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THE CENTRAL GEORGIAN.
THE CENTRAL GEORGIAN
SAl’L B. CRAFTtfS,
COUNTY PRINTER.
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Judge Joiuisoa’s Acceptance.
Milledgeville, June 15 th, 1858.
Ron. Herschel V. Johnson,
Dear Sir t—At a Convention of tb.e t)em-
. vcratic party ©f Georgia, assembled this
♦lay,.at this .place, you "were unanimously
nominated as the Democratic candidate, to
he run for Governor of Georgia at the elec
tion in October next. And the undersign-
■ed, were appointed, by the Convention, a
'committee to advise you of your nomina
tion, and ask your acceptance of the same.
Allow us to express our individual grati
fication, at the selection and the harmoni
ous action of the Convention, and to add
the hope that you will allow us the pleas
ure at an early day, of making known to
the people of Georgia, your acceptance.
Vi ith sentiments of the highest esteem,
\Ae are respectfully your friends
A. E. COCHRAN,
E. W. MORRIS,
L. W. CROOK.
Milledgeville, Ga. June 18th 1853.
Gentlemen :—I am honored by the re-
ciept of your note of the loth inst, in be
half of the late Democratic Convention in-
forming me of my unanimous nomination.-
by that body, '“as the Democratic candi
date, to be run for Governor of Georgia, at
the election in October next.”
Our political creed originated with Jef
ferson and Madison, and isco-eval without -
Constitution. It has received the sanction
and support of all sound republicans from
that, to the present day. It owes its most
brilliant illustrations to the Administrations
of Jackson and Polk. It achieved its last
viotory in the election of General Pierce.
During my short and unimportant career,
it has been the lamp to my feet and the
light to my path. Often aud over, have
we solemnly adopted it in our conventions,
and now again, it is inscribed upon our
banner, and that banner is confided to tnv
hands, during the heat and perils of the
opening canvass. I receive it with diffi
dence; but lam inspired and encouraged
by the consciousness, that our principles
are as invincible and imperishable, as the
genius of liberty. To them we are indebt
ed for the glories of our past bistory, and
upon their success, must depend the realiza
tion of our future hopes.
The unusual size of the late Convention
and the harmony of its action evince, that
the great body of the Democracy are thor
oughly aroused to a proper appreciation of
their principles and their united detenui-
nation to maintain them. This should be
tfae occasion of sincere gratification to every
trae hearted democrat. To me, 1 confess,
It is peculiarly so. The recent divisions in
our party, resulting from honest differences
of opinion, touching a subject of great deli
cacy and embarrasinent, have passed away,
wsth the issues that produced them. The
temporary alienation that existed has ceas-
*ed, and whatever acidity of feeling and in-
Hemperauce of expression may have been in
dulged are forgotten and forgiven, in the
fgeneral fusion of sentiment which unites
-us in the bonds of political brotherhood.
-For this I have unceasingly labored from
-the 10th ofDecember, 1850 down to the
present day; and for this, I shall continue
to consecrate my feeble abilities, until it
may be said emphatically, that the Democ
racy of Georgia, are “now and forever one
3md iuseperable.” To this end, I humbly
invoke a general spirit of kindness and mu
tual forbearance.
If our late divisions have produced a
temporary paralysis in the action of the
-Democratic party, there is a consideration
that goes far, to compensate for the pain
which its remeraberance awake'is. It is
the fact, that, on our restoration to health,
We find ourselves strengthened by the ac
cession to our ranks, of many noble and
patriotic Whigs, who during our recent
temporary alienation, acted with one or the
-other of the divisions of our party, but now
rising above the influence of former associa
tions, have not hesitated to affiliate with us.
Feeling that our principles are the soundest
and our policy the wisest, they have yield
ed to them the tribute of their sanctions
-•and their suffrage. Thus united and rein
forced let each strive to excel his brother,
in his alacrity to sacrifice personal prefer
ences, in his efforts to heal local divisions,
*0*1 his devotion to the best interest of our
Common country.
