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CA88YHLE. GEORGIA:
ThunkUty, July 22,1852.
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ESS OEOBOIA.
Nomiaatiuu of Baltimore Dem. Coaveatioa.
FOB PBESIDEKT,
GEN. FRANKLIN PIERCE,
OF WKW HAMPSHIRE.
FOR VICE-PRESIDENT,
WILLIAM K. KING,
Or ALABAMA.
The Fatal tad Democratic Electoral Ticket.
rOR THE STATE AT LARGE.
Col. B. R. CUYLER, of Chatham,
Oen. W. B. WOFFORD, of Habersham.
rOS THE DISTRICTS.
1st. PETEB CONE, of Bulloch.
2d. WM. H. CBAWFORD, of Sumter.
3d. A. H. CHAPPELL, of Bibb.
4th. L. J. GLENN, of Henry.
6th. GEO. S. BLACK, of Floyd.
6th. WM. H. HULL, of Clark.
7th. JAMES THOMAS, of Hancock.
8th. ANDBEW J. MILLEB, of Bichmond.
•‘If the Compromise Measures are not to
he substantially 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 wheth
er the outrage shall seem to fall on South
Carolina, or Maine, or Mew Hampshire l
-Ire not the rights of each equally dear to
us all ? I will never yield to a craven
spirit, that would, from considerations of
policy, endanger the UMIOM.”—Pierce’s
Letter.
Position of the National Democracy on the
Compromise and Slavery Questions.
Resolved, That Congress has no power un
der the Constitution to interfere with or con
trol the domestic institutions of the several
States, and that such States are the sole and
proper judges of every thing 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 steps in relation thereto, are
calculated to lead to the most alarming and
dangerous consequences; and that all such
efforts ba^e an inevitable tendency to di
minish the happiness of the people and en
danger the stability and permanency of the
Union, and ought not to be countenanced
by any Mend of our political institutions.
Resolved, That the "foregoing proposition
covers and was intended »o embrace the
whole siibjeetofthe slavcryagitation in Con
gress; and therfore the democratic party of
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 lest 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thereto be repealed or so changed as to de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 the slavery
question, under whatever shape or color the
attempt mry be made.—Resolutions of the
Baltimore Democratic Conveution\
Godcy’i L«dy’» Book.
The August number of this splendid work
kas been on ow table several days. As u
dual, it is fall of good things, and has three
full page engravings, besides a score of less
er ones. Godey’s fame is growing—his book
can’t be beat. Subscriptions received at
this offioe. Terms, $3 per annum—Stand
ard and Gedey one year for four dollars.—
« A dollar saved is a dollar made.”
to our
ic elec
nemo tad liig Ticket.
It will bo observed, by refcrenct
editorial bead, that we have ra’sed
(oral ticket appointed at the recent meeting
of 4he Union Convention. It is only neces-
eary for us to state that these men are all
good and tone, and will east the vote of the
State for the Democratic nominees if elected.
It now remains for the members of the Un
ion party to decide between Pierce and King
on the one hand, and Scott and Graham on
the other. We are willing to leave the mat
ter tn their hands, believing that they will
do right. Hereafter we will say more on
this subject.
o-
for the aefien of the Convention, which mo
tion was carried. ' ** P" 1 ** 1 * ?
This retired, and a majority of j 6- What are his tn- her moral character
it afterwards reported in favor of disband- and personal habits?
ing the party. This report was not reoeiv-1 7. What chnrch is it desired for him or
ed by the Convention. ■ ** er to * ttend ?
Pending the discussion as to the future : 8- Are the parent, guardian or friends
coarse of the party, a vote was taken show- | able P a T »«ty. and what amount, towards
ing clearly that a majority of the Conven- j his or her maintenance and education ?
tion was for Pierce and King electors, wber- j James M. Green, Nathan C. Munroe, Rob-
upon about 26 delegates withdrew from the ert A. Smith, John B. Lamar, Edwin B.
body and assembled in the Senate Chamber,! Weed, Edwin Graves, Nathan Bass, Trus-
aifeetieos which may he communicated to | r taons having made their nominations, and
believing the principles of the Union party
would be carried oat in the election of Pierce
“It iti lugluethat hu bo Tan.”
John Forsyth, still around the public ta
ble at Washington, in the hope of catching
a crumb, gives the following sensible advice
to his friends of the Southern Bights party
ip Georgia. There was a time when it could
have been followed to the perfect satisfac
tion ef all parties, hut we fear the period
haepnieed unimproved.
