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K Hfpubik. j 3T JAMES OAP.ESS?..' °* FICE on mcintosh-street, ' Oil THK NORTH-WEST CORNER OF BROAD-STREET. TER MS • Triw pai r. r paid in advance > per annum. .$8 00 w,:f, r l / (~ f paid « advance) per annum.. 500 Weekly (if paid in advance) per annum.. 200 To the Independent Voters of the State of Georgia. [concluded] In the tariff billot this session which embrac ed a clause for the distribution of the sales of the public lands, Capt. Tyler, who the whigs had taken on trust, vetoed it on account of the land clause. Mr. Clay says, in writing to a committee of manufacturers at Syracuse, “the bill passed, and then the veto was applied. A majority of the whigs, adopted the painful but patriotic resolution to make a temporary sacri fice of the principles of distribution ” for the pur pose of securing the passage of the tariff bill, and in the debate of the tariff bill, the whigs hesitated not to declare that in 1833 by the compromise act, they did not intend to abandon the principles of protection , and only “ looked to more favorable times for a renewal of a more efficient tariffV Every effort was made to establish an other U. S. Bank, but Capt. Tyler said no, they tried their favorite scheme of new a name, and brought up a bill and called it a “ fiscal corpora tion.’ 7 but, Capt. Tyler shook his head. It was the “ Same Old Coon ” under a new name, thus as in days gone by, recreant to every promise they had made to the people and faithful to their old cherished measures, they were again forced upon the country as soon as they got into pow er. Let it not be said that these were Northern whig measures either, nofsanctioned by Georgia Whigs, who had told the people that they were “dead issues.” Mr. Stephens in a labored speech In 1844 defending the tariff act of 1842 and the principles of protection, says, “ whig principles are the same everywhere and the same they have been from the beginning of the government and this is true they are the same old federal princi ples. He says “we are in favor of a sound na tional currency of uniform value throughout the country,” in other words a Government Bank. “ We are in favor of a tariff, for revenue, with discrimination, giving lair and adequate protec tion to American industry. 7 ’ “We are in favor of a distribution of the proceeds of the sales of the public lands amongst tbe several States to which they rightfully belong.” Mr. Toombs also opposed the repeal of the tariff of 1842, and put his chief objection upon the ground of the advalorum principle in the act ot 184 G which he said he was opposed to ; this is the way in which the whigs of Georgia who told the peo ple that these issues were “settled and dead” and. would not be renewed, redeemed their promise. The whig party cf Georgia in 1844 as weil as the whig party of the Union put up Mr. Clay, the father of the protective system, and of the distribution of the proceeds of public lands, in a word as the champion of all the whig doctrines. They were now in power, and boid- Jy avowed their principles which before they got into power they had told the people of Geor gia they had abandoned, as “ dead issues ;” they strenuously opposed the acqusition of Texas, as they ha i done that of Louissanna and Florida, and in the Mexican war, they took sides with Mexico as did their federal predecessors in the war ot 1812, and although they denounced the war as unholy, unjust and unconstitutional, and opposed it from beginning to end ; yet true to their instincts for availibihty they seized upon one of the chiefs of that war, the man who struck the first blow, and by means of honor acquired in that war, placed him at the head of their party, though utterly unquallified for such a position. It is worthy ol remark, that ?o faithless to their pretensions, made before elec tions and so regardless of the rights and will of the people, and so tr e to their old cherished no tions of government, that the people have never yet trusted them a second time, they have nev er yet re elected a President. The excitement of the war over, democracy had again resumed her position and in the late contest for president, whiggery has received a death blow that has driven its votraries into the old expedient of get ting up a new name , and crying out “ old is sues are dead ” —“ old party lines are abolish ed.” They now are no longer Whigs, but “ Re solved” that they are “ Republican Citizens” and invite the co-operation oh' all those Wheth er Whigs or Democrats, &c., and yet in the same resolution and in their presses and stump speech es, denounce President Pierce for affiliating with any but Simon pares. They denounce, and con sider the country in “ imminent danger” from the fire-eaters, secessionists, &c., and yet are by all means in their power, inviting those fire eaters and disunionists to co-operate with them. Before their late defeat, and for the last two vears, their motto was. “ a faithful execution of the compromise measures, finality of the slavery agitation.” The body of the Democratic party of Georgia believing that the South had been wronged, opposed those measures until they were settled against them finally, then, as was their duty, they acquiesced. Now the Whigs, (or I should say a portion of the Whigs) are opening the agitation anew, and thereby show ing that their vows about wishing the Compro mise to be a final settlement of the question, was as faithless in this, as in the compromise of 1833, in the days of Nullification. These same men who put in office and supported Fillmore and his cabinet of freesoilers—Tom Corwin of bloody hands memory, and others, say that they look with distrust on President Pierce. This same party in Georgia put the true text of political Orthodoxy upon the question of acquiescence in the Compromise measures. I defy them to show that the President has appointed a man to office of any kind who does not subscribe to this doc trine. In his letter accepting the nomination, and in his Inaugural he declared this to be his creed, and he has appointed no man to office who did not support him and the platform, fugitive slave law and all. These men get up°scare crows whenever it suits their ends. Some of them objected to Gen. Scott on account of his freesoil proclivities, and to answer their designs in Georgia, took up Daniel Webster who during his whole life was a freesoiler and boasted that I never would consent and never had consented that there should be one toot of slave territory beyond what the old thirteen States had at the time of the foundation of the Union. Never! never!! the man cannot show bis face tome say he can prove that I ever departed from that doctrine.” This is Georgia Whig consistency, these are the men who talk about the country being in ‘iminent danger” by the appointment to some minor offices under the supervision