The Democratic party of Georgia is no
■sectional organization, formed merely to
'Obtain power, by the concealment of prin
ciples on the one hand and on the other by
presenting issues to the country which
pave been settled: It is an integral part
*of the national democracy, and its princi
ples, inscribed upon every banner, are
'‘known and read by al! meu.” That party
in the late Baltimore Convention, rc-affirm-
cd those principles. It stands solemnly
pledged to maintain the rights of the
States and the integrity of the Union. It
triumphantly elected Gen. Pierce, who in
his Inaugural address, reiterated the pledge
and avowed his determination to redeem it,
in the conduct of his administration. It is
due therefore, lo our.brethren throughout
the Confederacy, and'to our President, who
looks to us for support, under his heavy re
sponsibilities, that we rally, with zeal and
harmony* and disregard every effort to de
coy us, by false pretences, from our allegi
ance to o'Ur common standard. Hence, for
aN, who desire, in good faith, to sustain his
administration and to realize the hope
the bonstitution of our country, at’
home,and her rights and honor abroad,
will ba maintained,” their true position is,
in the ranks of the Democratic party.
looking to the locality of Georgia, her
boundless in-sans of wealth and power, her
Jneroaiingjiopuiatiou aul her flourishing
impioveraents, it requires no extraordinary
prescience to discover, that a high destiny
awaits her, if her councils shall be directed
by a far reacbvng and liberal policy. The
cause ot popular education, the vigorous
prosecution of enlightened enterprise, in
AgnculVaf’e, Internal Improvements, and
‘-he Mechanic Arts, and the development
Q* her natural resources, should march hand
in hand. Each is indispensible to the oth
er and all to the prosperity of our State.
It shall be my pleasure, as it will be my
duty, in every position to which I may be
called, to exert my feeble influence, in every
legitimate and proper way, for the promo
tion of these great interests.
I repeat the expression of profound grat
itude to the Democracy of Georgia, for the
honor conferred upon me; and to you gen
tlemen, I tender my acknowledgements,
for the kind terms, in which you have ad
vised me of the action of the Convention.
Respectfully,
Your ob’t Servant
HERSCHEL V. JOHNSON.
Messrs. A. E. Cochran, E. W. Morris, L.
W. Crook, Committee.
SANDERSTOLE, GEORGIA-
TUESDAY JUNE 28, 1853.
Pub. Doc.—The Hon. Rob’t Toombs
will accept our thanks for numerous and
valuable public documents.
Dr. David A. Reese of Jasper, was
nominated for Congress in this, the 7th
Congressional District, by the Convention
at Milledgeville the past week.
The meeting which commenced
here on Saturday was continued to last
night with prospects of a continuation
through the week. There seems to be a
good feeling in the church, and numbers
crowd the altar at every invitation.
The Glorious Fourth.—The Sons of
Temperance of this place will celebrate the
approaching fourth of July with appropri
ate ceremonies. They will assemble at
their room at 10 o’clock A. M., where they
will form a procession and march to the
Church, where an Oration will be pronounc
ed bv I. H. Saffold, Jr., Esq., a member
of the Order. Members of the Order
throughout the county and the citizens gen
eraliy are invited to form into the proces
sion and attend the celebration.
jJST We did not get as much rain as we
expected, after all of the good appearances
that were visible when we went to press
with last week’s paper ; we are, to be sure
abundantly thankful for what we did get,
and it did some good, but it was by no
means adequate to our long sufferings, and
the dry and parched earth drank it with the
greediness of an old toper, so that within
a few hours after its fall it scarcely seemed
as if it had rained at all. On Thursday
night we had another rain, it came on with
all the appearances of a storm, but passed
off without leaving much of its good behind;
in some portions of the county it was very
heavy, and gave the lands and crops a good
wetting. A very fine ram fell on a por
tion of Col. Long’s plantations, his pond
has been the recipient of this bounty, and is
now in a situation to do full work, the water
was raised from 18 to 20 inches. The
rains of Monday gave an opportunity of
planting corn, and we understand that a
good deal was planted during the past
week. At Dr. Terrell’s plantation on
the Ogeechee there were some 200 acres
planted. On good lands and with good
seasons corn may yet be made, but pros
pects are not favorable.
