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. THE CENTRAL GEORGIAN. TliE CENTRAL GEORGIAN SAal’JL JB. CBAFTOIf t COUNTY PRINTER. TEKMS—Por.the Pterin advance i it not paid in adv ailce> $1 50 $2 00 lupvrtaat Card from Messrs. TJ’T, 1 ’*’ Sltp O«»and others. i, f n in . National Intelligencer of ^SS dlaS1 “ ight ' W Washington, July 3 r 1852. » °V r event all mistake aud misapprehen- v°> Ve, the undersigned, Members of Con- 5 r? -ss, ado’^jt this method of making a joint statement t o our constituents, respectively, and to allwho may take an interest in the A that weeannot and will not support .0. Scott for the Presidency, as he now s .cauds before the American People; for the following, amongst other reasons: He obstinately refused, up to the time ot his nomination, to give any public opinion in favor of that series of measures of the last Congress known as the compromise; the permanent maintenance of which with us is a question of paramount importance. Nor has he since his nomination made any declaration of his approval of those meas ures as a final adjustment of the issues in controversy. It is true the resolutions of the Conven tion that nominated him are as clear and as explicit upon this question as need be; but Gen. Scott, in his letter of acceptance, which contains all that we have from him on that matter, does not give them the approval ot his judgment. This he seems studiously to have avoided. He accepts the nomination “with the resolutions annexed.” That is, le takes the nomination cum onere, as an in dividual takes an estate, with whatever in cumbrances it may be loaded with. And the only pledge and guaranty he offers for his “adherence to the principles of the reso lutions” are “the known incidents of a long public life,” &c. Amongst these “known incidents'' 1 of his life there is not one, so for as we are of, in SANDEBSVlEIiE, GEORGIA- TUESDAY 1(11 13, 1853. Mr. E. W. Forks is agent for this paper at Louisville, and will receive and re ceipt for what is due us in Jefferson. St. Mary’s Money In bills under $5 will be received in pay ment of demands due this office. More Improvements.—We notice that friend Hodges over the way, is tearing down and removing his old Store House preparatory to erecting a new one in its stead. Our Town is begining to present an entire new appearance, the paints, oils and dye stuffs of friend Hirst is brightening up its countenance. In a little while, if things keep on this way, its father, old Mr. San- dersville, would’nt know it. Judge Johnson’s Speech.—We publish on our first page tho speech of this gentle man delivered at the Macon Ratification meeting. It is a calm and dispassionate review of the attitude of parties, and a wai m appeal to the people of Georgia to unite up on Pierce and King. Like every thing that eminates from that gentleman, it is worthy of a perusal by all parties, but we hardly think that the political millenium, which the Judge seems so earnestly to wisll for, has yet arrived. JS3P We understand that a Scott meet ing was to have been held in Louisville, on Saturday last, but have not heard what was done. favor of the principles of the compromise. In one, at least, of his public letters, he has expressed sentiments inimical to the insti tutions of fifteen States of the Union. Since the passage of the compromise he has suff ered his name to be held up before the peo pie of several of the States as a candidate for the Presidency by the open and avowed enemies of those measures. And in the Convention that conferred this nomination upon him, he permitted himself to be used by the Free-Soilers in that body to defeat Mr. Fillmore and Mr. Webster, because of their advocacy of these measures and their firm adherence to the policy that sustained them. To join such men, and aid them in com pleting their triumph over, andlsacrifce of, the true and tried friends of the constitution, and the faithful discharge of all its obliga tions, is what we can never do. The dic tates of duty and patriotism sternly forbid it. We consider Gen. Scott as the favorite candidate of the Free-soil wing of the Whig party, ihat his policy, if he should be elec ted, would be warped and shaped to con form to their views, and elevate them to power in the administration of the Govern ment, can but be considered as a legitimate and probable result. And, believing as we do, that the views of that faction of mis chievous men are dangerous, not only to'the just and constitutional rights of the South ern States, (whichjwe represent in part,) but to the peace and quiet of the whole countrv, and to the permanent union of the States, >e regard it as the highest duty of the well- wishers of the country every where, what- Savannah Courier. "We have received from S. T. Chapman, formei lyoneofthe editors of the Macon Jour A Messenger, the prospectus of the ‘Courier’ which he will shortly issue at Savannah. It will appear in our next. The Courier will be published Weekly; Tri-Weekly and Daily, and will be devoted to the advocacy and defence of Commercial, Social, Agri cultural, Manufacturing and Internal Im provement interest of the South, indepen dent, but not neutral in politics. In the present campaign it will support Pierce aud King, believing them to be honest, compe tent,faithful to the Constitution, good Union Compromise men^H will also support the administration of Gov. Cobb. Of the Editor and Proprietor, Mr. Chapman, it is unnecessary to say anything. He is al ready known to a large number of the peo ple of the State as an able apd talented ed itor, and one who understands the wants of the reading public, and will cater ac cordingly. Terms.