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manner and tone, added. “ and so it G
with us all — and a terrible proof of our ,
deep depravity it U, that wecan cherish
and remember anything better than the
Book.’
The very utterance, simple as it was.
filled every one with awe, and made him
feel guilty, whilst at the same time it •
imparted a reverence for the Bible which
was never felt before, and which from
oue mind at least, will never be effaced.
Mr. Randolph was so pleased, however,
with the young roan who quoted from
his favorite author, that in a short time,
as soon, perhaps, as he could get it from
Richmond— he presented him With a
beautiful copy of Mil ton’s l’aradise Lost,
with a suitable inscription in his own
elegant handwriting.
The Telegraph Outdone.
Recently a young man left his home
at YVareham, and for several days no ti- t
dmg were heard of him. lie worked at
a factory, and as he did not go home as
usual, on Saturday evening, search wa*
made, but without avail. Several days
passed by, and yet no news of the young
man. Ilis father knew not what step*
to take, when his brother (the young
man’s uncle) happened in,and being him
self a ‘•medium,” proposed to have a
sitting, and ask “the spirits” to inform
them of the whereabouts of the young
man. The father, though not a believer
in Spiritualism himself, eon seated.- The
spirits announced by raps, that the
young man had exchanged his factory
suit for a sailor’s rig,—told whore he got
his clothinsi, —and that he had gone ofi
wuh the intention of going on a whaling
voyage. The direction he had taken
was given ; but the spirit summed it up
saying “You will find him at Province
town.”
Without much fai'h in the matter, the
father wrote to a friend in this place,
that he had reason to believe his son
had gone >ff. and might possibly try to i
ship from Provinceton. He describe
him, and told his friend >f he saw the
lad here to detain him. Two days aft* r
this letter was received here, the lad
tried to ship—indeed had signed arti
cles at Hillard’s \\ art", but he was v ecog
nized. and though he gave an assented
nan e at first, he finally owned up, and
was kept iu custody till his father cam*
after him.
Now how could anybody know that
this chap would come to Proviuc et* >wn ?
He first took the Car..* Cm! Raijr. >a;
and went straight, to Ilyan iis; his in
tention was to Nantucket; but fearing
he should be too sharply qne-tion and by
the passengers, he turned and >wn the Cap**,
and walked to Orleans ; thence. < Suns
pay, he turned back, and went up to ‘
Dennis, where he took a pa. ket for B*s
t >n. There he went to a shipping-, fli, e
and though he first, thought jf g -mg to
New Bedford, he finally shipped to’ go
in a schooner from this place, and wa
sent down here with thj rest of the
crew. Thus nearly a week afier “the
spirits” said he would be fund in Prov
incetown, and after he hid hunsuJf been
within an easy walk of it by land, he is
brought here again, and his father, at
considerable expense, carries him home.
What is the explanation? The bov
himself, wh -n he whs fairly trapped, in
this pl ice, said, ‘1 know h>w this came
about—it has all been done by the
spiritual Telegraph !”
We have given the facts. They at
least prove all this: that somebody
somewhere, knows something; though
generally speakmg,mot of us know :oio.
paratively very little.— Province to mi
Banner.
The Internal Improvement Conven
tion.
The Savannah Republican is already
seriously exercised on the Internal lin
provem-nt Convention, proposed to be
held in this city on the first Wednesday
in August. The Chronicle & Sentinel of
Augusta is also similarly all. ctd. The
Republican says: “We regard this ques
tion of ‘Stale Aid to I’til R.tn is’ withro
small degree of alarm, especially as the
interest in the matter has become so dif
fused throughout the Sratc as to admit
of a combination which we fear will
override all opposition.” What a pity
it is ihit about twenty-five years ago
“the interest” in “State Aid to Railroads
become so diffused throughout the Srate
fts to admit of a combination” w hich ac
tually resulted in the Weston Ac Atlan
tie Railroad at a cost of *ti,o<)o.ooo.
which a<o caused a lire of Ruwoa ls t .
be built ail the way from Savannah to
Marthasville, and another all the was I
from Augusta to the sanv* p'ace, togeth
er with several other important R~ads.
and camed Savannah to increase in p. ,p- i
ulation in fifteen years from7.ooo t025,-
000, and in wealth, during ihe -am * pe
riod, lrom three or four million dollars
to about twenty millions dollars, ad
Augusta to do nearly as well, aid atilt
another “combination which,” about f.u r
years ago gave to Savannah alias the
1 nion Trunk R ad, *1.000,000 from the
State Treasury. We imagine that the
Editor of the Republican, >r his prede
cessor, “regarded the question” in those
days ‘ with no small degree of alarm,”
not on account of fear, as expressed,
that it would bo granted, but on account
of fear that “S'ate Aid to Railroads”
would not be granted, and Savannah not
be made rich and powerful. “Bur,” sa. s
this old exponent of Savannah policy
most scrupulously h >ne-t ofoour-e—-w e
have uo local prejudices to gratify nor
local interests to serve.” Perfectly dis
interested ar and consistent! “We do n t
believe,” it Sys further, “that a Rail.
road will be built in Georgia under any
circumstances that will ti.jure the city of
Savannah to ihe amount ut a dollar.”
Nor do we believe any such thing ;
but on the other hand, we do believe
tiiat Savannah, like unto all other large
and leading towns, all Railroads within
its reach, connected directly and indi- i
evt.y with it, will add to itsbisimss
and prosperity. Does not the “Repub
bean” and even Mr. Cuvier believe the
same ? A\ hat then is the matter with
leading men iu Savannah and Augusta
Who very well know the effect of Ril
n ads, and who must benefit largely from
the construction of more Railroads in
. a e vT ‘ ereVtr their location may
bo Wbo Ull0 „ thjt
°H , I Sever “ l links of
;, -j ‘ fl ' rci! “mpouiwn in 111.- ’
other States must soon lav r . , ,
her improvements in the b'uek ground'?
Why is it, then, that the leading of
these two cities are so glaring, y j BCkIU
sistent iu their course in regard to State
Aid or any other kind of aid to certain
necessary Roads? This needs explana
tion. There is unquestionably upon us
slate of things touching further neces
sary Internal Improvements, and through
thrm the vital interests of the people
which demands the most careful atten
tion. Die proposed Convention, we
take it, is intend.d, in part, at least, for
inquiry, and the and tfu-ion of some further
knowledge upon these matters. And so
long as one haif of the territory of the
State, and one-half of the people, afe to .
tally destitute of any real advantages
from the Railroads, aud ro long as tlie
State, as a whole, is in great danger ol
being thrown in the back giound by
powerful rivals, we think it would be ex
tre aely bad police to discussion
it the bid ling of any party or {wirtics. —
Atlanta American.
GEORGIA CIUZKM
L. F. W. ANDREWS. Editor.
MACON, JULY 8, 1859.
FOR CONGRESS.
