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VOL. XIV. THE GEORGII JEFFERSOMM IS PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING *’ BY WILLIAM CLINE; At Two Dollars and Fifty Cents per an num, or Two Dollars paid in advance. ADVERTISER?ENTS re inserted at O.Vi2 DOLLAR per square, (or the first insertion, and FIFTY CENTS per square, for each insertion thereafter. A reasonable deduction will oe made to those who adverti s by the year. _ All ndvritisemcnt* not otherwise ordered, will be continued till fnrhjd. IC3SJLES GF I.,JINDS l>v Administrators, Executors or Guardians are required lij law to be held on the first Tuesday in the month, between the hours ot 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 be iven in a public gazette FORTY DAYS previous to the day of sale. SALES OF NEGROES must be made at pub lic auction on Ihe first Tuesday of’.he month, be tween the usual hours of sale, at the otaee of pub lic sales in tin* county where the letters Testa 'll pnlary, of Administration or Guardianship may have been granted; fiisl giving FORTY DJIYS nolice Ihereofin one rs Ihe j-uiilic gazettes of ibis State, and at the court house whe c such sales are to be held. Notice for the sale of Personal Properly must be given in like manner FORTY DAYS previous to the day of sale. ■ . Notice to Pehtors and Creditors of an cslale must he published FORTY DAYS. Notice ti nt application will be made to the Court o Onbns.'v for leave to sell land must !;c pub lished *or TIVO MONTHS, Notice for leave to sell negroes must be published TfFO MONTHS before any order ab solute shall he made thereon by the Court, CITATIONS for Letters of Administration, must ho published thirty days/ r or Dismission from Administration, monthly sis norths; for Dismission from Guardianship, forty day?, Rules for the foreclosure of Mortgage must be fumlished month? T for four months, for estub isbiag lost papo.s, for the full space of Timer, j months for compelling titles from Executors or | Administrators, where a bond has been given by the deceiv'd, t! •* full snaee of three months J’icl.tM Jolinson’s Acceptance. Mtu.EDOEvtT.LE, June 15, 1853. Hon. Htrschel V. Johnson: Dear Sir: —At a convention of the de mocratic party of Georgia, assembled this day, nt this place, you were unanimously nominated as the democratic candidate, to be run for Governor of Georgia at the election iti October next: And the un dersigned were appointed by the conven tion a committee to advise you of your nomination, and to ask you? acceptanc? of the same. Allow us to express our individual gratification, at the selection and the har monious action of the convention, and to odd the hope that you will allow us the pleasure, at an early day, of making known to the people of Georgia your ac ceptance. With sentiments of the highest asteem, we are, respectfully, vour friends, A.*E. COCHRAN, E. YV. MORRIS, L. YV. CROOK. MilledgeVille, June 18,- 1853. _G(ntlemen: —I mn honored by tho re ’ ceipt of your .note of the 15th in-'t., h behaifof the late Democratic Convention, informing me of my unanimous nomina tion, by that boJy, “as the Democratic candidate to be run for Governor of Geor gia, at the election in October next.” Our political creed originated with Jef ferson and Madison, and is co-eval with our constitution It ha* received the sanction and support of all sound repub licans from that to the present day. It owe? its most brilliant illustrations to the admu.islralions of Jackson and Polk. It achieved its last victory in the election of Gen. Pierce. During my short and unim portant career, it has been the lamp to my feet and the iigh*: to my path. Often and over have we solemnly adopted it, in our conventions, and now again it is inscribed upon our banner, an I that banner is con fided to my hand-?, during the heat and perils of the opening canvass. I receive it with diffidence; but I am inspired and encouraged by the consciousness that our principles are as invincible and imporish ai Jas *he genius of liberty. To them we are indebted for the glories of our past history, aad upon their success mus depend the realization of our future hopes,, The unusual size of tho late conven-1 lion and ti; harmony of its action evince,) that V -! great body of the Democracy arc tho-ougbly aroused lo a proper apprecia tion of their principles, and their united determination to maintain them. This should be the occasion of sincere gratifi cation to every true-hearted Democrat. To me, I confess, it peculiarly so. The recent divisions in our party, resulting from honest differences of opinion, touch ing a subject of great delicacy and em barrassment, have passed away with the iss-.eu that produced them. The tempo rary alienation that existed has ceased, and whatever acidity of feeling and in temperance of expression may have been ind.. are forgotten and forgiven, in the ■*meral fusion of sentiment which unites the b ids of political brotherhood. Fu. ‘.bis I nave unceasingly labored since the lO.h of Decemb , 1850, down to the preset,! day; and for this I shall cod ” *i£ •’ to consecrate my feeble abilities, tmii: It may sai' 1 emphatically, that the Democracy of G<-.or-;h are “•- * end loreverone a.uj inseparable. 