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About The Georgia Jeffersonian. (Griffin, Ga.) 18??-18?? | View Entire Issue (Nov. 3, 1853)
From (lie Constitutionalist. The Election of Senator. It often happens in the life of every pood citizen who takes much interest in the politics of the country, that policy and a sense of duty compel him to abandon lire first choice for a prominent office, and sup port one personally less acceptable to him. It sometimes happens the exigencies of the case appeal to the higher impulses of his nature to give np his cherished favorite, in favor of one who may have become act ually obnoxious to him- —the object of pre judice and dislike. In either case the pure and noble desire for the general good will triumph over the mere gratification of private friendships and personal consid erations. It was the full force of this sen timent that called forth from the patriotic and iron-nerved Jackson the memorable advice, “Abandon your friend and go for your Country.” When the candid inquirer, looking into the consequences of his vote, becomes con vinced that he can best subserve the cause of his party and of his principles, and pro mote the welfare of his State and country by” voting for a prominent citizen, not a favorite with him, the only question for him toMeterminc is, “Shall I cast my vote ’frSjft considerations of personal preferences and prejudices, likes and dislikes; or Shall I vote as duly and patriotism dictate?” How the questions will be answered and acted upon depends upon the charac ter of the voter. If he be patriotic and upright, if he really have at heart the great interest of his party and of his State and country, possesses a magnanimous spirit, and can appreciate the satisfaction a just mind emjoysfrom having done what was right rather than what was pleasant, the decision will be on the side of duty.— If he be not such a man the decision will be on the side of selfishness. But it is among the moral laws of man’s government that a rightful act done with rightful motives is never regretted, and experience seldom fails to prove it true wisdom. While an act prompted by self ish and impure motives is rarely looked back to with pleasure, and often proves in after years, a narrow sighted and em barrassing folly. These remarks arc preliminary to the discussion of the policy which should actu ate the democratic members of the Legis lature in the election of a United States Senator, and suggested by the straggle which may be going on in the minds of many of them between inclination and a sense of duty. We have broached the subject with re luctance. Wc entertained misgivings as to the propriety of discussing the questiou, what should the democrats do in this mat ter, from an apprehension that so intelli gent a body of men might consider ns in terfering with their especial prerogative. Such interference might be considered as implying that the intelligence of the party was not sufficiently sustained by patriotic sentiment, and a self-sacrificing regard for the public welfare. Under the circumstances we should have preferred to remain silent, and not to seem desirous of bringing an outside pressure to bear upon the judgement and discretion of members* But our own choice is not left us. An intelligent cor respondent, signing himself “A Southern Bights Democrat,” desires to be heard through our columns in behalf of the claims of a particular aspirant for the Senatorial office, and we do not feel at liberty to refuse him. We therefore lay his communication before the public, and in doing so feel constrained to make such comments as the occasion and the impor tant results involved suggest. We respond fully to the justice of the appeal made by our correspondent, in be half of the Union wing of the Democrat ic party. It is a fact, arising from cit cumstances we do not propose to discuss, that few prominent offices have been be stowed by the re-united democracy upn that wing, and we have keenly felt the importance and the very great ptopriety of some decided step by the Southern Bights wing to show that the spirit of proscription dees not dictate their coun sels; that they came together with their Union Democratic brethren on their old platform of common principles, in the spirit of true fraternity, to fight the com mon battles of a common cause against the enemies of both—and that while de feat would have been to them a misfor tune to be shared in alike, so should be ■hared the victory their joint labors have happily achieved. Union Democrats felt somewhat doubtful of the existence of this spirit of fraternity and restored kind ness on the part of the Southern Rights Democrats, growing out of the refusal to re-organize the Electoral ticket of last year, and give to the former a represen tation upon it. Yet a number of them, while feeling that they were unkindly and ungenerously treated, had the magnanim ity to vote for the Electoral ticket as ori ginally organized, thus preferring to trust to the future for restored harmony, and by that act strengthening their claim up on the Southern Rights Democracy for justice, kindness and confidence. 