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Letter from lion. Jefferson Doris.
The followiug letter from the Secreta
ry oi War, though written only for the
satisfaction of a correspondent, has been
furntshed for publication by bim in con
sequence of his being involved in that
malignant misrepresentation, which has
been the lot of every one who has re
fused to acknowledge the incomparable
purity and pre-eminent patriotism of a
(action of the New York Democracy.—
We copy it from the Washington Senti
nel:
Washington, D. C. Oct. 6, 1553.
My Dear Sir: —l have not seen the
publication in the Herald to which yon
refer, and which, if seen, would not have
received any notice from me had it not
been dignified by the attention of some
one whose good opinion I regard.
Tnanking you for your kind interest
and confidence in me, I reply that you
have not, in this instance mistaken my
position. Whatever may have been the
language employed, the statement that I
had endorsed Preston King and John
Van Buren is false; and, I will add, would
have been absurd if I had presumed
to do so.
I served with the first named gentle
man in Congress, and on the slavery
question we were the antipodes of each I
other. Os his subsequent and present
position lam not informed. The second’
named gentleman is known to me per
sonally only by private intercourse. His
position, as shown by the publications of
the day, has been very objectionable to
me, but now is in accordance with the
general amnesty declared in the Balti
more convention, and ratified by the
Presidential canvass of 1552. I received
the proposition to unite on the platform
declared by the Democratic party in gen
eral convention as a settlement of past
feuds, and have been ready to co-operate
with all who, adhering faithfully to the
principles and policy then declared, are
willing to go with me in the onward
march of Democracy.
It would have been hollow and dis
honorable to hare allied with men upon
that basis, and when the campaign was
over have summoned them to answer for
their “by-gone” opinions. So far was
this from any purpose or policy of mine,
that I had forgotten if indeed I ever
knew, the contents of speeches and letters
which have recently been brought to
light, and present men in whom I had
entire confidence as having been, a very
few years ago, the advocates of freesoil
ism.
Notwithstanding the significant mark
of confidence given to Mr. Dickinson,
when he was offered the best financial
and political appointment in the State of
New York, I have not, and will not,
approve the anti-slavery speeches he
made in 1547 and ISI9. And although
Judge Bronson holds the high post which
Gov. Dickinson declined, I trust I shall
not be numbered with those who sub
scribe to his letter of July loth, 1848, to
the meeting to ratify the nomination of
Martin Van Buren, and contribute to the
extension of freesoil. I am willing in
these, as in other cases, to drop the inqui
ry into by-gone opinions and associations,
to adhere to the compact of 1832, to op
pose disorganization, to resist agitation,
and to promote the harmony of the De
rvocratic party, as the best means of se
curing peace among (he States and pros
perity and perpetuity to the Union. Now,
this is not to approve objectionable ante
cedents, nor (o endorse the opinions at
war with my creed, but to act as becomes
those who believe the union of democra
cy to have been sincerely, honestly, and
substantially made for public and not per
sonal ends. Holding, as I do, that party
organization is a necessary means lo en
sure success to principles oti which par
ties are formed, I cannot but lament the*
division which has, without recent cause,
opened the old wounds in our party of
New York.
I do not assume to mingle, still less to
Judge, in this family quarrel, but will a
bide the course of rapidly tianspiring e
vents, and hope that the true democracy
may crush any disintegrating faction
which goes into coalition with the whigs.
Verv truly, your friend,
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
The strength of the Administra
tion in Georgia.
It is amusing Cos witness (he contortions
of our defeated opponents under the re
sult of the recent elections in th*s State
It has been suJdenly discovered by some
wise heads that the triumph of the friends
of the administration in Georgia, is after
all, a most signal defeat; and one of th*
opposition presses—we need not specially
designate it—very sapien'ly calculates
that a few more demonstrations will
slaughter the Administration outright.
Very well gentlemen, if you are satisfied
with the result we are, and we promise
3ou in advance, if you never carry off
any more of our banners than you did in
your late splendid victory, we shall nev
er have any very grievous complaints to
make. We have elected our Governor,
six out of eight members to Congress,
and carried both branches of the Legisla
ture. These are our spoils, where are
yours?
But it is said that President Pierce
carried the State by 1800 majority last
November, and his friends have only
gained the day by six or eight hundred
now, showing a decline in his strength of
over 1,000 in less then one year. In
deed 1 Will onr friends who crow so
loudly, tell us how much Gen. Pierce’s
vote exceeded that which has just been
given for Mr. Johnson the administration
candidate for Governor? So far from
there being a falling off from the Admin
istration, there are not two dozen counties
in the State in which the democratic vote
is not larger in the recent election than it
was last November. We have not the
returns by us, but it will be seen from
the final summing up, that Mr. Johnson’s
vote is larger by several ‘thousand then
wa3 Gen. Pierce’s. This is the “grow
ing unpopulaiity” of the administration
in Georgia. To revise the calculations
of our sanguine opponents, at the same
ratio of increasing unpopularity, it would
not be many years,, before there would be
but one party in Georgia, and that (lie
uuterrified democracy.
Hut it is said that the vote which Mr.
