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M aZ V 1/ / fan. Scott’s Letter of Acceptance. Our readers Trill find, in another column, Union Meeting in Gass. A Tory large', harmonious, and enthusias- the letter of Gen'l Scott accepting the nom- tic meeting of the Constitutional Union par- ' “ held Correspondence of the Standard. Calhocs, Ga. June 28, 1852. Dear Burk* If I were to neglect wri- : Arecptaice of the fieowntie XooumImm. I From the Washington Union of Thursday ] Acceptance of the Whig Nomination*. Washington, June 24, 1852. ire extract the following letters of accept- To the Honorable J. G Chapman, Presi- ination for President, which has been ten- j ty was held at the Conrt-honse in Cassrille, tin g you concerning the eTents of the past aBce fr^ m the Democratic nominees for Pres- d *nU of the Whig National Convention : Deaths of Georgians on Ship-board and in California. The British ship Sir Charles J^apier, gSC-g^. dcred him by the Whig National Convention, on the 6th inst. Maj. A. F. 1 Foolley was week, I should feci that I had not discharg- j fefent an d Vice President: Wc ask for this letter a careful perusal.— called to the fcliarr, and J. R. Parrott re- ed my duty to this new and flourishing town The reader will recollect that the whole quested to act as Seeretarv. as well as to you, that you may, through Concord. N. II., June 17, 1852. Gentlemen :—I have the honor to ac- Sir : I hare had the honor to receive from Captain Webstcr ’ arrived at San Francisco your hands the official notice of my .. „nan- ° n the 21st of Ma - r ' ni ” et V da y s from Pa ' 1 imous nomination as the Whig canidate for ! nama ’ wbb cabin passengers and 156 featgr ! country lias been greatly excited on the ag- 1 On motion of Dr. IFm. H. Felton, a com- your excellent paper, let the public know ; knowledge" jour personal kindness in pre- tte office Presidnt of the United States,’ 5 : s * eera g e - " hen out one week from Panama, :a.a:... .4- a*_ . *1 e e ... . a • « - r . . . r . . .f. a m i the measles, dvspnfnt-v ko„n« Station of the slavery question, as it is call- mittee of five was appointed by the Chair. "'bat is going on in Cherokee Georgia Hip |ed; and it was thought by many essentially , to draft resolutions for the action of the senting to me this day vour letter officially together with «« a copy of the Resolutions . C l ® a -^ es ^ dysentery and fever began tc me of my‘nomination, by the i P*®cd by the Convention expressing their , themselves, and cont.nued with mors opinions upon some of the most prominent ° r e , S VlrU cncc * or ubou * ; three weeks, in * IT 1111* II nma f>A 1 ADa tl. O A • « On Monday night the 21st inst. Mr. Hew- j informing I necessary for the peace of the country that meeting, and suggest the names of some suit- Sett, the State Temperance Lecturer, gave Democratic.National Convention, as a candi- tiie Compromise measures, including the law ; able delegates to represent the party m the 113 one of tlie host addresses upon the sub- ' date for the Presidency of the United States, j questions of National policy.” , for the reclamation of fugitive slaves, should ; L nion Convention to assemble at Milled ire- ject of Temperance ever delivered in Cal- j The surprise with which I received the intel- j This great distinction, conferred by a nu- adbered to by each of the j ville on the 15th inst. Com.—Dr. H’. II. koun. Mr. II. continue 1 his lecture till 11 ligence of the nomination was not nnmin- merous, intelligent, and patriotic body, be indorsed or CASSVULE, GEORGIA: which time no less than 36 were consigned to the deep. A succession of calms on and near the equator, no doubt caused this great mortality, as the heat at that time was most the great gratification of millions of Amer-j Akin, Col. Lewis TuroUn and Col. Lindsey withstanding the large number present, un- proper for me to say that the manner in sinks deep into my heart, and, remember- *7 ces ®| v ®' Although the passage was 90 lean ficcmeu. But how has Gen 1 Scott met ; Johnson. til ail were dismissed The hand of music j which it vns f-imfi-mJ wa. ,..-nl,.,-i! ins? the verv eminent n&ropi v.ra -u,. I ^ 5 National Conventions. This was done to . Felton, Thomas A Sullivan, Col. Warren 0 dock, and not one left, as I noticed, not- gled with painful solicitude, and yet it is representing millions of inv countrymen, Thursday July 8 1852. a-li this ? Has he indorsed, or approved of.! After an absence of a few moments the matched with the crowd of people from Rail j jf y i n nsiusa aj j j ) i i :, _,n.,i : • i ... 1 . ■ , - .. which it was conferred was peculiar!r grat- 1 m g the very eminent names which were oe- , . . , .. . ,, . . ... . I which there was wind enough to keep the lfymg. The delegation from New Ilamp- ! *ure the ( onvention in amicable' competition ■ •] f u r or declared liis adherence to, the principles committee reported the following names as i roa d square to the Church and back again, | shire, with all the glow of State pride and (with my own. I ani made to feel oppressivc- THE LARGEST CIRCULATION IN CHERO- j contained in the resolutions passed by the suitable delegates : Maj. A. F. Woolly, II. and oheerad them up with merry music. a ll the ' On the 24th inst. the Mhsons of this place, not liav Among th e-deaths wc regret to notice the KEE GEORGIA. ' Whig Convention ? If wc understand hi 1 letter aright, he has done neither. The