Thos. Hardeman, jr.,
o A ooisr.
Notice to Advertisers. &c.
We are nuw mak.ng out our Semi annual
advertising bill?, from ihe Ist January 18*59
1 to the Ist of July, proximo, and a collector
will wait epon our customers, in a few days,
for the purpose of exchanging receipts for
the money. We shall also make a call upon
Subscribers still indebted for snljscription to
ihe Citizen, and woul 1 earnestly ask a lib
eral response from all concerned. Some
I pressing engagements must shortly be met
and we need our own to enable us to do so,
and continue our business.
Estate Adveititng
Our friends having the management of es
tates, as Administrators and Executors, are
entitled to have all advertisements connect
ed with their duties as such, through the
Court of Ordinary, inserted in papers of their
own selection—and they will oblige us by
exercising this privilege in favor of the
! Georgia Citizen. .
T&e florlins Fourth J— The day was cele
brated iq this city with somewhat more than
usual honor, on Monday last—opening with
the ringing of the Church bells and the
> looming of cannon—filling up with a grand
processi<ra, consisting of the Military Batol
lion. of four coin pa ties, Young America
Fire Company, No. 2, Civil Dignitaries and
Citizens—which proceeded to Kalston’s Hall
to listen to the Reading of the Declaration ol
Independence, Ae., and closing with anoth
er series of explosions from Artillery.
Os the exercises inside the Hull, we are not
able to speak, from our personal knowledge—
j but we have heard it said by cunijietcnt
j judges, that the Heading of the Declaration
was done in a most masterly manner by Mr
\Y M. Town-end, of “ Young America ”
No. 3., a young gentleman of tine intellec
tual powers and attainments. It is no easy
thing to read that immortal document as it
should be, with the proper emphasis and in-
I tonation, and he who acquits himself so
creditably in the performance, as to elicit
the spontaneous commendation of such a
man a* Chief Justice Lumpkin, must have
done the job well.
After the parade, the Floyd Rifle? repair
ed to Spring Garden, where they luxuriated
awhile under Benton’s auspices. The Ma
con Yolunteera had a Hag presented to them
by Miss Julia E. Collins, daughter of Dr.
Kobt. Collins, at the residence of the latter,
where an abundant eollat’on was served and
properly appreciated.
One of the most pleasant features of the
day, was the appearance, for the first time,
in dress uniform, of the Metropolitan
Guards. Capt. Griffin, wlio had a place as
signed them in the Bntallion, and who de
serve great credit for their soldierly appear
ance and efficient movement. In so short a
period after their organization.
In the afternoon all darkeydom was out on
a jubilation, and seemed to enjoy the Anni
versary with as much zest as their betters, if
not a little more so. Who says that the **e
ptttrikus vr-'i.rt” bird ha= lost any of its abil
ity to gaze at the sun, after witnessing its
lofty flight on Monday, in this meridian 1
The Gubernatorial Convention.
The Savannah Republican makes the fol
lovin*suggestion as to the place of meeting
of the Opposition Convention of the 2oth
ins;.:
*• While on the -abject of a convention we
woukl say a word t< our friends in relation
to the place of meeting. Macon has advan
tages far sunerior to those of Mitiedgevilie,
or any other place in the State. Whether
on the score of centrality, accessibility, or
hotel accommodations, it stands without a
rival. It has halls, too, we learn, equal in
capacity and comfort, to any in the city of
Miiksigeville. The great advantage though,
is that you can get there and away again at
your pleasure, without the trouble and ex
pense of an extra train.
We htqe the Opposition press will speak
out generally on this point.”
The Atlanta “ American ” endorses the
above proposition, and we doubt not it will
be acceptable to two thirds of the Delegates
to the Convention. We cordially accept the
motion and amendment, and respond
LET THE CONVENTION BE HELD
IN MACON ON THE 3D WEDNESDAY
OF JULY.
There is yet ample time to give notice
of the change of place, and we hoje that our
brethren of the l’res- will at once speak out
their views on the subject, and if favorable,
announce the same promptly to their read
ers.
There are good and sufficient reasons, be
side* those mentioned by the “Republican,”
why llaeon should be the place of holding
the Convention. It is not necessary, how
ever, to mention them here.
Haps cf the Seat of War, &c.
We acknowledge lh<- receipt of the follow
ing very seasonut/e maps of the present
theatre of war, between Austria and the
French Sardinian A^mv.
‘‘Colton's Map ok Europe. " —A fall and
relial 1- M ;p, showing the chief Cities, Towns
and Villages, l so, the graod political divis
•oni c f Kingdoms and Strtte*. The relative
p ‘sitio 1 and bearing of ot e territory to aji-
Other, and the modes cf comm.micaiion and
intercourse.
“Colton's Map on Northern Italy.”— The
Seat of War. This M*p embraces the who'e
of Sardinia, which is now invaded and con
te-red. by the great powers ot Fiance, Italy
ml Au-tiia.. It shows *t a glance, the
snial! divisions in Sarchn a, t ie Ciiies, Towns
and Vit aiies, !I il II ad J , livers, Mountain
Passes, seats cf tenner battle-, with dates of
each engagement; also, Lombardy, Venice,
Toscany, Parma, Mo Jena, Lncca, and tbe
States ot tbe Oimncb. These Maps are en- 4
graved on steel in a sopeiior manner, hand
somely printed upon heavy paper, and beau I
tifully colore 1. Both Maps upon one sheet,
s res 2S x 19 inches*.
Published by Johnson & Drowning, 172
William Street, New Yoik. Price, post 1
paid, -lOc.
Peace.— The Wadiington correspondent
o! the liJtvmve *' “ays :
The opinion begins to prevail in the best
informed circles “that the progress of the
war i-i E irope will oe sxni checked, and
that the Italian States will be relieved from
Vnstrian or other foreign oppression. Such
a termination of tbe war will do credit |
to the chivalry and tbe civilization of the age.
Austria will probably accept reasonable terms
l‘‘ P‘ ‘■ : ’-t once, rather than have terms’
forced apon her in her own capita!.
New York July 5 ~The which
started from St. hmutor New York, lnd. and
on Sunday last, at Henderson, Jefferson
county, New York All four cf the voya
gers are well, and arc now on the way to
this city.
New York, July s—Tin* w ife oi the lion. .
Edward diei at Boston Saturday |
night.
THIRD DISTRICT. !
Opposition Congressional Convention.
The American and Opposition party of
the Third Congressional District arsembled
in Convention, in Forsyth, Georgia, on this, ■
the Cth day of July, 1859.
On motion of Mr. McDaniel, of Harris ‘
county, Col. L T. Doyal was selected as
President of the Convention, and on motion
of Mr. Reese, of Taylor, lb-. E. C. Hood
was selected as Vice President of the Con
vention.
Col. Doyal, on taking the Chair, explain
| cd in an eloquent manner, the objects of the
j Opposition party.
