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An Act
More effectually to prevent fraud, in elections in this
t>tate, and to detect and punish the same. Ap
proved, January 27th 1852.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the State of Georgia
in General Assembly met , and it is hereby enacted by
the authority of the same. That it shall be the dufy
of all Superintendents or Managers of any elec
tion after the first day of May next, held by
authority of any law or laws of this state,
whether they be Freeholder, Justices of the In
ferior Court, or Justices of the Peace, to take
and subscribe the following oath or affirma
tion :
“ All and each of us do solemnly swear (or
affirm) that we will faithfully superintend this
day’s election ; that we are Freeholders, Justices
of the Inferior Court or Justice of the Pace in
this county ; that we will make a just and true
return thereof; that we will not knowingly per
mit any one to vote unless we believe he is en- j
titled to do so, according to the laws of this 1
State, or knowingly prohibit any one from vot
ing who is entitled by law to vote: and we will
not divulge for whom a vote was cast, unless
called on under the law to do so.”
And if there be no Justice of the Peace, or
other officer authorized to administer oaths, if
any one be present and shall refuse to qualify
the Superintendents, it shall be lawful for the
Superintendents to take and subscribe the oath
before each other and their liabilities shall be the
same as though the oath had been takeu before
an offi'.er authorized to administer oaths.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted by the au
thority atoresaid, That it shall be the duty of all
Superintendents, of elections, after the first day
of May next, held by authority of law or laws
of this State, in any county thereof, in addition
to the copy or list of voters* now required to be
returned, to cause one list of the names of the
voters, who voted at said election at which they
presided, to be returned to the Clerk of the Su
perior Court for said county, within three days
after said election for the use of the Grand Jury,
and it shall be the duty of the managers to return
the names of all persons who voted, and whose
votes were challenged, plainly and distinctly
marked on said list so returned, f and said list
of voters shall have attached to it a copy of the
original oath of Managers, signed and certified
by them ; and on failure so to do, the Managers
shall be liable to indictment, and upon convic
tion shall be fined in a sum not less than fifty
dollars each, nor more than five hundred dollars
each.at the direction of the Court; and moreo
ver, shall be liable to indictment for false swear
ing, and punished according to existing laws in
such cases.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted by the au
thority aforesaid, That it shall be the duty of the
Clerk of the Superior Court of each county in
this State, to deliver said return and list of vaters
to the Grand Jury of their respective counties,
on the first day of the next term of the Superi
or Comt of said county, and on failure to do so,
he shall be liable to a fine of not less than one
hundred dallars.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted by the au
thority aforesaid, That it shall be the duty of
the Grand Jury of their respective counties, to
examine the lists of voters so returned, and if
there be found on said list any voter or voters
who are not entitled to vote according to the
laws of this State, to present said illegal voter or
voters for voting contrary to law : and upon con
viction, he or they shall suffer the same pains
and penalties as are inflicted by the laws now of
force in this State.; and in the event that there
be no list of voters returned to the Grand Jury,
in accordance with the provisions of this act,
of any election held according to law since the
last term of the Court, it shall be the duty of the
Grand Jury, for their respective counties, to as
certain the delinquent Clerk or the Managers,
and make presentment of the party in default;
and upon conviction, he or they shall suffer the
same pains and penalties as are inflicted upon
Managers of elections by the second section of
this Act.
Sec. 5. And be it further enacted by the au
thority aforesaid, That it shall be the duty of the
Managers of elections at the several places of
holding elections in this State tor Governor,
Members of Congress, Members of the Legisla
ture, Clerks of the Superior and Inferior Courts,
Sheriffs, Coroners, County Surveyors, and all
other officers elected by the people of this State,
Militia officers excepted, to cause the number
annexed to the name of the voter to be entered
upon his ticket, and on counting out the tickets,
said Managers of the election shall not suffer the
tickets to be examined by the bystanders, but
shall carefully preserve them, and seal them in a
strong enveliope and return them to the Clerk of
the Superior Court in each county, to be preserv
ed by him for sixty days, after which time, if
there is no contest about or protest against any
such elections, he shall proceed to burn said tick
ets without opening or examining the same;
which tickets shall not be subject to examina
tion by any one, unless such election shall be
contested.
Sec. 6. And be it further enacted by the au
thority a’oresaid, That should any of the elec
tions held according to the laws of this State be
contested, it shall be the duty of the Clerks of
said superior Courts to deliver the tickets of said
contested election or elections, together with the
list of voters, to the proper authorities as now
provided by the laws of this Satej; whose duty it
shall be to proceed to purge the polls of said
election, by opening said packages of tickets,
and ascertaining the illegal yote or votes by the
number on the list ot voters and the person or
persons having the highest number of votes poll
ed within the lawful hours, after deducting such
illegal votes, shall be declared elected.
Sec. 7. And be it further enacted by the au
thority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws
militating against this, be, and they are hereby
repealed.
♦For former provisions, or lists of voters, see
New Digest, 134,237,245.
fAs to see NewJDigest, 237,
sec. vi. of act of 1830.
jSee New Digest 237, section iv. of act of
1830.
Parties in Georgia.
Any person unacquainted with the state of
parties in Georgia, who would take the trouble
to read the daily effusions of the “ Conserva
tive,” “Union Conservative,” “Independent
Citizens’ ” organs, might suppose that the peo
ple of this State were engaged in a violent con
test—one portion to break up, the other to save
the Union. Nothing can be further from the
fact. There never was, we believe, a time in
Georgia’s history when designing politicians
were more zealously bent on making false issues
and exciting “ much ado about nothing.” The
game is well understood. We venture the re
mark that there is not a reflecting man in the
State that believes the Union to be in danger
upon any point about which the opponents of
Democratic principles are wasting so much ink
and spending so much breath. If there was such
danger, there would be no particular reason for
trusting to the counsels of a party whose whole
policy 6eems to be opposition to Democratic rule,
under the profession of great love for the Union.
But this is not all. The triumphant election
of Gen. Pierce rendered “ obsolete” the hopes
of the Whig party, by dispensing with their
services in the various offices under Govern
ment, and blasting the prospect of preferment
upon old issues. High tariffs, lavish expendi
tures of public money, &c., &c., all, all have been
swept away, and with them have perished the
hopes of ambitious aspirants too proud to confess
tueir errors or to avow Democratic principles.
