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(OLIMBIM, FRIDAY. MAI 11, !*• return Ter* Demm-rao Before tbe meeting of the Charleston <> v *n uon, the Nw York Democratic Committee Issued on address in wbtch the following wok laid down m their petition upon tbe Territorial Hlevery ({aeat ion: 1. A Wren of any Htate in the Dblmi rosy emigrate to tbe Territory* with hie property, whether it eoneUte of slaves or any other subject twnoul ownernhto 2. So long n the Territorial condition ex late, the relation of toaster r,d slave is wot to he dis turbed by federal or Territorial legislation. 8. Wherever u Territory shall Ira entitled to edmleeioß into the Union o* a State, the mhebi taeta may, in framing their constitution, decide for fbemaalve* whether it ahall authorise or ex tdede slavery. We regret to learn that Maj. Peter Martin, < f Meriwether coanty, died Kuddenly at hi- real dance on the Bth lust. lie retired at night in hi* usual health and w*h found a 00171*0 In hi* bed in the morning. We knew him well nnd -hull long remember hi* many virtue*. COMMCMOATEb. HMMUMry—*€<mi r ration* Mean*. Kdttors Wo ere indisposed to give tip the old Democratic ship in lhi* region, not* Withstanding the perilous breaker* over which -ha pawned at Charleston. She ,bas rode the waves, the- mistress of the seas, too long to be abandoned without n struggle. the De mocracy harmonise, and meet iu convention with a determination to reconcile difference* of opinion, upon the basin of honorable and just concessions. Wo should not sacrifice a great party at the idol of our own peculir spec illations, at a moment, when the existence of u free government, nnd tho defeat of the Ito pnhllcaits, depend upon it a perpetuity and unity. Let us take counsel tegelher. l ee l not passtnu or prejudice govern our action*. In the language of the noble old Cato— “ Let ns appear nor rush nor diffident; Immoderate valor swells into a fault.*’ Will the Democracy take heed before it is too late? WIRE GRAM. To the Democratic Party af tlrergln ‘l ira majority of the Georgia delegation to the Charleston Convention, of wideh delegation 1 was Ibe Chairman, lmve directed uie to make, to the democratic party of Georgia, a statement of the action of the delegation In that Convention, and, of the reason* for that action. In compliance with tho mandate, 1 beg leave to submit to th Democratic party of Oeorgln. the following state ment . A committee of 011# from each Htate, having been appointed by the Convention, to report a “platform” of principles, the majority of that ‘‘oinmittM reported a* such “platform'’ the follow ing resolution*: Resolved,, I'll at the platform adopted by the democratic parly at Cincinnati bo affirmed, with the following explanatory resolutions: First, That the government of a Territory or* gauixed by an act of Congress, is provisional and temporary; ul, during it* existence, all cHir.cn* of the United Stale* have an equal right to settle with their property In tbe Territory without their rights, either of person or property, being destroy ed or impaired by Congressional or Territorial legislation. Second, That it l*tte duty of the Federal Onv . rnniMit, in all lb departments, to protect, when necessary, the right* of pWTMM Slid property In the Territories, and wherever else Us constitution al authority extend*. Third, That when the settler* in a Territory, having an adequate population, forma Htato Con stitution, the right of sovereignty commences, and, traing consummated !y admission into the Union they stand on an equal footing with tho of other State*; and the State thus organised ought to he admitted into tho Federal Union, whether its Constitution'prohibit* or recognises the lu. -titutlon of slavery. Fourth, That the Democratic party are iu fa vor of Ute acquisition of tbe island of Cuba, on suoh terms a* shall he honorable to ourselves and just to Spain at the earliest prmUicnhie moment. Fifth, That the enactment of ff fate Legislature* to defeat the faithful execution of the Fugitive Slave Law, are hostile in character, subversive of tbe Constitution, and revolutionary in their cl- fret. fdxth, That tha of the \ nited Mute* reeognka It a.- the imperative duly of thin Government to protect the naturalized citizen in all ho- right*, whether home or iu foreign land*, iu the same extent a* it* native-born eitl - MAN. Where**, one of the greeted necessities of the age, in a political. commercial. potel ami milita ry point of view, I* n rtieedy communication be tween the Poetic and Atlantic const*. Therefore he it Resolved, That the Democratic party do Imre by pledge themselves to use every mean* in their power to secure the passage of Nome bill, to the extent of the mmstitetioiml authority of Congress, for the contraction of u Paatfic Railroad, irom the Mississippi river to the Pacific Ocean, at the varlieet practicable loom cm. The whole committee coiudsted of thirty-three, .<ue from each State. The majority making (hi* report, consisted of seventeen, of which Jlfteen lielonged to the Southern State*. end two to Ore gou and California. There seventeen State* ere the only reliable Democratic Stale*, the latent elections being the teat. A part of the minority of the committee, report ed the following resolution*: Resolved, That we, the nomocracy of the t nion, in t’oriVention assembled. hereby declare •or affirmance of the resolution* unanimously adopted and declared a* a platform of principle* by the Democratic Convention at Cincinnati, in the year IBM, believing that Imm oo ratio prinei plc* are unchangeable in their nature, when ap plied to the *ntuc subject matter*, and we recom mend a* the only further resolution the follow mg: Inaeuiuch a* differences of upiulnn exist in the Democratic party a* to the nature and extent of the power* of a Territorial Legislature, and a* to the power* and dutiea of Congress, under the Conatitution of the United State*, over the lesti lotion of slavery within the Territories. 2. Resolved, That the Democratic party will abide by tbe decision* of the Supreme Court of ibe United State* on the question* | constitutional law. X. Hesolved, That it is the duly of the United State* to afford ample and complete protection to all it* citizens, whether at home or abroad, aud whether uative or foreigu. 4. Rerndved, Thai one of the ueecssitia* of the age, in a military, commercial, and postal point of view. D speedy communication betwevn the Allantt'and Pacific State*: and the Democratic party pledge ouch constitutional Government aid a* will insure the construction of a railroad to the Pwiic ci act, at the earliest practicable pe riod. 5. Resolved, That tbe Democratic party are in favor of tbe acquisition of the island of Cuba, ou nuoh terms as shall he honorable to ouraelves and juat to Bpain. H. Resolved, That the enacUnentx of Slate Legislature* to defeat! be faithful execution of the Fugitive Slave Law, arehostiio in character, sub versire of the Constitution, and revolutionary in their effect. Another, and a smaller part of the minorityi reported the “Cineinnatl plutform” unchanged. The Unit vent ion on considering these three re ports, adopted the second, in lieu of the other two, after striking from it, the second resolution *th its preamble. The effect of this action of th# Conveutbm, was to reject tho majority report, and to *ul>stitute for it, the “Cincinnati platform” •pure and pimple,” together with some other proposition*, about which, there w* not much difference of opinion. The vote in favor of the substitution of the Cin cinnati platform, for tbe majority report, was given almost exclusively by the Northern Status; Ibe vote again*! the *uh*titotion, given alnioat exclusively by the Southern State* and by (>r Q . gun and California. Os these two report*, the parts about which the great disagreement existed, were the pacta relating to the question of slavery in the Territo ries. The part of the “Cincinnati plulforiu,” re lating to that question, is as follow*: “Tbe American Democracy recognise and adopt the principles contained in the organic law * establishing the Territories of Kansas and Ne braska, or embodying the only sound and sate solution of the ’slavery auestiou,’ upon which the great national idea of the people of this whole • ountry, can r*p>M in its determined conserva tism of tbe I’aion. Non-interference by Con gress with slavery iu State and Territory, or in the District of Columbia.” In tbe Kan-s* and Nebraska act, it is declared to be the “true intent and meaning us” the “act not to legist ate slavery into any Territory or State, nor to exclude it therefrom, but to leave tbe people thereof perfectly free to form and reg ulate their domestic instilutfon* in their own way, rubjoct only to the Constitution of the l nited State*/’ In this declaration, is contained the “principle*” “recognized and adopted in the part aforesaid of the “Cincinnati platform. On the rejection of the majority report, and the adoption of the Cincinnati platform, the delega tions of Alabama, Mississippi, Florida, Louisiana, Arkansas, Texas, and a part of tbe delegation of Delaware, withdrew from the Convention. And then, tbe Georgia delegation, asked and obtain ed leave to retire, to consult M to wbal U would do. It did accordingly consult, nod utter doing *O, adopted two resolutions, which It directed H* Chairman to import to the Convention. IV res olutions, with their signatures, are e* follow* : Resolved. That upon the opening of tbe Con vention this morning our Chairman be requested to state to Die President that tbe Georgia drlcga lion, after mature deliberation, have frit it to be their duty, under existing circumstance*, not to participate further in tbe deliberation* of tbe Con vention, and that therefore the delegation with draw. Resulted, That all who acquiesce iu the fore going reeolutions sign the some, and request the Convention to enter it on their records. (ttignmd,) Junius Wingfield. Henry L. Henning. Henry R. .lackson. P. Tracy, J. M. (.’lark, JfnM N. Lamar, Win. M. Slaughter, Edmund J. MeGehee, John A. Jones, Deo. Jllllyer, David C. Burrow, Mark Johnston, Ja*. J. Diamond, Kdward K. Harden. A. Franklin Ilill, John 11. bumpkin, Kd. L. fltroheckcr. t). fl. Fair, 0. C. Cibsop, James Hog*. Henry 0. Thomas, TV. J. Johnson.