on- M. Cobb, Col. John J. Word, and John A. | Crawford, Esq. le warmth ot personal regard, would i the w eight ot responsibility belonging to ! . „ . ° , . ,* e , ... r * ° ° ' following from Georgia: ave submitted my name to the convcn- new position. i ,, , „ , ® " I i UH» Thnmao Tin with many visiting brethren, marched, witli tkm, nor would they have cast a Tote for ! Not having written a word to procure this j March 9t!i Thomas Banks, Murray coun- Nominations of Baltimore D?m. fonvcnl ion FOR PRESIDENT, GEN. FRANKLIN FIERCE, OK NEW HAMPSHIRE. FOR VICE-PRESIDENT, - WILLIAM R. KING, OF ALABAMA. ly references in liis letter to the resolutions, | The committee also submitted the follow-' band of music in front, to the Baptist , me, under circumstances other than those ! distinction, 1 lost not a moment, after it had ' Rod 0 ers, Cherokee i are contained in the following extracts; ( ing resolutions which were unanimously Churc h, where they were addressed by the j which occurred. been conferred, in addressing a letter to one count - v ’ *8** --- Ota, Burns, Jackson coun- iOH. “ I accept the nomination with the reso- : adopted : Rev. A. I. Leet, of I\ alter county, who is. I shall always cfierisli with pride and grat- j ofyour members to signify what would be, ' avies, Jackson counts. lutions annexed.” j Rcsolvced, That having an abiding confi-, known to be a distinguished Methodist Min- Rude the recollection of the fact that the ! ilt the proper time, the substance of my re *< The political principles and measures dencc in the Constitutional Union party, wc ister. He explained the object of Masonry, j voice which first pronounced for me—and.! 1° the Convention, and I now have the laid down in those resolutions, are so broad that but little is left for me to add.” «. Finally, for my adherence to the prin ciples of the Whig party, as expressed in the resolutions of the Convention, and Itcre- adherc to its organization, and go into the; antl recited many incidents of its benefits; Presidential canvass on its principles, re- j Tvhat it has done, is doing, and is likely to jarding measures more than men, and prin-! au '^ a l s() put to flight the objections eom- ciples niore than name. roonly urged against the order. After the Resolved, That the delegates to the Con- services at the Church were over, the pro- t‘If the Compromise .Measures arc uoi to be subsUmtinll// and firmly maintained, the plain rights secured by the Constitu tion will be trampled in the dust. What difference can it make to you or me whclh- , . , ,, i or impair the faith of treaties, and discouu- er the outrage shall seem to J all on Souln ; 1 suggested, with a sincere and earnest | vention have power to. fill any vacancy that cession marched to the Gordon House, where nmy occur, in the number. j an excellent dinner was prepared for the On motion, it was resolved that the pro- Masons and musicians. Next after dinner ccedings of this meeting be published in the the procession marched to the lodge room Standard. On motion, the meeting adjourned. A. F. WOOLLEY, Chairn. J. R. Parrott, Sec. ! purpose to advance the greatness and liap- ! piness of the Republic, and thus to cherish i and encourage the cause of constitutional liberty throughout the world—avoiding every j act and thought that might involve our 1 country in an unjust or unnecessary war, aged 34. 7th, Z. Grindlc, Gordon county, aged 35. 18tli, Jno. Sears, Gordon county, aged 22 10th, T. Robertson, Gordon coun- Statcs—a pride and gratitude rising far a- ! 33 the occasion justly demands, that I ac- ! ’ a ®° C 7^ 10th, E. Roose, Bump- , , = ■ km county, aged 24. March 28, G. W. hove any consequences that can betide me I ce P l Nomination with the Resolutions j, annexed. pronounced alone—came from the Mother of i honor to repeat, in a more formal manner. , Tumlin, Cass county, aged 20. ApiIT ^V W. J: Cmane, Gordon County, aged 19.— Burke county, Cass county, agcA . ... , . ...... - 30. 5th, A. D. Loveless, Cass countyVAged l nion cemented by the blood of those who | barely suggest, in this place, that should I. j M Kincaid Burke count- ocaoil in waiko m/I A i BY tho D;lrtinlitv nf mv nnnntrrm/>n lm olo. I ~ l>crsonally. May 1 not regard it as a fact pointing to I TI,e political principles ami measures laid i „ _ ° . 1 i - *1 ix- v v t March o, Auley, /black boy) II the overthrow of sectional jealousies, and down m those resolutions arc so broad that , ... T ^ ii- , . , J . It xv..., . . . » —. . * ■ -b. 4 th, J. \ lucent, Cass looking to the perennial life and vigor of a j hut little is left for me to add. I, therefore, Carolina, or Maine, or .Yew Hampshire ? Are not the rights of each equal us all I I will never yield to craven | tenanting all political agitation injurious to the interest of society, and dangerous to the Union, 1 can offer no other pledge or gtear- have passed to their reward—a Union won- ! by 4 he partiality of my countrymen, be ele- and were dismissed. JJ lien night came on, j derful in its formation,boundless in its hopes, ! y ated to the Chief Magistracy of the Union, I j ! the young people and several married gen- amazing in its destiny ! I accept the lionii- j shall be ready, in my connection with Con- | tlemen assembled in the City' Hall where j nation,'relying upon an abiding devotion j gross, to recommend or to approve »« a * | ^““coWy, ag^d 28.' 