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Newspaper Page Text(colli. LMCAIKII) For the Jeffersonian. To the Griffin “RAPPERS.” Messieurs et Mesdames — Although Dr Hook has most severely rapped the “rappers” of late, with his heavy theological cudgel, and left no hook on which to hang a doubt; yet, I would, without at all disparaging the lo gical abilities of the Doctor, suggest, that he might have proved his points by the nid of psychological argument, without once having recourse to biblical logic, and without bringing the batteries of orthodox theology to bsftr upon the ghostly battle ments of spiritualism. I fear that the pre conceived opinions of some, the invete rate bigotry of others, and the unmitiga ted credulity of others, have prevented them from giving the Doctor that calm and impartial hearing, which he earnestly solicited and undoubtedly merited. And if my fears are correct, and there are those in whom the faith is still strong, and who are still wrapped up in rapper ism, to them I would say, that, if the ar guments which 1 bring against them do not rap spiritualism into non-entity on the anvil of logic, I will acknowledge myself an idiotic medium, and present my noddle to receive the reps of Samson and Goliah, whenever their spirits feel/ disposed to call. Now I will be candid and impartial, using the very weapons of rapperism it self, namely: the battleaxe of magnilo quence; the toploftical mortar of bombast; the pestle of turgid wordiness; the sword of original orthography, and the shield of profound unintelligibility. ] only ,ask a careful and unprejudiced review* of my arguments, and a calm and impartial comparison of my views with yours, and a close analysis of the philosophy ofspi itualism as contained in this extract from the “JSru,” one of your prineiptfTutfins: Says a “medium” in that wonderful sheet:—“ln the connection existing be tween the incomprehensiana of unreveal ed and undeveloped spiritualism, and the geim of that nascent and hydrenterocelliar wingcompstocik yclept flunks, the eye of faith may gaze until the slygsikomplum of the organizing nonsensatum reveals the hidden and mysteriousscrobbs of that innateflepstiostrum which xuystoxyninks the skolostiki of the hypotbeneuse: and not till then can the grunxtccci of the sa peddi be merged into the gluxqulfurox of unmitigability!” Now I leave it to an}’ fairminded individual, rapper or anti rapper, who knows anything at all about tire matter, if the slopeytogratynx of the germ undeveloped or existing: disorgani zed or full to the muzzle with soggrastici -and the “babbling millions” of mulitiform mnimalcul®ethereclized or terrestrial,does ■not in the very nature of tilings mistify and flustrate the damfuleii; and then as a kinsequonse the holupostroquinx •of the goblintorostux, or in other words, *he rapraprap of the creditorii at the doorii, explunctities the gemman? Who can doubt our premises as we have ad vanced them? I pause for an answer!— * ** * * The premises being admit ted the conclusion is inevitable: then the logic of the nredium is inadanissible. Again, the editor of the “Happing Se- raph” remarks: “When the infinitesi mal funks deteriorates from the larynx of the germ sensorium, one of the unques tionable results is that an effluvium, or sphere analogous to what we have allu ded to, surrounds the mental organism egoism or spiritual body of every individ ual and causes a transfer of the sensation al psycheistic perceptions from the ulti mate of the body to the ultimate of the soul. Hence the dorsal ganglion is infin iitesimally ramified into theaortic flex us.” I flatly deny any such a result, and can satisfactorily disprove the relevancy of the premises to the deduction drawn there from. tor, how in the nature of things can the hypergastrooelliar or styloglossar phreno palatine, which is to the ratio of the first as ratio compounded of ratios which is the ratio of the last, be to the iacomprehensibilia of the tertium quid anything but infinitesimal and inexplica ble until lost in the double distilled quint essence of spirituality? I repeat, how can it be so? Does reason so declare? Will common sense sustain the position? Will even the sublimated theory of spiritual ism declare in its favor? Whv, even a 1 jackleg M. D. will prick Up his cars when rappers tajk about the dorsal gang lion being infinitesimally ramified into the aortic flexus. Bnt why prolong the ar gument? Ihe roots have been dug up and the tree must fall. And now 1 would simply say to those who have followed the argument through its various ramifi cations, that, if 1 have not refuted the fun damental principle upon which spiritual- j ;sm rests all its subordinate parts, I did not understand either its premises or the deductions therefrom. Andif any of jo*, who are professedly believers in Spirit ualism, can present the subject in a clear er light, or give a more lucid exposition of the principles in which your faith is so strongly exercised, it is certainly your privilege to do so. Ido not desire a con troversy upon the subject, although 1 shall not b e found wanting if any of the zealous advocates of improved Sweden