7 ’ To this end, I humbly invoke a general flphi? °f kindness and mutual forbearance. If our late divi.fioßS havo a tempura./ paralysij in the e-Lon of the Democratic psity, there is c. considem tion that gcas far to compensate foe the pain v. kich its remembrance awaken?.— it is the fact that, on our restoration to health, vre find ourselves strengthened, by the accession to our ranks, of many noble and patriotic Whigs, who, during our recent temporary alienation, acted one or the other of the divisions of our party, but now rising above the influ ence of former associations, have not hesitated to affiliate with us. Feeling that our principles are the soundest and our policy the wisest, they have yielded to them the tribute of their sanction and . their suffrage. Thus united and rein forced, let each strive to excel his brother in his alacrity to sacrifice personal pref erences, in his efforts to hc.il local divis ions, and in his devotion to the best in terests of our common country. The Democratic party of Georgia is no leciicaal organization, formed merely to f£he #£ocrflift Jeffersonian. obtain power, by the concealment of principles on the one hand, and on the other by presenting issues to the country which have been settled. It is an inte ■ gral port of the national democracy, and its principles, inscribed upon every ban . ner, are “known and read by all man.” | That party, in the late Baltimore Con i vention, re-affirmed those principles. It stands solemnly pledged to maintain the ‘ rights of the States and the integrity of l the Union. It triumphantly elected Gen. .Pierce, who, in his Inaugural Address, ■! reiterated the pledge, and avowed his de ; termination to redeem it, in the conduct of his administration. It is due, there fore, to our brethren throughout the con : federacy, and to our President, w.ho looks to us for support, under his heavy respon sibilities, that we rally, with zeal and harmony, and disregard every effort to. decoy us, by false pretences, from our allegiance to our commbn standard.— Hence, for all, who desire, in good faith, to sustain bis administration and to real ize the hope, “that the constitution of our country, at homo, and her rights and her I honar abroad, will be maintained,'’ tbeir ! true position is in the ranks of the De mocratic party. Looking to the locality of Georgia, her boundless moans of wealth and power, her increasing population and her flour ishing improvements, it requires no ordi nary prescience to discover that a high destiny awaits her, if her councils shall •be directed by a far reaching and liberal policy. The cause of popular education, ihe vigorous prosecution of enlightened enterprise, in agriculture, in internal im ! provements, and the mechanic arts, and the development of her natural resources, should march hand in hand. Each is in dispensable to the other, and all to the prosperity of our State. It shall be my pleasure, as it will be my duty, in every position to which I may be called, to ex ert my feeble influence in every legiti mate and proper way for the promotion of these great interests. 1 repeat the expression of profound gratitude to the Democracy of Georgia, for the honor conferred upon me; arid to you, gentlemen, I tetuler mr acknowl edgments, for the kind terms in which you have advised me of the action of the convention. Respectfully, vour oh’t servant, HERSCfiIEL V. JOHNSON. Messrs’. A. E. Cot-bran, R. YV. Morria, L. W. Crook, comtailtt o. From the 7b Democratic Convention and its No minee. YVe cordially congratulate the Demo cracy of Georgia Upon the bright auspi ces under which their convention of last Wednesday mei, and the cheering pros pects of triumphant issuea nt the ap proaching election. The convention was the largest ever assembled in iha State of Georgia. It was not less distinguished for its intelli gence than fur its numbers. In zeal and harmony, and enthusiasm, it equalled the famous Whig Harrison Convention of IP4O, while numerically it surpassed it. Many of the brightest minds in the de mocratic ranks were there. Some were there of the flower and chivalry of the old Whig party, as it existed in its palmy days, when it followed the proud banner of the gallant Harry of the YVest, and bravely fought for principles and policy, now abandoned, obsolete, or condemned by the people. This was one of the most pleasing features of this convention, and was duly appreciated. Such an infusion of gallant spirits and intellectual vigor, derived from the vary beat material of our former opponents, inspired a glow of enthusiasm for a cans*, the justice of which is so handsomely recognized, and which so large a majority of the Ameri can people have vindicated at the ballot box. The Union Democracy and the Southern Rights Democracy were there also, counseling together for the advance ment of principles common to both; and j all stood together like a band of brothers i upon the platform of the National De- I mocracy, as declared at Baltimore, and j pledged to each to maintain and perpet uate it as tbs settled creed. Few who witnessed that potent gathe ring of toe representatives of “the unter rified,” and scanned its material, noted the determination of purpose and the har monious blending together of wishes, could resist the conviction that the De mocracy of Georgia are stronger as a party now than they were ever before. This, at least, is our conviction, and we confidently appeal to the vote of next October for its confirmation. Let the Whigs bring out their strongest man.