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TblrtT-FItst Cwngr*v*-FIr»'t £e«I«a. Washington, S« pi 7,1860. Tbe bin lo admitCalifornia a* a Si ale liMbtbeUoku* came qp «i<Xl ip “order.— Ii Was read a firal aud second lime by its tide; when ■ _ . Mr. Boyd obtained i he floor and moved irt amend the bill by adding Uvil the bflf in organize a Territorial Govern- toMtt for ike le/ri*ory of Utah—trie him pi patted by ihc Senate, with ibe exception of. the appropriation tor the erect M «»«f the public buildings in taid territory. needs tbe signature of the President to be a law. On (notion of Mr. Harrison of llL, the roles were suspended and the House resolved itself,into Committee of the Wbole'to take op the Utah bill. The Committee laid aside other busi ness and proceeded lo consider tbe bill from the Senate to provide a Territorial Government fbr*U(&h. Mr. Wentwohli'm^ed as an amend ment, jo insert the Wilmot Proviso. It was voted down—Ayes 68, nues78. Mr. Meade proposed an amendment, Mr. V inton raised « question «»f order i providing for the repeal of nny and all Oil tbe amendment—that it was not ger- jaws which shall prohibit slavery in tbe main U? the bijl . j territory of Umh. Tl»e Speaker ruled (bat it was it* i The Chair ruled it out of order, and order, ns much so aa.lhe attachment of the decision was spstaiued. the New Mexican territorial bill, to tbe. Texts boundary bill. Mr. Vinton appealed from the de cision of the Chair, and argued that it o was just as proper to amend & bill by ; State Government there, and giving pro- Mr. Seddon moved ns an amendment a proposition, the effect of which was to admit'the carrying of slaves into Utah prior to the time of the organization of a adding to it a proposition to estab lish a co.iri in Texas or elsewhere. Mr. McCIernand moved the previous question on the appeal. Mr. Harris, of Tennessee, moved to lay the appeal on the table, which was decided in the negative—yeas 86, nays 11G. The question recurred on the call for the previous question. lection lo'slavery until that time. The question was put. and rejected —ayes 66.noes.86. Mr. T. Stevens moved td strike from the bill the following words, viz: “and when admitted ns a State, the said ter ritory, or‘any portion of the same, shall be receiver! into the Union wither with out slavery, ns their Consli^lmh .may describe qt the timn oftheirqdmissipu/ Tlicqueiiioo was then taken: Shall j He was 1 * opposed to -binding future the decision of the Chair stand ns the -Congresses in tftjsmai ter,' Fqrthepor- judgment of the House ? nnd it was j pose of having qbmplelcT non-interven* decided by yeas 97, nays 107. Sd the decision of the Chair Was over ruled, and Mr. Boyd's amendment was declared to be not it* order. Mr. Thompson, of Miss., declared himself in opposition Jo tbe California bill as passcil by the Senate—-and mov ed as a substitute therefor a bill re manding California to a territorial jo- tsdiction. and providing that ncr Southern boundary shall be 36 deg. 30 min. pose o! having qomplelb non-interven tion^ he was iii laatir of /striking out the clause. -^\ ' The question Was taken on striking out, awT it was negatived—ayes 58, noes 85. Mr.-Fitch proposed an amendment providing that the Mexican law prohib iting slavery be and remain f - n — in said territory. Mr. MillsOn offered a substitute for the amendment of Mr. Fitch providing for the repeal of all the Mexican laws ’ Mr. T. then went on to argue that if existence in said territory at the time California was admitted under the t ft was acquired, which would interfere Benatc hill,'she would hold on to all the! wiib the rights of property and the re public domain. I latinos between- master and slave. Mr.. Meade * desired to move ns an I The Committee rose and a resolution From the Republic, Sept. lOtfc . laterestin*-Correspondence. arc citizens of ihq United States, be $ taxed higher ilian residents: and that] .7 r .. __ all'the navigable waters within the* The following interesting correspon-j 1 shall be glad to learn that tms letter said Stale shall be common high wnys, [ dence between some citizens of Burke . has. reached you, and forever free,, as well to tbe inhab-; and the Hoo^J. McPherson Berrien, it | Respectfully yours, itauis of said State a3 to tbe citizeos affords uspleasure; to lay before our J. McPHERSQN f of the Urnted Slates, without any tax, impost or duty, therefor: Provided, That nothing herein contained shall be construed as recognizing or rejecting the proposition tendered by the people of California as articles of compact in readers and the public. Alexander, Ga. Aug. 10, I860.. ’ Sir:—Fully impressed with the belief! * that your, deliberately expressed opin- j inns upon the principles involved in this crisis of our public affairs, would Messrs. James H. Royal. Joseph A. Shbdmaxe, and Richaed 8. Scruggs. theordinance adopted by the convention j exercise a most momentous influence which formed tbe constitution, of that: upon tbe distracted counsels of tbe : State. -j state, we have takeu the libertv of in-: Extract of .letter front .gently... m0 “ en,S '~ lit ATHENS, GEORGIA: Thursday Honing, Sept H, 1850. Carolina, now ip California,^ a ID* One of the proprietors of this paper will at tend tbe counties of Jackson,Hall, Lumpkin, Hab- rnake such a disposition of your reply,' erebarn and Franklin, during the session of the en- /**—**“— * " * ' * t_ Superior