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Cntratttathrrafet & -Rtpublit. BV JAMES GARDNER,. T „ rßn n °?^ ICE 0N Mcintosh-strekt, ' Flow THK MORTH-WBST OORNKR OF broad -strkkt. IT E R M S * Tri rr !“ a,l '’ance) ... .per annum. .$8 00 < lf j P ai 'i >u advance) per annum.. 5 00 weekly (if paid in advance) per annum 200 To the Independent Voters of the State of Georgia. Ihe moral influence and power of any party is in its opinions and principles— except so far as it represents well defined political opinions and doctrines, it is a mere taction to be looked upon with distrust, as got up to serve the ends of designing men. In 1840 and 1844 the whig party under the lead of Mr. Clay, had their prin ciples floating at the head of their banners; were a national bank, a protective tariff, distribution of the proceeds of the public lands, internal improvement by the general gov ernment. and aboUtion of the qualified Veto power. How stands the matter now, and what position do the. whigs of Georgia occupy, and what is their object ? The whig convention which lately assembled at Milledgeville—in or der to “ catch birds ot every feather” has been designated by its friends by a variety of names. Mr. Stephens and the committee, who a few days ago addressed the people of Georgia, call it “ The convention of the friends of the Georgia Platform.” In some places it is called “the Union convention” in others the conservative convention, &c., &c., while the convention it self “ resolved” that it was a convention of “ Republican Citizens.” The wire workers of that convention well know that no one would ever suspect its members of belonging to the “ Republican party” hence the necessity of “ re solving” that it was a convention of “ Republi can Citizens”—Speaking of men as paitisans, and of a convention as a party, is it true that this was a convention of “Republican Citizens.” Are they “Republicans ;” or are they the “ same old coons' afraid to own their cherished princi ples, and ashamed to assume their former name, undei which they have been so often defeated by the Republican party, now seeking to deceive a portion of that party by assuming their name 1 Resolving that they are Republicans won’t make them so until they change their principles. The “ leopard must change his spots”—but in saying that they are not republicans, let us see if I do them injustice. The term “ Republican party” is well under stood and has a definite and fixed meaning—the first division and organization of parties after the formation of the government was into “ Repub licans” and “ Federalists,” from that day until this there has been two opposing parties in the country—although, known by different names, yet they are the regular succession of the re publicans and federalists. Let us trace fora mo ment the history of the two parties, and see how and where they now stand. “By their fruits ye shall know them.” At the very birth of our government, while it was yet struggling for life, Federalism raised its head, and those who had no confidence in the capacity of the people for self-government, called aloud for a strong government by which the head thereof could at the point ot the sword enforce its mandates. In the convention which formed the constitution, Alexander Hamilton, was the master spirit of this doctrine, distrusting and looking down upon the common people, and having aristocratic no tions, that the rich and well born should govern the rest, it was his object, and those who acted with him, to form and assimilate our govern ment as nearly as possible to that of England— Adams, Knox, and others agreeing and acting with him. So much were these federalists distrusted even at that day, on account of their desire for power, and a strong absolute government, that John Adams was elected Vice President by a minori ty of the votes cast, receiving enly 34 out of G 9 —35 being cast for others. During the first Congress, Mr. Hamilton as Secretary of the Treasury, recommended the payment of the debts of the states by the general government— a national Bank, an internal excise duty, &c., &c. The Cabinet was divided, Hamilton and Knox advising Federal, and Jefferson and Ran dolph. Republican measures. Jefferson styled his party the “ Republican party.” These early divisions into parties, and the vigilant care of the Republican i arty, gave rise to the ten amend ments added to the Constitution, which stands to-day as an impregnable rampart of the rights of the people of the States. During Gen. Washington’s second term, par ties became very equally divided in Congress; so much so that in the Senate the President, Adams, often decided by his casting vote —the Democratic and Federal parties were now formed, and at the close of Gen. Washington’s administration before the Democratic—or as it was then called Republican party—had become fairly organised, the Federalists elected John Adams, President—and here commences the struggle which has lasted from that day until this between the two parties, for the ascendan cy in the government. The Whig party at ti.is point made its organization, took its stand under Mr. Adams. The Democratic party at the same time under Mr. Jefferson, and here commences Whig legislation. Mr. Adams called an extra session of Congress in May, and commenced operations with Federal majorities in both branches of Congress. Now 7 mark closely the analogy and consistency of action between the Federalists of that day, and their regular line of political successors, all the way down to the present hour. This Congress passed a “Stamp Act,” laying a duty on paper and parehrnen* used for business purposes, also a duty on salt and other necessaries used by the people. At their next session they enacted the famous “ Alien and Sedition Law’s,” by which the Pre sident was authorised, at his mere will and pleasure, to arrest any one who happened not to have been born in the United States ; and with out trial, without conviction, without evidence exile him from the Country —“ order him to de part,”—and if he refused to do so, or should be “found at large, afterwards” within the territo ry of the United States, “ without having a li cense from the President' 1 should be imprisoned three years, and never be permitted to become a citizen of the United States. The law was intended of course to act upon that class of men designated in the late Whig Convention, as “German Jews, an:! Red Republicans,” French, Irish, Scotch, and all who seek an asylum from oppression and tyranny in “ the land ot the free and home of the brave.” In the struggle for the independence of w'hich many of their fathers and many of them fought and bled—but which under federal Whig rule, would be more intolera ble than the government from which they had fled. Under tbe Sedition laws, the mouths of the people were to be closed ; any citizen who dared to utter, write, or publish, a word against