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rOLCMSU, FRIDAY, MAT 35. IW©
Judge DnttgfoN at tlatilinorr
It \* udegrspb-d ikftt Judge Doogtas *rtl n nb
’ draw tbe um> of bi* tuupo female <)ouv<mti<<n a*
lirtif .u
vote* given on the fint bullet- It bo re
membered that Judge Doo* alt. oMred one hum
&red and fiftytwo vote# ®t Charleston. ju*t a roe
jority, on two ballets only. Aiy tbnt. be re
oeirid one buffered end fifty-orf* Tbl* veto in- 1
eluded on* from Virginity on© from Tonnes***,
on* from North Ctroilot sod four from Missouri.
should Judge Douglas'* nomination depend npoe
hi*getting* majority of the wholo *"♦* of
• electoral college, much loss two thirls, he cannot
possibly be nominated. The StuihHV\ Stoic*
.hou!d take seats in the Baltimore Convcn* it
HHI Dene Atlsstet
At their mootiugJust Saturday, tbe Drum rat*
ts gotten county fully sustained the Kder.. un<,
declared “in the roost aoiettiu form—that wo are
unwilling to purchase harmony, either by any
farther compromise of our <‘oHßUtnli ‘iiul right*,
Tbo above ia from the Augusta Chronicle mid
Sentinel. Our opposition cotwnporary would he
unwilling, we think, fr the Democracy to har
monire upon any Aenw. It applaud* the dcroo
rrwts of Atlanta for inetuting upon the full measure
of out Const! tut-dun! right* In n piutfonu for the
party and rejoices that It will not “jmr©A**U’ har
iiwny. Dray, why did the Chrerdctf <f Smtintl
“purehas*” harmony in If * own rank* by ignoring
t hose very principle* in it* own platform that l>
now lands the dctnwal* lot urging* Tho did
Opposition Cnion Convention would not have
the wor3 slavery, property or anything, hut un
meaning term* in It* own platform Wus fbi*
“Wall done?” Will the Chrt.nicle it
support the nomino# *>i tho Democratic party un
der any circumatancuhV Will it decline t* sup
port a uiuu with 41 /r* tail ofiinitiee” like Ifeti.
John Bell for i> Houthern man upon a Hrottlern
platform in opposition to the regular nomine* ol
tho National Democracy'’ A man nominated at
Richmond, Va.? Wo answer no ! for onr .’otem
porary, promising the amend* honorable, if It
agreeably disappoint* u* in the answer Tho
tiuth Is, the Chronicle 4 Sentinel feetruggling to
disorganize the democracy with tho bopo *f car
tying the South for the Hon. John Bell.
Ter Baltimore
Th* Richmond Enquirer, u well as the l'r
amii.ee ami index, favors Hall I more as tho place
for the Delegates from the South to assemble.
The Enquirer say*,
We are at a low to discover In w hat wny the
righto of iheßouih would bo imperilled by the
Southern delcgute* meeting at Baltimore, and
seeking once more to obtain their rights from
Convention of lb* National Democracy. WeflfUl
entertain the hope that soiuu portion of the, Nor
ibern Democracy will be dippoaod to do tho
South full justice when the Convention re ia
einbtoK at Baltimore: nnd with this hope, and
unable to coe any HI consequence# that cun result
from the re-union of the Southern Stales, w© have
advised tbeir return.
The state Ifead
We arc pleased ti> notice thni the Fiipcrintood
eat of the Slate, Bowl continue.? his routrtUly de
posits at the Treasury of the Stale; Kor flu
month of April lost the net cariiirq: of the road
deposited, iimouo'• and
Ilomlcidr Two Men Kiticei
Wo loam that two young men, residing in Chat
taboochoo ©ftfenty, hy the naate of lU'lma, wore
killed by a Mr Doiiltletfew days since. TbepuT
tioulars ol the horrihlomurder are yet unknown,
it occurred near Harp's Mills, oh. the Marion 11 mi.
Mr. Doolittle is said to have asked tho yoinig
men to take a drink, which they refusing, Uiadu
him mad, when ho driiborstely leek tho iiio ol
one, cutting his throat from car to car, and very
plrortly succeeded in taking lb© life of the
other, a warrant has been Issued.
( Corn hi unfolded ]
Masaua. lvonutta:
Your corrcepopdtiU ‘‘South” ia yesteriluy'c
issue stiggciua the only wodo in toy Judgment hy
which tho Democracy con he re united and hnr
laonlaed.
WJun the Daltruiere Omcntinn mod , the
first motion in order will be to toko up tho an
finished business up< n which the Charleston Con
ron ion was engaged at the time of its aijjourn-
Picut, to wit: tho nomination of n candid ato for
tb© Presidency. Homo Southern delegate with
view of amending the platform or oflkring a cuh
stitute for tho ono adopted at Charleston, will
movo to suspend tbo rules. This can only bo
done by a vote of two thirds of the Convention,
and If the irk rule of Douglas shall resist the inn
tion, that vote ©f two-thirds eon uover he obtain
ed, and there will ooiisequcntly be no ebitnoe to
!• a vote of tb* Convention upon any amend
ment or substitute to tho platform. The fco©d
lag Btato# will, thorefore, if they ndhoro to their J
demand, be compelled to witinlrnw from the
Convcntoin again lfore a nnnlnatlon is n ud*.
When, hy voting in tho nomination they can
doubles*, secure tbo nomination of a man that tho
South would be willing to accept, even without a
platform. Ono thing ijtcertain, by takliig part
in tho muumatiwi they can, if they ohoow, pre
veutj.be of Douglas, and bring tb©
Convention lb a deadlock, until tho friend ■ ©l
DouglM cither yield to a nomination aocq-tublo
to tho South *r re lira themselves freon the Con
ventieu.
Tbu* the finutimrn Slaton, by taking their seats
ia the Baltimore Convention and proceeding tr<
the nomination before attcuiptiug to uuieml tin
pbufurtn, have It in their power to secure a can
Aiaio acceptable to the K.uth up n tho platfonu
wre idy adopted, or force the frieud* uI Doag
la* uV* wirlidruir. T my mind tbis course pro*
* the onl|i s’Mißicii to the dißlcullies they will
probably meet, ,
• 4 ’ m dkmoobat.
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Mnfsna. Kuirona t
Tour columns are open tu couuutuications
from Dcmocrau. In a crisis like the proscut, H
is appreciated by mil, who search for truth unaid
ed hy passion and prejudice. W rejoice to rxe
that the Tunes nceapios u position of moderation
and counsels harmony and union in our detract
ed P*rty • It appeal* to eolwr judgment hud >o<--
ond thought and (ha necessity of plauliug the
Democratic party upon the iiuinutable principles
*>f right touch©* ai©“ponsive tdiord in the De
mocracy of the Country The TVnuwratio par
ty cannot bo dissolved in an ii. imnf md*%p*n
issues impradiceblv* and whkdi in no
goed, even to|h* * A dvtoarul has Mid
denly been made a- an oltiiustiun ndhcaid ‘d
end unasked hy u vingb* dom<•dolie State (’on
vcntiuD except Alabama. Without rcprowcliiog
eur delegate- who retit.l troin ihv Churl©-ton
Couveutumuod* r the elrcttmstan. es which mr
rounded them, and believing them patriotic in
thuir motives, yet the question mustW-uivtin the
future and met boldly. We rc engaged In a
*trUfglo uhovt N4 h, rod prbic/pf-. y| r
Douglas’ name m t been presented .i acaudidate
at Charleetou, there would have beat no ultima
tum for a pictt-Tui nU wen alter a tow of the > .
ceding delegates weut iuto nu >th:r Cnuveutiou
faadiiut more (lim a half dozen front Uoorgia)
they were willing then to rvuounco their plat
form fyr aeeuu.l mutt. If w were fighting for
priuciplcs, then the refusal te grant them would
be a cause fur rupture, uud uo man, who accept
ed “ oomlr.eDon upon a platform wbi*-h ignored
them woul i U i milled to support.
Besides this Dbuciusdo at Chsrlcstuu has been
made before, and the people would not endure*
their retiring delegates. Ou the contrary the
delegates supported (Jen. Cbm, the hoad and
front of squatter sovereignty, thereby c intuit- ,
Lug themselves to it. We iu i t not break up
the Democratic party now upon it. It in Me
lt is useless.