St. John’s Day.
Tbe Masonic fraternity of this place, with
the brethren of contiguous lodges, celebra
ted this day with becoming ceremonies. A
procession was formed at the Lodge Hall,
which proceeded through the streets, under
the direction of Maj. VVm. Hodges, to the
Court-house, where the address was deliv
ered by Rev. W. G. Parks. The known
ability and eloquence of the speaker bad
called forth a large auditory, and his address
on this occasion fully sustained the high
eulogiums that have been passed upon him.
It was well received by the fraternity and
audience generally ; we are pleased to learn
that a copy of it has been requested for
publication, we hope the committee may
be able to obtain it, and that it may be
placed before the public at an early dav.—
It is an able and satisfactory vindication of
the order. After the address, the proces
sion was again formed, and returned to the
Hall, and at 2 o’clock friend Brantlt, of
the Hotel, served up one of the most ele
gant and sumptuous dinners that we have
seen at this place for many a day. Too
much praise canuot be bestowed upon Mr.
B. and his excellent Lady for the fine taste
in which this was gotten up, they under
stand how to cater for their guests and we
hope will meet with merited success. After
dinner the company dispersed for their sev
eral homes, well pleased with the festivities
of the dav.
The Nominations.
How do the nominations take wi^h the
people of your section ? This is the ques
tion now- being asked very generally by all
parties, and we will attempt to answer for
this section as well as we can. They take
finely, both parties are in high spirits, and
view their nominees as the very pinks of
perfection, so to speak, and their maximum
of political orthordoxy. Both of them are
honorable, high-minded, talented gentle
men, widely esteemed for the moral
worth, as exhibited in their private and
public characters. In their histories no
stain of reproach can blot the fair record of
their lives. They stand without blot or
blemish, and he is a madman who will at
tempt to charge either of them with any
thing that is not perfectly consistent with
truth, virtue and honor, and an honest peo
ple will frown upon every attempt to dis
parage their private characters. When
parties claiming to advocate great political
principles, turn aside to vilify and scandal
ize an opposing candidate, they pay but a
poor tribute to the truthfulness or correct
ness of their principles, and are not entitled
to the confidence and respect of the people.
We have seen but one Press in the State
that has intimated a willingness to enter
this warfare, and that is the Savannah Re
publican, which charges Judge Johnson
with being a believer in “Spiritual Rap-
pings;” &c. It might have gone farther
and charged him with being a believer 4n
infant baptism, or baptism by immersiou,
or any other article of dispute in Christian
faith ; does it thereby disqualify him from
being a citizen of the Government, entitled
to all its rights and immunities in the wor
ship of God, or the service of his State, either
as a voter, or a candidate for the suffrages
of the people ? Every one knovjp it is not,
then why drag it into party strifes ? The
Telegraph of Macon, however, denies upon
authority the truth of the charge. We pub
lish the foregoing in justice to Judge John-
son, whom we personally esteem, and would
do as much for his respected opponent, Mr-
Jenkins, for whom we shall ever hold the
highest personal regard.
We have said, however, much more than
we intended in commencing this article—
we will add, that the nominations are re
ceived here with universal approbation by
each party, they are the men of their choice.
In October, Washington will give a full vote;
every one will go to tbe polls when such
candidates are presented.