On motion of T. P. Stubbs, Esq., of Bibb, !
W. P. Edwards, of Taylor, and James R.
Hood, of Epson, were appointed Seoreta
■ ries.
On motion, the delegates were requested
to come forwurd and enroll their names as
such ; whereupon, the following gentlemen ,
were found to be present, representing the
following counties, to-wit:
Butts— J. S. Boynton, J. M. Newton. 1
Dr. R. M. Williams, H. 11. Fletcher, A.
1 Tanner.
Bill) —J. T. Brown, Walter S. Ballard.
C. H. Rogers, T. P. Stubbs, W. Hollings
worth, L. J. Groce, J. B. Gumming.
Crairford —Thos. Raines, E. G. Oliver, S.
T. Eagin, J. L. Woodward, Jr.
Harris —Dr. K. C. Hood, Joseph Miller.
J. M. Alnon, B. F. McDaniel, Dr. J. Irby.
Randolph Towns.
Houston —Messrs. Plant, Howe. Fagin,
Tharp.
Monroe —. John L. Woodward, A. D.
Hammond, John T. Crowder, J. R. Banks,
I Jesse Mays.
Pike— W. J. llone, J. C. Stegar, W. P.
Tyler, C. R. Pringle, J. T. G. Caldwell.
Spalding —L. T. Doyal, D. 11. Johnson.
Dr. S. 11. Sanders, 11. B. Holliday, Gen. E.
Robinson.
Talbot —John W. Ray, W. C. Wimberly,
T. R. Lumsden.
Taylor —W. P. Edwards, B. F. Reese.
Upton —Jordan Lyons, J. F. Walker, M.
D. Johnson, J. M. Barron, J. K. llood.
On motion of Mr. Hammond, of Monroe,
a Committee of one from each county was
appointed to prepare resolutions expressive
l of the sense of tlie Convention. The follow
arc the Committee :
Messrs. Hammond, of Monroe, Fagin, rs
Crawford. Walker, of Upson, Hood, of Har
ris. Sanders, of Spalding, Hone, of Houston,
Stubbs, of Bibb, Reese, of Taylor, Boynton,
jof Butts, Lumsden, of Talbot, Stegar, ol
Pike.
J The Committee retired, and after a short
absence returned, and reported through
their Chairrflan, Col. Hammond, the follow
j ing resolutions, which were, on motion,
unanimously adopted:
The American and Opposition party of
the Third Congressional District, viewing
with alarm the disorganized state of parties
throughout tlie country, the corruption ot
the party in power, and the inevitable ten
( deucy of the present exciting questions to an
overthrow of our cherished institutions,
deem it proper to ignore all minor differen
ces, anil unite upon a common platform in
defence of our national interests and South
ern Rights. Therefore
Resolved, Ist. That the Constitution of the
United States is the best basis of our politi
cal rights, and that all attempts, either
North or South, to override its limits, or de- J
feat its legitimate powers by higher law , o
an overstrained construction of it3 princi
ples. is injurious to us both as a Southern
and a National people.
Resolved, 2d. That we are opposed to uni
ting the sword, purse and war-making pow
er in the hands of the President, and believe
that the interests of the South require that
i we should no longer trust our destinies to
the faithless policy of the Administration.—
It has left the Treasury bankrupt—attempt
ed to revive a ruinous Tariff policy, and pro
jected a Pacific Railroad scheme, requiring
a large outlay of public money, which will
tend to add strength and power to the North
to the disadvantage and inequality of the
South in the Union—and which, if accom
plished, will become a source of corruption
in coming Federal Administrations, unex
ampled iu tlie history of this country.
Resolved, 3d. That the 41 Northern dem
ocrats, with Mr. Douglas as their loader,
have proved faithless to the pledges of South
, ern Democrats, ns weprophecied and expect
ed. and the South can no longer rely upon
1 them for the maintenance of our rights in
’ the territories of the Union.
Resolved, 4th. That the Democratic par
tv in order to maintain their power in the
Federal Government, have again, in their
recent Convention in Milledgaviile, virtual
ly ignored our rights, and endorsed the sla
very policy ot the Administration, and had
. not tlie courage to proclaim the true senti
ments of the South, for fear it would inter
; sere with their chances of offieo and public
plunder.
Resolved, sth. We believe there are con
servative men North, who deplore theinees
-unt agitation of slavery, and desire that it
should cease; but we cannot look with con
fidence to any political party North for our
rights in relation thereto; nor can we affili
with, or support for office, any man, North
or South, who would quietly submit to any
more compromises of the rights of the
South, or in f ,vor of the Cincinnati platform,
with its double construction, but believe the
South should boldly proclaim the whole the
ory of her rights upon the question of slave
ry, and maintain them, “ though discord
reign forever.”
Resolved, (Jth. That it is the duty of Con
gress to protect slavery in the territories,
‘until the power to establish or abolish it, is
vested in a teritorial Convention by virtue
of their sovereign capacity in iorining a
Staf Constitution prior to admission in the
Union, and that a territorial legislation has
no right to exclude slavery, or to pass any
police or municipal laws, that would inter
fere with its absolute enjoyment or tolerate
alien suffrage.
Revived “lh. That the KsinsHs-Xebnsks
Act, with its Northern construction, was a
fraud on the South ; and we consider the final
termination connected therewith in the pas
sage of the English Bill a3 clear proof of the
charge wo make.
, Resolved Bth, That we are pained to an
nounce the determination of our immediate
Representative, Hon. 11. P. Trippe, to de
cline a re-election to Congress. We believe
him to he capable, patriotic and honest, and
hereby lender him our lest wishes for his
prosperity, and deeply regret any cause for
his retirement.
There was tonic debate as to the mode of
voting, but tbe Convention finally deter
mined that those counties having two mem
bers of the Legislature be entitled to three
votes, and those having three members be
entitled to five votes.
On motion of Mr. Reee, of Taylor, it
was Resolved, that a majority of tbe whole
number of votes east be necessary to a
choice.
It being announced that the Convention
was ready to ballot for a candidate to repre
sent tbe 3rd District in Congress, the names
of Capt. Thos. Hardeman, of Bibb; Col.
David P. Hill, of Harris ; Col. Peter \V.
Alexander, of Upson, and Col. A. G. Fam
bro. of Upson. [Col. Fambro's name was
withdrawn soon after it was announced,]
The following arp the b&llotings:
Ist Ballot—Hardeman 191, Hill 11, Alex
der 12J.
fid Ballot—Hardeman 201, Hill 12, Alex
ander 10E
3d Ballot—(Mr. Hill being withdraw n,)-
Hardeman received 24 votes, Alexander 11,
Scattering 8.
The President having declared Thos.
Hardeman, Jr., of Bibb, to have received a
majority of all the votes cast, Mr. Banks,
of Forsyth, moved that the nomination be
made unanimous. Adopted.