* The undersigned delegates from Georgia, hav ing voted in tbe meeting of the delegation against withdrawing from the Convention, yet believe, under the instruction), contained In the resolu tion of the Georgia Convention, that the vote of tbe majority should coulfo! our motion, and we therefore withdraw with the majority. I. T. Irvin, Julien HartrUlge. TV. H. Hull, L. 11. Briecoe. Tbe Chairinau accordingly reported lution* to the Convention, and thereupon, thoee of the delegates who hail signed them, being twenty-six In number, withdrew from the Con vention, A minority preferred to remain in (the Convention, it consisted of Judge, Werner, Judge Thomas, Mr. Howard, Mr. Cohan,* Mr. Gauiden Mr. Nelms, Mr. Cleavelood, Dr. Casey, Mr. Ren der. Hen. Burney, and Mr. Candler. Afterwards, tho Convention determined, that this minority, was not entitled to coat the vote of Heorgla, and the vote of Ueorgla was no more cast in the Convention The grout or pnrt of the withdrawing mem ten joined • convention which had been form ed, of the delegations, that had previously withdrawn. This convnation adopted the ma jority reeolutions aforesaid ; and, filler doing some other, not vory Important business, pass ed tbe following resolution. “Hemdved, Thai the Democratic party of the United States, who are in favor of the platform of principles recommended by the majority of .•Male* in the Charleston Convention be invi. ted to send delegates to u Convention to be held in Richmond on the second Monday in Tune next, and that the basis of representa tion be the same as that upon which the States have traen represented In tbe Charleston Con vention.” It then ndjonrned nine die. Tbe other Convention lied previously ad journed to meet again at Baltimore, on the third Monday in June next. Its resolution of adjournment was in the following words t “Hr solved, That when this Convention ad journ, it adjourn to re-nssemble at Baltimore, on Monday, the INth day of June next, and Dint It i* respect fully recommended to the Democratic party of the several Htates to make provision for supplying all vacancies in their respective delegations to (his Convention when it shall reassemble.” This is e brief statement of tho action of the Georgia delegation at Charleston. It rctnuins to advert to the reasons for that action. The Convention xubatituted, try a Northern vote, the naked “Cincinnati platform,” for the report of the majority. What wasthe import of that act i A part of thnt platform, nit has been shown, adopt* the “principle*'’ of the Kansas and Nebrnaka Act. which are contain ed in the declaration, that it ia the “true intent and meaning of the “Act, not to legialafe slavery into nuy territory, or State, nor to ex clude it therefrom, but to leave the people thereof, perfectly free lo form and regulate their domestic inatitutions in their own way, subject only to tha Constitution of the I nited State*.” ThU declaration in that uet, has received two inletpretation*, in the Democratic party, one, from Mr. Dougin* and hi* friend*, the other, from the rest of the party, especially, from the Southern wing of the party. Ae- OOfding to Mr Douglas and hi* friend*, the declaration menu* , lir*t, that slavery doe* not, and cannot, cxikl m a territory, until it In in troduced there, by “the law* thereof.” Se condly, thnt slave properly is, in no en*e, en titled to Congressional protection in terri tory. Thirdly, that Territorial legislature linn power, ni least, by “unfriendly legisla tion, to impair nr destroy slave property iu the territory. 11 proof of this were needed, it would be amply supplied, iu the resolutions of the late Illinois Convention, which appoin* ted delegates to the Charleston Convention. Those resolution* are a* follow* : /iV.Wfw/, Thnt the democracy of Illinois, m State Convention assembled, do re-n*aert and affirm the Cincinnati platform, in the words, spirit and meaning with which the sumo wu* adopted, understood and ratified by the people lit 1554, and do reject and utterly repudiate all such new issues and tests us the African slave trade, or a Congressional slave code for the Territories, or the doctrine* that slavery is a Federal Institution, deriving it* validity in the several States and Territories in which it ex ists from the Constitution of the t nited States, instead of being n mere municipal institution, existing in such States and Territories “un der the laws thereof.” RftolveiL That the people of the Territories respectively shall be left perfectly free to make just *nch law* and regulations in reaped to slavery and all other mailers f local concern a* they may determine for themselves, subject to no other limitations or restrictions than those imposed by the Constitution of the 1 id led Flutes. According to the Fouthern view of the de claration iu the Kansas and Nebraska Act, it does not mean any of these things, but i* en tirely consistent with the propositions contain ed in the majority report. Those prtmositiou* are in substance, as follows: Ist. That, du ring the existence of territorial government, nil citizen* of the United States, have an equal right to settle with their property in the terri tory. iidly, That having settled there, their right* of person, or of property, are not sub ject to he Impaired, or destroyed, by either Congressional or Territorial legislation. 3dly, ‘That it is the duty of the Federal Government in all its branches, to protect when necessary, those rights of peroou and of property, in the territory. Consequently, the import of the act of the Coaveitlmu, substituting tbs “Cincinnati plat form ’ tor the resolutions of the majority of the committee, was an affirmation, by the Convent lion, licet. that those resolutions were not true; aud secondly, that the “Cincinnati plat form,” as interpreted by Mr. Douglas aul his friends, was true, and was to be the “platform'’ of the democratic party. Tim import of the net was clearly tin*. That is to suy,thc act was equivalent to tlm rejection of the resolu tions of tlm majority, ami tothe establishment of propositions the opposite of those resolu tions, as the creed of llm democratic party. The question, then, for the Georgia delega tion. was—ought they to stand such uu act, or ought they to withdraw from the Convention. The answer to this question ought to depend, it is supposed, on three things ; lirst, were the propositions contained in the resolutions of the majority, true; secondly, were the democracy of the South at liberty, in honor, to insist on them. Thirdly, were the propositions impor tant to the South. If these three question* arc to be answered in the affirmative, then the answer to the lirst question, must le, it is con ceived, (hat it was the duty of the delegation, not to stand the act, but to withdraw from the Convention. First, then, arc the propositions contained in the report of the majority, true ‘ Tke first ol those proposition* is, that during the existence ot territorial government, nil citizen* of the United States, have unequal right to nettle, with their property, in the terri tory. That is to say, that a citisen of Geor gia. ha* as much right to Nettle in a territory, with his slave*, as n citisen of Massachusetts has to settle there with his cattle- that, if the Maiui< htiHett* title tothe cattle, subsist*, after the rattle are curried into the territory, the Georgia title to the slaves, equally subsists, after the slaves are carried into the territory. And this, surely, is true. Whatever there la to keep alive the Massachusetts title, there citually is, to keep alive the Georgia title. What is there to keep alive the Massachusetts title’ Only thi*, it Is believed, that Massa chusetts ia, in common with the other States, sovereign owner of the territory, and the laws of the *overeign extend over aii hi* territory. Thu* the law* of England extended oyer the thirteen colonies without any