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Hon. B. H. Hill’s Letter of Ac ceptance. LaGrange, Aug. 20, 1859. ITon. B. 11. Hill, Dear Sir :—At a Convention of the Opposition par ty of Troup county, assembled in the } Court House of LaGrange this day, ‘ the undersigned were appointed a Committee to notify you that you were unanimously nominated a can didate of the Party for the State Sen ate at the next October election. In performing the duty assigned I them the Committee would express for the Convention, as well as for themselves individually, the earnest wish that you accept the appoint- j ment tendered to you with so much I unanimity. The Convention looks to your ac- ! eeptance wi h no ordinary solicitude, i believing that the time as well as j the circumstances that surround us require in our State Legislature the services of men of pre-eminent abil- | ity and patriotism. Hoping to receive your acceptance at as early a day as practicable, we are Tour friends, and fellow Citizens, R. A. T. Riolky, | James Culberson, ’ >■ Com. Isaac A. Reid, \ LaGrange, Ga., Aug. 27th, ’59. Gentlemev :—Your letter inform ing me of my nomination for the 1 Senate has been received. Abscenee from home and other rea sons have delayed this answer. If I were to consult my interest of or my previous determination 1 could not accept the nomination. But the tacts which have been communicated to me, as constituting the reason for this demand upon me by our friends ot r l roup county, forbid me to resist. Gallant old Troup ! invincible in movable, absolutely independent of the demagogue, and even the hope of the “mere office seeker’’ influence, who could be otherwise than proud of her confidence ? When the mis guiding fanatical storm of 185 b swept over the country it seemed for time that it would carry all before it. Leader after leader, countv af ter county and State after State were borne off by the fury of its folly.— But when the roll was called in old Troup, not a man was missing—not an officer had fled nor a soldier de serted. The banner county for truth in Georgia in the day when madness was wildest and error most insidious, insolent and exacting 1 Why not in such a country set an example for our friends, and give a warning to our enemies, by throw ing away all party strife,'and pre senting an united people in defence of that which no brave people will ever suffer to be denied—the full pro tection of law wherever the Govern ment seeks to rule, or the citizen is required to obey. Accept* gentlemen, my’ thanks for the kind terms you have used in re- ‘ serened to myself, and believe me not only'the friend of yourselves, blit personally and politically the friend and well wisher of every’ meeting of that people whose organ you are. Very truly', Ac. BEXJ. H. HILL. To Dr. Tl. T. Ridley, James Culberson, and Isaac Herd, Com. More Economy on the State Road. A rare exhibition of the economy of Joe E. Brown, and Superintendent Spikey Lewis, is displayed ut the Big | Shanty on the Western & Atlantic Railroad some seven miles from this place. At that place, John W. Lew is has had erected a building for a Breakfast or eating house. Built and paid for out of the State’s mon ey, hence it is the common property 1 of the State. The present keeper, Mr. Kendrick, who is a great favorite of the Super intendent, rented the house for the pitiful sum of one hundred and eighty dollars per annum, when the Super intendent was offered two thousand per annum for it. Difference in favor of the personal and political friend of the Governor | and his Superintendent of 82,320 00. Xow we ask, why this favorit ism ? W by this unjust discrimination at the expense of the State for the sole purpose of enriching one man ? Is there a sane man in Georgia, who knows Joe Brown and John W. Lewis, that believes either of them would make a similar bargain in their private domestic affairs? We can answer. They would not. Is not John \\ . Lewis an equal partner in the Breakfast House at the Biy'Shanty f From circumstan ces which have occurred, it is believ ed that he is. Does Dr. Lewis deny being inter ested in said house ?—Marietta Pa tried. Joe Brow n's Inaugural. “Y ’’ says that he knows what he is say'ing, (having just seen Joseph,) | that Col. Duncan never saw or had anything to do with the Inaugural of Joe Brown. This is doubtless by the authority’ of Joe Brown on oath. We think he is perfectly devoid of principle or veracity. We still contend that Col. Duncan is the author of the Inaugural, and we have just seen him and although perfectly disgusted with having his name connected with Joe Brown in any way whatever, vet he says he never authorized V. to deny that he had anything to do with it. So V. gets his authority from Joe Brown or somewhere else, and any man who * would write a self-laudatory article, j would readily accept the assistance of any body that was likely to make him popular or conspicuous. The lirst information we received that I •^ )u,iean the author of Brown s Inaugural was not liana lnm but from several gentlemen in this city who are cognizant of the j fact, and to satisfy ourself more ullv of the fact, we called upon ! < 01. Duncan repeatedly before lie would answer to know if it was really ‘ the truth. Col. Duncan hesitated i for some time, but finally answered in the affirmative. Col. DuncJtn is in the city, and if we have done him injustice, he shall have the privilege to make the cor rection through these eolums. o wish v. to distinctly under stand that after hearing this report from others, that Col. Duncan con- j icssed to us that he was tile author o Joe Browns Inaugural. Ls this vT S ? J * ““thorio ! We are ready to make good what we say .—Atlanta. Confederacy. accepted k Chaplaincy and Professorship of j 1 heoiogj. of Mercer Univer-itj-. ! Col. Speer and Judge Iverson. ’ Mr. Editor: It is important to the people of tiie 3rd District that they know Col. j Speer’s p rition as to the Kansas bill. Col. Speer piofesses to he ail admirer, defender and supporter ol Senator Iverson. I see by your Gridin correspondent, Col. Speer de nounced Judge Dough s, but defended the Kansas bill and denied that populai or Squatter Sovereignty was in the Kansas I bid. Judge Iverson said iu his speech at Griffin, he had been an advocate of Squatter Sovereignty—he said r “I was wrong, and l admit it —regret and recant the error.’’ — W lien, and iu vvliat measure passed by Congress did Judge Iverson advocate Squat ter Sovereignty? In 1854, ‘55, ’56, iu the Kansas bill, Col. Speer defends the Kansas Dill, and holds it up as measure fit and prop er tor the people of the 3rd District to stand by and support. Hear! hear what Judge Iverson ea!:e the Kansas bill. Judge Iverson ! says the Kansis bill is a ‘OURSED and W REICH ED thing with unmeaning unrer \ tainties and generalities'’ Could Judge Iver ■ son have employed stronger language to show bis repudiation and denunciation ot j the Kansas bid? Look at it, read it, people | of the 3d district and say if you will east your votes for a man for Congress who, line I Col. Speer, is supporting a bill (the Kausas bill) that is, in the strong language <>! Judge Iverson, a CURSED and WRETCHED bill i of uncertainties and unmeaning generalities. Why did Judge Iverson thus speak ot the Kausas bill? Because that bill has and will exc'ude the South iroin all the Territorie*. Judge Iverson says it lost the South Kansas. Judge Iverson repudiated and denounced Doth Doualas and the Kansas bill, and he j who denounces Douglas is compelled to re pudiate and denounce the Kansas bill; tor Judge Douglas is the author and finisher ot tiie Kansas dill. Does Col. Speer stand upon tiie Cincinnati Platform? I think he does; at lead the candidate for Governor ot the j Democratic party of Georgia stands upon I the Cineinnra Iriaiforin. Now, Col. Speer supports and will vote for Brown for Gov ernor. People of the 3rd District, hear me! listen to me! When I tcii you the Cincin nati Platfor upon the question of slavery iu tiie Territories is the language of the Kan sas bnl, believe me 1 They are, in language | and principle, identical, one and the same. Tney both read thus: “Thepeople of a Ter ritory, like those of a State, huve the right to regulate their domett-c institutions itt Ihcir i own wag.” In this clause in the lvausas j bill, (and which is to be lound, and can be seen in the Cincinnati PI itform,) is secreted and located L’upuiar or Squatter Sovreignty —a principle Judge Iverson says he once 1 advocated, but now, like an honest man, j confesses he did wrong; regrets and reemts the error. Tiie Cincinnati Piaiform, hke'.he Kansas bill, with us “cursed and wretched | UNCERTAINTIES AND UNMEANING GENERALI TIES, is tiie legitimate offspring of tiie Kan sas bill. Then the Cincinnati Platform was born of the Kausas bill, and die Kansas bill was born of Judge Douglas. They are both the offspring of Judge Douglas. Both the Cincinnati Platform and the Kansas bill , coutaiu the principle ol Popular or Squatter ’ Sovereignty. In conclusion, people of the 31 District, ; wiil you vote lor Cos!. Speer upon tne Cin ; cinnati Platform, and who supports and en ! dorses the Kansas bill—that cursed and j wretched bill of uncertain arid unmeaning | generalities. Tne Supreme Court in the Dred j Scott decision never “ determined ” that j Squatter Sovereignty was not in the Kan sas bill. The Supreme Court said that Con gress could not abolish or exclude slavery from the Territories and that it was not j necessary to snv a Territorial Legislature i could not do it. The Supreme court never ] mentioned the Kansas bill o-nce in its opinion |iu the Dred Scott decision. Tiie Kuna-- bill clearly and positively, “as plain as .language ’ could make it,” delegated the power to the 1 Territorial Legislature to abo ish or exclude slavery from Kansas, and under that leature . of the Kansas bill, and in that way Judge Iverson says Kansas wus lost to the South, i Col. Speer intends to stick to, defend and deny, as he did in 1855 and 1856, that Pop ; ular or Squatter Sovereignty was in the Kausas bill. The Kansas bill must stand or fall with D uglhs, and Douglas must stand or fall with the Kansas bill. He who sup ports the Kansas bill and stands upon the ! Cincinnati Platform must support Douglas i and Squatter Sovereignty, fur i:e is the tie Dder of all three? H>w can! how could it be otherwise, for the Kansas bill and the Cincinnati Platform are Siaines Twins, j and Douglass is the father of the political i freak. One or tiie Old Guards Opposition to Judge Love. We have before us a letter from a strong , Democrat, .and the writer, after commiser ating the condition of a party so fallen as to be under the necessity of supporting a man for Congress who can give no definition of his position, says: “in your present position, if you could . bring out a man—such a man as Bartow, Mclntyre, or Hauseli—your chances of suc cess would be good, in my opinion. Judg ing from ail I can learn Irom the District, Love will not, and cannot, command near the vote Seward did. I received a letter , from Berrien county on Saturday last, from a thorough and influential Democrat, in which he says, Love will rot get a party ’ vote iu that section. I do h< pe he may be j defeated. 1 should feel proud even to see a strong Opposition man elected over him. It ! would afford me infinite satisfaction. Could you not induce Bartow to become a candi i date? From all I learn lie is j ist the man ! to beat Love, and, if he will run, will do it.” | We make the extract to show that there are many, very many men in the District opposed to Judge Love, even in his own party. We believe with the writer of the above, that our chances were never better in the District than at present. If the Opposi- ‘ j tion should bring out an influential man as suggested, Judge Love's election would be exceedingly doubtful.— Thomasvitle Enter prise. Mr. Speer in Griflin. I According to a previous notice, Col. A. M. Speer spoke in this place ytsterday, to a i crowd, the siz • of which does not indicate ; that his party feel much interest in politics. We have only time and spice to notice a j few points made by him. He said there i was no Squatter Sovereignty in the Kansas i Nebraska Bill. Herein lie differs Irom Sen- j ator IveTson, who said here the 14th day of July, that it was the Squatter Sovereignty 1 in the Bill that had made Kansas a Free i State. Again Mr. Speer said he would not support Mr. D -uglas, even if he should be nominated at Charleston , and herein hedif- i fers w ith Senator Toombs, who is a Douglas man. Now, Senators Toombs and Iverson oc- ■■ cupy the highest positions in the Democratic ’ party that a State can confer, and must be considered as the most authoritative expo nents of the party creed. A party that is j not governed by principle is unworthy ot : support, and as Mr. Speer docs not agree i with the most prominent men of the party, , how can lie claim the support of the party? Mr. Toombs’ position is sure to secure the nomination of Douglas at Charleston, and i then Mr. Speer will have to swallow his words here, or have no party to act with. [American Union, 2 d. , England and the Isthmus.