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•m STAHBMB. CASSVULE. GEORGIA: Thursday* June 10, 1852. THE LARGEST CIRCULATION IN CHERO KEE GEORGIA. "Nominations of Btltinore Sea. fonvenfm. FOR PRESIDENT, GEN. FRANKLIN PIERCE, OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. FOR VICE-PRESIDENT, WILLIAM R. KING, OF ALABAMA. The CampaigH—Frirad*, Help! The Presidential campaign is now com menced, and we hope every subscriber who /eels nn interest in our success will try to -get up a club for the Standard during the Campaign. By reference to the terms in an other place, it will be observed that we offer great inducements to clubs, os well as to those who will make them up. Our friends in the county could do some thing if they would use a little effort. Sub scribers living in the county, or taking the paper at any office in the county, hare no postage to pay. Recollect this is an item. The Baltimore foavrotioa. This body after a session of live days, and forty-nine ballottings have nominated Gen. Franklin Pierce, of New-IIampshire, for President, and Hon. Wm. R. King, of Ala bama, for Vice President. Gen. Pierce is a lawyer of eminence in the Old Granite State, has repraented that State in the U. 8. Senate and House of Rep resentatives ; and was a Brigadier General in the Mexican War, and engaged in some of the mGst brilliant battles of that eventful period. Besides all these things, he has e- ver been the firm and unflinching friend of the South in all its struggles with Northern fanaticism—and for such a man can we not expect the support of all Southern men whether of the Union or Southern Rights, Whig or Democratic parties. Hon. W. R. King is too well known to re quire a word from us in his praise. He cer tainly combines more of the elements of successful candidate than any man ever pre sented to the American people. The Convention has also adopted a plat form in entire accordance to- all we have askod of it. It has declared in favor of the Compromise as a final settlement of the sla very question; and utterly repudiates the idea of any change or modification of the fugitive slave law. Indeed, it has virtually adopted the Georgia platform. Wo repeat again, in conclusion, with such men and such a platform may we not hope to find all our people, and especially of the Union party, rallying to the Standard of ••Pierce, King and the Compromise Grn. Cass. Our choico for the Presidency has not proved the choice of two-thirds of the Bal timore Convention; and although we regret it very much, we bow cheerfully to the de cision, feeling satisfied that its action was probably best for the harmony and success of the party. It must be gratifying, however, to Gen. Cass, as well as his many friends, to reflect that so large a number of the Convention preferred him to any other man, and held on to him until the 33d Ballot, when his vote went up to 123—higher than any other man, •are the distinguished nominee. Although Gen. Cass may never be Presi dent, he will (like Mr. Clay, Mr. Calhoun, and Mr. Webster,) always be regarded with veneration by the American people, for the distinguished services he has rendered his country, both in the field, the National Leg islature, the Cabinet and the Foreign Court The Chattanooga railroad is doing a flourishing business. There has been a dai ly average of 450 bales of cotton carried off, and 10,000 bushels of eorn, or haoon equal to it An agent of the road has gone East to purchase a number of new locomotives.— -V. O, Trot Delta. Whore is the Chattanooga Rail Road ?— The Delta alludes, no doubt to the Western k Atlantic or State Rail Road, which runs from Atlanta, Ga. to Chattanooga, Tonnes see, belonging to the State of Georgia. A road is now in progress called the Nashville A Chattanooga Rail Road connecting those points. Csmsponfiroee of the Standard. Calhoun, Ga., June 7,1852. Dear Burke :—I notice a communication in your last issue, over the signature « B,” giving'a beautife) fiesrrlptien of Madison, with which I am much pleased, bat cannot concede all. The writer ia speaking of the towns in Georgia, says—>« Bat I doubt if any of them sre incressing in tbe some pro portion, ss the one from which this letter is dated,” which was Madison. Perhaps he has not visited Calhoun yet, for every one must acknowledge that this place has far outstripped any town in the State for the time it has been building. It is bat about eighteen months old and contains about sev en hundred inhabitants, as is supposed. The establishment of good schools and col leges speaks well e/any cosntty or town.