« My eenaaci would he to offer the olive
branch to tin Union Democracy who desire
to co-operate In the election of Pierce and
King; and to that end, I abould adrisa that
tin electors rcrign their toneta Into the hands
of the Central Democratic Committee, and
that ti*7 construct a new ticket fairly ***
squally oeastitated of 8onthernRigfats Dem
It weald be ne more than just and
Mr tea, that it thm* are any other anti-
Seward-and Scott man, no odds to what par
ty they belong, they ahooM have a full rep-
. in the new ticket.”
'ti
to take preliminary steps for the bringing
out of a third candidate.
The Convention then proceeded to busi
es, and nominated the electoral ticket at
our mast head.
At the time of going to press we have not
received the proceedings in fall, but have
given the substance as we received it from
the delegates from this county. Next week
we will publish the full account, as prepar
ed by the Secretaries.
Aaother Seatheni Bights Mevemfat.
From the following proceedings it would
appear that our Southern Bights friends in
this district are likely to have trouble, in a
division of the party. The signatures to the
meeting are of men who have stood high in
the ranks, and seem determined to run op
position to the Southern Bights ticket ap
pointed in March last. But. here is the doc
ument :
The Presidency.—A portion of the cit
izens of Polk county, Ga. dissatisfied with
the Baltimore nominations, are determined
to support Col. JEFF. DAVIS, of Mississip
pi, for President, and T. L. CLINGMAN, of
North Carolina, for Vice President.
Resolved, therefore, That we present our
candidates to the United States as Southern
men, true to Southern honor,Southern rights
and Southern interests.
Resolved, That we have no hope of North
ern justice, or trust in Northern faith.
Resolved, That we present no platform
but the old Jeffersonian Bepublican doc
trines.
Resolved, That we nominate Dr. Thomas
Hamilton, of Cass, for elector for the fifth
Congressional district, and invite all true
hearted friends of the South who think with
us, to present candidates for their districts.
Resolved, That we do as above declared,
subject to the decision of any Convention
held for the nomination of Southern candi
dates for President and Vice President.
(Signed) N.-N. Edge, A. J. Hobbs, W. W.
Simpson, J. U. Dodds, John A. Jones, John
Wright, J. W. 'Dehay, A. B. Davidson, Cal
vin Philpot, Allen Philpot, John Smith, P.
W. Word, James L. Bobinaon, A. N. Bruce,
S. iJV, Blance.—Col. Sent.
tees.
Macon, Ga. 1852.
Exhibition by the Blind.
Our citizens were privileged to attend
quite a novel and very interesting exhibition
on Tuesday evening of last week, by Prof.
Fortesque, principal of the Academy for the
Blind, and two of his pupils. One of them
fsa little girl, Miss Hall, raised in this coun
ty, who, though she has been under tu
ition only three months, can read, print and
calculate, after the regular order, with great
facility. She can also play several airs on
the piano, and sings very well. The other
pupil was a small boy, who also reads and
calculates, and has been learned to play
pretty well on the violin.
We invite the attention of oar readers to
the following circular, hoping that efforts
may be made by Georgians every where to
advance the interests of this truly benevo
lent institution:
GEORGIA ACADEMY FOR THE BLIND.
The trustees of this institution respectful
ly announce to the public, that the Acade
my which has been in operation some time,
is still open for the reception of a limited
number of pupils. Pupils of the Academy
will receive instructions in those studies a-
dopted by the best institutions for the blind
in other States. In addition to the litera
ry branches of education, they will bo taught
vocal and instrumental marie, and also sev
eral mechanic arts.
The course of instruction contemplated is
such as to qualify the pupils for self-support
after graduation. Due discipline will
also be used to cultivate their morals, and
refine their manners, that they may become
useful and happy members of society.
The Academy is under the charge of Mr.
W. S. Fortesqne; who is assisted by highly
competent instructors and an excellent ma
tron.
The academic term is ten months, and di
vided into two sessions : Ahe first from Jan
uary 1st to July 1st; the second from Sep
tember 1st to January 1st.
The vacation trill he from July 1st to Sep
tember 1st; daring which^time the pupils
are expected to visit their parents or guardi-
By an act of the last legislature
ion was made to have a limited number of
indigent blind persons maintained and edu
cated in the Academy. Pafents or guardi
ans of such are requested to make applica
tion for their adnrisekm at an early day, to
become beneficiaries of the State’s bounty,
as only a limited number can be received.
TEf children of those parents, only, who are
unable to educate them, are entitled to this
pro virion.
Blind persons from this and other States
will be received into the Academy by paying
for tuition, board, Ac., $900 per annum:
one half to ha paid in advance, the balance
before the close of thehdmtien.