and vigilant eye of the President. W hen a freesoiler filled the Presidential chair, and whose every vote on the subject proves him to be so, and al ways against the South, when these men put him in office, he was their “ Model President.” Not a syllable then about the country being in danger. Since they see that they are broken down, and j their policy and political tactics repudiated by the people, they are now, as of old, endeavoring | to assume Democratic positions, and deny their old cherished principles, until they can attain power. For this purpose they are becomin g‘'all things to all men.” In one portion of the State they are running as '‘Union men.” in other counties as “ Conservatives” in otheis as “ Re- Eubiican Citizens” and in some couwties they j ave even the temerity to run as“ Whigs.” The different names are adopted in different sections to deceive. Whenever you hear of a man pass- 1 ing himself off by different names at different ! places, it is a bad sign—he wants to deceive somebody—call them by their old name Whig, 1 and they repudiate it—call them by their lately ! assumed name of “ Republican Citizens,” and they feel as squeamish as a body who has got on j a stolen coat when you point your finger at j him. With regard to their new faith set forth , in their new platform of opposition to internal j improvement, distribution, &c., also relative to economy, (on the Tariff and other favorite mea sures they are mum,) and also their loathing of freesoilistn. For proof of their insincerity only look to their whole history and past course. It 1 is but another stratagem, a pretended repentance ; since the last election. Why did they not de cleare against these measures in 1834, in 1841, in 1842, in 1844, and 1846, when they and their 1 party were adopting, battling for, and enacting > them, in fact every time they ever got into J power, as I have shown, not a word then about 1 the extravagant expenditures and appropriations 1 for internal improvement of the Whig adminis- ( tration of 1841 and ? 42, anl distributions of the * land fund, all these reckless appropriations, and di#tributioßS made, too, at the same session of c Congress at which they passed a bill to borrow | twelve millions of dollars—thus beggaring the ; treasury to give them a pretext for laying a high protective Tariff. If they are sincere now in their repentance and in their new avowal of opposition to those measures which they have always supported heretofore, and enacted whenever they had the power, how t is it that they are opposing Judge Johnson, who has all his life opposed those mea sures consistently, and have put up against him Mr Jenkins who has been a firm adherent to the Whig party and supported its measures and its men all his life? If these men were sincere in the doctrines of their platform, would they not support the man who has always battled for them ? When a party undertakes double-dealing their path is difficult. The “ Republican Citizens convention for the purpose of catching demo crats, say—“ both the Whig and Democratic parties of the United States have been faithless to their oft repeated pledges of economy in the expenditure of public money, and we view with great alarm and disapprobation, the partial, une qual. and unjust appropratian of the public lands, to internal improvements, &c.,” and yet, as I haveshown, all this was done by Whigs and Whig administrations put in power and suppor ted by the very men who built this“ Republican Citizens” platform, without a word of complaint from them—and Mr. Jenkins says but lately, that he has a “ stronger desire than ever before to adhere to the National Whig Party .” Yet, though not one act or measure of the Whig party has since transpired to change that “ strong desire • in accepting his nomination by the convention which resolved that the “ Whig party has proved faithless” to its pledges, Mr. Jenkins says “an entire sympathy with the spirit of their deliberations, forbid even mo mentary hesitation of acquiscence in their wish es,” and although he makes a fling at appoint ments to office, and although he says by the late contact with Democrats he is “ not at all Democratized,” and although he repudiated Gen. Pierce and set up for himself with the freesoil ers on the Webster ticket, yet he has now the modesty to ask the support of “ all my fellow citizens by whatever party designation hereto fore known.” Anybody! Anybody!! Now who will help them tolorm a captious, sectional, faction, to save themselves ?—Oh yes— “ We ask not, we caro not if guilt’s in that heart, Como join our new party, what ever thou art?' Mr. Jenkins says “ upon the closest self examination I do not perceive that I am at all democratised,” and yet he and his friends are calling on democrats to vote for him, say ing as does one of the Whig candidates for Congress in this district “ we are all whigs, and all democrats.” There is just one half of this declaration correct, or rather the “ all” is made up in this way. They are Whigs but we are not; We are democrats, but they are not. If they were democrats they would support democratic men and Democratic measures ; “ If ye love me keep my commandments”—support Judge Johnson, and then we will have some evidence of your being “ Democratised,” prove your faith by your works —as it is, your works do give your professions a contradiction flat. Mr. Steph ens and others in an address to the people of Georgia just published, and other whig leaders cry out that the democrats will waste the peo- in building a railroad to the Pacific, and denounce that project—while Mr. Morton another whig candidate for Congress in this dis trict tells the people here that, that project “ will reeeive my warm support, ,’ thus they go in differ ent piales Mr. Stephens and the committee say, Mr. Jenkins " has waived the attractive honors of National position.” How has he done this ? was it by so managing with the aid of Mr. Stephens, and Mr. Toombs (or permitting them to do it for him) as to get up opposition to Gen Pierce and Gen. Scott, and run for Vice Presi dent on the freesoil, Federal ticket, with Daniel Webster who voted against an appropriation of money to rebuild the Capital of the Union,after it had been consumed by British fire, and boasted that no mm could show his face and prove that he had Kot always been opposed to the extension of slavery. This committee also say, Mr. Jenkins “as a member of the Legis lature, identified an l indissolubly associated with every measure which looked to the moral, social, intellectual and material progress” of Georgia. Is this proven hy his advocacy and support of the principles of the “ Algerine law 77 by which no citizen of Augusta should vote for Alderman unless he owned one thousand dollars W’orth of real estate , or paid twenty-five dollars tax ? Mr. Jenkins not only voted for this law, but de