— Could we but have two or three colleges built <up in Calhoun, at no distant period she would rival any county town in the State, as she is near the mountains, and her resources for a support are many and great. As stated heretofore, we hare three schools in this place, but they do not all add as much importance to it, as even one college would. There are also fine schools in the coun try. I had the pleasure of visiting the school of Mr. James Wright, a few days since, at the time of his examination, and can say that I never found a school in the country more prosperous in my life. The teacher appeared to be very industrious and quite competent, and the scholars appeared to un derstand their studies so far as they had ad vanced remarkably welL The manner of examination was not to take up a few set questions and problems, And .when they were through them stop; but to take such ques tions and problems as the teacher or any one present might eboase to give. Many in teresting speeches were delivered by the stu dents, and at the close of the examination William H. Dabney, Esq., of this place, gave an eloqnent address to the school, and peo ple generally ; in which he encouraged the student in his course, and pointed out the duties of parents and guardians in regard to sending children to school; and also dwelt upon the importance of education. This school is situated in Sugar Valley, where there is much good land and many good citizens, who appear to live in happi ness and prosperity. No people are so hap py those who stay at home and attend to their own business; except when necessity calls them away. Free from the bustle of the multitude, and free from tbe allure ments of vice and the deceitfulness of fops and sharpers—they pursue a straight for ward course, while no one dare to say, why or what doest thou ? The Band of music also went out from Calhoun to the examination to encourage the scholars by making music for them, and received in return their hearty welcome and an excellent dinner, which was sufficient for all present—and were taken np of the frag ments some baskets fall. Again to our town. We will soon have oar public buildings completed; together with the Baptist and Presbyterian churches. Two more brick store houses will soon be commenced, and other buildings will go up as soon as lumber can be purchased. There will be a Mason ic march in this place on the twenty-fourth inst., and all our friends and the people gen erally are desired to home to our flourishing little town at that time. Yours, truly, C. nn molested, • kmely te** npon the sea coast, | the libertine, the murderer, have left their ItilnaA iffidffit. On Monday lest the down passenger tfsin •n fee State Band ran over a Cow, near At lanta, throw off the engine and tender, and killed n man named CnAwronn. Accidents will happen to the best of fasti lies. Tic SeMfdkw. The June number of this valuable little monthly is before ns, and we cheerfully ree- •amend it to all our young friends, who like pretty hooks. It is beautifully illustrated and contains 33 pages of reading' matter.— Published on the first of every month, by Walker ft Richards, Charleston, S. Carolina. Terms ft. Batigioa does not enmfittin a point. The son! that has entered into the tone pint of 'ing at n short it, kaismr satisfied Wife its attainmtata, but continually presms si to greater heights; sad, aotwifestaadisffee greatest abandonee ef greens motived, is still craving, thinks itself pear, and atterly unworthy of any ra. ward. This is humility and poverty of spir it. 4pride will carry a man te heaven’s gate, hot nothing hat hbadlity find ndnns- •ea^-Jfrv A T. Adams. ' Sr. Meagher, the Irish Exile, ii Mew Turk. The arrival of Mr. Thomas Francis Mea gher, in New York, has produced quite a rejoicing among the Irish population and the friends of Ireland. On Friday night the I- rish volunteer companies and citizens to the number of some five or six thousand persons assembled round the residence of Mr. O'Gor man to welcome him to free America. Mr. Meagher addressed the crowd in a brief and eloquent speech. He was also called on by several other delegations. One of the Edit ors of the N. Y. Herald had an interview with the Irish Exile, and derived facts of his escape from his own lips, with the exception of the Bhip in which he escaped, and of that he would not afford any clue. Mr. Meagher had the partial liberty of a ticket of leave at the time he escaped, but did not violate its condition. It ran as fol lows : •< I undertake not to escape from the colony as long as I hold this ticket of leave. 1 Having mode previous preparations for his flight , a fleet horse saddled in his stable, and well armed with pistols, he addressed a let ter to the magistrate of Ross, about twenty miles distant, and a township of tbe district out of which he was not permitted to go.— The place in which he resided was the wild bush. In this letter he returned his ticket of leave, and said he would remain at his house that day till twelve o’clock, when the leave expired, in order to give the authori ties an. opportunity of arresting him, if they could. When the magistrate read the let ter he was astounded, and he immediately ordered the Chief of Police, who happened to be present,'to proceed at once to arrest him. The Chief of Police replied he would not do any each thing, as he was an Irish man, and that young gentleman was an I- rishman. « But you must do it,” retorted the magistrate. •< Faith, I won’t,” replied the Irishman. «I will resign first.” «But I trill not accept your resignation.” «Then, if yon don’t, you toy let it alone, but I will not arrest young Meagher.” The magistrate gave it ap as a bad case, and rede immedi ately to another station in search of police. Meantime, the Irish Chief of Police set out for the mines, and thought he could make more money in digging gold tkan in arrest ing brave Irish patriots. Such is one of the first fruits of the gold discovery in Austra lia—the escape of the brilliant Meagher.