Jenkins received is uo test ot the strength
of the whig part}’ in Georgia,. We have
no doubt this is true. Mr. Jenkins is the
strongest whig in the State. His fitness
t r office, so far as (he personal qualifica
•ip os are concerned, was never question
ed. He ran well; better indeed than any
other man of his paiU would have doue
He embodied too, all the strength that
there was in the whig party, and super
added to it, all the charms of conserva
tism, and a few of the old attractions of
Constitutional Unionism It is doubtful
whether a corporal guard of whigs could
he found in Georgia, who did not support
him, and he was sustained by thousands
who would scorn to call themselves
whigs.
No, gentlemen; dont make yourselves
ridiculous in your defeat. Your misfor
tunes entitle you to the commiseration
of a magnanimous foe, do not, we be
seech you turn our pity into ridicule.
You are beaten. Acknowledge the corn,
and thank your stars that the 800 against
you are not 8,000, as would have been
the case had you got no more than you
were entitled to.— Colitmb.s Times.
The President and bis Cabinet.
The disaffected few who professing De
mocracy, arc making ceaseless exertions
to break down the present administration,
affect the greatest admiration for the Pre
sident, while denouncing his cabinet.—
Pierce, they tell us, is a most excellent
President; it is only Marev, and Davis,
and Guthrie, who are playing the mischief
with the country, placing Secessionists and
Abolitionists in office, and thus endanger
ing the stability of the Union. How the
President himself regards those who,
while thus professing friendship to him,
are furious in their onslaughts upon his
constitutional advisers, may be learned
from the fol : owing article, which lately
appeared in the Washington Union:
“ The most disreputable feature in the
warfare now being waged upon the ad
ministration by disorganizing Democrats
is in their effort to keep up a show of friend
ship for the President whilst they de
nouncc his cabinet with unmeasured ma
lignity. These are the friends who “smile
and smile,” and yet carry daggers under
their cloaks. They are the men who are
so immaculate that they cannot ackuowl
edge fellowship with their late political as
sociates because they arc not sincere and
honest in their professions of devotion to
Democratic principles. Each hiatus in
their denunciations of their late associates,
for their hypocrisy and venality, is filled
up with protestations of confidence in the
President and abuse of his confidential
advisors. Such a mode of warfare is nn
, manly and cowardly in the extreme. The
President knows how to respect a chival
rous foe, who unfurls his banner boldly
and marches to open combat; but for him
who cloaks himself in pretended friendship,
and yet uses the stiletto upon his political
family, he can have no other feeling but
one of sovereign contempt. With all the
evidence of a cordial union of sentiment
between the President and his cabinet, it
is dastardly hypocrisy in these disorgani
zes to profess ardent admiration for the
former whilst they empty the vials of their
malignant indignation upon the latter—
The President disdains any such dishonor
able exemption from responsibility, and
freely bares his bosom and defies the steel
of his enemies. The members of the cab
inet desire no exemption from accounta
bility to the people, and cheerfully receive
the blows aimed through them at their
respected chief. There is but one mind,
one spirit, united and indivisible, in the
counsels of the administration. Every at
tempt to divide and seperate them but
draws the bonds of their union closer
The spirit which animates them is the
same which warmed the bosom and enlist
ed the energies of every true Democrat in
the late Pressdential contest They lean
with unshaken confidence upon the strong
arms and brave hearts of a united De
mocracy. So long as the thunder-tones
of Democratic victories come booming in
from State after State., proclaiming the
glorious results of union in our rauks,
they can look with mingled pity and con
tempt upon the impotent assaults and
harmless threats of a few infuriated agita
tors. What if they succeed in disorgani
zing the party in the empire State, and in
throwing the power into the hands of our
common enemy—still, as much as it might
be regretted, New York is not the Union.
But amidst all the gloom that now dar
kens the political horizon of that powerful
State, we hope that the very madness aud
rashness of the disorganizes will arouse
the gigantic power of the true hearted
Democracy, and yet snatch victory from
despair. We scorn to believe that the
Democracy which covered itself with so
much glory in the last contest is now ca
pable of the suicidal act of dividing that
their enemies may conquer.”
From the foregoing the New York Her
ald, and other kindred presses now in the
service of the Whig party, may judge what
success they are likely to meet in their ef
forts to bring about a dissolution of the
cabinet. Savannah Gcorgian.
The Verdict of the People.
Some of the whigs are certainly very
inconsistent with themselves. Through
out the compaign they proclaimed from
the press, and from the stump, and from
eveiy place where they could be heard,
that the election of Judge Johnson wouid
be an endorsement of President Pierce
hy the people of Georgia, and the elec
tion of Mr. Jenkins would be the con
demnation of the administration. The
democracy met them, and fought and
conquered them upon this issue, but now
when the case has been decided against
them, the whigs deny their own premises,
and the Columbus Enquirer professes to
see certain signs of death to the Presi
dent in the Georgia election. Accord
ing to this Whig logic whether Johnson
or Jenkins is elected it is a sure sign that
President Pierce and his administration
have been condemned the people of
Georgia. Whig editors may be able to
convince themselves by such reasoning;
but they will hardly be able to convince
anybody else that the overwhelming
democratic victories which have follow”
ed each other in rapid succession, in
every State where an election has been
held since the President’s Inaugural, is a
sure sign that he is unpopular with the
people. —Federal Union.