horgianism feel disposed to defend the ar guments which I have feebly endeavored to refute. Wishing you a better destiny than to be rapped out of your placid sleep, after the ■cares and troubles and turmoils ■rtf life are ended, by any Tom, Dick or Har ry who may choose to call you from your rest, I remain, very respectfully, Yours, WILHELM. Gold. —The estimates of gold from California; the current year, amount to $60,000,000. The estimates from Australia amount to $80,000,000. The yield for ten months has been $11,500,000. Emigration into California by steamers alone is about 3,000 monthly. About the same number arrive in Au- straiia weekly. There is to be a line of steamers be tween the two gold regions. Society is unsettled in California; rob-j beiy and outrage are prevalent in the interior. Society in Australia is orderly and moral. The diffareuce is due to the dif ference of government in new conntries. The strong government in Australia sub jects all irregularities to itself. The above is condensed from one of our exchanges.— Sav. Courier.*’ Hon. GusTavus A. Henry is the Whig candidate for Governor of the State ot Tennessee. THE JEFFERSONIAN GRIFFIN, MAY 5, L 853. PUBLIC MEETING The voters of Spalding county, without distinction of party, who are friendly to the administration of Gen. Pierce, and prepared to give a frank and cordial test to his measures and policy, as wisely indi cated in his late inaugural to the Ameri can people, and endorsed by the Southern presses indiscriminately, arc requested to meet in Griffin, on Saturday, the tth day of May next, to appoint Delegates to the Convention to nominate a candidate for Governor, member of Congress and mem bers of the Legislature. A. A. Gaulding, George Dugan, Wii'inin Crittenden, Wm. S Heronton, Goorgc VV. Mallory, William Cline, James Maxwell, P. J. Bishop, James W. Gunn, John Whaley, C. H. Johnson, J. P. Purdue, • S. W. Man “ham, \V. H.Speir, ;D. N. Martin, M. J. Daniel, Tlios. R. Gilmore, Robert McMicheal, F. D. Cumining, E. P. Daniel, Hendly Vainer, O. J. Green, A. A. Porter, ft. \v. MtCune, A B. Lovsjoy, J. A. Beeks, J J. Lovi joy, J. C. Beck 3, W. H. Vaughn, M. A. Bowdoin, M. Westmoreland, J. C. Man “h im, T. J. Bloodworth, John B. Reid, M. M. Ison, VV. R. Phillips, J. L. Giles, Wm. J. Jossev, P.T. Lewis, Lewis Flcmister, A. iVI. Nall, Fielding Flemistcr, Allison Simpson, Thomas Collins, S. C. Mitchell, Joseph Collins, Bjnjamin Roan, J. A. VVe'ls, Leonard Roan, J. L. Wei's, Samite! iilskelyy w r,. Rirnott, Mosts T. Brooks, J. Driskill. Rev. Mr. Jackson will deliver a dis course on the duty and necessity of E ju cating the Poor, at the Methodist Episco pal Church, on next Sabbath morning.— Service to commence at 10 o’clock. Rail Road Meeting The proceedings of a meeting held in tnis place on Tuesday the 3d insj, will he found in our columns this week. The meeting was numerously attended, and a deep interest in the success of the enter prise was manifested. We have room to say no more on this interesting topic at present, and shall reserve much we have to say in this behalf for a future occa sion. A Sharp Razor. We have heretofore spoken of the skill and inginuity of our townsman Mr. A. A. Porter, who took the first premium at the Agricultural Fair for a beautiful Rifle, manufactured entirely by himself, stock, lock and barrel. Last week he showed us a beautitul Razor manufactu- red throughout by himself, which we car ried home with us and gave a trial, and found it to cut delightfully, it is not on ly beautifully made, but of the finest steel, carrying a keen and durable edge. Mr. Porter keeps his shop on New Orleans street. The Judiciary. We did not vote to give the electien of Judges to the people, and every day’s experience teaches us that we did right; not that public opinion, when enlightened and unrestrained, is not the most impar tial tribunal on the face of the globe, but from the difficulty of keeping public opin ion unbiassed by sectional and political prejudices. One of the very best articles we have met with oa this subject we copy or. the first page of this week’s pa per, which we heartily recommend to the perusal of every reader who expects to vote for Judge at the ensuing election We have had several complaints lately about the irregularity of the mails, and been written to as if it was expected of us*that we should go with every paper vve sent out from our office and see that it was duly forwarded to its destination. We wish it distinctly understood that we i °nly engage to lodge our papers in due i time in the Post Office at Griffin, which we nevet fail to do, and which may easily ho ascertained by writing to the Post Master. If they do not arrive in proper time at their places of destination, the subscriber is quite as much to blame as we are, and it is quite as much his busi ness as ours to seek out the cause and rectify it. Any one but a fool would know that, we would notify such failures if in our power, for our own interest. For the Jeffersonian , Truth is said to bo stranger than fiction, and an envious man is more to be (cared than the most venomous serpent, for lie secretly lies In wait to nj’ire