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Willi lh ? § political life and career of the !
Secretary of -Stale, the Hon. William
LarnaJ iWarcy, politicians generally are
familiar. He has held various Execu- |
tive ami atnoinistralive offices, and in all
has shown hi nsetf a man of mark and
note. He was horn December tho ]2th,
1786,at Starbridge, Massachusetts— grad
uated in 1806, at Drown University,
( Providence, K. I.) and removed to Troy,
N. V. wheie lie studied and practiced
Law, and soon bee amo an active and
prominent member of the Democratic
party. During the war of 1812-ly, he
did some volunteer service iu the New
York Militia.
His first public office was the Recorder
ship of Ttoy, (which he lost through the
triumph ot his political antagonist) —in
IS2I Gov. Yates appointed him Adju
taut General, which caused his removal
to the Capitoi, Albany, where he has ev
er since resided. In 1823, he was elect
ed State Comptroller, and in 1829 an as
sociate Judge of the Supreme Court of
New York, which office he resigned in
1531, to take a seat in the United States
Senate. This post he also resigned in
1532, in consequence of his election to
tire Gubernatorial Chair, which he filled
for three successive biennial terms, being
defeated, in 183S, by Gov. Seward. He
then lived in retirement until Mr. Polk’s
accession to the Presidency, when ho re
ceived the portfolio of the War Depart
ment, the last public station helms occu
pied.
The Secretary of the Treasury, James
Guthrie, is anew man in federal politics,
but well known in his own State (Ken
tucky) as a popular and leading member
of bis party. He has had considerable!
experience in the Kentucky legislature,
was President of the Constitutional’ Con
vention of 1849,and on Mr. Clay’s death,
was offered hi3 vacant term, by Gov.
Powell, hut declined the appointment'.
The Secretary of the Interior, Rober’
McClelland, is now Governor ot Michi
gan, and a warm friend of Gen. Cass.—
A native of Pennsylvania, he removed to
Michigan on acquiring his profession as
a Lnvr.-cr, ond sucui took a lead in the t
new and growing State. He has been
Speaker of the Michigan Legislature and
Representative in Congress from 1843
to 1549, where he presided at different
times over the Committees of Commerce
and of Foreign Affairs.
The Secretary of War, Col. Jefferson
Davis, is well known to our readers for
his services on two different fields. He
is a native of Kentucky, and a giaduale
of West Point, from which he entered the
Army as Second-Lieutenant, in 1523
In 1536 he resigned his commission in
the United States Army, and retired to
private life in Mississippi, where he soon
iff'ier mat lied the second daughter of Gen.
Taylor. In 1845 he was elected to Con
gress, which he left to do service in the
tented field. In 1843 he was elected
Colonel of the Mississippi regiment, rais
ed for the Mexican war, and his services,
especially at Monterey an I Buena Vista,
ate too recent anrPconspicuous to require
notice. In 1547 he was elected to the
U S. Senate, and on this theatre also his
actions and services require no comment
at our hands. He is, we believe, in his
forty-sixth year.
The Secretary of the Navy, James C.
Dobbin, has resided at Fayetteville,
(N. C.) where he has been a prominent
lawyer. He served in the 29th Congress,
from 1843 to IS47—and was lately the
nominee of his party for U. S. Senate,
but defeated by the defection and opposi
tion of a portion. He is an eloquent
debater, and bis friends are confident of
his official seccess. He is perhaps about
forty years of age.
The Postmaster General, James Camp
bell, was lately Attorney General of
Pennsylvania. He had previously resi
ded at Philadelphia, and filled a seat on
the Common Pleas Bench of that city.—
lie is a Roman Catholic, and has conse
quently been obnoxious at various peri
ods to the Native American part}’ of that
State. Ha is in his thirty-sixth year, and
the youngest member of the Cabinet.
The Attorney General, Caleb Cushing,
was lately on the Supreme Bench of
Massachusetts, and well known through
out the country, both for his literary and
political antecedents.
lie was born in Salisbury, Massachu
setts, in January, 1899, and graduated at
-Oid Harvard, in 1813. He has served
an both branches of the Massachusetts
Legislature, —from 1823 to 1829.
Agreeing and acting generally with the
whig party, until IS4I, he then joined
President Tyler, and lias since been i
dentified with the Democrats. He ser
ved iu Congress from 1833 to 1843. In
the latter year, he was appointed Com
missioner to China, in which capacity he
served nearly two years, negotiating a
very important treaty. On the occur
rence of the Mexican War, he advanced
largely from his private means, to raise
arid equip tiie Massachusetts Regiment,
of which he was elected Colonel. Soon
after reaching the scene of active opera
tions, he was appointed a Brigadier Gen
eta!, hy President Polk. He has been
frequently a contributor to the North
American Review, and the author also
of several Irteraty works.
Important from Capo Town.