It Bounds well to talk ©bout Southern right*
aud dU-uoune© all ns “re-piatien/’ who nr© disposed
to opjw)-© the breaking up or thw party, but the
issue tendered yie amounts to nothing; simply the
reeoguttiun ©fa principle, uhicb, though right in
iieolf. Is not of practical Import to the country
just now. The politleisns may wurm up the
fiouthofti lire* for ulterior objects, but the people
are going to stand by the old land mark*, of the
Democratic party and expect to support the nom
inee of the Baltimore Convention, If a sound man,
and w hip the opposition, who nr© claiming for
tTmJr party so much conscrv atism and nationali
ty These who <bot*eo to nek unknown god?
ami break np tho party, ran sc, ‘nnd*run one
Presidential race, much after the order of th©
Troup and Quitman perty, but th* plain, unso
phtsticated Democratic farmers in lire country,
who d* not run wild with the politicians,
expect to vote right along es they have always
voted, and throw their hots high in the mr
as iiorotoforo, when the smoke of the battle i
over nd the *eamo old Democrati* flag is eoen
rustling in triuroftii nnd in victory. This is the
humhio opinion of on old Democrat, who has the
sears or ]>woterAtic huttles upon him and who
wit! be among the last that desert for so little a
cause a* that urged hy many whore ileal get I the
better cfthelr judgment
OLD LINK DEMOCRAT.
European Letter.
The follow mg letter, dated Oeneva, Hwitzer
laod, h from a young friend, a resident of tieor*
(/ia, journeying in that beautiful country. Though
intjjpdcd as private, wc are permitted to publish
ii,ft it gives an interesting history of tho politi
cal rendition of Europe, and that to©, in a style
ami elegance of diction seldom surpuseed. We
gUdly give it w place in our columns, and he
epoak for It u perusal by our many readers :
Ue*va, SwmMthAHD, May 3, ’CO.
Jje.er Ennui: Since I lj?t wrote you, many
interesting events have transpired in Kurof>,and
others have approached their final development.
Kurope is in a most distracted state; by some,
attributed to tbo aonhitio * nf Napoleon, and by
others to tb© jealousy of England. Whatever the
cause, it cortainly is not politic for these two
powcrfhl neighbors, eonneoled so closely by com
ment. to disagree on a matter which would in
volve a war, thereby turning loos© the flood gates
which would inevitably deluge tbo whole of Du
rope In blood. For it has bocn tho combined
dlplomntir interference of Franc© and England,
which has hitherto maintained the itnt quo in
Italy, and tgiien this is withdrawn, tb# cause*
which have prevented Austria from a d*eent
upon Italy, in order t i wrest back her Drand
Duchies, apd Oarleatdi from invading the
Slcilio.i, and tho State of th© Church, will have
ceased, nnd no onccon predict th© result of such
a ‘'lniggh*. Twelve lunfftha ago Austria could
har* swept Italy from one ond to tho other, and
doubtless would httvo done so had not a more
formidable foe than Italy opposed ,Im. But now,
affairs havechonged. Italy 1 united, and Aus
tria Is impoverished, bankrupt and without credit
at home nnd abroad. You will, no doubt, have
heard ere this roaches you, of the /suicide of
Baron Bru-k, from ail aeoounts tho most skillful
minister Austria ever had, and tbo only man
capable of restoring the eshnustod finances of hi*
conn try, and that of unotbereminont mnn conncc
ted with the entoo dopartiaeut of the government.
Tbcao are omons of national decay, and will tell
ou tho future* of Austria. However, weakened as
shefrin finances and credit. Huugnry nnl Vone
tia riiuj for there can be little doubt,
whon tho occasion presenth itself, whoa tii olTuirs
of England and Franc© reach that point, when
having so nmoh to do at home they cannot ailord
to interfere In (ha affair* of other nations, uad
thereby influence their action and destinies, that
Austria will attempt to wreak upon Northern
Italy her long delayed tongeanoo, and bring her
again under the yoke of tho linpuburg dynasty,
knowing that sJm has to territory to lose hy it,
her remaining Italian provinces being secured to
her by tho iutn treaty with Russia, in considera
tion for certain privilegesuiul advantages grant
ed in tbe Holy Land, bat oq the other hand much
to gain, should her arois succeed in Italy. tV heu
wo eeosMor tho umgnimtdu of (bo interests at
stake and which a rupture between Franco and
England would saerifloe, we are n*tnni>hed that
two such powerful countries /tiionld split on tho
mountainous, iusignificanl and almost sterile ter
ritory of Savoy. But England snys that the aa
crodnc,-s of tho treaties must not bo violated, uod
France, that she has m 4 violated nor intends to
violate a treaty. Here the question rests for tho
present. No on© can bo insensiblo t© tho progress
which eur favorite principle of govern men t ike
power of the people -has made iu Europe within
tho bt; t ton years, and which scerqs to have boon
inaugurated in late years by Napoleon 111, who
is generally considered to both© most despotic
sovereign of Europe ; however this may be, his
elevation to tho throne which he now fills, was a
recognition of this very principle, mid this con*
stTtucs the rc/reon why tho rest of the groat sov
creigim of Europe consider him un illegitimate
ruler, hontever ki power may com pell them to
give him n reluctant acknowledgement of his
royalty. A short time ago wo saw this power
oxteuded to the people of the provinces of North
ern Italy, which declared almost unanimously
for Victor Emanuel, and although the Kmjcror
of the French was opposed “in to to” to tho nn
novation of Tuscany to Piedmont, yet, sine© the
people have raised their voice* fio unanimously in
favor of th© brnvechbftain and statesman, he has
it poftng, withdrawn his objection, or at least not
strenuously opposed it. Nut two weeks ago un
der tho favoring auspices nf th© sum© “despotio
rul.r,”tkc people of Favoy exorcised tho privi
lege of adopting their own nationality, which is
called by the Knglbli “a low farce,” and by the
French * U plus libra expression do la volont©
d’un people.'* But the willing occupation of a
part of Savoy by the French would seriously en
danger the nationality oT Switserlund, beside*
violating a compact formed by the great powers
of Europe, at which Franco herself na<d*ted.—
England having seen many such treaties broket
with impunity, but awake to the expansive pro
jmnsitie* and jealous of the growing power of
France, objects strenuously to this acquisition by
annexation to tho vote of her neighbor. Th©
Swiss, a bravo people, confident in their strength
and the justice of their cause. “s*4nr by Tell” that
the French army can only march to ('baldais and
PWigny over their doad bodies -which I denot
suppose would b© very hard to do- and a mem
ber of th© English I‘arliament promises that Eng
laud will back them, nnd the tone of tho English
press would indicate that ho is authorised in mak
ing such a promise. Now, it must he admitted
that it is quite a temptation and trial for n man
wielding th© power that Napoleon does, to
himself menaced by sueh an insignificant country
as Mwitecfland. when lie frols that he could an
nihilate it n* it were with one stroke of his p-m
----trfh! arm. It is as David braving tlm wrath of a
tioliutit, when the days of tniMeloe are passed
and tb© time© or rilled cannon and sword-bayonet*
hat • been initiated hy Napoleon himself, he has
not no much to fear from England as on© might
bo iuollnef to suppose, lor it is evident to on© ac
qnalnted with the physical geography of England
that he could possess himself of theetrongboldsof
Switzerland before England could got her troop*
on fighting ground. Whether he will rtssiet this
temptation remains to bo mu. It is likely that
the year ISOO will lv n remembered ouo in tho
auiials of war. Comuieoeed with the Spanish
“ar iiiiußt Morocco, th© Chines© war about to
commence, these, with tho iucvitablo war in Italy
uud our probable war with Mexico, the present
year will bnve w ltucucd war in all tho four quar
ters of tho globe.
tieneva presents at pn*©t. quit© an animated
appearance with the gay uniform ©fits officers
und her thousands of soldiers. Nearly the whole
rmy of HwltrerUmd, consisting, 1 think, ©f about 1
. 100,000 well, ho* been here this Spring, so s to ■
bo ready iu the event that France attempts to ‘
occupy CUabials and Fnucigny with her troops.— j
llie idea of tbu little Swiss army opposing the
march of Napoleon III! I close this letter while
a little Savoyard itinerant singer is at the door
and all that I can distinguish of his song ir, ’
“Vivo la Frauoc et lTulie,
Ft 1© corps d* Oarabaldi.”
Yours, ic., a
Itoucbfrt) (ountj Poiltlral Meeting.
Ai.ahv, May IPtb, 1800,
AC4>rding t<> previous notice, tbe Democratic
party and citizens of Dnugherty cuunty ussctnbl
e*l in tb* Court lions© to consider ibe action of
the Charleston Convention and the seceding dele
gates, and to appoint delegates to th© State De
mocratic. Convention to be held ni Mjllcdgevillo
on the 4th day of June.
On motion of R. 11. Clark, K*q , the Hon. A.
E. Harris was appointed Cbairinno, and T. 11.
Johnston, tieeretary.
Tit* Chairman having explained the object of
th© meeting, on motion of K. IF Clark, Esq , n
committee office was appoinOed by tho Chair to
prepare business for lb#consideration of tho meet
ing, consisting of It. 11. Clark, B (>. Keaton,
Kelson Tift, W. If. Wilder and A. J. Alncariby.
During tit# abteaec of tho comiaitteo, th© west
ing was addressed by Col. Win. M. (Daughter,
who gave the reasons of the withdrawal of tho
O corgi a delegate*’ from tbe Charleston Conven
tion. He was followed hy Mr. Jonathan Davis,
who warmly sustained tho withdrawal of tb© /<•-
ceding delegate!.
