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CASSTOLE. GEORGIA:
Thursday, May 6, 1852.
Fine Vegetables, Ac.
We are under many obligations to onr
friends, Col. Akin and Doctor Wokd,
for supplies of nice vegetables furnished
us duriog the past week. We are de
cidedly in clover.
In addition to tbe above, our esteem
ed friend, Christopher Dodd, learning,
perhaps that provisions was scarce at
our houu, sent us a very large fish—
weighing five or six pounds. May be
always have luck.
This sort of material aid is encoura
ging and decidedly advantageous.
rnion Democratic State Con
vention.
Milledgeville, April 23.
At a Convention of tbe Union De
mocracy of Georgia, aasembled this day
in the Representative Ball, on motion of
Judge Lumpkin of Floyd, Bon. John
W. Anderson of Chatham was appointed
President, and on motion of Lewis Tum-
hn.^Lol. Lindsay Johnson of the county
of Cass, was appoihred^YTce President
Southern Quarterly Review.
We are indebted to the enterprising
publishers of this valuable periodical for
the April number, which has been on
our table for some time. It is unques
tiooably the best work that has ever been
__ I attempted in this eountry, and should
MeW lypc. receive a, liberal patronage from the
We promised our renders some time since! * °
that if they would bestir themselves and give j Southern public. Under the edPonal
us two hundred new subscribers, we would j conduct of Mr. SIMMS, the work cannot
THE LABOEST CIRCULATION IK CHERO
KEE GEORGIA.
The Standard has an extensive circu
lation, and is a good advertising medium for
Business Men to become known in Cherokee
Georgia. Terms moderate.
buy new type for our paper. Many of our
kind patrons have come np nobly to this call,
und have sent us some two, some three and
several have sent as many as ten subscri
bers; until we felt so sure that the number
would be raised that we ordered the type,
and next week we shall not only give our
readers new type, but at least one-third more
reading matter than usual.
We arc not disposed to brag, but will say
that for numbers as well as qualitiy of sub
scribers, we arc not afraid to compare notes
with any country paper in Georgia.
Dr. C. B. Lombard, of Athens, Ga.
will remain in our town a day or two, for
the purpose of preparing mouths of persons
who desire plate work done. He has some
specimens of his new style of block work, to
be seen at Latimer’s—which cannot be ex
celled. Give him a call.
Telegraphic dispatch from W. a
ton, May 3d, says Mr. Clay is dying.
JUST- At Sheriff's sale on Tuesday last—a
negro boy, 15 years old, sold for $804—one
13 years old $701. Tall prices for hard
times!
fail to be valuable to subscribers, and
we doubt not it will rapidly gain favor
with a discriminating public. Among
the articles in this number, we enumer
ate the following:
1. American Agriculture; 2. Cali
fornia Gold ; 3. Enfranchisement of wo
man ; 4. A uthority in Matters of Opin
ion ; 5. Tbe Battle of Contreras; 6.
Halm’s Son of the Wilderness ; 7. The
Phonetic Bible ; 8. Domestic Histories
of tbe South; 9. Critical Notices &c.
&c.
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Our thnnks are hereby tendered to
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scribers from each. Also to R. Y. Wiu-
iamso.v, California, for a similar favor.—
These tilings encourage us.
May Day at Cartersville.
We learn that our friends in Cartersville
and vicinity had quite a pleasant May party
on Monday last—and regret that we did not
receive the invitation so kindly sent us. A
friend has promised us an account of the af
fair for our next issue.
Bank of St. Mary’s.
After this day we shall decline taking the
larger bills of this Bank in payment for sub
seriptions. Bills under the denomination of
$5 will still be received at this office in pay
ment of subscriptions.
We do not advise others to take them,
however, and do not wish to be so under
stood.
S. M. Hewlett, Temperance Lectu
rer, will be at the following appointments :
Jacksonville, Ala., 19th of May.
Gadsden, 20th, ><
Turkey town & Centre, 11 & 7 1-2 o'clock,
21st.
Cedar Bluff, 11 o'clock, 22d.
Cave Springs, Geo., Sunday night, 23d.
Cedar Town, 11, Monday, Yanwcrt at
night, 24th.
Powder Springs, Tuesday 11 o’clock, 25tl».
Union Convention.
The following resolutions were adopted at
the recent convention in Milledgeville:
1. Resolved, That the Constitutional Un
ion party will not give its support to any
candidate for the office of President or Vice
President of the United States, unless the
Convention nominating such candidate shall
declare its acquiescence in the measures of
Congress known as the Compromise meas
ures, and its determination to consider the
measures ns a final adjustment of the mat
ters embraced by them.
