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The central geo r g i an. THE CENTRAL GEORGIAN SAM’L B. CBAFTQ^ GQXrNOJT PRIMES,., TERMS—For the paper in: advance If not paid in advance, Si 50 $2 00 [original}. the BRAVE. The Grave! what buried hopes are there, How soft and stilly is the ah': That hangs hi darkness and in gloom, Around the lonely silent tomb; We kneel upon, the grassy mound, We feel our hearts with cords are bound, To- the poor dust that ne’er again, Can wipe our tears, or'share our pain, Our hopes and fears are all unknown To hearts that throb’d for us alone. Nor from the fainting breaking heart. Can they extract the ’vemon’d dart— That malice, that an envious_world, Too oftat innocence hath hurld, And freely would for us have borne, And claim’d our sorrows for their own; But if a mother’s sigh, or tear, Again reach our sufferings here— How many from the tomb would break, And to their bosoms once more take— And shelter from the storm’s wild powers, The loved ones lov’d in happier hours. My mother’s mild and placid brow, Lives in treacherous mem’ry now, Who that has felt a mother’s love, Can doubt that even from above, A long, lingering look she’d cast, And while one earthly feeling last, ’Twill be for those she lov’d while here, Hwefet her smile, balmy was her tear. R. TIES DAI SEPT. 14, 185*. St. Mary’s Motley In, bills under $5. will be received in pay ment of demands due this office. The Weather.—The past week has been warm and excessively wet; rains have fal len almost every day. Our farmers are grievously complaining of the quantity of rain, which has injured the cotton consider ably, by causing it to shed freely. The at mosphere was slightly cooler on Sunday and the change continued to yesterday morning, which was quite cool and very like the fall. We hope this will continue for a while at least. [transmitted for daily morning news.} Arrival of the Arctic. The Cotton Market. New-Yore, Sept. 7, A, M. The American steamship Arctic arrived at New-York late on Sunday night, bring ing Liverpool dates to Wednesday, the 25th ult., four days later than those brought by the America, The British steamship Europa arrived at Liverpool on Sunday, the 22d ult. Liverpool Cotton Market.—The sales of Cotton in the Liverpool market for the three days previous to the sailing of the steamer, amounted to 17,000 bales, - inclu ding 2,000 bales taken on speculation, and 1,500 by exporters, leaving 13,500 bales for the trade. On Wednesday, the 25tb, the day the steamer sailed, it was estimated that the sales reached 6,500 bales. The improved tone of the market, reported by the America, had been lost, but the market dosed stiffer. The official quotations are as follows; Fair Orleans 6 1-4 a 6 1-2, Middling 5 5-8 a 5 3-4, Fair Uplands 6 a 6 1-8, and Mid dling 5 1-2 a 5 5-8 of a penny. New Cotton.—We noticed on Saturday several bags of new cotton sold at this place. They belonged to Col. C. T. Hines and Mr. R. A. Robinson, of this county, and were sold to N. W Haines &Bro. at 10 a 10 1-i c. We suppose in a week or two it will be brought in plentifully. Should the weather continue as it was yesterday, farmers will have a fine time for gathering the staple. ■This is the The Scott Mass Meeting. day for the assembling of the Scott mass meeting, at Atlanta. We hear of none going from this section, and have seen but little mention of it, save through Georgia Citizen and Atlanta Republican. The first hoists the U. S. flag over the announcement and the latter, “the man with a drum.”— We expect to hear, however, of a tre mendous gathering. Hope they won’t eat up everything, as there will be another large crowd at that place on the 18th, to settle the small difficulty in the Democratic ranks. A majority of the Union Executive Committee, and a full delegation from Chat ham may be certainly expected—possibly his Excellency. Charge to Copenhagen. — We are pleased to learn that the President has ap pointed Col. Miller Grieve, of the Southern Recorder, as Charge de’Affaires to- Copen hagen, Deftm-aak. J£3T We learn that Judge Hansel has adjourned the September Term of the Su perior Court of Laurens county, to Mon day the Second week in October. This has been made necessary by the unusual amount of sickness in that county. FranR-lin, Gat, August 3031s 1852 Messrs. Editors :—I will give an ac count of a great freshet in Western Geor gia. It commenced raining last Thursday evening and continued to rain all Dight and all day Friday. Friday evening the Chat tahoochee River at this place began to rise. Saturday it was fuller than ever known be fore here, almost everything, could be seen floating down on tbe water. Dead hogs and sheep, watermelons and pumpkins, logs, lumber, rails* stocks; Milk, battoes, flats and bridges, were all seen passing ra pidly down under our new Bridge, which has stood firm against all the force that was arrayed by tbe wartery element. Great damage is done tbe growing crop in this county ; hundreds of acres of cotton and corn were covered in water for twenty- four hours—some for forty-eight hours. Large fields of corn that would have aver aged ten barrels to the acre, were washed cfown and the fencing swept away from a- fowid it. Major Tompkin’s Saw and Grist Mills, and Mill dam all gone. The com pany owning the cotton and wool Factory ifl this eounty has sustained a considerable loss—tbe water got Up into the Factory House. Tbe Saw and Grist Mill and Bridge all swept off. In addition to this, the com pany bad put up a good Store bouse, and bad from 800 to 1000 dollars worth of goods in it. Tbe house washed off and scattered the goods all down the creek. 