The committee returned, and through their
Chairman, Col. Clark, ma le the folio© ing ma
jority report:
Ist. Resolved, That in 8>52, th© .Southern
Democracy united with the Northern upon the
condition that tho Compromise measure -of iB6O
should be faithfully observed.
2d. Resolved, That In ISSfi, th© Houthorn Dc
mocracy united with the Northern upon the nn,.
dition that the principles of the Kansa “ Nebras
ka Act became part of the party platform, und
be faithfully observed.
I ?.d. Resolved, That fcrtepbcn A. Douglas, find
bD other Democratic adherents who voted
agnlnat the admission of Kansas under the Lo
eompton Constitution, bavo violated their con
tract.
tth. Resolved, That St*]'ben A. Douglas and
his democratic adherents, who refuse to adopt the
I)r©d Hcott decision as the soMleinent of tho
rights of the slaveholder in the Terri tor id of the
Union, have violated their contract.
6th. Resolved, That Stephen A. Douglas, and
his democratic udoerents, who maintain that
slavery may bo excluded from the Territories by
tbe first settlers, or by any other authority, while
tb© Territorial condition continues ns tbe true
doctrine of non intervention, have v iolated their
contract.
6th. Resolved, That u this influence in flic
Democratic nnrty proved to be tb© stronger in
Charleston, in the manner (but tho votes of tho
several Htatcn were cost, and the majority refused
to adhere to th©contracts of 1862 nnd 1866, tbe
Southern Democracy stand whore they did prior
to the National Conventional of 1862.
Tth. Resolved, That we heartily approve of
the conduct of those delegates from Uoorgiu, who
withdrew from an organ ir at lop controlled by such
bod faith.
Bth. Resolved, That wo will make no part of
any National organisation which approves tbo
doctriuos proclaimed by .Stephen A. Dougin', but
that we desire to unite with sound men every
where, to preserve this Government on it* true
principles.
Dth, Iti solved, That inasmuch as wo know that
there is a sound element in the Northern Deuio
crecy, whore voice wn* stifled at Charleston hy
on arbitrary rule, forced upon them by the Dong
lasites tu (heselection of delegates. Wc regard
nn organization with that element a* tho best
present means of rnnintnininq Southern ©quality
m the f'nion.
I 10th. Resolved, That wc send Ike Welch, F.
A. Itiilingslc.'i. IV. If. Wilder, Nelson Tift, it.
H. Clark, T. 11. Johnston, A. E. Harris, John
Jackson, Wm. M. Kendrick, and A. J. McCarthy
delegate* to the Convention to ho held nt tho
Htate Capitol, on tho 4th day of Juno.
11 th. Resolved, That tho majority platform,
rejected at Charleston is the trim position for tho
Fottib, is nothing more than tho assertion of our
Constitutional rights, and those rights as exponn
dod hy the iiighost judicial tribunal in th© Gov •
ermnent, ami it> consistent with tho platform and
pledges of tho Democratic party.
12th. Rcsolvod, That our |dolcgHto ■> tho
State Convention arc requenfod to Insist, first, on
Delegates to the Convention at Richmond, of the
11th of June, and that they be tho Seceding Del
egates, and such others as agree with them. 2nd
That these Delegates go instructed not to adjourn
th© Richmond Convention until niter the ad
journment of the Baltimore Convention, and.
That we send no Delegate*/ t> the Baltimore
Convention, but that the Richmond Convention
consult with the Baltimore Cornel tion by such
moans as tbev may adopt, informing them of tho
basis upon which a union may he formed, find if
that basis is accepted by nil, or auy portion of tb<
Baltimore Convention, then unit© with them, or
with those who accept it
13tb. Resolved, That they can accept tho Itcre
lution offered at Charleston by John Cochran,
which rends ns follows ;
“Resolved, That all the citi/rus <l tbe rolled
States have un equal right to sottfo, with thoir
property, in tho Territories of tho Uni tod States,
und thin under Ihe decision of th© Nu promo Court
of the United Htntcs, whHi wo reoogufrn n :v
correct exposition us the Constitution of tho
Unitod States, noitber their rights of person u>r
property can be destroyed or impaired by Con
gressional or Territorial legislation"—with an
additional resolution pledging o\ery branch of
tho (Jovermnent to the-protection of lave proper
ty <u tho high seas, upon the sum© role* as other
property provided, that the nominees for tbe
Presidency and Vico Presidency, under said basi .
pledge themselves to muiutniu tho spirit of tbo*
resolutions, and urn roou whose antecedents aro
consistent with them.
14tb. Resolved, That foiling in this, it is tb©
desire of this meeting that tho Richmond Con
vention should make a sound platform, and
nominate sound men. and let tlm result take ear*
of itself.
Col. Nelson Tift, after u few remarks, in which
ho stated his regret that any disagreement should
exist upon tho questions to be considered, and
that he acted under an imperative sense nf duty,
offered tho following minority report :
Resolved, That tho platform of principles re
ported hy tho majority of tho Committoo repre
senting seventeen Ntates iuthe C harleston Con
ventiou, was a simple and neocssary recognition
of tbe cunstitutionul rights of tho Bluvehuldiug
Statoa in the common territories ot th© l.’ufon.
2. Resolved, That the representatives ul tho
minority of States in said Convention, having
persistently rejected the majority platform, uml
adopted a minority platform, which was avowedly
intended to admit a construction hostile to tho
rights of tho Southern Stales, iu tho territorio*.
thus repudiated Democratic principles- which aro
intended to secure the-constitutional rights and
equality of all the Staton nnd nil their ritizeu •
and have constituted themselves a hostile politi
cal faction.
3. Resolved, That tho delegates from Georgia
in withdrawing from the Charleston Convention
under the circumstance*, have tb© cordial and
unqualified approval of this meeting.
1. Resolved, That our dolegato* to the btate
Convention to b© held in Mdlodg*u ilfe ©u tho Ith
dnyofJune next, bo instructed tu oppose tb©
sending of delegatee to the adjourned Convcn
tion at Halt injure.
Col, Tift stated that his objection* to tho ma
jority report were.
Ist. That th© recitatious relative to th© sets of
Coiigrots of DfoO, and tho Kansas NebraskaAot.
were unnecessary, and would rather obscure, than
elucidate tho true causes of the withdrawn! of our
Delegates from th© Charleston Couveutiou
2d. That the resolution offered totho Churl©.--
ton Conventiou by Mr. Cochran, of Now \ork.
which is recited and reeomotufed as a basis of
union with tho Baltimore Convention, differs
from tho majority report iu tbe Charleston Cou
v oution,*in this, vis : It does not declare the M TV
q/ 1 (Jotornmcnt *e protect, token mfckssauV. the
right* tfiotr citizen* in the Terri tor ir*
3d That tbo resolution reoomending instruc
tions to our Delegate* to tho Richmond Convcn
tion, not to adjourn until ufter tho adjournment „f
the Baltimore Convention, aud t> inform tbo
Baltimore Convention of the basis on which
they will unite. Ac., without uu intlnmiiou
from those who will control tlm Baltimore Con
vvntiou, that they will recede from tbeir position
and unite with us. would be nu ineffectual policy,
which would be humiliating to the Delegates and
to th© State which they would represent.
Col. Tift suspended his remarks fora motion
to adjourn to 2* o’clock, I*. M.. which wu- car
tied
2 l a O’CLOCK, I*. M.
Col. Tift not being present, Col. Clark, on be
half of tbe majority Committee, withdrew the
resolution recommending union us the Richmond
uud Baltimore Conventions,on the basis of Mr.
Coohren’s resolution, and proceeded with an ur
gerneut iu favor of adopting the majority report,
as amended.
Ist. He ©untended that the recitation which had
boon objected to by Col. Tift, wore nneessary ton
proper understanding of the position of tho Demo
©ratio party, and which ia now occupied l>v us.
and to show thejuith of those whoadopt tho squat
ter sovsreignty platform of Mr. Douglas.
2d. The Cuobranresolution had been with
drawn, aud thoreforo there was no qitestiuu
about that.
Jd. The instructions to tho delegates at Rich
mond, were a moatis by whieh it was possible
that unity and harmony might bo restored to tbe
Democratic party, which was th© only guarantee
now left us for a continuance of the Union, und
though it might l© too groat a concession on our
part, “a stooping to cwuqusr,” yet he wu* wil
ling to adopt it. with tho hop© that it might ac
complish a groat and good result. If this failed,’
it would plane our opponent!clearly iuthe wrong
and unit© tho South, with all tho sound elements
North, in the ra-organizatien ot a souud Demo
cratic party, or, if unfortunately, disunion should
b© the result, tho responsibility would fio on thorn,
and uet upon us.
Cl. Tift being now present, offered tho follow
ing resolution, a* an addition to tbo minority re
port, aud continued his argumout in favor of its
adoption.