All applications is foskalf of indigent «
pay-pupils, and all letter* should be ad
dressed to the prinyi|al, W. 8. Forteeqne,
Maoon, Ga.
Every papal» tepectad to eeme provided
with two or more rhvu#* Of imttbk cloth-
W.il.R. lead.
r trains wilt hereafter ran
regularly on Sundays, same as other days,
entkieroad. They
Ibraeua lecATE.—A chi Id ef Mr. Wild-
nnith, of this oo«nty, two year* eld, foil in
to a well oir Saturday last, to the depth of
K feet, and, strange to wty, was ti§N|r oat
■et Serioasly injured.
*■*
Person, under handover* yearn of age
are not asoatty admitted as petpils of the
Academy.
for the
Fatal Media? ia Forsyth Gouty.
Previous notice having been given, a por
tion of the Constitutional Union party of
Forsyth county assembled in the Coart-house
at Cumming, on this day, 6th July, 1852,
when, on motion, Jesse Compton was called
to the Chair, and Enoch Lott appointed
Secretary.
On motion, H. P. Bell, Esq., explained the
object of the meeting to be the appointment
of delegates to represent the Union party of
Forsyth county in the convention to be held
in Milledgeville on the 15th July, 1852, to
take aetion on the election of President and
Vice President of the United States.
W. A. Lewis, Esq., then introduced the
following preamble and resolutions :
Whereas, a convention of the Constitution
al Union party has been called to assemble
in Milledgeville on the 15th July, 1852, “to
take action” on the Presidential election;
and whereas, it is necessary that we be rep
resented in said convention. Therefore,
Resolved, That the Union party off or-
syth will send two delegates—one democrat
and one whig.
Resolved, That as Franklin Pierce and
William R. King are friends of tire compro
mise, (the former « heartily approving of
those measures,) the Union party of For
syth county can, consistently with their
principles, and as •• heartily” support these
distinguished Union men for the office they
have been nominated turfill; and that the del
egates now appointed be requested to use
tbeir best efforts to-secure the nomination,
by the convention, of a Union electoral tick
et pledged to the support of said nominees,
Pierce and King.
Resolved, That the Southern Rights par
ty, having uniformly opposed the compro
mise as a gross “ fraud,” by which the South
has been «robbed” of her constitutional
rights, and •• degraded” from her condition
of equality in the Union, cannot now with
out a perfect abandonment of everything
like honorable principle, favor or squint at
the nominees of the Baltimore Democratic
Convention; and they are hereby requested
for consistency's sake, in the language of the
Hon. Hopkins Uolsey, to take down the elec
toral ticket put eat by them, and assume
position where they belong, to-wit: in the
rear of the great and Victorians Constitu
tional Union party of Georgia.
Resolved, That the Hon. Howell Cobb,
the distinguished Chief Magistrate of Geor
gia, rises higher and higher in our estima
tion every day and hour; the Southern
Rights «* faction themselves being compelled
to kiss the rod,” and endorse the very doc
trines for entertaining and advocating which
they denounced him all over Georgia as a
traitor to the South and an abolitionist.
The foregoing having been unanimously
adopted by the meeting, on motion of H. P.
Bell, Esq., the chairman appointed a com
mittee of five to select two delegates in com
pliance with the first resolution. The com
mittee retired and reported the names of
Col. Arthur Irwin and Thomas E. Williams,
Esq., as suitable persons to represent the
Union party of Forsyth county in the con
vention, and the names of Joriah Woodliff
and John T. Ezzard, Esqrs., as alternates.
On motion, the report of the committee
was reoeived and unanimously adopted.
H. P. Bell, Esq., introduced the follow
ing resolution:
Resolved, That the Constitutional Union
party, composed of whigs and democrats,
contemns the proposition of the Southern
Rights party, contained in a resolution adop
ted by them at a meeting held at Cumming
this day, to place on their electoral ticket
Union men,in the place of these who may foil
to run as electors on their ticket ,and that the
Union patry repudiates as unholy all polit
ical allianoes^with that miserable squad of
factionists, who but a few short months ago
occupied a position of deadly hostility to the
compromise measures and the Government.
On motion, the secretary was requested to
make out the proceedings of this meeting,
and send them to the < Union’ paper at Ma
rietta for publication, and that all other
Union papers in the State he requested to
copy. JESSE-COMPTON, Ch’n.
Enoch Lott, Secretary.
Etna letting ia Cherokee Conaty.
In conformity to previous appointment, a
portion of the Union party of Cherokee coun
ty met in the Court-house at Canton, on
Tuesday, the 6th July, to appoint delegates
to the State Convention to assemble at Mill-
edgeville on the loth inst.