— Lat them sound their loudest bugles to the rally and gather their clans from the mountain to the seaboard! The Demo crats are in the field, ready for the fight, and feel that the fieicer the conflict, the more certain the victory There was the unprecedentedly large number of 79 counties represented in the convention. . The number of Delegates present was 207. Undei the rules of representation arid us voting adopted, the whole number of votes the delegates were entitled to £ast was 30S. The hallotings show that Jud<r> Johnson was the favorite of the convention u’uui the first, and the steadily continuing improvement on his vote de monstrated a solid ano’ reliable strength. When the result of the o*.h ballot was ascertained, loud plaudits raflg through the Representative Hall, and the propo sition to declare the nomination unani mous was received with marked cordiali ty aud enthusiasm. From that moment we have not doubted that the nomination is equivalent to an election. The friends of the other distinguished gentlemen whose claims to the nomina tion were presented to the convention acted most handsomely. Their cheerful acquiescence in the will of the majority, and their warm pledges to support the nominee with all their energies, were in the spirit of true democrats. It is in this spirit the campaign opens, • and by it the triumph of the Democracy will be rendered aure ) YVe regret that our space does not ) I permit us to, mention particularly the GRIFFIN, (GA.) THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 30, 1853. sensible and appropriate address of Mr. Burney. He made a most excellent pre siding officer. The speeches, too, of Messrs. Cowart, McMillan, Flournoy, Hillyer, Brown, Crook, Tucker, and Ramsay, are worthy us more than a pas sing notice. They were listened to with pleasure and had a good effect. These concluded the incidents of the conven tion, after Which it ad journed in the finest spirits and with high hopes. Democratic State Convention. We give to our readers to-day the offi cial proceedings of the Democratic Con vention which recently assembled at Mil lcdgeville, and fling to the breeze the standard of the party emblazoned with the name of HERSCHEL V. JOHNSON. Born in Burke county, and educated at Athens, he is identified in interest, in feel ing, in future hopes with Georgia, and will bend the whefle energy of his stern character and strong mind to the develop ment of her resources, and the protection of her every interest, when he shall bo called on by the suffrages of her people to administer her government. He is no time-serving politician who crawls to high position through the tortuous by-paths of chicanery, or the slimy channels of low demagogueism. Ardent in his feelings, firm in his convictions and honest in his purposes, he always’ takes a bold position, and forgets every thing in its advocacy, but the dictates of his conscience, and the good of his country. His friends, as well as his enemies, know where to find him.— He asks no favors of the one, and has never betrayed the other. In the dis charge of his official duties he sometimes makes enemies by his devotion to truth and justice, but no slanderer lias ever been found, who dared to question the pu rity of his character, or the accuracy and justice of his decisions. The strength of his character and intellect commands the admiration of the wise and good; and the profusion of his charity has won the bless ings of the poor. Both as Senator and Judge, he proved himself to be above fear and without reproach. We are proud of our candidate and fight with a will under his leadership. We presume, however,-that this culogi ura is entirely unnecessary. Those who know the man will regard it as a feeble tribute when compared with the merits of his character. Some, however, may ques tion the policy of the nomination. We advise all such to throw their apprehen sions to the winds. We entertain no doubt but that Herschcl Y. Johnson is this day the strongest man in Georgia. In a con vention composed of two hundred and seven delegates, he received 139 votes on the first ballot; 163 votes on the second; 112 votes on the third; 192 votes on the fourth, and two-thirds of the convention on the fifth ballot, and was with loud acclaim pronounced the unanimous choice of the Democracy of Georgia for the highest office in the gift of the people of the State. Nor were his opponents inferior men. In the proud array of candidates wa.