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YOG. XIV. THE GEORGIA JEFFERSONIAN 19 PUBLISHED EVERT THURSDAY MORNING BY WILLAM CLINE, At Two Dollar* and Fifty Cents per an num, or Two Dollars paid in advance. ADVERTISEVtKNTS are inserted at O.VK HOLLAR per square, for (lie first insertion, and FIFTY CENTS per square, for eaeli insertion thereafter. A reasonable deduction will he made to those who advertise by the year. All advertisements not otherwise ordered, wit !'<• continued till forbid. frj*SALES OF LANDS lv Administrators, Ex<' C utors or Guardians are required hx law to he held on the first Tuesday in the month, between the hours o’ ten in the forenoon- and three in the afternoon, at the Court-House, in the county in which the land is situated. Notice of these sale, must lie {jiven in a public gazette FORTY DAYS previous to the dav ol sale. S /ILES OF NEGROES must be made at pub lic. auction on the first Tuesday of the month, be tween the usual hours of sale, at the place ol pub lic sales in the county where the letters Testa hentar,-, of Administration or Guardianship may ipive been “ranted; first “iving FORTY DAYS notice thereofin one of the public gazettes ol this .State, and at the court house whe e such sales are le be held. Notice for the sale of Personal Property must l>e given in like manner FORTY DAYS previous to the day of sale. Notice to Debtors and Creditors of an estate must be published FORTY DAYS. Notice that application will he made to the Court hf Ordinary for leave to sell land must he puh 11shed lor TWO MONTHS, NoUee for leave to sell negroes must he published TWO MONTHS before any order ab solute shall he made thereon bv the Court, CITATIONS for Letters of Administration, must he published thirtt dai-; for Dismission *rO-n Aeininistration, monthly six moeths; for Dismission from Guardianship, vorty day , Utiles for the Foreclosure ol Mortgage must be published MONTHLY for four months, for estab lishing Inst papers, lor the full spare of three itoNTHs; for compelling titles from Executors or Administrators, where a bond lias been given by he diseased, the .full space of thrf.f. months. Business Oircctovu. HENRY H. WHITFIELD, Attorney at Law, Kawkinsville, Pulaski County, Geo. March U, 1852 11-am. ~ R. W. McCUNE, attouNey at law, GRIFFI.W, GEORGIA. Office np-stir* in Chapman's brick building nex! door w*st ol” Redd & Cos. Januarv 15, 1852 _ _ 3 JARED I. WHITAKER) Attorney at Law, ATLANTA, GEORGIA. April 8,1352. 15 U’ F. W. A. DOYLE, ATTORNEY AT LAW, OFFERS his professional services to the Pub uc. All business entrusted lo his manageme nt!! mecl with the most prompt attention. Reason able deductions will he made in fees, in proportion I,i the amoun: of hnsiness so entrusted. Office on Solomon street, opposite the Bap iftClmrcli. f Attention, REFERENCES 1 Perseverance, ( Promptitude. Griffin. March, ISS*. HENRY HENDRICK, ATTOR PTE Y AT LA W , Jackson, Butts County, Ga. February, 1352. E. P. WATKINS, attorney at law McDonough, Henry Ccunty, Ga. February 2, BORDERS & HARRIS, attorneys at law, A. L. Borders, Griffin, Ga. West Harris, Zebulon, Ga. March 5. 1852. 50 I v ll &G J. GREEN & MARTIN, ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Dtivid If. Martin, j G ri lllii,Ga. (iilben I.Grccn, I 5 Hartford Greets, Zebulon, Ga. May 28.1852 22 DR. H. W. BROWN, OFFICE ON SOLOMON STREET Opposite the BaptistCliurch. Aoril, 1952. _ R. MANSON STELL, ATTORNEY AT LAW , McDonough,Ga. MARSHALL HOUSE. SAVANNAH, GEORGIA. AVAL JOHNSON, Proprietor October 4, 18a? 41 ly A. B. I) U UN SOTTON FACTOR, No 74 BAY-STREET, Oof 19 (41) SAVANNAH teITDR4WJR. MOSELEY, IS permanently located in I lie city of i-iatfJk Griffin, and solicits a continuance of p itron-ige from hi friends, and the public gene rally. lie.tidtncc and office at Dr. N. B. Johnson's oldatanl. Jan. (Ofl*, 1831. 2—ls ?331££'J1£ &TEETH. 4 IX< 02 LL HiuSLg WOULD respectfully inform all who arc in need of full sets or partial sets of Teeth, nd who wish them put up with skill and experi ence, warranted to answer every purpose ruqui iu l, that they can now he supplied at short notice, and with the same style pul up upon n bcaulilii Mietalic base, which took ihe premium over a I others ot the kind at the late Fair in Macon, also flia First Premium at. the late Fair in Atlanta, Dr. C. has lately made arrangements so that persons livin'; in the country, nr in any of the adjacent towns, can, if they wish, command his services free ofeharse, which will secure them against tic many i'nr"S tons prurticed’hy itinerant quack that flatly inverse Ihe comurv. Ql'tHn, Jan. 1 ? 