The meeting was organized by calling
James McConnell, Esq., to the Chair, and J.
L. Keith to actas Secretary.
On motion, the Chair appointed five per
sons as a Committee to select delegates, to-
wit: M. A. Keith* W. H. Mahaffisy, G. W.
Cook, L. J. Aired, and 8. Jarvis, Esq. who
returned and mpsttad the names of CoL L.
Holcombe, Col. W. P. Hammond, and Jaime
McConnell, Esq., as snob, with the liberty
that they might select others ia cam of va-
oanoas to supply their places; all at
which was wkpted.
Gen. A. Lawhon addressed the
and was followed by L. J. A trad, 1
D. H. Bird, and S. C. Dyer, Esq:
the propriety and consistency ef the Union
ideal and Tice Pr trident, and the gmat ne-
cesrityef the Union party amnUtatag their
qfrn electoral ticket.
ef a^-l Mfc J- Abed oftred tire following pn
amble aid ramlntions, which were reed
sdnptod. vis:
Whereas, H i* net enty tim privilege, tmfc
thedatycf tbepe*fcof thiafree
■ m.
of the people to do se
Resolved, That we hereby re-affirm the
preamble and renhfiou of the Constitution- <
al Union party, adopted in Milledgeville in'
18Sft. ' ’ ■!
Revolved, That the two national coavea-
Tke Seott Ticket ii ffeginia. The Seott NrainatioB.
At a late meeting of the democrats cfj Instead of any portion of the
Halifax county, Yiiginia, Mr. George W. j ing the nomination of Scott with any
Parkins, one of the most popular whig del- j of enthusiasm, they should receive" it with
cgntes of the county, was present, and be- ! groans and hisses, and jperka of dissatisfac-
ing called on, he addressed the meeting: j tion and <psappamtibenr< M i^ a triumph
“ Mr. Purkins commenced by declaring of the Seward and Greeley section of the
that there were periods ia the history of ev- whig party. It is a triumph of the opposi-
and King for President and Vice President, ’
we hereby instruct our delegates to the Un-
ion convention to be held at Milledgeville
on the 15th inst. to nominate a Union elec- |
toral tickt pledged to vote for Pierce and'
King for President and Vice President of
the United States.
Resolved, That the Union party of Cher- ,
okee county will use all heoorble means to
secure the election of Pierce and King in
November next.
ery country when it becomes the duty of
patriots to lay aside the shackles of party,
and array themselves under what they be
lieved to be the true banner of their coun
ter. Such a period had, in his humble opin-
ien, now arrived in this country Of ours, and
tion of the Compromise measures. To bring
about this disgraceful result, two of the
most prominent, patriotic, and meritorious
men in the whig ranks, were thrown over
board. They were set aside because of tbeir
lack of availability, and their lack of uvail-
•gr
“ * But the question * Gins settled;’ the
plank evid^^^gigis to coder all questions
relative to sla 5ty, and to denounce all dis
cussion, criticism or remonstrance respect
ing the existence of slavery in this country,
as perilous and- wrong. All this is alike
futile and preposterous-i we defy it, exe
crate it, spit upon it.’
“ This is Northern free-soiV interpretation
of ,the whig platform.”
though it was deeply painful to him to break t ability arose from the well known fact that
off old attachments, to separate from long they were the friends of these Compromise
continued associations—he felt it to be his measures; that they chose to consider what
duty, as a whig, but more as a patriot, and [ was due to the whole nation, rather than to
still more as one who loved this Union ofja /action of the nation; that they preferred
American States, to separate from his old I to abide by the laws and constitution of the
friends, and give a cordial suppport-to the ! country, rather than minister to the spirit
nominees of the democratic convention. He ' of abolitionism. This was the head and
was not influenced to do so by the mere fact front of the offending of both Millard
The Political Opiaioas of Get. Scott.
Gen. Seott is opposed to the Presidential (
Veto, and is in favor of so amending the
Constitution as to give to a bare majority in ■
Congress complete and unrestricted control
over the legislation of the country. We
have always regarded the Veto as a conser
vative power ; but now that the North has
fixed and certain majorities in both houses of
Congress, we esteem it as a necessary safe- j
guard of Southern rights, and as a Southern
man, can never consent to its abrogation, or I
support a man who is in favor of destroying :
it. j
Gen. Scott sanctions the Bankrupt act, j
and the Land Distribution Bill, and declares ,
that he has long “ been under a conviction
that in peace, tain war, something efficient :
in the nature of a Bank of the United States |
is not only necessary and proper, but indis
pensable to the successful operation of the
Treasury, as well as to many of the wants
of our commerce and currency.” |
General Scott is opposed to the Naturali-
zation of Foreigners. In the letter to Geo. j
W. Reed and others, he says : « I now hesi- j
itate between-extending the period of resi- j
donee before naturalization, and a total re
peal of all acts of Congress on the subject
—my mind incBnesYo the latter.”