clared its doctrines to be his principles by avow ing that ‘ I am opposed to the repeal of the act. 7 Apply this principle to the voters of Georgia, and how many would be dep ived of the in estimable privilege of having a voice in ma king the law's by which they are to be gov erned. In England, no man dare to vote for a member of parliament unless he has this proper ty qualification. But God forbid that such a re vival of British despotism should ever be fasten ed upon the freemen of this countiy. To be taxed and governed without a voice in the same— was one of the despotic ev i!s set forth in the de claration of Independence, and on account of which the revolution was fought. These men talk about fairness and candor,and yet the editor of the Washington Gazette, a whig paper in Wilkes county, is called a knive or a fool, and is to be put down for publishing a letter of Mr. Jenkins, in which he says he is not“ at all dem ocra'ised.” ? Mr. Jenkins talked about love of State, &c., ; better than party ; and his friends talked about his high bearing and fairness, &c. When did he ever vote for a democrat, or a democratic measure against vvhiggery ? Has he not been the un compromising opponent of democracy all his life : —do they forget that in the contest of 1814 be tween Clay and Polk, that Mr. Jenkins was one of a club in Augusta who on the 23d of October just a lew days before the election got up a Bul letin and signed their names to it to give it in fluence, and headed it “Whig Banner” telling the voters of Georgia that the democrats had formed a “ coalition with the Abolitionists''' and that “abolition” was “avowed as a democratic princi ple”—This document was carefully issued and sent out by thousands all over Georgia just a few days before the election so that there could not be time to contradict its false influence and im pression. Talk about principles and fairness— they are now running Whigs in every Whig District and county, and where whigs stand no (iiance, they cry out for a ‘ Union” Democrat as the best means to divide the Democracy. They put their opposition to President Pierce upon the grounds of his appointments to office, this is the ground in their resolutions at Milledgeville, they, view with alarm &c” these “appointments” this is there only hobby on the stump and every where. lo prove that this, is a mere pretext and a false cry and that their true objection to J him is that he is a Democrat, it is only necessar ,r to recollect that before he was elected and before j he ever made any appointments , these same men put up Daniel Webster and Mr. Jenkins to de feat him in Georgia—to “save themselves” al though they well knew such a ticket could not get a vote outside this State. Their whole farcical course has been but the ! result of a well concerted plan to break up the democratic party, and get office. Look at it— Pierce men (almost) Buchanan men (quondam) YVe;.ster men—their opposition to Pierce—op position to Scott, any thing by which office might be obtained and democrats divided—elect these men and what would be the result 7 Let the past answer—we do not gather grapes of thorns and figs of thistles.—When the Greeks made war upon Troy, they besieged the city for ten years without effect, at least they effected j by statagem and detvption what they c uld not : ''° l»y ant l open warfare—they built an enor mous wooden horse , planked up his sides with ! boards, covered him w tb furs for hair, set him i upon wheels that the Trojans might the more readily roll him into the city-all inside, this horse was hollow, and in the night the Greek soldiers encased themselves m the great horse all but a few who went to an island close by. so that in the morning their camp-fires were left and a straggling Greek soldier (left for the pur pose) was taken by the Trojans into the city, and closely questioned—who told them that the' Greeks had abandoned the war, and as an evi dence that they had ceased hostilities, and were sincere in their friendship they had left for the Trojans a present from Minerva, of the great horse. The Trojans shouted with joy, opened ] their gates, threw down enough of their walls to admit it, and rolled the horse into the city shout ing hosannah. But no sooner had they got him I into the heart of the city and the Trojans lulled I to quiet—than the Greeks burst forth m the dead j of the night, from their wooden horse, and join ed by the “outsiders” took the city captive. * The whigs have been battering at the gates of 1 democracy ever since the days of John Adama, c they succeeded in deceiving the Democrats in 1824, with John Quincy Adams, but were ex pelled, they again entered the city in 1840 by means, not of a wooden horse, but log cabins, cider barrels &c, and did play havoc, by setting up pillars of a protective tariff, internal improve ments, distribution of the land fund, a U. S. Bank, &c., but Democracy rolled back their cov er and themselves with it. Not despairing they again made a desperate effort and succeeded in getting within the gates, but democracy this time hurled them headlong without the walls with force and terrible disaster. In Georgia a few of the scattering Captains have assembled at Milledgeville, and built a Wooden Horse , by which to deceive the Democrocy, but the mo ment you rub a democratic hand over him the fraud is apparent, the coon skin fur flies off. and there are his sides planked up with the rotten log cabin boards of 1840, his ribs are made of staves of the old hard cider barrels, without a spark of vitality or a drop of blood. Nothing but the old hard cider, highly colored with an old string of red pepper pods, while all within is hollow! hollow'!! hollow’!!! And then the builders of the w'ooden horse—whoand what are they ? Pull off the cloak, and there stands the Whig skeletons with federal bones, Bank sinews, tariff joints, internal improvement features, anti war hands. In short true Whig frames ready to be sprung into life and vigor upon getting hold of the reins of government. They fight with the two-edged sword of craft and deception, and self aggrandizement. Let the Democracy stand by its party organization, and keep it as it has made it, the protection of the rights and liberties ot the people, the guardian and shield of the constitution. Robt. McMillan. Clarksville, Sept. Ist, 1853. AUGUSTA, GA. SATURDAY MORNING, SEPT. 17. FOR GOVERNOR, HON. 11. V. JOHNSON, Os Ba/dioin County. DIST. FOR CONGRESS. 1— JAMES L. SEWARD, of Thcmas. 2A. H. COLQUITT, of Baker. 3 DAVID J. BAILEY, of Butts. 4W. B. W. DENT, of Coweta. 5—E. 