Courts in those collecting dues to this consider r I (riiouIJ you deem them worthy of one.) suing fall terms of the Su] • r ■ ° . .1 c ns you, * a your mature judgment, mav ’ counUes, for the purpose of .ion of the constitution for C, if ornia , ? j(J ? . to the public office; and we earnestly request.!! indebted too.I’™"™ T We feel no hesitation m ex- | by note or Recount to be prepared lo settle, aa we | tixehthi a which powerless—the constitution to be observed, only whenever the higher law of fanaticism and prrjH. dice do not intervene—end every guarantee for the safety or minorities is to be trampled upon, and at the point bayonet, we are to. obey thfc unjust, unconstitutional edicts of.a dishonorable and des- spbtic majority. Then let the good, great and wise mrn of Georgia, oar beloved State, rally to her rescue now. Let her sons who have received *t her hands the highest honors she can bestow, and who-hare at a ripe old age retired to the sweets of private life with their honors thick upon them-- conie forth now in her defence, and aid by their counsels and experience in guiding the tempest- tossed South safely through the brokers that sur round her. Georgia now expects every man to do his duty. In the language of one of her most hon ored sons, long alnce “gathered to bis fathers,” “ he that dsllttv Is a dastard, he that doubts is damned.* 1 What does it become tbe Convention to do? What will most effectually prevent the North from upon our rights? rights What will teach them that we “ know < deavor.o eupply you With a na . ralive J P^iog our decided couvic.ion, !l.al a arein B r«.t „«d «rih..m.ll tnJ ^ thOT ,,. Cn .n, , ”rv J Y " c * i public expression of opinion on your iallyowe, and must collect them or suffer great* -- • On tbe COrreCtnCSS OI. Which you may: .1 ■ rood n inelriimpntni in ! inrnnveniencft. This is the Inst tcarninrr la a mim you may : rt> wou |j Ji rec ily instrumental in 1 inconvenience. Thitisthe last warning to an lpartnfl- J “'—*— amendment to the original hill a pro vision tojwotect some of hi« constitu ents whohe said were in California, allowing them twelvemonths from and after the passage of this act to remove their slaves therefrom, and providing, should they run nwny, that they shall be reclaimed under the constitution and laws of the U. States, as fugitives are reclaimed in all the States. The Chair ruled it not in time. Mr. Thompson, of Miss., also moved an amendment to the original bill, pro viding that, the Southern boupdary of California shall boon the line of 36 deg. 30 minutes, North latitude. Mr. Thompson argued to show that lbe boundaries of California, as set up, ere outragous, and should be curtailed. Mr. Richardson moved lbe previous qnestiori. ^ The Chair said il the previous ques tion was sustained it would bring the •House first on ibe amendment of Mr. Thompson to the original bill, second iu».his substitute, and third on the third reading of the hill. The previous question-was seconded nnd main question ordered. The ques tion was then taken on tho amendment of Mr. Thompson to the original bill, fixing the southern bonndary at 36 deg. 30 mm., and il was rejected—yeas 75, nays 132. * The question then recurred on Mr. Thompson's substitute for the entire bill; wh»ch question was decided in the negative—yeas 71, nays 134. • Mr. Holmes moved nu adjournment; negatived. The question now being on ordering tho bill to a third reading, the motion was carried, yeas 151 ; nays, 57. The question now being: Shall the bill pass? it was pin, end decided in tbe affirmative, by ilie following vote: Yea**—Messrs. Albertson, Alexander, Alien, Anderson, Andrews. Baker, Bay, Bennett, Bingham, Bissell, Bnkee, Booth, Bowie, Bowlin. Breck,’'Briggs. Brooks, Win. J. Brown, Buel, Burrows, Chester Butler. ThotnaS E. Bmler, ; Ca- lile, Joseph P. Caldwell, Calvin, Camp bell, Carter, Casey, Chandler, Clarke, Cole, Corwin, Crowell,. Dickey, Dim- mick, Disney, Dixon. Doty, Duer, was adopted, at the instance of Mr. Boyd, to close debate, on the bill in five minutes after tbe House should again go into committee. The House again resolved itself iuto Committee. Mr. Bayly appealed lo the Southern members not to offer any amendments lo the bill. He said that the bill had received tbe vote of all the Southern Senators, and was acceptable to them as Southern men. Mr. Seddon said the Southern Sena tors would never have voted for the biff, had they known that such outrages would have been committed on the rights of the South, as had taken place here in a day or two. Mr. Million's amendment was voted down—ayes 39 noes 92. Mr. Toombs wished to know of the gentleman what were the wrongs of which he complained. Jf there was any aggression upon the rights of the South a was committed by two-thirds of her sons, whose loyalty to her could •not. - be qucsrionediT; He did not view the admission of CMifq'rnia as an aggres sion on the South ; borthe passage of the territorial bills. These bills had received two-thirds of the Southern votes, and therefore were satisfactory to the South. The discussion was continued by Messrs. Seddon, Wellborn and Hubbard Mr. Fitch's amendment was with drawn. Mr. Wellborn proposed an amend ment, provid.iug that tbe people of the territory or Utah may pass laws for the protection of slave property be intro duced there. After, the discussion by Mr. Seddon, and lllr. Biown, of Miss., theDtncnd- ment