The administration must be broken down, on
account of the evils which, as is alleged, it is
bringing upon the country. Failing to show
wherein these evils consist, or bow they exist,
the “ Conservatives” apply harsh epithets, and
if a Democratic candidate happen not to possess
the “commanding talents” or the “exalted
worth” of another candidate, who is, after all,
nothing but a Whig—an enemy of Pierce’s ad
mi .nstration—the Democrat must be set aside,and
xs at once branded as a “ Disunioni&t.” But the
game will not succeed. The people of Georgia
are too intelligent and too firm to suffer mere
personal detraction to draw them from the path
of duty,Savannah Gtorgian,ld inst,
Washington National Monument.
As elections lor members of Congress will be
held during the ensuing months in several States
ot the Union, the Board of Managers have
deemed it their duty to request the Judges or
Commissioners who may be appointed to take
the ballots of the voters, to put up boxes at the
different localities where elections will be held,
for the purpose of receiving such contributions as
the admirers of the illustrious Father of his
Country may think proper to deposit in aid of
the great Monument, now in course of erection
in this city to his memory.
They feel assured that when this noble and
patriotic purpose is presented to the people, they
will not hesitate to give their mite for such an
object; and now it becomes more necessary, as
the funds of the society are rapidly diminishing,
and may not soon be adequate to carry on the
work. A small contribution from each citizen
or voter throughout the United States would be
sufficient to complete the Monument, —a work
intended to add to their glory as well as to hon
or the memory of the illustrious dead. A half
dime is but an inconsiderable sum, and yet
a half dime contributed by every inhabitant of
country, would rear the grand structure now in
progress to its destined completion. It will be
pitiful, if out of twenty-five miiions of souls who
inhabit this great country, rendered independent,
prosperous and happy mainly by his exertions
and devotion to its cause, the sum necessary to
erect a monument worthy of such a man could
not be completed for the want of the small pe
cuniary aid which every American should feel
it his pride, as well as his duty, to afford.
At the last Presidential election, the plan of
obtaining contributions at the Polls, thus testing
the patriotism and liberality of the voters and
others, was attempted, though the previous ar
rangements were not such as to insure a very
full collection, the result was as satisfactory as
could, under the circumstances, have been ex
pected.
It is therefore desirable that this system should
be continued in the different States at all future
elections of a local or general nature; and the
Board of Managers indulge the hope that on this
occasion, at the elections to be held in the re
spective States of Maine, Vermont, Massachu
setts, New lork, New Jersey, Pennsylvania,
Dele ware, Maryland, South Carolina, Georgia,
Mississippi, Ohio. Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois,
Louisiana and Floiida contributions will be
mad- in aid of the Monument, worthy of the
countrymen of their illustrious benefactor. The
monument is now 140 leet high.
Geo. Watterston,
Secretary of the W. N. M. S.
*#»* Journals favorable to the above object,
in tbe States where elections are to be held, are
requested to publish the above.
The Weather and Crops.
The Butler. (Choctaw) Standard of the 29th
ult., says : In consequence of the abundance of
rain that has fallen recently through this section
of the country, the cotton crop has been materi
ally injured. The weed has grown up very
rapidly, without bearing as many forms, and
a greater degree than usual. In ad
dition to this vve hear considerable complaint of
the boll worm, which it is said is more destruct
ive upon the crop than was ever known here
before. With these several difficulties to en
counter, it is generally thought that the crop
will be cut very short in this part of the coun
try.
The weather has been cool and quite wet
lately. Friday, Saturday and. Monday last
were showery and gloomy days. Not a cloud,
or the fag end of one passes, without a liberal
contribution.
There is much complaining about damaged
fodder, of the later planting; rust in cotton, and
the shedding of forms, and other grievances in
consequence ot too much rain. We hear of some
who were fortunate in getting their cotton up
early, who are picking sixty and seventy pounds
to the hand while others, much the larger num
ber, have just begun. The cotton crop cannot
be a full one in this district, so we heard on sales
day from all parts of it. The weed is larger
than usual, and presenting at a little distance
the appearance of a fine piospect. Many have
been thus deceived, and the planters themselves
flattered into the belief that they would make
more than they now see they can. It is grati
fying to hear that with an economical use of
provisions, that lew will have to do what good
farmers should never—buy their corn.— Barn•
well (S. C.) Herald, Ith inst.
The Cotton Crop. —The prospects of the
cotton crop have declined considerably in the
last month. In some quarters boll u'orrns, and
in others rust, have done much injury. The
weed is unusually large, but not particularly
well bollrd, and during the recent dry weather
there has been much shedding. Neveitheless,
the crop hereabouts will probably exceed that of
last year, although we think it is generally esti
mated too high.— Eu faula Spirit of the South, 6th
inst.
Wood Gas —After all'that has been said of
wood tor manufacturing illuminating gas, it ap
pears that it is unfit for that purpose. The ex
periment with wood gas, at Wilmington, N. C.,
has entirely failed, and the company that built
the works have determined to abandon that
plau and adopt coal gas. They have employed
Messrs. Perdicaris, Hoy & Co., of Trenton, to
build them such works as they want.
Morgan Superior Court. —ls now in ses
sion, Judge Cone presiding with, we think, more
than his usual distinguished ability. His man
ner is eminently suited to the Bench, affable,
kind, yet firm and dignified. He transacts busi
ness with great rapidity, and his decisious are
almost uniformly correct; the Law seems to him
as familiar as household words. We would
draw the contrast between his Honor, and his
immediate predecessor, but we refrain from so
doing lest perchance we may be laughed at for
attempting to show the distinction between day
and night,—gold and brass.— Madison Visitor , Bth
inst.
Copper Smelting. —We are told that prepar
ations are on foot to erect in East Tennessee the
necessary works for smelting the copper ore
which is now being taken in such abundance
from the mines in this part of the State. The
copper is to he cast into ingots, and, it may be.
wrought into such forms as will adapt it to the
wants of the trade generally. A large capital
(now easily commanded by those who are work
ing the mines) will be necessarily employed for
this purpose. We learn that seventy-live tons
of ore were sent out from one of the mines week
! before last. In view of the fact that from sixty
! to seventy per centum of the value of this ore is
j riot copper, it will readily be seen that by smelt
! ing ib East Tennessee, the larger proportion of
the cast off transportation to market will be
saved.— Knoxville Register, sth inst.
