends to the doings of legiti
mate acts. They are not agents to do an
act which strikes down the rights of their
principal, the people. The order does this
thing; therefore, in the passage of it, they
transcended their agency. “Amougst these
is, to take care of the public buildings.”
This is granted for the sake of tho argu
ment. But the duty to tahe care of the pub
lic buildings, is not a power to prohibit their
use. They are widely different. And yet,
this porccr to prohibit their use is the very
thing the Court assert in their order. I
furnish an illustration of the ground taken
by the Court. A man builds a house and
employs another to take care of it, at such
.times as he is not in its occupancy. He takes
a journey, and returns to his building; but
10, when he seeks to enter, his agent says,
you shall not do it, sir; I am your agent to
take care of your house, arid I can’t let you
iu! This is precisely the condition of the
people and the Court. The people have
built their court house. They have appoint
ed the Court, their agents, to take care of
it; and when the people, the owners, desire
to enter their building, the Court have said, by
their or der, you shall not do it; you have
appointed us to take care of it, and we can’t
let you in. This is the Court’s position, and
the “incontrovertible truths” laid down, by
them, establish it beyond all controversy.
There are certain consequences resulting
from the position of the Court, which I will
barely state, without entering into an argu
ment of length to establish them. If the
Court, from a consideration of their duty to
take care of the public buildings, deduce the
power to prohibit the use of the court house,
so far as public meetings, except for Court
purposes, are concerned, and this be a legit
imate deduction, then, it will follow, Ist,
that they may prohibit the use of the court
room, during Court, to any persons, except
such as have business in Court. Or, 2dly,
if they permit them to enter, they may de
termine what kind of clothing they shall
wear—for possibly some man’s shoes might
be so heavily tacked as to damage the smooth
surface of the floor, and it is the Court’s
duty to take care of the public buildings.
3dly, they may actually prohibit the use of
the room for Court purposes. This they
have partially done by closing it upon the
Justices of the Peace. But the same power
which turned the people out, may turn out
the Superior Court—and indeed, they may
turn themselves out; for there is no law
which says that the Superior and Inferior
Courts shall be held in the court house-; and
as it is the duty of the Court to take care of
the public buildings—and as the use of the
court house for Court purposes, tends ne
cessarily to the wear and tear of the same,
therefore (by their reasonings) they may bar
the doors on the Courts. Certainly the
court house would be taken care of then.
A beautiful structure—a habitation for the
mice—the spiders—and the crickets.
This number will close the argument so
far as “One of the People”*is concerned,
uuless “One of the Court” should employ
improper matter in his replv.
ONE OF THE PEOPLE.
Dost thou well to be angry ? A clergyman
stopped at the house of a friend on a Satur
day evening, in the village where he was
next day to preach. The friend was a dis
tiller and vender of ardent spirits, and was
exceedingly bitter against the Temperanco
cause. He could not refrain, all the even
ing, from giving vent to his feelings against
all the Temperance men, and every Tem
peranco movement. The next day the
preacher took his text from John : “ Dost
thou well to be angry ?” He showed what
good was doing in the days in which we
live, and especially in the Temperance
cause; how that cause was drying up tho
founts of pauperism, and crime, and brutali
ty ; saving thousands and thousands from
the drunkard’s path, and restoring many a
lost man to society and his family, and re
moving the greatest obstruction to the re
ception and spread of tho gospel. And as
he enumerated one blessing after another,
he would cast his eye down upon his friend,
und ask, “ Dost thou well to bo angry V It
was more than the poor distiller could bear;
shame and confusion were his. He hid his
face from all tho congregation, who were
looking at him, and as soon os possible made
his way home from church, and is said nev
er aftet to have talked against the Tempe
ranco cause.
Cross IVivcs and the Pledge. —A member
of the Washington Society, who only sign
ed last Sunday week, says he used to think
his wife one of the crassest women alive;
but some how or other she hadn’t been cross
since he signed tiie Pledge. When he goes
home she smiles, and when he goes out she
smiles ; and every thing is now peace and
harmony. These kind of facts tell a big
story for the Pledge. —Organs
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FUIILISIIED EVERY SATURDAY MORNING AT
TIIE VERY LOW I'RICE OP TWO DOLLARS
AND FIFTY CENTS TER ANNUM ONE DOL
LAR AND FIFTY CENTS FOR SIX MONTHS
IN ADVANCE.
MADISON, GEO!
Saturday, June 35, 1849.