— Gold, after alL-is useful in its way. Mea gher waited tot six heart altar toe tune, in order hot to give the Britito authorities any excuse for saying he had violated his pledge. He was accompanied and satiated hy three young Eaglito settlam, who supplied him with hones sad had hones townlvw.— They proposed to wait tiU the po&ee come, and hill tonm. Bat Meagher thought it to abed blood, but waited till the polio* earns, and toft his friends wutt- " *** “ '"'*** • the out an other deer, and, mounting his horse, came reundto the Aunt e/the housemaid within pistol shoto/them, and told them to arrest him if they could. In the next moment ho put 4wa to his hene. sad, with hie friends, was seen out at right. They travelled ever 180 miles withent halt, Anting relays of Imre oh toewuy. Tfceyutlwgth reached, where, according to previous arrangements, n whale boat was in waiting,- and bore him off in safety. He had no concrt with Will iam Smith O'Brien or John Mitchell, end ac ted entirely on his own responsibility. They were entirely igaerant of his intention, tat it ia to be hoped that they too, will act on their rrepunihiUty, and also (scape ; Jeha Mitebel resided about 80 miles distant, and William Smith O'Brien about 20 miles from Meagher. He saw both a short torn before he escaped. Mitchel looked well and c^eps excellent health—hat Wa. Smith O'Brien wee making beneath oppression. He quite bent, and looked very old. Beforehis imprisonment he was perfectly erect—and was a hmle'msn. His proud spirit,like a stur dy oak, would not bend before toe storm, though it may break down his body. Mr. Meagher gives the moot extraordina ry accounts of the gold excitement in Aus tralia. The precious metal is found in vast quantities and persons of every description are forsaking their usual avocations, and going to the mines. The police and turn keys of the jails have fled and toe local au thorities were offering from $8 to $5 pm day to others to induce them to take their place. He calculates that in one year this gold dis covery will «ftect a revolution in Australia. The colonists are by no means loyal subjects. They are beginning to take it into their heads to ds something like what the men of Boston once did with British tea. Mr. Meagher, whs is about 28 years of age, is greatly improved is his appearance since he left Ireland. He is a fine, military looking young gentleman, atoutly built, handsome, and always a favorite with the ladies. He was the most brilliant orator Ireland possessed at the time he was ban ished. Perhaps since the days of Grattan and Bnrke he had no equal in a country al ways renowned for the brilliant eloquence of its orators. His speech in reply to the sentence of death, drawing and quartering, that was pronounced upon him, (for he was tried for high treason and did not know then but what the sentence would be carried out)— his speech was one of the noblest specimens of manly eloquence in so short n compass ever delivered. He concluded it by telling the judges to their faces that there was an other tribunal whom very many of the sen tences of the Judges of this world wonld be reversed. Meagher’s accent is more English than I- rish. He was educated at Stonyhurst, Eng land. He is a Catholic, hut a liberal one; and in a speech at Cork, in which he declar ed the Catholic laity's independence of their clergy in political matters, gave great of fence. Among his other distinguished speech es, was his magnificent apostrophe to the sword, which was made the occasion by John O’Connell for the open rupture between the Young Ireland and Old Ireland party, in Conciliation Hall. Meagher adhered to the Young Ireland leaders consisting of Dillon O’Gorman, Duffy, Mitchell, Smith O’Brien and others, until he was finally ar rested, convicted and transported for his de votion to his country. His father is a very wealthy merchant of Waterford, and a mem ber of Parliament. He belonged to the Old Ireland school, and never went the lengths of his son. The way to pronounce Meagher’s name is not as it is generally pronounced in this country, as if it were written Meagre, hut Mahar, the « a” having the same sound as in mamma. We understand he now insists upon having the Milesian O tohii name, and calls himself O'Meagher. foot-prints ia the dost ; here, on this (pot, where the shadow* of death surround me, and from which I see my early grave in an maanriatodiioil opened to receive me—even here, encircled by these terrors, tbs baps which has beckoned ms to the perilous sn t km miaa, animates, enraptures me. No, IBs -Iff. gain proceeded to ballot. On the 26th bal-; any one beside. The boat tbea left tbe city lot, there was hut little change from the previous four ballots—Louisiana voted for Douglass. Bat slight change in the 27th, 28th end 29th- ballots.. On the flOth ballot Csss received AS, Bsch- M.Donglsm 72. Butler 20, scattering of my poor old country, her penes, her liberty, her glory^ For that eouRtzy I esn do no more than bad berhope. Speech of Mr. Meagher.