1833. COUNTRY PAPERS. A long experience has given us the op portunity to know that there is more truth than poetry in the subjoined re marks regarding 1 the interior and city presses —at least so far as originality is concerned. You hardly ever see an ori ginal article copied verbatim from a coun try into a city paper; but if the country editor will watch the travel of his ideas closely, he can find them remoddled and clothed in new words in the city papers, a fsw days after he gave them birth, abundantly. And then the gentlemen at home, too, will catch ihem up as quite bright ideas, while they were suffered, but a few days before, to pass unnoticed in their own home paper. The very lo cation of a paper is frequently the ma king of an editor’s fame and fortune, or the marring of both. “Can any good come out of Nazareth r” is not yet an obsolete interrogation. But above all, many of the interior papers have no other editors than plain practical printers, who have been regulardy brought up and trained to the business, and how can they ever be anything else than printers ? It takes a lawyer, or doctor, or some other of like character, that has be*'n loafing about doing comparatively nothing, un less it be mischief, until a man grown, to make an edhorof a newspaper, in the estimation of many people. And here we must tell an anecdote, although it may savor a little of egotism- It ought to he known for the benefit of the craft. In IS 10, when the “Georgia Jeffersonian” was located at West Point, nominally under the editorial manage ment of our worthy and excellent friend Dr. James E. Scott, and the paper con sidered as “doing yeoman’s service” in the Democratic cause, a proposition was made to the doctor by some of the lead ing politicians of the day r , that they would purchase the Federal Union office at Milledgeville, and guarantee to him three thousand dollars per annum, their influ ence and their patronage, if he would go to that place and edit the paper. The doctor was inclined to close with this proposition; but with his accustomed honorable and manly frankness stated to hem about as follows: “Gentlemen, be fore we close this business, I must ap prize you of the fact, that if the “Georgia Jeffersonian” lias been of any service to the party, you owe more to Mr. Cline than myself, lie has written the major portion of the editorials which you seem to admire. I have been absent from home frequently, sometimes a mouth at a lime, and have left the whole man agement of the concern, editorials and selections, time, entirely to him; if I go to Milledgeville 1 would not think of going the.e without him, and you must make provision for him also.”— That development ended the negotiation. There was never the first word said to us by them on the subject, and the project of sending the good doctor to Milledge ville was abandoned. So much, we sup pose, for having learnt the printing busi ness. But we cordially thank the gen tlemen for that good turn notwithstand ing. From that day forth we resolved to depend upon our own efforts and re sources, and eschew “grea! men’s favors,” and we have been pretty independent ever since. So much of our story, and now to that of the Colton Plant, regarding couutry papers : Country Fapers. — We are aware that we are bringing clown upon the “Cot ton Plant,” tire wrath, and perhaps the sneers of many a dignified and “long estab lished” city Journal, when we say, that we consider the “country press,the Journals usually known as “country pa pers,” by far the most useful, fearless ami intelligent portion of the press of the coun try. There is a freshness of style—a vari ety—a frankness, an honesty, boldness and liberality in a country paper which you will look for in vain in the majority of the city press. How rarely do you see them filching the thoughts and labors of others. They do not fear that Iheir read ers may know the existence of another paper, deemed by them clever enough to quote. No, they come up handsomely to the mark and give you “full credit.” Notice how the country press lays on right and left upon abuses. There is no dodging —no striking —no weak struggle between duty and the desire to please some wealthy patron. See how soon they come out (one side or the other) when occasion demands it. The country press is always ahead of the city press on all National subjects. The city Journals watch them too. ‘The country papers being nearer the people, reflect the National mind, when lo ! the independent mammoth sheets from Bos ton to New Ot leans come in to take the wind out of their sails. If you want to know how an election is going, keep your eye on the country press. If you want to ascertain anything of real interest in regard to the great in terior of the continent, keep up with the interior journals. There are a great ma ny supposed correspondents from the “in terior.” Notice how eagerly these let ters are read—how elaborately displayed in the “Iront place.” The correspon dent is a humbug, if yotj Want to get the truth write to the town where the correspondence is dated and take the paper. In tire management of a city paper theie must be a system —a method which gives to each mail his particular duty. | I his very system makes the paper stu GRIFFIN, (GA.) THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 