Great Fight between the English and
the Natives. The barque Corsair arrived
al Providence, Rhode Island, on Tues
day, bringing Cape Town papers to Janu
ary 4>h. The Mail of the 4;h contains
an account of a severe fight, in which
6,0-DJ Liasutors (armed horsemen) were
routed by about 1,030 British troops.—
Ihe Chief, lalorpesh, had agreed to de
liver ten thousand head of cattle and one
thousand horses as u has for depreda
tions he had committed. Lie failed to
comply with the engagement, and the,
Governor advanced into his territory to
seize the cattle. Ihe Basutors defended
their property, anil, although the British
at one time captured 30,000 head they
were compelled to abandou all but 6,000
The B isutors, however, were overthrown
and the next day their chief sued for
peace. Ihe conflict lasted from morning
to 8 o’clock in the evening. Tlu> Bri”
tisl* loss was 38 killed and 15 wounded.
Ihe loss on the other side was much
greater.
Jhe Laws and Journals. A copy
of the Acts of the last Legislature has
been forwarded to the Clerk of the Su
perior Court of the respective Counties,
lor the benefit of the County. As soon
as the Journals are completed, and the
remaining Laws bound, the whole will be
and stributed. - A
From Hie Southern Cultivator.
WORK FOR THS MONTH.
Tuk Plantation Finish planting Corn
as early in the month as your groun-Vand
the weather will permit, and set all hands
at wotk to prepare for the planting of;
Cotton. We have given so tna‘nv direc
tions heretofore for the planting a ltd cul-’
livAtion of these two great staples, and
the matter is so well understood by our
practical and intelligent readers, that it
is unnecessary to do more than call their
attention to the fact that now is always
the best time to do the work of the sea
son, and that the putting off until to-mor
row that which ought to he done to-day,
is a sure way to raise poor crops and to
produce “unfavorable seasons.”
Sweet Potatoes may now he bedded
out, and do not forget to make a plente
ous provision for an abundant supply of
‘‘draws.” No crop cultivated in the
Sou ih is id ore worthy of attention th ur ’
the Sweet Potato®. Properly estimated,
it is a blessing both to man and beast,
and no planter should fail to have full
hanks” at the setting in of winter, even
if he makes a little less Cotton.
Coin, fnp fodder, to be cut green,
should be sown in drills on deeply plow
ed and highly manured ground, at inter
vals ol a fortnight, throughout the season.
I hose who are favorably situated, and
can obtain it, should give Guano a trial
on Corn, Cotton and other crops, and
thus settle the question of its value for
themselves.
The Kitchen Garden —Sour Carrot ,
Bed, Parsnip, Cabbage , Lettuce, Radish J
*B alsafy , Tomato, Pepper, and all other
desirable varieties of seed, for a succes
sion to follow your earlier crops. Plant
Peas snd Beans. Set out Cabbage.—
transplant from the hot-bed, Tomatoes,
l Lints, &c. &c. Dip the roots in a
thin batter, formed of muck and diluted
chamber-lev, and set out the plants late
in the evening, carefully guarding against
i frost, if the nights aie cold
The Flower Garden— Clean up
\our borders, and sow the seeds of hardy
annuals. Sow tncseed of tender annuals
in a not-bed. and prick them out after
wards as soon as the season will admit.
Plant cuttings ol Roses and other shrubs
in a shady situation, and when the weath
er becomes warmer, mulch and water
them. Bulbs may yet be planted, though
it is rather late. Go over your Garden
walks wi ll the hoe and rake, cutting
down the up-springing grass and weeds
spread over them a layer of gravel, and
roll them compactly, leaving them con
cave, or highest in the. centre, so that
the water may run off’ Dahlias maybe
started in pots, to be transplanted into tfie
open air as soon as all danger of frost is
over. Trim up; and tie neatly to stakes;
all climbers and drooping plants, and re
move all dead twigs, branches, sticks, &c.
from the surface, ieaving it clean, open
and inviting.
Iris Orchard. Put the finishing
stroke to the depredations of the Peach
borer—-work around, and manure your
y oungand growing trees, and haul from the
woods dead leaves and pine straw, to ap
ply in the form of a mulch for the roots
next month,and during the comi’ g sum
mer.
The K.rights of Jericho
V\ e have received the first number of a
new Paper, published by C. H. C. Wil
lingham, at Atlanta, Georgia, and devo
ted to the cause of Temperance. It is
intended to he the Organ of the Order
whose name it bears. We have no
knowledge of the real character of the
order, but find the following communica
tion in the paper, and presume it may bs
of some interest to at least a portion of
our readers:
1 he Order of Knights of Jericho.
I hi# beautilul mystic Order has sprung
up in the United Slates within a year or
two, and is now spreading rapidly thru’-
oul the iano; and it will not be long be
fore a Lodge of this Order will spring up
in almost every city and village in the
United Stales. 1 here have been four
Lodges organized in Georgia, in the two
weeks past; and there are a good many
applications for charters which will not
be obtained until a Grand Lodge is or
ganized in ibis State. Perhaps it would
be well to stale some of the prominent
features of this new and rapidly spreading
Order:
1. It is a fraternal brotherhood.
2. It is a temperance and moral asso
ciation.