2. Resolved, That this Convention at this
time will take no action in relation to the
approaching Presidential election.
3. Resolved, That another Convention of
the Constitutional Union party be called af
ter the Democratic and Whig Conventions
have made their Presidential nominations
for the purpose of considering said nomina
tions, and for the purpose of taking such ac
tion in relation to the Presidential election
as shall be deemed proper. And that said
Convention be held in Milledgeville at such
time as the President and Vice Presidents of
this Convention, shall hereafter appoint and
make public.
Old Monroe Railroad.—We observe
that a bill has passed the lower House of
Congress for the relief of the Monroe Rail
road Company.
Georgia Bonds.—We learn from the
New York Journal of Commerce that the
Georgia six per cent bonds to be issued by
Gov. Cobb of that State, at the Bank of the
Republic in New York, were all taken on
Thursday. The exact amount, says the
Commercial Advertiser, was $525,000, re
deemable in twenty years, and bearing 0 per
cent, interest. The loan was taken by Ja
cob Little, E. W. Clark, Dodge & Co.,
A. Belmont, G. B. Lamar, President of
the Bank of the Republic, and C. W. Law
rence. President of the Bank of the State of
New York.
St. Mary’s Bank.
In consequence of our notice, expres
sing our willingness lo take tbo bills of
this Bank, quite a flood of them bus
poured in on us. We sre glad of tbis,
as we shall be aide to realize something
out of them. The Columbus Enquirer
contains the following item relative to
tbe Bank :
“ Mr. Winter will, so soon as he can
arrange bis schedule, offer at public ven
due all his real estate in Columbus, and
a considerable portion of what he own6
in Montgomery, and receive the notes of
the Bank in payment. This will cover
fully one third or mote of the circula
tion of the Bank, which is about $350,-
000. His flour mills in Columbus and
Montgomery will also receive the notes
in payment of flour and meal to small
putchaser8. This, in connection with
tbe receipts at bis Iron Works in Mont
gomery, will soon reduce the circulation
to a very insignificant amount and ena
ble the .Bank to resume cash payment at
an early day, but he is resolved to close
the affairs of tbe Institutions and sur
render the charter. To save trouble he
will arrange with several of the Agen
cies here to redeem tbe small notes of
the Bank and his own. HU estate is
an immense one, and with bis assurances
that he will stand by the Bank, tbe pub
lic cannot suffer more than a temporary
inconvenience*”
Small Poz—gone.
Wc learn from the intendaut’s card,
published in the Herald, that the Small
Pox has disappeared from Athens. He
says:
“The measures taken at first to pre
vent tbe spread of the contagion, will,
however, be continued a few days long
er, until all possible danger shall have
passed ; but it may now be confidently
stated that no case of small pox exists in
this place.”
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Adjournment of the 8. C. Conven
tion.—Tbe Convention adjourned on
tbe 30th ult., after the adoption of the
Report and Resolution submitted by the
Committee of Twenty-One through their
Chairman, tbe Bon. Langdon Chcves.
The Report ancLResolutions follow:
The Committee of Twenty-One, to
whom was referred an act to provide for
the election of deputies to a Southern
Congress and the call of a Convention
to consider and report thereon, respect
fully report—
That they have considered the sub
ject referred to them, and have conclu
ded to recommend to the Convention the
adoption of the accompanying resolution
and ordinance:
Resolved, By the people of
Carolina, in Congress assent! * ~
the frequent violations of the
tion of the United States by t!
and Arthur Hood, of Gordon, was re’-
quested to act as Secretary.
Mr. Wm H. Hull, of Clarke, moved
that a committee of seven be appointed,
to prepare aud report business for the
action of the Convention, which being
unanimously agreed to, tbe President
named the following gentlemen to com
pose tbe committee, to-wit:
Messrs. Holl of Clarke. Jackson of
Walton, Daniel H. Bird of Cherokee,
Dr. Miller of Floyd, Carlton of Campi
bell, and Saffold of Morgan.
Mr. Hull from the committee of seven,
reported the following resolutions to-wit.
Resolved, That upon tbe existing is
sues before the country, we adopt and
affirm the principles of the National De
mocratic Convention o: 1848.