special enact ment *0 extending them, and covered and pro tected British subiect* emigrating to those colonies, m their British right* of person aod ..I property. Why; because Great Britain wa* the sovereign of the territory cohvnixed. So it must be equally true, that the laws of Mas Httchiaett* extend over our territories, and cover and protect her cittaens settling in them, in their Massachusetts derived rights, for she is sovereign owner, in common with her sinter Stales, of thw territories. The tact, that there are other owners, m common with her. may make n difficulty in the administration of law in the territory, but it cannot prevent the ap. plication of tbe principle, that tbe laws of the sovereign, extend over the territories of the sovereign. If England, France and Turkey, bad taken the Grimea from Russia, would not the law* of each of the three countries have Immediately extended themselve* over the Crimea, litefadiAg the slave* and polygamy lawn of Turkey , and have protected Dior citi zens respectively, emigrating into iMrCi iiflp in all the right* With w hich tfeoy left IcSte f But if the sovereignty 01 assn. hsett* over the territories, is *uffi. icni |o extend her laws over the tffrwtories, so is to protect Her citizens settling in them, in their rights deriv ed from her lews, so equally, nuist the eftve reignty of Georgia over the temtorra.-. be suf ficient to extend her laws over them, in such a way, ax to protect her cilixen* settling in them, in their rights derived from her lows, includingihnr rights to slaves. At least, this much is true, that whatever ouice there is to So to, tor keeping alive in lira territory the fassachuaetts title to the cattle, there is the same, or a similar nource, to resort to, for keep ing alive in the territory the Georgia title to (lie slave*. Hut it is admitted that the Massu chiselts title is kept alive in the territory, it ftrtfcnr*, therefore, that tbe Georgia title mnt, equally, be kept alive in territory. The first proposition then is true. Is the second true ? That proposition is, that the rights thus carried by the settlers with them into the territory, are not subject to he impaired or destroyed, cither by congressional or territorial legislation. There is not, it Is believed, any considerable part of the democratic party, which maintain* that CongresH has the power to impair or de stroy the right to hold slaves in the territories. In the case of Dred Scott, one of the questions made, argued and decided, wan whether n law of Congress, prohibiting slavery in the territo ries, (tiie Missouri Compromise Ant,) was con stitutional or not; and the decision was, that the law was not constitutional. It mny be assumed then, ns true, *0 far as the democratic party is concerned, that Con #rei* lias no power to impair or destroy prop erty in slaves, in the territories. Has the territorial legislature that power 1 If it lit*, whence does it get the power 9 From Congress, from the Btates,or from Go© 7 These seem to be the only possible sources. It does not get tbe power from Congress, because, as has be n shown, Congress has not the power to bestow—Congress has not, itself, any pow er to impair or destroy slavery in the territo ries. It does not get the power from the States. They make no grant ol any sort to the territo ries. And to say that It gets tho power from Oop, by divine grant, is to say, that any body of men, small or great, come from what quar ter they may, who enter upon and occupy our territory, become sovereign lords of it, atufrnny make what laws for it they please. If oecn pancy will give to one body of men, the right to plead a divine grant to the land occupied, it will give to every other body of occupants, the same right. Thus, the Chinese might be* come the sovereigns of our territories. They would only have to be the first to occupy it. The second proposition is then true. Is the third true 1 Is it the duty of the Fed eral Government, in all its departments, to pro tect, when necessary, citizens settling 111 a territory, in all their rights of person or of property, derived under the lawn of the States from which they come ‘• That is to say, sup posing that the judiciary and the executive are unable, and the territorial legislature in unwil ling to protect these rights, does it then Ira come the duty of t'ongre**, by legislation, to protect them 7 Congress has the pomr eo to protect them. If Congress has not tbe power to protect, by legislation, rights *xiting in a territory, there in no legislature which has; for the onlv other legislation in the case, is the territorial legis lature, and it derives all its power* from Con gress. Consequently, if CougrcHS ha* not the power itself to legislate for the protection of those rights, it cannot delegate the power to do so to the territorial legislature Hut it is conceded, on nil hands, that the territorial leg islature may legislate for the protection of any rights existing in the territory. Therefore. Congress may do so iu like manner. Congress has exercised the power It ha* amended, if not repealed, statutes organising territories, Jt is now probably in the act of re pealing the statute organising Utah territory. In every such caoe, the o'qject was, to protect some right, of some kind, that was suffering in the territory. Congress, then, bus the pow er to protect the rights in question in the terri lories. But if it has the power to do so, it is a* du ty to exercise the power in the case in hand that is, the case in which the exercise of the power is “ necessary” to the preservation of tho rights. For, among rights wbieh Congress has the power to protect, how can it discrimi nate, and suy it will protect some, and will not protect others ! It must be its duty to treat all alike, and protect all equally. The three propositions, then, contained in the report of the majority, were true. Were the democracy of the South at liberty to insist upon them, or had they agreed with the democracy of the North not to insist on them 1 The chief argument perhaps the only ai guinent- -urged against the propositions,by Mr. Douglas and his friends, seem* to be, thnt the Southern democracy agreed, in the Cincinnati Convention of Wflfl, to what estops them from insisting on the proposition*, namely : agreed to accent the “principles” of the Kansu* and Nebraska Act, contained in the declaration of that Act. that it is the” true intent mid inunu ing of tlm “ Act, not to legislate slavery into any territory, nr State, nor to exclude it there from, but to leave the people thereof to form uud regulate their domestic institutions in their own way, subject only to the Constitution of the United States.” The Southern democracy certainly did agree to accept this declaration contained in the Kansas nnd Nebraska Act, and if the agreement “amounts to au engage ment not to insist on the rights of the South, expressed in the propositions aforesaid, it wn* at least a gratuitous surrender of those rights. We received nothing iu exchange for the rights surrendered. Hut it is not true, that the agreement amounts to any such engagement. What is the agree ment ‘ it is two Ibid ; lirst, that Congress shall not legislate slavery into any territory ; se condly, that slie people of a territory shall fo* left free to form their domestic institutions in their own way, subject only to the Constitution. As to the first part. Askiug Congress to protect slavery m u territory, when necessary, is not asking Congress to “legislate slavery into” the territory ; it is, on the contrary, as suming that slavery already exists there, but needs protection. Aad this assumption is legiti mate. It has already been shown, that when a slaveholder settles m a territory, the laws of his State follow him, and protect hi* right to Ins slave* in the territory; and this by virtue of the fact, that he is the eftixen of a State that, in common with the other States, is novereign over the territory. In addition,it may now he slated that the Supreme Court has decided,that slnvery exuls in the territories, without any special Act carrying it thither; nay, iu spite of a special Act declaring that it shall not ex ist in them. The owner of the slave Dred Scott carried him into a territory, nnd into a territory north of the line of 3ft° jo\ at a tune when the prohibition ol slavery above thut line was un repealed. Dred Scott insisted, that when thus carried into that territory, lie be came free. Uut the Court held, that he did not; held, that the prohibition was unconsti tutional. And this decision was made on an issue,distinctly raised und fully argued, in the case. The decision amounts to saying, that the right to hold slaves in a territory, exists without any special euactment giving the right, indeed, the South never did, und never will, ask Congress to legislate slavery iuto the terri tories. Such a demand would carry an ad mission, that slavery is not m the territories already—an adinisaiou which she has not made, aud will not make. It follows, then, that when the Southern de mocracy agreed not to ask Congress to