3. It is a charitable institution.
4. It has several degrees attached to it,
and signs, tokens, grips and passwords.
5. It recognises all of those duties we
owe to God and our fellow-men.
6. A member recognises a brother or
sister in a public assembly unknown to
the world; may claim their assistance in
the hour ot peril with the assurance of
relief.
7. Persons may be admitted as mem
bers from the ages of fourteen years to
one hundred; and the wives, unmarried
sisters or daughters of male members, in
good standing, as honorary members, if
they are good characters.
8. Ihe organic law of the Order is
liberal; a portion of the representations
are taken from the fl tor.
9. It consists ot a National Lodge,
Grand and Subordinate Lodges.
10. Ihe Constitutional fees and dues
are small; but every subordinate Lodge
is left to regulate its own laws in this re
gard.
H. Ihe regalia of the Order are col
lars, and aprons—'he ladies, scarfs.
Permit me to say that the work of this
Order is really beautiful and sublime.—
I lie Lodge in Atlanta, which was organ
ized on the sth of November last, num
bers at present o') males and 18 female
members; and the avenues to the gates
of Jericho are constantly thronged with
applicants.
Emigrants for Liberia. —The editor
of the Savannah Republican has been
shown a letter which states, that the Co
lonizition Society will shortly despatch
a vessel to that port for such emigrants
as may desire to go to Liberia. It is ex
pected the vessel will leave Savannah
about the first of June. It is further
stated that this is the only vessel that will
leave for Africa, from this section of the
Southern States, during the present year.
It will be well, therefore, for such as
wish to emigrate, to embrace the oppor
tunity that will he otFereJ.
The salaries of the Vice President and
Heads ol Departments haveheen increased
by Congress from five to eight thousand,
) dollars per annum. ° (
‘Tpi? iirEEfrQ£flN^ r ii!
GRIFFIN, MARCH 17, 1053
REDUCTION TICKET.
FOR MAYOR,
WM. 11. PHILLIPS.
FOR ALDERMEN,
DR. WM. 11. MOSELEY,
M. 1). SMITH,
J. M. LESLEY,
JAS. P. PERDUE,
0. 11. JOHNSON,
THOS. 11. BRAY,
1 J. J. LOVEJOY,
I)R. D. M. WILLIAMS.
In reference to this ticket, a long and
not very complimentary communication ap
peared in last week’s American Union, to
which tire subjoined communication is a re- j
plv. The Union article was directed
principally towards Col. Wir. R. Phillips.
We are pleased to sec that the communica
tion below indignantly repels the charges
made against Col. Phillips. As far as we
have become cognizant of the acts of that
gentleman, the .leading traits of his char
acter arc kindness and a desire to do good
to all within his reach. Nor does he stop
to inquire whether they be Whigs or De
mocrats. Were wc in a strait and in need
of a friend, we do not know a man in
Griffin we would sooner approach for
friendly aid than Wm. R. Phillip-.
With regard to the communication be.
low, we have only to say, that it comes
from the quarter indicated, and was writ
ten by a Whig, who has always been one,
and who has always acted with that party.
To the Citizens of Griffin,
As there has been a great deal said, by’
sometwooi three individuals? who would
be leaders , in reference to the present
ticket lor Mayor ami Aldermen, and be
ing a tax payer myself, I suppose I have
the natural right to say a few’ words as
well as other tax payers. As regards the
ticket that is now before the citizens of
Griffin for Mayor and Aldermen, I pro
fess to know its origin and will give it in
full, before 1 have concluded mv remarks
I am a Whig, died in the wool, and was j
one among thirty other Whigs that as- j
vsisted in getting up that ticket, ami we!
did it, because we believed it to be our ;
duty as honest men to nominate a ticket ,
that would look to and carry out the in- j
tercst of tiie citizens of Griffin. The)
present ticket was equally chosen by a |
committee of three Whigs ami three De- i
inoerats, after which it was reported and
received without a dissenting voice.— \
1 hat ticket now stands pledged to carry !
out the wishes of the ci izens of Griffin,!
in reducing the present salaries of the va- i
rious City Officers, and also a general re- !
duciion of taxes. They are all good and
responsible men, and will not flinch
from doing their whole duty, let the cir
cumstances be what they may. Then
let.every man that is in favor of reducing I
the present enormous taxes, come up
bravely to the support of the ticket that
is now before us. I notice, in the last j
Union, a long string of abuse, from
one Mr. Taxpayer, against the whole of
the present ticket and its origin. Well,’
he must have been absent, drunk or a
sleep when the ticket Was nominated, or
he would not have opened his diabolical
mouth against the prudent action of his
own party. Every one that was present,
knows that there was a large m .q jrity of
Whigs in the meeting and that it was cm- j
trolled by their action. lam truly sorry j
to see such vile and base charges m,i ie j
; against men that stand so high in the es- j
itimation of this community as’ the “pre
sent ticket does, and i here take occasion
to say that no honest, well-meaning man
would be guilty of so base and.coward!t :
an act. There is not a man in the whole
universe that can say, and tell the truth, j
that ever Col. IVm. Li Phillips Ins made
an engine of oppression with his means
against any individual; but he has ever
been reasonable and charitable in all ca
ses. Instead of his shaving notes aid
oppressing men, I .have seen him, many
limes, go and arrest the property ot his
neighbors and friends from under ihe
Sheriff’s hammer und replace it to tha
poor, unfortunate man and his distressed \
family. All this has been witnessed and I
felt by many persons in this place.