the President, or his course, or his measures, or against either house of Congress, or any member thereof, was liable to be arrested and fined tivo thousand dollars , and imprisoned two years—any man who dared to deny that “the King and his Parliament can do no wrong” —under this law, odious and abomiuable as it was, several convic tions took place. The people and the presses dare not utter a word against the measures of the government, no matter how despotic. Tbe people were outraged at these rapid strides to despotism, and although numerous petitions were poured into the next Congress for the re peal of those despotic laws, and although in Vir ginia and Kentucky they were declared to be direct and gross violations of the constitution, yet they refused to repeal them. During this administration alarming advances were made towards establishing a standing army , by which the will of the government might be arbitrarily enforced upon the people and measures more des potic than those of England, carried at the point of the bayonet. A Bankrupt act was also brought forward and duties laid on Sugar, Molasses, and other necessaries. Their extravagant expendi tures, and obnoxious measures, effected however their own cure. The States had then but lately achieved their independence. The republican party were jealous ot the rights of the people. The Federalists distrusted the people and de sired a strong government, to protect the high and well bom, who as in England bear legitimate, rule ü ßy the grace of God,” and we look with grateful hearts to the Republicans ot those days who swept federalism from power, and saved us from a strong consolidated government. They elected Mr. Jefferson as the champion ofßepub- Jican principles—principles which have ever since formed the creed and foundation of action of the Pemocratic party. He was put in office $s the enemy of, and hostile to the measures of the Federal party. Thus overthrown by the I will of the people, they set about re-instating 1 themselves in power. In the election. Mr. Jef ferson for President, and Mr. Burr for Vice Presi dent, received an equal number of votes ; as the Constitution then stood, it devolved upon the Mouse of Representatives to make a selection. Ihe federalists had run Mr. Adams, but seeing now that nothing but stratagem would save them, and cheat the people, they did not hesitate to make the attempt. They abandoned their own candidate and set about defeating Mr. Jef ferson, with Col. Burr who they considered less hostile to their policy, and thereby endeavoring to defeat the republican party by dividing them, as they are now endeavoring to do in Georgia. They voted day after day—the Federalists for Burr and the Republicans for Jefferson. The Federalists thus acting reereantly to their con stituents and the country, for not a man in America had voted for Burr for President. They balloted four days without changing a vote. They sought to pass an act putting the govern ment into, the hands of an officer. The Repub licans declared that the moment such a measure should be carried, they would arm and appleal to the people, that such a usurpation of power would not be submitted to, and a convention of the peo ple would be called. Mr. Jefferson writing to Mr. Monroe at the time says, “the very word con vention gives them the horrors, in the present democratual spirit of America they fear they should lose some of the favorite morsels of the Constitution (“ailuding to concessions made to them in the Convention that framed the Con stitution.' ) Many attempts have been made to obtain terms and promises from me, I have de clared unequivocally that I w’oufd not receive the government on capitulation ; that I would not go into it with my hands tied.” The Demo crats at last succeeded in electing Mr. Jefferson. He at once set about reforming the abuses of the Whig Administration. Levees, according to the Aristocratic customs were abolished. The pom pous parade of appearing in person before Con gress, abandoned, and communication by writing adopted; thus saving the time of Congress and unnecessary aristocratic parade. The plan for a standing army was cut off, and the Army and Navy reduced to the necessary peace standard, and economy in every department, strictly ob served.—The Internal taxes on sugar, spirits, paper and license were repealed. Under Mr Adams’ Administration in 1798, the period fixed for naturalization was fourteen years, by recom mendation ol Mr. Jefferson, it was reduced to Jive. ' Before his term cf office closed, confidence w 7 as inspired in the government throughout the w’hole country. Reform and retrenchment, had succeeded costly expenditures—Republican sim plicity in the administration ot the government had taken the place of European models—and here commenced the progress of the country, which under democratic rule, is unparalleled in the history of nations, every step of which has been opposed by the u’hig party. When Mr. Jefferson acquired Louisiana from France, thus strengthening this country with an addition of some ninety thousand inhabitants, and a million ot square miles of territory—the Federalists op posed it upon the same grounds that they have ever since opposed all their acquisitions. That it would ruin the country—that this country was already too large, &c. When Napoleon defeated the Prussians, and issued his “Berlin decree” and England issued her “orders in council’ and Na poleon again his “Milan Decree,” so destructive to our Commerce, the evils would doubtless have either been entirely averted, or much sooner remedied, but for the encouragement given to England by the course pursued by the Federal party. Mr. Jefferson was succeeded by Mr. Madison, and he by Mr. Monroe, both democrats of the Jefferson school of politics. During Mr. Madison’s administration, the w T ar with England w’as declared, to this the Federalists as a party were opposed, and they at once set about form ing “a peace party.” They threw every obstacle in the way, in fact effectually taking sides w’ith the British against this country. They held the memorable “Hartford Convention” carried on publicly and privately their schemes against the government, declaring the war unjust, unholy, wicked and wrong—this they carried on, in Congress and out of it, thus giving all their aid, feelings and sympathies to our enemies. So odious had Federalists and federal measures become that during Mr. Monroe’s administra tion, they shunned the mention of the “alien and sedition laws,” “Internal excises,” “Hartford Convention,” "Black Cockade” and the name ‘Federalist’ as carefully as Georgia whigs now shun the mention of their former cherished name. Their opposition ceased for a time and old party lines were assayed to be forgotten. This apparent repentance and political reform, enabled them to so manage as to throw the elec tion of President again into the house of Repre