Ou motion, the Fres doit appointed Messrs
T. P. Siubbs, Dr. S. H- Sniders, and A. D
Hammond, a Committee to inform C**pt. Harde-’
man of Dis nomination and leqnesl l.is accep
tance of the same.
On motion, it was ordered that the proceed
ings of this Convention be turuisl.ed to the
American and Opposition papers of this District
for publication, and that all papers, throughou*
the State, favorable to our cause, be requested
to copy.
Ou motion, the thanks of the Convention
were tendered to its officers for the faithful
discharge of iheir duties.
On motion, the Convention adjourned sine
die.
Immediately after the adjournment of the
Convention loui calls were made for Col. Pee
ples, ol Monroe, who responded in a speech re
plete with stubborn facts going to show the
recreancy of the National Democracy to all
their pledges.
L. T. DOYAL, President.
E. C. lIoOD, Vice President.
W. P. Edwards, i. Secpetarieg
Jas. R. Hood, \ secretaries.
4th District. —An Opposition Congression
al Convention was held at Newnnn, Ga.,on
the 29th ult., for the purpose of nominating
n candidate for Congress from the 4tli Dis
triet, which resulted in the unanimous nom
ination of Col. W. F. Wriglit, of Newnnn,
as the standard bearer of the Opposition
Party of the District. This Convention
seems to have been composed of various el
ements of all pre-existing parties, who have
united with the view of an effective opposi
tion to the present National and State Ad
ministrations. Hence, there was a decided
yielding of prcjudieces and predilectiions, at
least, ou one side, and a compromise of eve
rything i?i the way of a cordial union of the
Opposition forces. The Atlanta American
has the following comment on the proceed
ings of the Convention:
‘‘The report of the Committee was unani
mously adopted—gave universal satisfaction,
arid embraces a code of principles National
enough to secure the support of all true pa
triots w herever founl. und yet the language
is firm, temperate and unmistakable in ref
erence to Southern interests, rights and rem
edies. Old Lino Whigs, Old Line Demo
crats, straight-out Americans, and Southe rn
Rights Men of all parties, can mount
platform without any sacrifice of pri„ cl - p,
or self respect, and fight under its ban npT /
With such a Leader and such a Platform
victory will crown our efforts, if th ov pqnn j
the gallantry and loyalty of the sor n j er ‘ anf |
the strength, breadth and perfectn esg 0 f
latter.
We doubt whether a similar Convention
has met anywhere, embodying so mltch rf>nl
zeal, intelligence and energy 0 f rj.^
desire and determination to 8UCC00(1 ’ pm - a .
ded the entire body It cont fti „ P(l V01 , . y ma .
ny and dissatisfied and Southern Rights
Democrats, and their dem and(l were eordM .
ly acceded to by those of other partips _
while the demands them gelvM WPr e ofohnr _
actor not to mortify ; hp fppHnffs Rnd „ olf _
respect of those of whom they was made. This
harmony of sentiment and cordiality of ac
tion, was unaffected nrul sinp( . !m(1 win
prove a tower of Btrength in thecanvass now
opening, and figures a compile and deci
ded triumph.
AY e have no right, perhaps, to demur to
the statement hero made, that there was
nothing in thedemands madeby the “South
ern Rights Democrats” to “mortify the feel
ings and self-respect of those of whom they
were made,” but wo can but consider the 4th
Resolution as calculated to injure the feel
ings of many of the opposition in the State
and District. That resolution is as follows :
Resolved. That the South lias nothing to
hope from the Republican and Democratic
parties, and a true devotion to the welfare of
our own section requires us to oppose both ;
and that this Convention will neither en
dorse, sympathise or affiliate with, the Squat
ter Sovereignty policy of Stephen A. Doug
las, or the Free Soil affinities of Bell, Crit
tenden and Houston, and all others who op
posed the admission of Kansas under the
Lecompton Constitution,
We do not regard Messrs. Bell and Crit
tenden as justly obnoxious to this denuncia
tion, and regret to see that the “Americans”
of the Convention did not strike out that
part of the Report, ns ill-advised and un
necessary. AVe could not so stultify our
selves as to have voted any disrespect for
such eminent and incorruptible statesmen,
however much we may differ from them in
one or two particulars.
An Explanation.
From the following recent article in the
Columbus Enquirer, we are pleased to learn
that there will bo no lukewarmness in the
cause on the part of that Journal, should the
Opposition Convention think it !>est to nom
inate a candidate for Governor, in opposition
to Joseph E. Brown. Os course, we are not
disposed to setup a candidate in opposition to
the will of a majority of the party in Conven
tion assembled, but will cheerfully yield our
opinion in the matter to that majority. AVe
would have our frieuds remember, however,
how much darker were the prospects of our
side in the Scott campaign than at present,
and how strong was the opposition vote,
notwithstanding the split in the Whig ranks.
And again, when Judge Andrews was the
American candidate, and Oberly ran on the
Temperance sensation, how small was John
son’s majority in the State. Under these
circumstances, wc are for a full ticket, from
Governor down, and feel that it would be a
degrading humiliation to allow “ sir-rcc
bob ” Joseph to walk over the track, with
out a show of opposition ! But to the nrtiele ‘
of the Enquirer:
Opposition Candidatk. —The Columbus
Enquirer, Macon Journal & Messenger,
Mil ledger ille Southern Recorder, and Sum
ter Republican, are opposed to running a
candidate in opposition to Governor Brown. ,
[ Times. i
Our neighbor is slightly mistaken, as it
will see by a re-perusal of our articles. We
merely contended that inasmuch as the
Democratic Convention hud failed to en
i dorse asingleaetof the Federal Administra
! tion, or to connect Gov. Brown in any way
with it or with anv issue of Federal policy,
we did not think that the Opposition was
any longer ‘-challenged” to a contest of this
kind ; and that as our Convention had been
| called to take the subject of a nomination in
’ to consideration, in view of all the circum -
I stances of the case, we doubted the policy of
I its making a party nomination and institu
; ting a National party test for this election.
We never expressed opposition to the run
ning ot some candidate against Gov. Brown ;
on the contrary, we simply wanted the can
didate brought out in some way to beat
Gov. llroim. The Governor’s party friends
having avoided a contest on National issues,
and having presented him on the merits of
his Adininstration alone, with a view of
thereby securing for him the votes of all—
both Ilemocrats and Oppositionists—who
approve his State policy, we want now to
see an organization formed against him
which will embrace all who oppose his course
as Governor, he they Oppositionists or Dem
ocrats. This object may not be attained if
we make an exclusive party nomination, and
we therefore want our friends to go to M il
ledgeville, feeling themselves miinstructed
and at perfect liberty to nominate or not as
to them may seem best.
The Southern Recorder goes farther and
discountenances opposition in any way to
Gov. Brown ; but, like us, it announces that ;
on a question of party expediency, like this; ]
it will go with the majority of its friends.