—The Liver nool Albion states that S:r W. Gore Ously was to be recalled; and in announcing Mr. Whyke’s projected departure for the Isth- , nma, bv the steam-r leaving Southampton on tiie 17th of August, it says: “Unless Mr. Whyke be crippled in his actions by secret : dispatches from home, his countrymen may expect shortly to see some practical evidence ; of s mrtd policy, which, while respe -ting the rights of ihe Republics of Central America, at;d assisting the development of free route* oi transit, shall at the same time, maintain the rights of Her Majesty and her i suV, .l ects fids hitherto neglected, but im portant corner of the Queen'a dominions. ’ - ■* om a &T Warren Akin, the gallant Standard Bearer ot the Opposition is winning golden opinions wherever he speaks in his canvass ing tour. Reports iroin the Cherokee coun ties say, that there is a greater degree of en thusiasm for him than any other man of his i party has ever been ab’e to arouse. God ; speed him in his noble work of redeeming ! the country from the rule of spoilsmen. Li t < every man that is yet ‘‘laggard’’ in the fight, buckle on his armour and bare his breast to | the foe. —Athens Watchman. i 1 From the Savannah Republican. j Letter from Col. Akin. Col. Akin has handed us the following communication upon a shameless insin- ! uation—they do not dare to make a charge—in refeience to his receipts for services rendered the State as Attorney for the Western and Atlantic Railroad : Savannah, Aug. 31st, 1859. To the Editors of the Federal Union: A trienqhas handed me your paper of the 23d inst., containing some statements calculated to make on the minds of your readers a false impression; and, suppos ing you would not intentionally do me 1 injustice, 1 call your attention to the mat ter, that you may do me justice by cor recting your error. You refer to the “Senate Committee’s Report, and say : “By that report, it will be seen that Air. Akin was paid for service as Attorney for the Road, at va- j rious times, the sum of $4,750 00, *l,- 750 more than was paid to any oth r ‘ lawyer, employed by the Road, in the space of three years.” As I understand this, you state that $4,750 00 were paid me for three years’ service to the Road, j Ihe truth is, 1 was employed by the j Road in the Spring of 1852 ; have been serving the road, as attorney,ever since, and still am serving it—there being two , important cases now pending, one in the county of Cass, and the other in the county of Catoosa, each of which I in tend to defend to the end of litigation in the Superior Court. So you perceive that, instead of having served the road only three years, I have been in its ser- i vice for seven years and a half. You are pleased to copy from the “Senate Committee’s Report,” that they had “not been able to see that the value of the service to the road is, in every case, commensurate with the large sums paid.” 1 can see no object you bad in view, in making this extract from that J report, unless it was to make the impres sion that the Committee had said that ! ■ lie service rendered by me was not j “commensurate with the sum paid” me. j The Committee say “/ every case,” j w hich clearly show s that in some cases , the “service” was “commensurate with the sum pai 1.” And one member of the Committee has assured me that the re marks you have quoted from their re port, were not intended to apply to me. I'his I stated substantially in a letter publisht and in the Chronicle dh Sentinel, •. the 31st December last. But 1 wish to have this matter about fees distinctly understood. Governor Brown settled my account for lees, and i he settled ihe fees of the Hun. A. R. \\ right, of Floyd, also, Judge Wright was employed for the Road in 1850. I was employed four years before that time. Judge Wright was employed against the Road in most of the impor tant cases in the Cheroke * Circuit. I was employed for the Road in every case except one, 1 believe. Governor Brown • paid Judge Wright, who is a good Dem ocrat and a supporter of the Governor, $3,000 when Judge Wright had been in the service of the Road in some cases about eighteen months. He paid me the remainder of my account, $4,750, when 1 had been in the service of the , Road in all the cases (except as above stated) four gears and a half.\ and am still in its service, while .fudge Wright is still opposed to the road in at least one important case. Now I am willing to enter into a bond, for any rea sonable sum, to t ike just one half the amount paid by Governor Biown to Judge W right, according to the service rendered by each of us, to be decided by ihree disinterested attorneys-, Governor Brown selecting one, 1 one, and those tw'o a third : and it I have received more than J ought, 1 will pay it back to the Road ; and it 1 have not received half as r .much ns Go\. Brow n paid Judge Wright, j the Road shall pay it to me. Surely 1 am entitled to haif&< much as Governor Brown paid Judge Wright, taking the service rendered by each into considera tion. Governor Brown refused to sub mit my account to those disinterested attorneys and be governed by their award. Will he refuse this proposition? 1 make no complaint against the fees paid Judge W right; I only ask for half as much as Governor Brown paid him— the service of each being con- idereJ. Y< u will receive this through the Sa vannnh Republican, as your paper will not appear again for nearly a week. But 1 request you will insert it in the first is sue of the Federal Union, and oblige your obedient servant, Warren Akin. R. S.—Will the Macon Telegraph j an 1 Augusta Constitutionalist please in sert the above. W. A. | ( anour candidate, WARREN AKIN, be elected ? We answer emphatically, he can and will. Col. Akin is placed before the people of the Empire State of the South with an escutcheon untaniish -1 ed, a name and reputatiou fi.r all that . con-titutes a man and a gentleman in the highest and noblest acceptation of that term —a man whose antecedents chal lenge investigation. If to be a Chris tian gentleman is the highest style of a man—if an American gentleman is the highest order of nobility, then our can didate comes fully up the perfect stature of a mau. Ju his business capacities he stands unsurpassed by any man who has ever occupied the office of Governor. In his moral manhood he exhibits a pattern j to which the sires and mothers of the land may point exultmgly to their noble sons, ami say— "Go and do likewise .” j W e venture to remark, without any fear of contradiction, that if the people of Georgia elect Warren Akin that they w ill not regret, their choice, and that the i atlairs of < ur great State Road will be I conducted in a manner so successful and satisfactory that at the expiration of his term, the people will clamor for his re nomination and consequent re election. \Y r e say lie can be elected triumphantly, if every voter in the State favorable to i his election will, from this time out, just determine that Warren Akin shall be our next Governor, and will put their shoulders to the wheel, and every man will persuade one other man to vote lor him, we say he can and wrill be elected. Does any man doubt the practicability of ihe thing, just let him make the at- | teniptand success w ill crown wbh glori ous results our efforts. Come friends and compatriots, w hat say you ; shall we do it \ Y\ e think we hear but one response from seaboard to mountain : We will! We will!! We can elect H arren Akin Governor!!!—Atlanta I ! Confederacy. A Fast Argument. Our neighbor of the • Empire State,” is quite fast in his logic. Without authority from us, he put? our support of Capt. Hardeman upon his Union principles We are for the Union, and will nut support a disunionist, if we know it.