1 have not beard of any lives being lost, some families had to leave tbair dwellings in consequence of tbe water being in at their doors. Our crops are damaged a great deal, but we ought not to murmur. Corn will no doubt sell here from 25 to 40 cents per bushel. Yours, &c., HUGH L. SPEER. Editors Southern Recorder, Milledgeville Ga. Mysterious Disappearance.—The Sa vannah Courier of Friday, says: We un derstand that a passenger from New York on tbe Alabama,• has not been seen or heard of since early on Tuesday morning last. When the vessel arrived in port and tbe passengers were departing he was not present to claim his trunk which is still in the possession of the Agents. He entered his name as H. N. Page, of Macon, Ga. The Trunk is- of brown Leather and medi um size. It is feared that be may have been lost overboard. Death of Georgians in California. Among the deaths inSacrarnento Valley we notice the following; Died suddenly on the 22d July, at Hawkins’ bar, Toulomue River, Col. Thomas Myers, late of Macon county, Ga. Among the interments at San Francisco we notice the name of Mr. L. D- Bell, of Georgia, aged 30 years, buried July 11th, and the name of Jessse Wal- tbington, of Georgia aged 38 years, buried July 13th, Associate Editor of the Union.—The Petersbtirgb (Va.) Express states that Rog er A. Prior, Esq., editor of the “South- Side Democrat,” has been tendered the post of Associate Editor of the Washington Union, and has accepted. JLafer from Havana. The U Sw Mail schooner L. S. Lueas, Capt. Sweeney, arrived at Charleston on Tuesday from Havana and Key West, hav ing left the former place on the 2d, and the latter on the 3d inst. The schooner Zephyr, Capt. Byers, sailed from Havana for Charleston on the 2d inst. The Courier learns from the Captain of the L. S. Lucas that the yellow fever and cholera continued to rage with great vio lence both on shipboard and in the city of Havana. Arrests were still being made at the de parture of the L. S. Lueas of parties sup posed to be connected with the Revolu tionary journal The Voice of the People, and Capt. Sweeney was offered twenty doubloons to bring off a suspected individ ual, but as a matter of prudence he deelin- ed to risk the safety of the schooner by in terfering in the matter. Informstioo was received in Havana on the 30th ult., that a terrible earthquake and hurricane had occurred on the 30th ult., on the south side of Cuba, which had caused a considerable amount of damage, Darticularly to the city of St. Jago de Cuba. Capt. Ellis of the Barque H. W. Milan, which vessel had put into Key West on the 30th ult., in consequence of having been dismasted during the gale of the 22d ult., same as a passenger i i the L. S. Lucas. Letters received by the Empire City, at New York, dated Havana, Aug. 28th, give information which tallies with this report, and tbe next arrival will probably bring most exciting accounts from the Island. The N. Y. Courier and Enquirer publish es a long letter from an American in Ha>- vana, dated August 29, which describes the betrayal of the conspirators by a thief named Rives, who was in the chain gang, and who had somehow got information of them. It was- on his reports that the ar rests were made, among whom were Don Juan Gonzales, a rich planter of San Cris tobal, and the lawyer Don Joaquim M. Pinto. Gonzales was first ordered to be shot, but was finally taken to Havana, and imprisoned in the Moro. The New York Crystal Palace.— The ground for this structure was broken in New York the week before last, and the building will be erected with all practicable speed. The plan adopted is a Greek cross ( with a dome over the intersection. Each diameter of the cross is 365 feet long and 149 feet broad, and the dome 130 feet high. There will be in this building 111, 000 square feet of space on the ground floor, and 62,000 square feet in the galle ries. It is estimated to cost $195,000. The building is to be entirely of iroo and glass* and is already advertised to be open on the 2d of May, 1853. The plan was furnished by Messrs-. Carstensen & Gilde- meister. Further from Cuba.