Resolved, That the adoption of the
Compromise measures by the last Con
gress was in conformity with the princi
ples affirmed in the foregoing resolution,
and so regarding it we heartily respond
to an adoption of the following resolu
tions introduced by two of our Repre
sentatives of Congress, and adopted by a
decided majority of that body, including
two-thirds of the Democratic members:
“ Resolved, That we recognize tbe
binding efficacy of tbe Compromises of
the Constitution, and believe it to be the
intention of the people, generally, as we
hereby declare it to be ours, individual
ly, to abide such compromises, and to
sustain tbe laws necessary to carry them
out—the provisions for tbe delivery of
fugitive slaves, and the act of the last
Congress for that purpose, included;
and that we depreeato all further agita
tion of questions growing out of that
provision of the questions embraced in
the acts of the last Congress kuown as
the Compromise, and of questions gener
ally connected with the institution of
slavery, as unnecessary, useless, and
dangerous.”
“ Resolveu, That the series of acts
passed during the first session of the
31st Congress, known as the Compro
mise, are regarded as a final adjnstment
and permanent settlement of the question
therein embraced, and should be regard
ed, maintained and executed as such.”
Resolved, That we will send twenty
delegates to represent Georgia in the
National Democratic Convention to be
h Id in Baltimore in June next—with a
distinct understanding that the foregoing
principles will be affitmed by that body,
and that our delegates be instructed to
present and urge their adoption as the
only sound and reliable basis of action
for tbe National Democracy.
Besolved, That the delegation to said
Convention have power to fill such va
cancies as may occur in their body.
On motion of Judge Jackson of Wal
ton, the President and Vice President
were authorized and requested to appoint
the delegates to represent the State of
Georgia in tbe Baltimore Democratic
Convention provided for tbe foregoing
resolution.
After consultation the President an
nounced the names of the following gen
tlemen as having been selected by tbe
presiding officers as delegates—which
was unanimously adopted by the Con
vention :
JOHN H. LUMPKIN, of Floyd.
JOHN E. WARD, of Chatham.
JAMES JACKSON, of Walton.
JOHN MlLLEDGE, of Richmond.
LEWIS TOMLIN, of Cass.
A~TT KENANi of Baldwin.
THOMAS P. SAFFOLD, of Mor-
From the Union.
General Cats—The Fugitive-
Slave Bill.
Messrs Don el ton tf Armstrong :
As the time for tbe meeting of the
Baltimore Convention approaches, dem
ocratic preference seems to be concen
trating upon General Cass as the first
choice of the masses of tbe party as their
candidate for the presidency. Those of
bis own party who are most decided a-
gainst his nomination, as well as others,
sometimes insinuate, and at other times
boldly charge him with having dodged
the vote on the fngitive-slave bill in
1850. This charge, if true, would be
very serious objection to the nomination
of Gen. Cass. I believe it is pretty
generally conceded that man acts from
some motive or other. Whether this be
true or false. General Cass could have
had no motive in evading the vote on
tbe passage of tbe bill. His vote for
tbe bill on its final passage would not
have committed him more fully and com
pletely to the measure than he was and
is without such rote. And it is to es
tablish this fact beyond cavil or doubt
that I ask for tbis communication a place
in the columns of the Union.
On tbe 13th of March, 1850, in the
Senate of the United States, the propo
sition for the appointment of tbe Com
mittee of Thirteen being under consid
eration, General Cass said :
“ My opinion is, sir, that we should
take up tbe bill for tbe recapture of fu-
a gitive slaves reported by the Judiciary
Committee. I am disposed to suspend
all our discussions, and to lay aside all
other business, with a view to act upon
that bill, without unnecessary delay, and
to pass it in such form as would be ac
ceptable to a majority of this body.—
That is a point upon which the South
feels most accutely, and in regard to
which it has tbe most serious cause of
complaint. I have beard but one
in this body deny the existence of this
evil, or the justice and necessity of pro
viding an adequate remedy.
“ Tbe act of 1793 provided that the
State magistrates in - the various cities
and counties of the Union should carry
that law into effect. This provision has
been since rendered nugatory, as these
officers will not now act, and consequent
ly tbe judges of the United States alone
have jurisdiction over the subject. They
are not enough for that purpose, and tbe
law, therefore, requires an amendment.
I, for one, am willing to take np the
subject, and provide necessary means of
carrying tbe provision of tbe constitu
tion into full effect. Such a procedure
would have the very best effect upon the
South at this time. It would be a
pledge of our sincerity, and of our de
sire to do justice to that great section Jof
our common country.”