Consti-
Altered Bank Bills.—The Savannah
Republican of Wednesday, saysWe
were told yesterday that one dollar bills of
the Bank of Savannah altered to fives, were
in circulation in this city. The alteration
is so neatly done, that one was passed to
the teller of one of our banks without detec
tion. The genuine fives have at the left
hand a female figure standing upon a pe
destal, and just under her feet is the word
“FIVE.” Over tbe head of the same fig
ure is a V. On the top of the bill near the
eminent as against the particular measure
under consideration. If legislation must be
uniform for adjoining counties and districts
o secure harmony in the administration of
the laws, the same must be equally true for
adjoining States, and have our whole system
of Slate sovereignty and State legislation,
is alike objectionable, for they must in like
manner result in confusion, discord and an
archy. The legitimate conclusion of the
argument is, that this objection belongs of
right not to our country or the advocates of
centre are two female figures. One is seat- its beneficent principles, but to down-trod-
ed upon a Cotton bale, and the other has
just stooped and plucked a boll of Cotton,
which she is holding up in her hand.
The one dollar bills have at the top a
large cut of a steamship under way, with
sails all set, and have a bust of a Lady at
the right hand, surmounted by a figure
One.
Seamship Struck by Lightning—The
steamship State of Georgia, arrived at Phil
adelphia od the 18th, from Savannah, re
ports that when on the Capes of Deleware,
she was struck by lightning, shivering her
top and mainmast, whence the fluid passed
through the deck into the cabin, and then
through the engine room. No one was
hurt.
jCSPMr. Chick, the steward of the steam
er Augusta, fell from the window of one of
the rooms of the Pulaski House in Savan
nah, last week and was severely injured.
At last accounts he was recovering. The
only a'ccount that he can give of it is that
he sustained the injury by walking in his
sleep, or rather by falling in his sleep.
&3T The Hon. R. J. Walker has ac
cepted the Mission to China.
Watermelons.—The Augusta
tutionalist & Republic of Thursday, noti
ces the arrival in that city of cart loads of
Watermelons, raised in that county. They
are of small size but of fine flavor.
We have had some in our village from
the Savannah market which sold at the
handsome price of from $1 to $1 25 each ;
a few that were raised in the county have
been sold in our market, and quite cheaply,
but so far as we know anything of their
qualities, they were tasteless ; as much so
as any we have ever seen, at 100 yards
distauce.
Fatal Accident.—Mr. Powell Cal
vert, a workman employed on the bridge,
building across McBean, on the Augusta <fc
Waynesboro’ Road, was killed on Wed
nesday last by the falling of a portion of
the Bridge.
2P3T Dm Crescent City has arrived at
New York from California, with dates to
23rd of May, and 8500,000 iu gold.
I he markets were active and unchanged.
The mining intelligence is favorable. The
Legislature had adjourned. The difficul-
culties between Bolivia and Peru were in
creasing, the former having sent troops to
the Southern frontier to cut off supplies
from the latter. The Chilian Minister had
been expelled from Bolivia.
Kentucky Hog Statistics.—The Louis
ville Courier contains full returns from 40
counties in reference to the number of hogs
in Kentucky over six months old in Janua
ry. The total assessment, as furnished by
the State auditor, shows 415,967 hogs in
the 40 counties, which is a gain of 100,000
over the number in the same districts the
previous year.
SST Joseph Ganahl, Esq., has with
drawn from the Editorial department of the
Savannah Georgian, with the view of es
tablishing himself as a practising Lawyer
in that city. We hope he may meet with
abundant success in that profession.
AST Santa Anna issaid to have wade the
Universal his newspaper organ in the city
of Mexico, and is supposed to be the writer
of the leadifig editorials. The Universalis
very abusive of ihe federal system and of
the United States, aod advocates consoli
dation.
&W At a meeting of the Union Whigs
i of Laurens coun ty, Dr. C. B. Guvton of
Bnr-President Pierce w’ho hasbeeii in-; Dublin, was recommended to the District
disposed for several days, was recovering at Convention as a suitable candidate for Con-
; last accounts. j gress iu the 1st District. .
[For the Central Georgian.]