Resignation or Gov. Sevmour. Hart
ford, Conn., Oct. 13 h, —Governor Sey
mour, Minister to Russia, resigned his
office as Governor of the State of Con
neticuttft day, in order to prepare for his
mission. Charles H. Pond, Lieut. Gov
ernor, was sworn in at 12 o’clock as
chief executive in his place.
Another Failure in New York.
New York,Oct. 13.—Moses Wheclock,
Vice President of the New York Board
of Brokers, it is said, has failed for a hea
vy amount.
THE JEFFERSONIAN
GRIFFIN, OCTOBER 27, 1853
SELLING OUT.
We refer our readers to our advertise
ment, and particularly request our breth
ren of the press to give us a lift in getting
off by giving the advertisement a few in
sertions.
From the Federal Union.
The long Agony is Over.
We have at last got the official returns
from each precinct in Harris county, which
gives Bailey, in Harris county, 385, and
Trippe 620. Trippe’s majority in this
county is only 225, which elects Bailey in
the district by 5 majority. The returns
from Harris county were not made accord
ing to law, bnt the Governor did not re
jeet them. But whether they were all
rejected or all received, does not vary the
result. Bailey would be elected in either
case. For the satisfaction of all concerned,
we give below the vote in each precinct in
Harris county.
OJicial Vole in Hants County.
Bailey. Trippe
Goodman’s X Roads, 27 25
Stallings, 80 46
Ellcrslie, 34 49
Waverly Hall, 7 52
Lanier’s Mills, 45 14
Whitesville, 77 183
Hamilton, 84 217
Valley Plains, 31 34
385 620
585
A PROCLAMATION.
GEORGIA.
BY HOWELL COBB,
Governor of said State.
Whereas I have, as directed by the act
of the General Assembly, passed on the
11th day of February, 1799, entitled “An
Act to regulate the General Elections in
this State, and to appoint the time of
meeting of the General Assembly,” and
subsequent acts amendatory thereof, ar
ranged and counted up the votes given to
the several persons, at the election held
throughout the State, on Monday the 3d
day of October, (inst ) for eight members
to represent this State in the House of
Representatives of the Congress of the
United States, for two years from the 3rd
day of March iast, from which it appears
that the Hon James L. Seward had the
highest number of votes in the first ( on
gressional District; Hon. Alfred 11. Col
quitt in the second district; lion. David
J. Bailey in the third district; Hon. Wil
liam B. W. Dent in the fourth district;
Hon. Elijah W. Chastain in the fifth dis
trict; Hon. Junius Hillyer in the sixth
district; Hon David A. Reese in the se
venth district; and Hon. Alexander 11.
Stephens in the eighth district.
I have, therefore, thought proper to
issue this my Proclamation, hereby de
claring the aforesaid lion. James L. Sew
ard, Alfred H. Colquitt, David J. Bailey,
William B. W. Dent, Elijah W. Chastain,
Junius Hillyer, David A. Reese and Alex
ander 11.-Stephens, duly elected in said
districts, respectively, to represent this
State in the House of Represent itives of
the Congress of the United States, for
two years, from the third day of March
last, and notify each of them to signify his
acceptance of said appointment, within the
time legally prescribed.
Given under my hand and the Great Seal
of the State, at the Capitol in Millcdgo
ville, this the 22ddayof October. 1853,
and of the Independence of the United
States of America the seventy-eighth.
HOWELL COBB.
By the Governor:
N. C. Barnett, Sec’ry of State.
A PROCLAMATION.
GEORGIA.
BY HOWELL COBB,
Governor of said Stale.
In accordance with the provisions of an
act, entitled an act “to provide for the
election of all the Judges of tiie Superior
Courts, bv the free wliitc peop'o. of the
State of Georgia,” assented to on the 12th
day of January, 1852, an election was
held on the 3d day of the present month,
for Judges of the Superior Courts of the
following Judicial Districts, to wit; Eas
tern, Middle, Northern, Western, South
ern, Oeinulgee, Flint, Chattahoochee, and
Cherokee.
And whereas, in obedience to the pro
visions of the above recited act, together
with the Secretary of State, I have com
pared, consolidated, counted up and added
together the legal votes cast for each can
didate, in each county of the several Dis
tricts, and find the following persons to
have received the highest number of votes
to-wit: in the Eastern District, William
B. Fleming; in the Middle District, W.
W. Holt; in the Northern District, Gar
nett Andrews; in the Western District,
James Jackson; in the Southern District
Peter E. Love; in the Ocmulgce District’
Robert V. Hardeman; in the Flint Dis
trict, James H. Stark; in the Chattahoo
chee District, E H. Worrill; in the Cher
okee District, Turner 11. Trippe.