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 $1.50, and 25 cents for every additional hundred. The money must accompa ny the order. Bth Congressional District. John J. Jones will address his fellow' citi zens as follows: Louisville, Wednesday, 14th Sept. Augusta. Friday evening, 16th “ Dearing, Satuiday, 17th “ Warrenton, Monday 19th “ Sylvania, Tuesday, 27th !l 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 tne day. Come one, come all. See first page Daily, this morning. The Meeting To-Night. The Hon. H. V. Johnson is expected to ad dress the citizens of Richmond county, this even ing, at the City Hall. We would like to see every Democrat in the county present, and as many of our Vv hig friends as can make it con venient to attend. We are requested to state that James F. Ma lone, Esq , is not a candidate for the Legislature. Ho ! for Dearing ! We are requested to state that an extra train will leave for Dearing, this morning, at nine o’clock, precisely. Those who.wish to hear the Hon. H. V. Johnson, and other Democratic speakers, would do weil to beat the Railroad depot at the time appointed. The train will re turn in the afternoon. Dix vs. Stephens. We publish below, in juxtaposition, the letter of Mr. Dix and an extiact from the speech of Mr. Stephens, on the annexation of Texas in 1845. Read them over carefully and then tell us reader, if Mr. Dix is a freesoiler, what is Alexander Hamilton Stephens, the represen tative from Georgia, from the seventh district, in Congress ? Mr. Dix's L-tter, 1853. Ist That I ain 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 op posed the extension of slavery to free territory —a question entirely dis tinct from the interfer ence with slavery where it already exists. In the latter case, I havo stea dily opposed all external interference with it. 2d. That I havo on all occasions, public and private, since the Fugi tive Slave Law passed, declared myself in favor of carrying it into execu tion in good faith, like every other law of the land. 3d. That I was in fa vor of the union of the democracy of this state, which was consummated in 1850, continued in 1851 on the basis of the Compromise Measures, and in 1852, on the basis of the Baltimore Plat form. 4th. That I have,since the Baltimore Conven- | tion, in Juno, 1852, re- j poatedly given my pub- l lie assent to its proceed I ings and acquiesced in j its declarations, as an I adjustment of disturbing | questions, by which 1 I was willing to abide. Heavy Rain— The Crops—The Mails.— The Columbus Times says: On Friday and Sat urday, 9th and 10th inst, we were visited by a heavy and continuous rain. The river rose rap idly, and 011 Sunday was nearly as high as it was in the spring when the Factory basin was destroyed. We are pleased to see that the new works put up by Mr. Wm. Brooks have stood firm. No damage has been done by the freshet in this city. The crops must suffer con siderably by the high wind which accompanied the rain. One half the cotton crop was open, it is estimated, and in the fields. Since Monday the mails have entißely failed beyond Macon, Ga. and Montgomery, Ala. This will account for the scarcity of news in our columns to-day. Oe understand that the Central Railroad is bad ly injured in two or more places. We hear o* no damage to the Muscogee road. Father Mathew’s wonderful reform in Ire land seems to. need doing over again. The Lon don Spectator states that in 1838, 12,206,342 gallons of whisky were consumed in that coun try, which decreased to 5,290,650 gallons in 1842. This was with a population of 8,175.000 souls. But now, with a population of 6,515,- 794 only, not less than 8,208,256 gallons are consumed, Mr. Stephens' speech on the annexation of Tex as. 1845. "Nor do I wish “to hoax ’ pentlcmon from other sections upon this point, as some have inti mated. I am candid and frank in my acknowledg ment. This acquisition will give additional pow er to the southwestern section in the national councils; and for this purpose I want it—not that I am desirous to see an extention of the “area of slavery,” as some gen tlemen have said its ef fect would be. I am no defender of slovery in the abstract. Liberty always had charms for mo, and I would rejoice, to see all the sons of Adam's family, in every land and dime , in the enjoyment of those rights 'which are set forth in our Declaration of In dependence as “natural and inalienable," if a stern necessity , bearing the marks and impress of the hand of the Crea tor himself, did not, in some cases,interpose and prevent. Such is the case with States where slavery now exists. But I havo NO WISH TO SEE IT EXTENDED TO OTHER COUN TRIES ; and if the an nexation of Texas were for the sole purpose of extending slavery where it does not now, and would not otherwise exist, I SHOULD OP POSE IT. Mass Meeting at Kingston. The Marietta Advocate of the 15th inst. says: j —The Mass meeting advertised for Friday last at Kingston, was not sotlarge as otherwise it would have been with favorable weather. Very heavy rains had fallen the night before, and the day of the meeting was showery, so that com paratively few could assemble from the neigh borhood. We have heard the iiunaber present estimated variously at from one thousand to twenty-five hundred. There was on the speak ers platform an array of talent equal to any we have ever seen upon any similar occasion. The speaking could not well have been surpassed, covering as it did the whole ground, exhibiting the positions of the two candidates and the two parties, and their respective claims upon the i people of Georgia. The speakers were John W. H. Underwood, Gen. Hugh A. Haralson, Hon. Herschel V. Johnson, Gov. Cobb, Gov. M’Donald, Hon. Absalom H. Chappell, and Hon. M. J. Wellborn. The occasional showers of rain which fell during the speaking, did not in terrupt the continued attention of the assembly. It would be out of the question for us to attempt to give even an outline of the arguments of the several speakers. The speaking wa3 through out a noble tribute to the soundness of the demo - cratic platform and the strength of the Demo cratic cause. The best feeling prevailed. There was no denunciation on the account of former differences of opinion on questions of the past. Conciliation and harmony were urged upon all , No Union Democrat, it seems to us. who list- ! ened candily to the appeals and arguments of j Gov. Cobb, and Mr. Chappel—themselves i Union Democrats—could refuse to support the ! Democratic candidates, and President Pierce’s | administration, without doing violence to the | convictions of his judgment and the dictates of; his own sense of duty and right. The speakers showed that no Union Democrat can vote for Jenkins without shutting his eyes to the light of reason or condemning his own past professions, and the cherished principles which he has for merly maintained and which he will still uphold as being correct and founded in truth and jus tice. The Kingston Mass Meeting. The Dalton Times, of the 15th inst. says: “ As was previously advertised, came oft' on Friday last, to the satisfaction of all true friends of the democratic party. The day was very disagreeable ; yet, notwith standing the torrents of rain, that fell unceasing ly, a large number of the voters of upper Geor gia assembled to hear, for themselves, the vindi cation offered >n behalf of the administration, and to satisfy themselves as to the claims of the democratic candidates for gubernatorial, congres sional, and judicial honors in our state and dis trict. The crowd present was estimated by those who profess to be judges, at from 2000 to 2500 ; we put it down, without exaggeration, at 2000 ; and if they had been counted, we would not have missed the figure more than 150. The committee of arrangements selected Hon. John H. Lumpkin as president, and Col. H. L. Simms, of Walker, W. H. Dabney, of Gordon, Wm. T. Wofford, of Cass, and W. H. Stansell, of Whitfield, as vice presidents ; and Col. J. W. Dodd, of Floyd, and Thos. T. Christian, of Whit field, as secretaries. Judge Lumpkin, on taking the chair, addres sed the assembly in a very eloquent manner : in fact, it was one of his happiest efforts. The orators of the day were introduced in the fol lowing order: Col. J. W. H. Underwood, of Floyd ; Gen. H A. Haralson, of Troup ; Hon. Herschel V. Johnson, of Baldwin ; Hon. How ell Cobb, Governor of the State ; Hon. A. H. Chappell, of Bibb; and Judge M. J. Weliborn, of Muscogee. These gentlemen are so well known in Geor gia, that we deem it unriecessay to give enven an outline of their different addresses. They are the master spirits of our State—excelled by none, and equaled by few, as statesmsn and pa triots. It was indeed a happy spectacle, to be hold these union and southern rights democrats thus communing, and intermingling opinions with each other; having but one object in view—the success of the democratic party. Can union men longer refuse to support Judge Johnson, when such men as Cobb, Chap pell, Wellborn, and Underwood, are advocating His claims ? Who were better union men than they ? and who fought harder in the cause than they ? Union men ! look about you. The democratic party is in danger—our common en emies fighting for victory or death. It is their dying struggle, and it will be a desperate one. Like drowining men, they are catching at every object which presents itself, for support. The pale star of Stepens, Toombs & Co., is fast de scending. Be up and at work ! Turn a deaf ear to the slanders heaped upon the head of your candidate, and show them that the Democracy of Georgia are not to be duped by their cun ning devices. Let enthusiasm reign in cur ranks ; and may the first Monday in October next, find the polical horizon of Whiggery en veloped in Egyptian darkness; while the ban ner of Democracy shall wave in all its glory over the Empire state of the South. Cotton Freight Reduced. The Chattanooga Advertiser of the 15th inst., says: “10-day we herald a further reduction of freight on cotton from Chattanoogo to Charleston and Savannah of ten cents per hun dred, which makes the new rate sixty cents from the Tennessee river to the seaboard. This news will be hailed with pleasure by the cotton plan ters, and will be so much saved to them over the last rates, making about 50 cents on the bale.— In a shipment ol 500 to 1,000 bales, this is no small consideration ; and with the dispatch of this line of railway, it offers unusual induce ments for planters, even in the vicinity of Tus cumbia to prefer this route over any other to market. Ihe settled principle that 41 a reduction of rates is an increase of revenue,” is beginning to be understood, and must eventually drive high rates to the ground. It has been demon strated on numerous roads and lines of travel, and is becoming more in use every year. This policy is working itself into the tariff of the different roads between Chottanooga and the Atlantic, and on cotton it must exert a power ful influence in all that section which naturally looks this way to market. Numerous planters who have patronized the New Orleans market, will now have their attention directed to this route, and 'rom the facilities of transportation which are now at the command of the different companies, we can see no chances of delay.— The prompt work of last season demonstrates the truth of this mote than anything we can say, and it will be the ambition of the agent of the Western and Atlantic Railroad, General Bishop, to keep the cotton yard free from block age. Ihe reduction on cotton is found advertis ed in another column, so that no question of the rate of transportation can arise, and it is the dis position of the officers to render as quick and un broken a passage as possible. There is to be a subterranean railway built in London from the lower end of Edgware road to the King s Cross. The estimated capital for the execution of the work is ;£300,00Q. The length of the underground railway will be less than two miles and a half. There will be stations at very short distances—say at every quarter of a mile. The charge for the whole distance in tae first class will be only two pence. Every carriage will be abundantly lighted. It is ex pected that the line will be in full operation in little more than twelve months. Judge Johnson’s Address. We have received a copy of the Address de livered at the last Annual Commencement of the Wesleyan Female College, by the Hon. , Herschell V. Johnson. We have seldom read a production of a similar character, which has im pressed us more favorably. Our readers will re member the strictures passed upon this Address by one of the editors of the Southetn Recorder at the time of its delivery ; —that it was filled with Swederiborgian doctrines, and was unfavo rable to Christian morality. Nothing can be more false than this assertion, as any person can easily perceive by reading the Address itself.— It is pervaded by a pure spirit of morality, and breaths sentiments of the highest and most com mendable character. Shame on the press, which could thus disparage, for political purposes, a pure and spotless production like the one before us.