17, 1g53. pid. In the country paper, perhaps, there will be editorials and communica tions during the year, from every acre of the district. This gives the paper vital ity and freshness. Is it to be wondered at then, that the country papers should haiesuch an influence in a Republican Government ? Merchants make a great mistake when they put their advertisements in a city paper to the exclusion ol a country one. Persons in the country read everything— they have time. It hecomes an occupa tion with them. While on this subject, the “Cotton Plant” will advise its nutne tous readers among the commercial com munity, that the best way to reach the country trade, is through the couutry pa pers. If we had to take our choice for an exchange, between a city and a coun try paper, we would take the latter. A certain Virginia politician, who shall be nameless, not long since said that he thanked Heaven, there was not “one of those pests, a country paper, in his dis trict.” If ever he runs for anything out side his district, mark our words, he will literally he demolished. He has written his own death warrant. We have been often struck with the extreme delicacy of expression, beauty of style, and often sublimity in a paper not larger than your hand, and which comes to us covered with the dust of a long journey. Some of the most pleasant essays we have ever read have been in the country papers, in comparison with which, the pompous verbose style of some city papers is simply ridiculous. We cannot recommend an easier way for a man to make his fame and fortune than to make a collection of essays from country papers and publish them as such. We intend some day to publish a few selec tions in the “Cotton Plant,” taken from country papers, side by side W’ith some articles from city papers which have “g'ne the rounds,” that readers may judge for themselves. The most laborious life is that of a country editor, and the most useful, for he it is that gathers those treasures which are brought out anew by the monopolist of the press, giving profit and fame, where, iu so many cases it is not deser ved.— Cotton Plant. Common icatrd. Griffin*, Feb. 10, 1853. • Mu. Editor:— The following letter from Rev. J. B. Jeter, I). D. of Richmond, Virginia, was elicited by inquiries made of him by myself. Having been greatly in terested and benefitted by its perusal my self, I use the liberty granted me, and ask you to publish it for the good of others— most heartily coinciding in the opinion with him, that “if these manifestations are from spirits, a large part, if not the whole of them, are of diabolic, origin. They are nonsense and lies which could proceed on ly from depraved spirits.” Respectfully, Yours, &c. J. 11. CAMPBELL. llichmoxd, Jan. 20, 1853. Dear Brother Campbell: —To the sub ject of “Spiritualism,” concerning which you enquire, I have paid considerable at tention. In St. Louis, where I resided, it produced great excitement, and several members of the Church under my charge, were in great danger of becoming converts to the system, or rather, lunatics. At first I thought the whole a sheer imposture; but 1 was convinced, in spite of my preju dices, of the reality of the phenomena.— That there are rappings, that tables are moved about rooms, sometimes with a force that the strongest man cannot resist —that they walk, dance to music and cut other antics, and that sentences are spelt out by the medium calling over the alplia bet-and that all these effects arc produced, not by design or art on the part of the medi ums, but by some invisible and unknown agency, I must believe, or renounce all human testimony, and, in regard to some of the effects, the testimony of my own senses. These effects were produced in the city of St. Louis, in hundreds of families. The mediums are found in all classes of so ciety—many arc intelligent, honorable, pious, and above all suspicion of any de sign to deceive. The most rigid and pre judiced investigators have been compelled to admit the reality of the phenomena; and, so far as I know, no man in that city, who has given any attention to the matter, and whose judgement is worth a rush, doubts their reality. Now whence do these effects proceed? From magnetism, say some—they are a de velopment of a mesmeric or a biological law, say others—they are produced by spirits, say another class. The wisest men ac knowledge their ignorance on the subject. Candor requires me to confess that the theory of their spiritual origin seems to me most plausible, We should not, however, adopt this theory without the most indu bitable evidence. But suppose these phe nomena were caused by bodiless spirits, then what follows? Ist. We must enquire, are they good or evil spirits? Analogy and Revelation teach us that there arc good and evil spi rits. That some of the communications, spelt out by the so called “spiritual medi ums,” arc not otdy puerile and ridiculous, but false, corrupt and blasphemous, is un questionable. That these proceed from an evil source is clear. That any come from a good source has not, and, I presume, will not be shown. That they communicate sometimes sound moral sentiments, is no more than may be affirmed of every class of impostors. 