Here is as clear and as explicit a dec
laration and committal in favor of the
principles of the fugitive slave bill, if
not of the details, as an affirmative vote
on its passage would have been. But
ftST" A private dispatch tram Columbia,
tf. C., lo Charleston, announces the resigna
tion of Mr. Rhett, of his seat in the Senate.
What will the Girls and Bovs Sat ?
Ii has been decided by an emient physican,
that twenty oas for a female, and twenty-
night Ibc n male, an the proper age# tor the
earliest marriages.
gan.
WILLIAM TAYLOR, of Randolph.
ARTHUR HOOD, of Gordon.
MARSHAL J. WELLBORN, of
Muscogee.
LUTHER J. GLENN, of Henry.
JOHN W. H. UNDERWOOD, of
Floyd.
WILLIAM H. HULL, of Clarke.
GEORGE D. RICE, of Cobb.
THOMAS D. HARRIS, of Troop
HENRY JONES, of Liberty.
C. B. WELBORNE. of Whitfield
I. T. IRVIN, of Wilkes.
JOHN S ROWLAND, of Cass.
JAS.^jr ARMSTRONG, of Bibb
On motion of Judge Jackson, the
President was added to tbe delegations
On motion of Mr. Thomas P. Saffold,
of Morgan, tbe following were appointed
a State Executive Committee, to-wit:
GREEN B. JORDAN, of Baldwin.
H. V. M MILLER, of Floyd.
ROBERT COLLINS, of Bibb.
HOPKINS HOLSEY. of Clarke.
ORION STROUD, of Waltcn.
Capt. Wofford, of Cass, offered the
lowing resolution, which was unani-
usly agreed to.
Resolved, That tbe thanks of the
al Government, and its
upon the reserved rights of the sovereign Convention sre hereby tendered to the
Slates of tbisljoioo, especially in rela- Piwiutnnt Viwi President fnr tk«
lion to slavery, amply justify tbis State,
so far as any duty or obligation to her
confederates is involved, in dissolving al
once all political connection with her^eo-
States, and that she forbears the exer
cise of that manifest right of self-govern
ment from considerations of expediency
only.
An ordinance to declare the right of this
State to secede from the Federal Un
ion.
We tbe people of the State of South
Carolina, in Convention assembled, do
declare and ordain, and it is hereby de
clared and ordained. That South Caro
lina, in tbe exercise of her sovereign
will, as an independent State, aooeeded
to the Federal Union, known as tbe Un
ted States of America, and that in tbe
exercise of th# same sovereign will, it is
her right, without lot, Modranoe, or mo
lestation from any power whatsoever, to
eewde from the said Federal Union;—
and diet for the rnffimenuj of the eanaos State,
whin any impel bar to ahoh separation, mnnifieask
she is responsible alone, eeder God. to
the tribunal of public opium, amoeg tbe
nations of tbe earth. *
President and Vice President for the
able and satisfactory manner in which
they have discharged their duties, also
to the Secretary for the satisfactory dis
charge of his duties.
On motion of Col. Milner of Cass, it
was
Resolved, That tbe Union papers of
the State are requested to publish the
proceedings of this Convention.
On motion of Mr Wm. T. Price, of
Floyd,the Convention adjourned sine die.
JOHN W ANDERSON, Pres.
LINDSAY JOHNSON, VterP:
Akthcr Hood, Sec’ry.
vooate, that the reeenl visit of tha Rev.
Dr. Stiles, tbe Southern secretary of the
A me risen Bible Society, to Montgome
ry. Alabama, baa lad to tha purchase of
a large boose, in that eity, to be used as
a general depot for the Scriptures, to
supply tbe wants of tbo people of that
One gentlearan subscribed the
u of $15,000* toward tbe
object, and tbe remainder, amounting to
other mtldpta ip. Montgomery.
the compromise committee was organized,
and to it was referred all the measures
and propositions then before tbe Senate
of a sectional character, including tbe
fugitive-slave bill. General Cass was a
member of that committee, and concurr
ed in the report of its chairman, report
ing the fugitive slave bill back to tbe
Senate with a recommendation that it
pass. Here was a direct and unequivo
cal committal in favor of the bill, both
in principle and detail.
On tbe 19th day of August, 1850,
tbe Senate having under consideration
fugitive slave bill, General Cass said :
" When this subject was before the
compromise committee there was a gen
eral wish, and in that I fully concurred,
that the main features of the act of 1793
upon tbis subject, so far as they were
applicable, should be preserved, and
that such changes as experience has
shown to be necessary to a fair and just
enforcement of tbe provisions of the con
stitution for the surrender of fugitive
slaves, should tie introduced by way of
amendment. That law was approved
by Washington, and has now been in
force for sixty years, and lays down, a-
mong others, four general principles, to
which I am prepared to adhere :
“ 1- Tbe right of the master to arrest
his fugitive slave wherever he may find
him.