legis late slavery into the territories, they, by no means bound themselves not to demand pro lection for slavery already in the territories. As to the second part of the Cincinnati agreement, viz that the people of the terri tories were lo bo left free to form their do mestic institutions iu their own way, subject only to the Constitution. What is this but saying, that the people of the territories shall, with respect to slavery, have power todo what the Constitution allows them to do, and shall not have power to do any thing more. The agreement merely is, that the people of the territories may do, against slavery in their ter ritories, whatever they can constitutionally do, if they can constitutionally do any thing against it. What then can they constitutionally do against it? Impair or destroy it* No; be cause they have no power.except such n* they derive from Congress, and Congress itself doe* not, as we have seen, possess the power to impair or destroy slavery in the territories. Why is Congress without this power t For this reason, if for no other. The Ter ritories belong to the States in common, os sovereign*. If there was a dissolution of the I’nbm, each State would be entitled to its share of the Territories. If the Status were to amend the Constitution, and give to Congress, the pow er to cede away the Territories, to a foreign na tion,the amendment would be valid,and a ee**ion afterward* mode, would be a good transfer. The Territories thus belonging to the States, a* sov ereigns, it is the right of eoA .State, that its laws shall go with it* citisen*. emigrating Into a Ter ritory, and protect them there, in the rights they deriveffrom it. The laws of a nation accompany its ship* wherever they go, and cover crew and cargo, and no nation has os much right to the sea, as the States of this Union have to the pub lie Territories. That this right to every State, that Us law* should accompany its emigrant into a Territory, and there protect him in hts State derived rights, existed Wore the adoption of the Constitution, will, it is supposed, be admitted by all. Hat If the right existed before the adoption of the Constitution, it must still exist, for any surrender of the right, or, of any power over it, except that involved iu tho power to admit new Ktates. is not to be found it) the Constitution And tbe Constitution itself say*, that the power* not dflggated are reserved to the Htatfljr or the * *3ygfe>* ttraii, dkra* not i>elf have tb* !■<>•• r to impair-r dvtr >y slavery In tbs Terrltorio*; and if it doe* nofjqve that power, the TMriltoriea eat)noth*vs it, fat they pen have only *uek power s tliey derive from < tigress. Consequently, an .'igreetttsftt between the North ern aud Hootbsrn democracy, that the people of the Territories their domestic institu tions as they plea*ed, subject on'y to the Consti tution, WAX not an agreement that the people of the Territory might impair or destroy slavery, <r, an agreement, that Congress xbould not l*e asked for protection to slavery, in a esse of rra cefufitr. It follows, from what ha* been said, that the Cincinnati nfrssnraui doe* n..r bind the Houttrarn democracy to abstain from insisting on the prin ciple* contained in the report of the majority. If no, they may, with honor, still insist on thorns principle*. Thu*, then, if we go to tb* actual, literal agree ment entered into by the Northern and Hnnth ern democracy, we find it *och, that the Southern democracy are at perfect liberty to Insist upon the right* of the Houth a* expressed in the report of the majority. And the agreement itself, net down a* it is,ln precise terms, i* the only thing to go to. Hence, even if it were trus, that dimingui bed men of the Houth had in their individual speeches or writings, gone farther than the agreement, the fret would wake no difference. The party would still be imund to nothingprayeud the agreement. But, indeed, two things are to h borne in mind, in respect U> these Hpeeche* and writing* ; one, that every composition is to be construed by its subject matter, and, consequently, tbat any loose ness orlargeneHS of expression, in those speech es or writings, is, if possible, to be restricted to the dimensions of the agreement, for that was tbe subject matter of tbe expressions ; the other, that tbe speeches and writings were of a time previ ous to the decision in tbe Drod Scott case, a de cision in wbieb, tbe Court held, that Congress cannot prohibit slaver y in a Territory, and con sequently, a decision in which, they held that the Territory itself cannot do it, for that derive* all of it* power from Congress: s decision, indeed, in which the Court used this language: “Tbe only power conferred” (on Coßgree*) “is the power coupled With, the duty of guarding and protect ing the owner in his right*.” Thin, the propositions contained in the report of tbs majority, are true : nnd there is nothing on tbe score of honor, to prevent the Houthorn democracy from insisting on them. There it, therefore, no good reason to the Northern demo ersey, why they should not concede them. Jt is, however-, said by a few Southern demo crats, that to insist on Congressional protection to slavery in a Territory, is to admit Hongrss slonal power to destroy slavery there. But this seams much like saying, that tbe power to th<- Constable, to keep the peace, is a power to him to break the peace ; that the power to tbe Judge to administer justice, is s power to administer in justice The remaining question is. were the propoai tions contained in the report of the majority, im portant to the Houth? ft it be ones understood, that slavery ran exist in the Territories, only by a special law of per whMt&n; that tho Territorial legislature rosy Im pair or destroy it, by legislation: that Congress is not, in any case, even the case of extremist ne cessity, to pass any law for its protection, slavery will never again go into any Territory. The proposition, that it takes au enabling law to carry slavery into a Territory. Is far worse than the Wiluiot Proviso, for that proviso leave* the Terri torie* open to slavery, until they are closed against it, by a prohibitory lew— whereas this proposition would prevent them from ever being opeu to slavery. No such enabling law would ever Ik passed. Tho first comer* Into the Territo ry would be from tbe North, because the North is far ahead of tbe Houth, iu population, In pover ty and in fanaticism on tbe H*very question.--* They would always be in sufficient force to pre vent the passage of such 0 law. And the Illinois resolutions amount to saying that an enabling law i* necessary. They “repudiate” “the doc trine, that slavery is a federal Institution, deriving It* validity in the several States and Territories in which it exists, from the Constitution, instead of being a mere municipal Institution, existing in such Htates and Territories, under the Constitu tion.” .Slavery Is to exist in a Territory, only “under the law* thereof.’ And the Illinois reso lutions may, donbtle**, be taken a* a fair expo nent of the sentiment* of Mr. Douglas and bis friends. The present public Territory amounts much more than a million ol square miles—much of it south Os the northern line of the slave Hint**, and nnit'h of the latter part of it rich in mineral*, and otherwise valuable. It Include* the Indian Terrlhiry south of Kansas, which i* every way well adapted to .date-labor. There Da p inspect of accessions of utt indefinite quantity of Terri tory still further .South Territory thnt hungers aud thirst* for slave labor. 1* the South pre pared to surrender all cbuiirc for a part iu this immense domain a domain a* much her- the North’*? If she i* not, the a**erti.m and main tenance of the principle* contained in the report of the majority, Is to her, of tLeuimo*! impor tance. Ho much for the reasons of the majority of the Georgia Delegation, for withdrawing from the Convent ion. As to the reason* for their ‘tibscqitenl con duct— At the time alien the withdrawing delegation* retired from the Convention, it wa* taken by all a* an accompli).bed fad. that the platform ques tion was rt tied and in the manner before stated. The question, therefore, for the re tiring part of the Georgia delegation, was how best to counteract the offset*, of the action of the Convention op the “platform” question. And most of them thought, (but they ought to take counsel in the matter, with the other retir ing delegation*. Accordingly, they joined those delegation* iu a separate Convention. A fter'the withdrawal of the retiring delegation* from the Convention, and whilst they were sit ting in separate Convention, a disposition to conceits something,*ou lha'subject of the “plat form, ‘ seem* to have entered into some of the northern delegations. The New York delegation tendered jx resolu tion which is iu the following word*: llctolitd, That the citi/.ena of the United States have au equal right to settle with their property in the Territories of the Doited Flats*; and thfo under the decision of the Supreme Court of the D nited States, which wa recognize as the correct exposition of the Constitution of the United State*, neither the right of |erson* nor property can he destroyed or impaired by Con gressional or Territorial legislation. Mr. Howard of Tonnesst'o, in bringlug the fact before the Convention, said, “He proposed to of fer the resolution, whenever the proper opportu nity occurred, a* the ultimatum of the South.”