2d. If it should be proved that some of these “spiritual communications” come from good spirits, then we must enquire, are they intelligent spirits? We have im agined that spirits must of necessity be wise, but neither analogy nor Revelation, so far as I can discern, sustain the opinion.— If a spirit conies to teach me, I shall stul tify myself, if I do not enquire into the measure of his knowledge and whether he is fallible or infallible. Certain it is, many of the “spiritual communications” are puer ilities and bombast unworthy of a well taught schoolboy; and I have yet to s te the first communication from that source I with any mark of wisdom, originality or excellence, or which bears the slightest impress of celestial origin. 3d. But admitting that these communi cations proceed from good and wise spi rits, (which admission can hardly be made, except for argnment, but by a mind fit for bedlam) then we must enquire, are these mediums a safe chamu,- r 7 communication? It may be so, but cerfcslity the man who can believe it without investigation and without proof, has a marvelous credulity. The method of communing is altogether too obscure, too uncertain, aud too decep tions to command my faith. 4th. All “spiritual communications” must be brought to the touch-stone—Di vine Revelation. The Bible is a commu nication from the Infinite Spirit. If an an gel from heaven preaches any other doc trine to us than that proclaimed by the lips, exemplified in the life, and confirmed by the miracles and the resurrection of of Jesus, let him be accursed. The above considerations, it appears to me, must preserve any sane mind from be lieving any communication purporting to come from spirits, whose n-uth is not con firmed by other and better testimony. The simple fact that so many of these singular communications are false and contradicto ry will lead any considerate man to reject them all. The responses are generally in harmony with the views of the mediums. A gentleman, of intelligence and honor, a remarkable medium, informed me that he had spent, in all, one hundred and fifty hours in questioning the spirits, and had come to the conclusion that their commu nications could no more be relied on than a dream. He mentioned several striking instances of their falsehood. Still these phenomena are most rem. M able, and you may wish to know my opinion of them.— I have no settled opinion in regard to their origin, but I have some conjectures. The scriptures contain much concerning “sor cery”-“eiichantments”—“witchcraft”—“wiz- ards”—“necromancers”—“consulting famil iar spirits”— demoniacal possessions, &c. We, in our self-conceit, have supposed, that these were the superstitious imaginings of an ignorant age. And yet it is difficult, without an unwarrantable license of inter pretation, to reconcile the scriptures with this theory. Ancl then, too, the almost universal belief of mankind, cultivated and rude, Christian aud pagan, iu these things, sheds light upon, and confirms the an nouncements of Revelation on these sub jects. Now, may not these “spiritual” phe nomena be a development of that agency of which so much is recorded in sacred and profane writings—an agency generally be lieved among mankind, but never explain ed? May not Satan modify his plans of operation to suit the genius, tendencies and peculiarities of the age in which he acts? I merely throw out these conjec tures as deserving consideration, not as matters of faith. On one point, however, I am certain, if these “manifestations” are from spirits, a large part, fiyjot the.whole of them, arc of diabolic origin. They are, nonsense and lies which could proceed on ly from depraved spirits. Os the Mountain Cove Society, I know but little. It is in a remote and moun tainous part of the State. The associa tion is composed, not of Virginians, but of wanderers from New York, and other Northern States, mostly Seventh Day Baptists, and Uuiversalists, who, profess ing to be led by spirits, came to Fayette county, and purchased a large body of land and made a settlement. Several of their number arc preachers, of whom I know nothing about. They have com menced publishing a paper for the diffu sion of their views. I have examined several numbers of it, and I must say the “manifestations” are above or below my comprehension. If they were dictated by spirits, it will require spirits to expound them. The papers seem to me to be harmless, because they were incomprehen sible. Os Rev. Mr. Harris, I have no knowledge, but if he were near me, I would keep a close eye upon him—he may be an enthusiast, or he may be something worse. Toward church members infected with the delusion, I would recommend great lenity of treatment. Persosb-of a certain temperament arc sure to take the infection. They deserve pity. Time may cure them; should they grow worse, it may be neces sary to shave the head and apply ice. In the last resort they must be sent where many have already gone, to the Lunatic Asylum. In the city of New York, the police, iu consequence of their manifest tendency to produce insanity, arc directed to break up all “spiritual circles.” I could write much more, but fear I have already wearied you. Every pastor here, except myself, would have pronoun ced the whole matter an imposture—so should I, before investigation. I have no fear of truth. You are at liberty to use this hastily written letter as you please.