Therefore, and in pursuance of law, and
said election, I do issue this my Proclama
tion, declaring the said VV. B. Fleming
W. W. Holt, Garnett Andrews, James
Jackson, Peter E. Love, Robert V. Har
deman, James H. Stark, E 11. Worrill,
and Turner 11. Trippe, duly elected Judges
of the Superior Courts of their several
Districts or Circuits above named, for four
years, or until their successors are elected
and qualified; and I do charge and require
the said Judges, each and all of them,
within thirty days from the date of this
Proclamation, to appear before two or
more Justices of tlio Inferior Court of the
county iu which they reside, and take the
usual oath in writing; and I do further
charge and require the several Clerks of
the Inferior Court of the counties in which
said oath may be taken, to enter the same
on the raiuntes of Court, and transmit a
certified copy thereof under his hand and
seal of office, if there be one, if not, under
his own seal, as soon .as may be, to the
Governor.
Given under my hand and the Great Seal
of the State, at the Capitol in Milledge
villc, this the 22d day of October, 1853,
and of the Independence of the United
States of America the seventy-eighth.
HOWELL COBB.
By the Governor:
N. C. Barnett, Sec’ry of State.
In giving and taking it is easy mistaking.
v x - %f
The lollowin*s the torm ot the utspateh
which is said totbe the “very latest intelli
gence” but which the papers do not ap
pear to put much credit in:
IMPOR TANT NE WS.
The reported declaration of war
confirmed.
Tdcarnplied from London to^Livcrpool.
Saturday Morning, Oct. Bth.—The.
Tunes f this morniiig announces the ar
riva l of the steamer Tancredi , from Con
stantinople at Marseilles, with a confirma
tion of the news that, on the 26th ult.,
the Sultan declared war against Russia.
A telegraphic dispatch from Vienna
announces that the Porte had given the
Russian Emperor fonr weeks in which to
evacua’e the principalities, failing to do
which hostilities would be commenced.
Appointments anil Removals.
Baltimore, Oct. 22.—The Washington
Union has officially announced the follow
ing appointments: Now York, J J Red-
Collector, Vice Bronson, removed. —
•T. J? Sisco, Sub-Treasurer, vice Dix, re
signed. H G. Brodhcad, naval officer,
vice Iledfield
Guthrie’s letter in reply to Bronson is
published- The Secretary contends that
he has a right to appoint subordinate offi
cers in the Custom House, and concluded
bv saying that Bronson’s insubordination
renders liis continuance in office impossible.
A Pleasing Incident at tha Fair.
We understand that on Thursday last,
Col. Davidson, the Chairman of the Ex
ecutive Committee, authorized Mr. John
S. Hutchinson, the auctioneer, to an
nounce that he would give a Silver Cup
to the best looking child, of fourteen
months, of native growth, exhibited on
Friday. Well, Ftiday came, and the
auctioneer mounted his rostrum, and an
nounced that he was ready for competi
tors. A young daughter of Mr. R iberl
Glqver, one of the proprietors of the
Course, was placed in his arms, who
with youthful simplicity, after a little
fondling, became friendly, and placing
her tiny arms around his neck, not only
captivated him (for bear in mind reader
that he has none of the same sort him
self,) bu> all present,both male and fe
male. After crying (no not erying , but
asking) if there were any more competi
tors on the ground, the little one still
clinging affectionately to him, he an
nounced that she had taken the premium,
and presenting it to her while in hi-arms,
it seemed as much delighted with its new
present as any one on the ground. We
did not see the seen*’, hut the auctioneer
assures us he will have no objection to
its repetition, provided he has one of the
same sort to exhibit himself, at the next
Fair. —Constitutionalist $- Republican.
COMMUNICATED.
Zebulon, Montgomery Lodge, ami
Pike County.
Mr. Editor: —lndulge me in a brief re
miniscent narrative. I have met with a
few persons, that did not know the origin,
reason, and historical allusions of the a
bove names.
He, who has read his Bible, knows who
Zebulon was, and the history of the Revo
lution, who Montgomery , was, and that of
the War of 1812, who Pike was.
Pike county, its scat of justice, and
Masonic Lodie, divide among them, the
full name of a hero, Gen. Zcbulon Mont
gomery Pike. He was called by his mid
dle name, after the brave Irish General,
who fell in the service of our country, at
the very moment of victory, in the walls
of Quebec, by a random gun fired by a
British soldier. But for this, that place,
with all its wealth, strength and popula
tion, would now be ours. Their fate was
similar, and its cause almost identical in
character.
His last orpatronimic name, some, I am
told, think to this day, was given to the
county, from the abundance of the fish of
that name, fonnerly in their mountain
streams. There might have been, in the
early settlement of the county, some re
semblance between the pioneers and this
piscatory genus, both armed and equipped
as the law directs; both ready to bite and
swallow a bait; one on the election ground,
the other in his native element: pugniset
calcibus , unguibus et rostro —the jaws of
both being well serried
Now all this is a far fetched, poetical
imagination. The Pikers, I mean the peo
pie, not the fish, are now, as an old friend of
mine, fond of big words, said, a pulverised
and amphibious population; meaning civi
lized and fond.of tisli. At all events, the
people of Spalding have lost the glorious
uame of a hero, by being thrown into a
new county It is always considered sus
picious to change names, to have an alias:
thus, as the sheriff says in his processes,
Pike county alias Spalding. Zebulon,
Montgomery Lodge, and Pike county,
need never be ashamed of their names, af
ter reading what follows :
On the 27th gas April, *lßl3, General
Pike, in command of the American army,
fell, in the arms of victory, at the battle
of Fort Otronto, or Little Yorlf, ilie me
tropolis of Upper Canada.