(t'r’Our readers will please excuse the
lack of variety in this day’s paper. The dis
cussion which has occupied a large portion
of our sheet for the three past weeks will,
in all probability, shortly close, when we
promise our distant friends, at least, a more
interesting and agreeable paper. Several
editoi ial articles, as well as a reply to “Jacob
Wishful,” who figurod in our last, are crowd
ed out of this number.
“FAMILY COMPANION.”
We have long been of opinion, that tire
newspapers of this countiy, have either,
never assumed the duties of pioneers in the
crusade against public vice and corruption,
or that their original stock of zeal has shame
fully decreased. The general tone of their
editorials is deprecatory and laudatory in the
extreme —even in cases where reproof and
indignant censure are called for we have
only cautious reserve, or at most a non
committal statement of facts.
A whole community may be outraged—
but its organ is silent. Report perhaps con
veys it to some distant journal where it is
noticed as a ’mere rumor unauthorized by
the brother editor under whose observation
the disgraceful circumstance occurred.—
Shame on such cowardice! assume a higher
tone, and wave
“Truth’s banner in the open air.”
* * * * • *
“ This nurse of arts, and freedom’s fence
To chain, is treason against sense;
And liberty, thy thousand tongues
None silence, who design no wrongs.”
As with events belonging to the follies,
passions, and vices of the world, so with
the literary. Start anew paper or periodi
cal, find these discriminating judges com
mence a system of puffing from Dan to Ber
shelm, without a word which would seem
to imply an impartial examination of the
contents, or any distinction between the
good, bad, or indifferent, that might insure a
righteous decision in rendering unto “ Caesar
the things that arc Caesar's.” It is all whole
sale laudation, given with a most self-satis
fied air of complacency; the natural result
of interchanging with each other such Tittle
bat Titmouse literary ovations.
Now, wo mean hereafter to treat our rea
ders with greater respect; and as they are
more or less capable of judging for them
selves, we not endeavor lo forestal their
opinions by assuming the dictum of Anaxa
goras that snow is black, but strive for just
and impartial decisions on all subjects which
may come willtiu the limits of our hebdoma
dal. In this manner we hope to make our
sentiments useful and acceptable to our
readers, to whom, after all, we arc alone
responsible.
We shall also devote more than ordinary
attention to the periodicals of the day, par
ticularly those of Southern growth.
We acknowledge our disposition to look
with favor and affection upon the “ Family
Companion,” which will soon be the only
magazine of Georgian parentage. The
“Magnolia” wo understand is to be remov
ed to Charleston, and the “Orion” printed
in New York. It is therefore our sincere hope
that the people of this State will foster and
encourage this indiginous plant which yields
to no exotic either in worth or beauty.
Tho Juno number evinces both resolution
and power to sustain the spirit with which
the work was commenced.
The first article, “Florita,” we observe
to be partly translated from the French,
and its merit is such as to render it a highly
acceptable contribution. Though not posi
tively assured which part is original, we are
inclined to hazard a conjecture that the
sketch is of French origin, while much of
the filling up and embellishment is the pro
duct of native talent. Several of the scenes
are highly dramatic in effect, and altogether
it is a tale of absorbing interest.
We arc aware that it is usual to under
value tho merit of translated productions,
yet few persons who have themselves essay
ed the task will refuse a full measure of
praise to those by whom it is successfully
performed.
Every language has a genius of its own
so distinct from that of any other, that how
ever paradoxical the assertion may nppear,
it is very certain that a literal translation is
often far from being a true one; and indeed
in cases where the least scope is allowed to
fancy, no one would think of trammeling
themselves by attempting it.
“ Pope’s Homer,” as some eminent Greek
scholars have sarcastically emphasized it, is
a case in point. All who read tho English
tongue unite in admiring it, while Cooper’s
translation though acknowledged as far more
faithful, is scarcely regarded. The reason
of this is obvious. Pope had the good sense
to accommodate the old bard’s production
to the genius of his own language, by which
means his beauties are more perfectly felt
ami appreciated than the most rigid adher
ence to the letter could have rendered them.
It may be taken as an established fact,
that what we call a spirited translation has
very nearly the merit of an original work;
and in some respects the difficulties of its
peiformance are greater.
“ Woman and her inconsistencies.’' —We
can have little to say of this tale till its con
clusion—thus far, however, wo have read it
with much interest. The style and language
are elegant and well chosen.
“ Intellectual and moral culture .”—A very
fair specimen of essay writing. The sub
ject is a good one, on which there cannot be
too much said.
“ The hundred dollar Cloak.” —We like
sketches of this nature—they are more like
ly to do good than formal dissertations on
“The enormity of wickedness and the tur
pitude of vice,” and this is very well man
aged. We have however one objection to
it; the disagreement, no—that is not an ap
propriate word—the squabble between Mi 1 .