The St. Paul Minnesotian of the 25t h ult., is
responsib e for the following. It is a fast way
of doing business, and beats Australia and Cali
fornia all hollow :
One of Miss B ’s pupils, a young lady
stepped into the school-room the other morning,
and commenced gathering up her books, stating
that she was sorry that she was compelled to
leave the school.
“For what reason?” mildly inquired the
teacher.
“ Oh, I was married last evening, that’s all.”
“ Why did you not inform me before ?”
“ For the simple reason,” replied the blooming
bride, “ that 1 did not know it myself until do
ing the same afternoon—he never asked me
till then.”
Here is something in “his way.” Other peo
ple have dead Shanghaies as well as the upriver
cove:—
“1 he editor oi the Palmer Journal thus writes
on the death of his favorite Shanghai roostei:—
“His voice, when heaid amidst the crow’ing of
other roosters, was like the trombone in an or
chestra of violins, or the bass of rumbling thun
der amid the hum of a dozen spinning wheels:
“Farewell faithful servant, a lasting farewell-
From thy fate let all roosters take warning:
No more will thy voice, in aloud and longsweil
Awake us, to get up and go to work, about
hallpast five o’clock in the morning.”
John Neal predicts the time will come when a
man’s perspiration will be turned to account as
steam, and drive him up hill like a locomotive.
The poet must have had that time in his eye
when he said:
“lhat post boys, w ith mails, would mount up
wards like roci- ets,
By the force of steam engines, at work in their
pockets,
And on their return by a downward momen
tum,
Would come driving back as if the d—l had sent
em !”
AUGUSTA. GA.
FRIDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 9.
FOR GOVERNOR,
HON. H. V. JOHNSON,
Os Baldwin County.
FOR CONGRESS —BTH DISTRICT.
J. J. JPNES, of Burke county.
Messrs. Stephens, Toombs &. Co. vs. Mr. Dix.
Messrs. Jenkins, Toombs and Stephens, have
been busily engaged for some weeks past can
vassing the State, for the purpose, as they say,
of again saving the Union, and the burden of
their song has been President Pierce and his
Freesoil appointments. They most generally
lead off on Mr. Dix, he being a prominent man,
and after making assertion after assertion that
he is a rank Abolitionist and Freesoiler, with
out exhibiting one particle of evidence to sub
stantiate their assertions, they then fall on Ex-
Governor Vroom, of New Jersey. We pub
lish below a letter received by a gentleman,well
known to our citizens, from Mr. Dix, in which
he speaks for himself, and vve are perfectly wil
ling to leave it to every citizen of the State, Whig
or Democrat, to say if Mr. Dix is any more of
an Abolitionist or Freesoiler, than is Millard
Fillmore and Thomas Corwin, or was Daniel
Webster, the dearly beloved of the Toombs and
Stephens faction,who sacrificed their best friend,
and one of Webster’s warmest admirers, Mr.
Jenkins, by inducing him to run for Vice Presi
dent on the Webster ticket in the recent Presi
dential election, in opposition to the regularly
nominated Scott Whig ticket. These gentle
men “ strain at a gnat,” but find no difficulty in
“ swallowing a camel.”
Mr. Dix’s letter was written in answer to one
addressed to him,asking his views on the slavery
and compromise measures. Here it is—read
it people ot Georgia, and then give a rebuke
to the Toombs and Stephens faction, that will
teach them, that although the people may be de
ceived once,by men in whom they have put their
trust, that if deceived the second time, it will be
their own fault.
Mr. Dix’s Letter.
New Yorx, Aug. 31st, 1853.
Dr. X. P. Garvin Dear Sir: —l have just
receiver! your favor of the 26th inst stating,
that I atn represented by Whig presses and
itinerant orators in Georgia, as an Abolitionist,
&c., and I thank you for the opportunity you
have afforded me, of saying in reply :
Ist. That I atn not, and never have been an
Abolitionist in any sense of that term. On the
contrary, I have been an open and uniform op
ponent of all abolition movements in this State,
and elsewhere, since they commenced in 1835,
to the present time. While in the Senate of the
United States, I opposed the extension of slavery
to free territory—a question entirely distinct
from interference with slavery where it already
exists. In the latter case, I have steadily op
posed all external interference with it.
2d That I have on all occasions, public and
private, since the Fugitive Slave Law passed,de
clared myself in favor of carrying it into execu
tion in good faith, like every other law of the
land.
3d That I was in favor of the union of the
Democracy of this State, which was consum
mated in 1850, continued in ISSI on the basis of
the Compromise Measures, and in 1852, on the
basis of the Baltimore Platform.
4th. That I have since the Baltimore Conven
tion, in June 1852, repeatedly given my public
assent to its proceedings and acquiesced iu its
declarations,as an adjustment of disturbing ques
tions. by which I was willing to abide.
On these points, I may write you more fully
in a few’ days; aud in the meantime you are at
liberty to use this brief reply to your note, as
you may think proper.
I am, dear Sir, very respectfully yours,
John A. Dix.
This letter of Mr. Dix affords a complete re
futation of the slanders against that gentleman,
which have been so industriously circulated by
the opposition press and stump orators of the
Whig party. It triumphantly vindicates General
Pierce from the charges made against him, be
cause of the appointment of Mr. Dix to office,
and confirms the general confidence of the coun
try in the truth of the declaration, made by au
thority, that the President had not knowingly
appointed any man to office who did not stand
on the Democratic Platform of 1852.
It will be seen from Mr. Dix ; s letter, that his
position on the slavery question, is identical w’ith
that of Messrs. Fillmore and Webster, the whig
idols of 1852, while his antecedents are decided
ly better. Indeed, his opinions on the freesoil
question, do not very essentially differ from
those of Mr. Stephens himself, if Mr. S.’s speech
on the Texas question, in 1845, is to be deemed a
fair exposition of his opinions.