General Scott was opposed to the annexa- j
tion of any part ef Mexico to the U. States,
but is in favor of annexing Canada.
General Scott denies the power of Con
gress to legislate upon the subject of slave
ry In the States; but contends that Con
gress has full power to abolish the institu
te the District of Columbia, with the con-
consent of the owners, or even against their
consent, on the payment to them of « just
compensation.”
General Scott believes that Congress is
bound by the Constitution, to receive, to re
fer and to report upon petitions relating to
domestic slavery, as in the case of all other
petitions; though he regrets toe unavoida
ble irritation which abolition petitions have
produced in the Southern States.
General Scott was nominated, sustained
and elected in the convention, by the Seward
wing of the Whig party. His nomination
was resisted to the last by the great body of
Southern delegates. IBs election to the
Presidency would *** the most signal tri
umph ef toe tto*6tiout pnrty; and there can
be but little 4o«bt bat that his friend Sew
ard will be the controlling spirit in his ad
ministration.
A candidate who holds such opinions is
unworthy of the support of the South. We
should regard his election as the greatest
calamity that could befall toe American
people. If he were able to infuse his prin
cipals into our legislation, abolition petitions
would flood both houses of Congress; For
eigners would be denied the rights of citi
zenship ; a United States Bank, wii
rupting and controlling influei
burthen the commerce of the coi
Northern majority would domineer
rights and liberties of the South; and we
verily believe that, before the expiration of
his term of service, the Republic itself would
totter to its overthrow under the influence
of his wild theory of government.—Col.
Sentinel.
that General Winfield Scott had partaken of
a « hasty plate of soap.” Bat if gentlemen
wished for reasons why he would not sup
port Gen. Scott, and why, in his opinion, no
Southern man, either whig or democrat,
should do so, he would render them, « thick
as blackberries.” ”
“ He would ask his whig friends one ques
tion, and desired an answer, (but none came)
to tell him why it happened that Millard
Fillmore, whose fidelity to the South no man
questioned, whose, administration bad been
satisfactory to the whole country, so much
so as to silence even his political enemies
was pushed aside, and Winfield Scott selec
ted as their standard bearer ? Could any
other answer be given than that Mr. Fill
more could not get the abolition vote of the
North, and that Gen. Scott could ? And if
this be so, then if Gen. Scott should be elec
ted President, the free-soil party of the
North will become the recipients of the pat
ronage of the government, from the cabinet
down.”
The South Carolina Bail' Road.—We
are pleased to learn that the long pending
arrangements between the Gity of Augusta
and the South Carolina Bail Road have pro-
greased so far, that all that is now necessary
for their completion is the ratification of the
directors in Charleston, of the contracts of
their agents, which, if we are correctly in
formed, wiil be done about the 20th instant.
For and in consideration of the sum of one
hundred and fifty thousand dollars, Coun
cil has granted to the Railroad the right to
cross toe river and establish a depot, for
local business and travel, on toe river bank
north of Reynold street; as also to establish
a depot on the Common, equi-distant from
ti^e Georgia Railroad,'with the depot of the
Waynesboro Savannah Railroad; with
the further privilege of a horse track run
ning through the centre of Washington street
from their depot eri Reynold street to that
on the Common. This arrangement, from
what we can learn, has given general satis
faction to our citizens.—Const tf Republic.
From California.
The steam-ship Illinois arrived at New
York to-dar, with San Francisco mails to
the 18th June. She brings three hundred
passengers, and one million rix hundred
thousand dollars in gold on freight, and fire
hundred tooaaaai in the hands of passen
gers.
When the Jllionis sailed a large number
of passengers were at San Juan writing for
the atoamer.Konew to take them to Cali
fornia.
Ike Panama Railroad has been completed
to toe erasings at Gezgooa. The river was
at San Francisco was moderate.
- internal tradepatofenmt.and settled. Stock
gifti ftttta(L GlethMK scarce. Floor and
“ So late as 1849, after the battles had
been fought and won, for the victories in
which Gen. Scott's friendg claimed so mnch
credit for him, Grii. S. had written a letter
in which he declared his oppjsition to the
acquisition of one inch of Southern ter
ritory, but in favor of the acquisition not
only of Canada, but of all the British
provinces in America. This showed Gen.
to be, not an abolitionist—he would make
no such charge upon him—but evidently;
favor of extending the area of F
and of limiting slave territory, throi
time to come, within its present limits.'