Mr. Crafton:—In this letter I desire to
test tbe validity of another objection to tbe
proposed temperance reform : it is, that
should the legislature suspend the retail of
liquor upon the consent of the people in
each county and district, the laws may be
different in contiguous localities, and in
vvdve consequent confusion, I state the ob
jection from memory :
The only plausibility belonging to this
objection, in my judgement, is, that it has
the sanction of a man of respectable talents.
I fear, in his great zeal to win votes for his
party, he is, perhaps without intentional
wrong, prostituting his talents to an unwor
thy end—for surely he who is familiar with
the origin of common law—who knows well
the practical operation of popular govern
ments in the States of this confederacy,
cannot be ignorant of the fact, that variety
in customs and laws in the same country,
is compatible with the most perfect harmo
ny. Customs highly benefleial and neces
sary in one district, may be injurious in an
other, and hence the perfection of govern
ment consists in adopting the laws to the
best interests of both ; while an imperfect
government, such an one as this objection
approves, would compel the objector to per
petuate in his family and vicinity most in
jurious customs and practices, because some
where else they were considered beneficial
by the people, or actually were so.
It is very certain there are opposing facts
in practical operation in every part of the
country, and until now, no one dreamed
that confusion resulted from them. A few
examples will suffice to refute this objection,
and at the same time show the necessity of
adopting the laws to the circumstances ex
isting in various parts of the country.
1. In Liberty county the control of the
liquor traffic has long been in tbe hands of
the people. Has any evil grown out of it ?
Has there been any confusion in the execu
tion of the laws in that or adjoining coun
ties, resulting from this cause? None what
ever! The effort has been good through
out. While this case is before us, let me
remind the reader that there was no objec
tion to the petition of Liberty county to
have this matter under the control of its
own people. An objection then would
have shocked the republican sense and feel
ings of the country. It is only as we are
removed from the discussion of the first
principles of our government that men can
with impunity covertly attack these princi
ples as wrong and injurious. If there was
the least objection to the wishes of Liberty
county it is unknown to me.
2. In the city of Augusta, they are, or
were, allowed to carry on their business with’
out taking the oath prescribed by the Legis-
lature; and in all dries this traffic is under
different regulations from those controlling
it in the adjacent counties. Have tbe
courts been interrupted in the discharge of
their duties by these anomolous customs and
proceedings ? Not at all.
3. In certain places the patrol laws, are,
from necessity, very, stringent—in others
they have no force whatever. Does this
produce discord and anarchy ? Everybody
knows to the contrary.
We may now show that this objection is
as valid against our whole system of gov-
den Europe, and to the friends of despotism
—of centralization of all power—in a word,
of the one man control over the destinies of
unresisting, submissive millions. I see no
logical escape from this conclusion. The
people cannot be trusted with their own in
terests—they must be governed like herds
of sheep, is the meaning of all such argu
ments. Aud very strange for this country,
they are always used here to reconcile the
virtuous to be under the rule of the vicious—
or to induce the vicious to insist upon su
premacy in the government of the country 1
In justice to the objector in this case, I
must add, ihat be is not supposed to wish
to perpetrate in our country the awful and
horrible evils of the liquor traffic—no—he
is only supposed to prefer a party triumph
to the proposed moral reform. Ho would
delay the latter to secure the former—and
to this end, concluding the sober & intelli
gent* of his party secure without effort & a-
gainst effort, he thus labors to secure the vote
which he thinks is always controlled by
selfish considerations. This may be world
ly wisdom generally, but I am far from
thinking that it has any kind of wisdom in
it at this particular juncture. There is now
apartizan war between this traffic and the
Virtue of sobriety—and there is no absorb
ing partizan warfare between political par
ties. Experience has shown that men will
act with their party in morals as well as in
politics. We may therefore reasonably ex
pect that such unworthy objection to a noble
enterprise will disgust its friends, and that
the objector will lose more Notes from friends
about whom he had no fears, than he will
gain from the ranks of those thus to be
bribed and won.