Again : it will be seen that Mr. Dix is more
over in favor of the Compromise measures, not
merely because they constitute a part of the
National Democratic Platform, but because pre
vious to the meeting of the Baltimore Conven
tion, he was in favor of uniting the democratic
party of New York upon the basis of the com
promise measures, and was thereby instrument
al iu having acquiescence in them engrafted on
its creed. It will also be seen, tbat so far from
opposing the fugitive slave law, he has always
in public and private advocated the execution of
it in good faith.
Now that the calumnies and slanders against
this distinguished gentleman have been refuted,
by evidence which cannot be attacked, we hope
and request, most emphatically, in justice to him,
that those presses which have attempted for
party purposes, to misrepresent his views in the
South, and thereby to create factious opposition
in the minds of our people against the adminis
tration, will publish this letter. We shall see
whether they can stand the truth and be the
means of giving it to those whom they have de
sired to deceive. Publish Mr. Dix’s letter, or
forever afterwards cease to prate about fair, hon
orable and highminded opposition.
Ihe National Intelligencer publishes, from
stenographic notes taken at the time by the
veteran Gales, a speech on the war of 1812, cov
ering seven columns of that paper, delivered by
John Randolph in the House of Representatives
on the 12th of January, 1813, on the bill for
raising an additional army of 20,000 men, giving
to the President the appointment of all the offi
cers under field officers. This speech, with an
immense mass of other reminisences, will form
a portion of the work now preparing by Messrs.
Gales & “Seaton, under the sanction of the
Government, which is to embody and preserve
the already perishing history of the earlier Con
gress.
It appears that a meeting of freesoilers and
abolitionists was held in Cincinnati, last Thurs
day evening, to denounce Judge Flinn, of that
city, for a recent decision of his by which three
slaves were remanded to the custody of their
owners in Kentucky. This meeting resolved
that Judge Flinn ought to be impeached, and
appointed a committee to bring the matter before
the Legislature next winter.
Gov. Cobb’s Assailants.
The Republican Citizens party, or Federal j
Whig party, manifest great uneasiness at the
idea of Gov. Cobb’s taking the stump. Ever
since he withdrew himself from that how de
funct organization, the Constitutional Union
party, which so far back as July Ist, 1852, Mr.
Jenkins acknowledged had served its purpose
and was no longer of any practical use, the
Whig press have been assailing him with covert
sarcasms, or open denunciations. While a hope
remained that he could be won over to the Whig
cause as a permanent ally, he was lauded by
them as a patriot,and lavish praises were shower
ed upon him for his statesmanlike abilities and
true devotion to his country.
But when he reached that point where it be
came evident that duty required him to take sides
with the great Democratic party of the Union,
or with the national Whig party, and he chose
from a conviction ol what the true interests of
the country dictated, to place himself with his
old party, the national Democracy, he has been
subjected to a constant warfare of deprecation
and detraction from his old allies. His course
has been criticised—his motives impugned, ana
the most uncharitable hopes expressed that mor
tification and disappointment should be visited
upon him at the hands of the Southern Rights
Democracy. It is not to be doubted, that at this
moment the most bitter animosity is cherished
towards him by these baffled and enraged Whigs,
who have found that Gov. Cobb had too much
sense, and too enlarged a view ot his duty to his
principles and his country? tb countenance
their sectional, factious and unprincipled organi
zation.
Mr. Miller could declare, at the legislative
meeting in December, 1851, at Miliedgeville, as
did Mr. Meriwether, both Whigs, one President
of the Senate, the other Speaker of the House,
that the path ot duty led them to the Democra
tic party. Mr. Toombs, the night alter his elec
tion to the Senate, had already said the same
thing. Mr. Miller had even said that he did
not shrink with any repugnance from being
called a Democrat, while Mr. Meriwether said
that after a few weeks of probation, he could
himself submit to the name, having become al
ready converted to its policy. Other leading
Whig members of the Legislature took the same
view and adopted the same course, and even de
clared their preference for Mr. Buchanan for the
Presidency. But these gentlemen were not as
sailed by the Whig press. Most of them chose
to go back afterwards to the Whig party, or at all
events to array themselves in opposition to the
Democracy, and they are all patriots and clever
statesmen in the eyes of the Whig press. But
Gov. Cobb has chosen to cling to the Democra
tic party as the true party, opposed to sectional
ism and agitation. Yet he is denounced and
sneered at, and misrepresented.
It would seem in this state of the case, that
shere justice would allow him to defend himself
—that it is due to him that he should be allowed
to be heard in his vindication. But the Whigs
would tie his hands and gag his mouth, and re
quire him to submit in silence to their assaults
and misrepresentations. They hypocritically
claim that it would lower the dignity of his offi
cial position for him to speak to the people and
undertake to defend himself.
It is no regard lor the dignity of the Execu
tive office which prompts these deprecations of
Gov. Cobb’s intention to take the stump. It is
an abject fear of his power to unmask before the
people, their hypocncy and factiousness.
Gov. Cobb is too good a Democrat, and has
too much respect for the people, to think it any
degradation of himself or his position as their
public servant, to meet them face to face in vin
dication of himself, and give an account of his
stewardship. He has no sympathy with those
aristocratic notions which prompt some men to
look down from the high places of office upon
the people as inferiors, and to view any contact
with them, by an official placed by their will in
a post of responsibility, as a condescension.
He will address the people when the occasion
is fitly presented, and he will be well received,
and attentively listened to. And we have no
doubt that the result will be such as will renew
and strengthen himself and the principles of the
great party to which he belongs, in the minds of
the people of Georgia.
The private letters received at New York by
the steamers from the leading Bankers in Lon
don and Paris, express the conviction that the
danger of war from the complications of the
Eastern question has passed away. Especially
at Paris is this view of the question held. Some
-of the letters speak more favorably of the Money
j market—the demand being still active but the
j supply abundant; end one of the leading bank
ers of London expresses the opinion that the
bank will not raise the rate of interest at present}
and probably not at all. Money in Scotland is
stated to be veiy abundant. In regard to
American Securities we hear of only a retail bu
siness doing. The large negotiations of new en
terprises are all suspended for the present, and
the parties are coming home by the next steam
er. One of the letters remarks that the time is
rapidly approaching when Second-class Bonds
cannot be negotiated either in London or New
York.
