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of Ilia superior what he intended to do further in the matter.
“I have done my duty,” replied the officer, “ it is trae that
we might demand the fugitive from the Mexican authorities,
but then I have concluded that the truce is so nearly con
cluded. and the indications so clear that it will not lead to an
amicable adjustment of our quarrel, that the demand would
prove useless. In this aspect of the case, 1 return you the let
rer, with which, as far as I am concerned, you may use your
own pleasure.”
“ I thank you,” modestly replied the Sergeant, his bright
eye gleaming with gladness, as he placed that little scrawl
which had caused him so much anguish, carefully in his cap.
The Captain readily interpreted the secret purpose of Bev
erly, and re-assured him with the promise, u that as his own
duty was fulfilled, and the truce being so nearly expired, that
he should maintain silence,” and urged the Sergeant to visit
Isabella at once, as no time was to be lost in the very critical
state of affairs.
Beverly had not much difficulty in determining to follow
the advice, and was soon on his way once more to the Cordo
va mansion. To his surprise he found that his friend the
Captain, who had a heart full of generous impulses, notwith
standing his rigid notions of duty, had actually dispatched an
interpreter to explain the whole history of the arrest, and the
magnanimous conduct of his Sergeant as an American, in de
livering up the proof of the guilt of the plotters and their
whole plot, with his strenuous effort to save the grey liairs of
her fiither. The interpreter did full j ustice to the story, dwell
ing upon the points that needed explanation in the mind of
Isabella, particularly the apparent willingness of Beverly to
sell himself to the enemies of his kindred. As the interpre
ter dwelt upon these parts, Isabella was confirmed in the be
lief that she had secretly entertained at moments, notwith
standing appearances to the contrary, that she had mistaken
the indications of acquiescence in the plot on the part of the
American. She was reminded that her own speech and the
interruption of it by the arrival of an American officer, had
precluded the chance of a reply. She was informed that the
return of Beverly on the day after that speech and interrup
tion, was at the instance of his superior officer, who was de
termined to ferret out the offenders, and bring them to merited
punishment.
With this faithful expose of the facts in the ease, Isabella
did not object to an interview with a man that she devoutly
loved, whatever may have been her purposes toward him in
the beginning of their intercourse. She received him with her
accustomed marks of esteem. There were traces of grief
and distress in her usually placid countenance. Both had
acted with duplicity, but under circumstances which each now
understood, as forced upon them. All these things were
spoken of feelingly, and each party felt constrained to exon
erate the other. It was not in the heart of either, “to set
down aught in malice.”
“ I came here,” commenced Beverly, his voice trembling
with emotion, “to give you this paper. It contains all the evi
dence likely to be available in any attempt to prove your fath
ers’s connection with tho the Frenchman. I know the mo
tives under which your father acted were patriotic. It was
his zeal for his own country, which led him into the unhappy
connection.”
“I thank you,” responded Isabella in her own soft lan
guage. “Be assured that I shall always remember this act.
You must feel that I can never look upon the face of my
father, without having a remembrance of your generous gift.
It is worthy of you sir.”
“ But should that aged father die, fades the memory of him
whose love for you has prompted the aet ? Or do you forget
the giver in your appreciation of the gift ?”
From this commencement, and the favorable manner in
which it was received, our readers will not be surprised at
the turn which it gave to the conversation.
Richard Beverly and Isabella Cordova separated from this
interview unconditionally pledged in vows of constancy, the
most sacred to each other.
Corrapoiiknrf.
LETTER from COLEJIBIIS.
V.OXUMSUS, tTuuv inti, 1000.
Dear Doctor. —lt appears that yqur correspondents in our
city, have neglected you for some time past, and you must
attribute the cause of neglect to the want of the necessary mat
ter to form a letter of any length or interest. That extreme
dullness of which I spoke in my previous epistle, still pervades
our streets, and we are not even blessed with the notes from
the organ grinder’s musical box, to break the dull monotony,
and cheer our drooping spirits. But we have a great conso
lation in knowing that “ Summer will not last alway,” and
when ’tis gone, the readers of the “ Citizen” may expect a
fich treat, if Cato, Amcricus, & Cos. will do their duty, and
we know they will.
The cooling zephyrs that start down upon us from the
mountains, instead of bearing upon their wings sweet odors
from the surrounding country, bring nothing but vast columns
of dust which tower to an amazing height, and envelope the
whole city, as it were, In a dense fog. ’Tis reported that an
effort will be made to make arrangements whereby the streets
ean be sprinkled and the dust kept down, and if the merchants
will exert themselves in the cause, (particularly the dealers in
dry goods,) I have no doubt success will attend the undertak
ing. So may it be.
Madame Anna Bishop, and Mr. Bochsa, the Harpist,
(since their return from Mexico,) have, for two nights past,
been delighting our citizens, (that is a portion of them,) the
former with her rich notes of song, and the latter with his
dexterous jerkings from his instrument. Their first concert
was well attended, but at the second there was quite a falling
off, the “kid gloves” however, being on hand. The lady’s
voice we admired, and were richly repaid for our time and
money, but could not possibly delight to see a 3001 b furrigner
take up a beautiful and slender-built harp, and go to work in
so rash and desperate a manner to drag music from its strings.
Toots and his associates, say we are no judge of music, and
of such music. Bob the grinder would no doubt entertain the
same views as we do. This latter may be music, but it cer
tainly grated harshly upon our over-sensitive nerves, and for
the future we say to Mr. Bochsa what Uncle Toby said to the j
fly, “ go, poor devil, the world is big enough for you and me.” !