6. Resolved, That our delegate* b© further in
structed to insirt upon -©nding delegate* to a
Democratic National Convention to be held tn
Richmond on the 2d Monday In June, to adopt a
platform of principles recognizing tho equal rights
of all the State*. In all phteee and under all cir
cumstances, and to nominate as candidates for
I'resident and Vice-President, men who will open
ly and heartily endorse the platform, and who,
should they be elected, will carry it* principles in
to practice in tbe administration of the Govern
ment.
6. Resolved, That the seceding delegates from
the Charleston Convention having faithfully per
formed tbeir tru f. should form n part of the del
egation to Richmond.
7. Resolved, That if the remainder of the Char
leston Contention which adjourned to Baltimore,
should manifest u desire to retire fruUi the un
friendly position which they bavo assumed, und
unite with tbe Richmond Convention on tho inn
jority platform, we abould hail such a movement
as evidence of u returning eenee of juztioo, and
as a guarantee of the future triumph of correct
principles In a united Democratic party.
Col. Win. M. Blaughtcr rpokc In furor of
adopting tbe report of the majority.
Judge Jnokaon spoke against ike adoption of
tho recommendatioii in the majority report, so
far as relates to instructions to our delegate# at
Richmond to confer or unit© with tho Bahynoro
Conventtou, and favored the adoption of thy rc
port of tlkt minority.
Tho quostion ixdWr taken the minority report
was lost, and lb© rimj/wliy report was adopted as
amended.
On motion, Resolved, That the proceedings of
this meeting be published in tho Albany Patriot
and ColuiubtM Times.
lion (lie Vm* was llwlYrtlai Chicago.
Cuiuano, May 18,—Th© nomination of Mr.
biMalnJnrPiMiklont, by. the Republican Na
tional Convention, has been received by Illinois
nnd tho North-west with an eathudann unpar
alleled since th* day* of 1840. The excitement,
which was centered in tho Wigwam in tho last
throe days, was reattcred throughout the otty this
evening. Th “Wide-A wakes” are marching in
n procession, numbering over two tbounttmi torch
Sights, with banner* and trausparenem*.
Tho German Republicans formed also a large
pr©eo*ioti. The city U wild with excitement
All appear to have laid aside ‘heir gravity nnd
beeorae boy* again Bonfires blaze at the cor
ner* of the streets; meetings are being held in
front if the Treraontand the Metrop ditan ho
tels.’ A largo und enthusinstie meeting is also
being held in the Wigwam; speeches Were made
hy J. It. (lidding* and other prominent men, del
egates of the Convention.
The Dress and Tribune establishment, whose
publication of the debates of tbe Douglas and
Lincoln Senatorial campaign in 1863, a the
lattor ißUeb of his national reputation, i* *plcn
didly illuminated, In fomor of tbnsncce** of their
favorite candidate, with n largo transparency at
their front: “For President, “Honest OUI Abe; w
for VTce President, Hannibal Hamlin.
AT ALPAWV.
Albany, May 18.—One hundred gun* aro now
being fired by some oft ho enthusiastic repobii
©ani of this city, in honor of the nomination ol
Lincoln for President. Tho greatest excitement
prevail*. The streets ore now alive with politi
elans, and gr up are gathered on Sfnto ‘ l tre*t
and Broadway. The aunouncuuwut of the nom
luatiou was entirely uncxpectiul by the repnbli
nftii.i of Utis city. They were confident that Win.
If. Bowaril was to he the man, and when It wa*
announced that Lincoln was the nomine©, a foci
ing of disappointmen wa* manifest. At first the
inielliguMo was not credited, but the - dunbtj
were of short di rot ion.
Albany, May 13, p P. M. The Itfpablicons
of this city ave now fairly waked up, and the
wildest excitement prevails in regard to the noio
ination of Lincoln. State street is a perfect *ca
of firo from burning tor barrels. The whole hen
Venn arc illuminated with a red glare, while can
non is tiring, music Is playing and tbe peoplo are
shouting on fkat© street and Bread Way. Both
street* aro literally jam mod with men of all par
ties who are earnestly discu&dag tbo action of
tho Convention.
The Republican* <>f the city too no# more rc
cuueiled lo the nomination, aud unite iu Itearfy
approval of it. They consider that while Lincoln
may not be # strong in the State a- Howard, he
will 1> Jos* objectionable throughout (be I’nlon
generally.
Siufe tho reception of the news oftiio aucccr
fol laying of the Atlantic Cable, no more axtima
fod Beene hoe been witnessed in tliis city than foi
been seen this evening. Tho firing of gune and
ilie illumination of tliu principal
have called out thousand* ol people, an I the ex
citemrnt is at tho highest pitch.
They Have bagged Thtumlrr*
The Constitutional Union Party, by adopting
us their platform “Tbo Oenrtilutitio, tb© l nion,
and the enforcement of th* Laws,” preti rmitting
an expression of opinion rh to slavery in tho ter
ritories bat© effectually scaled tbeir Bp* against
Douglas. If Douglas, or any other man, i* no mi
tinted nt Baltimore, without a platform, or with
on©, whnt can life Southern “(fonrtitotion, l Un
ion” papers say against Trim ? Will /hey cry
“Squatter sovereignty,” (lutf favorite throne with
them? I low cun they? That one stringed harp
ia “busted.” Tho reply to them would bo, if you
bated “Squatter sovereignty''so an fully bed, why
did'nt you just put one lltflo word in your plat
form ana inti if. But you did not do it.
rd gentlemen,t ( > say not one word about iho quo*
tion. How differently these men talked a low
days ago. Our friend of tho Chronicle ,( Sentinel
assured u 3 that they would demand an out spo
ken, fair, expression ou this vexed quo*: ion at
Bilititttnre.-'-’JWcraJ / nion.
questions anti Answers.*
Who iit that suys platforms nro u-cle - -4b©
Opposition Union party.
Who makes most fin • ever tho Dcm 1 ratic
platform Tbo opposition Union party.
What Convention repudiates squatter sover
eignty nnd advocates protection ? Oenrgia <>p
position Convention
What Convention docs not repudiate squatter
sovereignty and doos not advocate protection’ -
Baltimore Uuion Opposition Convention.
What party favors a candidate advocating -in.
t(mention ■ The Opposition Union party.
What party is supporting John Bell, wko fa
vors “non intervention Tho Oppoiirfou Union
party.
What party wished ©lav©holder* tng-> into Ter
ritories North of tho Missouri liuo with thoir
property aud onjoy it?—Opposition Union party.
What party is supporting John Bell, who voted
against the repeal of th© lino, thereby excluding
Southerners? - Tho Union Opp<> ition party.
What Convention denounced John Bell lust
fall for *y reread mfßnitieeV tleorgia Opposition
Convention, 4th District,
What party supports him now and calls him u
Statesman Opposition party, Bh District.
What party is bent eu dividing the Democracy?
The Opposition Union party.
What party will not succeed, hut get whipped
in November ?T ho Opposition Union party.
A NMW ANI. IMPORTANT INVENTION. Wu last
woek paid a vUttio Mr. dsvton's shop to sc l u
new invention of Mr. J. C. Whitson. It is n self
acting mil road switch. Tho lever to movo the
track is mad© ns usual, except having cog* at
each end. These nogs play on a cogged wheel
which turns tho signal to show the engineer wheth
er the swltoh is for tho turn out or straight track.
If it is not right, he throws out, by means of a
very simple contrivance, an arm in front of hi*
engine. This arm outohe* n spoke of h nheol.
which D situated very near tho track, and turns
it. Tito turning causes certain notion to ho had
on simple machinery inside of a box to which the
wheel is attached. This machinery act* on tho
lever and moves tho track. The nm in front of
tho engine loosens its hold of tho spoke and fells
hack in regular position. By meant of simplest)
paratus tho track D fastened to its place e- light
or lighter than by the ordinary switch, it is
near a perfect machine us no ever saw. Every
objection nnd possibility of Accident was mud©
learly impossible. W© cannot possibly see how
an accident can happen, but by tbo engineer uud
every body on board tho locomotive being drunk
or asleep. Mr. Whitson has tiled a caveat for
his invention nnd goes to Washington Ihi* week
to secure a patent.— A*hnUU (A'. C, ) A droentr.