ol Mr. Seddon was rejected. . Mr. Brown, of Miss., said the South had been fairly whipped, and he trusted bis friends would yield any further op- position, and turn the matter ovef to i he people; but, for one, he was for re sistance. The bill was then reported ' to- the House. * The question being .shall the bill be read a third v tiine, it was carried in the affirmative, abd the bill was read a third _ .... _ .. . tiipe# and?.' r - - * ; • i ., Dun«n. Dm,bam, Durkrc, Eiinl, -Alex. The question being shall lbe bill pass,! problematical. . Indeed, il is admitted Evani, Nathan Evans, Ewing, Fitch, it whs pUl'and laken on a vote by yeas j a ^ lei j a ? a,r lcsl had, that those ■ - ~ — nnd nays and decided in tbe adiriualive : ompjnj'ng sieve labor are far more sac- ax tallow,: Yens *7, Nuys 6S. ..... .t^.. _e On motion, the House at 4* o’clhck adjourned. for the convention, tvhtcl, formed d:e s , a , e = fG| . org f a TUis conviction thus Sinte const, niton, nnd subsequently,! force j 0 “ ur mln j s , must be our when tbe vote was taken lor ru.tfytng. , f ur , be , ;b< . we havc laken . that instument, the em.re populnlton „l' ; A ' llow bJ u , lo kx „„ our highest apnroba- thecountry was composed of eager od- tim of s , ^ » ou l, a , e °,akcn ln our venturers in quest of fortune, who were ! behal? Z‘ J prised on every s.de for nteans ot liv- i , bill, reported to tbe Senate tog; hn.tng not yet reaped the fro.tsof , lhe committee of thirteen, known ns tbetr labor to the rn.nes, or of those who : com^otiwJiiU. Jt.d become a law had become tmmerwd ... the «e.te-Ur the - ttm.l/coeid ,/orrry have been ex- ■ n n ';'° mV 'hfTo'* , r " b he ! .enderl ta-.keTerfi.ories ocquircd from and had no lime to give to the political Mexico? ! 1 changes widely were in the process of, 2 Wj „ „ j ,beclaim •• that Congress ennciment. The po tties of the cou,,- ,,^ lfe right, and it is its duty to legis- try. consequentiy. fell title.the hands of, | al<( ^ ,, lo ^ Terr f 10 . "“'“Pi" men.whohadbecnenttced ] rie „ j^d % the power to the country by tbe sole inducement, 9 of reaping the first fruits of political i leS ' S rr 7 - . ■ .... organization. The conventioa, com-1 . ?* If tke constitution confers the prised of about thirty men, was contrail-! ’ !S hl “ f ’ la, . er . v enter and occupy the ed essentially in its leading views, by I l l»e territories of the United Stales, threeor four political adventurers, amonc i Wl . , ema . u P ot1 Congress to re- among lbe number (of convention) who C0 S" ,Z0 ' h «„ "gh*. ' n ""Y “n d . p se [y I ain sorry to say were also office-seek- j ,crr,, p r,a * inconsistent with the ers, and who. as the result proved, were : t * oclr,ne of non-intervention ? willing to barter away tbe rights and in- lo subrojttiog these questions to your terests of the South for their own ad- consideration, lo be decided upon, in vanccmenl. The true Southern men,! *ke premises,.according to your dis- who were here at tbe time the vote was j cretion, we btUra -the honor to be, very taken on the merits of the constitution,; respectfully, were in the condition of desponden-' cy; they had no leader to look to for counsel, were scattered in different por tions of the territory, without the means of obtaining or transmitting information, and without the ability to concentrate their views, they beheld, in dismay and shame, the rights of the South betrayed and surrendered by those whom they had a right to believe would sustain them. Such were some of the circum stances under which the so-called .Cal ifornia constitution was adopted. And surely, do inference should be drawn, that Southern men in tbe territory had changed cither their feeling or views on the sabject ol slavery. - Since the period of the adoption of the constitu tion, a change greatly favorable tp our institutions lias taken place. Emigrants from the South, with, their slaves in large numbers, are pouring int« the ter ritory; Whilst tbe tide of emigration from the North has sensibly subsided. Be sides, there are men of intelligence and enlarged views from both the North and South, who are strongly disposed to tbe adoption of measures, which will bring about slave labor in the territory. And I cat) say, unhesitatingly and with out fear of contradiction that the South ern heart io California', beats stronger and firmer than it does at home. In truth, I will atld wc are organized, and we are determined to shoulder tbe quarrel ourselves, and carry.it through,'even if we should be deserted by the timid ity of friends in the Southern States.— Have no fear of our success. Many ot the men from the North are with us in sentiment and feeling. ' They have the sagacity to sec that the introduction of valuable labor, without regard to its complexion, will be a vast addition to the trade and commerce of tbe country. They are hot blind to the advantage of cheap food which will sustain servile labor in a country where provisions are dearer (ban any where else in tbe world* The success, and indeed superiority of 8lavelabor in the mines is no longer Fowler, Freedhy;Fuller, Gentry, Ger ry, GiddingsT Gilmore, Gormau, Golt, . Gould, Gritiucll, fl.iU, Ilalloway, Hnm- * ilton,..Harlan, Thomas L. Harris, Hay- mond, Henry, Hibbard. Hoaglnml, Houston. Howe, Hunter, W. T« Jack- son, Andrew Johnson, Jas. L. Jobnsqo, pHVHH. . HHHi Jones. Julian, Kerr, George G. King,| preesnted n constitution and asked ad- Jns.G. King, John A. King Preston • mission into the Union, which const*- King, Lefller, Ue.viii, Uuh-fitJd. Horace! tut ion was submitted so Congress by i he M um, Job Mrinii, Marshall. Mamn. | President ?