Osborne and his extravagant wife, with
which it concludes, is odious-—a regular
scolding match it is. If the clear sky of
matrimony is subject to such breezes, why
put them down in black and white ?
“ Boss Ankles, the man what got Mowed up
with a sky-racket.” —This is life-like and in
imitable. The native cracker stands before
us —we behold a real individual—hasten to
quiz him, and eagerly joiu in any adventure
to draw out his comic peculiarities. The
accessaries also are in perfect keeping. For
the amusement this sketch has afforded us,
the author has our thanks, and the thanks of
every laughter-loving Georgian. Let him
persevere, he will without question be un
rivalled in the humorous and grotesque vein
he has struck out —“Georgia Scenes” not
withstanding. “ Boss Ankles ’’will he found
on our fust page.
“ Eighteen months in Russia, by a profes
sor if Arms.” —These sketches are from the
pen of the celebrated French writer Dumas,
and though written under a fictitious char
acter, are faithful delineations of the per
sons and things introduced. Probably in
the whole breathing world there did not ex
ist such another oddity as the czarowich
Constantine—half prince, half poor, half
civilized, half savage, and apparently at
least, more than half mad. Ipiaginc such a
man controlling the destinies of a nation—
and if you do not draw a long breath and
thank heaven for not having placed you in
his clutches, you have a brave spirit.
“ Andrew Burr, a dramatic j>rose trage
dy,” by the author of “The Drama,” is
commenced in this number. The interest
excited in us by the masterly article on the
subject of dramatic writing which appeared
in the April number has been rather aug
mented than abated by the first act of this
tragedy upon anew plan. In the beginning
of the act, it struck us that the author had
rather “gagged,” (to use a term from behind
the scenes) the part of Harry, and there is
a perplexing mystery about Colonel Archer
and Andrew Burr in their interview, that is
rare iu tragedy, to say the least of it. To
wards the drop of the curtain, however,
there is anew interest awakened in the
mind of the reader, in the scene botween
the two principal female characters; which
will not bo appeased until the play is over,
and the denouement known. Perhaps the
author has that for us in reserve which will
throw anew light the characters intro
duced in the first act —their motives and
intentions: doubtless he has. We would
give a regalia to know who this same writer
is, who has set about revolutionizing the
drama. We have heard many, surmises,
but for ought we know, it is as likely to be
Mr. Locke as Dr. Caruthers of Savannah,
or Mr. Wilde of Augusta as Mr. Lcgare of
Charleston. Woever he is, he exhibits un
common originality and research.
“ The Roses,” is the “most considerable”
poem in tho number, and is a pretty little
allegoiy.
“ Sabbath at Home” —A sweet little
poem, like all the emanations from Miss
Lee’s pen, breathing the spirit of devotion.
Having lately perused Cooper’s “ Two
Admirals” aud Jatnos’ “ Jacquerie we take
this occasion to give them a passing notice,
particularly as we have formed a very dif
ferent judgment from that expressed in the
“ Companion” respecting them.
In our opiuion “ The Two Admirals”
merits a place among Mr. Cooper’s very
best productions, and fully re-establishes his
right to be ranked first among American
novelists, and probably in this particular
line, first in the world. Yet the work is far
from being without, faults, particularly as
respects tho story, which is shamefully,
meagre and disjointed. This objection,
however, applies to all his novels; his forte
evidently lies in delineating particular inci
dents or scenes, rather than in the intricate
combination of thorn.
As instances of the former, wc would rc
ferour readers to Admiral Bluewoter’s strug
gles between the deep-rooted friendship of
years, and his allegiance to the exiled mon
arch. This ho has managed in a manner
worthy of Shakespeare himself, by which
we mean, without being an imitator, he has
lullowod his lead, and trusted more to tho
operation of our imaginations than any
ordinary writer would have ventured to do.
In this lies the secret of the hold it takes on
our feelings. After giving us a thorough
insight into the characters of the two friends,
and their perfect commingling of heart and
soul, he places the difficulty before us, and
with only a few touches of his own, trusts
to our feelings to imagine the conflicting
passions in a mind so prepared and so cir
cumstanced. We know tho man so well,
that we feel in the depths of our own hearts,
all his harrowing perplexity, his soul-rend
ing anguish—and the little signal, “God’s
sake no signal don’t engage——”
reveals more than pages could have ex
pressed.
The closing scene of Blucwater’s life,
also—that in which the friends have their
final interview, is one to penetrate the heart
—few writers have produced one so touch
ing.