—Daily Paper, $8 per annum ; Tri-Weekly $4 per annum and Weekly (double sheet) $2 per annum in advance. Address the Editor at Savannah. Death of Gov. Calhoun.—We regret to announce the death of Gov. James S. Calhoun, of the Territory of New Mexico. He died at Doon the 30th June, on the prai ries near the Missouri line. His health had been bad for some time, and with the hope of improving it, he had started to the States, and was on his way hither at the time of his death. He was a resident of Columbus, ever else they may do, to at’ least withhold in this State, at the time of his appoint- This we intend to from hini their support 'do. ALEXANDER H. STEPHENS, of Ga. CHARLES JAS. FAULKNER, ofVa. W. BROOKE, of Miss. ALEX. WHITE, of Ala. JAMES ABERCROMBIE, of Ala. R. TOOMBS, of Ga. JAMES JOHNSON,'of Ga. For reasons to some extent indicated in speeches and addresses heretofore made by the undersigned, they deem it to be their 'duty to withhold their support from Gen. Scott as a candidate for the Presidency. If it should seem to be necessary, we will here- -after, in some form, exhibit more fully to Our constituents the facts and reasons which have brought us to this determination. M. P. GENTRY, Tenn. C. H. WILLIAMS, Tenn. Irish Wit.—A couple of Irishmen, who had not been long in this country, met in •ftn inn, and called for a dinner. As it so happened, there was a dish of horseradish grated for dinner. Pat thinking it was something to be eaten with a spoon, put a large spoonful into his mouth. The tears immediately filled his eyes, and roiled down his cheeks. His companion saw it, and said: “Pat, what is the matter ?” “1 was thinking of my poor father who was hanged in swate Ireland,” answered Patrick But Jemmy soon filled his with the same, and the tears gUshed from his also, when Pat said: “What’s the matter—what ha3 happen ed to ye ?” “Ah !” said Jemmy, “I was just think Sng what a pity it was you were not hang- ud when your father was/ ment to the office of Governor of New Mex ico. He leaves many friends in Columbus, and throughout Georgia, who will deeply lament his death. The Whig Review.—We have on our table the July number of this valuable Journal. It contains a portrait of the Hon. Thos. Corwin, Secretary of the Treasury, & has a variety of interesting ‘Literary and Political matter. Published by Champion Bissel, at 120 Nassau st., New York, at $5 in advance. The Southern Press—Messrs. Fisher and DeLeon, the two proprietors of this pa per, having differed in the propriety of com ing out in support of Pierce and King, the sole proprietorship has- passed into the hands of Mr. Fisher, who will conduct the paper as heretofore, without regard to eith er of the political parties. National Another.—A witness testified in relation te a room which he and others occupied. In answer to an iterrogatory from Justice Rogers, as to why he wa3 in her, the de- fondant’s room, he replied : “Yer Honor, it wasn’t no room at all, but fc[kitcben.” The court wiped it’s nose, and held the woman in $500.The witness was recom- oaeuj.ij to dine oft architecture. Y Portrait Gallery.— We have on our table the first number of this publication. It is designed to contain the portraits and biographical sketches ofdis tinguished Americans, and will contain one hundred and twenty engraved portraits of the most eminent persons who have occu pied a place in the history of the U. States- The present contains the portrait of Gen’l. and Mrs. Washington. It is an interest- ing publication, to be completed tsn forty numbers and is richly worth the price of subreiption, which is 25 cents per number, or $10 for the work complete. Address Rob ert E. Peterson & Co. of Philadelphia. EFT At a meeting of the Massachusetts Cincinnatti Society in Boston on 5th inst., Gen. Frank Pierce introduced a series of resolutions, and passed a warm eulogium upon Mr. Clay. Wbht will the Union Conven tion do ? This is a question which almost every one asks, when speaking of this assemblage, to take place in Milledgeville on Thursday next. If the Union sentiment about Ma con, or at least of a meeting recently held at that place, is to be taken as an index as to what will be done, the question is easily answered: they will put up an Electoral ticket for Pierce and King, and thereby at tempt to give the Union a third saving.