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HI. DWINELL, Editor & Proprietor.
GEO. T. STOVALL, Associate Editor
Saturday Morning, May 10, 1800.
Ho 1 for Baltimore I
It is now a fact, settled beyond a
doubt, that tho Democratic party of
Georgia will be represented in the Bal
timore Convention. Several patriotic
gentlemen of Macon, exceedingly anx
ious about the fate of the party, and os
a natural consequence of the Union,
have addressed a letter to the “Bulers
in Israel," earnestly asking, what is to be
done. They have responded promptly,
and all (with a single exception) concur
in the opinion that delegates should
be sent to the Baltimore Convention.
We would like . to publish some of
these letters and extracts from the bal
ance, but we have not space to spare.—
We gave in our last the burthen of Mr.
Stephens’ letter, and intimated the op
inion expressed by Judge Nisbit.—
Since then we have seen other commu.
nications, all of which we have read
with much interest. Hon. L. W. Crook
owing to press of business engagements
Bays but little; but that little very
much to the point. He desires
longer affiliation with those Democrats
at the North, who failed or refused to
endorse the majority report at Charles
ton,” and is in favor of sending dele
gates to Richmond and not Baltimore.
Hon. A. R. Wright is just the reverse,
just as brief, and just as pointed. lie
denounces the “secession movement at
Charleston as both false and fraudu
lent.” Being the “original Douglas
man" in Georgia he is still for him, and
avers that “the Democratic party does
not contain a truer, a greater, or a
braver man.” Ho says they may put
him down for Baltimore.
Hon. Peter E. Love, M. C. from the
First District thinks the Richmond
Convention should be postponed until
after the Baltimore Convention ; that
the seceding delegates should be re-ap
pointed, and qn effort be made to har
monize upon a platform and a candi
date. If this cannot be done, and he
thinks it quite probable that it cannot
then he goes in for Richmond.
It cost us some trouble to discover
the exact position of the Hon. Robert
To.ombs, but we think we made it out
at last. He sustains the action of the
seceders; thinks “it may not' have
been prudent to have sanctioned and present
ed as much truth on the slavery issue as is
contained in the Majority report," but
when it was “sanctioned, approved and
presented to the Convention, he thinks
it was well to stand by and defend it
against the Minority.", He thinks “the
majority report was acceptable to not
only a majority of the States, but also
to a majority of the delegates, if their
votes could have been taken per capita."
He says that the doctrine of non-inter
vention never did “assert the right of in
tervention against slavery by the settlers
upon the publio domain, either before
or after a Territorial government has
been granted them by Congress.”
“But," says he, “this is in truth the
real doctrine held by the minority.”
The New York delegation at Charleston
made a proposition to the seceding
delegations, contained in a resolution
repudiating this doctrine, but ignoring
our right to Congressional protection.—
Mr. Toombs is willing to accept this as
a “partial installment," and in order to
get this much he proposes to go to Bal-
more. If we succeed, why then wait
for the other installments, we presume,
until the New York delegation ore willing
to pay.
Ex-Gov. H.V. Johnson has made the
strongest argument we have yet seen
on his side the case. To prove that non
intervention has been the doctrine of the
Government for years, he quotes from
the “Nicholson letter” of Gen. Cass,
who was voted for by the Southern
Democracy; from the Clayton Compro
mise" providing territorial governments
for Oregon, California and New Mexico;
from the Georgia Democratic Conven
tions of 1847 and 1848 ; from the “Com
promise Measures of 1850 ;” from the
resolutions of the Senate committee of
1854, which accompaned the introduc
tion of the Kansas and Nebraska bill;
from the Kansas and Nebraska bill it
self; from the Cincinnati Platform; and
from tho act of the Georgia Legislature
approving the principles of that Bill.
Ho next argues that interven
tion would be of little if any value to
the South, and that we would lose no
thing from the want of it, for climate
and productions will control slavery ex
tension. He contends also that under
the common Law and the Constitution
our protection is ample. He docs not
deny that Congress has the right to
pass lawB for the protection of slave
property in the Territories, but as many
of the first statesmen of the North do
deny it, we should not insist upon it,
for fear of “surrendering ourselves to
the mercy of an infuriated freesoil maj
Jority.”
Hon. Howell Cobb reviews the action
of the Charleston Convention. Seven
teen Democratic States on one side
agreed upon the majority report;—six
teen anti-Democratio States on the other
side, by the strength of superior num
bers voted it down.