“Jacquerie,” by James. —This notice in
the editorial department has also surprized
us considerably, we having read the work
very carefully, and thought it rather prosy.
Indeed since the appearance of “ Philip
Augustus,” there has been a constant falling
off, absolutely from bad to worse in all
James’ novels, and heaven knows there has
been no scarcity of them. Mr. James wea
ries by excessive detail; a want of imagina
tion is supplied by tedious description; his
scenes lack vigor of conception and strength
of language; and above all, his characters
rarely possess any tolerable degree of indi
viduality—they are mere automatons, la
belled to occupy certain positions in the
work, without much regard to truthfulness
or probability.
The sentiments of this work are also emi
nently auti-republican—as tho main force
of tho story depends upon illustrating the
characters of Albert Denyn and William
Caillet, two serfs brought up in the house of
a nobleman, with equal advantages botli
ftom nature and education. One, morose
and blood-thirsty, endeavors to persuade the
other whose impulses arc all generous and
noble—aye, noble —to join him in raising
their more degraded co-mates into rebellion;
and the idea that evidently fills the author’s
mind, and which he wishes to impress on
his readers, is, that the base blood of the
serf, incapable of change even under the
purifying influences of gentle nurture and
education, displays itself in the atrocious
conduct of Caillet, while the chivalrous and
high souled Denyn is indebted for his ad
mirable qualities to the nolde lineage from
which lie is ultimately discovered to have
sprung.
THE TIMES.
At this dull season of the year, we of
course cannot expect stirring times. The
last crop of Cotton is all in, and the Spring
supply of goods all purchased. Duns are
in a good degree suspended, and those who
are burdened with debt have somo relief
until “twenty days before next Court.”
Tho Farmer is engaged at home and rarely
visits us unless it be to obtain some article
from the merchant which is indispensable;
as for example, a ribbon for the bonnet of
his spouse, or some personal ornament for
his daughter, wherewith to‘make an “im
pression ” at the next “ gathering.” Politics
arc not yet in “full blast,” aud those “grave
und weighty matteis,” which agitate the
politician’s mind, are not sufficiently “ before
the people ” to be discussed in hot weather,
and consequently, “an honest difference of
opinion” can exist without exciting fears of
the “downfall of the republic.” The peo
ple of our town, wo believe, are on the
whole, tolerably free from trouble, and in as
good humor with each other as could rea
sonably be expected. Our older citizens
arc chiefly engaged in sleeping and loafing,
with a spice of conversation on the subject
of the last defalcation, or the Dorr rebellion,
the Florida Indians, Berkshire hogs, or Cal
houn’s gold mine, and are anxious for noth
ing except to keep cool and quiet. Our
“Boys” are busy playing the gallant and
“ doing the amiable.” To say that the times
are dull with the “Boys” would be a viola
tion of truth, and virtually denying the
charm of the pretty faces and fair forms
which have recently added so much to the
already far-famed “lieauty ” of our town.
We think our young friends who are resi
dents, are under obligation for the liberality
exhibited in the repeated entertainments in
which they ltavo recently participated.-
Young Gentlemen, you have rare opportuni
ties. If you neglect them, your reproaches
must fall upon your own heads.
THE CANNIUAL VENDOVI,
A Chief of the Fegcc Islands, who was
recently brought to this country in the Uni
ted States ship Vincennes, of the Exploring
Expedition, died in New-York on the lltli
instant, of consumption. This is the Chief
who captured, some years ago, tho Salem
brig Clturles Baggett, nud feasted on her
crciv!
{£/** The weather for the last two weckri
has been fine for crops, and we have never
seen our planters more encouraged for the
future. We hope no change may “come
over the spirit of their dream.”
• TIIE STEAMER BRITANNIA
Arrived at Boston, at 11 o’clock, on Sa
turday last, bringing both London and Liver
pool papers to the morning of the 4th in
stant—the day of her sailing—being thir
teen days later than other dates.
The most prominent items of news are
two attempts upon the life of the Queen of
England, and the fall of Ghuznee', one of
the strongest British fortresses in India.
We have no room for extracts.
JUDGE LAW, OF SAVANNAIIj
Says the Athens “Banner,” of the 17th,
lias accepted the appointment of the Literary
Societies of Franklin College, to deliver tho
annual Oration before them on Thursday,
the 4th of August next, the day succeeding
Commencement. And,
Herschell V. Johnson, Esq., of Jefferson
County, is appointed to deliver the Oration
before the Alumni Society, on Tuesday, the
day pieceding Commencement.
J. J. AUDUBON,
The great American Ornithologist, has
been presented with a magnificent Snuff
Box by the Emperor of Russia. The box
is of splendid workmanship, studded with
costly diamonds, and could not have cost less
than two thousand dollars.