sentatives, where they succeeded in electing John Quincy Adams; although in the electoral Colleges, Gen. Jackson received 99, and Mr. Adams but 84 votes, they therefore succeeded this time in defeating the will of the people. When Congress met the friends of the admmistra tion elected their Speaker, and in the Senate they had a decided majority—one of the first acts of this Congress was to appropriate over three nundred thousand dollars for Internal im provements ; at its next session immense sums of money and grants of land were appropriated for the same purpose, w’hich policy was followed up during the whole term. Tne “black tariff act,” as it was called of 1828 was passed, and Mr. Adams in his last message to Congress hoped that protection would not be abandoned; the friends of the administration held the “Harris burg Convention” to secure this end. The people became satisfied that Federalism was not “ dead ’ as had been pretended after its former defeat. The Republican party again aroused and hurled Federalism from power, and placed Andrew Jackson in the Presidential chair. They saw during the administration cf Mr. Adams, that it the Federalists remained in pow er. the policy of the elder Adams and his friends, would become the settled policy of the govern ment, and the rights of the people be disregar ded. At this period the Federalists as a par ty, took an open and bold stand, and Mr. Clay became their leader. During this and the suc ceeding administration, they endeavored again to have their former policy, measures and name forgotten, and to get rid of the odium attached to them. They endeavored, as they are now doing in Georgia, to deceive democrats, by as suming a new name : they fought them, as now, under different names at different points. In some places they assumed the name of “ Nation al Republicans” as the appellation best calcula ted to deceive democrats. For the purpose of accomplishing this favorite end, they called a Convention at Baltimore, thus setting the ex ample and commencing the practice of holding national conventions, which they so much de” nounce now. This convention called them seh'es National Republicans 7 and nominated Mr. Clay in opposition to Gen. Jackson for the Presidency—just as did the late party at Milledgeville, “ resolved” that it was a con vention of “ Republican Citizens,” and nomina ted Mr. Jenkins in opposition to “ Old Hickory Johnson.” The Anti-Masons had formed them selves into a party in some States, and in New York and Pennsylvania, the Clay party adop ted the Anti-Masonic ticket. But the good sense of the people again triumphed, and the effort of the Federalists to gain power by attempting to adopt the Republican name to deceive the people, received its merited rebuke. With Mr. Clay as their leader they now took up boldly their favorite schemes of Internal improvements—a protective tariff—U. States Bank, &c.,&c. One after another of these meas ures were defeated by Gen. Jackson and his friends, and the country saved from their ruin ous effects. To settle the tariff difficulty, the Compromise act as it was called, was passed in 1833. With the questions growing out of this measure the country was convulsed to its centre, and the men in Georgia who are now crying out imminent danger,” fire-eaters—disunionists, &c., were then engeged as Nullifiers in “ calcu lating the value of the Union.” The storm was assuaged by the compromise act which provided for bi-ennial reduction, so that the duties should not exceed 20 per cent by 1842 —this was accepted and understood to be a “per manent adjustment ,” of this vexed and danger ous question. Let us follow up their acts and contrast them with their present professions, and their “ Conservative” platform lately adopted at Milledgeville. During Gen. Jackson’s admins tration, Mr. Clay introduced two bills to dis tribute the proceeds of the public lands, but without effect. After this they tried a new expedient to obtain power, and took the name Whig , and in 1840 dropped both their former name and candidate and took up Gen. Har rison, and put on the ticket with him as most available —John Tyler. Owing to an embarras sed state of commerce and the currency, acceler ated by the operations of the United States Bank, many were deceived by the hypocritical cry of reform, free trade and equal rights, no protective tariff, &c., proclaimed at the South, while at the North at their conventions and meetings—looms, anvils, and all the emblems of working Mechanics, were paraded to tell North ern Whigs, that the Whig party were for pro tecting their interest, &e. Harrison was elec ted, with a Whig majority in both branches of Congeress. How were the pledges made to the people redeemed, and how soon did they com mence their favorite federal measures ? In 1840, during the Harrison campaign, when democatic speakers and Democratic presses told the people of Georgia that if the Whigs got into power they would again revive their old cherished principles, and strike for a United States Bank, a protective tariff, &c., we were told by Whig presses and.speakers that these were “ dead is sues ’ that the tariff was settled by the compro mise act, &c. The Hon. Wm. C. Dawson, Eu geni us A. Nesbit, Lott Warren, and Thos. But ler King, in an address to the people of Georgia, said, “ upon the expiration of that compromise we will be found resisting any re-adjustment ot the tariff as a political measure, so also will Gen. Harrison,” this was proclaimed by all their presses and speakers throughout the State. Now mark their course: like the federal adminis tration of Jno. Adams, they called an extra ses sion of Congress, which met in May 1841, and eosj; the country $371,477,60. An ap propriation of this amount was the first act ap proved by the new administration. The next step was to boirow twelve millions of dollars. Let it not be said that this was to pay the debts of former administrations,for the report of the Whig Secretary of the Treasury shows that the pub lic debt at that time was but Five Millions in Treasury Notes to be extended, and which in IS42the whig administration had, instead of paying any part of it, increased it to nine mil lions up to July of that year although, they had been but a lew months in power. Their cry of retrenchment, reform and economy, were on ly false promises made and intended to be broken, for Mr. F lltnore as chairman of the committee of ways and means said this “ was lather to be desired than expected ,” the next step was to pass a Bankrupt Law, and. “ tell it not in Gath,” notwithstanding the holy horror with which these “ republican citizens” now in convention look upon the “ distribution of the proceeds, of the lands,” and “ Gigantic schemes of internal improvement,” their next step was at the extra session to pass an act giving ten per cent of the proceeds of the public lands to Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Alabama, Mississppi, Missouri, Louisi