* The following is the speech of Mr. Meagher when asked by the Court if he had aught to say why sentence of death should not ho pronounced npon him: << My lords, it is my intention to say a few words only. I desire that the last act of a proceeding which has occupied so modi of the public time, should be of short dura tion. Nor have I the indelicate wish to close the dreary ceremony of a State prose cution with a vain display of words. Did I fear that, hereafter, when I shall be no more, the country I have tried to serve would think ill of me, I might indeed avail myself of this solemn moment to vindicate my Sentiments and my conduct. But I have no each fear. The country will judge of those sentiments and that conduct in a light far different from that in which the jury by which I have been convicted have viewed them; and by the country, the sentence which yon, my lords, are about to pronounce will be remembered only as the severe and solemn attestation of my rectitude and truth. Whatever be the language in which that sentence be spoken, I know that my fete will meet with sympathy and that my memory will be honored,. In speaking thus, accuse me not, my lords, of an indecorous presump tion. To the efforts I have made in a just and noble cause, I ascribe no vain impor tance—nor do I claim for those efforts any high reward. But it so happens, and it will ever happen so, that they who have tried to serve their country, no matter how weak the effort may have ben, are sore to receive the thanks and the blessings of its people. With my country, then, I leave my memory—my sentiments—my acts—proudly feeling that they require no vindication from me this day. A jury of my countrymen, it is true, have found me guilty of the crime of which I stood indicted. For this I entertain not the slightest footing of resentment toward them. Influenced as they tenet have been by the charge of the Lord Chief fasti or, they could have found no ether verdict. What of that charge ? Any strong observations on it, I feel sincerely, would ill befit the solem nity of this scene; but I would earnestly beseech of yon, my lord—yen, who preside on that bench - when the piminns and dm prejudices of Hus hour have passed away, to appeal to year conscience, and ask of it was your charge as it ought to have been, impar tial and indifferent beifwn the salgoet and the crown. My fordo, yon may doom this language unbecoming ia me, and perhaps it may seal my fete. Bat I am here to apeak the tratk, whatever it suy cost. I am hare to regret nothing I hove ever done—Ss re tract nothing I have ever said. I am here to cnee, with ap lying tip, the tile I cmne- erato to the Gberty of my country. Far from itt even -hmu hero, when the thief, factor to humanity, instead of bring the smallest beggar in the world—to restore to her her native powers and her ancient con stitution—this hoc been my ambition, and this ambition has lywn my crime. -Judged by the law of England, I know this crime entails the penalty of death; but the histo ry of Ireland explains this crime, and justi fies it. Judged ky that history, Ism criminal—you (addrearing Mr. M’Manus) sre no criminal—you (addressing Mr. Dono- hoe) are no criminal—I deserve no punish *»*nt—we deserve no punishment. Judged by that history, the treason of which I stand convicted loses all its guilt, is sanctified ss a dnty, will be ennobled as a sacrifice. With these sentiments, my lead, I await the a tonce of the 'Court. Haring done what I felt to be my dnty—having spoken what I felt to be tbe truth, as I have done on every other occasion of my short career, I now bid fare well to the country of my birth, my passion and my death—the country whose misfor tunes have invoked my sympathies—whose factions I have sought to still—whose intel lect I have prompted to a lofty sim-r-whose freedom has been my fetal dream. I offer to that country, as a proof of the love I bear her, and the sincerity with which I thought, and spoke, and struggled for her freedom— the life of a young heart, and with that life, all the hopes, the honors, the endearments, •f a happy and aa honorable home. Pro nounce then, my lards, the sentence which the law directs, and I will be prepared to hear it. I trust I shall be prepared to meet its execution. I hope to be able, with a pure heart and perfect composure, to appear before a higher tribunal—a tribunal where a Judge of infinite goodness, as well as of justice, will preride, and where, my lords, many—many of the judgments af this world will be reversed.” * Bcawntie Csuntioff. Baltimoue, Janel. In the evening session, John W. Davis, of Indians, was elected President, and 31 Vice- Presidents, and 10 Secretaries were chosen. The two-thirds rale was adopted, and a mo tion to reconsider was laid npoa the table by a vote of 193 to 13. The Coaventiwi then ndjonmed, the Committee on Credentials not being prepared to report, on account of the Georgia difficulty. Baltimore, June 2. During the morning session, several reso lutions opposing the Compromise were read and ordered to be printed. The Committee on Credentials are not ready to report yet. Evening Session.