“Dulce el decorum ea’ pro pntria mori.”
After the enemy had been driven from
all their positions; after having abandoned
the fort and garrisons, and while General
Sir Roger Hale Shcaffe was proposing
terms of capitulation, the works, by a
sudden and tremendous explosion, were
blown up treacherously, and contrary lo
usages of war. The air was instantly filled
with huge stones and fragments of wood,
rent asunder and whirled aloft, by the ex
ploding of five hundred barrels of powder.
Immense quantities of those inflamed and
blackened masses, fell in the midst of the
victorious troops, killing aud wounding
three hundred, among them, their brave
and beloved general and his two aids
The wound of Pike was mortal. His last
words were, advance my brave mm, and
avenge your general ” The column in
stantly closed np, rent the air with three
loud huzzas, and marched forward to the
tune of Yankee Doodle. They captured
the town, all the public stores, ammuni
tion, arms, cartnon, vessels of war iii port,
and made five hundred prisoners. Pike,
witn his two aids, was carried aboard the
Pert, the British flag was brought to him,
at his request, placed uudor his bead, and,
wrapt in tiro flag of his country, as his
shroud, he expired.
A few days after, the troops- that were
rendezvoused at Sackett’s Harbor, after
the battle of Queenstown Heights, where
the British Gen Brock fell, anil Scott, the
hero of Mexico, was made a prisoner, on
a cold, dark anil drizzling day, discovered
a fleet in the distance, steering for the
place. The first thought of all, was that
it was the enemy’s fleet designing to
attaek and capture it. Immense quantities i
of public stores, provision, materials of
war, were there collected, both for the
army and navy. Preparation for defence
was instantly made. The batteries were
manned, guns loaded with round shot and
ff ra P under the command of McComb;
the infantry, rifles, volunteers and cavalry,
under the brave Miller, were drawn up
in battle-order, in the campus, between a
long range of shanties and the lake shore;
pieces of field artillery were, at intervals,
placed between the ‘shanties. When all
was ready for the impending death-strug
gle, a deep and anxious silence prevailed.
Every eye was intensely fixed on the ap
proaching squadron, which hoisted no co
lors. On a bastion of Fort Covington was
mounted a long eighteen pounder, looking
directly up the lake Ontario, under the
command of Capt. Archer, with his offi
cers and bombardiers around him; and
lint-stock burning. To make the* fleet
show colors, long tom sent a ball hurling
over the water, but it fell short; again and
again, another and another. The last fell
amidst the sail, which disturbed the fleet,
and it returned a.shot in answer - rail up
the stars and stripes—but alas ! only half
mast! At once, all was known. It was
Commodore Chauncey with the body of
Pike, American wounded, and the spoils
of war. The troops were moved from
their position, and formed on the open
ground, in sad and funeral array, instead
of that of battle, to receive with military
honors the dead body of the hero and his
wounded compatriots in arms. A tomb
was soon got ready under the bastion of
Fort Covington, on which long tom was
mounted—there the body was deposited,
while the troops were drawn up, colors
draped in mourning, drums muffled, arms
reversed, the big tears of sorrow rolling
down the faces of the veterans, music
playing the dead march, troops marking
the solemn time with the heavy funeral
tread, and the funeral service being read
by the Chaplain, all the sad scene was
closed by long tom and other pieces pour
ing out their sorrows in long and loud la
mentations reverberating up and down
Ontario. The other corps, with their
arms, repeated the echoes of sorrow and
the sad story. He was not left a’one in
his glory. Thus ended his natural life,
and thus began that of his name, fame
and memory. Exegit monumentitm durins
marmori el perenius cere.” All these things,
quorum pans fui, are true, my friends, in
Pike; I witnessed them. F. I). C.
COMMUNICATED.
Mr. Editor: —I have heard, lately, much
enquiry, and considerable speculation, a
bout who shall bo our next Senator in
Congress, to succeed Col. Dawson.
I myself have had a thought or two
heretofore, kept to myself, on this same
topic of general conversation and discuss
ion. I don’t pretend that they are very
wise, astute or shrewd; yet they may have
something of common sense.
Those, who now stand most prominent
on the stage, are Messrs. Cobb, McDonald
and Chappell, all belonging to old fogy
dom. I don’t mean to insinuate the idea,
that this respectable dynasty lias lost all
its former wisdom and patrio ism But
there is some credit due to him, who bore
the heat and burden of the day, over him
who came into the field at the eleventh
hour.
