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Th«i is the wiring-df it. No man U so glo-
j jus in this country, when he aspires to the
first. place in the republic, ns to m ike i
Int^Urftu&J I’bararter of Gen. Pierce, j ' Tiie Whle Xominalion. Cm. Halt's hfmbrity with the Army.
tributes Wtbe high mental and moral The result of the deliberations of the "Whig A correspondent of the Milwaukee Morn-
i- qualities of the democratic candidate for the National Convention has been made known ing News, writes to that paper as follows :
MR * to wak &e<riv of Hi* position and of Presidency are pouring in from every quar- throughout the"country. We announced it. 1 was a soldier in the Mexican war, and
the tcndcJ : c8 '-K^-sd tcte-ncH-s-likely ter. Recently Cot. Foote, of Mississippi, in a portion of our last week's edition ( thc was well acquainted with Gen. FranKBteree.
io result from lihuiccce We have a right was the highest authority with cur whig news having reached here after cur paper- He rsas appointed Brigadier General by Pres- |
that rj>ht, and no brethren. They are precluded from ques- bad gene to press) with the usual »«*s ol ident Polk, under the ten regiment bill.— :
! tinning the soundness or accuracy of his mourning. We had nc time for comments The first action I knew of him participating
I fought in i
r .9 apeak freely. 1 claim t!
man shall make me afraid
promptly g
his head upon a pike-staff, and carry it
♦through the streets On such occasion®, all
loyal subject were required to f all into the
trt : u, tq testify to the justice an l power of
their cor.'reigB, who had exterminated ids
enemy, by sl.oute and huzzas. Now, if Gen.
Scott is nominated at Baltimore, what a
triumph for Sr-wanl! V. hat a shout of ex
ultation will V.u:.! from, his lip-, mrl 11 • in
the lips of all hi.--faithful and ho]s.fvil fol-
lowera! .dome willing uierccnarics will be
ready.'figurati,.ly .q.o '•-ing! raise alolt
upon their pike staffs the heads of " - ter
and Fillmore, :it:d all Northern I nton-lot-
ing vrhigs wiio have stoc 1 b) them, an 1 near
them through tin- streets amid • ’(cwinuiis mid
huzzas of their vicU"!-nomies, and wo
shall lrj. a. t r ixi l jub.laiit.exult n rgl"t-jt:-
AffriroltKral A*sociat»*.
will be Iwnd thcjjfneeedic
upon the creat public questions from time hordes of the North arc stretching their General Fierce was very popular not only
to time arlain- : and I venture to say that broad mouths from ear to ear. rejoicing with his fellow officers, but with the com-
no one has ever read the various speeches ! over their victory—and no voice of lumen- mon soldiers. His democratic feelings and
delivered by him without feeling compelled tation or of indignation at tiie South can frank, open manner endeared him *« : “ e
alike the hi-di intellectual ability now change the action of the Convention rank and file. General So***- '■’•’as always
but Southern men have the power in their the gentleman, O'- 1 * a common man was nev-
hands to thwart, at the ballot box. the hep ' er a* ease in his presence, tor he was chilled
of the Free Sailers. To this end, let »H :!:c under the cold an 1 distant manner of the
patriots in the land, of e»<wy party, bend j aristocrat. He was never popular with the
to respec
with which they are marked, and the spmt
of elevated patriotism which they uniform
ly breathe. In my judgment the Republic
has produced few men better fitted to dis
charge the arduous duties appertainin,
the Presidential office than the distinguish
ed personage to whom I am referring. Hi#
mind is out- of great strength and activity:
it has been most carefully and successfully
cultivated and I have formed an acquain
tance with but few, if any of our distin
guished American statesmen, who in my
opinion possesses a larger share of knowl-
to their untiring‘-n ’-gics. The South having army. If General Scott should be nowina-
beon driven to the wall in the Convention, ■ ted against General Pierce, and the army
let lier see to it that its nominee-shall be de- • had the decision!' of the question, Frank
foaled by the people. ~ , Pierce would ire the next President of the
Three weeks ago we took the ground that ; U. States. He would get the votes of four-
se Gen. Soott should be forced upon the fifths of the army against the commander-
iii-ehief. 1 rejoice in Gcu. Pierce's noniina- ;
tion. He is a glorious specimen of a man. :
in c
eountry 1 »y the Free Soilers, it would be
come the duty of Southern Whigs either to
vote for a third man, or for Gen. Pierce, j The more the peopde know of him the more
edge than he does of ail that is soli l and We are now convinced that it would be ini- j they jviil learn to love him.
possible to elect a third man, and conse- ; A Soldier is the Mexican War.
quently we think our duty is plain, viz : .