1 bis was not the first effort made towards re union of the dissevered wings. But it was the first step actually taken towards it. That Electoral ticket was elected. This was a triumph to the pride and the feelings of the Southern Rights Democ* racy. But a triumph of patriotism and moral heroism was with the Union Dem ocrats who voted with them. The Southern Rights Democrats hav ing, on that occasion, accomplished all they had deemed essential to their vindi cation, and escaped, without detriment to the Democratic party, the necessity of remoddling their ticket which many of them thought would have been a humilia tion had they consented to it, the time for magnanimity, tor kind feelings, for a spi rit of the amplest justice and fairness to the Union Democracy bad then fully ar rived. Jt was their true policy and their duty to give at the first fitting opportuni ty so emphatic an assurance that “bye gones were by gones,” as would remove the last vestige of misgivings from the i minds of Union Democrats who were kept aloof from them solely by these mis givings. That fitting opportunity we considered was furnished when the Democratic Con vention assembled last June to nomiuate a candidate for Governor. We believed, and so urged in these columns, that it was the policy of the party to nominate a Union Democrat, and would be a grate ful and honorable mode for the Southern Rights Democrats to tender the Olive branch to the Uoien Democrats—-and we suggested the Hon. Heniy R. Jackson as a suitable nominee. These views were not generally acquiesced in, and soon it became apparent that the Southern Rights Democrats were fully resolved to appro priate that nomination to their own wing. It is true that suggestion of the nomina tion of Judge Jackson was lost sight of, owing to his appointment as Charge to Aus'ria. But the claims of the Union Democrats were passed in review. Those of Judge Warner were voted upon. Those of Judge John IT. Lumpkin were not presented before the Convention. But it was not because be had not in that body warm supporters. In fact, the democra cy of the mountains came by their resentatives, prepared to press his nomi nation upon the Convention, but finding a majority of that body divided in favor of Col. Henry G. Lamar, Gen. H. A. Haralson and Judge Johnson, with a pro bability of their finally centreing upon one of them, they with commendable sell-de nial, resolved not to furiher embarrass the deliberations of the Convention by bringing forward the name of Judge Lump kin. Many of them finally voted for Judge Johnson, and all of them after the nomination, went home and exerted them selves zealously for bis election. Judge Johnson is elected, and elected by the aid of Union Democrats, who a gain patriotically silenced their misgivirgs as to the spirit of justice and fairness with which they would be treated by the Southern Rights Democracy, in case of a victory achieved by their joint labors .We have,pow a second time in the his tory of the last two years, airivedata point when an. enlarged, liberal and ele vated policy, in the spirit, not only of magnanimity, but of a farsecing sagacity, should be imitated by the Southern Rights Democrats. They failed to adopt what we thought was that policy, in June last. Perhaps we were wrong, for without it, the democracy have carried their nominee for Governor, albeit, it mu9t be confessed, by the skin of the teeth. They have e lected six out of eight Democratic mem bers of Congress, four of whom are South ern Rights Democrats. Tnis certainly shows, that so far the Southern Rights Democrats have not been neglectful of their own wing, and that the Union Democrats as a body, have trustfully, gallantly, and fairly, stood by them and their candidates. The question now cotnes up, should a Southern Rights Democrat, or a Union Democrat, he elected U. S. Senator? We have no hesitation in declaring the conviction, that it is advisable a Union Democrat should be elected; and for the reasons given or implied in the foregoing. In this opinion we are happy to find many, very many, Southern Rights Democrats coinciding. We are so advised by let ters from different points, and by personal interviews which the recent State Fair gave us an opportunity of enjoying. The next suggestion is, who should that Democrat be? The answer has been, we may say al most without dissent, that under all the circumstances, the man whose election will best harmonize the party, give it strength at home, and increased weight to the support Georgia desires to contii bute to the administration of Gen. Pierce, is Howell Cobb. That Southern Rights Democrats will have to put a restraint upon their inclinations, and combat strong prejudices they have long cherished, in order to do this, we are aware. Many Southern Rights Democrats, private citi zens, have confessed as much very frank ly, but have declared their readiness to advocate and welcome the election of Mr. Cobb as an act promofive of the good of the entire party. Indeed, in this city, and probably in this section of the State, it is the prevalent sentiment. We cannot doubt that there are mem bers of the Legislature who will take as elevated a view of what the occasion calls for at their hands. Why, it may be asked, is Howell Cobb pre-eminently the man, of all the Union Democrats for that position? We answer, looking at the condition of things in our own Slate, First—Because his election would, ac cording to the best information we can obtain, be more acceptable to the Union Democracy than that of any other per son named for the office. Having long enjoyed their confidence as a man of high abilities, as an unswerving Democrat, and as a thorough Unionist, they have shared and sympathised with hint in the vicissitudes consequent upon the interrup tion three years ago of old party lines.