“ 2 His duty to carry him before a
magistrate in the Srate where be is ar
rested, that tbe claim may be adjudged
by him.
" 3. The duty of the magistrate to
examine the claim, and to decide it, like
other examining magistrates, without a
jury, and then to commit him to tbe cus
tody of the master.
“ 4 Tbe right of the master then to
remove the slave to bis residence-
“ At the time this law was passed,
every justice of the peace throughout the
Union was required to execute tbe du
ties under it. Since then, as we all
know, the Supreme Court has decided
that justices of the peace cannot be call
ed upon to execute tbe law, and the
consequence is that they have almost
everywhere refused to do so.
1850, pending tbe consideration of the
fngitive-slave bill, Mr. Dayton, a wbig
senator from tbe fiee State of New Jer
sey, proposed to amend tbe bill by an
amendment which contained the follow
ing proviso:
• * Pr orided, That if tbe fbgitfre shall
deny that he owes service to tbe claim
ant under the laws of the State where
he was held, and after being dnly cau
tioned as to the solemnities and conse
quences of an oath, shall swear to tbe
same, the commissioner or judge shall
forthwith summon a jury of twelve men
to try the right of the claimant, who
shall be sworn to try the cause according
to evidence, and the commissioner or
judge shall preside at the “ trial, and
determine the competency of the proof
This proviso, if incorporated into tbe
bill, would have been as effectual a de
nial of justice to tbe owners of fugitive
slaves, as a direct repeal of all laws up
on the snhjcet, and a refusal to pass oth
ers. With this proviso in the bill, it
would most probably have commanded
tbe approbation and votes of the higher-
law aboiiriun advocates. It required
full as much moral courage in a north
ern senator to vote against this proviso,
securing to tbe fugitive slave a jury-trial
in the State where arrested, as to vote
for the bill. This amendment was’ re
jected, and the bill saved. Tbe vote
was—yeas 11, nays 27. Four northern
democratic senators voted in tbe nega
tive—Cass, Dodge of Iowa. Jones, and
Sturgeon. Not a solitary whig senator
from a free State voted on that side.
On the same day Mr. Winthrop, of
Massachusetts, a wbig with strong aboli
tion tendencies, proposed to amend the
bill by adding thereto following proviso:
“ Provided, however. That no certifi
cate of any commissioner, as herein pro
vided for, shall be an answer to a writ
of habeas corpus issued by any judge of
any State or United States court who
tnan may be authorized by law to issne the
said writ in other cases; but it shall be
the duty of tbe commissioner or other
officer who may give any certificate in
the summary manner provided for in
this bill, to inform the party claimed as
a fugitive of his right to saiJ writ of ha
beas corpus; and in case said supposed
fugitive shall demand said writ, tbe
forms, proceedings, and evidence shall
be according to the law of tbe place, as
in other cases where said writ is issued.”
This proviso, securing to the fugitive
slave the right of tbe habeas corpus, if
made a part of the bill, would as effec
tually have destroyed the bill and de
feated tbe objects designed to be attained
by its passage, as would the incorpora
tion of the right of trial by jury to tbe
fugitive in the State where arrested.—
But fortunately the amendment was re
jected, and the bill a second time saved
from tbe destroying hands of abolition
ists, by the votes of northern democrats,
without the help, or even good will, of
a single free State whig senator. Cass,
Dodge of Iowa, Shields, and Stnrgeon
voted against tbe amendment.
From the record, I have shown con
clusively, to my own mind at lea^t, that
Gen. Cass could have had no motive
whatever to dodge or intentionally evade
the vote in tbe final passage of the fugi
tive slave bill. He was and is as com
pletely identified with it, and as fully
committed to its maintenace, as any one
of those who voted for it; and, for one,
I never for a moment doubted that had
his vote been required to pass the bill,
be would have been there and recorded
it in the affirmative. His speeches and
votes for and connected with tbis bill
make for bitn a record which cannot be
successfully assailed by his bitterest per
sonal or political foe.
Yours, Ac., J.
Address of the Southern Whig
Members of Congress.
Baltimore, Apr. 28-11 a m.