He fully endorses the secession of the
Southern delegates; thinks the State
Convention should cordialy apprve their
course, and authorize them to renew at
Baltimore their efforts for a settlement of
the difficulties, which led to a disrup
tion of-the Charleston Convention. He
favors the postponement of the Rich
mond Convention until after the ad
journment of the Baltimore Convention.
He says the Democratio -party of the
South must now choose between the two.
wings of the party North. “One has been
true and faithful in the past, and offer
every, assurance of their aid and sup
port in the future. The other abandon
ed us in tho hour of danger and trial,
and invite the renewel of confiden$ej
with notice in advance that we can
expect in tho future no better faith or
greater security than have been received
in the pa9t.”
Too many of our young ladies sing as
if speaking Dutch or had a mouth full
of jujube paste. As a remedy we might
suggest a “gift of tongues” and an in.
terpreter fitLot old, but dear me, the
dear ones have tongue enough and
mouth enough if they would only use
them right, and open them wide; and
as for interpreters, with, their bright
tender eyes, speaking the language of
Love and Heaven, they are their own
best interpreters. But enough, already
I fear satis cum ptriculo, if the fair ones
think my style too censorious.
W. P. R.
THE ROCK BY THE SEA.
Oh tell me not the woods are fair
Now Spring is on her way ;
Well, well I know how brightly there
In joy the young leaves play.
How sweet on winds of morn or eve
The violets breath may be,
Yet ask me, woo me, not to leave
My lone rock by the sea.
[For the Home Courier.]
Cave Spring, Ga.. May 14th, ’60.
Messrs. Editors:—I send you for pub
lication, if you think proper, two origi
nal additional verses, to the well known
and beautiful song by Mrs. Hemans,
“ The Rock beside tho Sea,"—music by
Converse.
Having heard a lady express her re
gret that there was only two verses, I
have endeavored to supply the necessi
ty, at least in quantity if not in quality
—hoping, that the song before, “ short
and sweet," has not been injured much
by that “sweetness long drawn out.”—
“Brevity is the soul of wit;” perhaps
not so in reference to music, if I re
member what DeQuincy says upon that
subject, and as to wit, in reference to
music, if by that we mean common
sense, or sonse of any sort, judging
from tho character of the songs nowa
days set to music, there seems to be but
little demand for that commodity.—
“ Vox et nihil praetcrca," might be writ
ten on most of the pages of ballad-mu
sic published and sold at present. Es
pecially, is this descriptive of a very
prevalent style of modern singing.—
Shakespeare says, “he that is not charm
ed by concord of 6weet sounds is a des
perate character"—that many singeis
endorse this sentiment, is quite evident,
from the fact that the ultimate and solo
aim in most of their performances
seems to be the sweet acccrd of voice
and instrument without regard to the
sentiments they utter.
Now, Shakespeare, was cruel enough
in his sentiment, making the love ol
concord of sound the test of knavery
in every man, but these mouthing sing
ers who throttle and strangle, like a
ventriloquist, the finest poetic senti
ments and noblest truths, lest some
body should hear them and be pleased,
or instructed, or encouraged by them,
are guilty of a two-fold wrong :—first,
if not treating others os knaves, nt least
reflecting upon them ns fools, incapa.
ble of receiving and appreciating their
pearls of song—and again, they wrong
tho poet himself who has a right to be heard.
When music is made tho vehicle of
pootry “it is twice blessed ;” the music
and poetry, each receive additional
power, the sense of hearing is not only
pleased, the taste delighted, but the
mind entertained, the heart benefited
and various emotions excited accord
ing to the sentiment, whether heroic,
moral or religious. But what would be
tho power of the Marselleise Hymn,
which makes every Frenchman a hero
and brings into exercise all the emo
tions of his soul, making him laugh and
cry in the same moment, when well
sung, if mouthed as much of the popu
lar singing of the present day is? or what
would bo the efl'ect of our “ Star Span
gled Banner,” if with its “ words that
burn and thoughts that breath,” it wore
thus strangled and suffocated, Tho
same applies to Sacred Music, as we
sometimes hear it in our churches, as is
evident from 1 Cor. xiv, 7—11. “And
even things without life giving sound,
whether pipe or harp, except they give
a distinction in the sounds, how shall it be
known what is piped or harped. So like
wise except ye utter by the tongue words
easy to be understood how shall it be
known what is spoken ? for ye shall
speak into the air. There are, it may
be so many kinds of voices in the
world, and none of them are without
signification, &c.”