: ry of our State from 1732 dowfl WBfe pres-
cnt4ime. Thework will contSnflbp C n- i Below will be flISnd the(Uf^eeediifgsfoof a
grSvings of Gdfrgiff sse« a .-ry,por3iS!i*| t ;, meeting of the « Etqwah Agrieultmll# and
&c. We command the work, as well a? 4he ; 3|*cU«ucal Association/’ held at th<Jresi-
lecturcs of the author, to our readers. ; dunce Wfcudge Eve, where the fair g^nnds
Union Meeting in Clark.—By a pri- | been fTirni^d'withh^^a^^^which'
g|jj|U|Ugjp vate letter, just-received, wc learn that a we shall pubUsh soon) of prizes U%/tWard-
_ iatVgc and enthusiastic meeting of the Cu- ed at the fair on the 6th of Oct^l*-;? next ;
-s:rikrijs---kri-xiS • ion men of Clark was held in Athens, on from which vy^houlitjf5ge the ^sriftiation
Thursday last, which took strong ground : will be well patronMcd. Let far farmers
for Pierce and King, and instrncjal-he del- all turn out, antfshow what <Bh^>kie e*ir
egates to go for l* 11 --. ,u Xi.e t onvcnt.on. C. do. ^
Iisq , nn do an eloquent speech in
f&vorcf the Democratic nominees. The dele- J
gates appointed are f)T-.:. Dickon, John B. |
Cobb, Henry Hull, J r.'uiiJ John Strcud. I The meeting of the .< Floyd Go, Agrivultu-
: ral and Meeh-,eniirtT'NaBBciatlon” wast duly
GiiV. Cab!) ill .New York. opened, Judge John ?. Eve ar,d*Jffb. J.
We clip the following item from the New j Knowles,Vice l’t|jh.ueuts.pu-esiding in the ab-
Vork correspondence of the .Savannah Re- Settee of the liresidcm. The books were
publican ■■ j opened and twelve nftiues added to tils' list
Georgia's favorite sou, Hon. llowell Cobb, of members it Was unanimonsly
is spending a few days with us at present. Resolved, That the name of -the As.-nia-
A'omilliltions of Baltimore Drill. Colli liilioll. lte lnade :l capital speech to die Democracy ' tion be changed to the Etowalri AgrieuRural
on Wednesday night, and was applauded to I and Mechanical AssaciatidfiJ’ Dl". Bstftey
FOR PRESIDENT, the echo. He has also accepted an iuvita-' then reported in behalf of the committee on
T V j^IEKCE tion > 1Ivn - Stephen A Douglass, of II- ! premiums, the list which was read .ancf ap-
. _ | iiliois, Senotor Downs, of Louisiana, lion. C. proved. Col. IV. Akin,.Robert 0'liarr,B*qv
W. Ingcrsoll, of Connecticut, and others, to Judge Win. Fain, Judge Wm. Johnson Jnd
make a Fourth of July speech before the G. D. Harmon, Esq., were appointed » c«n
Tammany Societv on Monday
CASSVH.UEk CEOEtrlA:
Thursday^ Jtlly 15, 1852.
Agricultural Meeting/, 'fd
Waleska; Julydi, 1?52:
THE LAHGEST CIECCLATION IH CHERO-
! EE3 GEOKSLft..
FOR VICE-PRESIDENT.
WILLIA.M 11. KING,
OF ALABAMA.
.■If the Compromise .Measures are not ti
be substaHTfidJitj and firmly maintained
the plain rights secured by the Constitu
tion will be trampled in the c!
cation, to celebrate the occasion. As a loy
al Whig who 1ms no-, r ; r..ved unfaithful to practical to the management of goverumea-
>ny party, wysolft an l iny Southern Whig ! tal eonccims. Thosewhochoosetocxam-
frien-ls will be rcq.nT-. d to*fall amicabiy into rine his Congressional speeches, will find either to support Pierce, or take no part in Gfllfml PifiTf’S AffCptailfe.
the line, an-i con.-tilutc the rear guard of-them marked with originality of thought, the contest. Some of the Whigs will, we In. their letter to him, informing him of
Mi- Sew-u-i's column an.' give 1dm our ' and replete with .sound and manly argu- think, pursue one course, and a portion the j His nomination, the Committee says: *. It is
vdiecs to swell the jubilant emulation' Well, , meut, presented in language universally other. A small fraction of the party may fi rm ly believed that to your talents and pa- rf „„ ca] . ^ to mt lr/<
perhaps I may try. ^Eaoghter.] But my j chaste, flowing and energetic. Asa speak- possible support Scott. In all this region, trio tism, the security of our holy Cmon>\ er the ouirage shuU sit
opinion is, that my utnmst
will restive itself into ja.gr—--— r — , , , ,
ostentations. | And why is this ? It is because the the perils which may assail the Constitution,
.< When in C.mgivss. he was as much dis- Southern Whigs are governed by principle, ; y ou w in have the heart to love and the arm
tinguished tor readiness and skill in debate, : and love their country more than party. q e f cu ,q it.”
as he is in social life for the easy affability i Gen. Scott is understood to be under the This is a noble sentiment, beutifully said
Rat I know J of his manner, and a certain colloquial vi- ! control of the Free Soilers of the NortlMfmd by the Committee, and to it Gen. Pierce r<
:- | it is u settled point, at all events, tli*
As a speak- possible support Scott. In all this region, triotisui, the security of our
i(Torts to shout er, he is never deficient in perspicacity ;— we know of but two who have declared their with its expanded and expanding interests,
in of despair ! never unit and tedious; never pedantic or determination to do so. • may be wisely trusted, and that, amid all
) cannot do it. 1 will not. Put that
down in your note-b "-U. .. Vicli, what \m11
you do? Join the I) •mocriitic jariyi"—
^Daughter.] I do not ll-.ink I shall, h <«o
in to fall ai South
Carolina, or .Maine, or S,\w Hampshire ?
Are not the rights of each finally dear to
iis all ? 1 will never yield to a craven
Pierre, King mu! Eossalli.