10th, Osborne, (black thej had a ball, which was conducted very to the interests, the honor and the glory of ; sure8 ln regard to the management of the bov , w u , ke county aged 18 5th G Carson well. t i- i. . .... . i , . 1....i.ii.. .1.......;. ........ .... ...i« ..i - ’ J - ‘ * aged 22. May 2, county, aged county, aged 36. James Hamblin. Murray 3d, Z. Baker- Lumpkin 11th, Holy Wickctt, Gor- Are not the rights of each equally dear to ! thc iuterest oi ' sode ^ nnd daI,lrel ' uus to tbe spirit, that tfo aid, from considerations 0 f\ «nty than the known incidents of a long public life, now undergoing the severest ; examination.” i policy, endanger the UNION."—I’ipner.’.s Letter. Position of thc National D.-mofnicy on 1 !Te Compromise anti Slavery^11 t*stions. Resolved, That Congress liaSno power un der the Constitution to interfere with or con trol the domestic institutions of the several States, and that such States arc the solo and proper judges of every tiling appertaining to their own affairs, not prohibited by the Constitution ; that all efforts of the aboli- ' tionists or others made to induce Congress to interfere with questions of slavery, or to take incipient stepr in gelation thereto, are calculated to lead to thc most alarming and dangerous consequences ; and that all such efforts lui'-e an inevitable tendency to di minish the happiness of the people and en danger the stability and prrmanaucy of the We ha ve placed a part of this extract in italics, to call more particularly the read er's attention to it. And what, we ask, is thc meaning of this unnecessarily long sen tence? Let us read it, leaving out a part— which may easily be done, without, in any manner, altering or changing its meaning— and see how it stands : For my adherence to the principles ol' the Vi hig party, I can offer no other l 1 1.EDGE OR GUARANTY THAN THE KNOWN INCIDENTS OF A LONG PUBLIC LIFE, NOW UNDERGOING THE SEVEREST EXAMINA TION.” Again : <•- For my discountenancing all Union, and ought not to he counte by any friend of our political institutions. Resolved, That the foregoing proposition enanecd 1 l j0 ' ICi ^ agitation injurious to the interest of j society and dangerous to the Union, 1 can offer no other pledge or guaranty than thc covers and was intended to embrace the known incidents of a tong public life, now whole subject of the slavervn£itation in Con- i . . gross; and therfore the democratic party of! undcr « 0,n S tLc severcst ^aminatioii.” gross the Union, standing on this national plat form, will abide by and adhere to the faith ful execution of the acts known as the com promise measures settled by the last Con gress,'the act returning fugitives from ser vice or labor included; which act, being designed to carry out an express provision of the Constitution, cannot with fidelity thereto be repealed or so changed as to de stroy or impair its efficiency. Resolved, That the democratic, party will resist all attempts at renewing, in Congress or out of it, the agitation on thc slavery I question, under whatever shape or color the uttempt mry be made.—Resolutions of the Baltimore Democratic. Convention, St. Mary’s Monrv. Now, what does tills mean r Simply, if we are not greatly in error, a refusal to in dorse, or approve of, or pledge himself to abide by and carry out the principles con tained in the resolution. In plain English it means this: .<1 will give no pledge or promise to have faithfully executed thc fu gitive slave law, if I am elected President, nor to oppose the abolitionists in their anti- slavery agitation.” It is true, lie says he accepts the nomination with the resolutions annexed. But what docs this mean : We give our reading of it. It is this : I ac cept the nomination notwithstanding thc passage of the resolutions by the convention. We still take thc small bills of this Bank, j This is pcl ‘ fcctly clear ’ b - Y his! failin S to use as well as FFintcr's change bills, at par. for ! :m,y Yrold °* . a PI ,rova l or indorsement, and subscriptions, and we now proffer to receive the large bills in payment of debts due us. at 75 cents in the dollar. Tin will stand till further notice. liis positive refusal to give any pledge of liis adherence to them. If any other rea- propcriti'on i sonablc construction can be given to this j letter, we should be pleased to see it. Institutions of Lciirnins. We have before us catalogues of Emory College at Oxford, and of tho Wesleyan Female College at Macon, and also a report of the managers of the Asylum for thc Deaf and Dumb, at Cave Spring, from which wc learn that these institutions arc all in a most healthy condition. Lcltfrs of Irsoj-tairf. SjSiiite Temperanse Convention. This body met at Newnan, Geo., on thc 30th ult., and was organized, Col. Wx. King, of Savannah, presiding part of the time, and Gen. Wjw. Ezzard, of Decatur, the remainder. A large number of dele gates was in attendance, representing Tem perance organizations throughout the State. Among tiie interesting matters brought be fore the body, and one which elicited much Union Mooting iu Poik. Cedaii Town, Polk county, Geo. ) June 28th, 1852. 