A slight emeute (but one hardly worth mentioning) oe
eared up the street a few days ago, between Cotton Lazarus t
and Phrenologus Books, the latter said to be- a distant relative j
of the President’s ; the cause of which I have not been able
to ascertain. A frog-sticker was drawn, and one inkstand
and its contents was rather freely used by one of the combat
ants, on the head of his antagonist, much to the detriment and
neatness of a clean shirt bosom and a decent white Panama,
which was suddenly metamorphosed into a shocking bad,
black tile. The battle raged with that intensity, that the old
saying, “ when Greek meets Greek, then comes the tug of
war,” was fully verified, and though it was of shorter dura
tion, but waged in the right spirit, no bones were broken and
nothing spilled but— ink. We think our indefatigable and en
ergetic Mayor should take some notice of the affair, and as a
suitable punishment, we would recommend they be fined a
thrip a piece, and twenty-four hours solitary confinement in
the Post Office. *
A Mineral Spring has lately been discovered, issuing from
the bank of the river near the new factory now putting up,
which is strongly impregnated with iron, and is meeting with
attention from some of our medical gentlemen. I will go
down and make an inspection soon, and perhaps may send you
a bottle so that you can test its efficacy.
A considerable excitement was kieked up, and quite a large
and motley crowd were assembled, in front of the Rum Falace
Mill, a few days ago, to witness the “ biggest dog fight of the
season,” between Carlo Hughes and Carlo Winter. Knowing
of the bitter enmity which always existed, the friends of each
were on the ground urging them on to the strife, but before
odds could be laid on eitlier side, they were separated by gen
eral consent, and the crowds dispersed. The merchant will
drop his pen—the mechanic his jack-plane, and the printer his
stick, all to see a dog fight, and afterwards discuss the merits
of his favorite with the warmth of a politician.
The Military and Sons of Temperance, are making prepara
tions for the celebration of the glorious 4th, and as we gene
rally do such things up in apple pie order, an account of the
day’s proceedings may not be uninteresting to some of the
readers of the “ Citizen,” which will be accordingly given by
one of your many correspondents. Next week L will send a
programme if one ean be procured.
The Cuban fever is raging here to a greater extent than you
doubtless imagine, and I guess the tall Colonel of our regi
ment (776th,) wishes an opportunity for calling out the
** Horse Marines” and “ Fantasties,” General Lopez whilst
on his way to New Orleans, passed through our city, but re
mained only a short time—thereby disappointing the boys who
were desirous of seeing a live General walk Spanish. Par
son West, (jovial old soul, with a heart as big as a horse’s,)
once remarked at the close of an evening discourse, “that he
would never forget the good people of Columbus ;” and if
Gen Lopez had stayed a day he would have said the same,
for we would have made a lion of him in a very few
hours.
The Rev. Mr. Mahan who figured rather conspicuously in
the “ Citizen” of June 7th, preached yesterday in the Pres
byterian Church, and if I have been correctly informed (not
having heard him,) his discourse was similar to the one which
saluted your ears in Macon, and like you, some of our godly
citizens have been “ taken in and done for.” Quote L nele
Toby on him is our prayer, in all such cases.
It is reported that old Bridgeicater has been meddling in
somebody’s private affairs, and if such is the fact, you sliall be
posted up in our next. Perkin will do his duty, and “ rascality
don’t go unwhipped.”
Mr. John H. Davis and lady, and Mrs. Love and daughter,
ol Col. Calhoun’s family, arrived at their home yesterday even
ing, looking “ none the worse” (dust excepted,) for their long
and tedious trip across the plains from Santa Fe. They re
ceived a hearty welcome from their many friends. No more
at present, from PERKIN PRY.
P. S. Just before closing I have been informed that the
body of a man was discovered in the swamp, in the rear of
Maj. Howard’s residence. The body was in such a state of
decomposition, that it was with difficulty he was recognised,
but tis now ascertained to be Mr. John Burns, a Sign Painter.
Nothing as yet known as to the cause of his death. P. P.
LETTER from AUGUSTA.
Augusta City, June 13, 1830.
Dear Doctor : —The signs are glowing with auspices that
now hang like rainbows over the future destiny of our city.
This is decidedly an age of improvement, and it will be well
if we take advantage of the times.
The great subject of “Plank Roads,” which has been press
ed before the minds of the people for some time, is not with
out its effect. We will not say its due effect, for if it had met
this, we should now find, instead of jolting over rugged,
muddy roads, to the imminent hazzard of ribs and skulls,
that a ride between the principle stage points in this State,
would be an object of desire rather than so often a disagreeable
necessity. Our Council have received an appeal from that of
Clarksville upon this subject, and agreeably to a call, the citi
i zens assembled on Saturday evening last, to consider what ac
tion to take upon the same, Mr. Miller, Mayor, presiding. A
resolution was received to appoint a committee of five to de
termine what action was necessary. This committee retired,
and after a short absence, recommended the appointment, by
the Chair, of a committee of eight, two from each ward, to
make a report upon the subject at an adjourned meeting to be
held on Wednesday next.’ This looks well; but some of our
j citizens have already begun the work. TheU. S. Hotel, the
i great haven of travellers, and the square on which it stands,
j has already a large portion laid, and it is intended to proceed
jin like manner with the whole square. The extensive use
; made of this, is abundant proof of its utility. What then
i must be the advantage when it shall extend through the whole
j city ? Let the the draymen who carry and the merchants
j who receive goods answer.
The introduction of g;us light lias more fully received the
attention of Council. A sum not to exceed §20,000 lias been
appropriated. The Gas Company, lam told, will not long
defer their operations, and this is the ardent hope of every
citizen, and must be that of strangers, for it is scarcely possi
ble to conceive what a dismal aspect our beautiful city, beauti
ful in daylight, wears at night. The fitful glimmering at the
lamp posts, scattered like angel’s visits few and far between,
rendering the durkness doubly dark, has been long endured
by our citizens, and displays a parsimony that strangers would
scarcely anticipate, from their liberality in general. But even
for the sake of morality I hope it soon may be otherwise.—
Deeds of darkness shun the light, and if so, gas lights are of
no small importance here.