Tun Lot't*t aka St o Ait Uaor.— TU© Flan tor’s
Banner, published in the l'arish of Nt. Mary, T.a.
say* of the growing sugar ©rop 1
The plant is very promising everywhere, while
the stubble is nluu> i a total failure, although iu
places a tolerable good stand is counted upon,-
Some among th© knowiug ones, judging from
former years -similarto the present- are .rtill of
the opinion that a good stood will manifest it
seif. But of this vr* mutt confess that w© are
somewhat, skeptical, as tho season is already for
advanced, aud \bl wo have no proofs that their
convictions are well founded. In our own parish,
the rntfooqf, as a general thing, have been aban
doned, that is to say. anything like an average
crop from them is not calculated, while ou the
contrary tho plant cun© was never more flourish
ing. or gave better evidence of n largo yield.
teaspoonful of salt and t toaspoouful of
mustard stirred quickly in w arm water and swal
lowed aftor any poison taken into the .-toutaeh by
aocidtnt, will Instantly act ns nu emetic. As soon
after as the stomach is quiet, drink a cup of cof
fee, clear gad strong, or swallow tho white of an
•KC*
The Cincinnati and Chicago Railroad has
been sold to U. Zicl Murdock and four others, for
thirty thousand dollars, subject to a mortgage of
three hundred thousand dollars with the ft cento
ed in tore* t
fOLI'MBt.H, fiATIRDAY, MAT *2 1800
TO DELISQI'KXT 81B8LB1RER8!
Wo commenced, with our last weekly ©dition,
rending bills to all distant subscriberr, who
are In arrears for subscription to tho Weekly
Times, and will continue sending indiscrimi
nately, to all who have not paid in advance.
We will thank all, upon tho receipt of their
Mils, to remit the amount by mail.
R. ELLIS A CO.
Columbus, May 21, 1860.
MllledKcvllle Democratic Convention
A Convention of tho Democratic party i call
and lo meet in Milledgevillo on the 4th prox.
Every county In the State should be represented,
as questions of grave Interest, affecting the Honth
nnd the party, for years to come, will be discuss
ed Meeting in a spirit of harmony and union,
we have a right to expect of the democratic party
much wisdom as tho result qf thoir deliberations.
No selfish ambition, no personal gratifications
should be allowed to affect the judgment und
mislead them In their “power of might.” Wc
presume none will doubt the purity of motive of
those delegates, who retired from tho Charleston
Convention, nor of those ©ho saw fit to remain
and cast the vot© of tho State for a nominee of tho
party. Thequcstion to be discussed is one rising
above thc;-e. and of graver import.
First, a* to the Convention to which ihe demo
cracy should send delegates, Baltimore or Rich
mond f Viewed In nil its phases, there are few
reason* why the democracy should Iks represent
ed ia Richmond prior to the assembling of the
Baltimore Convention, and many reasons why it
should not. If the object of th© most ultra is to
insist upon a platform recognizing the peculiar
upeculaiions of each member of the party South,
it can bo agreed upon. s well at Baltimore as at
Richmond. The Southern delegation* can con
sult at ono place ms well as another. They can
lay down nu ultimatum at one place as well as
another, and so can they exchange^heir views
as fully. If the object of tho Richmond Con
ventimi bo to nominate candidates for the Presi
dency-end Vic# Presidency, in advance of th©
notion of the Baltimore Convention, we opine few j
will be found to advocate such a proposition. The j
Baltimore Convention may give os the fall meas
ure of our rights, it mny give us a round South
ern roan, who.!* record tvill !© ft guarantee of
mvocss. In such an event, tbo wind will beta
ken from tbe sails of tho Richmond Convention,
and there will be two democratic candidates in
the field, between whom their is little or no dif
ference as lo thoir political principles. Such n
statu of things would be deplored by all patriots.
In addition to what wc bare raid, onr readers
nro referred to the addresn of the Southern room
tiers of Congress, embracing some of ihe best and
purest of ouratnteetncn, urging the democracy to
rit Baltimore.
Second. What pla*form shall 1e insisted upon
;ij nn ultimatum * Hhnll it be tbo recognition of
the doctrine of protection and u pledge that 4'on
gro;MJ shall intervene when necessary 7 Wo say
no! Why insert this principle in a platform before
there is any call for its direct application and be
fore legislation is demanded by reason of righto
sacrificed in the Territories ? Wo endorse the
principle a* correct in theory, ami will never
nnrt with tho (fonstitationnl right to its enforce* I
incnt, when there is a case in point, bat why an
ticipate th®end*? Why ni wnsf until the ©mcr
geney rises?
If tits ,Snath expect* to occupy tho high pan
tion of insisting upon nothing but what if right
amt submitting to nothing that is wrong, she
will not ask Cungr**n to legislate upon this ques
tion, much less insist upon itu assertion ir a
platform, except iu ii case of necessity. For wo
all know that with u Republican majority in tho
Uattue, such os repealed tho Territorial law which
established slavery in New Mexico, It would be
idle tt> ask protection, and that it would Dot b©
grunted. In midi mt event, however, that L (
when the cure V presented, and no prelection is
given, tho government is a dead failure, lfut let
u i wait until the evil day come-, which’ may I>e
for dfrtant in the future, if at all. Residue this,
tho Kanen? question H nearly run nut, and the
Territories applying for ndroissinn are Bonti* of
(Holm©, in close proximity to Mere-holder , with
soil adapted so slave labor, and with the Kvecu
tiro, the Judiciary and tho Jaws on our side, we
©an protect our property and enjoy It.
Third. Shall u repudiation of “unfriendly leg
islation” be demanded ? Or in other word?, shall
the Tennessee resolution be passed which was re
jeoted nt Charleston ? This resolution would have
satisfied the whole South had it been adopted at
the recant Convention. Tho Southern delegates
were willing to accept it as a peace offering and
let protection go. They will again receive if as
tbo olive brn©h. It declares.
“That the citizens of the 1 nited Stales hate an
equal right to settle with their property iu the
Territories of'tho Failed States; and that, under
the decision of tho Supremo Court ol the United
States, which we recognise ns the correct expo
bitionoftho Constitution of the United States,
neither tho right of pert©ns or property ©nn bo
dmtroynl by 'ogr*iouwl or Territorial legis ,
latino.”
If this is rejected, then it remain* tv bo seen, if
n true man is nominated, whose political life and
record is a sufficient guarrtntae of his soundness.
Tbo democracy should reflect, too, that in aeon
tost for on abstract principle, rcarccly a Know
NtMng in ticurgia ia prepared to take down the
Bril (lag, and Ueueo they should form their roso
1 tion. with moderation, that tho South may not
present, in th© language of an Opposition cotem
per ary, a “handful of tluerrillas'’ in this impor
tant Mrugglc.
The Convention^
Cue {South is anxious to preserve th© orgauise
tlon of the Democratic party, and will therefore
do nothing to Widen the breach. Wc toast tbe
Richmond Convention will not make any nomi
nation. In speaking of this subject the Rich
mond Enquirer forcibly remark'*:
“It will not be matter of any importance
whether th© nominations to bo mad© at Rich
mond be precedent or antecedent to the Haiti
more Convention, but it will be n matter of very
great importance to have tbo whole South cordi
ally and hartnon ously united, upon a platform
><f principles, and with candidates in whom all
confide It will he found impossible for all the
States who concur in tho majority report to send
delegates to Richmond. The State of Virginia
luUy and cordially concurs in that platform, and
yet tb© short period of tlm© between the adjourn
ment at Charleston and tho llib of June, will
prevent tho uppoiutment of delegates ; and
whether or uot those already appointed will meet
■ho Southern States wo are unable to say, but
whether they do or not, w© wish it distinctly un
derstood, that tho Democratic parly of Virginia,
-o far ns we have been able to ascertain its senti
ments, desires most earnestly to participate inth©
action of th© Southern States.
Virginia may not bo represented in the Rich
mond Convention, and if represented hy her pres
cut delegates, they will not feel themselves coin
pofant to concur in nominations made fiy a Con
vention other than that to which they have been
accredited.
‘ThcSqnattm “
This if* tho title given to all journals, who coun
cil harmony and Union Democratic ranks and
who are not among tho roost rampant “ditorgan
i*ers.” Denying any sympathy for squatter-sov
ereignty in any of its feature:, yet if the latitude
< f thir- sweeping assertion la to include nil, who
are willing to stand by the Democracy and tee
that it has a lair (rial upon tho indictment Brought
against it, wo accept tho appellation and shall
continue to hurrah for the old flag. If the De
mocracy falls, it Is hy self inflicted wounds, not
that th© country Is in a lla*e of excitement for
Bell and Critlouden, or that they are pure and
incorruptible patroits nnd Statesmen. Not a
county in th© Ststo has ratified their nomiu.-t
tion.
Nt:wr Pai*i;u in Harris Cockshy, Ha.—lV©
have received tb© first number of anew paper cal
led tho “Jlarrit County J Enterprise, *’ printed nnd
published at Hamilton, in that county. It is a
large, well filled handaomo sheet: goes in for 801 l
and Everett. Constitutional Union and tho enforce
ment of tbe laws; and in other rcspicts merits tbo
appellation of a first class country nowspaper. J.
11. Mooreficld is the Publisher and Editor.
v-U -Uon. U. L. Vallandigbam has accepted an
invitation to address tb© Literary Societies of
th© Virginia Military Institute on the 4th of Ju
ly next.
How Very Consistent.