Vi c observe that some of our Eeott ex
changes are blending the names of tiie above
individuals, with a view to prejudice the
fChaf claims of the former gentlemen. Why, be
cause Kossuth has urged the Germans ev
ery where to vote for the democratic ticket.
Can Pierce and King be held responsible for
this ? We say let every body that wants
to, vote for the ticket; but there so doing
vucity, which renders him extremely agree-
nnt know what I shall d
will do whiit 1 believe to bo my duly. My
present impression is, that I shall deem it
more consislent with my pride of character,
to stand uloof from the contest. Rut il 1
thought one man's vote or one man's influ
ence, were necessary to cast the vote of Ten
nessee for Pierce and King, my voice and j to public measures, when once they have
my vote should be given to them unhesitat- ' been maturely formed, are never kept in a
^ 1C ; polios most happily and most eloquently.
ingly. Anl any gentleman who dreams state of concealment, but are sure to be <
Hint any Southern State will cast its vote j nunciated by liim in language of hone:
for General Scot
election, dreams, in my opinion, a dream ■ chance to arise. ’
than will never be realized ’ 1
spirit, that would, from considerations of certainly does not commit the candidates to
policy, endanger the U.VIO.h'A—Pierce's the heresies of Kossuth, John Van Boren,
Letter ; 01 :in y body else. We shall propose, as an
i : —- _-_r : — I ofiset—-Scott, Ghah.uk and Fred. Djcl-
i Position of Use National Dnuofrr.ry on liif ! ^ss.” Our'correspei||i^, «.Con. Union
able in converse to all who choose to seek S was nominated by them. This is a sufficient «May I not,” says lie, « regard it as a | ^ : tt ^ ; vJ^yn;.' («H?‘s* last week, also used the above
lus personal intercourse. His frankness and j reason why the Southern peopde should have j f ac p pxfinting to the overthrow of sectional Olilpi )..l..-t ' 1 ‘) . 1 j terms, to which wc iuteuded then to take
cordiality arc almost proverbial; liis pmri- 1 nothing to do with him. He may not him- (jealousies, and looking to the perennial life p^,;^('oN/it-irioii'tiliiitc-ffro'with'oVcou- ■ exceptions, but neglected it until now.
i y and disinu restedness have never been self be a Free Soiler—we do not say that be j Y igov 0 f a Lnsois cemented by the blood p ro p Kc domestic institutions of the several! 0
called in question. His opinions in regard j is—but it being understood that lie belongs, i 0 p pj !0SC w ho have passed to their reward—a states,and that such ."States are the sole and j Joiill FoTNYtil,
‘ o soul, body, and breeches,” to that arch- | p- n - ;( , u wonderful in its formation, -boundless 1 proper judges of every thing apipiertaining j This gentleman, wbo, as we have before
demon Seward, is enough for Southern men i;. s p 10 p,es, amazing in its destiny.” j the . 1 f °; vu ai! ; ur f’ " ot lwohilntcd by the (intilnaUH p. li;ls pe-.,, ., t Washington for some
to know; and all who visa to oreaK down j p\ e are glad to see qur secession and c0 ‘ t ; on ig t3 or others made to induce Congress to 1 tlm <> I*? 1 endeavoring to get an interest m
and forever annihilate the Abolition hordes j operation friends in South Carolina iuukin;
tionists or others made to induce Cong:
I -i— ^ , interfere with questions of slavery, or to . the public printing, has written a very bit-
the next Presidential boldness on any suitable occasion that may ; ol the North, will leal it to be their duty to . a huzza over so good and so devoted a • take incipic-nt step.' in relation thereto, are per letter, in which he abuses Gen. Cass and
affiliated to lead to the most alarming and
Mimif-.-slo of fhe SriTiliiig foiffrcsslciial
AVliigf.
Washington, July J, lSofl.
The Eleclorul Ticket
While wc hear from every quarter of the | couutr
opiposa his election.
In
mindfi
I a Union man as Gen. Frank Pierce. If a
all others who contributed to his failure in
opposing Gen. Scott, we are not an- \p e , v |i;:mp.-lr.re Union man is so much C!1 * i lyPorti^h-i’-e'-in ^incvihff 1 /tendency to 'di- I getting any’of^ the spoils. He touches upon
Iful ot the services he has rendered the j tltlcwl to their glorification, as a candidate j qp c happiness of die peopde and en- many things in his letter which wc have not
try m .. the tented field.” Me are not | j-,, r p] lc Pieddcncv, v.e have hopes that jus- • danger the stability and permanancy of the time nor inclination to notice. Speaking ul
longer be regarded as a crime to love tk
hopes.that jus- | danger the stability and permanancy oi me tune nor inclination to notice. Spc;
necessity of union and concert of action a- ! among those, however, who believe that ev- j t ; ce v> ppp ;l i s0 he speedily done to the Union Union, and ought not to be countenanced ! th j s i cttcr . the editor of the Charleston . 1/. / -
moug the friends of Pierce and King in this ! cry man who has « done the State somescr- 1 n , P11 1; f South Carolina, and that it will no j G an F lr! f 11 'l,° 1 °, ur P olltieal institutions, j g.,,^.