Fillmore and Daniel Webster, and it
was of so heinous a nature that the section
al, alias Abolition portion of the party pur
sued them with the in tensest political ha
tred. By the Seward journals, these great
and patriotic men, haTe been hunted with a
malignity of spirit, a ferocity of language,
and a political desperation that are without
a paralled, as between members of the same
party. These journals have sought to make
these men odious, solely because they would
not minister to the infernal spirit of Aboli
tionism.
These well directed blows, of the organs
of the most corrupt and corrupting men in
the Union, were followed up by intriguing
and designing men from the south. Shame
on the Southern man, who would lend him
self as the instrument of the base men, to
break down, and blast the hopes of such pa
triots, and with them the hopes, of their
country ! But honor to these wise and pa
triotic men, for their firmness, and rat ser
vices ! Honor to Henry Clay, who srortened
his days by his labors in behalf of the Com
promise measures! Honor to Millard Fill
more! Honor to Daniel Webster! Honor
to Lewis Cass! Honor to those pure and
great men, one and all, irrespective of party,
who, Bhouhtarltaflttrider, fought for the
constittffll^^^^Hh* and toe preser-
\oni—Brownlow's
Mr. Toombs’ speech against Scott
seems to be very popular with the free-
soilcrs. The Washington correspondent of
the Baltimore Son writes: “Mr. Seward
and Mr. Thaddeus Stevens, it is said, show
their high estimate of Mr. Toombs’ speech
by ordering some hundred thousand copies
of it for circulation in New York and Penn
sylvania and Ohio. They and all the free-
soil whigs accept for General Scott the posi
tion that Mr. Toombs gives him.”
This, coupled with the fact as stated in
our telegraphie news of Saturday, that
Seward is to aTail himself of an early op
portunity to denounce the whig platform,
would go to corroborate the opinion which we
expressed in onr paragraph announcing the
nomination of Gen. Scott, by the whig con
vention—that the opposition which it Was
sure to receive from the whigs of the South,
would have the effect to sectionalize the par
ty. It is but too plain Gen. Scott's unac
ceptability at the South, is to be made the
strongest argument in his favor at the North.
It is in the confidence of this sectional
strength, that the New York Times announ
ces at the close of a late leader, the time is
at hand when the North will no longer ask
the South for its help in the election of Pres
idents.—Sap. jYews,
“ He would also give a few reasons why
he should support Franklin Pierce and Wa.
R. King. The first was, that he sincerely
desired to defeat Winfield Scott; and he
knew no better way to accomplish that ob
ject, than for him and all others,' whfiMlesir-
ed to effect it, to do so, by voting^%ainst
him, Gen. Pierce came peculiarly recom
mended to him, by the fact that he sought
not the office, but was found by it Gen. P.
had served his country faithfully and ably
in the House of Representatives, and in the
Senate of the ’United States; he had been
tendered by the people of his own State, the
highest offices in their gift, and he had been
proffered by Mr. Polk, the office ot Attor
ney General of toe United States, which he
had declined, and on no occasion had he felt
it his duty, or had his inclination prompted
him, to accept or fill, any office, either State
or federal, except when, as a patriot, he
conceived it to be obligatory on him to meet
and quell the dangerous demon of abolition
fanaticism.”
From the Savannah Republican.
State Temperance Convention.,
The State Temperance Convention, recent
ly held at Newman, adjourned its session on
Thursday last. The attendance was not
large, especially from remote counties,
though those in the immediate vicinity were
numerously represented.
Among other important matter brought
before toe Convention, were the following
resolutions on the Liquor traffic:
Resolved, That the traffic in intoxicating
drinks is an immorality and a public griev
ance.
Resolved, That to suppress the traffic is not
only a wise, bat a just exercise of legisla
tive power.
Resolved, That it is the duty of every lov
er of his country, and friend to humanity,
to endeaTer to awaken a public interest in
this question. ,
After much animated, though perfectly
cordial and friendly discussion, these reso
lutions were passed by a large majority—In
deed I might safely say, with bat few dis
senting voices; and that they did thus pass,
I cannot but hail as an omen of the good
time to come.
The issue has been joined, nor will those
friendly to these resolutions apart from
their Temperance relations and principles,
rat satisfied, until our Legislators have ta
ken some favorable action on tins subject,
and afforded ns protection fi
which daily experience teaches us
our resources—demoralizing toe
taxing for the support of paupers and trial
of criminals, the property of our citizens,
without an adequate return, and, despite
the efforts of the philanthropist, fastening
upon os a most deadly and bitter curse.
Wemay r itistrue, be at first defeated.