—• And Mr. Russell, the chairman of the Virginia delegation, “read the resolution as agreed upon by all the Southern delegations who remained iu the Convention, and tho New York delcgs tion. He was iuformed, that there wa* strength enough to pass it, wheu in order.” Thus, then, it will he perceived, that the ques tion of a platform will, in sit probability, lie again oponed in the Convention wheu it assem ble* at Baltimore. That question is not beyond the power of the Convention, a* T was assured by its president, Gen. Cushing. Under these circumstance*, the separate Con vention, wishing to take all tbc chances for at taining Us object, from tho voluntary concession of the other Convention, merely adopted'the res olution which hs* been stated, inviting the dem ocratic party of the United States, iu fjvorof the platform of the majority of the States, to meet In Richmond, one week before the re-assembling of the other Convention at Baltimore. Such a Convention ah that invited to assemble at Richmond, will furnish an opportunity for se curing concert of action, in the matter of obtain ing u proper platform from the Baltimore .Con vention; ami also for securing concert of action in the matter of the measures to be adopted, in ease the hopes of a proper platform from the llaltimore Convention, should le disappointed. The times of the assembling of the two Conven tions are so near together, that the same persons may well be delegates to both—having to wake but one journey. And there may be other good reasons, why, the same persons should he dele gates to both Conventions. It only remaius to say, that the majority of the Georgia delegation recommend, that a Conven tion of the Demoeratio party of Georgia be called -and that,! that Convention appoint a set of del egates to attend both the Richmond and the llaltimore Conventions there nceming now to l>c a disposition in the latter Convention, to cot), cede something on the platform. HENRY L. BKNNINg. Chair main of the Georgia Delegation. Nabbaibßrhool (rlibretlon. Decor. The different Sabbath Schools in their anniversary on the Oth inst. They proceed ed to Camp Oglethorpe with an eloquent hand of music, where speeches were made by the pppiU of the different school’ and a handsome collation erved. The following enumeration of scholars and teachers present m the procession we belie*e, is nearly accurate: Baptist, Children Teacher 28 Methodists. “ aid •* .to Factory, •* lift to Vineville, 151 “ jff Episcopal, 11 118 |4 East Mao..ii. “ 4S “ •* Presbyterian, •• 172 II! Children 1,07* I :<t Teacher*, 131 Total, 1,214 Urecn core, fit for the table, has appear at St. Augustine, Florida, (OHMBIN, HATIRDAY. MAY 3. IWMt The Democratic Pain-Mail Jt he Fmrrvt* ? This is a erUh al pertdd in, the history of our A time then patriot* baring on eye •ingie to its gbould study the way to ac complish it, divesttftf of all portion mid prejudice. Immoderate zeal for any eauec often betray* weakness, and it becomes us to act soberly and with judgment. It the worst must happen, if tbe Democratic party must lradinsolved.if it has fail ed in it‘. great mission of useiulacis, and if the resuluDon must )u taken to organize a “Constitu• tionsl Democratic Party,” composed entirely of Southern elements, with the ulterior design of forming a Southern C’onfrderacy, there Is none so likely to be supported with iinunens,ns that which Has been adopted with moderation. Confessing a good deal of chagrin and irritation at tbe failure of the Southern delegates to get their platform of principles at Charleston, yet we are not prepared to abandon the Democratic party on this account, and exclaim “treason” on the part of our North ern friends, until th question Is fully tested. Two Con run tions have been called. One, to meet in Richmond, and the other at Baltimore. The first is merely advisory in its character; the latter having the function* of the Democratic party in Us control, and prepared to nominate a candidate for the Presidency. Had the first Convention been called with a view of putting forward a can didate for the Presidency prior to the assembling of the Democratic party proper, and forestalling its action, we should surely have opposed it with all our might and main. And for tbe plain and simple reason, that such a course pre supposed a state of things which might never exist at Balti more, and because it would be disorganising and •nito.us in its tendency. Calculated, in our opin ion, to weaken the Houth, rather than strengthen it, and giving the control of the government to tbe Republican* of the North and the Union* savers of the Houth. We repeat we bavefaitb yet in tbe Democratic party to uphold tbe compro inisea of the Constitution, to preserve tbe rights of tbe Htates, and to prevent the aucces* and ab solute sway of abolitionism. Differences of opin ion must and will exist os toitstr. e line of |Hlicy and the best way to accomplish tbe same great end, but in regard to it* grand, fundamental principles at the bottom of our national unity, which should act os checks or guards upou both the National and State Legislatures, we can Ira as united and harmonicas to-day and as loyal in our devotion to It as at any former period of its eventful history. From tbe formation of the Fed eral Constitution to the present moment, its career has been one of unexampled success, *0 complete ly has it identified its living principle with Ame rican sympathies and interests, and so per*i*tent ly has it resisted ledercl encroachment and power. Now and then, it has suffered a momentary defeat by the combination of factions and the scheme* of spoilsmen, but it has risen Again in power, iu all tbe beauty and glory which a love of country could invest it. Jt becomes u* to inquire, shall this great party, op old in years, so mighty in achievements, so noted in hiatory, ho glorious in its Struggles with fanaticism, having the destinies of this nation in its keeping far a halt ventary. and by its wise policy illustrating tbe grand idea of American progress and power, shall this party, we ray, be dissolved in a moment of passion, and a counties* swarm of abolition Hun* and Uotb* bury the memorials and trophies of its prudence and economy beneath the tide of their unrighte ous purpose* and designs 9 In a word, is it not the duty of patriots to pause before the fatal blow shall be stricken, to weigh well the motives that influence them, to harmonize, if possible, conflict ing elements and pal a candidate in nomination at Baltimore, who will triumph over the Repub licans in the contest ahead of a*. or enetnie* ■ laugh at (ur calamity, rejoice over our divisions, vainly l*n*#t of the parity And integrity of their own organization, drive us on to a position that they would urn dare insert in their **wu |4atloru, talk about Uxn.x and cox*khvatiu. su.l tell the people to flock to their standard and turn their back* on the corrupt, disorganized and -j.-il- I-., •—H •>■ ■' — 1 * Vim W k UL- Coiuf patriots to consider wM their duty, to act wisely and with moderation, and not to derert, without a ji‘t can-e, that party, which for year* hu* been the wain stay of our institution , and which h now the An An t f on which the Ark of the covenant must rest with afety. Nell and Kveretl Nominate 4! Hon. .John Rct.i*, of Tennessee, and Non Kow ami K\ KMZTT, of Ma**uchM.*Us, are the nominal ion* for President und We {‘resident of the I’nlted States by the Opposition Convention recently at i'alCiiitore. These gentle men have seen service and bot h are distinguished. But we donotkuow two men who* record* art noire objectionable. We shall post our reader* iu duo -CMon, re marking just here, that if this ticket carries a single State in the Union, wo shall lie eur|irised. We venture the assertion ia advance, that the Opposition did not dare insert a “protection” plank in their platform, albeit it is treason in the Democracy to ignore it in their creed of princi ples. Tho Union and the CottsTiTt rion will be the watchword of the Opposition. These pbra es mean nothing. Sksatoks llrxTsn aiid Laxk st stain run pai Kiiaus.