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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. r 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 ’