—The committee on credentials were not ready to report, and were discussing the contesting claims of the Georgia feftgatisa. A resolution to make n Platform before the nomination was made, caused a warm debate in • which Messrs. Soule and Wise par ticipated—the former against and latter in favor. The resolution was then laid on the table. The Committee on credentials made their report—the majority in favor of both the Georgia Delegates jointly casting the vote of that State. Baltimoue, Jane 3. The Convention re-assembled this morning. Both sets of Georgia delegates were admitted to cast the vote of that State. The Conven tion then engaged in discussing the contested seat of the Massachusetts delegation A motion was pending to commence balloting for President at 4 p. m. Gen. Commander not being considered a member of the Convention, Sonth-Carolina casts no vote. The Convention then proceeded to ballot for their nominee for President. On the first ballot, the vote stood for Cass 116, Buchanan 93, Douglas 20, Marcey 27, Hous ton 8, King 13. Second ballot.—Cass 118, Buchanan 95, Douglas 23, Marcey 27, Butler 1, Houston 6, Dodge 3, Lane 13, Dickinson 1, Blank 1. Third ballot.—Cass 119, Buchanan 94, Douglass 21, Marcey, 26, Butler 1, Houston 7, Lane 13, Dodge 6, Dickinson 1, Blank 1. The fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh bal lots exhibited bat litttle change. Eighth ballot.—Cass 113, Buchanan 88, Douglass 34, Marcey 26, Butler 1, Houston 9, Lane 13, Dodge 3, Dickinson 1. The Convention then adjourned to 4 o' clock. EVENING SESSION Plinth-ballot.—Cass 112, Buchanan 87, Douglas 39, Butler 1, Houston 8, Lane 13, Dickinson 1, Marcey 21. Tenth ballot.—Con lost one, Buchanan lost, Douglas gained 1. Eleocnth ballet.—Cass 101, Buchanan 87, Douglas 50. On the twelfth ballot, there was hut a slight change, and on the thirteenth no change. Fourteenth ballot.—Cass gained 1, and Buchanan lost 1. Fifteenth ballot.—AU unchanged. The sixteenth ballot not given. Seventeenth koJZot.—Cam 99, Buchanan 87, Douglas 50, Marcey 21, Boiler 1, Hous ton 11, Lone 13, Dickinson 1. The Convention then adjourned till to- Cfete continue ii to rise until fee 83d bal lot, when he received 123 votes—Virginia still voting for Buchanan. Tbe Convention adjourned until Saturday morning. Baltimoue, June 5—a. n. Fuanklin Pierce, of New Hampshire, has received the noosination of fee Demo cratic Convention for President. He receiv ed on the 40th ballot 200 sutw, and was af terwards, unanimously declared fee choice of the Convention. The Southern States turned to him in n body, and were follosred by Maryland, New York and Pennsylvania. Another despatch from Baltimore, dated June 5th, 3 p. m~, says—« General Frank lin Pierce was unanimously nominated for the Presidency, on the forty-ninth ballot ” Baltimoue, June 5, p. m. AFTERNOON SESSION. The Hon. WILLIAM R. KING, of Ala bama, was nominated for the Vice Presiden cy on the second ballot. The Platform presented, consists of the Resolutions of 1844, and others, approving decidedly of the Compromise measures, in cluding the fugitive slave act, denouncing any attempts to repeal or disturb any part of these measures. They were passed unan imously, after which the Convention adjourn ed, sine die. wife Miss 8. as a passenger, until the shock ing occurrence df yesterday morning. The evening preview! to her death she paid her passage to fefeefcpi*«fea&iag tefee do* as she did so that she hod three tranks, one of which she would give to him, the other two were to be delivered to parties whom she named, but wen forgotten by the officer.— She appeared to be very much dejected, and thinking her manner so be somewhat strange and incoherent, fee officer paid but little at tention to what she said, not dreaming of the sequel. The clerk deposited nil three of fee trunks, together with her other baggage, with Captain Shaw, of the wharf-boat, where they now await the order of whoever may be entitled to their possession-. It appears, from what was said by one of her follow passengers, that immediately be fore the marriage, something transpired which prevented its fulfillment. The pre cise natures/this cause is not known, though it is vderstood to be nothing derogatory to her character. She is described as a young and beautiful girl, of Irish birth, with the address and conversation of an accomplished lady. To use the circumstances connected with the suicide of this lovely young lady are extremely touching. Great most have been the desolation of heart that prompted the deed. It has cost the deepest sadness to write the simple story of her death. May it be the last of the kind we shall ever be called on to record. Peace to her pore ash es—rest to her gentle soul. The shadow of care dimmed the brightness of her yonth, but she has passed with her beanty away from the earth, and now sleeps well, we trust, in her own ehosen grave beneath the dack waters. “ Let Fustier be Bone,” kt. We were yesterday spoken to by an teemed friend in regard to a recent article in Brownlow’s Whig, in defence of the present^ and past management of the Agency of the State Road at this place. He thought it was incorrect in several particulars, and should be corrected, either through the press or by the Commission Merchants ia this place.