anna, Arkansas, and Michigan, and to each of those states Jive hunhred thousand acres of land * for the purposes of internal improvement ,” and specified in the act that it should be faithfully applid to Roads, Railways, Bridges, Canals, and improvement of watercourses and DRAINING OF SWAMPS.” In 1842 they revived their favorite scheme of a protective tariff; after ail their protestations that,that question was set tled by the compromise. They brought for ward and passed one of the most objection able Tariff' bills ever imposed upon the Ameri can people, one ot its provisions was that “ all manufactures ot cotton, or of which cotton shall be a component part” not deyed, colored printed, or stained, not exceeding in value 20 cents per square yard, shall be valued at 20 cents per square yard and duty be paid thereon according ly.” Thus making the man who buys home spun at five cents a yard pay four times as much duty to the government as his more fortunate neighbour who is able to buy a finer article. [.TO BE CNOCLUDED TO-MORKOW. | The Weather—The Business Season After several days of extremely wet weather, we had a delightful clear bright dav yesterday, with a temperature just cool enough to remind us that the season for the return of the absent and the revival of business is at hand. For some two weeks past, the activity and bustle on our wharves with the busy throng of carts and drays passing to the depot, loaded with bales and boxes, have given token of the immense lor warding business that is going on through our channels of communication with the interior of our own and the adjoining States. Butin a few days our merchants and business men.who have sought pleasure and relaxation during the sum mer months at the North, will be crowding back to resume their places among us; and then will commence one of the most active and, we trust, prospe-ous seasons ever experienced in Savannah.— Sav. News, 14 th inst. Good Sailing. —The schooner Virginia, Capt. Ax worthy, consigned to H. K. Washburn, Esq., arrived yesterday, in seventy-five hours from New York ! During the passage she encoun strong head winds, but for which she would have arrived in a still shorter time— Sav. Geor gian, 14 th inst. Aid to New Orleans and Mobile.— The City Council of Macon, at its meeting on the 2d instant, appropriated SSOO for the relief of the sufferers by Yellow Fever in the city of New Orleans, and authorized the Mayor to ap point a Committee to solicit subscriptions from the citizens ; that Committee reported to Coun cil, on the 9th inst., $874,50 as the amount col lected, SSOO of which, by a resolution of Council, was lorwarded to Mobile, and the remainder to New Orleans. This change from its original j destination, of a part of the fund was made on ac count of the abatement of the epidemic in the latter, and its fearful increase in the former city, which recent accounts exhibit. Besides this amount of $1374.50, subscribed by the Council and citizens of Macon, other small sums have been forwarded to Aiobile and New Orleans by individuals.— Macon Messenger, 14th inst. The people of Peru are so indolent that they open pea pods with an oyster knife. In driving horses, they always have two men to each quad ruped—one to hold the reins and the other to holler “ Whoa!” When a Kenteky judge, some years since, was asked by an attorney upon some strange ruling, “ Is that law, your honor ?’' he replied, “If the Court understands herself, and she thinks she does, it are !” A celebrated toper intending to go to a masked ball, consulted an acquaintance in what charac ter he should disguise himself. “Go sober,” re plied his friend, ‘ and your most intimate ac quaintance will not know you.” An Arkansas volunteer in the Mexican war, riding on horseback, came across an Ulinoian, who was shot in the leg. The Ulinoian told him where he was wounded, and suggested to be taken up and conveyed out of danger. “ Ar kansas” placed him on behind the saddle and fastened him to himself with a leather strap. While they were hastening from danger, a grape shot took “ Illinois’ ” head off; but “ Arkansas” thought he had only fainted from fatigue and pain. When a safe place was arrived at, the horseman releasing his charge exclai ned: ‘ Well! these Illinoians are the d st liars Here, this rascal told me that he was shot in the leg.’‘ Seeing and Hearing. —A parishioner com plained to his parson, that his pew was too far Irorn the pulpit, and said that he must purchase one nearer. “Why,” asked the parson, “can’t you see plainly?” J t Yes, I can see perfectly well.” u Well, then, what can be the trouble?” Why, there are so many in front of me, who eaten what you say first, that by the time your words reach my ears, they are as flat as dish water ! Charley Grab took a field to plant at halves. At harvest time the owner came for his share of the produce ; but the wag told hirn very cooly that he was sorry there was nothing for him as the land did not yield but half a crop, which lie had taken for his half. *’ A crack brained man who was slighted by the females, very modestly asked a young lady, “ if she would let him spend the evening with her.” “ No,” she angrily replied, “ that’s what I wont. “ Why,” replied he, “ you needn’t be so fus sy; I didn’t mean this evening, but some stormy one when I cant go anywhere else /” “ Hollo, mister! have you got any grain to sell ?” “ No. Why do you ask ?” 14 Bekase I see you’ve a wry face !” Law is a country dance —people are led up and down in it till they are fairly tired out. Law 7 is like a book of surgery—there are a great many terrible cases in it. It is like physic, too —they that take the least of it are best off. It is like a scolding wife—very bad when it follows us. Law is like a new fashion—people are bewitch ed to get into it; and like bad weather, most peo ple are glad to get out of it. Augusta, ga. FRIDAY MORNING, SEPT. 16. FOR GOVERNOR, HON. H. V. JOHNSON, Os Baldwin County. DIST - FOR CONGRESS. 1— JAMES L. SEWARD, of Thomas. 2A. H. COLQUITT, of Baker. 3 DAVID J. BAILEY, of Butts. 4W. B. W. DENT, of Coweta. SE. W. CHASTAIN, of Gilmer. 7 THOMAS P. SAFFOLD, of Madison. 