— Lot me hear how the delusion progresses in Griffin. Fraternally, J. B.'JETER. MirriasT of Louis Napoleon- France. —-The news to the exclusion of everything el>e, is the Emperor's mar riage to M’lle. Montigo, which has taken Paris by surprise, and was unfavorably received by the Bourse. Mademoiselle is a Spaniard, twenty five years of age, a blonde, and grand daughter of the Brit ish Consul at Malaga, ljer mother was an Irish woman, named and her father the younger son fa Spanish family, who fortunately, by the death of his elder brother, succeeded to the titles of Count Montigo, Duke of Telia and Pennamondo. Her sister is Duchess ot Abba, and Mademoiselle is heiself Count ess of Teba. The proposal for her band was formally made by the Emperor on Sunday last, and was of course acceded to. The next day, the*bappy bridegroom communicated to his ministers that his determination was taken, and that it was a marriage of affection. One report eays that all the ministers, except one, resign ed, but that the Emperor refused to ac cept their resignations. It is said that the civil marriage has (already taken place, and that the religious ceremonies were to he held on the 29th of January, on which occasion Prince Napoleon Jerome would espouse the daughter of the Prince of Wagram, grand daughter lo Marshal Berthi'er. The New Empre-s or France.-—We are indebted to an esteemed friend,” whb was formerly resident in Spain, for the foJjowing sketch, which seems to explain thfe family origin of the new Empress of France very satisfactorily. Her history is no less romantic than that of the Em press Josephine:— “By to-day’s advices from Europe we are told that the Emperor Napoleon 111. has espoused a Spanish lady, “whose grandfather was British consul at Malaga, and whose mother was an Irish lady by the name of Fitzpatrick;” also, that this new Empress was iu her own right, Countess Telia, although hearing the name of Mad’lle Montigo. Thus much by telegraph. Now the plain English of all this is, no doubt, as follows: “A worthy Scotchman by the name of William Kirkpatrick, was for some time the American consul at Malaga, and fail ing in business, was succeeded by George G. Barrel as United States consul at Ma laga. This was, 1 think, under Presi dent Monroe’s administration. “Mr. Kirkpatrick’s eldest daughter Maria, or “Mariquita,” as she was fami liarly called and known by-all Americans there, was a very fine, dashing lady, and married the Count de Telia, a younger brother of the celebrated Palafoix, who behaved so gallantly at the siege of Za ragoza, and who in reply to a demand of surrender, declared he would continue the defence by “War to the knife.” “The Palafoix family embraced numer ous titles, and was singularly brave aud noble. “This husband of Maria Kirkpatrick, (Count de Teba) was a gallant soldier, and so cut up by wounds as to be unable to mount his horse without aid, and when in the saddle looked more as if he was hooked on than seated there. “The new Empress of the French is no doubt the daughter of this Countess Teba, “Mariquita Kirkpatrick,” who was daughter of William Kirkpatrick, late United States consul at Malaga—not Brit ish consul—not Fitzpalriek-and not Irish. “The British consul at Malaga was William Laird, another old Scotch gen tleman, and he was followed by Mr. Marks an Englishman. “If the new Empress of France was Coun’ess Teba, as stated, then her moth er is dead, as also is her father, and she took the title of her mother. The name Montigo, under which she passed in Paris, is perhaps one of the family names or titles of the Palafoix family.”— N. Y. Commercial Advertiser. Union of tlje SJcmocracn. from the Georgia Telegraph. ‘‘The Re-Union of the Democratic Party.’ l The time having arrived wherva cordial re union of the differing .sections of our par ty in this State can be effected without a sacrifice of principle or feeling upon either side, we propose to say a few plain words on this subject, before we dismiss it forev er from our columns In our salutatory to the subscribers of the Telegraph we en gaged to avoid al! unprofitable discussions upon closed questions; we shall, there fore, not allude further to these differen ces, or the causes that unhappily led to them, than to deprecate their existence, than to use our position to allay and heal them. “Jr essentials, let there be unity — In nonessentials let there be harmony ” — was the wise remark of one who was ihoroughly acquainted with those natural differences in the mind, which tend with irresistible force to the creation of par ties in all forms of Government, social, political, and religious. And there can scarcely be a doubt that were this saga cious dictum more faithfully observed in these organizations, it would vastly in crease the great sum of human happiness Let us then, in our party politics of the present da}*, reduce to practice a humane and beneficent sentiment, originally dic tated to mitigate the asperity of religious differences twenty centuries ago. It is admitted that the Democratic party of Georgia, as a mass, and for all practical purposes, constitute a unit, upon the car dinal articles of their political faith, which were reaffirmed at the Baltimore Conven tion in June last. This being admitted, there remains only one subject that has ever risen to the magnitude of a cause of difference in our ranks, and that is the right of Secession. Although we, in com mon with an immense majority of our party in this State, firmly believe the general admission of this doctrine to be essential , not only to the preservation of the rights of the States, hut of the Union itself; yet,we are willing to admit, that a highly respectable portion, both as to talents and numbers, have always main tained the opposite with equal firmness. But in respect to this particular article of our cieed, we think there is no longer any real ground lor a practical difference; late events, not necessary now to refer to. have so completely decided this point, or at least taken it out of controversy for an indefinite period, that we regard as worse than absurd, any attempt to main tain a partizm difference upon it; we are convinced that the doctrine of Secession must be in al! human juigmeot, for years to come, held in abeyance. But in all candor, we insist, (let it offend if it must) that when the pressure comes, aud the exigency arises, that it is a right inde feasible, and of the last importance Having now made a clean breast of this matter, as far as we are concerned, we do but obey the popular impulse, when we call upon every Democrat in the State forgetting past differences—to rally under the old flag as in live brave old days.— And is there not good cause that we should do so ? Is the exclusive spirit of federalism extinct ? Think you that that lofty air of unconcern for wdiut ars known as the masses, once so common in the political world, will never show itself again ? Is a fragging, whining ,crowd,, no more to assail the halls of Con gress, for protection—and exclusive priv ileges— that they may he delivered from being no better than we poor publicans. Let us not deceive ourselves. If we could believe at!’ this, then is History kept and written in vain for ysv Butjor the goodness of that Providence that tem pered the infliction of such a President as Millard Fillmore, by the countervail ing power of a Democratic majority in Congress, where would w r e all have been by this hour in the tariff stiife ? Are we never to have rest from this trouble? Never, while a true Democrat is left in the broad land, to raise his arm in defence of Free Trade, will he lie priviledged to stand idle— work and hard work will there be to do —instant in season and out of season must we be, and this for weary years, before the Democracy can say its work is done. ’Tis true that in this hour of sore retribution whiggery “vaunts not itself, is not puffed up.” But what thanks to it ? Wait till its scattered hosts have breath lo rally, and we will see that to that party reverses bring no wisdom, and the voice of the nation no warning. It is our settled belief that the history of this government foi the last twelve months has evinced a disregard for honest Republican simplicity—for a fair dispensing of justice to all classes and interests—that evidence a declension in public morals and sound policy which should startle any Republican in the land. To whom but to Democrats must the country look lo see things restored to their former standing £ VVhp Uhl Demo crats will ever say to cupidity, hands off the public treasure*? Will Whiggery say to labor, you shall be unfettered buy cheapest and sell for the most you can, and where you can ? Or set its seal of reprobation upon partial laws that are meant to favor capital ? Never.— The spirit of Federalism will ever devet opt itself when in power, by making classes by its legislation. Our mission as a part}’ is to show the people that all alike are to be governed as equals, anti that no party, sect, or interest, must look lo Government-petting. ‘1 hen let us, when we all agree, touching so man}’ points of essential value to the country, have done with mere personal strife.