(£?* The Hon. J. C. Calhoun is at present
on a visit to the gold region, in this State;
SHERIFF’S SALE.
The Sheriff of Philadelphia advertises that
the splendid building of the United States
Bank, and the lot upon which ; t stands, will
be sold at auction on the 2d of July next.
colonel Monroe Edwards.
The trial of this extraordinary forger ter
minated, in New York, on the 13th instant.
The Jury, after having deliberated fourteen
hours, returned into Court with a verdict of
guilty !
DROWNED;
By the Augusta “Washingtonian,” We
learn that two youths, the one a son of Mr,
Philip Crump, and the other, a son of Mr.
Alexander McKenzie, of that city, were
drowned on the 18th instant, in the Savan
nah river, while bathing.
05** We shall notice yesterday’s celebra
tion, by the Masonic fraternity, in oui*
next.
Correspondence of tho “Southern Miscellany.’’
Millkdgkvilia, Georgia, June Slat, 1848.
Monday, 9 o’clock, A. M., the Democratic party as
sembled in die House of Representatives for the pur
pose of nominating candidates to represent the State
in the next Congress. One hundred and seventy dele;
gates enrolled their names at the organization of the
meeting, and some ten or fifteen afterwards; seventy
three Counties being represented. The Honorable!
Thomas Spaulding was called to tho Chair by ac
clamation, who made a short and pithy address, arid
Messrs. F. 11. Sandford and E. A. Wilcox wore ap
pointed Secretaries. Several resolutions were then
offered, as to the best method of proceeding in the
nomination of candidates, accompanied by interesting
debates. Finally the resolutions offered by Dr. Arnold,
of Chatham, were adopted, which provided that the
Chair should appoint three delegates from each Judi
cial Circuit to constitute a Committee to report as
many names as tliey might tliink best lor the consider
ation of the Convention. The Committee having been
appointed retired, and after an absence of a fcw min
utes returned, and reported the names of 2$ individuals
to the Convention. Several names having been with
drawn, and others suggested, the meeting adjourned
until Tuesday morning, 9 o’clock; when the Conven
tion again assembled and proceeded to ballot. Upon
counting out the ballots, the following gentlcmcri ap
peared to havo received more than a majority es the
votes given in, to wit t
EDWARD J. BLACK, of Scriven,
MARK A. COOPER, of Muscogee,
HUGH A. HARALSON, of Troup,
JOHN MILLEN, of Chatham,
JOHN H. LUMPKIN, of Floyd,
JOHN B. LAMAR, of Bibb,
HOWELL COBB, ol Clark,
WILLIAM B. STILES, of Cass-
The nominaticn of the candidates having bceh gone
through with, resolutions were offored, one to appoint
a Committee to inform the nominees of their appoint
ment; and another to appoint an Executive Committee,
to consist of one individual from each Judicial Circuit,
to fill all vacancies that might occur by death, resigna
tion, or otherwise, Mr. Bass, of Putnam, then offered
a preamble and resolutions catling anti-TarifT meet
ings in all the Counties of the State, having no respect
to parlies; also condemning the Bank, Distribution
Bill, and other leading measures of tho Whlgß. A
resolution was then offered by Foucbe, of Taliaferro,
to appoint a Committee to prepare an address to the
citizens of Georgia. Tho Committee ‘having beea
appointed, and a resolution of thanks la the Chair for
the able manner in which ha had conducted the pro
ceedings, &c., huving been passed, tho Convention
then adjourned in harmony. P.
State nights.
TIIE annual meeting of the State Rights’ Association
.of Morgan County, will be held ut tnc Court House,
Madison, on the 4th July next, at 8 o'clock, P. M.
A full attendance is requested to transact business of
importance. WM. S. STOKES, Pr’t
J. liouso.v, Soc’y.
June 89, 1848. 13
Morgan Sheriff’s Sales.
WILL be sold on the first Tuesday in Accost, bc
” fore the Court House door, in tho Town of Madi
son, in said County, within the usual hours of sale,
One negro woman, Rose, 37 years old, levied on as
the property of Daniel Jackson, to satify afi. fa. issued
(rum the inferior Court of Morgan County in favor of
Jesse Mathes vs. Daniel Jackson j property pointed
out by Plaintiff’s Attorney.
JAMES O’NEAL, Deputy Sheriff.
Juno 85 13
Cotton! Cotton ! 1
rpHE highest prices will be paid for Colton of all quah-
A ties during the summer season, by
JOHN ROBSON & CO.
June 85, 1843. 13