8— JOHN J. JONES, of Burke. Election Tickets. We are prepared to print Election Tickets, at short notice, at the following rates: for 100 tick ets $1; 200 tickets 51.50, and 25 cents for every additional hundred. The money must accompa ny the order. Bth Congressional District. John J. Jones will address his fellow r citi zens as follows: Louisville, Wednesday, 14th Sept. Augusta, Friday evening, 16th “ Dearing, Satuiday, 17th “ Warrenton, Monday 19t’n “ Sylvania, Tuesday, 27th “ HON. H. V. JOHNSON Will address the citizens of Richmond county, at the City Hall, on Saturday even ing, at 7 o’clock, on the political topics of the day. Come one, come all. The Buffalo Platform. The recent letter of the Hon. John A. Dix, defining his position, published in this paper, has thrown the agitatois of the Whig press into a new spasm of sectionalism and rage. It is well calculated to counteract their laborious ef forts to get up another excitement upon the slavery question, upon the plea that President Pierce appoints Freesoilers to office, thereby en dangering the peace and security of the country. Mr. Dix has been industriously paraded by the agitators before the Southern people, as a Ravv- Head-and-Bloody-Bones monster, of such awful power and malignity that he only required such a foothold as a subordinate office under General Pierce, to overthrow this great Republic, and swallow, at one voracious meal, all the rights held by the South under the Constitution. But what are the facts as they stand, for this is a practical question of facts, not of reminiscen ces. It appears, under Mr. Dix’s own hand, and the record of his life proves, that he is not an Abolitionist, and never was—that he never de sired, nor has he ever attempted, to interfere with slavery in the States where it already ex ists and is protected by the Constitution—that the head aud front of his offending against the South, has been, that he opposed the introduction of slavery into territories now free. This was the great and leading principle of the Freesoilers. This was the great and prominent plank in the Buffalo Platform. But the Websterites of Georgia now profess great horror of that same Buffalo platform, and, because Mr. Dix stood on it live years ago, think him utterly unfit, whatever be his present sen timents, to hold even a subordinate office under Gen.-Pierce—indeed they pretend to think the country is “in great and imminent danger ” from this, and a few similar appointments made by the President. Yet these very men thought, only last year, that no man was so lit to be Pre sident as Daniel Webster. Now, if the country is in imminent danger because Dix is Sub Trea surer at New York city, he being a Buffalo plat form man in 1848, what would have been its condition if Daniel Webster, another Buffalo platform man, had been made President of the United States ? To prove that Dix was no worse in the mud than Webster was in the mire of Freesoil we have only to quote the latter himself. We have his own word for it. At Abington (Mass.,) Oct. 10, 1848, Mr. Webster, declared that the Freesoilers at Buffalo had stolen their sentiments from the Northern Whigs. It was a clear case of petty larceny —that there was nothing in the platform that did not meet the unqualified approbation of the Northern Whigs—that if the Northern Whigs were to join the Freesoil party, “ We” said Mr. Webster , should still be the Whig party, under a different name, and that would be all.” Mr. Webster’s Freesoil sentiments were very plainly reiterated by him at Buffalo, May 22d, 1851, on which occasion he emphatically de clared : “ My opinion remains unchanged, that it was not within the original scope or design of the Constitution to admit new States out of foreign territory ; and that for one, I never would con sent: and no matter what may be said at the Syracuse Convention, or at any other assem blage ot insane persons, 1 never would consent, and never have consented, that there should be one foot of slave territory beyond what the old Thirteen States had at the time of the formation of the Union. Never! never! The man cannot show his face to me and say he can prove that I ever departed from that doctrine. He w'ould sneak away, and slink away, or hire a mercenary press that he might cry out, w hat an apostate from liberty Daniel Webster has become. He knows himself to be a hypocrite and a falsifier.” Here we find Mr. Webster boasting of his be ing a Freesoiler, only a year before his name is presented by the assailants of Gen. Pierce, io the people of Georgia, as a fit person to be President. Yet these very men now tell the people the country is in danger because a few' Buffalo plat form men, who have,since 1848,abandoned that Buffalo organization and are now acting in good faith with the national Democracy, are holding subordinate offices ! Out upon such hyprocricy. Were these pretended apprehensions for the safety of the country at any time sincere and pa triotic, one would suppose these disquieted pa tiiots would find relief in the letter of Mr. Dix. 1 hat letter declares : Ist, That he has no desire and never had, to interfere with slavery in the States where it exists. 2d, That he has no de sire to disturb the Compromise. 3d, That he desires to see the fugitive slave law', the only unexecuted part of that Compromise, faithfully executed. What more would they ask 1 What more did they expect from Daniel Webster, or Millard Fillmore? What more did either of these ever promise. Could the South have ex pected as much if Mr. Webster’s bill introduced in the Senate pending the Compromise measures, giving fugitive slaves a trial by <fury in the State in which they were arrested, had been passed 1 These agitators, so solicitous for the peace and quiet of the country, and the security of slave piopeity, have fiddled on this one string—Free ! S 0 appointments—until they have worn it out | worn themselves out—worn the patience of the | people out, but have utterly failed to fiddle up an alarm and an excitement among the people. The agitators tried it in the North Carolina and fail ed. They tried it in Kentucky and failed.— They tried it in Alabama, and failed. They tried it in Tennessee and failed—utterly failed and broke down; and that heretofore Whig State, disgusted at these reckless experiments upon popular credulity, and sectional prejudice, has become a Democratic State, and ranged itself on the side of the Administration. The people ot Georgia, tired of the intempe rate rant of Whig orators, and the inflated sus tain of Whig newspapers about '''‘great and im minent danger have looked coolly around to descry the signs thereof. They see the w'hole country in a serene and quiet state—sectional rage and ferment allayed—the laws faithfully executed at home, and the rights and honor of the Republic vindicated abroad—the people prosperous, contented, pursuing their avocations in peace and security. They behold the South progressing in wealth, in prosperity and in en terprise—her great staples commanding good prices under the Democratic principles of an un shackled commerce and repudiation of legisla tive favoritism to manufacturing capital—her slave property advancing in value in defiance of the clamor of the alarmists. They behold the Buffalo platform a shivered wreck—its frag ments floating helplessly aw’ay and sinking from sight, never more to be reconstructed while the Democratic party bears sway, and the Presi dent stands firmly to its principles and to the pledges of his inaugural. To that party, and to the firm, patriotic and statesmanlike course ol President Pierce, since his advent to office, are these happy results to be mainly attributed.