" : Resolved, That the foregoing proposition, f J
| covers and was intended ,o embrace the j “-'R- l'or&vllis litter exuibits ancthei
i whole subject of the slavery agitation in Con-j pdiase of the Democratic re-union. The
| gress; and therforc the democratic party ot g.mthcrn Rights men, in tlic first prince, were
(ini. Serifs LelfT. j the Union, standing on this nat.onal]riat- coul p t .p p et p to submit to the endorsement of
, . . . : form, will abide t. and adhere to the iaith-; ,
Our readers have now had an opportunity j M cxccu£ion of t £ c acts known as the com- thc Compromise by the Convention, and to
of examining Gen Scott’s letter accepting | p rom ; sc measures settled by the last Con- accept as thc candidate for Vice President
the nomination. The telegraphic synopsis . gress, the act returning fugitives from ser- | that one of their party who made it merit
of it, published We Jncsday, led us to infer j vice or labor included; which act, being that he had been thc iic.-t to desert them.—
' State, wc see no suggestion as to how this con- : vice” in this way, should be elevated to th
To prevent all mistake an 1 inisupprchcu- ! cert of action is to be brought about. If it be Presidency. Instead ol qualifying them lor j pjjjjon in the Palmetto State.—Patriot.
won, wo, the undersigned, members of Con- I arbitrarily said that there is a ticket ul- ; that office, we Lave always considered it oh- ! 2^,
gress, adopt this method of making a joint 1 ready formed and nominated, and they must j jectionablc. Besides all this, wc have pier-
statement to our constituents, respectively, ; vote that or none, it is evident that many son a 1 objections to Geu. Scott.* He is an
and to all who may have an interest in the i will not vote that ticket, because they had : aristocrat—a military dcspiot and as such,
subject, that we cannot and shall not sub- j no part in its arrangement and nomination, j lias no more sympathy for or with the com
port Gen. Scott for the Presidency, as he 1 who would cheerfully vote for Pierce and j mon people than with the brutes that per-
now stands before the American People, for 1 King Electors il the ticket was ot a mixed ■ isa; and in thc language of Parson Pro wri
the following amongst other reasons : | character. Those men will be driven from j low, ^possesses enough personal vanity to
He obstinately refused, uj> to the time of j the support of tbc ticket altogether. Can ; damn twenty-seven successive admmistra- >
his nomination, to give any public opinion ' it be supposed for a moment that the Whigs ; lions."—Athens ILrald.
in iavor of that series of measures of thc last . will fail to take advantage of such a state |
Congress known as the compromise ; the pier- ! 0 f things in the Democratic ranks ? Does it j };T, Toombs' KpiTfh HEHilist Sfott
that he lial folly-and we'l defined his piosi- : designed to i.urx out an expieas p.iousion appears now that they are to be piroscrib-
J 1 I r.4- tli/» ( ’rtmitirntiivi r*<tiiTirtt: mrh iirtr'tt.vt 11 * *.
uiaucnt maintenunce of which with us is a | not already impel them to strong efforts in fa- j Ion, of the Baltimore Sun, thus speaks of
question of paramount importance. Nor has 1 vor of Scott.’ Thoyare aware, that with but Mr. Toombs' speech against Gen. Scott, de-
ho since his nomination mado any cleclara- (,jne ticket in the State to opp ose,their case is livered in the House of Representatives on
tion of his approval of those measures as a ; hopeless. But with a division of their oppo- | Saturday last:
final adjustment of the issues in controversy. ; nents, mid two or three tickets to divide thc ?<lr. Toombs’ speech on the subject of the
It is true that the resolutions of the Coil- I Pierce vote, their prospects will be widely : action of the two late conventions and their
vention that nominated him arc as clear and : different. We are satisfied that the Electors ! platforms and nominations, had been expect
. ... , of the Constitution, cannot with fidelity . ... „
tion 111 regard to the Compromise. In tins j t p lerct0 p, e r0 p C aled or so changed as to tie- • ° !l by the wholesale. M ell, we are not sor-
we have been d.sapipoinle 1. He simply says atrov or impair its efficiency. ! ry* It will be good tor then- honesty not
that lie accepts. “ the nomination with (he J Resolved, That the democratic party will to be tempted.with spoils. If they had too
resolutions annexed.’ Mr. Graham, in his 1 resist all attempts at renewing, in Congie^ niucii happiness in their present alliciice,
. . _ . ; or out of it, the agitation on the slavery . . , .. . . . . - . : .
letter of ^Unce. remarks: : ^ luul(;r , vllutcver shape or color the la ^ c all thcii^ld pnmaples-
I .. cordioRy approve the declarations made j atte mpt nicy be made.—Resolutions of the Afflictions are blessings m <usgu,s . . in- .fee.
f these resolutions oil-matters of the most Baltimore Democratic Convention.
by
recent practical interest. They do but por
tray the conduct ofau Adininistrrtion of the
Government of which for near two years 1
have been a member.”