—The Washington Star, *|akiug of the withdrawal of the Southern States from the Convention, states that Mr. Hunter advised the Virginia delegation, per telegraph, to “make the South a unit ” Qeo. Lane, also, in answer to a request for o*lvice from the Oregon delegation, telegraphed them a* follow* • “Hon. Lansing Stout:—Tour dispatch receiv ed. Stand by the equality of the State , and Maud by those States that stand by the Constitu tional rights of all. By all go with thru -j-go out and stand by them ” JOE LANE. V train la ihmorrao Nrcrdrn*. The Virginia Index essay* te speak for Vir ginia in relation to the recent demand for a plat form at Charleston by the Southcru Democracy. It says: For one, we are not willing to abandon this old aud ease ground. We are not willing, at the de mand of Mr. Yancey, to take what he admits to he a “step in advance'* of the old and safe posi tions, and take a “new departure’ from the an cient landmarks. \ irginia will not go with him in hit new eoume. Mark the prediction ! ship Hubert Stewart tost. Wu. mix. .vox. May 10. The barque Western Sea, brought to this port to-day, four black and two white seamen, of the ship Robert Stewart. The seamen wore taken from a raft on the Ist in.M., in latitude thirty-four, longitude seventy-one, forty-live. One other sea man was picked up by another vessel. It wit supposed that he was the mate of the Stewart.— It was thought that sixtaen were drowned. The Stewart sunk on the 30th ult. She was ladeu with three thousand one hundred bales of cotton. IppolntMeatN. Robert It. Rowland of the county of Cass, has been appointed Aid-de-Cuinp, to the Commander in-Chief with the rank of Colonel, and will he obeyed and respected as such. The following Board of Visitors ha* been ap pointed by the Governor, to attend the examina tion of the Clashes of the l Diversity of Georgia Hon. Hiram Warner, of Meriwether. lion. M. J. Wellborn,of Muscogee. Right Rev. George Fierce, of Hancock. Hon. Kob't P. Trippc, of Monroe. Mon. Salomon Cohen, of Chatham Col. Levi B. Smith, ol Talbot. lion. L. W. Crook, of Whitfield Hon. Wat. Ji. Hurt, of Cobb. Rev. Wm. Flinn, of Baldwin. Col. Thoc. L. Cooper, of Fulton. Hon. A. H. Colquitt, of Baker. Rev. C. W Howard, of Cass. Col. James M. Stay the, of Ki< bniond. Col. M. C. M. Hammond, of Clarke. The t.corg's Lotteries Abolished. All the GeoJgia Lottery Grants are foreclosed by prohibition of the drawings, under a penal en actment of the State Legislature, to take effect on the first day of June, 1 Still. The act was passed at the session of 1858, and the owners of legal* nod grants are making arrangements to close np the business. Therefore all lotteries pretending to be drawn iu Georgia, after the above date, must be illegal, and a fraud upon tbs public. l harlrslan.i oa \ ratlen The disruption of the Charleston Convention is looked upon by many as the parting of anoth er strand in the cable wbieh holds tbe ship of State to Its anchorage, and bos tbu* far saved it from tbe sea of uncertainties which must follow a dissolution of the Union. One link after an other has given way in the division of the Bap tist, Methodist and (N. H.) Presbyterian church es; Congress itself is little better than a house div ided ngainrt itself, and now, the great demo cratic party seems to huve broken in piece*, and left the Kepnbtlo to tho mercy of the winds and waves. Huch is the gloomy view taken by many minds, of the prenont state of public affair*. NVc are not inclined te attribute such deceive result* to the late events in Charlestou. There is, at any rate, room for hope that the apparent g|dit is more superficial than radical,and that the Democratic party is not yet sectionalized Tbe real difficulty seems to have been about the man, more than the platform. If they had boon able to present a candidate whose name would of it self have been a platform, it is possible that there would not have beeu much time consumed in theeonutruclioß of resolutions. After all, the public have not much faith in any platforms. We olraerve that the Couventiou composed of the seceding Htates, has paid our own city the compliment of selecting it as their place of meet ing. W e can assure them of a cordial welcome. W'e have here the largest and handsomest city of the Southern Atlantic States; a climate proverb ial for healthfulnofts, and a* hospitable, (intelli gent and patriotic a people as can b found in the broad limits of the Union. W'e have in our midst the monuments of the great men of the past—of Washington, of Jefferson, of Mason, Patrick Henry, who delivered ns from foreign tyranny and laid the foundations of the Ameri can Union The old Church, Hi. John’s, is still standing, in which Patrick Henry thundered, in which the first impetus was given to the hall of the Revolution in tbe South, and in which the Convention met that accepted that Constitution. This is a sacred place and all around it is holy. This old, clamic ground of tbe Revolution is again to he a grand political battle-field. It is well lor National Conventions to meet here, and drink in tbe inspiration which illoiniuated the soul.of the sages, statesmen and soldiers by whom our independence .was achieved and our government established.— Riekurond IMepmleh. The Other ?Mr. Tbe New York Correspondent of the New Or leans Picayune, discourses as follows while spea king of a work entitled “Facts,” recently publish ed by George Francis Train, an American citizen at present in Europe: ilis “Facts,” by the way, a powerful anti-dose to “Helper,” should l>e in the hand* of every reader in the Houth who desire* to bo thorougly posted touching the origin, history and result* of tbe “peculiar institution. ’ Mr. Train's hook of 144 pages bristles with facts and figures, which give a very different aspect to the slavery question from that presented by Helper, Mrs. Stows, and other enemies of the South and its fmculiar domestic institution, lie provos that Kngland initiated the slave trade, and reap* tbe profit of slave labor; aud that the otuanripotion ists of Great Britain and the Kxeter Hall phi lanthropists have greatly aggravated the condi tion of the blacks in the West India Islands and in the United States. He contends that the Old Testament exemplar* of religion and virtue were slave owners; that Christ and hi* apostles did not repudiate slavery: and that the “primitive Chris tians” made no fuss about it; that tlio slave* iu America are infinitely better off than their ooun try men in Africa; that cotton, rice and sugar can not Ira produced in sufficient quantities by free labor to meet the demands >t’ the civilized world; and that emancipation ,in tbe Houth would be followed by a revolution in (Ragland, a general derangement of trade and commerce, and radi cal upsetting of the social system. His propositions are boldly stated and strong ly argued. Abraham, Isaac and Jacob were slave owners ; so wo* the great and good Whit field. Mose* owned slave* aud returner 1 a fugi tive. The great*t fortunes of Englishmen were founded in the slave trade. For the discussions of th coming campaign Ibis spicy little volume will furnixh any quantity of frets and figures “relevant to tbe occasion.” the vnlencr of the fiev. J. * llardm. Bclvibkoc, N. J , May 3, 1 Still. The Coart opened at Id oVlco-k, the room be ing filled. The Court or>terod tha prfoouer to l*e set at the bar. He came m leaning <>u the arm of the sheriff, pale and haggard ia appearance.’ Upon calling hi* name he stood up without as sistance so bear the scnlenra of the court, which as follow* .loc<b S. Uni ■leu, I am about t.. proceed to the discharge of the mo-.t solemn duty whiib a mortal can he railed to perform This trial, which for the last two week has been tne onject nr so mum interext, t etnseu. *rne humane maxim of the law, that you were to bo considered innocent until you were proven guilty no longer applies to you. A jury of your peers, elected by yourself, of unprejudiced, intelligent, conscientious men, after a full investigation of your cose, in all its length and breadth, and af ter hearing all the arguments of your counsel, pressed upon them with untiring energy, with an eloquence rarely equalled, with a pathos which drew tear* from the stoutest heart, and with a force and power wh.ch could not have failed so break the chain of evidence of your guilt, had It not hare Keen of adamantine trength, have proved that there was*no doubt of your guilt, that the evhfonce could not Vie true, and yon be guiltless of the ag<>ny and blood of your wife, that she was foully murdered by you and m a manlier almost too horrible for conception. With the verdict of that jury,it is almost need lots to say, this court i* entirely atisfled. It i “uld have been no other without a disregard of the duties which they owe to the society of which they are members, without disregarding their oaths. If human testimony can demon strate the perpetration of a murder, it has dem onstrated that you are the perpetrator of this. Have you anything to say why the entenre of death should not Vie pronounced against you? If yon have, now ts the time to say it. The Court here paused for an answer. The frisoner deliberately raised bis hand and said— hare nothing to say on that subject. 1 refer you to my counsel. Mr. Hbipman arose in his place and said: 1 have nothing to say, may it please your honor. The Judge resumed It only remuius for me now to pronounce the sentence of the Court, which is hereby by the court considered and adjudged, that yon, Jacob S. Harden for the felony and murder in tbe first degree of Han nah Louise Harden, *of which you have been convicted, in manner and form as charged in the indictment, be taken to the |ail of this county of Warren, whence you have been brought, and there safely kept until Thursday, the 28th day of June next, aud that on that day, between the hours of 10 o’clock in the forenoon and 3 o’clock in the afternoon, within the prison of the county of Warren, where you shall be confined, or in an enclosed yard of said prison, or within an endo .