The alarm of fire, at about 11 o’clock on Monday evening
last, was sounded in our midst, and soon the Rough and Rea
dy of our tire department, were uu u<c _
of the fire was on Bridge Row, a place above all others, least
calculated to excite that deep eommiseratioi which generally
fills the mind at the out break of that devouring element.
But our companies spared no exertions to allay its progress ;
on the contrary, they displayed more alacrity and energy, if
possible, than usual, and although they failed to preserve any
of the buildings that had had taken fire, much praise is due
them for preserving the houses adjoining.
We do not possess the smallest iota of wantonness in our
nature to destroy property, or injure our neighbor’s, but if we
might be permitted publicly to express a private opinion,
public interest and natural scenery would be materially im
proved by the consumption, or dismemberment, or tearing
down and carrying away of nine-tenths of that portion of the
city. We trust, however, tliattlie present evil may result in
future good, and that on the smouldering ruins may be erect
ed soon a set of buildings, which sliall ornament the city and
profit the proprietors. Yours, &c.
RICHMOND.
LETTER from PANAMA..
Panama, May 21, 1830.
My dear Doctor Enclosed I send you the “Panama
Star,” Extra, of to-day. giving the details of a riotihat took
place here on last Saturday. I was an eye witness, and think
it a very poor description. It is, however, better than I can
give you at this time, for I am very unwell, and have been so
since I left New Orleans. I would write you, if I were able,
a long letter, giving a description of the country, and advice
to all who may become fools enough to travel it. As for my
own part, I say, that if God will forgive me for doing so this
time, I will never be guilty of a like offence. You have heard
of the beautiful scenery on the Chagres River. Italia hum
bug—the greatest lie that ever was told, and so it is with ev
ery thing good that you have heard about this route; the
whole is a game of the greatest swindling that any man can
conceive. There are, at this time, in Panama, in the neigh
borhood of three thousand emigrants, waiting for passage to
San Francisco, and the tickets on each steamer are all, with
the exception of a few, in the hands of four or five specula
tors. To-day one of our party bought a second cabin ticket
in the Tennessee for §3OO and brags on getting it very low.
As for myself I will take a sail vessel at §2OO, and can’t get
one for less. We are at this time trembling for the safety of
our countrymen who are crossing the mountains; there is
most certainly great danger; but there is no use in telling
them so before they start, they won’t believe it.
I wrote a letter to this morning; and I assure you,
leaving sickness out of the question, that my feelings are not
the best. lam in hopes that in a few days I will be able to
write you a few statements of matters and things; and until
then, that God may bless you, is the sincere wish of your
old friend. A COLUMBUS B’IIOY.
LETTER from CUINTON, Ga.
Clinton, June 15,1850.
Dear Sir: —l noticed in your hist a letter from “Sea
board,” in which he stated that two men had been arrested
for incendiarism, Ac. Now note the following: About
four weeks ago we were somewhat alarmed at a very strong
smell of smoke in our paint shop, as if from the process of
boiling oil for painting, and knowing that there was nothing
of that kind going on about the shop, we commenced a search
for the fire and for an hour or more it could not be found; at
lass we discovered a small lock of cotton, smoking, which
the painters had used for wiping oft’ their flag or paint stone.
V\ hether the rays of the sun fell on it or not, I am uncertain,
but I think not, in fact, I know that they did not when we
first smelled the smoke. I took it and threw it out the door
and in less than one minute it was entirely consumed. Since
that time I have tried the following experiment: I took a
lock of cotton, perhaps as much as could be crammed into an
egg shell and saturated it with boiled linseed oil, such as gen
erally used for painting, and laid it on the ground in the sun,
and in fifteen minutes it was smoking and in thirty it was in a
blaze.
Now, the probability is, if we had not found the cotton be
fore night the shop would have been burned down, and some
poor fellow would now be languishing in jail in this place for
incendiarism.
llow often do we see the ‘carriage drivers’ cleaning up the
carriage with an oiled rag or cotton, he throws it down with
SIS if I©mif I A SISIISI.
out suspicion of harm, and the result is, the carriage house
stables Ac. are consumed and some poor fellow has to suffer
for it, or bear the stigma of suspicion. I am happy in the
belief that there is not so much ‘maliekms mischief 7 mixed
up with mankind as many of your vinegar-faeed, grim visa
ged, suspicious gentry think there is. To be sure there are
plenty of rogues in the world, and there are many that are
called respectable and good citizens; men that would look an
honest man in the face without blushing; that would stoop to
very dirty actions when there is a prospect of gain, but take
away that prospect and they are as honest as any other per
son. But believe me, all the supicious circumstances that oc
cur in this world should not be imputed to proneness of man
kind to do evil; nor should all the fires that occur, when it is
not known how they originated, be imputed to incendiarism.
Tell “Seaboard” to ascertain, if lie can, whether there had
not been linseed oil and cotton used for some purpose in the
mills that was burned some time shortly, before the fire was
discovered. Perhaps the fire might be accounted for in that
way, most probable the workmen would recollect it if they
had used it for any thing. Lest some of your readers should
think that I am trying to humbug them, or in modern phra
seology, show them the elephant, I send a pliial of the oil
that I used in the experiments; it came ready boiled from the
north; what was put into it when it was boiled, I do not know.
Led Lead or Litharge is generally used as dryers, and put
into the oil before or while boiling. Will you or some of your
learned readers, explain the phenomenon ? I have often
heard that hemp and linseed oil would ignite, but always sup
posed that it must be in considerable quantity, and that it
would take some days or even weeks, but that it should take
fire in twenty or thirty minutes and that in sucli small quan
tities, is something that should be generally known, as it
might prevent many accidents.