We therefore hope that the Southern Eights
— ; party, will lie subjected to the full trial oi
Our thanks are hereby tendered to proscription, and that not a soul of them
the Hon. R. M. Charlton, for a copy of will be allowed to taste even a crum from
Mr. Gentry's speech. i the Democratic table. What did they get
Gen.
s>tt however, though he says many ! We are also indebted to cur immediate into such a mess for
as explicit upon this question as need be; j already nominated would consider it neither ; ed for some days. It was deterred, it is s.ud, j t . r things, fails to record his approval of j representative, lion. E V*'. 0 ha stain,
but General Scott, in his letter of accept- | degrading nor undignified to withdraw and : until the letter of acceptance, written by
Mice, which contains all that ive have from j allow the formation of a new ticket, if they j General Scott should appear: It was the
for
the Compromise. This we regret exceeding- several favors recently,
ly, because it renders wider, deeper, and j •»-
him on that matter, does not give them the j were so advised by their friends; and they ; most masterly and splendid political speech j consequently more impassable, the gulf
approval of his judgment. This lie seems j take upon themselves a fearful responsibili- I to which the subject of which it treats has, j w hicti separates Southern wliigs from those
studiously to have avoided. He accepts the j ty who are willing to risk the loss of thc j any where, given rise. It made a profound yox-thern men who support him.—Sav. Rep.
nomination .. with the resolutions annexed” I vote of thc State and the Democratic nomi- j impression on the House, and cannot tail j ^
—that is he takes the nomination cum or.ore, ‘ nees for President and Vice President of the strongly to influence the Southern mind, and
B iiifirkiiblt; Projiliffy.
■Just as Mr. Polk had sent to the Senate ' Engel & Hewitt, N. \ .
North imeriran MisrsDaiiy.
The July number of this valuable work
is on our table. It contains o(5 pages of ex
cellent matter, with numerous illustrations ! jorrty of the members of tiie Convention
will favor the formation of an electoral
ticket for Pierce and King. Relieving as
they do .. that the unity of the South
Tilt Union fonrciition-N'ew Ekftorn] Ticket,
To-.day the Convention meets at Miiledge-
\ille to devise what shall be tbe future
| course of the Union party of Georgia. It
is pretty genera i lye needed that a hu ge ma-
niittoc to nominate officers for the associa
tion ; also, to co-operate with the com. on
premiums in the selection of Judges for thc
approaching fair. The Society then took a
recess.
After one hour consumed in discusring
the many delicacies provide 1 by thc ladies,
the meeting was again called to order, and
Col. Warren Akin, Chairman of thc commits
tee, reported for President Judge Jno. P.
Eve ; for Vice Presidents, Judge Wm. Fain.
Dr. C. K. Ayer. Maj. A. F. Woolley, Alfred
Shorter, W. W. Clayton and Wm. Wimpec,
Esqrs. ; for Recording Secretary, J. W. M.
Berrien, Esq.; for Corresponding Secretary,
Dr. George M. Battey, *who were unani
mously elected officers for the ensuing ycar.
Voted, that the officers of the Association
constitute the board of Managers. Voted,
the committee on premiums be instructed to
prepare and publish such rules as inii^ be
necessary to govern tiie upproaching Pair.
The meeting then tendered a vote of thanks
to the ladies for the bountiful repast; also,
to Judge J. P. Eve, for his generosity and
efficient co-operation; to Mr. Eugene Lc-
Iiardy, J. Knowles, and Dr. Geo.' 31. Bat-
tcy. Voted, the proceedings of thc meeting
be published in the Rome and Cassville pa
pers. Thc meeting adjourned.
EOB'T. BATTEY. See. Protein.
-all for $1 per annum. Address Augcll,
Tiie Southern Liicrarv Gazette.
Brace the passage of the Compromise he has
suffered his name to be hoi 1 up before thc
Pierce of New Hamps.iire, one ot the Briga- j p>rin, with a semi-monthly supplemen
(tier Generals; and now, mark my predie- 1 filled -with matter of the choicest character,
tion—I predict that Frank Pierce will be ■ y.'e will repeat what we--before remarked in
President of those United-States in less than relation to its gentlemanly editor, Wm. C.
10 years from this time.” Verily, James K. j Richards, Esq —that if there is any man
Polk was a true prophet- | in the country who deserves credit for his
j labors in the cause of Southern Literature,
Mr. Calhoun'h Opinion of General ; jp : s jr. r ; f ur 1ve know he has spent a-
Pierce.—Judge Douglass says that, in a ; bout ten years and a large amount of mon-
conversation which he liad with Mr. Cal- ,, v solclv in Ills effirls to encourage an l
lias long been desired by men of all parties, j respective candidates for President and Vice
as the surest defence against encroachments ] President before the country ; the one party!
on our rights, interests and feelings. For 1 (Whig) have selected Gen. Winfield Scott
the first time in tiie State of Georgia, with- 1 and William A. Graham for their standard-
in the memory of the present generation, it bearers; the other party (Democratic) have
lii-ir ■ It is nciw published in quarto * s ,10vr practicable to accomplish that objeut. | selected Franklin Pierce and W'illiai*. 11.
*, ,.i[ Every man with whom the welfare of the ! King for theirs
as ifn individual takes an estate with what- : Knited States, by counselling such a course. , also the small body ot Northern National
ever incumbrances it may be loaded with ; ‘ Is this a f..r off or extravagant supposition : j whigs who are determined to stand by tl,c : tll ~ ajqioTntmcntof GenVra'l Pierce," as one
and the only .pledge and guaranty he offers ; Not at all. It is already conceded, that the j principles of the platform. j of the Brigadier Generals of the Mexican
for his .. adherence to the principles of the ! contest between Pierce and Scott for the The swition of thc Union State Gonvcntiion, j c - . N Tenncssre 1 ve i r. , ......