-ure erected for that purpose adjoining such prison, at the discretion of the sheriff, you be hung by the neck until you be dead, and may God have uiercy on your soul. After tho sentence was conclude* 1 the prisoner sat down and wept. His counsel, also, and many others were bathed in tear*. tlahama Democratic Male t on*ration By the authority of the late Democratic Con vention of the State of Alabama, the undersigned were appointed an Executive Committee, whose duty it should lie, in the event that the delegate from this State should withdraw from the Charles ton Convention, “to call a Contention of the Democracy of Alabama to meet at an early day to consider what is best tob done.” The delegates of the State of Alabama having withdrawn from the Charleston Convention, the undersigned, in obedience to tho late Democratic Convention, of this State aud by its authority and in its name, do hereby ••call a Convention of the Democracy of Alabama.” to meet in the city of Montgomery on the first Monday in June next, being the 4th day of June, LMB, then and there “to consider wbat is beat to be done.” Anil we exhort the Democracy iu each county of the State to hold primarv meetings and select delegates to represent them in aaid Convention. The Democratic papers throughout the State are requested to insert this call. T. L. TOULMIN, K. D. KING, J. WITHERS CLAY, | Executive T 11. HOBBS. W. H. FORNEY, P.wnntUtee. J. A ELMORE, K. C. BULLOCK. j New Advertisements. Teachers and others interested iu the public chool fund, will find in this paper a call fur a meeting of the Board of Education, to be held ou Saturday next, oa which occasion leat hers are reqoe'ited to present themselves for the urnal examination. Our country the public generally, Ul see from the advert isatnant of G. W. Atkin o> A Cos. that they are at their old stand, in Co lumbus, with a larga and well-selected stock of Dry Goods of all descriptions, and which they are propoaing toaell at coat for the cash. The puhlie in viaillug this city will bear in mind the . tore of the above firm, and favorable induce ment.t they are now uttering to ensb purchasers. Those who find it difficult to worry through the lung urnmer months without t urns descrip tion of tonic, are referred to the notice of the Amtridan Aromatic Cordial, for which T. Bras rill cf this city is agent. COLmBIft, MON DAI, MAY 11. lUW. DFMVTKATH* JIKHIAG. The Itemocratic party of Mus. ogee county is requested to meet at Tetniraroncc Hall on Tues day night next, the 15th in si, for the purpose of appointing delegates to the Miltedgeville Conven tion, and topaM upon the actiou of the delegation from Georgia at the Charleston Everybody L invited to attend. Stale Democratic (oiltrillion. To the Democratic Voter, of the Slate of Oeorgia. The result of the National Democrat 10 Conten tion at Charleston has been made known to you. So for there ha* been a failure, either Iu agree upon a Platform of Principles, or to urake a nomi nation of candidate;'. A majority of the dele gates from this Slate, having withdrawn from the Convention, recommend that anew set of delegates Ira appointed to meet with such dele gates from the other Htates a* agree with them in principle, at Richmond, Va./for the purpose of consultation, and from thence to go into the Bal timore Convention—and a jrartion of the delega tion from this State— those who declined to with draw from the Charleston Convention, it ie un derstood propose that delegates be appointed to supply the place of those who withdrew to repre sent tbe State iu the adjourned Convention at Baltimore. These conflicting views may be par ticipated in, to some extent, by tbe peeple : and still other view* may be entertained by tome por tion of the party in this Htote. And in the opin ion of the undersigned, these seemingly conflict ing view* and opinion* can only Ira reconciled and definitely settled by a fall Convention of the Democratic party, of this State: and such a Con vention seem* to u* to he absolutely neces.-ary. Therefore the uudereigned, Executive Com mittee, request the Democratic party of the State of Georgia to meet in Convention, by their delegates, at Mllledgeville, on Monday the 4th day of June next, for the pnrpoee of taking Into consideration the general in teres'* of tbe party, and to determine upon which course of policy should be pursued by them in the present emer gency. We recommend that the several counties send to said Convention the same number of delegate* that they have bereteforebcen accustomed to send to such Conventions; and we respectfully urge every coanty iu the State to he represented in the Convention. We would respectfully request the papers of this State that feel an interest in tho matter to publish the above call. PORTER INGRAM, P. TRACY, CHARLES MURPHY. D. 8. PRINT UP, ! Executive 8. J. SMITH, Committee. Iu 11. BRISCOE. HENRY CLEVELAND, A. S. ATKINSON. lajNsllrr.to Mr ;Puii(ia*. Bell. \Yu have done Judge Douglas great injustice. In our Saturday Vicsue, we inadvertently raid that Judge Dougin* and Mr. Bell had acted to gether up lo the prasen: period. This Is great mistake. While Judge Douglas woe butt ling manfully for the repeal of tbc Missouri Compro mise line, while he was asserting with nil his pow er and eloquence that the Southern man had as much right to carry his property into common ter ritore* a* the Northern man. that n geographical line running oero* the country excluding -lave property from entering the territories above n, was a mark of inequality, grossly unjust to the South, while the uhoiitiooist* were burning him in effigy, “tel! it not m Goth, publish it not in the s'reet* of Ascolon,” Hon. JoHtf Bkli., a Senator in CongreM from a Sttihern State, was standiag “cheek by jowl” with the Republicans, carting every vote against the South and receiving the congratulation of thu enemies of our institutions. Yet, this Is tho man to be foisted upon the South upon a platform which means nothing and in ten ded to mean nothing. The South will not r.ofar forget her intcre.'t us to ri.imaii her destiny to a *". g>rnlly with Ihotto “least friendly” to her. Vo wonder the Enquirer says, it could have made a better nomination; no won der it apofogb** for his vote against the repeal of the Missouri t omprotniie line, but it is a wonder that it has hoisted bis name for tha Presidency with hi* black record familiar to the South. Will our cotempory read the Montgomery Mail's stric ture* upon John Bell'and his platform lion A M. Mcpbca.v's Letter Uuii. A. U. SrerHßX.s has written a letter in re ply to some gentlemen of Macon, in which he takes ground in favor of moderation and advocates .vox -ixtrkvkntion a* the right poHcy for the Democracy in the coming enntert. llefalso dis approve* of the Georgia delegates receding from tho Convention and favors (he appointment of delegates to Baltimore. We will publish the let ter whau it appears in print, as everything from this distinguished Statesman i> worthy of being read. WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE. Wamhinoton City, Monday night, May 7th. j Dr a a Cot.qi irr A. W Annas : 1 learn this evening that the Georgia delega tion and other Southern members of Congress, have held a consultation in relation to the action . of tbe seceding delegates at the late Charleston Convention. The withdrawal of tbe secediug j delegates is approved, etc., but inasmuch a* the . New York delegation proposed to Virginia, Ten nessee and Kentucky to unite with them and the other Son them and Western States in tbe adop tion of a sntfofactiory Platform, the seceding delegate* will be advised to go to Baltimore and unite with Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky anti other States, aud adopt a suitable anil sound Platform, and in the eveut of a failure, then all tho Southern States are reeoni men ded to with draw and nominate a candidate. It seems to he pretty well settled that, if the Southern States whose delegate* left the Convention at Charles to u will go to Baltimore, there is no prospect of M r Douglas's nomination. Whereas, if none go, there is no chance to nominate any one at all by tbe two-third rule. Mr. Douglas cannot get, at most, more than a half dozen more votes, while he want* fifty and a half of a nomination. On the other hand, the North-Western vote of sixty-six, U is generally believed, will stick to him “to the death,” and this being the case, no other candi date can get more than as there are but 232 votes left iu the Convention after the several State* seceded. It take* 2U2 votes to nominate. It may be possible, too, that, if none of tbe se ceding .States return to the Convention. Mr. Dongles'* friend* being in a small majority, may recind the two-thirds rule, or claim his nomina tion by a vote of two-thirds of the votes gfrrm u and iu this way may destroy the lost hope of re uniting the Northern and Southern Democracy upon a sound Platform. These consideration* have D<> doubt been weighed, and you may look • ■at in a day or two for an Addreas from a portion if not all tbe Southern member* of Congress, ad vising the seceding delegates to attend the Balti more Convention, with tbe Tenno-'-oe resolution* a* a basis. Tours, Ac., U AII BLEU. P S—Douglas's friends itou'i vant th* ttctdiny dJegaiet to refura. They want new delegates ap pointed. believing be will profit by the new. K. tbatham Demurrer) Tin* democracy ,f Chatham held a meeting on the Bth lllst., and endorsed the action of the •- cediug delegates at Charier ton. The . ..luuittee reported the following dele gates to the State Convention at Milledgevilie: Delegates.