The “RepoMfe,” Of tbis morning,
contains an address from those Whig
Members of Congress who withdrew*
from the Whig eanens meeting last
week. It occupies tbrea columns and a
half, and is signed by Messrs. Brooke,
of Mississippi, Morton and Carell, of
Florida, Moore and LandRT, of Louisi
ana, Marshall, of Kentucky, Gentry
and Williams, of Tennessee. Outlaw
and Clingman. of North-Carolina, and
Strother, of Virginia. It gives a de
tailed narrative of the proceedings, and
vindicates tbe course pursued by them
in introducing resolutions declaring the
finality of tbe Compromise measures, in
tbe Congressional Caucus, aud their re
tirement from tbe meeting when the in
troduction of those resolutions was de
clared ont of order.
They deny that, in pursuing this
coarse, their object was to distract tbe
Wbig party, or to open afresh slavery
agitation, but to put down those fanati
cal Abolitionists who desire to rule tbe
party, and whose only hope of distinc
tion is overthrown by tbe Compromise
measures; and also to induce the Whigs
to assume a national ground and posi
tion, upon which tbe statesmen of the
party, and the party itself, could main
tain harmony among the States, or pre
serve the existence of the Government.
Their object, further, they state, by
the introduction of the resolutions, arose
from the belief that, coming from so dis
tinguished an assemblage, an enthusias
tic response would be given by the coun
try ; predicting that, a failure to declare
tbe Compromise a final adjustment will
result in tbe deserved defeat of the
Wbig Presidential candidate, because,
tbe party platform will be too narrow for
patriotic people.
In conclusion, the address says that,
should both political parties fail to shape
their future party organization on the fi
nality of tbe Compromise measures, tbe
people will demand snch an organiza
tion as will triumph over both.
Throughout the address nothing is
recommended, bat the serioas consider
ation of the people is invited to tbe sub
jects^ discusses.
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Later from California.
Baltimore, Ap. 28-9 15 t.
Ttoe steamship Northern Light ei-
rived at New-York tbis forenoon, froth
San Juan, with dates from San Francis
co to the 1st instant.
_ The steamship Monumental Citt ar
rived at San Juan del Snd on the 13tb
instant, to take tbe steamship North A-
meriCa’s passengers; recently shipwreck
ed. Large quantities of provisions had
been sent to them from San Francisco.
News received from the Mines is of a
very cheering nature, and large quanti-
ties of gold oust was arriving for ship
ment to the Srates.
Experiments are being made in San
Joaquin County to cultivate Sugar.
Tbe Legislature has passed a resolu
tion instructing their Senators and Rep
resentatives in Congress, to ose their
best efforts to procure tbe passage of a
bill establishing another semi-monthly
line of Mail steamers to Panama.
The bill for the suppression of Gantts
liog in the State has been defeated.
At San Francisco, Stockton, Sacra
mento and Marysville, the state of busi
ness is cheering—brisk sales are befog
made, and good prices paid for all kinds
of goods. The price of Coffee is tend
ing upward. Sugar is in active demand:
Floor continued unchanged.
A large number of Chinese were poor-'
ing into San Francisco.
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From the Columbus Enquirer.
The Baptist State Convention met
in tbis city on Friday morning last, at,
half-past ten. Thomas Stocks, Esq., of
Madison, presiding as Moderator, and
Revs P. H. Mell and C M. Irwin, act
ing as Clerks. The introductory ser
mon was delivered by Rev Professor
Hillyer, of Penficld, to a large congre
gation of citizens and strangers, and
preaching continued in tbe day-time
through tbe remainder of the week.
. Tbe number of Delegates was not so
great as at first anticipated, but enough
are prrsent to transact all tbe most im
portant business for which the Conven
tion annually assembles, and we are glad
to learn that nothing but a spirit of
Christian harmony governs the conduct
of all, individually and collectively.
On Sunday the pulpits of some of tbe
other churches were supplied by the
cletgy in attendance on the Convention.
And wc are happy to note, as another'
instance of recipjocal kindness on tbe
part of members of other denominations,.
that those who felt themselves able, and
lived within a convenient distance of the
church, manifested their courtesy and
liberality, by opening their bouses for
the reception of as many of tbe delegates ’
as could be comfortably entertained.
The business of the Convention has
been confined principally to the discus-
From the Albany Patriot.
T olitical Parties—Union
Southern Men.