— We hope this effort ot Judge Johnson may be widely circulated and generally read. It will do good wherever it goes. Health of Savannah. Savannah, we are glad to see, continues healthy. The Board of Health reports 18 deaths during the week ending 13tli inst., of whom 14 were whites and 4 black and colored. A Card. Madame Adolphe, having seen in the Augusta Constitutionalist, a very unjust and ungenerous editoiial, calculated.to injure her reputation and business, she begs a generous public to suspend their opinion for a few days, until the return of her husband lrorn l\ew York, when she will take measures to protect her reputation, and ex pose the parties who instigated this gross attack upon her character. We copy the above card from the Savannah News, of the 15th inst. The Madame is wel come to all she can make out ot our article. But instead of sending her husband, had not the Madame better come up herself; if she does, per haps she may be boarded out at the public ex pense for two or three years. As we said before, the Madame is a good Phrenologist, Physiog nomist, or Sympathist, and if she had confined herself to this branch of her business, we would not have had a word to say. We, however, will caution the citizens of Savannah and other cities to beware of her. We have seen one of her handbills, and heard of her machinery, and the proper place for her and her assistants, is the Penitentiary. Murphy, West and Peel’s Campbell Min strels. By an advertisement in this day’s paper it will be seen that the inimitable songsters composing the “ Campbell’’ choir, will perform on Monday night. Mr. Cross, the manager of the establish ment, advises us that such additions have been made to the choir that every body who witness es their entertainments will be delighted with their execution. Mr. Kendall, the player of the Kent Bugle, has a celebrity that is world-wide ; indeed, his superior does not live. And speaking ot him, we take occasion to subjoin the following characteristic anecdote taken from an English paper, viz : A Yankee Bugle Player in London.— Some ten or twelve years since, an American bugler concluded to make a trip to England to | learn,by personal observation, the state of instru j mental music in that country. A day or two | after his arrival in London (in which place he 1 was almost a total stranger,) he saw an adver ! tisement in the Times for a bugle player in cne Jof the regiments of the Guards. Our American presented himself the next morning to the band master of the regiment, ami introduced himself by saying that he had seen an advertisement for a bugle player, and he had come to offer himself as a candidate for that situation. The band-master not thinking that the stran ger presented a very promising appearance, trea ted him rather cavalierly, but finally told him that there would be a rehearsal in the morning, and he might come and show what he could do, intimating at the same time that his qualifications must be very high to obtain the place. Nothing daunted, our American made his appearance with his E Hat bugle in his hand and took his place in the band. The rehearsal commenced with a new piece containing a solo for the clarionet, which the performer upon that instrument found great dif ficulty in executing. After several failures the Yankee bugle-play er requested permission of the band-master to play the solo upon the bugle. The band-master laughed at him, and ridicul ed the idea ot his being able to perform it upon that instrument. However, the Ameiican. be ing very sanguine, consent to the trial was finally obtained, and the band having performed the prelude, the solo was commenced, but scarcely had our hr ro sounded half a dozen notes when every body else ceased playing, and listened with wonder and admiraiton at the magic notes. The solo was concluded, having been executed to per section. An universal storm of applause shook the building. The band-master, rushing to the performer and grasping his hand, exclaimed: “Who are you ?” “ My name is Kendall,” replied the Yankee. “What? Edward Kendall, of Bjston ? You are not only the greatest bugle player in Ameri ca. but also of the world,” said the band-master. The rehearsal was over for the day, and Ned Kendall was the guest of the band during his stay in London. i The Washington correspondent of the Phila i | delphia North American states that public stocks > ! come in for redemption at the Treasury Depart j merit rather slowly. The steamer Atlantic i brought scarcely an order for redemption of those : ! held by foreign parties, notwithstanding the ! news of the enhanced premium offered by the Secretary of the Treasury had arrived out Care -1 ful and reliable estimates show that of the 40,000,000 loans of 154G,’47, and’4B, less than five millions and a quarter are in foreign hands. j New Cotton. —A few days ago (says the Washington Gazette) Mr. Parker Callaway, an extensive planter of this county, shipped by the i Wilkes Railroad to Augusta, sixteen bales of new cotton, the first we believe that has been j carried on this Branch. Mr. Jenkins in Cherokee.—“ Welearr. that Mr. Jenkins is winning golden opinions among the people of Cherokee. Wherever he has ap peared numbers have been added to the list of his supporters.”— Southern Rccorda-. i Yes he is—in a horn. —lt is true there have been many changes in Cherokee since the Alge rine candidate was with us, but unluckily lor him, they have been added to the democratic list. Johnson stock is on the increase in Chero kee. Mr. Jenkins’ aristocratic notions, as evinced by his votes in the Georgia Legislature, don’t suit the poor but honest voters of Chero kee. They say that they are entirely too busy with their crops to stop and hunt up a thousand dollars , consequently they must vote for Judge Johnson, the man who believes in universal suf frage.—Dalton Times , 15 th inst. Rain ! Rain ! ! Rain ! !! —On Friday evening last, about 7 o’clock, it commenced raining with the wind from the South. It rained without in termission from that time until Sunday, noon. Early in the day on Saturday the wind shifted round to the north-east and gave us a real equi noctial gale. At times during the storm, the water fell in torrents, and we were fearful that much damage would be done by the overflow of the water courses. But we hear as yet nothing serious Irom them. The cotton crop however has suffered considerably by the immoderate drenching it received. All that was open and not picked out is seriously damaged.— Griffin Union , 1 5th inst. Syracuse, Sept. 13.— New York State Conven tion — Great Excitement. —The Democratic State Convention met at Syracuse this morning.— Minor C. Story, Chairman of the general Com mittee, called the convention to order, and nom inated lia P. Barnes, hard-shell, for Chairman, John P. Skinners, oft, was also nominated, which was the signal for a general row. A motion to adjourn till 4 o’clock only crerted greater confu sion, and amid the tumult, Barnes declared the convention adjourned and left the chair. The hard-shells then left in a body, and proceeded to the Globe Hotel, where they organized with I. P. Barnes as Chairman. Mr Morris moved the appointmeut of a committee to call upon the Mayor for protection from the rowdies. A committee from the Barnburners or Softs announced their organization, and requested Mr. Barnes and others to attend their meeting. Mr. Barnes replied that he and his friends did not consider their lives safe in a place ruled by bul lies, and, therefore, decliued to attend. The roll was then called, and 81 delegates answered to their names. A committee was appointed to nominate permanent officers, who reported Mi nor C. Story, of Duchess county, for president, with 6 vice presidents and 5 secretaries, which nominations were confirmed. Committees were also appointed to prepare an address and resolu tions, and also to nominate candidates for State officers, to be submitted to the consideration of the covention. Portlanb, Sept. 13.