— His election would win back into cordial fellowship many Union Democrats who, while true to their old cherished creed, stand aloof under misgivings of hostility and proscription, and restore the parly thronghout the. State to all its pristine strength and efficiency. Second—Because Mr. Cobb has been uniformly and anxiously desirous sioce the Baltimore Convention of 1852, to see the Southern Rights and Union Demo crats united, and has given to this reunion the full weight of his exertions and influ ence; the fruits of which were evident in the fraternal spirit in which his friends met the Southern Rights Democrats in the State Convention in June, and in which they have struggled with them to carry triumphantly the principles and the candidate placed by the Convention be fore the people. 1 bird—-Because to the exertions and the influence of Gov. Cobb more than to those of SLLy other one Union Democrat, Judge Warner not excepted, is the victory due which has just been achieved, in the face of so many appeals to passion and prejudice unspariugly used to alienate the Union Democracy. Fourth-Because the election of a South ern Rights Democrat over the head of the favorite candidate of the Union de mocracy would be subjecting the patience of the Union Democracy, their fidelity to the present re-union, aod confidence in the fairness of the Southern Rights De mocracy to a test of undeserved severity. They have already been called on to make sacrifice of pride of opinion, of per- I sonal preferences, of position—to yield priority to Southern Rights Democrats, and furnish subalterns for our common battles, when, if called on, they could have furnished able leaders. All this they have been called upon to do, and they have done it—manfully, nobly, un comptaingly, if not cheerfully. To be still further called upon would give ground for the just and generous minded among even the Southern Rights Democ racy to complain. It would inflict a wound upon their sensibilities. It would, moreover, subject the entire Southern Rights Democracy to the suspicion ofl not having gone iutethe late contest with 1 fair and honest intentions toward? their Union Democratic associates. That, to carry their favoiite nominee into the Gu bernatorial Chair, they sought and solici ted the aid of Union Democrats in the name of equality and fraternity; bu*, “Likethajugsline friend. Kept the word of promise o the ear And broke it to the hope.” Far be it from the fate of the Southern Rights Democracy, which boasts of its chivalry, its high spirit, its sensitive hon or, by’ a short-sijrhted selfishness, and a low toned vindictiveness, so to act as to give countenance to such a suspicion.— Not all the honors, State and Federal, which could be lavished upon its favorites, would compensate for such a stain upon its fair escutcheon. Superadded to reasons applicable to our State affairs, in favor of Gov. Cobb’s elec tion, there are some of a national charac ter strongly* pointing in the same direction. But these we must omit, for, after ali, state considerations must control this question. If we have erred in the opinion can didly formed, that Howell Cobb would be the most acceptable man to the Union Democracy, those representing that wing in the Legislature can so indicate. Bat the considerations urging the policy of e lecting a Union Democrat, lo<e none of their force. Let Democrats apply as the t*st to this question, not what their prosent feelings and personal wishes prompt, but what two, four or six years hence, their calm judgments will decide to have been best for the party and the general good; and we have no fears hut that the result will be in favor of the views we have here expressed. (Communicate:! J Hon. Hiram Warner. Editor Constitutionalist t|* Republic It is seldom that I make any suggestions to the public, through the press. It is the medium through which many I ave often strove, and sometimes succeeded, in elevating to power and place unfit men. But although this engine of pow er and influence has sometimes been a bused, still its benefits to society are eve ry day felt, and universally acknowledged, not only in throwing light upon the great questions intimately connected with the welfare of the body politic*, but in bring ing about among the people a proper ap preciation of the services of those who have done much for the country, and al so, in many other inconceivable ways. It is with this view this article is written. It is to call the attention of the next Le gislature to the fact that the gentleman whose name heads the nrlicle is one a mong many of Georgia’s distinguished sons, who in every requisite is worthy of its confidence and support for the United States Senate. It is not. my purpose, in this communi cation, to detract from any of those distin guished gentlemen whose names have been mentioned in connection with this high position, as they are all democrats, have done much for the cause, and pos sess ability, which would enable them to discharge the duties of any office, with credit to themselves, and interest to the country. In the selection of a United States Senator, regard should be had, not only to ability, integrity, and