Tho Columbus Tiroes is lavish in itu praises of
those opposition presses, that have refus and to
support Bell and Everett. If we are not mista
ken, the Times has intimated that under certain
circumstances, it would support Htephen A. Dou
glas, If nominated. Well, this ii consistency
with a vengeance! Bell is as good, if not a for
better man for the South than Douglas, and if the
opposition were worthy of praiso, for not suppor
ting him, bow in tho name of common sense can
any democratic prats, especially one that has
been ultra as the Times ha* all along professed
to be, support Dougla.- under any circumstances?
“Oh consistency, thou art a jewel !**
Etijuula If-prry.
Oh! yes! Wc arc eunsl.lent. Our ?*oteihporfiry
is too fast. If a sound platform is adopted at
Baltimore, such as Alabama asks as an ultima*
turn, the Democracy cannot refute to support the
nominee upon It. ‘Tndcr these c ircumstance V’
Mr. Douglas will hare to be supported. “ Prin
ciples, not men.” was Mr. Vaneev’s motto at |
Charleston.
l.afirangr tod Columbus Railroad.
In relation to this extract the fol
lowing from the Harris County EnU-rj.rim, pub
lished at Hamilton:
“W# are glad to be able to state to our readers
ihot the proepecta of this road ore bright, and
brightening every day. Col. L. P. (Jrant. the
able and experienced engineer, elect, we arc reli
ably informed, will commence the survey and lo
cation of tbe route in a few days, alter which it
will be placed under contract and the work will
he commenced immediately. The advantages
which will accrue to Hamilton and Harris coun
ty, from the construction of this road have been
frequently made known to our people, bnt_ there
cannot be too much said in its favor. A friend,
who is well potted in regard to the affairs of the
Company, has premised tofurnwh ub with some
interesting facts for a future number : f out pa
per, which we shall take great pleasure in laying
before our readers. In the meantime let the
friends of the enterprise in our county continue
their effort* to increase tbe stock. The road ©an
end roust be built .”
Letter from Gov. Brown.
Millkdckvilu:, May 12, 1860.
Gentlemen T have the honor to acknowledge
the roceipt of yoor ©cummin lea tion of tbe 6th
inst. Official engagements of *a character which
I did not feel at liberty to disregard, have pro
vented roy earlier reply
You refer to the discord which prevailed iu tbo
Democratic Conventiou which lately assembled
in Charleston, and eay that you “arc filled with
painful foreboding* at the prospect of tbe Demo
crat ia party being slaughtered in the houso of it*
friends.” Should such be the caw, Ido not has
itate to express th© belief that the personal am
bition of a few loaders nnd tbeir individual ani
raoeity towards each other, will hat© don© more
to produce that unfortunate result than all other
causes together.
Notwithstanding the diversity of opinion which
exists between the two great sections of onr coun
try upon tho slavery question, the ruruse- of tho
Democratic party, North and Uontb, uncontrolled
by ambitions leaders are, in my opinion, ready
to unite and stand together upon a common con
r.titutioual platform which will do equal justice to
©uflh section and protect the rights of all. When
the time honored fiag of the party is in dringer of
being swept from the mad hoad of the old Demo
cratic ship, tbe patriotic masses of th© party North
and South, who have stood shoulder to shoulder
in so many hotly contested battle*- sympathized
with each other in defeat, and rejoiced together
In the honr if triumph -will rally to tbe rescue,
ami ns it fall*, gather up its drooping fold-, re
place it in its position and again unfurl R to (He
breeze in proud defiance of its enemies.
It may bo said that the conduct of those who
upsemblcd at (.’harieaton was not sueh as fojusti
fy this prediction, tihonld the ume delegates
from the Northern and Southern Slates reas ena
ble in Baltimore, after a month of c*.cd reflection
and consultation with the people, they might have
loss difficulty than they had at Charleston in
agreeing upon a sound platform. 1 have no word
of rebuke for th* southern delegates wh.> either
receded from or remained in th© convention
Doubtless they wer© alike actuated by patriotic
motives. Ts those who remained in the ©ouven
tion wer© in error, the error was pardonable,
they donbtioss believed they were bacriiiciug no
on© of the principles heretofore mHHitaiDed by
the party, while they were influenced by an nr
dent desire to preserve, if possible, it* integrity
and its harmony. Ts th© decoders erred they erred
upon the side of the South: and, a- a Southern rights
mnn, i am prepared to pardon the error ; ms I en
tertain no doubt that tho course pursued by ih©
.■•reeding delegates, will have th© final effect of
.securing to ns a sounder platform nnd a safer
nominee than we otherwise would have obtained.
An nil are advised, the difficulty grew out of the
refusal of the majority of the convention to adopt
tbe resolution proposed by tho majority report of
the committee on resolution*, which was intended
to affirm the doctrine of CongrcH.-donai protection
to slavory in the territories : though it is a tittle
remarkable that neither slaves, nor slave proper
ty, are mentioned in that resolution only as
they my be embraced in tho general term
property.
A aq original, abstract question. I entertain
no doubt that tbe people of tbe Booth have the
some right to demand of Congress, should it bc
corno noc©?*ary, th© enactment of laws for the
protection of slave property in tho Territories
which the people of tho North have to demand
protection for any other species of property.
Whether this right ©an ever be of any practical
advantage or utility to the South, so long a* we
remain iu the Union, is quite another question
Those who deny tho right, and refuse all legisla
tion for tho purpose of maintaining it, haven ma
jority in the liouso of Representative*, and aro
likely to increase that majority in future. When
tho is*ue fdiftll be made, it i* rod prohablo that
the Northern Representatives will either concede
tbo right, or agree to the enactments necessary to
givo it practical efficiency. Is it wise, therefore,
for the South to make this issue till a case arfoe
where the legislation is necessary to tho protec
tion of property which is being destroyed or its
usefulness impaired for want of this legislation .
The cm© may never arise. No territory may
euaet law.* which will render legislation by Con
gress absolutely necessary for the protection of
slave property in the territories. For tho present
we might say “sufficient unto the day is the evil
thereof “. Should the emergency nt any time be
precipitated upon us, it will then bo time enough
to meet it, with the united demand of the entire
South, and to follow the demand by it* legiti
mate consequence and only remedy, secession
from th© Union, in esse it is refused.
I understand th© doctrine of the National Demo
©rati© I‘arty in the last Presidential election, nnd
the doctrine of the Democratic Party of Georgij,
in every convention and canvass f„r a number of
yours past, to hare been uon-iuft rrcnffon hy Coo
arete. It will not, I suppose, be denied that the
resolution committing the party to the doctrine
<>f Congressional protection, i* n new plank pro
posed to be inserted in tho Platform, which has
not heretofore composed any part of it. The
question of tho expediency of incorporating this
resolution in tbe platform at present, is one upon
which good and wise men in the South may
honestly differ.
Ith. beu said that tb© platform upon which
wo fought tbe battle iu 1866, and upon which we
triumphed over the biuek republicans, it suscep
tible of two constructions, uud that a portion of
the northern wing of the party contend that, ac
cording to tho doctrines of the platform, a territo
rial legislature may pass laws abolishing slavery
in the territories, or may enact such unfrcudJy
legislation as will destroy or impair its usefulness ;
while the Democracy at the South deny that the
platform contnius such doctrines. 1 will not de
ny that this diversity of opinion may exist, and
on this account, that it may be aoce-sary to give
such explanations to tbe platform as may render
its trite exposition less equivocal.
As I understand tbe decision of the Supreme
Court in the Dred Scott case, which has been
pronounced since tbe finoinnati Convention, it
settles this que.rtion. The published opinion of
that tribunal denies tb*t either Congress or tb©
Territorial legislature has any power, under the
Constitution, to abolish slavery iu th* Territories,
or to enact any law impairing the value of slave
property therein. Hero it a dtMdsion of th© highe t
judicial tribunal In tho Union, upon tb© verv
point in controversy. The decision is in favor if
th© Southern Construction of the platform \\ hat
other explanation of th* platform doth© Southern
Democracy need, therefore, than the passage of a
resolution by the National Democratic Conten
tion adopting thh decisiou, nnd binding tho nor
thern us well as tho southern detnoernev to abide
by. end sustain R? if tbe decision of the court
D adopted as interpretation of the platform -u
tho very point in dispute, nnd the Northern De
mocracy are committed to it. what further ob
jection can b© made to th© platform on the grouud
of a differtnoa of construction ? Ts it not mad©
sufficiently certain?
It may !*c said, however, that the resolutions
passed by a majority of th© Charleston Conven
tion, arc not suffieioutly explicit ou this point: and
I confess that I should prefer a resolution of less
equivocal import. The resolution which is under
stood to bavo been tendered by tho New York
delegation, after tho greater portion of tho South
ern delegates from the cotton States, had seceded,
and which is believed to have been satisfacto
ry to tho delegates from Virginia, Kentucky uud
1 ennoMce, in my opinion contains all that is nec
essary to a clear understanding of the platform
Upon this resolution the South can. I think
unite without any sacrifice of principle or honor!
