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has not jet been arrested. Public feeling runs strdnglj against Creamer, and League openly avows his intention of pursuing the sedbccrtahtil he accomplishes his death. JT\ The State Foad. -'' Pefhaps the most satisfactory reply to the continued and sedulous assaults upon- the present Managers of the State Rood, at least acceptable to the true Democrats of the South, (by this we mean to exclude all the nullifiers and secessionists vrho had crept into the Democratic ranks,) mad his course in the Senate since the last Presidential election has endeared him to every true Democrat-, and placed the South under more obligations to him than any man in the Un ion. But in order to find the true reason for the course of the above Journals, it is only sfwaaiy for me to know that the edit ors of these pretended Democratic papers were opposed to Gen. Jackson, were aullifi- ers, secessionists, and enemies to the Com promise. These facts account tor their un reasonable course towards Gen. Cass. They are by these unsubstantial statements hop ing to deter the Baltimore Convention from nominating Gen. Cana. But they will soon know th«t their influence with the National Democracy is very little, and thane National Democrats know that when these Journals say that the flower of the Georgia Democra cy is opposed to Gen. Case, that they are speaking without the book. Now we simply say, not as an offset to the assertions of these Journals, but as a fact, about which intelli gent and unprejudiced men agree, Oat if Gen. Case is nominated, and the finality of the Compromise endorsed by the Baltimore Convention, that he will carry Georgia by ten or twenty thousand votes majority. .JACK»ON democrat, i any other solution can be given, which does not lead to the conclusions we have drawn. The justification for sending delegates to the Whig National Convention, is found in the precedent set by the Union democrats. We shall not complain of this policy of a portion of ear Union Whig friends. Let them try their Northern Whig associates once marc, if such be their disposition,—we doubt net, they will receive another exhibi tion of their long cherished hostility to the institutions of the South. But we must be permitted to remind the Journal A Messen ger, and those who are disposed to cooperate with him in his new policy, that the North ern democrats stand upon far differmt ground on the slavery question, from the Northern Whigs. We could refer to his own columns fbr the proof of this statement, but it is unnecessary; for our cotemporary will not deny it. His Sente of justice would revolt at the idea of doing such gnus injus tice to the Northern democracy, ms to place them upon a footiag with the Northern Whigs oa tins question. It was this admitted fact, of the vast superiority of Northern Demo crats over Northern Whigs on the slavery question, that justified the eowrse of those Union men, both Whigs'and Democrats, who waited in sending delegates to the Baltimore Demeeratie Convention. We shall soon have the action of them two Conventions before n*. Let os prepare our minds to look calm- Xaviag disposed of our business at La Fayette we set out again for the rail road, which WC took at Biaggold. Chattanooga.-—A few minutes travel brought us to this embryo city, which is go ing a-head in the way of improvements^ and bids fair to be quite an important point.— Basiness in every branch seems to be flour- ishing. Gen. Bishop, the efficient Agent of the doing wonder: in this distinguished statesman. It is admitted that Mr. Schemertiorn made the winding up treaty at New Echota in 1836,” but this was all dime under the special appointment and instructions of Gob. Cass, we had bo Creek wars and Florida difficulties hue. I only repeat let gratitude be givm in Geor gia to when gratitude is due, and I am con tent. AN OLD DEMOCRAT. oath had been administered—he could de rive no advantage; besides, he values his good name far above any honor that the ap pointment could give him. It is well known that the majority of the stock holders in the Georgia Rail Road Company are in favor of a connection at Augusta, with that of the South Carolina Rail Bead, and same of the officers of the fanner Road have been heard to express gratification that Cotton was be ing shipped via. Savannah to Charlestons And why ? The answer is at hand, they wish to use it as argument, to convince the oppo nents of a connection at Augusta, and hence; they, for that purpose only, withheld their Cars for several weeks; none came to Chat tanooga except those loaded with good*. The State of Georgia having made ample provision to repair and equip the W. A A. R. R., my advice is to all parties to harmon ize and do their business with the means of fered, in such way> as to let the public be lieve at least, that all have proper inten sions and by another seesea, the Road will bu nearly repaired, and I must say made a- new, and amply -equipped, and name then will have sense to grumble—each rpnd will en masse, to its support, is the event or its failing to do so, a Union organization will then be formed, necessary to the country, and