Our Legislators may fear to touch this ten
der subject—they may refuse to listen to
the united appeal of a thousand voices—but
thanks to the system of onr free and inde
pendent government, there is a way in which
they may be successfully approached. The
system declares that the people of Georgia
are the sovereigns, and ere long they will
speak to them in a voice which will not,
cannot be mistaken.
“VERBUM BAT.”
Tote of Georgia™Jajority Necessary to a
ice.
ry from a friend,
of the public, we
Id of all the votes
election, in this State,
This will be evident
on reference to Cobb’s Mew Digest, pages
240-41.' In the event, therefore, that three
-tickets are run in Georgia, and neither
should receive a majority of the whole num
ber of votes polled, it is made the duty of
the Governor to convene the Legislature.—
When assembled, the Legislature shall pro
ceed by joint ballot to the election of Elec
tors for President and Vice President.
The Southern Rights Democrats—or the
“ legitimate Democrats” as they are wont to
style themselves—have an electoral ticket
already to the field, for Pierce and King.—
A second ticket, we predict, will be appoin
ted by the Union Convention., which assem
bles to-morrow, in Milledgeville, aim. for
Pierce and King. The friends of Gen. Scott
say they will likewise nominate a ticket
before the country.
At the last Gubernatorial election, the
Union party had a majority of OYer 18,000.
It is possible, therefore, that the Union
ticket will get a majority of the popular
vote. If it does not, it is certain that neith
er of toe others can; and consequently the
election will go before the General Assem
bly, chosen last fall. In the General As
sembly, toe Union party has a majority of
three to one. That majority is composed
of about an equal number of Union Whigs
and Uuion Democrats. When it is remem
bered that the Union members of the Legis
lature, at its late session, held a meeting
and adopted resolutions in favor of sending
Union delegates to the Baltimore Democratic
Convention, there can be no doubt that that
body, should an election not be made by the
people, will go overwhelmingly for Pierce
and King. Georgia, therefore, may be set
down as certain for the Democratic nomi
nees, unless an acceptable third candidate
should be brought forward, of which, we re-
gret to say, there is but little prospect at
this time.—Sas. Republican.
Omitting too much.—A green, good na
tural, money making, up-country Jonathan,
who said everything very drily,., got things
! fixed ,” and struck up a bargain for matri
mony. Having no particular regard for ap
pearances, he got a justice to put up the
tackling. He commenced the ceremonies*by
remarking that.. ’twas customary on suck
occasions to commence with prayer, but he
believed that he would omit that;” after
tieing the knot he said. .. it was customary to
give the married couple some advice, but he
believed he would omit that; it was custo
mary to kiss the bride, but he believed he
would omit that also.” The ceremony being
ended, Jonathan took the squire by the but
ton hole, and clapping his finger on his nose,
said .. Squire, its customary to give the mag
istrate five dollars—but I believe Til omit
thatr
mi satisfactory—
Reports from Gila state that CoL Craigh,
deiwd, and that a bloody rencounter had ta
me in the Court of Sacramento be-
Jm%» Wilma, Mb McKtane aad
~ Wilma stabbed McKiane,
Jndge Wilma and Mr.
wHl die—tee others,Hie
-tenght, Will manor.
RW Pork ie at present high, and likely
to continue so. The demand already great
er than usual. We would therefore advise
our Northern planters to bestow more than
ordinary attention to their stock of hogs
aad make all the pork in the State they
Mm. CLAxVSpccafoda;—ahealdtlm Gov
ernor of Kentucky appoint a auoceesor to
Mrl<Daff,hecnaanlymrre tiUte» fint of
flip*—bar, ae tea Hm. A. Dixmr was elec
ted by the laet legale tore la ptaee of Mr.
Clay, aha had reagaed his seat to take af
fect ca that day. '5-
The Whig Platform at the North.
There is great and characteristic force and
point in toe following remarks of the Rich
mond Examiner, upon toe whig platform and
the circumstances of its adoption.
“ The whig party in the Southern States
indulge in a good deal of exultation over
the . platform’ set up by their conventien.—
It is almost as good as the democratic plat
form, say they. Now, we have very little
respect for paper pledges in generaL But
of all pledges, we have the least considera
tion for that toe whig convention has given
to the South. We all know the days of diffi
culty vhich elapsed before it could he passed;
and we all know that it could and was only
gotten through at all by a tacit, if not an
overt, bargain between the Northern sup
porters of General Scott and the Southern
advocates of Fillmore. . We acceded to tim
platform with the understanding that
the South would give us tire candidate.’—
Thus spoke Mr. Raymond in toe convention
itself; and the convention received and en
dorsed his declaration, by laying on the ta?
ble resolutions contradictory thereto. Who
cares fora platform of principles made up
in that way ? Why, it is no platform at all
—it is only a deed of bargain and sale.