The devil has broke loose up here, and among the balance
of his antics, he has put it into the heads of the young people
to employ a dancing master, much to the chagrin, dismay
and horror of the saints, but they are after the old fellow with
a‘sharp stick’ and no doubt they will have him impaled be
fore he knows what is the matter with himself. I would tell
you more about it, but I am afraid they would get after me in
the same way; but this much I will promise you, if they do
catch the old chap I will try and let you know of it, so that
you may come up and get a peep at the celebrated old gen
tleman. If they should keep him for a show I suppose they
would consider you and me entitled to season tickets.*
Very respectfully, Ac. A. I). B.
*Note by the Editor.— Not being on good terms with
his “satanic majesty” or the keepers of the Menagerie of
which lie would, when caged , constitute the chief attraction,
we could not expect a “ season ticket ” to the show, as all the
complimentary tickets which we, as Editors, receive are ba
sed upon the quid pro quo principle—the consideration being
squared by a newspaper puff. 1 laving in our time, given Di
abolusand his confederates many hard raps, and the feud be
tween us not having yet been settled by our swearing allegi
ance to him as the legitimate and perpetual ruler over a large
part of God’s heritage, we have no claims to free admission
to the rarec exhibition ! We “thank you for nothing”
then, friend B. We cannot, in conscience, give th e puff
which a “season ticket,” would bind us, in honor, to pay for
such a sight, and therefore, we should be excluded, except we
settled the usual fee with the Doorkeeper !
Resolutions of the IVashvillc Convention.
1. Resolved, That the Territories of the United States be
long to the people of the several States of this Union as their
common property ; that the citizens of the several States have
equal rights to migrate with their property to these Territo
ries, and are equally entitled to the protection of the Federal
Government in the enjoyment of that projierty so long as the
Territories remain under the charge of that Government.
2. Resolved, That Congress has no power to exclude from
the Territory of the United States any property lawfully held
in the States of the Union, and any act which may be passed
by Congress to effect this result is a plain violation of the Con
stitution of the United States.
3. Resolved, That it is the duty of Congress to prov ide
proper governments for the Territories since the spirit of
American Institutions forbids the maintenance of military go
ing in Territories once belonging to foreign jsiwCrs which in
terfere with the full enjoyment of religion ; the freedom of
the press ; the trial by jury, and all other rights of persons
and property as secured or recognized in the Constitution of
the U. States are necessarilly void so soon as such Territories
become American Territories, it is the duty of the Federal
Government to make early provision for the enactment of
those laws which may be expedient and necessary to secure
to the inhabitants of and emigrants to such Territories the full
benefit of the constitutional rights we assert.
4. Resolved , That to protect property existing in the sev
eral States of the Union, the people of those States invested I
the Federal Government with the powers of war and nego
tiation, and of sustaining armies and navies and prohibited to
State authorities the exercise of the same powers. They
made no discrimination in the protection to be afforded of the
description of the property to be defended, nor was it allowed
to the Federal Government to determine what should beheld
as property. Whatever the States deal with as property the
Federal Government is bound to recognize and defend as such.
Therefore it is the sense of this Convention that all acts of
the Federal Government which tend to denationalize proper
ty of any description recognized in the Constitution and laws
of the Shites, or that discriminate in the degree and efficien
cy of the protection to be afforded to it, or which weaken or de
stroy the title of any American citizen upon American Ter
ritories, are plain and palpable violations of the fundamental
law under which it exists.
5. Resolved , That the slaveholding States cannot and will
not submit to the enactment by Congress of any law impos
ing onerous conditions or restraints upon the rights of mas
ters to remove with their property into the Territories of the
United States, or to any law making discriminations in favor
of the proprietors of other property against them.
6’ Resolved , That it is the duty of the Federal Govern
ment plainly to recognize and firmly to maintain the equal
rights of the citizens of the several States in the Territories
of the United States, and to repudiate the power to make a
discrimination between the proprietors of different species of
property in Federal Legislation. The fulfilment of this duty
by the Federal Government, would greatly tend to restore the
peace of the country, and to allay the exasperation and ex
citement which now exists between the different sections of
the Union. For it is the deliberate opinion of this Conven
tion that the tolerance Congress has given to the notion that
Federal authority might be employed incidently and indirect
ly to subvert or weaken the institutions existing in the Suites,
confessedly beyond Federal jurisdiction and control, is a main
cause of the discord which menaces the existence of the Un
ion, and which has well nigh destroyed the efficient action of
the Federal Government itself.
7. Resolved , That the performance of this duty is required
by the fundamental law of the Union. The equality of the
people of the several States composing the Union, cannot be
disturbed without disturbing the frame of the American in
stitutions. This principle is violated in the denial of the slave
holding Suites of power to enter into the territories with the
property lawfully acquired in the States. The warfare against
this right, is a war against the Constitution. The defenders
of this right, are defenders of the Constitution. Those who
deny or impair its exercise, are unfaithful to the Constitution,
and if disunion follows the destruction of the right, they are
the disunionsts.
8. Resolved , That the performance of its duties upon the
principle we desire, would enable Congress to remove the
embarrassments in which the country ia now involved. The
vacant territories of the United Suites, no longer regarded as
prizes for sectional capacity and ambition, would be gradually
occupied by inhabitants drawn to them by their interests and
feelings. The institutions fitted to them, would be naturally
applied by the governments formed on American ideas, and
approved by the deliberate choice of their constituents. The
community would be educated and disciplined under a repub
lican administration in habits of self-government, and fitted
for an association as a State, and to the enjoyment of a place
in the Confederacy. A community so formed and organized,
might well claim admissiou into the Union, and none would
dispute the validity of the claim.
9. Resolved , That a recognition of this principle, w'ould
deprive the questions between Texas and the United States of
their sectional character, and would leave them for adjustment
without disturbance from sectional prejudices and passions,
upon considerations of magnanimity and justice.
10. Resolved , That a recognition of this principle would
infuse a spirit of conciliation in the discussion and adjustment
of all the subjects of sectional dispute, which would afford a
guaranty of an early and satisfactory determination.