— Such will be the recorded opinion of the people of Georgia at the ensuing election. The Algerine Law. The Chronicle &r Sentinel in its effort of the 7th inst., to uphold and defend the Algerine Law as “ right in principle, theory and practice sets up the following pretexts for that odious measure : A w’ord as to the reason for desiring such a law by those who signed the petition. The City Council is generally composed of men, few of whom own any real estate, and some of them no property whatever, unless it may be a little house-furniture—(some of the latter class are always in Council.) and as they pay no tax but poll, cannot generally be regarded as feeling as great an interest in the city as a hold er of real estate. These are notorious facts in the history of the City Council, and we allude to them simply as facts, and in no disparage ment to any man or member. The Council have unlimited power to tax the people—and to run the city in debt. In a single year they may create a debt of a million of dollars, and the people, the property-holders, who pay the tax es, could not prevent them. A word here as to taxation and the city debt. In 1841, when the Algerine Law was passed, the city debt was less than two hundred thousand dollars, and the rate of taxation was thirty-one cents on every hundred dollars value of real es tate and merchandise. Now the debt is four hundred and forty-nine thousand dollars; more than double ; and the rate of taxation on real estate, one dollar for every hundred dollars val ue, and fifty rents for every hundred dollars val ue of merchandise and personal property. Think, reader, of the difference and recollect that the people have now no check on the Council after they are elected, during their term of service, which is one year. The quintescence of the first of the above par agraphs is,that the most patriotic man, is he that has the most property—the citizen who holds real estate cares more for the city, its interests and welfare, than he who has the ill luck to be poor and propertyless. Property and public spirit are twin principles, and it is only when the citizen begins to accumulate one, does he be gin to feel the other. Not only, according to this view, do the pro perty holders absorb the greater part of the feel ing of interest for the public good, but it is pre sumed their brains increase with their money bags—their intelligence rises in the scale as pro perty advancesh. Wile a man had a lot, 20 teet by 50, for instance, worth only SIOO, his capacity has not matured sufficiently to be, or even to vote for, an Alderman. But by the time it is enhanced to SIOOO, his brains had de veloped ten fold —he had expanded to the intel lectual proportions of a full blown Alderman, or at least of a citizen capable of voting for one. The same wonderful results would have ensued, if, by steady perseverance in the science of mint juleps and sherry cobblers, he had become the happy possessor of a “ billiard table/’ The second paragraph, involves one imputa tion upon the intelligence and fidelity to the public interests of the members Council, under whose auspices the public debt and the rate of taxation have] been increased in the last few years. It is true, that the debt of the City has been increased some $250,000 in that time. But who have done it ? Has it been done on the more motion, and from a reckless extravagance of the members of Council, who own no property, but a little house-furniture, and in opposition to the solemn protests of their more wealthy fellovv councilmen ? What has increased this city debt ? We an swer, the Canal. Who proposed, urged and succeeded in carry ing this measure? Was it the poll tax payers, and owners of a little house-furniture merely? No. Its most strenuous advocates were among the owners if SIOOO, and upwards, of real es tate, and tax payers to the figure of $25, and up wards, annually. Was this measure for the benefit especially of of these poll tax payers, and the owners of a lit tle house-furniture. It was not ; nor was the measure advocated i on the ground that they were to be the chief : beneficiaries. It was advocated on the ground j | that it would promote the general business, and i j increase the population of the city, by estab- j ' lishing manufacturing pursuits here, and would \ enhance the value as real estate. It was urged that ! the canal would only cost about $84,000, and | that the real estate holders, who would be chief- j ly benefited, ought to pay this. The tax I known as the canal tax, was imposed to the 1 i amount of SIOO,OOO, to cover this cost. The J canal has already cost about $250,000. How ! much more it is yet to cost,before it may be call- j ed finished, we are not prepared to state. Who is to'pay the additional $150,000 or S2OO 000 of j the cost? The real estate holders? No. But J the tax payors generally. Those who pay less j than $25, annually, down to the owners of aj little, house-furniture; and payers simply of a poll tax, must pay their share, according to their means. Have the real estate holders any reason to com- I plain of this great increase of the city debt?— i ; We should suppose not, when the great increase j | in the value of the real estate of the city, since j ; the canal has been brought into use,is taken into j ! view. The year the canal was commenced, j j the value of the real estate in the city, subject ! to taxation, was assessed and taxed at a value of j about $1,900,000. Its value has been steadily ad vancing, since the projection of the canal. Its as sessed value is about $2,700,000, and it is taxed at that rate for the current year. an increase of SSOO,OOO, besides a very large increase in the value of untaxed real estate, belonging to the city, the Richmond Aca demy, the Railroad and Manufacturing Compa nies, and other corporations. How much the canal has contributed to this result, cannot be 1 precisely ascertained; but it has unquestionably 1 had its influence. Among other items, from < 25,000 to 30,000 bales of cotton are annually brought down the canal, which formerly came ' down the river, and most of which was landed ] at Hamburg. The canal has added much to the ; population ot the city, and to various business interests, the rents of the landlords included. • But we need not enlarge on this point, as we a are not aware that the advocates of the Algerine J Law are, or ever were, as a body, opposed to the canal, or look upon it as one of the “ wild vis ionary schemes of internal improvement,” to prevent which the Chronicle considers an Alge rine law desirable. What we have here said is to show that the increase of the city debt and the city taxes has not worked oppressively on real estate holders, and does not afford a pretext to the Algerines for a re-enactment of the law. i Indeedit may fairly be contended that the city has prospered under the financial