his neighbor, by schemes as vile and impen etrable as Pluto's Dominions. It has b ten rumor ed that I have made arrnnooloool3 for an exit from this city, to locale in a more affluent section of the country, but bow such a report could have origina ted is a mystery indeed, lor I am satisfied that I have never revealed such to any one whatever, although I have often spoken of a land ofproinise'. There arc some however, who are so callous and cold-hearted that they are ever ready (cither for mere preenniary motives, or to win a Inurai justly ta another) to resort to the lowest grades of trickery and falsify, and would reign rob un angel of its garb, that they might cuter the courts ot heaven. Yes, they can, with a brazen face, and tongues which seem smother than oil. steal (heir hearUfcgainsl every principle of honor and gratitude and slqpd aloof to truth and duty which they owe to their God, their counlrv, and to themselves. i Would 4itre, then, beg leave to inform rnv friends and the public, that the rewort as respects ’ myjpving is dcVbid of foundation to which I trust they will give no credit, and that I am per manently located in Griffin. Sink or swim, sur vive or perish. J. F. YViUGITT. Arthur’s Home Magazine, We have just received a number of Arthur’s Home Magazine, and find it, like most books that pass through that author’s hands, filled with excellent read ing matter in every variety. Ihe terms are $2 for one copy $3 for two copies. Address T. S. Arthur &Cos, Philadelphia. Gov, McDonald and the Fira-eatera ! A late number of the Constitutional Union, printed at Marietta, says—- ( “Gov. McDonald, though not now a j candidate for office “before the people,” is an active politician, and if reports speak correctly, is looking to the United States Senate. His political character, whether we consider it ns the character of his party, or solely with nf. r i.-c to him self, as a proper subject for critii bin” Well, what of it, if Gov. McDonald is looking forward to the United IS: iL in - nate? Will he not make a very i v sp able and useful member, should he lie cho sen for that station? Is he notable, ami is he not patriotic? Has he not talents* standing and qualification? If he have all these, what then is the exception, and why should he not look forward to that digni fied station? O, says the editor, he is a “fire-eater.” And pray what is that, we ask? It is an indefinite nickname, that has neither point nor meaning with on; half who use it. It was originally a .mi me conferred upon Southern State Rights men who stepped promptly and patriot ically forward in 1850, and told the North ern people they would bear their intrusions, their insults, their robberies, and plunder- ing no farther; that they must now stop, or they would have a difficulty ami fight on their hands; and who by their firmness and decision arrested the fanatics in their mad plundering career; while many of these editors who have now nothing but the stale cuckoo song ot “f/rc-cater” to re- 1 gale their readers with, were then encour aging the abolitionists with the cry of “union,” “union,” at all hazards and to the last extremity. We wonder how much this union lullaby would have been re garded by the fanatics, if their fears had not been alarmed by visions of swords and pistols and bayonets of the “fire-eaters.” The “fire-eaters” saved their country ; and their political character, whether exam ined individually or collectively, has noth ing to regret or recall before the people —nothing to apologise or atone for. We have over been wilU£ to admit, that both Union and State Rights men acted from patriotic motives, according to the differ ent views they took of the state of affairs between the North and the South; indi vidually too, we have thought many of the latter were too headyaa l rnh (though Gov. McDonald was not among that num ber,) while many of the Union party were too tame and submissive; but that “fire eater” is a more approbrious name than “subniissiomsts,” although much oftener reverted to and used of late, is what we are not yet ready to admit. Asa subject of criticism, we presume Gov. McDonald’s character-will bear as close a scrutiny as the best of the Union Whigs. It is only Whiggery trying to make capital of old Democratic feuds. Tlis Editor of t’.io American IT .lion and tils Ghost of Gen Jackson. The American Union of last week con tains the following thrilling developments: We have, on a former occasion, when speaking of the inaugural address of Pre sident Pierce, said that we were satisfied with his position on the Compromise and Union questions, so far as we could learn it from a careful reading of the document; but we then said that we would not go’ with him in respect to the territorial ac quisitions alluded to, and we now have reason to believe that his intentions in re gard to Guba are far worse than any we could gather from tiic words used by him in the address. We have it from a source entitled to the utmost credit, that in allu ding to “certain possessions not now witu in our jurisdiction ” the President meant a great deal more than he said, and it is !