Colonel Colt’s pistol factory, at Hartford, em
ploys about five hundred hands, whose wages
average $2.50 each per day. Every part of the
pistol is farmed out to sqh-contractors, and about
two hundred revolvers are turned out every
twenty-four hours. Colonel Colt has a similar
factory in Pimlico, near London, (England,)
where three hundred hands—fifty Connecticut
Yankees to lead, and two hundred and fifty Eng
lish mechanics are at present employed.
The advices from Lima down to July 25th,
leave these two governments still in a belliger
ent attitude. Bolivia had protested against the
occupancy by Peru of the Port and town of Co
bija by her troops. This looks like a determina
tion to resist by force; so that we may presume
host'lities will be speedily commenced between
the two republics. Peru will no doubt prosecute
her declared intention of making war against
President Belzu, for the purpose of restoring the
Bolivian administration, which he overthrew on
coming into power,and probably with success.
The Boot and Shoe Trade in Boston is said to
be very active, with large sales at steady prices.
The Traveller of Saturday jprospects |
of the trade were never more encouraging. All
the goods that can be manufactured will be
wanted to supply the demand, and the season
will close with no stocks in the manufacturers’
hands. For Calilornia there is a fair inquiry,
and we look for increased shipments to that
market. For Australia several small lots have
also been taken during the week. Among the
exports of the week we notice 766 cases from
this port to San Francisco, and 30 cases from
New York.
Since 1802, fourteen hundred cadets have gra
duated from West Point. Genera! Joseph G. j
Swift, who heads the list for 1802, is still living j
and in excellent health.
Cables have been carried under the hull of the
seamboatj Atlantic, lying sunk in lake Erie,and
hopes are confidently entertained of raising the ,
vessel and bringing her into port. i
| The Governor of Virginia is about to send to
| the Crystal Palace the banner of his State. It
is made of broad stripes of white and mazarine
blue satin, with rich silver fringe and elegant
light-blue drapery, which is held up by the beak
of a handsome silver eagle at the top of the staff.
On one side there are the coat of arms of the
State, enclosed in a wreath of oak leaves; a
beautiful large star, with gilt rays, representing
the State, whose name, ‘'Virginia,” is inscribed
below. On the other side is the United States
coat of arms, encircled by a wreath of laurel
leaves, with thirty-one golden stars sown over
the banner, with the word “Union” inscribed be
low.
Judge Taney, the venerable Chief Justice of
the Supreme Court of the United States, is at
Old Point, with his family, enjoying the delight
ful air and water of that salubrious spot. His
health has greatly improved during his sojourn
at that place.
Bth Congressional District.
It will be seen by the proceedings of a meet
ing of the friends of the present administration,
held in Burke county, that the recommendation
of Mr. John J. Jones, at a recent meeting in
this county, has been endorsed, and we are
pleased to learn that Mr. Jones is about taking
the stump. The following appointments have
been made by him :
Louisville, Wednesday, 14th Sept.
Augusta, Friday evening, 16th “
Dearing, Satuiday, 17th “
Warrenton, Monday 19th “
Syivania, Tuesday, 27th “
Ds*“ Chronicle & Sentinel will please copy.
A destructive fire took place at Augusta,
Maine, on Saturday morning, by which a large
machine shop and several flour, saw and grist
mills were destroyed, throwing a large number
of people out of employment.
Flight of Carrier Pigeons.—Severalgpi
geons thrown up at Bordeaux, (France,) at 5
o’clock on the morning of Saturday, July 30,
reached Brussels the same day. The first bird
entered the dovecot at 40 minutes after 4 in the
evening, thus accomplishing, in twelve hours, a
. journey of 211 leagues, or 18 leagues (54 miles)
per hour for 12 consecutive hours.
Row at an Anti-Slavery Meeting in New
York. —The New York Anti-Slavery Society
held two public meetings at Metropolitan Hall,
on Sunday. In the afternoon, about 1500 per
sons were present, and speeches were made by
Wm. Lloyd Garrison, Lucy Stone, Lucretia Mott,
Sojourner Truth, (a colored woman) and others.
At night a still larger crowd was present, with
the evident intention on the part of some, to
have a row, which soon commenced by the
speakers being greeted by hisses, stamping, &c.
Miss Stone was hissed down, when the Hon.
E. D. Cuyler attempted to speak. This was
the signal for renewed hissing and all sorts of
noises, which continued until the lights were
put out and the leaders of the meeting had dis
appeared.
[communicated!
Waynesboro’, Sept. 6, 1853.
Delegates from the several districts in the
county of Burke, favorable to the support of the
present Natonal Administration, in obedience to
previous announcement, were to have assembled
this day to make county nominations. The fore
noon having elapsed without organization of
said Convention, the afternoon was occupied by
a large Democratic meeting in discharge of those
duties in the absence of the proposed District
Convention.
Tbe meeting was organized by calling Maj.
J. C. Poythress to preside, Mr. Jno. Rozier, as
Vice President, and Mr. VV. N. W. Hutchins,
as Seeretary.
On motion by Dr.E. Leßoy Antony,tbe Chair
appointed a committee of ten to report subject
matter tor the action of thi3 meeting.
Member» of Committee. —E. Leßoy Antony,
Jno. Rozier, H. J. BlountS, W. . C. Morris,E.
J. Carter, Allen Innman, H. Walton, G. A.
Ward, Elton Hodge andT. A. Ward.
After a short retirement, through their Chair
man, the Committee presented the following re
. solutions, which were adopted, seriatim.
Resolved , That the highly complimentary re
solution passed at a meeting of the Democracy
ot Richmond county, on Thursday, the Ist Sep
tember, nominating John J. Jones Esq., of
Burke, the Democratic candidate for the Eighth
Congressional District, meets our most cordial
approbation, co-operation, adoption and support;
tuat we proudly present him to the voters of the
Bth District as a firm, faithful, talented and ener
getic Democrat, a gentleman and a Christian.
Resolved , That we present for the Senate, the
Hon. Edmund Palmer; for the Legislature, M.
D. Jones and Thos. Cosnahan, Esqrs ,to repre
sent the county during the next session of the
General Assembly.