The great object of music is effect;
so of every picture, and as every pig
ment has its proper tint it is necessary
for each of these to be kept pure in or
der to the proper effect; so every note
and every word have their proper and
distinct meaning and expression and
these must be uttered distinctly and
clearly in order to their proper power
and effect.
I am led to tho remarks by tho recol
lection that the first time I heard the
song below, sung at tho piano, it was by
a boarding school belle, graduated in
music, and all that I could possibly
gather after tho performance was tho
name of tho piece and some very pleas
ant emotions from listening to a sweet
voice and a beautiful air.
After various remarks by some of
the delegates regarding their votes,
The President said—It appears _ that
no gentleman has received a majority
of the whojo number ' of votes cast,
therefore there is uonomipation and it is
necessary for the delegates from the re
spective States to proceed to another
ballot.
Second Ballot.
NOMINATION OF BON. JOHN BELL OF TENKl
if tint it
s 1 p ! e s 8. ff I
Alabama, ...0
Arkansas...0
Connectio’tO
Delaware,. 0
Florid a.. '....0
Georgia 0
Indiana.... 0
Illinois 0
The wild waves thunder on the shore,
Tho curlew’s restless cries,
Unto my watching heart are more
Than all earth’s melodics.
Come back, my ocean rover 1 come 1
There’s but one place for me,
Till I can greet thy swift-sail home—
My Lone rock by the sea.”
ADDENDA, BV W. T. R1VEBS.
In vain they bid me seek for joy,
Mid festive halls and lights;
When thou art gone, all pleasures clog,
Bright days are cheerless nights:
Here, here, my heart is nearest home,
Alone, when far from thee,
Congenial more than royal dome,
This lone rock by the sea.
The waters here that round me wail,
Now lave thy distant prow,
The winds that fill thy homeward sail,
Hero kiss my troubled brow;
Here love like mine bo symbolized,
Itself in ocean see,
Here hope, with tears its sign baptize,
Tho rock washed by the sea.
BQy-A special dispatch to the Char
leston Mercury duted May 15th, says
Senator Douglas did not conclude his
speech- to-day ; it is merely his notion
of non-intervention, of the same char
acter as Pugh’s speech in the Charles
ton Convention. Ho claims to bo con
sistent and the South inconsistent. He
was severe on Mr. Yancey, and gives
Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi es
pecial attention. His whip oxhibits no
crackers yet.
The Congressmen’s address to the
Seceders has not yet been published.
NATIONAL COXSTFrUTIONALUN.
ION CONVENTION.
SECOND DAV—THURSDAY.
Wo published in our last the proceed
ings in full of the Convention on the
first day.
On account of press of other matters
wo give a condensed statement of the
proceedings on the second day.
Soon alter the opening of the Con
vent-ion Hon. Joseph R. Ingersall ol
Pennsylvania, Chairman of Committee
on Business, reported tho following
Platform:
THE PLATFORM.
Whereas, Experience has demo'Jistra-
ted that platforms adopted by the par
tisan Conventions of the country hove
had tho effect to mislead and de
ceive tho people, and at tin same time
to widen the politiaal divisions of the
country, by tho creation and the
encouragement of geographical and
sectional parties; therefore—
llesoleed, That it is both the part of
patriotism and ot duty to recognize no
political principles, other than
The Constitution of the Country,
The Union ok tite States, and
The Enforcement of the Laws;
[Loud and prolonged cheering.]
and that, as the representatives of the
Constitutional Union men of the coun
try in,National Convention assembled,
we here pledge ourselves to maintain,
protect, and defend, separately and uni
tedly , those great principles of public
liberty and national sufety, against all
enemies, at homo and abroad, believing
thut thereby peace may once more be
restored to the country, the just rights
of the people, and of the States re-es
tablished and the Government again
placed in that condition of justice, fra
ternity, and equality, which under the
example and constitution of our fath
ers, has solemnly bound every citizen of
the United States to maintain “a _ more
perfect union, establish justice, insure
domestic tranquility, provide for tho
common defence, promote the general
welfare, and secure tho blessings of
liberty to ourselves and to posteri
ty."
Mr. Goggin of Virginia offered the
following resolution which was adop
ted; « • -
Resolved, “That the Chairman of each
delegation shall cast the vote of his
State for each delegate from such, in
such way as he may be instructed by
the delegate entitled to vote, and when
there is not a full representation from
any State, then a majority of such dele
tion shall decide how the vote of the
iistrict unrepresented shall be cast, or
when there be two delegates from a dis
trict who cannot agree, each shall be
entitled to half a vote.”