- That after this, cannot be excused. And if it he considered among patriots a great good to see sound a.:d salutary measures take the place of everything vicious— then let us not cripple the only power in the country that will slrike a fur reform, or see alienated from each other the only J men in these States who honestly desire! it. ! Floyd County Resolutions. —-The re solutions passed by the Democratic party of Floyd county, which we publish to day, will meet the approval of every we'd wisher of the party throughout the State —of every one really desirous of seeing the party harmonious and united, in sup port of the general policy and measures of the National Democracy. It is due to the incoming administration, that all among us, who heartily aided in bringing it into power, should do all that honora ble men can, to unite on a common basis of action, and give to it and to each other a generous confidence. Upon practical questions of policy, there is no reason to apprehend any serious divisions of opin ion; for Democratic measures have now’ become the measures of the country, en dorsed by the popular will, and appioved by the matured wisdom of our Statesmen The Southern Democracy, especially, should and can act as a unit, for no wild and extravagant issues have taken root among them, the tendency of which, would be to precipitate a portion into ex treme positions, which seperate them from the more cautious and reflecting.— The distinctions between conservatives and progressives bet ween Old Fogyism and “Young America” are not recognized here as real and tangible. There is no division among us in principle or in men that can embarrass the party, or pre vent its acting as a unit. Upon the practical questions of finance and commercial regulations—oflree trade ! and of national expenditures—of internal i improvements, and of appropriations out of the treasury—of schemes to squander the public lands, and to foster sectional and class interests, there is nothing to pre vent harmony among the Southern De mocracy. As to speculative opinions upon the nature and theory of the Federal Govern ment, as applied lo the right of secession —it is not probable that entire coinci dence of opinion can ever be commanded among members of so large a party. The human mind is so constituted as to render differences of opinion in such a case in evitable; and the practiced objects which give rise to parties aad band them togeth er, are such as to make tolerance of each other’s speculative opinions a necessity. The Baltimore Convention of June last, adopted principles which furnish ground, on which all Democrats can stand. They are marked by a scrupulous regard for the rrserved lights of the States and a strict construction of the Constitu tion. They adopted the Virginia and Kentucky resolutions of ’9S and ’99 as their own, and made them the recogni zed creed of the party. Now Democrats may honestly differ as to the construction of these resolutions They may not go so far as the advocates of the right of secession claim for them. But men of the most extreme Slate Rights opinions have never repudiated them as insufficient for the protection of the rights of the States, and democrats of opposite tendencies have never refused their adhesion to them because they claimed too much for the States. In measures of State politics no theo retical questions can arise to distract the party. In Georgia, the Democracy can j consistently unite and act harmoniously j for the advancement and prosperity of the State and best interests of the people. If the good example and good counsels of the Democrats of Floyd tie not lost on us, this wilt be the happy result. —Augusta Constilutionqlisl. Democratic Meeting. —We publish in another column the proceedings of a Democratic meeting in Floyd county. We are glad to notice this movement by the Democracy of Floyd, and trust it may be followed up by a corresponding spirit of mutual conciliation and harmony in other portions of the State. Atlanta In’ctligencer. Whig Cpini n, We perceive from an article published io the last Atlanta Republican, copied from the Giitfin Union, and endorsed by that paper, that the re-union of the dem , ocracy in Georgia, may be regarded as ; hopeless. These papers in vain, would have it appear, that the once discordant elements of democracy were irreconcil able, that the shades of difference, which of late divided its ranks, were an impen etrable bai rier to the party e\ er again act ing in concert. We had regarded the re organization as complete. The former difference of opinion which divided the democratic party, lias been buried in en tire forgetfulness, and it is now ready, with an unbroken front, to battle against its old whig foes. But we are not sur prised at the position of these papers, when we remember that both are the open exponents of whig principles. It would he a pleasant task if they could only revive the dissensions and thus bring to their aid that wing of the democratic party who twoyearsago acted with them, and thus be able to divide the spoils and honors of office among themselves. No, whig friends, the evidences of your delu ded opinions, have too long been the theme of vituperation for democrats to -ever chime in with you, and the deform ities of your platform too apparent to ever hope that yon ‘will receive the support of honest democrats, iu enabling you to fasten them upon our country. The Republican asserts with an air of prophetic zeal, “that the re union of the two wings of the democratic party is out of the question.” We fear our friend Renneau has, while consulting the omens of his divinity, lost sight of the recent successful effort made in casting the vote of the State for Pierce.