The Journal Messenger has for some
time deprecated opposition to Gov. Brown,
aud will probably refuse to support an Op
position nominee should ono be brought out
bv the Convention.
Wei have not seen any late expression of
opinion on the subject by the Sumter Re
publican.
Opposition Cand date.
The Columbus Enquirer intimates that we
may not support an Opposition candidate for
Governor. The call for a meeting in this
county, to appoint Delegates to an Opposi
tion Convention, was made in such terms
and under such circumstances as to preclude
our participating in the movement without
sacrificing our self-respect. We are there
fore entirely free to follow our own inclina
tions upon the subject, and adhere to the
American party, until wo find a better one.
[Journal Jf Messenger, 6 ih.
We copy the above paragraph merely to
correct the impression sought to be convey
ed by our neighbor, that the “ terms and
circumstances” of the call for an Opposition
County Meeting, in Bibb, were unusual or
improper. The Journal & Messenger had
previously given its adhesion to Governor
Brown, or squinted awfully that way, and
its saintly editor was absent, luxuriating in
Tennessee, or North Georgia, when several
gentlemen suggested to us the propriety of
calling a meeting for this county. This we
did in the following terms :
Opposition Meeting.
There will be a meeting of the Americans,
Whigs and such Democrats as are opposed
to the present State and National Adminis
trations, at the Court House, in Macon, on
Saturday, the 18th June, at 11 o'clock, A.
M., for the purpose of appointing Delegates
to represent the County of Bibb, in the Con
gressional and Gubernatorial conventions
shortly to convene. Comeone! Comeall!
And now the question arises, had we the
right to make this call or had we not, with
out consultation with the “Journal <& Mes
senger.” The Editor of that paper had the
right to attend or stay away, according to
his affinities, but hehas no right either to com
plain of the “terms and circumstances” of
the call, or to insinuate something wrong in
the matter, which lie has not the moral
courage to avow, openly. As to the call it
self, we have as yet heard of no exception
being taken to it, except by the Journal &
Messenger, but in what the exception con
sists, or wherein it has any pertinency, no
body neither knows or cares! In any view
of the matter, it is no sort of consequence to
anybody or any party, to which quarter of
the political horizon the weather-cock of
that concern points. It is decided in noth
ing but its wishy-washy sanctimonious gib
berish and its sell-complacent inanity.
New York, July s. —The ship Stalworth
from New Orleans to Liverpool with 2,800
bales of cotton was burnt at sea. The of
ficers and crew are safe at Queenstown.
New York, July s. —The steamship Qua
ker City lias arrived from Havannah with
dates to the 30;h ult. News unimportant.
Sugars advancing.
Richmond, July s —The Hon. Mr. Goodie
died of consumption Sunday.
New York, July 5.—K liable letters from
Leavenworth state that gold is being devel
oped in paving quantities. One claim yield
’d $2,000 in three days, and there are also
valuable new discoveries of gold bearing
quattz veins. Specie is wanted at St. Louis
to liny the dust.
St. Louts. —Advices have been received
by Ins mail to the 10th June. Stone’s sur
veying party have been driven from Sono
ta by the P.isquiera Indians. Sonora has
revolted and defeated the troops in four
engagements, and are threatening Guaymas.
Foreigners are goii g aboard ships.
The Republican in California have nomin
ated State Congressional tickets.
Washington, June 2N, 1850.
Attorney General Black has decided
that there is no form of certificate in the
nature of a passport w hich a State officer
may lawfully issue. lie ,-ays the unpo
sitions practised upon the illiterate and
unwary by the fabrication of worthless
passports led to the passage of a law
confining th*• ir insurance to certain legal
ly authorized agents. A despatch from
t he A merman Consul at I Limburg “shows
how frightfully innocent men have been
I robbed by the sale of these spurious pass
ports, ’and the Attorney General advises
that the notary who signed the paper
which accompanied the despatch, be
j prosecuted, he being clearly within the
I penal provisions of the law.
Distinguished gentlemen of both the
l nited Spates and Mexico are anxious
for a treaty arrangement by which the
inhabitants on the frontiers of the two
countries shall be protected. Such a
proposition w ill doubtless soon be submit
*ed for Executive consideration.
Death from a Rattlesnake Bite.—
We learn from a private letter received
in this office, that, a young lady named
Miss Sarah 11. Dyer, was bitten by a
Rattlesnake last Saturday week, near
Morgan, Calhoun county, from the es
: sects of w hich she died on the following
! day. It appears that she had been out
with a fishing party, and on returning
home in the afternoon, accidently stepped
upon the monster. ’The snake immedi
ately” inserted his deadly-envenomed
fangs into her left foot. She was taken
home as soon as possible, and the toua.l
remedies applied, but w ithout effect.—
the poison infused itself rapidly into
the system and could not be checked, i
She suffered intensely, but most of the j
time unconsciously. The young lady j
was just eighteen years old, and was
beloved m the community In which she
lived. — Columbus Times 4 ih inst.
Terrible Crimes — Strangling Three
Children. Within a period embracing!
from the April last,Mr. Benjamin I. Iler
ring and w ife have lost three children, j
all of whom were found dead on their
return after a short absence from home.
Ihe lust was found dea l in the yard a
bout two weeks since, aged about two
years. The other was found dead in the
same location, all young. A negro girl,
slave, about 12 years of age, named Es-
her, who was hired by Mrs. Herring, is
now in jail, having been arrested on sus
picion of being guilty of the crime. It’ 1
i- said that a little boy, ab lit five or
six years of age, described to his father
and mother the manner in which the gill
choked the children to death.— Goldsbo
ro’ [X. C.) Tribune.
Dogmatical-
Tho mayor of a certain town out west pro
poses to kill half the dogs of his town, and
tan their hides with the bark of the other
half.
And if ho will send to Macon, he can get
a sufficient supply of the same kind of bark
to keep a one horse tannery in motion for a
twelvemonth.
Few men speak to be understood, fewer
wish to be understood as they speak; the tongue
and the heart are usually at variance.
Round dealing is the honor of man’s nature;
and a mixture ot falsehood is like alloy in gold
and silver, may make tho metal work better,
but it edhaseth it.
The noisy patriot, and the violent enthusiast
in religion, seldom have any real love for their
country, or their God.
In attempting to deceive others, we deceive
ourselves; hypocrisy was never productive ot
promised advantages.
For Young Married Folks.— We notice
among the latest inventions, a self-rocking cra
dle. All that is necessary is for it to be wound
up and it will rock and fan “the baby;’ for
hours. Great invention that.— Exchange.’
We ehould think odo other thing was ncces- I
sary; in the language ot Mrs. Glass’ cookery ‘
book, first catch a baby.
Hon. A- H. Stephens, at Augusta.