The Convention then proceeded to
ballot for President os follows;
First Ballot.—Whole number of
votes 254—necessary to a choice 128.—
Bell 08 J; Houston 57; Crittenden 28:
Evorett 25 ; Graham 24; MoLean 10;
Rives 13; Botts 9 J; Sharkey 7; Geg-
gin 3.
Kentucky.,1} 6
Maine 0 0
Massech’ts.O 1
Maryland...0 i
Mississippi. 0 0
Missouri. ...G 1
New York.O 29
New Jersy.l 0
N. CarolinaO
Ohio 0
l’ennsyl’a.,0
Texas 0
Tennessee.,0
Vermont...0
Virginia.... 0
: :
0 0
4 0
2} 31
0 3
0 3
31 0
1 12
51 0
6} 0
0 0
7} 0
0 0
1 1
4 1
5 0
0 10
18 0
0 12
0 5
0 13
5} 0
0 1
9109138181 1 I 2 5j 8J
During the progress of this ballot the
Chairmen of the respective State Dele
gations, by instruction of the delegates,
changed their votes, uu till Bell received
almost the unanimous voice of the as
sembly : accomapnying their change ot
votes with various patriotic remarks,
which we regret wo were compeled to
exclude.
THE NOMINATION UNANIMOUSLY CONFIRMED.
The President—Gentlemen of tho
Convention, I rise to discharge the
proudest duty of my life! I ask you, in
putting tho motion which has just been
submitted by my colleague from New
York (Mr. Brooks,) that this Conven
tion will now make cho nomination of
John Bell, of Tennessee, unanimous. I
now put tho question—all who are in
favor of the unanimous nomination of
John Bell, of Tennessee, ns tho candi
date of the Constitutional Union party
for President of the United States, will
mako it manifest by saying aye.
In response thereto there was one
universal “aye” from all parts of the
Hall, with waving of hats and handker
chiefs, and cheer repeated after cheer.
The Pr< S d a t—I believe the vote is
unanimous. I now declare that John
Bell, of Tennessee, by tho unanimous
vote of this Convention, is the candi
date of the Union Constitutinnal Party
of the United States for the Presidency.
[Loud and prolonged cheering.]
The Convention soon after adjourned
till afternoon. Upon re-assembling, nt
5 P. M„ after some remarks by Gen.
Leslie Coombs, of Ky., the Convention
proceed to tno.
NOMINATION FOR TnE VICE-PRSIDENCY.
Nearly every State concurred in
proposing the name of the Hon. Ed
ward Everett, and his nomination was
at once declared unanimous. A num
ber of enthusiastic speeches was deliv
ered, after which tho Convention ad
journed sine die.
$50 REWARD.
R UNAWAY from tho subscriber—-8 miles
West of Marion, Perry county—a n<
boy, Of dark complexion, well built, 24 yi
old and weighs about 176 pounds. Ho
seen ten days ago at Coosa riVSr bridge,
—a negro
years
i was
seen ten days ago at Coosa riVSr bridge, on
Tennessee'road, about 26 miles from Talla
dega, and is certainly making tracks for
North Carolina. William was arrested and
jailed in Columbinnna, and says Isnaff was
With him ut Coosa bridge. I offer fifty dol
lars reward for his delivery in any jail s<>
that I can got him.
W. B. DeYAMPERT,
maylStrigm. Marion, Perry Co., Ala.
^notion
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W that our Iea-Houso is now atockedwith
the best quality ol ice, which can bo furnish
ed all the Summer.
Families supplied from our Drug Store.—
Caro taken in paoking for transportation by
Boats, Railroad or Hack».
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House to Rent.
THE Subscriber will rent his
House and Lot in Rome, adjoin
ing Mrs. Russell’s, for t ho re-
mainder of this year. There is a
good garden of vegetables, and a good well
of water on the lot. Ho will also sell his
household ond kitchen furniture on good
terms. [mayl7—twtf.j Xl. SCOTT.
Dr. J. T. DUANE,
ROME, GEO.
Rooms over Fort A Hargrove.
H AS been engaged in tho gll'LXf'VStt
practice of Dentistry in
Europe and tho United States MJ ~*-0-XJLr
for tho last, twelve years; and will guaran
tee to those that employ his services, entire
satisfaction, in both, the operative and
mechunical branch of tho business.
Particular attention given to regulating
childrens teeth.
^SS~A11 work performed nt reasonable
charges. mnyl7—twly,
2,000 ACRES
OF NO. 1
CEDAR VALLEY LANDS
FOR SALE I
Tho subscriber offers for solo, nil
his lands lying in Cedar Valley
and near Cedar Town. There is
about two thousand acres lying in
one body and it will bo sold nlllo-
gotlier or will bo divided to suit purchasers.