>f tlic United States by a mes- M.meson, M'Clernand, M’D.mald, Me-' ^age, dated Fcbuary 13th, 1850. and Gaughev, M'Kissnck. M'Lnnaban. Me- which, on doe examination, Is found'to I,anc, M’Lcan, Meacham. Miwire, More- [ be nepobficau in its form of Govern- head, .Morris, Nelson,. Newell, Oglc.'nicntr • . Olds, Oiis,Pea«lee, Peck, Phelps, Phoe-! Be ik cnactrd by tlie Senate and . nix, Pitman, Potter, Putnam, Rred,oCtbe United Reynolds, Richardson, UobbTos. Robio-! States of America, in Cnngrss assem- *ow, Root, Ree se, Ross. Rmnsey, Sack- hied. That the State of Califonia shaU ell. Sawtclle, .ScIn-nek, Scliermerhorn, be oce,--and is hereby declared to be * &L!ioo!ernfi, Silvester, Sprague, Sian-| °ne, of the United States of America, . ley, Sicvens, Stetson,Strong,Sweetser, .and' admiited into tbe^Union on an Taylor, Jamvs TJmmpson, John B. • equal footing wilh thc original Slatesjn Thompson, Thurmon, Tuck, Underhill,I*d» respects, whatever. Van Dyke. Vinton, Walden, Waldo, i Sec. 2 And be it further, enacted. Wat kin V Went wonh. White. Whittle- {That until ibe Representative* in Con- . sey, Wildrick, Williams, AVilson, and gross shall be apportioned according to ‘Young—150." - ' jan actual enumeration of the iohab- " Nn vs—Messrs. ARion, Ashe, Avereit, i bams of the Uniied.States, the Stale of cessful than those who operate with white laborers. / The latter, unused to the severe and coatinnoxs labor wbfch Tbe California Bill Whereas, ihc people of California have MrtMin nn>l :« ,L;. r. ' : n- L _ -£T—. Zr:. i.i I Consrre«i.nd the neonleoflhe North hare been i Up« nlh ® aHaroTf Northern lanaUcum baa been year . Property naturally *eek» the place where highest demand. JAMES H. ROYAL, * JOS. A- SHEUMAKE, R1C*D S: SCRUGGS. Hon. J. McPherson Berrien, 0. S. . Washington, Aug. 31st, 1850. Gentlemen :—Laboring under in disposition and pressed by engagements. I have not nulil now been able to an swer your teller. Presuming you have kept a copy of it,. I do not slate your queslioos—afecept the following swers. . 1. If the compromise bill should pass, slavery would be excluded from Cali fornia, by the provision in herconstitu- Cov. Lumpkin's correspondence. We wonld call the attention ol onr readers to the correspondence of Ex-Gov. Lumpkin with a com- e of citizens of Franklin county. The patri- measure or measures aside , from secession, adopted which will bring the North to her long lost senses? We believe there is a measure which if adopted by every Southern State, or if even adopted by every Southern cotton-growing State, will be the means ot the South regaining her eqoal position in the Union—we ho)d within fist tbe power of crippling the business of otic KMimenu ol this honored Stttesmto recom. j lho No „ h , 0 , och „ tpnt M t0 raoM l ltr . mend themsel.e. to e.erj right minded Georpeo. m befo,, two tolton e,op.-.on!d be di.pn.ed humble suppliant for i this eventful crisis. • Bor Ins’S Letter t a California. ' We,presept on the first page of our paper to day, the very interesting letter of Rev. Dr. Boring, Superintendent of tbe California Mission, M. E. Church, South, to his late brother, the Rev. Isaac Boring, of Eatonton. (Of whose death, Dr. B. was not aware.) This is one of the most satisfactory descriptions of the soil, climate and productions of a portion of California, that we have read and may be relied on. S3* Graham's Magazine, for October, has been on onr table for several days. This number is embellished by three fine steel engravings,and contains the usnal quota of reading matter. C* We are in receipt of the “ Report of Naval Committee on establishing a line of Mail Steam ships to the Western coast of Africa, with an Ap pendix,” for which we are indebted to Hon. W. C. Dawson ; also, to the Hon. Robert Todmbs for i copy of Hon. A. II. Stephens* speech on Execu< live message. favor—we can touch {he pocket ner\e of tbe Northern capitalists, and itwiUljjS felt throughout every grade of life at the North, so intimately is capital and labor con nected there. Then non-intervention is the pro per remedy. This retaliathe measure should be first adopted. So long as there is any hope of preserving the Union and bringing it back to a Constitutional basis, let us make the eflort. After this fails, our skirts are clear and if disunion must come it is no fault of By legislative enactment, close the ports of this State, to the ports of Pennsylvania, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode bland, New Hampshire and Maine, and canse our cotton growers and bnyers to ship to England, France and Germany; establish a line of steamships from Sa vannah to Liverpool, and buy what we do not manufacture, and are now dependent upon the Northern Statea for, from England—and a blow will be struck against tbe industrial pnrsnits of the North, which will speedily teach them moder ation and forbearance, and learn them that the Constitution of this Union was formed for the mutual safety and benefit of the States of this con- The Prelude, or Growth or . Poet’. Mud, federtc,, .nd notto be distorted into sn engine * Ce - put “ p in »—'"»»•<>*» «■* — This is one ot the best prodoction. of the late j “* ri 5 h '' of a co-tederalor., poet-laureate