resolutions,” arc -- the known incidents of a j presidency will bo close ; that the effort for j about to assemble in Gergia will no^doubt, | in) to 3ee th ‘ c p la5s;dc ° tj and the ' ffl- 1 tcr 0 f thff 0 ld and"weH cVtablffhed >un.:X
long public 1 lie, &c. . i^’ott by tbs Ireesoiffrswiil be powerful, ami ;accoi rut i t e views v in . i. ^ j lowing remarkable conversation between i but the commencement of a new semi-an-
Amongst these - known incidents of lus ; if not successful, will probably be owing to presented. Indeed I learn, from well m-| ^ pla?e . k Welu General,” said nua l volume now requires us to say a few
life there is not one, so fin- as wo are aware ; the preponderance of Southern votes for formed sources, that they will either norm- ; ^ p reg ; d ent, K 1 have iust appointed Frank
of, in favor of the principles of the compro- Pierce. Suppose the vote of Georgia should mite another ticket, or recommend to the
mise. In one, at least, of his public letters ; be lost-by running two Pierce tickets, and support of their constituents, the Democratic
he has expressed sentiments inimical to the \ suppose this transfer often votes from Pierce ticket—Pierce and King. Mr. Toombs ob-
insti tut ions of fifteen States of the Inion. to Seott should elect the latter, (all of which . jectians to Gen. Scott, as a candidate, are
is quite within the range of probability) j strong, definite and decided. They cannot
who would be held responsible to the great . be answered an l denied, however, without
people of s.i.-eral of the States as a candidate Democratic party of the Union for the ca-t weakening the position of Gen. Scott, who
for the Presidency by the open and avowed ; 1 amity : M e shake our skirts clear of it.— : must rely for lus election solely upon tue
enemies of those measures. And in. the Con- ■ When -wo can get to the windward of eon- influences which secured his nomination,
vention that conferred this nomination upon tingcueies, not only as regards the Presidon- ! Mr Toombs objection to Gen. Scott are
him, lie permitted himself to be use 1 by the tial election, but the solidity, union and liar- entirely political. As a soldier, but not as
frco-soilers in that body to defeat Mr. Fill- mouy of the Democratic party for all time a politician, he gives, him all praise. Mr.
more and 3tr. Webster, because of their ad- to come, by a trifling concession to the feel- Toombs confessed that he had helped to make
rocacy of these measures, and their firm ad- ings (Or prejudices if you will) of our os- the military President in 184b, and the ex- ; ^ patriot> that thc ^unty had produced.” 1 s'ru'riino- manfully on—seeing and feel- to the nominees' of the National Democratic j Resolved. 1st, 1
herenoe to the policy that sustained them. | tranged Union brethren, when no principle periment was no: so satisfactory as to inauee ; ^ in. that there is « no such worefas fail.”— party, for Presidency and Vice Presidcn- National Coaventi
whatever is involved, we certainlv shall not him to repeat it, even if there were no ob
Pierce ami Kia^Acting in fiilmer.
Elluay, fix, July C, 1852.
Agreeably to a call made at’ tlic Court
house door, a respectable number of the
citizens of Gilmer county assembled in the
Court.house for the purpose of expressing
their approbation of .the' nomination of F.
Pierce and)V. R. King as candidates for tlio
Presidency and Vice Presidency of the U.
States, o'
The meeting having been called to order,
(•a motion of Col. It. W. Young, William
Kelly, Esq., was called to Ihir Chair, and
William Erwin was requested to act as Sec-
On motion of Col, It. W Y<",tng,
Erwin was called oil to explain the onsets
ol the meeting, which having been briefly
done, on motion of the same gentleman, a
committee of five was appointed to draft
Suitable matter for the action of the meet
ing, on which motion the Chair appointed
Samuel Jones, Esq., John Langston, Esq.,
Coke A. Ellington, Esq., Hon. Joseph Pick
ett, andJYilliam Erwin, said committee.
The committee having retired for a few
moments,.-returned and presented, through
Williain‘Envin, the following preamble and
resolutions, to-wit:
Whereas, the two National Conventions,
(Whig and Democratic,) which have lately
assembled at Baltimore, have placed their
it now becomes the duty 1 as
South is the paramount consideration, must i well as the right of the American people to
1 desire that in thc present state of opinions choose between the two; and whereas-, Gen.
in the United States, Georgia should present ! Scott’s" views on tiie question- of most vital
an undivided front, and a unanimous voice.” importance to the country, and more espe-
H-'e hop?, therefore, that .• with a view to cially to the South, are enveloped in mystc-
i the attainment of this desirable object, the ry ; whiffron the other hand, Gen. Pierce
delegates \vill decide upon the formation of has distinctly avowed his, both by hissjieecli-
an electoral ticket pledged to the support of , es and votes in Congress, and more recently,
eV) solely in his efforts to encourage and Pierce anlKiNC, iu which their-friends ' as favorable to the Constitutional' jright* of
houn. Some three years ago, Mr. C. remark- i foster literary works at the South. And and supporters shaM be fairly represented.” the South and the whole country, Hoop
ed that ii he looked upon Frank Pierce as | now> notwithstanding thc tardiness of South- “ Tr ° b . eIiuve a u ' kct so constituted, on j posed to (he agitation of thc starry ques-
one of the most reliable men, as a statesman : urn meu to support his efforts, he is still such Hljeral ami just principles, will ensure tion by Congress 1 Be it therefore^
'*'■ ‘ Resoloed, 1st, That, although the Whig
tion adopted the compromise
To join such men, an ! aid them in- com- whatever is involved, wc certainly shall not him to repeat it, even if there were no ob-j CosC3R:)j y- U ., July 21—A public S^-cess to bhn, sav we' The Gazette is cy, the almost unanimous support of the measures as their platform* we view the
plctnig their triumph over, and sacrifice of, hesitate to make it. Me argue tins point jections to Gem Scott s political position. meet ing was held here this afternoon, pre- published by MessrsNvalkei .Richards A Co.! pe°P le ot ' Georgia. Or in other words, nomination of Gen. Soott by that Conten-
ihe true and tried friends of the Conslita-1 with the kindest feelings towards those who In fine, 3Ir. Toombs is a hopeless non-con-
tion, and the faithful discharge of nil, Ate
obligations, is wliat wc can never do. Tlio
dictates cf duty and jiatrietism sternly for
bid it.