distinguished from the other parties by its national principles. We pledge ourself to no man, nor will we be pledged to any party, which does not sus tain the principles upon which the Union party has se signally triumphed, We in tend to follow these principles whoever they may associate ns with, believing them to embrace the true republican theory of our government, and we will not abandon them, even though a few fire-eaters may be induced to sing hosannahs to them and to this glon- oua Union. We cannot prevent many of them from coming among us, if the demo cratic Convention sustains the Compromise; but we must wot forsake the country because they may be compelled, by the magical pow er of those words «< to the victors belong the spoils,” to shout most lustily the glories of the Congress of 1860. This we cannot help, and it would be inhuman and exceedingly unwise, in political life, to adopt a practice of kicking every one out «f company, whom State Road at this place is the way of getting off produce—giving satis- faetion to all parties, save a few discontent ed Commission merchants, who are mad be- e®me he will show no favors. We publish in another part of this paper, an able vindi- watien of his course and conduct, which we think will satisfy every reasonable man. Col. J. J. Griffin, formerly of Gaines ville, Ga., has charge of a most splendid ho tel ia Chattanooga. The hence immediately to the left as you get from the cars, and we advise all who desire good fare to giee it a call. After spending a short time at this inter esting paint ws set face homeward, and ar rived immfotj—and now sms ws abe. P, S.—I have just received the Fedmsl Union ef this week, and I am surprised to see that paper attempting to weaken the Democratic confidence in Gen. Cass before the Baltimore Convention. They certainly have not reflected that they cannot produce the first gy table in favor of Buchanan or Douglass, but what Gen. Carf friends cam show he is doubly true to the South upon any of tb«*m Now I have been a Democrat of forty-five years standing, and have been and now am a subscriber to the Federal Un ion-yes ever since it waa and while it was called the Statesman if Patriot, and I re gret to an such beardless youths as sms timeseffit.papers, undertake to pulldown such claims as Gen. Oeas has'en Georgia. CASSVILLE, GEORGIA: Thursday, IN? ay 27, 1852. ^THE LARGEST CIRCULATION IN CHERO KEE GEORGIA. Dear this! A friend writes us, from Lexington, Geo. ^enclosing his subscription to our paper) that he saved seventeen and a half dollars a few days before by having the prices cur rent of Chattanooga, which we publish in the Standard. Think of this ye who say you cannot afford to take the paper. Recollect we publish the markets of Au gusta, Chattanooga and Atlanta. St. Mary’s Money. We continue to take the bills of this Bank nnderthe denomination of $5 for subscrip- ftions to the Standard—indeed we believe we ■ shall take it now for any accounts due us. We will do so till further notice. We will also sell books for the small bills until the 1st day of June—when wc shall suspend all operations with the bills of St. Mary’s. 3*0- What should be done to a man who will cut a choice article out of a paper, and send the fragment back to the office, saying he didn’t want to take the-paper? We shall turn him over te the s k killer. Such a man sells goods at A , his sir name begins with.II. Graham’s Magazine. The Juno number of this princely work is before us, and we lay all other business o- side to speak of it. It is surely n great tri- umph of art and perseverance—and we do j .not doubt its cntcrprising ; publ»ehor will e- vcntually rci;p a rich harvest. The pres ent number contains no less than 15 illus trations, with appropriate and elegant mis cellany. The work is still published by Geo. R. Graham, Editor, 134 Chestnut street, Philadelphia. The next number commences a new volume—and we will send the Stand ard and Magazine from now till Caristihas for $2—and take a St. Mary’s bill at that— if you will come soon. Any old subscriber who will pay up can avail himself of this ... Magnificent Offering for 1852.” Ai Imprint Iiqairy Enmiaed. the Journal A Messenger, of the 19th we find an article of some length, high- eulogistic of Mr. Tfllmere.'flind urging upon the Union Whigs of Georgia the propri ety of sending Delegatesto the Whig Nation al Convention, to secure his nomination by that body. We extract the following para graph from that article, for the purpose of answering the interrogatories so forcihty put by oar cotemporary: « We would ask Southern men of the Whig and Democratic Parties,—Of the Union and Southern Rights Parties,—to reflect upon the anomalous position which Mr. Fillmore will-occnpy before the National Convention of the Whig party. A Northern man, who, before bis elevation to the Presidency, had enjoyed the unbounded confidence of a North ern constituency—he will go into that Con vention supported by the entire Sonth, and presented as their first choice--for the office of President, whilst his own North, and his own State, will give him a weak and reluc tant-support. What does this mean ? Why is it that tbe State of