> War uer, the acknowledged leader of the bar in Georgia—a man whose profound learn ing would adorn the highest legal tribunal in the world; and Haralson, a gentleman endeared to all classes by the blandness of his maimers, the sweetness of his dispo sition, the purity of his character and the range of his attainments; and Lamar, whose very name is a war cry which stirs the noble hearts to generous deeds; and Starnes and Stark, whose virtues and talents are subjects of universal praise; and Jackson, a worthy kinsman and rep resentative of one of Georgia’s earlier and ablest Governors, whose muse warbles no common melody, aud whose chivalry was the pride snd boast of the gallant soldiers who participated in the victories which placed the bannered stars upon the balls of the Mont-ezumas. Nor is Gov, Johnson’s popularity con fined to central Georgia. There were seventy-nine counties represented in the convention, and on the first ballot he re ceived unsolicited suffrages in sixty-three counties. He was not, therefore, forced upon the convention by any particular section of the State. He is the choice of every section—the Cherokee, Alle Black Belt, and the Wire Grass have an equal interest in him. He is the. cdhdidate of the Democracy of Georgia. ‘ His popularity is unprecedented, and is matter of congratulation in every part of the State, and the best of all is, it lias been acquired lay a steifh devotion to principle, a strict performance of duty, and a just re gard for tho feelings of every section of the State and every wing of the party. There was but one ocurrcnce in the con vention which cast even a temporary shad ow over its deliberations. To facilitate businecs, it was moved that a majority vote should elect the candidate. The mo tion was no sooner made than it was met by one of the friends of Johnson, who pro posed the two-thirds rule, upon the avowed declaration that though he believed that Johnson could carry a majority upon the first ballot, he was unwilling to force him [upon the party unless he could secure the vote of two-thirds of the convention. This liberality inspired confidence, as it was an earnest that the good of the party was dearer to the convention than the triumph of a favorite. And when the result of the fifth ballot was ascertained, universal joy pervaded the convention, and the as surance of victory in the approaching con test illumined every face in the conven tion. In the ballots old party divisions were completely obliterated. Many of Johnson’s strongest supporters were Union Demo crats, and a considerable portion of those who were Southern Rights men, gave Haralson A steady support. After the labors of the convention were ended, stirring speeches were made by Messrs. Cowart, of Cherokee; McMillan, of Habersham; Hillyer, of Walton; Tuck er, •of Stewart; Brown, of Cherokee; Grook, of Chattooga; and Ramsay, of Harris. All of whom pledged themselves to put their shoulders to the wheel in the coming election: and gave assurances of harmony in the Democratic party in their respective counties, and of an easy but splendid victory.— Times Sf Sentinel. Mr. Pomeroy calls the Yankee “a well klaveloped interrogatimi point.” Ortr Candidate. The Convention which met in this place on the loth inst., made choice of the Hon Herscl.el V. Johnson, as a standard bearer of the Democratic party. In our judgement a more fortunate selection could not have been made. Judge Johnson was born, raised and edu cated in Georgia. .His his feelings, and*his associations are ail ic unison with us. His talents have long been admitted to be without ispot or blemish. If elected, he has every quali fication for a first rate chief magistrate. That he will he triumphantly elected we cannot for %moment doubt. The wise and good of both parlies will support him because they know that his election will promote the honor, and ihe best in terest of tlu* Stole, whilst honor, interest and gratitude will compel every true Democrat in the State to give him their support. For many years he has labored zealously and effectually in the cause pf democracy. From the seaboard lo the mountains, wherever hard blows were to be given or received, C.*i. John son has been found in the front ranks of the party, with giant strength and unfal tering zeal, doing battle for the princi ples and the candidates of the democra ey. The people know these things; and thfcy have been waiting for an opportu nity to show their gratitude for his ser vices. That oppotunity is now present ed, and the people of Georgia will not be slow in doing honor to one of their most faithful servants. Many of Col. Johnson’s friend’s have frequently urged his claims to a nomination for Governor before, but he has always surrendered his own pretentions in favor of some friend whom he hair iaborwLjEeriloysly to elect. At ihe pjpesentA he vkas ready and willing ever to resign his claims in favor of some other favor ite of the democracy. But the time had come when the majority of the democra cy of the State had determined to make him their standard bearer, and his nomi nation is a true exponent of the wishes of a majority of the party. His compe titors for tho nomination were all honor able men, and great favorites of the par ty, and they have only to abide their time, and the people of Georgia will do justice to their claims. The friends of Col. Johnson will take great pleasure in advocating his election, because they sincerely believe that by electing him their chief magistrate, they will best promote the honor -and interest of Geor gia. The Convention has done its duty. Our candidate will do his; ad if the .democracy in every part of the Hate will do theirs, we shall nave the pleasure, next October, of congratulating the coun try on another glorious Democratic vic tory.