Mr. Taxpayer, again charges that the
act of certain men are intended x’>r politi
cal preferment. Well, if he is disposed to
battle against the actions of his own party
and be discontented with everything that
has been publicly done, ail that I hive
to say is just let him rip. He again says
that no person that is a man, would grum
ble at.paying his reasonable proportion of
the taxes. According to his doctrine, then,
there is but one man in tiie whole city of
Griffin, and that is Mr. Taxpayer. Well,
he may possibly be in the shape of a man,
but he really did not show it in writing
such a long and notorious libel. He also
charges that he is poor. Well, my friend,
while ever you continue lulite road you
have started to travel, my opinion and
prayers are that you in ly remain so. 1
nope sir, that you may seeyour err ar and
refrain from your wicked ways before it
is eternally too late A WHIG.
We call attention to Taylor, Davis
& Co’s, new stock of Spring Goods, which
will be found advertised in to-day’s paper.
The Small Fox.
We understand that reports are again
prevalent, that are cases of Small
Pox in the city of Gi'Uiiu. We can assure
our friends that such iluofc the fact, and
we would not presume to speak unadvised
ly. Tnere has been no case of Small Pox
in this city for years past. There have
been a number of cases of Measles, but
none of Small Pox. Our police is vigilant
and on the lookout, and if any cases were
to appear, they would be immediately re
moved to a place remote from the city,
and care takeu that the contagion should
not be communicated to others. Persons
therefore, need feel no apprehension in
coming to Griffin. Should we, unfortu
nately, contract the disease here, we should
feel it our duty to give our friends in the
country the earliest intimation of it. (
, GrifUri aft a Cctton Market.
Griffin, wo have no doubt, is the best
market for the sale of cotton in this State.
It is a fact Worthy of note, that the differ
| cnee in price of the article between this
place and Savannah, during the present
. season, lias been so slight that it would
j seldom pay freight, and sometimes would
| pay nothing, the prices in both places be*
j htg about the same.
Soutilaril Cultivator.
! T.re March number of this excellent ag-
I ricultural paper is on our table, and we
| had it full of interesting matter on the in
| foresting subject to which it is devoted.— j
|AVe have so often recommended the two j
| agricultural papers of this State to the at- j
j tcution JHihe farming community, that wqJ
’ need ha liy say more on the subject. They |
should be read by every planter who lias s
1 any aspirations to excel in the line of his !
: profession.
Roberta 8c Copeuhaver.
The trials of these two notorious rob
bers took place at Monroe Superior Court,
before his Honor Judge Stark, last week.
Roberts, we understand, was convicted
under three indictments, and sentenced to
the Penitentiary for nineteen years; Co
pcfthayer was convicted under two iiidict
tnents, and sentenced for fourteen years.
Much credit is due to Judge Stark, and the
officers of Court, in their determined ef
forts to bring these offenders to trial.—
Developments of a most astounding, char
acter were elicited in the course of the tri
al, which the editors of the Macon Tele
graph promise to publish in their next
paper.
We understand it has been ruiflOi’ed n
broad, that in consequence of the death of
the estimable lady of the Rev. C. P. JA
Martin, whose obituary notice will bo
found in another place of this day’s paper,
the exercises of the Syaodic.il Female Col
lege at Griffin will be suspended. We are
authorized to state that such will not be
the case. Notwithstanding his heavy
bereavement, Mr. Martin is* at his, post,
attending to the duties of the College as
heretofore. During his necessary absence
; for a few days, his able and vigilant assis
tants continued the exercises of the Col, j
: lege, so that there was not a day lost.
i
The Appointments.
| Mr. Peter G. Washington has been ap
! pointed Assistant Secretary of the Treasu
, ry. lion.’ Daniel S. Dickinson, it is bc
; lieved, will be nominated to the Collector
j ship of New -York. Mr. Buchanan will
jbo appointed Minister to England. Gen.