— We then replied to him, briefly, in substance that enowgh crimination and recrimination had already come before the public—that it had done more harm than good; that Mr. Wadley wonld soon be up, and if necessary, investigate the charges against his Agent, &e. This morning it is rumored feat a por tion of fee Commission Merchants will meet tonight, to give form to their mode of redress This they have n right to do. Minorities have rights as well as majorities: hut we are satisfied that if the majority of fee bus iness men of the city were convened, they would testify to the fidelity, industry and ability with which Gen. Bishop has dis charged his duty. We are and have been daring the season, in fall, free and frank conversation with our business men, and with the large number of the traders who visit this point, and we cannot be mistaken in the general opinion about Wadley and Bishop. They have, it is true, failed to please all, but we have yet to find a public officer, who was not opposed and abused, or we may add, was perfect, and discharged his dnty without error. But the almost hourly reports from the steam whistles, reminds us feat unceasing exertion and powerful labor is performed at the Depot in loading so many Cars daily, and we feel disposed to exercise forbearance feat the work cannot all be done as soon as desired.—Gazette. Baltimore,Jone< MOWN The Convention i at fee nasal hour, an* proceeded to wife fee Iritewnv results fens for t 96, Bad It, 1. Cfllifonii. On Wednesday, of this week arrived, hy mail, for our neighbors, 47 letters from Cal ifornia. . We have been permitted to peruse many of them, and heard from nearly all, from which we learn they are averaging boat five dollars per day. Some are doing better while a few, probably, not so well. We nn satisfied that five dollars is n low average for our people. That of itself we consider doing well, as they can live on about seventy-five cents per day. We notice in <• the San Francisco Daily Herald,” of feo 7th April, the list of passen gers arrived at San Francisco, from Pa nama per steamer Oregon. In looking over, we find the names of Messrs. Wm. and James Lawrence, Mr. Gartrell, Mr. Jno. Kennon, and Mr. Warwick, of this place, and the two Mr. Thomas’ of Gainesville—report ed all well. Our friend Jacob H. Smith, and his company had not arrived, up to last account, they left Panama in a sail vessel, consequently oould not be reasonably expec ted to arrive as soon os those who took a steamer. In reading the Herald, we notice a state ment of the number and the description of the appearance of the gambling houses in San Francisco. The number is set down at one hundred, in many there are six and eight banks, all playing at the same time. Choice music all the time playing to decoy in. whereby the continual jingle of gold and silver coin, is altogether calculated to relieve the hard fisted honest, and unsuspecting of what « material aid” they may be possessed of. Those who go to California should watch as well as work, and when they matt any thing that looks too inviting they should pass by on the other side.—Dahlonega Sig nal. j Agrieafanl Pie-Nif. The Floyd County Agricultural Associa tion mot at Judge Eve's (Waleska.) Rev. Mr. Knowles, one of the Vice Presidents in fee Chair. Col. William Hardin gave notice that ah’ the next meeting, he would move to change the name of fee Association to « The Etowah Agricultural and-Meohinical Association.” (to mstion of Dr. Battey, the Fair Ground was permanently located at Waleska. Mr. Redmond, Associate Editor of fee Southern Cultivator, was called upon and responded briefly and pertinently, exhorting the Association to energy and perseverance in their praiseworthy efforts to advance the agricultural and mechanical interests of the country. On motion of Judge Eve, the President pro-tem appointed a committee of six to im prove the Fair Grounds. The Chair appointed Messrs. Woolley, Pepper and Harden, of Cass, and Messrs. John P. Eve, Geo. M. Battey and A. N. Verdery, of Floyd. On motipn of Col. Aiken, Messrs. A. F. Woolley, Esq., Dr. Geo. M. Battey and John R. Freeman, Esq., were appointed to pre pare the Premium List. On motion of James M. Pepper, Esq., Judge Wm. Fain and Robert Battey, Esq., were appointed a committee to solicit mate rial aid for the improvement of fee Fair Grounds and to meet the 'deml£de of Premijim List, wife, the Request tL report prigriws at’thcnsxt : SVrcr«s^ef Association. On motion