— They appear to be anxious that the vote of the State should be thrown, unanimously, for the Democratic nominees. If this were their sole object, what objections have they to the present ticket ? Do they suppose that the nominated ticket would faulter in their support of Pierce and King if elected ?— The idea of giving Georgia to Pierce and King by an “almost unanimous vote,” through the agency of an Union Electoral ticket, is alia humbug, and as visionary as the project which the Macon Unionists contem plate. If there is any thing like a respect able representation at Milledgeville on the 15th, the convention, as such, will not.take up the Democratic nomination, but will leave each member of the Union party to his own choice between the two; and this would be the most sensible conclusion at which they could arrive, for the very just reason that both the Democratic and Whig parties, have adopted the one idea of tho Union party.—then why should the con vention, as such, make a preference of one over the other ? Clearly for no other rea son than party predelections, and on that score they would most surely divide, for the Whigs have given evident symtoms ofdes- trust whenever it was proposed to swallow them, and the democrats of that stripe want to be national, and therefore won’t go for a third man. They may get up au outside meeting, or, with but few counties in con vention may do what the Maconites propose. But suppose they do, will it be backed by the vote of the party that elected Cobb Governor ? for this is evidently what they are striking at. It certainly will not. The Chronicle & Sentinel has already stated that it would treat such a movement with contempt, and so would not only thousands of its readers, but thousands of the Whigs of Georgia in every direction. Mr. Stephens, though opposed to Scott, is no less an opponent ol Pierce. Although Mr. Jenkins abhors Scott, he has no venera tion for Democracy, even in the modified form in which the Macon Regency would gulp it down. The Savannah Republican, Columbus Enquirer, and Southern Record er, would hardly staud by such a fiat from the Union party. With this powerful and re spectable influence in the Whig ranks ar rayed against the movement, where could they get the “unanimous” support for that ticket ? Indeed, where would they get any support at all ? They would certainly get Cobb’s influence among the Democracy— those Whigs that he traded offinthe winter, and were returned as bad property, and a few of the Whigs who rode Fillmore to the Baltimore convention and were swapped afoot, summing up in all, some twelve or fifteen thousand votes. ‘Unanimous’ voting this would be, and such as would keep Pierce and King this side of the White House* for all time to come. It is all a mistake to suppose that Scott will receive no votes in this State. If no third ticket is run, Scott will get from fifteen to twenty thousand votes ; and there are thousands of Whigs who will lie idle, pre- fering, in the language of Mr. Jenkins, “to do nothing rather than to do wrong.” It is true that Scott’s nomination has not been well received in the State ; the party was angry and mortified at not getting their choice, and said many hard things about Gen. Scott, but'a revulsion of sentiment is a sure consequence, where party dissensions have been violent. As soon as the public mind becomes calm, and the party realizes the idea that Fillmore or We_bster cannot be got at, then they will begin to canvass the propriety of voting for Scott. They will take the endorsement of the Compro • mise by the convention as a guaranty of his safety, and thus support him, not as their own choice, but as an abhorence of Demo cracy and love of Whiggery. How is it, possible then, for this fragmentary part of the Union party of Georgia to give Pierce and King anything like a unanimous sup port ? But the Democratic party can give the majority of tlie vote of the State to that ticket. The present Electoral ticket will receive, under the above suggested cir cumstances, over forty thousand votes, a sufficiency for their election, and this is the nearest approach to a unanimity that we can, at present, imagine. Imprisonment of the American Consul at Acapulco.—The circuinstances attend ing the imprisonment of F. W. Rice, Esq. the U. S. Consul at Acapulco, in Mexico* have been communicated to the N. Y. Ex press, as follows: “Mr. Rice advertised and sold the propeller Commodore Stockton, by order of the Captain, and she was purchas ed by the Chief Engineer. The terms of the sale were a certain sum to be paid with* in a few hours, and the balance within one day. The purchaser asked and obtained a de lay in making the first payment; he again asked and obtained a delay, and at length, not complying with the terms of the sale, Mr. Rice, in accordance with mercantile custom, advertised the vessel for sale on the former purchaser’s account, and posted the notices about the city, which notices were taken