! Dlx, of New Yprk, Minister to France.
| Mr. Gayerre, of Louisiana, Minister to
Spain. Col. Gorman, of Illinois, has been
appointed Commissioner of the General
j
Land Office. Selah It. llobbie has been
I appointed First- Assistant Post Master
i General; Charles Fames Assistant Secre
tary of State. Tiie correspondent of the
New York Courier and Enquirer gives the
j following version :
The following nominations will probably
be made: Hon. Air. Buell, Michigan, Min
ister to Berlin; LI. K. Meade, Virginia,
Minister to Peru; Buchanan, Minister to
; London; Nicholson, Tennessee, Minister to
Spain; Bedinger, Virginia, Minister to
Central America; D. K. Cartter, (jommis
| stoner of Patents; Col. Gorman, Louisi
ana, Commissioner of Land Office. A
i large proportion of the office-seekers were
| officers in the Mexican war. Thirteen of-}
doers of one regiment have waited on Pro-!
j sklent Pierce in a body, and signified their!
; expectations of reward. It is understood!
I that the President is partial to thkrclass of j
j applicants.
T-13 Nviw Administration. |
I tie Macon Join not tj* iidcsscngcr , in its
issue of last week, commenting on the In
augural Address of President Pierce,
makes tile following remarks:
“We can find nothing to object to in
j this document, because we can find notii
j mg new; nothing which has not been urged
|by the Administration of Mr. Fillmore,
with equal elegance and force; and noth
ing which separates or distinguishes the
incoming administration from that which
has just closed, or which arrays them i:t
opposition to each other. The Inaugural i
of Gen. Pierce faily and emphatically sus
tains the administration of Mr. Fillmore in
its foreign and in its domestic policy; and
wc look in vain for any prominent and
salient points of difference between the 1
policy indicated by Franklin Pierce, and
that which has been pursued by Millard
Fillmore, which will authorize those to sup
port the one who have opposed the other.”
Very well; that being the case, we trust
the editors of that respectable print will
give Mr. 1 ’ieroe’s administration the same
cordial support that they gave Air. Fill
more. Without such a course they can
hardly claim much credit for consistency.
The Liquor Question.
The agitation of this question is doing
good. It is teaching the retailer caution
and prudence. At a late meeting of the’
Grocers in Savannah the following ieso-|
lution was passed:
“It being the desire of every member
of this association to discontinue the prac
tice of trading on Sunday ?, and believing
that it will advance the interests of (he
association, we do pledge ourselves to
discontinue the practice, and hereafter
close our doors on the Sabbath ”
That one resolution alone will he of
incalculable benefit to the citizens of Sa
vannah. Some of the most disgraceful
drunken rows in that city have occurred
on Sunday. m
Wm C Perkins, Esq. of Randolph
County, has been elected Judge of the
South Western Circuit, in place of Judge
Taylor, deceased.
A bill establishing anew territorial
government, under the name of Washing
ton, has been passed by the late Con
gress. ’ /
P
The American Unign of last week, com
mences some remarks on President PiErce’s
Inaugural Address as follows:
“President Pierce’s Inaugural,.—We
confess that the Inaugural Address of the
new President has impressed us favorably;
and if the policy it foreshadows be faith
fully carried out, the people may congrat
ulate themselves upon a continuance of our
country’s present happy condition. Fire
eating democracy lias evidently small share
in the esteem of President Pierce, as lie
takes an early occasion to repel the doc
trines of that wing of his party. To show
how far Southern Rights has cause for
congratulation in electing Gen. Pierce as
an exponent of its sentiments, we subjoin
the opinion of the two upon the Compro
mise Measures. President Pierce in his
Inaugural says:
‘‘l hold that the laws of IESO, C'lmmonlv called
fhc Cooipromiac Measures, me slrrclly Oonstihi
tional, and o;iipit to be tu>licsitatiii<;ly carried into
edec*.”*
| _ The Southern Rights party, at one of
its meetings in this State,
It solved, That, li e lute nets of Ooneross in
5 rciere.nco to the territories, viz: tile admission ol
1 Ju!i!.ti’oia, tho disoieinber iienl of Tex is, and the
1 passage by the Senate of (lie b 11 for the abolition of
the slave trade in the District of Columbia, are
stteli ifross violations ol every principle of common
justice, of the equality ot the States oftlnsConfed
rucy, and the spirit-ind letter ofthe Constitution,
as to justify the people of the .Soulliern Stales in
resistance at every hazard and to the last exlreini
r, even to the dissolu io i ofthe Uuio t.
Tims it will be seen that the President’
and Southern Rights Democracy are di
rectly at issue upon a vital qnestion, at the
very off-start of his administration.”
Tiiis was the position of the Southern
Rights Democrats immediately after the
passage of the bills above referred to. It
will be recollected that a Convention of
the whole State was afterwards called,
pursuant to an act of tJie Legislature, com
posed equally, or pretty nearly so, of Whigs
and Democrats—wc believe the Whigs
had a small majority in the body. llow
far did the Convention agree with Gen.
Pierce? We subjoin their resolutions:
“Be it Resolvol by the. People of Georgia
in Cc.'wnticn assembled, Ist. That we hold
the American Union, secondary in impoifl
tancc only to Pie rights and. principles it -was
designed to pe.v.etnatc. That past .associa
tions, present fruition, and future pfospeds,
will bind ns to it so L'i'g as it continues to be
the safeguard of those fights and principles.