of Dr. Battey, the Treasurer was authorized to pay over to the committee for improving the Fair Grounds all initiation fees as well as all amounts specifically giv en for feat purpose. On motion of J. W. M. Berrien, it was re solved to hold the first Annual Fair at Wa leska, on the first Monday in October next. The Association then took a recess for din ner, and after partaking of a most tempting and abundant cold collation prepared by the ladies, fee President pro-tem, resumed the Chair and called fee Association to order. On motion of Col. Aikin, it was resolved to meet at this place on the first Saturday in Jnly, armed and equipped with baskets; on which oceaaiou the ladies and citizens of Floyd and Cass, and the adjoining counties are requested to be present. On motion, tho meeting adjourned. J. W. M. BERRIEN, Sec y. XdueMy Suicide. The officers of fee steamboat Emma Dean, from Fort Smith, Ark. for Cincinnati, related fee particulars of a melancholy suicide, which occurred on board of that hoot, to fee editor of the Memphis Whig, which he pub lishes in feat journal of fee 23* inst., as fol lows : Yesterday morning, shout 8 o’clock, whilst feo Emms Dean was under fall headway, forty miles below Memphis, Miss Ana Bradley walked deliberately ont upon the gaud of fee boat, sprang overboard and disappeared immediately bmeafe fee waters. Several persons saw her commit the rash act; 8S, Doaglam 56, Morey 25, Lane 13, Hans- fee vessel waa stepped instantly, fee yawl M A14fcqr of just publish ed by Thomas* Cowpothwait, fcCo^ Phii- 86, Dougiam 83, Seattmiag 61. Twentieth Ballot. Baahanm 92, Cam 81, Bonglam fit, Scattering 51. Twenty-first Hufbf.-Bachaaaa IBS. Douglmofl*, Cam 08, Matey 26, Bwtfor », Lana 13, Houston 9, Dickinson l. Kmtucky caut her vote for Butler. Twuify second Isenlj-fcnrfe and twea- tyWIh. ballots not given. The Cun Matins afljonraed from one to fear o’clock in fee afteiama, when they a- sad every possible effort made to •tttforjtaStompupm. She never rose to fee surface again, and after waiting and , vain, for some time, fee hoot to return to fee sterner, on her voyage. It eppmrs feat a state-room was engaged til little Back for tun persons, Mim Bradley and a gentleman to whom she was to have been married previous to their mfoititm, When fee time arrived tat fee departure of fee steamer, only one «f fee passengers, Mim Blradley, for whom fee ream had boos en gaged, cams on hoard, uasccompeined by Boot*. Many men will say : «This is all very true; there certainly is a great deal of good to be done. Indeed, one is perplexed what to choose as one’s point of action; and still more how to begin upon it.” To which I would answer; Is there no one service for the great family of man which has yet in terested you ? Is no work of benevolence brought near to you by the peculiar circum stances of your life ? If there is, follow it at once. If not, still you must not wait for something opposite to occur. Take up any subject relating to the welfare of mankind, the first that comes to hand; read about it; think about it; trace it in the world, and see if it will not come to your heart. How listlessly the eye glances over the map of a country upon which yon have never set foot! On the other band, with what satisfaction we contemplate the mere outline only of land we have once travelled over. Think earnestly npon any subject, investigate it sinceerly, and you are sore to love it You will not complain again of not knowing whither to direct attention. There have boen many enthusiasts nbont heraldry.— Many have devoted themselves to chess. Is the welfare of living, thinking, suffering, eternal creatures, less interesting than <• a- sure” and « argent,” or Ilian the knight’s move and progress of n pawn ?—Fruits Leisure. Gnr^tTklaL We nn gratified tosoe from onr exchangee, entitled „ Charles Stewart,” and written hj Dr. Thomas Holly Chivers, of Ga., baa hton recently purchased by Dick inson, an English Tragedian of great celebri ty, for fee ana of $1/100. Dr, Chivers is a native and resident of this county, and, though eccentric in many things, he is a man of extraordinary learning, greet originality and fertility of conception, ban written some things feat reflect the highest credit upon his industry and genius. We are glad to see feat he has tented hip attention to dnsmtia writing, ss it is » department of Iitarotere Ar which his peenliastaknts em inently fit him, and in which he cannot feil Ga- Wa ahonld give as we would receive— cheerfully, quickly, and without hesitation Fur the Standard. to ffijr Wife ! And thou 1 hast left me— Thou! whose presence was a Heaven! to my Lonely hoars—a bright beacon! that let My solitude wife rays of .peace and gladness: And now tixMfrt-gone; an* I’mMftlKjpelesk And atone /———The flower that greets tbfe Morning sun, and wife head erect smiles thro’out The day—dVoope sadly : when The •< bright spirit” that called it Co life, Sinks majestically in the west The cool Evening breeze—and bright stars, and the -<* Queen of night,” tempt iu vam that loot flower Fran its sorrowings—unlrred