— But our support of Hardeman is not based upon that question at all. We support Hardeman because he is opposed to the wreckless extravagance of the government under Democratic rule, and because he op- ; poses the duplicity of the leaders of Democ racy, who cheated the people of the South ‘ out of their vo'*-s with promises of making j Kansas a S'ave S ale, and then, to save the j parly, backed down and voted for the Eog- | lish Bill.— American Union. Mr. Hill’s Acceptance. * Madison, Sept. 2d, 1859. Gentlemen : Y'our favor advising men of my unanimous nomination by a Con vent b.n of the American Party of the 7th Congressional District, for re-elec tion to Congre .s as the Representative of the District, was received soon after its date. 1 should have replied to it 1 sooner, hut that I desired, if compatible i with honorable effort, to conciliate the opposition of a portion of the Americans ot the District, headed by a gentleman ! of ability, with whom 1 was on terms of long standing personal friendship. The result will be made public, and 1 trust i may prove agreeable to all who desire my success. I regarded it as due to can dor to concede the existence of a state of things adverse to a prosperous issue i of the canvass. 1 have never known a man complained of for underrating his own popularity; if I am guilty of it, 1 shall be glad to be convinced of my mistake. The error is not a common one. and will be pardoned by one’s : friends. I have every reason to be | Sieve that the accommodation of the dis ferem.es existing in the party, will be regarded as alike commendable in Col. I Kenan and myself. The Convention was not as full a one as I desired it should be, but it contained an unusual number of experienced and highly •intelligent gentlemen. To be adjudged by such a body, worthy to rep resent a people, unsurpassed by any ; equal number wherever to be found, in 1 all that gives dignity and honor to hu- i man nature, is a compliment of which ‘ 1 any man might well be proud. I ac- i knowledge myself profoundly grateful j tor the flattering manner In which the Convention has refeired to me. I accept with distrust of my own worthiness, the nomination so gracefully tendered. It • is the more valued, that it was un- ‘ ; sought. 1 have neither time nor inclination to ■ lay down a creed, nor to indite a review of current politics. My general opin ions and political tone are well known to those who know me. lam not sub i ject to sudden or irrational changes, lie j is a far wiser man than I claim to be. ; who already discerns the political events | of the approaching winter and spring. ■ Nothing short of a spirit of divination 1 can unveil the comimg time. 1 await hopefully for my country arid my home, the slow uplifting of the curtain that I ! trust, shuts out from mortal view a ! bright, prosperous, peaceful future. As for any poor aid of mine, if in a posi- j tion to contribute to so auspicious a re sult., I can only say 1 have no pledges to make, no securities to offer, save a uni form love of conservatism and constitu tional rule. Our Federal Government though so much complained of, and justly too, for its prodigal waste of tiie public treasure, and its partial legislation, is still worthy of the best efforts of every citizen to i ’ preserve and purify it. llow’ it would cheer the patriot heart throughout the ! nation, to behold the prudent, moderate j men of all parties, uniting in one great movement to restore the government to its early purity. We of the South, ask for no bounties, we but demand an economical adminis tration. This reform, so much needed, must be effected, or deep-seated disaffec tion to the Government will pervade the land. The administration of such a government, should be made worthy of its unequalled organization. A virtuous people desire it—an indignant people will compel it. ’ Permit me, gentlemen, to return you my thanks for the handsome manner in which you have performed your duty, and to tender you my highest regard and esteem. Y'cry respectfully, Joshua Hill. To Messrs. M. W. Lewis, L. W. Pou, B. Amos, Committee. Correspondence between IGois. .7. Hill and Col. heimn. Eatonton, August 31, 1859. Dear Sir :—We are both nominated can didates for Congress. You, by a meeting of the Americans of your own county. I. by a Convention representing a portion of the | counties of the District. It is true as I be lieve, that the action of the Convention does j not reflect the wishes of the American party ; of Baldwin arid Wilkinson counties. And j from the failure ol’Jones, Twiggs and Wash- ! ington counties to be represented in the j Convention, I infer its objects did not meet I ihe approval of a majority of the Americans | of these three counties. The harmony of ! the party in the District is endangered. It | depends upon us to preserve it. I will do : anything honorable to accomp!i:-h it. What < can I do? Wlmt will you do? Please let me hear trom you at your earliest conveni ence. Very truly, vour triend, JOSHUA HILL. To Col A. H. KeiAn. Eatonton, August 31st. llon. J. Hill —Dear Sir: The liberal spirit I and frank admissions, of your note of to-day, I fully appreciate. I recognize the obliga tion due from members of a party, particu larly when aspiring to its political honors, to preserve its harmony by all honorable con cession. This is due to the preservation of our principles. When my friends presented my name to the District for Congressional honors, I distictly stated, that my candidacy, should not inure to the benefit of a Demo cratic candidate, who m'ght seek to take ad vantage of our division. One is already in 1 the field—and you appeal to me, to say what we shall do. The magnanimity of your course, leaves me no other alternative, than to retire from the canvass,and thus preserve, inviolate, the unity and integrity of the American party. In withdrawing my name, 1 lose no interest for the success of our par ty—and although willing to have left to the \ district, the choice, between you and myself, • or any other friend in the southern section j of the district—now, that tiie conflict, is one i of political antagonism,you have my warm est wishes for your success. Respectlully your friend, A. 11. KENAN. SggT’ The Democracy in Kentucky re sorted to the most infamous frauds and de vices to affect the result of the election held there on Monday. They not only resorted to the importation of “black carpet bag men,” as i rupee ted illegal votes there are styled, but revived the old plan of publishing “Roorbacks,” when it was too late to ex pose their falsehood. On the morning of the last working day before the election, a Locofoco paper in Louisville paraded in star ing capitals an announcement that Cassius M. Clay, the Abolition leivlcr of Kentucky, had gone to Covington to make a speech to | the Abolitionists in that neighborhood in I favor of Bell, the Opposition candidate for j Governor, and appealed to the fact as an evi- ; denee of the abolition tendencies of the Op- j position. There is no doubt that this lying i announcement was telegraphed to every ac- i c-e.