5 The entire U. Party having this day as sembled, on motion of Woodson Hubbard, thc meeting was called to order by appoint i our whole country, but, beyond and above ! public domain, so as to secure an early set- Our town is improving every day, yet we all, upon a power superior to all human i tlement of the same favorable to actual set- haic our faults and misfortunes as well as j might—a power which, from the first gun of other places. A Great Man lias fallen in Israel!” Henry Clay is no more! He died in Wash ing Hon. Rhccsc McGregor chairman, and 1 Hy yesterday, at 11 1-2 o’clock, Dr. W. C. Walker Secretary. A. M. Col. E. D. Chisolm was requested to ex- i However-this event may have been nn- plaiu the object, which lie did in a few re- j ticipated, its announcement will thrill the marks, and at the close of which he submit- S rei *t American heart, for no man living had toil the following resolution, which was ta- j 30 entwined himself about it, or enjoyed in i by the convention, not because this is cx- ! the revolution, in every crisis through which i we have passed, in every hour of our ac- ! knowledged peril, when thc dark clouds have shut down around us, has interposed, as if to baffle human wisdom, out march hu man forecast, and bring out of darkness thc rainbow of promise. Weak myself, faith and hope repose there in security. I accept the nomination upon the platform adopted lcctcd from each of the old political parties, j On motion of R. C. Gibson, the cliairmr-n : ■ resolution. Thc committee named, were Messrs. R. C. a ^ an ear H' age. so high a degree its confidence. A nation j pected of me as a candidate, but because the principles it embraces command the ap probation of my judgment; and with them 1 believe I can safely say there has been no word nor act of my life in conflict. I have only to tender my grateful acknowl edgments to yon, gentlemen, to the conven tion of which you were members, and to the people of our common country. I am, with the highest respect, your obe dient servant, FRANKLIN PIERCE. j day of April, 1777, ani was left an orphan I To Hon. J. S. Barbour, J. Thompson, Ai ken up, read and agreed to : Resolved, That tho meeting appoint two ; mourns the loss ot its most profound and sn- delegatcs to represent us in the Union Con-1 gacious Statesman, one of its purest Patri- vention, to assemble in Milledgevillc on the °* s > au ^ Hs greatest Orator. 15th of July next, clothed with full power j Henry Clay was emphatically and truly to act as they shall then think most likely 1 * be architect ol his own fortunes, having to maintain the unity and harmony of the risen from comparative poverty and obscur- Union party; and that the delegates be se- • By to the elevated and commanding position lie occupied, by the exercise cf his indomita ble energies and bis great intellectual pow- appointed a committee of three to select; crs - He was born of respectable parentage suitable delegates to carry out the forego- i 1,1 Hanover county, Virginia, on the 12th At the age of twenty Gibson, Woodson Hubbard, and B. F. Smith, 1 years he removed to Kentucky, where he The committee then withdrew for a few j commenced the practice of law in 1798. In moments, and reported the names of Messrs.! he was elected to the Legislature, iu Wm. F. Janes and E. D. Chisolm, as suita- ; which he soon took a position among the first ble delegates. ; men of the State. In 1806, lie was elected On motion of Abner Darden, the report: to the United States Senate to fill a vacancy, of the committee was unanimously agreed j m which lie remained oae year. He was a- to. j g :t ‘ n returned to thc Legislature, in which On motion, thc proceedings were ordered he-continued till 1809, when lie was again to be signed by the chairman and secretary,: eiecttd to the United States Senate to fill an and published in the Gassvillc Standard and ; unexpired term of two years. In 1811, lie Rome Courier. ! was elected to tho House of Representatives, On motion the meeting adjourned sine die. ! made Speaker, and, in those trying times. RI1EESE McGREGOK, Ch'm. Wm. C. Walker, Sec. " 0 l n ‘® Scat 0llr readw ' s to-d-iy with the I debate, were the following resolutions, which COMM UNIC ATED. Interrogatories Answered. << Seeing” in the Standard of the 17th nit. several interrogatories propounded by <,Un ion” to *< Constitutional Union lVhigs,” and <« seeing” that I am so taken and received, allow me the privilege of answering. And though I shall speak positively only for my self, I doubt not that the great body of Whigs entertain like opinions. “ As an individual,” I am not in favor of thc “ protective system,” if for no other reason, yet for this, that there is no system of the kind, nor is there a probability of gny such system. To the next interrogatory, I answer, that I am in favor of .. Internal Improvement by i established permanently his hold u})on the j affections of the American people, by liis bold, and eloquent advocacy of the -war with England. A commissioner to Ghent in 1814, he vas instrumental in establishing a peace, and was also a prominent actor in the sub sequent commercial treaties with England. On his return to this country, he was every where greeted by the je >ple, and was again returned to thc House of Representatives, in which he continued a prominent and dis tinguished actor till 1825, when he was ap pointed Secretary of State, from wh'ch lie retired in 1829. In 1831, he was re-elected to the Senate, and after a brilliant career not only to stand upon it, but on all occa- pheus Felcli, Pierre Soule. Senate Chamber, June 22, 1852. Gentlemen :—I have the honor to ac knowledge the receipt of your letter, noti fying me that I have been nominated by