; I prefer McDonald: lie never quit the
democratic clmrch, nor the ark of its cove
. nant, to run after the strange gods of uni
onism, and bow down to their idols and
l worship them; nor, for amusement, honor
s or office, made himself a whirligig and te
t totum, like the hards and softs. lie don’t
keep such a toy shop, in which arc traded
whimwhams for geeses’ bridles and the
g vendor the best sample in the assortment,
j Ilis scroll is, Democracy now and forever.
Did you ever see his eyes blinking and his
1 mouth watering for those little, bright, sil
-3 very, scaly things in the water, and those
f white, fermented, kneaded, salerated bod
, ies, that grow in wheat-fields? Did you
3 ever know him, in a political campaign, by
\ a skilful manoeuvre, touch off a masked
s battery, which was once done by two old
[ veterans, and its explosion threw one of
[ the bombardiers, from the Speakership in
Washington into the Governor’s chair in
\ Georgia, and the other was sent whirling,
f thundering, and roaring, like a congrcvc
rocket, through the air, from Milledgc
-1 ville, clear across Georgia, South and
North Carolina, Virginia and over the
f dome of the Capitol, where, impending a
j moment, he descended with a tremendous
crash, and came down cnmflurnmnx into a
3 seat in the Senate. Rising on his feet and
5 rubbing the smoke and dust from his eyes,
like Kory O’llourk .when lie fell from the
’ nioo’l, he was amazed what fetched- him
’ there two years mid four months before
the time. lam a fast iioi*.?s, anyhow.—
Never such a feat performed or heard of
before, in all these United States of A
’ merica, and the archives have been care
fully searched. Wasn’t it a wonderful
game at long-taw, a long shot, truly, never
beat by Robin Ilood, the great archer of
I Lincoln Green memory, or ‘big Queen Bess’
on Dover Castle, firing a salute to the
Galileans across the channel. The exploit
will be immortalized for six years from the
4th of March last. For that time, we
hope Governor Johnson will be permitted
to study Swedenborg in peace. McDonald
worked hard all the time, while the others
did worse than biter; and he is, in justice,
entitled to full wages, unless he, in his libc-
rality, chooses to waive them for the good
of the Republic. I venerate the worth
and memory of a martyr to a good cause;
and I think McDonald has conspicuously
earned this prestige. I know lam no
judge in Israel, but I have my own private
thoughts, aud can’t help it, as the country
lass said to her city beau, and, of course,
they jumped the broomstick.
I have not yet forgotten 1850—*’51, and
I suppose neither of those gentlemen, nor
the people of Georgia have, i admit
Gobb and Chappell .lid good service in the
last campaign, and Georgia bless thorn for
it. But they had been deserters, and were
new recruits again, while McDonald was a
veteran, that never trailed his flag or truck
led to the combined powers of Russia and
Austria arrayed against the South. As far
as they have done lately, they have done
well, but their works are only works meet
for repentance, and I know there is more
joy over one that repeuteth, than ninety
nine that need no repentance; but they
must remember, they must prove their faith
by works, take the lowest seats in the syna
gogue, and show that they have attained
to grace by humility: then they may ex
pect to bo invited to the highest among
the ciders, where McDonald has always
been. In 1850’-51 they rubbed against
the pot of Unionism, and their nether
statistics arc a little colored yet, but Mc-
Douald’s are as fair as the face of the full ■
moon, without the nigger in it. He never
played the game of bumps against th e
kettle or Stone Mountain, but he did a
gainst Cobb, and was sick a long time af
ter, but now is high in political health and
hearty as a buck.
If the Legislature can’t agree without
fisticuffs, who shall be Senator, let Daws m
remain, as he is there now, under the les
son taught in the fable of the fox, flics
and swallows. He never was a rabid pol
itician, and is a true Georgian, and Mem
phis Convention man. F. I). C.
How It Imppened.
The whigs are puzzling their brains to
find out how Mr. Jenkins was defeated.
Some charge it upon the apathy of the
whigs in the 2nd district; and others to
the treachery of the whigs in the 4th dis
trict. This will never do. It will not do
for any one to say that the whigs did not
try to elect the illustrious Je. kins. Nor
will it do to attribute his defeat to the
Algerine law. This should have defeated
him or any other man that voted for it;
but if that defeated Mr. Jenkins, what
was it that defeated the whig candidates
for Congress and whig candidates for the
Legislature? We can save the whigs the
trouble of hunting up causes for their de
feat. They were all defeated because
they were whigs, and because the people
all over the Uuited States are tired and
disgusted with whiggery, that is cause
enough to defeat any man. The Recor
der and some other whig Journals endea
vored to escape their fate by putting on a
mask and calling themselves union
but it would not do. Ihe people found
them out even under their disguise. The
election that has just passed disclosed
the true character of the party. The
old whig counties all voted for Jenkins,
and the old democratic counties with a
few exceptions voted for Johnson. Many
democrats in these counties that voted
for Jenkins were deceived by the whig
cry of union, hut the deception is now ex
posed, and the same trick cannot be
played again.— Fed. Union.
Chtmgc in t!ic Judiciary.