of England, William Wordsworth, j TLa C.llf«iul» rishJ written as his autobiography. For sale by Messrs, j Chase & Peterson. | Just as our last issue was going to press, we re- KatHabine Douglas, ob Principle Developed, ! ce ‘ ve ^ through the Charleston and Augusta papers, is the title of quite an interesting moral tale, just! a telegraphic despatch to the ellect that the Cali- issued by J. C. Riker, New York, from the Lon- j fornia Bill had passed the House of Represents- don edition. | ti.e«,bye majority ol nbont twenty. Furtl. It i. quite refreshing to Gnd» picture of religion [ ormltkm c „„fi rms the pamge of the bill; hut by about the hearth-stone, sketched so pleasantly the author has succeeded in doing, amid the vol umes of light and oftentimes pernicious writings, which load the shelves of book-sellers, now-a-days. tion, to which Congress will have given For sale by Messrs. Chase & Peterson, validity—as to New Mexico nnd Utah, it will depend#{nn the question wheth er fbfe Mexican Taws are in force. I hold that they are not. They are su* j>erceded by oOfrowa, as soon as a,ter ritorial goVeraCent is organized— but others entertain or propose to en tertain a different, opinion—and the doubt thus evhtqcd will prevent slave holders from • carrying their property there to r encounter law Shits. Coftgress ought therefore to insert- in any act which they passoothis subject, a clause stating that the laws of Mexico are not na in force in those territories. We have m< hitherto sought to obtain this in vain- declaratory clause. 2. I cobid answer this question gen erally in the! negative—Congress has authority in various cases, to pass laws ; tatnre, which The Deserted Wife, by Emms D. E. Nevitt Sout^ worth, fro {a the press of D. Appleton & Co. ' ' very different vote from ths one reported previous ly. Id our columns to-day, we give the proceed ings in the House upon the pessage of tbe bill, will be seen that this gross outrage upon the rights and honor of the Soeth—this lawless robbery consummated by the unexpected »nd unaccountable ,vote of 160 yeas to 56 nays. Yes, after ali the effirru of the South to have even-handed jnsttce meted outto her—«fter all her remonstrances and oflers of co(»promise and conciliation her rights h&ve been violated, and by the Action of the Con-! greas of the United States, she is excluded now end forever, from the rich and extensive domain, known as tbe State of California ; and that Mr*. South worth is well known by her former productions, to the readers of light liters to re.— From the very partial notice we have taken of the “ Deserted Wife,” we think she folly sustains her reputation as a very thrilling writer. We con ceive she has faults which might be corrected, without any loss to the interest oi her tales. Her . r . „ ... , . scenes are frequently unnatural, and characters ‘* n J afu t of e ««« «.«/ ; »rve«*siid children. '“•■•-tan, **—<*.• The deamt guar- , Pr J dt ,„.«, k e„ . nd other cpirent, for hish. Cahkcsville, August 28,1850. Governor Lumpkin: ' Sir :—Wereceive4yoor letter of the 3d instant, i the 8th, (tho day cf your meeting in Athena) wbieth o( courje, precluded our being there, hav ing had no intimation of the meeting previously to your letter. VVe have read And shown your letter to nny of our county-men, who are well pleased with its constitutional, equal rights doctrines, and desire «s to publish it VVe now most respectfully ask yonr leave to publish it. As one of tbefath- constitutional compact of Union, (if not in forming—in carrying it out,) your views of poli cy, at thia eventful crisis of our Nationat Aitkin, will be hailed by your fellow-citizens as a patriot’s offering upon tbe altar’ of your beloved country. May many years of happiness and comfort yet await you. HENRY FREEMAN. P A. WILHITE. Hon. VVilsox LtfMTKiN, Athens Geo. Atoers, Sept. 3,1850. Drs. Freeman <f> Wilhite : Genteemeh I am in receipt of your kind fitvor of the 28th nlL, in which you request my assent to the publication of my letter to you of tbe 3d ult. That letter was prompted from the impulse of tbe moment, impressed on my heart and feelings, on reading the proceedings of your Franklin meeting^ - the Slavery question; and designed, as far as my opinions might be of any value, to let you nd other friends of Franklin know how folly and entirely I accorded with the view’s expressed in the proceedings of yonr meeting. Althoogh I wrote hastily, and with oo view to publication, or verbal criticism, and do not now re collect the terms or order in which I expressed myself, yet I know I wrote.and felt what I express ed, and am every day more and more confirmed.in the correctness of our views on the subject under consideration. I am by no means disposed to withhold opinions"' which I entertain, upou a subject of such vital im portance to onr beloved country. Therefore, my friends, yon are at liberty to make any use you may think proper of the communication referred to; I am prepared to maintain the ground we have taken upon this subject; and have only to regret, that selfish partizans and demagogues should still keep up divisions at the South, when it is so obvi ously our doty snd interest to act as a unit on this subject. I have recently written several lengthy commu nications on the agitating sabject of the day—some of which may be laid before the public—when yoa will have an opportunity of judging of my views