-sible point throughout Kentucky and Ten- ‘ The telegraph despatches sent east- I ward on Saturday night from Cincinnati sta- 1 ted that Cassius M. Clay had made % speech at Covinpton, but that he advocated neither side , but denounced both Bell and Magoffin as political quacks, and that his speech was a straight out Republican manifesto. The au thors of the “Roorback” knew it was a lie when they put it in circulation. They sent ’ it forth to do its devil’s work, and will make the correction after the election. Such is De mocracy!—Balt. Clipper. A company has been formed in Pen- ‘ sacola for supply mg the citizens, at all hours, j with fresh live fish. They bring the fish i alive so houses prepared in the water, aloug i side of the wharves, where they are kept, so , that any one can go at any time, ami sci lect the kind of fish he wishep. perfectly 1 fresh. 1 i Wright and Jones at Lincoln ton. The discussion on Saturday at Lincolnton was a proud day for the friends of Col. Wright. We need not review the points of the discussion—they did not differ material- . iy from those we have reported at Elberton. lJut each was more familar with the tactics : of the other, than on that occasion, and the : scope of argument was wider. Col. Wright examined the record of Mr. Jones’ party — and convicted the modern Democracy of many sins which are sought to be laid at the door of the opposition. Col. W. handled his whole theme in a i fresh and vigorous manner, so much that 1 those who had heard his previous speeches : could not refrain from admiring his wonder, ful tact in presenting the same points and | ’ clothing the same ideas in anew and attrac- ! tive garb. Mr. Jones spoke first, and aim | ed at some of the points, which he expected , I Mr. Wright to make, but devoted most of his , I time to his favorite declamation about Know Nothings—warning the people that though | Sam was dead, if his followers were put in i ; power, they would respect him. He closed I with his stereotyped panegytic to the old ship Democracy, and told the story of Paul, | who in the storm admonished his friends to I stick to the ship, and they should all be sav ed. Col. right, in rising to reply, reminded the audience that certain persons on the ‘ i were lunded on the island of the Malta: and he j -hip had to leave it before the crew were tho’t the best w ay tosave the Democretic ship was to throw overboard some of its fright- . ened and profligate crew —and he pointed ! significantly to Mr. Jonts-who seemed a lit- | tie disoointitted at the turn given to his ; scriptural comparison ! He turned the aguraent against Know Nothings, and the danger of promoting the | old Samites to office —upon the heads of the i friends ot Mr. Jones present, (Mr. Long and Mr. Strother) who had formerly acted with i him in the American party. Turning to one of'them—who was by the side of Jones in ’ the stand, he asked, with an air of playful triumph : “Who is the gentleman’s groomsman to i day ? Is he not one of the members of i the defunct and derided party, whose leaders you so despise—and so of the J candidate for your own party, for the Leg | islature ? If Sam is so terrible a monster 1 that his resurrection is dreaded, then should these nten be kept from power.” The effect was electric—and when the applause elicited by the well-turned retort had subsided, ho paid his old friends L. and S. a good natur ed compliment and left them to the tender mercies of their new allies. Mr. Jones had asked Wright if he would vote for Brown for Governor. Wright re plied with a severe review of Gov. Brown’s course toward the currency of the State—ol the fatal results that would have followed the execution of his policy—of the bank ruptcy to the rich, and the suffering to the poor, which it must have brought about— and in plain terms said no such man should receive his vote. 9 Col. Wright is very dignified, and argu , mentative, and never indulges in anecdotes | or railery except in reply to the hits of Mr. Jones—and it is gratifying to observe that each is very respectful and courteous to the other. It is a foregone conclusion that no body in this country can make anything in trying to “turn down” Col. Wright tvith an ecdotes. And he is a full match for the ablest debaters of the times at solid argu- I nient, and at a review of the polttical histo iry of the country. He is an awful terror to 1 his antagonist, in any department of their | discussions. In the conclusion Mr. Jones made several errors in stating the record of parties—and was corrected by Col. Wright. He again dodged the patriotism of Air. Buchanan— and Wright insisted that he should answer according to the general meaning of the term—whether Buchanan in his opinion was a patriot. Jones finally admitted that he be lieved Mr. Buchanan loved his country, and would not join the British against it! He would not swallow Douglass exactly, nor would he denounce him. If ho was nomina ted, and a Black Republican run against him, and it Avas necessary, he Avould vote l'or Douglas to beat the Republican. “The ne pheAV of his uncle” evidently does not like Douglas as well as Air. Toombs does. Noth ing has yet been said by either candidate on the revival of the slave trade. Owing to the fact that Col. Wright with dretv his appointment, and met Mr. Jones at Lincolnton, the barbecue designed for each, were given seperately—the friends of Mr. Jones having refused to let the friends of Col. Wright join them on equal terms.— Each barbecue was conducted in a very or derly manner—though the division avus un fortunate. Wright's friends repaired to the hotel—Avhile those of Mr. Jones went to the spring lot, and partook of the bounties of the j day. This division has stirred up some un pleasant teeling—but it cannot injure Col. Wright and will no doubt subside in a shout time. Parties arc A ery equally balanced in Lincoln, and no great majority is expected i either way. Wright came off more than conqueror ; his friends Avere enthusiastic, and sanguine of a majority in the county.