The resolution is in these words :
‘ Rohd. Tint (he citinm of tbo United
Statw bar, an tqaU right to rottlo with thoir
projttsrtj- tn tho TorritorS* of tho United State-
and that under the decision of the Supreme Court
of tit* United States, which vc recognize as the cor
rect exposition of the Constitution ts the Cniitd
Staten. neither the right of persons nor property
can bo destroyed or impaired by Congressional ©r
Territorial Legislation.”
It is understood that thi.* resolution u the ulti
matum of tb© Southern State? which remained in
the Contention. My opinion Is that it maybe
adopted at Baltimore, and that the whole party,
North and South, may unit© upon it.
In the hope that tb<3 may b© done, nnd that the
Conrenti- n may nominate a sound and safe man.
1 think Georgia, und all th© other Southern States
should lc represented in the Bntitinore Convcn
tion.
In tbe pitiMini etuergettcy, on account of the
diversity of opinion which prevails among differ
c-nt members of the Democratic party, 1 recom
mend the immediate call of a State Convention, by
the Executive (.’ommittce, of the party, as I think
it ueceimury that the party meet together in coun
ted. and in a spirit of conciliation and kimlners,
do nil in the power of it- members to adjust, in an
1 amicable manner, tin difficulties which now 4is
i tract it. The Convention cbould be composed, ns
for a.- possible, of th* old grey headed men of the
| party, who have far years been looked up to os
its st.uulariU in their respective countic?. They
should deliberate with that dignified composure
which the occasion requires. Neither crimination
nor recrimination should be indulged in: nor
should nny strife for the mastery of one wing cf
the party over the other l>o permitted to influence
the action of tbe Convention.
The fate not only of tho Democratic party, but
of the Union of the States, probably, hangs npon
the decision of the Btaferf whieh seceded from the
Charleston Convention. It is proper, therefore,
that the Conventions soon to assemble in these
State-, approach this question with all the mode
ration and caution whieh its importance demands.
While wo hould yield no ©r'cntial right for the
eako of harmony, wo should threw no unneees.ol
- obstacle in its way.
If the Democratic party will stand upon tbe
Cincinnati platform, uud tbo resolution tendered
by th© New Y„rk delegation at Charleston adopting
the decision of tho Huptetu© Court as tho proper
exposition of the platform. 1 see no advantage
which th© South van gain by refusing longer to
e<-operato with th© party, ti’bat other party,
able to contend with the Black Republican party,
has adopted a platform a* sound ? It is true,
the Opposition party in Georgia, in their late
convention, took high Southern ground upon
this question, but they were unablo to maintain
and engraft it upon the National platfonu of their
party. The <-nly way left by whieh they conld
maintain any thing like nationality war- to ignore
th© whole question, and to adopt virtually no plat
form. The phrase, “the Constitution, tho Union,
and tho maintenance of the laws,” which the
telegraph has just informed us is thoir platform,
is susceptible of as many different constructions
as there are various shadow of opin on among the
different sections and person* composing the or
ganlzAtion. My advice, therefore, is tosend del
egates to Baltimore, to insist upon tho adoption of
the ( incinnati platform and the resolution tendered
by the New York delegation, or some other of simi
lar import, as the platform: and that :i sound man
be placed npon it - the nominee of iho party.—
Should thi be denied, there will then be time
enough to meet at Richmond or elsewhere, and
adopt n platform nnd nominut© candidates upon
B, with a view to a sectional contort.
J nni tery respectfully.
Your follow citizen and
o!>edi©nt servant.
JOSEPH K. BROWN.
Messrs. Robert Col Jins, John .f. Gresham, Jas.
W. Armstrong, and others, Macon. Georgia.
Mr. Toombs’ Sperm
! ilon. Robert Toombs, of Ua., has recently
made u speech in tbe Senate, which, liko all his
efforts, i- characterized by boldness and ability.
We give tb© latter part of hi speech • reported
iu tho Herald:
He reviewed at length th© Dread Scott decis
ion, to rbow that it sustained to tho fullest ex
tent th© right of slavery to protection in the Ter
ritories. He had no idea that Mr Dougins pro
i diction that the Union would be dissolved if this
doctrine wa - enforced would b© fulfilled. lie
thought tho Union could stand a Httlo more than
that. The government could not bo distoeyod;
justice and troth would prererv© it; but jf tho
dissolution <f tho Union was to result from this
protect ion, lot U come. 110 would adhere to no
government thftl refused to grant him th* pro
tection it owed him. Mr Toombs read from
j Mr. Dougla."’ Freeport speech to show that ho
asserted the people of th© Territories could ex
elude slavery in spito of rite deci-inn of tbe Su
preme Court, wiih-h wn- in direct opposition to
hi - speed* of July, |sr6. He accused Mr. Doug
las of playing at the gam© of “heads 1 win, tails
you love,” nnd seeking by craft and cunning to
do what it was not boldless to do by open and
manly effort. Thai was not the bargain, and th©
Oovcrnment ©ould not bo maintained without
observance of good faith. If the territories
would not obey the fundamental law of the land
lie would take the government from them, and
give them one that would. lics&id the true issue
had been avoided. Tbo Senator from Mississip
pi (Brown) clamored for a law that would do
no good; aud the Senator from Illinois clamored
against a law that would do him no harm. Non
intervention had been confounded with squatter
sovereignty, nnd the rights of tho South in the
Territories with a slave code. Ho controvert ed
Air. Brown's position that tho Territories, by the
exorcise of taxing power, might keep slaves out.
! Tho slave code afforded no remedy. He would
| not give a cod© ©flaw-* to be aduiinirteroti hy a
*t of men who, in refusing protection where it
owed it, hod showed themselves unfit to be trus
ted. In conclusion, be called on his political
friends to put the stamp of disapproval on tho
doctrine ot'squatter sovereignly. There was a
gleam of light coming from Chicago. Active had
been devoured by his own dogs. He called on
the democracy to unit© against the common foe.
[The last part of Mr. Toombs’ speech was not
▼cry well beard, but understood as vindicating
tbo action of the Southe.ru delegates at charles
ton, and urging their return to Baltimore, with
the view of uniting to defeat tbe republicans.]
Mr Lincoln'* Acceptance or the Republican Now-
Ipitllon for I’reMdrnt.
The committee appointed by tho Republican
National Convention, comprising President Ash
muu and the chairmen of tho State delegations,
to officially announce to Mr. Lincoln his nomina
tion. arrived nt Springfield on Saturday night
and proceeded to Mr. Lincoln's rcrfilence, where
Mr. Ashman, in a brief spooch, presented Mr.
Lincoln tho letter announcing his nomination.
Mr. Lincoln replied as follows :~
Mr. Chairhax axi* (Jknti.ehkx ok the Com
mittee, —I tender yon, and through you to the
Republican National Convention, and nil the
people represented in it. my profoundest thanke
lor th© high honor done me, which yon form
ally announce. Deeply, and ev en painfully sen
sible’oi ihe great responsibility which is insep
arable from that honor, a responsibility which
1 could aiinort wish could have fallen upon *ome
ono of the few more eminent men and experi
enced statesmen whnjto ffiftlinguishtd names were
before tho Convention. I ehall beg yroir leav e
to consider more fully tbo resolutions of the
Convention, denominated the platform, and with
out unreasonable delay respond to you. Mr.
Chairman, in writing, not doubting that the
platform will be found sntisfactory and the nom
ination accepted ; and now I will no longer de
fer th© pleasure *f taking von and n©h of you
by tho hand.
Tbe various members of the committee were
then presented to Mr. Lincoln, who greeted each
“F them with a hearty shako of tho hand
lilt’ Neither autl the Crops
For the pan week wo have had several showers
ot ruin, but not to that extent os to materially
benefit the growing crops. ‘J'he crops are back
ward for the want of efficient rain to uonrish
them. Thermometer at mid day yo degrees.
Fine® writing the above, we have had ropiotu
rains, with heavy hail, in the western portion of
the county. The weather indicate* more rain.—
A It.any Pat not, 1 7tb itiHt.
. Wo have been Messed w ith refreshing shower*
| during the past w.ok, and oar gar-leu that for
some time back have looked almost desolate with
their scanty and withered plant *, are now almost
■ renovated, and present ometbing of the appeal -
an-** of gardens. Our Com ami Cotton fields,
however, are doing admirably. Corn his suffer
ed somewhat for want <f min, hut wo do not re
member when wo have wen liner stands of Cot
ton at this season of tho year. The prospects of
the crop in this section ot cointrv, we think in
dicate thus far, an abundant harvest.-—/Va47
Timet, 17fk ii st.