—It is stated that Don Jose Luna was the editor of the revo lutionary journal lately issued at Havana. He had his printing office in the rear of a small segar store, within fifty yards of the Captain General. The brothers of Sr. Lu na were arrested for having munition of war in their houses, when Don Jose thought it time for him to fly to the United States Accordingly, he took his small press to pieces and packed it with his type and a portion of his edition alieady worked off, into a coffin, which was buried in acemetry outside tbe walls of the city. He then, took passage in the Crescent city, and ar rived safely at New York. The late Disater on the Hudson Riv er—Thirty two Lives Lost.—We have neither the heart nor the taste to go into the particulars of the late calamity ©a hoard the steamer Reindeer, on the Hudson Riv er, Saturday last. It is enough to say that the disaster arose from the explosion of the flue connections, and that thirty of tbe pas sengers, including many woman and chil dren, were instantly scalded and suffocated to death by the steam. A large number were badly scalded and other injured, some of whom have since died. Three lovely young sisters from Richmond, Va., are a- roong the dead- Some of those who were badly burnt, lived long enough to make their wills. Among the passengers who were not hurt, were Julia H. Piatt, Mr. and Mrs. Patrick. Mrs. McKinney, and George Winter, of Augusta, Ga. The accident is attributed to the racing sjririt so rife on the Hudson River. It is said the boat was endeavoring to beat the Railroad—and hence the calamity.—Sav. Rep. Webster Minute Men.—Some two hundred of the most respectable men of Newburryport, Mass., and fifty of Medford, have enrolled their names on the Bsfc of Webster minute men.—Exchange. What sort of men are they ? Are they of a different tribe, or the same sort in smalleripackages ? Will our friend “Path- finde,” look into the matter ? JK3T A bill has, it is said, been introduc ed in the Canadian Parliament to intro duce a bill to restrain any priest or other minister of religion from; interfering in elec tions. An extra session of the? North-Carolina Legislature has been called to meet on the 4th of October, to re-arrange the: electoral districts of the State. Hou. Oriu Fowler, member of the House of Representatives- from Massachusetts, died iu Washington City on the 4th inst. The Flood in Tennessee.—li\iM Chatta nooga Gazette of Tuesday says: The Tennessee is now up about 7 or 8 feet. Considerable drift is floating, and also a large amount of pumpkins, melons, <fec. We tear the banks of some of tbe streams above have been overflowed and inueh damage has been done on tbe river bottoms. The larger class steamers are now running to this place, and those of lighter draught continue in the trade above. But little change lias r 4aken place in mar kets. Corn is getting scarce, and may now he quoted at 38 and 40 cents. AS?" The Knoxville Register of Wednes day says; On Saturday Wight and Sunday morning last the over at this place rose about fif teen feet. There must have been very heavy rains in the mountain counties above this. We are apprehensive that the crops have been considerably damaged by this flood. The cholera has again broken out in Cbatnbersburgh (Va.) There were thirteen deaths last week and three deaths ou Wed- with sever al new cases. : Webster Meeting at Wilmington.— The friends of Webster and Graham held a meeting at Wilmington, N. C., on Tues day evening. The Journal says 150 to 200 persons were present, but they were not all Webster men. Colonel John McRae, Col Win. E. Anderson and Robert H. Cownan, Esq., made speeches, and resolu tions denouncing the two old parties and nominating Webster and Graham, were adopted. JtST A duel was fought on Hutchison’s Island, opposite Savannah on Wednesday last, by two gentleiren from Beaufort, S. C. Messrs. Whaley and Jenkins. Two shots were exchanged without injury to either party, when a reconciliation was effected. There is jiow living in Holmes county* MisS., say6the Lexington Sentinel, a wo man wlio married her first husband in Sep tember, 1823. She subsequently parted with him ; and from time to time married three others,_,with all of whom she separa ted. On the day twenty-five years from her first marriage, she parted with her fourth husband, attended the funeral of her second, was raaried to hfr first, and the marriage ceremony was performed by her third husband. She is now living with her fifth, or rather her first husband, and doing well; and is some woman yet. Arkansas Election.^-TIic Arkansas elec tion returns are not complete, but there is no doubt of the election of Conway, regu lar Democrat, over Smithson, independent Democrat. There was bo Whig candi date. The Legislature is largely Democratic, Of the Senators who hold over, ten are Democrats and three Whigs. The Sena tors elected are nine Democrats and three Whigs. The House of Representatives, as far as heard %>m, contains fifty three Democrats and twenty-three Whigs. Ships for Australia.