A writer in the Augusta Constitution
ilist recommends an alteration in the Ju
diciary system of the State, so far as re
lates to the Inferior Courts of the seve
ral counties, by enacting a law to have
but one Judge or Justice, ami allowing
him a small compensation, sufficient how
ever, to ensure the services of a compe
tent Judge. This alteration, remarks the
writer, has been ofien suggested in my
presence, and I have no doubt but that
it is generally desired over the State.—
Let it be kept free from party politics.—
Let the press generally in the State give
a small share of attention to the matter,
and the change will he adopted. When
a lawyer is elected to the office, let him
practice in other Courts, and by that
means you can secure the services- of a
competent member of the bar for a less
compensation than you could, if he was
prohibited from practice in the Superior
and Courts of Ord nary.
Another cvre of a Bad I*g, by Ilollo
rcatft Pills and Ointment! Extract of a<
letter from Mrs. Murry, whose husband
had been a sergeant in the Scotch Greys,)
and is now in the Metropolitan Police, ;
22, Charles-stret-t, Westminster, 24th
April, 1545. Sir—Ha’ ing been long
afflicted with an abcess in the leg, I ap-<
plied for relief to some of the most emi- j
nent of the medical profession, but getting
no better I Was admitted into the West-!
minster Hospital, and after a long stay ]
left uncured; indeed, the surgeon sail
that any further effort on his part was
perfectly useless. Yet shortly afterwards
rny leg was cured by using Holloway’s
Pifl and Ointment.
Excitement in the Market. —The impor
tant advices from Europe were issued in a
second edition of the New York Erpress ,
early on Thursday afternoon, creating no
little excitement on ‘'Change. The ex
press on Friday says holders of flour at
once put up p ices two shillings per
barrel, but there were not many transac
tions at the advance, operates prefering
to hold back until furtbei advices
Hie sales at previous price*, however,
were nominally large, aggregating 23,000
bushels Before the news, the sales
reached nearly 3-3,000 bushels of all
brands.
Anew Democratic patf:r at Washing
tc.v. —Beverly Tucker, Esq., formerly of
Va., has commenced the publication at
Washington City, of anew democratic
paper called the Sentinel. Mr. Tucker is
an ablo writer, a Southern man, and a
sound democrat. The Sentinel claims
not to be an orgar. of the aJ;2' rt istr3ion,
bui will cordially support it. We hav'C
not seen the paper, but are pleased with
extracts which we have seen from its
columns.
The Crops. —The Cotton Crops in
this section have promised a pretty full
yield up to this date. The heavy rain of
Thursday and Thursday night how
ever, must havei proved very des
tructive. Largo quantities of cotton
were open in the Helds, and the green
bolls must suffer considerably. The indi
cations are now favorable for an early
frost w’hich will cut off the crop very
largely.— Col. Times,
Severe Weather—Snow two feet
deep. —Boston, Oct. 13. —Mount Wash
ington is now covered with snow to the
depth of two feet, and in some places is
drifted to the height of eight feet. In the
towns around the mountain snow has been
falling for several days. The thermome
ter at the mountain last week stood at
zero.
Sale of the Metropolitan Hotel. —The
N. Y. Herald of Saturday, says it was
stated on good authority, on change, that
Messrs. A. T. Stewart & co., the cele
brated dry goods firm, had purchased
the Metropolitan Hotel for the round sum
of $600,000, and that they were to pay
(low n in cash $ 100,000, leaving $200,000
on time.
It is reported that Simeon Draper has
arranged with the Mechanics’ Bank of
New York to pay off his liabilities,
and will resume business. The New
York Post learns that the liabilities, of
Mr. Draper amounts to between two aud
three million of dollars.
Death of a Member elect. —Hon. John
L. Bird, Senator elect from Taliaferro,
we regret to learn, died last week. The
Governor has issued a writ of election to
fill the vacancy.
Either attempt no’, or accomplish. i
Narrow Escape.— This morning, during
the gust of wind which passed over the
city, between 9 and 10 o’clock, a tree was
blown down near the music stors of Mr.
Mitchell, which came near doing serious
damage. The lady of Mr. I K Test
accompanied by another lady, driving in
a bnggy, had just stopped their vehicle,
.nd one of the ladies had got out and
went into the store, leaving Mrs Test in
the buggy The rain at this moment
coming up, Dr. Roy a ii went out and as
sisted her to raise the top of her buo-gy
and returned to his office Directly a
crash was heard, and it was found that
a tree had fallen on the buggy, completely
demolishing the top, but strange to say,
Mrs. Test received no injury whatever.—
Ihe escape was most miraculous. The
horse was a very gentle one, or he would
have taken fright. Very prompt assist
ance was rendered by those who witnessed
the perilous situation of the lady.— Sav _
J urnalo e Monday.
Our Minister to France —We doubt
whether President Pierce could have se
lected a more acceptable man than Hon.
John Y. Mason as minister to France.
His appointment gives assurance that the
adminisiration feels the importance of in
trusting our international interests to men
of highest character. Judge Mason has
richly won a reputation which points him
out as eminently fitted for the duties of
the French missoin — Wash. Union.
Tite Church Suit. —By the way, I
may mention, as the latest on dit, that
the New York Book agents are making
arrangements for an immediate settlement
with the South, on terms entirely satis
factory Editors of the Charleston Chtis
tian Advocate.