the Democratic Convention as Vice President of thc United States. This distinguished manifestation of the respect and confidence of my democratic brethren commands iny most grateful ac knowledgments, and I cheerfully accept the nomination with which I have been honored. Throughout a long public life I am not conscious that I have ever swerved from those principles which have been chcerishcd and sustained by thc democratic party ; and in whatever situation I may be placed, my countrymen may rest assured that I shall adhere to them faithfully and zealously— perfectly satisfied that our common country and the permanency of our free institutions can be promoted and preserved only by ad ministering the government in strict accor dance -with them. The platform as laid down by thc conven tion meets with my cordial approbation. It is national in all its parts; and I am content of eleven years, retired to thc shades of private life in 1842. In 1848, such was the imminent peril of the country, that the eyes of the whole nation were turned with singu- ‘ lor unanimity and thc highest hopes to Hen- letters of acceptance of Gen. Pierce and > Col. King, and also of Gen. Scott and Mr. i Graham. Road them carefully, friends, ' nnd decide honestly in your own hearts, in- ' to thc hands of which of these candidates i for President will you intrust the destinies ' of this glorious Republic. Recollect what peril we have just passed, and remember that we must put in a man who respects the rights of the South, and who will preserve the Union. Let our motto be, .. Save the Union.” were adopted with great unanimity. Resolved, That thc traffic in intoxica ,, , ,, . .. , , , * i rv Clay, .. the great pacificator, as thc | p the General Government,- always have been: , , ... . I.. x n , . , only man who could pr«uably restore peace ii and always shall be—unless, m these days ! J ■ r T .i n a xi ‘ j to our distracted and divided councils.— i ting drinks as a beverage, ,s an immorality | A nd so is the Whig party, and so j Such a call from liis country-ins whole cst discharge ot the duties of the various ; nd public grievance. _ | ;* the Deulocratic party in of t . Inter- ! COUatr >— th ° hi g h s3ulcd old P at >’ iot could p0Slti ^ WUh WllIch 1 haVC becn hon0re,L Resolved, That :t is a just and wise excr- I n;ll i m p rovement by tbe General Govern-! not resi!,t ’ and Kentuck y’ P roud of hel ’ S reat ! Tbis 1 ckiim—nothing more, isc ot legislative power, to prohibit the | ment „ Rut whether » Union” and mvsclt j statesman and patriot son, gladly acquiesced ! Will sions to defend it. For the very flattering terms in which you have been pleased, gentlemen, to char acterize my public services, I-feel that I am indebted to the personal regard which I am proud to know you individually entertain for me, and that you greatly overrate them. The only merit I can lay claim to is an hon- and public grievance. Mrs. Bradley’s School. We will remind our readers that thc cxer- j ci*es of the Female Institute in this place. under thc control of Mrs. S. S. CISC trade in intoxicating drinks. Resolved, That it is the duty of the ad vocates of good order and national prosper ity, to awaken a public interest toward the j Zitis duty and benefit of a legal prohibition of the liquor traffic. On Thursday, July 1st, the various di- “f *" d f »™» 1 * !««*• ; tb„. Constitutional Uni ...n, tutd hendnd by a splon.M b.ntl of mn- ■ d „ 0 „ a „, wh „ ith the highest respect and esteem, I am, i agree, I cannot, from his communication. I in thopublio wil1 ’ anda S ahj scat hhn t0 the j ^ utUme,i ’ J -our ^How-citizen, i ascertain precisely As for a National Bank, i Seuate/ ' Ho# wel1 he fulfillc<l the public WILLIAM R. KING, it is no longer an issue—no body advocates j cstimation of his g reat powers and influence, I To Messrs. J. 8. Barbour, J. Thompson, Al- it—it is an «< obsolete idea.” .Then, so far.' : the quiet of the countr - v abundantly attests. \ rheus Fcleh, and P- Soule. ! what hinders me from acting or identifying j To bis devotion to his country, which he ! -* j myself with the National Whig party ? ! loved so mncli, he has fallen a martyr, and j Last Moments of Mr. Clay.—Thc In answer to the next question, I admit bed wb '^ e - e ^ bl ber scrv,ec, with “ the . Washington correspondent of the Baltimore tiers, but consistent nevertheless, with a due regard to the equal rights of thc whole A- merican people in that vast National inheri tance ; and also to recommend or approve a single alteration in our naturalization laws, suggested by my military experience, viz : giving to all foreigners the right of citizen ship who shall faithfully serve, in time of war, one year on board of our public ships, or in our land forces, regular or volunteer, on their receiving an honorable discharge from the service. In regard to the general policy of thc ad ministration, if elected, I should, of course, look among those who may approve that policy for thc agents to carry it into execu tion, and I should seek to cultivate harmony and fraternal sentiments throughout the Whig party, without attempting to reduce its members, by proscription, to exact con formity to my own views. But I should at the same time, be rigorous in regard to qualifications for office—retaining and ap pointing no one, cither deficient in capacity or integrity, or in devotion to liberty, to thc Constitution and the