in a more correct and extended form. Iam gentlemen, very sincerely, yonrold friend snd servant, WILSON LUMPKIN. Athens, August 3,1850. Drs. Ucnry Freeman and P. A. Wilhite: Gentlemen I trust you will not consider me assuming while I announce to you, and through you, to our fellow-citizens, who were associated with you at Carnesville, on the 23d alt., for the purpose of ratifying the proceedings of the Nash ville Convention, that the principles, the spiriti and the conclusions of yonr meeting, as set forth in yonr proceedings, have my unqualified concur rence. Your resolutions carry on their face. Ibe spontaneous, honest, fearless, and patriotic feelings of men devoted to liberty and eqnal constitutional rights—of men who will never become the dopes of a corrupt press, or aspirants for office. The Southern Banner of this place, accuses me of \ emerging from the tomb of my years of solitude, to take the lead in meetings designed to sustain Southern Rights, and intimates that I am (bad of being in the lead. Be assured my friends, retire ment and social friendship bounds the extent of my personal ambition. I am ready to follow the lead of my Franklin friends, such as ratified the proceedings of your meeting. Ony hearts are in the right place on the side of of l £ 1 u» tt who pretend the burthen bearers, onr homes, o too moch the embodiment of passion. With her j finely cultivated mind and great powers of imsgi-, ° ntn f *** ^° te f roM ; offices, may make compromises to unite sectional , if she wonld devote herself to something ’ fT’ 1 . , j *f”* C ** <>tC ” S enera ’ e sons -; party views, and seenre to themselves the govern- pnut.ic.1 in iU character th.e ,h. h „ I W. have ".deed fallen epon e.il day., when our : o| lhcconillr ,_ bot « arc rrol cattle to be hitherto done, abe might reach an cited poritioc . K'P™*-'*"'-'* Con 5 re.,_men who ’O' to | d in t |, c market, a. . writer. For rale by Chase & Peterson. j “ ,,wl U * «' aoutherner,, and who were j Un(ler Mr C1 ., Compronriw, hehintselr. nor ... expected to be the true represent.!, ve. of the feel-1 , ny ct|ier <ensiWe Wiev „ , h „ , , i I( , The Caergla C.e.u.w. mg. of the Sooth on thia .Hal queaHon, ha™ hoMin(! S ,„e will ever como into the Union, oot of In accordance with the Act of the last. Legit- i co * e * ce ^ j er ene ®| es degrade their w ho!e of our immense acqniait ions from Mexico. published last week, it ha. now | " Sn I Bet for the abolition ,/ree.oil excitement, .hi, terH- * the practice in the better days of oar Republic, would have ceen framed into territoria for States, and tlis in affirmance, nml for iba protection or ex- j lbe dnty orthe Goremor of thia State, to ' of 1 . he " , K f ion ., fcet of f, he ™' I lory, fating rights—while it has no povyer to J call a convention of delegates to consult upon’ the i bid f “ atic8 °/J be N ° rth '. ™' ee n ‘ en * il ; he ( Re P u - ... annul them. Frerdpm of the press, trial j mode and manner of redress for the gross violation 1 Sonlh ha8I “ >l been * clzed Wllh th ^ »«pmeness that j g 0vernnlenls 0 f suitable liy jury, the right to be exempt! of the rights of the citizens of this State, by the' the ^ iloom of slaves, wil! have a grave account lUrg , e r portion of it, I doubt not. would have become from unreasonable selsures and search- ! passage oi the bill receiving California into the : *° * ettIe the,r con8t,tnenU - What could J gj ave g ute . For, notwithstanding all the mystical passage of the bill receiving California into the ; . . es, with others, ai^onstitutional rights, j Union with her “ pretended organization.** j ht . ve ° een the a *°^T® K Ct0a i! n r them t0 . . V ° lC I doctrines now advanced upon the subject of s Congress pass Jaws to facilitate j That Convention will have a grave and a re- tbl ‘ Br ^ ,ur ® * ^, lh f y ,?*'”*!' *° "J ®° D ^" intervention, I consider it clearly the dnty of Coa lite enjoy tnenj of these rights, while ! sponsible dnty to perform. Upon the resalt of its | ,ut,0D *‘ ? 7 whole South has declared that its gregs> l0 open m jj ,h e territories of the Union, to they have rio authority to annul them.! deliberations, bangs tho destiny of Georgia, and ' ?*. s f a ° e ”?V ** CottslUulion. the citizen# of the whole Union, and to protect So if the right to hold slaves is a con Sit- j we bad almost said of the South; for Georgia I '*" eTe l \ WO , ^J ICl the . dl f r *^! ed f , * them in their property, (slaves as well aa any other • • ■ ■ • r w***. «> S*._"ZHeetZSZ P'op.«rOw'.n«.here te rn,orire i w,„nd,Mhecoa. tional right, the power, to remove nnyjhy her. fast increasing - . . . ... u r—r—/*/ - — obstructions to its enjoyment in the enterprise, maintains a leading position to the | tj ^ nf ^ wJmat'pLtim. directly or indi )tfo1 of Con g re “; Wbet > the territoriea are ripe , ructions to IIS eujuymeni in me enterprise, mauiutius » .c-uuig pueiuou umw I wmiw.iw urn nj™ , common territories of the Union, would .'Atlantic and Gulf States particularly, and to the : < , t h PV sunpoi-e lhat this measure would f0r * drn,S8,rm ** Sute8 > u,en ’ and not till then, the! nm draw after i. .he power ,o prevent whole Sooth. ! Z“ feH*.-*? i " h * bi, ; h “' "*’* ilaenjo,men. .here- In n.wprd, Con-! But no. only on. hi, aocoon. ,1.1 the action "en-.nK'vennon andtn form- : the South would be unmolested ? The experience , paa history 4 fanaticism in ] ,,, „ u mi; thint fit . : that where lawless violence is ! 