11. Resolved, That in the event a dominant majority shall
refuse to recognize the great constitutional rights we assert,
and sliall continue to deny the obligations of the Federal Go
vernment to maintain them, it is the sense of this Convention
that the Territories should be treated as property, and divided
between the sections of the Union, so tliat the rights of both
sections be adequately secured in their respective shares.
That we are aware this course is open to grave objections, but
we are ready to acquiesce in the adoption of the line of 36
deg. 30 min. North latitude, e xtending to the Pacific Ocean,
as an extreme concession, upon considerations of what is due
to the stability of our institutions.
12. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Convention
this controversy should be ended, either by a recognition of
the constitutional rights of the Southern people, or by an equit
able partition of the Territories. That the spectacle of a con
federacy of States, involved in quarrels over the fruits of a
war, in which the American arms were crowned with glory,
is humiliating. That the incorporation of the Wilmot Provi
so in the offer of settlement, a proposition which fourteen
States regard as disparaging and dishonorable is degrading to
the country. A termination to this controversy by the dis
ruption of the Confederacy, or by the abandonment of the
territories to prevent such a result, would be a climax to the
shame which attaches to the controversy, which it is the para
mount duty of Congress to avoid.
13. Resolved, That this Convention will not conclude that
Congress wtll adjourn without making an adjustment of this
controversy, and in the condition in which the Convention
finds the questions before Congress, it docs not feel at liberty
to discuss the methods suitable for a resistance to measures
not yet adopted, which might involve a dishonor to the South
ern States.
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1 ‘ 1
UljC (Ixco rgia Citizen.
L. F. W. AWHIIVti, Editor.
| MACON, GA., JUNE 21, 1850. j
Oram! Hncanipiiient, I. 0. 0. F.—The Grand
Encampment of Odd Fellows, lor the State of Georgia, will i
meet in this city on the 2d Wednesday of July, next.
lYational Division Sons of Temperance j
This body held its annual session, last week, in Boston. It
was a jubilee occasion with the ‘Sonnies,’ many of the Chiefs
and great men of the order being present, on the list of whom i
we notice the name ofour fellow citizen P. G. W. Patriarch
Williford, who occupied the platform of the speakers, on the |
‘Common,’ and addressed the mass assemblage.
The 17th June • —The anniversary of the Battle of
Bunker llill. was duly celebrated by the Floyd Rifles, Capt. j
Rose, and Macon Volunteers, Capt. Conner, both of which i
companies were out, one in the forenoon, and the other in the
afternoon. When we witnessed the honor thus paid to a
Yankee battle of the Revolution, by Southern Volunteers, we
could not help thinking, that the disunion “ crisis,” was fur
ther oft’ than many would make believe. We now “ breathe
easier,” we do, and feel like singing “ Hail Columbia,” or
v-A. i~k—j!.,)* i,;a. iiuo|)iMtiu>d the. understanding atsn.
Man Killed.— a man by the name of Stephen Davis, :
was run over by a wood oar on the Macon A Western Rail
Road, last Tuesday night about 10 o’clock, and killed. He j
was a drinking man, and had laid down and fallen asleep, pro- j
bably, across the road. Verdict of the'Coroner’s jury in ac- [
j cordanee with these facts. The accident took place near this !
city.
Town of Oglethorpe. —On Saturday last, one of
the splendid Steam Saw Mills manufactured by our townsman
C. P. Levy, for Leary A Cos., of Oglethorpe, was put in ope
ration, and worked beautifully. Another mill from the same
shop will be started this week by the same company, who will
thus be prepared to furnish timber in any quantity and at short
notice, to those desirous of making improvements in the new
town.
Mr. 11. Findlay, lias also sent down one or two engines to
tile same neighborhood, which will shortly be put in opera
tion, to aid in the supply of building materials for Oglethorpe i
and vicinity.
The IVashvillc Convention.
A part of the proceedings of this august body—the reso
lutions passed—will be found in our paper to-day. An ad
dress has also been published, which we shall notice when
received. From the tenor of the resolutions, which seem to
us to be a crude and undigested mass of verbiage, unworthy
of so mighty an assemblage, we gather that the Convention
went in for what they consider an equitable division of the
spoils—a division on the Missouri Compromise line of 36 de
grees 3ft minutes, as the extreme concession on which they
were willing to settle the question. The 12th resolution
squints awfully at a war between the States and a disruption
of the confederacy as the result of the difficulty, unless the
North will renew the old Missouri Compromise line, although
the Convention very prudently came to the conclusion not to
discuss or devise any method of resistance, until they see
what Congress will do towards an adjustment. We think
their prudence highly commendable, and might have been
exercised profitably in preventing tlie meeting of the Conven
tion altogether, until the failure spoken of, on the part of Con
gress.
Mr. Rhett is said to bo the author of the address, which is
so ultra, that Judge Sharkey, the father and President of the
Convention, and several others, declined appending to it their
signatures ! The resolutions it is understood were eongloin
rated and licked into shape by Mr. Campbell, of Alabama,
from the chaos of material offered by each member.
We have not space this week, to say more than this—that
of the three propositions now before the country for the settle- ,
mentof the question, we give our decided preference to the
Compromise liill of Mr. Clay, as being the most honorable and
favorable to the South—the easiest of anjustment, and the
only one indeed that is practicable , in its early consumma
tion. In our next, we propose to give our reasons, why it is
to the interest of the South and to the honor of the South, to
support the measure of the Committee of Thirteen, in prefer
ence to either the President’s plan, or that of the Nashville
Convention. This we shall do with due deference to the
opinions of others, but with that “ plainness of speech” to
which we have ever been accustomed, in matters of such
grave import.
—=ss—
Society —At the last meeting of this !