We have never deprecated the exis
tence of political parties. They are the
incidents and the evidence of a state of
freedom. Human minds are so consti
tuted as to differ in conclusions drawn
from the same statement of facets, and the
free discussion of these differences is tbe
means employed by human reason for
cotrecting error, developing truth',Njind sion of questions and adoption of meas—
finally, arriving at unanimity in conclir ures that more immediately concern the
sion, purpose, and action. 'vchurch^sand members of that particular
In our political partisanship it should ^Henoiniiiatfom- and^ the detaiivvwill
be onr purpose to unite the people of I published in the Baptist Journal, or in-*
‘ --j.l _ L i it <• a pamphlet form, for general circulation
throughout the State. As a matter of
public interest, however, we give a state
ment of the financial condition of the
Mercer University, together with the
amount now on hand for Educational
purposes. Wc are indebted to the Clerk,
of the Convention for this statement:
University Fond, to be used in tbe Liter
ary Department. $ 81,000
Amount of funds to be nsed in
Theological .Department 41,000
Baltimore, April 28-9 p m.
In tbe United States Senate, a bill
was under discussion, creating a Board
of Commissioners on Claims growing
out of the conquest of California ; and
was postponed for future consideration.
The Non-Intervention resolutions were
then taken up, and Senator Cooper, of
Pennsylvania, consumed the remainder
of the session, without concluding, in
opposition to the doctrines promulgated
by Kossuth.
In the House of Representatives, tbe
Homestead bill was under consideration.
Twenty five Clerks of tbe Bureau in
Washington, received a notification of
dismissal to-day, on account of tbe ap
propriations.
It is again rumored that Postmaster
General Hail is about to resign, and
take the Mission to Russia. Francis
Granger is named as his successor.
Tbe Baltimore Wbig primary elec
tions last night, resulted in favor of Fill
more, by an overwhelming majority.
The Southern Wbig Members of Con
gress will issne a Manifesto to-day, in
favor of tbe Compromise as a finality.
It is severe on Seward and Scott, and
opposes Southern co-operation with the
National Convention.
C5T Hon. Benjamin F. Hallett, who
is the chairman of the Democratic Na-
1T ., 1ITr . — The mas-! rional Committee, has addressed a letter
ter, seeking his slave" found his remedy ; f° th « Hon. Geo W. Thompson, of Va.
a good one at the time, but now very in
effectual ; and this delect is one that im
periously requires a remedy. And this
remedy I am willing to provide, fairly
and honestly, and to make other provis
ions as may be proper and necessary.—
But I desite for myself that the original
aet shall remain upon the statute-book,
and that the changes shown to be neces
sary should be made by way of amend-
Tbis speech is short, »d I hare cop
ied h entire. Bnt, short as it is, to the
Sooth it is the speech of its antbor’s life.'
We learn from the Southern Ad- It places General Cass right in the esti
mation of ell southern men. of whatever
party, who are not blinded by prejndioe;
and may be pointed to by bis friends and
supporter* in tbe South aa unmiatokea-
bfe evidence of Gen. Cass’s patriotic de
votion to (be constitutional righto of all
parts of the. Union—even of tbe South
ia the enjoyment of her peculiar institu
tion. Can the most aeafous southern-
righto men ask of him more on tbiacab-
about tbe like sum, was subscribed by jset ? If be does, be shall have tbe ov*
defect- Qt. tbe ram* 19* of Aagunh
in relation to the charge made in the
late speeeb of the Hon. Mr. Rantonl, in
the House of Representatives, that all
tbe national democrats of Massachusetts
were nearly as much free toilers as him
self (Mr. Rantoul.) Tbis Mr. Hallett
denies, and adduces some of the past
coarse of that party in Massachusetts,
and tbe resolutions adopted at ito various
conventions, to substantiate bis asset lion-
He advises the party, if it would succeed
in tbe coming presidential contest, to re
cognize the binding efficacy of the Com
promise.
Mr. Clay’s Health.—The Washing
ton Telegraph of Friday rays:
Mr. Clay ia feeble, and subject to fre
quent changes, generally produced by
the varying weather. He passes most
of his hours in the day in sitting up, or
promenading bis dumber. It is only
occasionally that be ia obliged to keep
bis bed in. daytime. When (bo weather
continues favorable foe any length of bis
time, hie, improvement ia ahnaji very
Georgia, and tbe whole Union if possi
ble. in action upon correct principles of
Government—such as will secure the
rights of all its members and parts.
We believe that political parties in
Georgia have arrived at a singular una
nimity of conclusion drawn from past
discussions, as to tbe duties of Georgi
ans and other Southern men, and we
believe that nothing bnt a selfish dema
gogical spirit on tbe part of leading men,
will prevent the future united action of
our State. There are a plenty who will
seek to keep up divisions and heartburn
ings, but the people must correct this
by trusting more to tbeir own judgment
than to tbe declarations of interested
politicians.