down by the Chief Engineer, as was a notice posted on the Consul’s House. “On approaching to remove another no tice which the Consul had posted on the door of his office, Mr. R. appeared, pistol in hand, and obliged the man to desist. For this a complaint was made and a file of sol diers sent, who arrested the Consul and con veyed him to prison in his uniform, and car rying his flag.” its humility tho brilliancy of her mental en dowments. It may seem presumptious to constitute oneself thus a judge of such matters, but, surely one need not dread a charge of ego tism, in giving expression to his honest, un biased convictions. I am gratified to find that many gentlemen, more competent than I am to decide, concur fully with me, in en tertaining a very high opinion of this in teresting Seminary. Were I a parent I should seek no far distant school, to which I might confide the duty of instructing my daughter, while such advantages were near at hand. The enterprise and intelligence which pro jected the Sandersville Female Institute, and raised it to its present high rank as a nursery of learning, will no doubt secure to it, at all times, instructors fully competent to sustain its present well merited reputa tion. I feel that I have already grown too pro lix, I shall therefore subscribe myself, Yours, Very Sincerely, J. fl. S. jS3P“ Some writer from Columbus, Ga., informs the Macon Citizen that Muscogee will give Scott 200 majority in the coming election. The Atlanta Republican has hoist ed the flag for Scott and Graham. H3T Gov, Seward it is said will seize up on a favorable opportunity to attack the Whig platform in the Senate. Crops in the Southwest.—The crops in Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas and Mississip : pi are reported to be very promising. In Alabama the prospect is not so good. Alto gether, southern planters never had more reason to congratulate themselves upon the prospect of a general and abundant yield. [FOR THE CENTRAL GEORGIAN.] S. B. Crafton, Esq. Dear Sir :—Having enjoyed the plea sure of attending the late-Examination of the young Ladies, at your flourishing Female Institute, in Sandersville, may I be allowed the favor ofexpressing, through the columns of the “Georgian,” the deligh t and satisfac tion which that yisit has occasioned me ? To the visitors who were present at those interesting exercises, any encomiums on teachers or pupils, must seem a work of supererogation; they, like^ myself, listened with a feeling of silent admiration, of which all were mutually conscious, and, which proceeding from the free conviction of our minds, made no labored eulogy to elicit or enforce. To the parents in Washington county, who were not present—to all those who are in search of anurseiy in which their daughters may receive that mental and moral learning, which would fit them for a high and useful sphere in life, to such especially, I would address these remarks. Having had an opportunity of visiting many of the best schools in foreign coun tries, as well as in the northern States, I will candidly own that I never felt more de lighted, at any exhibition of juvenile at tainments, than at that which I lately wit nessed in your village. It was not so much the variety of the studies that attracted my attention, as the thorough and familiar ac quaintance with fundamental principles in each department of science. The facility with which the leading truths of science were applied to the solution of every ques tion, shewed that these axioms had a home in the perception, and that the judgment was well versed in their application. This accuracy of thought was as perceptible in analysing the abstruse questions of Algebra, as in the tedious operations of Arithmetic; as visible in investigating the spirit of the Classic authors and pages of Racine as in examining the genius and structure of our own language. Nor was there a premature development of judgment, whilst the mem ory was neglected : who that heard the unerring accuracy and precision, with which each fact in Natural Philosophy, each pro position in Ethics, and details of Geography were forthcoming on inquiry, did not feel convinced that every thought had a place, and that all was in order, notwithstanding the plenitude of those mental storehouses ? “The more we gazed the more our wonder grew. “How these young heads could carry all they knew” It must have proved a source of pure gratification, to the intelligent and effective Principal and his amiable and accomjflish- ed Assistants, to here witness on the day of trial, the matured fruit of their unwearied toil. None can impart knowledge unless they possess it, and few of those who do possess it, are favored with that engaging disposition and peculiar aptitude that are necessary to communicate it effectually, to others. More gratifying still must it have proved to the parents, to witness their fond ones proving, by the accuracy of their re sponses, that a father’s solicitude, a mother’s love, and