± f"H determination to annex Cuba to the United States before the cud of his term, even if he has to wage an aggressive war to accomplish it. It this be true, (and we cannot doubt it without disbelieving i statements emanating from a source in which we have'the utmost confidence,) we shall feel it our bounden duty to oppose with all our power any such action on the part of our Government, and to warn the people against sustaining any administra tion in a scheme of policy that will so cer tainly involve us in a devastating war. Whether the “source entitled to the ut most credit,” to which the editor alludes, is. the invoked spirit of Gen. Jackson, or some other equally potent being, we know not; certain it is, the ghost of Gen. Jack , son has been among the.spirit rappers, and, with some small discrepancies, has divulged almost the same thing from tltfrspirit world. The. General was inquired of, when Cuba would be annexed? He answered: In six years. Q. When will Mexico be annexed? A. Sauta Anna will make war on the United States, Mexico will be whipped in every battle, and annexed in three years. Q. General, are you certain of these facts? A. They arc true, by the Eternal. So we sec the “source entitled to the utmost credit” is only mistaken in dates, Gen. Pierce intending to annex Mexico during his first four years adminis tration, and Cuba after his second elec tion. This being the “manifest destiny’’ of Mexico and Cuba, we advise the editor of the Union to make no noise .about it, as it cannot be avoided, As to the editor of the Union opposing the administration of Gen. Pierce, one must be simple indeed who had dwelt on that subject for one moment. True imme diately after the election, in order to keep on terms with Union Democrats, it was necessary to soft-soap Mr. Pierce’s Inau gural a bit, but we knew that all that would be converted into lather and be washed off, long before the October cle tion. N. 11. We think Sandy told* the Gene ral’s spirit that he was still a Democrat, or he would not have been so communica tive to Ipm. The Editor':al Convention. We do not think there wid be a Con venlton, and therefore dm e is Mule n t in saying much about it. D-d v ’ e “ re ‘ !) the last American linion thet • the ’ ditoi’ takes up the cudgel tor runa v - ay appren tices and bad hoys; and then. t>- m ua n a wrong position, aigues from b ! ; c pre mises all the wav through. Nothing can bo easier than t / show, that a country * I'fu- is (he proper and only place vvhee I t;i‘V can learn his imsinos \e!t. ’ ■ j i ore i* <•’ work • •• > • IO*V hands, who m e iMm ••. ■ - ! , b to one thing ‘ !'. nr llm —lt si osi_a jni>, i ! en on iin ..ape fii-u at c-se-, then s.t I press — a; and tins h h an oppoiTuni v | o ;,jo - c, in j a largo <tab!i- (tie business is di-| tided and sub- •• v. rd each workman a; his particular brunch of it, that it is diffi cult (o get even the opportunity ofacqui ri .-'whole. ‘Pm compositor remains i ct. ositor, and he learns no'h/ng e'se —the workman on (he newspaper ie mains there, and perhaps has never im posed a pamphlet oi done a job in his! fe —lias never even made up n tuim —but has been selling editorial, or ship news. oi advertisements bom time immemorial —at this he is expert, and therefore he is kept at it, and has never learnt nor had no oppor.unity of learning anv lh : ng else. s teamar Independence! ‘1 his vessel was lost on her voyage from Panama to San Francisco. .She struck on a reef extending out from the island of Margarita, sprung a leak and ■was fast filling, when the captain found ,it necessary to run her ashore, in doing which she look fire from the great heat of the furnaces, and in one hour was con sumed. The most distressing part of this disaster is the loss of about one hun dred a rid fifty passengers and a number of the crew, who were cither drowned in perished in the fl lines. Among the names given of the unfortunate passengers, it is painful to announce those of Mrs Ayres I aud liule daughter, a Miss Larkev, and Mr. David Nichols, all of this Stale.— Mrs. Ayres was from Maiietta, the daugh. ter of Mr. Taylor, formerly Post Master at that place, and sister of Mr. Stephen S. Taylor, of Griffin. The fate of Mr:'. Ayres and child w ill command the deep sympathy of all who wei e acquainted with her history. She was a most ami * able and exemplary woman in all the re lations of life. Her husband, having met wiih pecuniary reverses in Georgia, con cluded to try his fortune in California, and for this purpose left Maiietta about thiee years ago, but determined to leave his wife and child behind, untii he could go and.provide a suitable place for their : reception. This lie had just •accomplish ed, but unable to leave his business, had sent for them, and Mrs. A. and child were on their way to regain their husband and father when this terrible destruction over took them. They were not destined to meet their husband and father again in this world. The billows of the mighty deep have engulphed both mother and child, and they have sunk into that long sleep that shall know no waking till the morn of tho general ressurrectioo. The Georgia Citizen of the 30. h u!t. says: On Sabbath evening .hist, the Rev. Bishop Eiliot administered the rite of Confimation to ten persons, in the pre sence of a large congregation, convened x Christ Church, in this city. Os the ; ;; n who received the ordinance, six were i white and.four colored, and of both sexes. what added to the interest of the scene was the gathering ot master and mistress, man-servant and maiJ-servant, around the same cushioned altar, at the same moment, in the same splendid church, to receive the same solemn rite aim its special application from the hands of the worthy Prelate who officiated!