Association anew code of Bye Laws was adopted and the So
ciety placed on a basis, which, it is believed, will infuse new
life into its operations and materially advance its usefulness
and prosperity. The respectable mechanics of the city and
vicinity, who have hitherto kept aloof from membership, can
now unite with the institution and aid in its advancement. It
is the wish of many members to enlarge its sphere of action,
so as to make it an honorable competitor with the South Car
olina Institute and kindred associations. The plan of an an
nual Fair of Mechanical industry, Address, &c., is contem
plated. Will not the Mechanics of the State join in such a
measure? Great good, we think, would result therefrom to
their varied interests.
Benton and Clay.-- -Old Bullion made a most inde- |
cent assault upon Mr. Clay in the Senate on the 12th inst.
which the latter repelled with ineffable scorn and indignation.
Our Editorial Brethren.—The press has been well re
presented during the Convention. We notice among the
delegates and visitors, Mr. Dawson, of the Augusta (Oa.)
Republic, Mr. Fouche of the Southerner, Rome, Ga. Mr- Clay
of the Huntsville Democrat, Mr. Grant, of the Columbus
Democrat, Mr. Winchester and Bate, formerly of the Tenth
Legion, Mr. Seawell, lately of the Lewisburg Gazette, Mr.
Trousdale, formerly of the Mississippi Democrat and recent
ly of the Tenth Legion.- There are probably others whom
we have not yet had the pleasure of meeting. — Nashville
American..
We copy the above, simply to demur to its assumption that
the Press of Georgia has been t cell represented in the Nash
ville Convention. Mr. Dawson is too young an Editor to re
present the fraternity. Besides he is the creature of his Ex
cellency the Governor, not the elected delegate of any body.
As to Mr. Fouche, he may be considered as representing
602 1-4 of the inhabitants of Georgia—but we protest against
any such specimen of humanity, being considered even a fair
sample of the Editorial Brotherhood of Georgia ! Such an in
ference would be a foul libel upon the intelligence and digni
ty of the profession at large, which the Nashville American
must retractor prepare to “ smell powder !”
Delegates Returning. —The lion. Chevcs, ,
left this city, yesterday, via Central Rail Road, on his way
home from the Nashville Convention. To him arc wc in
debted for a copy of the unamended address of that body.
Messrs. Dupont and Forman, delegates from Florida, took j
stage here on Wednesday morning, for home. The lion. W. i
T. Colquitt, also passed through the city, a few days since.
n—— ‘
The Bubble of Fame. —The papers speak of resolu- j
tions offered in the Nashville Convention, by one Mr. Touche
of Florida! On enquiry, we discover that the distinguished
Georgian, the lion. Mr. Fouche , of the Rome Southerner, !
was probably meant. In after times, it is barely possible, that
the legitimate acts and doings of this gentleman, in the Nash
ville Convention, will be deemed so questionable by himself, 1
that he will be willing to have them all imputed to the said
Mr. Touche , of Florida, without caring who appropriates such
| icaifs of his own eventful personal history !
The Encroachments of Fanaticism.
Our readers are fully informed as to the introduction of
! abolition politics into the religious concerns of several large de- :
I nominations, producing disunion and discord where once liar- (
inony and brotherly love prevailed, to render it necessary for
: us to particularize all the cases which have occurred of schism
; and alienation from this cause. Suffice it to say that the Me
thodist church is now distinctly organized into two branches
i specifically known as the M. E. Church North and the M. E.
; Church South. The Presbyterian Church has also had its
difficulties of the same character, without, however, making i
the slavery question the exclusive basis of the division into the
, Old and New school parties of that church.
With these dissentions we had fondly hoped that there
j would be an end, on the part of the northern people, to this
| mixing up Church and State affairs and intermingling of
| things spiritual with political. We had trusted that one De
j nomination at least, who professed the largest benevolence to
i wards makind and whose avowed motto was “peace and good
; will to men” would have kept their skirts clear of the foul
pollution which abolition politics has stirred up among their
; neighbors, and not have engaged directly or indirectly, in an
| unholy crusade against the political rights of others. But,
: alas! in view of the recent movements of an influential jmr
tiwn of the denomination to which we have reference, wc are
| induced to exclaim, in much sorrow ness of spirit, “how has the
; gold become dim, and the fine gold changed
Though painful ami humiliating the announcement, we are
| compelled, as an honest journalist, to make the declaration
that the leading Unicersalists of Massachusetts and other
New England States have broken ground in favor of anti-sla- j
very, and stand revealed as the unforgiving and implacable
, enemies of the South and its peculiar institutions, and are
| pledged to every means in their power for the overthrow of
i what they denounce as an unmitigated evil.’
For proof of the fact, here stated, wc refer our readers
to the published proceedings of the late Annual meeting at
J Murray Ilall, Boston, of the “Universalist General Reform
j Association,” as found in the Boston “Trumpet” of the Bth j
i u..i. TJa>uui>iiitioii lias, we believe, been in existence three
or tour years, and embraces the following topic--, viz : “Peace-. !
Temperance• Anti-Slavery , Anti-Capital Punishment ;
; Prison Discipline; and the Reformation of Jucenile Of
fendersr.” From the report of the Secretary and from some
| of the speeches delivered at this Festival we shall make a
few extracts to show tlie feeling existing on the subject ofSla-
very :
The Report says of “Anti-Slavery”—
“This is the paramount question in all matters of reform
—the absorbing subject of public interest. The best text
for a!] meditation, for all preaching, is, that what is morally
wrong, cannot be politically right.
* * # *'* # * * #
“A terrible issue” (said the secretary) “is before the country;
and he pointed out what it is. The proposition is a monstrous
perversion of the Constitution. He showed, most clearlv,
that the Constitution was not designed, when formed, to be
come the foster father of slavery. Slavery was admitted to
exist under the Constitution, as we would take a dvingman
into a house for shelter. It was that it might die, and not
live, and grow, and throttle the nation. Such was a mon
strous perversion of the intention of our political fathers. —
The Secretary spoke of the duty we owe to our country as
Christians, and called on us to remember that our duty to •
God is paramount to all other.