The fesfjva’, at Augusta, on Saturday last
in honor of Hon. A- 11. Stephens, was a bril
liant a flair, and worthy of an extended no
tice, from the developments of opinion made
by the honorable gentleman, on formally re
tiring from public life. P*.ssiug the expres
sion of liis gratitude for the confidence be
stowed by his constituency of the Bth D s
trict. and the review of his own political
career, “not a single act of which he would
change,” we give his views, on several topics
of importance uovv occupying the public at
tention :
ON the stats. of tiie cocntrt.
Mr. S. said, another source of gratification
is in the fact that he leaves the country in as
good condition as he found it—much better,
in fact, and materially advanced in all the
elements of wealth and power.
Our commerce has extended, and empire
increased —in all the e’ements of prosperity
we have made stepsc>f marked and unpre
cedented progress. Since his debut in pub
lic life—in the legislature of G orgia—our
own condition lias improved asjf by magic,
although we pass along, hardly noticing them.
He alluded, as an example, to our colleges.
When he first came upon the stage of public
life there was but one university, or male
college in the State; there was not a femal
college in the whole world. Georgia was
the first to establish and endow colleges for
women. The Macon Female College was
the first of its kind in the world; and, though
ridiculed and laughed at, he advocated it in
the legislature of Georgia, and aided in iis
establishment. The fruits of these new
lights, which have sprung up all over the
State, will be reaped hereafter. Anti though
! Georgia was, indeed, an E npire of interna!
mproveinents, aud though w c might pile all
! her improvements upon each other, on the
ton ot all will stand the honor of leading in
ilie cause of female education. (Applause )
In a word, then, he leaves all, socially and
materially, in national power and greatness,
in as good condition as he found it.
On the subject of the power of Congress
over Slavery in the Territories, Mr. S. said ‘
He believed truth would triumph; all the
South wants is decision, union, patriotism ;
he belived in the power and omnipotence of
truth, and would ask for nothing wrong.—
The great principle to be carried out is ex
pansion—the right of the people of the
South to go to the Territories with their
slave property, protected by the Constitu
tion, on a platform of equal rights.
The question was fully settled as a princi
ple, that Congress should make no discrim
ination in regard to sectional rights in the
Territories ; but that the people of each Ter
ritory, when about to form a Constitution
as a State, should decide for themselves
whetlieryhey should come into the Union
; as a free or slave State.
The Missouri compromise doctrine, the
Texas doctrine, the Territorial doctrine of
Ruius King in IS 17, have all been abandoned.
In the admission o; this principle, it was not
a triumph of justice, truth, and right. The
settlement whs fully up to the demands of
the South. She never a:-ks but for what is
| right. The principle is uow settled that Con
gress shall abstain from all legislation on the
subject of slavery iu the Territories, whether
as to the North or the South—and the Ter
ritories are now open to all sections, and
have the privilege of adopting slavery or not,
as the people may choose, when they come
to form a Constitution. These measures,
however, did not go as for as lie wished; he
would have Congress to give protection to
slave property in the public domain as long
as it remained in a Territorial condition.
A majority at the South differed with
him—not more than twenty-five men m
Cot gress agreed with him—but he finally
yielded to the doctrine of non-intervention,
because it was not aggiessive; and because
it secured lor all practical purposes what we
wanted. If climate and soil do not favor
) slavery, it vviil not go into the Territories,
j Many thought all the discussion ou the
slavery question had nothing in it; slavery
wouldn’t go to Kansas, Nebraska, &c.; what
harm would be done if the Wilmot Proviso
wrs passed? It is true, it was an abstract
principle which had been gained; but some
of the greatest questions in the governments
of the world have been abstract. He would
advise as strong resistance to abstract as to
practical questions. Nations which submit
to abstract questions of wrong will not long
maintain their independence. Let no man,
■ then,sy that all their discussion about slave-
I ry in the Territories was f>r personal mo
tives, and that all the details amounted to
notin’ng.
Fates of empires have been settled by ab
stract questions. The Dred Scott decision
was only in regard to one slave; but it con
tained an abstract question of great impor
tance. Mr. Stephens cited several law cases
where the interests immediately at stake
were small, but wherein great abstract prin
j eiples were contained; and ssked where
would have been the Dred Scott decision
• but for the debate in Cungiess? Let no man
| place too light an estimate upon theoretical
i questions. He cited our own Revolution,
which, as Mr. Webster says, was “fought
upon a preamble.” The demands of the
colonies lor the removal of the tea and stamp
duties were granted by the British govern
ment; but the right of taxation was asser
ted in the very act of rev. cation—and upon
that the Revolution was fough*. Mr. Stephens
here paid a passing compliment to Ireland
and her patriots and orators—and quoted
the language of Edmund Burke in regard to
the action of the British government. On
the same principle, let no one be deceived,
or place too small an estimate on public men
m their discussions—even when they threat
en a dissolution ot the Union, and even on ;
an abstract principle. He would not advise
the South, or any portion of the confederacy
to remain members <.f a body in which
they were not equal in all the principle* of
justice.
IIIS SENTIMENTS AS TO THE FUTURE,
j He liad been asked, what are the pros
pects for th<> future ; what is to become of
the anti-slavery sentiment at the North; and
whether slavery is as secure as it was?
As he said in 1850, he would repeat now;
there is very little prospect of ilie South
settling any teni ory outside cl Texas, in
fact, little or no prospect at all, unless we in
crease our Afr ican stock,
j This question his hearers should examine
in its length and breadth; he would do
nothing more than present it; but it is as
plain as anything that unless the number of
African stock be increased, we have not the
population, and might as well abandon the
race With our brethren of the North in the
colonization of the territories. It was not
for him to advise on these questions, he
only presented them ; the people should
! think and act upon them. If there are but
i few more slave States, it is not because of
Abolitionism or Wilniot Proviso, but simply
for the want of people to sett’e them. Can
not make States without people; rivers and
mountains do not make them; and slave
States cannot be made without Africans. I
am not telling you, said he, to do it, but it
is a serious question concerning our politi
cal and domestic policy; and we do not
want votcis and dtcianners so much as
thinkers and reasoneis. It is useless to wage
war about abstract rights, or to quarrel and
accuse each other of uusoundness, unless we
get more Africans.
Many hud asked him what lie thought of
public sentiment on this question? He
would reply, that the inst tution of slavery
is now stronger than it was sixteen ye rs
ago, when he entered Congress. Nothing
improved like it—and it is now fixed firm
ami secure in I is position.
lu his judgment, ours is the cnly govern
ment consistent with nature. He did not
agree with some as to the manuer of meet
ing our opponents; while many persons were
offended and astonished at the higher law
doctrine of Seward, he believed, himself, in
a higher law. He believed in a higher law’
of the Creator, and the Constitution must
sustain and rest upon this higher law. The
opponents of slavery were endeavoring to
make things equal (black and white people)
which the Creator had made unequal. Our
opponents, then, are warrmg agaiust a prin
ciple, while we are warring for it
Negro slavery i but in its infancy—it is a
mere problem in our government; our fathers
did nt understand it I grant that all the
public men of the South were once against it;
but they didn't understand it It is for us to
meet questions w r ith the firmness which they
did. The problem is yet unsolved. • Ours is
1 not only the best but it is the only govem
’ ment founded upon tHb principles of nature. !