—- What . commentary 7, is this not uncom mon affiliation of ihe master and the slave, at the altar of religion, upon the conduct of Abolitionists, who hasten to revile us 1 , and our institutions! To which vve Leg leave to add, that in the small city of Griffin, scarcely numbering thiee thousand inhabitants, there is at this time a large colored Sunday School under the auspices of the Methodist Episcopal Church, where the young wooly heads are orally instructed, every Sabbath, by their \vhile young masters and mistresses in moral an 1 religious du ties. VV hen his Mrs. Stowe or any of the Sunderland board put themselves to as much trouble or done such a service for either white or black? This young nigger school of ours his nearly one hun dred regular attendants, and, we are told, are exceedingly orderly and attentive. How little do the dunderheads of the north and in Europe know of the care and at tention given by the Southern people to their slave property, or how much bat ter off they are than the free negro out cast of the Northern States. Major dine, — The impression seems to have obtained to some extent, that the Hon. David J. Bailey, of the county of Butts, has positively declined being a can didate for Congress iu the Third Con gressional District. To correct if possible this error, and to place this gentleman cor riictly before the people I write yon these lines. Col. Bailey does not seek the nomina tion. It is inconsistent with his nature to do so. If however his friends ‘desire his services, and confer upon him the honor of a nomination he will not faH to accopt it OUTSIDER. Col. Bailey was in Griffin last week, * and we learnt the same thing from his friends with whom lie had conversed on this subject. If nominated and elected, he will serve. —Ed. Jkffeksoxiax. k i 1 ! We like the tOUc of the Mowing arti-’ ele, copied from the Savannah Georgian. Which we ad.nlt the right and duty of every editor of a political print to speak o;ii boldly on all debateable questions, we doivbi; -tin; right and deny the prudence of one dr i.v discontented croakers to keep up ui ini ei nlnablc jar in a political party, long aftgc the subject of dispute had pas sed away. The large men of both wings of the Democratic party —wish to unite and be friendly again, and the slender mi_ I noriiv who do not, should either submit ; o the wish:■ of that majority or quit the i mules. They are doing the party far more j injury as nominal’ friends, then they could | possibly do hs open enemies. We believe i I he editor of ihe Southern Democrat to $ j deeply .embued with Democratic principles, on ! ]!o is a going hand at the editorial bcl ! lows, anrl seems to have yet to learn, that in polities as well as most other matters, llsoretioa is the better part of valor, and a still tongue makes a wise head. We do not like to have a man quarcling for a week becaue he did not get precisely what he relished for dinner on Sunday. Where every thing is jeoparded and nothing to be gained by mouthing, one had better hold his peace. Union and conciliation is what is most desirable in the Democrat ic party at the present time. Gov. Cobb -The Southern Democrat With a feeling stronger than surprise or regret we h re read a recent article in the Southern Democrat, bearing as its cap tion “Gov. Cobb’s Position.” A more ill timed, ill-judged, ill-tempered article we have rarely met. The following comments upon it from the Federal Uni n we fully endorse. The late letter of this gentleman defin ing his position, and expressing his views upon the policy of rc-uniting the Democra cy who opposed, as well as who favored the “Compromise measures” lias-given the greatest satisfaction to Democrats of every shad*: of opinion, as far as our knowledge extends. It is true there is a few who still resist a cordial re-union. Among these, we regret to say, may be found Democrats who favored the passage of the “Compromise measures,” and those who opposed that series of measures. In a late number of the Southern Dem- ocrat, we regretted to see a very unkind and, as we think, a very impolitic attack upon the gentleman who heads this article. We do not appear as the champion of Gov- Cobb, but we have as much at heart the j weal of the Democratic party as any man in it. We have differed with Cobb widely and honestly in the past. But since his bold and commendable letter, urging his friends to act with those democrats witli whom they had for some time been at va riance, (the result of an issue now put to .rest,) we have regarded every recurrence to the past as imprudent, unkind, illibercal, ‘come