—The Australian trade seems to have received a new impe tus at New York. The Havre packet ship Baltimore has been withdrawn from the line, and sold to a house in that citv, who are to fit her out for Sydney. The price was $14,000. Ship Medora has also been purchased for the same business. Tbe ship Catharine Avgusta, 250 tons, has beer chartered at $10,000 for the voyage out. All these vessels are expected to go out full of passengers. large a Counterfeit Gold Coin.—A mount of counterfeit gold coin is in circula tion in rniladelphia, against which the public should be on their guard. It is mostly of light weight, and can be distin guished by a black ring on the edge of the piece. JC35T Senator gone to Europe. Girin, of California has [EOR THE CENTRAL GEORGIAN'} Letter VII. To the Hon. Robert Toombs In the success which has crowned your efforts at distracting and dividing your par ty, you have developed your affinity to the first great feature of Democracy. For the Democratic party is a mass of factions, drawn together in most admirable confu sion, by “the huge magnet of public pat ronage,” and held there by “the adhesive power of public plunder,”—according to the testimony of yourself and Mr. Calhoun. The latter gentleman’s writings have long been our standard work upon the character and properties of Loco-focoisra. But since his time, this nondescript has made such progress, that the country will doubtless be happy to acknowledge iu you, another his torian, of an humbler, though not less ec centric genius, to chronicle its doings and to dnyalize its properties. While your friends may enjoy the very singular, though some what common phenomenon of seeing^you gradually loco-focoized in tbe progress of your labors. According to our most approved authors, modern locofocoism is a body of an anomal ous character,having in history no prototype or parallel—a creature of adventure, pros pering best amidst the most dire confusion, and rejoicing in such leaders as Polk, Pillow and Pierce. Having no settled, well defined anti-Whig principle by which to remain fast anchored, it may be said to move about by instinct rather than reason. Self-interest inspires it, circumstances govern it, and ar tifice is its main supporter. Its only faith is in majorities, and its chief concern is to gain the m any how. It is the archetype of an evil power—and like most others after its similitude, it has the faculty of transfor mation, by which to make itself seemly in all sorts of places, and to all sorts of people. Look at it there, “squat like a toad,” by the ear of our/air sister Carolina, counsel ing secession—and there, holding the gold en apple of discoid, wrapped up in an ab struse idea of Free Trade and a Sonthern confederacy, to the men of the Nashville convention. There again, showing a high tariff letterfrom a Tennesseean, to the sturdy manufacturing burghers of Pennsylvania, and by a “sleight of hand,” changing it to a moderate, discriminating Tariff letter, to tbe honest cotton growers of Georgia. See it there, shouldering a pick-all, and march ing to the West, to make Internal Improve ments by authority of Congress, and here vetoing a bill of similar character. Gain ing a triumph in one section by ultra pro slavery doctrines, and in another we find it cheek by jowl with Abolitionists and High er-law factions. In short, it is a tare thing to find it the same, in any two, of the four cardinal points. And few are the instances in which it has gained a victory, State^or National, by an honest and straight forward avowal of its principles. And still fewer are the instances to be found, in which it has carried out, while in power, the Platform of principles it professed -while seeking it. This is, and I mean it to be So considered, a grave charge, against a great and power- full party—a party to which you are so strongly tending at this time. But you know it to be true. And I confidently appeal to the history of the party, from Gen. Jackson’s time to this, to establish the fijet beyond controversy. What Gen. Jack- son professed, was Democratic—and what Gen. Jackson did, was Democratic, no an cient or modern Loco-foco will deny. I will trace from his administration up. The principles upon which he was elected were, in some respects plain and specific.— The extravagance of the incumbent, was then, as now, a great complaint, with the Democrats. Gen. Jackson promised to re duce the national expenses, for the benefit of the National debt. Mr. Adams speDt about thirteen millions. Gen. Jackson re deemed his Democratic pledge by spending thirty-three million! Gen. Jackson de nounced Mr. Adams for the, then, very un democratic system of appointing friends, to places, and promised to “proscribe proscrip tion.” He redeemed that Democratic pledge by removing more political opponents than all the Presidents before him, put together. I think he removed three hundred the first month, so eager were his hungry followers for the spoils. He censured the appoint ment of members of Congress to offiee, and pledged himself to reform that abuse; he carried out that Democratic pledge, by ap pointing more thaua twenty to oue;—aad-it was, in a