In what important political principles
or measures do the people of Georgia
now disagree ? Union men and Soutb-
ernJSigfets, Whigs and Democrat*; have
acquiesced in tbe decision of Georgia—
have declared that slavery agitation shall
cease ; they agree in opposition to a pro
tective tariff a national bank, internal
improvements by tbe General Govern
ment, or tbe assumption of State debts;
they are in favor of the tariff of 1846,
the independent treasury system, an eco
nomical administration of tbe Govern
ment, a strict construction of the consti
tution, non intervention in tbe affairs of
other nations where onr own rights are
not iovolved, union with that national
party whose Northern wing is most fav
orable to onr principles, and indeed, in
all essential particulars, the people of
Georgia agree.
From the Baltimore American.
Raleigh, N. C. April 27.
The Whig State Convention adjourn-
ed sine die to day. John Kerr, of Cas
well connty, was nominated for Govern
or. The following resolutions were a-
dopted:
1st. Declares strongly in favor of
Fillmore for President.
2d. Declares for Graham for Vice
President.
- 3d. Pledges their support to the nom
inee of tbe Whig National Convention,
if unequivocally in favor of the Compro
mise.
4tb. Opposes the doctrine of interven
tion.
5th. Disapproves of tbs Public Lands
being given for tbe benefit of tbe new
States.
6th. Declares tbeir attachment to the
Constitution and the Union, and tbit
they will resist all efforts to enfeeble
them.
Other reaolntions upon State matter*
were also passed.
Permanent Fond', $122,000->
In addition to the above, there
is a separate fund, under tbe
control of the Georgia Bap
tist Convention, for the edn-
cation of indigent yonng min
isters, amounting to $30,000°
Tbe total of funds talonging lo
the denomination, connect
ed with tbeir educational in
terest in Georgia, amounts
lo about $175,0C0 -1
It will be seen that the institution and
the eause of Education are in a flourish- -
ing condition with our Baptist brethren,.
and the statement above exhibits tbeir
untiring energy in tbe collection of'
means to carry on undertakings of tbis
sort, as well as a careful watchfulness
over those means, to prevent squander
ing or unnecessary loss.
The Convention will probably adjourn ■
to-day, and its next meeting will be held >
at Atlanta, iu May. 1853.
CaT A singular case of swindling oc- -
eurred in Reading, N. C., s few days
since. A young man was passing the
door of Valentine Riffert, when tbe wife
of Riffert came ont and invited him into
the bouse,,stating that her husband wish
ed to see him. After some hesitation
be did so, when the lady locked the
door, and very unceremoniously seated
herself on his lap. Not relishing such >
demonstrations of affection be pushed her
from him, when she let herself fall on
the floor, and made an alarm. Riffert,
in company with another man, then rush
ed from a biding place, brandished a
dirk knife, and succeeded in obtaining-.
$100 from the yoong man, as a balm-
for the wounded innocence of the wife f!
Riffert was subsequently arrested, and
tbe money recovered.
" Pug-nosed and Hook-nosed Regi
ments or Russian Soldiers.—Among
tbe fancies of tbe Emperor Nicholas, ate
these two regiments, stationed at St. Pe
tersburg. Every man and officer of tbe
first named baa a png-nose, bine eyes,
and sandy hair and whiskers. The book
nosee have each a nose like a hawk, with
eyes, hair and beard black as a rsveu’b
wing- The men,, too, all match in height,
and, with tbeir spleadid uniforms^, make
a showy appearance.
Truth is considerable cracked up es a
virtue, and yet we know nothing that
would Eooner make a nuisance of a man.
Speak tbe truth of every body you meet,
end where would your bed be 'l In tbe
mud gutter about half tbe time. In onr
opinion, there is only one thing more
dangerous than speaking the truth, and
that is playing with loeo fooo matches ia
a powder magazine. We tried it once,
between man and wife, and wore a head
ache for onr pains, six weeks afterwards.
[Exchange Paper.
Tbe first step io love is to play with,
a cousin. There b a “ freedom from
starch” in tbe intercourse of relationship*
that ripens as natatallj as tad-poks into-
bullfrogs - ,
A Yankee, according to the poet Saxe-
is a driving man ; he sees aqueducts io.
‘ “ing springs, buildings ia stone, andt
Ua.*h ia every thing;