Wo consider Gon. S:o‘i ns the favorite
candidate of .the Frccsoil wing of the Whig
party. That liis policy, if he should be
sideil over by Judge Harver, to take meas- Charleston, S. C. at -b-fl jicr annum.
j that there would be no opposition—unless tion, as an entire abandonmenf of that ptfin-
,, , . T . j « • * j uuu ucutuca »*ii tiD'.iucut vuiM';*t»ux
right, proper and expedient—what would be j party, cahed Natives-and which party has, . character aud })ablic sendce of Mr . C lav :
a personal-indignity tb no one-what would ; by the way, been resuscitated lately in New . ti:uIar] t0 hi? noUe exertions
. .i . a- i -d ,1 11 _ 11 \ orl* un-lav fhn nnmp fit I nitPfl i *- 1 ~
Congressional—the Passage of the
Great L lvd Bill cy the House
ery man who has at heart the interests of ! country as such; and l>elie^|ng that his
the country generally, an l especially thc military fame (which is as extwisive as- the
vital interests of the South,—who desires civilized world) might satisfy the highest
the unity of opinion and action of the 1 South, ! ambition of any reasonble man; and that we
and who wishes to give to Pierce and King ; would at.all times deprecate tiie elevation
not merely a portion, but the unanimous of any such man to the Presidency of the
- , . I* j o. r a j *. , - . . - , : support of tiie whole people of Georgia, will United States: for these and other reasons,
The seventeen thousand men—active ycumr men. te ” &-»tes frigate Independence, and the some volumes, containing upwards of one 1 . 1 e *
±J4t * ° - - - or c(vs t aside all minor considerations, and we cannot give him our support. v
Resolved, 3, That while Gea. Pierca was
not the first choice of the people of Gwrgia,
National Portrait Gaiiery.
elected, would be wai-ped and shaped to con-j sow the seeds of harmony and good wiU all York, under the name of ..United Ameri- j ^‘framlire'auTperfecti'ng the "compromise . Eo ® ERT E ' I>£TERSON & Co ”
fora to thOir views, and to elevate them to round the Democratic field.— Deo Jtffar- I cans.” M . Philadelphia,>ave commenced the puhpa-
iKpower in tiie admrfiistration of thc Govern- souian. I have just learned that this last named j ‘ “ aiUrc '- tion of this magnificent work in numbers.—
^Kient. can but be considered as a legitimate new party is likely to make a figure at the Movements of Mr. Meagher. Ou it will comprise forty numbers, at 2-5 cents
Vend probable result. And, believing, aa we Congressional—the Tassage of the coming election. They number now about ! Mon day last. Mr. Meagher-visited the Um- each, making when completed four hand-, “
do. that the views of that faction of
chfcvous men are dangerous not only to the House oi Representatives after some discus- They are about to hold a convention, and j schoolriup North Carolina, at the Brooklyn hundred and twenty engraved portraits ^ : n this no bff effort ”
just aud constitutional rights of the Southern 6 i on pass’ed on Saturday morning by ten ma- issue a pronunciamento against Gen. Scott's j - %>av . v Yard - and ' lvas received in the kind- 0 f the most eminent persons who have occu- j ‘ " "jf\- ' “ '
States, (which wc represent in part,) but to j or ity, the Land B.ll reported, by Mr. Hen- newplent-the scheme of inviting foreign- !manner by the Comnodore and other pfod'a place in the history or cofemporary j Browuffw'* 'Washington cor- we view in him a man of a high order of il -
thupeace and quiet of the whole country, j rjr Bennett of New- York, from the Commit- ers to defend this country, and also to give j officers of eaca vessel. Letters and reso.u- : annals of the United States. This work ' ^^^JVfrclates the followingKmosing tellect, a distinguirimd civjlhu, andwtates-
and to the permanent union of ihe States, i tee on Public Lands, proposing to grant them the elective franchise, without any j '- l0n = P° ur m ^P 011 h'mirom every quar.er, should he m the family of every American - “
, , . . - . . . „. . .1 - - incident, as havinz occurred in that city the man, and, if you wish it, a brave zftnd able
mi on Wsdnosiiv he rcc3iTsd copies ol joint . citizen P^p^ons throu^hfiiifc tns country. w , . • _ , ~ Cf
. . .. ,* „ r . ’ \. c ' z - n ' persona tniou c nout tne couni.y, d „ v the Baltimore Mhig Convention: General—Gen. Scott being witness.