Dr. H. Ballou 2d, of Medford, said—
lie regarded this subject, especially at the present time,
as the great subject whi.h claims our attention. The other
; subjects were very important, but this was the principal one
j over all the rest. He maintained that we could not shake off
our individualism—it is impossible. We are individually re
sponsible: yon are individually responsible, my brethren,
j said he; and 7am individually responsible, You have done
; wrong, and / have done wrong; it is tee who have done it.—
We cannot shake off this responsibility. These facts Dr,
Ballou asserted again and again, in the most affectionate and
j solemn maimer. He confessed the sins lie bad committed in
I times past, in having voted for men who had exerted their
influence in Congress for the sustaining of Slavery.
Rev. Mr. Goodrich of East Cambridge thus spake:
“The Slavery question is the great question of the day.
Slavery is only evil. Sad ! sad is the picture it presents !
| Sad to see 500,000 husbands liable to be torn from their
wives and children ! Sad to see 500,000 mothers, with year
ning bosoms, liable to be tom from husbands, sons and daugh
ters ! Sad to see 2,000,000 children growing up in iguor
anc.* , degredation and woe, denied their dearest rights, and
liable to every abuse to which men and women may be sub
jected ! Their lives are lives of anguish; and they are left
to cry, ‘O God ! O God ! why hast thou forsaken me V
Rev. Thomas Whitemore (Editor of the Trumpet) spoke
despondingly of the cause of anti-slavery. Said he:—
The cause of anti-slavery was never in so bad a condition
as at this moment. He did not refer to the late riot at New
| York; but to the position recently taken by the greatest of
her Northern statesmen. He had forsaken the cause of i
universal freedom at the very moment when we needed his
aid the most; when most we were inclined to lean upon
him, liehad withdrawn his shoulder from us. O! if thut man
instead of what he has done, had stood flrinly by the cause of
human rights, what apillar of defence would he have made!
how would he have enshrined himself in the heart of every i
philanthropist throughout the world ! how well then might
this vexing question of Slavery have been sealed, and settled
permanently for our country. We had hoped Slavery would
be extended no more; we had hoped we might say to it, —
“Hitherto shall thou come, and no father; and here shall thy
proud waves be stayed.’ But we are destined to disappoint
ment; and now we could see no barrier to prevent its extending
South for a long time.
*’***•# **
As some consolation, however, he added : The cause we
have espoused is just, and though our great men abandon it,
it remains just. Slaver)- is a great wrong, and nothing can
make it right. What is wrong must sooner or later die. It
| must be a curse to those who promote it; and none can cou
| nive at it, or even wink at it, without guilt. It is lamentable
that this great matter is so completely iu the hands of mere
politicians.
Rev. S. Cobb remarked :
We have no right to set aside our moral and religious prin
ciples in following out any course of political action. With
respect to this subject the question has been raised, what shall
we do ? If we are only faithful to our duty we can do much.
We can exert a moral power that shall roll in upon the South
and prove most effectual in opening the minds of our south
ern brethren to a true view of the evil, and as slavery is abol
ished in the border States, other States will become border
States, and this moral power will roll in upon tnem,and thus
the great work will go on. Let us do all we can in every
way—in every capacity, and iu every relation of life—let us
be puttinir forth our influence, in word, indeed, in the earnest
utterance of our thoughts and convictions. Now, that the
great crisis of liberty or slavery has arrived, every Christian,
every man, every religious press should speak out, and this
should be accompanied with action. The influence we thus
exert on other minds will tell the great issue now going on in
this country. And now let it be understood that we as a
denomination, take our stand on the ground of moral and re- ;
Jigioue opposition to this great evil and sin es America
Rev. Mr. Miner concurred in what bad been said by those
who preceded him:
He referred to the unhappy effects of slavery on its victims
It binds down the energies of man. It crushes the intellect,’
and degrades the human being to a level with the brute. We
have no controversy whether it is an evil, a Wrong against God!
and man, whether it is inconsistent with the principles 0 f
Christianity. We have no controversy’ whether the princi
ples of our government are not founded in the right of all mets
to liberty, and the means of happiness.
****** ***
The question has come up for us to settle whether this evil
shall be perpetuated and extended, or whether it shall be lim
ited to the states where it already A vast territory, the
resources of which are as y’et unknown, has come into our
possession. It may be that the providence of God will fore
stall the institution of Slavery from entering there.
***** ft
To leave this an op*-n question as a matter of courtesy td
the South, may be paying a compliment at too great a cost.
Where it involves no compromise, he would make his best
bow: but when Shat bow may cost the liberty of unborri
millions he would hesitate. It sseins to me our duty is plain.
; Br. Miner then spoke of the supposed obligation to return fur
; gitive slaves, and argued the point, whether we are obliged
to join hands with the South and stand responsible for slave
ry, with great force, considering the limited time allowed fcf
each speaker.
W e have not space for further extracts, nor do we think i{
necessary, to establish the fact that the northern Universalist*
have declared their settled purpose to make war upon tho
rights and feelings of their religious brethren South. Tcf thi*
i end they have effected an organization, and contrived an au
! nual jubilation in honor of their success in the work of scat
tering “firebrands, arrows and death” among a people who arc s
; guiltless of harm towards them or their institutions. Fob
one. (and we are sure we speak the united voice of Southern 1
i Universalists) we repudiate this “Universalist General Reform
Association” as a band of recreants to the cause of thsi
Gospel of “peace and good will” which they profess. We de
nounce them as apostates to the great principles of benovo
lenee and mercy which their creed books inculcate and e
-1 force. Instend of breathing peace they take the sword c 4
extermination. In their mad zeal and ignorance they would
i “call down fire from heaven” upon the beads of their South
j cm Brethren, for being entangled with an institution, which
the Pilgrim Fathers introduced, and after enriching them
selves thereby, managed to transfer, for gain, to a different
I latitude. They would let slip the dogs of civil war and des
j date our hearthstones, violate our wives and daughters SNd
: lay waste our heritage—through a mistaken philanthropy
which would blot out the distinctions that the Creator has
stamped, in black and ichite , upon the races of men! Yew,
all this, and more would they do, if their power was equal to
their wishes, on this subject. They would destroy the fair
est fabric of human government which the eye of man ever
saw, in order to gratify a perverted sympathy in bcliulf of a
race, with whom, when free, they will neither affiliate, in the
social relations of life, nor raise to a condition one lialf as com
fortablc as that from which they are taken !