Union. Convinced that harmony and good will be tween the different quarters of our broad country is essential to the present and fu ture interests of thc Republic, and with a devotion to thoso interests that can know no S-iutli and no North, I should neither e< un tenance nor tolerate any sedition, disorder, faction, or resistance to the Law of the Un ion, on any pretext, i lr p^rt of the- land ; and I should carry into the rivi 1 adminis tration this one principle of military coil, duct-—obedhnec to thc Legislative and Ju dicial departments of Government, each in its constiutional sphere, saving only, in re spect to the Legislature, the possible resorts to thc veto power, always to be most cau tiously exercised and under thc strictest re straints and necessities. Finally, for my adherence to the princi ples of the Wiiig party, ::s exjrcssed in the resolutions of the Convention and herein suggested, with a sincere and earnest pur pose to advance the greatness and happiness of the Republic, and thus to cherish and en courage the cause of constitutional liberty throughout the world—avoiding every act and thought that might involve our country in an unjust or unnecessary war, or inpair the faith of treaties, and discountenancing all politicial agitation injurious to the in terests of society and dangerous to the Un ion—I can offer no other pledge or guaranty than the known incidents of a long public life, now undergoing the severest examina tion. Feeling myself highly fortunate iu mj associate on thc ticket, and with a lively sense of my obligations to tlic Convention, and to your personal courtesies, I have the lioii?r to remain, sir, with great esteem, your most obedient servant, WINFIELD ,SCOTI. Lumpkin county, aged 26. 80th, A. K. Bird, Lumpkin county, aged 23. 25th, Win. Birt, Lumpkin county, aged 20. 13, A. Reid, Cass county, aged 25. ~ The steamship Me him sailed from Pana ma on the 28th of November last, l;ut has been ever since detained by an accident, on thc passrge, at Monterey. The following deaths, taken from the ship's log, have oc curred on board since she sailed from Pa nama :—• Died on the Passage.—Dec. 6, Robert Garhmcll, Canada, passenger; 7th, Wil liam Cotts, England, waiter; Amasn Row- well, Michigan, passenger ; 10th, Neil Mc- Quarry, Ireland, passenger; 11th, John Clapp, Jr., Massachusetts, passenger;— William Oukstrong, New-York, seaman — John .Savers, Germany, passenger; 15th, Benjamin Herrick, Maine, passenger ; 17th, Joseph Bolen, Georgia, passenger; 24th, Lovan Conway, Maine, passenger; 27, Wm. W. Johnson, Georgia, passenger; Jan. 5, John M. Do lgc, Massachusetts, pasnengcr; Feb. 10. John Cart, Indiana, passenger. Died in California.—March 1, J. J. Simmons, Georgia, passenger; 14tli, George Sanford, New-York, waiter; April 2, John W. Moore, Baltimore, passenger; May 4, Abraham Bisson, Canada, seaman; 13th, Michael Conway, Philadelphia, steward.— Sav. Rip. nion men, whigs and harness on.” What a Patriot! sic, niarchad to a grove near the Female entered into their or- j This is but a hast *’ brief ’ and Ver - V im Sun supplies the following particulars; The illustrious Henry Clay calmly re- Bradley, ! Academy, where will be resumed ou the 12th inst. (next Monday) nnd we hope, from the character ■ °f the U. S. Navy, now a resident of Sa- ganisation, did agree to act with that \a-! P® rbeut sketch of the life and services ol signed his spirit into the hands of his Ma- ^ I waTiicRv^d h! U Tn clfMlucntaddre f tional party only which should in popd i Clay, whose name is indellibly im- i ker at nearly half-past 11 o'clock this morn- ext i W ‘ U b > L,cut - Dcrvea ’ 'I? j faith adopt their platform as Union men.” j P rintel 1*8® ®f country's his- ing . Their distinctive party principles were not! tor T * or * be last forty-six years; a states-; There was nothing very remarkable or Washington, June, 24, 18-52 Sin : I am gratified to acknowledge the re ceipt of the comunication which yon did me the honor to deliver in person on yesterday, announcing my unanimous nomination us thc Whig candidate for the office of Vice Another Tlirilliu? Chapler from the Criminal A finals .OX, Sffllnrky. , W* h-'Tc already «|{H .lifted L. Watson Lad shot .and .inataarij-jijijod Wiley Weatherford, at Clinton, Hickman county, Ky., On thc 7th inst. The faets, as fuin'shcd to the Memphis Eagle, are these : It seems (hat Wiley Weatheerford, his brother Archie, and a man named James Butler, were neighbors of Mr. Watson and regarded in the community as suspicious characters. Wiley, especially, being looked upon as not only suspicious, but a bad and desperate man, who would scruple at no crime in pursuit of his object. It came out in the testimony that these men had entired into a conspiracy to rob Watson of a large sum of money—three or four thousands dollars—which lie was known to possess. For this purpose they had, as long as Feb ruary last, bribed a negro girl, a house ser vant, belonging to Watson, to administer strychnine to the whole family, and inform them of the time of giving it, so that they might be near at hand, to effect their hell ish purpose! This conspiracy was about coming to a head some time in April, when Watson, whose suspicions led him to keep himself always armed, on returning to Lis house, one night, found a man, whose fea- turcshe could not distinguish in the dark ness, lurking in the rear of his stables, and he instantly