—Federal Union. The Gubernatorial Conven<A*a. Now that the name cf the Hers-, chel V. Johnson has been announce’*, by the late gubernatorial ag *h; Democratic nominee for tho chilf magis tracy of the State, we may consider our selves fairly and fully entered upon the campaign for the present year. Although we have heretofore expressed our opinion freely in prefsrence for another distin guished statesman, whose name was next on the list of candidates; and although we see no reason yet for supposing that the: paramount interests of tho democratic party would have fallen into less compe tent or less popular hands, had the latter been so fortunate as to secure the nomi nation from the convention, we have still abundant cause to congratulate the De mocracy of Geo r g : i that their glorious standard has been confided to the guardi anship of one in every way qualified to bear it triumphantly onward to battle and to victor}’. Viewing the deliberations and action of the convention in nil its important aspects, and with reference to the final issue of the contest, we cannot but regard them aa displaying great political foresight and auguring certain success to the funda mentally republican principles embodied in the patriotic creed of our illustrious champion, snd so ably sustained .in his past public career. E\ our own party, however u .<Jiia.fifc..ar<?d in feeling heretofore, hir nomination seems to give the utmost satisfaction; and even our opponents of the Whig faith must and do look at him with respect, if not with political dread, as ominous, to them, of the result which wo so assuredly anticipate. Y\ r e are far, nevertheless, from fancying fora moment, that Col. Johnson’s aspira tions will he permitted to pass without enduring the oideal that all emulation for official dignities are called upon, in this enlightened land of intellectual freedom, to march through at every hazard. YVe do not expect his claims,,however wall grounded and clearly set forth, will not be traversed and even ridiculed. The pride of party, at least, if Rot political differences, will cause them to be tho roughly scrutinized and disputed, inch by inchjfroin this time forth, until their va lidity shall be finally settled by the reve lations of the ballot box. Every means, we know, will he employed—and some times, we fear, even dishonorable ones to eclipse the fair fame he has garnered up for himself among ike wise and patri otic of the empire State of the South. We fear them not, however, feeling every confidence that the strong points of his character, those up.n, wiycii ha has strong claims to popular suffrage, will thus be brought out in bolder-relief. YVe, therefore, now call upon all the democracy of YVhitueld, without refer ence to past estrangement, to rally with one accord under rr.*> banner now so gracefully unfurled, bearing on iuj emblazoned folds the Ulismunic name of llerschel V. Johnson. —Dalton Times. Democratic Nomination. We place at our mast-hexJ to-day, the uame of Hon. H. V. Johnson, the D_* .inccrati'C nominee for Governor. The convention which nominated him passed ,the last Baltimore platform, a resolution approving the President’s Inaugural ad dress, and one of condolence oa the death of Wm. R. King, Vice President of the United States. With, the printiples thus avowed, we most heartily concur—they are dear to us, and in their support we have honestly labored. During the last two visors, the passage of the compromise measures and the fi i nality of the slavery question, are the only principles embraced to the resolu tions of the convention, about which ihe people f Georgia hare essentially differ ed, and his all-excitirg and dangerous question having been settled as we de sired, and in a manner which we believ ed absolutely necessary safety of the Union, we willingly co-3lft|aie wth thos who pledge themsel vesAorthe sup port of these measures. It is truly gratifying to all the advo cates of the compromise, lo know that an overwhelming majority of our coun trymen have approved of our action, and those who were the enemies of these measures, are now so well sa:isfied wish the correctness of our judgment, that they unite with us in insisting upon their permanency. The patriot who two years ago wss justly alarmed for his country’s safety, now sees in his then opponents, friends and eo-laborers, at which result he has much to rejoice. It is true Judge Johnson has differed with us on the late issues, but the con vention which nominated him havo a doptad the principles upon which we have al ways fought; our difference cesses, and we think a man no less competent to do what is right because ha has once boea in error. We hope that old preju dices will not engender opposition, now that their cause has ceased, and that Judge Johnson will be supported by all the friends of the administration. Cassville Standard. Fimhi the Columbus Times? The Flare Up In the 4th District. Oar readers are aware that a convention was recently held in Ncvvnau, at which Col. Wm. B. W. Dent was nominated as tho candidate for Congress. The district wa3 represented in the last Congress by Col. Murphy, a Union Democrat, who however, cheerfully submitted his claims to the decision of the convention, in the con fident assurance that he would be nomina ted. The result disappointed his expecta tions. Col. Dent, a Southern Rights De mocrat, was preferred before him—and he has very