— We can assure our whig friends, the Rome Courier has not tho Ileiculeau task they would place before it to encounter, since but a democratic bugle blast, is all that is re quired to rally its fo.ces. D.m eracy is not as pliable material as you suppose, gentlemen, but it indeed w’ouhl be, were it to bow’ to the shrine of Whiggery! — Dalton Times. Democratic Meeting in Floyd.— We would respectfully call attention to the proceedings of the Democratic Meeting held in Rome on the Ist inst, io be found in to day’s paper. They put forth the right spirit, and we doubt not will do much good in harmonizing the pirty. We are glad to see so much harmony among democrats through the Stale, gen erally. Union and Southern Rights dem ocrats are passing round the pipe a.; a token of peace, and all past difference are numbered among the thingsthat were. This is as it should he. The questions upon which the party split for the time being have been settled.— It was but a momentary affair, a side degree—and had nothing to do with the fundamental doctrines of the Democratic Party. There is nothing to make by being divided, but on the contrary everything to loose. We would recommend to our demo cratic. friends of this and the adjoining counties the propriety of holding Demo cratic meetings in their respective coun ties,as early as practicable, and then and there bury all differences and dissensions so deep that a resurrection will never 1 take place.— lbid. Democratic Harmony.— The resolu tions adopted at the Democratic meeting in Flovd, of which we yesterday spoke, will be found in our columns to-day. The Rome Courier says they express the sentiments of nine-tenths of the Chero kee Democracy. If so, there is every reason to believe that the party will go into tlie canvass of next summer, as fully j united as it was previous to the agitation !of the compromise question. In South ern, and we believe Middle Georgia, there is no reason to fear any want of concert of action. Os course there will be difference of sentiment as to the fittest persons to run for Governor, for members of Congress, and for Representatives to the State Legislature, but when the can didates for these several posts shall be nominated by their respective conventions, there is no reason to doubt but the party will put forth its full strength in support of its nominees. In this portion of the State nothing need to be done to unite the Democracy. We already stand united—and with us a respectable number of gentlemen former ly connected with the Whig party. But to our friends in other quarters, whose dissensions have not yet been healed, we cannot too highly commend as a basis of harmony and co-operation the resolutions which we publish to-day. As therein I stated, upon ail questions involved in the j administration of the general government, I to a United States Bank, to any meddling by Congress with the institution of slave ry, one w’ing of the party is as much op posed as the other. Upon another class of questions, involving the relative pow ers of tho general and State governments, there is some difference in opinion. One Democrat, for instance, believes that a State has the right hv virtue of the Con stitution, to secede from the Union; an other believes she has that right by vir tue of her sovereignty, while a third de nies in Into , that she possesses such a right. While the issue of secession M’as before the country during the late excitement in South Carolina, this ques tion was, or seemed likely to become, one jrf practical importance. Hence a divi -1 sion in the party, pending that issue was almost inevitable. But that issue having been disposed of by the action of South Catolina in determining, not that she had not the light to secede, but that she would not exeicise that eight, it would be folly for Democrats in Georgia to al low that issue to separate them, when there are so many practical questions upon which’ there is among them no dif ference of opinion. We have no doubt that there will be jh 1 President Pierce’s Cabinet, men who de ny rnd men who maintain the light of secession. If then, men holding conflict ing views therein,-can unite in the same admin'stratihh',’ surely men holding thq No. 7.