4V e look upon the whole movement as hollow hearted, by-.
pocritica! and nnjust. M e view it as contrary to the benign
principle's of the faith which these men profess—as opposed
to that “ charity which tbinketh no erilf and therefore it is,
that we call upon the brethren South, at once to disconnect
themselves from all denominational fellowship with those who*
have thus conspired for our ruin. If, as Mr. Cobb says, the
Denomination North has “taken its stand, on the ground oa
moral and religious opposition to this great evil and sin of A
meriean Slavery,” the Denomination South sh >uM m<t hesi
tate to out loose from a connexion which is so hostile to the
best interests and dearest rights of the latter. It inay be no
painful as “cutting off’a right hand or plucking out a right*
eye,” but where duty, interest, patriotism and Christian fkitfti
all demand the sacrifice, it should he done done and that uigrtfi
speedily ! On a question like this, there can be but one opin
ion, and we venture the predietion that those having a right
to speak by authority for the State Conventions and associa
tions of the South, will, as soon as possible, do all that dntw
prompts—and declare a final and irrevocable separation fitono
their late religious confederates and allies, unless the latter re
trace their steps and forego the purposes of discord, anarch vr
and blood, which they have so wickedly fulminated.
There is another view of this ease of still more painful’
character. It is the union of a Christian community with
■ the Biblc-liating. religion-despising tribe of abolitionists, eucHi
|as Garrison. Philip and others, in npp< sition to slavery! Ire
vain may the “Reform Association” disclaim all sympathy
with the religions views of such men, so long as the avowed!
purposes of both these factions is one and the same — the over
throw of our domestic institutions l “ Arts speak louder
than words,” and we arc compelled to judge by tile former
and not by the latter.
Editorial Correspondence —Na.sbvu.uk,. June 7„
Tliis Convention, it is freely conceded on ail hands, is. Be
yond a doubt, by far. the ablest that has ever met since the for -
mation of our Federal Constitution.— Augusta RepublUr,,
June 13.
As the girl said, “ self praise is half scandal.” The ss**-
l ciate Editor, 1)., ought here to have added, “ quorum ya-vp
fui ,” to have fini-hed the modest culogium !
Studied Misrepresentation.
M hv is it that the opponents of the Compromise of
i Clay, so pertinciouslv and mendaciously misrepresent saj#
! Bill in several important particulars ? Is to excite the y*ej,a
dices of those not correctly informed in relation thereto,,
with a view to defeat a measure, by popular clamor, against
which they can array no valid or reasonable objection ? ajs-it
would seem. We allude to the opposition to the Compxttnise
Bill on the assumed ground that it contemplates the dismem
berment of Texas, and the carving of two or three free toil
States out of her limits—as well as the entire abolition of shi
very in the District of Columbia ! We hesitate not to say thut
both these assumptions are entirely false. All that is con
templated, as to slavery in the District of Columbia, i ft*
adopt a law for the District, precisely similar to that whic’ft
was in vogue in Georgia, up to the meeting of die last Legis
lature—to prohibit speculators from building their pens iu
Washington, and making it the head quarters of their traflio.
It never was designed to interfere with the right of the peoplw
to hold slaves there, as it was expressly stated that the law*
of Man kind were to be subsituted for the government of the
District, in this particular.
So of the alledgcd dismemberment of Texas. There is a
proposition to buy out a portion of the territory claimed bv
Texas, in order to settle the boundary between that State and
New Mexico. This proposition may or may not be accepted
by Texas, but we think, if she is wise, she will jump at the
offer of a substantial bonus in lieu of an untenable and doubt
ful claim. Nevertheless it is only a proposition and no very
ugly scare-crow can bo made out of it, if viewed in all its
| hearings.
What then is the conclusion, when for lack of argument and
good sense, these factioniats will set up a man of straw and
j abuse it without stint, as the workmanship of the Compromise
j Committee ? Why the only fair conclusion we can draw from
| such an unfair course of conduct is, that the Compromise Bill
’ as it is, or as it will be adopted, will break up, effectually, the
: traffic of certain men in noisy politics, aud put far oft” the day
| when this glorious confederacy of States will be destroyed,
and evil and wicked men dance upon its ruins !
Mr. (alboun's Resolution.
The following resolution was once offered by Mr. Calhoun,
in the Senate, as expressive of the right of the people to form
what government they might please, subject to no other con
dition of admission as a State, than that the constitution pre
j sented should be republican. We commend the resolution
i to the consideration of all those valorous gentlemen who op
pose the admission of California as a State:
“ Resolved , That it is a fundamental principle in our politi
cal creed, that a people, in terming a constitution, have the un
conditional right to form and adopt the government which
they may think best to secure their liberty, prosperity, and
happiness ; and that, in conformity thereto, no other condi
tion is imposed by the federal constitution on a State in order
to be admitted into this Union, except that its constitution shall
be republican ; and that the imposition of any other by Con
gress, would not only be in violation of the constitution, but
in direct conflict with the principle on which our political
system rests.”
Now if California has complied with the spirit of this reso
lution—hies framed a State constitution of a republican char
acter, (which is not disputed,) how can any one reasonably
object to her admission as a State ? Who of the “ chivalry”
will be bold enough to disclaim the sentiment contained in this
resolution of the great “ Magnus Apollo” of their idolatry,
and pronounce the same unworthy of observance ’