manage ment of those Councilmen, who pay only a poll tax, and own only a littlt house-furniture. It is a fair subject of inquiry, what did the Board of Aldermen accomplish financially for the city during its brief administration in 1842 ? We have been told that the only measures of a financial character which distinguished its ca- : reer, was the reduction of the nightly pay of the City Watchmen from $1 to 87J cents, and the j increase in the nrice of dog collars from $1 25 to ! $1 50 a piece. If that Board performed any other exploits for the benefit of the city finances, we will take pleasure in lecognizing and re cording them, upon due information. It was composed of very intelligent gentlemen, and it was but reasonable for the friends of the Alge rine law to expect from them something to I prove that the institution of the upper Board | was expedient and proper. The Algerine Law. We mentioned in our last, that we were in I errorin stating that the petition to the Legisla ! ture was signed by the late Philip McGran, De i mocrat, and said that it must have been signed by Philip McCan, one of our worthy Whig Me chanics. This gentleman has called on us, and i states that he never saw nor signed the petition, | and that his name is not McCan, but McCann. \ Who is Philip McCan? To the Independent Voters of the State of Georgia. Under this heading, we commence this morn ing, the publication of an able address from the pen of Robert McMillan, Esq., to which we would call the attention of our readers, particu larly the younger portion of them. Mr. McMil lan pourtrays, in a masterly manner, the princi ples of the two great political parties of this country, from its formation to the present time. We bespeak for this aiticle a careful and .atten tive perusal. Ho ! for Bearing! Those who wish to pay a visit to Dearing on Saturday, and hear the Hon. H. V. Johnson, and other Democratic speakers, can do so at a moderate cost, by leaving their names at this of j fice to-day. Should forty or more go, we are in i formed that the Railroad Company will provide an extra car for their conveyance,and will charge only one fare for the trip. > | The Meeting To-Night. > j J. J. Jones, Esq., the Democratic nominee to ; j represent the Sth District in the next Congress, ; ! will address the citizens of Augusta This Even i ling, at the City Hall. Mr. Jones is a young man of promising talents, and although there is but little probability of his election, still he is . willing, for the good old cause of Democracy, to . stand up and defend the principles of his party. Let there be a good attendance of Democrats.— f To our Whig friends we extend, in his behalf, . a cordial invite. Thk Race between the British Glibber 5 Guiding Star and the Boston Clibber Am r biutrite.— These two vessels left St. Johns, N. ' 8., together, on the 21st of July, for England.— j The Guiding Star, bound to Liverpool, arrived there on the the 20th ult., and the Amphitrue, ’ bound to London, arrived at Deal on the 25th ■ ult. The latter has thus lost the race. £• Alarming Disclosure..— One Prof. J. W. Jewett of North Carolina, informs the Fayette ville North Carolinian that he has made comets his study for the last 31 years, and that the one i which has just left us has only made a brief de . tour—tor the purpose of acquiring more momen f j turn perhaps--and was to have returned on the j 13th of this month and strike this planet! The ; same result will then doubtless happen as in the , case hypothetically put to Mrs. Partington, who t | on being asked, “if an irresistible force should , ! come in contact with an immoveable body,” gave her opinion that, “one or Hother of ’em will get hurt !” ! The Detroit Free Press, says that Gen. Cass • . is in the enjoyment cf most excellent health.— j Those who saw him ten yeais ago can now dis i cover few- if any, of the changes that are usual- ! | ly wrought by a half score of years upon men of | j his age. i I William Lloyd Garrison, stated, at a recent convention at Metropolitan Hall, that he was opposed to the Maine Liquor Law, because, by voting for it, he would be recognising the laws S and canstitution of the United States, which he could not conscientiously do. Commander Tatnall. —The Mobile Adver- j | tiserot Friday says : “ We are pleased to learn, ' | from reliable authority that this distinguished of ficer is recovering from a severe attack of yellow fever of which he has recently been ill at Pen sacola Navy Yard J 5 Rain, Rain I —lhe Sandersville Georgian of ! the 13th inst., says : “ The rains have continued 1 to iall during the greater part of the past w r eek, | j indeed it has been as gloomy and disagreeable a j season as we have seen; it was showery from Thursday evening to Saturday' morning, when it ! set in real good earnest, and continued for tw'en ty-six hours without ceasing, since then it has ; been cloudy, gloomy, chilly, drizzly, mucky, and foggy. A stallion seized Mr. Boyington, of Oberlin, Ohio, in his moutlf, and thew him into the air; j when he struck the ground the horse jumped ! upon him with his fore feet, seized him by the | bead, and broke his n*ck short off, severing the jugular veins with his teeth. Gen. Cass’ Letter to the Presieent.- Ihe letter which Gen. Cassis reported to have written to President Pierce is said to be the most cordial. He assures him of his high per sonal and political regard, and declares no Presi ! dent ever had so many difficulties to encounter ; ; that his course has been wise, judicious and j patriotic ; and that the writer will accept no ! position uuder the government, but as Senator : the President can rely upon his earnest and hearty support of the administration. Secretary McClelland received a letter of like import. Died, in Falmouth, Maine, August 24, Mr. James Dobbins, aged 102 years, 5 months and ; 17 days. Mr. Dibbins was born in Pennsylvania March 7, 1751. At the age of 12 years, he re moved with his father to the State of Georgia. He served an apprenticeship of seven years to learn the ship carpenter’s trade, and wrought at that business till the Revolutionary war broke out. He then entered the army for sixteen months, and at the end of that time he again en listed for the war, and served, until peace was declared, under General Lincoln. He was ta ken prisoner by the British at Charleston, S. C. Mr. D. had a brother in the army who was kill ed. After the war he returned home, and em ployed himself at his trade until about the year 1787, when he came to Maine. He married Catharine Pitman, daughter of John Pitman of Halifax, in May, 1788. Mrs. Dobbins was born in Richmond, Va., March 7, 1?71. He wrought at his trade till about 1801, when he removed to Falmouth, where he resided till his death. [communicHed.] To 73 Railroad Mechanics The objection made to Mr. Milled- a. i , Osmond, as candidates for the Legislatu • Mr ’ tainly a peculiar one. Mr. ra Good Citizen,” and Mr. Osmond tleman.” Can any better combi nation b *** The elements which compose a % ' e m ade, and a u gentleman,” are the nearest C ‘ tlZf!ll God’s imago on earth-., J ‘ '"""■'kt. We doubt if two better men could b« more particularly the latter, Mr. Osrno ] although absent from the city, is ’ spected not only as a ** gentleman” h./ a ' ld ' e chanic. 