— | Dispatch. A Patriotic Letter from a Pa triotic Democrat. Wo have the pleasure in laying before our ; readers the following patriotic letter from Dr’ 1 E. N. Calhoun, one of the oldest and most in fluential Democrats in this section of the State. It avill be seen that he comes out [openly and boldly in favor of the election of Col. Akin as Governor of Georgia. Dr. ! Calhoun has, until recently, acted as Chair ! man of the Democratic Executive Committee ! and, for several years, presided over nearly j all Democratic meetings held iu this coun itry: Atlanta, August 25, 1859. j Dear Sir :—I have received yours of the 24th instant, and hasten to reply. Yousay, that in conversation this morning with a triend from abroad, on the probable chances to elect Col. Akin, Governor, you had occa- . sion to refer to me as one of Col. Akin’s ! warm supporters; that he expressed sur- i | prise and great satisfaction at learning mv ; | present position, and said that he felt con- ! : tident, if the fact was generally known, it • 1 would be greatly to the advantage of Col. j Akia in the State; and also that you are ! awure that I can have no desire to appear i j conspicuous in the canvass, hut ask, in view I i of the great influence it may exert ia behalf j ! of Col, Akin, permission to use my name, 1 : publicly, in conffexion Avith his candidacy. ! I In reply, I can assure you it is far from my ; wish to appear conspicuous in this, or any ! other canvass, as I aspire to nothing more ’ than to conscientiously aid my fellow citi- j 1 zens in elevating to high and responsible of- i i lices, truly worthy and honorable men ; and 1 can say to you and my Democratic friends, j with Avliom 1 have acted l'or the last thirty I years in this country, that I am confident, \ in my own mind, that I am in the discharge ! of a high and responsible duty, to myself j and country, when I aid in elevating to the Gubernatorial Chair of Georgia a gentleman ! of such eminent qualifications as Col. War- i ren Akin. There is nothing of the dema gogue about this truly worthy man. I have known him from his boyhood, and fa vorably all the time, and to-day I feel still more attached to him, after his able and truthful defence (in his speech of Tuesday I night) of the Hon. Herschel Y. Johnson’s ; management of the Western and Atlantic ; Railroad. His traduceri all over Georgia will be astonished when Akin tells them, ! (which all may sec for themselves, by exam ining Col. Spullock’s Report,) that under Gov. Johnsoo’o Administration, the net earnings of the State Road overpayed seven j thousand dollars per month more than un- j der Got r . Brown’s. I have been astounded, ; as well as well as indignant [as the friend of Gov. Johnson] at the deception practiced | on the people of Georgia, in relation to the ; money paul into the Treasury from the State Road, by Gov. Brown, Avhen I know and every one who examines for himself must see, that all the credit that Brown is now receiving is justly due to tbe Hon. Herscbei V. Johnson ; and if Gov Brown had had the manliness to have said to the people of Georgia, I am only enabled to pay this money into the Treasury from the per fect paying condition the Road was put in I by my predecessor, and not from any great generalship ol’ my own, he would have told a truth, and done Gov. Johnson and his friends i ‘justice, and made himseif a little more popu j lar with the Democracy. Very Respectfully, E. N. CALHOUN. i I C. 11. Hanleiter, Esq, fcap” Astronomers have given the rate of solar light one hundred and j ninety-two thousand five hundred ; miles in a second. I GEORGIA CITIZEN. L. F. W. ANDREWS, Editor. MACON, OA.,”SEPT. 9, 1859 FOR GOVERNOR COL. WARREN AKIN, Os Oslss. FOR CONGRESS, THOS. HARDEMAN, jr„ Os Bibb. For Senate, A. R. FREEMAN. For Represen ta tire, Judge Anderson k Wm. Holmes. Hardeman’s Appointments. PRATTSBURG, Talbot county, Thursday, September 15- GENEVA, Talbot county, Friday, September 16. GRIFFIN, Spalding county, Monday, September 19. LIBERIA HILL, Pike county, Tuesday, September 20. CULLODEN, Monroe county, Thursday, September 22 KNOXVILLE, Crawford county, Saturday, September 24. Editorial Courtesy. We had the pleasure yesterday, of an hour’a social chat with W. G. Clark, Esq., one of the very clever and gentlemanly edi tors ©f the Mobile Daily Advertiser , who did us the agreeable courtesy to call, while pass ing through Macon on his way North. Mr. Clark does not indicate and depression of spirits from the Democratic success in Ala bama—and we presume, though going North, will not follow in the footsteps of his con temporary of the Register , who has been re cently reposing in the shadow of the “Little Giant.” ZUust-ogec County. The Opposition party of Mueogee County have nominated the follow ing Ticket for the Legislature: For the Senate, Hon. Hines Holt. For Representatives, N. L. How ard and Col. R. L. Mott. This is a first class Ticket. The Opposition party havebrought out their very best men, almost eve rywhere—feeling, like true patriots, that none but good and true men can save the country from total demor alization by the leaders of the Dem ocratic party ; who have in some instances nominated men whose as sociation would seem to invite a war upon all the moral and social rela- I tions of public decency. Messrs. Kenan and HiU. Wc publish to-day the correspondence between these two gentlemen, in relation to the adjustment of the canvass in the Seventh District. Two more noble-hearted, gener ous, high-toned, gentlemen never met in a similar manner. Between such gentlemen, difficulties disappear, in the desire to give to each other full evidence of a magnanimous spirit. We hope that Col. Kenan’s friends will take example by their gallant leader, and give to Mr. Hill a full and hearty sup port. They have Col. K’s honor in their keeping, and will treasure it dearly. As the Opposition party are straining a point to put their best men in the Legislature this year, what is to prevent the citizens of Baldwin, from adding the name of A. H. Kenan to the rich galaxy of Senators already in nomi nation? Hon. B. H. Hill in Forsyth. On Tuesday, 30th ult, the Hon. B. H. Hill addressed a very large assemblage of the citi zens of Monroe and other counties, at For ■ syth. We were prevented from joining the j crowd that went up from this city on the morning train, to hoar the distinguished j speaker. His effort is said to have been a , most masterly one—speaking about three hours. He paid a beautiful tribute to the worth and character of Col. Warren Akin, and spoke in glowing terms of his hopes of I success. lie complimented the firmness and devotion of the Third District to the princi ples of the party—it was one of the green spots of Georgia—and he wanted to see it roll up a largo majority for our gallant stan dard bearer, Hardeman. We know it was a great treat to hear Mr. Hill’s speech—it is a great treat to hear him at any time ; for without exception, he has no equal in Georgia, (and so lar as we have seen and h aid men,) or any where else. It is to be regretted that such ability lies com paratively idle. Men like Mr. Hill do not belong to a locality—“they are meant for mankind.” The Next President. Douglas seems at present, to have the best prospect for the Democratic nomination, — , Wise being politically dead, or nearly so. But Douglas cannot be nominated by their 1 two-third rule, without a large majority from the North. Why he should be the choice of the Southern Democrats, we cannotdivine, uuless they are determined to cram squatter sovereignty and alien suffrage down our throats in spite of our teeth, —and openly invite the Abolitionists and Aliens to legis late our lawful property out of our posses- j sion. But we predict that the Charleston , Convention will compromise on Buchanan, ; Douglas in that event, will be the nominee j of the Black Republicans, who would ac- cept his