unwisely consented to run in op position to the nominee of a convention in which he voluntarily allowed his name to be used. It is alleged, in justification of this breach of faith, that the Southern Rights Democrats inveigled Col. Murphy into the convention by assurances of support and then basely betrayed him by giving their suffrages to Col. Dent. We are very happy to be able to expose Ike falsehood of this charge. Tho Marietta Advocate, a paper friendly to Col. Murphy’s nomination, says: “As to the cry of proscription, it is a fact, we have been told, that of the dele gates iu the convention who were formerly Union men, but one supported Col. Mur phy. The delegates from OAbfc county were all Southern Rights Democrat.; hey gave Col. Murphy an unshaken support through all the ballotings, and until the contest among the different aspirants was actually decided. Here was no proscrip tion. Our delegates knew no distinction between Democrats on account of former differences. And if Col. Murphy had r i ceived the nomination, they would most I cheerfully have supported him before the people, as they did in the convention.” This truthful statement places this charge in its true light. It is simply a falsehood. It is also charged that there was unfair ness in the ratio of votes allowed t;o the several counties, and that such a ratio was adopted as wcakeued the counties favora ble to Col. Murphy. Maj. J. Welch, who was a supporter of Col. Murphy and the President of the j convention, gives the following statement.! which stamps this charge also as false.— | Referring to a letter from Col. Dent, in j which he proposed the re-assembling of the convention “to correct any unfairness, ir-j regularity, or mistake” which may have been committed, Maj. Welch says: “I have weighed well the subject, and have concluded that it will bo improper for me to call the delegates together. I do not believe there was- anything in the circumstances of the nomination which would justify me in doing it. You will doubtless remember, that while you were temporarily a member of the convention, as the authorized representative of an ab- * seat delegate, you moved that the dele gates from the different counties should’ cast a number of votes equal to three for each militia district of the county which they rcspectiv ly represented.-- A substi tute for your motion was offered and adopted, to the effect that each county should cast a number of votes equal to the number voted by the county of Coweta, which had more delegates in the conven tion than any other county in the district. The convention being organized, the bal lots proceeded after this resolution, and after the result of the last (fiifteenth) ballot was announced, a member of the convention friendly to and active iu his efforts to procure the nomination of an other gentleman, moved that yon should be nominated by acclamation, and the mo tion was unanimously adopted.” We take it for granted, therefore, that Col. Dent is the choice of the re-united Democracy—and* that any - dissatisfaction that exists in the district is confined to Col. Murphy, to such Democrats as had before resolved to co-operate with the 4 Whig party, and to Whigs. Os the con duct of the Whigs, the Advocate very tru ly remarks, that they would be very glad to use him ( Murphy) to defeat the regu lar Democratic candidate. Just as, if he had been the uomiuce of the convention, tlmy would have sttiod ready to encour age Col. Dent or any other Democrat to run against hiim The Whigs are- always ready to use any man of any political prin ciples to defeat the choice of the Demo cratic party. YVe regret that Cob Murphy, whom the party were disposed to regard favorably, is so blinded in passion as to lend himself ! to such practices,. Wc cannot conclude these remarks with out copying and endorsing tho language of Maj. Welch iu respect to the magna- nimity of Col. Dent iu proposing to resign the nomination so unanimously tendered to him by the convention and of submit ting his claims again to the people, Maj. Wleh after giving his reasons for not calling another convention, says: “But I beg yon to be assured that I fully appreciate the high and noble feel ings winch prompted you to address me y : >ur note, and I vrilhadd, that lam con vinced that honorable minds will impute no intentional error to the proceedings of the body over which I had the honor to preside, and that how ver individual mem bers may have desired the result to be otherwise, they will cordially uuite in the support of tlie nominee, satisfied, as they i must be, that if the people should ratify their proceedings at the polls, they will have an able and faithful Representative.” Why the Mourn over Col. Mur phey. Before the meeting of the Convention in the 4th District, the whigs had taken it for granted that Col. Murphy would 08 nominated, and had prepared to de feat him. They had in their minds se lected a candidate ter oppose him, and bottled up thunder and lightning to hurl at his devoted head. Their traps were a’l laid to catch him, and their ar guments ready cut and dried with which they intended to excite the prejudices of Union men against him. The nomina tion of Col. Dent has frustrated all their schemes, and the whole plan of the cam paign on their