1 a a We assure the “ 73 Railroad Mechanic.), r there is no trickery or pretense in the is simply to elevate men who deserve it t * position to which they are entitled ’ ° Jl! i A . Ra,l * oat> Mechanic. Sudden Death Joseph GeoroTF.., the most respectable citizens of Savann^ 01 * of suddenly at his house yesterday rnomi d apoplexy. He had previously eniov* ng ’ 01 health, and had risen early, to open th^L- 8 ? his servants, and again retired to bed u Ol seven o’clock he rose as usual, but onlv'st ° Ut a few feet from his bedside, he returned down. As his actions were unusual S 3 looks indicated distress, Mrs. George her children, but before thev could “et room, the vital spark had fled °M r p he was sixty-three years of age, and was aw? time of his death, our City Treasurer the lice he has filled with fidelity for ° l past. He was a native of New York bJT* been a constant resident of this city, since mu Savannah Republican , 14 th inst, ' 3b ' Iron for the Augusta & Waynes. , Railroad -The ship Naomi, which arS here yesterday from Cardiff, Wales hasnn u J 650 tons Railroad Iron, to Padleford Fay & p for the Augusta & Waynesboro’ road This ’ the last cargo that will be required for the cJ pletion of the road, and as all the timber for ft superstructure is ready we look for an earlv | pletion of the entire line. We believe there a only about eight miles of the track to lav now and that after the Ist of October there will L but four or five miles of staging between here and Augusta.— lb. Little Pee Dee R. R. Bridge—We learn that the bridge across the Little Pee Dee is com pleted, and that on or about Wednesday next th cars will cross it. This will shorten the preset, stage line about four miles. The energetic con tractors of the road expect, and have the facin' ty, to complete the unfinished part of the road very rapidly.— Morion Star, Tuesday. Boston, Sept. 12.— Seizure of Fiskm* Vend, —Trouble Expected.— The schooner James Ri x has arrived here from the Bay of Cbaleur Her captain reports that the American schooner Ga zelle, of Dennis, also three schooners of New buryport, Massachusetts, and three vessels 01 Cape Ann, have been seized by the British upon the charge of violating the fishing laws.’ All the above vessels were taken off Fox river. The affair has caused no small degree of excitement and trouble is anticipated, j Washington Sept. 12.—Washington Ajfatn. —All the rumors of a rupture between Mr Marcy and the President are incorrect. The cabinet is regarded as a unit. They had a long session to-day, at which ioreign affairs weredis’ cussed. Captain Ingraham will ceitainly be sustained. George M. Dallas is in town, and may possi bly get the mission to China or to France. The rumor that Secretary Davis is about to leave the cabinet to run for United States Sena tor from Mississippi is regarded as unfounded. Beverely Tucker’s paper, the Sentinel,mil not make its appearance till the 19th inst. Camden, N. J., Sept. 12.— Trial of Hiikp Doane. — Ihe Court of Bishops re-assembled here this morning. Bishop Doane occupied the whole morning with his speech in reply to Bish op Mcllvaine, and the question in regard to quashing the presentment will hardly be reached today. • I Second Despatch.] Camden, Sept. 12.—Bishop Done concluded his speech about 2 o’clock to-day, when the Court adjourned till to morrow. The vote will then be taken to decide whether the case is to be tried or not. FUNERAL NOTICE. The Friends and Acquaintance of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Richards, and family, aro re quested to attend the Funeral ofMrs. RICHARDS, from her late residence, comer of Reynold and Jackson streets, this morning, at half past tea o’clock. sept 16 MARRIED. On the 17th of August, by the Rev. Luke S. Novve!, Mr Green Foster to Miss M. Elizabeth Lawshe. all of Bibb county. DIED, la Harris county, Ga., on the 24th ult, Miss Caroline H. S., daughter of Judge Morgan, in the 16th year of her age. Died, in Americus, on the sth inst., Hon. A.M. D. King, in the 58th year of his age. Comoimiul. Augusta, Sept. 15—6,p. m. The river is in good boating order—seven anda half feet of water in the channel. MACON, Sept. 14.— Cotton. —Very little Cotton ; has arrived during the past week, in consequence of the recent rains, and few, if any sales made. quote prices from 8 to 10 cents. SAVANNAH, Sept. 13, P. M.^~Cotton —There wassomedemaad to-day, and the sales amounts 87 bales, all new, at the following prices : 3 at 8h 4 at 101, 74 at 10|, and 6 bales at 11 cents. SAVANNAH IMPORTS—Sept. 13. Per ship Noami, from Cardiff, Wales—6so tons Rail Road Iron. CHARLESTON IMPORTS—SEPTEMBER 14- Ha vana—Brig Adela—9o hhds. Sugar, and a quantity of Fruit, to J. Chapman ; 15 boxes Sugar, to J. & G. E. Gibbon ; 2 cases Segars, to Dawson <fc Skinner, of Augusta. _ Shipping JntrUigrnrr. ARRIVALS FROM CHARLESTON. Schr Laurel, Dodge, Bangor. Schr A. M. Ward, Wilmington, N. C. cleared for charleston. Brig L. W. Maxwell, Burt, at Boston. CHARLESTON, Sept. 15.—Arrived, Larqu® George, Now York; barque Radient, Flinn, ton; brigs Mary Adeline, Gram, Rio Janeiro; Ade la, Westendorif, Havana; Alida, Swenson, A ork; M. H. Chappell, Errickson, Pniladelpan* schrs J. Garrison, Hallock, New \ r ork: J. R Glover, Ogier, Camden, Me.; P. C. Ferguson, Roberts, Baltimore. Cleared, brig G. L. Abbott, Getty, New Orleans, ■ schr Eclipse, Chapman, Key West and Havana. Went to sea. steam ship Union, Adams, York; barques Maria Morton, Francis, New to l *' ' Como, Smith, Boston; brig Caroline, Harding I Boston; schrs Sami. Bolton, Mershon, Phiißdc , phia; Lucent, Paridge, New York. SAVANNAH, Sept. 14.—Arrived, steam ship Augusta, Lyon, New York; ship Noauii, Jonpso • Cardiff, Wales; barque Harvest, Nichols, N 0 ' brigs Francis P. Beck, Smith. Boston; navel • Madison, Boston; schrs Jonas Smith, Furman. York; Virginia, Axworthy, New \ork; / English, Philadelphia; D. L. Clinch, Watts, more. NEW GOODS. P. & M. GALtAHER to HAVE just received tlie following H jV n which they respectfully invite the. a of the public : Rich Bonnet and Neck RIBBONS'- Black and Colored Velvet do. Black Gimps and Fringes. Black Lace, all w dtlis. C] Embroidered Chemisetts and Under ' Embroidered Cuffs and Collars. Black and Colored Kid Gloves. Jaconots and Swiss Incerting and LUgi S- E j.broidered Linen Cambric Handkeic 1 Linen Lawn and Linen Cambric. Brocade and Pla d Silks. Bombazenes and Alpacas rr^ Also a select stock of Ladles and Gents- * which wiil be sold at very reduced prices. wr j Shirtings, Osnaburgs and Kerseys, a jj prices. ts F