worth, but also, the interest ot the demo cratic party. Since the re-organization of the party, few offices of honor and profit have fallen to that portion of the party knawn as Union deuncrats. Whether this happened by accident, or from a belief that they were unworthy’, 1 cannot say. But it is a fact which no one can deny. It was doubtless from this consideration, from the fact that Union democrats had not shared equally’ the honors of the party with their brother Suu'hern Rights dem ocrats, together with his ability, and j splendid qualifications, which influ-1 enced many of both wings of the party, to urge the name of Judge Warner at the late Gubernatorial Convention as a candi date for Governor. But other counsels prevailed. Another gentleman was nom inated. With this he was not dissatisfi ed. He had not sought the nomination, and loving his party, his country more than himself, he cheerfully aided in the election of Judge Johnson. When we ask ourselves who, from his high character, acknowledged talerit, solid judgement, and unwavering support of democratic men, and measures, and his position towards the re-organized democracy, peculiarly fit him as one of the representatives of the sovereignty of Georgia, and at the same time be promo tive more of ihe interest of the democrat ic party than that of any other man, we unhesitatingly say that man is Hiram Warner. He does not desire the office, but if made to believe it would be to the inter est of the party for him to accept it, he might do so. The Union democrats would be satisfied with his election, hav ing been one himself, as would all the Southern Rights democrats, on account of his early praiseworthy and successful efforts to bring about an amalgamation of the two wings of the party with a view of battling together, as formerly, for those great principles and measures, which had almost been lost sight of amid the storm and virulence of sectional strife. Through the partiality of frieods he has been called upon to act as a Legis lator, Judge of the Superior aud of the luferior court, in all of which positions he showed, to the satisfaction, even to his most violent political opponents, that confidence had not been misplaced, dis charging the duties of the respective of fices, with honor to himself and interest to his State. In particular does this remark apply to him as a member of the Supreme coutt—a man whose extensive, and pro f#und legal learning has shed light upon most intricate and perplexing questions of the law; been of invaluable services to the State; raised Georgia to an enviable position, and secured to him an enduring tame. j With such a representative in the Uni ted States Senate, Georgia would soon feel proud. It is useless to conceal the fact, that at this particular time the elec tion of a U. S. Senator is a very delicate I and important duty, more so than ever before. Regard should be had for policy as well as ability. This is not the only important trust confided to the next Legislature; but a bout any other I did not expect to say anything in the ourset—l mean the elec tion of two Judges of the Supreme Court. In a political point of view only are these election s inferior in importance to that oi the election of a £j* S’ Senator, Ijsee in the last Times & Sentinel, the names of two distinguished and worthy gentlemen, suggested to’,.take the places of Judge Nisbet and Starnes. . I hope the gentle man will not he wipplan'edjiy anv body. Judge Starnes will be < lected, and I hope the tlav is past when a fine, able and up right Judge as Judge Nisbet undoubted ly is, shall he defeated, for an office of such greet responsibility; ami which so few are as well, qualified to fill as himself merely on account of opinion sake. SOUTHERN RIGHTS DEMOCRAT. THE JEFFERSONIAN r . ... jy, ... a RlFT***,. NOVEMBER 3, 1853 - . j^LM*OOUT. We idwi neaders to our advertise ment, and particularly request our breth ren of thc .presi to/give us a lift in getting off by giving the advertisement a few in sertion*. Upson Superior Court. We are authorized to state that Upson Superior Court has been, by Judge Stark, adjourned over until the Second Monday in January next. Tins is chiefly’ on acconnt of the continued indisposition of Colonel Gibson, wc understand. . LYCEUM NOTICE. The next Lecture will be delivered on this (" r hnrsday) evening, at candle light, in the Baptist Church, by D. N. Martin, Esq. Fro3T. —From information received there is no doubt that the frost of Tuesday the 25th ult. extended throughout the whole cotton region, even to Louisiana, and that all the cotton that will be made this year, has already been made. New Millenary. We call the attention of our lady rea ders to Mrs Lunquest’s fine stock of new Millenary. !,We have seen it, and to our eye, althongh wdmakc no pretensions to a connoisseur’ fn tilings belonging exclu sively to ladies, we thought they were splendid. The ladies should call and sec them. Targe Eire at Milledgeville. On Tuesday the 25th ult. a large fire occurred at Milledgeville, which destroy ed the entire square on the street oppo site the hotsd of th late Mrs. lluson. It commenced at a carpenter’s shop opposite the old LaFayette Hotel, burnt round to the main street and along the entire square, stopping at Mr. Barnett’s dwel ling opposite the Presbyterian Church.