from whatever wing of the party I they may. The true spirit which now j prevade the great body of Southern j Rights and Union Democrats is Concilia tion. lie that interposes a barrier to such a termination of unfortunate feuds among us, niay be a warm friend of the Demo cratic party, but certainly misconceives widely the proper means to be adopted in securing its welfare and interests. And the only, positively the only bar rier, to a cordial re-union of the party is to be found in just such editorial as the one before us. They are published by such papers as the Southern Democrat; they are seized upon with avidity by such papers as the Southern Banner. The latter will ring the change upon them for weeks and months. The editor of the Democrat could not have done the editor of the Ban ner a kinder turn to write and to publish such an article. The former has played into the hands of the latter, and both are playing (whether designedly or not) into the hands of the Whigs. In vain does the Federal Union and other Southern Rights Democratic papers endeavor to un do the work of mischief, by publishing what are the true views of the large mass of the Southern Rights Democracy ;—yes, we venture to say, of the unanimous South ern Rights Democracy, for the exceptions are so few in comparison to the number who will sustain its opinion, that the vote should be regarded as unanimous. We say that in vain are liberal and conciliatory articles written by Southern Rights Dem ocratic editors. Col. Ilolscy cannot so far sacrifice his independence as to give them to his readers, lie finds the sweet est and richest of pabulum in the abusive articles of distempered and imprudent in diviuals, and passing over all that can be said in the kindest of language and with the kindest of feelings, by the aggregate of the Southern Right press, which lie must know, represents at least a highly respectable portion of the party, he rolls the afovesald unfortunate article as a sweet, morsel beneath his tongue, and pours them forth through his columns as the voice of the Southern Rights Democracy. Now in all this there may be a world of heroism, a world of independence; but it is an in dependence which wo do not admire. It is an independence of the ordinary claims of truth and of justice; and an utter inde pendence of the claims of the Democratic party, springing from a singular amount of individual egotism, and a monstrous developeracnt of individual spleen. Now, as Democrats, in all earnestness we must protest against this work of wrong to the Democratic prirty. If the Banner intends to advocate the preten s'ons of the Whig under the name of the Union party, let it make the announce* ment at once to the world, and cease to fight under Democratic colors; and if the Southern Democrat intends to furnish him with amunition, it is right that the Demo cracy at large should know it, The de sign of our political opponents is daily de veloping itself. To abandon the name of Whig, and to assume the name of Union party, to say nothiug of Whig principles or Whig leaders, anil to say much of Union principle!} and Union leaders; to rally together their ancient elements and unite thereto large accessions from the Union Democracy, this is their plan, well matured and cuningly devised. Can they succeed? If the SouJicro Banner aad the Sou/icrn Democrat can give them success, they will enjoy it—the former by seducing, tire hitter by abusing the Union Demoera. fcy. Does the editor of the Democrat think he is advlncing the*ntercst of Democracy, by charging those Union Democrats who join us in advocating a reunion of the par ty, with being governed by a dssire for office? If so he is greatly mistaken. — Docs he not sec that, with as much show of justice, the same charge may be brought against him for leav'ng the Southern Rights party to go into the Democratic party? So that his crimination may be met with recriminations, brought forward with no less bitterness, and urged with equal force. What then is the dictate of wise policy? Even the same as of true Christianity —Judge not that ye be not Judged. There being little good to be ac complished by a Southern Rights organi zation, to unite himself with the Democrat ic party. The Union organization havc ing, as its members believe, accomplished its purpose, why need Gov. Cobb be charged with the desire for office, in leav ing that organization, and joining a party of which they had been for years members? So far as office and power are concerned, articles as appear in the Democrat arc To be regarded ns the voice even of a j fraction of the party, they have far more to expect from a squalled Union organiza tion. The recent action.of Union Democrats in favor af a thorough reunion of the par ty, is in response to passing invitations from their Southern Rights brethern When, in anwer to such invitations, they offer to join us, are they to he repelled by abuse and insult? Such we know is nol the feeling of nine-tenths of the Sou hern Rights Democrats. They wish to unite the wings of the party upon the principles of oblivion to the past ! As to offices, our motto should be.that of all republics— dentur