—Hon. Henry R. Jackson, non. Solomon Cohen, Juliau li art ridge, Esq* John M Guerrerd, Kq., and Gen. George P. Harrison. Alternates.—Montgomery Camming, Esq., John Schley, Esq., George R. Black, Esq., Thos. Holcombe, Esq., and John L. Vilialonga, Esq. I alwM Vetting at 3ew Orlraas Nr.w Oiilla.vs, May y. A iui .i meeting, held in this city, denounced the sooeesion movement at Charleston. Resolved to regard all as enemies who attempt to produce a separation of the States: Bril and Kirrftt Repudiated. yomieoliott a Foret ! Witt wot go dim'it at th South. TbaMontgomery Mail, tho um*t able, ludueu tial and the recognized leading OrrourrioN jour nal in Alabama, that fonght the most w.mderful light on record, in tbe last campaign for TANARUS, J. Judge, the American candidnte tor Congress in the ‘td District of Alabama, and that is now looked to a* the oracle of the party in that State, thus huil* the uouiiuaUon of Hon. John Bell and Hon. Kdward Everett. Read it carefully! It is good authority and peaks far tbe honestv of this nbl* paper. The Mail says l Alov ContraMTiax—BflLL avn EveofTT The telegraph announces the nomination of Bell, of Teunes-ec, for President, and Everett, ol Mtt.-vochusetti, fur Vice-President. Tbe high jrar mnal character uud great ability of these gen tit-men are unquestioned : their political sound ness is another questiou. Senator Bell voted against tbe Kan*a*-Nbritoka bill, and in oil the contest about Kansas, tided with thote lean friendly loth• South. Mr. Everett ho* opposed ultra aheUtionieni, at the North, and refused to hrlpdo honor to John DruwnN memory. The meagre description of the platform hardly allow* comment. A* we construe it, it mean 1 “the Constitution*"(So he construed North or South to unit tin voter.) the Union.” the enforce went of the laws.” It utterly fail*, a* was suspect ed it would, to take hold of the issue on which the fate of the t'nion iinoie euepended. 4 oßgrmtMal. WASHixaTou, May 7. ftasATK. The Hob. Jefferson Davis, of Missis sippi, addressed the Senate on Territorial [resolu tions. The Hon. A. G. Brown, of Mississippi, follow ed and urged immediate legislation to protect slave property in the Territories. The lion. T. L. Cliogman, of North Carolina, commenced a speech on the same subject. lforsx.—The Tariff was discussed. A bill was passed authorizing a full embassy to Sardinia. Wasbixotom, May 6. Senavis—The Hun. Albert G. Brown, of Miss., introduced a bill for improving the rivers in Mis sissippi, and the lerying of tonnage duties .Jefferson Davit’(of Miss.) Territorial refolu lion* were discussed. Stephen A. Douglas, of llliaois, will speak upon the subject Thursday. Washimjro\, Mu> k. The Homestead bill was discussed in tbe Sou ate: after which tbe Tariff bill was taken up. The body was still in session. Wa.s 11 tut.ton, May 10. Tho Senate passed, by forty-four to eight, the Homestead bill, so as fa sell to the actual occupants of land for two years, at a quarter of a dollar per acre. Ifot'Kß. —The House passed, by seveumajority a bill declaring null and void of New Mexico, in relation to slavery and peonage. The Hon. G. A. Grew, of Pennsylvania, re ported five Mils for tbe erection of Territorial Governments, with the WJlmot proviso. AraenJ orants were offered protecting slavery, but on consideration the bills were postponed. Tbe protective tariff bill wo* peeked. _\V ASHiMOToN, May 11. Bknatf..—The Hen ate to-day panned the deli cieacy and appropriation bills. Horsr.—The House successfully tabled tire biiL for new Territorial Governments by an av erage of twenty Bine majority; some Republi can* amongst tbe unmtrar. Each bill contained the ‘V i I wot Proviso. Arrival of the Japanese KmbaM). Washivuton, May 10. The U. S. steam frigate Roanoke, with the Japanese Embassy on board, arrived at New York last night, and re-sailed for Norfolk this morning. The Japanese are expected here on Monday. (Special Dispatch to the Charleston Courier } terrible taiamit). Coli übia.F. C. May 0,10.3 U, A. At A filling party from an excursion train on the ( ouiden Branch visited Boykin's Mill Pind on Batnrday morning. About fifty of them ombork ed tn a boat, or liar, which, fiy rome unexplained cause, wa-'cither accidentally capsized or sunk probably from a snag- -and twenty-seven of the party fonnd watery graves, the greater portion being females. The following are among those known to he lost: Mis* Minnie Alexander. Mi.;s Louisa Nettle. Miss Sarah Howell. John Oak.i Mh, Sl.ui Crnoby. Two Mr. Hocotl*. Miris Alice Robinson F. U Ricbbourg. Miss Lizzie McKagen. Willie McKagen Miss Kelly. Lucius Legrand Miss Jane Young. William Legrand Mis* KcCowdb, Jerry McLeod Miss Bailie Jenk iri j . KJ Hoggin*. Mis* Holly Voting and another daughter and sou of Samuel U. Young The pond was to have been emptied thin morn ing, and further search made for the mining, bur up to the date of this dispatch no additionnl names have heeu added to tbe alrove list. Tbe railroad train last night brought up twelve deoil bodies, having left the pond at one o’clock. A. M. It was again despatched to the scene ol disaster thi* morning, and ha* not yet returned. ABOrrtOXAfi. Camden, May fi, P. M. Twelve of the victims of the Boykin’s Mill Pond calamity were interred in this eity to day. Active exertion* are continued for recovering all jhe bodies. Later from Mexico. By the Schooner Emily Keith, which arrived at New Orleans on the sth Inst., from Vera Cruz, the Picayune ha* received the following item? The Mexican news by this arrival ponses*#* nothing of *)cial interest. The city of Vera Cruz was in very good health and quiet. The Liberal army had been victorious in sev eral small engagement* with the Church force*. The Emily Keith left anchored under the Castle of San Juan de Ulna the U. S. sloops-of sar Brooklyn and Saratoga and the Pocahontas. On the 21st ult., the hark Rapid* left Vers Cruz for New York. Several French and Spanish inen-of war were at Sacrificing. Wheu the schooner left Vera Cruz there were no veseels in port for New Orlean*. Nrw Oni.KANS, May tk—The steamer Clyde baa arrived, with Vera Cruz date* to the l*t lost. The Constitutional government reject* the proposed mediation. Miramon’s party i* defeated ou all Hides, and their money is exhausted. Cara jal Ik organising au expedition to attack Puebla It ia reported that Miuister MoLsne is to bate an interview with Miramoti. Galviiis, [Gahriac ’] tbe French Minister, ha lieen recalled. Every mother and housekeeper must often act a* a family physician in the numerous illness# - and accidents that occur among children and servants. For many of these cases, I hare used Dhvij’ I‘atukißer, and ronaider it an iudispensi ble article in the medicine box. In diarrha- it bus been used and effected cure*. For cuts and bruises it ha* been invaluable. - N. V. Examiner Sold by all medicine dealer*. Tribute of Reapect. \V he rear. In the dispensation of a m>.iteriou<> Providence, we are called upon to pay the last tribute ofAspect and love to the memory of our esteemed: Brother- Death has again invaded our ranks and borne off one of our brightest jewel* in the person of I*. A. Copeland, who departed this life at hi sister'* residence, Mrs. Ann Trammel, in Karri county Ua-. on the 13th of March last. Asa member of the Masonic Fraternity, (with Union Lodge No. 128) he was enthusiastic and energeti. tu ibe tain of Masonry, and universally beloved by our whole order. And were it not for the hope, that he is enjoying the light of Eternity’s truth, our spirits would be shrouded in the most gloomy thoughts of death, the grave and Eternity Therefore, Resolved. That we have received with regret the aad intelligence of the <leath of our Brother, whose love and friendship we cherish so fondly. Rceolvtd, That we cherish) an affectionate re gard for the memory of our deceased Brother, and as a token of our grief, we wear the t usuai badge of mourning thirty days, also, a blank page be left upon the secretary's book with bis name and the date of his death written thereon n,Halved. That theae resolutions be published iu the Upson Pilot and Columbus Time*, and a copy be sent to the family of the deceased. JAMES D. HUDSON, i GREEN B. ROLLINS, VCom. JAMES SMITH. j