: resolutions o. the s.ate of Indiana. Mr. by remitting to the publishers ten dollars, r,ov. Jones ,^f Tennessee, wasstanding in ,
wc regal'd it as the highest duty of the well- , public lauds to all the States at the rate of previous training under our institutions.
wishers of the country everywhere, whatev-j oae hundred and fifty thousand acres for “ 0 j oyremitung to tne puottsaers ten dollars, Gov. Jones, of Tennessee, was standing in , Resolved, 4, That we approve of the
er else they may do, to at least withhold i each Senator and Representative in Congress, Henry Clay s Dog.—A fevonte setter i -leagner was accomptuue on .out, the In- j will have a-eopj: of the work sent them la i a CTO wd at-the National Hotel, in Washing- ' nomination of Pierce and King for President
from him their support. This we intend so • and to each of the organized Territories and dog, belonging to the Hon. Henry Clay, it c r ~~
do.
the District of Columbia one hundred and is said, followed him to M ashington last win-
fifty thousand acres. The States of Missou- ter; and on the death of his master kept
ri, Alabama, Iowa, Michigan, Wisconsin, close to his remains, but on reaching rhila-
Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida, Arkansas, delphia last Friday, was chained up at the
California, Illinois and Indiana to apply American House, and unfortunately was left
their share in the construction of Rail Roads, behind when Mr. Clay s remains were ta-
For reasons to some extent indicated in and the remainder of thc States to expend hen on to New York, since then, he has
epeoebes and addresses heretofore made by tde ; r grants for educational purposes. All beea apparently much dejected, and is very
thc undersigned, they deem it to be their 1 the Iwid granted by any other act during fretful. It is proposed to send him on to
Alexander H. Stephens, of Ga.
Charles Jas. Faulkjjer, of Ya.
W. Brooke, of Miss.
Alex. M r hite, of Ala
R. Toosas, of Ga.
James Johnson, of Ga.
» ‘"duty to withhold their support from Gen.^ t h e pr^c^t session of Congress to any State Ashland.
Scott as a candidate for the presidency. If to a ; d j a ji ie construction of any Rail Road
it should seem to be necessary we w;ll here- therein to Be deducted from the amount' Scccestor to Henry Clat.—Gov.
after, inaome form, exhibit more fully to granted by this act to said State. : Powell, of Kentucky, has tendered the Uni
on ts the facts nni reasons which | Gol. James S. Calfioun, Governor of ted States senatorship, to fill the vacancy
New*Mexieo, recently «f Georgia, died on caused by the death of the Hon. Henry Clav,
ic 39th of June, cu the Prairie-: near the j to James Guthrie, democrat, who has deelin-
issouri line. • ed to accept.
have brought- us to this determination.
W. P. Gentry, Tel
C. II Willi ams, '
dependence b. Com. Dau-ls, ot Baltimore, j regularly weekly parts, per mail, free c, ^ con ten dip? that a platform was not and Vice President; and wil use every hon-
and while there, came across two of his col- postage. A specimen number remitted ou ^ n?ces?Jir r_ L - e was su ,-roundel bv a orable means to secure their election on the
lege mates among thc officers. j the receipt of 25 cents. Subscriptions re- ^ crowd Aa oM „ e ' utleman , a delegate first Tuesday in Kovmber next,
i The Rapping Delusion. A hitherto re- , ceived at this office. from Louisiana, came up—all were stran- i Resolved, a, That we rc
speciabie woman, thc wife of Dr. Hillman, The first number is before us, contam.ng ge _ tQ Bstened attentively for a- friends of Pierce and,King, to
of Williamsburg, Mass, has eloped with a . two portraits ol W ash.ngton and one o, Mr.. ^ 0U itenmiautes J when he addressed him-lvention at sq/uc convenient time at Mill-
man named Yinicg, a spiritual rapping lec- Washington. It may be seen by any one g?lf (o the wllig Governor thus .- <= If you r edgville,. for thc purpom^«*rgwuzingour
turer. She left three young children be- . who wishes to examine it. Abolitionists intend to play that kind of a electoral ticket. j
hind her. j- 0 “ game, sir, I wish to say to you, that wc On motion of. CoL.ft. j», Sjnug,
Z&* A zra’ous temperance man in Port-' BfT. GfOrgf MMtf. Southerner* wiUiiot submit to it.* Jones Retoloed, That tba.jm^BiUuw'^this
land, stating the fact that tb* Widow's W r ocd This intelligent gentleman delivered an replied promptly, ** Why, lir, I am a gonth- meeting be‘signed by t^Chriraura and
Society had distributed teas-Mod than nsu- ' interesting address before our citizens fin eraer myself.” The Louisiana D^^ato,; Secretary, and published in the-CMevilia
ai this winter, althoudllbe sstson had been 1 Thursday evening last, on the Bevdutiona- ? itll evident surprise and astonishment, ex- Standard, and otherfricpdjy te the
unusually cold, and tfic’ society ha,Te had History of Georgia. His remarks were c^j na d,—„ The Hell yon are!” Some one election of Pierce anijfing, requested to
ample funds, attributed'^ to the fact H,at^ elceeaiB S]y hatrucevs as well as highly spoke up, and saidto him, That is Gov. etpgr, - *
siace the liquor law ha* Seen enforgfed, tie : entertaining. Mr. White is prepanng a new j on9S> 0 f TenneaeaC” The Delegate torn-, On motion, theMwetIng then adjourned
husbands tf the.peer withies could net work (a prospectus cf which we gashed edotthis heel, with an air of contempt, and tine die. WM. KELLY, Ch'n.
spsnd their money for rum » som « time rince) to include the enri^li-to-: a goreLmorakigi sir!” • Wat. Erwin, Sec.