great degree, the means by which he acquired control of the Legislative de partments. He condemned, in tbe strong est manner, the practice of office-holders interfering in elections ; yet he soon made that their most important duty. He was the author of the “one' Presidential term,” yet sought through his friends, and accept ed a second—and at one time it was thought he would try his hand at a third, because some one doubted his popularity. In short he violated* unscrupulously, almost every important pledge he ever made, before his election, and was unscrupulously sustained in doing so, by the Democratic party. He set them an example, which they have fol lowed closely ever since. Mr. Van Buren promised to “follow in the footsteps of his illustrious predecessor”— made the government bankrupt forty mil lions, id the attempt, and failed. Enough of him. Next came “Young Hickory,” commonly called Mr. Polk. I have no copy of either of their platforms of ’44 by me—I think they bad as many as two or three kinds that year. But to' begin ; — you well remember the fraud practiced upon Penn sylvania by the Kane Letter. The circum stances were these. The Whigs in that State universally asserted that if Mr. Polk was elected, the Tariff of 1842 would be repealed. The Democrats declared it would not be. Judge Kain received a letter from Mr. Polk, which was interpreted, and very justly, as pledging him and his admimstra- And immediately after activity. It is Free Trade at the South, it is protection at the North. It advocates Internal Improvements in one quarter, and goes against them in another. It has built up a N ational Bank, and has overthrown it. It has scouted the Sub-Treasury system al most unanimously, and then almost unani mously adopted it. Always complaining of the extravagance of the Whigs,yet hold ing the purse strings in its own hands, and alter voting for the most reckless expendi tures. It is for intervention in one section* and against it in another. But yesterday it was divided into two factions in Georgia, that “swore terribly” at each other—to-day they are dwelling together in unity. Iu the beginning of the present session of Con gress, the Democratic members rejected the compromise measures as a final adjustment; in the Baltimore Convention their candi dates agreed upon nothing else. Swell is the picture which ancient and modern loco-foco- ism presents without coloring—such it is* has been, and I apprehend ever will be. Sir, I have not searched the grave-yard of Democracy, and exhumed these relics of its inconsistency, without a purpose. I wish you to look well upon the picture, while I explain my motive. You say that the Democratic party, pre vious to the Baltimore Convention, “had divided into three parts f which were, the- Abolition and Free-soil wing, North ; the Disunion and Anti-corn promise wing, South;, and those, North and South, who favored the compromise. You further aav, "the tw& sectional wings of this party stood m ex treme opposition,” and that “an agreement between them in prjncifs.es, ujas impossi ble'' And from the “discordant material” which composed the Democratic National convention, as well as conventions-of that character in general, you contend there is- sufficient evidence “to demonstrate their unfitness to. maintain principles of any/ sort." And still more, that "they do not combine to maintain any principles v neither to cm ry out a right policy, or to resist a wrong policy." Now, sir, in the very face of these plain and unqualified declarations, you turn, round to us, and add, “But the Convention did fully, and fairly, endorse„ and pledge themselves to abide by, and ad here to, the adjustment measures and that “therefore the requisition, of the Union pat ty of Georgia is fully complied with.!’ N ow, if all you state, about tbe Demop eratic convention “fully and fairly” endors ing the compromise was true, your own evi dence discredits the act‘ T besides the am ple and overwhelming proof 1 have shown in the past history of the party, that no re liance is to be placed in any of its pledges. You teli us positively, that the Democratic factions "do not combine to maintain a prin ciple, or carry out a right policy, or resist a wrony policy." And why i Because tion to that Tariff, its publication, at a mass gathering, the in scription of "Polk, Dallas and the Tariff of 1842,” was placed upon tbe banners of tire Democracy.