— The loss is estimated at SIOO,OOO dollars. None of the hotels and but one dwelling houje was destroyed, so the session of the Legislature will suffer no inconvenience in consequence of the fire. Electioik:l>e<oi’e the Legialature. We occupy much of our space to-day with articles'relating to the elections which are to take place before the ensuing Legis lature for JJpjted Senator and Jndges Supreme Court. It is very likely the sagte question* may be put to us ag&in already been put, to wit: Why do you suffer such articles to go into your paper?; Our simple reply is, because wc do not,possess the spirit of dogmatism and dictation in a sufficient degree to ex clude them, .What right have we to dic tate to another man his opinions or pre ferences, or what right to exclude them from publicity? Every man is entitled to his preference, and to express it, and as long as we think so we shall not arrogate to ourself any control over the matter.— The great mistake that is usually made is to charge an editor with entertaining eve ry opinion which he may think proper to admit into his columns by correspondents or others. We admit and publish many articles for the information of our readers, and not bemuse we approve or disapprove of them, and it is with this view we now publish the articles referred to. Wc pre sume the members of the Legislature will be able tp jljgKjharge the duties assigned them our counsel or assistance, and yet We consider it right and proper to furnish them with as much of public o pinion as wq can command. This is what should guide them in their choice, and how is it to be obtained but through the public press? And how is it to bo ob tained impartially but by admitting all communications that are offered? One of our cotempor,vries calls this forestalling public opinion, but the very reverse of this i is the case. T orostaihug public opinion is to suppress a full and fair expression of it, and suffering the whole matter to be con trolled, tvs fas as they can control it, by the wire-pullers at Milledgeville, Bird, who was condemned at the Spring term of DeKalb Superior Court, for the murder of Dr. Hillbarn, was, on tho,2lst ult. brought before Judge Hill, and? re-sUntenced. His execution is to take place on the 2d of next Decern - her. ! ” G/eatsifein Paris. —The immense es tablishment of M. Jourdain-Ribnlean, at Louviers, the largest cloth manufactory in France^in..which about 1,200 work men weie employed, was completely the 21 instant. In [Jess toan.4 ouarter of an hour the whole of the f4l buildings, each five stories high, of'Jmtehthe manufactory was com posed, weie one mass of flames. The loss is estimated at 1,500,000 francs. The municipal council has voted a sum of 100,000 francs to meet the most urgent wants of llie workineD and their famiTies, who amount in number to nearly 3,000. letter receiv'd by the Atlantic by a commercial house in New York from a leading and reliable commercial house in London, states that the reported declaration of war by Turkey against Russia is without foundation, and was started for speculation Vote for Governor, &c. —After the’ most diligent investigation through all the channels within our reach, we at length are enabled to foot up the vote for Governor and Members of Congress. We have never seen returns so dilatory in coming in, and we are not now able to give the entire official vote for Governor, as it is not endorsed on the back of all those in hand Our investigation, as shown by the table, results thus: AGGREGATE VOTE. Johnson, 44,343 Jenkins, 43,995 —Johnson’s maj. 348. FOR CONGRESS. Ist Dist.—Seward 4,429; Bartow 4,238. Seward’s majority 191. 2d Dist.—Colquitt G,795; Johnson 6,249. Colquitt’s majority 54G. 3d Dist.—Bailey 5,232; Trippe 5,227. Bailey’s majority 5. 4th Dist.—Dent 6,706; Calhoun G,368. Dent’s majority 338. sth Dist Chastain 8,118; Tumlin 7,871. Chastain’s majority 247. 6th Dist.—llil yer 5,334; Wofford 2,349; Holsey 2,329; Morton 1,789; Stan ford 367 Hillyer’s majority 2,985. 7th Dist.—lleese 4,937; Saffold 3,883. Reese’s majority 1,054 Bth Dist.—Stephens 5,634; Jones 2,444; Todd 58; Young 73. Stephens’ majority 3,901. [ Southern Recorder. Electing of the G rand Lodge. The Grand Lodge of Georgia convened in Macon on the 25th ult., the Hon. W C. Dawson, Grand Master, presiding The Representation from the Subordinate Lodges was very large, and the reports indicated the highest degree of prosperity of the Fraternity throughout the State There are now 175 chartered Lodges, and 8 working under dispensations. The Grand Master addressed the Lodge in a speech of great beauty and eloquence. He dwelt upon the past history and pres ent prosperous condition of the institution, and congratulated the Representatives es pecially upon the elevated tone of morality, the harmony and gentlemanly deportment which characterized the membership thro’- out the State. The several standing committees were appointed, and much preliminary business transacted. On the 28th, the reports of 1 the committees were presented, and action taken thereon. In the afternoon the fol lowing officers were elected for the ensuing year: W G Dawson, W G Master. Simon Holt, D G M, Ist'.'Dist. A A Gaulding, D G M, 2d Dist. John H Rice, D G M, 3d W S Rockwell, D G M, 4th “ I) E Butler, Sr G Warden. L C Simpson, Jr G Warden. Jos E Wells, Grand Treasurer. Simii Rose, G Secretary. J A Fannin, Sr Deacon. R T Turner, Jr Deacon. S A Borders, ) Arthur Hood, > G Stewards. R M Smith, ) Luther J Glenn, G Pursuivant. T A Harris, G Tyler. W e learn that the utmost harmony and good feeling prevailed during the entire session, and that an unusual amount of business was transacted. The Report upon the condition of the Female College at Covington, under the control of Dr. Means, was very flattering. The President has recently returned from the North, where he procured an oxten sive and complete apparatus. This institu tion is now upon a permanent basis, and is destined to do much good in the Btatc. — Sav. Courier. Wonderful.