side, which promised so fair, will have to be changed; hence their tears and groans. The ammunition which they had rrepared to fire at Col. Murphy will not answer in their warfare against Col, Dent. They must now change their position, and change their weapons, and all of their fixed ammunition will be of no use. No wonder they feel bad, their work has to be done over again; they had made up their minds that they could defeat Murphy, but the nomination of Dent has defeated their whole system of tactics in the 4th District. The whigs feel about the same love for Col. Mur phy that an executioner feels for a man whose head he expects soon to cut off, and their disappointment and grief is as deep and sincere because he has es caped their political axe, as that of the executioner at the escape of his victim. Since writing the above we learn that Col. Murphy has been caught in the whig trap, and has consented to run in opposition to the regular democratic can didate. We regret this on the Col’s ac count. We regret that any man that the democratic party has honored with a seat in Congress should suffer himselfto ha made a cat’s paw by the whigs; should suffer his political enemies to use him to injure their friends. Such con duct cannot fail to ruin a man in the end. The very men that use him to promote their selfish purposes, will be suro to de spise and spurn him in turn. Col. Mur phy professes to be a friend to Gen. Pierce, and yet the paper that first run up his name, the paper that brought him out, the Atlanta Republican , is out in full, cry against Gen. Pierce and bis ad ministration. Men are known by their company, ff Col. Murphy has cast in his lot among the most bitter enemies of the administration, he cannot expect any aid or sympathy from the Democrats. He that is not for us is against us. The Whigs are determined to destroy Col. Murphy, and finding that they could not kill him in open combat, have persuad ed him to commit political suicide.— Federal TJnioa. Col. Murphy.' —Col. Murphy’s announce ment of himself as a candidate, appears in another column. We regret to, differ from him as to the propriety of his course.— His statement in regard to the Conven tion that has not been held, and will not be held, is a strange one enough. How ever, we let that speak for itself. Col. Muri hy has placed himself in opposition to the Democratic party of his district.-—i : He has yielded to his resentments on ac* : count of his claims being passed by, am! shows by his present course that he con siders it of little consequence that a De mocrat should be elected, but very impor tant that he should be. He is devoted to his own success more than to the success of his principles. His determination to run as an independent candidate, after having been rejected by he convention, -will result in a permanent estrangement from democrats, and a final affiliation with whigs. Col. Murphy’s course, in sepera t n-g from the Union party and acting with the Democratic party in the late election, we had considered as highly hononable to him. His return to the same associates, ‘ we cannot but condemn. — Marietta Ad. Miss Leslie on Slang. “There is no wit,” says the author of the Behaviour Book, ‘in a lady to speak of taking a ‘snooze,’ instead of a nap—in calling pantaloons ‘pants,’ or gentlemen ‘gents,’—in saying of a man whose dress is getting old, that he looks ‘seedy,’—and in alluding to an amusing anecdote, or a di verting incident, to 3ay that it is ‘rich.’ All slang words are deices sable from the lips of ladies. We are always sorry to hear a young lady use such a word as ‘polking,’ when she tells of having been engaged in a certain dance too fashionable not loug since; but, happily, now it is fast going out, and almost banished from* the best society. To her’ honor, be it remem bered, Queen Victoria has prohibited the polka being danced in her presence. How can a genteel girl bring herself to say, “Last night I* was polking with Mr. Bell,” or “Mr. Cope came and asked me to polk with him.” Its coarse and ill-sounding name is worthy of the dance. We have little tolerance lor young ladies, who, hav ing in reality neither wit nor humor, set up for both, and, having nothing of the right stock to go upon, substitute eoarse uqss and (not to say impu ’deticej and try to excite laughter, and at tract the attention of gentlemen, by talk ing slang. Where do they get it? How do they pick it up? From the newspapers, or from books? Surely not from low com panions? We have heard one of these In dies, — when her collar - chanced* to be pinned awry, say that it was put <?u --also, that her bonnet was druuk, mean ing crooked on her head. When submit ting to do a thing unwillingly, “she was brought to the scratch.” Sometimes “she did things on the sly.” She talked of a certain great vocalist ‘singinglike a beast.’ She believed it very smart and piquant to use these vile expressions. It is true, when at parties, she always had half a do zen gentlemen about her; their curiosity being excited as to what she would say next. And yet she was a woman of many good qualities; and one who boasted of having always ‘lived iu society/ Anecdote of (Jen Pieioe. Gen. Pierce recognizes The Union as his organ, and is democratic enough to evince his regard even by a midnight visit to the composition room, unheard and unattended. It Was the night after the receipt of the intelligence of the death of Wm. E. King, that the President’s procla mation relative thereto, and the respective orders issued by the proper officers of the army and navy, were sent to the Union office for publication. At midnight, after the editors had all left the establishment, a plain looking gentleman, with specs on hi i nose, walked into the composition room, where a printer, by the uncommon name of Jones, was busily engaged in “making up.” “Is it too late to correct a little error?” said the stranger. Jones: “No sir, not if it’s in this form. Wliat does it relate to, sir?” Stranger-—“ The death of Mr. King.” Jones—“ The offi cial orders, sir? I have them just here.” Stranger—“ Well, just read my order Over, and I will tell you what I wish Changed.” “My order,” cogitated Jones, “I wonder which is his. Which ordea-did you say, sir?” Stranger —My or&cfp* Jones cast his eyes up and down the long columns, then at his tormentor, but saw no clue to the troublesome “order.” He repeated his question: “Which order did you say you wished to correct?” Stranger— (iu a ; tone of peculiar and impressive emphasis,) “My order.” Jones, still unenlightened, turned upon the interrogator with, “Well, if you will be good enough to tell me your name, I’ll try to accommodate you.”— Stranger (very sententiously ): “Franklin Pierce.” Poor Jones was “struck” just then; but he managed to make the re quired alteration in an incredibly short space cf time, and felt exceedingly relief;, ed when he found himseif alone again 1 Just ask Jones if The Union, is Pierce’s organ or not. Work, the Price of Excellence. No, ladies and gentlemen—work, hard work, the “sweat of the brow,” is the con dition for all solid and lasting acquisition in this world, material or spiritual; and musical acquisition as well as every other'. Honest, legitimate labor is the price de manded in Heaven for her earthly benefits. We sometimes .see men trying to evade this condition ; endeavoring to take some short and ensy road to thbir object. In material things, for instance, as in money making, this is frequently observable Wr see it iu head-long speculations; and, more emphatically still, in gambling. But, as though Heaven would justify herself of the Divine requisition of labor, there is a peculiar curse connected with all such ef fort, even, if successful. And what is this curse?— Au unaccountable slighting, and vndcrvaluing of the object when attained. — ijook at the gambler: he seems to lose a just appreciation of his very gold, and the valuable uses to which it may be put: that appreciation of the blessing, which Hea ven, in his days of natural and healthy desire, kiudly vouchsafed to him. What was lightly gained he lightly values: and the blessings and the thousand comforts which folio# closely upon the footsteps of honest gold, his eyes are fatally blinded to —they virtually forsake the track of dis honest gold. Extravagance, wasteful ex penditure, insane risk follow: ? ‘The Gods,” said the Greeks, “first madden whom they would destroy:” bereft of judgment, bereft of a just appreciation even of what he possesses, the gambler cannot keep his moneys he throws it away as though there were a curse on it—and there is.— Willis. Earthquake under the ‘.Tropics. The impression which the first earth quake makes upon us, even if it is unac companied by subterranean noise, is an in expressibly powerful and quite peculiar one. What moves us so powerfully is, the disappointment of our inherent faith in the repose and immutability of the firm solid earth. A moment destroys the illusions of a life. We are undeceived as to the re pose of the earth, and feel transported within the sphere cf destroying unknown powers. We scarcely trust the ground on which we stand; the strangeness of the occurrence prouuces the same anxious un easiness in animals. Tigs and dogs espe cially are overpowered by it; the croco diles of the Orinoco, generally as dumb as our little lizards, leave the agitated bed of the river, and rush howling mto the for ests. To man, an earthquake appears as something omnipresent, unbounded. We can escape from an active eruption, or from a lava-stream flowing towards onr dwelt* mg; but during an earthquake wherever one flies seems the hearth of dgstruQUou— Humboldt, ■*- Sale of Mount Vernon. —A despatch from Washington says that the Mount Vernon estate has been sold, conditional-’ ly that itshall be offered to Congress next session. Should Congress purchase it, this sale will bo void. This is from the memorandum of air agreement between WashhigtoD aud John Linton, attorneys’ for a New Orleans and New York com pany. The amount of purchase money has not tianspired; $200,000 was offered and declined. 1 It is better td throw a guard about the baby's cradle than to sing a psalm at a bad man’s death-bed; better to have a care while a bud is bursting to the suuy than when the heat has scorched* the’ Heart of the unguarded boson*- Australian’ Cotton.— Some speci mens of Australian cotton have lately been tested in Liverpool, and pronoun ced to be woith Is Jod per pound. Tlio statement is that it can be grown in any quantity, and with very little trouble*, is No. 26.