3. The doctrine of non-intervention, not applicable to the present state of , ! ihinna /Vnntam** f!nmornmise hill nro- i which have ing their State Constitution, to admit; or prohibit ‘ svery as they may think fit. To sustain the opinion I have expressed, that in tenUkrf^piM. . , . , . Northern aggres- me popolar . meeting, j horse teechevercrtes,gite,gtre. : aion, ,it « only neenaary to atale fhe&ct, (ha. n the solemn resolves The deed is done; and by the assistance of J | a bor in California, is worth from five to tea timet gress may legislate for the protection the remaining Southern Statea be much influenced j ^ and lfie of a fight guaranteed by tbe Const it u- by. her action, bat beesase she h*« taken no ill-J. lion, but they cannot legislate to destroy j considered, or rash stgp. Firmly opposed to the I ?’ Acre it M to lhe wrongs that! . l ? , uie °P ,n,on ‘ expressed, that California Bill,and thf\Vilraot Provt^lhe has 1 Z- ,he >* r C cr P° rl,on of our Mexican territory would I.! io the Tatiana assemblage, of.he pooploL-io party | ^ la.ufcrrd lylk. mtnoTHy.or ths r«W. The . Stt ,„ tal bt Northetn is necessary in mining, sink nnder .he ] things. CVttwoa’x Cum promise bill pra- f onm-ww'-“,™ J“ re«o.e. | -•„ „• „ - .— weigh*. On the other hand, the slave! posed to establish'territorial eovcrn-!«!"'» tepahttorea.actel with calmneu, iigoity, lh . ; *>'»“t , a«fisfcGeo«gi.. At ttHatHoe^sHegre noouatutoeu irom early Bge to me stow,: menu lor all the lerrilory acquired ' I tloen the altar of. Northern f.oaUeiam ha. been cerlarn nnd regular toil required in Ihis: Tram M«»>PO. The effect ..fit would I .hejwol’isefthe NmHh h«e 6( ^ iodir{dn| s kind ’ or operation averages to his cm- have been lo have opened the whole to »I the Wrlmot Pro,,so- B ,., rM y,„g 0l Unio „ ani ployer a ren.ooera.ing reward. ; the owners of slave,; subject to tho de- Jf *'l — | w.ro“y!lhH-^»e,-m. W «» cmrffief. • Th® lands in this country arouoi- j cl# ion ok tbcdfpft!«re Coo rt. It wnstptf^?® ^ b ‘ , .: ing interests of oar wide-extended country, and fot roly rich. In,the differeut portions,;.such a case only, th^t noo-intervenfion r * - > i—mhas she^own^^sDosi ! ca'rv torwardsuced*»f>»ily, «och a system of gov- according to latitude, wheat, iorn. to- j could apply. But if Mr. Clay’s =•>«>:! “T* JTuT^^^otiolT. i 'Ve.re,or h.,. been, a .U- bacco, sugar and enfton, can be raised ? promise bill’ should - pass, Congress ,K ? .-i.J?:,. i terhoo4of Staten banded together for the'’ purpose with the greatest success. Emigration i would inienreW by tb*l very act, to I Mpiipetretio^e btoraiog. of civil .ad religion, would be required of course. But in! prohibit slavery, ii* the most important _ * ^ | t . th j liberty,and for our mntnal safety and benefit. be easy, andm-1 anffvalnaWe psnsffc = ter- « »» f de.pe.iam h. tended wi.h. hot li,lie. expense With,; ritory-forellsgree that thepeople who JZZZSSTZZXX&StSZ hts slaves he could bore hrs well and! chamted to be u> Cshiorntu, had no right ^ lo th . iri , J „ d bodd hts reservoirs, and recc.vcampla to declare ihisprolnbilion and thaidteir w ntr .desire tor the presemtiioD efthe confedera- remqneration for the irooble or lime, by! net ts entirely null and votd until Con- ^ |ee|i J - , he SltoI ^ the sopenonty of the crop, (hy tins ; grass shall g,ve u l.to end validuy.— e forwariaod gorerned by lhe mot. mode of watering) in quality and^quan-t It is the same thtug os iT Congress hud or rt,,, - m i g h. makes right.” laeghed to .earn, c y ‘ ./S° . the mines areiimposed the proviso themselves, If hetealeaieadmtmitkriim^tjwnrledeiaoher^ beautifully adapted to the rice crop, i California is admitted with her present frg fl.fopnitniional righto- In conclusion, let ine beg you,' arid J Constitution, Congress will have inter- Tb*,, ha. noi the Convention agrafe iod re- , .. . . , _ through you every Southern man in! vened ogrnW the South, and cannot 8pon8iW etf uly u> perform^ We hope thamhe actual enumeration of the inhab- Congress, ant to yield one inch on this. therefore with, any show ofjustice plead Ipeopiaof theStatowiU see the importance of se- qucsiion. Let the platform of the ’^non-intervention as an excuse for with- jecti Pg men of^large. experience, Svisdom, and South bcj)6 deg. 30 njin.,_ arid hands : holding from the Sroith, any’, actr^vhlch _ mo d eral ion to ssfieinble in this Convention, fit Ctticock, Daniel. Deberry^ Kdmundson, ] That Frnilicrsioiir, Green, Haralson, Isham T mined into lhe Union upon tbe express G. Harris, tjampsoo W. ILirris,'Hilfi- condition that the people of said Slate, nnl, Hollmlny, Howard. Hubbard.Inge, through ihrir legislature or otherwise, J. W. Jackson, It. W- J*ilm>oii, Kauf- shall never interfere wiib the primary dis- maii, -La Sere, McttfuJclI. McMullen, '; posalofihc public lands withm its limits, been set up, nnder the guise of a constitutional msjotity, and that despotism U fo role guided hy what il considers right, .regardless of all constitu tional obligations and guarantees. Already since tbe adoption of the California fraud, has the spirit of fanaticism waxed more bold, and recent intelli gence, from Congress, ’as may be seen -from our columns to-day, .shows lhat it hasbut commenced its aggressions upSh Southern righto end institu- tutions—already fans Seward offered a bill in the Senate fur the abolition of slavery, eq instanli, in the District of Columbia, and