— Maine Ekction. —There is no choice of Governor by the people. Cros by, whig, has a much larger vote than last year, while the vote of Phillsbury, regular democrat and Morrill, independent democrat, is much smaller. The whigs have a plurality of Sena tors, and the whigs and independent democrats will control the House. Arrivals at the Railroad House,Stone Moun tain, Ga., Sept. 14. CLARK & hitchcock, Proprietors. R. M. Orme, Miliedgeville. C. C. King, Henry Welch “ Gen. G. W. Evans, Augusta. Alfred Baker, Lady, Son and Servants, Au gusta. Robert J. Hodges, Lady, and Servant*. Amer icus. Henry H. Hopps, Augusta. A. R. Thornton, LaGrange. Mrs. Jourdon, “ Newton Moffitt, Sl.eltonville. W. G. Woodstock and wife, Augusta. Dr. S. Stewart and Lady. Col. Dent. Dr. Calhoun. Mrs. Jones, Decatur. FUNERAL NOTICES. The Friends and Acquaintance of Mr. and Mrs. Phineas Butler, also, Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam B. Smith, are invited to attend the Funeral of their Infant Daughter, from the residence of the former, on Green and McKinnie street, at 10 o'clock, this morning. sep 17 03*“ The Friends and Acquaintance of Mr. and Mrs. George T. Jackson, are invited to attend the Funeral of their infant daughter, Elizabeth Miller, from thoir residence on Ellis street, at 12 M. this day. sep 17 Cflißiumiai. Augusta, Sept. 16—6, p. m. The river is in good boating order—six and a half feet of water in the channel. , CHARLESTON, Sept. 16.— Cotton. —Thero has beon a slight improvement in the demand for this ; article during the week just brought to a close, ■ but so far as the general features of the market are ’ concerned, wo have no new feature to notice. The ’ transactions have extended to some 1100 bales, [ and the receipts in the same time reach about 3165 bales. Prices have ranged from 8i all cents, a large portion of the sales, however, were made within the range of 10 H a 11 cents. The Good Middling and Midd ingFair qualities are quoted at > 10J aII cents. We have no quotations to offer for the other qualities as the market cannot be said to , bo fairly opened. Nothing has been done in Long . Cotton. Corn —We have no new feature to notice in the , Corn market. The prices current at the close of the preceding week, which we renew, may be con sidered a fair index of the presen: state of the mar . ket The receipts since our last may be put down at fully 10,004) bushels, which have been sold at j prices ranging from 60 to 63c. per bushel. We would here remark, however, that thestock is large—say 70 a 75.000 bushels—and even a moderate addition to this supply would, doubtless, reduce prices be low these rates Flour —The arrivals since our last roach 700a800 bbls. Baltimore, very little of which has been sold, m consequence of the high prices at which it is held, viz: per bbl. Country brands tor the present havo taken the place of Baltimore, and have been selling at prices ranging from 6 a S6J per bb!T Bacon. —The stock on sale is very light; the de -1 maud, however, at the same time has been limited. The transactions show a higher range of prices than were obtai ed the previous week. Hops. —The transactions in Western during the week have been rather heavy at gradually harden ing prices; and at the close of business the market exhibited a decided improvement on form ot rates. We quote a 9o.—the latter figure, hi wcver, is i an extrme rate, and is only obtained for very small | lots. Balt. —We have no transactions to report. The ! last sales were made at 1.15 a $1.25 per sank. The stock is very light and holders within a few days have refused to sell at these rates. Sugars —The Sugar market has been quiet since our last. The transactions, so far as we have been able to learn, have been limited to some 70 a 80 hkds. Muscovados on terms not made pub lic, Coffee. —We have no transactions of any con sequenco to repport. Several parties, anticipating a rise, cleared the market nearly a fortnight since of all that was in first hands, and now hold their stocks at very high prices, so that our country friends must expect to pay for Coffee this fall. As an evidence of the improvement in this article, we would remark that was refused a few days since for a lot of 800 bags, that but a short time back was bought for 8 15-16ths per lb. Tho fore going remarks refer to Rio, which comprises the bulk of our stock. A cargo of this discretion, comprising 2600 bags, was received here ditect, towards tho close of tho week, and is, we learn, held at 12c. Frttghts. —There is nothing doing to either Liv erpool or Havre The last engagement to the for 3 mer port was mado at §d. for Cotton in square bags There is very little offering coastwise, and the rate to New York must be considered nominal,! at 40 a : 500. per bale for Cotton, and 50c. p.'r tierce for ; Rice. To Boston, nothing offering. ATLANTA, Sept. 17— Cotton. —Nothing do ■ ing in this article. Bacon. —We quote hog round at 8£ to 9 cents. Hams are scaree at 11 to 13 cents. Bard. —Scarce at Iron. — Sweeds 5£ to 6 jc: English 5 to 5} cents; IN ails have advanced to 6 a 6 £c. Corn. —ls selling at 45 to 50 cents. Corn Meal. —so to GO cents. Pork. —Hog round, 6 to 8 cents, Fickeled, 10 cents. Beef. —By the quarter, 5 to 7} cents. gftijijiinfl JittfUigfficr. ARRIVALS FROM CHARLESTON. Steam ship Marion, Foster, New York. Brig Vandalia, Hoke, Rockland, Me. CLEARED FOR CHARLESTON. Ship New York, Edwards at New York. Scbr Rhodi <fc Buelah, Sharp, at Philadelphia. Schr Athos, Hudson, at New York. UP FOR CHARLESTON. Schr S. S. Strong, Lynch, at New York. CHARLESTON, Sept. 16.—Cleared, brig Geo. Washington, Day, Philadelphia; schr J. F. Tobias, Hand, Philadelphia. Went to sea, brig Geo Washing, Day, a North ern port; schr Eclipse, Chapman, Key West and Havana SAVANNAH, Sept. 16.—Arrived, brig Arctu rus, Bahrs, New York; biigH. W. Moncure, Cur tis, New York; schrs Alice, , New York; James House. Line, New York. Cleared, brigs Augusta, Stone, New York; Al mira, Norbock, Kenebeck, Mo. Wont to sea, steamship Alabama, Schenek, New York. FINE HATS. CAN bo procured at any hour and perfect II conform atm fit warranted. W Beebe’s Fall Stylo just arrived, open and ready for public inspection. Headache, so often caused by a hard and badly fitted hat, is at once remedied by the oonformateur. aug 7 ts G. W. FERRY. 1* k to tn^Uon,!it mionalist fc R Further per ** “ALTIMOUF q Thebes, in Egypt, has been nearlVTV 4, by an earthquake. The Eastern received a nex complication, the war mg got the ascendency i„ Turkey d yhi? - thus another excuse for postponing The Turks begin to accuse France es cowardice The Sultan h M called reserves. It is stated that the Port* • that the Principalities should be forced*• depen,lent States under the it four powers. 