Aristotle aud other ancient, philosophers had
tailed in their theories of government.— I
Gradation is seen in everything in nature—
in the flowery world, from the japonic*
down to the violet, in the vegetable king- !
dotn, in the stars, and even in men. All
government comes from the Creator. States
men never looked to this principle of grada
tion, but our government is the only one
founded on it; and our {policy, our institu
tion?. and Alrtcan slavery is founded on it.
It is not for ns to enquire into the great mys
tenesof nature ; and it is most foolish to at
tempt to make things better than God made
them. (Applause.)
Statesim n and private men should take
things as God founded them; making the
greatest amount of happiutss out ot the ele
ments.which we possess. We ought to in
ciease and expand our institutions. If they
do nut increase the amount of happiness to
all—black and white—then, they ought to ,
tie abandoned. He repudiated the doctrine
of the greatest happiness to the greatest
number. One hundred persons luve no
risrht to have happiness at the expense and
injury of niuety-nine. If slavery is not best
for the African, and doesn’t increase his hap
piness, it ought to be abolished. If it does,
(hen our institutions are founded in nature—
we are fulfilling our destiny and we should
stand upon this higher law. He wouldn’t
support a Constitution that was inconsistent
with the hi-her law of nature. And until
the “leopatd c-m change his spots, or the
Ethiop his skin,” don't tell me, said he, that
it is unlawful to hold slaves.
He had been asked, with these v : ews what
is to become of the country? Fanaticism
might be spreading at the North ; but slave
| ry is getting stronger, and will continue to
get stronger whether iu the Union or out
of it.
| If the worst must come, let it come—he
was not afraid of the consequences; in or
out of the Union slavery will grow strong
as time goes on.
j When he entered Congress, the Missouri
Compromise excluded slavery from the Ter
ritories; now, it is not excluded from a por-
I tion of land over which floats our national
flag!
He alluded to the anti-slavery sentiment
which prevailed in Virginia in the early days
of the Commonwealth; and argued ihat it
is useless to war against the progress of
events. Every restriction has been taken
off of slavery ; a fugitive slave law has been
granted. There are more men at the North
to-day who believe in the social and moral
condition of slavery than when lie went to
Congress. Wilberforce's theory has failed;
Cailyle has repudiated his abolition doc
trine?; and even the London Times has par
tially kept up with him in his opinions. Free
dom for the negro has been tried in the West
India island, and failed, and the defect is now
attempted to be remedied by the introduc
tion of Chinese coolie?, under the title of
•‘apprentices.” They bad better resort to the
original state of things.
ACQUISITION OF CUBA, AC.
Mr. S said, with otir constitutional rights,
and with the present principles of political
f policy, in his judgment, we are just as safe,
and even safer than we ever were. We
must remain united; if we are ever divided,
our day of doom will surely come. All na
tions when they cease to grow begin to die:
we should then endeavor to expan i ana
grow. Central America, Mexico, are all
open to us. He does not believe that the .
j country is large enough ; but believes that a
diveisity of interests will strengthen the
government better than if all were homoge
nous. He looks forward in the future to the
acquisition of Cuba; but was never in favor
of paying Spain much inoDey for it—not
more than one or two millions of dollars.—
If Cuba wants to come into the Union, he
would not ask Spain; but would be in favor
of repealing the neutrality laws, so as to give
our people a chance to help her in her wish.
He saw no reason why we shou’d pay |
thirty millions for it; we have already spent
several millions in preventing Americans
from goiug to Cuba—and he wants the Uni
ted States to quit holding the island, while
Spain skins it.
From the foregoing, we deduce that Mr.
Stephens is in favor of Congress giving pro
tection to slave property in the public do- j
main, as long as it remained in a territorial
condition—is in favor of disunion unless the
South can remain as equals in all the princi
ples of justice—is in favor of re-opening the
African slate trade —to increase our African
stock : otherwise there is no hope of any
more Southern States outside of Texas, be
! cause we “cannot make slave States without
Africans”—is in favor of e.rjxinsion and
! growth in the direction of Central America,
&c., and of allowing Cuba to come in and
to assist her to do so, not by paying a large
j price, but by repealing the neutrality laws,
I “so as to give our people a chance to help
her in her wish” to join the Union!
Pretty well done—very w 7 ell done, Mr.
| Stephens ! That sort of talk suits us, ex
actly. We are exceedingly gratified to find
i somitch in the honorable gentleman’s speech
to commend and so little to disapprove!—
i Hurrah for “little Aleck!”
THREE DAYS LATER FROM
EUROPE,
ARRIVAL OF TIIE YAXDERBILT.
Nfw York, July 3. —The steamer
Vanderbilt Ims arrived from Southamp
ton.with Liverpool dates to the 25th ult.
The sales of Cotton in the Liverpool
market for three days reached ’17,000
hales, the market closing quiet; quota
tions barely mainta’ned. Breadstuff?
were advancing. Provisions declining
Consols were quoted at 92 1 2 a 92 3 4
Liverpool Cotton Market.—Specu
lators and Exporters, each took 1000
bales. Clare & Cos., quote Middling
Orleans at fi 7>Bd., Middling Uplands
at. 0 5 Bd., the market declining.
The Manchester advices were
hie. The weather was favorable to the
crops.
Liverpool Markets. —Flour very
dull, and freely offered at 10s. Gd. a 13s
OU. Wheat quiet. There had been a
speculative demand for the French trade
at Is. 2d. advance. Corn quiet—Mixed
was selling at os. a Os. 31.; Yellow at
os. Id. a los. Gd ; White at Ss S . Gd.
Beef heavy—prices nominal. Pork dud
—priceseurier.btitquotations unchanged, t
Bacon dull. Rosin dull at 4s. Sugar
dull. Turpentine dull.
General Nows.
Mantua has been beseiged by the AK
i lie-*.
The Austrians have issued, at Mantua,
a forced paper currency of £5 000,000.
\ ietor Emanuel his officially declared
that he w ill not consent to the annexation
of any part of tho Roman States to Sar
dinia.
The Austrian hea l quarters have be* n
removed to Vienna.
The Austrians have abandoned Soute,
Cartiglione and Menta’ Chicaro, which
positions they recently occupied in great
force, and strongly fortified.
Napole* n left Brescia on the 20th
June, to advance upon the Austrians.
The allies occupy Brescia.
Many of the Italians had declared foi
the National cause.