Secondly. That if the th’Ttcen original
parties to the compact, bordering the At
lantic in a narrow belt, while
rate interests were in embryo, their pecu
liar tendencies scarcely developed, their re
volutionary trials and triumphs si ill green’
in memory, found Union impossible wiifh
out Compromise, the thirty-one of l his day 1 ,
may well yield somewhat, in the conflict of
opinion and policy, to preserve that Union
which has extended the sway of republican
government over a vast wilderness, to tin
other ocean, and proportionally advanced
their civilization and national greatness.
Thirdly. That in this spirit, the State !
of Georgia has maturely the ac- j
tion of Congress embracing a scries of mca-1
j saves: for the admission of California into ,
| the Union; the organization of territorial
; Governments for Utah and New Mexico:
the establishment of a boundary between
the latter and the State of Texas; the
suppression of the slave trade in the
trict ot Columbia; and the extradition of
fugitive slaves; and (connected with them)
the rejection of propositions to exclude
slavery from the Mexican territories and to
abolish slavery in the District of Columbia:
and whilst she dues not wholly approve, will
abide by it as a permanent adjustment of
this sectional controversy.
Fourthly. That the State of Georgia,
in tiie judgment of this Convention, will
and ought to reust even (as a last resort) to
a disruption of every he which binds her to
the Union , any action of Congress upon
the subject of Slavery in the District ofj
Columbia, or in places subject to the ju
risdiction of Congress, incompatible with
the safety, tlie domestic tranquility, the
rights and the honor of the .slaveholding
States, or any act suppressing the slave
trade lie tween the slaveholding States, or
any refusal to admit as a State any terri
tory hereafter applying, because of the ex
istence of slavery therein; or any act pro
hibiting the introduction of slaves into the
territories of Utah and New Mexico, or
any act repealing or materially modifying
the laws now in force for the recovery of
fugitive slaves.
Fifthly. That it is the deliberate opinion
of tins Convention, that upon the faithful
execution of the Fugitive Slave Law by the
proper authorities depends the preservation of
our mack loved Union.”
Now as far as we can see into the mat
ter, those resolutions agree about as little
with Gea. Pierce’s Inaugural, as the reso
lution quoted by the American Union. —
But be that as it may, it is a matter of
small import now. All those resolutions
are among the things th it were. All par
ties in Georgia have accepted and pledg
ed themselves to abide by the l ist quoted
resolutions—they were passed as the sol
emn voice of the whole people of the State.
Gen. Pierce says explicitly, in connection
with the seat mee quote 1 by the Ameri
can Union , that he believes “the constitu
ted authorities of this Republic are bound
to regard the rights of the South in this
respect, as they would view any other le
gal ani constitute nl rigYt, and that the
laws to enforce them should be respected
and obeyed, not with a reluctance encour
aged by abstract opinions as to their pro
priety in a diiTnvat state of society, but
cheerfully, an l according to the deeisipds
of thqjtribunal to which tlibir exposition
belongs. Suc’i h western ani con
vtchom, ani upon th\n I shall act.' jL&This
pledge of (jlcn. is entirely satisfacto
ry to Sfcaite Rights Democrats of Geor
.gia? and wc: trust it may be so to the edi
tor of *ite American Union and his friends,
though we have our doubts whether it will.
The editor goes bn, and; says, “the
beast Dfpftnipn Ujjs received it last kick,”
“dth other beautiful phraseology of a Mko
eiiajKicter, quotes Mir. Plej'ec:
“If'such a threatens again, I
will use ail my powfir to check it.” If the
editor of%e Union will examine this sen
tence again, and a little more attentively,
in connection with what immediately fol
lows it, he will sec that it has a much
tronger reference to his late allies, the ab
olitionists of the North, than to the fire
eaters of the South; and so Mr. Pierce
explained it afterwards to Jefferson Davis.
With his pledge to protect Southern Rights
Gen. Pierce is well aware there are no
more sterling patriots, more devoted to the
Union, than what are the Southern De
mocracy. And the editor of the American
Union and his Whig friends know it too,
otherwise they never would have been
brought to pass snd acquiesce in the spir
ited resolutions of the Georgia Conven
tion.
Rut here is the “nub” of the editor’s
whole argument :
“Upon the whole, we think the indica
tions pretty favorable for a continuance,
mainly, of the policy of the last adminis
tration and the predominance of Whig
principles, though under a Democratic
title.”
Indeed ! A most wonderful discovery.
A second sight into futurity, in which Mr.
Pierce is to become the copyist and imita
tor of Mr. Fillmore ! The Whigs arc
lauding and applauding the late adminis-!
tratiou of Mr. Fiimore “to the very echo *
that applauds again.” We do not wish to 1
set up charges against Mr. Fillmore. We
have no doubt he discharged his duties to
i the best of his ability; and considering the
ravenous set ho had to deal with, has man
aged pretty well in a small way. Rut to
, whom or what, let us ask, is he in the
main, indebted for his success? We au
swer without fear of refutation, to a sustain
ing and controlling Democratic Congress.