There aro four dwellings and sets of out
buildings and tho lands so surrounding ns to
conveniently make four sotfloments. The
dwellings aro all good, two of them tho resi
dence of the undersigned, and that formerly
occupied by Judge Wm. E. Wost, have eight
rooms each and tho other two are framed
cottr ges with four rooms each.
There is also on the place a first class
flouring mill and two good Saw Mills, all
carried by water powor.
These Lauds aro all of tho host quality of
tho famous Cedar Valley Lands, and thnt
strangers may know something of their pro
ductiveness tho subscriber would state that
in 1858 ho made n little over ten, five hun
dred pound bales of Cotton to tho hand, and
in 1859 over olovon snmo sized bales to tho
hand.
Tho dwellings on the abovo named places
are all within ono mile of tho Court House,
and consequently convenient to Churches
ami Schools. Persons desiring to purchase
are requested to como and seo tho lands or
for further pnrtioulars address
J. J. MORRISON,
mayl2-trUw-tf, Codar Town, Ga.
PURE ICED
SODA WATER!
T HE subscribers respectfully info.rm the
Publio, that thoir8odu Fountain is open
ed for the season, and will bo liberally, sup
plied with Ico, and a fine assortment of the
Choicest Syrups. Congress Water on Iec.
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HO I FOR A GOOD FORTUNE.
GRAND SCHEME FOR
MAY, 1800.
GEORGIA STXTE LOTTERY
McKINNEY & Co., Managers.
Authorized by Special Act of tho Legislature.
25,828 PRIZES.
MORE THAN 1 PRIZETO EVERY 2 T’K’S.
CAPITAL PRIZE
555030,000.
TICKETS ONLY SI 0.
Halves, Quarters and Eighths in proportion.
To bo Drawn Each Saturday, in 1800, in tho
city of Savannah Go.
CLASS 70 to bo Drawn MAY, 5, 1800.
CLASS 71, “ “ lit, 1800.
CLASS 72, « « 19, 1800.
CLASS 73, “ “ 20, 1860.
MAGNIFICENT SCHEME.
1 Prizo $00,000 is $00,000
20,000 is 20,000
10,000 is 10,000
5,000 is 5,000
4,000 is 4,000
3,000 is 3,000
2,000 is 2,000
1,500 is 1,500
1,100 is 1,100
1,000 aro 5,000
600 aro 5,000
400 aro 800
300 are 600
200 aro 400
150 aro 7,500
100 aro 10,000
95 aro 9,500
85 are 8,500
Approximation Prizes.
25,118 prizes, amounting to $212,140
25,828 Prizes Amounting to 8300,040
WILL BE DRAWN THIS MONTH.
Certificates of Paekngos will bo sold, at the
following rates, which is tho risk :
A Certificate of Package ol 10 Wholes, $00
Do do 10 Halves, 30
Do do 10 Quarters, 15
Do do 10 Eighths, 7.50
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
5
10
2
2
2
50
100
100
100
LOOK AT THIS.
A SPLENDID DRAWING ON
The Three Number Plan
Which takes piaco on every Wednesday and
Saturday in 1S00.
1 Capital Prize of.
1 Prize of
$23,000
4,500
1 Prizo of.
1 Prize of.
4,001
3.000
1 Prize of.
2,171 2ll
10 Prizes of* $700 arc..
7,001'
40 Prizes of....,
175 are«
7.000
60 Prizes of.
0.250
269 Prizes of.
SO are..
30.720
flt Prizes of
50 are..,
*3,200
04 Prizes of
SO are..
1,920
(51 Prizes of
20 are»j
1,281
>,032 Prizes of.
10 are..
50.321
1.^24 Prizes of.
1 11,120
,312 Prizes Amounting to
$281,481.20
Whole Tickets $5,
Shares in Proportion.
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ordered, on receipt of which they will ho for
warded by first mail. Purchasers ran have
tickets ending in any figure they limy desig
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bo sent to purchasers immediately after Un
drawing.
All communications strictly confidential.
Orders for Tickets or Certificates, by Mail
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STEAMBOATS!
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Company’s Steamers will leave for GREEN.
SPORT, and intermediate landings* as fol
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PENNINGTON,
Leaves Rome, Tuesday Mem
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Leaves Greensport SWednes
day at 9 o’clock.
COTHRANS 4 ELLIOTT.
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