« We have no respect for a platform so
constructed. We have still less for one that
wan welcomed into toe world with the bap-
tisaa of mockery by those who created it.—
This platform was passed as a quid pro quo,
and wa« set up amid jeers. It was openly
derided by Northern men ia toe Baltimore
Whig contention. The membeus or the
NoBTHEKN WEWSFAFEa PRESS WHO SAT
ABOUND THE WRITE a UN THE PLATFORM
OPENLY AND LOUDLY DECLARED THEIR
INTENTION TO GO HOME AND RENOUNCE
THE PLATFORM AND REPUDIATE ITS PRIN
CIPLES. This they are doing nmr all through
the North. We shall give many specimens
hereafter. For the pracat, we conclude
witeltes tit-hit from tee New York Tribune.
Thus it talk! sbeat tire whig platform set-
tling the slavery question:
Seward’s Influence.—The National
Era, the anti-slavery paper published at
Washington, in noticing the charge of the
Union, that Gen Scott is under the influence
of Seward, thus replies to it:—
Seward is in’the counsels of Scott—he has
never repudiated his fellowship or denied
his influence. Besides, his nomination was
resisted in the convention by the South, to
the very last, and was finally carried by a
sectional vote—the vote of the North.
After this declaration, the Era proceeds
to remind the Union that there is such a
place, as the North, and that nothing can >be
gamed there by convincing the people « that
Gen. Scott wasaraimttjj by Mmfhwin vote*, ;
lit defiance ‘
and in^Iull'view of the fact hadoes-admit to
his intimacy Wm. II. Seward, that <arck
agitator’ on tho. question of slavery.”
Mb. Toombs’ Opinion or Pierce.—Tho
result of their labors was better than could
have been fairly expected. It is true, they
threw overboard all those statesmen to whom
public expectation and the public mind had
been directed, mid selected a candidate of
their own; but the candidate selected is a
fair exponent of the compromise element of
the convention. . From my small knowledge
of his history, I take him to be capable, hon
est, and faithful to the constitution, and an
early, consistent, and energetic opponent of
anti-slavery fanaticism, in all its forms, and
a firm and decided friend of the compromise.
His associate on the ticket is entitled to equal
commendation.
Mr. Toombs’ Opinion of Bcott.—I did
not intend to support Gen. Scott, in any. e-
vent. I think him unfit for the office, under
any circumtanccs, and dangerous to the
country, in the highest degree, in this pres
ent position.
ySr Lieut. R. C. Conner, formerly of
this county, who has been for a year or more
in California, writes to Iris wife, from Key
West, Florida, that he had been left there
by toe steamer Philadelphia, but would be
at home as soon as he could get off. Wo
learn from another source thatYeveral pas
sengers were left at this point on account of
some prevailing disease which prevents them
landing at any port. Lieut. C. writes that
his health is good.
Ohio and Mississippi Rail Road.—T^lie
contracts for the grading and masonry of
about eighty six miles of this road, extend
ing from Cincinnati to toe’intersection with
the Jeffersonville Bail Road, have been gftfi-
en out.
The Vicksburg, Miss. Sentinel, has been
shown a cotton boll from the plantation of
Mr. W. H. Russell, in the Yazoo valley, the
size of a -larg musket ball. It was plucked on
the 15th inst. The cotton craps are generally
backward in Mississippi.
Explosion.—An immense globe (reservoir
of wind) at the Hudson (N. Y.) Iron Works
exploded on Sunday night with a loud re
port. It cost $11,000, and toe. foil damage
is estimated much higher. Tha explosion is
attributed to negligence.
pB~ Mr. Talmadge reiterate* in a pub
lished card, his assertion that Mr. Webeter
told him the Whigs had better support Seott
and Graham. . *
Gen. Scott has refused to attend any pub
lic meetings during the campaign.
Ma. Clay’s Last Opinionr ann»Views.
—Mr. Nicholas Carroll states, in the. N. Y.
Herald, that after the remains of tire Hon.'
Henry Clay are entombed, his son, Thomss
H. Clay, if deemed aeeeeiaiy, wilt
an authentic statement of his faHreCTt last
opinions and views.
Rsy. Da. L. Pierce.—This
Minuter, tea letter to tire Southern
der, denounces 8cott as unsound and
” ble w the slavery qnestioa. HS -
_j)aid Fillmore; but will vote
Bn Pierce, if he will eppota iiterventioa.“*
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