Mr. Fillmore was unable to do much harm,
because Congress would not let him, and
hence proceeded the negative success of
his administration. Mr. Pierce may, and
we presume will, continue the Democratic
policy of Congress; but as to imitating the
late incumbent of the Presidency, with his
hands bound during his whole admiuistra
| tration, that is begging rather too much
for Mr. Fillmore.
!$C
m Ail connection with his comments on the
President’s Inaugural, the editor of the
Savannah Courier remarks: “It is evident
that the more sagacious and patriotic of
the fire eaters have discovered their error,
and are disposed to abandon entirely their
recent position. Even Jefferson Davis,
, the most fitfry spirit of them all—the man
jv liq was relied upon as their leader, in the
jerent of a conflict with the General Go
vernment —has allowed himself to become
part of that “unit,” which proclaipis the
Compromise to be “wise, liberal and jimL”
i Even so. And what does. all this indi- J
cate? J ust what the editor that the
j lire eaters were a.patriotic let of men; they
had no other motives or views as a party
than the protection of-their rights and the
| good of their country. Finding themselves
borne down and their rights trampled upon
by a set of Northern fanatics, aided and
abetted measurably by both political par
ties at the North, they rallied to the de
fence of the South .and her peculiar insti
tutions. The Compromise measures, they
trust, have put these inroads upon our
peace and prosperity at rest; and now,
with the same patriotism, they retrace
their steps, recant their errors if you will,
and are the most hearty supporters of the
Union. Ii the Union is dissolved it will
not be the fault of the fire eaters, but of
those who presume that the Union is so
dear to the South, that under its broad!
mantle they liny commit any enormity a
gainst her institutions with impunity.
Tae following are the closing remarks of
the editor of the Courier :
“We allude to this matter not for the
purpose of arousing ancient animosities,
but of congratulating our readers upon
the fact, that the spirit of disunion is dead
—that it has virtually capitulated in the
person of its distinguished leader, and that
the country may rely upon a season of
quiet and of cessation from alarm and use
less agitation.
“Gen. Davis is a pure patriot, as well
as an ardent southron, and we are most
happy to see that he has abandoned his
wild, destructive schemes and taken posi
tion by the side of a President who enter
tains and expresses such broad, sound, ca
tholic, Union sentiments as are promulga
ted in the Inaugural Address.”
H ill Storm at Columsus.
The Columbus Times fy Sentinel of the
11th inst. records a very destructive hail
storm which happened at that place the
day previous. The damage is estimated
at $50,000. Hardly a house had es
caped without injury. The details are
given as follows: “At about a quarter
after two o’clock yesterday, a terrible
hail storm swept over our city, find du
ring the space of ten minutes, did im
mense damage. Almost every house in
the city was injured. The Warehouses
of Mr. Rankin, Gunby, Daniel & Cos.
and of H. S. Smith & Cos. were all par
tially blown down and unroofed. Six or
eight store houses about Rankin’s corner
had tbeir front walls entirely prostrated.
Many private residences wrere partially
unrooted. Almost every chimney in the
city is down and our shade trees cumber
the streets with their fallen trunks and
broken branches. Taylor & Co’s Gin
Factory was unroofed and incalculable
to a large number of Gins al
rejSPtfbeJ, and to the tools and ma
chinery used in the manufacture. It is
reported that the bridge in Girard was
Noun down, and a waggon, driver and
team precipitated into the depths below.
No lives were lost in our city. It >
useless to grieve over unavoidable calam
ities. Industry and energy will repair it,
and we are happy to see that even be
fore the storm had abated, many of our
energetic citizens were busily enraged in
removing the wreck and repairing the
damage it had caused. The damage is
immense.” a
, A Washington Correspondent of the
Columbia Carolinian says: “ I’he Pal
metto Ai mory, built to manufacture arms
to fight the General Government, has re
ceived a contract from the War Depart
ment to make arms for Uncle Sam.”’
A La3y’s -EHainscs Letter.
It is ’said to be a lady’s business to
get married. Tiie writer of the- follow
ing letter was no doubt of the same opin
ion, and felt it her duty to act according
ly* Her propositions are pretty explicit,
j at events. The original is in our pos
session, in the lady’s hand-writing.