diejnisori —let them he given ti the most worthy. Let it he forgotten whfther the aspirants were Southern Rights nr Uuion men: or, in other words, let us in Georgia imitate an example givtn in Mississippi, where a Union Dem ocrat proposed a Southern Rrights Dem ocrat for senator, and a Southern Rights Democrat | roposed a Union Democrat for Representative to Congress: so shaii we be united in an invincible organiza tion, on terms equally honorable to the minority and to the majority. Kail Road Meeting. Griffin, May 3, 1853. According to previous notice a large and respectable portion of the citizens ofj Griffin, and the county of Spalding, as-1 semhled at the City Council room, for the purpose of appointing delegates to the Memphis Convention, and to the Convention at Newnan to be held on the 19; h instant. His Honor the Mayor, Ctrl. Wm. R. Phillips, was culled to the Chair, and J. H. Logan requested to act as Secretary. At the icqoest of the Chair, A. A.j Gaulding explained the object of the meeting. On motion of A. A. Ga t>?<J>i g, a com mittee of 13 was apjxiinted to- suggest the names of delegates to the Memphis Con vention. The Chair appointed A. A. Gat&lding, Rev. J H Campbell, Gilbert J. Green,, James S. Jones, Dr. J. N. Simmons, Wm. H. Vaughn, Col. E. W. Robinson, W. M. Leak, Lee Strickland, W. Flem ing, G. W. Prince, Titos. Thrower, and W. P. Mealer, that committee. On motion of 11. P. Kirkpatiick, the delegates from Fayetteville and Sharon Grove, were requested to lake seats in the meeting and participate in its delibe lations. The committee of 13 having retired, during their absence, Col Stone of Fay etteville, D. N. Martin, and Col. Norton, and Gen. E. P. Daniel addressed the meeting forcibly, pertinently, and elo quently, upon the great importance of the Rail Road enterprise for the promotion of which this meeting had assembled. The committee having returned sub mitted the following report. Ist. Resolved, Thai we approve of the objects of the Memphis Convention, i and that this meeting appoint ten Dele gates to represent the city of Griffin, and county ofSpalding, in said Convention. 2d. Resolved, That a Rail-road, run ning from Griffin to Decatur or. the 1 en nessee river, in Alabama, is an object of no small magnitude to the people of this community, and that our delegates be in structed to urge upon the Memphis Con vention, the importance of lending thei t‘ aid and influence to this great wor k. 3d, Resolved. That we heartily co opeiafe with the friends of this enterprise l>y every means in our power, and will use our efforts to the fullest extent of our ability, to carry on to a succesful con • summation, this wotk, in which we feel such an abiding interest. 4ih, Resolved. That his honor the Mayor VV. R. Philips, John 13. Reid, Gen. E. P. Daniel, R W. McCune, Wm. Freeman, Thomas Thrower, 11. P. Kirkpatiick, Dr. J. N. Simmons, A. L Borders, and Rev. J. H. Cambpell, be appointed delegates to the Memphis Convention. sth. Resolved, That the delegates appointed, he authorized to fill any va cancy that may occur in the delegation On motion of C. H. Johnson, the re port of the commute was received and adopted. On motion of Win. Freeman, the chair appointed, Judge C. H Johnson D. N. Martin Esq. Henry Moor, Mr Champion, and L. 8. Salmans, as dele gates to the Rail Road meeting to he held in Newnan on the 19th inst, and said delegates be authorised to fill any vacancy which may accur in their num ber. On motion of J. B. Heid Esq. Resol ved, That this meeting solicit a coop eration on the part of the citizens of Savannah, and Macon, and the Central, and Macon and Western Rail Road Companies, to call meetings to take into consideration the propriety of lending their aid to the contemplated Rail Road from Griffn to Decatur ( Alabama,) and that the citizens of Griffin, Spalding and the adjacent counties, will send delegates to said meetings. On motion of l)r. J. N. Simmons. Resolved, That the Griffin, Macon, Savannah, and Newnan, papers, and the papets in JacksonviWe, and Decatur, (Ala.) and all others friendly to the en terprise, be requested to publish the pro ceedings of this meeting On motion of Col. G, J. Green, the meeting adjourned sine die. W. R. PHILLIPS, Ch’mn. J, H- Logan, Sec’ry. Fire in Macon.— The residence of Dr. James M. Green, of Macon, was de stroyed by fire on Saturday afternoon.— This is the second time Dr. G, has been burned out within the last three years. ( MunrtErt.— A colored man named Sam the property of Mrs. Bell Cohen/wits shot Saturday afternoon bv. J asrj 0s /r Wilson, near the liquor sluy *,/ j,,/ ter on Fahm ><-. - i-, .. 