a teacher’s zeal, did not look in vain for co operating exertions on their part. I did not expect, in cbildret of their age, so much presence of mind, so little ex citement and such ready command of at tention, how varied soever the questions that were proposed. If any feature in the Exhibition merited a more marked notice, it was that lady-like gentleness of demeanor so manifest in every pupil, beautifying by Agricultural meeting. Sandersville, July 6, 1852 According to previous notice a number of the citizens of Washington county met at the Court house this day. Gen. T, J. Warthen, was called to the Chair, and Dr. E. C. Williamson, requested to act as See- ritary. The Chairman having stated the object of the meeting, Dr. J. R. Smith, j moved the organization of the meeting into- a Society to be called the Washington County Agricultural Association, and offer ed a senes of rules and regulations for the government of the Society, which were adop ted. Dr. Smith made a few remarks touch ing the benefits which must result to the farming interest by such au organization Dr. E. C. Williamson was then called out and: made a few remarks on the subject. Tho Association elected its officers to serve one year, as follows : President, Gen. T. J. Warthen, Vice Presidents, Dr. E. C. Williamson, E. D. Taylor, John Kitral and James Gainer, Recording Secretary R. L. WartheD, Corresponding Secretary, Dr. J. R. Smith, and Green Whiddon Treasurer. After this some thirty-five gentlemen came forward aud subscribed their names as members of the Association. It was ordered that the Recording Sec retary procure a Book for the purpose of recordi ng the minutes of the association, and that the Treasurer likewise procure a book and record his actings and doings as such. Oa motion the Corresponding Secretary was requested to obtain the services of some one to address the association at its next regular meeting on first Tuesday in Au gust. The association then adjourned till half-past nine o’clock A. M., on that day. R. L. WARTHEN, R. Sec. Ratification Meeting—-Pierce & King. A large and enthusiastic meeting of the Democracy of Washington county was held at the Court-house in Sandersville, on Tuesday the 6th inst. Gen. Sam’l. Robinson and Zachariah Brantley were called to the Chair, and John Ivey and A. A. Cullens appointed Secreta ries. A brief statement of the objects of the meeting having been made by the chair, Col. Jas. S. Hook was then introduced upon the stand and addressed the meeting in an [correspondence of the central GEORl tfEW York, July 2, 1852 J Mr.Editor:—The death of Henry Clav has put a temporary stop to the warfare that had commenced between the two $r reat political parties of this city; But the l u U will be of short duration. In a few davs conscience and every other moral faculty will be seared, and selfishness and rascality will reign triumphant. Exaggerations in smuations, prevarications, and downright palpable lies manufactured out of whole cloth will be in the mouths and ears, or be fore the eyes, of our entire population. Our most active politicians on both sides already look as if they had been boarding for the last three mouths in vinegar casks, break fasting on gall, aud dining on wormwood. Thank Heaven, 1 am not a “prominent pol itician. r The land-reformers of this city do not re ceive General Scott’s remarks on their fa- vorite subject, with the enthusiasm which it was conceived by the Whigs they would call forth. They complain that he ex presses himself with a guardedness and hes itation that betrays a want of real sympathy with them, and a desire to make patroni zing concessions to views that he does not consider sound, but that he sees himself compelled to treat respectfully or lose his election. From present appearances, I hardly think that Scott will get the land- reformer vote of this city, not perhaps be cause he is less favorable to the movement than Pierce; but because the leading and most devoted land-reformeE here is John Oocbrand, an eminent lawyer, and a most rabid out and-out locofoco. Cochrand is spouting for Pierce at every meeting in the city, and claims for him and the Leofoco party, the guardianship ot every reform ev er spoken of- His influence with reformer* is unbounded. Two distinguished foreigners have been' engaged by the brothers Lelandto fill im portant positions in the Metropolitan Hotel j which is to be opened for the reception of visitors on some early day in August. Al though the arrival of these two personals may not create much excitement, their labors will—on the palates of the guests of the Metropolitan—for one of them is no less a personage than the ci-de- vant maitre de cmane of the -late Louis Pbiliippe, by the grace of God not King of the French, when he died ; and the other has held, for many years, the same position in the establishment of the Duke of Well ington, from whom he has been eeaxed a way by the brothers Leland. Wo are ® great people. Viva la gastronomic. The