— -The decree of skill at tained by the testers of gold in detecting spurious coin, is wonderful and almost in credible. Last Monday, at the office of the Assistant Treasurer in this city, thir ty-one thousand six hundred and fifty pie ces of gold passed through the hands of one man, (Mr. Birdsall,) and every piece was tested separately. Eleven thousand of them were gold dollars. Abort four hundred millions of dollars have passed through Mr. B.’s hands, and been tested by him. Os course he works with great rapidity, and yet not a single instance of a spurious coin escaping his detection was ever known.— N. Y. Ihrald. We understand through the politeness of a friend, that the cars will run from Chattanooga to Nashville on the Ist of December, and that the Atlanta and La Grange Railroad will be opened to West Point in six weeks, so that certainly by the Ist of January, the communication by railroad from this city to Nashville and to Montgomery, and from those points by steamboats to the Cincinatti and St. Louis Railroad, and so to Mobile and New Or leans, will be completed. Charleston Courier. A G ood Price for Chickens. —On Fri day afternoon last, at the close of the Northampton Agricultural Fair, Mr. F. P Hill, of Easton, sold four of his pure Chittagong Chickens for one hundred dol lars —twenty-five dollars apiece. They were bought for the Hon. T. Butler King of Georgia. Thanksgiving Day.— The Governors of the following named States have appointed Thursday the 2-tth day of November, to be observed as a day of public thanksgiv ing and praise: Connecticut, Massachu setts, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire and Alabama. The Governor of Maine has appointed Thursday November 21th. A large majority of the States will no doubt hold their annual thanksgiving on the 24th. Expedition from S ivannah to Liberia — We design sending an expedition to Libe ria, to sail from Savannah, Georgia, the Ist December next All persons who desire to emigrate at that time, will please give us immediate notice. It is important that we should know by the Ist November, how many certainly calculate on going, that we many make the neces sary arrangements for their comfortable accommodation. Persons wishing to send freight, must give us notice by the Ist November; otherwise, we may not be able to accommodate them. Freight taken at $1,50 a barrel 30 cents a cu~bic W. McCLAIN, Sec. Am. Col Society. Colonization Rooms, Washington, D. C (£s*A distinguished Garman scholar gives the population of Tui key in Europe, as being about 15,500,000, and that ol Turkey in Asia, 13,700,000, making a to tal of nearly 30, 030,000, about ha'f the population of Russia, and nearly equal to that of France, though vastly les* com pact thap the last, Fo> the Jeffersonian. Elections and Candidates- Sir: —It is, at times, a good and useful exercise, to reflect occasionally on past events, and thence draw a moral for the future. Our happy country has been an nually, and sometimes oftener, engaged i the exercise of voting for its rulers of all degrees and dignities, from the President of the United States down to Mayor of the city of Griffin and vice versa. . I hope that I am committing no desecration or sacrilege, in bringing those extremes into juxtaposition, and that the latter will loose no personal or official importance, or sustain any derogation by the contact, or by a position at the last and distant way yonder of the magnificent retinue of official station in our unexampled country —yes in the empire State of the South, otherwise yclept Georgia. lam a peaceable man and mean no offence, and always ready to accord to every one all the honors due to him, and a leellc more if desired lam no stiff, stately, magnificent and patron ising bower to man. woman or child. I wish to be truly cordial to all, for none carry more grace than we need, and hard* ly that, at least not enough over lo make a little saint beside. I esteem every office, of high or low degree, of eqnal importance, to the extent of its sphere of duty and responsibility, all made by and for the sovereign people. Epaminondas has taught us this sound opinion, when he raised the office of street scavenger in Thebes to the highest estimation, by filling it himself, and the ancient Kings of France, by ma king that of constable, the second office in the Kingdom. And well le might, for the word means to stand by him, as is now exemplified before our eyes, when that offi cer gets hold of an unfortunate wight, who is rather scarce and short of that root a great many like of all things in the breeches’ pocket, 11 the root of all ceil.” But to come b-clt to our purpose. Our country has been going into elections for near seventy years, at least ever since the adoption of the Federal Constitution, conducted or regulated