New York, which has, in times past, delighted to honor Mr. Fill more, will give him only eight or ten votes in the Whig National Convention ? Why is it-that-the. Free-soil wing of the Whig party is employing every means to defeat his nom- ination ? Why is it that;the South, to whom he is only known as President of the United States, is clamarous for his nomination, for re-clection ? Why is it that he is wounded in the house of his friends, and finds his sup porters and defenders among Southern men ? The answer is obvious.” ljrand deliberately up6n them, and be ready to sustain that Convention, which shall give us the soundest platform and the worthiest Candidate. * V Godry'i Lady’s Biok-Mt i-tad. The June number of this old and well grounded work has been on oar table for several days, and would have received an earlier notice, but for a short absence from our post. It-Tully sustains its former high character—containing 112 pages and four full page engravings. We will club with the Standard for this book the same as of fered in another place for Graham. Send in your orders to ns At once—er address L. A. Godey, Philadelphia. The next annual Convention of the State Temperance Convention will'be hell at Newnan, Geo. on the -6th Wednesday in June next. Death by Lighting W«. Siria.ES!!, of this county was found dead near the residence of Samuel Smith on Monday last. A Coroner's inquestewas held; arid the verdict rendered—.* killed by light ning.” He was found under a tree that bad been scathed by lightning. of Travel. trip to the North-west enjoyed ourselves vast ly, wo desire to make a few notes for the ben efit of our readers. We will say first that wc went per W. A A. R. R. to Ringgold, thence to La Fayette, and Chattanooga, Ac. die. Rah. Road.—We got on the cars at Cass Station, and were speedily transported over the State Road, at the rates of 20 miles per hour, in comfortable cars; and we can tes tify to the improved condition of this great State work. There is one feature in this road now which deserves especial notice— that of having good Conductors. We had the pleasure of going ap wifch Elisha King, Esq., of this county, who is acknowledged Jo bo the .best Conductor in the Union. Dinner.—We stopped at the new and ^flourishing town of Calhoun, where passen gers on the up trains take dinner. There are two good houses at this place—the Cal houn and Gordon Houses. We took din ner at the former and can speak knowingly, of its well filled tables, and good fare. Ringgold.—Here we was landed, and had to look out some conveyance for La Fayette, notwithstanding it was raining very hard. After a while wc succeeded in getting a seat with eta -ethers in a .little hack—which for rough riding and tall fare, beats anything we have -seen or folt. For the trip to La Fayette, 29 miles, we only paid $2.50! In justice to the proprietor, however, we will say that he was not at home; and that he sent us back again in the same hack for $1.50. La Fayette.—Upon our arrival at this point, we found quite a crowd, as the Supe rior Court was in Session—Judge Irwin pre siding. We understood from a gentleman that had counted them, that there were 68 lawyers in attendance upon this court.— Some important cases were dispose*J of, and the cenrt was still in session when wc left. We took lodgings with E. R. Sasseen, Esq. of the LaFayette Ha tel, who we will ob serve keeps one of the best hotels in Chero kee Georgia. La Fayette is a beautiful place, and is situated in tbe midst of a most delightful country. The citizens have strong hopes of having the proposed Rail Road from Gads den to Chattanooga pass through the town. We hope they may not be disappointed. Having disposed of our Vavnffa «n enf naf n*a!n fnr Yes, the answer is obvious, and ought to felt with all its overwhelming power by all true friends of the South, and the Constitu tion ; but our worthy cotemporary has not given that answer in all its length and breadth. When he soys, .«the-frce-soH.party of the North bitterly oppose'Mr. Fillmore, because he has opposed them in upholding the Con stitutional rights of the South,” he annunci ates a-solemn truth, which draws-from every Southern heart an expression of grateful admiration for his.patriotic discharge of du ty. Mr. Fillmore deserves well of the coun try for the ; polity of his administration on thc-8 la very question, and no one yields to him the meed of praise more cheerfully than we do; bnt the questions propounded by our cotemporary are not answered. Why is it, that with the whole South united upon Mr. Fillmore he cannot get Northern votes en ough in a Whig National Convention to se cure his nomination ? That is the question and the answer, in the language of the Jour nal & Messenger, ” is obvious.”’ -It is became the Northern Whig party is a Free-Soil party. 