On Tuesday and Wednesday last our city was
visited with pleasant showers of rain, and tip to
this writing (Thursday) we have promise of
more. Tho wheat looks very promising in thin
section. From whit w* can learn the rrnpc gen
erally arc in a healthy condition. The health of
tho country was never better.— Sumter AVt> NUt
eon 1 “tie. 1
After a fearful drouth of several weeks. on yes
terday evening wc were visited with line shower*
01 lt ' ‘untlnued showery during tho night,
and to-day the heavens aro still propitious Onr
gardens that were parched and drying, look
greatly refreshed.— llambridyc \7th.
The 1 nion Party Platrorm.
“The X nion, the Constitution and the Enforce
ment of the Laws.”
she following Flank was added to the abo\ e.
at the late Loll demonstration, at Nashville, Ten
nessee, by Hatcher of the Patriot, Walker of the
Panne:-, and Lallyett of the Acte*. It was aodpf
cd by acclamation:
“The uniou of rye and lira l'nion of corn.
Their union with lake ice and river,
Xbeir Union with sugar in ouo precious horn.
And their unflagging union forever.
tmrwirs, mondav, mai m. isno.
Sovereign stales Biased.
\\ ben tho list of State* represented at Chicago
wa conclude'), the absent States were called, and
Alabama. Mississippi nnd South Carolina were
tcctii cd Kith khtce by (1$ assembled mttltitu.b
This contemptuous exjfepeasion, My .1 the Harri
burg (Pa.) Patriot A Union, was perfectly in
character with the spirit controlling the Repub
lican party, and illustrates the deep
hatred animating its member*. They haves©
long been accustomed to rail at Sauthern men,
that the least aHutron to Southern States stirs uj
the niu'l violent passions, that find relief in e\
pro ; uon* of disgust and contempt. The very
name of Southern States-sovereign member = of
this conforaey— bavo become nauseating to the
sectional Republicans. This spirit would blot
them out from the map of the country, and deny
them the rights to which they tire entitled trader
the common Constitution. Sectional animosity
is one of the inevitable and natural fruits of a
party holding doctrine* inimical to one half the
States of the Union—doctrine? which can never
become national, and which, if persisted in, must
intensify sectional feeling and widen the breach
between different portions of tbe Union. Men
who cannot tolerate the mention of the names ot
Southern State?, would not hesitate to deprive
them of their privileges.
Kelt on Abolition Petition*
That Hon. Jofix Bzu, the Opposition candi
date for President, voted in Congress toreceh.
abolition petitions, uo ono denies. The recurd
show* it, and the vote will ever remain against
him. No matter how humiliating the fact, there
cannot be any doubt of its truthfulne?*. The
Opposition press arc endeavoring to excuse th j
vote by hiding Mr. Bell under tho skirts of other
men. This will not do. Mr, Beil Is on trial and
we have nothing to do with others. It was either
right or it wu:- wrong to vote for the reception 01
abolition petition.- 1 . In tho register of thed
bntes in Congress in 1535, we sen that th© peti
tion to abolish slavery in tho District of Colnm
bin. for the reception of which Mr Bell \ oted, wn
characterized by Southern members a? “disre
spectful,” “insulting in language and incendiary
in its character" —that it called members of the
South “i.Axa rißATrs.” Nevertheless Mr. Bell
was willing to consider the petition. ll© would
not vote against its reception. This is enough.
This will suffice. It i all we have ever charged
against Mr. Bell, ami the record bears us out.
Let the supporters of Mr. Bell make the most
of it v
S*ce*R#—Wo bavo many disunion is l* iu
Georgia, who have long sine* lost all faith in tho
power of the government to protect the rights of
the South. They are a class we do notcondcmu,
for wc are among those who believe that the
North and South are fast becoming two distinct
civilizations and that a dissolution will come un
aided by adventitious issues, unless there is a
change for tho better. It is quite certain that (he
advocacy ©fovery abstract idea, as an ultimatum
of a union with northern men, will strengthen,
rather than weaken the bonds of Union. Mary
democrats thick they advocate secession in break
ingnp tbo democratic party and forming a set
tionsl party. This sectional party has no such
object in view, and for this wo have th© word ot
its leader, Mr. Yancey. It breaks up th© demo
eratie party and there its labor end?.
A new3papercalled the “Cuban Afo; ;ei.
gcr,” has been established in Havana, publish
ed in th© English language, by two Americans
Mes-rs. J. \Y. Bryant and J. L. Wyman. It i
devoted to the general topics of the day, but
more particularly to commerce, its market report *
being \*ery full and explicit. To 1ho? engaged
in tbe sale of West India produce, it is a valu:t
bio source of reliable information. Tbe price is
$6 a year, and Mr. F W. Him? of the Savannah
Republican, is the agent to receive subscription-
By addressing him. specimen copies oar bo oh
taint*!, arid a remittance to him will secure the
journal.
The Mate Trade Active Xclum
Notwithstanding iho exertions of Federal of
ficers and the vigilance of the administration at
Washington. the slave-trails is more flourishing
nnd thriving to-day than it has been for years.
The fauatloiTO of New England, the Exeter Hall
wailings and Black Republican denunciations of
slavery, ho ve only stimulated Yankee advent ur
ere to be more daring in their wild schemes.
They arc the persons who embark in the trad
Only a few days since, the President communica
ted to the Senate the capture of the slaver Wild
fire with five hundred and seven African*. Be
fore this, another slaver was caught and the n.-
groes sen., back to Africa at the expense of the
government, and now, we bear of the seizure <>
the bark William, of Baltimore, off the Isle m
Pines, ou the bouAhcrn coast of t üba, with five
hundred and sixty Africans.
Speaking of the capture of the recent slater,
Wildfire, the President says in hit message of th<
I Oth inst., that #24,000 remains of the sum ap
preprinted by Cougress, March 3d, 1859, to carry
into effect Acts for the suppression of the slave
trade. That according to the mode adopted iu
regard Africans captured on the Echo, the ex
penaes of the Wildfire’s cargo will, perhaps, ex
eeed one hundred thousand dollar'. In alluding
to the appropriations for this purpose, the Prt
dent says ;
But it will not be sufficient for Congress t
limit the amount appropriated to the of thi-
Wildfire. Ft U probable judging from the in
creased activity of the slave trade and the vigi
lance of our cruiser*, that several similar cap
tures may bo made before the end of the year.
An appropriation ought, therefore, to he granted
large enough to cover such contingencies.
The period has arrived when it is indi'-pensah!’
to provide some specific legislation for the gnid
mice of the Executive on this subject. With
this view l would suggest that Cougress migh
authorize the President to enter into a general
agreement with the Colonization Society, binding
them to receive on the coast of Africa from our
ageut there all the captured Africans which ma
be delivered to him, and to maintain them for n
limited period, upon such terms and condition
as may combine humanity towards these unfor
tunn.es with a just economy. This would obvi
ate the necessity of making a now bargain with
every new capture, and would prevent delay and
ovoid expen e in the disposition of the capture 1
The law might then provide that, in all case
whore this may be practicable, the captor should
carry the negro* directly to Africa, and deliver
them to the American agent there, afterward
bringing \ho captured vessel to the United Slat*
for adjudication.
The capturing officer, in case ho should bring
his prize directly to the United State*, ought t*
le required to land the negroes in someone or
more ports to bo de-igeatod by Congress, when
the prevailing health throughout the year i
good. At these ports cheap hut permanent n<-
commndatiuns might be provided forth,- negro .
until they could be sent away, without incurring
ihe expert-e of erecting such accommodation, ur
**' cr y P or * where the capturing officer may think
proper to enter. On the present occasion the •*
negroes have been brought to Kev West; and
according to tho estimate presented bv the Mar
shaloftbn Southern District of Florida to tin
Secretary of the Interior, the cost of providing
temporary quartan for them will be *2,500, and
the aggregate expenses for the single month of
May will amount to $12,000. But this is far
from being the wor't ovil. Within a few week
the yellow fever will most probably prevail at
Key IV eat; and hence the Marshal urge- their
removal from their present quarters at an early
day, which must be done in any event as soon a
practicable. For these reason* T earnestly com
mend this subject to tho immediate attention of
Congress.
Tzib SncßUKts.—The opposition journal* are
trying to break up tho party. They applaud
the Democrat* who arc for insisting upon the
most evteine position. Will a single opposition
press in Georgia support tho nominee of the i> e
mocratie party upon any platform;, We pause
for on answer
a—
Trial oft apt lamliam.
bAVAKHAB, May 23.—-The testimony iu Caps.
Farnbam's case was closed to-day. The argu
ment commenced this oftornoou.
S. Yates Levy made a strong speech on tie
constitutionality of the law in fhvor of the pris
oner.
The arguments were continued until tomorrow.
• m
The following is tho sentiment of the c- unties
whose action has reached this city. Chatham,Cass.
Wayne, Ware, Berrien, Polk aud Pieroe. have de
clared for Richmond; Muscogee, Bibb, Fulton,
und Stewart, have declared for Richmond and
Baltimore; Richmond, Taylor, T%liaferro, War
ren, and Hancock, have declared for Baltimore.