platform. Since the Texas election, attention has been strongly directed to Gen. Houston, and on the occurrence of either or both of the above stated contingencies, he would, in all probability, be called out by the old Whigs and Fnion Democrats, and the conservative men of all parties, and be car ried in triumph to the highest honor in the gift of the nation. Still mean and Tricky. The ultra Douglas papers aie very careful to copy from the Black Republican papers at the North, any allusion they may choose to j make aboiit the opposition to the Democracy at the South ; they have not the openness to make an honest statement of the facts, but would meanly allow an inference to be made that the Opposition at the South is allied to the Opposition at the North. This 1 is a species of trickery peculiar to the Demo- J cratic leaders and presses. They are ever I ready to accuse others of what they are guilty themselves. It is an indisputable fact, that the Democratic leaders at the South have held the party bound to the support of the vilest F rep soil Democrats at the North, while they have scandelously belied the best men of the South as Abolitionists. We have said Ipr years, and we repeat it again, and again, that if the South finally looses her ability to maintain her equality in the Union, it will be through the treachery of Demo* cratic leaders. Let it be remembered. ‘ Doufflas Prospects Sonth. It is pretty clear now, that Mr. Douglas cannot get a single Southern State, except Alabama. And he could not get that, but the i*?ople are told they are votiug for Gen. Jackson and Democracy, and they believe it, such is the force of habit. Hence, Douglas is nosing his way into the folds of the Black Republicans, and has already hiade such progress among them, that the friends of Mr. Seward of N. York, becoming alarmed, have written in hot haste for that gentleman to return home, before Mr. Douglas gets the upper Land of him. In a Bad Fix. The editor of the Constitutionalist speak ing of the canvass in the Eighth District, Mr. Wright, the Opposition candidate has lost ground sensibly in the last week ; for wiihiu that time Mr. Jones has 1 fixed him.” If such is the fact, we are truly sorry for the condition of our highly esteemed friend, Col. Wright. He is in a bad fix indeed, if Mr. Jones “fixed” him, —for that gentleman never “fixed” anything as it ought to be “fixed.” “To Point a Moral.” “ Issachar is an Ass that stoopeth between two burdens .” Cannot the honest, conserva tive Democrats of Georgia see that the fac tions which divide the Democratic party, have placed it in the condition of Issachar? Mr. Douglas and Gov. Brown are the bur dens on one hand, and Senator Iverson on the other. Will they not come out from among them, and let both burdens fall to the ground? “A house divided against itself cannot stand.” The Opposition party pre sents a place of relief and safety. “A word to the wise is sufficient!” What Folly. Why do the presses and small po tatoe.politicians of the Democratic party in Georgia, still continue to assert that Squatter Sovereignty is not in the Kansas Bill, when Doug las, the very father of it, says that it is, and the whole freesoil wing of the Democrats at the North say that it is? Do they not believe—nay, do they not know, they are deceiving the people. That they are endeavor ing to put manacles upon the South, by which they may surrender her to her enemies, hound hand and foot ? Very Handsome. The Augusta Constitutionalist, in publishing Col. Akin’s late letter in regard to his compensation as At torney for the State Road, remarks that it had never alluded to the charge, nor copied any article from j other papers that did. This was very handsome—and in itself, was a most withering rebuke to the presses who appear willing to blacken the char acter of an opponent, however high and honorable. We will take occasion to say, how ever, that so far as- our knowledge I extends, we have never known the Democratic press in Georgia, gencr j ally, to be more charry of their abuse of an oppenent. We can account for this in two ways. In the first place they cannot say anything bad of Col. Akin, and in the other they can | say nothing good of Gov. Brown. Will let him Slide. We had the pleasure of conversing tvith a gentleman from the Cherokee country, the other day, who is a ! strong fire-eating Democrat, and a j very sensible and intelligent man.— | He stated that no one could well ! imagine the vote that Col. Akin would get in Cherokee—that lie was known well there, and no man 1 could say aught against him. There were thousands of Democrats, like : himself, who would, (to use his own 1 expression,) “ let Gov. Brown slide.” That he voted for Brown the first time against his will, but lie done it for the party —hut party or no party, i he would not do it again. He eould’nt j stand Douglas either, but sided with Senator Iverson. This was plain | sensible talk ; and we have no doubt j but there are thousands of good hon est Democrats, who are just in the i position of this gentleman. The | Democratic leaders are split into factions, and have got together by i the ears, —and do they” suppose the i sensible portion of the people are | fools enough to follow them ? Not 1 a hit of it. Col. Speer in Griffin. Our correspondent, “ Spectator,” writing from Griffin, gives a synopsis of Col. Speer’s speech at that place on Thursday last. It will be seen that Col. Speer, not having the fear of the Hon. Robt. Toombs before his eyes, has declared his opposition to Mr. Douglas. “7/e would not vote for him (Doug- j las) though nominated by a thousand Charles ton Conventions /’’ So far, so good. But what say the Douglas Democrats of the Third District to this ? Will they repudiate Col. Speer, and cling to Mr. Toombs aud Doug las? Or will they repudiate Mr. Toombs, Mr. Douglas, and Gov. Brown, and hang on to Coi. Speer ? They cannot consistently take them all. And Democrats have a mighty notion of consistency. We ask, what will they do? Col. Speer is represented as saying, “that ! he thought there w’ere a few, and only a very • few Democrats at the North, who were reli able men.” This is rather “backing down,” if we are rightly informed. For we under stand that Col. Speer, iu this city, in his speech of Acceptance, declaied the Demo cratic party at the North to be in favor of the extension of Slavery! Is this so ? That is, did Col. Speer so speak ? We consider the position of Col. Speer before the people of the Third District, as I very singular. It may be the division among j the leaders of his party has placed him so— , but it is singular—nay, it is uncertain. And ! it appears to us, that those who vote for him, 1 will not be able to say whether they are vo ■ ting with the Democratic party, or an isso : lated faction. We should prefer something more certain. We know where Capt. Hardeman stands. There is no doubts about his position before the country. Every man who votes for him, will know what he is doing. He will know that he is voting against Stephen A. Douglas and Squatter Sovereignty—against Toombs and the Kansas swindle—against Buchanan and his extravagant Administra tion—and Gov. Joseph E. Brown, and his • State Road humbug, and last not least, i against the Cincinnati ‘Platform. 