'There is ’no Element oT soundness in it, on the Slavery question; and if addition al evidence to the history of the post was re quired, it would now be found in the treat ment which Mr. Fillmore is doomed to re ceive at their hands. It is not pretended by the Northern Whigs, that Mr. Fillmore’s administration is objectionable to them, Tor any -other reason than his support of the Compromise measures. They demand his sacrifice because he has given bis assent to the Fugitive Slave bill, and insists upon its faithful enforcement. His friends in the South, and his few scattering adherents at the North, have put forth all their energies to save him from this unmerited blow, but with what effect can be seen by reference to the selection of delegates in the Northern States to the National Convention. Scott has swept the North, and his nomination is supported by the Northern Whigs, on the ground that he is uncommitted to the main tenance of the Fugitive Slave bill. All this exhibits too clearly and conclusively, to re quire argument—-that the Northern Whig party is utterly and irredeemable rotten and corrupt on the Slavery question. Even if Mr.. Fillmore cou'd wring a reluctant no mination from the hands of these Northern Free-Soilers, he would have to rely wholly for his success upon Southern votes—he ould command so support from Northern higs,—they having -already proclaimed his defeat in advance of his nommatian. Will our friend of the Journal A Messen ger learn the lesson of wisdom which these unpalatable truths so forcibly teaches?— Doos he not see how utterly hopeless it is for the South to look to the ranks of North ern Whigs for friends who will stand by her ia the vindication of her Constitutional rights ? Is it not the extreme of madness and folly to expect justice er the semblance of it, at the hands of Northern Whigs ? If there our favorite son—Fillmore, is aban doned and sacrificed, because he discharged a Constitutional duty to the South, how can we be so blind as not to see that we have no Lope of sharing a better fate at their hands? Look at this matter .in its true light—free from tbe prejudices of past party association, and we doubt not, that with all Southern men there will be a uni versality of opinion—that the South has nothing to hope er expect from the Northern Whig party. If she had placed her confi dence in them, she wonld now realize the fact that she was leaning upon a broken reed. We would ask our cotemporary to read again his intern any other solution can Resignation of’Mr. Berrien;—Judge Berrien has resigned his seat in the Senate of the United States, to take effect on the 30th inst. We -learn from Milledgeville, that Govenor -Cobb -has appointed Judge Charlton, of Savannah, to- fill -Mr. -Berrien's unexpired term. 75c. i.40. U.OO. 5.00. 8.00. Harper'i Magazine. The June number of this .. Giant” is be fore us—and we take great pleasure in com mending the work to public favor. 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Much sympathy has-been elicited for this la dy, whose claims on the government are meritorious, and who has received, at -the same time, a recognition ef -the signal merits and services of her father, and a substantial evidence Of that appreciation. Her efforts to secure these, have been moat indefati gable. The ladies, after all, are the best claim agents, for the gallantry of the Amer ican people is always ready to respond to appeals from them. The exasnple of Mrs. Lynch’s success last year, and Miss Irwin’s now, may open a new field for female enter prise, and quite an accession to tbe number of claimants may be anticipated next session. for the standard. Tbe Constitutionalist & Kepublie, and the * Georgia Telegraph. Mr. Editor:—I have noticed with regret, the unjustifiable-assaults of the above nam ed Journals upon Gen. Cass. They say that the flower of the Georgia Democracy are opposed to him; that two-thirds of the Geor gia Democracy would refuse to vote for him, and many such unfounded assertions. Now I take issue with these Journals, and say, that not only the flower of the Georgia De mocracy, bnt that there is scarcely a true Jacksonian Democrat in the 5th and6thCon- gresional District,but what prefers Gen. Cam ” * " — ° v always his course son THE STANDARD. lain wbf Cwgia ihnM inppxt b& Can far thf next Frtadner. If the people of Georgia have become last to all the principles riid rules of gratitnde, then it wilf not be -unreasonable if Gen. Cass should lose the voW of Georgia in the second contest. For it cofcflOt fsl te be in «Ke rec ollection of men of middle *ge, how Gen. Cass was apphmded by all parties in 1882 in Georgia—he then being One of 6ft. Jack- son’s chosen Cabinet, at tbe head of the Wkr Department. Georgia did certainly under that wise and patriotic administration reap her long out-standing does from the Federal Government. I allude to the policy that led to our obtaining our present possession of the-Cherokee country, now composed of the following sixteen counties to-wit: Cass, Polk, Paulding,-Cobb, -Forsyth, Cherokee, Lump kin, Union, Gilmer, Murray, Gordon, Whit field, Walker, Floyd, Chattooga and Dade; all this fertile and flourishing region of Georgia, might have remained in -savage wilderness, and have continued to have been ■withheld-irom the long-patient waiting cit izens of Georgia; yet to this able-and'suc- cessful' statesman mid "negotiator with our several Indian Tribes are the people of Geor gia ntfw Indebted for their homes and fire sides—to prove this let -facts be