by law for the sake of uniformity and equal privilege a mong all citizens. And thus must all na tural rights be adjusted in the social state, yet they have not learned to be quiet and acquiescent, when their choice is made , known to them. Many cherish as much hostility to others for doing the same thing themselves did, exercising the right of suff rage independently, as if they had commit ted all the deadly sins in the Roman Cath olic scale, for which no absolution can be given. This is most unreasonable in any one, and is a sad picture of human nature, unwilling to graut to another what God lias given to all, a free and responsible will. It is a wrong notion, and wholly unphilosophieal. It is impossible for all to see, think and feel alike, just as much so as all to have the same form of person, and mode of doing things. Il this were the ease, we would experience great inconvenience in the transactions of life, ns much so as the Irishman did, to know himself from himself, when he look ed for the first time into a glass. “When I jumped to one side or the other, dodged down or up, stooped or straightened, lean ed this way or that way, winked or blink ed, laughed or cried, capered or stood still, turned before or behind, all I could do, he would do the same, so that by the powers of nvud, I could not tell, the spal peen from myself, yet I knew lie wasn’t me, for he was t’other side, and I was this side the glass, so I left him, bud manners to him to be mocking a jontleman.” Would any rational man wish every free man to be like this simple Paddy, to vote precise ly as he did, and if he did, be inad with lem, and say to him, “bad manners till ye?” No my fellow-citizens, this is all wrong. If, in seventy years, we have not learned to tolerate each other at elections when, think yon, will wo? ‘l ime gives strength and permanence to an evil, if not eradicated at once. Why such a course of political morality will sooner or later, but certainly, exterminate all our rights, privileges, fraiiehi-.es, and finally subvert our government, now the cynosure of the whole world. In the management of elections, the ta king sides with candidates, I admit to be all right; but personalities, slander, and falsehood are contraband of war. Fun, joke, wit and humor can give no offence All surreptitiousness is contra bones mores. I don’t remember that any one ever asked me for my vote, nor was I ever angry with a neighbor, because he voted differently from me, though I may have regretted it for the time being—and I have been vo ting for near half a century. Suffrage,/or tit bene videatur tibi, is my maxim. ’Tis true, I dislike to see a candidate canvass his own election, it appeal's to be immod est. It does not look like patriotism— more like a desire for office, as it seemed to be during the agitation of 1850-51. It reminds me of a good old pious simple hearted mother at a campmeeting. When a minister closed a valedictory exhorta tion, ho took occasion to say to his Christian brethren, he had a cotton ware-house, where he lived and done bu siness, and would be glad to see and ac commodate them there. She having en joyed much happiness with others, was as tonished, rose up and exclaimed, Oh! My soull I thought all that great to do liero was all for the Lord, but now I see it was all for cotton! If the promiuent men of that time had not sought and attained of fice in the Governor’s chair, and the Sen sate and Congress, I would have believed in the unsophisticated patriotism of their unionism. But it turned out to be all for cotton, I mean that tremendous hclla-bul loo about disunion, secession and revolu- tion. Those who made the most noise, got the most and highest offices. It was all for cotton. At that time, following the lead of our Senators and members of Con gress, my political faith was, that South ern and State Rights and sovereignty were the palladium of the Union. Because those fundamental principles are embodied in and recognized by our Magna Charta , and their advocates the true union men, though bedashod afterward, by every con temptuous appellation, bad taste and vir 'ulence could iuvent—a poor way to make converts to any faith or doctrine. But Georgia at the last election, has embraced those very principles so much repudiated then. In the constitution I can find no compromises, or finalities, but what are there incorporated, nor do I believe any other were ever thought of by its fra mers, as they believed what is found there if carried out in good faith, no others would be needed, and the couutry would be peaceful and prosperous. It makes pro vision for its own amendment vastly dif ferent from those irregular extra-consti tutional modes of modern invention, more calculated to produce internecine strife, than happy concord.. Therefore as Su before, the true church, with the constitu tion as it is, for its confession of faith, is composed of Statesmen and citizens, who support the fore-mentioned grand tenets, and if trite, all others consequently are sec tarians, heretics, and schismatics, in their dogmatics and didactics. I hope Govern or Johnson is confirmed in his reliance in this church, by illuminations derived from other sources than the various vagaries and theories on political economy written by weak men without the inspiration of Swedenborg or Lord Bacon through his mouth-piecc Judge Edmonds, and may Messrs Toombs, Stephens, Cobb, et multi ahi, govern themselves accordingly, and come out of the compromise church under the conviction of error, where they seem to be now very much hobbled. So m >tc it hr. F. D. C. November Ist, 1853. For ihn i Jc Rcr.ooian. THE LYCEUM. Mr. Editor: —lt is seldom I spare the time, with my pen, for newspaper scrib bling; yet I wish to offer a few remarks upon that which is considered a just, wise and improving step, which some of the ci* izens of Griffin have taken, in forming Lyceum, not only for pleasure and improv meat among themselves, but also to othei For what was the Lyceum founded?