Garibaldi rrarihed on the2oth towards
Dezengano, but was repulsed by the
Austrians. lie had, at latest dates,
pushed his outposts to Balladona (?), in
’ the direction of Bordit), which is now
occupied by the Austrians.
Victor Emanuel had refused the die- j
tatorship which had been offered to him
by the officials of Bologna.
The official Austrian account of their
losses at the battle of Magenefa, are 63 |
officers and 1300 soldiers killed; 218
officers and 4130 soldieis wounded; 4000
missing.
The Pacha of Egypt had suspended j
work on the Suez Canal against the pro- ;
’ test of ihe builder?, and France had ta
ken the matter up.
I-i Londou the money market was hsa
vy.
Opposition Meeting in Monroe.
Agreeably to previous notice a large pop.
tion of the citizen? of Monroe county, nut
at the Court House in Forsyth, on Tuesday
sth July inst.
The meeting was organized by fl]j n „
Col. C. People* to the Chair, and request it 7,
J. T. Stephens, to act as Secretary.
On assuming the Chair, Col. Peoples ex
plained the objects of the meeting, and
forth the causes impelling the people, with
out distinction of party, to organize an Op
position party. ‘
On motion, the Chair appointed the fol
lowing committee to suggest the names of
I suitable delegates to the Convention to I*.
held in Milledgeville, on 3rd Wednesday it,
this month: lion. R. P. Trippp, j y
Stephens, J. R. Banks, Dr. F. Walker
Wm. M. Clark, Thos. M. Tyler and B. \f
Etheridge.
The committee, after a short absence, re
ported the names of the following dels,
gates:
Rev. H. Phinazee, lion. R. P. Tripp,
C. Peeples, J. T. Crowder,
W. M. Clark, Jas. 11. Evans,
W. C. Wooten, Lewis A. Ponder,
Wm. Hardin, Rev. Thos. Battle.
W. H. Bankston, W. L. Flint,
Thos. B. Settle, Ambro.e Murphy,
A. L. Perkins, Eden Taylor,
B. H. Zelner, John G. Willis.
Which report was adopted.
On motion, Resolved, That the delegates
have the power of appointing substitutes,
and that the proceedings be published in the
Opposition papers of the District.
C. PEEPLES, Chairman.
J. C. Stephens, Secretary.
M. Editor:—Though no formal proposi
j tion was made suggesting Macon as the most
accessible and central and every way oligi
. ble place for holding the Convention. I
have heard many express regrets that it was
not done.
J. T. STEPHENS, Secretary.
Fast .lfacox Inion Sabbath School Crlrbralloa,
We are pleased to state that the East
Macon Sabbath School celebration, on the
4th of July, was all that its most Hrdent
friends coukl have desired.
The School met at 11 o’clock. After
, music aud prayer by the Rev. Geo. G.
Smith, the audience (consisting of a respec
table number of citizens of both sides of
the river) was entertained by a very inter
esting address from W. T. Massey, Esq.,
after which the scholars and guests marched
in procession to the beautiful green of Mrs.
, Cutter’s, where a sumptuous dinner was
served, which reflected great credit to the
j ladies under whose supervision it was pre
pared.
The evening was spent in social inter
course and friendly interchange of senti
ment. Every body enjoyed themselves, the
scholars particularly, and when at length
twilight threw her grey mantle over the
Earth, we all retired pleased with everybody
and ourselves.
Dental Profession in Georgia,
We get the following facts with reference
to a recent meeting of the Dentists of this
i city, from the minutes of the Secretary:
Notice having been generally given to the
profession throughout the State, a prelimi
nary meeting was held on Friday the Ist
inst. Avery respectable number being in
attendance, representing nearly all the im
portant towns in the State, the meeting was
| called to order by the election of I)r. Par
sons, of Savannah, President, and Dr. Leo,
of Columbus, Secretary.
After a full discussion of the object* and
i benefits of dental societies, (prominent of
which was the importance to the public of
a high standard of professional excellence,)
a permanent organization was resolved upon,
which was effected under the title of “ The
Georgia Dental Society.”
The following officers were elected for the
ensuing year:
Dr. I) S. Chase, Augusta, President; Dr.
F. Y. Clark, Savannah, Ist Vice President;
Dr. G. W. Emerson, Macon, Gn., 2d Yir*
President; W. F. Lee, Columbus, Uncord
ing Secretary; E. Parsons, Savannah, Cor
responding Secretary; J. Fogle, Columbus,
Treasurer. —State Dress, oj the s ih.
THREE PIT < LITER FRQR EIROPE
ARRIVAL
OF THE STEAMSHIP
VI Gr O .
New York, July o.— The steamship \ i
go arrived off Cape Race to-day with date*
from Liverpool to the 25th June. She
brings the following reports of the
Markets-
Sales of Cotton in Liverpool for the week
j 35,000 bales ; the market had declined
the"lower qualities suffering most; closing
| dull.
quiet. Provisions declining,
i Consols 02j.
ONE DAY LATER.
Arrival of the Adelaide.
COTTON ADVANCING.
A great BATTLE FOI'GHT.
St. Joux’s, July G.—The steamship Ade
laide, from Galway to New York, touched
at this port to-day. She brings intelligence
up to Saturday, 25tli ult., and consequently
a day later than the Vigo, which left early
the’same day.
Commercial News.
The Liver}KM>l Cotton market opened Sa
turday advancing, and closed quiet. ‘I he
sales were 6,000 Dales.
Breadstuff? were steady. Provision dull,
though the sales were unimportant.
Consols were quoted at 02J for money,
and 021 for account.
Another Great Battle.
Napoleon telegraphed to the Empress on
Friday evening, (24th) that, a hot and terri
ble battle had been fought and a great victo
ry achieved. The w’hole Austrian arnJ
were formed into line of battle and extend
ed five leagues. The battle lasted from f (,ur
o'clock in the morning till eight o’clock in
the evening. The French took many flags
cannons and prisoners.
A Vienna despatch of the same day
the battle was progressing, but gives no d<‘-
i tails.
DIED of Consumption, on the HOth * j
June, 1859, at his residence in Crawford
county, Ga., Mr. WILLIAM WILLBON
DENNIS, in his 27th year.
He w as a young man of promise, an affec
tionate and agreeable companion, exempla
ry in morals, industrious and in
: character. He left behind him, a sorrowing
wife and lovely infant, with many friends
1 and relatives to mourn his departure.
Though forced to endure agonizing bouilv
sufferings, he tittered not a word ot regret.
| but expressed himself perfectly willing) 1 ’
■ go. He is dead, but not forgotten, ahe
many virtues which adorned his character,
and displayed themselves in the many acts
:of kindness and devotion to his beloved
friends and relatives, will ever inscribe hi-’
memory in their sorrowing hearts. .
May they be enabled to feel that he is
onlv gone before, and to live in the hopes
of a re-union in Heaven where they sban
“forever enjoy the rest that remains for the
people of God.”