submitted. It is well known that me of the* leading p^toies of Gen. Jackson’s administration wWthe removal Of the several tribes from among the’States. His-first attempt was with the Cherokees through his first Secreta ry of War, Gen. J. H. E aton, whose first communication to the Council destroyed all hopes through him; Gen. Eaton made seve ral very good and reasonable appeals to the Council in 1830: bnt added that they per haps might be induced not to take his coun sels, by persons pretending to be their teach ers and advisers. They would say, yon are improving-both in civilisation and religion through the agency df yfolr missionaries— but this is only a delusion, that tody contin ue your tribe a while in the States; (or words to this effect), be then added, -you may tike the egg ef the wild turkey and hatch it out in'your bam yard, and so soon as it can fly, it will seek the tallest pine in the forest for its roosting place. This last clause excited the indignation of John Roes and brothers, the Gunters, Hicks', Lowry s, Rodgers, Tans and others; which soon showed that Gen. Eaton's communication had ended in doing injury to the cause of Cherokee emigration. But from some cause Unknown, shortly after this, Gen. Eaton resigned the War De partment, and fortunately for Georgia, Gen. Cass was appointed, who adopted a very dif ferent policy, which soon ended in Georgia getting entire .possession of her territory, and Georgia Was enabled to Organize her country, and extend her ’laws over this her soil. This was done by Gen. Casstadopting a system to carry out tbe treaty made with the Cherokees. then alreadywest'dDthe Mis sissippi, dated 6th of May 1828, Which stip ulated for the removal of such of the tribe then in the eastern nation as might chose or be induced to emigrate to the nation west; that those eart should receive a fair valua tion for aU improvements, either of open land, houses, fences, fruit trees, ferries, and be removed by the Government, to the Wes tern nation, those should have the privilege of doing so. Gen. Cass adopted this plan by appointing one superintendent and two enrolling agents, and two valuing agents. These were Major B. F. Curry of Tennes see, superintendent, Wm. Hardin of Georgia and Col. Wm. Yancey of Kentucky , enroll ing agents, Major Wm. M. Davis of Kentuc ky, and Major J. M. ’C. Montgomery, of Georgia, valuing agents. These Agents soon had the country dotted well over with farms and improvements relinquished to Georgia, and the Indians on the road in wagons or on the river in boats destined for their new homes west, and the vacant places filled with a white population which enabled the State to extend her laws, organize counties, sur vey and lottery off the country, giving all the citizens of Georgia a chance. Now you see this country streaked off with railroads, dotted with villages, as well as some of the most valuable iron foundries, wrought iron, cut nails,—and in short eve ry valuable machinery for spinning, making flour, are now in full operation. Now all these branches of our State wealth here, we see plainly had their origin in Gen. Cass’ policy; and so thankful did all parties feel for it te 15m, at the Legislature of 1832, that body named the most choice part of the territory Cass^county, and now the west flourishing and popnlous county in the State. And why ? because Mr. Case had done for Georgia what Gen. Washington in his ad ministration could not do, nor could Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Adams, Mr. Madison, or Mr. Monroe, only in part through Mr. Calhoun. Yes, he added or collected for Georgia a ter ritorial debt due Georgia from the General Government ever since its existence. Now I ask how can Georgia, or at- least the Democratic party, fail to support Mr. Cass above all others spoken of for the next Presidency ? Especially, should all demo crats now unite in giving him the nominating vote of Georgia at Baltimore? I say yea. Yes, the soil ef our county that hears his name, yields so spontaneous to oar labors, our homes and fire-sides which our families enjoy, the soil our churches stand on, where we offer up onrHetothms, we obtained poe- of through the able negotiations of flflie Bate trad. Chattanooga, May 13,1852. F. A. Parham, Esq : Dear Sir:—Frofearihg tote n friflnd to equal justice, I hope yap wfllfkit ffie n small space in your valuable (riper. Yon have no doubt seCn and Tead ftan the Augusta papers, the many attacks of correspondents made upon the Superintend ent of theState Road and the Agent at this print H particular, charging them with par tiality In Shipments of Produce, and to the Savannah Interest, find to take the ’ smooth* neSs of their manner of ctpriisflng these charges, one not acquainted with the busi- ness of transportation, would bllieve there waa good grounds for complaint, and I must confess my convictions of causes, but st the same time, I want justice done in the prem ises, and the public should have . both sides of the case before a correct a derision can be made. Now let ns examine the matter and see how far these correspondents agree with what is the true condition of things in Chat tanooga. One charge