Resolved, That the thanks of the Democracy
are due Mr. E. C. Glisson and B. L. Perkins,
Esq., for their patriotic determination to volun
tarily sacrifice their personal feeling and predi
lections for the good, and upon the altar of our
common faith, by withdrawing from the present
canvas, thu3 uniting us in bonds of victorious
brotherhood.
The following, by Alex. McKenzie, Esq. was
adopted:
Resolved , That the Democratic party of Burke
county cordially respond to the nomination of
our ancient countyman, the Hon. Herschel V.
Johnson, for Governor, and hereby pledge to him
our ardent and united support.
Dr. E. Antony,in a brief and energetic speech
in support of the resolutions, congratulated the
party upon the healing of the prominent breach
which divided us; passing a fervid eulogium up
on the patriotic course pursued by Messrs. Glis
son and Perkins in their devotion to principles
and party—a course worthy of highest commen
dation and emulation—and in glowing terms
portrayed the claims and worth of our Congres
sional candidate, as a knight every way worthy
the steel of his powerful and polished antago
nist.
The meeting was addressed by W. Montgom
ery, Esq., Dr. E. J. .Carte, and A. McKenzie.
Esq.
Oh motion of Jno. Rozier, Esq., it was
Resolved , That the proceedings of this meeting
be published.
J. C. Poythrbss, President.
Jno. Rozier, Fice President.
W. N. W. Hutchins, Secretary.
True.—The following toast was given at a
railroad dinner, in Detroit, recently:
Editors. —Ladders on which politicians climb
to power —pioneers in all great enserprises—the
only class whose labor is its own reward—the
hardest worked, the poorest paid, most self-sac
rificing and best abused of all professions.
The “Union” Humbug. —After all their at
tempts to make capitol out of the Presidential
appointments, the Whigs have, in the recent
Southern elections, come out of the contest with
drooping colors. It was in vain, says the Rich
mond Enquirer, for them to appaal to "Union
ism” and “Conservatism” to smuggle Whigs in
to office—and their epitaph is cruelly written by
the Montgomery Journal, a strong Whig organ
which thus announces the result of the Alabama
election:
“While the Whigs have done unusually well
in the House, they have inevitably lost the Sen
ate, which, fora number of years, we had car
ried, and had control of that House. The Sen
ate now stands 21 locos to 12 Whigs, which car
ries us back to the days of ’4O, and the result of
the thirteen weary years is all lost at a dash.
All this is the effect of the attempt to keep up the
humbug of Unionism after the issue had no longer
reason or vitality, ,}
t Ew York, Sept. s. —An Alledged Extensive
Fraud. —A man named Gutmon, well known
here, and engaged for a long time as custom
house broker in this city, enjoying the full confi
dence ot a large portion of fereign importing
houses, disappeared last Thursday morning and
has not since been heard of. He is indebted, it
is alleged, to the Union Bank about one hundred
thousand dolUars. Aiso, to Messrs. Spies, Chust
& Co., and several others, for amounts varying
from $5,000 to SIO,OOO, He has left a wife and
large family of children in this city. The pre
sumption is that he has gone to Europe.
A New Wrinkle.—We were yesterday
shown, says the New York Sun, a specimen of
beef dressed in the West, and brought to the
New York market. It was in as fine condition,
and as fresh as if dressed in the morning at one
of our city slaughter-houses. This astonishing
result is effected by means of “dry refrigerating
cars,” in which the beef is packed immediately
after being dressed, and then forwarded by the
railroads to the various markets.
Profits of Concert Singers.—The New
\ork Journal of Commerce states that Madam
Sontag, who has been one of the most successful
of her professsion, and therefore is not to be
taken as specimen ot the whole, deposited with
Count Rossi, previous to May last, forty-two
thousand dollars as her net profits from singing
since her arrival in this country. This wa3 done
notwithstanding something like SIB,OOO was
paid for renting concertrooms, nearly $7,000 for
advertising, and sums of $5,000 to $9,000 to
musicians for professional services, besides nu
merous other expenditures.
Philadelphia, Sept. 5 . Trial of Bishop
Doane. —The House of Bishops met at Camden
this morning, and was fully attended. Bishop
Doatie addressed the court in reply to the legal
document submitted on Saturday by the present
ing bishops, being the opinion of the Hon. John
C. Spencer, of New York, that the report of
the committee of the diocese of New Jersey
could not be legally recognized by the court.
After Bishop Doane had concluded his argu
ment, the presenting Bishops replied, and then,
according to an order of the court, both the re
spondent and presentors were excluded whilst
the court made its decision. The court contin
ued three hours in secret conclave, and great
anxiety was manifested to know tne result by
those outside. It was finally announced, upon
the adjournment of the Court, that the motion
to hear the committee of the diocess had been
rejected. The vote was not known. This re
sult is considered unfavorable to Doane, as the
motion was strongly urged by his friends.
I Telegraphed for the Charleston Courier. ]
Baltimore, Sept. s. —Fire in New York. —A
fire occurred in New York on Monday morning,
which destroyed three houses. Two men per
ished in the flames.
Baltimore, Sept. s. —Extensive Defalcation in
New York —Mr. Gutman, a Custom House
Broker in New York, has absconded from that
city. He is said to be a defaulter for over
SIOO,OOO.
Baltimore. Sept. s. —Later from Rio Janeiro.
—-The barque Maryland has arrived at New
York from Rio Janeiro, with advices to the 24th
of July, which state that Coffee had advanced
from 400 to 600 reals.
Baltimore, Sept. 5. —New York Market. —In
New York on Monday Cotton was dull. The
Coffee market was firm with an upward ten
dency, and 10,500 bags of Rio were disposed of
at 10 cents per lb.
MARRIED.
In Bibb county, on tho 28th ult., by tho Hon.
John H. Brantly, Mr. Robert H. Lodge, to Miss
Mart E. Williams.
DIED,
In Macon, on the 30th ult., Benjamin Fort, in
the 50tb year of his age.
Commercial.
SAVANNAH, Sept. 6, P. M.— Cotton. —No
sales reported.
[ From the Charleston Courier .]
We aro indebted to our attentive correspondents
for the their promptness in forwarding us the sub
joined statement, which will prove interesting to
our commercial readers. Emanating from gentle
men well conversant with Cotton affairs, their ac
curacy may bo strictly relied upon.