shot him. He was not wound ed so badly but that he was able, by tho help of liis accomplices, who were not far off, to get away. This man turned out to be Archie Weatherford—having confessed it ! Jiimself-rtbougli lie denied it at first and pretended to confine?! some weeks by sickness. J’ his confession was made to the citizens of *tlie who went to see him while in bed, and told 11.J! 1 that such were the suspicions against him, HTtfi ““ dwc!t most f quentl / °“ tbe | let in Union principies-they were'o^v'! man wbosesa ^'’ ®“ 1 "*« d and bb ® ral I pecuiar in the last moments of the dying . S ‘ ' Nothm Si‘ends c - n.etnperance, and upon !ts effects j in abeyance HU the settlement of a single ' Patriotism and earnest devotion to rational , Patriot. Y'esterday afternoon there seemed j ti°ns of Rational principles nnd pohey. ere not dc.arl „„i„ i liberty has placed him a head and shoulders ! t0 be a breaking im of his srstem T.not ! 1 cordially approve the declarations made | so much to tbe prosperity of a place as the ; as shown in the haggard face of the inebri- ic . uc ‘thev keei ing up of good institutions of learning, j ate, the squallid poverty of his wife and lt „ . . ! children. He did not forget to say a word > placed above all his compeers. J*" The National Era, the abolition t° the shame of enlightened men. who wink journal in Yv asliington city, in its comments , at these evils by refusing to take a part in on the resolut.ons adopted by the Whig Con- the great Temperance crusade. y were not dead, but only slept. ' seems unnecessary to answer .. Union’s” 1 interrogatories in relation to the platforms of the two parties. The democratic party, I freriy and cheerfully concede, did adopt i and sa S acious statesman, the devoted patri olatz*. z* ... ! nf Sn/*h fhn m*»n vtB.otti n n*»fInn Inniirns to be a breaking up of his system. Last evening his mind appeared to wander, and ; Such was Henry Clay, the erudite lawyer, j he ^ of his wife> his 8on> and | recent practical interest the accomplished gentleman, the profound , 0 ( ber relatives. This morning he was serene. xV short President of the United States, by the Na- be must submit to a personal examination, tional Convention which recently assembled j His confederates, Wiley Weatherford and in Baltimore, accompanied by a copy of the Janies Butler then came out and openly Resolutions of the Convention upon ques- i acknowledged that they had all lied about the affair. Not long after this occurrence, the negro by these resolutions on matters of the most' g'fl who had been bribed, came forward liquor traffic some hard usade. He hit the j our p i at . form , 0 far as wc requircd them to j ot. Such thc man whom a nation mourns. t ime before his departure he asked for a lit- - ,, • b , 8 tbat W,U 1)6 j d °- And so did the Whig partT. Whether ! Wf cxit from the S reat thcatre in which he ! tie water,which he generally took through a ion- The curst,on i, im lie* ! . 'Z Alto S®tbcr’ it wasone of | cither or neither, or both, acted in _ ood ! ^formed so conspicuous a part, forms a 3 ; lrer tu1)e ^ removing it from hig . nd the whig resolutions ^ontemptale^two I closed, --Tndc DaTnev^wasTalled'o^and ^ W ^ ^ ^ ^ ki “ d of faith ’ | WmR ml^n t^thte mid^ “ 61L “ ! “"r 01 ?' eXp f ienCed a Uttle more . .. » .. • ,. . . ,. is not a question put- by ** Union ” ani qn ! ‘ 1Jm ^ ma y in truth be said. i difficulty than he had preriously done and ” ” 4 "* “ m ‘f " “««' -IP * WJ j is „ •• He m tl« noblest lb»sn of tho .11 = j th „ ^ u. „„ J, a H „ ««eo.,rv.»tl,e o^r e^.d. Ih, l.„ p ,,J th e I do i.Hi. lift... geMle; end tho B««e»ts | „ A „„„„„ *.x- °./****??. e f as,on ie c^CH'ion were c. ^ on Thursday^ hesitate to say, that I believe theWhig ! 80 ™ Nature might stand up . marked -^th perfect complacency and res- ganisation to be as safe upon slavery and Aad to a11 the world ’ He wal a ’ 1 ignation, «< I am going,” and soon after, as | the associated subjects as the democratic or- Chronicle fr Sentinel, j j t were, fell asleep. j ganisation. Where then is the obstacle to j <1 affiliating*’with the National Whig par-. , o. ! ty ? Why cannot those old Whigs who stood i Pitt8bur S’ who had been very deaf for years, | he felt that he ^ dyingi hJm I shoulder to shoulder in 1840, *44 and ’48— 1 * ' : - 1 - k "~— vention which nominated General Scott, sav: of the fugitive-slave law and slavery agita tion : ~' and the other, of so amending it as to correct c- f evening. The following officers were elec- ! base. The opponents and supporters of j ted for the ensuing year. They do but por- I an d confessed her guilty complicity with the tray the conduct of our Administration of, ruffians, and gave up the strychnine which the Government of which for near two years j they had furnished her to carry out their I have been a member. On all other mat- j diabolical purposes. Soon after Archie ters they but reiterate thc doctrines and rc- ! Weatherford's recovery, he together with his commendations held by its Chief in impor- I brother, armed with double barreled gunk, tant public communications. , stationed themselves at a church in the Should the People of the United States neighborhood, on a day appointed for wor- give their sanction to the nominations ot, g k : p, for the purpose of shooting Watson, your Convention, so far as I shall be invest- ! w k° was expected to attend church on that ed with authority, a faithful adherence to I < * a 7- Some of his neighbors, however went the late arc left equally at liberty to agi tote this eubject.” Scott won’t Take.