0: ter by trade a ,-f l„ ; „ j- v Wilson to repair his building The (Jif ficulty between them originated H h () -/ some of the plank used in n > ,1.. </ repairs. After a few words, Wilson drew a pistol a n j struck the negro several blows •on theheid. He then snmo 1 q, e at his head twice—the third time it went off, the ball entering the left side of the forehead. Sam lived uutil sir o’clock yesterday morning, when hetHfff.. Wilson gave himself up, and was com mitted to jail by Magistrate Russell. A Coroner’s inquest was held v ester lav over ih,<s body of the deceased ami a verdect rendered by the Jury of “</t/qy of murder .” ‘The ctime here described will undergo a rigid legal investigation before the courts. We need not, therefore, speak of the horror and astonishment with which its announcement was received by the whole comunity, nor say that such offen ces are very rare, both in this city and throughout the South. Indeed, though iwe have spent all our life in ibis State, a similar crime never occurred before within our observation. Os homicide committed in the Southern States, we 1 may safely say that nine-'c t.hs of them are perpetrated by whites upon whiles. It is very rarely that a while tnnn kills a slave, and where he does; he is almost sure to tie a desperate character. The penalty for murder in this State is the same, whether the crime be perpetrated on a while or coloied person.—Sac. Re publican, April 29th. Wilson has since been examined be fore a Court of Magistrates, and fully committed for trial at the next. Su.yjrior Court. We place brfoie our readers, Gov: Cobb’s letter in reply to Col. Morris of Franklin county, desiring his views as to the proper course of political action to be pursued by the Democratic party of Geor gia. The letter, we have read with i much interest and pleased are we, to find it breathing a conciliatory spirit. We cheerfully endorse every sentiment therein contained 1 , and believe with Gov. Cobh that it wo-okl be unwise and unpo litical to attempt a re-organizotion of the (Union party, but that our every effort should be exerted to produce a re-union of the Democratic party, and why? be cause, as heretofore remarked, both wings of the party, in a national point of view, agree; all is perfectly quiescent: no issue now existing before the people. This ! being so, then, why indulge longer in ae i rimoiii-us feelings on issues up-n which j the peo-jp-te is theirsoverign capacity have | long since retzsrned their verdict. As for ‘ourselves, we ean see no goo I reason for pursuing stsch couise T and so far as our feeble efforts will extend, we shall not be : fottnal wa-nling La ©-r every exertion in effecting “peace, harmonev, and good will, onee more In the ranks of the pat ty.” Rail Road Meeting. At Sl*arii Grove, Fayette couniy Georgia. * April 291!i, IS*)3* According to- previous appointment, a respectahl'e portion of the- citizens in the vicinity of Sharon Grove, met, and pro ceeded to organize the meeting, by call ing Robert S. Robinson to the ( hair, and Dr. J. M. Couch, lo act as Secretary. The meeting was addressed by Robert S. Robinson, S H. Grifff.i, and others, portraying the advantages anti utility of Rail Roads, atrd in terms highly favora ble to the contemplated road to piss di rectly’ from Griffin to Newnan, Carroll ton, &c. On motion, the body proceeded to ap point Delegates to the Rail Road meeting to he held at Carrollton, on the 17th of May inst. The hotly appointed S- Ilk Griffin, Dr. W. L. Robinson, Dr. J. M. Couch and A. Doss,as Delegates to said meeting. On motion, Dr. J. M. Couch was ap pointed to have the proceedings of this; meeting published in the Georgia soniaii and the American Union. Dr. Binns and Hollaw-ag's ‘Jialnvai Dr. Binns, who was one of the princi pal physicians in the island of Jamaica, has expressed himself in the following manner respecting the surprising healing properties of Holloway’s Ointment:—! have made many trials of this Ointment in cases of chronic ulcers which several years’ experience in the West Indies taught me to consider as incurable < am now happy to say that in all cases o was really and trulv efficacious.—Signed, E. Binns, M D / F. S. A , Sco. ‘ Hol loway’s Ointment will cure bad legs how ever long standing, likewise the most ob stinate cases of King’s Evil or Scrofula. Some of the Georgia Whig papers are particularly severe upon the letter of Gov. Cobb. They don’t like the positions assumed—especially the suggesti on that the “Union party” ist a defunct carcass, beyond the chance of present resurrec tion. We presume the was not wiitten for the benefit of party, —and therefore is not —ppfrirrf to be particularly agreeable to that class. We are glad to eee, however, that among de - inacrats it is universally received with approbation and satisfaction. —a Intelligencer. A Quit’ for tho wcJrld’s Pair. We had the pleasure of inspecting, yesterday, a beautiful quilt, made by M iss Kelly, of Burke county, and intend ed by her for exhibition at the World’s Fair at New York. It is of silk, is com posed of over six thousand pieces, tA.e figures in squares and half squares, and said tocontain over seventeen millions of stitches! It is a beautiful and tasteful specimen of needle wo'rk, and reflects the highest credit upon the ingenuity and in dustry of the fair maker. It will doubt less attract attention at the Fair, and re ceive a medal or premium — at gusto Home Gazette Memphis Convention. —The City Council of Savannah has passed a resolu tion authorizing the Mayor, to appoint three citizens to represent the city at the Commercil Convention at Memphis, and appropriating three hundred dollars to defray their expenses,