I would warn the objector—and the
warning comes from one who has long act
ed with him—to beware of disgusting the
friends of this movement. They will not
vote for those who oppose popular govern
ment in this particular, no more than they
will the opposers of the democratic princi
ples in other particulars. I advise him to
consider what has occurred in a late election
in Clark, and thus learn what indignant
virtue will do, rather than longer submit to
the degrading, insulting, disgraceful rule of
grog-sellers and their demented victims.
I tell him frankly that some of the wisest,
best, foremost of his party, will not sustaiu
him in his course, nor support candidates
that are brought out to oppose this reforma
tion. D. H.
P. S. After writing the above, I was fur
ther informed that the objection replied to
was supposed to be much strengthened by
the opinion of judges, that the legislature
could - not transfer legislation from itsedf to
the people. Who asks any such transfer ?
Not the anti-liquor convention ! No, nobody
asks any such thing. The convention pe
titions to the legislature simply to allow the
people to decide whether there shall be
grog-shops in their respective vicinities, aud
not that the people shall pass the laws reg
ulating the traffic where it is allowed.
D. H.
Gubernatorial Convention.
We are indebted to the Recorder for an
Extra containing the proceedings of the Gu
bernatorial Convention of Wednesday last.
There were 51 counties represented bv 134
delegates present. The Convention was
organized by calling Col. Robt. M. Gunby
to the Chair, and appointing W. W. Paine
of Telfair and Thos. F. Wells of Washing
ton Secrilaries, after which delegates names
were enrolled, when on motion of Linton
Stephens, Gen. John W. A, Sauford was
by acclamation called to preside over the
deliberations of the Convention, and Messrs
Wooldridge of Muscogee, Word of Cass,
aud Peeples ot Clark, were appointed a
Committee to conduct him to the Chair.
The President on taking the Chair ad
dressed the Convention, thanking them for
the honor conferred, &c., congratulated the
State that the Union Party still lives in the
hearts and affections of all true Georgians
and trusted that it may long live powerful
for good aud effective for the sound con
servatism of its meh and its measures.
On motion of Mr. Toombs, a Committee
of two from each Congressional District
was appointed to report] business for the
action of the Convention.
3 o’clock, P. M.
met pursuant to ad-
The Convention
journment.
The Committee of Sixteen, through their
Chairman, Mr. Toombs, submitted°the fol
lowing report, which having been read was
on motion of Mr. - Peeples, unanimously
adopted:
Resowed, That this Convention now pro
ceed to the election, by ballot, of a Candi.
date for Governor, and that each county
shall be entitled to one vote for each Sena*,
tor, and two votes for each Representative
and a majority of the whole shall elect. '
Resolved, Ihat this Convention of the
Republican Citizens of Georgia, invite the
co operation of all those, whether Whigs
or Democrats, who agree with them in the
principles herein set forth and declared.
Resolved£ That we adhere to the Report
and Resolutions of the Georgia Convention
of 1850, because we consider the principles
therein proclaimed as not less important to
the maintenance of the rights of the Suites
than of the Union of the States ; aud taut
we consider the rights of the Southern
States as in great aud imminent dano-gr
and the principles of the Georgia Conven
tion greatly jeoparded by any political par
ty whatever may be its name, which re
cognizes Abolitionists and Free-soilers as
worthy of public honors and public emolu
ments.
Resolved, That in the opinion of this.
Convention, both the Whig and Democrat
ic-parties of the United States have been
faithless to their oft repeated -pledges of
economy in the expenditure of the public
money, aud that we view with great.alarm
and disapprobation the partial, unequal
and unjust appropriation of the public la.fo*
to internal improvements iu particular
States, and of a local character; and of the
public money to wild, reckless and gigantic
schemes of interna! improvement^-intended
for the promotion of particular interests
rather than tbe general benefit of those who
bear the burthen of Taxatiou.