is, that Gen. Bishop suffers one or two Commission Houses to do most of the shipping; the others being debarred, of course, because of bad feeling or something else. ‘To this charge let'iis first look to the Gen eral Rules, which requires the Commission Merchants to enter the date of the reception of all Produce ready for shipment. The Register of each house, TUnderstand, is kept in the office at 1 the' Depot, ' which of course, shows the amount of Produce to be shipped, and these men are regularly notified by the Agent when their turn comes of the number of bales of Cotton, sacks of Corn, lbs. of Ba con, Lard, Feathers, Ac., Ac. The motive power being deficient as well as want of cars, no other fair mode could be adopted to ar rive at justice to shippers. Still this does not give satisfactiCh. For the information Of oVir GeUrgia'friends, let' us go a'litile fur ther. ! It is pretty generally known here that nearly all the ’Commission Merchants of Chattiihoftga are engaged in the Produce speculation, as well as Receiving and For warding for others; and no doubt some go on the principal that «. charity begins at home,” and this being true, they eannot ship all Produce for want of the necessary facili ties ; it is reasonable to suppose that they do ship that in which they are mostly inter ested. Instance the following: A gentle man, say Atlanta, arrives here to-day, calls Oh some one of these Houses and makes a purchase'of 100 sacks of Corn, with a prom ise that it shall be forwarded this week.— To-morrow another arrives, say from Mari etta, and he makes a purchase from the same Hobse, provided the Corn can be shipped be fore he lea ves for home. The merchant goes to his register and sees the day and number Of sacks that he will be entitled to ship; and •for the sake of making this trade irith the gentleman from Marietta, sells him 100 sacks, which takes the place of that many belonging to A., of East Tennessee, which has, perhaps, been laying in his Warehouse for months. Gen. Bishop knew nothing of this arrangement, bnt turns to tfce bjoks and enters a credit for so many sacks ship ped. Well, days, perhaps weeks pass off, and this gentleman from Atlanta writes np to his commission merchant, that he is in want of his Corn, and asks why was it not shipped agreeable to promise, Ac. The mer chant sets down and replies that he has been ready St all times to send it to the Depot, but the Agent would Hot receive it; he o- •mits the fact, that 'the gentleman from Ma rietta had been accommodated with -a ship ment which he oiight to have had. This practice, Mr. Editor, i am satisfied has been going on through all the present year, and i deem it right and just that the people, particularly Com buyers, should be appris ed of it, and put a part of the cases of com plaint where they justly belong; and let them remember the fact, that the Boad can not accommodate all, and that these means are resorted to by the business men of Chat tanooga to keep fair weather on their side. I am not the apologist or advocate of Mr. Wadley or General Bishop, bnt let justice be done at all hazards. I am on friendly terms with all concerned and not beholding to either. I know there is a better Way to transact the business of Chattanooga and to do it in much more satisfaction than hereto fore; if all will bat staty their best interest: there is a rule of tight as well as wrong, and the first should govern. If it d<vs not Chattanooga must suffer great loss in the fntHre. Now let us examine the grounds of some of the chargee against Mr. Wadley, touch ing his partiality for Savannah, how did these grounds arise and then the public can judge. The Georgia Bail Road, either from design or otherwise, a few weeks ago, did not send up as many Cars as did the Central and the Macon and Western Rail Road Com panies. The consequence was that Cotton for Charleston was loaded on the Central and Macon and Western Cars and sent via. Savannah to Charleston. Mr. Wadley had nothing to do with this—it was no interest to him which direction the Cotton took—he could not have ordered it otherwise*—the shippers had their choice of Roads. It is wrong to charge Mr. Wadley with partiali ty in that instance, as aU know that he has subscribed on oath not to discriminate be tween the Roads connecting with the State Road. It is unreasonable to suppose that a man of the high reputation of Mr. Wadley, descend to discriminate, even if no * been administered—he could de- * stink get Its legitimate business. Road from' previous conduct should bfffen to Atlanta 21 miles, Is rihhjilete, and appears in our nostrils.”