Shelby County:, Texas, Deseniber )
251853. (
Dear frond—i take my pen in hand to
j inform you that i am well, at this time,
J hopcing these few lines may find you all
injoying the same blessing of god. i wrote
you to right to me as sune as yon reseive
my letter. I have rote to you an haute
receve no ancer. i wold be glad to heare
from you all very much, i wante to see
you all very bad. i wante you to rite
how the healthe is in that parte of the
country, an what for crops you all have
made ther, an-who all has j married sccns i
left ther and what you all arc a doing
An i wante you to come to texas if°you
can, an i wante yorßo rite to me whether
you will come or not. me an h has
parted, we have bin apartc a Jeven
month, it was mity hirteing to me- i ne
ver sead no troubel before; but it is a
warning off. John, i want you to come to
1 texas an fetch Elizebeth with you, an i
wante you to rite whether you or anny on
you is mairred or not; an if you ainte, if
you will come to texas you can git mair
red, for they is a plenty of girls here; an
if none of the girls wont have you, i will,
it i ainte mairred before you git here, you
must make hast an come before they are all
ingaiged. i would be glad to see you
come, for i wante to heare from that parte
ol the country, iam a doing very well
at present, you must excuse my bad rite
mg an not make fun of it, for i have no
thing ot importance to rite to vou. they
has bin a graddeal of sickness here, but
the health is tolabel good at presant the
crops is good here; corn is three bits a
bushel an porke from five to six dollars a
hundred, well now i wil fit out with ful
islmess. John, I wante you to come, for
l want to see you mity bad. i wold’like
to be married agin, an you wold sute me
as wel as anny one, if not better, i have
got one child, you mnsant think hard of
my luhsn riten, for i must do somethin” to
pas off time, if i wasant,.it looks like I ne
ver could git along; an i think if vou wos
here we could traid, but if you doat make
haste an come, i mite not wait for you—
but it you cant come, send some old b iteh
aler for me. for none of the young men has
no use for a wider, for her, say they, are
a daingevous thing, i have nothin’ very
inticing to rite to you, but, If you will
Come, i will git a devorse an bee reddy by
the time you git here, an I will have my
wedding dress reddy, if you will rite to me
when you will come, and will licks the
waiters out red ly and they will be nothin
to do but git the licence an git married.
looke above thee! there, indeed, may
thy thoughts repose delighted, if thy
wounded bosom bleed, if thy fondest hope";
are blighted, there a stream of comfort
flows.
ye who have known what tis to dote
upon a few dear objects will in sadness
feel such partings brake the heart.
The editor of the Marietta Advocate
in reply to our article ©u the public print
ing, makes the following remarks:
The Public Printing.— The article of
the Jeffersonian in regard to tiie Public
Printing, had escaped our attention until
it was too late to notice it last week.
This makes very little difference as we
wish if possible “to keep ft” before the
people until the Legislature meets, in the
hope that that body will be sufficiently in
structed not to elect a printer to do* the
work of the Legislature of 1855. It may
not be improper to say that the editor of
the Jeffersonian is not to blame for the
delay in the printing of the acts and jour
nals of the last Legislature. So much in
justice to him. Injustice to ourselves we
will only add that there was a very im
portant difference between our combina
tion and his, which we may refer to here
after. It is enough that the editor of the
Jeffersonian eschews all such combinations.
It is due to the general good that every
press in the State should lend its aid in
putting down the whole system of log roll
ing, to which the editor refers as °being
“the order of the day.” There is nothing
more prejudicial to the publit interest, and
more corrupting to public men. But to
return to the public printing. We repeat,
and without implying any sensure of the
Jeffersonian, that it was “no wonder the
public printing broke down, or came so
near it as to drag its slow length along in
to the year 1853/ it it was true, as asser
ted, that about nine of the presses of Geor
gia had an interest in it, nearly one-half
ot them whig presses. It has been spo
ken of as a notorious fact that the Wash
ington Gazette was to receive three hun
dred dollars tor the three or more votes
which its friends controlled. No one of
the nine was probably to receive less.—
We have recently seen a written transfer
for a valuable consideration of a one-third?
•interest iu the profits of this same public
printing. This was a share that fell to.
a single press in Cherokee Georgia, rhere
were others that certainly had equal
claims. llow then was it “possible that
the printing should not be delayed and
embarrassed? The wonder is, that it did
not utterly break down. But far the re-,
medy. Tills is a matter for the Legislature
to provide, No suggestion that the Ad
vocate or Jeffersonian could make would
weigh a feather if the members elected next
October go to Milledgeville with any oili
er determination than to prefer the inter
est ot the Stato and the fulfilment of their
duties* to the private interests of them
selves or their friends.
Ihe Atlanta Bank.-—The Atlanta
Intelligencer of the 10th inst. says—We
are glad to be aide to state that the At
lanta Bank, the charter for which was
granted by the last legisl attire, will soon
he in foil operation. Throe hundred
thousand dollars, the whole amount of
the capital stock allowed by the charter,
has been taken by reaponsible and expe
rienced capitalists, and as soon ns ilia
preliminary arrangements can lie effected
the Bank will be opened for business.—
This will be, we understand, about tba
middle of May next, ‘l’he principal
stockholder is Mr, George Smith, well
known in financial circles as the “Chica
go Banker.”
The following gentlemen comprise the
Board of Directors, elected on Saturday
last: Geo. Smith, Patrick Strachan, W.
G. Scott, Alexander Mitchell, George
Menzies.
Sweet and sound is the sleep of an in-.
duUiious man.