his coadjutor Chase has introduced abilfSofipply the Wilaiot Proviso to all territory belonging to the United States. The end of it no one can foresee. Submission to this ect result in the complete' of violence will undool : degradation and overthrow of tbe Southern Statea | of thia confederacy. ^ijT the South—tho people of Georgia— pips within their own power, opoq toyoet soow. God £gr* nt lIiat 8,, e may ect wisely.' A elngte misstep arill place her in a position from which she ;mpts of iht Soulhern Banner tqj|ntimi- f and others'by detraction, from exercis ing tbe common .right of citizens to form and ex- press our opinions on subjects of common end prevailing interest to ourselves .and the ; country, •— must plead iny apology for this intrusion. I have no disposition to lead—I love quietude, .but I can never condescend to be the mere cat's- paw— the man Friday, of »oy political trickster- combination of mere office seekers. I am. not be tied down to party names, or party purposes, unless the principles for which I .contend are re spected ud adhered to. Gentlemen, I love the * Union, ^ wbftd lay down my life to preserve it, in its constitutional form. Bat remember nothing - can sate the Union, bnt a strict adherence to the Constitution. Onr righto have been invaded—one entreaties have been disregarded. We are attbn door of degradation. In life and death, I am identi fied with Georgia. Her fate win be my fate. Bnt ray aiogle heart' says, ask for nothing bnt whatV right, submit to nothing wrong. Very truly, yours, WILSON LUMPKIN. P»ayl)f ;B«ir,Ki^ JBq^^lt^rf sCalHnfnia *l«all lie ettiitW to two Eep* _ _ . ^ 0 .. T . ^ _ , , n - mr . 1 ,- T in . T ^ ... . n , ,. „ (J. Brown, li.irt, Cabell, George Alfrt.15 rcsotitativcs in Congress. ofTin the Territories. iStami firm, and if-may be necessary to perfect her in tbo; er ha3 t!icre |, wn an assemblage that will compare * Caldwell^ Cluigmari. W(t \V. Cobb,| Sbc. 3. And be il further enacted, j >n order w succeed, you “have to lock, enjoyment of her Constitutional rights..; witb'^in the grave consequences that may re- thc said Slate ofCalifornia is ad-jf' ,rcve *'lb e "heels oi Government, let ^ I hope these answers will be suffi-; go j t action, since the assembling of thef':* il be so, and stand even upon the ruins ciently explicit |o put you in possession 1 signers of the Declaration of Independence, in old of the South ere you abandon her rights, of niy opinions—and while I believe; independence Hall. '. 2 For if you yield now, her complete ruin you attach too much importance to| Nothing less than the cherished doctrine and disgrace will be only a work of lime.. them, I have not felt myself at liberty j state’s rights and the future destiny or . .. ,s,~ ---v a -Fail not to improve the present opportu- to withhold them.; In the present pos-] an j X he Slave States in this Union, depei McQui’O". Me Will un Meade, Mdlson, and shall pass do law and do no acl-^dy when the feelings and passions of ture .of our affairs, I am.verv anxious .theaction of this Convention.^It will decide ^M*»rc, Morion. Orr, Uuiliw, Owen, Par- whereby the litle ol ibe United States to, I her sons in every portion of the country th.*ti my fellow citizens of Georgia should . er this Union is composed of sovereign, independ-: w „ kcr. l*owcIL\ Savage, Seddon, Shep- and right lo dispose of the came shall be j are aroused for the crisis. You have thoroughly understand-their position,; eHt states, or whether we are a great consolidated j . t * e 10 ^ , , er ~ < '• • • 9,000 men, rendering tiie effective standing milita- licrd, Frederick I*, tan ion. Richard H. impaired or questioned : and they shall j now ! * ,e * >esl chance to secure her (the and mingling an ardent love of the Un- (despotism. "Whether tbe Southern States are to, 55. The Burlington, Vl; Free Presslsaya that Stanton, Thomas, Jucob Thompson, not lay any lax or assessment of any des- ] South) peace, either^ by concession ion, with an unalterable .determination -haven voice in the councils of the nation—wheth- • t he Whig victory in that State is complete. Charles Toombs. Venable. Wallace, Welborn, crip!ion whaunever upon the public I wrung from her enemies, or by making to assert their equal rights under the er the Constitution is binding upon the majority—; k. William* is elected Governor by a majority of Williamson and Woodward—56. i domain of the United Stales, aod io 00 ] b er > n rime, the sole safeguard of ber Constitution, should calmly and sleadi- j whether its guarantees shall be observed—Or,! 1^00 to 2000 of the popular vote—a resnlf that Tbe bill as it p.i-wd the Senate only J case shall noaresident piopriclnrs, wl»o ownhonor and her own institutions. *Iy contemplate the couscquences which whether because in the minority weare.tobe‘ baiS not been accomplfobed marries ufvears Cuba.—A new Captain Genera! has been ap. pointed for Cuba, a Madrid correspondent of the New York San sajs: Hi» name ia General Jose' De La Concha, Four new regiments, ol 1,000 " each. areto be sent out immediately to Cuba. The increase of troops in Cuba, in consequence of the.late Lopez expedition, when all the corps now forming,have arrived - thither, will' be upwards of ry force of the island 30,0(0. Cf The Mayor of New York has taken mea sures to lave the convicts that have lately arrived there front- Hamburg and Bermuda, sent back porta^vlience they sailed, j