. We should rather hear mold Dk* a garfen w&k!'well attended, than j with the erring, hoping by good counril aiU a common Bail Road, And Mr. Wadley is . kind advice, especially whlmi bricked .by the pushing forward this work'with all necessa- ! persuasive power bf the public plunder,’ to ry speed, and will aeon bring it to a cbndi tion, that a Georgian will not be ashamed of the bare mention of the Western and At lantic Bail Road, as heretofore. In cone lesion, let me say to the Commis sion Merchants—to harmonize in their busi ness ; «Jk no more of the Road than it is a- ble to graht. When you find empty cars on the’turnout and no preparatibna to load thfln, then—and not till then charge the A- gentWitfafiotdriaghis duty. ‘As’to’your turns to shTp^fio'sa’tisfiietory rule cari be a- doptedimtil the Road has within itself the necessary equipage Then none will have Cause to oodtplaln—tiffin, dad not till then, will Georgia and Tennessee'Be fall sisters in a commercial point of viflw. With tho’prop er harmony a glorious harvest aVaits both States from the liberal systems of‘Internal Improvements. LOOKOUT. These Hickory Planks. The New York Evening Post Frceeoil dem. of the 13th inst., says: -.. The Baltimore Committee of Arrangements for the Demo cratic ConTentien have ordered 20,900 feet of prime Hickort Planus, direct from the Hermitage, with which to construct the Platform to be used by the Convention,” and remarks that if «' Old Hickory's princi ples” should be proclaimed by the Conven tion, New York will.. back the books.” Agreed, say we. Those are tbe«. planks” and the « principles” upon which we desire, above all others, to stand in the approach ing campaign. But, for our life, we cannot see how either a Freesoiler or a secessionist can exhibit upon those Hickory boards at Baltimore. It would be a desecration for any such cattle to walk upon them, and if the committee shall get the genuine, not the sparioas article, the conscious planks will spurn their footsteps. Where are the.. spir itual rappers V' Can’t they bring « Old Hickory,” himself from the spirit-land, to walk the boards as he was in ’33 and ’36 ? Wouldn't he snort to see Van Bnren, Butler, A Co. turned Abolitionists, and 'Mcdonull, Davis & Co. transmographied into secession ists—all sitting in the bonds of brotherhood upon prime «* Hickory planks’' from Tennes see, and claiming him as God-fatber of their mischievous and foolish vagaries ! « By tbe eternal’’.. I take the responsibility” would burst from his lips, and, to make use of the Indian phraseology, both free-soil and seces sion man would soon be ** d— n scace” upon the platform.—Athens Banner. complete thrir reformation. Should the Baltimore Democratic Conven tion refuse to adept the’finality test on sla very agitation, and thus perfect a combina tion between the secessionists and abolition ists for the destruction of the Constitution and the Unicri, the friends of botai must, and Fill, combine to savetbem. We hhve attempted to indicate the tenden cies of pirties, and the transformations ail of them must to some extent undergo, 'a time is approaching, when the Romans would have demanded a Dictator, as many through out our Union, would rest their sense of se curity, upon Webster, Fillmore, Cass, or whoever is most immaculate in their estima tion. But such is not American character. Our people, ss they did in 1776, will settle this matter upon- principle, etflb though the mktelecti&n shim Id elevate the' list ’Presi dent of tbe United States. TBeConstitutidn must be sustalndd, And this election . must rally in its defence, its friends, vthile it must force into connection and atoociatib'n, its foes. It is a momentous crisis, but it must be met and met now. Freesoiliaa must be stayed—it cannot move a step far ther, or the Constitution and the Union must perish.—Const. Union. G»d. Cass and the Fugitive Slave Law. A paragraph, purporting to come from the N. York Evening Post, is going the rounds of the press, in which is stated that Hon. A. O. P. Nicholson'has in his possession a letter from Gen. Cass assigning, as dhe of his rea sons for ‘not voting -for the fugitive slave law, The fact Unit it s difi'not contain : a jury trial clause. We are authorized by Mr. Nicholson to state that he has no such letter in his posses sion, cnl never hid. Indcel, Gen. Cass could not have written such a letter without contradicting the records of the' Senate."' ! 1 is matter of record that he voted against a proposition to insert such a prevision in tbe bill, and thorefore any such reason assigned in a letter to Mr. Nicholson would have been contradicted by the -records. He wrote no such letter, however, and tiever was in favor of giving to the slave a jury trial when ar rested in a free State; but lib Vras willing, as wonld any Southern man be, fiat when returned to the State from which he fled, if he claimed to be free, he might there have a jury trial. This right is already secured the slaves in every slave State, and such provision in the fugitive slave bill have been unobjectionable to every man. Gen.'Cass was willing to insert such a provision in the bill, not because it waB necessary to secure the right to the slave, Vat he liras of opinion that it wonld make the bill less obnoxious at the North. It is She to GeYi. Cass that we stkte fur ther, that he was the first Senator to sug gest importance of an efficient fugitive slave bill in the Senate, and that he gave too vote during its pendency calculated to make it less efficient, bfi't voting against every proposition of the kind, and was known by ail to be in favor of the enactment of each a law.