We understand the terrna of the pro
posed adjustment are, that the whole
matter in dispute shall be referred to the
Hon. Judge McLean, of (be Supreme
Court of the United States. Both parties
have done well to leave it to the arbi'ra
tion of such a man as Judge McLean.
We learn further, that the Judge is ex
pected in this city in a few days, to meet
the comm'ssioners of the two branches
of the Methodist Episcopal Church.—JY.
Y. Com 10/A.
Jsay-Read the advertisement of Ayer’s
Cherry Pectoral. There are statements
of no ordinary interest to afl so unfortu
nate as to be afflicted with the difficulties
it cures.
Our Minister to China- —We deem
it a matter of congratulation that the
highly important and arduous mission to
China has, since the much regretted ina
, bilrtv of Hon. Robert J. Wa'lker to un
| dertake its duties, been confided to the
j Hon. Robt. M. McLane, of M ary land.
| This appointment will be, we doubt not,
as it should be, hailed with universal sat
isfaction. Asa man of high ability and
enlightened views and extended informa
tion—atr a man already, at an early age,
well tested in various paths of political ef
fort in which his success has been un
quesioned—as a sound and staonch dem
ocrat, fully embued with a resolute and
patriotic American spirit—Mr. McLane
jis eminently qua! fied to maintain, in
his new position, the interests and honor
i of the country.
i The split in the New York Democracy
! appears to be, who shall have the spoils,
■ the Hards or the Softs. The wickedness
j of the thing is, that both divisions wish to
j drag in the President and his Cabinet
It is to be devoutly hoped, that this will
} not be permitted.
Upson Superior Court.
We arc authorized to state that Upson
Superior Court has been, by Judge Stark,
adjourned over until the Second Monday in
January next. Tnis is chiefly on account
of the continued indisposition of Colonel
Gibson, we understand.
ttgrWc are authorized to announce Hie
name of Nathaniel Coluns, as a candi
date for the office of Tax Collector, at the
ensuing January election.
e are requested to announce the
name of Wm. A. Adams, as a candidate
for Clerk of the Superior Court of Meri
wether coar.ty, at the election to take
place on the first Monday in January next.
(£y“We are authorize ! to announce the
name ot A. M Wicbb, as a candidate for
the office of Clerk of the Inferior Court
of Meriwether county, at the ensuing Jau
ary election.
FRESH HIT MAMET!!
nriHK undesigned would respectfully inform
JL n e C:! !^of9 r ftin who arc fond of good*
living, that he keep* on flu id r 'ng the MarkcJ
hour?, at the Market- ft..use, at mai’. 1 ;*;’ “rice?, a
choice supply of BEEF and MUTTON* Tlic-e
is also, sold by Messrs. DUKE& GOD DA HO.
at the same hour?, place, and price, choice PORK,
Those indebted to him for the same, will please
call at his olliee in the west end of the Market.
House, once n week, and settle with Abner I Jam*
mond.liis authorised agent. (J. K. DUKE.
Gridin, October 26, 1853. 43—ts
Administrator’s Sale.
PURSUANT to an order of the Honorable
Court of Ordinary in and lor Henry county,
wi I be sold, on the first Tuesday in January next,
before the Courthouse door in the town of Mr,
Donotigh, all the lands belonging to the estate of
John Klliotf, late of said county, deceased—do- .
wit: Lots of hind Nos. 67, GH, 41,42, 23,24,25,
9, and 101 j acres of lot No. 8, and 50 acres of lot
No 10, all m the Tth district—and 10|| acres of
lot No. Q, and 30 acres of lot No. MJ, in the Kith
district of said county —making in all 2000 acres,
more or less; also, four ocres of land'part of lot
No. 24, in flu* Mill district of said count v, with
a new saw and grist mill on it, now in successful
operation.
Sold for t lie benefit of the heirs of said estate.
Notes with approved security due the 25th day of’
December, 1854, will be requited in payment.
S. B. LOVti. ) ‘ ,
A. V. KhLIOI’T. S Altmrs -
October 20, 1853. 43
Administrator’s Sale,
AG.RbIKABLbIto an order of the Honorable
Court of Ordinary of Pike county, will lie
sold, before the Courthouse door in GriiJin. in the
county of Spalding, within the legal hours of sale,
on the first Tuesday in December next, lots of land
No 23. 24 and 42, in the second district of orig -
nully Monroe now Spalding county, containing 600
acres, more or les?, being a part of the real estate
of livans Shannon, la'e of Pike county deceased.
, This desirable body of land is situated on the
plank road leading from Griffin to Flat Shoals, five
miles from Griffin, and i? if good and productive) „
quality, with about 150 or 200 acres cleared, 50
liesb land, and the whole well watered. There are
on the premises a good and convenient dwelling
and all necessary out-houses, a good gin house, a
good well and springs. The place is noted for tho
excellent health of all who have occupied it,
The aheve lands will he sold for the henefil of
the heirs and creditors of said Shannon, dectascd..
Terms on the day of sale,
BUllltßL ORB, Adm’r,
October 15, 1353, 42.