delay in printing the returns of the- U. S. Census, taken in 1850, lias disgusted every one who has occasion to consult- tbem. The Census of Great Britain, taken in 1851, a year later, was printed long ago; but it must be remembered that the British Parliament attends solely to legislation, and doe6 not waste two-thirds of its time, as our Congress does, in Buncombe speech es. The fact is, there is some doubt whe ther the Census of 1850 will ever be pub lished by Our Government. The select committee ot the Senate, after considering the subject very profoundely, for more than a year, have reported unanimously, that the work is not worth printing, that it will perpetuate errors in facts and opinions 4 and that it is not deserving of the least notice or countenance. T his is rather hard upon the Superintendent Mr. J. G. Kennedy, who has been laboring to excel all his pre decessors. All his improvements will be discarded ; aud if anything is printed, it will be the bare figures of population and all his geological, historical, and other in formation being stricken out, as inaccurate aud superfluous. Considerable panic has been occasioned among capitalists who have been buying up land-warrants, by the discovery and arrest of a gang of brokers, lawyers, and other “highly respectable” people, who have been successfully forging claims, and fraudulent ly procuring land-warrants, during the past eighteen months. These swindlers are said to have procured thousands of warrants in able and eloquent speech, in which the ^ wa y 5 the iiiimccnt, deluded pur- r chasers will have to suffer. speaker reviewed the brilliant life and pub lie services of the nominees of the Conven tion, after which the following resolutions were introduced by Gen. T. J. Warthen and unanimously adopted: Resolved, That the Democracy of Wash ington county respond to the action of the late National Democratic Convention. In the Platform of principles presented to the country we feel an abiding confidence in the sincerity of that action, that Democrats in all portions of the country will stand by the great principles promulgated and re affirmed, as principles upon which the par ty has 6tood amidst sunshine and storm, and which, for sixty years, have expanded with the growth of our country, embracing every section and every interest, and by the force of its example, conveying hope to the hearts of desponding millions, and cheering by its rays, the down trodden nations of the earth. They are principles upon which we believe depend the liberty, prosperity and glory of our own country, aud the hope of the world. Resolved, That we will give an enthu siastic support to FRAKLIN PIERCE, our nominee for President, and to WILLIAM R. KING, our nominee for Vice President; in them we repose entire confidence, that Some callous and pitiless burglars enter ed the store of the Shirt-Sewers’ Union, in Bieecher-street, on Monday morning last, and abstracted some $300* worth of stock, made up by the poor seamstresses. Had the vagabonds who perpetrated this .cruel theft been possessed of one redeeming qual- ity, they would have spared the poor shirt- women, who are almost stricken down by this unexpected reverse in their fortune — By the aid of kind friends, they had strug gled up to an independence, with every as surance of establishing a permanent organi zation, which would point out to their strug gling fellow-laborers, an exodus from their present misery, by associating themselves together, and securing to themselves the full proceeds of their industry, instead of al lowing heartless employers to appropriate the lion’s share. The poor women are much disheartened at their loss ; but I hope that the Police will succeed in capturing the rob bers and their spoils. We have recently had a judicial opinion on brandy, from judge Greenwood of the Brooklyn City Court. In a case recently tried before him, one of the jurors was de’- tected in smuggling a bottle of brandy into the jury room. The audacious malefactor was unceremoniously brought before the they will faithfully discharge every’duty r, ud S e > aild tIlQ bottle was duly produced in devolving upon them in the event of their Tlie prosecuting attorney tasted election. The meeting was then entertained by an appropriate and eloquent address from R. W. Flournoy, Esq On motion the Central Georgian was re quested to publish the proceedings. The meeting then adjourned. SAMUEL ROBISON,) , Z. BRANTLEY. f 0ba,r n - John Ivey, ) a , . A. A. CulLens.j Secretaries. the liquor, vehemently denounced it, and offered to prove the nature of the contents by “parole testimony.” The Judge decided that the question was purely one of law; and, after taking “a long pull and a strong pull” at the bottle, he indignantly declared the brandy to be of shocking bad quality, and likely to prevent the judgment of the jury, if drank by them ; he therefore fined the offender $25, and declared the liquor forfeited to the Court. Yours Truly, - PULASKI.