—The consequence was, Mr. Polk received the 26 Electoral votes of Pennsylvania. Notwithstanding this, as soon as he was snugly in power, he recom mended a repeal of the Tariff of ’42, and it was done. At that time, the moral sense of the country was shocked at the transaction. For while they were running Mr. Polk in Pennsylvania as a better Tariff man than Mr. Ulay, he was run in Georgia, dead against it. Again, the convention that nominated Mr. Polk, committed him on the Oregon question, to "fifty four, forty or fight," as plain as language could speak. It was the war cry of the party. And even after the election, whe’i in power, the Executive pro claimed with emphasis, that the American title to Oregon, up to 54, 40, was without a flaw ; and his determination to maintain it. The Executive orgau, the Washington City Union boasted that the President had “put his foot down,” on that as the ultima tum. The- mortifying result of all their swaggering is well known. The peaceable annexation of Texas was another point in the Democratic faith. How it was carried out is too well known for me to dwell on here. Suffice it to say, it was falsified like other pledges. Now, sir, would you notconsider these in stances sufficient to establish the charge that I have made against the Democratic party ? I am satisfied you would have so considered at one time. But I am far from having gone through the catalogue. I have said nothing of their violation of pledges, in State governments—nor have I time or too m to do so now. The States of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Mississippi, present strong cases. What can be more corrupting in its in fluence, or more humiliating in example, to the admirers of Republican institutions, than to see a body of educated, respectable men, coolly constructing a Platform of principles, by whch to contend for power, and when obtained, deliberately set it at defiance ? And yet, sir, we see that such has been the habitual practice of the Democratic party, ever, since its organization under Gen. Jack- son, up to this very day—having just vio lated their platform for this campaign on Internal Improvements. If they will do these things in the green leaf, what may we expect of them in the dry ? Sir, that word Democracy, when thund ered forth as a rallying shout, is one of evil omen. It has the power of an ill-gotten spell! Its Protean properties are in eternal "an agreement between them in principle is impossible," as you very properly state. A heller reason could not be given. Yet, not withstanding this, you assure the members of the Union party here, that the candi dates of the Democratic party are open to- their support, without any surrender of their principles.” As the Constitutional Union party, perhaps no principle would be sur rendered in voting for Pierce and King.— But when it is considered that three-fourtbs- of that party were Whigs, it is a very dif ferent matter. Your reasoning is nothing but sophistry. But, sir, 1 deny that the “Convention rid fully and fairly endorse, and pledge them selves to abide by, and adhere to, the ad justment measures.” And further, I chal lenge proof that a majority of the Demo cratic Uom-eution^ vet adopted any platforms at all 1 And certainly the best evidence we have in the matter is, that they did not. To. have adopted the compromise "fully and fairlythey should have voted and done as the Whigs did. But they dared not thus show their hands, as you are well aware. They did not intend to be hound by those measures as a “finality,” and hence the almost universal support of Pierce and King by the Abolition and Free-soil presses of the country. Besides, Mr. Gardiner, of the Constitutional'st <Sc Republic, who was a member of me Convention, and on the committee that reported the platform, em phatically denies that the Baltimore Demo cratic Convention endorsed the compromise measures. He says: "The language used in the Resolutions was deliberately and carefully adopted, with the express pur pose of avoiding any laudation, or any appearance of laudation of the Compro mise." I think that this is sufficient to satisfy any candid Whig or Democrat about the matter—and to prove your attempt to palm off the Democratic nominees, and the Demo cratic platform as sound enough for the Union party, a shameful piece of deception. The time has been when you would laugh to scorn, the man who would preach to you about Democratic platforms ; and I am sure I have never seen a time when less confi dence should he placed in them than now. But lest I weary my readers with expos ing your inconsistencies, and the unfair, as well as the unjust means you have used to prejudice and mislead the Whig party, and delaine Gen. Scott, I will call their atten tion and your own, to one more item in the Webster faction’s confession of faith—I mean your speech. You say that the candidates whom the Democracy have “selected, is a fair expon ent of the compromise element of the Con vention. From my small knowledge of his history, I take him to be capable, honest" &c. And that he has given all the pledges we had a right to expect or demand, and his uniform action and declarations, consis tent therewith, before as well as after his nomination." Lam inquisitive to know how you come to be so well acquainted with Gen. Pierce’s “uniform actions and declarations,” that are so “consistent” with the platform, "from your small knowledge of his history" while you have been so long acquainted with Gen. Scott’s history, and appear so excessively ignorant of his views and opinions ! Did