01 the From Monti vedeo. Advices have been received at Pki from Montivedeo, which state that n • abandoned his troops, and taken reihT"* American vessel. ln »a Later dates from China state that th» I alists had failed and were capered p . garded as decisive of the fate of the The Insurgent army had left Nankin for pi' but were subsequently recalled. A rev/t ‘ hail broken out in the Island of Fornosa ° The export of Breadstuff's is generally w, bited by the European gevernrnents A riot occurred at Belgium owning tn high price ot grain. 3 Baltimore, Seri, k Syracuse Convention. The soft shell Democrats have also nomine , a full State ticket, and have passed resoln/ sustaining the Administration and the Bait Platform. ore Bishop Doane. The Court of Bishops re-assembled to-dar but nothing is officially known, but it is believed that they have resolved to try Bishop Doane * New York, Sept. 15. Syracuse Convention. The Soft shells have adopted the same resob . tions as the Hards, and adjourned in high spirits t The Albany Argus supports the Hards norntrl tion- Bishop Doane. The Court ol Bjshops is still in session to-day It is rumored that*Bishop Doane, on Monday ad mitted his indiscreet conduct, but denied any dishonest purpose. It is stated that the preset tors were about entering a nolle prosequi. Bishop Doane exculpated the presenters from unworthy motives. The result of to-day’s session is m-' known. Mutiny. The crew of the brig Shadrach, from Phils, delphia for New Orleans, mutined while ihe brig was laying at the Delaware Breakwater. Baltimore, Sept. 15. Bishop Doane. The Convention of Bishop* have adjourned sine die. They have dismissed the charges a gainst Bishop Doane, he having confessed. Freesoil Nomination. The Freesoilers oi Massachusetts have norai nated Henry Wilson, for Governor. New York, Sept. 15. The steamer Georgia has arrived from Norfolk. The steamer George Law has sailed for New Orleans and Havana. Baltimore, Sept. Ifi The celebration of the opening of the Euro. pean and North American Railread took place at St. Johns yesterday, amid enthusiasm. New York, Sept. U. Senator Dickinson has published a letter, idig nantly denying certain charges made against him by the Washington Union. Canal Commissioner,Mather has been ac quitted by the Court of Impeachment. New York Sept. 15. Cotton. —Sales on Wednesday 700 bales, and on Thursday 300 bales. Farrell's Genuine Arabia# <.>-• Liniment is a most extraordinary mo i-cme, the truth of which is placed beyond doubt of the vast sales of the article and the ma ny cures hei g daily performed by it, which previously had resisted all other medicines and the skill of the best physicians iu the world, his composed of balsams, extracts and gums peculiar to Arabia—possessing, in n concentrated form, all their stimulating, anodyne, penetrating, unctuous and revulsive properties, and the same which, ages ago, were used by the “ Sons of the Desert,” with such miraculous success, in curing the diseases of both man and beast. Read tho following remarkable cure, which should of itself place ft. G. FARRELL'S ARA BIAN LINIMENT far beyond any similar reme dy. Mr. H. G. Farrell—Dear Sir: Actuated by a senso of gratefulness. I submit the following as an instance of the utility of your groat medicine. My Child, three years old, was suddenly attacked with a terrible disease, which in le,>s than six boon prostrated it to total helplessness. The limbs became so rigid that not a joint could be Lent; the flesh turned black and cold and entirely deprived of feeling; the eyes fixed, partially closed and alto gether blind, following this was deafeess t» a!' sounds; the spine became contracted as-d so curved that when lying on his back the head and the heels only touched. Indeed, the child presented every appearance of being dead. Immediately on the attack, the family physician was called in, and for throe weeks ho labored to restore it to toeling, but all in vain, although it was blistered a dozen times and various rubefacient Liniments applied. A consultation of physicians was then held, but to no pnrpcso. the case was then brought before the Medi cal Society, but nothing could be suggested which nad not already been done, and the doctor then told me he could do nothing more. We then com®®' ced applying your Liuiment treely over the entire length of the spine, and you may imagine a P rout’s joy, when, after a few applications, returning animation was apparent, and it rapidiv recovered withthe exception of the sight, which did not be come perfect for near a month, Tho child is now healthy and robust as can be. F' ve other cases of same kind occurred previously in®? neighborhood, all of which (lied, when there is® 1 doubt if your Liniment had been they would used have recovered. HENRY G. C’LELAND. Peoria, March Ist, 1851. Book out for Counterfeits. —The public are can. tioned against another counterfeit, which has late ly made its appearance, called W. B. Farrell 's Ara bian Liniment, the most dangerous of all tho coun terfeits, because his haviug tho name of I arret many will buy it in good faith, without the knov lodge that a counterfeit exists, and they will, per* haps, only discover their error when the spurious mixture has wrought its evil effects. . „ The genuine article is manufactured only f G. Farrell, sole inventor and proprietor, s»'ml whoi®* sale druggist, No. 17 Main street, Pe/oria, Illinom to whom all applications for Agencies must be * drossed. Be sure you get it wP’u the letters U ; boforo Farrell’s, thus —H, O' FARRELL’S— a ® his signature on the wra pper, and all others » r couutorfeitSi Sold biy RAVILAND, RISLEY & GO., Augusta, La., and by regularly authorized agents throughout United States. ” , Price 25 and 50 cents, and $1 P®, Agents Wanted in every town, village » hamlet in tbo United States, in whichone 18D already established. Address H. G. harm above, accompanied with good reference as character, responsibility, &c. d«fcc4 »uj»_i!L MARINE INSURANCE. rtTT TnrRU The subscriber, as Agent of the COLI h • (S. C.) INSURANCE CO . takes Fire and M» ri Risks on the most favorable terms. J. H. ANDERSON, Agent, an g 14 ly Mclntosh Streep Never suffer long from a tough* At this age of the world, when y get Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral, it is a crinuna , oct, if you do not cure it. ARSHALL HOUSE, G. Fargo, Proprietor, (late ol S. Hotel, Augusta.) apr H> , -ri ftp' — Lunch.— The Shades still top ot >• pile. Wecordia’ly invite all fond of the good things of this life, to drop _ help themselves to Beef Stakes, Mutton . Fish Balls and Soups of all kinds and as P n f an r b£ hospitality. Seven days in the week we . tei found at our post studdying the taste anu t of our numerous customers. D .. TnS , Plumb * tan* u ‘ aug 14 ts