1 Gov. Brown where Known. It is very easy fur some men to make a good impression fur a short time where they arc not known; but when it comes u a lifetime acquaintance, it j s quite a different thing. Where Gov. Brown is know, scarcely any one speaks well of him personally. That it a luid sign for the man. It is the almost uni versal expression, that in his personal and social relations, he is what ‘ term, ed a mean, selfish man. The Marietta Patriot says he is a “ corrupt and telfi ,; t demagogue, who never done a disinterested act in all his life: This is a hard say. ing ; but from the character given to Gov. Brown by those who have known him iong and well, by his political friend and foe, we believe it is fully sustained Take Col. Akin where known. And the universal acclaim is, that he is a most estimable gentleman. Politj. cal opponents are as warm in their com mendation, as his personal and political friends. In his personal and social re lations, no man could be more disinter ested and unselfish. Instead of its being said of him “that he never done a disin terested act in all his life,” it is scarcely possible to meet a man in the county where be lives but will tell you at once of some benevolent, charitable or gen erous act that he has done. No man in the State probably has been more gen erally benevolent, or labored more earn est ly to benefit and improve the sphere in w hich he moves. Quiet and unostenN tatious, his good works have silently performed their mission, in making glad the heart of many a distressed creature. Such men are worthy of all honor, and it is honorable in a people to bestow it. May he be Governor of Georgia ! The old Whigs and the Doug las Democracy. We address ourselves totheOldLine W HIOS, WHO WENT TO THE SUPPORT OF Bu chanan in 1856. How can you support Gov. Brown, and give your influence to the Douglas Democracy, without a total aban donment of old and long cherished princi ples ? The case is very different now, to what it was in 1856. It was not from any aflilliation in principle—but from a noble, generous impulse of patriotism over party, that lead you to support Mr. Buchanan.— You believed it to be, at that time, the only means of defeating Fremont, and protec ting the rights of the South. The Democ racy were rejoiced to have your support, they used many arguments to win you over, and made many appeals to a patriotism, which un fortunately they did not tfemsdves possess, to influence your course. You respon ded nobly. You took the course which your best judgment at the time dictated. Butyou have seen, that instead of these leaders of the Democracy thanking you for the aid you gave, for the success they attained at your hands, they have presumed upon your con fidence, and your supposed dependence, or committal to the party, to thurst upon you boldly, the doctrines you have so long en deavored to shield the South from. The suc cess of Gov. Brown will inevidently inure to the benefit of the Douglas Democracy. It will be taken as a sanction on your part, of the doctrines of squatter sovereignty, Terri torial legislation, and alien suffrage. Neith er of which can ever be submitted to by the ! South, but with the loss ofher independence. If patriotism moved you to support Buchan an in 1856, against a more open enemy of the South, patriotism and principle alike call upon you now to resist the party which has betrayed you, in uffilliating with tho e whom you gallantly defeated in 1856. Coi. Akin is an old comrade, long tried—and true as steel. He claims your support on the score of old principles, of fidelity and patri otism. Will you not rally upon him ? Is it not really and truly in the path of duty to do so ? and the path of duty is the path of safe ty; and that points you to the opposition of Brown, Douglas and the Kansas bill. The Times and its Corres pondent. A Correspondent of the Columbus Times j over “Cotton Hill,” misrepresents Capt. I Hardeman when he makes Capt. Hardeman say he left the meeting in 1850 because of the ’ disunion sentiments contained in the resolu | tions cited by “Cotton Hill.” Mr. Harde man left the meeting because of the disunion sentiment of Rhett, and others, who spoke at that meeting, for he plainly saw the ob ject of the speakers, (and not the people) was to dissolve the Union. Rhett and Yan cey were, and are to this day, disunionist perse. Capt. Hardeman went to the meet ing in 1850, willing to take the line of 36 30, to the Pacific as a peaceable settlement between the North and South upon the ques tion of slavery in the Territories with that impression he consented to act as Secretary j of the meeting, and only left or withdrew, j when Rheet and Yancey announced them selves as disunionists whether this or that line of policy was adopted. We are not surprised at anything “Colton Hill” would write, for he says, “The Kansas bill was de feated by Southern Opposition votes.” We have been taught to believe the Kansas bill | passed Congress and is to day the Territori al policy of Douglas, Toombs and the Fed eral Government at Washington. So much for the statements of the correspondent of the Columbus Times. The Times must post his correspondent up better next time, that is all. Boys ought to mind how they play with edge tools or else they will cut them selves. We like to see that letter of Capt. Hardeman's published and referred to. It j shows the patriotism and wisdom ol a statesman in a boy, for Capt. Hardeman could not have been more than 21 or 22 years old when he wrote it. Wellconsisten .cyis a jewel. When Rhett, Yancey and 1 disunionist perse in 1850,saw evetything that ; was marvelously beautiful in the Missouri j line or the line of 36—30, and in 185') and , 1856, with them this same line turns out | to be the most infamous thing that the mind : could conceive of. All we have to say upon j that point is this, if it was infamous in 1853 and 1856, was it not infamous in 1850 Therefore we could not get our consent to i stand upon a thing that is infamous in 185a and 1856, and was not in 1850. Mr. Toombs and the Democ racy. Mr. Toombs’ speech at Lexington has thrown the Democracy into a terrible stew. They will find the old Whig leader some thing of a tyrant before they get done with him. He tried to domineer over the old Whigs, but finding they were about to ‘.mg him olf, he slid over on to the backs oi the ! Democracy. We shall watch the coming events with some interest. It the ble Senator shakes his fist so threateningly ! at Mr. Gartrell, it is a matter of speculation what he will say to our friend, Col Speer. “I know every rock on the coast,” cried an Irish pilot. ‘At that moment the ship struck, when he exclaimed, “and that 8 one I of them. ”