it hides its drooping Head, and mourns its untimely widowhood— E’en So with me mine own ; when feou wer’ t near, My blithesome heart shone thro’ mine eyes, Which smiled in gladness— My smooth and happy brow, Was mirror to n happier spirit— All things look’d brightly, and bore The impress of my brighter thoughts—But now— That sweet green slope, the flowers, the sky-, And all that wak’d my soul to Bliss, my mind to sweetest re very, Have lost their gentle inspiration Sweet Guardian! of my slumbers—Bright Spirit! of My Waking hours, thon’at gone (as some Bright tho’ transient dream—some happy Fleeting vision,) and left me, sad and lonely That gentle slope, seems now less bright for Thy presence shines no more npon it— The flowers have lost their wonted charms; ine eye no more caresses them— « sky too is changed: for thou! art not here 'o oiler incense (with thy convene) to its lowing wonders—all things are lost in lo sing thee, And I alas! more changed, more lost, tkan all. J. Cassville, June 3d. A Dream Realized. Some time during the post summer, a stranger stopped at one of the watering-pla ces south of Waynesboro’ Pa. After his ar rival there he was taken sick, and was ap parently deranged. On bis recovery, he in formed the proprietor of the house that du ring his illness, he had dreamed for three nights in succession that he had discovered at a certain distanoe in the mountain, under a rock, an earthen crock containing a large amount of silver. At this the worthy host expressed surprise, and spoke of it as a mys terious dream. Afterwards, however, they were walking together in that direction, when the dream was again adverted to by the stranger and the Proprietor at once pro posed an examination to satisfy their cari osity. The rock was soon found, and after carefully brushing the leaves away, it was removed, and to their utter astonishment, there sat a crock full of silver. They took it out and conveyed it to the house, and on examination it was found to contain $400 in half dollars which wa# divided equally be- then. 'fSrlfiy-.after this discovery thattroager waa abott to tofit foave affec and complained to his friend,1S>e pfepridforaf the springs, of the inconvenience of carrying the silver, when an exchange was proposed and made, the stranger receiving bankable pa per for his silver. It was not long after his departure, however, that the proprietor made another discovery—his four hundred dollars in silver was counterfeit, and he had thus been ingeniously swindled out of two hundred dollars. The Law of Newspapers. 1. Subscribers who do not give express or ders to the contrary, are considered as wish ing to continue their suhecriptions. 2. If subscribers order the discontinuance of their papers, the publishers may continue to send them till all arrearages are paid. 3. If subscribers neglect or refuse to take their papers from the offices where they are directed, they are held responsible until they hare ordered their papers discontinued and settled their bills. 4. If snbecribers remove to other places without informing the publishers, and the paper is sent to the former direction, they are held responsible. 5. The Courts have decided that refusing to take a paper or periodical from the office, or removing and leaving it uncalled for, while arrears are doe to the publishers, is evidence of intentional fraud. 9. The Courts have also repeatedly de clared that a Postmaster who neglects to perform his duty of giving reasonable notice, as required hy the regulations of the Post Office Department, of the neglect of a person to take from the office newspapers addressed to him, readers the Postmaster liable to the publisher for the subscription price. The Bible better than Pistols.—The Rev. Mr. Washburn, Bible agent for Con necticut, in his last report, relates the follow ing fact: One donor, who is a stranger to the hope of fee gospel, told me that he had resolved to aid in giving fee Bible to fee world, as long as he had the means to do so. He thought it indispensible to fee security of property and fee rights of men. He said be once; heard an irreligious and profane man, whose business required him to be often among strangers, say, • that he always carried his- pistols wife him, and usually laid them un der bis pillow at night; buttthe* he saw a. Bible in the house that kad the appearance of being well wseif, he newer took his pistols from his valise” ■ The first ingredient in conversation is truth, fee next good sense, fee third good humor,' and tbe fourth wit.. Cool—Ver-s.—Winehelk telle » good story of a. stranger meeting an Irishman leaning up against n post, watching afaaer- al procession owning out of n brick house at his side, fees fee fallowing dialsgde en sued:— . Stronger—Is that a (iment! Irishman- Yea sir, Pm thinking it is. Stranger—Any body of distinction ? Irishman- I. reckon it is. Stranger—Who is it died f Irishman—The gintlemon in fee csfl&m Etowah iron Works property ad vertised for aale in tins pises an Tuesday lost was bid off ky Andrew Baxter Esq., at ninety thousand dollars.—-Marietta Jtdva.