—The Marietta Un ion, and Athens Whig, declare for Pierce. An effort was made to hold a Scott ratifi cation meeting in Griffin a few days since, which failed, from the opposition made to it by whigs. Judge Lumpkin, of the Supreme Court, ; and lion. Asburv Hull, of Athens, old I whigs, have come out for Pierce. A friend from Southwestern Georgia in- ’ forms us that the whigs in that section , art unanimously opposed to Gen. Seott, j Th* Rome Courier (Whig) leads us to be- I haws the same is true of the Cherokee coun- ! try.—Sao. Rep. Cholera made its irot appearance fa Kfcv- yc*, 9B 2?th-6f jaae,*18S2. Hon. Joseph Henry Lumpkin, President. Wm. King, Savannah, 1st Vice President, Kev. Dr. L. Pierce, Columbus, 2d «» E. G. Cabin?ss, Forsyth, 3d .- Gen. Wm. Ezzard, Decatur, 4th .. Rev. Jos. Gresham, Canton, 5th »c E. L. Newton, Athens, 6th .« N. C. Barnett, Milledgeville, 7th L. E. L&llcretedt, Augusta, 8th Col. L. T. Doyal, Cullodcn, Cor. Sec'ry, John W. Burke, CassviHc, Rec. Wesley W. Thomas, Newnan, Ass't «« Benj. Brantly, Penfield, Treasurer. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. J- - Norcross, Atlanta, R. E. Oslin, •< I. O. McDaniel, .. J. E McSinty, •,, Dr. DaHook, «, The next innaaljaeetjns will be hold in Atlanta. these doctrines may be expected I therefore accept the distinction, so hon- j ! to meet him and turned him back. We now approach the denouement of I believe the last words of Henry Clay ‘ 0rably tendercd ’ whh a grateful heart, but j tbis revolting story, which seems so out of Singular Fact.—A boy residing near were addressed to his Clergyman. He said ' ,: “ J T ‘‘ m a Lh™tmn land i old Henry Clay whigs—still march with I •• stout hearts ani strong arms” to the res cue of their country—of that country in defence of which the departed Clay made j his last and noblest effort ? Aye, to the j battle-cry of Scott, Graham and our eoun- | fay. let ns forward, to oppose Pierce, King, and Kossuth, who are banded together for ! ito destruction. CON. UNION WHIG. received a kick from a horse which fractured . gta y with him till his death. He was his skull, since which tune he hears as a- j resigned and collected throughout, cutely as ordinary persons. i and died a model of a Christian, Statesman Large Family.—The New Orleans pa- j and Patriot, pers mention the birth, in that city, of four ; children at the same accouchement; and al- | so the birth, by another lady, of her twenty- A miserly eld farmer, who had feat one of his bast hands in the midst of hay making, remarked to the sexton as he was filling op the poor follow’s grave, u It*s a sad thing to lose a good fees it *tom like fain-feat, after all, poor T<as wm a geest eater?” seventh child. Answering Advertisements.—Mr. Jenkins. ** I saw an advertisement in to day's Herald, stating that if Mr. O. P. Jen kins, of Brooklyn, would call on yon he would hear something to his advantage. I am the person!” Lawyer.—•* Ah, yes; I have e tailor’s hill of three years standing against yon, •nd if it ia not paitiguoadiately. I shall com mence proceedings to recover H.” Kissing is a custom handed down to ns from the Greeks and Romans, as to the true signification of which we are not per- fectly clear. Probably it is symbolic of the sun's rays greeting the earth ; and if so, doubtless was received, with all tbe other lore of sun-worship, from the orientals. Why is a printer the moot successful lady's man we have? Because he always succeeds in making an impression. There has not been a couple divorced in the State of South-Carolina since the Revo lutionary war. with unaffected diffidence. It is a satisfac- ■ pl ace > n * Christian land, and in the nine- tion, however, to know that the place to t een tb century. which 1 have been nominated is but second- : Monday, the t th inst., the county court ary, and that for the first office the Con- oP Hickman county was met at Clinton, vention have proposed a citizen of tried pa- : B^tey Weatherford, who,-it appears was a triotism and virtue, long and familiarly 1 full-grown specimen of the rowdy-despera- acqoainted with public affairs and public j do > bad b® 211 heard to say tbat fie would men; a safe and sagacious couucellor, who toke the life of Matson whenever he Jbet has well fulfilled every trust heretofore corn- • b * m * n fact, acknowledged that he had nutted to his hands, and who has illustrated ; foiled only a few days before? -court, our history by eminent public services. - | vvhen he attempted to way lay him on his With my thanks for the courtesy with return fro® Clinton. Watson, it waektafwa, which yon have honored me, in the exeeu- would ^ •* Clinton on the day of session of tion ofyour office, and with the highest per-! tbe conat J court. Accordingly, both- the sonal respect, I am your obedient servant, 1 Weatherfords and Butler wore present in WILL. A GRAHAM. Clinton on Monday, all well armed. On The Honorable J. G. Chapman, President j Watson s arrival, be proceeded fa the Cowrt- of the Whig National Convention. house, where the court was in session apd. ; the room thronged with people. Qii eator- Many persons are preparing to leave ing, he found himself thrown very noar to Canada for the Australian gold diggings Wiley Weatherford, who ‘.was immediately