STATEMENT OF COTTON.
Received and Exported from the Fort of Apalach
icola y from the \st Sept., 1852, to 31 si August,
1853.
Receipts. Bales.
Stock on hand Ist September, 1853 451
Rec’d bn. Ist Sept., 1552, to 31st Aug., ’53...143,458
Total receipts 143,909
Expoits—Foreign. Bales.
To Liverpool 43,494
Havre 3,460
Marseilles 2,105
Antwerp 3.423
Rotterdam . 1,701-54,183
Exports—Coastwise.
Ts New York 25,325
Boston 45,107
Providence 8,871
Fall River 3,730
Philadelphia 329
Baltimore 645
New Orleans 5,196-89,203-143,386
Stock on hand Ist September, 1853 523
Ree’ts. fm. Sept. 1, 1852, to Aug. 31, ’53. ...143 458
“ “ “ 1851, to Aug. 31, ’52.. .144,038
Decrease in 1852-'53 580
SAVANNAH EXPORTS—Sept. 6.
Per schr. Cataract, for New York—l76,ooo feet
Lumbar, and sundry pckgs. Mdze.
gliijiyiiifl jtotrUigrnrr.
ARRIVALS FROM CHARLESTON.
Barque Copernicus, Whieting, Bremen.
Barque Velocity, Rydor, Boston.
Schr John T. Fardy, Travers, Richmond, Va.
CLEARED FOR CHARLESTON,
bhip Catharine, Andrews, at Now York.
CHARLESTON, Sept. B.—Cleared, brig Lancot,
Blaisdell, Portland, Me.
Wont to sea, steamship Southerner, Ewan, New
\ ork; schrs S. Canon, Edwards, a Northern port;
H. Lea, Errickson, Wilmington, N. C.; Wandopaseo,
Eddy, a Northern port,
SAVANNAH, Sept. 7.—Arr. steamship Florida,
Woodhull, Now York; barque Prospect, Brown,
Now Y T ork.
Cleared, schr Cataract, Rice, Now York.
Departed, steamer Fashion, Philpoi, Augusta.
THE LADIES’ WORKBOOK —Published by
Alex. Montgomery.
*• On the w ord of a lady, we unhesitatingly eom
moud this as a highly valuable and important pub
lication, containing full and explicit instructions
in all the mysteries of knitting, netting, crochet,
einbroidory and lace-making, with designs, beau
tifully engraved, for innumerable edgings, collars,
handkerchiefs, caps,tidies, counterpanes, bags.pur
sos, slippers, pinouihions, hand-screens, lamp-mats,
and more things besides, “ than were ever dream
ed of in our philosophy.” Wocommend it to tho
attention of any one of tho present day, who
“ seokoth wool and flax, and worketh willingly
with her hands,” with a passing thought at the
wonderment of “ tho excellent woman” of the
olden time, could she have seen such a guide to
industry as this.” For salo or inspection by
s °Pt 7 THOS, RICHARDS A SON.
NEW ROOKS. —Poems by Thomas Buchanan
Reid ; a now and enlarged edition.
A Complete Work on Tanning.
Kingsford, Skinner and Clarke on Plank Roads;
and A Whisper to a Newly-married Pair—price
12£ cents. For sale or inspection by
ae Pt 7 THOS. RICHARDS A SON.
OILS, fitC.
JUST landed, 2,000 lbs. BLUE STONE ;
10,000 lbs. White Lead ;
1,000 gallons Linseed Oil ;
250 boxes French Winiow Glass
10 bbls- Castor Oil;
2,000 lbs. Epsom Salta :
1,000 gallons Lamp Oil.
The above articles are offerod at extremely low
prices by WM. H. TUTT,
sept 7 dAc Wholesale A Retail Druggist.
BARRY’S TRICOPHEROUS —5 gross just re
ceived by WM. H. TUTT,
sept 7 Wholesale A Retail Druggist.
i f* HHDS. of extra Baltimore BACON SIDES
1 O just receive:* by C. E. GIRARIEY.
aug 31
I / V/ i BOXES assort. Adamantine CANDLES.
1 25 bbls. Crushed and Powdered Sugar.
5 bbls. fresh Best on Butter Crackers,
aug 18 THAYER & BUTT.
*** T klaEGj? A.Pii"
Transmitted to the ,. D
Baltimore, Sept. 6 P „
The French Minister 1
It is rumored that Gen. Cass i
the French Mission, but no
received from him. badb#*e r ,
New York, Sept. 6 P
Arrival of the Albany ’ ’ *
The U. S. ship Albany, has arrive
Com. Newton on board, who we are
learn is recovering his health. P i( ased to
Yellow Fever at Auk Caye 3
Advices iron. Amt C.,«, sta t, that th. v ,
lew Fever was raging there. le! " "
Charleston, Sept.
CorroN.-The sales of the week J'v J
hundred and fifty bales at 9to H Cents ‘ loor
| are nominal. The receipts 0 f the w
(1,600 bales. Stock on hand exclusive
! on shipboard 9,200 bales. Increased ra
| all the ports 905,256 bales. ' tlpts *t
| ©rtobrr
! assr* *■
! candidate for Sheriff of Burke county Jik’ a3 a >
: ing election ,and oblige * ’ la °
- - 8ep — Many Burke Boys
j Mr- Editor •—Please annoTaiTi;
.)»..> name m your paper as n . 5
! represent the Democratic Party in 6 I
j CengcGssional District in tho next ConmJ 6 ”® 4
—- C P 8 Ja W. Wirjojt.