Resolved, Ihat the public lands are the
common property of all the . States of the
Uuiou, and m their appropriation, equality
is the only uue rule of equity, and that any.
alienation ot them, except to bring money
into the public treasury; should '.be' for the
equal benefit of all the' States o f 4fe Uuiou
old as well as new. .V
Resolved, That while struggling freedom
everywhere enlists our warmest sympathy,
we still adhere to the doctrine of the father
ot his country, as announced in his farewell
address, ot keeping ourselves free from all
entangling alliances with foreign countries
and ot never quitting ourowu to stand up
on foreign ground. That our mission as a
republic is not to propagate our opinions,
or impose on other countries our foim of
government by artifice or force, but to teach
by example, and show by our success, mod
eration aud justice, the blessings of seif-
got eminent, and the advantages of free in
stitutions.
Resolved, Ihat this Convention avers
that the main ten mice of the honor and dig
nity ot life position assumed by Georgia io
1850, and the promotion of the moral, so
cial, intellectual, and national interests of
her people to be objects of far greater im
portance, than the success of any national
party. .
In pursuance of the first resolution, the
Convention proceeded to ballot for a can
didate for Governor, and on counting out
the ballots, it appeal ed that the Hou. Chas.
J. Jenkins, ot the county of Richmond, re
ceived 170 votes; the lion A. J. Miller 11
votes; the Hou. As bury Hull received 17
voles, and the Hon. J. M Berrien received
4 votes.
On motion ot Mr. Dawson of Greene, the
nomination of CHARLES J. JENKINS
was then made unanimous.
On motion ot Mr. Davis of Putnam, the
following Committee was appointed to- no
tify Mr. Jenkins ot his nomination aud re
quest his acceptance, viz : Robert Toombs,
R’ H Davis, John J. Word, Cineinatus
Peeples, Joshua Knowles ancl Thomas W.
Thomas.
On motion of Mr. Stephens of Hancock,
a Committee ot five was appointed to pi«-»
paie an address to the people ot Georgia.
life Chair appointed the following gen
tlemen as that -Committee : Messrs. A. |[_
Stephens, George Stapleton, M. M. Tid
well, W. W-. Clark, and H. K. McCay.
The following resolution was offered'by
Mr. Lundy of Bibb, and passed—
Resolved, That ihe thanks of this Con
vention be tendered to the Presi lent and.
Secrituries for the faithful, able and courte
ous manner in which they have discharg
ed the duties of their several stations.
On motion ot Mr. Stapleton, a vote of
thanks was returned to Mr. Kramer for his-
kind attention to the Convention.
On motion of Mr. Peeples, the several!
papers of the State were requested to pub
lish the proceedings of the Convention.
On motion of Mr. Toombs, the Conven
tion adjourned sine die.
J. W. A. SANFORD, Prs’t
W. W. Paine, J
Ihos. t. Wells, j Secretaries.
Ihe Convention was eloquently address
e d bv Hon. Robert Toombs, and Thomas
W’. Ihoraas, Esq., and tbe greatest har
mony and enthusiasm characterized, its pro
ceedings.
The President appointed the following
gentlemen the Executive Committee. °
Messrs. J. Knowles, of Baldwin, J. T.
Nisbet, of Bibb, Eli Warren of Houston,
Warren Akin, of Cass, and P. W. Alexaa
der of Chatham.
Rain.—We still have it in our power to
inform our friends below aod elsewhere,
that the crops of Cherokee are fair and
promising. Ii is true, the corn is small,
but it is growing very fast. At one time
there was a prospect of a short crop, but-
since that we have had an abundance of
rain, and theie is now no danger. We be
lieve the crop will be equally as good .as
last year.
Oats are turning out finely, and instead
of cutting them with “sheap shears,” owing
to the rain sometime barck it will take a
strong arm and a sharp blade to throw
them. ;
Wheat never was better. The difficulty
is, there is so much made, and the crops are
so fine, it is doubtful whether it can be cut.
Double the arnouat will be made this year
than last, no doubt of that..
i tbe whole we have nd feats of a