- • Was it not for improvement,—for the c • tiration of man’s principles, and for 1 > advancement of moral and intellect I training on the minds of those by wh the universe is almost, if not entirely, > verned? Should not every one take active part in such an enterprise? esj>e ly one that is so improving to socieh How many are the excuses rendered not attending the lectures every Thur. evening. Yet if the citizens of Gi • would place n correct estimate on the tures delivered, no doubt but that the diencc would be much larger, much i attentive, and each one could deliver . i lecture with more stvle and beauty. Without the least doubt, it is quite couragiug to him who has made an t t to prepare a good lecture, and one t would interest every listener, to go t< a Church and liml but very few to he s discourse? Arc not all the meinbe of the Lyceum of the same opinion? x many in number were out to hear tli c ture on “ Woman’s Inflwcnctl” O a small number: and it should have b a pleasure to all, especially the ladie to have heard wh it was said of “womai. in fluence,” by such a worthy gentleman, id one that knew well the estimate to ee on our sex. Though he may have flat and us, yet we know our station and exp< to retain it. ’Tis said, woman exerts i *x tensive influence, but without the ’ >le spirit of man to assist her, only ale would be accomplished. There is some new idea to be gaiu at every lecture. The one on oratory as very good, and those gentlemen tha in tend to be orators should have hca it. The subjeet was well discussed, and he author received his share of approbi m from every one that heard him. The st lecture delivered was on music. id where is one that could refrain from 1 r ing every word that is spoken on sucl. m interesting subject as music? The eit is of Griffin seem so fond of music, tli it was really astonishing so few were in • t tendance to hear the lecture. Shakes, r spoke truly when he said— •‘The man tha* hath not music in hi? soul, Ana is not clvirihnd tvilli concord o( sweet am ‘3, Is lii for treason, stnlugcin and spoils.” Yes, ft is true. Then where is lie ‘ t loves not music, sweet comforter of e soul ? music, that cheers the droo, g heart and bids all fear depart. It als 1- wakens pleasing emotions, and recalls < \s past, together with the pleasant hours 3 have spent while having a soul filled s *i music. And now citizens, do not let *he m 1- bers of the Lyceum be discouraged, .t inspire them with a continual aim at provement by attending their lecture Nothing will be lost by attending, L something gained at all times. OLA. Gridin, October 16. We regret to learn from the follow paragraph in a Mobile paper of the 1 alt., that the extensive lumber mills which our townsman, John Forsyth \ interested, ha/e been entirely consuu by fire. The loss we understand to $20,000, instead of $15,000, as stated the paragraph below, SII,OOO only w insured. — Col. Times. Fire —Between 2 and 3 o.clock yes day morning, a fire broke out in the m ly erected Saw Mills of Messrs Ogden Forsyth, on Blakely Islaud, oppos Congress street, and speedily consun the entire building—for their combu.- bilities and isolation from help, rendei them a mere bonfire. How the 1 originated, we have heard no tangil conjecture. The time gives rise thoughts of malice; although in sue! situation, with the river dividing it f the city, it would have proved as eas} prey to the incendiary at mid day. The premises were estimated at a \ uation of $15,000 —eleven of which w covered by insurance, there being fi separate offices having each $2200. The New YorkDiy Bo >k thus no’ ces a peculiar feature of the present tig money maiket: “The pressure in the money mark has brought a large number of fancy hoi - es into the market for sale. Young tne chants and brokers, whose purses ha\ been depleted by the fall of stocks at < other causes, have suddenly discover* that they have enough to do to take cai of their business, their notes and themse ves, without attending to trotting horse Their nags are for sale. Then agaii teed has riz; thestable keepers have put u the price of keeping from 15 to 20 dollars a month; this takes the starch out of the stiff ones, and they backed down. Who’ll buy a horse? Says Tom t > Joe, ‘l’ve dismissed my servant.* “Discharged you mem to have said,’ remarked Joe. No, sir, there is no difference between the terms—they are synonymous. ‘Well, then, adde l .foe, ‘l’ll just dis miss that small debt 1 owe you, and we’ll call it discharged.’ A Serious Inquiry.— When wo reflect that every mother has children of surpri sing geuius, it is a matter of serious inqui ry where all the ordinary men coma from who cross our path in every day life. The Legislature of Georgia will meet at Mill edgcyille on next “Monday.