^—Nash. Union. From the Baltimore Patriot of Itti. Ail lohappy Oceomiee. This city this morning was tlirorin jqto considerable excitement, on accounts of the shooting of a young man, named Joseph F. Creamer, by Mr. George League. The par ticulars, as we gather theta from a reliable source, are these: Mr. Creamer had paid his addresses to the daughter of Mr. League, and had promised marriage again and again, but in an unhappy moment she become the victim of his passion. Subsequently to the denouement of thin fact, Mr. Creamer was called ujim by the father of the yotttig lady, and he atfll 'per severed in his promise to marry her, bnt gave as a reason for the delay that he was yet a minor, and his father would dispossess him, but he would shortly be of age, when he could then be in possession of property sufficient for his purpose. And during the period of several months, he has regularly visited the family of Mr. League, and par took of his hospitality, Ac. A few weeto S- go, he married another yontag lady, agdinst the consent of her parents, and thus proved his perfidy in regard to all his promises to the former. This mdiming Mr. League 'ift'et him at the Ooriicr of Fayette and 'Calvert streets, and fired upon him with a loaded double-bar relled gun. One of the slugs struck a revol ver in the pocket of Creamer and shattered it considerably. It probably saved his life, after being fired upon he retreated, so that Mr. League did not get a chance to give the second fore, as the gun was wrested from his hand by a gentleman -nttfrlty. We feel it due to all the parties to make this detailed statement of the affair, so as to give the facts a's. nearly as possible. Mr. C. is not much injured, as we learn, h 8 pis- tol having proteiit"iU-). ; Tfcnfl Lga--— stated. The CaSe will, no doubt, te legatl; tigated, 'when all the facts will te elicited. It is a melancholy occurrence, and seems to te one that The law provides no suitable remedy for. Baltimore, May 14. - Mr. Lcrfgue, who yesterday shot young Creamer, for the seduction of his daughter, been arrested. Public feeling The Parties and the Presideisf. We look upon parties and the approaching election, as a Southerner and as a Union man, and care nothing for party names or partisans. It is a matter of indifference to ns, who may te the bearer of the standard under which we rally so that there can te no fear of his wavering wherever called up on to unfold the principles inscribed upon it. Let clansmen continue to follow their masters, if they will; but, the people will be governed by principle. The address of the‘Southern Whigs has satisfied Union men that no mere personal preferences, or old party ties, can bind a Southerner in the ap proaching crisis. It has confirmed the opin ion that the Soath has only to await the ac tion of the Baltimore democratic Convention to determine whether we should co-operate with that party, of demand a purer organi zation. Should that party adopt the Union platform of Georgia, the South will almost b the event of its . organization will - to the country, j. in- i adopt a practice so far as the public is concerned, says the Milledgeville Recorder, is to publish the monthly record of its actual doings. The public will see from what appears below, that the road is doing wonderfully well, at all events; so much tetter than it has ever done before, and this too before sny advan tage can te obtained for it in the irtiy of transportation from the appropriation made at the last legislature, that the people will at least see, that this great interest of theirs is at length doing something for itself and for them. By the way, Gen. Bishop has teen for years on this same road, is it not astonishing that faults are just discerned after so many years, only just as he is re employed by Gov. Cobb or Mr. Wadley ? Income of W. Sr A. R. R. for April 1852 Up Freights from G. Railroad, S8,46I 95 Down do do do 12,767 69 Up do M &W.R.R. 2,793 59 Down do do do do 5,703 34 Local freight over W. & A. do 5,426 03 Total from freight 933,’ 52 59 Income from passengers 8,734 93 Do do miles 1,000 OO Total income __ 942,887 5l Income for April 1851, From freights 920,850 52 “ passengers 5,636 70 “ mail 1,00800 Total income Increase on freights Do on passage Total increase •27.487 22 12.302 76 3098 23 915,40029 The Escape of Thomas F. Meagher-. —We have already mentioned the rumor of the escape of Mr. Meagher, one of die 1- rish exiles, from Van Dieman's Land. The New-York Truth Teller contains the follow ing extract from a private letter, dated on board a British ship, at Hobart Town, Jan* nary 18th, which would seem to confirm tint i Meagher has made his escape from ttit ome say he has broken his parole, others say not. He wrote to the police magistrate of his district, to say that he did hot wish his leave extended. Some say he left before i letter was delivered, others say he not, bnt that he remained until a ’ was sent to watch him came to He came oht and asked the nun' whether he wanted him, 'He said * No.’ He then went into the house and escaped through back way. Ia two hours after mp. more police came to arrest him, hat the bird hadfiown. And so the ease stands.” The tetfll amount of money hi fail British 8avings Bahka at the last ucouifl was £28,933,065 8*. 7d. ,