Mr. Editor: Please announce j7~»
llaynf., ot Scrivencounty as ,
didate for the office of Brigadier General' r in '
Division, Second Brigade, G. M„ on fcXS*
day in October next., composed of the I
Scriven, Burke, Jefferson, Emanuel, MnJLJIf
Tattnall, and Bulloch. Many VotS?'
sep 4 dtetd ’■
Thelrionds oiCol. R. ;n7j„h nstoa
of UancceK. announce him as ac™
didato for the office of Judge'of tho Superior Con •
of the Northern Circuit, at tho ensuing Octota
election. “auj:n
are authorized to
Col. Thus. E. Beall, as a candi
date tor the Senatorial branch of the Legislature
from Columbia county, at the approaching elec’
tion- aug24 '
NLi . Editoi . Please announce J
Randolph Whitehaad, as a can
didate for Brigadier General, 2d Brigade, Ist I>;
vision, G. M., at tho election in October next and
oblige- aug 24 Many Voters.
xf . Mir . Editor ; You will please an- I
nounce E. C. Glisson, Esq., as the ad
ministration candidate to represent the Burke-
Senatorial District in tho next General Assembly
and oblige. Many Voters
aug 17
Mr. Editor ; —You will please aa
nounce B. L. Perkins, of Burk«
county, as a candidate for the House of Renres®.
tatives to bo elected in October next, and oblige
aug 17 Many Voters,
are authorized to announce Col
John Milledge. as a candidate for
re election to the Representative branch ofthenex;
Legislature. A Majority of Voters,
aug 14
%Ve are authorized to announce thr
Hon. Edmond Palmer, as a candi
date for the Senate, to represent Burke county, in
the next Legislature. Numbers Enough,
aug 11 x
We are authorized to aunounce Ur.
G. B. Powell, as a candidate for tin
Legislature to represent Burks county, intheseis
Session. “Independent Voters,''
aug 11
* "-jg*"' s Po llie Voters of the Northovn Judiii
Circuit.—The friends t>f the 1m
Garnett Andrews, respectfullv present himt?
a candidate for Judge of said Crrcuit. Electiss
first Monday in October. augfl
To the Voters of the Eighth Cobjm-
ISj-v-JSs sional Dis riot —The friend! of thi
Hon. Henry B. Todd, of Jefferson county, re
spectfully pre.-ect him to the Voters of the Eighth
Congressional District, as a candidate, to represont
them in tho Congress of the United States.
aug 11
W* are requested to aunounce ff,
*yK_*2k 11. Whitfield, as a candidate for the
House of Representatives, in Jasper county.
aug 11
jW** Mr. Editor —You will please ar.-
nounce Major A. R. Wright, cl
Jefferson, as a candidate for Brigadier General,
tor 2d Brigade. Ist Division g. m at tho election
in October next, and oblige Man y Voters.
aug 4 td
W e arc authorized to announce ilobt Ej
R. R. Lawson, Esq,, as a candidate for ;
Brigadier General, 2nd Brigade, Ist Division,
the election to take place on the Ist Monday in
October next,
july 22 td
Editor :—You will please se
nounce John F. Lawson, Esq., as a
candidate to represent the Burke Senatorial D: ;
trict in the next General A scmbly and oblige
July 24 A Southern Rights Democrat
digicom D. Jones will he support* l
as a candidate for the House of llepre [
sentatives from Burke county in the nest Legal* |
ture by ljuly 3] Many Voters,
® ,eTer suffer Jong from a [
* At this age of the world, when you can j
got Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral, it is a criminal neg- j
lect, if you do not cure it. aa^L.
Marriage Invitations aim Vis:tiß{ I
Cards written by Master Ed. Wiui>
A Card—The undersigned retro j
Ss thanks to bis friends and the publicfo- \
their past patronage, and respectfully a “ n °“5 f ,' f
that, he has associated with him Mr. JOShPd |
BEALS, late of Savannah, and will j
ness under tho name and style of COFID I
BEALS, in all the branches of |
namely ; House, Sign and Ornameeml W-* 1
ING, GILDING; GRAINING; GLAZING, ix
JOHN G, COFFIN-
Office in Jackson, cornerot Greene street.
y —Tho undersigned takes this modi*- 1
jj&v " timo to announce to the citizens of V
gusta and vicinity, that hay ing received the ok
of tuition from good masters, they are •nahtob'
furnish work in style equaito that obtained
whore; such a3 Military, Civic and Society bA ; j
NERS ; Designing, Ornamental, Fresco, Pamne ■ |
led and Marble WALLS; Plain and or»mf“
SIGNS; SHADES, &c. JOHN G. COFFiV
sept 22 ly JOSEPH A .JBEAL^
Premium Dagilerrcan (iallery.-^"
© firm of Tucker A Perkins ; i
been dissolved by limitation lasi February. - !
dersigned will continue to practice the art o ? |
uerreotyping in all its various branches, ana f
his long practical experience he feels conn
his ability to please the most fastidious.
The pictures now being taken at this Gan*■. f •
pronounced by those who arc judges, s °P?VLf or »
tone and life-like expression, to any «J® r ‘
produced in Augusta. Isaac U-
N. B. Artists purchasing Stock, will P m
in mind that materials are sold at lower ra » i ■.
at any other house this side of New^ork^j-^^
BUTTER! LARD! CHEESE! FLOI’B .
barrels No. 1, Lard. I (
13 kegs Prime Goshen Butter.
25 boxes Cheese.
175 bags Extra Family Flour, _ (CoattailI'* 1 '*
Mills,) in Storo and for sale on consigr ,ment &
aug 27 S. C. GHENVI
Q/ \ BBLS, H. Smith FLOUR, f'.oro nfff " ac ' 5 '
&y~J 5 packages fine Mocha COFFEE
-40 boxes French Patent C ANL»LES. T
_aug 23 _ TKaYEH A 1 !
TVTEW « On OS. —Just received two <**? *!,
11 Priced Muslin DeLains, to which wc jnTl
attention of the Ladies.
aug 28 GRAY BROTHER;
FISH,'cROFT3S3. o in
6ft PACKAGES Mackerel Nos. h - a “ a ’
whole and half Barrels.
20 kite Mess Mackerel.
500 lbs Codfish.
25 boxes Smoked Herring. . t andi»l'
2 barrels extra Pickled Roe
to-morrow for DAWSON & SKUg
aug 28 *
GENTS’ FREACII f ALF
A now article of Gents’ French Ca
Boots made to order. Received by
juno 3
EKIiVIA \Gt A > O.—A tevTl ons. "f * h £ ro pj.
nine Article, just in time for A ur P
Ac., received and for sale by Tu-ncei^
aug 18 WM. -
SMOKED fONGUES
-2 BARRELS, Extra largo Smokea
Just received by Steamer. aad t® l gpjf.
July 18 THAIEU * A